Delek US Holdings, Inc.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Our Stockholders:
Notice is hereby given that the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Delek US Holdings, Inc. (the
Company) will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 2:00 p.m., central time, at the Brentwood
Public Library, 8109 Concord Road, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, for the following purposes:
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(3) To transact any other business properly brought before the meeting.
Additional information concerning the matters to be voted upon at the meeting is set forth in the
accompanying Proxy Statement. Stockholders of record of the Companys common stock as of the close
of business on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting.
You are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING IN PERSON, PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTES, THEN DATE
AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.
IF YOU ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AND VOTE YOUR SHARES IN PERSON IF YOU
WISH TO DO SO.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Kent B. Thomas
General Counsel and Secretary
Delek US Holdings, Inc.
7102 Commerce Way
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
April 8, 2008
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DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.
7102 COMMERCE WAY
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
MAY 1, 2008
PROXY STATEMENT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Why am I receiving these materials? This Proxy Statement and enclosed form of proxy (first
mailed to stockholders on or about April 8, 2008) are furnished in connection with the solicitation
by our Board of Directors of proxies for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or at any
adjournment thereof. The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. central
time, at the Brentwood Public Library, 8109 Concord Road, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027. As a
stockholder, you are invited to attend the Annual Meeting and are requested to vote on the items of
business described in this Proxy Statement.
2. What is the purpose of the Annual Meeting? The Annual Meeting is being held (1) to have our
stockholders elect seven directors, each to serve for a term of one year until the annual meeting
of stockholders in 2009 and until the election and qualification of his successor; (2) to ratify
the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the
year ending December 31, 2008, and (3) to transact such other business as may properly be brought
before the meeting or at any adjournment thereof. We will also discuss our business and be
available for your comments and discussion.
3. How may I obtain your Annual Report for 2007? A copy of our Annual Report to Stockholders and
Annual Report on SEC Form 10-K accompany this Proxy Statement. These documents are also available
on our website at www.DelekUS.com. A copy of these documents (which include our financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2007) may also be obtained from us upon written request.
Please refer to question 20 for information on how to request additional information from us.
4. Who may attend the Annual Meeting? Stockholders of record as of the close of business on
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 (the record date), or their duly appointed proxies, may attend the
meeting. Stockholders whose shares are held through a broker or other nominee will need to bring a
copy of their brokerage statement reflecting their ownership of our common stock as of the record
date.
5. Who is entitled to vote? Holders of record of our common stock, $0.01 par value, at the close
of business on the record date are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. 53,668,195 shares of
common stock were issued and outstanding on April 1, 2008. The common stock is our only
outstanding class of voting securities. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote per share of our
common stock that he, she or it holds. If you attend the Annual Meeting, you may vote in person.
Votes submitted by proxy card and received by our transfer agent on or before 11:59 p.m. (eastern)
on April 30, 2008 will be counted. Only votes submitted in person at the Annual Meeting will be
counted after that time.
6. Who is soliciting my vote? Your vote is being solicited by our Board of Directors. Certain of
our officers, directors and employees, none of whom will receive additional compensation therefor,
may solicit proxies by telephone or other personal contact. We will bear the cost of the
solicitation of the proxies, including postage, printing and handling and will reimburse the
reasonable expenses of brokerage firms and others for forwarding material to beneficial owners of
shares.
7. How does the Board of Directors recommend that I vote? The Board of Directors recommends that
you vote FOR each of the nominees to the Board of Directors and FOR the ratification of our
independent registered public accounting firm.
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8. How will voting on any other business be conducted? Although we do not know of any business to
be considered at the 2008 Annual Meeting other than the proposals described in this Proxy
Statement, if any other business is presented at the Annual Meeting, your signed proxy card gives
authority to Ezra Uzi Yemin, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Edward Morgan, our Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, to vote on such matters at their discretion.
9. What is the difference between a stockholder of record and a street name holder? These
terms describe how your shares are held. If your shares are registered directly in your name with
our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AmStock), you are a stockholder of
record. If your shares are held in the name of a brokerage, bank, trust or other nominee as a
custodian, you are a street name holder.
10. How do I vote my shares if I am a stockholder of record? Enclosed is a proxy card for the
shares of stock held by you on the record date. You may vote by signing and dating each proxy card
you receive and returning it in the enclosed prepaid envelope. Unless otherwise indicated on the
proxy, shares represented by any proxy will, if the proxy is properly executed and received by us
prior to the Annual Meeting, be voted FOR each of the nominees for directors and FOR the
ratification of our independent registered public accounting firm.
11. How do I vote my shares if they are held in street name? If your shares are held in street
name, your broker or other nominee will provide you with a form seeking instruction on how your
shares should be voted.
12. Can I revoke or change my vote? Yes. You may revoke or change your vote by: (a) notifying our
Secretary in writing on or before 11:59 p.m. (eastern) on April 30, 2008; (b) submitting a
later-dated and timely proxy card by mail; or (c) voting in person at the meeting (if your
shares are registered directly in your name on our books and not held through a broker, bank, or
other nominee). The latest-dated, timely, properly completed proxy that you submit will count as
your vote. If a vote has been recorded for your shares and you submit a proxy card that is not
properly signed or dated, the previously recorded vote will stand.
13. Who will count the vote? Representatives of our transfer agent, AmStock, will count the vote
and act as the inspector and judge of the election.
14. Is my vote confidential? Proxy cards, ballots and voting tabulations that identify individual
stockholders are returned directly to AmStock and are handled in a manner designed to protect your
voting privacy. Your vote will not be disclosed to us except: (a) as needed to permit AmStock to
tabulate and certify the vote; (b) as required by law; or (c) in limited circumstances such
as a proxy contest in opposition to the Board of Directors. Additionally, all comments written on
the proxy card or elsewhere will be forwarded to us, but your identity will be kept confidential
unless you specifically ask that your name be disclosed.
