Colonial Commercial Corp. DEF 14A 6-13-2006
UNITED
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
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NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
JUNE
13, 2006
To
the
stockholders of Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock:
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Colonial Commercial
Corp. will be held at the Saddle Brook Marriott, Garden State Parkway at I-80,
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663 on June 13, 2006 at 9:00 a.m., local time, for
the following purposes:
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To
elect seven directors to serve for the term set forth in the accompanying
proxy statement.
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2.
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To
consider and act upon a proposal to ratify the selection by the Company’s
Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Weiser, LLP as the independent
public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending December
31,
2006.
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3.
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To
transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or
any adjournments thereof.
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A
Proxy
Statement, Form of Proxy, and the Annual Report to Stockholders of the Company
for the year ended December 31, 2005 are enclosed herewith. Only holders of
record of Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company at the
close of business on April 19, 2006 will be entitled to notice of and to vote
at
the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof. A complete list of the
stockholders entitled to vote will be available for inspection by any
stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business
hours for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, at the office
of
the Secretary of the Company, at 275 Wagaraw Road, Hawthorne, New Jersey
07506.
A
Proxy
Statement and Proxy Form are enclosed herewith. A copy of the Company’s Annual
Report, including consolidated financial statements has been mailed to all
stockholders with this Notice of Annual Meeting.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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Hawthorne,
New Jersey
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William
Salek
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May
17, 2006
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Secretary
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IMPORTANT
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You
are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting. Whether or not
you are
planning to attend, please sign, date and return the accompanying
proxy as
soon as possible. A postage-paid, self-addressed envelope is enclosed
for
your convenience. Any person giving a proxy has the power to revoke
it at
any time prior to its exercise and, if present at the Meeting, may
withdraw it and vote in person. Attendance at the Meeting is limited
to
stockholders, their proxies and invited guests of the
Company.
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COLONIAL
COMMERCIAL CORP.
275
WAGARAW ROAD,
HAWTHORNE,
NEW JERSEY 07506
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ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON JUNE 13, 2006
This
proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies,
in
the form enclosed herewith, by the Board of Directors of Colonial Commercial
Corp. (the “Company”), for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held
at the Saddle Brook Marriott, Garden State Parkway at I-80, Saddle Brook, New
Jersey 07663 on June 13, 2006 at 9:00 a.m., local time, (the “Meeting”), or any
adjournments thereof for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice
of
Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
This
proxy statement and the enclosed form of proxy have been mailed to stockholders
of record on or about May 17, 2006.
Any
stockholder giving a proxy has the power to revoke the same at any time before
it is voted. The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. The
Company has no contract or arrangement with any party in connection with the
solicitation of proxies. Following the mailing of proxy materials solicitation
of the proxies may be made by officers and employees of the Company by mail,
telephone, facsimile, electronic communication, or personal interview. Properly
executed proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions given by
stockholders at the places provided for such purpose in the accompanying proxy.
Unless contrary instructions are given by stockholders, persons named in the
proxy intend to vote the shares represented by such proxies FOR the election
of
the nominees as listed in this proxy and FOR the selection of Weiser LLP as
independent auditors. All shares represented by a properly executed proxy
received in time for the meeting will be voted in accordance with the directions
specified thereon and, as to any other matter properly coming before the meeting
(none of which is presently known to the Board of Directors), in accordance
with
the judgment of the persons designated as proxies.
Holders
of Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock are each entitled to one vote
per share on all matters and vote as one class. Any proxy received from a holder
of Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock on which no direction is
specified will be voted in favor of the nominees for election as directors
listed in this proxy statement.
Holders
of Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock may vote on the ratification
of
the selection of Weiser LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants. Any
proxy received from a holder of Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock
on
which no direction is specified will be voted in favor of the ratification
of
the selection of Weiser LLP as the Company’s independent public
accountants.
On
or
about May 17, 2006, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, including
consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
was mailed with this proxy statement to each holder of Common Stock and each
holder of Convertible Preferred Stock as of the record date of April 19, 2006.
The record date was fixed by the Board of Directors for the determination of
the
stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual
Meeting.
VOTING
SECURITIES
As
of the
record date, the Company had 4,577,614 outstanding shares of Common Stock and
475,566 outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock. Holders of Common
Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock are each entitled to one vote per share
on
all matters and vote as one class. The presence at the meeting in person or
proxy of the holders of one-third of the combined voting power of the Common
Stock and the Convertible Preferred Stock is necessary to constitute a quorum.
Proxies submitted which contain abstentions or broker non-votes will be deemed
present at the meeting in determining the presence of a quorum.
The
current members of the Company’s Board of Directors, who have indicated that
they intend to vote in favor of all of the Company’s proposals, own 1,824,349
shares of Common Stock, which represents 36.1% of the combined total number
of
shares of Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock entitled to vote. The
current members of the Company’s Board of Directors do not own any shares of
Convertible Preferred Stock. (See
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management)
CHANGE
OF CONTROL
Pursuant
to purchase agreements dated April 17, 2006 (the “Transaction”), Bernard Korn,
then the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, director and Chairman of the Board,
sold 100,000 shares of common stock of the Company (“Shares”) to William Pagano,
100,000 Shares to Rita Folger, and 226,743 Shares to Goldman Associates of
New
York, Inc. (“Goldman Associates”). Jack Rose, then a director of the Company,
sold a total of 17,512 shares to Goldman Associates and Jack Rose and his wife
sold a total of 50,000 jointly owned shares to Goldman Associates. The Shares
were sold at $3.00 per share.
Michael
Goldman is a principal of Goldman Associates and beneficially owns the shares
purchased by Goldman Associates.
After
giving effect to these sales and purchases, Michael Goldman beneficially owns
1,227,255 shares of common stock of the Company (25.96% of the total
outstanding) and William Pagano beneficially owns 767,973 shares of common
stock
(16.66% of the total outstanding).
