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Table
Trac, Inc.
15612
Highway 7, Suite 331
Minnetonka,
MN 55345
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON
,
2009
TO
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF TABLE TRAC, INC.:
Please
Take
Notice
that Table Trac, Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the
Comfort Inn-Plymouth, 3000 Harbor Lane North (at the intersection of Minnesota
Highway 55 and Interstate 494), on
,
,
2009 at 4:00 p.m. local time, or at any adjournment or adjournments
thereof. We are holding the meeting for the purpose of considering and
taking appropriate action with respect to the following:
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1.
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To
ratify the appointment of Carver Moquist & O’Connor, LLC as our
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal
2009;
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2.
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To
elect five directors to our Board of
Directors;
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3.
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To
amend the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of
shares of capital stock authorized for issuance to a total of 25,000,000
and to vest the Board of Directors with the power and authority to
designate separate classes of capital stock;
and
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4.
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To
transact any other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournments thereof.
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Holders of record of our common stock
at the close of business on October 30, 2009 will be entitled to vote at the
meeting or any adjournments thereof. Your attention is directed to the
Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice for a more complete statement of the
matters to be considered at the meeting. A copy of the Annual Report
for the year ended December 31, 2008 also accompanies this Notice.
You can vote your shares by completing
and returning the enclosed proxy card. In addition, most stockholders can
also vote over the Internet or by telephone. If the Internet and telephone
voting are available to you, you can find voting instructions in the materials
accompanying the Proxy Statement.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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ROBERT
R. SIQVELAND
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Secretary
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2009
TABLE
TRAC, INC.
15612
Highway 7, Suite 331
Minnetonka,
MN 55345
PROXY
STATEMENT
2009
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
to
be held on
,
2009
This Proxy Statement is furnished in
connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Table
Trac, Inc. (“Table Trac,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) for use at the
2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at the
Comfort Inn-Plymouth, 3000 Harbor Lane North (at the intersection of Minnesota
Highway 55 and Interstate 494), at 4:00 p.m. local time on
,
2009, for the purpose of considering and taking appropriate action with respect
to the following:
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1.
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To
ratify the appointment of Carver Moquist & O’Connor, LLC as our
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal
2009;
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2.
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To
elect five directors to our Board of
Directors;
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3.
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To
amend the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of
shares of capital stock authorized for issuance to a total of 25,000,000
and to vest the Board of Directors with the power and authority to
designate separate classes of capital stock;
and
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4.
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To
transact any other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournments thereof.
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This
Proxy Statement and the enclosed proxy card are first being mailed or given to
stockholders on or about
,
2009.
Proxies
and Voting Procedures
Only holders of record of our common
stock at the close of business on October 30, 2009 (the “record date”) will
be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments
thereof. There were [4,162,234] shares of our common stock
outstanding on the record date. Each share of common stock entitles
the holder thereof to one vote upon each matter to be presented at the Annual
Meeting. A quorum, consisting of a majority of the outstanding shares
of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, must be present in
person or represented by proxy before action may be taken at the Annual
Meeting.
Each proxy returned to the Company will
be voted in accordance with the instructions indicated thereon; provided,
however, that if no direction is given by a stockholder who returns a properly
executed proxy, the shares will be voted as recommended by the Company’s Board
of Directors. If a stockholder abstains from voting on any matter,
the abstention will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is
present at the Annual Meeting for the transaction of business as well as shares
entitled to vote on that matter. Under Section 320 of the Nevada
General Corporation Law (Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes), the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock
present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to
vote is required for ratification and approval of each proposal contained in
this Proxy Statement, other than the election of directors. For the
election of directors, director-nominees are approved upon their receipt of a
plurality of votes cast at the meeting. Accordingly, an abstention on
any matter (other than the election of directors) will have the same effect as a
vote against that matter. In the case of the election of directors
(who are elected by a plurality of votes cast), an abstention is the equivalent
of not casting a vote. A broker non-vote occurs when a nominee
holding shares for a beneficial owner votes on one proposal, but does not vote
on another proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power
and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. Broker
non-votes on a matter are counted as present for purposes of establishing a
quorum for the Annual Meeting, but are not considered entitled to vote on that
particular matter. Consequently, non-votes generally do not have the
same effect as a negative vote on the matter.