15. What does it mean if I get more than one proxy card? If your shares are registered in more
than one name or in more than one account, you will receive more than one card. Please complete
and return all of the proxy cards you receive to ensure that all of your shares are voted.
16. What is a quorum? A quorum is the presence of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote either in person or represented by proxy at the meeting. There must be a
quorum for the Annual Meeting to be held. Proxies received but marked as abstentions, withheld
votes and broker non-votes will be included in the calculation of the number of shares considered
to be present at the meeting.
17. What are the voting requirements to approve each proposal? Directors are elected by a
plurality of votes cast by holders of shares entitled to vote. This means that the director
nominees with the most votes for the positions available are elected. To ratify the appointment of
Ernst & Young LLP, a majority of the shares voting at the meeting must vote in favor of the
proposal.
18. What is the effect of abstentions, withheld votes and broker non-votes? Abstentions and
instructions on the accompanying proxy card to withhold authority to vote will be counted for the
purpose of determining the presence or absence of a quorum and will result in the proposal
receiving fewer votes. However, the number of votes otherwise received will not be reduced by such
action.
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Broker non-votes are shares held by brokers or nominees which are present in person or
represented by proxy, but which are not voted on a particular matter because instructions have not
been received from the beneficial owner. Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, New York
Stock Exchange-member brokers who hold shares of common stock in street name for their customers
and have transmitted our proxy solicitation materials to their customers, but do not receive voting
instructions from such customers, are not permitted to vote on non-routine matters. Since the
election of directors and the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP are considered routine matters, a
broker may turn in a proxy card voting shares at their discretion and without receiving
instructions from you.
Broker non-votes will be counted for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a quorum
and will result in the proposal receiving fewer votes. However, the number of votes otherwise
received by the nominee will not be reduced by such action.
19. Can I change the number of copies of the Annual Meeting materials that I receive? Yes. If you
share an address with another stockholder, each stockholder may not receive a separate copy of our
Annual Report, Form 10-K and Proxy Statement. We will promptly deliver a separate copy to any
stockholder upon written or oral request to our Secretary, Delek US Holdings, Inc., 7102 Commerce
Way, Brentwood, TN 37027, (615) 771-6701 or by sending an e-mail to ir@DelekUS.com. If you share
an address with another stockholder and (i) would like to receive multiple copies of these
documents in the future, or (ii) if you are receiving multiple copies and would like to receive
only one copy per household, in the future, please contact your bank, broker, or other nominee
record holder, or you may contact us at the above address and phone number.
20. How can I obtain additional information about Delek US Holdings, Inc.? Copies of our Annual
Report to Stockholders and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and our
other annual, quarterly and current reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC), and any amendments to those reports, are available free of charge on our website,
which is located at http://www.DelekUS.com. Copies of these reports will be sent without charge to
any stockholder requesting it in writing to our Secretary, at Delek US Holdings, Inc., 7102
Commerce Way, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027. The information posted on our website is not
incorporated into this Proxy Statement.
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PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Annual Meeting, seven directors are to be elected to hold office until the 2009 Annual
Meeting and until their successors have been elected and have qualified. Each of the following
persons is a nominee for election to our Board of Directors: Ezra Uzi Yemin, Gabriel Last, Asaf
Bartfeld, Zvi Greenfield, Carlos E. Jordá, Charles H. Leonard, and Philip L. Maslowe. Directors
will be elected to serve a one year term expiring at our Annual Meeting in 2009. All seven
director nominees are currently serving on the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has
determined that Mr. Jordá, Mr. Leonard and Mr. Maslowe each qualifies as an independent director
under applicable SEC rules and regulations and the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.
We believe that each director nominee will be able to stand for election. All nominees have
consented to be named and have indicated their intent to serve if elected. If any nominee becomes
unable to stand for election, proxies in favor of that nominee will be voted in favor of any
substitute nominee named by the Board of Directors. If you do not wish your shares voted for one
or more of the nominees, you may so indicate when you vote. The persons named in the enclosed
proxy intend to vote the proxy for the election of each of the seven nominees, unless you indicate
on the proxy card that your vote should be withheld from any of the nominees.
Each nominee elected as a director will continue in office until his successor has been elected and
qualified, or until earlier termination of his or her service.
The age, principal occupation and certain other information for each director nominee are set forth
below.
Ezra Uzi Yemin, age 39, has served as our chief executive officer since June 2004 and as our
president and a director since April 2001. Mr. Yemin also served as our treasurer from April 2001
to November 2003 and as our secretary from May 2001 to August 2005. Mr. Yemins duties include the
formulation of our policies and direction, oversight of top executives, and overall responsibility
for our operation and performance. Prior to joining us, Mr. Yemin served from 2000 to 2001 as the
chief financial officer of Delek The Israel Fuel Corporation, Ltd., a fuel corporation in Israel
and one of our affiliated entities. Additionally, he spent two years with CLAL Insurance Company
Ltd., an insurance company in Israel and two years in the Insurance Commissioners Office of the
Israel Ministry of Finance.
Gabriel Last, age 61, has served as one of our directors since January 2002. Mr. Last served as
the chief executive officer of Delek Group from 2001 to 2003. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Last served
as general manager of the Insurance Companies Union in Israel. In addition, since 2003, Mr. Last
has served as the chairman of the board of Delek Group and currently serves on the board of
directors of several of Delek Groups other affiliated entities. Mr. Last also served on the board
of Sinel Industries Ltd., an unaffiliated public company in Israel from December 2000 to July 2006.
Asaf Bartfeld, age 56, has served as one of our directors since January 2002. Mr. Bartfeld has
served as the president and chief executive officer of Delek Group since September 2003. Since
July 2001, he has served as general manager of Delek Investments and Properties Ltd., one of our
affiliated entities. Mr. Bartfeld also serves on the board of directors of several of our
affiliated entities, including Delek Group and Matav-Cable Systems Media Ltd.