Goldman
Associates, William Pagano and Rita Folger each acquired their interests in
the
Company for investment purposes.
In
addition to the shares of common stock sold by Messrs. Korn and Rose set forth
above, Messrs. Koon, Miller, Sussman and Rose, each then a director of the
Company, sold 41,413 Shares, 11,000 Shares, 50,000 Shares and 32,587,
respectively, to private investors at $3.00 per share.
Concurrently
with these transactions, Messrs. Korn, Koon, Rose and Sussman resigned as
directors of the Company. Mr. Sussman also resigned as a member of the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Korn also resigned as Chief Executive
Officer, director and Chairman of the Board and the Company entered into an
employment agreement with Bernard Korn that cancelled and superseded a prior
employment agreement. Michael Goldman, who continued as a director of the
Company, was elected as Chairman of the Board, and William Pagano also continued
as a director and was appointed CEO. Mr. Pagano had previously served as
President. E. Bruce Fredrikson, Melissa Goldman-Williams, and Ronald Miller
also
continued as directors. Melissa Goldman-Williams is the daughter of Michael
Goldman.
By
reason
of their stock ownership and board positions and the family relationship between
Michael Goldman and Melissa Goldman-Williams, Michael Goldman and William Pagano
may be deemed to have been in control of the Company effective immediately
after
these transactions.
Subsequent
to the transactions, Stuart H. Lubow and Phillip Siegel were appointed to the
Board.
ITEM
I
ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
It
is the
intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy, unless such proxy
specifies otherwise, to nominate and to vote the shares represented by such
proxy for the election of the nominees listed below to hold office until the
next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors shall
have been duly elected and qualified. The Company has no reason to believe
that
any of the nominees will become unavailable to serve as directors for any reason
before the Annual Meeting. However, in the event that any of them shall become
unavailable, the person designated as proxy reserves the right to substitute
another person of his/her choice when voting at the Annual Meeting. Certain
information regarding each nominee is set forth in the table and text
below.
The
directors serve for a term of one year and until their successors are duly
elected and qualified.
Directors
and Executive Officers of the Company
The
names, ages and positions of the Company’s directors and executive officers as
of May 11, 2006 are listed below, along with a brief account of their business
experience during the last five years. Officers are appointed annually by the
Board of Directors at its first meeting following the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and from time to time at the pleasure of the Board. There are
no
family relationships among directors, nominees or executive officers, except
that Melissa Goldman-Williams is the daughter of Michael Goldman. There are
no
arrangements or understandings between any director, nominee or executive
officer and any other person pursuant to which any director, nominee or
executive officer was selected as such.
All
of
the nominees are currently serving as directors. The name, age and term of
office as director of each nominee for election as director and his or her
present position(s) with the Company and other principal affiliations are set
forth below.
Name
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Age
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Position
with the Company
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Directors
and Executive Officers:
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E.
Bruce Fredrikson
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67
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Director,
Chairman of Audit Committee
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Melissa
Goldman-Williams
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37
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Director
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Michael
Goldman
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67
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Director,
Chairman of the Board
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Stuart
H. Lubow
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49
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Director
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Ronald
Miller
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62
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Director
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William
Pagano
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66
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Director
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and President of Universal
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William
Salek
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44
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Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company and Vice President
of
Universal
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Phillip
Siegel
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63
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Director
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Dr.
E.
Bruce Fredrikson
Dr.
E.
Bruce Fredrikson has been a Director of the Company since January 28, 2005.
Dr.
Fredrikson is currently an independent consultant in corporate finance and
governance. He is Professor of Finance, Emeritus, at Syracuse University's
Martin J. Whitman School of Management where he taught from 1966 until his
retirement in May 2003. He is a director of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.,
a
consumer finance company and of Track Data Corporation, a financial services
company. Dr. Fredrikson holds an A.B. in economics from Princeton University
and
a M.B.A. in accounting and a Ph.D. in finance from Columbia
University.
Melissa
Goldman-Williams
Melissa
Goldman-Williams has been a Director of the Company since October 22, 2004.
Mrs.
Goldman-Williams has been the Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Associates
of
NY, Inc., an appliance distributor, since 1996, and is also a member of the
Board of Directors of said company. Mrs. Goldman-Williams holds a B.A. from
Lehigh University and a Masters Degree in Environmental Management from Duke
University. Previously, she was employed as an Environmental Consultant for
a
private consulting firm.
Michael
Goldman
Michael
Goldman has been a Director of the Company since September 29, 2004 and was
appointed Chairman of the Board on April 17, 2006. Mr. Goldman has been the
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Goldman
Associates of NY, Inc., an appliance distributor, since 1987. Mr. Goldman is
a
Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. in Accounting from Brooklyn College
and an M.B.A. in Management from Syracuse University.
Stuart
H. Lubow
Stuart
H.
Lubow became a Director of the Company on May 11, 2006. Mr. Lubow is a founder,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Community National Bank. Mr. Lubow
was
founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Community State Bank from
1997
to 2003 and was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
Garden State Bank until 1996. Mr. Lubow has been a banking executive for over
25
years. He is a past Chairman of the Community Bankers Association of New Jersey,
as well as the former Chairman of the Teaneck Development Corporation. Mr.
Lubow
holds a B.A. in Accounting from Moravian College and has served as an instructor
at the New York University School of Continuing Education.
Ronald
Miller
Ronald
Miller has been a Director of the Company since 1983. Mr. Miller holds a B.S.
in
Education from Ohio State University and a J.D. from Ohio State University.
Mr.
Miller has been engaged in the practice of law since 1969 and as a sole
practitioner since 1988. Mr. Miller is an acting Judge of Auglaize County
Municipal Court in the State of Ohio.
William
Pagano
William
Pagano has been the President of Universal since November 1998, and was
appointed as a Director of the Company in February 2002, as President of the
Company on October 27, 2005, and as Chief Executive Officer on April 17, 2006.