Each stockholder who signs and returns
a proxy card in the form enclosed with this Proxy Statement may revoke the proxy
at any time prior to its use by giving notice of such revocation to our
Secretary in writing, in open meeting, or by executing and delivering a new
proxy card to our Secretary. Unless so revoked, the shares represented by
each proxy card will be voted at the Annual Meeting and at any adjournments
thereof. A stockholder’s mere presence at the Annual Meeting does not
revoke any proxy that the stockholder has previously delivered.
Please note that if you are a
beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank,
custodian, nominee or other agent (commonly referred to as holding your shares
in “street name”), you will have received a voting instruction form with these
proxy materials from that organization rather than from the
Company. In such a case, you should complete and mail the voting
instruction form as instructed by your broker, bank, custodian, nominee or other
agent to ensure that your vote is counted. Alternatively, you may vote by
telephone or over the Internet as instructed by your broker, bank, custodian,
nominee or other agent. If you hold your shares in street name and
you wish to vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a legal proxy
from your broker, bank, custodian, nominee or other agent. To do so,
follow the instructions you received with these proxy materials, or contact your
broker, bank, custodian, nominee or other agent to request a legal proxy
form. You may also request a legal proxy at www.proxyvote.com.
The Board of Directors unanimously
recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the proposals set forth
above.
While the Board of Directors knows of
no other matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment
thereof, all proxies returned to the Company will be voted on any such matter in
accordance with the judgment of the proxy holders.
RATIFICATION
OF THE APPOINTMENT
OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
(Proposal
One)
Our Board of Directors and management
are committed to the quality, integrity and transparency of the financial
reports. Independent auditors play an important part in our system of
financial control. Our Board of Directors has appointed Carver,
Moquist & O’Connor, LLC (“Carver Moquist”) as our independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2009. A representative of Carver Moquist is expected to attend the
Annual Meeting and will be available to make statements and respond to questions
from stockholders.
If the stockholders do not ratify the
appointment of Carver Moquist, the Board of Directors may reconsider its
selection, but is not required to do so. Notwithstanding the proposed
ratification of the appointment of Carver Moquist by the stockholders, the Board
of Directors may, in its discretion, direct the appointment of a new independent
registered public accounting firm at any time during the year without notice to,
or the consent of, the stockholders, if the Board of Directors determines that
such a change would be in the best interests of the Company.
Fees
Billed to Company by Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Carver Moquist acted as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm since 2004. The
following table details the fees billed to the Company by Carver Moquist for
professional services rendered for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007.
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For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
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2008
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2007
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Audit
Fees
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$ |
45,996 |
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$ |
33,286 |
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Audit-Related
Fees
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— |
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Tax
Fees
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$ |
3,652 |
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$ |
2,365 |
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All
Other Fees
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Total
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$ |
49,648 |
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$ |
35,651 |
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Represents
amounts related to the audit of the Company’s consolidated annual
financial statements and the review of the Company’s interim consolidated
financial statements included in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form
10-Q.
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Audit-related
fees represent amounts reasonably related to the performance of the audit
or review of the Company’s consolidated financial statements but are not
reported under the Audit Fees category. This category may
include fees related to the performance of audits and attestation services
not required by statute or regulations, and accounting consultations about
the application of generally accepted accounting principles to proposed
transactions.
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(3)
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Tax
fees consist of fees for tax compliance, tax advice and tax
planning.
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The Board of Directors has reviewed the
services provided by Carver Moquist during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008 and the amounts billed for such services. After consideration,
the Board of Directors has determined that the receipt of these fees by Carver
Moquist is compatible with the provision of independent audit
services. The audit committee has discussed these services and fees
with Carver Moquist and Company management to determine that they are
appropriate under the rules and regulations concerning auditor independence
promulgated by the SEC to implement the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as
under guidelines of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.
Pre-Approval
Policy
The Board of Directors is responsible
for appointing, setting compensation for and overseeing the work of our
independent registered public accounting firm. The Board of Directors
has established a policy for pre-approving the services provided by our
independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with the auditor
independence rules of the SEC. This policy requires the review and
pre-approval by the Board of Directors of all audit and permissible non-audit
services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm and an
annual review of the financial plan for audit fees.
To ensure that auditor independence is
maintained, the Board of Directors annually pre-approves the audit services to
be provided by our independent registered public accounting firm and the related
estimated fees for such services, as well as the nature and extent of specific
types of audit related, tax and other non-audit services to be provided by our
independent registered public accounting firm. As the need arises,
other specific permitted services are pre-approved on a case-by-case basis
during the year. The Board of Directors will not delegate to
management the pre-approval of services to be performed by our independent
registered public accounting firm. All of the services provided by
our independent registered public accounting firm in fiscal 2008 and 2007 were
approved by the Board of Directors under its pre-approval
policies.
