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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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April 15, 2005
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend Targeted Genetics
Corporations 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The
annual meeting will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2005, at
9:00 a.m. local time, at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325
Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington.
At the annual meeting, you will be asked to:
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elect two Class 2 directors to Targeted Genetics
Board of Directors; |
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amend our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to
increase the authorized common stock from
120,000,000 shares to 180,000,000 shares; and |
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ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2005. |
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote
FOR election of the nominees for director,
FOR the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation,
and FOR ratification of the appointment of the
independent registered public accounting firm.
You should read carefully the accompanying Notice of Annual
Meeting of Shareholders and proxy statement for additional
information.
Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, please
read the enclosed proxy statement. Then please mark your votes
on the enclosed proxy card, sign and date the proxy card and
return it promptly in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope.
Your shares will be voted in accordance with the instructions
you give on your proxy card. If you attend the annual meeting,
you may vote in person if you wish, even if you previously
returned your proxy card. Your prompt cooperation is greatly
appreciated.
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Sincerely, |
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H. Stewart Parker |
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PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY
CARD.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TARGETED GENETICS CORPORATION
1100 Olive Way, Suite 100
Seattle, Washington 98101
NOTICE OF THE 2005 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held May 26, 2005
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF TARGETED GENETICS CORPORATION:
We will hold the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Targeted
Genetics Corporation on Thursday, May 26, 2005, at
9:00 a.m. local time, at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325
Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington, for the following purposes,
as more fully described in the proxy statement accompanying this
notice:
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to elect two Class 2 directors to the Board of Directors; |
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to amend our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to
increase the authorized common stock from
120,000,000 shares to 180,000,000 shares; |
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to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2005; and |
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to transact such other business as may properly come before the
annual meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the
annual meeting. |
At the annual meeting, we will also report on our 2004 business
results and other matters of interest to our shareholders.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on
March 25, 2005 as the record date for the annual meeting.
Only shareholders of record of common stock on the record date
are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting and
any adjournments or postponements of the annual meeting.
The directors elected will be the two candidates receiving the
greatest number of votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the
annual meeting. The affirmative vote of the holders of shares
representing a majority of our outstanding common stock is
required to amend the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation. The affirmative vote of the holders of shares
representing a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting,
in person or by proxy, is required to ratify the appointment of
our independent registered public accounting firm.
You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting. To
ensure your representation at the annual meeting, however, you
should complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card
as promptly as possible in the enclosed postage-prepaid
envelope. Your shares will be voted in accordance with the
instructions you give on your proxy card. You may revoke your
proxy at any time before it is voted by signing and returning a
proxy for the same shares bearing a later date, by filing a
written revocation with the secretary of Targeted Genetics or by
attending the annual meeting and voting in person.
The approximate date of mailing this proxy statement and the
accompanying proxy card is April 22, 2005.
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Todd E. Simpson |
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Seattle, Washington
April 15, 2005
TARGETED GENETICS CORPORATION
PROXY STATEMENT
This proxy statement is being furnished to holders of shares of
common stock of Targeted Genetics Corporation, a Washington
corporation, in connection with the solicitation of proxies by
our Board of Directors for use at our 2005 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and at any adjournments or postponements of the
annual meeting. We will hold the annual meeting on Thursday,
May 26, 2005, at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth
Avenue, Seattle, Washington, at 9:00 a.m. local time. The
approximate date of mailing of this proxy statement and the
accompanying proxy card is April 22, 2005.
Matters to Be Considered at the Annual Meeting
At the annual meeting, shareholders of record of common stock of
Targeted Genetics as of the close of business on March 25,
2005 will consider and vote on:
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the election of two Class 2 directors to the Board of
Directors, to hold office until the third annual meeting of
shareholders following their election or until their successors
are elected and qualified; |
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the amendment of our Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, or the Restated Articles, to increase the
authorized common stock from 120,000,000 shares to
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the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young
LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2005; and |
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such other business as may properly come before the annual
meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the annual
meeting. |
The Board of Directors recommends that our shareholders vote
FOR election of the nominees for director,
FOR amendment of the Restated Articles, and
FOR ratification of the appointment of the
independent registered public accounting firm.
Record Date; Outstanding Shares Entitled to Vote
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the
record date, March 25, 2005, are entitled to notice of and
to vote at the annual meeting. As of the record date,
85,628,244 shares of our common stock were issued and
outstanding.
Quorum; Voting
We have one class of voting securities outstanding, which is
designated as common stock, and each share of common stock is
entitled to one vote. The presence, in person or by proxy, of
the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled
to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at
the annual meeting.
The directors elected at the annual meeting will be the two
candidates receiving the greatest number of votes cast, in
person or by proxy, at the annual meeting. Holders of common
stock are not entitled to cumulate votes in the election of
directors.
The affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing a
majority of our outstanding common stock is required to amend
the Restated Articles.
The affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing a
majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting, in person or
by proxy, is required to ratify the appointment of the
independent registered public accounting firm.
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Any broker, bank, nominee, fiduciary or other custodian who
holds shares of our common stock for the account of a customer
who is the beneficial owner of those shares, and who does not
receive specific instructions from the customer on how to vote,
has the power to vote those shares at its discretion in the
election of directors and for other routine matters for which it
has not received voting instructions. A broker
non-vote occurs when the custodian may not vote, or give a
proxy to vote, a customers shares because the customer did
not provide voting instructions with respect to a non-routine
matter on which the custodian does not have discretionary
authority to vote. Because custodians will have discretionary
voting authority with respect to the election of directors and
the ratification of the appointment of the independent
registered public accounting firm, there will be no broker
non-votes with respect to these proposals. With respect to the
proposal to amend our Restated Articles, broker non-votes will
have the same effect as votes against that proposal because
approval of that proposal requires the affirmative vote of
holders of shares representing a majority of our outstanding
common stock.
An abstention occurs when a shareholder affirmatively instructs
the vote to be withheld (by checking the withhold
authority to vote box on the proxy card) or when a
shareholder who has not given a proxy is present at the meeting
but does not cast a ballot. Shares of our common stock subject
to abstentions are treated as present at the annual meeting and
will therefore be counted toward establishing the presence of a
quorum. Abstentions are not treated as votes cast, however, so
abstentions will have no effect on the election of directors,
which outcome is determined by a plurality of the votes cast, or
on the proposal to ratify the appointment of the independent
registered public accounting firm, which outcome is determined
by a majority of the votes cast. With respect to the proposal to
amend our Restated Articles, abstentions will have the same
effect as votes against that proposal because approval of that
proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of shares
representing a majority of our outstanding common stock.
As of the record date, our directors and executive officers and
their affiliates beneficially owned approximately 4.2% of the
outstanding shares of our common stock, as beneficial ownership
is defined under federal securities laws. Each of our directors
and executive officers plans to vote or direct the vote of all
shares of common stock over which he or she has voting control
in favor of the election of the nominees for director, the
amendment of the Restated Articles and ratification of the
appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm.
Proxies
Shares of common stock represented by properly executed proxies
that we receive at or before the annual meeting that have not
been revoked will be voted at the annual meeting in accordance
with the instructions contained on the proxy card. Shares of
common stock represented by properly executed proxy cards for
which no instruction is given will be voted for the
election of the nominees for director, for amendment
of the Restated Articles and for ratification of the
independent registered public accounting firm.
To ensure that your shares are voted, please complete, sign,
date and return promptly the enclosed proxy card in the
postage-prepaid envelope we have provided. You may revoke a
proxy by:
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submitting a later-dated proxy for the same shares at any time
before the vote; |
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delivering written notice of revocation to the Secretary of
Targeted Genetics at any time before the vote; or |
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attending the annual meeting and voting in person. Merely
attending the annual meeting will not in and of itself revoke a
proxy. |
If the annual meeting is postponed or adjourned for any reason,
at any subsequent reconvening of the annual meeting all proxies
will be voted in the same manner as the proxies would have been
voted at the original convening of the annual meeting (except
for any proxies that have at that time
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effectively been revoked or withdrawn), even if the proxies had
been effectively voted on the same or any other matter at a
previous meeting.
Proxy Solicitation
The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of our Board of
Directors. We will bear the cost of soliciting proxies from our
shareholders. In addition to solicitation by mail, our
directors, officers and employees may solicit proxies by
telephone, facsimile, e-mail, in person or otherwise. We will
not additionally compensate our directors, officers and
employees for this solicitation but will reimburse them for the
out-of-pocket expenses that they incur. We will reimburse
persons who hold our common stock of record but not
beneficially, such as brokerage firms, nominees, fiduciaries and
other custodians, for the reasonable expenses they incur in
forwarding solicitation materials to, and requesting authority
for the exercise of proxies from, the persons for whom they hold
the shares.
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PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote
for election
of the nominees for director.
Our bylaws provide that the Board of Directors shall be composed
of not less than one nor more than nine directors. At present,
we have seven directors, each of whom is placed into one of
three classes such that, to the extent possible, there is an
equal number of directors in each class. Every director
subsequently elected to the Board of Directors generally holds
office for a three-year term and until his or her successor is
elected and qualified. However, if a director resigns from the
Board of Directors before his or her term expires, the director
elected or appointed to fill the resulting vacancy may be
designated to a class such that he or she initially must be
elected to a shorter term.
At the annual meeting, two Class 2 directors are to be
elected, each to hold office for a three-year term or until his
successor is elected and qualified. Joseph M. Davie and
Louis P. Lacasse have been nominated for election to the
Board of Directors as Class 2 directors. Information is
provided below with respect to these nominees and our continuing
directors.
Unless they receive contrary instructions, the persons named as
proxies on the enclosed proxy card intend to cast votes
represented by properly executed proxy cards for the election of
these nominees. If either nominee should become unavailable for
any reason, the persons named as proxies intend to cast votes
for election of a substitute nominee designated by the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that
either of the nominees named will be unable to serve if elected.
If a quorum is present, the two nominees receiving the highest
number of votes will be elected to serve as Class 2
directors.
Nominees for Election as Class 2 Directors
Terms to Expire in 2008
Joseph M. Davie (age 65) has served as a director of
Targeted Genetics since October 2000. Dr. Davie was
employed by Biogen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from 1993
to 2000, most recently serving as senior vice president,
research. From 1987 to 1993, Dr. Davie held several
positions at G.D. Searle & Co., including
president of research and development and senior vice president
of science and technology. Dr. Davie was professor and head
of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Washington
University School of Medicine from 1975 to 1987. He currently
serves as a director of Curis, Inc., Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals,
Ltd. and several privately held companies. Dr. Davie
received his A.B., M.A. and Ph.D. in bacteriology from Indiana
University and his M.D. from Washington University School of
Medicine.
Louis P. Lacasse (age 48) has served as a director
of Targeted Genetics since May 1998. Mr. Lacasse has served
as president of GeneChem Management, Inc. and as manager of
GeneChem Technologies Venture Fund L.P. and GeneChem
Theraputics Venture Fund, L.P., two venture capital funds, since
May 1997. He served as vice president (Healthcare and
Biotechnology) of SOFINOV, an investment subsidiary of Caisse de
depot et placement du Quebec, from July 1987 to May 1997.
Mr. Lacasse previously served as a director of several
private and public companies, including Biochem Pharma Inc. and
Axcan Pharma, Inc., and currently serves as a director of
several privately held biotechnology companies. Mr. Lacasse
received his Bachelors degree from the École des
Hautes Études Commerciales and his M.B.A. from McGill
University.
