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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION
3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700
Lehi, Utah 84043

September 21, 2023
Dear Fellow Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to virtually attend the fiscal year 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of LifeVantage Corporation (the “Company”). More details on the Annual Meeting can be found in the enclosed Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and proxy materials. You should have also received enclosed a WHITE universal proxy card or voting instruction form and postage-paid return envelope, through which your vote is being solicited on behalf of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
Your vote will be especially important at the Annual Meeting. As you may be aware, Bradley L. Radoff (collectively with the other participants in his solicitation, the “Radoff Group”), has nominated three candidates to stand for election to the Board. You may receive proxy solicitation materials from the Radoff Group, including proxy statements and proxy cards. The Board recommends that you disregard them. We are not responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by, or relating to, the Radoff Group or the nominees contained in any proxy solicitation materials filed or disseminated by, or on behalf of, the Radoff Group or any other statements that the Radoff Group or its representatives have made or may otherwise make.
The Board does NOT endorse any of the nominees from the Radoff Group, and the presence of the Radoff Group’s nominees on the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card is NOT an approval of or comment on the fitness, character, suitability or other qualifications of the Radoff Group’s nominees. The Board strongly urges you to NOT sign or return any proxy card sent to you by, or on behalf of, the Radoff Group.
If you have previously submitted a proxy card sent to you by, or on behalf of, the Radoff Group, you can revoke that proxy and vote for your Board’s candidates and on the other matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting by using the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card or submitting a proxy to vote by Internet by following the instructions specified on the WHITE universal proxy card or by virtually attending the Annual Meeting and voting your shares. OUR BOARD URGES YOU TO VOTE ONLY ON THE WHITE UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD FOR OUR BOARD’S PROPOSED CANDIDATES (MICHAEL A. BEINDORFF, ERIN BROCKOVICH, STEVEN R. FIFE, RAYMOND B. GREER, CYNTHIA LATHAM, DARWIN K. LEWIS AND GARRY MAURO), TO DISREGARD ANY MATERIALS SENT TO YOU BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE RADOFF GROUP, AND NOT TO SIGN, RETURN OR VOTE ANY PROXY CARD SENT TO YOU BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE RADOFF GROUP.
We are confident that each of our seven director candidates has the right mix of professional accomplishments, experience, skills and reputation that make each candidate exceptionally qualified to serve as a representative of all stockholders and oversee the management of the Company. We are committed to engaging with our stockholders and continuing to respond to stockholder feedback about the Company, and we believe our candidates are in the best position to oversee the execution of our strategic plan to achieve long-term growth and deliver optimal stockholder value. The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the election of each of Michael A. Beindorff, Erin Brockovich, Steven R. Fife, Raymond B. Greer, Cynthia Latham, Darwin K. Lewis and Garry Mauro.
Whether or not you intend to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. Our Board urges you to protect your investment by voting “FOR” the election of each of the seven director candidates recommended by the Board and “FOR” each of the Company’s proposals on the WHITE universal proxy card. We hope you will submit a proxy to vote as soon as possible.
Thank you for being a stockholder of the Company. Your vote and participation, no matter how many shares you own, are very important to us. We look forward to your participation in our Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,
/s/ Steven R. Fife            
Steven R. Fife
President and Chief Executive Officer


If you have any questions or need any assistance in authorizing a proxy or voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor:




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LifeVantage Corporation
3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700
Lehi, Utah 84043

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD November 6, 2023

Dear Stockholders:
Notice is hereby given that the fiscal year 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of LifeVantage Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held virtually at 1:00 P.M. Mountain Time on November 6, 2023 at www.cesonlineservices.com/lfvn23_vm. Stockholders will NOT be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. At the Annual Meeting, we will ask you to:
1.Elect seven directors, each to hold office for a one-year term expiring at our fiscal year 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her respective successor is elected and qualified (Proposal 1);
2.Approve, on an advisory basis, a resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers (commonly referred to as a “Say-On-Pay”) (Proposal 2);
3.Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP (“Deloitte”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (Proposal 3);
4.Approve an amendment to the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) (Proposal 4); and
5.Ratify the adoption of the stockholder rights plan between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (the “Rights Plan”) (Proposal 5).
Stockholders may also transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the election of each of the seven director candidates recommended by the Board and “FOR” proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5.
The Board has fixed the close of business on September 27, 2023 (the “Record Date”), as the Record Date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date may vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Additional details regarding the Annual Meeting, the business to be conducted, and information about the Company that you should consider when you vote your shares are described in the proxy statement.
All stockholders as of the Record Date are cordially invited to virtually attend the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you expect to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented at the Annual Meeting, regardless of the number of shares you may hold. Even though you may plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, please promptly submit your proxy to vote using one of the following methods: on the Internet, by accessing the website address printed on your WHITE universal proxy card, or by completing, signing and returning the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card in the enclosed postage-prepaid return envelope. Voting by any of these methods will not prevent you from attending the Annual Meeting and voting your shares. You may change or revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted. Your vote is extremely important, and we appreciate you taking the time to submit your proxy to vote promptly.
If your brokerage firm, bank, trustee or other similar organization is the holder of record of your shares (i.e., your shares are held in “street name”), you will receive a voting instruction form from the holder of record. You must provide voting instructions by filling out the voting instruction form in order for your shares to be voted. We recommend that you instruct your brokerage firm, bank, trustee or other nominee to submit your proxy to vote your shares on the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card.
Your vote (virtually or by proxy) will be especially important at the Annual Meeting. As you may be aware, Bradley L. Radoff (collectively with the other participants in his solicitation, the “Radoff Group”), has nominated three candidates to stand for election to the Board (collectively, the “Radoff Nominees”). We are not responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by, or relating to, the Radoff Group or the Radoff Nominees contained in any proxy solicitation materials filed or disseminated by, or on behalf of, the Radoff Group or any other statements that the Radoff Group or its representatives have made or may otherwise make.
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The Board does NOT endorse any of the Radoff Nominees, and the presence of the Radoff Nominees on the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card is NOT an approval of or comment on the fitness, character, suitability or other qualifications of the Radoff Nominees. The Board strongly urges you to NOT sign or return any proxy card sent to you by, or on behalf of, the Radoff Group. If you have previously submitted a proxy card sent to you by, or on behalf of, the Radoff Group, you can revoke that proxy and vote for your Board’s candidates and on the other matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting by using the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card or voting by Internet by following the instructions specified on the WHITE universal proxy card. Only your latest dated proxy will count. OUR BOARD URGES YOU TO VOTE ONLY ON THE WHITE UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD FOR OUR BOARD’S PROPOSED CANDIDATES (MICHAEL A. BEINDORFF, ERIN BROCKOVICH, STEVEN R. FIFE, RAYMOND B. GREER, CYNTHIA LATHAM, DARWIN K. LEWIS AND GARRY MAURO), TO DISREGARD ANY MATERIALS SENT TO YOU BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE RADOFF GROUP, AND NOT TO SIGN, RETURN OR VOTE ANY PROXY CARD SENT TO YOU BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE RADOFF GROUP.
We are confident that each of our seven director candidates has the right mix of professional accomplishments, experience, skills and reputation that make each candidate exceptionally qualified to serve as a representative of all stockholders and oversee the management of the Company. We are committed to engaging with our stockholders and continuing to respond to stockholder feedback about the Company, and we believe our candidates are in the best position to oversee the execution of our strategic plan to achieve long-term growth and deliver optimal stockholder value.
The Board strongly recommends that you vote on the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card or WHITE voting instruction form “FOR” the election of Michael A. Beindorff, Erin Brockovich, Steven R. Fife, Raymond B. Greer, Cynthia Latham, Darwin K. Lewis and Garry Mauro as directors of the Company, “FOR” the resolution approving, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, “FOR” the amendment to the 2017 Plan, and “FOR” the ratification of the Rights Plan.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND. ACCORDINGLY, AFTER READING THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT, PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED WHITE UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD AND PROMPTLY SUBMIT YOUR PROXY BY INTERNET OR MAIL AS DESCRIBED ON THE WHITE UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD. PLEASE NOTE THAT EVEN IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE USING THE ENCLOSED WHITE UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING TO ENSURE THAT YOUR SHARES WILL BE REPRESENTED. EVEN IF YOU VOTE YOUR SHARES PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING, IF YOU ARE A RECORD HOLDER OF SHARES, OR A BENEFICIAL HOLDER WHO OBTAINS A “LEGAL” PROXY FROM YOUR BROKERAGE FIRM, BANK, TRUSTEE, OR OTHER NOMINEE, YOU STILL MAY ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTE YOUR SHARES VIRTUALLY.
Regardless of the number of shares of common stock of the Company that you own, your vote will be very important. Thank you for your ongoing support, interest and investment in the Company.
Lehi, UtahBy Order of our Board of Directors
September 21, 2023
/s/ Garry Mauro
Garry Mauro
Chairman of the Board




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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON
November 6, 2023
The proxy statement, the accompanying WHITE universal proxy card, and the Company’s annual report to stockholders (including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, which includes our financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023) are available for viewing, printing and downloading, free of charge, at http://investor.lifevantage.com/financial-information/sec-filings. To view these materials please have your 12-digit control number(s) available that appears on the accompanying WHITE universal proxy card. Information on this website, other than the proxy statement, is not a part of the proxy statement. You may also obtain these materials at the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. On this website you can also elect to receive future distributions of our proxy statements and annual reports to stockholders by electronic delivery. You may also obtain a printed copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our financial statements, free of charge, from us by sending a written request to: Attn: Investor Relations, 3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700, Lehi, Utah 84043. Exhibits will be provided upon written request and payment of an appropriate processing fee.
Please sign, date and promptly return the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card in the envelope provided, or grant a proxy and give voting instructions by Internet, so that you may be represented at the Annual Meeting. Instructions are on your WHITE universal proxy card or on the WHITE voting instruction form provided by your brokerage firm, bank, trustee or other nominee.
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The accompanying proxy statement provides a detailed description of the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting. We urge you to read the accompanying proxy statement, including the annexes, carefully and in their entirety.
If you have any questions concerning the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting, would like additional copies of the proxy statement or need help submitting a proxy for your shares, please contact Morrow Sodali LLC, the Company’s proxy solicitor:
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New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll Free: (800) 662-5200
Brokers, Banks, Trustees and Other Nominees Call Collect: (203) 658-9400
Email: LFVN.info@investor.morrowsodali.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
INFORMATION CONCERNING VOTING AND SOLICITATION OF PROXY
BACKGROUND OF THE SOLICITATION
PROPOSAL 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
PROPOSAL 2 - ADVISORY VOTE AS TO OUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
PROPOSAL 3 - RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
PROPOSAL 4 - APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2017 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
PROPOSAL 5 – RATIFICATION OF THE STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND BOARD DIVERSITY
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
PAY-VERSUS-PERFORMANCE
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
AUDIT RELATED MATTERS
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
CODE OF ETHICS
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
OTHER MATTERS
ANNEX A – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION
ANNEX B – 2017 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
ANNEX C – STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
    