Zvi Greenfeld, age 61, has served as one of our directors since October 2005. Mr. Greenfeld has
served as the president of one of our affiliated entities, Delek Drilling Management Ltd., since
1993, where he oversees that companys exploration and production of natural gas in Israel. Mr.
Greenfeld is the principal of Greenfeld-Energy Consulting, Ltd. a company that has provided
consulting services to us since May 2005. He has also been a consultant for Delek The Israel
Fuel Corporation, Ltd., another affiliate, since 2002, advising senior management on fuel
purchases. From 1991 to 2002, Mr. Greenfeld served as a vice president of Delek The Israel Fuel
Corporation, Ltd., where among other things, he directed the building and renovation of retail gas
stations and managed quality control and fuel purchasing. Additionally, Mr. Greenfeld serves as a
director of several of our affiliated entities.
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Carlos E. Jordá, age 58, has served as one of our directors since May 2006. Mr. Jordás experience
has been primarily based in the oil and energy sector. Mr. Jordá has been self-employed as a
consultant since March 2003, where he has advised clients on potential refining and marketing
projects. From October 2000 to March 2003, Mr. Jordá served as the president of PDV America and
the chairman of the board of directors of Citgo Petroleum Corporation, each affiliates of Petroleos
de Venezuela, S.A., a Venezuela stock-owned petroleum company, where he directed joint ventures in
the United States.
Charles H. Leonard, age 59, has served as one of our directors since May 2006. Since February
2008, Mr. Leonard has served executive vice president and chief financial officer of Landmark FBO,
LLC, a privately held fixed base operator, including the related charter, aircraft sales, and
maintenance assets for general aviation aircraft. From March 2006 to March 2007, Mr. Leonard
served as the chief financial officer of EGL, Inc., a publicly traded company that provides
transportation, supply chain management and information services. From September 2005 to December
2005, Mr. Leonard was the chief financial officer of, and from January 2006 to February 2006 was a
consultant to, Transport Industries Holdings, Inc., a privately held transportation and logistics
company. From September 1988 to July 2005, Mr. Leonard was employed by Texas Eastern Products
Pipeline Company, LLC, the general partner of TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a publicly traded master
limited partnership, that owns and operates common carrier pipelines for the transportation of
refined petroleum products, liquefied petroleum and natural gases, crude oil and petrochemicals.
Mr. Leonard was responsible for the financial operations of the company and served in various
capacities, including treasurer from 1996 to 2002 and senior vice president commencing in 1990 and
chief financial officer commencing in 1989.
Philip L. Maslowe, age 61, has served as one of our directors since May 2006. From March 2006
until February 2007, Mr. Maslowe served on the board of managers of Gate Gourmet Group Holdings
LLC, a private company that provides catering services to airlines. Since December 2004, Mr.
Maslowe has served on the board of directors and the audit committee and as chairman of the human
resources committee of NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, a publicly
traded provider of electricity and natural gas. From August 2002 to December 2004, Mr. Maslowe
served as a member of the board of directors and audit committee and chairman of the corporate
governance committee of Mariner Health Care, Inc., a publicly traded provider of post-acute health
care services. From May 2002 to February 2004, Mr. Maslowe served as chairman of the board of
directors, chairman or member of the audit committee and as chairman or member of the compensation
committee of AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc., a company that operates bowling centers and holds an
interest in a business that manufactures and sells bowling equipment. From August 1997 to May
2002, Mr. Maslowe served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Wackenhut
Corporation, a provider of diversified outsourcing services for security, staffing and privatized
prisons, where he was responsible for the financial operations of the company. He also served as
chairman of Wackenhut Chile and a member of the board of directors of Wackenhut Corrections Corp.,
a majority owned publicly traded company.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the above nominees.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of March 18, 2008, the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock
by (i) each person known by us to own more than five percent of our Common Stock, (ii) all of our
directors and director nominees, (iii) the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. Except as otherwise specified, the
named beneficial owner has sole voting and investment power over the shares listed. Unless
otherwise indicated below, each person or entity has an address in care of our principal executive
offices at 7102 Commerce Way, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027.
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Delek Group Ltd.(3)(4) |
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Itshak Sharon (Tshuva) (5) |
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39,389,869 |
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Delek Petroleum Ltd. (3)(4) |
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Delek Hungary Holding Limited Liability Company (3)(4) |
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Ezra Uzi Yemin |
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Gabriel Last |
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Charles H. Leonard |
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5,250 |
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Philip L. Maslowe |
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4,250 |
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Edward Morgan |
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32,800 |
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Frederec Green |
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68,750 |
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Lynwood Gregory |
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20,250 |
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Assi Ginzburg |
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35,500 |
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(1) For purposes of this table, a person is deemed to have beneficial ownership of any shares of
Common Stock when such person has the right to acquire them within 60 days after March 18, 2008.
For purposes of computing the percentage of outstanding shares of Common Stock held by each person
named above, any shares which such person has the right to acquire within 60 days after March 18,
2008 are deemed to be outstanding but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing
the percentage ownership of any other person.
(2) Based upon shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on March 18, 2008.
(3) Delek Group Ltd. is the parent company of Delek Petroleum Ltd. Delek Petroleum Ltd. is the
parent company of Delek Hungary Holding Limited Liability Company, which is the registered holder
of these shares. Other than Delek Hungary Holding Limited Liability Company, which holds the
shares directly, each entity may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares held by Delek
Hungary Holding Limited Liability Company.
(4) The address of Delek Group Ltd. and Delek Petroleum Ltd. is Bet Adar Building, 7 Giborei Israel
Street, P.O.B. 8464, New Industrial Park, Natanya (South) 42504, Israel. The address of Delek
Hungary Holding Limited Liability Company is 1134 Budapest, Vaci ut 35, Hungary.