Continuing Class 1 Directors Terms Expire in
2007
Jack L. Bowman (age 72) has served as a director of
Targeted Genetics since March 1997. From March 2003 to May 2004,
Mr. Bowman served as executive chairman and chairman of the
board of NeoRx Corporation and as its chief executive officer
from June 2003 to May 2004. From 1987 to
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January 1994, Mr. Bowman was a company group chairman at
Johnson & Johnson, with primary responsibility for a
group of companies in the diagnostic, blood glucose monitoring
and pharmaceutical businesses. From 1980 to 1987, he held
various positions at American Cyanamid Company, a pharmaceutical
company, most recently as executive vice president.
Mr. Bowman previously served as a member of the board of
trustees of The Johns Hopkins University and currently serves as
a director of Celgene Corporation and AVI Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Jeremy L. Curnock Cook (age 55) has served as a
director of Targeted Genetics since July 1995 and as chairman of
the board since February 1998. Mr. Cook founded the
International Biochemicals Group in 1975, which was sold to
Royal Dutch Shell in 1985, serving as managing director until
1987. From 1987 to 2000, he was a director of Rothschild Asset
Management Limited and was responsible for the Rothschild
Bioscience Unit. He currently serves as chairman of the board of
International Bioscience Managers Ltd. and as a director of
SIRNA Therapeutics Inc., Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. and
several public and privately held companies outside the United
States. Mr. Cook previously served as a director of Cell
Therapeutics, Inc. and Creative BioMolecules, Inc. Mr. Cook
received his M.A. in Natural Sciences from Trinity College,
Dublin.
Continuing Class 3 Directors Terms Expire in
2006
Nelson L. Levy (age 63) has served as a director of
Targeted Genetics since May 1999. Since 1993, Dr. Levy has
served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of
CoreTechs Corporation, a privately held company that focuses on
the development and marketing of early-stage technologies. He
served as president of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Company, the
U.S. subsidiary of Japans third-largest
pharmaceutical company, from 1992 to 1993, as chief executive
officer of CoreTechs from 1984 to 1992 and as vice president for
pharmaceutical research at Abbott Laboratories from 1981 to
1984. Dr. Levy served as a tenured professor of
microbiology and immunology at Duke University from 1970 to
1981. He currently serves as a director of several privately
held companies and on the scientific advisory boards of several
public and privately held biotechnology and pharmaceutical
companies. Dr. Levy received his B.A. from Yale University,
his M.D. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from Duke
University.
H. Stewart Parker (age 49) managed the
formation of Targeted Genetics as a wholly owned subsidiary of
Immunex Corporation (Immunex was subsequently acquired by Amgen)
and has served as president, chief executive officer and a
director of Targeted Genetics since our inception in 1989. She
served in various capacities at Immunex from August 1981 through
December 1991, most recently as vice president, corporate
development. Ms. Parker also served as president and a
director of Receptech Corporation, a company formed by Immunex
in 1989 to accelerate the development of soluble cytokine
receptor products, from February 1991 to January 1993. She
serves on the board of directors and the executive committee of
BIO, the primary trade organization for the biotechnology
industry, and as a director of several privately held companies.
Ms. Parker received her B.A. and M.B.A. from the University
of Washington.
Mark H. Richmond (age 74) has served as a director
of Targeted Genetics since July 1996. Since 1996,
Dr. Richmond has served as a business consultant and a
research fellow of the School of Public Policy, University
College London. From January 1993 until his retirement in
February 1996, he served as director of research at Glaxo
Wellcome plc (previously Glaxo plc), a pharmaceutical company.
From October 1990 to December 1993, he served as chairman of the
Science and Engineering Research Council in London.
Dr. Richmond currently serves as a director of Genentech,
Inc., OSI Pharmaceuticals and several privately held
biotechnology companies. He received his Ph.D. and D. Sc. from
Cambridge University, England.
Director Compensation
Directors who are employees of Targeted Genetics do not receive
any fees for their services as directors. We pay directors who
are not employees of Targeted Genetics an annual retainer of
$10,000
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($15,000 in the case of the chairman of the Board of Directors).
We pay directors who are not employees of Targeted Genetics and
members of the committees of the Board of Directors the
following annual retainers:
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Audit Committee $4,000 ($5,000 in the case of the
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Compensation Committee $3,000 ($4,000 in the case of
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We pay directors who are not employees of Targeted Genetics
attendance fees of $1,000 per Board meeting ($1,500 in the
case of the chairman) and $500 for each committee meeting ($750
in the case of a committee chairman). We also reimburse our
directors for travel expenses that they incur in attending
meetings.
Our stock option grant program for nonemployee directors
provides that each elected or appointed director who is not
otherwise an employee of Targeted Genetics is eligible to
receive stock option grants under our 1999 Stock Option Plan,
including an initial grant of a non-qualified stock option, or
NSO, to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock and
an annual grant, given every year thereafter, immediately
following our annual meeting, of a NSO to
purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock. Initial
NSOs granted to nonemployee directors vest over a three-year
period and the annual NSOs granted to nonemployee directors
vested over a one-year period.
Director Nominations Process
Our Board of Directors has adopted a charter of the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee, or Nominating Committee,
that describes the process by which candidates for possible
inclusion in our recommended slate of director nominees are
selected. The Board of Directors may amend this charter at any
time, in which case the most current version will be available
on our web site at http://www.targetedgenetics.com. Under
its charter, the Nominating Committee is responsible for
developing criteria for identifying and evaluating nominees for
the Board of Directors.
Process for Identifying
Candidates
Our Nominating Committee has two primary methods for identifying
candidates beyond those proposed by our shareholders. On a
periodic basis, the Nominating Committee may solicit ideas for
possible candidates from a number of sources, including members
of the Board of Directors, senior-level management, individuals
personally known to the members of the Board of Directors and
research, including publications, databases and Internet
searches. In addition, the Nominating Committee may from time to
time use its authority under its charter to retain a search firm
to identify candidates.
Nomination Right of
Shareholders
In accordance with our bylaws and applicable law,
recommendations for nominations for the election of directors
for consideration by the Nominating Committee may be made by any
shareholder of record entitled to vote for the election of
directors at shareholder meetings held for such purpose. The
requirements a shareholder must follow for recommending persons
for consideration by the Nominating Committee for election as
directors are set forth in our bylaws and the section of this
proxy statement entitled Shareholders Proposals for the
2006 Annual Meeting.
Subject to the superior rights, if any, of the holders of any
class or series of stock having a preference over our common
stock that we may issue in the future, if a shareholder complies
with the procedures for recommending persons for consideration
by the Nominating Committee for election as directors, the
Nominating Committee will conduct the appropriate and necessary
inquiries into the
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backgrounds, qualifications and skills of the
shareholder-recommended candidates and, in the exercise of the
Nominating Committees independent judgment in accordance
with the policies and procedures adopted in the Nominating
Committee charter, will determine whether to recommend the
shareholder-recommended candidates to the Board of Directors for
inclusion in the list of candidates for election as directors at
the next shareholder meetings held for such purpose.
Evaluation of
Candidates
The Nominating Committee will consider all candidates identified
through the processes described above, and will evaluate each of
them, including incumbents, based on the same criteria. If,
based on the Nominating Committees initial evaluation, a
candidate continues to be of interest, the Nominating Committee
will generally conduct interviews and arrange for appropriate
background and reference checks.
Director Independence and Other Matters
The Board of Directors has determined each of the following
directors to be an independent director as such term
is defined in Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15) of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, or NASD: Jack L. Bowman,
Jeremy L. Curnock Cook, Joseph M. Davie, Louis P. Lacasse,
Nelson L. Levy and Mark H. Richmond.
The Board of Directors has also determined that each member of
the three committees of the Board of Directors meets the
independence requirements applicable to those committees
prescribed by the NASD and the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or SEC.
Committees of the Board of Directors and Meetings
The committees of our Board of Directors are an Audit Committee,
a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee. The functions performed by these
committees are as follows:
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee operates under a
written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. The Audit
Committee has general responsibility for monitoring the finance,
accounting, audit, review and attest activities and internal
controls of Targeted Genetics. In addition, the Audit Committee
chooses the certified public accountants to be appointed as the
independent registered public accounting firm of Targeted
Genetics, and ensures that such firm understands that it shall
be ultimately accountable to and report to the Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee has the sole authority to retain, evaluate,
terminate and replace the independent registered public
accounting firm. The members of the Audit Committee are Louis P.
Lacasse (chairman), Jeremy L. Curnock Cook and Nelson L. Levy.
The Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Curnock
Cook and Lacasse and Dr. Levy are audit committee
financial experts, as such term is defined in
Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC,
and that each of the members of the Audit Committee is
independent in accordance with applicable NASDAQ listing
standards and the rules and regulations of the SEC. A listing of
the relevant experience that qualify Messrs. Curnock Cook
and Lacasse and Dr. Levy as audit committee financial
experts can be found in their biographical information
contained at the beginning of
Proposal One Election of Directors.
The Audit Committee held four meetings during 2004. The report
of the Audit Committee is set forth below.
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee
operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of
Directors. The Compensation Committee establishes salaries,
incentives, option grants and other forms of compensation for
our directors and executive officers. The Compensation Committee
also administers our various incentive compensation and benefit
plans, including our stock option plans, and recommends the
establishment of policies relating to our incentive compensation
and benefit plans. The members of this committee are Jack L.
Bowman (chairman), Joseph M. Davie and Mark H. Richmond, each of
whom are independent directors. The
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Compensation Committee held three meetings during 2004. The
report of the Compensation Committee is set forth below.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The
Nominating Committee operates under a written charter adopted by
the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee ensures that
the Board of Directors is appropriately constituted to meet its
fiduciary obligations to the shareholders and Targeted Genetics,
monitors and safeguards the independence of the Board of
Directors and provides a leadership role in shaping the
corporate governance of Targeted Genetics. The members of this
committee are Nelson L. Levy (chairman), Jeremy L. Curnock Cook
and Louis P. Lacasse. The Nominating Committee held one meeting
in 2004.
During 2004, there were four meetings of our Board of Directors.
Each of our directors attended 75% or more of the meetings of
the Board of Directors and the meetings held by all committees
on which he or she served. All of our directors attended our
2004 annual meeting of shareholders.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004,
Mr. Bowman, Mr. Davie and Mr. Richmond served on
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. No member
of the Compensation Committee was an officer or employee of
Targeted Genetics. None of our executive officers served during
the year ended December 31, 2004, as a member of the
compensation committee or board of directors of any entity that
has an executive officer serving as a member of our Compensation
Committee or Board of Directors.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table lists the executive officers of Targeted
Genetics, who will serve in the capacities noted until their
successors are duly appointed and qualified.
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H. Stewart Parker
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49 |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Barrie J. Carter, Ph.D
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60 |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer |
Todd E. Simpson
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44 |
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Vice President, Finance and Administration, Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
H. Stewart Parkers biography is contained in
the section of this proxy statement entitled
Proposal One Continuing Class 3
Directors Terms Expire in 2006.
Barrie J. Carter has served as an executive vice
president of Targeted Genetics since August 1992.
Dr. Carter has served as chief scientific officer since
January 2001 and was director of research and development from
August 1992 to December 2000. Before joining Targeted Genetics
he was employed for 22 years by the National Institutes of
Health, or NIH. He served as chief of the laboratory of
molecular and cellular biology in the National Institute for
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases from 1982 to 1992.