ELECTION
OF FIVE DIRECTORS
(Proposal
Two)
The Board of Directors currently
consists of three directors, each of whom has been nominated for re-election by
the Board of Directors. In addition, Section 2.1 of the Company’s
Bylaws permit the stockholders to determine the number of directors comprising
the Board of Directors from time to time. Accordingly, the Board of
Directors has nominated two additional candidates for election to the Board of
Directors at the Annual Meeting. If all nominees are elected, then
the Board of Directors will consist of five directors. Our directors
are elected upon a plurality of votes cast. If elected or re-elected,
each nominee has consented to serve as a director of the Company, to hold office
until the next annual meeting of stockholders, or until his successor is elected
and shall have qualified. If any director-nominee should withdraw or
otherwise become unavailable for reasons not presently known, the proxies that
would have otherwise been voted for that director nominee may be voted for a
substitute director nominee selected by the Company’s Board of
Directors.
Set forth below is information
regarding the individuals nominated for election to the Board of Directors,
which includes information furnished by them as to their principal occupations
for the last five years, certain other directorships held by them, and their
ages as of the date of this Proxy Statement:
Name and Age
of Director-
Nominee
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Principal Occupation, Business Experience
for the Past Five Years and Directorships in Public Companies
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Director
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Chad
Hoehne
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Mr.
Hoehne is the Chairman, President and founder of the
Company. He has a B.S. degree in Business Administration,
Finance and computer minor from Minnesota State University. Mr. Hoehne
founded Table Trac, Inc. in 1994 after working nine years for a successful
Minneapolis electronics manufacturer and software company.
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1999
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Robert
Siqveland
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Mr.
Siqveland is employed by Table Trac, Inc. as Director of
Marketing. Mr. Siqveland has served as Corporate Secretary on
the Company’s Board of Directors since 1999. Prior to joining
Table Trac, Mr. Siqveland was an investment advisor and venture capitalist
for 25 years, providing “seed capital” and management to over 30
companies. Mr. Siqveland graduated from the University of Minnesota in
1967 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and participated in the
ROTC program. Upon graduation, Mr. Siqveland was awarded his commission in
the United States Army, achieved the rank of Captain, and commanded an
Artillery Battery.
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1999
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Thomas
Oliveri
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Thomas
J. Oliveri is President and Chief Operating Officer of Clear Skies Solar,
Inc. and has served in that capacity since April 14, 2008. Mr. Oliveri has
25 years of experience as a global executive directing and managing all
aspects of business operations, strategic planning, engineering,
marketing, sales, operations, accounting, HR, and IT functions with
working experience in the United States, Europe, Asia, Russia, Australia,
South America, and South Africa. Since 2006, Mr. Oliveri has led a
corporate turnaround effort as the Head of the Equipment Flow division of
Sulzer Metco, Inc., a worldwide leader in the thermal spray industry. From
1999 to 2006, Mr. Oliveri served in a variety of executive roles,
eventually rising to CEO, at Global Payment Technologies, Inc., a currency
validation manufacturer. From 1986 through 2000, Mr. Oliveri served in a
variety of executive management positions at manufacturing companies
around the world. Mr. Oliveri has a Bachelor of Science from SUNY Oswego
and a Master of .Science from SUNY Stony Brook. Mr.
Oliveri has been a director at Table Trac since 2006.
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2006
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Glenn
Goulet
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Mr.
Goulet is a seasoned market researcher with more than 20 years strategic
research experience, including early research stints at ABC News, the
Republican National Committee and Market Strategies, Inc., the 19th
largest market research firm in the United States. He has
served on the polling teams of two U.S. Presidents. In 1992,
Mr. Goulet conducted his first market research study for the gaming
industry—a comprehensive pre-opening market study for the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas. For three years he was a member of the market research
team at GTECH Corporation, the world’s leading online lottery technology
provider. Over the years he has conducted hundreds of gaming
research studies, including the annual Americans Respond to Gaming
Survey and The
World Player, a psychographic look at gaming across several
continents. From 2000 until 2005, he served at Multimedia Games
as Senior Vice President of Market Research, where he was responsible for
the market research efforts of new Class II and Class III games, gaming
systems and technologies. In June 2005, Mr. Goulet founded
Gaming Strategies + Insights, LLC, a market research firm focused on
providing commercial and Native American casinos, gaming manufacturers and
gaming technology providers with research-driven blueprints for developing
revenue-generating marketing and operational strategies and continues to
operate that company today. In November 2008, Mr. Goulet joined
INTRALOT, a $1.5 billion gaming technology provider with operations on
five continents, where he remains today. At INTRALOT, he serves
as Corporate Director of Market Research leading the company’s research
efforts in the United States and is primarily focused on the lottery and
video lottery gaming markets. He is a member of the editorial
board of Casino Journal magazine, has written numerous articles on gaming
and is a frequent speaker at gaming-related trade shows and
conferences.