Prior to November, 1998 Mr. Pagano was engaged in the practice of law for 20
years. Mr. Pagano holds a B.S. in Industrial Management, and an M.B.A., both
from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Mr. Pagano also holds a J.D. from Seton
Hall University and is
an
attorney at law licensed in the State of New Jersey.
William
Salek
William
Salek has been the Vice President of Universal since June 1999 and was appointed
as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in October 2004 and Secretary
of
the Company in February 2005. Mr. Salek has been employed by Universal since
1983. Mr. Salek holds a B.S. in Accounting from Clarion University. Mr. Salek
is
a director of Educational Partnership for Instructing Children, Inc., a
non-profit learning institute.
Phillip
Siegel
Phillip
Siegel became a Director of the Company on May 11, 2006. Mr. Siegel is a
Principal for Compass, LLP, an investment banking firm. He was a Managing
Director of Loeb Partners Corporation from 2001 to 2002, Principal for Siegel
Associates from 1998 to 2000, and Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
of
Health Management Systems Inc. from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Siegel holds a B.S. in
Business Administration from Boston University and a J.D. from St. Johns
University School of Law. Mr. Siegel is an attorney at law and a
CPA.
The
following table sets forth, as of the Record Date, information with respect
to
beneficial ownership by directors of the Company, holders of over 5% of a class
of stock and of directors and officers of the Company as a group.
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Common
Stock
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Name
of Beneficial Owner
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Amount
and
Nature
of
Beneficial
Ownership*
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Percent
of
Class
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Officers
and Directors:
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E.
Bruce Fredrikson
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6,000
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**
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Melissa
Goldman-Williams
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5,400
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**
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Michael
Goldman
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1,227,255
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(1)
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25.96
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%
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Stuart
H. Lubow
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0
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**
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Ronald
H. Miller
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1,054
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**
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William
Pagano
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767,973
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(2)
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16.66
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%
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William
Salek
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61,667
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(3)
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1.34
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%
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Phillip
Siegel
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0
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**
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All
Officers and Directors as a Group:
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2,069,349
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43.31
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%
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Holders
of Over 5% who are not Officers or Directors:
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Rita
C. Folger
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578,719
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(4)
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12.55
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%
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Richard
Rozzi
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335,000
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7.32
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%
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Goldman
Associates of NY, Inc.
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1,044,255
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(5)
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22.09
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%
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The
beneficial owners listed above have all given a business address of 275 Wagaraw
Road, Hawthorne, New Jersey 07506.
*
For the
purposes of this table, “Beneficial Ownership” is defined as set forth in rule
13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Except as set
forth
in the following notes, each person listed in the table has sole voting and
sole
investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock listed in the
table.
**
Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent of the Company’s
outstanding securities.
(1)
Michael Goldman is the President and majority shareholder of Goldman Associates
of NY, Inc. ("Goldman Associates"). Goldman Associates is the owner of 894,255
shares of Common Stock ("Goldman Shares") and warrants ("Warrants") to purchase
150,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share. The
Warrants are exercisable at any time prior to their expiration on December
31,
2008. Mr. Goldman is the owner of 183,000 shares of Common Stock and the
beneficial owner of the Warrants and the Goldman Shares. Mr. Goldman’s
beneficial ownership excludes 20,000 shares of Common Stock owned by his wife,
of which Goldman Associates of New York, Inc. and Michael Goldman disclaim
beneficial ownership. Mr. Goldman’s wife disclaims beneficial ownership of Mr.
Goldman’s shares.
(2)
William Pagano’s beneficial ownership consists of 734,640 shares of Common
Stock, and 33,333 shares of Common Stock issuable at any time upon conversion
of
a $100,000 Convertible Note at a conversion price of $3 per share.
(3)
William Salek’s beneficial ownership consists of 45,000 shares of Common Stock,
and 16,667 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of a $50,000
Convertible Note at a conversion price of $3 per share.
(4)
Rita
C. Folger’s beneficial ownership consists of 545,386 shares of Common Stock, and
33,333 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of a $100,000 Convertible
Note at a conversion price of $3 per share. Mrs. Folger is the wife of Oscar
Folger and the mother of Jeffrey Folger. Oscar and Jeffrey Folger acted as
legal
counsel or legal consultants for the Company through December 31, 2005, and
thereafter have been employed by the Company as, respectively, Vice
President-Chief Legal Counsel and Assistant Vice President-Legal. Mr. Folger’s
beneficial ownership consists of 5,000 shares of Common Stock issuable at any
time upon exercise of his options. Mr. Folger disclaims beneficial ownership
of
his wife’s shares, and Mrs. Folger disclaims beneficial ownership of her
husband’s shares.
(5)
The
beneficial ownership of Goldman Associates of NY, Inc. consists of 894,255
shares of Common Stock, and 150,000 warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of
Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share. See Footnote 1 for
information relating to beneficial ownership of these securities held by Michael
Goldman.
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
A
subsidiary of the Company leases a warehouse and store in Wharton, New Jersey
comprising of 27,000 square feet from a company owned by Mr. Paul Hildebrandt
under a lease that expires in June 2010. The Company paid Mr. Hildebrandt’s
company $215,674 during the year ended December 31, 2005. The Company owes
Mr.
Hildebrandt $170,000 pursuant to two notes: (a) a subordinated note in the
amount of $120,000, paid $30,000 annually commencing December 31, 2004 and
(b) a
$50,000 convertible note due 50% on June 1, 2008 and 50% on June 1, 2009.
William Salek, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, is the son-in-law of Mr.
Hildebrandt. Mr. Hildebrandt served as a director from July 2004 to January
2005.