From 1995 to 2000, he was an affiliate professor of medicine at
the University of Washington Medical School. Dr. Carter
received his B.Sc. (Honors) from the University of Otago,
Dunedin, New Zealand and his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the
University of Otago Medical School. He then spent a period of
postdoctoral training at the Imperial Cancer Research
Fund Laboratories in London before joining the NIH. His
long-term research interests are in the molecular biology of
viruses, development of AAV vectors and gene therapy.
Dr. Carter serves on the editorial board of Human Gene
Therapy and Virology, and as an associate editor of
Molecular Therapy.
Todd E. Simpson has served as vice president, finance and
administration, chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary
of Targeted Genetics since October 2001. From January 1996 to
October 2001, Mr. Simpson served as vice president, finance
and administration and chief financial officer of Aastrom
Biosciences, Inc., a public life science company focused on the
development of cell-based therapeutics. From August 1995 to
December 1995, he served as treasurer of Integra LifeSciences
Corporation, a public biotechnology company, which acquired
Telios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in August 1995. From 1992 until its
acquisition by Integra, he served as vice president of finance
and chief financial officer of Telios and in various other
finance-related positions. From 1983 to 1992, Mr. Simpson
practiced public accounting with the firm of Ernst &
Young LLP. Mr. Simpson is a certified public accountant. He
received his B.S. in accounting and computer science from Oregon
State University.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation Summary
The following table lists all compensation earned during 2004,
2003 and 2002 by our chief executive officer and our other
executive officers whose salary and bonus exceeded $100,000 for
2004, referred to collectively as our Named Executive
Officers:
Summary Compensation Table
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H. Stewart Parker(1)
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2004 |
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398,000 |
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$ |
81,969 |
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200,000 |
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$ |
3,876 |
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President and Chief Executive |
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2003 |
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364,000 |
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191,100 |
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100,000 |
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565 |
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Officer |
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2002 |
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364,000 |
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130,000 |
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3,290 |
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Barrie J. Carter, Ph.D.(2)
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2004 |
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265,000 |
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38,984 |
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150,000 |
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4,953 |
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Executive Vice President and |
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2003 |
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243,320 |
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90,870 |
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70,000 |
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1,531 |
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Chief Scientific Officer |
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2002 |
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243,320 |
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50,000 |
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3,694 |
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Todd E. Simpson(3)
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2004 |
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240,000 |
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35,306 |
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150,000 |
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26,478 |
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Vice President, Finance and |
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2003 |
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210,000 |
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78,750 |
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70,000 |
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24,192 |
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Administration, Chief Financial |
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2002 |
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210,000 |
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12,500 |
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103,405 |
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Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
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(1) |
All Other Compensation for Ms. Parker consists
of matching contributions to a 401(k) savings plan of $3,250 in
2004, zero in 2003 and $2,750 in 2002; and excess life insurance
premiums of $626 in 2004, $565 in 2003 and $540 in 2002. |
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(2) |
All Other Compensation for Dr. Carter consists
of matching contributions to a 401(k) savings plan of $3,250 in
2004, zero in 2003 and $2,750 in 2002; and excess life insurance
premiums of $1,703 in 2004, $1,531 in 2003 and $944 in 2002. |
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(3) |
All Other Compensation for Mr. Simpson consists
of relocation costs of $75,463 in 2002; forgiveness of an
installment payment and interest on a relocation assistance loan
of $23,000 in 2004, $24,000 in 2003 and $25,000 in 2002 in
accordance with the terms of the loan; matching contributions to
a 401(k) savings plan of $3,250 in 2004, zero in 2003 and $2,750
in 2002; and excess life insurance premiums of $228 in 2004 and
$192 in 2003 and 2002. |
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Option Grants in 2004
The following table provides information regarding options
granted to the Named Executive Officers during 2004:
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
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Expiration | |
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10%($) | |
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H. Stewart Parker
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200,000 |
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8.3 |
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$ |
1.31 |
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5/20/2014 |
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$ |
164,770 |
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$ |
417,561 |
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Barrie J. Carter, Ph.D.
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150,000 |
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6.3 |
% |
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1.31 |
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5/20/2014 |
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123,578 |
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313,170 |
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Todd E. Simpson
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150,000 |
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6.3 |
% |
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1.31 |
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5/20/2014 |
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123,578 |
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313,170 |
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(1) |
Options are granted at the fair market value on the date of
grant and vest over four years, with 6.25% of each grant
becoming exercisable each quarter, beginning three months after
the date of grant. Specified changes in control of Targeted
Genetics can trigger accelerated vesting of stock options and
rights to related payments. |
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(2) |
We granted our employees options to purchase a total of
2,397,950 shares of our common stock. In addition in 2004
we granted our non-employee directors options to
purchase 120,000 shares of our common stock. |
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(3) |
The dollar amounts set forth as potential realizable values are
calculated based on assumed rates of appreciation of 5% and 10%
and are not intended to forecast future appreciation. The Named
Executive Officers will realize no value if our stock price does
not exceed the exercise price of the options. |
Option Exercises in 2004 and Fiscal Year-End Option Values
The following table provides information regarding unexercised
options held as of December 31, 2004 by the Named Executive
Officers. No options were exercised by the Named Executive
Officers during 2004.
Aggregated Option Exercises in 2004 and Fiscal Year-End
Option Values
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Fiscal Year-End($)(1) | |
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H. Stewart Parker
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790,069 |
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202,475 |
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$ |
118,000 |
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$ |
42,000 |
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Barrie J. Carter, Ph.D.
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418,679 |
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150,813 |
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82,900 |
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31,500 |
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Todd E. Simpson
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228,593 |
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178,907 |
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82,900 |
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31,500 |
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(1) |
The value of unexercised options is calculated based on the
closing share price of our common stock on the NASDAQ SmallCap
Market on December 31, 2004, which was $1.55 per
share, net of the option exercise price. |
Change in Control Arrangements
Senior Management Employment Agreements. In October 1996,
we entered into Senior Management Employment Agreements with
both H. Stewart Parker and Barrie J. Carter. We entered
into a substantially similar agreement with Todd E. Simpson
on October 1, 2001. These agreements
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provide that, following a change in control (as that
term is defined in the agreements), each executive who continues
to be employed by the surviving company will be entitled to
receive an annual base salary that is not less than his or her
salary in effect before the change in control and an annual
bonus at least equal to the average of his or her annual bonuses
for the three prior years. In addition, each of these executives
will be entitled to insurance coverage and other employee
benefits no less favorable than their benefits in effect before
the change in control. If during the two-year period after a
change in control the employment of any of these executives is
terminated for any reason other than death, disability or
cause or the executive terminates his or her
employment for good reason (as these terms are
defined in the agreements), the terminated executive will be
entitled to specified additional benefits, including a lump-sum
payment equal to one and one-half times (or, in the case of
Ms. Parker, two times) the sum of (a) that
executives annual salary before the change in control (or
on the date of termination, if the executives salary is
higher on that date) and (b) a percentage of that salary
equal to the executives percentage bonus for the year
before the change in control. If no such bonus was paid or if
the bonus cannot be determined, the applicable percentage will
be 10%. In addition, the terminated executive will be entitled
to be paid an amount sufficient to compensate the executive for
any excise tax, including interest and penalties, imposed under
Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and will be entitled to continuation of life insurance,
disability, health, dental and other similar employee benefits
for one year after termination. The Senior Management Employment
Agreements generally may be terminated with 30 days
prior written notice, but we will remain liable for any
obligations arising before the termination.
Option Plans. Our Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan and our
1999 Stock Option Plan each contain provisions that could result
in the accelerated vesting of options granted under those plans
in the event of a change in control, as that term is
defined in each of the plans. The vesting of options granted to
our executive officers under these plans may accelerate in the
event of a change in control.
Agreements with Management
We loaned Mr. Simpson $100,000 under a promissory note
dated October 31, 2001 to assist in his relocation.
Interest on the principal balance accrues at a rate of five
percent per year, compounded annually, over a term of four
years. Repayment of the principal amount and accrued interest
will be due in five equal installments over the term of the
note, with the first four installments payable annually and the
fifth installment due at the same time as the fourth
installment. If, however, on the date an installment becomes
due, Mr. Simpson is employed by us, was terminated without
cause or has terminated his employment with
good reason, as those terms are defined in
Mr. Simpsons Senior Management Employment Agreement,
Mr. Simpson will not be obligated to pay that installment.
We forgave outstanding principal and accrued interest of $23,000
in 2004, $24,000 in 2003 and $25,000 in 2002.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors currently
consists of Jack L. Bowman, Joseph M. Davie and Mark H.
Richmond, all of whom are independent directors as defined under
NASD rules. The Compensation Committee is responsible for our
executive compensation program and for administering our
incentive compensation and benefit plans. On an annual basis,
the Compensation Committee evaluates the performance and
compensation of our executive officers.
Our executive compensation philosophy is to pay competitively to:
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attract qualified executive personnel capable of enabling
Targeted Genetics to achieve its business objectives; |
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retain and motivate these executives to achieve superior
performance; |
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link individual compensation to individual and company
performance; and |
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align executives financial interest with those of our
shareholders. |
Our executive compensation program includes the following
components:
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base salaries comparable to those paid by other biotechnology
companies of comparable size and mission, taking into account
the qualifications and performance of our executive officers; |
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annual bonuses that are structured to encourage executives to
focus on achieving important short-term corporate and individual
objectives; and |
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long-term incentives in the form of stock option grants, which
provide financial rewards on the same basis as those realized by
our shareholders. |
Base Salaries. On January 13, 2004, the Compensation
Committee met to consider the compensation levels of our chief
executive officer and our other executive officers for 2004. In
addition, the Compensation Committee discussed the performance
of our executive officers with respect to our corporate
objectives that were set in early 2003. The primary objectives
consisted of making substantial progress in our clinical
programs; successfully strengthening our financial assets; and
further developing our manufacturing capabilities and processes.
The Compensation Committee concluded that the executive officers
had achieved or exceeded substantially all of the 2003 corporate
goals. In light of fact that the chief executive officer and our
other executive officers had not had an increase in base
salaries in 2003 and that they had achieved or exceeded
substantially all of the corporate goals for 2003, including
making substantial progress in our clinical programs,
successfully strengthening our financial assets, and further
developing our manufacturing capabilities and processes, we
recommended that Ms. Parkers base salary for 2004 be
increased to $398,000, that Dr. Carters base salary
for 2004 be increased to $265,000 and that
Mr. Simpsons base salary for 2004 be increased to
$240,000.
Short-Term Incentive Bonuses. On January 14, 2005,
the Compensation Committee met to discuss the performance of our
executive officers with respect to our corporate objectives that
were set in early 2004. The primary objectives consisted of
advancing our clinical development programs; successfully
maintaining or expanding our current strategic partnerships and
executing new strategic partnerships; strengthening our
financial position; and further developing our production and
manufacturing capabilities. The Compensation Committee concluded
that the executive officers had achieved a majority of the 2004
corporate goals. Therefore, the committee recommended that bonus
compensation for 2004 be set at approximately 60% of the target,
resulting in bonuses paid to our Named Executive Officers of
$81,969 to Ms. Parker, $38,984 to Dr. Carter and
$35,306 to Mr. Simpson.