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N/A
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Scott
E. Smith
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Mr.
Smith is employed by F-2 Intelligence Group (“F-2”), a company engaged in
providing critical insights to multinational corporations and private
equity clients on a broad range of strategic issues. From 2002
to 2004, Mr. Smith served as F-2’s Director of Corporate Accounts, where
he was responsible for selling strategic consulting services primarily to
Fortune 500 companies. In 2004, Mr. Smith transitioned to and
is currently serving as F-2’s Regional Director of Sales for Private
Equity, where he sells market and competitive intelligence consulting
services to private equity firms. Prior to joining F-2, Mr.
Smith was employed by the accounting firm Arthur Andersen for 23 years and
served the last ten years as an audit partner. Mr. Smith is a
Certified Public Accountant and a Certified
Management
Accountant. Since 2006, Mr. Smith has been a director for
ProUroCare Medical, Inc. (PUMD.OB), a development-stage medical technology
company engaged in developing innovative products for the detection and
characterization of male urological prostate disease, where he also serves
as Chairman of the Audit Committee.
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N/A
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Executive
Officers
Name and Title
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Age
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Principal Occupation, Business Experience
for the Past Five Years and Directorships in
Public Companies
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Chad
Hoehne
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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See
“Election of Directors”
above.
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Summary
Compensation Table
The table below summarizes the total
compensation paid or earned during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007 by (i) each individual serving as our principal executive officer during
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008; and (ii) the two other most highly
compensated individuals who served as an executive officer of the Company as of
December 31, 2008 and whose total compensation received from the Company during
such fiscal year (other than non-qualified deferred compensation earnings, if
any) exceeded $100,000 (the “named executives”). As indicated below,
only Chad Hoehne (our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer) qualifies as a named executive.
Name and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
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All Other
Compensation
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Total
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Chad
Hoehne
President,
Chief Executive
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2008
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$ |
330,000 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
330,000 |
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Officer
and Chief Financial Officer
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2007
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$ |
299,755 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
299,755 |
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The
Company does not have any written employment agreements with any of its
employees, including Mr. Hoehne. The Company’s arrangement with Mr.
Hoehne is to pay him $260,000 for his services as the Company’s President, Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer for the fiscal 2009, excluding
discretionary bonuses that the Board of Directors may
authorize.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
The following table sets forth
information concerning stock options held by the named executives at December
31, 2008:
Name
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (1)
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Option Exercise
Price
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Option Expiration
Date
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Chad
Hoehne
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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157,500 |
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$ |
0.125 |
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12/31/2010
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(1)
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All
options reflected in the table above are currently
exercisable.
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Director
Compensation
The Board of Directors has not
established a formal compensation policy for its directors. The
directors did not receive any cash payments or common stock in recognition for
services provided during 2008. The Board of Directors has paid each
of its directors $2,500 for their services as directors during
2009. All directors are reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings of the Board of
Directors.
AMENDMENT
TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO INCREASE SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK
AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE
AND
PROVIDE BLANK CHECK PREFERRED AUTHORITY
(Proposal
Three)
The
Company is proposing two substantive amendments to its Articles of
Incorporation, as amended: first, an increase in the number of shares
of capital stock authorized for issuance to a total of 25,000,000; and second,
vesting the Board of Directors with the power and authority to create and
designate separate classes of capital stock. This power is commonly
referred to as “blank-check preferred” authority.
The
Company currently has 5,000,000 shares of capital stock authorized for issuance
under its Articles of Incorporation, as amended. As of
, 2009,
there were 4,162,234 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, and another
337,500 shares of common stock reserved for issuance or issuable upon the
exercise of outstanding options and warrants. This leaves 500,266
shares of our common stock available for future issuances which provides little
flexibility should the need arise for future financing or other opportunities or
circumstances which may require or be appropriately addressed through the
issuance of additional shares.