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LifeVantage Corporation
3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700
Lehi, Utah 84043
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PROXY STATEMENT FOR LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION
2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON
November 6, 2023
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INFORMATION CONCERNING VOTING AND SOLICITATION OF PROXY
General
This proxy statement is furnished to stockholders of LifeVantage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, sometimes referred to as “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “LifeVantage,” in connection with the solicitation of proxies for use at the fiscal year 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Annual Meeting” or the “Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Meeting”) of LifeVantage to be held on November 6, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. Mountain Time, virtually at www.cesonlineservices.com/lfvn23_vm, for the purposes set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting. This solicitation of proxies is made on behalf of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
Our Fiscal Year
Our fiscal year ends on June 30 of each year. In this proxy statement, when we refer to our fiscal year, we mean the twelve-month period ending on June 30 of the stated year. For example, “fiscal year 2024” refers to the twelve-month period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Why am I receiving these materials?
You are receiving these proxy materials from us because you were a stockholder of record at the close of business on September 21, 2023. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on September 27, 2023 (the "Record Date") will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Once the Record Date has passed, the Company intends to send these proxy materials to all stockholders of record as of the Record Date. Our Board is soliciting your proxy to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting on the matters to be considered at that meeting. The attached Notice of Annual Meeting, this proxy statement and the form of WHITE universal proxy card are being made available to you on or about September 21, 2023. Although not part of this proxy statement, we are also sending along with this proxy statement, our Annual Report, which includes our financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. This proxy statement includes information that we are required to provide to you under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) rules and that is designed to assist you in voting your shares.
Where and when is the Annual Meeting?
The Annual Meeting will take place in a virtual meeting format on November 6, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. Mountain Time, at www.cesonlineservices.com/lfvn23_vm. Stockholders will NOT be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.
What am I voting on?
The following matters are scheduled to be voted on by stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
The election of seven directors to our Board (Proposal 1);
The approval of a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers (commonly referred to as a “Say-On-Pay”) (Proposal 2);
The ratification of the selection of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP (“Deloitte”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (Proposal 3);
The approval of an amendment to the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) (Proposal 4); and
The ratification of the stockholder rights plan between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (the “Rights Plan”) (Proposal 5).
Stockholders may also consider such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
Is my vote important?
Your vote will be particularly important at the Annual Meeting. As you may know, the Company has received a notice from Bradley L. Radoff (collectively with the other participants in his solicitation, the “Radoff Group”) regarding an intent to nominate Dayton Judd, Michael Lohner and himself for election as directors (collectively, the “Radoff Nominees”).
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You may receive solicitation materials from, or on behalf of the Radoff Group, including proxy statements and proxy cards. We are not responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by, or relating to, the Radoff Group or the Radoff Nominees contained in any proxy solicitation materials filed or disseminated by, or on behalf of, the Radoff Group or any other statements that the Radoff Group or its representatives have made or may otherwise make.
Under the new rules adopted by the SEC, the WHITE universal proxy card also includes the names of the Radoff Nominees. We ask that you only cast your votes “FOR” each of the Board’s candidates and “withhold” your votes for each of the Radoff Nominees. Stockholders should refer to the Radoff Group’s proxy statement for the names, backgrounds, qualifications and other information concerning the Radoff Nominees. You may access Radoff’s proxy statement, and any other relevant documents, without cost on the SEC’s website. You may vote “FOR” up to seven nominees in total. If you mark a “FOR” vote with respect to fewer than seven nominees under Proposal 1, your shares will only be voted “FOR” those nominees you have marked. If you vote “FOR” more than seven nominees, all of your votes on Proposal 1 will be invalid and will not be counted.
How does the Board recommend I vote?
The Board recommends the following votes:
FOR” each of the Board’s candidates for election to the Board, each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified (Proposal 1);
FOR” the approval of a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers (commonly referred to as a “Say-On-Pay”) (Proposal 2);
FOR” the ratification of the selection of the appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (Proposal 3);
FOR” the approval of an amendment to the 2017 Plan (Proposal 4); and
FOR” the approval of the Rights Plan (Proposal 5).
The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the election of each of the director candidates recommended by the Board and named in this proxy statement and on the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card, and strongly urges you NOT to sign or return any proxy card(s) or voting instruction form(s) sent to you by or on behalf of the Radoff Group.
To vote “FOR” all of the Board’s candidates, you must complete, sign, date and return the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card or follow the instructions provided in the WHITE universal proxy card for submitting a proxy over the Internet or vote at the Annual Meeting.
If you have previously signed any proxy card sent to you by the Radoff Group in respect of the Annual Meeting, you can revoke it by signing, dating and returning the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card or by following the instructions provided in the WHITE universal proxy card for submitting a proxy to vote your shares over the Internet or voting at the Annual Meeting. Completing, signing, dating and returning any proxy card that the Radoff Group may send to you, even with instructions to vote “withhold” with respect to the Radoff Nominees, will cancel and revoke any proxy you may have previously submitted to have your shares voted for the Board’s candidates, as only your latest proxy card will be counted. Beneficial owners who own their shares in “street name” should follow the voting instructions provided by their brokerage firm, bank, trustee or other nominee to ensure that their shares are represented and voted at the Annual Meeting, or to revoke prior voting instructions. The Board urges you to sign, date and return only the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card.
Who can vote at the Annual Meeting?
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on September 27, 2023, the Record Date, will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Once the Record Date has passed, the Company intends to supplement this proxy statement with the number of shares of common stock issued outstanding at the close of business on the Record Date, which shares will be entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on September 21, 2023, there were 12,706,604 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding.
Stockholders of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name
If on the Record Date your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, Inc., then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote by proxy or vote virtually at the virtual Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, we encourage you to submit your proxy as soon as possible by (1) accessing the Internet site listed in the proxy materials; or (2) signing, dating and returning a WHITE universal proxy card to ensure your vote is counted.
Beneficial Owners: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker, Bank, Trustee or Other Nominee
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If on the Record Date your shares were not held in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered to be the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting virtually provided that you bring with you proof of your beneficial ownership of shares, such as a brokerage account statement. However, if you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares virtually at the meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.
How do I vote?
Registered Stockholders. If you are a registered stockholder (i.e., you hold your shares in your own name through our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, Inc.) as of the Record Date, then you may submit your proxy to vote via the Internet, or by mail by following the instructions provided on the WHITE universal proxy card. Stockholders of record may also vote at the virtual Annual Meeting by visiting www.cesonlineservices.com/lfvn23_vm and following the on-screen instructions (have your WHITE universal proxy card ready). To participate in the Annual Meeting, you must pre-register at www.cesonlineservices.com/lfvn23_vm by 1:00 P.M. Mountain Time on November 5, 2023. Internet voting facilities for stockholders of record will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 P.M. Mountain Time on November 5, 2023. You may still attend the Annual Meeting virtually and vote if you have already submitted your proxy to vote by Internet.
Beneficial Owners. If you are a beneficial owner of shares (i.e., your shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, trustee or other nominee) as of the Record Date, then you may ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the meeting by following the instructions provided in the voting instruction form or other materials provided to you by the brokerage firm, bank, trustee or other nominee that holds your shares. To vote at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy from the brokerage firm, bank, trustee or other nominee that holds your shares. If you do not provide voting instructions to your broker, then your shares will not be voted at the Annual Meeting on any proposal with respect to which the broker does not have discretionary authority. To the extent that the Radoff Group provides proxy materials to a broker who holds shares for a beneficial owner, none of the matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting will be considered a discretionary matter under the rules of the various regional and national exchanges of which the intermediary is a member (the “Broker Rules”); therefore, all of the matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting will be considered “non-routine” matters. In that case, a broker that is subject to the Broker Rules will not have authority to vote shares held by a beneficial owner without instructions from the beneficial owner on Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Further, broker non-votes will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists at the Annual Meeting. Therefore, if you are a beneficial owner, we encourage you to instruct your broker how to vote your shares using the voting instruction form provided by your broker so that your vote can be counted.
However, for brokerage accounts that receive proxy materials only from the Company, the broker will be entitled to vote shares held for a beneficial owner on routine matters, such as Proposal 3, without instructions from the beneficial owner of those shares. In that event, the broker is not entitled to vote the shares on non-routine items. Accordingly, if you receive proxy materials only from the Company and you do not submit any voting instructions to your broker, your broker may exercise discretion to vote your shares on Proposal 3, even in the absence of your instruction. If your shares are voted on Proposal 3, as directed by your broker, your shares will constitute “broker non-votes” on each of the non-routine proposals (i.e., Proposals 1, 2, 4 and 5). In the event your brokerage account receives proxy materials only from the Company, “broker non-votes” will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists at the meeting. The voting instruction form provided by the broker holding your shares may also include information about how to submit your voting instructions over the Internet, if such options are available. The WHITE universal proxy card accompanying this proxy statement will provide information regarding Internet voting.
Stockholders of record may submit a proxy to vote via the Internet by following the instructions on the website identified on the WHITE universal proxy card. The Internet procedures are designed to authenticate a stockholder’s identity to allow the stockholder to submit a proxy to vote their shares and confirm that their instructions have been properly recorded. The procedures to allow stockholders of record to submit proxies via the Internet will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 P.M. Mountain Time on November 5, 2023.
If you have any questions or need assistance in submitting your proxy, please contact Morrow Sodali LLC at (800) 662-5200.
Whether or not you expect to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, the Board urges stockholders to submit a proxy to vote your shares in advance of the meeting by (a) visiting www.cesonlineservices.com/lfvn23_vm and following the on screen instructions (have your WHITE universal proxy card available when you access the webpage) or (b) submitting your WHITE universal proxy card by mail by using the previously provided self-addressed, stamped envelope. Submitting a proxy will not prevent you from revoking a previously submitted proxy or changing your vote as described above.
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If you submit a proxy to vote via the Internet or by mailing a proxy card, we will vote your shares as you direct. For the election of directors (Proposal 1), you may specify whether your shares should be voted “FOR” all, some or none of the nominees listed, up to a total of seven directors, or you may “WITHHOLD” your vote from all, some or none of the nominees listed. With respect to the non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers (Proposal 2), the ratification of the selection of the appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal 3), the approval of an amendment to the 2017 Plan (Proposal 4) and the ratification of the Rights Plan (Proposal 5), you may vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the ratification or approval, or you may abstain from voting on the ratification or approval.
Your vote is very important. Please submit a proxy by following the instructions on your WHITE universal proxy card even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually.
How many votes do I have?
On each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each share of common stock you own as of the Record Date.
How are votes counted?
Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the Annual Meeting. Proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be approved if a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively on such matter vote in favor of such proposals. With respect to the election of directors, in a contested election, directors are elected by the vote of a plurality of the voting power of the shares present virtually or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. This means that the seven nominees who receive the largest number of affirmative votes cast on the election of directors will be elected. Because neither abstentions nor broker non-votes are considered cast with respect to a proposal, assuming a quorum is present, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will have no effect and will not be counted towards the vote total for any proposal.
How many votes are needed to approve each proposal?
Proposal 1: Election of Seven Directors. The election of the seven director nominees named in this proxy statement requires the affirmative vote of shares of common stock representing a plurality of the voting power of the shares present virtually or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. This means that the seven nominees who receive the largest number of affirmative votes cast on the election of directors will be elected. You may not cumulate your votes for the election of directors. Assuming a quorum is present, withheld votes and broker non-votes, if any, will not be considered votes cast and will have no effect on this proposal.
Proposal 2: The Approval of a Non-Binding, Advisory Resolution Approving the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers. The approval of a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers requires a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively on such matter. Assuming a quorum is present, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be considered votes cast and will have no effect on this proposal.
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Selection of the Appointment of Deloitte as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024. Ratification of the selection of the appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 requires a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively on such matter. Assuming a quorum is present, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be considered votes cast and will have no effect on this proposal.
Proposal 4: Approval of an Amendment to the 2017 Plan. The approval of an amendment to the 2017 Plan requires a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively on such matter. Assuming a quorum is present, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be considered votes cast and will have no effect on this proposal.
Proposal 5: Ratification of the Rights Plan. The ratification of the Rights Plan requires a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively on such matter. Assuming a quorum is present, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be considered votes cast and will have no effect on this proposal.
Can I change my vote after I have voted?
Yes. You can revoke your proxy at any time before the polls close at the Annual Meeting, unless otherwise provided below. If you are the record holder of your shares, you may revoke your proxy in any one of the following ways:
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You may submit another properly completed proxy card by mail with a later date;
You may submit another proxy over the Internet using the instructions provided on the WHITE universal proxy card;
You may send a written notice that you are revoking your proxy to our Corporate Secretary at LifeVantage Corporation, Attn: Corporate Secretary, 3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700, Lehi, Utah 84043; or
You may attend the Annual Meeting and vote virtually. Simply attending the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy.
If your shares are held by your broker, bank, trustee or other nominee as a nominee or agent, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker or bank to revoke your proxy.
If you have already voted using a proxy card sent to you by or on behalf of the Radoff Group, you have every right to change your vote. We urge you to revoke that proxy by voting in favor of each of the Board’s candidates by using the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card. Only the latest dated and validly executed proxy that you submit will count.
What if I return a WHITE universal proxy card but do not make specific choices?
If you return a signed and dated proxy card without marking any voting selections or without marking your voting selection as to a particular proposal, your shares will be voted “FOR” the election of each of the Company’s director candidates and “FOR” Proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5, to the extent your proxy card does not indicate otherwise.
What is the quorum requirement?    
A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if a majority of the shares outstanding as of the Record Date are represented by stockholders present at the meeting virtually or by proxy.
Your shares will be counted towards the quorum if you submit a valid proxy or if you are present at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions are counted as present and entitled to vote and are, therefore, included for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting.
Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?
The Company will pay the entire cost of this solicitation of proxies. In addition to these mailed proxy materials and the use of the Internet, our directors and employees may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. Such persons are listed in Annex A to this proxy statement. Other than the persons described in this proxy statement, no general class of employee of the Company will be employed to solicit stockholders in connection with this proxy solicitation. However, in the course of their regular duties, our employees, officers and directors may be asked to perform clerical or ministerial tasks in furtherance of this solicitation. Directors and employees will not be paid any additional or special compensation for soliciting proxies. Copies of solicitation materials will be furnished to banks, brokerage houses, fiduciaries and other agents holding shares of the common stock in their names that are beneficially owned by others to forward to those beneficial owners. We will also reimburse banks, brokerage firms, fiduciaries and other agents for the cost of forwarding solicitation materials to beneficial owners.
We also engaged Morrow Sodali LLC to assist in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Annual Meeting, for a service fee and the reimbursement of customary disbursements, which are not expected to exceed $175,000 in total. Morrow Sodali LLC expects that approximately 15 of its employees will assist in the solicitation. Our aggregate expenses, including legal fees for attorneys, accountants, public relations and other advisors, printing, advertising, postage, transportation, litigation and other costs incidental to the solicitation, but excluding (1) costs normally expended for a solicitation for an election of directors in the absence of a proxy contest and (2) costs represented by salaries and wages of Company employees and officers, are expected to be approximately $1,600,000, of which $750,000 has been incurred as of the date of this proxy statement.
When are stockholder proposals due for next year’s annual meeting?    
Stockholder Proposals for Inclusion in Next Year’s Proxy Statement.
Stockholders may submit proposals on matters appropriate for stockholder action at meetings of our stockholders in accordance with Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”). To be eligible for inclusion in the proxy statement relating to our fiscal year 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”), stockholder proposals must be submitted in writing to LifeVantage Corporation, Attention: Corporate Secretary at 3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700, Lehi, Utah 84043 and must be received by us no later than May 24, 2024, and must otherwise satisfy the conditions established by the SEC, for stockholder proposals to be included in the proxy statement for that meeting. In addition, our Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) include other requirements for the submission of proposals and the nomination of candidates for director.
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Stockholder Proposals for Presentation at Next Year’s Annual Meeting.
If a stockholder wishes to present a proposal, including a director nomination, at our 2025 Annual Meeting and the proposal is not intended to be included in our proxy statement relating to that meeting, the stockholder must give advance notice in writing to LifeVantage Corporation, Attention: Corporate Secretary at 3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700, Lehi, Utah 84043 not less than 90 days, or August 8, 2024, nor more than 120 days, or July 9, 2024, prior to the first anniversary of the date of the fiscal year 2024 Annual Meeting, except that if the 2025 Annual Meeting date is changed by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the fiscal year 2024 Annual Meeting, such notice must be delivered not earlier than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the fiscal year 2024 Annual Meeting date and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which we first mail notice of the date of the annual meeting or publicly announce the 2025 Annual Meeting date, whichever occurs first. If a stockholder fails to give timely notice of a proposal, the stockholder will not be permitted to present the proposal to the stockholders for a vote at our 2025 Annual Meeting. You are advised to review our Bylaws, which include other requirements for advance notice of the submission of stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for director.
In addition to satisfying the requirements under our Bylaws, to comply with the universal proxy rules under the Exchange Act, any stockholder who intends to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees must provide written notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than September 9, 2024.
How can I find out the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting?    
Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. We expect to report final voting results in a current report on Form 8-K that we will file with the SEC within four business days after the Annual Meeting. If our final voting results are not available within four business days after the Annual Meeting, we will file a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting the preliminary voting results and subsequently file the final voting results in an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days after the final voting results are known to us. You can obtain a copy of the Form 8-K, and any related amendments, once it is filed on our website at http://investor.lifevantage.com/financial-information/sec-filings, or through the EDGAR system at www.sec.gov. Our website does not constitute part of this proxy statement.
What if another matter is properly brought before the Annual Meeting?
We do not expect that any other items of business will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting other than those described in this proxy statement. However, by completing, signing, dating and returning a WHITE universal proxy card or submitting your proxy or voting instructions over the Internet, you will give to the persons named as proxies on the WHITE universal proxy card discretionary voting authority with respect to any matter that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, and such persons named as proxies intend to vote on any such other matter in accordance with their instructions to the extent permitted by Rule 14a-4(c) of the Exchange Act.
Will there be a proxy contest at the Annual Meeting?
Yes. The Radoff Group has announced its intention to nominate the Radoff Nominees for election as directors to the Board at the Annual Meeting. The presence of the Radoff Nominees on the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card is NOT an endorsement or approval of, or comment on, the fitness, character, suitability or other qualifications of the Radoff Nominees.
The Board does NOT endorse any of the Radoff Nominees. You may receive proxy solicitation materials from, or on behalf of, the Radoff Group, including proxy statements and proxy cards. The Board recommends that you disregard them. We are not responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by, or relating to, the Radoff Group or the Radoff Nominees contained in any proxy solicitation materials filed or disseminated by, or on behalf of, the Radoff Group or any other statements that the Radoff Group or its representatives have made or may otherwise make.
The Board is pleased to nominate for election as directors the following seven persons: Michael A. Beindorff, Erin Brockovich, Steven R. Fife, Raymond B. Greer, Cynthia Latham, Darwin K. Lewis and Garry Mauro, all of whom are incumbent directors of the Company and are named in this proxy statement and on the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card. We believe our candidates have the breadth of relevant and diverse experiences, integrity and commitment necessary to continue to grow the Company for the benefit of all of the Company’s stockholders.
What does it mean if I receive more than one notice from the Company or WHITE universal proxy card?
Because the Radoff Group may send solicitation materials to stockholders, we may conduct multiple mailings prior to the Annual Meeting to ensure stockholders have our latest proxy information and materials to vote. In that event, we will send you a new WHITE universal proxy card or voting instruction form with each mailing, regardless of whether you have previously voted. You may also receive more than one set of proxy materials, including multiple WHITE universal proxy cards, if you
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hold shares that are registered in more than one account—please vote the WHITE universal proxy card for every account you own. The latest dated proxy you submit will be counted. IF YOU WISH TO VOTE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD, THEN YOU SHOULD ONLY SUBMIT WHITE UNIVERSAL PROXY CARDS.
What should I do if I receive any proxy materials from the Radoff Group?
The Radoff Group has nominated the three Radoff Nominees for election as directors to the Board in opposition to the election of the Board’s incumbent candidates. We expect that you may receive proxy solicitation materials from the Radoff Group, including opposition proxy statements and proxy cards.
The Board strongly urges you NOT to sign or return any proxy card(s) or voting instruction form(s) that you may receive from the Radoff Group, not even for the purpose of voting “WITHHOLD” with respect to the Radoff Nominees. We are not responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by or relating to the Radoff Group, the Radoff Nominees or any proposal contained in any proxy solicitation materials filed or disseminated by or on behalf of the Radoff Group or any other statements that the Radoff Group or its representatives have made or may otherwise make. If you have already voted using the proxy card provided by the Radoff Group, you have every right to change your vote by completing and returning the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card or by submitting a proxy to vote or over the Internet by following the instructions provided on the enclosed WHITE universal proxy card or voting instruction form. Only the latest proxy you submit will be counted.
Voting to “withhold” with respect to any of the Radoff Nominees on its proxy card is not the same as voting for the Board’s candidates. If you vote “withhold” on the Radoff Nominees using the proxy card sent to you by the Radoff Group, your vote will not be counted as a vote for any of the director candidates recommended by the Board, but will result in the revocation of any previous vote you may have cast on the WHITE universal proxy card. If you wish to vote pursuant to the recommendation of the Board, you should disregard any proxy card that you receive other than the WHITE universal proxy card. If you have any questions or need assistance voting, please contact Morrow Sodali LLC at (800) 662-5200. The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the election of the Board’s candidates on the WHITE universal proxy card. The Board urges you not to sign or return any proxy card sent to you by, or on behalf of, the Radoff Group, even as a protest vote.
What happens if the Radoff Group withdraws or abandons its solicitation or fails to comply with the universal proxy rules, and I already granted proxy authority in favor of the Radoff Group?
Stockholders are encouraged to submit their votes on the WHITE universal proxy card. If the Radoff Group withdraws or abandons its solicitation or fails to comply with the universal proxy rules after a stockholder has already granted proxy authority to the Radoff Group, stockholders can still sign and date a later submitted WHITE universal proxy card.
If the Radoff Group withdraws or abandons its solicitation or fails to comply with the universal proxy rules, any votes cast in favor of the Radoff Nominees will be disregarded and not be counted as votes cast, whether such vote is provided on the Company’s WHITE universal proxy card or the Radoff Group’s proxy card.
Do I have appraisal or dissenters’ rights?
None of the applicable Delaware law, our Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”), nor our Bylaws, provide for appraisal or other similar rights for dissenting stockholders in connection with any of the proposals set forth in this proxy statement. Accordingly, you will have no right to dissent and obtain payment for your shares in connection with such proposals.
Who should I call if I have questions or need assistance voting my shares?
If you have questions about the Annual Meeting, would like additional copies of this proxy statement or need assistance voting your shares, requests should be directed as described below:
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Morrow Sodali LLC
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New York, New York 10022
Stockholders Call Toll Free: (800) 662-5200
Brokers, Banks, Trustees and Other Nominees Call Collect: (203) 658-9400
Email: LFVN.info@investor.morrowsodali.com
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BACKGROUND OF THE SOLICITATION
The summary below details the significant contacts among the Company, the Radoff Group and their respective representatives beginning in June 2021 through the date of this proxy statement. This summary does not purport to catalogue every conversation of or among members of the Board, the Company’s management, the Company’s advisors and representatives of the Radoff Group and its advisors relating to the Radoff Group’s solicitation.
On June 11, 2021, Steven R. Fife, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, had an introductory telephone call with Bradley L. Radoff.
On July 30, 2021, Mr. Fife had an introductory telephone call with Dayton Judd.
Between June 20, 2022 and August 31, 2022, Mr. Fife and Mr. Judd spoke on several occasions via telephone, email and/or in person meetings to discuss the state of the Company’s business and progress made by the Company toward its strategic goals, among other things.
On August 31, 2022, Mr. Fife, Mr. Judd and Mr. Garry Mauro, Chairman of the Board, spoke and discussed the Company’s financial performance and Board governance.
On September 6, 2022, Mr. Judd and Sudbury Capital Fund, LP (collectively with the other parties named therein, “Sudbury”) filed a Schedule 13D with the SEC (the “Sudbury 13D”), disclosing their aggregate 5.1% interest in the Company.
On September 7, 2022, Mr. Fife emailed Mr. Judd, suggesting a potential conversation among Mr. Judd, Mr. Mauro and Raymond Greer, the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
On September 20, 2022, Mr. Fife emailed Mr. Judd stating that, although the Company was not actively looking to add a member to the Board at that time, he suggested Mr. Judd have a conversation with Mr. Greer.
On September 29, 2022, Mr. Judd had a video conference with Mr. Greer to discuss Mr. Judd’s background and qualifications as a potential member of the Board.
On October 5, 2022, Mr. Greer responded to Mr. Judd expressing appreciation for the opportunity to connect the previous week to discuss Mr. Judd’s interest in joining the Board and stated the full Board would discuss the matter at its Board meeting to be held on November 10 and 11, 2022.
On November 29, 2022, Mr. Fife and Carl Aure, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, had a telephone call with Mr. Radoff.
On December 1, 2022, Mr. Fife responded to Mr. Judd, following the November 11, 2022 Board meeting and scheduled a call with Mr. Judd on December 7, 2022 to discuss the conversation from the Board meeting.
On December 7, 2022, Mr. Fife and Mr. Judd discussed several business related items and, although the Company was not actively looking for an additional Board member at that time, the Company invited Mr. Judd to participate in the Company’s Board meeting to be held on January 26 and 27, 2023.
Between December 7, 2022 and May 8, 2023, the Company continued to engage with each of Messrs. Radoff and Judd, individually, including several telephone calls with each. This engagement also included an inquiry from Mr. Judd on February 17, 2023 regarding the resignation of WSRP, LLC (“WSRP”) and a congratulatory message from Mr. Judd on May 5, 2023, regarding the Company’s third quarter earnings for the fiscal year 2023.
On January 10, 2023, Mr. Fife emailed Mr. Judd to follow up on his participation at the Board’s meeting to be held on January 26 and 27, 2023. Mr. Fife informed Mr. Judd that there was not adequate time on the agenda for a presentation by Mr. Judd but suggested that Mr. Judd provide a memo or slide deck that the Board could review and then a call could be scheduled. Mr. Judd did not respond to the Company until after the end of the Board meeting on January 27, 2023.
On February 3, 2023, Mr. Fife and Mr. Judd had a call and discussed the Company’s earnings results and feedback from the Board.
On May 15, 2023, Mr. Radoff filed a Schedule 13D with the SEC (the “Radoff 13D”), disclosing his aggregate 5.7% interest in the Company.
On May 25, 2023 and July 17, 2023, Mr. Fife had telephone calls with Mr. Radoff to discuss the Radoff 13D and Mr. Radoff’s other views on the Company. Mr. Mauro also attended the May 25, 2023 telephone call.
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On July 25, 2023, Mr. Fife had a telephone call with Mr. Judd regarding progress being made by the Company in furtherance of its strategic initiatives and Mr. Judd’s governance and other views on the Company.
On August 9, 2023, Mr. Radoff delivered a notice (the “Nomination Notice”) to the Company regarding his intent to nominate the Radoff Nominees for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting.
On August 11, 2023, Mr. Fife sent an email to Mr. Radoff, asking what specific requests Mr. Radoff has regarding the Company and stating the Company’s preference for Mr. Radoff to have brought up any such requests during the past engagement Mr. Radoff had with the Company prior to submitting the Nomination Notice.
On August 11, 2023, Mr. Radoff filed Amendment No. 1 to the Radoff 13D and Sudbury filed Amendment No. 1 to the Sudbury 13D, each disclosing the submission of the Nomination Notice to the Company and an updated aggregate ownership of 6.6% and 5.7%, respectively.
On August 14, 2023, Mr. Radoff responded to Mr. Fife’s August 11, 2023 email, referring Mr. Fife to Mr. Radoff’s public filings and the Nomination Notice. Mr. Radoff did not provide any specific proposals, though Mr. Radoff did offer to discuss if the Company had ideas to enhance the Company’s governance and stockholder value.
On August 14, 2023, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing that it had confirmed receipt of the Nomination Notice on August 9, 2023.
On August 15, 2023, the Company delivered a letter to Mr. Radoff, stating that the Nomination Notice was incomplete because it failed to make certain disclosures required by the Bylaws and described the deficiencies that the Company had identified in the Nomination Notice. The letter also requested additional information in order to allow the Company to determine if certain information provided by the Nomination Notice satisfied the obligations required by the Bylaws.
On August 18, 2023, Mr. Radoff’s counsel sent a letter to the Company responding to the deficiencies in the Nomination Notice and providing further disclosure in response to the Company’s request for additional information.
On August 23, 2023, Mr. Fife responded to Mr. Radoff’s August 14, 2023 email, reiterating the Company’s openness to finding ways of enhancing the Board and expressing the nominating and corporate governance committee’s interest in interviewing the Radoff Nominees. Mr. Fife also provided Mr. Radoff with a copy of the Company’s director and officer questionnaire for completion by the Radoff Nominees and any additional qualified individuals recommended by Mr. Radoff.
On August 24, 2023, Mr. Judd responded to Mr. Fife’s August 23, 2023 email to Mr. Radoff, confirming that each of the Radoff Nominees would complete the Company’s director and officer questionnaire and expressing interest in meeting with the nominating and corporate governance committee.
On August 30, 2023, Mr. Fife responded to Mr. Judd’s August 24, 2023 email, offering to discuss Messrs. Radoff and Judd’s views of the Company and reiterating the nominating and corporate governance committee’s interest in interviewing the Radoff Nominees and the Company’s commitment to corporate governance. On the same day, Mr. Fife received Messrs. Radoff and Judd’s director and officer questionnaires.
On September 3, 2023, Mr. Fife received Michael Lohner’s director and officer questionnaire.
On September 4, 2023, Mr. Fife and Mr. Judd had a telephone call to discuss Mr. Judd’s views regarding the Board’s composition and governance practices.
On September 8, 2023, the Company's counsel met with Mr. Radoff's counsel via telephone to discuss the possibility of exploring a constructive resolution to avoid a proxy contest.
Later on September 8, 2023, the Company filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC in connection with the Annual Meeting.
Also on September 8, 2023, Company representatives contacted Mr. Radoff, inviting each of the Radoff Nominees to interview with members of the Board.
On September 11, 2023, Mr. Lohner replied to Company representatives that he would respond later that day regarding his availability to interview.
On September 12, 2023, following no response from Mr. Lohner to the invitation to interview, Company representatives again emailed Mr. Lohner, requesting his availability to interview and meet with members of the Board.
Later on September 12, 2023, Mr. Radoff declined the Company's invitation to interview with members of the Board and instead offered to speak with Mr. Greer regarding the Company's corporate governance.
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Also on September 12, 2023, the Company’s counsel and Mr. Radoff’s counsel again discussed via telephone the possibility of a potential cooperation framework.
On September 13, 2023, Company representatives responded to Mr. Radoff’s September 12, 2023 email, reiterating the Company’s offer to interview Mr. Radoff, including Mr. Greer. Later that day, Mr. Radoff responded, reaffirming that he was unprepared to interview with the Company in the absence of a settlement framework.
Also on September 13, 2023, following no response from Mr. Lohner to the Company’s September 12th follow-up email, Company representatives again emailed Mr. Lohner, requesting his availability to interview with members of the Board. That same day, Mr. Lohner responded and informed the Company that other members of the Radoff Group conveyed to Mr. Lohner that the interview process was “on hold” for the time being. Later that day, Mr. Lohner again responded to the Company, further confirming his declination to be interviewed for the time being.
On September 14, 2023, Company representatives responded to Mr. Lohner, reiterating the Company’s interest in interviewing him. Also on September 14, 2023, Company representatives responded to Mr. Radoff’s September 13th email, reaffirming the Company’s belief in the importance of interviewing the Radoff Nominees as part of the Company’s efforts to constructively resolve the Radoff Group’s activism campaign.
Later on September 14, 2023, Mr. Radoff sent a letter to the Company pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law requesting certain information relating to the Company and its stockholders.
On September 15, 2023, Mr. Greer and Cynthia Latham discussed via telephone with Mr. Radoff the topics previously raised by the Radoff Group, including the Company’s corporate governance and financial performance, as well as the Board’s interest in interviewing the Radoff Nominees and exploring a potential cooperation framework.
Also on September 15, 2023, the Radoff Group filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC in connection with the Annual Meeting.
On September 17, 2023, Mr. Greer emailed Mr. Radoff to convey a cooperation framework as part of the Company’s continued efforts to constructively resolve the Radoff Group’s activism campaign.
On September 19, 2023, Mr. Radoff responded to Mr. Greer’s September 17th email, rejecting the Company’s offer and stating that until the Company meets certain of Mr. Radoff’s demands, he did not think it would be fruitful to engage in settlement discussions.
On September 20, 2023, the Company’s counsel responded to the Radoff Group’s counsel regarding Mr. Radoff’s letter requesting certain information relating to the Company and its stockholders. Also on September 20, 2023, the Company's counsel spoke with Mr. Radoff's counsel regarding Mr. Radoff's refusal to negotiate a potential settlement framework until the Company meets certain of his demands.
Also on September 20, 2023, Mr. Greer sent an email to Mr. Radoff expressing disappointment with Mr. Radoff's unwillingness to engage in settlement discussions until the Company meets certain of his demands and inviting him to respond to the Company's settlement proposal. Later that day, Mr. Judd responded to Mr. Greer's email, stating that the Company’s proposal did not contain anything acceptable to the Radoff Group but that he would make himself available for a call to discuss the Company’s governance.
On September 21, 2023, the Company filed its definitive proxy statement with the SEC in connection with the Annual Meeting.

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PROPOSAL 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board currently consists of the following seven individuals: Michael A. Beindorff, Erin Brockovich, Steven R. Fife, Raymond B. Greer, Cynthia Latham, Darwin K. Lewis and Garry Mauro. Each of these individuals will be standing for election at our Annual Meeting. Currently, the authorized size of the Board is seven directors, comprised of the seven individuals listed above.
Each director elected will hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal.
We encourage all directors to virtually attend the Annual Meeting. Six of the seven directors as of last year’s annual meeting of stockholders attended that meeting.
If any nominee becomes unavailable for election as a result of an unexpected occurrence, shares represented by a duly executed proxy will be voted to fill any vacancy so arising in accordance with the discretionary authority of the persons named in the proxy, unless contrary instructions are given. Each of the Company’s nominees for election has agreed to serve as a nominee, be named in a proxy statement and serve as a director, if elected. Our management has no reason to believe that any of the Company’s nominees will be unable to serve. There are no arrangements or understandings between any Company nominee and any other person pursuant to which he or she was selected as a Company nominee.
The following information is furnished with respect to each of the nominees for election as director at the Annual Meeting as of the September 21, 2023.
NameAgePosition with Company
Mr. Michael A. Beindorff71Independent Director
Ms. Erin Brockovich63Independent Director
Mr. Steven R. Fife63President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Mr. Raymond B. Greer60Independent Director
Ms. Cynthia Latham65Independent Director
Mr. Darwin K. Lewis64Independent Director
Mr. Garry Mauro75Chairman, Independent Director
MR. MICHAEL A. BEINDORFF. Mr. Beindorff has been an independent member of our Board since January 2012. He is an accomplished leader and director with diverse experience in transformational leadership, public, private and not-for-profit board service, general management, strategic planning, digital transformation, marketing, and branding and operations across a variety of business environments large and small. Since 2022, Mr. Beindorff has been Managing Partner of BJ Capital Partners, a firm focused on syndicating investments in multi-family and other commercial real estate properties. He has also served on the board of The World Poker Tour, from 2004 to 2010, and the board of the California Higher Education Loan Authority, from approximately 2003 to 2006, among other board and advisory roles. Prior to his role with BJ Capital Partners, Mr. Beindorff was principal and president of Far Niente Group, a management consultancy and private investment entity, a position he held from 2008 until 2022. From 2004 to 2008, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Exclusive Resorts, a private club for luxury travel experience. From 2002 to 2004, he served as Principal and President of the Greentree Group, a management consultancy focused on helping clients build strong brands and effective business models. From 1999 to 2002, he served first as President and COO and then as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PlanetRx.com, an internet pharmacy and on-line health portal. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Executive Vice President of Marketing, Operations and Product Management for VISA. Previously, he held various positions leading global advertising, marketing and brand management for Rhodes Furniture (1993 to 1995) and The Coca-Cola Company (1978 to 1993). Mr. Beindorff earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Alabama and his Masters of Business Administration from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. The Board believes that Mr. Beindorff’s accomplishments and long-term experience as a leader of business sectors qualifies him to serve on the Board.
MS. ERIN BROCKOVICH. Ms. Brockovich has been an independent member of our Board since May 2019. Ms. Brockovich has had over 35 years of diverse legal and business successes, both domestic and global. Since 1996, Ms. Brockovich has served as President of Brockovich Research & Consulting, a private consulting firm, where she currently consults with three national law firms and is involved in numerous environmental projects worldwide. Additionally, Ms. Brockovich has provided assistance with ground water contamination complaints in every state of the United States, Australia and other countries. In addition to releasing her book, Superman’s Not Coming, Ms. Brockovich worked as Executive Producer on the Rebel television series for ABC and produces a weekly newsletter titled The Brockovich Report. She holds a Letter of Humane from Loyola University and an Honorary Juris Doctor from Lewis and Clark College. Ms. Brockovich grew up in a
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family of athletes and herbal/nutrition advocates. Her love of nutrition, the legal world and making a difference for women inform her goal of leaving her imprint wherever she can. Ms. Brockovich brings our Board experience in legal matters and health and wellness advocacy and the ability to move health-related issues. The Board believes that Ms. Brockovich’s diverse legal and business background, and her renowned experience advocating for protections to human health and wellness qualifies her to be on the Board.
MR. STEVEN R. FIFE. Mr. Fife was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer in March 2017, as our Interim President and Chief Executive Officer in September 2020, and as our President and Chief Executive Officer and member of our Board in February 2021. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Fife served as Chief Financial Officer for Evidera, Inc. (“Evidera”), a private equity sponsored professional services firm, from May 2014 to June 2016. Prior to joining Evidera, from October 2012 to December 2013, Mr. Fife served as Chief Financial Officer for Active Power, Inc., a publicly traded producer of kinetic energy storage systems that was later sold to Piller Power Systems Inc. In addition, from March 2011 to August 2012, Mr. Fife served as Interim Chief Financial Officer for Women’s Initiative for Self Employment, and from April 2007 to August 2010 as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of LECG. Mr. Fife also served in a variety of financial roles for Gilead Sciences, Amkor Technologies and JDS Uniphase. Mr. Fife began his career at Deloitte and is a Certified Public Accountant (active). Mr. Fife also serves on the board of directors for LifeVantage Legacy, Inc. Mr. Fife earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University. The Board believes Mr. Fife’s broad experience as a chief financial officer with multiple well respected organizations, as well as his current role as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, qualifies him to be on the Board.
MR. RAYMOND B. GREER. Mr. Greer has been an independent member of our Board since February 2017. Mr. Greer has over 35 years of technology and supply chain experience. Since February 2022, Mr. Greer has served as an Operating Partner for Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe, a private equity firm, where he focuses on Supply Chain technology investments. Previously he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Omnitracs, LLC, a Vista Equity backed provider of innovative software and SaaS fleet management solutions serving the transportation sector from February 2018 to July 2021. Prior to that, from February 2011 to February 2018, Mr. Greer served as the President of BNSF Logistics, LLC, an international third-party logistics provider and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC, a Berkshire Hathaway company. From March 2005 to January 2010, Mr. Greer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Greatwide Logistics Services, a non-asset based logistics and transportation services company. From December 2002 to March 2005, Mr. Greer served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Newgistics, Inc., a reverse logistics company. Mr. Greer has also held senior management positions for Ryder and FedEx Corporation. From 2010 to 2018, Mr. Greer served as a director of DCT Industrial Trust, an industrial REIT. Mr. Greer earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Utah and an Executive Masters in Information Systems & Telecommunications from Christian Brothers University. Mr. Greer brings to our Board deep experience in international logistics, supply chain management and technology. The Board believes that Mr. Greer’s sustained leadership experience in supply chain and technology related fields provides important insight in the Company’s corporate strategy, which qualifies him to be on the Board.
MS. CYNTHIA LATHAM. Ms. Latham has been an independent member of our Board since February 2022. Ms. Latham brings more than 35 years of experience in direct selling, marketing and new product development and was recognized in 2017 as Chief Marketing Officer of the Year by the Phoenix Business Journal for spearheading efforts to drive double digit revenue growth at Plexus Worldwide. She currently serves as President of Latham Consulting Services, a marketing consulting firm specializing in driving revenues through direct selling, new product development, and strategic market planning and has been in that role since February 2014. From February 2016 to April 2018, she served as Chief Marketing Officer at Plexus Worldwide, a direct selling company, where she led the full rebranding of the company, built an award-winning marketing, research and development organization and drove significant revenue growth. From May 1996 to February 2014, she worked at Shaklee Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of natural supplements and beauty and household products and was promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing in 2004. During her tenure, she was responsible for marketing, new product development, research and development, corporate branding, market research, creative services, business development, and environmental and sustainability initiatives.   From June 1993 to April 1996, she was Vice President of Marketing at the direct selling company, Quorum International, where she launched one of the first at-home skin care treatment devices in the U.S.    She also created and launched new product categories that generated 40% of the business within six months of launch.  Ms. Latham has contributed to multiple product patents, and holds her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Carleton College and her Master of Business Administration from St. Thomas University.  Ms. Latham brings to our Board extensive experience in direct selling, marketing and new product development. The Board believes that Ms. Latham’s leadership experience in direct selling, marketing and new product development within the direct selling industry qualifies her to be on the Board.
MR. DARWIN K. LEWIS. Mr. Lewis has been an independent member of our Board since February 2017. In February 2018, Mr. Lewis retired from a career at SC Johnson & Son, Inc. (“SC Johnson”), a global consumer packaged goods company that he joined in 1981. During his career at SC Johnson, Mr. Lewis held a number of sales, marketing, acquisition and general manager positions both domestically and abroad. From July 2015 until his retirement, Mr. Lewis served as the Senior Vice
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President-Global Sales and Chief Customer Officer at SC Johnson. Prior to that, Mr. Lewis’ roles at SC Johnson included Senior Vice President of North American Sales and Chief Customer Officer (from November 2008 to June 2015), Vice President, Group General Manager in Greater China (from 2005 to 2008), Vice President of North American Sales (from 2000 to 2004), and President and General Manager over SCJ Canada (from 1997 to 2000). Prior to 1997, Mr. Lewis served in various other roles at SC Johnson including National Director of Special Business, Division Sales Director over the Midwest Division, Marketing Associate, Sales Director, Director of Trade Marketing and Area Manager and Division Sales Director. Mr. Lewis earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Colorado and his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota. Mr. Lewis brings to our Board extensive experience in managing sales and international operations in a global consumer goods business. The Board believes that Mr. Lewis’s pedigree of success at every level of corporate leadership and his understanding of sales, marketing and consumer packaged goods strategies qualifies him to be on the Board.
MR. GARRY MAURO. Mr. Mauro has been an independent member of our Board since April 2008 and has served as the Chairman of the Board since November 2013. Mr. Mauro has been a practicing attorney out of Texas since 1973 and out of the District of Columbia since 2016, where he is the Managing Partner of Mauro, Archer and Associates, LLC and of Mauro, Archer, O’Neil, LLP, each of which is a D.C.-based law firm. He is also a licensed stockbroker. Mr. Mauro has been a Managing Director of EnTrust Global, a New York-based hedge fund, since 2005, and currently serves as a Senior Advisor. He has worked for over 30 years at the local, state and national levels on behalf of both private and public sector entities. From 1983 to 1999, he served as Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office overseeing the management of more than 20 million acres of state land, 18,000 oil and gas wells, and the state’s benefit program for Veterans. During his tenure as Commissioner, he also chaired the Veterans Land Board, the School Land Board, the Parks and Wildlife Board For Lease, the Texas Department of Corrections Board For Lease, the Permanent University Fund Board For Lease, the Coastal Coordination Council and the Texas Alternative Fuels Council and co-chaired the Sustainable Energy Development Council. He has received numerous honors and awards for his civic and philanthropic contributions in environmental, political and business arenas, including the “Man of the Year Award” from the Texas League of Women Voters and the “Rising Star of Texas Award” from Texas Business Magazine. In 1998, he was the Texas Democratic Party nominee for Governor. Mr. Mauro’s broad range of expertise brings to our Board experience in management and operations as well as strong leadership and oversight. The Board believes that Mr. Mauro’s extensive legal and political experience and dedicated philanthropic and leadership efforts in sustainability and environmental initiatives qualifies him to be on the Board.
Required Vote
Under our Charter and Bylaws, in a contested election, directors are elected by the vote of a plurality of the voting power of the shares present virtually or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. This means that the seven nominees who receive the largest number of affirmative votes cast on the election of directors will be elected. You may not cumulate your votes for the election of directors. If you hold your shares in street name and you do not instruct your broker, bank, trustee or other nominee on how to vote on this proposal, they will not have authority to vote your shares. Withheld votes and broker non-votes will not be considered votes cast and will have no effect on this proposal.
You may vote “FOR” up to seven nominees in total. If you mark a “FOR” vote with respect to fewer than seven nominees under Proposal 1, your shares will only be voted “FOR” those nominees you have marked. If you vote “FOR” more than seven nominees, all of your votes on Proposal 1 will be invalid and will not be counted.
OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE SEVEN DIRECTOR NOMINEES ABOVE.