Stock Option Grants. We grant stock options to provide a
long-term incentive opportunity that is directly linked to an
increase in shareholder value. We generally grant options with
an exercise price equal to the market value of our common stock
on the date of the grant and a term of ten years, and
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the options become exercisable over a four-year period in
sixteen equal installments beginning three months after the date
of grant. To encourage employee retention, we grant all options
as incentive stock options to the maximum extent possible under
the Internal Revenue Code.
When determining the size of potential option grants to our
executive officers, the Compensation Committee uses a
range of shares approach, referencing competitive
grant guidelines prepared by a human resource and benefits
consulting firm. We plan to annually review and revise these
guidelines based on then-current competitive data. We maintain
competitive levels of option holdings by executive officers
through periodic refresher grants. In addition in
2004, when we made our option grant decisions, we took into
consideration the fact that there were no salary increases in
the 2003. In May 2004, we granted an option to
purchase 200,000 shares to Ms. Parker, an option
to purchase 150,000 shares to Dr. Carter and an
option to purchase 150,000 shares to Mr. Simpson.
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code limits the tax
deductibility by a corporation of compensation in excess of
$1 million paid to the chief executive officer and any
other of its four most highly compensated executive officers.
Compensation that qualifies as performance-based is,
however, excluded from the $1 million limit. We do not
presently expect total cash compensation payable to any of the
Named Executive Officers to exceed the $1 million limit. It
is our policy, however, to have the compensation paid to the
Named Executive Officers qualify as performance-based and
deductible for federal income tax purposes under
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code unless there is
a valid compensation reason that would justify paying
non-deductible amounts. We have structured our incentive plans
so that bonuses and stock options are fully deductible.
Non-deductible compensation for executive officers would
typically take the form of signing or guaranteed bonuses agreed
to at the time of hire in order to provide the individual with
an incentive to join the company.
Compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. We believe
that Ms. Parker continues to provide outstanding leadership
for Targeted Genetics, advancing Targeted Genetics product
candidates through clinical development, strengthening the
financial and strategic position of Targeted Genetics and
successfully maintaining or expanding our current strategic
partnerships and executing new strategic partnerships. In light
of those achievements, we increased Ms. Parkers base
salary by $34,000, or 9.3%, from $364,000 for 2003 to $398,000
for 2004, and granted Ms. Parker an option to
purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock. In light
of her success in leading the company to meet a majority of its
2004 corporate objectives, we believe that her performance bonus
for 2004 of $81,969 is appropriate.
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Compensation Committee |
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Jack L. Bowman (chairman) |
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Joseph M. Davie |
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Mark H. Richmond |
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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The following table provides information with respect to the
beneficial ownership of shares of our common stock outstanding
as of March 1, 2005 by:
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each person that we know beneficially owns 5% or more of our
common stock; |
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each of our directors; |
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each of the Named Executive Officers; and |
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all of our directors and executive officers as a group. |
The percentage ownership data is based on 85,628,244 shares
of our common stock outstanding as of March 1, 2005. Under
the rules of the SEC, beneficial ownership includes shares over
which the indicated beneficial owner exercises voting and/or
investment power. Shares of common stock subject to options or
warrants that are currently exercisable or will become
exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding for the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the person
holding the option or warrant, but are not deemed outstanding
for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any
other person. Except as otherwise noted, we believe that the
beneficial owners of the shares of common stock listed below
have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares
beneficially owned, subject to applicable community property
laws.
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5% Owners:
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Biogen, Inc.
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12,127,178 |
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14.2 |
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14 Cambridge Center
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Cambridge, MA 02142
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Elan International Services, Ltd.
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11,626,282 |
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102 St. James Court
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Flatts Bermuda FL 04
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Directors and Executive Officers(1):
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H. Stewart Parker
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988,900 |
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1.1 |
% |
Barrie J. Carter
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548,925 |
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Todd E. Simpson
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261,406 |
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Jack L. Bowman
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80,000 |
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* |
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Jeremy L. Curnock Cook
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105,000 |
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* |
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Joseph M. Davie
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65,000 |
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* |
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Louis P. Lacasse(2)
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1,520,185 |
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1.8 |
% |
Nelson L. Levy
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65,700 |
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Mark H. Richmond
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60,001 |
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All directors and executive officers as a group (9 persons)(2)
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3,695,117 |
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4.2 |
% |
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(1) |
For each director and executive officer, includes beneficial
ownership of the number of shares of common stock set forth
below opposite such directors or executive officers
name, which shares |
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may be acquired within 60 days of March 1, 2005,
pursuant to the exercise of options granted under Targeted
Genetics stock option plans. |
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H. Stewart Parker |
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777,145 |
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Barrie J. Carter |
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411,260 |
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Todd E. Simpson |
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261,406 |
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Jack L. Bowman |
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75,000 |
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Jeremy L. Curnock Cook |
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105,000 |
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Joseph M. Davie |
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55,000 |
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Louis P. Lacasse |
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70,000 |
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Nelson L. Levy |
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65,000 |
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Mark H. Richmond |
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58,333 |
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All directors and executive officers as a group (9 persons) |
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1,878,144 |
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(2) |
Includes 1,450,185 shares of our common stock owned by
GeneChem Technologies Venture Fund L.P., or GeneChem.
Mr. Lacasse is president of GeneChem Management, Inc., the
manager of GeneChem, and thereby has power to vote the
securities held by GeneChem. Mr. Lacasse disclaims
beneficial ownership of the securities owned by GeneChem. |
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
requires our executive officers and directors and holders of 10%
or more of our equity securities to file reports of ownership
and changes in ownership with the SEC. SEC regulations require
our executive officers, directors and 10%-or-greater
shareholders to give us copies of all Section 16(a) forms
that they file with the SEC.
Based solely on our review of these forms, or written
representations from reporting persons that no such forms were
required for those persons, we believe that our executive
officers, directors and 10%-or-greater shareholders complied
with all applicable filing requirements for the calendar year
2004.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph shows a comparison of cumulative total
shareholder return for Targeted Genetics, the NASDAQ Composite
Index, and the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, or NBI. The graph
shows the value, as of December 31, 2004, of $100 invested
on December 31, 1999 in our common stock, the NASDAQ
Composite Index, and the NBI.
Comparison of Cumulative Total Return among Targeted Genetics
Corporation,
the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index and the NASDAQ Composite
Index
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PROPOSAL TWO
AMENDMENT OF THE RESTATED ARTICLES
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote
for the amendment of the Restated Articles.
Proposed Amendment. The Board of Directors has approved
and adopted, subject to shareholder approval, an amendment, or
Amendment, to our Restated Articles, in substantially the form
attached to this proxy statement as Appendix A. The
proposed Amendment would increase our authorized common stock
from 120,000,000 shares to 180,000,000 shares, which
would increase our total authorized capital to
186,000,000 shares, which includes 6,000,000 shares of
preferred stock. If approved by our shareholders, the Amendment
will become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of
Washington.
As of the record date, 85,628,244 shares of our common
stock were outstanding and no shares of preferred stock were
outstanding. As of the record date, we had reserved an aggregate
of 12,121,744 shares of our common stock for future
issuance upon (a) the exercise of options outstanding under
our stock option plans, (b) the exercise of options that
may be granted under our stock option plans and (c) the
exercise of outstanding warrants.
To fund our continuing operations, we intend to raise additional
capital through future issuances of common stock or securities
convertible into common stock. We may also issue additional
shares of stock in connection with the acquisition of
complementary businesses or technologies or for other general
corporate purposes, including issuances upon the exercise of
future stock options granted under our stock option plans. The
Board of Directors believes that having the additional shares of
common stock authorized and available for issuance will give us
greater flexibility in considering potential future issuances of
stock that may be desirable or necessary to accommodate our
business plan. Except for existing commitments under our current
collaboration agreements and with respect to options outstanding
under our stock option plans, we currently do not have any
commitments or understandings that would require the issuance of
additional shares of common stock.
Once authorized, the additional shares of common stock may be
issued upon the approval of the Board of Directors but without
further approval of our shareholders, unless shareholder
approval is required under any applicable law or rule of any
securities market on which our securities are traded. The
additional shares of common stock would have rights identical to
those of our currently outstanding common stock. The proposed
increase in the number of shares of authorized common stock, and
any future issuance of the additional shares, will not affect
the rights of our current holders of common stock, except for
effects that are incidental to the increase, such as dilution.
Of the 6,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized under
the Restated Articles, 800,000 shares are designated
Series A participating cumulative preferred stock, none of
which are outstanding, and 12,015 shares are designated
Series B convertible exchangeable preferred stock, none of
which are outstanding. The remaining 5,187,985 shares of
authorized preferred stock are not currently designated but are
subject to the Board of Directors authority to designate
additional series of preferred stock.
Approval of the Amendment requires the affirmative vote of a
majority of the outstanding shares of common stock. Abstentions
and broker non-votes will have the same effect as votes against
this proposal.
The Board of Directors believes that approval of the Amendment
is in the best interest of our shareholders and that the
Amendment is necessary to provide us with the flexibility to
pursue additional capital financing opportunities and licensing
and other strategic transactions, to provide grants of options
and to meet our general corporate needs. If the Amendment is not
approved, we may have insufficient shares of common stock
authorized to complete these types of transactions in the future.
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PROPOSAL THREE
RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote
for ratification
of the independent registered public accounting firm.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote for
ratification of its selection of Ernst & Young LLP,
independent registered public accounting firm, to audit and
report on our consolidated financial statements for the year
ending December 31, 2005. The decision to submit the
appointment of Ernst & Young to our shareholders for
ratification was recommended and approved by our Audit
Committee. The affirmative vote of the holders of shares
representing a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting,
in person or by proxy, is required to ratify the appointment of
the independent registered public accounting firm.
Ernst & Young also served as our independent registered
public accounting firm for each of the years ended
December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003.
Representatives of Ernst & Young are expected to attend
the annual meeting, be available to respond to appropriate
questions from shareholders and have the opportunity to make a
statement if they desire to do so. If our shareholders fail to
ratify the selection of Ernst & Young, the Audit
Committee and the Board of Directors will consider whether to
retain Ernst & Young, and may retain that firm or
another firm without resubmitting the matter to our shareholders.
The fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP for the indicated
services performed during the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 were as
follows:
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Audit fees
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307,000 |
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166,000 |
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74,000 |
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82,000 |
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Tax fees
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18,000 |
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16,000 |
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All other fees
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3,000 |
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Total fees
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399,000 |
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267,000 |
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Audit fees: Consists of fees related to professional
services rendered in connection with the audit of our annual
consolidated financial statements, the reviews of the
consolidated financial statements included in each of our
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and accounting consultations
that relate to the audited consolidated financial statements and
are necessary to comply with generally accepted auditing
standards.
Audit-related fees: Consists of fees for assurance and
related services and consisted primarily professional services
rendered in connection with equity financings.
Tax fees: Consists of fees billed for professional
services related to federal and state tax return preparation.