Goldman
Associates of NY, Inc. (“Goldman Associates”) has agreed that it and its
affiliates will not until May 31, 2008 without the prior written consent of
the
Board of Directors of the Company (i) acquire, agree to acquire or make any
proposal to acquire any voting securities or assets of the Company or any of
its
affiliates, (ii) propose to enter into any merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, business combination, or other similar transaction involving
the Company or any of its affiliates, (iii) make, or in any way participate
in
any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of
the Securities and Exchange Commission) to vote or seek to advise or influence
any person with respect to the voting of any voting securities of the Company
or
any of its affiliates or (iv) form, join or in any way participate in a “group”
as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, in connection with any of the foregoing or (v) advise, assist or
encourage any other persons in connection with the foregoing. Michael Goldman
is
the beneficial owner of the shares held by Goldman Associates.
Each
of
Messrs. Goldman, Pagano, Rozzi, and Mrs. Folger has agreed that until May 31,
2008 he or she will not purchase any stock of the Company without written
consent from the Company and that he or she will not sell any stock to any
person if the sale would create a new 5% shareholder within the meaning of
Internal Revenue Code Section 382 unless the buyer first enters into a similar
standstill agreement.
Mr.
Korn’s employment agreement provides that until
May
31, 2008, Mr. Korn may not without the prior written consent of the Company
(i)
knowingly sell any of the Company’s securities to a 5% shareholder (as defined),
or to a person who as a result of such sale would become a 5% shareholder,
unless such person first enters into a standstill agreement in favor of the
Company, (ii) acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal to acquire any
voting securities or assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, (iii)
propose to enter into any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, business
combination or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its
affiliates, (iv) make, or in any way participate in any solicitation of proxies
to vote or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting
of
any voting securities of the Company or any of its affiliates, (v) form, join
or
in any way participate in a group (as defined) in connection with any of the
foregoing or (vi) advise, assist or encourage any other persons in connection
with the foregoing.
In
the
event that Mr. Pagano no longer performs the duties of the President of
Universal or the Vice President of RAL or American for any reason other than
death or disability, the Company will be considered in default of its credit
agreement with Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc. unless a waiver is
obtained.
The
Company owes Goldman Associates, a private Company controlled by Michael
Goldman, $750,000 pursuant to a secured note which is subordinate to the
Company’s senior secured lender. The note bears interest at the prime rate and
is due on June 30, 2008.
Mr.
Pagano, Mr. Salek, Mrs. Folger and the wife of Michael Goldman are holders
of
convertible unsecured notes in the amounts of $100,000, $50,000, $100,000 and
$25,000, respectively, issued pursuant to the terms of a private placement
made
on July 29, 2004.
Pioneer
Realty Holdings, LLC, a New York limited liability company (“Pioneer”), is the
owner of the premises located at 2213 Route 9, Fishkill, New York that is leased
to a subsidiary of the Company under a lease that expires September 2008,
subject to renewal options, and provides for a current aggregate annual rent
of
$133,500. Each of Messrs. Pagano and Paul Hildebrandt has a 35% interest in
this
entity. Each of Rita Folger and Jeffrey Folger has a 4% interest in this entity.
Jeffrey Folger is the son of Oscar and Rita Folger. The Company paid Pioneer
Realty Holdings, LLC $90,882 in rent during the year ended December 31, 2005.
Oscar
Folger and Jeffrey Folger acted as legal counsel or legal consultants for the
Company through December 31, 2005, and thereafter have been employed by the
Company as, respectively, as Vice President-Chief Legal Counsel and Assistant
Vice President-Legal. Mrs. Folger is the wife of Oscar Folger and the mother
of
Jeffrey Folger. Professional fees paid to Oscar Folger and Jeffrey Folger for
the years ended 2005, 2004 and 2003 were $79,973, $71,115 and $70,773,
respectively.
Compliance
with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
The
Company believes that during the period from January 1, 2005 through December
31, 2005, all executive officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial
owners, complied with Section 16(a) filing requirements, except as follows:
Jack
Rose failed until December 2, 2005 to file Form 4 reports for purchases of
stock
that he made from November 8, 2004 to November 16, 2004 and Ronald Miller filed
one late report of Form 4 regarding shares which escheated to the State of
Ohio.
Information
Concerning Operation of the Board of Directors and Committees
Independent
Directors
The
Board
of Directors is comprised of seven members, of which four are classified as
“independent” as defined in the NASDAQ Stock Marketplace Rule 4200. The four
independent directors are E. Bruce Fredrikson, Stuart H. Lubow, Ronald Miller
and Phillip Siegel.
Meetings
of the Board of Directors
During
the year ended December 31, 2005, the Board of Directors had seven meetings.
The
Company does not have a policy requiring incumbent directors and director
nominees to attend the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders. Eight of the
nine directors who were in office in 2005 attended the last annual meeting,
which was held in 2005.
Committees
of the Board of Directors
Audit
Committee
The
Company has a separately designated standing audit committee established in
accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. Serving on the
Committee are E. Bruce Fredrikson, Ronald Miller and Phillip Siegel. The Board
of Directors has determined that it has at least one audit committee financial
expert serving on the audit committee, Dr. Fredrikson. Dr. Fredrikson, Mr.
Miller and Mr. Siegel are independent directors as defined in Item 7(d)(3)(iv)
of Schedule 14A. Phillip Siegel did not join the Audit Committee until May
11,
2006. Mr. Carl Sussman served as a member of the Audit Committee for the fiscal
year 2005 and resigned as a director and as a member of the Audit Committee
on
April 17, 2006 (See “Change of Control” above).
The
functions of the Audit Committee are, among other things, to make
recommendations concerning the selection each year of independent auditors
to
the Company, to review the effectiveness of the Company’s internal accounting
methods and procedures, to consider whether the Company’s principal accountant’s
provision of non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal
accountant’s independence and to determine through discussions with the
independent auditors whether any instructions or limitations have been placed
upon them in connection with the scope of their audit or its implementation.
To
carry out its responsibilities, the Audit Committee met four times during fiscal
2005. The Board of Directors has determined that the members of the Audit
Committee are “independent” as defined in the NASDAQ Stock Market’s Marketplace
Rule 4200.