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PROPOSAL 2 - ADVISORY VOTE AS TO OUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
In accordance with SEC rules, we are requesting stockholders to approve, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement. This is commonly referred to as a “Say-On-Pay” proposal.
The vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers and the philosophy, policies and practices described in this proxy statement. Stockholders may express their views on the design and effectiveness of our executive compensation programs by voting on this proposal. Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, retain and motivate talented executives capable of providing the leadership, vision and execution necessary to achieve our business objectives and create long-term stockholder value and to ensure that total compensation is fair, reasonable and competitive. Please read the compensation tables and narrative discussion for additional details about our executive compensation program, including information about the fiscal year 2023 compensation of our named executive officers.
Accordingly, in accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we are asking our stockholders to vote “FOR” the following resolution:
“RESOLVED, that the stockholders hereby approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the compensation tables and related narrative discussion in this proxy statement around this topic.”
This Say-On-Pay vote is advisory and therefore not binding on our compensation committee or our Board. However, our Board and our compensation committee value the opinions of our stockholders and will consider the voting results for this proposal in making future compensation decisions.
An advisory vote of our stockholders was conducted at our fiscal year 2019 annual meeting of stockholders to determine the frequency at which we conduct the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, at which stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, a frequency of one year for future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Accordingly, we have conducted and intend to conduct an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers annually. The next advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers will occur at our 2025 Annual Meeting.
Required Vote
The non-binding advisory resolution requires a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively on such matter. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered votes cast and will have no effect on this proposal.
OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF THE ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
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PROPOSAL 3 - RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The audit committee of our Board has selected Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and has further directed that the selection of such firm be submitted to our stockholders for ratification.
Stockholder ratification of the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm is not required. However, the audit committee is submitting this proposal to our stockholders as a matter of good corporate governance. If our stockholders do not vote on an advisory basis in favor of the ratification of the selection of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the audit committee will review its future selection of an independent registered public accounting firm. Regardless of whether the selection is ratified, the audit committee in its discretion may, without resubmitting the matter for stockholders to approve or ratify, appoint a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of our Company and our stockholders.
We expect representatives of Deloitte to be present at the Annual Meeting and they will have the opportunity to make a statement at the Annual Meeting if they so desire. We also expect such representatives to be available to respond to appropriate questions. We do not expect representatives of WSRP to be present at the Annual Meeting.
The aggregate fees for professional services rendered for us by Deloitte are described in the Audit Related Matters section of this proxy statement.
Required Vote
The ratification of the selection of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 requires a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively on such matter. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered votes cast and will have no effect on this proposal.
OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF DELOITTE AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024.
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PROPOSAL 4 - APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO
THE 2017 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Our Board is recommending that our stockholders approve an amendment to the 2017 Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock that are available for issuance under the 2017 Plan by 1,138,000 shares. If the amendment is approved by stockholders, the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the 2017 Plan would increase from 3,967,000 to 5,105,000 (which includes 475,000 shares previously reserved for issuance under our 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan that have become available under the 2017 Plan). Our Board approved the amendment on September 21, 2023 (the “Amendment”), subject to stockholder approval.
As of September 21, 2023, there were awards with respect to 71,500 option shares and 1,570,215 shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units outstanding under the 2017 Plan, assuming at-target achievement of outstanding performance-based awards. As of September 21, 2023, the number of shares available for grant under the 2017 Plan was 304,132 shares, assuming that all performance-based restricted stock units vest at 200% of target (maximum performance achievement), or 653,401 shares assuming target (100%) achievement level. The fair market value of a share of our common stock (as determined by the closing price quoted on the Nasdaq on such date) was $6.64.
Our Board believes the proposed share increase is necessary to the long-term health of our Company in order to support the effectiveness of our executive and director compensation programs. We provide long-term incentives to our executives, employees, advisors and directors in the form of equity compensation, which we believe aligns their interests with the interests of our stockholders and fosters an ownership mentality that drives optimal decision-making for the long-term health and profitability of our Company. Equally important, equity compensation is critical to our continuing ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified service providers.
Having an adequate number of shares available for future grants is necessary to promote our long-term success and the creation of stockholder value by:
Enabling us to continue to attract and retain the services of key employees and other service providers who would be eligible to receive grants;
Aligning participants’ interests with stockholders’ interests through incentives that are based upon the performance of our common stock;
Motivating participants, through equity incentive awards, to achieve long-term growth in the company’s business, in addition to short-term financial performance; and
Providing a long-term equity incentive program that is competitive as compared to other companies with who we compete for talent.
The proposed share increase is intended to provide us with an equity pool that will last for two years (fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2025 award cycles).
Expected grant requirements for the next two award cycles were estimated based on historic and projected future burn rates; however, circumstances such as a significant change in our stock price or employee turnover could cause the share reserve to be used more quickly or slowly.
Currently, the shares available for issuance and number of awards outstanding as a percentage of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the September 21, 2023 is 18.1%. If this proposal is approved by our stockholders, the potential additional dilution to stockholders would increase by 9.0% to 27.1%. Our Board believes that the number of additional shares being requested represents a reasonable amount of potential equity dilution and will enable us to continue promoting long-term success and stockholder value creation through equity compensation vehicles.
The approximate impact of the requested share reserve for the 2017 Plan on stockholder dilution is shown in the below table (the below figures are a percentage of our outstanding shares as of September 21, 2023 and include outstanding awards under our 2017 Plan):
Dilutive effect of new reserve shares under the 2017 Plan9.0%
Total potential dilution (including currently outstanding equity compensation awards)27.1%
Of note, the previously awarded and anticipated grants of performance-based restricted stock units are reserved in the equity count and dilution calculation at the potential achievement level of 200% of the target shares issued.
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The complete text of the 2017 Plan, as proposed to be amended, is attached as Annex B to this proxy statement. Stockholders are urged to review it together with the following information, which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2017 Plan. If there is any inconsistency between the description of the 2017 Plan included in this proxy statement and the terms of the 2017 Plan, the terms of the 2017 Plan shall govern.
Key features of the 2017 Plan include:
Equity Awards must be granted with a vesting period of at least one year;
Individual annual limits for cash award maximum value at $1,000,000;
Prohibition on issuance of discounted options/SARS;
Prohibition on repricing and cash buyouts;
Prohibition on dividend payments on unvested shares; and
Shares used to pay the exercise price of an option or stock appreciation right granted under either the 2017 Plan or the Company’s 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”), or to satisfy tax withholding obligations for an option or stock appreciation right granted under the 2017 Plan or the 2010 Plan will not become available for future grant under the 2017 Plan.
Description of the 2017 Plan
On December 6, 2016, our Board approved the 2017 Plan, which was subsequently approved by our stockholders at our fiscal year 2017 Annual Stockholders Meeting. The 2017 Plan permits the discretionary award of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock, stock units, stock appreciation rights and performance-based cash awards to eligible service providers.
General Plan Administration
Eligibility to Receive Awards. Our employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors are eligible to receive awards under the 2017 Plan. The compensation committee determines, in its discretion, the eligible persons who will be granted awards under the 2017 Plan. As of September 21, 2023 approximately 49 employees (including each of our executive officers) and each of our non-employee directors were eligible to participate in the 2017 Plan.
Administration of the 2017 Plan. Our Board has determined that its compensation committee will administer the 2017 Plan. Subject to the terms of the 2017 Plan, the compensation committee has the sole discretion, among other things, to:
select the individuals who will receive awards;
determine the terms and conditions of awards (for example, performance conditions, if any, and vesting schedule);
correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the 2017 Plan or any award agreement;
accelerate the vesting, extend the post-termination exercise term or waive restrictions of any awards at any time and under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate; and
interpret the provisions of the 2017 Plan and outstanding awards.
The compensation committee may also use the 2017 Plan to issue shares under other plans or sub-plans as may be deemed necessary or appropriate, such as to provide for participation by non-U.S. employees and those of any of our subsidiaries and affiliates. In addition, awards are subject to our recoupment policy which we adopted in August 2022. We will indemnify the members of our Board, the compensation committee and their delegates to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law for actions taken or not taken regarding the 2017 Plan.
Shares Available for Issuance
Subject to the adjustment provisions in the 2017 Plan, our stockholders are being asked to approve an increase in the number of shares available under the 2017 Plan of 1,138,000, such that the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the 2017 Plan is 5,105,000, which includes 475,000 shares previously reserved for issuance under the 2010 Plan that have become available for grant under the 2017 Plan.
Under the 2017 Plan, the following shares will become available for future grants under the 2017 Plan: (1) shares subject to an award that is forfeited or terminated for any reason other than being exercised; (2) shares subject to a stock unit award that are not issued in settlement of such award; and (3) shares surrendered by a participant or withheld by the company to satisfy
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any withholding tax obligation with respect to an award other than an option or stock appreciation right. Additionally, the following shares will not become available for future grant under the 2017 Plan: (1) shares delivered to the Company to pay the exercise price of an option (including options granted under the 2010 Plan) or withheld by the company to satisfy the tax withholding obligation with respect to an option or stock appreciation right (including an option or stock appreciation right granted under the 2010 Plan); (2) shares subject to a stock appreciation right that are not issued in connection with the settlement or exercise, as applicable, of such right; and (3) shares purchased on the open market with cash proceeds from the exercise of an option.
In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding shares, stock dividend, dividend payable in a form other than shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of the shares, consolidation, combination or reclassification of the shares, recapitalization, spin-off, or other similar occurrence, then the number and class of shares issued under the 2017 Plan and subject to each award, along with any exercise prices and repurchase prices, as well as the number and class of shares available for issuance under the 2017 Plan, shall each be equitably and proportionately adjusted by the compensation committee.
Types of Awards
Awards issued under the 2017 Plan will be evidenced by a written agreement entered into between our Company and the participant. Such agreements will recite the specific terms and conditions of the award.
Stock Options. A stock option is the right to acquire shares at a fixed exercise price over a fixed period of time. The compensation committee will determine the number of shares covered by each stock option and the exercise price of the shares subject to each stock option, but such per share exercise price cannot be less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant of the stock option.
Stock options granted under the 2017 Plan may be either incentive stock options, or “ISOs,” or non-statutory stock options, or “NSOs.” As required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and applicable regulations, ISOs are subject to various limitations. For example, the exercise price for any ISO granted to any employee owning more than 10% of our common stock may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant and the ISO must expire not later than five years after the grant date. The aggregate fair market value (determined at the date of grant) of common stock subject to all ISOs held by a participant that are first exercisable in any single calendar year cannot exceed $100,000. ISOs may not be transferred other than upon death, or to a revocable trust where the participant is considered the sole beneficiary of the stock option while it is held in trust. The 2017 Plan, as proposed to be amended, provides that no more than 5,105,000 shares may be issued pursuant to the exercise of ISOs, subject to the 2017 Plan’s share recycling provision.
A stock option granted under the 2017 Plan cannot be exercised until it becomes vested. The compensation committee establishes the vesting schedule of each stock option at the time of grant, subject to the minimum vesting requirement described below. The maximum term life for stock options granted under the 2017 Plan may not exceed 10 years from the date of grant.
The exercise price of each stock option granted under the 2017 Plan must be paid in full at the time of exercise, either with cash or through a broker-assisted “cashless” exercise and sale program, or through another method approved by the compensation committee. The optionee must also make arrangements to pay any taxes that we are required to withhold at the time of exercise.
Stock Appreciation Rights. A stock appreciation right, or “SAR,” is the right to receive, upon exercise, an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of common stock on the date of the SAR’s exercise over the fair market value of the shares of common stock covered by the exercised portion of the SAR on the date of grant. The compensation committee determines the terms of SARs including the exercise price (provided that such per share exercise price cannot be less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant), the vesting and the term of the SAR, subject to the minimum vesting requirement described below. The maximum term life for SARs granted under the 2017 Plan may not exceed 10 years from the date of grant. The compensation committee may determine that a SAR will only be exercisable if our Company satisfies performance goals established by the compensation committee. Settlement of a SAR may be in shares of common stock or in cash, or any combination thereof, as the compensation committee may determine.
Restricted Stock. Awards of restricted stock are shares of common stock that vest in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the compensation committee. The compensation committee also will determine any other terms and conditions of an award of restricted shares. In determining whether an award of restricted shares should be made, and/or the vesting schedule for any such award, the compensation committee may impose whatever conditions to vesting as it determines to be appropriate, subject to the minimum vesting requirement described below. For example, the compensation committee may determine that an award of restricted shares will vest only if our Company satisfies performance goals established by the compensation committee.
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Stock Units. Stock units are the right to receive an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares covered by the stock unit at some future date after the grant. The compensation committee will determine all of the terms and conditions of an award of stock units, including the vesting period, subject to the minimum vesting requirement described below. Upon each vesting date of a stock unit, the holder thereof will be entitled to receive an amount equal to the then fair market value of the shares on the settlement date. The compensation committee may determine that an award of stock units will vest only if our Company satisfies performance goals established by the compensation committee. Payment for vested stock units may be in shares of common stock or in cash, or any combination thereof, as the compensation committee may determine. Settlement of stock units will generally occur within 30 days of vesting unless the participant has timely elected to defer such compensation.
Cash Awards. We may also award cash-based performance bonus opportunities to participants under the 2017 Plan. Such awards will be (1) payable in cash and (2) paid based on achievement of performance goal(s) applying the performance criteria specified below.
Performance Goals and Annual Grant Limits. The 2017 Plan specifies performance goals that the compensation committee could include in awards, which goals were originally included in the 2017 Plan in order to qualify certain awards granted hereunder as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) for purposes of maximizing our corporate tax deduction of amounts paid to our executive officers. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the ability to structure future awards as qualifying performance-based compensation was eliminated. The performance goal criteria included in the 2017 Plan are:
operating incomeearnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortizationearnings
cash flowmarket sharesales or revenue, including with respect to a particular product, business line, geography or market
expensescost of goods soldprofit/loss or profit margin
working capitalreturn on equity or assets or investmentearnings per share
economic value addedstock price including without limitation total stockholder returnprice/earnings ratio
debt or debt-to-equityaccounts receivablewrite-offs
cashassetsliquidity
operationsresearch or related milestonesbusiness development
intellectual propertyproduct developmentregulatory activity
information technologyfinancingsproduct quality control
managementhuman resourcescorporate governance
compliance programlegal mattersinternal controls
policies and proceduresaccounting and reportingstrategic alliances, licensing and partnering
site, plant or building developmentcorporate transactions including without limitation mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and/or joint venturescustomer satisfaction
capital expendituresCompany advancement milestones
The 2017 Plan imposes certain annual grant limits on awards, which limits were intended to permit plan awards to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) prior to the amendment of that section in 2017. No individual employee may be granted awards covering more than 300,000 shares subject to each type of equity award specified under the 2017 Plan (stock options, SARs, restricted stock awards and stock units) during a single fiscal year, with such number doubled in the year in which the employee is, as applicable, first hired or promoted to a position such that their compensation would be subject to the deduction limitation imposed by Code Section 162(m). In addition, no individual employee may be granted awards covering more than 600,000 shares during any single fiscal year.
In addition, the fiscal year-based annual limit on the value of cash awards granted under the 2017 Plan to any individual employee is $5,000,000.
It is within the committee’s authority to award or grant compensation under the 2017 Plan that may not be fully deductible by us under Code Section 162(m). See also the discussion under the heading “Certain Federal Income Tax Information-Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) Considerations” below for further information on Code Section 162(m).
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Minimum Vesting Requirement for Awards. Awards granted under the 2017 Plan on or after July 1, 2018 are subject to a minimum vesting requirement that provides that the award may not vest, become exercisable or be settled prior to the first anniversary of the grant date for the award. The minimum vesting requirement does not apply to the following: (1) up to 5% of the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2017 Plan; (2) in the context of a change of control or similar acquisition of our Company; or (3) with respect to an award held by a participant whose service with us terminates as a result of his or her death or disability.
Limited Transferability of Awards. Awards granted under the 2017 Plan generally are not transferable other than upon death, or pursuant to a court-approved domestic relations order. However, the compensation committee may in its discretion permit awards other than ISOs to be transferred. Generally, where transfers are permitted, they will be permitted only by gift to a member of the participant’s immediate family or to a trust or other entity for the benefit of the member(s) of the participant’s and/or his or her immediate family.
Termination of Employment, Death or Disability. The compensation committee will determine the effect of the termination of employment on awards, which determination may be different depending on the nature of the termination, such as terminations due to cause, resignation, death, disability or retirement, and the status of the award as vested or unvested.
Corporate Transaction. In the event that our Company is a party to a merger or other reorganization, outstanding 2017 Plan awards will be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization. Such agreement may provide, without limitation, for (1) the continuation of the outstanding awards if our Company is a surviving corporation, (2) the assumption of the outstanding awards by the surviving corporation or its parent, or (3) cancellation of outstanding awards with or without consideration, in all cases with or without the consent of the participant. The compensation committee will decide the effect of a change in control of our Company on outstanding awards. In the event our Company is a party to a change in control transaction and there is no assumption, substitution or continuation of outstanding equity awards, (1) with respect to awards with service-based vesting conditions, such awards shall accelerate and vest in full and (2) with respect to awards with performance-based vesting conditions, such awards shall accelerate and vest based on the greater of (A) target achievement or (B) actual achievement, measured as of either the end of the applicable performance period (if ended prior to the change in control) or the effective date of the change in control.
Term of the 2017 Plan. The 2017 Plan will continue in effect until December 5, 2026 or until earlier terminated by our Board.
Governing Law. The 2017 Plan is governed by the laws of the State of Utah.
Amendment and Termination of the 2017 Plan. Our Board generally may amend or terminate the 2017 Plan at any time and for any reason, except that our Board must obtain stockholder approval of certain material amendments, including any addition of shares, expansion of the class of persons eligible to participate, or any repricing or as may be required by applicable stock exchange rules.
Certain Federal Income Tax Information
The following is a general summary as of the date of this proxy statement of the U.S. federal income tax consequences to the Company and to U.S. participants for awards granted under the 2017 Plan. The federal tax laws may change and the federal, state and local tax consequences for any participant will depend upon his or her individual circumstances. Tax consequences for any particular individual may be different. This summary is not intended to be exhaustive and does not discuss the tax consequences of a participant’s death or provisions of income tax laws of any municipality, state or other country. The Company advises participants to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the tax implications of their awards under the 2017 Plan.
Incentive Stock Options. For federal income tax purposes, the holder of an ISO has no taxable income at the time of the grant or exercise of the ISO. If such person retains the common stock acquired under the ISO for a period of at least two years after the stock option is granted and one year after the stock option is exercised, any gain upon the subsequent sale of the common stock will be taxed as a long-term capital gain. A participant who disposes of shares acquired by exercise of an ISO prior to the expiration of two years after the stock option is granted or before one year after the stock option is exercised will realize ordinary income as of the date of exercise equal to the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the stock. Any additional gain or loss recognized upon any later disposition of the shares will be treated as short-term or long-term capital gain or loss depending on how long the shares have been held by the participant. The difference between the option exercise price and the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date of an ISO is an adjustment in computing the holder’s alternative minimum taxable income and may be subject to an alternative minimum tax which is paid if such tax exceeds the participant’s regular income tax for the year.
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Nonstatutory Stock Options. A participant who receives an NSO generally will not realize taxable income on the grant of such option but will realize ordinary income at the time of exercise of the stock option equal to the difference between the option exercise price and the fair market value of the stock on the date of exercise. Any additional gain or loss recognized upon any later disposition of the shares will be treated as short-term or long-term capital gain or loss depending on how long the shares were held by the participant.
Stock Appreciation Rights. No taxable income is generally reportable when a stock appreciation right is granted to a participant. Upon exercise, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the value of the shares or other consideration received. Any additional gain or loss recognized upon any later disposition of any shares received will be treated as short-term or long-term capital gain or loss depending on how long the shares were held by the participant.
Restricted Stock. A participant will generally not have taxable income upon grant of unvested restricted shares unless he or she elects to be taxed at that time pursuant to a Code Section 83(b) election. Instead, he or she will recognize ordinary income at the time(s) of vesting equal to the fair market value (on each vesting date) of the shares received minus any amount paid for the shares.
Stock Units. No taxable income is generally reportable when unvested stock units are granted to a participant. Upon settlement of the vested stock units, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the value of the payment received pursuant to the vested stock units.
Income Tax Effects for the Company. The Company generally will be entitled to a tax deduction in connection with an award under the 2017 Plan in an amount equal to the ordinary income realized by a participant at the time the participant recognizes such income (for example, upon the exercise of an NSO). As described herein, Code Section 162(m) may limit the deductability of awards granted under the 2017 Plan.
Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) Considerations. Code Section 162(m) generally disallows a tax deduction to public companies for compensation in excess of $1,000,000 paid to certain of the company’s executive officers in any one fiscal year. Prior to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, there was an exception to the $1,000,000 limitation for performance-based compensation, including options, meeting certain requirements. The exemption from the Code Section 162(m) deduction limit for performance-based compensation has been repealed, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, such that compensation to our CEO and certain other executive officers in excess of $1,000,000 will not be deductible unless it qualifies for transition relief applicable to certain arrangements in place as of November 2, 2017.
Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. Code Section 409A governs the federal income taxation of certain types of non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements. A violation of Code Section 409A generally results in an acceleration of the recognition of income of amounts intended to be deferred and the imposition of a federal excise tax of 20% on the employee over and above the income tax owed plus possible penalties and interest. The types of arrangements covered by Code Section 409A are broad and may apply to certain awards available under the 2017 Plan (such as stock units). The intent is for the 2017 Plan, including any awards available thereunder, to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. As required by Code Section 409A, certain non-qualified deferred compensation payments to specified employees may be delayed to the seventh month after such employee’s separation from service.
New Plan Benefits
Because the 2017 Plan is discretionary, benefits to be received by individual participants are not determinable. However, on the date of the Annual Meeting, each of our non-employee directors will receive a restricted stock award pursuant to our non-employee director compensation program (described in the “Director Compensation” section of this proxy statement) for a number of shares of our common stock equal to $75,000 divided by the average closing price of our common stock for each of the ten trading days ending before the date of the Annual Meeting. To date, no grants have been made under the 2017 Plan with respect to the additional shares that are subject to this proposal.
Additional Equity Plan Information
In August 2023, our compensation committee issued fiscal year 2024 equity grants to our employees. The following table provides certain additional information regarding our equity compensation plans, excluding the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
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As of September 21, 2023
Total Stock Options Outstanding71,500 
Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Stock Options Outstanding
$4.44 per share
Weighted-Average Remaining Duration of Stock Options Outstanding
4.37 years
Total Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (including PRSUs) Outstanding1,570,215 
Total Shares Available for Grant Under the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan 1
304,132 
1.Total shares available for grant if outstanding performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) vest at 200% of target. If the PRSUs vest at 100%, total shares available for grant would be 653,401. There are no shares available for grant under other plans.
Required Vote
The proposed amendment to the 2017 Plan requires a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively on such matter. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered votes cast and will have no effect on this proposal. In the event that stockholder approval is not obtained, we may not issue more than 3,967,000 shares of our common stock under the 2017 Plan.
OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE 2017 PLAN.
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PROPOSAL 5 – RATIFICATION OF THE STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
On August 30, 2023, the Board adopted the Rights Plan and declared a dividend distribution of one preferred share purchase right (each, a “Right”) for each outstanding share of our common stock to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 11, 2023.
While stockholder ratification of the Rights Plan is not required under Delaware law or pursuant to the terms of the Rights Plan, the Board has determined to seek stockholder ratification of the Rights Plan in furtherance of good corporate governance. As the Rights Plan is not conditioned upon stockholder approval, the Rights Plan will not expire pursuant to its terms if it is not ratified by stockholders. However, the Board has committed to terminating the Rights Plan on the day after the Annual Meeting, unless stockholders have voted to ratify the Rights Plan at the Annual Meeting.
Purpose of the Rights Plan
The Rights Plan is similar to plans adopted by other public companies and is intended to protect the interests of the Company and all of its stockholders. Further, the Rights Plan is intended to enable all of our stockholders to realize the long-term value of their investment in the Company.
The Board believes that it is in the best interests of the Company and all stockholders to ratify the Rights Plan for the following reasons:
Deters a Creeping Acquisition of Control: The Rights Plan reduces the likelihood that any entity, person or group gains control of, or significant influence over, the Company through open-market accumulation, or other means without appropriately compensating all of the Company’s stockholders for control. As a result of the Rights Plan, no entity, person or group can acquire beneficial ownership (as defined in the Rights Plan) of 12% (or 20% in the case of certain passive investors) or more of the common stock. In addition, the Rights Plan encourages anyone seeking to gain a significant interest in the Company to negotiate directly with the Board prior to attempting to control or significantly influence the Company.
Positions the Board to Fulfill its Fiduciary Duties: The Rights Plan helps ensure that the Board has sufficient time to make informed, deliberate decisions that are in the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders. The Rights Plan is not intended to deter offers that are fair and otherwise in the best interests of all stockholders, but does give the Board the ability to defend stockholders against abusive or coercive takeover tactics by a potential acquirer that could be used to gain control of the Company without the acquirer paying all stockholders a fair price for their shares. The Rights Plan does not preclude the Board from considering an offer that recognizes the full value of the Company.
Summary of the Rights Plan
The Rights will be issued pursuant to the Rights Plan. Set forth below is a summary of the principal terms of the Rights Plan, but this summary is a general description only and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Rights Plan, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement as Annex C and is incorporated herein by reference. See Annex C for more detailed information.
The Rights
Under the Rights Plan, the Company shall issue one Right with respect to each outstanding share of our common stock as of September 11, 2023. Until the Distribution Date (as defined below) (or earlier expiration of the Rights), the Rights will be transferred with and only with the Common Stock.
Until the Distribution Date (or earlier expiration of the Rights), new common stock certificates issued after September 11, 2023 upon transfer or new issuances of common stock will contain a notation incorporating the Rights Plan by reference. Until the Distribution Date (or earlier expiration of the Rights), the surrender for transfer of any certificates for shares of common stock (or book entry shares of common stock) outstanding as of September 11, 2023 will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the shares of common stock represented thereby. As soon as practicable following the Distribution Date, separate certificates evidencing the Rights will be mailed to holders of record of the common stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date and such separate rights certificates alone will evidence the Rights.
The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date.
Separation and Distribution of Rights; Exercisability
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Subject to certain exceptions, the Rights become exercisable and trade separately from the common stock only upon the “Distribution Date,” which occurs upon the earlier of:
ten business days following a public announcement that a person, or group of affiliated or associated persons, has acquired beneficial ownership of 12% (or 20% in the case of certain passive investors) or more of the outstanding shares of common stock (any such person, or group of affiliated or associated persons, an “Acquiring Person”); or
ten business days (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board prior to such time as any person, or group of affiliated or associated persons, becomes an Acquiring Person) following the commencement of, or public announcement of an intention to make, a tender or exchange offer, the consummation of which would result in any person, or group of affiliated or associated persons, becoming an Acquiring Person.
An Acquiring Person does not include, among others: the Company, any subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company or any person that, as of prior to the first public announcement of the adoption of the Rights Plan, beneficially owned 12% (or 20% in the case of certain passive investors) or more of the outstanding shares of common stock, including in the form of synthetic interests through derivative positions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such person would be an “Acquiring Person” if such person, at any time after the first public announcement of the adoption of the Rights Plan, becomes the beneficial owner of additional shares of common stock representing 0.5% or more of the shares of common stock then outstanding. In addition, the Rights Plan provides that no person, or group of affiliated or associated persons, will become an Acquiring Person as a result of share purchases or issuances directly from the Company or through an underwritten offering approved by the Board. Also, a person, or group of affiliated or associated persons, will not be an Acquiring Person if the Board determines that such person, or group of affiliated or associated persons, has become an Acquiring Person inadvertently and such person, or group of affiliated or associated persons, as soon as practicable divests a sufficient number of shares so that such person, or group of affiliated or associated persons, would no longer be an Acquiring Person.
Certain synthetic interests in securities created by derivative positions are treated under the Rights Plan as beneficial ownership of the number of shares of the common stock equivalent to the economic exposure created by the derivative security, to the extent actual shares of common stock are directly or indirectly beneficially owned by a counterparty to such derivative security.
Expiration
The Rights will expire on August 28, 2024 (the “Final Expiration Date”), unless the Final Expiration Date is advanced or extended, or the Rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company as described below.