All other fees: Consists of fees for a subscription to
electronic research materials.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible
Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm. All fees billed by outside auditors incurred in 2004
were pre-approved by the Audit Committee. Our Audit Committee
has determined that Ernst & Youngs rendering of
all other non-audit services is compatible with maintaining
auditor independence. The Audit Committee has adopted a policy
for the pre-approval of services provided by the independent
registered public accounting firm. Under the policy,
pre-approval is generally provided for particular services or
categories of services, including planned services,
project-based services and routine consultations projects. Each
category is subject to a specific budget or quarterly dollar
amount. In addition, the Audit Committee may also pre-approve
particular services on a case-by-case basis. For each proposed
service, the independent registered public accounting firm is
required to provide detailed back-up documentation at the time
of approval. The Audit Committee has delegated certain
pre-approval authority to its Chairman. The Chairman must report
any decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled
meeting.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The Board of Directors has determined that members of the Audit
Committee currently are independent, as that term is defined in
Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15) of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, and operates under a written Audit Committee
charter adopted by the Board of Directors on March 4, 2004.
The members of the Audit Committee are Louis P. Lacasse
(chairman), Jeremy L. Curnock Cook and Nelson L. Levy.
Our management is responsible for our internal controls and the
financial reporting process. Our independent registered public
accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, is responsible for
performing an independent audit of our consolidated financial
statements in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States and issuing a report on its audit.
The Audit Committees responsibility is to monitor and
oversee these processes. In addition, the Audit Committee
recommends to the full Board of Directors the selection of our
independent registered public accounting firm.
In 2004, the Audit Committee met and held discussions with
management and the independent registered public accounting
firm. In addition, the members of the Audit Committee
individually reviewed our consolidated financial statements
before we filed them with the SEC in our quarterly reports on
Forms 10-Q and annual report on Form 10-K. Management
represented to the Audit Committee that our consolidated
financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, and the Audit Committee reviewed
and discussed the consolidated financial statements with
management and the independent registered public accounting
firm. The Audit Committee also discussed with the independent
registered public accounting firm the matters required to be
discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards, or SAS,
No. 61, as amended by SAS No. 90,
Communication with Audit Committees.
Our independent registered public accounting firm also provided
to the Audit Committee the written disclosures required by the
Independence Standards Boards Standard No. 1,
Independence Discussions with Audit Committees, and
discussed with the Audit Committee Ernst & Youngs
independence and considered the compatibility of non-audit
services with the firms independence.
Based on the Audit Committees discussion with management
and the independent registered public accounting firm and its
review of the representation of management and the report of the
independent registered public accounting firm to the Audit
Committee, the Audit Committee recommended that the Board of
Directors include the audited consolidated financial statements
in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004, to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee also evaluated the
performance of Ernst & Young and recommended to the
Board of Directors that Ernst & Young be selected as
Targeted Genetics independent registered public accounting
firm to audit and report on Targeted Genetics consolidated
financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2005.
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Audit Committee |
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Louis P. Lacasse (chairman) |
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Jeremy L. Curnock Cook |
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Nelson L. Levy |
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Current copies of the following materials related to our
corporate governance policies and practices are available
publicly on our web site at
http://www.targetedgenetics.com/investor/corp-info.php
under the heading Corporate Governance.
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws |
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Audit Committee Charter |
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter |
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Compensation Committee Charter |
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Code of Conduct (applicable to directors, officers and employees) |
Copies may also be obtained, free of charge, by writing to:
General Counsel, Targeted Genetics Corporation, 1100 Olive Way,
Suite 100, Seattle, Washington 98101.
Our Board of Directors has established a policy under which
interested shareholders can send communications to the Board of
Directors, a committee of the Board of Directors and individual
directors by sending written communication to the General
Counsel, Targeted Genetics Corporation, 1100 Olive Way,
Suite 100, Seattle, Washington 98101. The General Counsel
will forward such communication to the Board of Directors, the
appropriate committee of the Board of Directors, or individual
directors unless the communication is unduly hostile,
threatening, illegal or similarly inappropriate, in which case
the General Counsel has the authority to discard the
communication or take appropriate legal action regarding the
communication.
OTHER BUSINESS
As of the date of this proxy statement, we do not intend to
present any business at the annual meeting other than the
election of directors described in this proxy statement, and we
are not aware that any other person intends to present business
at the annual meeting. If, however, other matters requiring the
vote of the shareholders properly come before the annual meeting
or any adjournments or postponements of the annual meeting, the
persons named on the accompanying proxy card will have
discretionary authority to vote the proxies held by them in
accordance with their judgment as to those matters.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2006 ANNUAL MEETING
Under the SECs proxy rules and the applicable provisions
of our bylaws, shareholder proposals (including nominations for
the election of directors) that meet specified conditions may be
included in our proxy statement and form of proxy card for, and
may be presented at, the 2006 annual meeting. Shareholders who
intend to present a proposal at our 2006 annual meeting must
give us notice of the proposal no later than December 26,
2005 for the proposal to be considered for inclusion in the
proxy statement and form of proxy card for that meeting.
Shareholders that intend to present a proposal that will not be
included in the proxy materials must give us notice of the
proposal at least 60 days but no more than 90 days
before the date of the 2006 annual meeting. If notice or public
disclosure of the date of the 2006 annual meeting is given or
made to the shareholders less than 60 days before the date
of the 2006 annual meeting, we must receive notice of the
proposal not later than the tenth day following the day on which
such notice of the 2006 annual meeting was mailed or such public
disclosure was made. Because there are other requirements in the
proxy rules, however, our timely receipt of any such proposal by
a qualified shareholder will guarantee neither the
proposals inclusion in our proxy materials for, nor
presentation of the proposal at, the 2006 annual meeting.
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ANNUAL REPORT AND FORM 10-K
Copies of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004 are being mailed with this proxy
statement to each shareholder of record. If you did not receive
a copy of the Form 10-K, you may obtain a copy (without
exhibits) without charge by writing or calling Investor
Relations, Targeted Genetics Corporation, 1100 Olive Way,
Suite 100, Seattle, Washington 98101, (206) 623-7612.
Copies of the exhibits to the Form 10-K are available for a
nominal fee.
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Annex A
TARGETED GENETICS CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Pursuant to RCW 23B.10.070, the following constitutes Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the undersigned, a
Washington corporation. These Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation supersede the original Articles of Incorporation
and all amendments thereto.
These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation contain
amendments to the Articles of Incorporation. The date of the
adoption of the amendments by the shareholders of this
corporation
was ,
2005. The date of the adoption of the amendments by the Board of
Directors of this corporation was April 1, 2005.
The amendments were duly approved by the shareholders of this
corporation in accordance with the provisions of RCW 23B.10.030
and RCW 23B.10.040.
ARTICLE 1.
Name
The name of this corporation shall be Targeted Genetics
Corporation.
ARTICLE 2.
Duration
This corporation is organized under the Washington Business
Corporation Act and shall have perpetual existence.
ARTICLE 3.
Purpose and Powers
The purpose and powers of this corporation are as follows:
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3.1 To engage in the business of biotechnology research and
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3.2 To engage in any and all activities that may, in the
judgment of the Board of Directors, at any time be incidental or
conducive to the attainment of the foregoing purpose. |
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3.3 To exercise any and all powers that a corporation formed
under the Washington Business Corporation Act, or any amendment
thereto or substitute therefor, may at the time lawfully
exercise. |
ARTICLE 4.
Capital Stock
4.1 Authorized Capital
The total authorized stock of this corporation shall consist of
180,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share, and 6,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value
$.01 per share.
4.2 Issuance of Preferred Stock
in Series
The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or
more series, the shares of each series to have such voting
powers, full or limited, and such designations, preferences and
relative,
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participating, optional or other special rights and
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as are
stated and expressed herein or in the resolution or resolutions
providing for the issuance of such series adopted by the Board
of Directors.
4.2.1 Authority of the Board of
Directors
Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors
of this corporation, subject to the provisions of this
Article 4 and to the limitations prescribed by law, to
authorize the issuance of one or more series of Preferred Stock,
and with respect to each such series to fix by resolution or
resolutions providing for the issuance of each series the number
of shares of such series, the voting powers, full or limited, if
any, of the shares of such series and the designations,
preferences and relative, participating, optional or other
special rights and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions thereof. The authority of the Board of Directors
with respect to each series of Preferred Stock shall include,
but shall not be limited to, the determination or fixing of the
following:
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(b) The designation of such series; |
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(c) The dividends of such series, the conditions and dates
upon which such dividends shall be payable, the relation which
such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any other
class or classes of stock and whether such dividends shall be
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(d) Whether the shares of such series shall be subject to
redemption by this corporation and, if made subject to such
redemption, the times, prices, rates, adjustments, and other
terms and conditions of such redemption; |
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(e) The terms and amounts of any sinking fund provided for
the purchase or redemption of the shares of such series; |
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(f) Whether or not the shares of such series shall be
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class
or classes or of any other series of any class or classes of
stock of this corporation and, if provision be made for
conversion or exchange, the times, prices, rates, adjustments,
and other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange; |
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(g) The extent, if any, to which the holders of the shares
of such series shall be entitled to vote with respect to the
election of directors or otherwise, including the right to elect
a specified number or class of directors, the number or
percentage of votes required for certain actions, and the extent
to which a vote by class or series shall be required for certain
actions; |
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(h) The restrictions, if any, on the issue or reissue of
any Preferred Stock; |
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(i) The rights of the holders of the shares of such series
upon the dissolution of, or upon the distribution of the assets
of, this corporation; and |
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(j) The extent, if any, to which any committee of the Board
of Directors may fix the designations and any of the preferences
or rights of the shares of such series relating to dividends,
redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of this
corporation or the conversion into or exchange of such shares
for shares of any other class or classes of stock of this
corporation or any other series of the same or any other class
or classes of stock of this corporation, or fix the number of
shares of any such series or authorize the increase or decrease
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4.2.2 Dividends
Subject to any preferential rights granted for any series of
Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of the Common Stock shall
be entitled to receive dividends, out of the funds of this
corporation legally available therefor, at the rate and at the
time or times, whether cumulative or noncumulative, as may be
provided by the Board of Directors. The holders of shares of the
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends to the
extent provided herein or by the Board of Directors in
designating the
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particular series of Preferred Stock. The holders of shares of
the Common Stock shall not be entitled to receive any dividends
thereon other than the dividends referred to in this section.
4.2.3 Voting
The holders of shares of the Common Stock, on the basis of one
vote per share, shall have the right to vote for the election of
members of the Board of Directors of this corporation and the
right to vote on all other matters, except those matters on
which a separate class of this corporations shareholders
vote by class or series to the exclusion of the holders of the
shares of the Common Stock. To the extent provided herein or by
resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing
for the issue of a series of Preferred Stock, the holders of
each such series shall have the right to vote for the election
of members of the Board of Directors of this corporation and the
right to vote on all other matters, except those matters in
which a separate class of this corporations shareholders
vote by class or series to the exclusion of the holders of the
shares of such series.
4.2.4 Issuance of Shares
This corporation may from time to time issue and dispose of any
of the authorized and unissued shares of the Common Stock or the
Preferred Stock for such consideration as may be fixed from time
to time by the Board of Directors, without action by the
shareholders. The Board of Directors may provide for payment
therefor to be received by this corporation in cash, property,
services or such other consideration as is approved by the Board
of Directors. Any and all such shares of the Common Stock or the
Preferred Stock of this corporation, the issuance of which has
been so authorized, and for which consideration so fixed by the
Board of Directors has been paid or delivered, shall be deemed
fully paid stock and shall not be liable to any further call or
assessment thereon.
