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1.
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To
elect six Directors for a term of one
year.
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2.
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To
ratify the election of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the independent
registered public accounting firm of the Company for fiscal year
2010.
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3.
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To
transact such business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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Steven
M. Bell
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Secretary
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owners
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Number of Shares 1
Beneficially Owned
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Percent of
Common Shares
Outstanding
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Steven
Bell
9449
Science Center Drive
New
Hope, MN 55428
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244,063 | 2 | 2.44 | % | ||||
Frank
Bennett
301
Carlson Parkway – Suite 120
Minnetonka,
Minnesota 55305
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320,652 | 3 | 3.21 | % | ||||
Jonathan
Dodge
715
Florida Avenue South – Suite 402
Golden
Valley, MN 55426
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81,100 | 4 | * | |||||
David
Ekman
200
44 th
Street SW
Fargo,
ND 58103
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403,917 | 5 | 4.04 | % | ||||
Eugene
Harris
7773
Forsyth Blvd
Clayton,
MO 63105
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159,451 |
6
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1.60 | % | ||||
James
L. Mandel
9449
Science Center Drive
New
Hope, MN 55428
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341,203 |
7
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3.41 | % | ||||
Donald
Miller
1924
Cocoplum Way
Naples,
FL 34105
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362,021 |
8
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3.62 | % | ||||
Henry
Block
2185
E. Remus Road,
Mount
Pleasant, MI 48622
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- | * | ||||||
Kent
Whitney
9449
Science Center Drive
New
Hope, MN 55428
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95,500 | * | ||||||
Special
Situations Fund II QP, LP
527
Madison Avenue
New
York, NY 10022
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547,336 | 5.48 | % | |||||
DirecTECH
Holding Company, Inc.
33
West Second Street, Suite 504
Maysville,
KY 41056-1166
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1,605,068 | 16.06 | % | |||||
All
Directors and executive officers as a group (nine persons)
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2,007,907 | 20.09 | % |
Name
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Age
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Position
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Director
Since
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Steven M.
Bell
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51
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General
Counsel & Chief Financial Officer, Multiband
Corporation
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1994
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Frank
Bennett
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53
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President,
Artesian Management, Inc.
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2002
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Jonathan
Dodge
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59
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Senior
Partner, Brunberg, Blatt and Company
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1997
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Eugene
Harris
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45
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Managing
Member, Step Change Advisors, LLC.
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2004
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James
L. Mandel
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53
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Chief
Executive Officer, Multiband Corporation
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1998
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Donald
Miller
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70
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Chairman,
Multiband Corporation
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2001
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·
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recommends to our Board of
Directors the independent registered public accounting firm to conduct the
annual audit of our books and
records;
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·
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reviews the proposed scope and
results of the audit;
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·
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approves the audit fees to be
paid;
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·
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reviews accounting and financial
controls with the independent registered public accounting firm and our
financial and accounting staff;
and
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·
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reviews and approves transactions
between us and our Directors, officers and
affiliates.
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·
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reviews and recommends the
compensation arrangements for management, including the compensation for
our Chief Executive Officer;
and
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·
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establishes and reviews general
compensation policies with the objective to attract and retain superior
talent, to reward individual performance and to achieve our financial
goals.
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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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Stock
awards
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(1)
Option
awards
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Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation
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Change in
pension value
and nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
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All other
Compensation
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Total
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James
Mandel
Chief
Executive Officer
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2009
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$
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395
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$
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230
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$
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-
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$
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125
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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12
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$
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762
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Steven
Bell
Chief
Financial Officer and General Counsel
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2009
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311
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100
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-
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68
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-
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-
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12
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491
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Henry
Block
Vice
President of Marketing
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2009
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338
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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338
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Dave
Ekman
Chief
Information Officer
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2009
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158
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13
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-
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-
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-
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-
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5
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176
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Kent
Whitney
Chief
Operating Officer
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2009
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136
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25
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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161
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(1)
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The
amounts in this column are calculated based on fair value and equal the
financial statement compensation expense as reported in our 2009
consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal
year.