Consequences of a Person or Group Becoming an Acquiring Person
In the event that a person, or group of affiliated or associated persons, becomes an Acquiring Person, each holder of a Right, other than Rights beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person (which will thereupon become void), will thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise of a Right that number of shares of common stock having a market value of two times the purchase price of the Right.
In the event that, after a person or group has become an Acquiring Person, the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction or 50% or more of its consolidated assets or earning power are sold, proper provisions will be made so that each holder of a Right (other than Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person which will have become void) will thereafter have the right to receive upon the exercise of a Right that number of shares of common stock of the person with whom the Company has engaged in the foregoing transaction (or its parent) that at the time of such transaction have a market value of two times the purchase price of the Right.
Anti-dilution Adjustments
The purchase price payable, and the number of shares of preferred stock or other securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights is subject to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution (1) in the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or reclassification of, the preferred stock, (2) upon the grant to holders of the preferred stock of certain rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase preferred stock at a price, or securities convertible into preferred stock with a conversion price, less than the then-current market price of the preferred stock or (3) upon the distribution to holders of the preferred stock of evidences of indebtedness or assets (excluding regular periodic cash dividends or dividends payable in preferred stock) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above).
With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the purchase price will be required until cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% in such purchase price. No fractional shares of preferred stock or common stock will be issued (other than fractions of preferred stock which are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of preferred stock, which may, at
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the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts), and in lieu thereof an adjustment in cash will be made based on the current market price of the preferred stock or the common stock.
Redemption
At any time prior to the time an Acquiring Person becomes such, the Board may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Right (the “Redemption Price”) payable, at the option of the Company, in cash, shares of common stock or such other form of consideration as the Board shall determine. The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon any redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price.
Exchange
At any time after any person, or group becomes an Acquiring Person and prior to the Company being acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction or 50% or more of its consolidated assets or earning power are sold or the acquisition by the Acquiring Person of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock, the Board may exchange the Rights (other than Rights owned by such Acquiring Person which will have become void), in whole or in part, for shares of common stock or preferred stock (or a series of the Company’s preferred stock having equivalent rights, preferences and privileges), at an exchange ratio of one share of common stock, or a fractional share of preferred stock (or other preferred stock) equivalent in value thereto, per Right.
Qualifying Offer Provision
In the event the Company receives a Qualifying Offer (as defined in the Rights Plan) and the Company does not redeem the outstanding Rights, the Company may exempt such Qualifying Offer from the Rights Plan, or call a special meeting of stockholders to vote on whether or not to exempt such Qualifying Offer from the Rights Plan, in each case within 90 days of the commencement of the Qualifying Offer (the “Board Evaluation Period”). The holders of record of 20% or more of the outstanding common stock (excluding shares of common stock that are beneficially owned by the person making the Qualifying Offer) may submit a written demand directing the Board to submit a resolution exempting the Qualifying Offer from the Rights Plan to be voted upon at a special meeting to be convened within ninety days following the last day of the Board Evaluation Period (the “Special Meeting Period”). The Board must take the necessary actions to cause such resolution to be submitted to a vote of stockholders at a special meeting within the Special Meeting Period; however, the Board may recommend in favor of or against or take no position with respect to the adoption of the resolution, as it determines to be appropriate in the exercise of its fiduciary duties.
No Rights as Stockholder
Until a Right is exercised or exchanged, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.
Amendment of the Rights Plan
For so long as the Rights are redeemable, the Company may, except with respect to the Redemption Price, amend the Rights Plan in any manner. After the Rights are no longer redeemable, the Company may, except with respect to the Redemption Price, amend the Rights Plan in any manner that does not adversely affect the interests of holders of the Rights.
Required Vote
The ratification of the Rights Plan requires a majority in voting power of the votes cast by the holders of all of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and voting affirmatively or negatively on such matter. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered votes cast and will have no effect on this proposal.
OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE RIGHTS PLAN.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Director Independence
The Nasdaq Stock Market Rules (the “Nasdaq Rules”) require that a majority of the members of our Board qualify as “independent,” as affirmatively determined by our Board. Our Board has determined that each of Mses. Brockovich and Latham and Messrs. Beindorff, Greer, Lewis and Mauro is an “independent director” under Nasdaq Rules.
Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight
The leadership of our Board is currently structured such that the chair of our Board and chief executive officer positions are separated. Mr. Mauro, an independent director, has served as chair of our Board since November 2013. We believe having an independent chair of our Board has provided our Board with consistent, experienced and independent leadership that enhances the effectiveness of our Board. Our corporate governance guidelines do not require our Board to choose an independent chair or to separate the roles of chair and chief executive officer, but our Board believes this leadership structure is the appropriate structure for our Company at this time, and plans to keep the roles separated in fiscal year 2024. Pursuant to our corporate governance guidelines, our Board may choose its chair in any manner that it deems to be in the best interests of our Company. If, in the future, the chair of our Board is not an independent director, our Board may designate an independent director to serve as a lead independent director.
Our Board is responsible for oversight of risks facing our Company, while our management is responsible for day-to-day management of risk. Our Board directly administers its risk oversight function. In addition, the risk oversight function is also administered through the standing committees of our Board, which oversee risks inherent in their respective areas of responsibility, reporting to our Board regularly and involving our Board as necessary. For example, the audit committee oversees our financial exposure, financial reporting related risks, and information technology security risk, and the compensation committee oversees risks related to our compensation programs and practices. Our Board directly oversees our strategic and business risk, including geographic, product development and regulatory risks, through regular interactions with our management and, from time-to-time, input from independent advisors. We believe our Board’s leadership structure supports its role in risk oversight, with our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer primarily responsible for assessing and managing risks facing our Company on a day-to-day basis and the chair and other members of our Board providing oversight of such risk management.
Non-Employee Director Equity Ownership Policy
Our corporate governance guidelines require that our non-employee directors own a number of shares of our common stock having a value at least equal to five times (5x) the annual base cash compensation for serving as a non-employee director. For purposes of this policy, (1) the per-share value is calculated as the average closing price of our common stock over the 20 trading days immediately preceding the date of calculation and (2) “shares” include shares of our common stock owned outright by the non-employee director or his or her immediate family members residing in the same household, shares of our common stock held in trust for the benefit of such non-employee director or his or her immediate family members, the vested portion of restricted stock and restricted stock units, the “in-the-money” value of vested stock options, and unvested restricted stock units or restricted stock to the extent such stock units or restricted stock are awarded in settlement of a cash award earned by such non-employee director.
Until such time as a non-employee director has achieved and thereafter continues to maintain the ownership target, he or she is required to retain direct ownership of all the “net shares” of our common stock he or she receives as a result of the exercise, vesting or payment of equity awards. “Net shares” means those shares that remain after shares are sold or withheld, as the case may be, solely to (1) pay any applicable exercise price for an equity award (e.g., stock options, stock appreciation rights) or (2) satisfy any tax obligations, including withholding taxes, arising in connection with the exercise, vesting or payment of an equity award.
Board Conflicts of Interest Policy
Our Board has adopted a conflicts of interest policy for directors that prohibits directors from engaging in any activity that creates an actual or perceived conflict of interest with our Company, and each director is required to notify the Board before engaging in any activity that could reasonably be assumed to create a potential conflict of interest. Specifically, without prior approval from the Board, each director is prohibited from engaging in any activity that is in direct competition with our Company or serving in any capacity (including, but not limited to, as an employee, consultant, advisor, director, representative, agent, influencer, or advertiser) in any company or entity that competes directly or indirectly with us, as reasonably determined by a majority of the disinterested board members.
Meetings of Our Board and Committees
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During the last fiscal year, our Board held six Board meetings. Our Board also acts by unanimous written consent from time to time. Each director who currently serves on our Board attended at least 75% of the aggregate of (1) the total number of meetings of our Board (held during the period for which he or she has been a director) and (2) the total number of meetings held by all committees of our Board on which such director served (held during the periods that he or she served).
Committees of Our Board
Our Board has an audit committee, a nominating and corporate governance committee, and a compensation committee.
Audit Committee
The audit committee was established by our Board in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. At the end of the last fiscal year and as of the date hereof, the members of our audit committee consisted of Messrs. Lewis, Beindorff and Mauro, with Mr. Lewis serving as chair. Our Board has determined that all three members of the audit committee qualify as “independent” under Nasdaq Rules. Our Board has also determined that each member of the audit committee meets the financial literacy and sophistication requirements set forth in the Nasdaq Rules and that Mr. Lewis qualifies as “audit committee financial expert,” as that term is defined by SEC rules. Our Board made a qualitative assessment of Mr. Lewis’s level of knowledge and experience based on a number of factors, including his formal education and his other prior professional experience. The audit committee met five times during our last fiscal year. Our audit committee also acts by unanimous written consent from time to time.
The audit committee operates under a written charter adopted by our Board that is available on our website at http://investor.lifevantage.com/corporate-governance. Our website does not constitute part of this proxy statement.
The audit committee has the following authority and responsibilities:
a.monitor the integrity of the Company’s financial statements;
b.review and monitor compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
c.evaluate the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence;
d.review and monitor the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and independent auditors;
e.oversee the Company’s risk assessment and risk management programs for identified financial and operational risk exposures and risks related to the Company’s information systems;
f.oversee the Company’s financial processes, controls and reporting;
g.prepare an audit committee report as required by the SEC to be included in the Company’s public filings;
h.review and approve all significant or material related party transactions;
i.review and evaluate, on a periodic basis as determined appropriate its own performance and that of its members, including compliance with the committee charter;
j.review and maintain our code of conduct and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and insider trading policies, and approve any changes to the code and policies; and
k.perform certain other duties enumerated in the written charter.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
At the end of the last fiscal year and as of the date hereof the nominating and corporate governance committee consisted of Ms. Brockovich and Messrs. Greer and Mauro, with Mr. Greer serving as chair. Our Board has determined that all members of the nominating and governance committee qualify as “independent” under Nasdaq Rules. As long as our common stock remains publicly traded, each member of the nominating and corporate governance committee will (1) qualify as an “independent” director as defined under applicable Nasdaq Rules and (2) qualify as a “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) promulgated under the Exchange Act. The nominating and corporate governance committee met four times during our last fiscal year. Our nominating and corporate governance committee also acts by unanimous written consent from time to time.
The nominating and corporate governance committee operates under a written charter adopted by our Board that is available on our website at http://investor.lifevantage.com/corporate-governance. Our website does not constitute part of this proxy statement.
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The purpose of the nominating and corporate governance committee is to (1) identify individuals qualified to serve as members of our Board, (2) recommend nominees for election as directors, (3) evaluate our Board’s performance, (4) develop and recommend to our Board corporate governance guidelines and (5) provide oversight with respect to the evaluation of our Board, management, corporate governance and ethical conduct including overseeing the environmental, corporate and social responsibility, health and safety and sustainability initiatives of the company. In the process of performing its duties, the committee has engaged and may engage in the future, third-party board governance experts to evaluate board composition, analyze board contributions and review board activities and practices.
The nominating and corporate governance committee has the following authority and responsibilities:
a.identify and evaluate individuals qualified to serve as members of our Board (including individuals nominated by stockholders in proposals made in writing to our Secretary that are timely received and that contain sufficient background information concerning the nominee to enable proper judgment to be made as to the nominee’s qualifications and in compliance with applicable laws) and establish a process for recruiting suitable candidates to our Board, including identifying the characteristics and skills required by our Board and those existing on our Board;
b.identify and recommend for our Board’s selection nominees for election as directors at the meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected;
c.recommend to our Board the appointment of directors to committees of our Board and, as appropriate, recommend rotation or removal of directors from such committees;
d.cause to be prepared and recommend to our Board the adoption of corporate governance guidelines, and periodically review and assess the guidelines and recommend changes for approval by our Board;
e.oversee an annual evaluation of its performance and that of our Board, including the individual members of our Board, and discuss the evaluation with our Board;
f.provide minutes of meetings of the committee to our Board, and report regularly to our Board with respect to significant actions and determinations made by the committee;
g.at least annually, to review and reassess the charter of the committee and, if appropriate, recommend changes to our Board;
h.make recommendations to our Board regarding issues of management succession;
i.periodically review our compliance with applicable corporate governance listing requirements of Nasdaq;
j.review any stockholder proposals received for inclusion in our proxy materials and approve any responses to such proposals;
k.periodically review our structural defenses and recommend any changes to our Board that the committee deems advisable; and
l.oversee the initiatives associated with environmental, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and health and safety initiatives.
Compensation Committee
At the end of the last fiscal year and as of the date hereof, the members of the compensation committee consisted of Ms. Latham and Messrs. Beindorff and Greer, with Mr. Beindorff serving as chair. Our Board has determined that all members of the compensation committee qualify as “independent” under Nasdaq Rules. As long as our common stock remains publicly traded, each member of the compensation committee will (1) qualify as an “independent” director as defined under applicable Nasdaq Rules or the listing standards of such other national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which our common stock is then-listed (the “Applicable Listing Standards”) and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, (2) satisfy any additional more stringent requirements applicable to members of the compensation committee under the Applicable Listing Standards, (3) qualify as a “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) promulgated under the Exchange Act and (4) qualify as an “outside director” under Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3) promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code. During our last fiscal year, the compensation committee met six times. Our compensation committee also acts by unanimous written consent from time to time.
The compensation committee operates under a written charter adopted by our Board that is available on our website at http://investor.lifevantage.com/corporate-governance. Our website does not constitute part of this proxy statement. The charter
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of the compensation committee provides that the compensation committee has the overall responsibility of our Board relating to compensation for our executive officers and non-employee directors.
The compensation committee has the following authority and responsibilities:
a.periodically review our compensation philosophy and strategy;
b.determine, or review and recommend to our Board for its determination, on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives with respect to compensation for our Chief Executive Officer. The committee evaluates at least once a year our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of these established goals and objectives and, based upon these evaluations, reviews and recommends to the independent members of our Board for approval, our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, including base salary, annual and long term incentive compensation. Our Chief Executive Officer is not present during the portion of any meeting of the committee during which it will vote upon or deliberate upon the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer;
c.determine, or review and recommend to our Board for its determination, on an annual basis the evaluation process and compensation structure for our executive officers other than our Chief Executive Officer. The committee evaluates the performance of these executive officers and reviews and recommends, as appropriate to our Board for approval, the compensation, including salary, bonus, incentive and equity compensation, for such executive officers. The committee considers the proposals for the compensation of such executive officers submitted to the committee by our Chief Executive Officer;
d.review and approve the initial compensation, including salary, bonus, incentive and equity compensation, for newly hired employees who are proposed to be executive officers of our Company (other than a proposed newly hired Chief Executive Officer). The committee considers the proposals for compensation of such proposed newly hired executive officers submitted to the committee by our Chief Executive Officer;
e.provide general oversight of management’s decisions concerning the performance and compensation of our other officers, employees, consultants and advisors. The committee may delegate its authority on these matters with regard to non-officer employees and consultants to our officers and other appropriate supervisory personnel;
f.if and to the extent we are required to include a Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) section in our annual proxy statement, (1) review and discuss with management the CD&A and other required compensation disclosures, (2) based on that review and discussion, recommend to our Board whether such CD&A be included in that proxy statement (if applicable), and (3) review and approve the disclosure required by SEC rules and regulations;
g.oversee on an annual basis management’s recommendations for the salary range of non-officer employees by pay grade, percent merit increases and annual incentive pools;
h.review our incentive compensation and stock-based plans and approve, or recommend to our Board for its approval, adoption of or changes in such plans, as needed; provided the adoption or amendment of a plan that results in reservation of additional shares of our common stock for issuance thereunder shall be approved by our Board. The committee has and exercises all the authority of our Board with respect to the administration of such plans;
i.select, retain and terminate such compensation consultants, outside counsel and other advisors as it deems necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion. The committee may invite such consultants and advisors to attend its meetings or to meet with any members of the committee. The committee has sole authority to approve the fees and retention terms relating to such consultants and advisors;
j.except with respect to the responsibilities set forth above regarding the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and our other executive officers, the committee may delegate its authority granted under its charter to a subcommittee of the committee (consisting either of a subset of members of the committee or, after giving due consideration to whether the eligibility criteria described above with respect to committee members and whether such other Board members satisfy such criteria, any members of our Board);
k.review executive officer compensation for compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and oversee our implementation of corporate policies affecting compensation;
l.oversee and, as needed from time to time, review and approve other compensation and benefit plans, including non-routine employment agreements, severance arrangements and change in control agreements and provisions when, and if, appropriate, as well as any special supplemental benefits;
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m.review and recommend to our Board the compensation of independent non-employee directors, including annual and long term incentive compensation;
n.report regularly to our Board with respect to significant actions and determinations made by the committee;
o.annually review and evaluate the committee’s own performance and report on its conclusions in this regard to our Board;
p.periodically review, as and when required by applicable laws, rules or regulations, our risk management processes related to our compensation programs including to determine whether any such program encourages undue or inappropriate risk-taking by our personnel that is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us;
q.oversee, as and when required by applicable laws, rules and regulations, our submission to, and consider the results of, stockholder votes on matters relating to compensation, including advisory votes and votes seeking approval of our compensation plans or arrangements; and
r.perform any other activities consistent with its charter, our Charter and Bylaws, Applicable Listing Standards and any other applicable law, as the committee or our Board deems appropriate.
Director Nominations
Criteria for Board Membership
In selecting candidates for appointment or election to our Board, the nominating and corporate governance committee considers the appropriate balance of experience, skills and characteristics required of our Board, and seeks to insure that a majority of the directors are independent under Nasdaq Rules, that members of the audit committee meet the financial literacy and sophistication requirements under Nasdaq Rules and that at least one member of the audit committee qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under SEC rules. Nominees for director are selected on the basis of their depth and breadth of experience, wisdom, integrity, ability to make independent analytical inquiries, willingness to devote adequate time to Board duties, the interplay of the nominee’s experience and skills with those of other directors and the extent to which the nominee would be a desirable addition to our Board and any of its committees. Nominees for director must also be in compliance with the conflicts of interest policy that applies to our Board. See “Board Conflicts of Interest Policy” above for a description of this policy. Other than the foregoing, there are no stated minimum criteria for director nominees, although the nominating and corporate governance committee may also consider such other factors as it may deem are in the best interests of our Company and our stockholders. The nominating and corporate governance committee does not have a policy regarding board diversity, but it takes diversity of professional experience and perspective into account in identifying and selecting director nominees.
Stockholder Recommendations
The nominating and corporate governance committee will consider qualified candidates for director suggested by stockholders by applying the criteria for board membership described above. If a stockholder submits a director recommendation, the nominating and corporate governance committee will conduct an initial evaluation of the proposed nominee and, if it determines the proposed nominee may be qualified, the nominating and corporate governance committee will follow the evaluation process described below. If the nominating and corporate governance committee determines the proposed nominee would be a valuable addition to our Board, based on the criteria for board membership described above and after following the evaluation process described below, it will recommend such person’s nomination to our Board.
Separately, 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. Such nominations may be made only if the stockholder has given timely written notice to our Corporate Secretary containing the information required by our Bylaws, including as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director, all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected, and as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on our books, and of such beneficial owner and the class and number of shares of our Company which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner. To be timely, the notice given by a stockholder must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, except that if the date of the annual meeting is changed by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the previous year’s meeting, such notice must be delivered not earlier than 120 days prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which we first publicly announce the date of such meeting.
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Process for Identifying and Evaluating Nominees
Generally, before recommending to the Board a slate of nominees for director, the nominating and corporate governance committee will consider each incumbent director’s performance on our Board and willingness to continue in service. In the ordinary course, absent special circumstances or a material change in the criteria for Board membership, the nominating and corporate governance committee will recommend for nomination incumbent directors with skills and experience that are relevant to our business and who are willing to continue in service. If the nominating and corporate governance committee determines to seek one or more new director candidates who would add particularly desired skills, experience or attributes to our Board, if an incumbent director is not willing to stand for re-election, or if a vacancy on our Board occurs between annual stockholder meetings and our Board determines to fill such vacancy, the nominating and corporate governance committee will generally identify the desired skills and experience of a new nominee based on the criteria for Board membership described above and any specific needs of our Board at the time. Under ordinary circumstances, the nominating and corporate governance committee will then seek suggestions from other members of our Board and our senior management as to individuals meeting such criteria. Potential nominees will be selected based on input from members of our Board, our senior management and, if the nominating and corporate governance committee deems appropriate, a third-party search firm. The nominating and corporate governance committee will evaluate each potential nominee’s qualifications and check relevant references; in addition, such individuals will be interviewed by at least one member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Under ordinary circumstances, following this process, the nominating and corporate governance committee will determine whether to recommend to our Board that a potential nominee be presented as a nominee for election by the stockholders or be appointed to fill a vacancy on our Board, as the case may be. Generally, our Board nominates for election at our annual stockholder meetings the individuals recommended by the nominating and corporate governance committee.
Stockholder Communications with the Board
Stockholders interested in communicating with our Board, a board committee, the independent directors or an individual director may do so by sending an email to our Corporate Secretary at Investor@lifevantage.com or writing to our Board, LifeVantage Corporation, 3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700, Lehi, Utah 84043, Attention: Corporate Secretary. Communications should specify the addressee(s) and the general topic of the communication. Our Corporate Secretary will review and sort communications before forwarding them to the addressee(s). If no particular director is named, letters will be forwarded, depending on the subject matter, to the chair of our Board or the appropriate committee, as applicable.
No Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any of our officers and directors.
Material Proceedings
There are no material proceedings to which any director or officer of the Company is a party adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
Other than as described below, to our knowledge, there is no event that occurred during the past ten years with respect to any of our directors or executive officers that is required to be disclosed under Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K.
On August 30, 2022, NewAge, Inc. (“NewAge”), and its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries, filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Carl Aure, our Chief Financial Officer, served as the Chief Accounting Officer of NewAge from December 2018 to October 2021 and, for less than one month within two years prior to NewAge’s bankruptcy filing, acted as its “acting chief financial officer”. Prior to its bankruptcy filing, NewAge traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NBEV”.
Hedging and Pledging Policies
Pursuant to our Insider Trading Policy, all employees and agents, including our executive officers and directors, are prohibited from trading in publicly-traded options, such as puts or calls, or other derivative securities with respect to our securities, including hedging or similar transactions designed to decrease the risks associated with holding our securities. Employees are also prohibited from including our securities in a margin account or pledging our securities as collateral for a loan without the approval of the Company’s Compliance Officer. Further, our Insider Trading Policy prohibits any employee (including any executive officers) to engage in “short sales” and “selling short against the box” with respect to our securities. Any violation of the policies may result in disciplinary action, including dismissal for cause.
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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND BOARD DIVERSITY
We understand that long-term value creation for stockholders is our core responsibility. We are investing in a number of sustainability initiatives, including reducing the environmental impact of our business activities and products, improving the global human condition, providing a positive working environment and engaging with our stakeholders regarding these initiatives.
Employees: We believe that our employees are an essential asset. We have a dedicated team of professionals that support our customers and independent consultants, work to generate long-term value for our stockholders and contribute to the broader public through charitable programs, including LifeVantage Legacy – an independent charitable organization focused on bettering the lives of children throughout the world. In turn, we offer competitive compensation and guide employees to focus on the long-term goals of our stockholders and independent consultants. We have received many ‘best place to work’ awards over the years, mostly recently being named as Utah Top Workplaces by the Salt Lake Tribune.
Environment: We are committed to reducing our impact on the environment and creating awareness about sustainability. We strive to improve our environmental footprint over time and to initiate additional projects and activities that will further reduce our impact on the environment. Our commitment to the environment extends to our customers, our independent consultants, our employees, and the global communities in which we operate. We comply with applicable environmental regulations and strive to prevent pollution whenever possible. We are increasing our efforts to train our employees and independent consultants on our environmental program and empower them to contribute and participate. We are committed to continually improving over time by striving to measure our environmental impacts and by setting goals to reduce these impacts each year. Some examples of our efforts include:
Using more easily recycled packaging for the launch of our new products in our TrueScience® line and ensuring the new products score low on the Think Dirty scale;
Abiding by our environmental policy using the feedback from our stakeholders to help formalize our focus on sustainability and began using environmental auditing in our selection process for new partners;
Switched to more easily recyclable bottles and cartons for product packaging, including replacing plastic bags with paper cartons for certain products and using a fully recyclable glass bottle and cap for other products;
We continue to source shipping boxes made from Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certified corrugate material;
Created sharable videos that our independent consultants can use with our sustainability efforts;
Focused on working with fish oil suppliers and fisheries who are Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified; and
Joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to support sustainable sources of Palm Oil.
Social/Community: We believe that our legacy is not the past, it is the future we create. This belief informed our effort to sponsor the formation of LifeVantage Legacy – an independent charitable organization focused on bettering the lives of children throughout the world. LifeVantage Legacy helps the leaders of tomorrow by touching a million lives across the world today. From simply helping a child in need to supporting initiatives that uplift entire communities, our goal is simple—give future generations the support and resources they need to live happier, healthier lives one child at a time. One of the best parts of the Company is our commitment to leaving places better than we find them.
Hosting home building trips over the holidays with our independent consultants and their families in Puerto Penasco, Mexico where we have built over 30 homes for families in need over the past several years.
We have partnered with local refugee foundations to provide help to repair fences, habitat upkeep, and provided needed items for school and cleaning supplies for their homes.
At our global convention, those who attended in person were able to aid us in packing 101,000 nutrient dense meals being sent to Thailand through a nonprofit partner.
At our Company-sponsored incentive trips, we make sure to take time and give back to the local communities. At our Elite training event in Puerto Vallarta, we spent a day working preparing local hygiene and school kits for an organization who helps provide medical care for children in the community and their families who cannot afford it.
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We have a human rights policy and vendor code of conduct to formalize our auditing and commitment to align internationally with human rights philosophies in how we conduct business. We audit our key partners each year to ensure we are partnering with those who share our values and intend to broaden our audit to all partners.
We measured our employee’s engagement level, requested anonymous feedback during the fiscal year and implemented changes to address the feedback. We host a monthly all hands staff meeting to ensure our employees feel informed and aligned on our priorities. This meeting encourages transparent communication, which was an engagement focus for us this year.
We endeavor to continue to strengthen and improve our corporate governance and executive compensation practices. We have an equity ownership policy to reinforce our belief that executives and directors who believe in the future of our Company should have meaningful equity holdings in the Company. In addition, we have a majority standard for the election of directors on our Board.
Diversity and Inclusion:
Diversity is one of our Company core values, and we believe in creating an inclusive and equitable environment that represents a broad spectrum of backgrounds and cultures.
Our headquarter office is located in Lehi, Utah. We strive to employ a diverse population compared to our talent pool. Our current diversity numbers are higher than that of our local talent pool. We continue to search for diverse employee candidates.
Our Board values having a board that reflects diverse perspectives, including those based on gender, ethnicity, skills, experience at policy-making levels in areas that are relevant to the Company’s activities, and functional, geographic, or cultural backgrounds. The following Board Diversity Matrix presents our Board diversity statistics in accordance with Nasdaq Rule 5606, as self-disclosed by our directors. Our board satisfies the minimum objectives of Nasdaq Rule 5605(f)(3) for smaller reporting companies by having at least two directors who identify as female (as defined by Nasdaq Rules). As we pursue future board recruitment efforts, our nominating and corporate governance committee will continue to seek out candidates who can contribute to the diverse views and perspectives of the Board. This includes seeking out individuals of diverse ethnicities, a balance in terms of gender, and individuals with diverse perspectives informed by other personal and professional experiences.
Board Diversity Matrix as of September 21, 2023:
Total Number of Directors7
FemaleMaleBinaryDid Note Disclose Gender
Part I: Gender Identity
Directors2500
Part II: Demographic Background
African American or Black0000
Alaskan Native or Native American0000
Asian0000
Hispanic or Latinx0000
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0000
White2500
Two or More Races or Ethnicities0000
LGBTQ+0
Did Not Disclose Demographic Background0