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4.3 |
Designation of Rights and Preferences of Series A
Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock |
The following series of Preferred Stock is hereby designated,
which series shall have the rights, preferences and privileges
and limitations set forth below:
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4.3.1 |
Designation of Series A Participating Cumulative
Preferred Stock |
The shares of such series shall be designated the
Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred
Stock (the Series A Preferred Stock), par
value $.01 per share. The number of shares initially
constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 800,000;
provided, however, if more than a total of
800,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
issuable upon the exercise of Rights (the Rights)
issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement dated as of
October 17, 1996 between the corporation and ChaseMellon
Shareholder Services, as Rights Agent (the Rights
Agreement), the corporations Board of Directors,
pursuant to Section 23B.06.020 of the Revised Code of
Washington, shall direct by resolution or resolutions that
Articles of Amendment be properly executed and filed with the
Washington Secretary of State providing for the total number of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock authorized for issuance
to be increased (to the extent that the Restated Articles of
Incorporation then permits) to the largest number of whole
shares (rounded up to the nearest whole number) issuable upon
exercise of such Rights. In addition, such number of shares may
be decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors;
provided, however, that no decrease shall reduce the
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number
less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number
of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding
options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any
outstanding securities issued by the corporation convertible
into Series A Preferred Stock.
4.3.2 Dividends and
Distributions
(a) Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders
of shares of any other series of Preferred Stock or other class
of capital stock of the corporation ranking prior and superior
to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to
dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as, and if declared by
the Board of Directors, out of the assets of the corporation
legally available therefor, quarterly dividends payable in cash
on the last
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day of each fiscal quarter in each year, or such other dates as
the corporations Board of Directors shall approve (each
such date being referred to in this Designation as a
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date), commencing on the
first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance
of a share or a fraction of a share of Series A Preferred
Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent)
equal to the greater of (i) $.01 and (ii) the Formula
Number (as hereinafter defined) then in effect times the cash
dividends then to be paid on each share of Common Stock. In
addition, if the corporation shall pay any dividend or make any
distribution on the Common Stock payable in assets, securities
or other forms of noncash consideration (other than dividends or
distributions solely in shares of Common Stock), then, in each
such case, the corporation shall simultaneously pay or make on
each outstanding whole share of Series A Preferred Stock a
dividend or distribution in like kind equal to the Formula
Number then in effect times such dividend or distribution on
each share of Common Stock. As used in this Designation and in
the Rights Agreement, the Formula Number shall be
100; provided, however, that if at any time after
October 17, 1996 the corporation shall (i) declare or
pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common
Stock or make any distribution on the Common Stock in shares of
Common Stock, (ii) subdivide (by a stock split or
otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger
number of shares of Common Stock, or (iii) combine (by a
reverse stock split or otherwise) the outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock,
then in each such event the Formula Number shall be adjusted to
a number determined by multiplying the Formula Number in effect
immediately prior to such event by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of shares of Common Stock that are
outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of
which is the number of shares of Common Stock that are
outstanding immediately prior to such event (and rounding the
result to the nearest whole number); and provided
further, that if at any time after October 17, 1996 the
corporation shall issue any shares of its capital stock in a
merger, reclassification or change of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock, then in each such event the Formula Number shall
be appropriately adjusted to reflect such merger,
reclassification or change so that each share of Preferred Stock
continues to be the economic equivalent of a Formula Number of
shares of Common Stock prior to such merger, reclassification or
change.
(b) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or
distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in
Section 4.3.2(a) immediately prior to or at the same time
it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock
(other than a dividend or distribution solely in shares of
Common Stock); provided, however, that in the event no
dividend or distribution (other than a dividend or distribution
in shares of Common Stock) shall have been declared on the
Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment
Date, a dividend of $.01 per share on the Series A
Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. The Corporations Board of
Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders
of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive a
dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date
shall be the same as the record date for any corresponding
dividend or distribution on the Common Stock and which shall not
be more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for payment
thereof.
(c) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock from and
after the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the
date of original issue of such shares of Series A Preferred
Stock; provided, however, that dividends on such shares
that are originally issued after the record date for the
determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend on or prior to
the next succeeding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date shall begin
to accrue and be cumulative from and after such Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends
on shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are originally
issued prior to the record date for the determination of holders
of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive a
quarterly dividend on or prior to the first Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date shall be calculated as if cumulative from and after
the last day of the fiscal quarter (or such other Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date as the corporations Board of
Directors shall approve) next preceding the date of original
issuance of such shares. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not
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interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such
dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall
be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such
shares at the time outstanding.
(d) So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock
are outstanding, no dividends or other distributions shall be
declared, paid or distributed, or set aside for payment or
distribution, on the Common Stock unless, in each case, the
dividend required by this Section 4.3.2 to be declared on
the Series A Preferred Stock shall have been declared.
(e) The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
shall not be entitled to receive any dividends or other
distributions except as provided in this Designation.
4.3.3 Voting Rights
The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall
have the following voting rights:
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(a) Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to a number of votes equal to the Formula Number then
in effect for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held
of record on each matter on which holders of the Common Stock or
shareholders generally are entitled to vote, multiplied by the
maximum number of votes per share that any holders of the Common
Stock or shareholders generally then have with respect to such
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(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Designation or by
applicable law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other
capital stock of the corporation having general voting rights
shall vote together as one class for the election of directors
of the corporation and on all other matters submitted to a vote
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(c) Except as provided in this Designation or by applicable
law, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no
special voting rights and their consent shall not be required
(except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of
Common Stock as set forth in this Designation) for authorizing
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4.3.4 Certain Restrictions
(a) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or
distributions payable on the Series A Preferred Stock as
provided in Section 4.3.2 are in arrears, thereafter and
until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions,
whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Preferred
Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the corporation
shall not:
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(i) declare or pay dividends on, make any other
distributions on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for
consideration any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to
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(ii) declare or pay dividends on or make any other
distributions on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either
as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up)
with the Series A Preferred Stock, except dividends paid
ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity
stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion
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(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for
consideration shares of any stock ranking junior (either as to
dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with
the Series A Preferred Stock; provided, however,
that the corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or
otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange
for shares of any stock of the corporation ranking junior
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(iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for
consideration any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or
any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A
Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made
in writing or by publication (as determined by the
corporations Board of Directors) to all holders of such
shares upon such terms as the corporations Board of
Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend
rates and other relative rights and preferences of the
respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith
will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective
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(b) The corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the
corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration
any shares of stock of the corporation unless the corporation
could, under paragraph (a) of this Section 4.3.4,
purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in
such manner.
4.3.5 Liquidation Rights
Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, no distribution
shall be made to (a) the holders of shares of stock ranking
junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution
or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock unless,
prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock shall have received an amount equal to the greater of
(i) $.01 per share and (ii) the accrued and
unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not
declared, to the date of such payment, plus an aggregate amount
per share equal to the Formula Number then in effect times the
aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of
Common Stock or (b) the holders of shares of stock ranking
on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred
Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series A
Preferred Stock and all other such parity stock in proportion to
the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are
entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
4.3.6 Consolidation, Merger,
etc.
In case the corporation shall enter into any consolidation,
merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of
Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or
securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such
case the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred
Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed
into an amount per share equal to the Formula Number then in
effect times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash
and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be,
into which or for which each share of Common Stock is exchanged
or changed. In the event both this Section 4.3.6 and
Section 4.3.2 appear to apply to a transaction, this
Section 4.3.6 will control.
4.3.7 No Redemption; No Sinking
Fund
(a) The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not
be subject to redemption by the corporation or at the option of
any holder of Series A Preferred Stock; provided,
however, that the corporation may purchase or otherwise
acquire outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock in
the open market or by offer to any holder or holders of shares
of Series A Preferred Stock.
(b) The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not
be subject to or entitled to the operation of a retirement or
sinking fund.
4.3.8 Ranking
The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank junior to all other
series of Preferred Stock of the corporation, unless the
corporations Board of Directors shall specifically
determine otherwise in fixing the powers, preferences and
relative, participating, optional and other special rights of
the shares of such series and the qualifications, limitations
and restrictions thereof.
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4.3.9 Fractional Shares
The Series A Preferred Stock shall be issuable upon
exercise of the Rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement
in whole shares or in any fractional share that is one
one-hundredth (1/ 100th) of a share or any integral multiple of
such fraction, and shall entitle the holder, in proportion to
such holders fractional shares, to receive dividends,
exercise voting rights, participate in distributions and have
the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series A
Preferred Stock. In lieu of fractional shares, the corporation,
prior to the first issuance of a share or a fractional share of
Series A Preferred Stock, may elect to (a) make a cash
payment as provided in the Rights Agreement for a fractional
share other than one one-hundredth (1/ 100th) of a share or any
integral multiple thereof or (b) issue depository receipts
evidencing such authorized fractional share of Series A
Preferred Stock pursuant to an appropriate agreement between the
corporation and a depository selected by the corporation;
provided, however, that such agreement shall provide that
the holders of such depository receipts shall have all the
rights, privileges and preferences to which they are entitled as
holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.
4.3.10 Reacquired Shares
Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased or
otherwise acquired by the corporation in any manner whatsoever
shall be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition
thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become
authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without
designation as to series until such shares are once more
designated as part of a particular series by the
corporations Board of Directors pursuant to the provisions
of Article 4 of the Restated Articles of Incorporation.
4.3.11 Amendment
None of the powers, preferences and relative, participating,
optional and other special rights of the Series A Preferred
Stock as provided in this Designation or in the Restated
Articles of Incorporation shall be amended in any manner that
would alter or change the powers, preferences, rights or
privileges of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock so as
to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least
662/3%
of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
voting as a separate class.
ARTICLE 5.
Preemptive Rights
No preemptive rights shall exist with respect to shares of stock
or securities convertible into shares of stock of this
corporation.
ARTICLE 6.
Cumulative Voting
The right to cumulate votes in the election of Directors shall
not exist with respect to shares of stock of this corporation.
ARTICLE 7.
Bylaws
The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or
repeal the Bylaws of this corporation subject to approval by a
majority of the Continuing Directors (as defined in
Article 13); provided, however, the Board of Directors may
not repeal or amend any bylaw that the shareholders have
expressly provided may not be amended or repealed by the Board
of Directors. The shareholders shall also have the power to
adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of this corporation by the
affirmative
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vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds of the
outstanding shares and, to the extent, if any, provided by
resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing
for the issuance of a series of Common or Preferred Stock, not
less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares entitled to vote
thereon, voting as a class.
ARTICLE 8.
Registered Office and Agent
The name of the registered agent of this corporation and the
address of its current registered office are as follows:
H. Stewart Parker
1100 Olive Way, Suite 100
Seattle, Washington 98101
ARTICLE 9.
Directors
The number of Directors of this corporation shall be determined
in the manner provided by the Bylaws and may be increased or
decreased from time to time in the manner provided therein. The
Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, with
such classes to be as equal in number as may be possible, with
any Director or Directors in excess of the number divisible by
three being assigned to Class 3 and Class 2, as
appropriate. At each annual meeting of shareholders, the number
of Directors equal to the number of Directors in the class whose
term expires at the time of such meeting shall be elected to
serve until the third ensuing annual meeting of shareholders.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this
Article 9, Directors shall serve until their successors are
elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation
or removal from office, or until there is a decrease in the
number of Directors.
The Directors of this corporation may be removed only for cause
by the holders of not less than two-thirds of the shares
entitled to elect the Director or Directors whose removal is
sought in the manner provided by the Bylaws.
ARTICLE 10.