Accordingly,
the Board of Directors has authorized and directed the Company to submit for
stockholder approval a proposed amendment to the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock to
25,000,000. The Company does not have any current contractual
commitments or arrangements to issue any additional shares of common stock (or
other capital stock). Nevertheless, our stockholders should
understand that our Board of Directors is contemplating, but to date has not
passed or even formally considered any resolution or other authorization,
effecting a 3-for-1 forward stock split (stock dividend) in the event that
sufficient shares become available upon the approval of this
proposal. The Board believes that having a greater number of shares
outstanding may facilitate a more active secondary trading market for the
Company’s common stock primarily by making it easier and more cost effective to
purchase round lots of common shares (i.e., groups of 100 shares) and increasing
the number of shares available for sale. If the Board of Directors
were to effect a 3-for-1 forward stock split (stock dividend), upon completion
of such action approximately 12,486,702 shares would be
outstanding.
In
addition, the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, do not
clearly provide the Board of Directors with authority to create separate classes
of capital stock, which authority is required by Nevada corporate law to be set
forth in the articles of incorporation of a Nevada corporation if the board of
directors of such corporation is to have the power and authority to create and
designate separate classes of capital stock. Our Board of Directors
believes that vesting the Board of Directors with the clear power and authority
to designate and create separate classes of capital stock is critical to the
flexibility of the Company to obtain future financing when and as needed, enter
into strategic partnerships or joint ventures, and acquire other businesses
through the issuance of stock. In many cases, the creation of a
different class of stock is required by financiers or sellers of a business as a
condition to consummating a transaction.
Our
stockholders should understand that granting our Board of Directors with the
power and authority to create and designate separate classes of capital stock
means that the Board of Directors, without any action or subsequent approval by
our stockholders, may designate and issue shares in such classes or series
(including other classes or series of preferred stock) as it deems appropriate
and establish the rights, preferences and privileges of such shares, including
dividends, liquidation and voting rights. In this regard, the rights of holders
of other classes or series of stock that may be designated and issued could be
superior to the rights of holders of our common stock. The Company
does not have any current commitments or plans to designate any additional
classes of capital stock.
The
issuance of additional shares of common stock (or other capital stock) by the
Company may potentially have an anti-takeover effect by making it more difficult
to obtain stockholder approval of various transactions. For example,
the proposed increase in the number of authorized shares could enable the Board
of Directors to issue shares of stock to render more difficult an attempt by
another person or entity to obtain control of the
Company. Presently, the Board of Directors has no intention of
issuing additional shares for such purposes and has no knowledge of any takeover
efforts.
The full text of the proposed amendment
to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation is attached to this Proxy Statement
as Annex
A. The Company believes that failing to effect the amendment
contemplated by this proposal could hinder future efforts to obtain financing,
enter into a strategic partnership or joint venture transaction, acquire other
businesses through the issuance of capital stock or attract or retain qualified
management and employees. In sum, the Board of Directors believes the
proposed amendment is advisable and in the best interests of the
Company.
Summary
of the Amendment
The amendment will consist of a
revision of the FOURTH article of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as
amended, to read as follows:
4.01 Authorized
Shares. The aggregate number of capital shares which this corporation
shall have the authority to issue is Twenty-Five Million (25,000,000) shares,
each with a par value of $.001, and such shares shall be issued for such
consideration, expressed in dollars, as the Board of Directors may, from time to
time, determine.
4.02 Consideration
for Shares. All shares of capital stock shall be issued by this
corporation for cash, property or services actually performed, for no less than
the par value of $.001. All shares will, upon their issuance, be
fully paid and non-assessable.
4.03 Designation
and Issuance of Additional Classes or Series of Stock. Shares of
additional classes of capital stock (including preferred stock) may be issued
from time to time in one or more series as may from time to time be determined
by the Board of Directors. Each class or series shall be distinctly
designated pursuant to an amendment to these articles of incorporation, the
filing of a certificate of amendment or designation or in any other manner
permitted by law. The powers, preferences and relative,
participating, optional and other rights (including voting rights and rights
upon liquidation) of each such class or series of capital stock, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from
those of any and all other classes or series of capital stock at any time
outstanding. The Board of Directors is expressly granted the power
and authority to fix, by resolution(s) adopted prior to the issuance of any such
shares, the designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating,
optional and other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions
thereof, if any. The Board of Directors is also expressly authorized
to allow for conversion or exchange of any class or series of capital stock into
or for another class or series of capital stock under terms and conditions as
determined by the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise specifically
designated in resolutions of the Board of Directors, all capital stock issued by
this corporation shall be common stock.