(5) Mr. Sharons address is Bet Adar Building, 7 Giborei Israel Street, P.O.B. 8464, New Industrial
Park, Natanya (South) 42504, Israel. Mr. Sharon beneficially owns 58.83% of the outstanding equity
and voting ordinary shares of Delek Group Ltd. through corporations that he controls. Mr. Sharon
may be deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of the Common Stock beneficially owned by Delek
Group Ltd. Mr. Sharon disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock beneficially owned by
Delek Group Ltd., except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. This information is as
of March 30, 2008, and is based on filings made by Delek Group Ltd. with the Israel Securities
Authority.
(6) Includes 65,650 shares of Common Stock that Mr. Yemin has the right to purchase within 60 days
of March 18, 2008.
(7) Includes 26,000 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon the exercise of stock options
that become exercisable on May 9, 2008.
(8) Includes 750 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon the exercise of stock options
that become exercisable on May 9, 2008 and 375 shares of Common Stock upon the vesting of
restricted stock units on May 9, 2008.
(9) Includes 16,250 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon the exercise of stock options
that become exercisable on May 9, 2008 and 3,250 shares of Common Stock upon the vesting of
restricted stock units on May 9, 2008.
(10) Includes 16,250 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon the exercise of stock options
that become exercisable on May 9, 2008 and 2,500 shares of Common Stock upon the vesting of
restricted stock units on May 9, 2008.
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(11) Consists of 16,250 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon the exercise of stock
options that become exercisable on May 9, 2008 and 4,000 shares of Common Stock upon the vesting of
restricted stock units on May 9, 2008.
(12) Includes 16,250 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon the exercise of stock options
that become exercisable on May 9, 2008 and 1,500 shares of Common Stock upon the vesting of
restricted stock units on May 9, 2008.
(13) Includes 205,650 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired within 60 days of March 18,
2008.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and regulations of the SEC thereunder require
our executive officers and directors and persons who own more than 10 percent of our Common Stock,
as well as certain affiliates of such persons, to file initial reports of ownership of our Common
Stock and changes in their ownership with the SEC. Executive officers, directors and persons
owning more than 10 percent of our Common Stock are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with
copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.
Based solely on our review of the copies of such reports received by us and written representations
that no other reports were required for or by those persons, we believe that, during the year ended
December 31, 2007, all filing requirements applicable to our executive officers, directors and
owners of more than 10 percent of our Common Stock were met.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2007, regarding compensation plans
(including individual compensation arrangements) under which our equity securities are authorized
for issuance.
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Number of securities to be |
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Number of securities remaining |
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issued upon exercise of |
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Weighted-average exercise |
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available for future issuance under |
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outstanding options, warrants |
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price of outstanding options, |
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equity compensation plans (excluding |
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and rights |
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warrants and rights |
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securities reflected in column (a)) |
Plan Category |
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(a) |
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(b) |
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(c) |
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
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1,756,460 |
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$ |
19.37 |
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1,022,898 |
(1) |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders(2)
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1,319,493 |
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$ |
2.03 |
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None
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TOTAL
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3,075,953 |
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$ |
11.93 |
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1,022,898 |
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(1) Consists of the number of securities available for future issuance under our 2006 Long-Term
Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2007.
(2) Pursuant to his employment agreement, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Yemin, was
granted share purchase rights in May 2004. Upon completion of our initial public offering in May
2006, the share purchase rights permitted him to purchase, subject to certain vesting requirements,
up to 1,969,493 shares of our common stock which was five percent of our outstanding shares
immediately prior to the completion of the initial public offering. Under the applicable vesting
provisions, Mr. Yemin is entitled to purchase up to one-fifth of these shares for each year of his
employment (prorated monthly) from May 2004 until expiration of the agreement in April 2009. Mr.
Yemin exercised 250,000 of his share purchase rights in December 2006 and 400,000 of his share
purchase rights in August 2007. Of the 1,319,493 share purchase rights remaining at December 31,
2007, 794,296 were vested and exercisable.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the names, ages and positions of each of our current executive
officers. Titles are held with Delek US Holdings, Inc., unless otherwise indicated.
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Executive Officer |
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Age |
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Position |
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Ezra Uzi Yemin
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39 |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Lynwood Gregory
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58 |
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Senior Vice President
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
MAPCO Express, Inc. |
Frederec Green
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42 |
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President and Chief Operating
Officer of Delek Refining, Inc. Vice President of Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc. |
Harry Parker (Pete) Daily
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59 |
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Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Delek
Marketing & Supply, Inc.
Vice President of MAPCO Express, Inc.
Vice President of Wholesale Marketing of Delek Refining, Inc. |
Edward Morgan
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38 |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Assi Ginzburg
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33 |
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Vice President of Strategic Planning |
Paul Pierce
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47 |
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Vice President of Marketing of MAPCO Express, Inc. |
Kathy Roadarmel
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50 |
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Vice President of Human Resources |
Kent B. Thomas
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39 |
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General Counsel and Secretary |
Set forth below is a brief description of the business experience of these executive officers.
Ezra Uzi Yemin has served as our chief executive officer since June 2004 and as our president and a
director since April 2001. Mr. Yemin also served as our treasurer from April 2001 to November 2003
and as our secretary from May 2001 to August 2005. Mr. Yemins duties include the formulation of
our policies and direction, oversight of top executives, and overall responsibility for our
operation and performance. Prior to joining us, Mr. Yemin served from 2000 to 2001 as the chief
financial officer of Delek The Israel Fuel Corporation, Ltd., a fuel corporation in Israel and
one of our affiliated entities. Additionally, he spent two years with CLAL Insurance Company Ltd.,
an insurance company in Israel and two years in the Insurance Commissioners Office of the Israel
Ministry of Finance.