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Name
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Fees earned
or paid in
cash
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Stock awards
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(1)
Option
awards
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Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation
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Change in
pension value
and nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
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(2)
All other
compensation
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Total
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F Bennett
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$
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60
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$
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-
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$
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18
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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78
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J Dodge
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59
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-
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18
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-
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-
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1
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78
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E Harris
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57
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-
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18
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-
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-
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1
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76
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D Miller
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71
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-
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18
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-
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-
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1
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90
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(1)
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The
amounts in this column are calculated based on fair value and equal the
financial statement compensation expense as reported in our 2009
consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal year. Total
board of directors options outstanding at December 31, 2009 are
244,400.
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(2)
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Represents
payment of expenses incurred in conjunction with attending board
meetings.
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Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive
Plan Awards
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Exercise or
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Grant Date Fair
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Name
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Grant Date
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Threshold
(#)
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Target
(#)
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Maximum
(#)
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All Other Stock
Awards (#)
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All Other Option
Awards (#)
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base price of
award ($/sh)
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Value of Stock and
Option Awards ($)
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Steven
M. Bell
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1/2/09
(1)
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75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | - | $ | - | $ | 1.25 | $ | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||
James
L. Mandel
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1/2/09
(1)
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138,500 | 138,500 | 138,500 | - | - | 1.25 | 125 |
(1)
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The
exercise price of these stock options is $1.25 with a grant date fair
value of $.9027 per share based on the Black-Scholes option pricing
model.
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
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Percent of
Total Options
Granted to
Employees in
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Exercise or
Base Price
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Expiration
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Potential Realizable Value at
Assumed Annual Rates of Stock
Price Appreciation for Option
Term (1)
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Name
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Granted (#)
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Fiscal Year (%)
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($/Share)
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Date
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5%
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10%
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James
L. Mandel
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138,500 | 64.9 | $ | 1.25 |
1/2/2016
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$ | 70 | $ | 164 | ||||||||||||
Steven
M. Bell
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75,000 | 35.1 | $ | 1.25 |
1/2/2016
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$ | 38 | $ | 89 |
(1)
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The
“potential realizable value” shown represents the potential gains based on
annual compound stock price appreciation of 5% and 10% from the date of
grant through the full option terms, net of exercise price, but before
taxes associated with exercise. The amounts represent certain
assumed rates of appreciation only, based on the Securities and Exchange
Commission rules. Actual gains, if any, on stock option
exercises are dependent on the future performance of the common stock,
overall market conditions and the option holders, continued employment
through the vesting period. The amounts reflected in this table
may not necessarily be achieved and do not reflect the Company’s estimate
of future stock price growth.
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Option Awards
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Stock Awards
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Name
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable (#)
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable (#)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options (#)
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Option
Exercise
Price ($)
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Option
Expiration
Date
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Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested (#)
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Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested ($)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested (#)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested ($)
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Steven
M. Bell
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2,000 | (1) | - | - | $ | 22.00 |
1/31/2011
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- | $ | - | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
100 | (2) | - | - | 7.50 |
8/28/2011
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 | (3) | - | - | 5.50 |
1/8/2013
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5,000 | (4) | - | - | 9.45 |
4/23/2014
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 | (5) | - | - | 7.25 |
6/18/2014
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80,000 | (6) | - | - | 7.35 |
1/16/2015
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
75,000 | (7) | - | 75,000 | 1.25 |
1/2/2016
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David
Ekman
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100 | (8) | - | - | 7.50 |
8/28/2011
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- | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40,000 | (9) | - | - | 6.75 |
4/27/2015
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
James
L. Mandel
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100 | (10) | - | - | 7.50 |
8/28/2011
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- | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60,000 | (11) | - | - | 7.50 |
1/8/2013
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | (12) | - | - | 7.25 |
6/18/2014
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
120,000 | (13) | - | - | 7.35 |
1/6/2015
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
138,500 | (14) | - | 138,500 | 1.25 |
1/2/2016
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(1)
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The
stock option was granted January 31, 2001 and is fully
vested.
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(2)
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The
stock option was granted August 28, 2001 and is fully
vested.
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(3)
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The
stock option was granted January 8, 2003 and is fully
vested.
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(4)
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The
stock option was granted April 23, 2004 and is fully
vested.
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(5)
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The
stock option was granted June 18, 2004 and is fully
vested.
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(6)
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The
stock option was granted January 6, 2005 and is fully
vested.
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(7)
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The
stock option was granted January 2, 2009 and is subject to the continued
service of the executive officer, the option shall vest with respect to
1/4 on the first anniversary of the grant, 1/4 on the second anniversary
of the grant, 1/4 on the third anniversary of the grant, and the remainder
on the fourth anniversary of the
grant.