Nominating
Committees
The
Company does not have a standing Nominating Committee or a Nominating Committee
Charter. Due to the size of the Company and the resulting efficiency of a Board
of Directors that is also limited in size, the Board of Directors has determined
that it is not necessary or appropriate at this time to establish a separate
Nominating Committee. Potential candidates for director are reviewed by the
entire Board of Directors, and director nominees are selected by Board of
Director resolutions subject to the approval of a majority of the independent
directors-to be discussed. All of the nominees recommended for election to
the
Board of Directors at the Annual Meetings are directors standing for
re-election, except for Stuart H. Lubow and Phillip Siegel, who became directors
on May 11, 2006. Although the Board of Directors has not established any minimum
qualifications for director candidates, when considering potential director
candidates, the Board of Directors considers the candidate's character,
judgment, diversity, skills, including financial literacy, and experience in
the
context of the needs of the Company and the Board of Directors.
In
2005
the Company did not pay any fees to any third party to assist in identifying
or
evaluating potential nominees.
The
Board
of Directors will consider director candidates recommended by the Company’s
stockholders in a similar manner as those recommended by members of management
or other directors, provided the stockholder submitting such nomination has
provided such recommendation on a timely basis as described in "Proposals of
Stockholders" below. To date, the Company has not received any recommended
nominees from any non-management stockholder or group of stockholders that
beneficially owns five percent of its voting stock.
The
Company had two nominating committees in 2005, a Convertible Preferred Stock
Directors Nominating Committee and a Common Stock Directors Nominating
Committee.
The
members of the Convertible Preferred Stock Directors Nominating Committee in
2005 were Messrs. Jack Rose (Chairman), Ronald Miller and William Koon, each
of
whom were independent directors, as defined in the NASDAQ Stock Market's
Marketplace Rule 4200. This committee met once in 2005. The committee was
responsible for recommending to the Board of Directors, the names of qualified
persons to be nominated for election as directors by the holders of the
Convertible Preferred Stock. The committee did not have a written charter and
although the Board of Directors had not established any minimum qualifications
for director candidates, when considering potential director candidates, the
committee considered the candidate's character, judgment, diversity, skills,
including financial literacy, and experience in the context of the needs of
the
Company and the Board of Directors. In 2005, the Company did not pay any fees
to
any third party to assist in identifying or evaluating potential
nominees.
The
members of the Common Stock Directors Nominating Committee were Messrs. Goldman,
Korn and Pagano, who were not independent directors as defined in the NASDAQ
Stock Market's Marketplace Rule 4200. This committee met once in 2005. This
committee was responsible for recommending to the Board of Directors the names
of qualified persons to be nominated for election as directors by the holders
of
the Common Stock. The Committee did not have a written charter and although
the
Board of Directors had not established any minimum qualifications for director
candidates, when considering potential director candidates, the committee
considered the candidate's character, judgment, diversity, skills, including
financial literacy, and experience in the context of the needs of the Company
and the Board of Directors. In 2005 the Company did not pay any fees to any
third party to assist in identifying or evaluating potential
nominees.
Report
of the Audit Committee
The
following report of the Audit Committee does not constitute soliciting material
and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other
Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this Report
by reference therein.
The
responsibilities of the Audit Committee, which are set forth in the Audit
Committee Charter, include providing oversight to the Company's financial
reporting process through periodic meetings with the Company’s independent
accountants and management to review accounting, auditing, internal controls
and
financial reporting matters. The Audit Committee is also responsible for the
appointment, compensation and oversight of the Company’s independent auditors.
The management of the Company is responsible for the preparation and integrity
of the financial reporting information and related systems of internal controls.
The Audit Committee, in carrying out its role, relies on the Company's senior
management, including senior financial management, and its independent
accountants.
The
Audit
Committee has implemented procedures to ensure that during the course of each
fiscal year it devotes the attention that it deems necessary or appropriate
to
each of the matters assigned to it under the Audit Committee’s charter. To carry
out its responsibilities, the Audit Committee met four times during the calendar
year 2005.
The
primary purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors
in
fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to the quality and integrity
of the Company’s financial reports and financial reporting processes and systems
of internal controls. Management of the Company has primary responsibility
for
the Company’s financial statements and the overall reporting process, including
maintenance of the Company’s system of internal controls. The Company retains
independent auditors who are responsible for conducting an independent audit
of
the Company’s financial statements, in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, and issuing a report thereon.
In
performing its duties, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the
audited financial statements with management and the Company’s independent
auditors. The Audit Committee has also discussed with the Company's independent
auditors, the matters required to be discussed by Statement of Auditing
Standards ("SAS") No. 61, "Communications with Audit Committee." SAS No. 61
requires the independent auditors to provide the Audit Committee with additional
information regarding the scope and results of their audit of the Company’s
financial statements, including with respect to (i) their responsibility under
auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, (ii)
significant accounting policies, (iii) management judgments and estimates,
(iv)
any significant audit adjustments, (v) any disagreements with management, and
(vi) any difficulties encountered in performing the audit. In addition, the
Audit Committee received written disclosures and the letter from the independent
auditors required by Independence Standards Board Statement No. 1, "Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees." The independent auditors have discussed
their independence with the Audit Committee, and have confirmed to us that,
in
its professional judgment, it is independent of the Company within the meaning
of the federal securities laws.
On
the
basis of the foregoing reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended
to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included
in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit
Committee has also recommended, subject to stockholder approval, the selection
of the Company's independent auditors. Phillip Siegel did not join the Audit
Committee until May 11, 2006 and did not participate in these
recommendations.
Members
of the Audit Committee
E.
Bruce
Fredrikson, Chairman
Ronald
Miller
Phillip
Siegel
Fiscal
2005 and 2004 Accounting Firm Summary
Audit
Fees
The
audit
fees for 2005 and 2004 were $227,385 and $170,125, respectively. All services
provided by independent accountants were approved by the audit committee. Audit
Fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit
of
the Company’s annual statements, for review of interim consolidated financial
statements included in quarterly reports and services that are normally provided
by Weiser LLP in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or
engagements.