Lynwood Gregory is the chief operating officer for all of our retail fuel and convenience store
operations. He has served as our senior vice president since November 2003 and has served as the
executive vice president and chief operating officer of MAPCO Express, Inc. since November 2002.
From April 2001 to November 2002, Mr. Gregory served as a vice president of operations of MAPCO
Express, Inc. Mr. Gregory began his employment with MAPCO Petroleum, Inc. in 1990 and served as
vice president of operations and vice-president of marketing for Williams Express, Inc. prior to
our acquisition of the company. Mr. Gregory is a veteran of the retail fuel and convenience store
industry. His responsibilities over the course of his career have included operations, marketing
and food service. Prior to joining MAPCO Petroleum, Inc., Mr. Gregory spent six years with Georgia
Southern Oil, two years with Starvin Marvin / Globe Oil, and eight years with Crown Central
Petroleum, all in upper management/executive positions, developing their presence in the Southeast.
Frederec Green has served as the president of Delek Refining, Inc. since March 2007 and as its
chief operating officer since May 2005. Mr. Green is the primary operational officer for our
refining operations and is also vice president of Delek Marketing & Supply, Inc. Since October
2007, Mr. Green has also served on the Board of Directors of Lion Oil Company. Prior to joining
us, from January 2004 to January 2005, Mr. Green operated Green Energy Advisors LLC, an independent
consulting practice servicing commercial insurance carriers on petroleum refining and electrical
matters. Mr. Green has 19 years experience in the refining industry working for UOP LLC, a
refinery technology licensing firm, from 1987 to 1990 and Murphy Oil USA, Inc., from 1990 to 2004,
where he served as a senior vice president during his last six years. Mr. Green has experience
ranging from crude oil and feedstock supply, through all aspects of managing a refining business to
product trading, transportation and sales.
Pete Daily has served as the chief operating officer and a vice president of Delek Marketing &
Supply, Inc. since September 2006. Since January 2007, Mr. Daily has also served as the vice
president of wholesale marketing for Delek Refining, Inc., and a vice president of MAPCO Express,
Inc. Mr. Dailys duties include supervising the
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purchase and supply of fuels for our convenience stores, marketing the refined products from the
Tyler refinery, and marketing our supply of refined products in west Texas. Mr. Daily has over 30
years of experience in marketing and supply of refined products. Mr. Daily served as the vice
president of supply of MAPCO Express, Inc. from October 2001 until November 2004. Prior to
rejoining us in September 2006, Mr. Daily worked for Truman Arnold Companies as vice president of
wholesale marketing from November 2004 to September 2006, where his responsibilities included
managing a wholesale marketing division with sales of petroleum products in 48 states.
Edward Morgan is our principal financial and accounting officer and has served as our treasurer
since November 2003, as vice president since February 2005 and as chief financial officer since
April 2006. Mr. Morgan also serves as the chief financial officer and a member of management of
our subsidiaries with responsibility for all finance and accounting matters, as well as our
companys information technology infrastructure. Prior to joining us in May 2002, Mr. Morgan was a
senior member of management with American HomePatient, Inc., a provider of home health care
services and products, where he was the director of treasury operations from 1997 to May 2002.
Prior to that, Mr. Morgan spent several years as a certified public accountant at Deloitte and
Touche, LLP. Throughout his career, Mr. Morgan has been involved in debt restructuring,
acquisitions and divestitures. Mr. Morgan is a member of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants, the Association for Financial Professionals, and the Tennessee Society of
Certified Public Accountants. He serves on the board of directors for the Ronald McDonald House of
Tennessee charities.
Assi Ginzburg is our principal strategic planning officer, and has served as vice president since
February 2005 and vice president of strategic planning since April 2006. Mr. Ginzburgs duties
also include oversight of our investor relations. Since October 2007, Mr. Ginzburg has also served
on the Board of Directors of Lion Oil Company. Prior to joining us in November 2004, Mr. Ginzburg
served as a financial advisor from July 2001 to March 2003 for Swary-Yohman Financial Consultants,
and from April 1999 to July 2001 for Itzhak Swary Ltd., two consulting firms in Israel. Mr.
Ginzburg has been a member of the Israel Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 2001 and
served as trustee of court for a large Israeli public company in 2003 and 2004.
Paul Pierce has served as vice president of marketing of MAPCO Express, Inc. since September 2004.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Pierce was self-employed as a consultant from January 2004 through August
2004, developing convenience stores for D&D Oil, Inc. From 1997 to December 2003, he held
executive level positions at Golden Gallon, Inc., a convenience store chain, where his
responsibilities included managing all merchandise sales, vendor negotiations and contracts, retail
pricing, advertising, imaging, store layouts and design, budgeting and operations team oversight.
In his experience in the retail fuel and convenience store industry, he has held a variety of
marketing roles that include vice president of marketing, director of merchandising, field
marketing manager and director of advertising. In addition to the positions listed above, Mr.
Pierce has been employed by Crown Central Petroleum Corporation, Kangaroo, Inc., and Palmetto
Merchandise, Inc.
Kathy Roadarmel has served as our vice president of human resources since September 2007. Ms.
Roadarmel has 22 years of experience in executive level human resource management in the
hospitality, manufacturing, food and beverage and retail industries. Prior to joining us, Ms.
Roadarmel had served four years as human resources manager for Clopay Plastic Products in
Nashville, Tennessee. From April 2000 to March 2003, Ms. Roadarmel served as president of
Worldwide Recruiters. Prior to April 2000, she served in various human resources roles for Gaylord
Entertainment Company (Opryland Hotel) including serving most recently as its vice president of
human resources.
Kent Thomas has served as our general counsel and secretary since August 2005. Mr. Thomas has more
than eleven years experience practicing law in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to joining us, Mr.