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth the names, ages and titles of our executive officers as of September 21, 2023.
NameAgePosition with Company
Mr. Steven R. Fife63President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Carl Aure50Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Julie Boyster38Chief Marketing Officer
Ms. Kristen Cunningham39Chief Sales Officer
Mr. Robert Harris54Chief Digital Officer
Ms. Alissa Neufeld44General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Ms. Michelle Oborn43Chief People Officer
Each officer serves at the discretion of our Board and holds office until his or her successor is appointed or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. There are no family relationships between any of our executive officers and directors.
MR. STEVEN R. FIFE. See Mr. Fife’s biography included in “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors” section of this proxy statement.
MR. CARL AURE. Mr. Aure was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer in October 2021. Mr. Aure has over 24 years of finance and accounting experience along with more than 15 years in the direct selling industry. His extensive expertise includes international expansion and operations, mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and analysis, technical accounting and SEC reporting, international tax, and treasury management. Mr. Aure was most recently, from December 2018 to October 2021, the Chief Accounting Officer for NewAge, a social selling company with over 1,100 employees and operations in over 50 international markets. He joined NewAge in 2018 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, following the acquisition of Morinda Holdings, Inc. (“Morinda”), a multi-level marketing company that sells Tahitian Noni juice and other products made from the noni plant, where he held finance and accounting roles of progressive responsibility from 2005 to 2018. Prior to Morinda, Mr. Aure spent eight years at KPMG, LLP, from 1996 to 2005, most recently as Senior Manager. Mr. Aure is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Masters of Professional Accountancy from the University of Utah. Mr. Aure earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Westminster College.
MS. JULIE BOYSTER. Ms. Boyster was appointed as our Chief Marketing Officer in January 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Boyster served from March 2020 to December 2021 as Vice President of Social and Creative and Director of Influencer Marketing for August United, a leading brand, social, and influencer marketing agency representing large, direct to consumer and retail brands in the health, hospitality, pet, beauty, home care, and technology industries. Prior to joining August United, from September 2019 to March 2020, Ms. Boyster served as Head of Marketing for Integrated CBD, a wholesale CBD supplier. From April 2016 to April 2019, Ms. Boyster served as Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, Director of Digital Marketing, and Senior Manager of Digital Marketing, for Plexus Worldwide, a direct sales company with a wellness and weight management focus. From June 2011 to October 2016, and again from April 2019 to September 2019, Ms. Boyster ran a successful product marketing, digital marketing, and branding consultancy, Boyster Marketing Solutions, where she managed marketing and communications strategies for national and international clients. From April 2007 to June 2011, Ms. Boyster served as Director of Marketing and Client Relations for Jackson White Law P.C., a law firm in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Ms. Boyster earned a full academic scholarship and graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations.
MS. KRISTEN CUNNINGHAM. Ms. Cunningham was appointed as our Chief Sales Officer in June 2022 after serving as our Interim Chief Sales Officer for several months and other leadership positions in our sales organization since November 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Cunningham served from August 2011 to October 2020 as Director of Business Development and other sales leadership roles with Shaklee Corporation, a direct selling manufacturer and distributor of natural supplements and beauty and household products. From 2006 to 2011, Ms. Cunningham served in various roles in Distributor Support and Sales with NuSkin Enterprises, a direct selling beauty and wellness company. Ms. Cunningham received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Media Studies from Brigham Young University.
MR. ROBERT HARRIS. Mr. Harris was appointed as our Chief Digital Officer in January 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Harris served from February 2019 to October 2021 as the Vice President of Information Systems and Technology at Modere, a direct selling consumer products company. From 2001 to 2018, Mr. Harris served as Vice President Global Software Development and other leadership roles within the Information Technology area at NuSkin Enterprises, a
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direct selling beauty and wellness company. Mr. Harris received his Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems from Brigham Young University.
MS. ALISSA NEUFELD. Ms. Neufeld was appointed as our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in March 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Neufeld served from January 2017 to March 2021 as the Chief Compliance Officer, Deputy General Counsel, and Assistant Corporate Secretary for Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., a natural health and wellness company in more than 40 countries. Prior to joining Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., Ms. Neufeld served from April 2014 to January 2016 as Associate General Counsel to 1-800 Contacts, Inc., an online contact lens retailer. Prior to her internal legal positions, Ms. Neufeld worked as a Business and Finance Associate for Ballard Spahr LLP, a national law firm, from September 2010 to April 2014, where she focused her practice on mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate governance and capital market transactions. Prior to her time with Ballard Spahr, LLP, Ms. Neufeld clerked for the Honorable Johnnie B. Rawlinson with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Ms. Neufeld received a Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Nevada Las Vegas, where she received a full academic scholarship, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs with an international economics concentration and a Minor in Spanish from The George Washington University, where she received a Presidential Merit Scholarship.
MS. MICHELLE OBORN. Ms. Oborn was appointed as our Chief People Officer in August 2022. Ms. Oborn has led our human resources department since 2009 and serves as director of LifeVantage Legacy, our non-profit company. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Oborn served in 2009 as Human Resources Manager at Zrii International, a direct selling wellness company. From 2005 to 2008 Ms. Oborn served as a litigation and employment paralegal at Wrona Law Offices. Ms. Oborn served as an intern at the Supreme Court of the United States in 2003 where she received the Rocco C. Siciliano Intern of the Year award. Ms. Oborn received her Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Utah.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth the compensation of our “principal executive officer” and our next two most highly compensated executive officers during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. We refer to these individuals as our “named executive officers” or “NEOs”.
Name and Principal PositionYearSalary ($)
Bonus
($)
Stock Awards ($)(1)
Non-Equity Plan Compensation(2)
All Other Compensation ($)
Total
($)
Steven R. Fife, President and
2023500,000 — 1,557,611 315,735 66,622 (3)2,439,968 
   Chief Executive Officer
2022500,000 — 936,610 52,500 36,494 1,525,604 
Carl Aure, Chief Financial
2023350,000 — 184,763 157,868 26,914 (4)719,545 
   Officer
2022240,064 — 572,000 26,250 17,734 856,048 
Julie Boyster, Chief Marketing
2023300,000 — 282,273 108,252 26,371 (5)716,896 
   Officer
2022150,000 30,000 162,300 9,000 55,619 406,919 
(1)The amounts in this column represents the aggregate grant date fair value of stock awards granted to the NEO in the applicable fiscal year under our 2017 Plan and computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. See Notes 2 and 10 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2023 for a discussion of all assumptions that we made in determining the grant date fair values of such awards. In accordance with SEC rules, the grant date fair value of any award subject to a performance condition is based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions. In fiscal year 2023, each NEO was granted service-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and PRSUs. The grant date fair value of the PRSUs included in the “stock awards” column above assumes the PRSUs will become eligible to vest at 100% of their target level, which we determined was the probable outcome for the awards at the time of grant. The grant date fair value of the PRSUs granted in fiscal year 2023 assuming achievement at the maximum level of 200% is as follows: Mr. Fife - $2,324,175, Mr. Aure - $277,144, and Ms. Boyster - $423,409.
(2)The amounts in this column reflect cash bonus awards earned by the NEOs under one of our cash incentive plans. The annual incentive plan payout this year was 90.21% of the plan’s targeted payout based on actual achievement of the set goals.
(3)Reflects reimbursements Mr. Fife received for travel, including $45,061 in travel by his companion, $12,186 in health insurance benefits, and $9,375 in 401(k) matching contributions.
(4)Reflects reimbursements Mr. Aure received including $17,726 in health insurance benefits and $9,188 in 401(k) matching contributions.
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(5)Reflects reimbursements Ms. Boyster received for travel, including $3,021 in travel by her companion, $17,725 in health insurance benefits and $5,625 in 401(k) matching contributions.
NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS WITH OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Base Salaries and Annual Incentive Opportunities
The base salaries of all of our named executive officers are reviewed from time to time and adjusted when our Board or compensation committee determines that an adjustment is appropriate. In connection with our compensation committee’s annual review of our executives’ performance and compensation, for our fiscal years 2023 and 2022, the base salaries were reviewed in August 2022 and remained unchanged in fiscal year 2023 for our NEOs at $500,000 for Mr. Fife, $350,000 for Mr. Aure, and $300,000 for Ms. Boyster.
Each of our NEOs is eligible to receive a cash incentive bonus under one of our annual incentive plans, with such bonus awarded based on certain corporate performance goals. The performance goals for fiscal year 2023 included revenue, monthly purchasers, second month orders, consultant enrollments, EBITDA, community service hours, and accomplishment of three strategic initiatives associated with the launch of a new compensation plan in March 2023. Target bonus amounts for our NEOs are established as a percentage of their annual base salary. For fiscal year 2023, the target bonus rates, as a percentage of base salary for Mr. Fife, Mr. Aure and Ms. Boyster were 70%, 50% and 40%, respectively. Accomplishment of our annual incentive plan goals for fiscal year 2023 was determined by our compensation committee in August 2023 to be at 90.21%, resulting in the payout of fiscal year 2023 bonuses at 90.21% of target for our NEOs.
Equity Compensation
Each of our NEOs were awarded both RSUs and PRSUs pursuant to our 2017 Plan in August 2022 and our CEO, Mr. Fife was also awarded RSUs and PRSUs in November 2022.
The RSUs awarded to our NEOs vest solely based on continued service over 3 years, with 1/3rd of the RSUs granted in August 2022 vesting on the one-year anniversary of the award grant date and the remaining RSUs vesting quarterly in equal amounts over the next two years and 5/12th of the RSUs granted in November 2022 to Mr. Fife vesting on the one-year anniversary of the award grant date and the remaining RSUs vesting quarterly in equal amounts over the next two years.
The PRSUs awarded to our NEOs were eligible to vest based on two fiscal year 2023 goals, with 50% of the PRSUs eligible to vest based on achievement of target revenue at 50%, and the remaining 50% of the PRSUs eligible to vest based on achievement of the three strategic initiatives associated with the launch of the Evolve Compensation Plan in four markets in March 2023. Following the close of fiscal year 2023, our compensation committee determined that achievement of the performance goals applicable to the PRSUs was at 133.125% of target. As a result, such PRSUs are now eligible to vest based on continued service over 3 years, with 1/3rd of the PRSUs granted in August 2022 vesting on the one-year anniversary of the award grant date and the remaining PRSUs vesting quarterly in equal amounts over the next two years and 5/12th of the PRSUs granted in November 2022 to Mr. Fife vesting on the one-year anniversary of the award grand date and the remaining PRSUs vesting quarterly in equal amounts over the next two years.
Employee Benefits and Perquisites
Our NEOs are eligible to participate in our health, dental, long-term and short-term disability, and vision insurance plans to the same extent as our full-time employees, generally; however, for our NEOs we pay for a higher level of coverage, while our other eligible employees are provided only basic company-paid coverage under our health plan.
Retirement Benefits
We provide wealth accumulation benefits to eligible employees, including our NEOS, in the form of a 401(k) savings plan. These benefits are offered on the same basis to all employees, including our NEOs.
Employee Benefits and Perquisites
Our NEOs are eligible to participate in our health, dental, long-term and short-term disability, and vision insurance plans to the same extent as our full-time employees, generally; however, for our NEOs we pay for a higher level of coverage, while our other eligible employees are provided only basic company-paid coverage under our health plan.
Retirement Benefits
We provide wealth accumulation benefits to eligible employees, including our NEOS, in the form of a 401(k) savings plan. These benefits are offered on the same basis to all employees, including our NEOs.
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EMPLOYMENT AND SEVERANCE ARRANGEMENTS WITH NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
We enter into offer letters with each of our named executive officers at the commencement of their employment with us, and which set forth the initial terms of the officer’s employment with us and provide that the officer’s employment will be “at will” and may be terminated at any time. We also entered into a new offer letter with Mr. Fife in January 2021 in connection with his appointment as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Our NEOs are also entitled to certain severance benefits under key executive benefits package contracts which are described below.
Mr. Fife
Pursuant to Mr. Fife’s Key Executive Benefits Agreement in effect during fiscal year 2023, if we terminated Mr. Fife’s employment without “cause” or if he resigned for “good reason,” which includes customary triggers, and he executed and delivered to us a separation agreement that provided, among other things, a release of all claims against us and a covenant not to sue us (and he did not revoke such separation agreement), then in addition to his accrued pay, he would have been entitled to payments equal in the aggregate to six months of his then annualized base salary. The salary continuation payments referred to in the preceding sentence would have been paid in substantially equal monthly installments over a six-month period following the date of termination of employment.
Additionally, if, within twelve months after the occurrence of an event constituting a change in control, Mr. Fife’s employment terminated without cause or Mr. Fife resigned for good reason, then we would have paid him severance payments equal to six months of his annual base salary, paid as described in the paragraph above, and unless otherwise provided in the applicable option agreement or award agreement, all restricted stock awards and other equity-based awards granted to Mr. Fife would have been entitled to full service-based vesting credit and deemed attainment at target of all performance-based vesting milestones as of the date of the change in control, the performance period with respect to all PRSUs would have been deemed to have ended as of the date of the change in control, and the performance over such shortened performance period would have been measured as of such date.
In August 2023, we entered into an Amended and Restated Key Executive Benefits Agreement with Mr. Fife wherein so long as Mr. Fife executes and does not revoke the separation agreement, and he remains in full compliance with its terms, then in addition to his accrued pay, he will be entitled to payments equal in the aggregate to twelve months of his then annualized base salary. The salary continuation payments referred to in the preceding sentence will be paid in substantially equal monthly installments over a twelve-month period following the date of termination of employment. If, within twelve months after the occurrence of an event constituting a change in control, Mr. Fife’s employment terminates without cause or if Mr. Fife resigns for good reason, then we will pay him severance payments equal to twelve months of his annual base salary, paid as described in the paragraph above. Following the amendment and restatement of Mr. Fife’s Key Executive Benefits Agreement, his equity award acceleration in connection with a change in control is now addressed in the Change in Control Policy described below.
Mr. Aure and Ms. Boyster
The Key Executive Benefits Agreements with Mr. Aure and Ms. Boyster provide that their employment with us is at-will and either we or the NEO can terminate the NEO’s employment at any time and for any reason or for no reason, in each case subject to the terms and provisions of the Key Executive Benefits Agreement. These agreements provide that, if we terminate their employment without cause, the NEO will be asked to execute and deliver to us a separation agreement that will provide, among other things, a release of all claims against us and a covenant not to sue us. So long as the NEO executes and does not revoke the separation agreement, and remains in full compliance with its terms, he or she will be entitled to payments equal in the aggregate to six months of the NEO’s then annualized base salary. These severance payments will be paid in substantially equal monthly installments over the six-month period following the date of termination of employment.
Additionally, if, within twelve months after the occurrence of an event constituting a change in control, Mr. Aure’s and/or Ms. Boyster’s employment terminates without cause or if they resign for good reason, then we will pay either one of them severance payments equal to six months of their annual base salary, paid as described in the paragraph above, and unless otherwise provided in the applicable option agreement or award agreement, all restricted stock awards and other equity-based awards granted to them will be entitled to receive full service-based vesting credit and deemed attainment at target of all performance-based vesting milestones as of the date of the change in control. The performance period with respect to all PRSUs shall be deemed to have ended as of the date of the change in control, and the performance over such shortened performance period shall be measured as of such date.