Audit
Related Fees
The
Company did not incur audit related fees from Weiser in 2005 and 2004.
Audit-Related Fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services
that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the
Company’s consolidated financial statements and are not reported under "Audit
Fees."
Tax
Fees
The
Company did not incur tax fees from Weiser in 2005 and 2004. Tax Fees consist
of
fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance. These
services include assistance regarding federal, state and local tax
compliance.
Other
Fees
There
were no other fees for professional services rendered to the Company during
the
fiscal years 2005 and 2004, other than the service reported above.
The
Audit Committee:
Meets
with the independent auditor prior to the audit and discusses the planning
and
staffing of the audit;
Approves
in advance the engagement of the independent auditor for all audit services
and
non-audit services and approves the fees and other terms of any such engagement;
and
Obtains
periodically from the independent auditor a formal verbal communication of
the
matters required to be discussed by Statements of Auditing Standards No. 61.
In
addition, the Company obtains a letter describing all relationships between
the
auditor and the Company and discusses with the auditor any disclosed
relationships or services that may impact auditor objectivity and
independence.
Stockholders’
Communications with the Board of Directors
Generally,
stockholders who have questions or concerns regarding the Company should contact
our Investor Relations Department at 973-427-8224. However, stockholders may
communicate with the Board of Directors by sending a letter to Board of
Directors of Colonial Commercial Corp., c/o Corporate Secretary, 275 Wagaraw
Road, Hawthorne, New Jersey 07506. Any communications must contain a clear
notation indicating that it is a “Stockholder-Board Communication” or a
“Stockholder-Director Communication” and must identify the author as a
stockholder. The office of the Corporate Secretary will receive the
correspondence and forward appropriate correspondence to the Chairman of the
Board or to any individual director or directors to whom the communication
is
directed. The Company reserves the right not to forward to the Board of
Directors any communication that is hostile, threatening, illegal, does not
reasonably relate to the Company or its business, or is similarly inappropriate.
The office of the Corporate Secretary has authority to discard or disregard
any
inappropriate communication or to take any other action that it deems to be
appropriate with respect to any inappropriate communications.
Executive
and Directors’ Compensation
Executive
Compensation
The
following table sets forth information about compensation paid or accrued by
the
Company during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 to
Bernard Korn, William Pagano and William Salek, the only executive officers
of
the Company whose compensation exceeded $100,000.
Summary
Compensation Table
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Long-Term
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Compensation
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Annual
Compensation
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Stock
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Name
and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Options
(Shares)
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Bernard
Korn
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2005
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150,000
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-
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-
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Chairman
of the Board, and Chief Executive
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2004
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150,000
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-
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-
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Officer
of the Company
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2003
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158,654
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-
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60,000
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William
Pagano
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2005
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200,000
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317,924
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Director
and President of the Company and
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2004
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200,000
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240,862
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President
of Universal
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2003
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200,000
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232,257
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-
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William
Salek
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2005
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120,000
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41,798
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Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary of the
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2004
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105,000
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27,350
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Company
and Vice President of Universal
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2003
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95,000
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25,736
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The
above
table does not include certain perquisites and other personal benefits, the
total value of which does not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total
of annual salary and bonus reported for such person.
Aggregated
Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option
Values
The
following table sets forth information concerning the value of unexercised
stock
options at the end of the 2005 fiscal year for the persons named in the Summary
Compensation Table.
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Shares
Acquired
on Exercise
(#)
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Value
Realized
($)
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Number
of Unexercised
Options
at Fiscal Year-End
Exercisable/Unexercisable
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Value
of Unexercised In-The-Money
Options at Fiscal
Year-End Exercisable/Unexercisable
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Bernard
Korn
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35,000
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$
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70,000
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52,000/0
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$
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96,200/0
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William
Pagano
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20,000
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$
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46,000
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0/0
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$
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0/0
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William
Salek
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5,000
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$
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10,500
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0/0
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0/0
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There
are
no stock appreciation rights, long-term incentive plans or pension plans.
Employment
Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control
Arrangements
Concurrently
with Mr. Korn’s sale of 426,743 shares of common stock and his resignation as
Chief
Executive Officer, director and Chairman of the Board
on April
17, 2006 (see “Change of Control” above) the Company entered into an employment
agreement with Bernard Korn that cancelled and superseded a prior employment
agreement.
Mr.
Korn’s employment under the new agreement is to end on December 31, 2010. Mr.
Korn is required to perform
duties
that are reasonably assigned to him with his approval that he may not
unreasonably withhold. Until December 31, 2008, he is required to devote his
best efforts and significant time to his duties. During the balance of the
term,
Mr. Korn is required to devote reasonable efforts, consistent with his personal
and business commitments, to the performance of his duties.
The
agreement provides for a salary of $200,000 per year and designated fringe
benefits. If a change of control (as defined) occurs during the last two years
of the term, Mr. Korn need perform no further services for the Company and
is to
receive the balance of his compensation immediately in a lump sum. The agreement
contains confidentiality and non-compete provisions.
The
agreement provides that until
May
31, 2008, Mr. Korn may not without the prior written consent of the Company
(i)
knowingly sell any of the Company’s securities to a 5% shareholder (as defined),
or to a person who as a result of such sale would become a 5% shareholder,
unless such person first enters into a standstill agreement in favor of the
Company,.(ii) acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal to acquire any
voting securities or assets of the Company or any of its affiliates, (iii)
propose to enter into any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, business
combination or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its
affiliates, (iv) make, or in any way participate in any solicitation of proxies
to vote or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting
of
any voting securities of the Company or any of its affiliates, (v) form, join
or
in any way participate in a group (as defined) in connection with any of the
foregoing or (vi) advise, assist or encourage any other persons in connection
with the foregoing.
Mr.