Thomas spent four years at the firm of Colbert & Winstead, PC of Nashville, Tennessee, with a
practice focused on litigating employment, commercial and copyright disputes and providing
transactional representation in the banking, transportation, entertainment, restaurant and
alcoholic beverage retail industries. Mr. Thomas has served on the Board of Directors of the
Nashville Sports Council since 2007.
The Board of Directors
At the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors consists of seven members, Messrs.
Yemin, Last, Bartfeld, Greenfeld, Jordá, Leonard and Maslowe. All seven directors have been
nominated for election at the
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Annual Meeting to serve for a one year term expiring at our annual meeting of stockholders in 2009.
Ronel Ben-Dov resigned from the Board in March 2007 and was replaced by Alan H. Gelman. Mr.
Gelman resigned from the Board in December 2007.
The Board of Directors has determined that we are a controlled company for the purposes of
Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual because more than 50% of our
voting power is held by Delek Group, Ltd. As such, we rely on exemptions from the provisions of
Section 303A that would otherwise require us, among other things, to have a board of directors
composed of a majority of independent directors. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr.
Jordá, Mr. Leonard and Mr. Maslowe each qualifies as an independent director under applicable SEC
rules and regulations and the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.
Under the New York Stock Exchanges listing standards, a director will not be deemed independent
unless the Board of Directors affirmatively determines that the director has no material
relationship with us. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director
concerning his background, employment and affiliations, including commercial, industrial, banking,
consulting, legal, accounting, charitable and familial relationships, the Board of Directors has
determined that each of our independent directors has no material relationship with us, either
directly or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with
us, and is therefore independent under the New York Stock Exchanges listing standards and
applicable SEC rules and regulations.
The Board of Directors held nine meetings during 2007. Each of our directors attended at least
seventy-five percent of the aggregate of all meetings of the Board and committees on which he
served except for Mr. Last, who attended six of the nine Board meetings and did not serve on any
Board committees. Although we have not adopted a policy with regard to board member attendance at
annual meetings of our stockholders, six of our directors attended our annual meeting of
stockholders on May 8, 2007.
The New York Stock Exchange listing standards require our non-management directors to meet at
regularly scheduled executive sessions without management. Our non-management directors intend to
meet in such executive sessions following each quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors in 2008.
Mr. Bartfeld will preside over all such sessions. At least once in 2008, our independent
directors will meet in an executive session.
Communications with the Board of Directors
Stockholders or other interested parties who wish to communicate with any of our directors, any
committee chairperson or the Board of Directors may do so by writing to the director, committee
chairperson or the Board in care of our Secretary, at Delek US Holdings, Inc., 7102 Commerce Way,
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027. Communications received will be forwarded directly to the director to
whom it is addressed. If the communication is addressed to the Board and no particular director is
named, the communication will be forwarded, depending on the subject matter, to the appropriate
committee chairperson or to all members of the Board.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has standing Audit and Compensation Committees. As a controlled company, we
rely on exemptions from the provisions of Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed
Company Manual that would otherwise require us, among other things, to have a Compensation
Committee composed of independent directors and to have a Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee.
As a controlled company, the Board of Directors does not believe that it is necessary to have a
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or a committee performing the functions of this
committee. The entire Board of Directors participates in the nomination of candidates for election
to the Board of Directors in accordance with our Board of Directors Governance Guidelines.
The Board of Directors is responsible for filling vacancies on the Board of Directors at any time
during the year, and for nominating director nominees to stand for election at the annual meeting
of stockholders. The Board of Directors does not generally utilize the services of search firms or
consultants to assist in identifying and screening potential candidates. In accordance with our
Board of Directors Governance Guidelines, the Board of Directors identifies individuals qualified
to become directors and considers such factors as it deems appropriate, including the
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individuals education, experience, reputation, judgment, skill, integrity, industry knowledge, the
degree to which the individuals qualities and attributes complement those of other directors, and
the extent to which the candidate would be a desirable addition to the Board of Directors and
committees thereof. Directors should have experience in positions with a high degree of
responsibility; be leaders in the organizations with which they are affiliated; and have the time,
energy, interest and willingness to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors will consider nominees for directors recommended by stockholders of Delek
and will evaluate each nominees using the same criteria used to evaluate director candidates
otherwise identified by the Board. Stockholders wishing to make such recommendations should write
to the Board of Directors in care of the Secretary of Delek US Holdings, Inc., 7102 Commerce Way,
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027. Persons making submissions should include the full name and address of
the recommended nominee, a description of the proposed nominees qualifications and other relevant
biographical information.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee consists of Mr. Maslowe (chairman), Mr. Leonard and Mr. Jordá. The composition
of the Audit Committee has not changed from its inception on May 9, 2006. The Audit Committee met
five times during 2007.
The Board has determined that (i) Mr. Maslowe, Mr. Leonard and Mr. Jordá each qualifies as
independent under applicable SEC rules and regulations and the rules of the New York Stock
Exchange; and (ii) Mr. Maslowe is an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of Item
407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.
The purpose of the Audit Committee is to provide assistance to the Board in the oversight of (a)
the quality and integrity of our financial statements; (b) the disclosure and financial reporting
process, including our financial statements; (c) our internal controls and procedures for financial
reporting; (d) the performance of our internal audit function and independent registered public
accounting firm employed by us for the purpose of preparing and issuing an audit report or related
work (the Outside Auditor); (e) the Outside Auditors qualifications and independence; and (f)
our compliance with policies under our Code of Business Conduct & Ethics and legal and regulatory
requirements. These responsibilities are set forth in the Audit Committees charter, which is
posted on our corporate website at www.DelekUS.com. In addition, the Audit Committee is generally
responsible for administering our related party transactions policy.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee consists of Mr. Yemin (chairman), Mr. Bartfeld and Mr. Jordá. The
composition of the Compensation Committee has not changed from its inception on May 9, 2006. The
Compensation Committee met five times in 2007.