As noted above, the complete text of
the form of the amendment is attached to this Proxy Statement as Annex A.
Authorized but unissued shares of
common stock of the Company may be issued at such times, for such purposes, and
for such consideration as the Board of Directors may determine to be appropriate
without further authority from the Company’s stockholders, except as otherwise
required by applicable corporate law or the applicable listing standards of the
Bulletin Board or any subsequent exchange or automated quotation system on which
the Company’s securities are traded.
The authorization of additional shares
called for by this proposal will not affect the rights, such as voting and
liquidation rights, of the shares of common stock currently outstanding. Under
the our current Articles of Incorporation, stockholders do not have pre-emptive
rights. Nothing in the proposed amendment will provide any
pre-emptive rights to any holders of our capital stock. Therefore,
should the Board of Directors later elect to issue additional shares of stock,
existing stockholders would not have any preferential rights to purchase those
shares, and the issuance could have a dilutive effect on earnings per share,
book value per share and the relative voting power of then-current
stockholders.
If the proposed amendment is adopted,
it will become effective upon the filing of Certificate of Amendment to the
Company’s Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of
Nevada.
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE MATTERS
Board
of Directors
The Company’s Board of Directors is
currently comprised of three directors, each of which has been nominated for
re-election to the Board of Directors (see Proposal Two). The Board
has determined that Mr. Oliveri qualifies as an “independent director” as such
term is defined in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the NASDAQ listing
standards.
The Board of Directors held one meeting
during fiscal year 2008 and took action by written consent on two
occasions. During the 2008 fiscal year, each director attended at
least 75% of the meetings of the Board of Directors. Although the
Company has no formal policy regarding directors’ attendance at the Company’s
annual stockholders meetings, the Company encourages such attendance by members
of the Board of Directors. All member(s) of the Board of Directors
attended the Company’s 2008 annual stockholders meeting
The Board of Directors has no standing
audit committee, compensation committee, nominating committee or corporate
governance committee. Instead, the entire Board of Directors
discharges the duties normally undertaken by such committees. In this
regard, Messrs. Hoehne and Siqveland are not considered “independent directors”
as that term is defined in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the NASDAQ listing
standards. The Board of Directors has determined that having multiple
committees would not provide any substantial benefit to the Company or its
stockholders given the current composition of the Board of Directors and the
state of the Company’s operations. In lieu of paying for the expenses
associated with additional committees and meetings, the Board of Directors has
determined that, through the present this time, it is more appropriate to use
the Company’s resources for operational purposes. Nevertheless, the
Board of Directors is open to the possibility of creating committees as new
directors (especially those qualifying as “independent directors,” such as the
two new director-nominees proposed for election to the Board under Proposal Two)
are added to the Board of Directors. Accordingly, the Board of
Directors intends to revisit the issue of committees and committee composition
upon the conclusion of the Annual Meeting.
Nomination
of Directors
As indicated above, the Company does
not have a standing nominating committee (or other committee performing similar
functions). Currently, the full Board of Directors participates in the
consideration of all director-nominees. As indicated above, only Mr.
Oliveri qualifies as an “independent director.” The full Board of
Directors does not employ any charter or other form of official written policy
or guidelines for the purposes of considering
director-nominees. Nevertheless, when considering director-nominees,
the Board of Directors recruits and considers candidates without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin or
disability. Generally, the Board of Directors will consider each
candidate’s business and industry experience, his or her ability to act on
behalf of stockholders, overall Board diversity, potential concerns regarding
independence or conflicts of interest and other factors relevant in evaluating
director-nominees. Typically, the candidate will meet with at least a
majority of the directors serving on the Board of Directors. The
Board of Directors will also consider a candidate’s personal attributes,
including without limitation personal integrity, loyalty to the Company and
concern for its success and welfare, willingness to apply sound and independent
business judgment, awareness of a director’s vital role in the Company’s good
corporate citizenship and image, time available for meetings and consultation on
Company matters, and willingness to assume broad, fiduciary
responsibility.