Pagano is employed by Universal under an employment agreement that terminates
on
December 31, 2010. The agreement provides for an annual salary of $200,000,
for
incentive compensation based on a percentage of earnings
limited
to two times his base compensation,
and for
designated fringe benefits. The agreement also contains confidentiality and
non-compete provisions.
Effective
January 1, 2005, Mr. Salek is employed pursuant to an employment agreement
expiring on December 31, 2007 at a compensation of $120,000 per annum. The
agreement also provides for additional incentive compensation based on a
percentage of earnings, as defined, of the subsidiaries.
Mr.
Korn
was the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company until
his resignation as Chief Executive Officer, director and Chairman of the Board
on April 17, 2006. Mr. Pagano was the President and a Director of the Company
for 2005 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer on April 17, 2006. Mr. Salek
is the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company.
Directors’
Compensation
Prior
to
April 1, 2005, members of the Board of Directors, other than those employed
by
the Company, received a fee of $1,000 for each meeting of the Board attended,
limited to $4,000 per annum, in addition to an annual retainer of $2,000.
Effective April 1, 2005, outside Directors’ fees increased to $12,000 annually
consisting of an annual retainer of $8,000 payable in four equal quarterly
installments and a fee of $1,000 for each meeting of the Board, limited to
$4,000 per annum, payable in advance in four equally quarterly installments.
Additionally, effective April 1, 2006, E. Bruce Fredrikson’s annual retainer fee
for serving as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee increased from
$8,000 to $18,000. The fee is payable in $4,500 installments in advance of
each
quarter. Members of the Board of Directors receive no fees if they are employed
by the Company.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The
Company does not have a Compensation Committee or any other committee of the
Board of Directors performing equivalent functions. Decisions regarding
compensation of executive officers of the Company are made by the Board of
Directors. Bernard Korn, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
until
his resignation on April 17, 2006, and William Pagano, a director and President
of the Company for 2005 and the Company’s Chief Executive Office since April 17,
2006, participated in deliberations of the Board during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005 concerning executive officer compensation, except that they
abstained from deliberations and voting regarding their own
compensation.
Board
of Directors’ Report on Executive Compensation
The
following Board of Directors’ report on executive compensation and the
performance graph included elsewhere in this proxy statement do not constitute
soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference
into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates
this report or the performance graph by reference therein.
As
required by the rules established by the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the
Board of Directors has prepared the following report on the compensation
policies of the Board of Directors applicable to the Company’s executive
officers.
The
Company’s executive compensation policies and programs are designed to retain
talented executives and motivate them to achieve business objectives that will
enhance stockholder value.
The
following is the Board’s compensation policy for persons who do not have
employment agreements with the Company: See discussion above for information
on
employment agreements for Messrs. Korn, Pagano and Salek.
The
Board
of Directors (the "Board") is responsible for determining the annual salary,
short-term and long-term incentive compensation, stock awards and other
compensation of the executive officers. In its deliberations regarding
compensation of executive officers, including the chief executive officer,
the
Board considered the following factors: (a) Company performance, both separately
and in relation to similar companies, (b) the individual performance, experience
and scope of responsibilities of each executive officer, (c) compensation and
stock award information disclosed in the proxy statements of other companies,
(d) historical compensation levels and stock awards at the Company, (e) the
overall competitive environment for executives and the level of compensation
necessary to attract and retain executive talent and (f) the recommendations
of
management. The assessments were not subject to specific weightings or formulas.
The
Company’s compensation program for executives consists of three
elements:
- a
base salary,
- a
performance-based annual bonus, and
- periodic
grants of stock options.
Base
Salary
The
salaries for the executive officers are designed to retain qualified and
dedicated executive officers. The Board of Directors reviews salary
recommendations made by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (other than for
executive officers covered by employment agreements), and evaluates individual
responsibility levels, performance and length of service.
Annual
Bonus
Bonus
compensation provides the Company with a means of rewarding performance based
upon the attainment of corporate profitability during the year. Mr. Pagano
and
Mr. Salek, pursuant to their employment contracts, receive annual bonuses based
upon a percentage of earnings of the Company’s subsidiaries. Mr. Pagano and Mr.
Salek accrued a bonus of $317,924 and $41,798, respectively, for the year ended
December 31, 2005.
Stock
Options
During
2005, no stock options were granted to the Company’s employees, or the executive
officers.
Chief
Executive Officer’s Compensation
The
Chief
Executive Officer’s base compensation is determined in accordance with the terms
set forth in his employment agreement. The Chief Executive Officer’s short-term
and long-term incentive compensation, stock awards and other compensation are
determined on the basis of the same factors utilized to compensate other
executives.
Mr.
Bernard Korn, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company until his resignation
on April 17, 2006, received no short-term and long-term incentive compensation,
stock awards or other compensation (over and above his base compensation) in
2005.
***
Stuart
H.
Lubow and Phillip Siegel became directors on May 11, 2006 and did not personally
participate in the preparation of this report or in the determinations described
in this report.
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By:
The Board of Directors
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E.
Bruce Fredrikson
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Melissa
Goldman-Williams
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Michael
Goldman (Chairman)
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Stuart
H. Lubow
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Ronald
Miller
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William
Pagano
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Phillip
Siegel
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Comparison
of Five Year Cumulative Return*
Among
Colonial Commercial Corp.,
The
NASDAQ Market Index and The Russell 2000 Index
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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COLONIAL
COMMERCIAL CORP.
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100.00
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22.90
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0.03
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28.23
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48.62
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65.87
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NASDAQ
MARKET INDEX
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100.00
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75.62
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43.87
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64.15
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68.01
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69.51
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RUSSELL
2000 INDEX
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100.00
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102.49
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81.49
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120.00
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142.00
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146.71
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*
$100
invested on December 31, 2000 in stock or index including reinvestment of
dividends Fiscal year ending December 31.
The
annual changes for the five-year period are based on the assumption that $100
had been invested on December 31, 2000 and that all dividends were reinvested.
The total cumulative dollar returns shown on the graph represent the value
that
such investments would have had on December 31, 2005.