Among the three members of the Compensation Committee, only Mr. Jordá qualifies as independent
under applicable SEC rules and regulations and the rules of the New York Stock Exchange. As a
controlled company, we are exempt from the New York Stock Exchange requirement to have a
Compensation Committee composed entirely of independent directors.
The purpose of the Compensation Committee is to support the Board of Directors and work with
management to ensure that compensation practices properly reflect managements and our philosophy,
competitive practices and regulatory requirements. The Compensation Committee reviews, provides
advice on and, where appropriate, approves compensation objectives, plans, and levels.
The Compensation Committee is responsible to our Board of Directors and stockholders for evaluating
the performance of Mr. Yemin, our chief executive officer, and approving the compensation awarded
to our named executive officers, with the exception of Mr. Yemin, most of whose compensation is
determined by the terms of his employment agreement. Additional compensation arrangements or
changes to Mr. Yemins employment agreement are approved by the full Board of Directors. Further,
Mr. Yemin does not participate in discussions regarding his performance evaluation. These
responsibilities are set forth in the Compensation Committees charter, which is posted on our
corporate website at www.DelekUS.com.
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The Compensation Committee relies heavily on the input and recommendations of Mr. Yemin and our
vice president of human resources in determining compensation. In 2007, the Compensation Committee
delegated a portion of its authority to determine base salaries, annual cash bonuses and the total
mix and amount of long-term incentive compensation (including the recipients of such compensation)
to Mr. Yemin, in consultation with the vice president of human resources, and subject to the
approval of the Committee in the instance of our executive officers (other than Mr. Yemin).
The Compensation Committee has also delegated a portion of its authority under the 2006 Long-Term
Incentive Plan to Mr. Yemin, the vice president of human resources and the general counsel. Under
this authority, Mr. Yemin may grant up to 15,000 stock options to certain employees, and the vice
president of human resources and general counsel, acting jointly, may grant up to 2,500 stock
options to certain employees. The delegated authority is expressly limited to newly hired
employees and employees that are promoted to a job classification that is eligible for stock
options. The delegated authority does not apply to employees who are subject to Section 16(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or who are considered covered employees for
purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Compensation Committee has further limited this delegated authority by prescribing that grants
of stock options pursuant to the delegated authority shall occur only once per calendar quarter.
Under this directive, grants occur on the tenth day of the last calendar month of the quarter and
cover eligible employees through the last day of the second calendar month of the quarter. In
selecting the predetermined quarterly grant date, the Committee chose a date that would normally be
after the public announcement of our financial results for the preceding quarter and 20 days before
the close of the current quarter. See the sections titled Compensation Setting Process, Base
Salaries and Annual Bonuses in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis for an additional
discussion of the role of Mr. Yemin, other executive officers and compensation consultants in
determining compensation.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The Compensation Committee is comprised of Mr. Yemin, Mr. Bartfeld and Mr. Jordá. Mr. Yemin is the
chairman of the Compensation Committee. He has served as our chief executive officer since June
2004 and our president and a director since April 2001. Mr. Bartfeld has served as Delek Groups
president and chief executive officer since September 2003. See Executive Compensation and
Director Compensation for information regarding relationships and transactions involving the
company in which Mr. Yemin and Mr. Bartfeld had an interest.
None of our executive officers serve as a member of the Board of Directors or Compensation
Committee of any entity that has one or more of its executive officers serving as a member of our
Board of Directors.
Board of Directors Governance Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Committee Charters
The full texts of our Board of Directors Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics, as well as the charters for the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, are available
on our website (www.DelekUS.com). In addition, you may request a copy of any of these documents by
writing to the Investor Relations Department of Delek US Holdings, Inc., 7102 Commerce Way,
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, or ir@DelekUS.com. If we waive any material departure from a provision
of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, we intend to post such waiver (to the extent applicable
to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, or
persons performing similar functions) on this website.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
On March 6, 2007, our Board of Directors adopted a written related party transactions policy to
document procedures pursuant to which related party transactions are reviewed, approved or
ratified. The policy covers all transactions between us and any related party (including any
transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K), other than transactions
generally available to all employees and transactions involving less than $5,000, when aggregated
with all similar transactions. The Audit Committee is generally responsible for administering the
policy. However, our policy permits the disinterested members of the Board of Directors to
exercise the authority otherwise assigned to the Audit Committee. Additionally, any related party
transaction in which any director is an interested party must be reviewed and approved by the full
Board of Directors. A related party transaction may be consummated only if it is ratified or
approved by the Audit Committee or disinterested members of the Board of Directors and if it is on
terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arms length dealings with an unrelated third
party. Because our policy was not in place until 2007, these particular procedures were not
followed at the commencement of any of the transactions discussed below. However, the management
and consulting agreement with Delek Group was approved by our Board of Directors in February 2006,
and the consulting agreement with Charles Green was ratified by our Audit Committee in March 2008.
At December 31, 2007, Delek Group Ltd. (Delek Group) beneficially owned approximately 73.4% of
our outstanding common stock. As a result, Delek Group and its controlling stockholder, Mr. Sharon
(Tshuva), will continue to control the election of our directors, influence our corporate and
management policies (including the declaration of dividends) and determine, without the consent of
our other stockholders, the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to our
stockholders for approval, including potential mergers or acquisitions, asset sales and other
significant corporate transactions.
Effective January 1, 2006, we entered into a management and consulting agreement with Delek Group,
pursuant to which key management personnel of Delek Group provide management and consulting
services to us, including matters relating to long-term planning, operational issues and financing
strategies. The agreement has an initial term of one year and will continue thereafter until
either party terminates the agreement upon 30 days advance notice. As compensation, the agreement
provides for payment to Delek Group of $125,000 per calendar quarter, payment within 90 days of the
end of each quarter and reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred.