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation
This corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal, by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares and, to the extent, if any, provided by resolution or
resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issuance
of a series of Common or Preferred stock, a majority of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, voting as a class,
any of the provisions contained in these Articles of
Incorporation; provided, however, that amendment or repeal of
Article 7, Article 9, Article 10, Article 12
or Article 13 shall require the affirmative vote of the
holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares. The rights of
the shareholders of this corporation are granted subject to this
reservation; provided, however, that the holders of the
outstanding shares of a class shall be entitled to vote as a
class upon a proposed amendment if the amendment would increase
or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of such
class, increase or decrease the par value of the shares of such
class, or alter or change the powers, preferences or special
rights of the shares of such class so as to affect them
adversely. If any proposed amendment would alter or change the
powers, preferences or special rights of one or more series of
any class so as to affect them adversely, but shall not affect
the entire class, then only the shares of the series so affected
by the amendment shall be considered as a separate class for the
purposes of this Article 10. Notwithstanding the provisions
of this Article 10, the number of authorized shares of any
such class or classes of stock may be
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increased by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon or decreased
(but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, if so provided in
any amendment which created such class or classes of stock or
which was adopted prior to the issuance of any shares of such
class or classes of stock, or in any amendment which was
authorized by a resolution or resolutions adopted by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of such class or
classes of stock.
ARTICLE 11.
Limitation of Director Liability
To the full extent that the Washington Business Corporation Act,
as it exists on the date hereof or may hereafter be amended,
permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of
Directors, a Director of this corporation shall not be liable to
this corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for
conduct as a Director. Any amendments to or repeal of this
Article 11 shall not adversely affect any right or
protection of a Director of this corporation for or with respect
to any acts or omissions of such Director occurring prior to
such amendment or repeal.
ARTICLE 12.
Special Meetings of Shareholders
The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or the
Board of Directors may call special meetings of the shareholders
for any purpose. Further, a special meeting of the shareholders
shall be held if the holders of not less than thirty
percent (30%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any
issue proposed to be considered at such special meeting have
dated, signed and delivered to the Secretary one or more written
demands for such meeting, describing the purpose or purposes for
which it is to be held.
ARTICLE 13.
Special Voting Requirements
In addition to any affirmative vote required by law, these
Articles of Incorporation or otherwise, any Business
Combination (as hereinafter defined) involving this
corporation shall be subject to approval in the manner set forth
in this Article 13.
13.1 Definitions.
For the purposes of this Article 13:
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(a) Business Combination means (i) a
merger, share exchange or consolidation of this corporation or
any of its Subsidiaries with any other corporation;
(ii) the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer
or other disposition or encumbrance, whether in one transaction
or a series of transactions, by this corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries of all or a substantial part of the
corporations assets otherwise than in the usual and
regular course of business, or (iii) any agreement,
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(b) Continuing Director means any member of the
Board of Directors who was a member of the Board of Directors on
January 1, 1994 or who is elected to the Board of Directors
after January 1, 1994 upon the recommendation of a majority
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corporation that has a majority of its outstanding voting shares
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13.2 Vote Required for Business
Combinations.
13.2.1 Except as provided in subsection 13.2.2 of this
Article 13, the affirmative vote of not less than
two-thirds of the outstanding shares and, to the extent, if any,
provided by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors
providing for the issuance of a series of Common or Preferred
Stock, not less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares
entitled to vote thereon, voting as a class, shall be required
for the adoption or authorization of a Business Combination.
13.2.2 Notwithstanding subsection 13.2.1 of this
Article 13, if a Business Combination shall have been
approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors, voting
separately and as a subclass of Directors, and is otherwise
required by law to be approved by this corporations
shareholders, such Business Combination shall require the
affirmative vote of not less than fifty-one percent (51%)
of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon and, to the
extent, if any, provided by resolution or resolutions of the
Board of Directors providing for the issuance of a series of
Common or Preferred Stock, not less than fifty-one
percent (51%) of the outstanding shares of such series,
voting as a class; provided, however, that if a Business
Combination approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors
is not otherwise required by law to be approved by this
corporations shareholders, then no vote of the
shareholders of this corporation shall be required.
In addition to any affirmative vote required by law, these
Articles of Incorporation or otherwise, any Business
Combination (as hereinafter defined) involving this
corporation shall be subject to approval in the manner set forth
in this Article 13.
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK
DESIGNATION OF RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES
There is hereby designated a series of Preferred Stock to be
known as Series B Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock
(the Series B Stock), consisting of
12,015 shares, $0.01 par value per share, having the
following rights and preferences:
1. Dividend Rights
(a) When and if this corporations Board of Directors
shall declare a dividend or distribution payable with respect to
the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock of this corporation,
other than any such dividend or distribution payable in shares
of Common Stock or other securities of this corporation (which
is provided for in Sections 3.3 and 3.4), the holders of
the Series B Stock shall be entitled to the amount of
dividends per share that would be payable on the largest number
of whole shares of Common Stock into which a holders
aggregate shares of Series B Stock could then be converted
pursuant to Section 3.1(a) without regard to the provisions
of Section 4 (such number to be determined as of the record
date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled
to receive such dividend).
(b) In addition to Section 1(a), subject to the rights
of holders, if any, of shares of Preferred Stock then
outstanding having a right to dividends ranking equal or
superior to the rights of holders of Series B Stock, the
holders of the then outstanding Series B Stock shall be
entitled to receive, out of any assets of this corporation
legally available therefor, a cumulative dividend equal to
7.0% per year of $1,000.00 per share (the
Series B Original Issue Price) (as adjusted for
any combinations, consolidations, stock distributions, stock
dividends or other recapitalizations with respect to such
shares) plus accrued dividends thereon, compounded on a
semi-annual basis for a period of six years from the date of
issuance. Such dividend shall be payable solely by the issuance
of additional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the
Series B Stock into Common Stock pursuant to Section 3
hereof; provided, however, that if the Company exercises the
Redemption Right (as defined in Section 4), such
dividend shall be payable in cash upon such redemption in
accordance with Section 4. The dividend to be paid to a
holder under this Section 1 upon a conversion of the
Series B Stock shall be equal to that number of shares of
Common Stock determined by dividing the total
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dividend accrued with respect such holders Series B
Stock by the Series B Conversion Price, determined in
accordance with Section 3 hereof, then in effect. No
dividends shall be payable under this Section 1 in the
event the Exchange Right is exercised pursuant to Section 5.
(c) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary
or involuntary (collectively, a Liquidation), before
any payment of cash or distribution of other property shall be
made to the holders of the Common Stock or any other class or
series of stock subordinate in liquidation preference to the
Series B Stock, the holders of the Series B Stock
shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the
Corporation legally available for distribution to its
shareholders, the Series B Original Issue Price (as defined
below) per share (as appropriately adjusted for any combinations
or divisions or similar recapitalizations affecting the
Series B Stock after issuance) (the Series B
Liquidation Preference), out of funds legally available
therefor.
(d) If, upon any Liquidation, the assets of the Corporation
available for distribution to its shareholders shall be
insufficient to pay the holders of the B Preferred Stock the
full amounts to which they shall be entitled, the holders of the
Series B Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of
assets in proportion to the respective amounts which would be
payable to them in respect of the shares held by them if all
amounts payable to them in respect of such were paid in full
pursuant to Section 1(c).
(e) After the distribution described in Section 1(c)
above have been paid, subject to the rights of other series of
preferred stock that may from time to time come into existence,
the remaining assets of the Corporation available for
distribution to shareholders shall be distributed among the
holders of Common Stock pro rata based on the number of shares
of Common Stock held by each.
2. Voting Rights
Holders of Series B Stock shall not be entitled to vote
together with holders of Common Stock, including with respect to
the election of directors of this corporation, or as a separate
class, except as otherwise provided by the Washington Business
Corporation Act (the WBCA). To the extent that,
under the WBCA, the vote of the holders of the Series B
Stock, voting separately as a class or series as applicable, is
required to authorize a given action of this corporation, the
affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least a
majority of the shares of the Series B Stock represented at
a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present or by written
consent of a majority of the shares of Series B Stock
(except as otherwise may be required under the WBCA) shall
constitute the approval of such action by the class or series.
Holders of the Series B Stock shall be entitled to notice
of all shareholder meetings or written consents (and copies of
proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders) with
respect to which they would be entitled as of right under the
WBCA which notice would be provided pursuant to the
Companys Bylaws and the WBCA.
3. Conversion
3.1 Right to Convert; Automatic Conversion
(a) Subject to Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6, each
share of Series B Stock shall be convertible, without
payment of any additional consideration by the holder thereof
and at the option of such holder, into such number of fully paid
and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by
dividing the Series B Original Issue Price, plus any
accrued and unpaid dividends, by the Series B Conversion
Price (as defined below) in effect at the time of conversion, at
any time from the date hereof, at the office of this corporation
or any transfer agent for such stock. The Series B
Conversion Price shall initially be $3.32 per share,
subject to adjustment as provided below.
(b) In the event that a Significant Transaction (as defined
below) occurs, then, in such event, the Series B Stock
shall automatically be converted into such number of fully paid
and nonassessable shares of Common Stock determined by dividing
the Series B Original Issue Price, plus accrued and unpaid
dividends, by the Series B Conversion Price then in effect,
provided that the Corporation shall have given the holders of
the Series B Stock notice that such significant transaction
shall occur. For
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purposes of this Certificate of Designation, Significant
Transaction shall mean (A) a reorganization, merger
or consolidation in which immediately after (by virtue of
securities issued as consideration for such transaction) the
former shareholders of this corporation do not hold at least 50%
of the voting power of the surviving or acquiring entity in
approximately the same relative percentage after such
acquisition or sale as before such acquisition or sale,
(B) an acquisition of all outstanding capital stock of this
corporation or (C) a sale or other transfer of all or
substantially all of this corporations assets, but shall
not include (1) a commencement of any bankruptcy or
insolvency proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary,
(2) a filing for reorganization or relief under bankruptcy
law, (3) a consent to the appointment of a receiver,
liquidator or trustee for this corporation or its assets,
(4) a making of a general assignment by this corporation
for the benefit of its creditors or (5) any other similar
corporate action.
3.2 Mechanics of Conversion
Before any holder of Series B Stock shall be entitled to
convert the same into shares of Common Stock, such holder shall
surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly
endorsed, at the office of this corporation or of any transfer
agent for the Series B Stock, and shall give written notice
by mail, postage prepaid, to this corporation at its principal
corporate office, of the election to convert the same and shall
state the name or names in which the certificate or certificates
for shares of Common Stock are to be issued. This corporation
shall, as soon as practicable, issue and deliver at such office
to such holder of Series B Stock or to the nominee or
nominees of such holder, a certificate or certificates for the
number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be
entitled. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made
immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such
surrender of the shares of Series B Stock to be converted,
and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for
all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of
Common Stock as of such date.
3.3 Conversion Price Adjustments for Stock Splits and
Combinations
If this corporation shall at any time or from time to time after
the date that the first share of Series B Stock is issued
(the Original Issue Date) effect a subdivision of
the outstanding Common Stock without a corresponding subdivision
of the Series B Stock , the Series B Conversion Price
in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be
proportionately decreased. Conversely, if the Company shall at
any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date
combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares without a corresponding combination of the
Series B Stock , the Series B Conversion Price in
effect immediately before the combination shall be
proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this
Section 3.3 shall become effective at the close of business
on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
3.4 Other Distributions
In the event this corporation shall declare a distribution
payable in securities of other persons, evidences of
indebtedness issued by this corporation or other persons, assets
(excluding cash dividends) or options or rights not referred to
in Section 3.3, then, in each such case for the purpose of
this Section 3.4, the holders of the Series B Stock
shall be entitled to a proportionate share of any such
distribution as though they were the holders of the number of
shares of Common Stock of this corporation into which their
shares of Series B Stock are convertible as of the record
date fixed for the determination of the holders of Common Stock
of this corporation entitled to receive such distribution.