ITEM
II
RELATIONSHIP
WITH AND RATIFICATION OF SLECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The
Board
of Directors of the Company, on the recommendation of the audit committee,
has
appointed the firm of Weiser LLP to serve as independent auditors of the Company
for the fiscal year 2006, subject to ratification of this appointment by the
stockholders of the Company. A representative of Weiser LLP is expected to
be
present at the Annual Meeting and to have the opportunity to make a statement
if
they desire to do so. A representative of Weiser LLP is also expected to be
available to respond to appropriate questions at the meeting.
In
the
event that the stockholders fail to ratify this appointment, other certified
public accountants will be considered upon recommendation of the Audit
Committee. Even if this appointment is ratified, our Board of Directors, in
its
discretion, may direct the appointment of a new independent accounting firm
at
any time during the year, if the Board believes that such a change would be
in
the best interest of the Company and its stockholders.
THE
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF WEISER
LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 2006.
Vote
Required
Election
of Directors: Directors will be elected at the meeting by a plurality of
the votes cast by Common Stockholders and Convertible Preferred Stockholders.
On
this matter, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the
voting.
Ratification
of the Appointment of Independent Auditors: The appointment of Weiser, LLP
as
independent auditors requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the common
and preferred shares, voting together, cast at the annual meeting. On this
matter, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the
voting.
Expense
of Solicitation
The
cost
of soliciting proxies, which also includes the preparation, printing and mailing
of the Proxy Statement, will be borne by the Company. Solicitation will be
made
by the Company primarily through the mail, but regular employees of the Company
may solicit proxies personally, by telephone or telegram. The Company will
request brokers and nominees to obtain voting instructions of beneficial owners
of the stock registered in their names and will reimburse them for any expenses
incurred in connection therewith.
Stockholders’
Proposals for 2006 Annual Meeting
Any
stockholder proposal intended to be presented at the Company’s 2006 Annual
Meeting must be received by the Secretary of the Company, 275 Wagaraw Road,
Hawthorne, New Jersey 07506, no later than December 31, 2006, in order to be
considered for inclusion in the proxy statement and form of proxy for such
meeting. A shareholder wishing to provide notice in the manner prescribed by
Rule 14a-4(c)(1) of a proposal submitted outside of the process of Rule 14a-8
must submit such written notice to the Company not later than March 14, 2007.
Annual
Report; Exhibits To Annual Report on Form 10-K
A
copy of
our Annual Report for the 2005 Fiscal Year has been mailed concurrently with
this Proxy statement to all stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote
at
the Annual Meeting. A COPY OF OUR FORM 10-K IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, WITHOUT
CHARGE. WE WILL FURNISH ANY EXHIBIT TO THE FORM 10-K UPON THE PAYMENT OF A
REASONABLE FEE WHICH FEE SHALL BE LIMITED TO OUR REASONABLE EXPENSES IN
FURNISHING ANY SUCH EXHIBIT.
ANY
REQUEST SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO OUR CORPORATE SECRETARY AT 275 WAGARAW ROAD,
HAWTHORNE, NEW JERSEY 07506.
The
Annual Report is not incorporated into the Proxy Statement and is not considered
proxy solicitation material.
Other
Matters
Management
of the Company knows of no matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting, other
than the matters set forth in this proxy statement. However, if any other
matters properly come before the meeting, the persons designated as proxies
intend to vote such proxies in accordance with their best judgment.
PLEASE
DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE IN THE
ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
A PROMPT RETURN OF YOUR PROXY CARD WILL BE APPRECIATED AS IT WILL SAVE THE
EXPENSE OF FURTHER MAILINGS.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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Hawthorne,
New Jersey
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William
Salek
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May
17, 2006
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Secretary
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ANNUAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
COLONIAL
COMMERCIAL CORP.
COMMON
STOCK
AND
CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED STOCK
June
13, 2006
Please
date, sign and mail
your
proxy card in the
envelope
provided as soon
as
possible.
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Please
detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope
provided.
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PLEASE
SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE
MARK YOUR
VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE x
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1. Election
of Directors:
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2.
Proposal to ratify the selection of Weiser, LLP as independent
public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending
December 31
2006:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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o
o
3.
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon
such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER
DIRECTED BY
THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS
PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR THE ELECTION AS DIRECTORS OF FREDRIKSON, GOLDMAN-WILLIAMS,
GOLDMAN, LUBOW, MILLER, PAGANO, AND SIEGEL AND THE RATIFICATION
OF THE
SELECTION OF WEISER LLP.
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o FOR
ALL NOMINEES
o WITHOLD
AUTHORITY
FOR
ALL NOMINEES
o FOR
ALL EXCEPT
(See instructions below)
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NOMINEES
FOR DIRECTORS:
O
E. Bruce Fredrikson
O
Melissa Goldman-Williams
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Michael Goldman
O
Stuart H. Lubow
O
Ronald Miller
O
William Pagano
O
Phillip Siegel
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INSTRUCTION:
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To
withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark
“FOR
ALL EXCEPT” and
fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold,
as shown
here: l
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To
change the address on your account, please check the box at
right and
indicate your new address in the address space above. Please
note that
changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be
submitted via
this method.
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Signature
of Shareholder _______________ Date: _________ Signature
of Shareholder _______________ Date: _________
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Note:
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Please
sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy.
When shares are
held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor,
administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give
full title as
such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate
name by
duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer
is a
partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized
person.
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COLONIAL
COMMERCIAL CORP.
COMMON
STOCK
AND
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The
undersigned hereby appoints Michael Goldman and William Pagano, and each
of them
jointly and severally, proxies, with full power of substitution and revocation,
to vote on behalf of the undersigned all shares of Common Stock and Convertible
Preferred Stock of Colonial Commercial Corp. which the undersigned is entitled
to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 13, 2006
or any
adjournments thereof.
(Continued
and to be signed on the reverse side.)