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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
The following table sets forth information concerning all stock options, RSUs and PRSUs held by our NEOs as of June 30, 2023.
Option AwardsStock Awards
NameNumber of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable
(#)
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
(#)
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
Option
Expiration
Date
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That
Have Not Vested ($)(1)
Steven R. Fife44,000 — (2)4.44 2/2/2028— — 
— — — — 1,303 (3)5,668 
— — — — 2,500 (4)10,875 
— — — — 26,951 (5)117,237 
— — — — 153,245 (6)666,616 
— — — — 204,014 (7)887,461 
29,145 (8)126,781 
38,800 (9)168,780 
Carl Aure— — — — 9,375 (10)40,781 
23,333 (5)101,499 
— — — — 21,635 (6)94,112 
28,807 (7)125,310 
Julie Boyster— — — — 20,000 (11)87,000 
— — — — 33,053 (6)143,781 
— — — — 44,007 (7)191,430 
(1)Computed in accordance with SEC rules as the number of unvested RSUs multiplied by the closing market price of our common stock at the end of the 2023 fiscal year, which was $4.35 on June 30, 2023 (the last business day of the 2023 fiscal year). The actual value (if any) to be realized by the NEO depends on whether the shares vest and the future performance of our common stock.
(2)These options were granted on February 2, 2018 and are fully vested.
(3)These RSUs were granted to Mr. Fife on August 28, 2020. 1/3rd of the RSUs vested on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, with quarterly vesting thereafter, subject to his continued service through each such date.
(4)These RSUs were granted to Mr. Fife when he was appointed as Interim CEO on September 3, 2020. 1/3rd of the RSUs vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, with quarterly vesting thereafter, subject to his continued service through each such date.
(5)These RSUs were granted to Mr. Fife on August 12, 2021 and Mr. Aure on November 12, 2021. 1/3rd of the RSUs vested on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, with quarterly vesting thereafter, subject to their continued service through each such date.
(6)These RSUs were granted to Messrs. Fife and Aure and Ms. Boyster on August 18, 2022. 1/3rd of the RSUs vested on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, with quarterly vesting thereafter, subject to their continued service through each such date.
(7)These PRSUs were granted to Messrs. Fife and Aure and Ms. Boyster on August 18, 2022. The number of PRSUs eligible to vest was originally subject to our achievement of the specified revenue target for fiscal year 2023 and achievement of specified strategic scorecard metrics in fiscal year 2023, with the number of PRSUs in the table above reflecting actual achievement at 133.125% of the target level. 1/3rd of the PRSUs vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, with quarterly vesting thereafter, subject to continued service through each such date.
(8)These RSUs were granted to Mr. Fife on November 10, 2022. 5/12th of the RSUs will vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, with quarterly vesting thereafter, subject to their continued service through each such date.
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(9)These PRSUs were granted to Mr. Fife on November 10, 2022. The number of PRSUs eligible to vest was originally subject to our achievement of the specified revenue target for fiscal year 2023 and achievement of specified strategic scorecard metrics in fiscal year 2023, with the number of PRSUs in the table above reflecting actual achievement of 133.125% of the target level. 5/12th of the PRSUs will vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, with quarterly vesting thereafter, subject to Mr. Fife’s continued service through each such date.
(10)These RSUs were granted to Mr. Aure on November 12, 2021, in connection with his commencement of employment with us as our Chief Financial Officer. The RSUs vest in equal annual installments over 3 years commencing on the date of the grant subject to his continued service through each such date.
(11)These RSUs were granted to Ms. Boyster on February 17, 2021 in connection with her commencement of employment with us as our Chief Marketing Officer. The RSUs vest in equal annual installments over 3 years commencing on the date of the grant subject to her continued service through each such date.
Change in Control Policy
In August 2022, our Board approved a policy that provides, with respect to all outstanding unvested stock awards and, until changed by our board or our compensation committee, future-granted stock awards, for vesting acceleration such that, upon a change in control of our Company and a subsequent termination of the award holder’s employment within 12 months thereafter either by our Company or its successor without cause or upon the award holder’s resignation for good reason, vesting credit will be deemed achieved as follows: (1) with respect to awards with service-based vesting, as to 100% of the then-unvested awards effective upon the employment termination date, and (2) with respect to awards with performance-based vesting conditions, the attainment of all performance conditions shall be deemed to be at the greater of the target level of achievement or the actual level of achievement, measured as of either the end of the applicable performance period or the date of the NEO’s termination of employment.
Equity Ownership Policy
Our equity ownership policy requires certain of our executive officers to own a minimum number of shares of our common stock. Our equity ownership policy requires (1) our CEO to hold a number of shares of our common stock having a value equal to or greater than five times (5x) his or her annual base salary, (2) each of our officers above the level of Senior Vice President to hold a number of shares of our common stock having a value equal to or greater than two times (2x) his or her annual base salary, and (3) each of our officers at the level of Senior Vice President to hold a number of shares of our common stock having a value equal to or greater than one times (1x) his or her annual base salary. Such ownership targets will be measured on a quarterly basis as of the last date of each fiscal quarter (i.e., March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year). Each employee subject to our equity ownership policy has five years from the time he or she becomes subject to the equity ownership policy to meet his or her required level of equity ownership. Each of our NEOs is subject to the equity ownership policy and as of June 30, 2023, each of our currently employed NEOs was in compliance with the equity ownership policy.
Until such time as each employee subject to our equity ownership policy obtains and thereafter continues to meet the ownership targets, such employee is required to retain direct ownership of all of the “net shares” of our common stock he or she receives as a result of the exercise, vesting or payment of equity awards. In addition, at all times and whether or not an employee subject to our equity ownership policy has achieved and otherwise maintains ownership of shares of our common stock representing at least his or her ownership target, such employee is required to retain direct ownership for a period of at least one year of 100% of the “net shares” received as the result of the exercise, vesting or payment of any equity awards granted to such employee. “Net shares” means those shares that remain after shares are sold or withheld, as the case may be, solely to (1) pay any applicable exercise price for an equity award (e.g., stock options, stock appreciation rights) or (2) satisfy any tax obligations, including withholding taxes, arising in connection with the exercise, vesting or payment of an equity award. The audit committee has full power and authority to administer and interpret our equity ownership policy and may grant exceptions based on economic hardship or other showing of good cause.
Recoupment Policy
Our recoupment policy applies to our executive officers and covers all incentive compensation (both cash and equity compensation) received after the date the policy was adopted in August 2022. The policy applies in the event our financial results are restated as a result of material non-compliance with financial reporting requirements under the federal securities laws and provides our Board with broad discretion as to what actions may be taken based on circumstances leading to the restatement, including recovery of incentive compensation received by an executive officer in excess of what the executive officer would have been paid under the restatement. Our Board is in the process of developing a restated recoupment policy with respect to all incentive-based compensation granted or paid by the Company to our executive officers, including cash and stock, which will be designed to be compliant with applicable law, including the Dodd-Frank Act.
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2017 Plan
In December 2016, our Board adopted our 2017 Plan. The 2017 Plan replaced our prior 2010 Plan. for the grant of equity-based awards to our NEOs and other employees. The 2017 Plan was approved by our stockholders in February 2017. The 2017 Plan permits the discretionary award of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock, stock units, stock appreciation rights and performance-based cash awards to eligible service providers.
The 2017 Plan as initially adopted reserved a maximum of 1,125,000 shares to be issued thereunder. 650,000 shares were immediately available to be issued on February 16, 2017, following the approval of the 2017 Plan by our stockholders. Up to an additional 475,000 shares were eligible to become available for issuance under the 2017 Plan, which consist of shares available for grant under the 2010 LTIP that were not issued or subject to outstanding awards plus shares subject to awards previously granted under the 2010 LTIP if they expire or lapse unexercised or are subsequently forfeited to or repurchased by us.
In February 2018, our stockholders approved an amendment to the 2017 Plan to increase the number of shares available under the 2017 Plan by 425,000 to 1,550,000.
In November 2018, our stockholders approved an amendment to the 2017 Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock that are available for issuance under the 2017 Plan by 715,000 to 2,265,000.
In November 2020, our stockholders approved an amendment to the 2017 Plan to increase the number of shares available under the 2017 Plan by 650,000 to 2,915,000.
In November 2022, our stockholders approved an amendment to the 2017 Plan to increase the number of shares available under the 2017 Plan by 1,052,000 shares to 3,967,000.
As of June 30, 2023, there were awards outstanding, net of awards expired, for an aggregate of 1,102,141 shares of our common stock under the 2017 Plan.
PAY-VERSUS-PERFORMANCE
As required by Section 952(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation actually paid and our financial performance for each of the last two completed fiscal years. In determining the “compensation actually paid” to our NEOs, we are required to make various adjustments to amounts that have been previously reported in the Summary Compensation Table in previous years, as the SEC’s valuation methods for this disclosure differ from those required in the Summary Compensation Table. For our NEOs other than our principal executive officer (the “PEO”), compensation is reported as an average.
Year
Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1)
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(2)
Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs(3)
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs(4)
Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On Total Stockholder Return(5)
Net Income(6)
2023$2,439,968$2,711,170$718,220$753,632$61.49$2,540,000
2022$1,525,604$788,694$788,384$453,433$59.63$3,120,000
(1)Our PEO for each year reported is Steven R. Fife, our Chief Executive Officer. The dollar amounts reported in this column are the amounts of total compensation reported for Mr. Fife in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table in the applicable fiscal year.
(2)In accordance with SEC rules, the following adjustments were made to determine the compensation actually paid to our PEO during fiscal years 2023 and 2022, which consisted solely of adjustments to the PEO’s equity awards:
Description of Adjustment
20232022
Summary Compensation Table – Total Compensation
$2,439,968 $1,525,604 
- grant date fair value of option awards and stock awards granted in the covered fiscal year
(1,557,611)(936,610)
+ fair value at fiscal year-end of outstanding and unvested option awards and stock awards granted in the covered fiscal year
1,849,637 281,371 
+ change in fair value of outstanding and unvested option awards and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years
— (62,895)
+ fair value on vesting date of option awards and stock awards granted in the covered fiscal year that vested during the covered fiscal year
— — 
+ change in fair value as of the vesting date of option awards and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years that vested in the covered fiscal year
(20,824)(18,776)
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- fair value of as of prior fiscal year-end of option awards and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years that failed to meet applicable vesting conditions during the covered fiscal year
— — 
+ dollar value of dividends or earnings paid on option awards or stock awards in the covered fiscal year prior to vesting that are not otherwise included in total compensation
— — 
Total Equity Adjustments (subtotal)
271,202 (736,910)
Compensation Actually Paid
$2,711,170 $788,694 
(3)The non-PEO NEOs for each year reported are as follows:
    For 2023: Carl Aure and Julie Boyster.
For 2022: Carl Aure and Justin Rose.
The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the average of the amounts reported for the non-PEO NEOs in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table in the applicable fiscal year.
(4)In accordance with SEC rules, the following adjustments were made to determine the compensation actually paid on average to our non-PEO NEOs during fiscal years 2023 and 2022, which consisted solely of adjustments to the non-PEO NEOs’ equity awards:
Description of Adjustment20232022
Summary Compensation Table – Total Compensation$718,220 $788,384 
- grant date fair value of option awards and stock awards granted in the covered fiscal year(233,518)(459,275)
+ fair value at fiscal year-end of outstanding and unvested option awards and stock awards granted in the covered fiscal year277,294 125,063 
+ change in fair value of outstanding and unvested option awards and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years— — 
+ fair value on vesting date of option awards and stock awards granted in the covered fiscal year that vested during the covered fiscal year— — 
+ change in fair value as of the vesting date of option awards and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years that vested in the covered fiscal year(8,364)(739)
- fair value of as of prior fiscal year-end of option awards and stock awards granted in prior fiscal years that failed to meet applicable vesting conditions during the covered fiscal year— — 
+ dollar value of dividends or earnings paid on option awards or stock awards in the covered fiscal year prior to vesting that are not otherwise included in total compensation— — 
Total Equity Adjustments (subtotal)35,412 (334,951)
Compensation Actually Paid$753,632 $453,433 
(5)The TSR calculation is based on the change in value of a $100 investment from the beginning of the period compared to the end of applicable period and assumes the reinvestment of dividends.
(6)The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of net income reflected in our audited financial statements for the applicable fiscal year.
Narrative Disclosure
Our compensation committee makes executive compensation decisions independent of SEC disclosure requirements.
Compensation Actually Paid and Total Stockholder Return
The following graph reflects the relationship between the PEO and average non-PEO NEO “compensation actually paid” (“CAP”) and our Total Stockholder Return, or TSR, assuming an initial fixed investment of $100 and the reinvestment of dividends, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022. “Compensation actually paid” to our PEO and non-PEOs increased from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2023 and was driven mainly by the achievement of performance-based equity awards in fiscal year 2022 compared to fiscal year 2023. In fiscal year 2022, the PRSUs granted to our PEO and non-PEO NEOs were forfeited in their entirety due to the failure to achieve the performance-based metrics applicable to the awards at their threshold level. In fiscal year 2023, the PRSUs granted to our PEO and non-PEO NEOs vested at 133.125% of target based on above target achievement of the performance-based metrics applicable to the awards.
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The change in “compensation actually paid” between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2022 was also greatly impacted by our significantly decreased stock price throughout fiscal year 2022 (impacting the value of equity granted and vested during such fiscal year), and the departure of one of our non-PEO NEOs prior to the 2022 fiscal year-end (resulting in the forfeiture of all of such NEO’s equity awards in fiscal year 2022).
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Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income
The following graph reflects the relationship between the PEO and average non-PEO NEO CAP and our net income for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022. While we are required by SEC rules to disclose the relationship between our net income and CAP to our NEOs, this is not a metric our compensation committee currently uses in evaluating our NEOs’ compensation. Additionally, our net income in fiscal year 2023 was impacted by our heavy investment in strategic initiatives, including the launch of a new compensation plan to better align the Company for growth going forward.
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Compensation for our non-employee directors consists of (1) monthly retainers for board service and for service as chairman of our Board and the chair of one of the standing board committees and (2) annual equity awards. The monthly retainers consist of the following:
$6,000 for service as the chair of our Board
$5,500 for service as the chair of our audit and compensation committees
$5,000 for service by all other non-employee directors
In connection with each annual meeting of our stockholders at which a non-employee director is re-elected (for example, on the date of the Annual Meeting) or upon first joining our Board (the date of such re-election or the date a new non-employee first joins our Board, the “Election Date”) each non-employee director will receive a restricted stock award for a number of shares equal to $75,000 divided by the Stock Price, where the “Stock Price” is equal to the average closing price of our
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common stock for each of the ten trading days ending the day before the Election Date. Subject to continued service, such restricted stock awards will vest in a single installment on the one-year anniversary of the grant date.
The table below summarizes the compensation we paid to our non-employee directors for fiscal year 2023:
NameFees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)
Stock Awards ($)(1)
Total ($)
Michael A. Beindorff66,000 74,806 140,806 
Erin Brockovich60,000 74,806 134,806 
Raymond B. Greer60,000 74,806 134,806 
Cynthia Latham60,000 74,806 134,806 
Darwin K Lewis66,000 74,806 140,806 
Garry Mauro72,000 74,806 146,806 
(1)These amounts represent the grant date fair value of restricted stock awards granted by us during fiscal year 2023, determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For the assumptions used in our valuations, see Notes 2 and 10 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2023 for a discussion of all assumptions that we made in determining the grant date fair values of its equity awards.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table provides certain information as of June 30, 2023 with respect to all compensation plans under which shares of our common stock are authorized for issuance.
(a)(b)(c)(d)
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights and vesting of restricted stock units (#)Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights ($)Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (b)) (#)
All equity compensation plans approved by security holders1,102,141 (1)4.44 (2)1,399,755 (3)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders — — — 
(1)Includes 71,500 shares of our common stock that can be issued upon the exercise of outstanding options and 1,030,641 shares of our common stock that can be issued upon vesting of restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units.
(2)Does not take into account restricted stock units, as those awards have no exercise price.
(3)Includes 133,140 shares of our common stock available under our 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
AUDIT RELATED MATTERS
Audit Committee Report
Management is responsible for the financial reporting process, including the system of internal controls, and for the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Prior to April 2023, WSRP was our independent registered public accounting firm and was responsible for auditing our financial statements and expressing an opinion as to their conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. On April 13, 2023, we engaged Deloitte as our new independent registered public accounting firm and Deloitte thereafter became responsible for auditing our financial statements and expressing an opinion as to their conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
The audit committee has held discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firm. Management represented to the audit committee that our consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the audit committee has reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements with management and our independent registered public accounting firm. The audit committee received the written
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disclosures and letter required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the audit committee concerning independence and discussed the independence of our independent registered public accounting firm with the firm. In addition, the audit committee has discussed with our independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed under the rules adopted by the PCAOB, including General Auditing Standards 1301, Communications with Audit Committees.
The audit committee has also considered whether the provision of non-audit services to our Company is compatible with maintaining the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence. The audit committee has concluded that the independent registered public accounting firm is independent of our Company and our management. The audit committee has reviewed with our independent registered public accounting firm the overall scope and plans for its audit.
Relying on the foregoing reviews and discussions, the audit committee recommended to our Board the inclusion of the audited consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2023, and this proxy statement, for filing with the SEC.
The Audit Committee
Darwin K. Lewis, Chair
Michael Beindorff
Garry Mauro
The preceding “Audit Committee Report” shall not be deemed soliciting material or filed with the SEC, nor shall any information in this report be incorporated by reference into any past or future filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On February 15, 2023, WSRP notified the Company that it was declining to stand for reappointment to conduct the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. WSRP’s audit reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, and the subsequent interim period through February 15, 2023, there were no disagreements between the Company and WSRP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or audit scope or procedure as set forth in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(iv). During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, and during the subsequent interim period through February 15, 2023, there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v).
On February 16, 2023, the Company filed with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing that WSRP had declined to stand for reappointment. The Company provided WSRP with a copy of such Current Report on Form 8-K, which included as Exhibit 16.1 a letter from WSRP addressed to the SEC stating that it agreed with the Company’s disclosures.
On April 13, 2023, the audit committee engaged Deloitte as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately, which the Company disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2023. During the Company’s fiscal years ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, and the subsequent interim period through April 17, 2023, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with Deloitte regarding (1) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, (2) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K or (3) any reportable event within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Deloitte was engaged to perform a review of our quarterly financial statements for our third quarter ended March 31, 2023 and to perform audit services for us for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Prior to our engagement of Deloitte, WSRP was engaged to perform a review of our quarterly financial statements for the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2023. WSRP, LLC was also engaged to perform audit services for us for fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Those services consisted of the audit of our consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, review of the quarterly financial statements and audit of our employee benefit plan.
The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by WSRP during interim periods of fiscal year 2023 and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022:
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WSRP, LLCFiscal year ended June 30,
20232022
Audit Fees (1)
$48,674 $235,415 
Audit-Related Fees (2)
6,674 12,200 
Tax Fees— — 
All Other Fees— — 
 $55,348 $247,615 
(1)Audit Fees consist of fees billed for the audit of annual financial statements and internal control over financial reporting and the review of interim financial statements.
(2)Audit-Related Fees consist of fees billed for the audit of annual benefit plan and related financial statements.
The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by Deloitte for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. There were no audit arrangements with Deloitte during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Deloitte and Touche, LLPFiscal year ended June 30,
2023
Audit Fees (1)
$328,458 
Audit-Related Fees— 
Tax Fees— 
All Other Fees— 
 $328,458 
(1)Audit Fees consist of fees billed for the audit of annual financial statements and internal control over financial reporting and the review of interim financial statements.
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The audit committee has adopted policies and procedures for the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm. The policies require pre-approval of all auditing and such non-auditing services as our independent registered public accounting firm is permitted to provide, subject to de minimis exceptions for services other than audit, review or attest services that are approved by the audit committee prior to completion of the audit. All of the items identified under “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” above were approved by the audit committee. Alternatively, the engagement of our independent registered public accounting firm may be entered into pursuant to pre-approved policies and procedures that our audit committee may establish, so long as these policies and procedures are detailed as to particular services and the audit committee is informed of each service. In making these determinations, the audit committee will consider whether the services provided are compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm. We are prohibited by applicable law from obtaining certain non-audit services from our independent registered public accounting firm and, in that event, we would obtain these non-audit services from other providers.
Our audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the independence of our independent registered public accounting firm and determined that it is consistent with such independence.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the ownership of our common stock as of September 5, 2023 by: (1) each director; (2) each of our named executive officers; (3) all of our executive officers and directors as a group; and (4) each stockholder known to us to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of outstanding shares of our common stock. As of September 5, 2023, other than those individuals listed on the chart below, no other individuals were known to us to own beneficially more than five percent of our common stock. The shares disclosed in this table are based upon information supplied to us by the foregoing parties and filings made by such parties with the SEC.
Except as otherwise noted, the address for each person listed below is c/o LifeVantage Corporation, 3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700, Lehi, Utah 84043.
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The percentages of beneficial ownership set forth below are based on 12,723,824 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of September 5, 2023.
Name of Beneficial Owner (1)
Number of SharesPercent of Class
Principal Shareholders
Renaissance Technologies, LLC843,218 (2)6.63 %
Bradley Louis Radoff861,250(3)6.77 %
Sudbury Capital Fund, LP762,741(4)5.99 %
Directors and Named Executive Officers
Michael A. Beindorff110,569 (5)*
Erin Brockovich45,758 (6)*
Raymond B. Greer82,284 (7)*
Cynthia Latham30,794 (8)
Darwin K. Lewis85,284 (9)*
Garry Mauro
189,614 (10)1.49 %
Steven R. Fife283,707 (11)2.23 %
Carl Aure52,480 (12)*
Julie Boyster24,789 (13)*
All executive officers and directors (13 persons)1,123,322 (14)8.83 %
* Less than one percent.
(1)The shares of our common stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of such security, or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Securities that can be so acquired are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing such person’s ownership percentage, but not for purposes of computing any other person’s percentage. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest. This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and principal stockholders and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC. Except as otherwise indicated in these footnotes and subject to community property laws where applicable, each of the beneficial owners has, to our knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect to the indicated shares of common stock.
(2)Based solely on information contained on a Form 13F-HR filed with the SEC on August 11, 2023 with respect to holdings of the Company’s common stock as of June 30, 2023. The address of the principal place of business of Renaissance Technologies LLC is 800 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
(3)Based solely on information contained on a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on August 11, 2023 and a Form 4 filed with the SEC on August 15, 2023 with respect to holdings of 811,250 shares of common stock by Mr. Radoff individually and 50,000 shares of common stock held by The Radoff Family Foundation, which Mr. Radoff is deemed to beneficially own. The address of the principal place of business of Mr. Radoff is 2727 Kirby Drive, Unit 29L, Houston, Texas 77098.
(4)Based solely on information contained on a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on August 11, 2023 and a Form 4 filed with the SEC on August 25, 2023 with respect to holdings of 13,416 shares of common stock by Mr. Judd individually and 749,325 shares common stock held by Sudbury Capital Fund, LP, which Mr. Judd is deemed to beneficially own. The address of the principal place of business of Mr. Judd is 136 Oak Trail, Coppell, Texas 75019.
(5)Includes 105,742 shares held directly by Mr. Beindorff, 4,501 shares owned by Mr. Beindorff’s spouse, which Mr. Beindorff is deemed to beneficially own, and 326 shares owned by Mr. Beindorff’s spouse in a custodial account for their minor children, which Mr. Beindorff is deemed to beneficially own.
(6)Consists of 45,758 shares held directly by Ms. Brockovich.
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(7)Consists of 82,284 shares held directly by Mr. Greer.
(8)Consists of 30,794 shares held directly by Ms. Latham.
(9)Consists of 85,284 shares held directly by Mr. Lewis.
(10)Consists of (i) 64,189 shares held directly by Mr. Mauro, (ii) 25 shares held by the Garry Paul Mauro SEP IRA, (iii) 25,280 shares held by The Francesco A. Mauro Trust of 2021 (the “Francesco Trust”), (iv) 25,280 shares held by The Andrew H. Mauro Trust of 2021 (the “Andrew Trust”), (v) 25,280 shares held by The Dominic C. Mauro Trust of 2021 (the “Dominic Trust”), (vi) 25,280 shares held by The David W.B. Mauro Trust of 2021 (the “David Trust”) and (vii) 25,280 shares held by The Alexandra P. Mauro Trust of 2021 (the “Alexandra Trust” and collectively with the Francesco Trust, the Andrew Trust, the Dominic Trust and the David Trust, the “Mauro Trusts”). Mr. Mauro is deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the Garry Paul Mauro SEP IRA and each of the Mauro Trusts. Mr. Mauro disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by each of the Mauro Trusts except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(11)Consists of 239,707 shares directly owned by Mr. Fife and also includes the following shares which Mr. Fife has the right to acquire or will have the right to acquire within 60 days of September 5, 2023: 44,000 shares at an exercise price of $4.44.
(12)Consists of 52,480 shares held directly by Mr. Aure.
(13)Consists of 24,786 shares held directly by Ms. Boyster.
(14)Consists of 1,051,822 shares beneficially owned by our executive officers and directors as a group and 71,500 shares that our executive officers and directors as a group have the right to acquire or will have the right to acquire within 60 days of September 5, 2023.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Related-Party Transactions Policies and Procedures
Related-party transactions have the potential to create actual or perceived conflicts of interest between our Company and our directors and executive officers or their immediate family members. Under its charter, our audit committee is charged with the responsibility of reviewing and approving all related-party transactions. To assist in identifying such transactions, we distributed questionnaires to each of our directors and officers. Although we do not have a formal policy with regard to approving related-party transactions, our audit committee may consider the following factors when deciding whether to approve a related-party transaction: the nature of the related party’s interest in the transaction; the material terms of the transaction, including, without limitation, the amount and type of the transaction; the importance of the transaction to the related party; whether the transaction would impair the judgment of a director or executive officer to act in our best interests; and any other matters deemed appropriate by our audit committee.
Certain Related-Party Transactions
Since the beginning of the last fiscal year, there has not been any transaction, proposed transaction, or series of similar transactions to which the Company was or is to be a party in which the amount involved exceeds the lower of $120,000 or the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any director, executive officer, holder of more than 5% of our common stock or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Director Independence
The Nasdaq Rules require that a majority of the members of our Board qualify as “independent,” as affirmatively determined by our Board. Our Board has determined that each of Mses. Brockovich and Latham and Messrs. Beindorff, Greer, Lewis and Mauro are “independent directors” under Nasdaq Rules.
CODE OF ETHICS
We have adopted the LifeVantage Corporation Code of Business Conduct and Ethics which applies to all of our executive officers, employees and members of our Board. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote: (1) honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; (2) full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the SEC and in other public communications we make; (3) compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; (4) the prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or
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persons identified in the code; and (5) accountability for adherence to the code. A copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on our website at http://investor.lifevantage.com/corporate-governance. In the event that an amendment to, or a waiver from, a provision of our Code of Business and Ethics that applies to any of our directors or executive officers is necessary, we intend to post such information on our website. Our website does not constitute part of this proxy statement.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers, and holders of more than 10% of our common stock to file reports regarding their ownership and changes in ownership of our securities with the SEC, and to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports that they file.
We believe that during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, our directors, executive officers, and greater than 10% stockholders complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements. In making these statements, we have relied upon a review of the copies of Section 16(a) reports furnished to us and the written representations of our directors, executive officers, and greater than 10% stockholders.
HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS
We have adopted an SEC-approved procedure called “householding.” Under this procedure, we deliver a single copy of the notice and, if applicable, this proxy statement, the WHITE universal proxy card and Annual Report to multiple stockholders who share the same address unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of the stockholders. This procedure reduces our printing and mailing costs and the environmental impact of our annual meetings. Stockholders who participate in householding will continue to be able to access and receive separate notices and proxy cards. Upon written or oral request, we will deliver promptly a separate copy of the proxy materials to any stockholder at a shared address to which we delivered a single copy of any of these documents.
To receive free of charge a separate copy of the proxy materials or to request delivery of a single copy if a stockholder is receiving multiple copies of the proxy materials, stockholders may write or call the Company at the following:
LifeVantage Corporation
Attn: Investor Relations
3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700
Lehi, Utah 84043
(801) 432-9000
Stockholders who hold shares in “street name” may contact their brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other similar organization to request information about householding.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (which includes our financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023), which was filed with the SEC on August 28, 2023, will be made available to stockholders without charge upon written request to LifeVantage Corporation, Attn: Investor Relations, 3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700, Lehi, Utah 84043. Exhibits will be provided upon written request and payment of an appropriate processing fee.
OTHER MATTERS
Our Board knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the annual meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment and in the manner they believe to be in the best interest of the Company to the extent permitted by Rule 14a-4(c) of the Exchange Act.
 By Order of the Board of Directors
September 21, 2023
/s/ Steven R. Fife
 