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(8)
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The
stock option was granted August 28, 2001 and is fully
vested.
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(9)
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The
stock option was granted April 27, 2005 and is fully
vested.
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(10)
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The
stock option was granted August 28, 2001 and is fully
vested.
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(11)
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The
stock option was granted January 8, 2003 and is fully
vested.
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(12)
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The
stock option was granted June 18, 2004 and is fully
vested.
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(13)
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The
stock option was granted January 6, 2005 and is fully
vested.
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(14)
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The
stock option was granted January 2, 2009 and is subject to the continued
service of the executive officer, the option shall vest with respect to
1/4 on the first anniversary of the grant, 1/4 on the second anniversary
of the grant, 1/4 on the third anniversary of the grant, and the remainder
on the fourth anniversary of the
grant.
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THE
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
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Eugene
Harris, Chairman
Jonathan
Dodge
Donald
Miller
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Multiband
Corporation
(as filed)
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Less: DTHC
Related
(unaudited)
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Proforma
(unaudited)
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Accounts
receivable, net
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$
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3,437
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$
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(772
|
)
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$
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2,665
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|||||
Other
receivable – related party
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7,666
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(7,666
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)
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-
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Prepaid
expenses and other
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1,273
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(518
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)
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755
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Accounts
payable
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8,274
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(1,127
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)
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7,147
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||||||||
Revenues
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42,986
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(3,333
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)
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39,653
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Cost
of products and services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown
separately below)
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28,426
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(2,895
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)
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25,531
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Selling,
general and administrative
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10,500
|
750
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11,250
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Management
consulting income
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2,366
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(2,366
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)
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-
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Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
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Weighted average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
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Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities reflected in
column (a))
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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||||||||||
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
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908,517 | $ | 4.97 | 19,091,483 | ||||||||
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders (1)
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255,428 | $ | 5.94 | 0 | ||||||||
TOTAL
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1,163,945 | $ | 5.19 | 19,091,483 |
2009
|
2008
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Audit
Fees
|
$ | 368 | $ | 309 | ||||
Audit-Related
Fees
|
72 | (1) | 14 | (2) | ||||
Tax
Fees
|
18 | 26 | ||||||
Total
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$ | 458 | $ | 349 |
(1)
|
Fees
related to accounting required for the acquisition of DirecTECH operating
entities.
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(2)
|
Fees
related to accounting required for the acquisition of
NC.
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12/04
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12/05 | 12/06 | 12/07 | 12/08 | 12/09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Multiband
Corporation
|
100.00 | 74.53 | 35.40 | 33.66 | 14.78 | 24.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
NASDAQ
Composite
|
100.00 | 102.15 | 114.73 | 125.12 | 74.25 | 107.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Russell
2000
|
100.00 | 104.55 | 123.76 | 121.82 | 80.66 | 102.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
NASDAQ
Telecommunications
|
100.00 | 91.68 | 119.76 | 132.67 | 77.18 | 106.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
S&P
Telecommunication Services
|
100.00 | 94.37 | 129.10 | 144.52 | 100.45 | 109.42 |
Date: July
20, 2010
|
By
Order of the Board of Directors
|
Steven
M. Bell
|
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Secretary
|
01
|
Steven
Bell
|
02
|
Frank
Bennett
|
03
|
Jonathan
Dodge
|
04
|
Eugene
Harris
|
05
|
James
Mandel
|
06
|
Donald
Miller
|
2.
|
To
ratify the election of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, independent
registered public accounting firm of the Company for Fiscal Year
2010.
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¨
For ¨
Against ¨
Abstain
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Address
Change? Mark Box
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/
/
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The
undersigned hereby revokes all previous proxies relating to
the
|
Indicate
changes below:
|
shares
covered hereby and acknowledge receipt of the Notice and
Proxy
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Statement
relating to the Annual Meeting.
|
Signature(s)
in Box
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SHAREHOLDERS
MUST SIGN EXACTLY AS THE NAME APPEARS
|
AT
LEFT, WHEN SIGNED AS A CORPORATE OFFICER, EXECUTOR
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ADMINISTRATOR,
TRUSTEE, OR GUARDIAN, ETC. PLEASE GIVE
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FULL
TITLE AS SUCH. BOTH JOINT TENNANTS MUST
SIGN.
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