3.5 Recapitalizations
If the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of
Series B Stock shall be changed into the same or a
different number of shares of any class or classes of stock of
this corporation, whether by capital reorganization,
reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or
combination of shares or stock dividend provided for elsewhere
in this Section 3), then and in each such event each share
of Series B Stock shall be convertible into the kind and
amount of shares of stock and other securities and property
receivable upon such reorganization, reclassification or other
change by the number of
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shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series B
Stock might have been converted immediately prior to such
reorganization, reclassification or change, all subject to
further adjustment as provided herein.
3.6 No Fractional Shares; Certificates as to
Adjustment
(a) No fractional shares of Common Stock or scrip
representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the
conversion of shares of Series B Stock, but this
corporation shall pay to the holder of such shares a cash
adjustment in respect of such fractional shares in an amount
equal to the same fraction of the market price per share of the
Common Stock (as determined in a reasonable manner prescribed by
this corporations Board of Directors) at the close of
business on the applicable conversion date. The determination as
to whether or not any fractional shares are issuable shall be
based upon the total number of shares of Series B Stock
being converted at any one time by any holder, not upon each
share of Series B Stock being converted.
(b) In each case of an adjustment or readjustment of the
Series B Conversion Price, this corporation at its expense
will furnish each holder of Series B Stock with a
certificate, signed by this corporations Chief Financial
Officer, showing such adjustment or readjustment and stating in
detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is
based.
3.7 Notices of Record Date
In the event of any taking by this corporation of a record of
the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of
determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any
dividend (other than a cash dividend) or other distribution, any
right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares
of stock of any class or other securities or property, or to
receive any other right, this corporation shall mail to each
holder of Series B Stock, at least twenty (20) days
prior to the date specified therein, a notice specifying the
date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of
such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and
character of such dividend, distribution or right.
3.8 Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion
This corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available
out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock such
number of its shares of Common Stock as shall be sufficient to
effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of the
Series B Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized
but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to
effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the
Series B Stock, in addition to such other remedies as shall
be available to the holder of such Preferred Stock, this
corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the
opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized
but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as
shall be sufficient for such purposes.
3.9 Notices
Any notice required by the provisions of this Section 3 to
be given to the holders of shares of Series B Stock shall
be deemed given if deposited in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, and addressed to each holder of record at such
holders address appearing on the books of this corporation.
4. Limitation on Issuance of
Shares Upon Conversion; Redemption
(a) The following definitions shall apply to this
Section 4:
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(ii) Excess Shares shall mean Common Stock of
this corporation which, upon issuance, results in the beneficial
ownership (as defined in Rule 13(d)-3 of the Securities
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(b) Except as provided in Section 4(c), this
corporation shall not be obligated to issue upon conversion of
the Series B Stock, in the aggregate, Excess Shares if such
issuance in excess of the Maximum Shares Amount would constitute
a breach a or violation of the Exchange Rules.
(c) To the extent this corporation will be required, or it
appears likely to the Board of Directors of this corporation
that this corporation will be required, to issue any Excess
Shares, this corporation shall promptly use its best efforts to
obtain shareholder approval in accordance with the WBCA, the
applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the Exchange Rules. In the event this corporation does not
obtain shareholder approval, this corporation shall have the
right, at its option (the Redemption Right), to
redeem, out of funds legally available therefor, all or any part
of the Excess Shares at a redemption price, payable in cash,
equal to the Series B Original Issue Price per share
together with accrued and unpaid dividends on any such shares
that are redeemed (the Redemption Price). This
corporation may exercise the Redemption Right by providing
notice by mail, first class postage prepaid, to each holder of
Series B Stock of record (at the close of business on the
business day preceding the day on which notice is given) of the
Series B Stock to be redeemed, at the address last shown on
the records of this corporation for such holder, notifying such
holder of the redemption to be effected, specifying the number
of shares to be redeemed from such holder, the date that the
redemption is to occur (the Redemption Date),
the place at which payment may be obtained and calling upon such
holder to surrender to this corporation, in the manner and at
the place designated, such holders certificate or
certificates representing the shares to be redeemed (the
Redemption Notice). On or after the
Redemption Date, each holder of Series B Stock to be
redeemed shall surrender to this corporation the certificate or
certificates representing such shares in the manner and at the
place designated in the Redemption Notice, and thereupon
the Redemption Price of such shares shall be payable to the
order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or
certificates as the owner thereof and each surrendered
certificate shall be cancelled. In the event less than all of
the shares represented by any such certificate are redeemed, a
new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed
shares. From and after the Redemption Date, unless there
shall have been a default in payment of the
Redemption Price, all rights of the holders of shares of
Series B Stock designated for redemption in the
Redemption Notice as holders of Series B Stock (except
the right to receive the Redemption Price without interest
upon surrender of their certificate or certificates and except
as provided in Section 6(c)) shall cease with respect to
such shares, and such shares shall not thereafter be transferred
on the books of this corporation or be deemed to be outstanding
for any purpose whatsoever.
5. Exchange Right
(a) At any time beginning on the date hereof and ending on
the later of April 21, 2003 or six months after the end of
the Research and Development Term (as defined by the Joint
Development and Operating Agreement among this corporation, Elan
Pharmaceuticals, plc, a public liability corporation
incorporated under the laws of Ireland, Elan International
Services, Ltd., a Bermuda corporation (EIS) and
Targeted Genetics Newco, Ltd., a Bermuda corporation
(Newco)), provided that no shares of Series B
Stock representing the shares initially issued and sold by this
corporation to EIS and its affiliates, together with those
issued or issuable in respect of dividends provided for in
Section 1, have been converted as provided in
Section 3.1(a) or 3.1(b), the holders of the
Series B Stock (by act of the holders of a majority of the
Series B Stock) shall have the right to exchange 100%
of such shares of Series B Stock (the Exchange
Right) with this corporation for 100% of the outstanding
preferred shares of Newco, held by this corporation,
representing 30.1% of the beneficial interest in the aggregate
issued and outstanding capital stock of Newco on a fully diluted
basis, so that, after giving effect to the exercise of the
Exchange Right, such holders will own such issued and
outstanding capital stock of Newco representing 50.0% of the
beneficial interest in the aggregate issued and outstanding
capital stock of Newco on a fully diluted basis.
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(b) In order to exercise the Exchange Right, the holders
shall provide written notice thereof to this corporation,
setting forth (i) the fact that such holders intend to
exercise the Exchange Right and (ii) the proposed date for
such exercise (the Exercise Date), which shall be
between 10 and 30 days after the date of such notice. On
the Exercise Date, (x) the holders shall tender their
shares of Series B Stock to this corporation for
cancellation and (y) this corporation shall cause to be
delivered to EIS, acting on behalf of such holders, such shares
of Newco. The holders and this corporation shall take all other
necessary or appropriate actions in connection with or to effect
such closing.
(c) If any shares of Series B Stock are converted into
shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3.1(a) or
3.1(b), the Exchange Right shall terminate and be of no further
force or effect with respect to such shares or with respect to
those shares of Series B Stock issued as dividends pursuant
to Section 1. If all or any shares of the Series B
Stock are converted to shares of Common Stock upon the
occurrence of a Significant Transaction, the Exchange Right
shall be preserved for its full term as provided in
Section 5(a), except that, to exercise the Exchange Right,
EIS shall be obligated to tender the consideration received by
EIS upon the automatic conversion of the Series B Stock in
connection with such Significant Transaction. If this
corporation exercises the Redemption Right with respect to
any shares of Series B Stock, the Exchange Right shall be
preserved for its full term, except that, to exercise the
Exchange Right, in addition to tendering any shares of
Series B Stock then outstanding, EIS shall be obligated to
tender the consideration received by EIS upon the redemption of
any Excess Shares in connection with this corporations
exercise of its Redemption Right.
6. Protective Provisions
So long as any shares of Series B Stock are outstanding,
this corporation shall not, without first obtaining the approval
(by vote or written consent, as provided by law) of the holders
of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of
Series B Stock, voting as a separate class or series, amend
its Articles of Incorporation so as to adversely affect the
rights, preferences or privileges of the Series B Stock or
any holder thereof, including, without limitation, by creating
any series of Preferred Stock (or issuing shares under any such
series) that is senior in right of payment upon liquidation, in
respect of dividends or otherwise to the Series B Stock, or
adversely change the rights of the holders of the Series B
Stock in any other respect; provided, however, that the creation
of any series of Preferred Stock (or issuance of shares under
any such series) that is pari passu in respect of
dividends or otherwise with the Series B Stock shall not be
deemed to adversely affect the rights, preferences or privileges
of the Series B Stock or any holder thereof or change the
rights of the holders of the Series B Stock in any other
respect.
7. Status of Converted, Redeemed
or Exchanged Stock
In the event any shares of Series B Stock shall be
converted pursuant to Section 3, redeemed pursuant to
Section 4 or exchanged pursuant to Section 5, the
shares so converted, redeemed or exchanged shall be cancelled
and shall not be reissuable by this corporation.
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H. Stewart Parker, President |
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Dated:
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PROXY
TARGETED GENETICS CORPORATION
This proxy is solicited
on behalf of Targeted Genetics Corporations
board of directors for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held on May 26, 2005
The undersigned hereby appoint(s) H. Stewart Parker and Todd E. Simpson, and each of
them, as proxies, with full power of substitution, to represent and vote as designated all shares
of common stock of Targeted Genetics Corporation held of record by the undersigned on March 25,
2005 at Targeted Genetics Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be held at the Washington Athletic
Club, 1325 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington, at 9:00 a.m. local time on May 26, 2005, with
authority to vote on the matters listed below and with discretionary authority as to any other
matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the
meeting.
IMPORTANTPLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN ON THE OTHER SIDE
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SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY THE SHAREHOLDER IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE NOMINEES IN PROPOSAL 1 AND FOR PROPOSAL 2 AND PROPOSAL 3.
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(1) ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: |
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01 Joseph M. Davie |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK FROM 120,000,000 SHARES TO 180,000,000 SHARES
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Please sign exactly as your name appears on your share certificate(s). Attorneys, trustees, executors and other fiduciaries acting in a representative capacity should sign their names and give their titles. An authorized person should sign on behalf of corporations, partnerships, associations, etc. and give his or her title. If your shares are held by two or more persons, each person must sign. Receipt of the notice of meeting and proxy statement is hereby acknowledged.
NOTE: Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such.
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Vote by Internet or Telephone or Mail
24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
Internet and telephone voting is available through 11:59 PM Eastern Time
the day prior to annual meeting day.
Your Internet or telephone vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner
as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.
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http://www.proxyvoting.com/TGEN
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1-866-540-5760
Use any touch-tone telephone to
vote your proxy. Have your proxy
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Mark, sign and date
your proxy card
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If you vote your proxy by Internet or by telephone,
you do NOT need to mail back your proxy card.