 Steven R. Fife 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 

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ANNEX A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION
Under applicable SEC rules and regulations, members of the Board, the Board’s nominees and certain officers and other employees of the Company are “participants” with respect to our solicitation of proxies in connection with the Annual Meeting. The following sets forth certain information about such persons (the “Participants”).
Directors and Director Nominees
The names and present principal occupation of our directors and director nominees, each a Participant, are set forth below. The business address for our current directors and director nominees is c/o LifeVantage Corporation, 3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700, Lehi, Utah 84043.
NamePresent Principal Occupation
Michael A. BeindorffManaging Partner, BJ Capital Partners
Erin BrockovichPresident, Brockovich Research & Consulting
Steven R. FifePresident and Chief Executive Officer, LifeVantage Corporation
Raymond B. GreerOperating Partner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Cynthia LathamPresident, Latham Consulting Services LLC
Darwin K. LewisFormer (Retired) Senior Vice President-Global Sales and Chief Customer Officer, SC Johnson & Son, Inc.
Garry Mauro
Managing Partner, Mauro, Archer and Associates, LLC; Managing Partner, Mauro, Archer, O’Neil, LLP; Senior Advisor, EnTrust Global
Officers and Employees
Executive officers and employees of the Company who are Participants are Carl Aure, Steven R. Fife and Alissa Neufeld. The business address for each is c/o LifeVantage Corporation, 3300 Triumph Blvd., Suite 700, Lehi, Utah 84043. Their present principal occupations are stated below, other than Mr. Fife’s, which is stated above.
NamePresent Principal Occupation
Carl AureChief Financial Officer, LifeVantage Corporation
Alissa NeufeldGeneral Counsel and Corporate Secretary, LifeVantage Corporation
Information Regarding Ownership of the Company’s Securities by Participants
The number of the Company’s securities beneficially owned by the Participants as of September 5, 2023 is set forth in the section entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in this proxy statement.
Information Regarding Transactions in the Company’s Securities by Participants
The following table sets forth information regarding purchases and sales of the Company’s securities by the Participants within the past two years. No part of the purchase price or market value of these securities is represented by funds borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring or holding such securities.
NameDateTitle of SecurityNumber of Shares Transactions
Carl Aure8/31/2023Common Stock3,000 Purchase through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
8/24/2023Common Stock 24,655 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
8/24/2023Performance Stock Unit24,655*Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
8/18/2023Common Stock9,601 Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
8/18/2023Performance Restricted Stock Units(9,601)Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
2/28/2023Common Stock3,000 Purchase through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
8/31/2022Common Stock3,000 Purchase through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
8/18/2022Common Stock21,635 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
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8/18/2022Performance Restricted Stock Units28,807 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
11/12/2021Common Stock35,000 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
11/12/2021Common Stock22,500 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
Michael A. Beindorff5/25/2023Common Stock2,000 Open Market Purchase
5/24/2023Common Stock3,000 Open Market Purchase
11/10/2022Common Stock19,430 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
2/7/2022Common Stock7,193 Open Market Purchase
12/8/2021Common Stock(5,143)Open Market Sale
12/7/2021Common Stock(2,000)Open Market Sale
11/12/2021Common Stock10,981 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
Erin Brockovich11/10/2022Common Stock19,430 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
11/12/2021Common Stock10,981 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
Steven R. Fife8/24/2023Common Stock151,196 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
8/24/2023Performance Stock Units151,196*Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
8/18/2023Common Stock68,003 Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
8/18/2023Performance Stock Units(68,003)Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
8/18/2023Common Stock(44,063)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
7/1/2023Common Stock(3,403)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
4/1/2023Common Stock(3,421)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
1/1/2023Common Stock(3,908)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
11/10/2022Common Stock29,145 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
11/10/2022Performance Stock Units38,800 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
10/1/2022Common Stock(3,421)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
8/18/2022Common Stock153,245 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
8/18/2022Performance Stock Units204,014 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
8/12/2022Common Stock(8,021)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
7/1/2022Common Stock(2,142)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
7/1/2022Common Stock659 Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
7/1/2022Performance Stock Units(659)Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
4/1/2022Common Stock658 Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
4/1/2022Performance Stock Units(658)Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
4/1/2022Common Stock(2,095)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
1/1/2022Common Stock(2,452)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
1/1/2022Common Stock659 Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
1/1/2022Performance Stock Units(659)Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
10/1/2021Common Stock659 Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
10/1/2021Performance Stock Units(659)Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
10/1/2021Common Stock(2,148)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
Raymond B. Greer11/10/2022Common Stock19,430 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
11/12/2021Common Stock10,981 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
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Cynthia Latham11/10/2022Common Stock19,430 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
2/17/2022Common Stock11,364 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
Darwin K. Lewis5/9/2023Common Stock1,000 Open Market Purchase
11/10/2022Common Stock19,430 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
11/12/2021Common Stock10,981 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
Garry Mauro
9/5/2023Common Stock425 Open Market Purchase
9/5/2023Common Stock110 Open Market Purchase
9/5/2023Common Stock110 Open Market Purchase
9/5/2023Common Stock110 Open Market Purchase
9/5/2023Common Stock110 Open Market Purchase
9/5/2023Common Stock110 Open Market Purchase
9/5/2023Common Stock25 Open Market Purchase
5/12/2023Common Stock150 Open Market Purchase
5/10/2023Common Stock3,650 Open Market Purchase
5/10/2023Common Stock170 Open Market Purchase
5/10/2023Common Stock170 Open Market Purchase
5/10/2023Common Stock170 Open Market Purchase
5/10/2023Common Stock170 Open Market Purchase
5/10/2023Common Stock170 Open Market Purchase
3/10/2023Common Stock195 Gift of Securities
12/29/2022Common Stock25,000 Gift of Securities
12/29/2022Common Stock25,000 Gift of Securities
12/29/2022Common Stock25,000 Gift of Securities
12/29/2022Common Stock25,000 Gift of Securities
12/29/2022Common Stock25,000 Gift of Securities
12/29/2022Common Stock(125,000)Gift of Securities
11/10/2022Common Stock19,430 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
6/30/2022Common Stock391 Gift of Securities
11/12/2021Common Stock10,981 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
Alissa Neufeld8/24/2023Common Stock24,162 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
8/24/2023Performance Stock Units24,162 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
8/18/2023Common Stock10,668 Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
8/18/2023Performance Stock Units(10,668)Exercise or Conversion of Derivative Security
8/18/2023Common Stock(5,418)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
7/1/2023Common Stock(266)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
4/26/2023Common Stock(3,450)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
4/1/2023Common Stock(317)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
1/1/2023Common Stock(317)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
10/1/2022Common Stock(268)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
8/18/2022Common Stock24,039 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
8/18/2022Performance Restricted Stock Units32,006 Grant, Award or Other Acquisition
8/12/2022Common Stock(1,071)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
4/26/2022Common Stock(3,460)Payment of Exercise Price or Tax Liability
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* Represents the number of shares that would be subject to the award based on at-target level performance
Miscellaneous Information Concerning the Participants
Other than as set forth in this Annex A or elsewhere in this proxy statement and based on the information provided by each Participant, none of the Participants or their associates (1) beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, or owns of record but not beneficially, any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, (2) beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, securities of any parent or subsidiary of the Company or (3) has any arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any future employment by the Company or its affiliates or with respect to any future transactions to which the Company or any of its affiliates will or may be a party.
Other than as set forth in this Annex A or elsewhere in this proxy statement and based on the information provided by each Participant, none of the Participants (1) is now, or has been within the past year, a party to any contract, arrangements or understandings with any person with respect to any of the Company’s securities, including, but not limited to, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees against loss or guarantees of profit, division of losses or profits or the giving or withholding of proxies, (2) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors) during the past ten years, (3) is a party to an arrangement or understanding pursuant to which a nominee for election as director is proposed to be elected or (4) has any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting.
Other than as set forth in this Annex A or elsewhere in this proxy statement and based on the information provided by each Participant, neither the Participants nor any of their associates or immediate family members have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or series of similar transactions since the beginning of our last fiscal year or any currently proposed transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000.
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ANNEX B
LIFEVANTAGE CORPORATION
2017 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

(Adopted on December 6, 2016,
Effective on February 16, 2017 and
Amended on November 16, 2017, January 19, 2018,
September 20, 2018, August 27, 2020, September 19, 2022 and September 21, 2023)