Our stockholders may recommend to the
Board of Directors candidates to be considered for election at the Company’s
annual stockholders meeting. In order to make such a recommendation,
a stockholder must submit the recommendation in writing to the Board of
Directors, in care of the Company’s Secretary, at the Company’s headquarters
address, at least 120 days prior to the mailing date of the previous year’s
annual meeting proxy statement. For recommendations applicable to the
2010 annual shareholder meeting, such written recommendations must be received
by
,
2010. To enable the Board of Directors to evaluate the candidate’s
qualifications, stockholder recommendations must include the following
information:
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the
name and address of the nominating stockholder and the director
candidate
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a
representation that the nominating stockholder is a holder of record of
the Company’s capital stock entitled to vote at the current year’s annual
meeting
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a
description of any arrangements or understandings between the nominating
stockholder and the director candidate(s) being recommended, pursuant to
which the nomination(s) are to be made by the
shareholder
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a
resume detailing the educational, professional and other information
necessary to determine if the nominee is qualified to serve as a Company
director
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such
other information regarding each nominee proposed by such stockholder as
would have been required to be included in a proxy statement filed
pursuant to the proxy rules of the SEC had each nominee been nominated by
the Board of Directors, and
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the
consent of each nominee to serve as a director of the Company, if
elected.
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Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have
adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our
directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and
persons performing similar functions. A current copy of the Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics is available on our website at http://www.tabletrac.com under
the heading “Investor Relations,” and we intend to disclose on this website any
amendment to, or waiver of, any provision of the Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics applicable to our directors or executive officers that would require
disclosure under SEC rules. A current copy of the Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics may also be obtained, without charge, upon written request directed to us
at: Table Trac, Inc., 15612 Highway 7, Suite 331, Minnetonka, MN
55345.
Stockholder
Communications with Directors
Our Board has established a means for
stockholders and others to communicate with our Board of
Directors. If a stockholder has a concern regarding our financial
statements, accounting practices or internal controls, governance practices,
business ethics or corporate conduct, the concern should be submitted in writing
to the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Chad Hoehne, in care of our Secretary at the
address listed above. If a stockholder is unsure as to which category
the concern relates, the stockholder may communicate it to the independent
director in care of our Secretary at the address listed above. All
stockholder communications will be forwarded to the applicable
director(s).
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF
CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of
our common stock as of
,
2009, by (i) each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of our outstanding common stock, (ii) each director and nominee for
election as a director of the Company, (iii) each executive officer of the
Company included in the Summary Compensation Table, and (iv) all current
executive officers and directors as a group.
Unless
otherwise indicated, each person or entity named in the table has sole voting
power and investment power (or shares that power with that person’s spouse) with
respect to all shares of common stock listed as owned by that person or
entity. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the following
persons is 15612 Highway 7, Suite 331, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55345.
Name and Address
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Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned (1)
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Percentage of
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned (1)
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Chad
Hoehne (2)
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1,138,600 |
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27.4 |
% |
Robert
R. Siqveland (3)
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170,500 |
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4.1 |
% |
Thomas
Oliveri (4)
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20,000 |
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* |
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Executive
officers and directors as a group (5)
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1,329,100 |
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31.9 |
% |
Doucet
Asset Management, LLC (6)
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368,177 |
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8.8 |
% |
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Less
than one percent (1%).
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(1)
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Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules, beneficial ownership
includes any shares as to which the security or stockholder has sole or
shared voting power or investment power, and also any shares which the
security or stockholder has the right to acquire within 60 days of the
date hereof, whether through the exercise or conversion of any stock
option, convertible security, warrant or other right. The
indication herein that shares are beneficially owned is not an admission
on the part of the security or stockholder that he, she or it is a direct
or indirect beneficial owner of those
shares.
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(2)
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Mr.
Hoehne is the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors.
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(3)
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Mr.
Siqveland is the Company’s corporate Secretary and a
director.
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(4)
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Mr.
Oliveri is a director of the
Company.
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(5)
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Consists
of three persons—Messrs. Hoehne, Siqveland and
Oliveri.
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(6)
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Information
is based solely on the Schedule 13D filed by Doucet Asset Management, LLC,
Doucet Capital, LLC, Christopher L. Doucet and Suzette A. Doucet on
October 22, 2009. Based on such filing, the individual
beneficial owners of the shares held by Doucet Asset Management, LLC are
Christopher L. Doucet and Suzette A.
Doucet.
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS
None.
SECTION
16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company’s officers and directors, and persons
who own more than ten percent of any registered class of the Company’s equity
securities (in our case, our common stock), to file reports of ownership and
changes in ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and
greater-than-ten-percent stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish
the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on review of the copies of
the Forms 3, 4 and 5 (and amendments thereto) that we received or are aware of
with respect to transactions during fiscal 2008, we believe that the Company’s
officers, directors and greater-than-ten-percent beneficial owners complied with
all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements.
STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS AND
DISCRETIONARY
PROXY VOTING AUTHORITY
Any
stockholder desiring to submit a proposal for action by the stockholders at the
next annual stockholders’ meeting, which will be the 2010 annual meeting, must
submit that proposal in writing to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s
corporate headquarters no later than
,
2010 to have the proposal included in the Company’s proxy statement for that
meeting. Due to the complexity of the respective rights of the stockholders and
the Company in this area, any stockholder desiring to propose such an action is
advised to consult with his or her legal counsel with respect to such
rights. The Company suggests that any such proposal be submitted by
certified mail, return-receipt requested.
Rule
14a-4 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 governs the
Company’s use of its discretionary proxy voting authority with respect to a
stockholder proposal that the stockholder has not sought to include in the
Company’s proxy statement. Rule 14a-4 provides that if a proponent of
a proposal fails to notify the Company at least 45 days prior to the month and
day of mailing of the prior year’s proxy statement, management proxies will be
allowed to use their discretionary voting authority when the proposal is raised
at the meeting, without any discussion of the matter.
With
respect to the Company’s 2010 annual meeting, if the Company is not provided
notice of a stockholder proposal, which the stockholder has not previously
sought to include in the Company’s proxy statement, by
,
2010, the management proxies will be allowed to use their discretionary
authority as outlined above.
SOLICITATION
The Company will bear the cost of
preparing, assembling and mailing the proxy, Proxy Statement, Annual Report and
other material which may be sent to the stockholders in connection with this
solicitation. Brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and
fiduciaries may be requested to forward soliciting material to the beneficial
owners of stock, in which case they may be reimbursed by the Company for their
expenses in doing so. Proxies are being solicited primarily by
mail. Nevertheless, officers and employees of the Company may solicit
proxies personally, by telephone, by special letter, or via the
Internet.
The Board of Directors does not intend
to present to the meeting any other matter not referred to above and does not
presently know of any matters that may be presented to the meeting by
others. If, however, other matters come before the meeting, it is the
intent of the persons named in the enclosed proxy to vote the proxy in
accordance with their best judgment.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors:
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ROBERT
R. SIQVELAND
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Secretary
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Annex
A
CERTIFICATE
OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
TABLE
TRAC, INC.
The undersigned corporation, organized
under the laws of the State of Nevada, to amend its articles of incorporation,
as amended, in accordance with Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, hereby
certifies:
FIRST: The
name of the corporation is Table Trac, Inc.
SECOND: Article
IV of the articles of incorporation, as amended, is hereby amended to read in
its entirety as follows:
4.01 Authorized
Shares. The aggregate number of capital shares which this corporation
shall have the authority to issue is Twenty-Five Million (25,000,000) shares,
each with a par value of $.001, and such shares shall be issued for such
consideration, expressed in dollars, as the Board of Directors may, from time to
time, determine.
4.02 Consideration
for Shares. All shares of capital stock shall be issued by this
corporation for cash, property or services actually performed, for no less than
the par value of $.001. All shares will, upon their issuance, be
fully paid and non-assessable.
4.03 Designation
and Issuance of Additional Classes or Series of Stock. Shares of
additional classes of capital stock (including preferred stock) may be issued
from time to time in one or more series as may from time to time be determined
by the Board of Directors. Each class or series shall be distinctly
designated pursuant to an amendment to these articles of incorporation, the
filing of a certificate of amendment or designation or in any other manner
permitted by law. The powers, preferences and relative,
participating, optional and other rights (including voting rights and rights
upon liquidation) of each such class or series of capital stock, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from
those of any and all other classes or series of capital stock at any time
outstanding. The Board of Directors is expressly granted the power
and authority to fix, by resolution(s) adopted prior to the issuance of any such
shares, the designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating,
optional and other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions
thereof, if any. The Board of Directors is also expressly authorized
to allow for conversion or exchange of any class or series of capital stock into
or for another class or series of capital stock under terms and conditions as
determined by the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise specifically
designated in resolutions of the Board of Directors, all capital stock issued by
this corporation shall be common stock.
THIRD: The
stockholders of the corporation adopted the amendment on ___________,
2009.
FOURTH: The
number of shares entitled to vote on the amendment was _________, ____% of which
voted in favor of the amendment at the annual meeting of the stockholders held
on ___________, 2009.
FIFTH: The
foregoing amendment to the articles of incorporation shall be effective upon the
filing of this Certificate of Amendment.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Table Trac, Inc. has caused its duly authorized officer to
execute this certificate on this ____ day of ____________.