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION
The Board adopted the LifeVantage Corporation 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan on the Adoption Date conditioned upon and subject to obtaining Company stockholder approval. Stockholder approval for the Plan was obtained on February 16, 2017. The Board amended the Plan on November 16, 2017 and January 19, 2018, pursuant to which 425,000 Shares in the aggregate were added to the reserve under the Plan, such that the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (and pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options) shall be 1,550,000 Shares (the “2017/2018 Amendment”). The 2017/2018 Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders on February 2, 2018. On September 20, 2018, the Board further amended the Plan to add 715,000 Shares to the reserve under the Plan and increase the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (and pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options) from 1,550,000 Shares to 2,265,000 (the “September 2018 Amendment”). The September 2018 Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders on November 15, 2018. On August 27, 2020, the Board further amended the Plan to add 650,000 Shares to the reserve under the Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (and pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options) from 2,265,000 to 2,915,000 (the “August 2020 Amendment”). The August 2020 Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders on November 12, 2020. On September 19, 2022, the Board further amended the Plan to (i) add 1,052,000 Shares to the reserve under the Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (and pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options) from 2,915,000 to 3,967,000, (ii) amend the share recycling provisions set forth in Section 5(b) and (iii) amend the vesting acceleration provisions applicable to Awards upon a Change in Control in Section 12 (the “September 2022 Amendment”). The September 2022 Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders on November 10, 2022. On September 21, 2023, the Board further amended the Plan to add 1,138,000 shares to the reserve under the Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (and pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options) from 3,967,000 to 5,105,000.
The purposes of the Plan are to (i) attract and retain the services of persons eligible to participate in the Plan; (ii) motivate Selected Employees, by means of appropriate equity and performance based incentives, to achieve long-term performance goals; (iii) provide equity and performance based incentive compensation opportunities that are competitive with those of other similar companies; and (iv) further align Participants’ interests with those of the Company’s other stockholders and thereby promote the financial interests of the Company and its affiliates and enhancement of stockholder return.
The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Options (which may constitute Incentive Stock Options or Non statutory Stock Options), Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Grants, Stock Units and/or Cash Awards, as well as any other form of equity award consistent with the terms of the Plan.
Capitalized terms shall have the meaning provided in Section 2 unless otherwise provided in this Plan or any related Award Agreement.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS
(a) “Adoption Date” means December 6, 2016.
(b) “Affiliate” means any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity. For purposes of determining an individual’s “Service,” this definition shall include any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company, a Parent and/or one or more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity.
(c) “Award” means any award, under this Plan, to a Selected Employee of an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Grant, Stock Unit or to a Covered Employee of any Cash Award.
(d) “Award Agreement” means a Stock Option Agreement, a SAR Agreement, a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement, a Stock Unit Agreement or such other agreement evidencing an Award granted under the Plan.
(e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.
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(f) “Cash Award” means an award of a bonus opportunity, under this Plan, to a Covered Employee that (i) is payable in cash, (ii) is not an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Grant or Stock Unit, (iii) is paid based on achievement of Performance Goal(s) and (iv) may be intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m).
(g) “Cashless Exercise” means, to the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides and as permitted by applicable law and in accordance with any procedures established by the Committee, an arrangement whereby payment of some or all of the aggregate Exercise Price may be made all or in part by delivery of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company. Cashless Exercise may also be utilized to satisfy an Option’s tax withholding obligations as provided in Section 14(b).
(h) “Cause” means, except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or applicable Award Agreement (and in such case the employment agreement or Award Agreement shall govern as to the definition of Cause), (i) dishonesty or fraud, (ii) serious willful misconduct, (iii) unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, (iv) conviction or confession of a felony, or (v) any other act or omission by a Participant that, in the opinion of the Company, could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s or an Affiliate’s business, financial condition, prospects and/or reputation. In each of the foregoing subclauses (i) through (v), whether or not a “Cause” event has occurred will be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of Participants who are Directors or Officers or Section 16 Persons, the Board, each of whose determination shall be final, conclusive and binding. A Participant’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated for Cause if, after the Participant’s Service has terminated, facts and circumstances are discovered that would have justified a termination for Cause, including, without limitation, violation of material Company policies or breach of confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant.
(i) “Change in Control” means, except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or applicable Award Agreement (and in such case the employment agreement or Award Agreement shall govern as to the definition of Change in Control), the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (i) any merger, consolidation or business combination in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the merger, consolidation or business combination do not own at least a majority of the outstanding equity interests of the surviving parent entity, (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, (iii) the acquisition of beneficial ownership or control of (including, without limitation, power to vote) a majority of the outstanding Shares by any person or entity (including a “group” as defined by or under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), (iv) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or (v) a contested election of directors, as a result of which or in connection with which the persons who were directors of the Company before such election or their nominees cease to constitute a majority of the Board.
A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company's incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company's securities immediately before such transactions. In addition, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any Award which provides for a deferral of compensation and is subject to Code Section 409A, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or applicable Award Agreement the transaction with respect to such Award must also constitute a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) to the extent required by Code Section 409A.
(j)    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and interpretations promulgated thereunder.
(k)    “Committee” means a committee described in Section 3.
(l)    “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per Share, and any other securities into which such shares are changed, for which such shares are exchanged or which may be issued in respect thereof.
(m)    “Company” means LifeVantage Corporation, a Colorado corporation.
(n)    “Consultant” means a consultant or adviser who provides bona fide services to the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, other than as an Employee, Director or Non-Employee Director and who qualifies as a consultant or adviser under Instruction A.1.(a)(1) of Form S-8 under the Securities Act.
(o)    “Covered Employees” means those individuals whose compensation is subject to the deduction limitations of Code Section 162(m).
(p)     “Director” means a member of the Board who is also an Employee.
(q)    “Disability” means, except as may otherwise be provided in a Participant’s employment agreement or applicable Award Agreement (and in such case the employment agreement or Award Agreement shall govern as to the definition of Disability), that the Participant is classified as disabled under a long-term disability policy of the Company or, if no such policy applies, the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically
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determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
(r)    “Employee” means any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, or of a Parent, or of a Subsidiary or of an Affiliate.
(s)    “Equity Award” means any Award other than a Cash Award.
(t)    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(u)    “Exercise Price” means, in the case of an Option, the amount for which a Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. “Exercise Price,” in the case of a SAR, means an amount, as specified in the applicable SAR Agreement, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value in determining the amount payable to a Participant upon exercise of such SAR.
(v)    “Fair Market Value” means the market price of a Share, determined by the Committee as follows:
(i)    If the Shares are traded on a stock exchange (such as the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Global Market or NASDAQ Capital Market) at the time of determination, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the regular session closing price for such stock as reported by such exchange (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the Shares) on the date of determination, or if there are no sales on such date, on the last date preceding such date on which a closing price was reported;
(ii)    If the Shares are traded on the OTC Bulletin Board at the time of determination, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last-sale price reported by the OTC Bulletin Board for such date, or if there are no sales on such date, on the last date preceding such date on which a sale was reported; and
(iii)    If neither of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith using a reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method as the Committee deems appropriate.
Whenever possible, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Committee shall be based on the prices reported by the applicable exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board, as applicable, or a nationally recognized publisher of stock prices or quotations (including an electronic on-line publication). Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
(w)    “Fiscal Year” means the Company’s fiscal year.
(x)    “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an incentive stock option described in Code Section 422.
(y)    “Net Exercise” means, to the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides and as permitted by applicable law, an arrangement pursuant to which the number of Shares issued to the Optionee in connection with the Optionee’s exercise of the Option will be reduced by the Company’s retention of a portion of such Shares. Upon such a net exercise of an Option, the Optionee will receive a net number of Shares that is equal to (i) the number of Shares as to which the Option is being exercised minus (ii) the quotient (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares being exercised divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Option exercise date. The number of Shares covered by clause (ii) will be retained by the Company and not delivered to the Optionee. No fractional Shares will be created as a result of a Net Exercise and the Optionee must contemporaneously pay for any portion of the aggregate Exercise Price that is not covered by the Shares retained by the Company under clause (ii). The number of Shares delivered to the Optionee may be further reduced if Net Exercise is utilized under Section 14(b) to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations.
(z)    “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
(aa)    “Nonstatutory Stock Option” or “NSO” means a stock option that is not an ISO.
(bb)    “Officer” means an individual who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act.
(cc)    “Option” means an ISO or NSO granted under the Plan entitling the Optionee to purchase a specified number of Shares, at such times and applying a specified Exercise Price, as provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement.
(dd)    “Optionee” means an individual, estate or other entity that holds an Option.
(ee)    “Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the Adoption Date shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.
(ff)    “Participant” means an individual or estate or other entity that holds an Award.
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(gg)    “Performance Goals” means one or more objective performance targets established for a Participant which may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives and/or objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or a Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate, division, department or function within the Company or entity in which the Participant is employed, and such targets may be applied either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the Committee. Any Performance Goals that are included in an Award in order to make such Award qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) shall be limited to one or more of the following target objectives: (i) operating income; (ii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA; (iii) earnings; (iv) cash flow; (v) market share; (vi) sales or revenue, including with respect to a particular product, business line, geography or market; (vii) expenses; (viii) cost of goods sold; (ix) profit/loss or profit margin; (x) working capital; (xi) return on equity or assets or investment; (xii) earnings per share; (xiii) economic value added, or EVA; (xiv) stock price including without limitation total stockholder return; (xv) price/earnings ratio; (xvi) debt or debt-to-equity; (xvii) accounts receivable; (xviii) writeoffs; (xix) cash; (xx) assets; (xxi) liquidity; (xxii) operations; (xxiii) research or related milestones; (xxiv) business development; (xxv) intellectual property (e.g., patents); (xxvi) product development; (xxvii) regulatory activity; (xxviii) information technology; (xxix) financings; (xxx) product quality control; (xxxi) management; (xxxii) human resources; (xxxiii) corporate governance; (xxxiv) compliance program; (xxxv) legal matters; (xxxvi) internal controls; (xxxvii) policies and procedures; (xxxviii) accounting and reporting; (xxxix) strategic alliances, licensing and partnering; (xl) site, plant or building development; (xli) corporate transactions including without limitation mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and/or joint ventures; (xlii) customer satisfaction; (xliii) capital expenditures and/or (xliv) Company advancement milestones. Awards issued to individuals who are not Covered Employees (or which are not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m)) may take into account other (or no) factors.
(hh)    “Performance Period” means any period of time as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee may establish different Performance Periods for different Participants, and the Committee may establish concurrent or overlapping Performance Periods.
(ii)    “Plan” means this LifeVantage Corporation 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan as it may be amended from time to time.
(jj)    “Prior Equity Compensation Plan Award” means an award outstanding under a Prior Equity Compensation Plan as of the September 2022 Amendment.
(kk)    “Prior Equity Compensation Plans” means the Company’s 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”), 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as assumed from Lifeline Therapeutics, Inc., a Colorado corporation) and its predecessor plans and any other Company equity compensation plans.
(ll)    “Re-Price” means that the Company has lowered or reduced the Exercise Price of outstanding Options and/or outstanding SARs for any Participant(s) in a manner described by SEC Regulation S-K Item 402(d)(2)(viii) (or as described in any successor provision(s) or definition(s)).
(mm)    “Restricted Stock Grant” means Shares awarded under the Plan as provided in Section 9.
(nn)    “Restricted Stock Grant Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 9 evidencing each Award of a Restricted Stock Grant.
(oo)    “SAR Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 8 evidencing each Award of a Stock Appreciation Right.
(pp)    “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(qq)    “Section 16 Persons” means those officers, directors or other persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(rr)    “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(ss)    “Selected Employee” means an Employee, Consultant, Director, or Non-Employee Director who has been selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.
(tt)    “Separation From Service” means a Participant’s separation from service with the Company within the meaning provided to such term under Code Section 409A.
(uu)    “Service” means service as an Employee, Director, Non-Employee Director or Consultant. Service will be deemed terminated as soon as the entity to which Service is being provided is no longer either (i) the Company, (ii) a Parent, (iii) a Subsidiary or (iv) an Affiliate. A Participant’s Service does not terminate if he or she is a common-law employee with respect to the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate and goes on a bona fide leave of absence that was approved by
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the Company in writing and the terms of the leave provide for continued service crediting, or when continued service crediting is required by applicable law. However, for purposes of determining whether an Option is entitled to continuing ISO status, a common-law employee’s Service will be treated as terminating ninety (90) days after such Employee went on leave, unless such Employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract. Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends, unless such Employee immediately returns to active work. The Committee determines which leaves count toward Service, and when Service commences and terminates for all purposes under the Plan. For avoidance of doubt, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed terminated if the Committee determines that (i) a transition of employment to service with a partnership, joint venture or corporation not meeting the requirements of a Subsidiary in which the Company or a Subsidiary is a party is not considered a termination of Service, (ii) the Participant transfers between service as an Employee and service as a Consultant or other personal service provider (or vice versa), or (iii) the Participant transfers between service as an Employee and that of a Non-Employee Director (or vice versa). The Committee may determine whether any company transaction, such as a sale or spin-off of a division or subsidiary that employs a Participant, shall be deemed to result in termination of Service for purposes of any affected Awards, and the Committee’s decision shall be final and binding.
(vv)    “Share” means one share of Common Stock.
(ww)    “Stockholder Approval Date” means the date that the Company’s stockholders approve this Plan provided that such approval must occur on or before the first anniversary of the Adoption Date.
(xx)    “Specified Employee” means a Participant who is considered a “specified employee” within the meaning provided to such term under Code Section 409A.
(yy)    “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a stock appreciation right awarded under the Plan which provides the holder with a right to potentially receive, in cash and/or Shares, value with respect to a specific number of Shares, as provided in Section 8.
(zz)    “Stock Option Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 6 evidencing each Award of an Option.
(aaa)    “Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one Share, as awarded under the Plan and as provided in Section 10.
(bbb)    “Stock Unit Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 10 evidencing each Award of Stock Units.
(ccc)    “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the Adoption Date shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
(ddd)    “Termination Date” means the date on which a Participant’s Service terminates as determined by the Committee.
(eee)    “10-Percent Stockholder” means an individual who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. In determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall be applied.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION
(a)     Committee Composition. A Committee appointed by the Board shall administer the Plan. Unless the Board provides otherwise, the Board’s compensation committee (or a comparable committee of the Board) shall be the Committee. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of the Committee and re-assume all powers and authority previously delegated to the Committee.
To the extent required, the Committee shall have membership composition which enables (i) Awards to Section 16 Persons to qualify as exempt from liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and (ii) Awards to Covered Employees to be able to qualify as performance-based compensation as provided under Code Section 162(m) (to the extent such Awards are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation).
The Board may also appoint one or more separate committees of the Board, each composed of directors of the Company who need not qualify under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or Code Section 162(m), that may administer the Plan with respect to Selected Employees who are not Section 16 Persons or Covered Employees, respectively, may grant Awards under the Plan to such Selected Employees and may determine all terms of such Awards. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may also appoint a committee, composed of one or more Officers, that may authorize Awards to Employees (who are not Section 16 Persons or Covered Employees) within parameters specified by the Board and consistent with any limitations imposed by applicable law.
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The Committee shall comply with rules and regulations applicable to it, including under the rules of any exchange on which the Shares are traded.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall constitute the Committee and shall administer the Plan with respect to all Awards granted to Non-Employee Directors.
(b)    Authority of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and discretion to take any actions it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Such actions shall include without limitation:
(i)    determining Selected Employees who are to receive Awards under the Plan;
(ii)    determining the type, number, vesting requirements, Performance Goals (if any) and their degree of satisfaction, and other features and conditions of such Awards and amending such Awards;
(iii)    correcting any defect, supplying any omission, or reconciling or clarifying any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement;
(iv)    accelerating the vesting, or extending the post-termination exercise term, or waiving restrictions, of Awards at any time and under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate;
(v)    interpreting the Plan and any Award Agreements;
(vi)    making all other decisions relating to the operation of the Plan; and
(vii)    adopting such plans or subplans as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to provide for the participation by non-U.S. employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, which plans and/or subplans shall be attached hereto as appendices.
The Committee may adopt such rules or guidelines, as it deems appropriate to implement the Plan. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons. The Committee’s decisions and determinations need not be uniform and may be made selectively among Participants in the Committee’s sole discretion. The Committee’s decisions and determinations will be afforded the maximum deference provided by applicable law.
(c)    Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each member of the Committee, or of the Board, or any persons (including without limitation Employees and Officers) who are delegated by the Board or Committee to perform oversight or administrative functions in connection with the Plan, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any Award Agreement, and (ii) from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
SECTION 4. GENERAL
(a)    General Eligibility. Only Employees, Consultants, Directors and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible for designation as Selected Employees by the Committee.
(b)    Incentive Stock Options. Only Selected Employees who are common-law employees of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. In addition, a Selected Employee who is a 10-Percent Stockholder shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless the requirements set forth in Section 422(c)(5) of the Code are satisfied. If and to the extent that any Shares are issued under a portion of any Option that exceeds the $100,000 limitation of Section 422 of the Code, such Shares shall not be treated as issued under an ISO notwithstanding any designation otherwise. Certain decisions, amendments, interpretations and actions by the Committee and certain actions by a Participant may cause an Option to cease to qualify as an ISO pursuant to the Code and by accepting an Option the Participant agrees in advance to such disqualifying action.
(c)    Restrictions on Shares. Any Shares issued pursuant to an Award shall be subject to such Company policies, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Committee may determine. Such restrictions shall apply in addition to any restrictions that may apply to holders of Shares generally and shall also comply to the extent necessary with applicable law. In no event shall the Company be required to issue fractional Shares under this Plan.
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(d)    Beneficiaries. A Participant may designate one or more beneficiaries with respect to an Award by timely filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Participant’s death. If no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, then after a Participant’s death any vested Award(s) shall be transferred or distributed to the Participant’s estate.
(e)    Performance Goals. The Committee may, in its discretion, include Performance Goals or other performance objectives in any Award. If Performance Goals are included in Awards to Covered Employees in order to enable such Awards to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), then such Awards will be subject to the achievement of such Performance Goals that will be established and administered pursuant to the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and as described in this Section 4(e). If an Award is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) and to the extent required by Code Section 162(m), the Committee shall certify in writing the degree to which the Performance Goals have been satisfied before any Shares underlying an Award or any Award payments are released to a Covered Employee with respect to a Performance Period. Without limitation, the approved minutes of a Committee meeting shall constitute such written certification. With respect to Awards that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), the Committee may adjust the evaluation of performance under a Performance Goal (to the extent permitted by Code Section 162(m)) to remove the effects of certain events including without limitation the following:
(i)    asset write-downs or discontinued operations,
(ii)    litigation or claim judgments or settlements,
(iii)    material changes in or provisions under tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results,
(iv)    reorganizations or restructuring programs or divestitures or acquisitions, and/or
(v)    extraordinary non-recurring items as described in applicable accounting principles and/or items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence.
Notwithstanding satisfaction of any completion of any Performance Goal, to the extent specified at the time of grant of an Award, the number of Shares, Options, SARs, Stock Units or other benefits granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award on account of satisfaction of such Performance Goals may be reduced by the Committee on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine. Awards with Performance Goals or performance objectives (if any) that are granted to Selected Employees who are not Covered Employees or any Awards to Covered Employees which are not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) need not comply with the requirements of Code Section 162(m).
(f)    No Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant, or a transferee of a Participant, shall have no rights as a stockholder (including without limitation voting rights or dividend or distribution rights) with respect to any Common Stock covered by an Award until such person becomes entitled to receive such Common Stock, has satisfied any applicable withholding or tax obligations relating to the Award and the Common Stock has been issued to the Participant. No adjustment shall be made for cash or stock dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date when such Common Stock is issued, except as expressly provided in Section 11. For the avoidance of doubt, no Award shall allow for the payment of dividends with respect to any portion of the Award that does not vest or as to which applicable vesting or performance conditions are not satisfied.
(g)    Termination of Service. Unless the applicable Award Agreement or employment agreement provides otherwise (and in such case, the Award or employment agreement shall govern as to the consequences of a termination of Service for such Awards), the following rules shall govern the vesting, exercisability and term of outstanding Awards held by a Participant in the event of termination of such Participant’s Service (in all cases subject to the term of the Option or SAR as applicable):
(i)    if the Service of a Participant is terminated for Cause, then all of the Participant’s Options, SARs, unvested portions of Stock Units and unvested portions of Restricted Stock Grants shall terminate and be forfeited immediately without consideration as of the Termination Date (except for repayment of any amounts the Participant had previously paid to the Company to acquire Shares underlying the forfeited Awards);
(ii)    if the Service of Participant is terminated for any reason other than for Cause and other due to the Participant’s death or Disability, then the vested portion of the Participant’s then-outstanding Options/SARs may be exercised by such Participant or his or her personal representative within three months after the Termination Date and all unvested portions of the Participant’s outstanding Awards shall be forfeited without consideration as of the Termination Date (except for repayment of any amounts the Participant had previously paid to the Company to acquire Shares underlying the forfeited Awards); or
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(iii)    if the Service of a Participant is terminated due to the Participant’s death or Disability, the vested portion of the Participant’s then outstanding Options/SARs may be exercised within twelve months after the Termination Date and all unvested portions of any outstanding Awards shall be forfeited without consideration as of the Termination Date (except for repayment of any amounts the Participant had previously paid to the Company to acquire Shares underlying the forfeited Awards).
(h)    Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Plan and Awards granted hereunder are intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with such intention. In the event that any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement is determined by the Committee to not comply with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations and other guidance issued thereunder, the Committee shall have the authority to take such actions and to make such changes to the Plan or an Award Agreement as the Committee deems necessary to comply with such requirements, provided that no such action shall adversely affect any outstanding Award without the consent of the affected Participant. Each payment to a Participant made pursuant to this Plan shall be considered a separate payment and not one of a series of payments for purposes of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything elsewhere in the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, if upon a Participant’s Separation From Service he/she is then a Specified Employee, then solely to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A and avoid the imposition of taxes under Code Section 409A, the Company shall defer payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A payable as a result of and within six (6) months following such Separation From Service under this Plan until the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation From Service, or (ii) ten (10) days after the Company receives written confirmation of the Participant’s death. Any such delayed payments shall be made without interest. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on a Participant by Code Section 409A or for any damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A.
(i)    Suspension or Termination of Awards. If at any time (including after a notice of exercise has been delivered) the Committee (or the Board), reasonably believes that a Participant has committed an act of Cause (which includes a failure to act), the Committee (or Board) may suspend the Participant’s right to exercise any Option or SAR (or payment of a Cash Award or vesting of Restricted Stock Grants or Stock Units) pending a determination of whether there was in fact an act of Cause. If the Committee (or the Board) determines a Participant has committed an act of Cause, neither the Participant nor his or her estate shall be entitled to exercise any outstanding Option or SAR whatsoever and all of Participant’s outstanding Awards shall then terminate without consideration. Any determination by the Committee (or the Board) with respect to the foregoing shall be final, conclusive and binding on all interested parties.
(j)     Electronic Communications. Subject to compliance with applicable law and/or regulations, an Award Agreement or other documentation or notices relating to the Plan and/or Awards may be communicated to Participants by electronic media.
(k)    Unfunded Plan. Insofar as it provides for Awards, the Plan shall be unfunded. Although bookkeeping accounts may be established with respect to Participants who are granted Awards under this Plan, any such accounts will be used merely as a bookkeeping convenience. The Company shall not be required to segregate any assets which may at any time be represented by Awards, nor shall this Plan be construed as providing for such segregation, nor shall the Company or the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of stock or cash to be awarded under the Plan.
(l)    Liability of Company. The Company (or members of the Board or Committee) shall not be liable to a Participant or other persons as to: (a) the non-issuance or sale of Shares as to which the Company has been unable to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder; and (b) any unexpected or adverse tax consequence or any tax consequence expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the grant, receipt, exercise or settlement of any Award granted hereunder.
(m)    Reformation. In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such provisions will be reformed by the Board if possible and to the extent needed in order to be held legal and valid. If it is not possible to reform the illegal or invalid provisions then the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Plan, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
(n)     Re-Pricing of Options or SARs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, without the approval of Company stockholders and except as provided in Section 11(a), outstanding Options or SARs may not be re-priced, replaced or regranted (i) through cancellation, whether in exchange for cash or another type of Award, (ii) by lowering the Exercise Price of a previously granted Option or SAR or (iii) by replacing a previously granted Option or SAR with a new Option or SAR with a lower Exercise Price.
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(o)    Successor Provision. Any reference to a statute, rule or regulation, or to a section of a statute, rule or regulation, is a reference to that statute, rule, regulation, or section as amended from time to time, both before and after the Adoption Date and including any successor provisions.
(p)    Governing Law. This Plan and all Awards shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Utah but without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The Committee may provide that any dispute as to any Award shall be presented and determined in such forum as the Committee may specify, including through binding arbitration. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, recipients of an Award under the Plan are deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of Utah to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or any related Award Agreement.
(q)    Minimum Vesting Requirement. No Award granted on or after July 1, 2018 shall vest, become exercisable or be settled on a date that is earlier than the first anniversary of the grant date of the Award; provided however that this minimum vesting and exercisability requirement shall not apply (i) to up to 5% of the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance hereunder, (ii) if Section 12 applies, or (iii) with respect to an Award held by a Participant whose Service terminates as a result of his or her death or disability.
SECTION 5. SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN AND SHARE LIMITS
(a)    Basic Limitations. The Common Stock issuable under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed the sum of (i) 4,630,000 Shares, (ii) the number of Shares reserved under the 2010 Plan that are not issued or subject to outstanding awards under the 2010 Plan on the Stockholder Approval Date, (iii) any Shares subject to outstanding options or other awards under the 2010 Plan on the Stockholder Approval Date that subsequently expire or lapse unexercised and Shares issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2010 Plan that are outstanding on the Stockholder Approval Date and that are subsequently forfeited to or repurchased by the Company, and (iv) the additional Shares described in Section 5(b); provided, however, that no more than 475,000 Shares, in the aggregate, shall be added to the Plan pursuant to clauses (ii) and (iii). No more than 5,105,000 Shares plus the additional Shares described in Section 5(b) may be issued under the Plan upon the exercise of ISOs.
(b)    Share Re-Use. If Equity Awards are forfeited or are terminated for any reason other than being exercised, then the Shares underlying such Equity Awards shall again become available for Equity Awards under the Plan. If SARs are exercised or Stock Units are settled in Shares, then only the number of Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of such SARs or Stock Units shall reduce the number of Shares available under the Share limits stated in Section 5(a) and the balance shall again become available for Equity Awards under the Plan. If a Participant pays the Exercise Price by Net Exercise or by surrendering previously owned Shares (or by stock attestation) and/or, as permitted by the Committee, pays any withholding tax obligation with respect to an Equity Award by electing to have Shares withheld or surrendering previously owned Shares (or by stock attestation), the surrendered Shares and the Shares withheld to pay taxes shall be available for issuance under the Plan and shall not count toward the Share limits set forth in Section 5(a). Any Shares that are delivered and any Equity Awards that are granted by, or become obligations of, the Company, as a result of the assumption by the Company of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by another entity (as provided in Sections 6(e), 8(f), 9(e) or 10(e)) shall not be counted against the Share limits specified in Sections 5(a) and 5(d). Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the September 2022 Amendment, the following Shares shall not become or again be available for grants of Awards under the Plan: (a) Shares delivered (either by actual delivery or stock attestation) to the Company by a Participant or withheld by the Company to satisfy the applicable exercise price of an Option or Prior Equity Compensation Plan Award that is an option and/or satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligation with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or Prior Equity Compensation Plan Award that is an option or stock appreciation right (including Shares retained by the Company from the Option or Stock Appreciation Right or Prior Equity Compensation Plan Award that is an option or a stock appreciation right being exercised and/or creating the tax obligation), (b) Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with the settlement or exercise, as applicable, of the Stock Appreciation Right, and (c) Shares purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of Options.
(c)    Dividend Equivalents. Any dividend equivalents distributed under the Plan shall not be applied against the number of Shares available for Equity Awards.
(d)    Code Section 162(m) Limits. For so long as: (x) the Company is a “publicly held corporation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and (y) the deduction limitations of Code Section 162(m) are applicable to Awards granted to the Company’s Covered Employees under this Plan, then the limits specified below in this Section 5(d) shall be applicable to Awards issued under the Plan.
(i)    Limits on Options. No Selected Employee shall receive Options to purchase Shares during any Fiscal Year that in the aggregate cover in excess of 300,000 Shares.
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(ii)    Limits on SARs. No Selected Employee shall receive Awards of SARs during any Fiscal Year that in the aggregate cover in excess of 300,000 Shares.
(iii)     Limits on Restricted Stock Grants. No Selected Employee shall receive Restricted Stock Grants during any Fiscal Year that in the aggregate cover in excess of 300,000 Shares.
(iv)    Limits on Stock Units. No Selected Employee shall receive Stock Units during any Fiscal Year that in the aggregate cover in excess of 300,000 Shares.
(v)    Limit on Total Amount of All Equity Awards. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Selected Employee shall receive Equity Awards during any Fiscal Year in excess of the aggregate amount of 600,000 Shares, whether such Equity Awards are in the form of Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Grants and/or Stock Units.
(vi)    Increased Limits for First Year of Employment. The numerical limits expressed in the foregoing subparts (i) through (iv) shall in each case be increased to 600,000 Shares with respect to Equity Awards granted to a Selected Employee during the Fiscal Year of the Selected Employee’s commencement of employment with the Company or during the first Fiscal Year that the Selected Employee becomes a Covered Employee.
(vii)    Dollar Limit for Cash Awards. The maximum aggregate value of Cash Awards that may be received by any one Selected Employee with respect to any individual Fiscal Year is $5,000,000.
SECTION 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
(a)    Stock Option Agreement. Each Award of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify whether the Option is an ISO and if not specified then the Option shall be an NSO.
(b)    Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 11.
(c)    Exercise Price. An Option’s Exercise Price shall be established by the Committee and set forth in a Stock Option Agreement. Except with respect to outstanding stock options being assumed or Options being granted in exchange for cancellation of outstanding options granted by another issuer as provided under Section 6(e), the Exercise Price of an Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (110% for ISO Awards to 10-Percent Stockholders) on the date of Award.
(d)    Exercisability and Term. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become vested and/or exercisable. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify the term of the Option; provided that the term of an Option shall in no event exceed ten years from the date of Award (and may be for a shorter period of time than ten years). No Option can be exercised after the expiration date specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. A Stock Option Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, or Disability or other events. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, an ISO that is granted to a 10-Percent Stockholder shall have a maximum term of five years. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no Option can be exercised after the expiration date provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. In no event shall the Company be required to issue fractional Shares upon the exercise of an Option and the Committee may specify a minimum number of Shares that must be purchased in any one Option exercise.
(e)    Modifications or Assumption of Options. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding Options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding stock options (whether granted by the Company or by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. For avoidance of doubt, in accordance with Section 4(n), the Committee may not Re-Price outstanding Options without approval from the Company's stockholders, except as provided in Section 11(a). No modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such Option.
(f)    Assignment or Transfer of Options. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and then only to the extent permitted by applicable law, no Option shall be transferable by the Optionee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement, an Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by Optionee or by the guardian or legal representative of the Optionee. No Option or interest therein may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Optionee during his or her lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.
SECTION 7. PAYMENT FOR OPTION SHARES
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(a)    General Rule. The entire Exercise Price of Shares issued upon exercise of Options shall be payable in cash at the time when such Shares are purchased by the Optionee, except as follows and if so provided for in an applicable Stock Option Agreement:
(i)    In the case of an ISO granted under the Plan, payment shall be made only pursuant to the express provisions of the applicable Stock Option Agreement. The Stock Option Agreement may specify that payment may be made in any form(s) described in this Section 7.
(ii)    In the case of an NSO granted under the Plan, the Committee may, in its discretion at any time, accept payment in any form(s) described in this Section 7.
(b)    Surrender of Stock. To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(b) applicable to an Option in a Stock Option Agreement, payment for all or a part of the Exercise Price may be made with Shares which have already been owned by the Optionee for such duration as shall be specified by the Committee. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the new Shares are purchased under the Plan.
(c)    Cashless Exercise. To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(c) applicable to an Option in a Stock Option Agreement, payment for all or a part of the Exercise Price may be made through Cashless Exercise.
(d)     Net Exercise. To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(d) applicable to an Option in a Stock Option Agreement, payment for all or a part of the Exercise Price may be made through Net Exercise.
(e)    Other Forms of Payment. To the extent that the Committee makes this Section 7(e) applicable to an Option in a Stock Option Agreement, payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules and approved by the Committee.
SECTION 8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
(a)    SAR Agreement. Each Award of a SAR under the Plan shall be evidenced by a SAR Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such SAR shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). A SAR Agreement may provide for a maximum limit on the amount of any payout notwithstanding the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the SAR. The provisions of the various SAR Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b)    Number of Shares. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 11.
(c)    Exercise Price. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. Except with respect to outstanding stock appreciation rights being assumed or SARs being granted in exchange for cancellation of outstanding stock appreciation rights granted by another issuer as provided under Section 8(f), the Exercise Price of a SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of Award.
(d)    Exercisability and Term. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the SAR is to become exercisable. The SAR Agreement shall also specify the term of the SAR which shall not exceed ten years from the date of Award. No SAR can be exercised after the expiration date specified in the applicable SAR Agreement. A SAR Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Participant’s death, or Disability or other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Participant’s Service. A SAR may be included in an ISO only at the time of Award but may be included in an NSO at the time of Award or at any subsequent time, but not later than six months before the expiration of such NSO. A SAR granted under the Plan may provide that it will be exercisable only in the event of a Change in Control.
(e)    Exercise of SARs. If, on the date when a SAR expires, the Exercise Price under such SAR is less than the Fair Market Value on such date but any portion of such SAR has not been exercised or surrendered, then such SAR may automatically be deemed to be exercised as of such date with respect to such portion to the extent so provided in the applicable SAR agreement. Upon exercise of a SAR, the Participant (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after the Participant’s death) shall receive from the Company (i) Shares, (ii) cash or (iii) any combination of Shares and cash, as the Committee shall determine. The amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of Shares received upon exercise of SARs shall, in the aggregate, be equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of surrender) of the Shares subject to the SARs exceeds the Exercise Price of the Shares.
(f)    Modification or Assumption of SARs. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding SARs or may accept the cancellation of outstanding SARs (including stock appreciation rights granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new SARs for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price. For avoidance of doubt, in accordance with Section 4(n), the Committee may not Re-Price outstanding
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SARs without approval from the Company's stockholders, except as provided in Section 11(a). No modification of a SAR shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such SAR.
(g)    Assignment or Transfer of SARs. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable SAR Agreement and then only to the extent permitted by applicable law, no SAR shall be transferable by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable SAR Agreement, a SAR may be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or by the guardian or legal representative of the Participant. No SAR or interest therein may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Participant during his or her lifetime, whether by operation of law or otherwise, or be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process.
SECTION 9. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR RESTRICTED STOCK GRANTS
(a)    Restricted Stock Grant Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Grant awarded under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Each Restricted Stock Grant shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). The provisions of the Restricted Stock Grant Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b)    Number of Shares and Payment. Each Restricted Stock Grant Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the Restricted Stock Grant pertains and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 11. Restricted Stock Grants may be issued with or without cash consideration under the Plan.
(c)    Vesting Conditions. Each Restricted Stock Grant may or may not be subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Stock Grant Agreement. A Restricted Stock Grant Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, or Disability or other events.
(d)    Voting and Dividend Rights. The holder of a Restricted Stock Grant (irrespective of whether the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Grant are vested or unvested) awarded under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company's other stockholders; provided however that any dividends attributed to Shares that are unvested (whether such dividends are in the form of cash or Shares) shall be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions as the Restricted Stock Grant with respect to which the dividends relate; and provided further that this sentence is subject to the final sentence of Section 4(f). Such additional Shares issued as dividends that are subject to the Restricted Stock Grant shall not reduce the number of Shares available for issuance under Section 5.
(e)    Modification or Assumption of Restricted Stock Grants. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify or assume outstanding Restricted Stock Grants or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Restricted Stock Grants (including stock granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Restricted Stock Grants for the same or a different number of Shares. No modification of a Restricted Stock Grant shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such Restricted Stock Grant.
(f)    Assignment or Transfer of Restricted Stock Grants. Except as provided in Section 14, or in a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement, or as required by applicable law, a Restricted Stock Grant awarded under the Plan shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor's process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law. Any act in violation of this Section 9(f) shall be void. However, this Section 9(f) shall not preclude a Participant from designating a beneficiary pursuant to Section 4(d) nor shall it preclude a transfer of Restricted Stock Grant Awards by will or pursuant to Section 4(d).
SECTION 10. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK UNITS
(a)    Stock Unit Agreement. Each Award of Stock Units under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Unit Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan (including without limitation any Performance Goals). The provisions of the various Stock Unit Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
(b)    Number of Shares and Payment. Each Stock Unit Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the Stock Unit Grant pertains and is subject to adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 11. To the extent that an Award is granted in the form of Stock Units, no cash consideration shall be required of the Award recipients.
(c)    Vesting Conditions. Each Award of Stock Units may or may not be subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Stock Unit Agreement. A Stock Unit Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, or Disability or other events.
(d)    Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Stock Unit awarded under the Plan may, at the Committee’s discretion, carry with it a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash or Common Stock dividends paid on
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one Share while the Stock Unit is outstanding. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional Stock Units. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, in the form of Shares, or in a combination of both. Prior to vesting of the Stock Units, any dividend equivalents accrued on such unvested Stock Units shall be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions as the Stock Units to which they attach, provided that this sentence is subject to the final sentence of Section 4(f).
(e)    Modification or Assumption of Stock Units. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify or assume outstanding Stock Units or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Stock Units (including stock units granted by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Stock Units for the same or a different number of Shares. No modification of a Stock Unit shall, without the consent of the Participant, impair his or her rights or increase his or her obligations under such Stock Unit.
(f)    Assignment or Transfer of Stock Units. Except as provided in Section 14, or in a Stock Unit Agreement, or as required by applicable law, Stock Units shall not be anticipated, assigned, attached, garnished, optioned, transferred or made subject to any creditor’s process, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law. Any act in violation of this Section 10(f) shall be void. However, this Section 10(f) shall not preclude a Participant from designating a beneficiary pursuant to Section 4(d) nor shall it preclude a transfer of Stock Units pursuant to Section 4(d).
(g)    Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units. Settlement of vested Stock Units may be made in the form of (a) cash, (b) Shares or (c) any combination of both, as determined by the Committee. The actual number of Stock Units eligible for settlement may be larger or smaller than the number included in the original Award. Methods of converting Stock Units into cash may include (without limitation) a method based on the average Fair Market Value of Shares over a series of trading days. Except as otherwise provided in a Stock Unit Agreement or a timely completed deferral election, vested Stock Units shall be settled within thirty days after vesting. The distribution may occur or commence when all vesting conditions applicable to the Stock Units have been satisfied or have lapsed, or it may be deferred, in accordance with applicable law, to a later specified date. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents. Until an Award of Stock Units is settled, the number of such Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11.
(h)    Creditors' Rights. A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Stock Unit Agreement.
SECTION 11. ADJUSTMENTS
(a)    Adjustments. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a stock split, a reverse stock split, a reclassification or other distribution of the Shares without the receipt of consideration by the Company, of or on the Common Stock, a recapitalization, a combination, a spin-off or a similar occurrence, the Committee shall make equitable and proportionate adjustments to:
(i)    the number and kind of securities available for Equity Awards (and which can be issued as ISOs) under Section 5;
(ii)    the Share limits on Equity Awards issued under the Plan that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) under Section 5(d);
(iii)    the number and kind of securities covered by each outstanding Equity Award;
(iv)    the Exercise Price under each outstanding SAR and Option, and the repurchase price, if any, applicable to the unvested portion of Restricted Stock Grants; and
(v)    the number and kind of outstanding securities issued under the Plan.
(b)    Participant Rights. Except as provided in this Section 11, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issue by the Company of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. If by reason of an adjustment pursuant to this Section 11, a Participant’s Equity Award covers additional or different shares of stock or securities, then such additional or different shares and the Equity Award in respect thereof shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the Equity Award and the Shares subject to the Equity Award prior to such adjustment.
(c)    Fractional Shares. Any adjustment of Shares pursuant to this Section 11 shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Shares. Under no circumstances shall the Company be required to authorize or issue fractional shares. To the
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extent permitted by applicable law, no consideration shall be provided as a result of any fractional shares not being issued or authorized.
SECTION 12. EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN CONTROL
(a)    Merger or Reorganization. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or other reorganization, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization. Such agreement may provide, without limitation, that subject to the consummation of the merger or other reorganization, for the assumption (or substitution) of outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent, for their continuation by the Company (if the Company is a surviving corporation), for their cancellation with or without consideration, in all cases without the consent of the Participant.
(b)    Acceleration. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement (and in such case the applicable Award Agreement shall govern), in the event that a Change in Control occurs and there is no assumption, substitution or continuation of Awards pursuant to Section 12(a), (1) with respect to outstanding Awards subject to service-based vesting conditions, 100% of the unvested portion of such Awards shall accelerate and vest immediately upon the Change in Control, and (2) with respect to outstanding Awards subject to performance-based vesting conditions, such Awards shall accelerate and vest upon the Change in Control with respect to the portion of the Award determined based on the greater of (A) target level applicable to the Award or (B) the actual level of achievement measured as of either the end of the applicable Performance Period (if the Performance Period ends prior to the Change in Control but actual performance has not yet been determined) or the effective date of the Change in Control (if the Change in Control occurs prior to the end of the Performance Period), as applicable. For avoidance of doubt, “substitution” includes, without limitation, an Award being replaced by a cash award that provides an equivalent intrinsic value (wherein for Equity Awards intrinsic value equals the difference between the market value of a Share and any per Share exercise price).