Amounts payable under this agreement as of December 31, 2007 totaled $125,000.
On January 12, 2006, we entered into a consulting agreement with Charles H. Green, the father of
one of our named executive officers, Frederec Green. Under the terms of the agreement, Charles
Green provides assistance and guidance, primarily in the area of electrical reliability, at our
Tyler refinery, and is paid $100 per hour for services rendered. During the twelve months ended
December 31, 2007, Charles Green was paid approximately $201,400 for services rendered.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Compensation Overview, Objectives and Philosophy
The emphasis of our 2007 compensation framework was management retention, management recruitment
and compensation continuity in a manner that supported stockholder value. The 2007 framework was
designed to reward the performance of our employees with reference to the overall performance of
the company. Going forward, we have developed a compensation framework that is designed to:
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Attract, motivate and retain key executives; |
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Centralize administration and control over individual compensation components; |
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Align the long-term economic interests of executives with stockholders by providing a
portion of the executives compensation in the form of equity awards; and |
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Reward excellence and performance by executives that increases the value of our stock and
promotes an ethical culture amongst our employees. |
These objectives will govern the decisions that the Compensation Committee (the Committee) makes
with respect to the amount and type of compensation payable to our named executive officers.
Further, we believe that these objectives support a culture of compliance and strengthen the
commitment to operate our business with the highest standards of ethical conduct.
Elements of Our Compensation
The compensation framework for our named executive officers consists of the following three key
elements:
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Annual cash bonuses and other special cash bonuses, as warranted; and |
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Long-term incentives (including the annual grant of stock options and/or restricted stock
units) |
In addition to these key elements of compensation, our compensation framework includes limited
fringe benefits, perquisites, severance and other benefits. Each of these elements is discussed
further below.
Compensation Setting Process
Our Board of Directors has determined that we are a controlled company for purposes of Section
303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual because Delek Group, Ltd. indirectly
holds more than 50% of the voting power of our company. As a controlled company, we are exempt
from the New York Stock Exchange requirement to have a compensation committee composed entirely of
independent directors. Among the three members of our Committee, only Mr. Jordá qualifies as
independent under applicable SEC rules and regulations and the rules of the New York Stock
Exchange.
The Committee is responsible for determining the amount and mix of the total compensation to be
paid to our named executive officers. However, the chairman of the Committee, Mr. Yemin, did not
participate in discussions regarding his own compensation arrangements, most of which are
determined by his employment agreement. In determining the amount and mix of the total
compensation to be paid to our named executive officers (other than Mr. Yemin), the Committee
relied heavily on the input and recommendations of Mr. Yemin and our vice president of human
resources. Together with our former vice president of human resources, Mr. Yemin developed our
current compensation framework, which was presented to and approved by the Committee. The
Committee also relied to a lesser extent on studies performed for us by compensation consultant
AON/Radford Consulting (AON). For a
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description of the Committees delegation of authority to management, you should read the narrative
discussion on page 12 of this Proxy Statement.
In late 2005, prior to our initial public offering, we engaged AON to provide advice to the Board
of Directors in formulating our 2006 compensation. AON performed compensation studies of peer
companies identified by us in consultation with AON which included base salary, total cash
compensation and total compensation. We relied upon the information gathered from AON in 2005 to
guide our decisions on 2007 compensation. In November 2007, the Committee authorized management to
engage AON to reevaluate our peer companies and provide a competitive review of executive
compensation relative to published surveys and the peer group including base salaries, annual
incentives, total cash compensation, long-term incentives and total direct compensation. We intend
to rely upon these updated studies to guide our decisions on 2008 compensation.
Generally, executive compensation has been paid primarily in cash as base salaries and bonus,
although this is not due to any specific practice, policy or formula regarding the allocation
between long-term and currently paid out compensation or the allocation between cash and non-cash
compensation. In making decisions with respect to the amount and type of compensation paid to our
named executive officers, the Committee considers the individuals performance, the companys
performance, and competitive market information. In 2007, the Committee referenced, and will
continue to reference, two groups of publicly traded peer companies in its decision making process:
independent refining and marketing companies, and retail companies. These peer groups were
developed in consultation with AON in 2005, and the peer companies identified in 2005 were
referenced in determining 2007 compensation.
The Committee and AON reevaluated the peer companies in November 2007. As a result, one refining
company, Premcor, and three retail companies, 7-11, Starbucks and Target, were removed from the
group. Three refining companies, Murphy Oil Corporation, Tesoro Corporation and Valero Energy
Corporation, were added to the peer group along with three retail companies, Hess Corporation,
Susser Holdings Corporation and TravelCenters of America, LLC. Premcor was removed because it
ceased operations, and 7-11 was removed because it is no longer publicly traded. Susser Holdings
and TravelCenters of America were added because they have become publicly traded companies and, as
retail fuel and convenience store operators, provide more appropriate retail peers for us than
Starbucks or Target. For the reasons set forth below, we believe that the addition of Murphy Oil,
Tesoro, Valero Energy and Hess enhances the mix of peer companies.
The current list of peer companies is set forth below. The Committee believes the two groups
provide an appropriate, comparative, cross-section of industry and human-resource competitors with
market capitalization and operational complexity similar to ours. While the Committee does not
regularly benchmark its compensation practices against any particular company or group of
companies, the Committee believes that compensation data from the companies listed below can be a
useful tool in our decision making process for all areas of our compensation framework. The two
groups are listed in the following table:
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Refining Companies |
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Retail Companies |
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Alon USA Energy, Inc.
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Alimentation Couche Tard, Inc. |
Frontier Oil Corp.
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Caseys General Stores, Inc. |
Holly Corporation
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Hess Corporation |
Murphy Oil Corporation
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The Pantry, Inc. |
Sunoco, Inc.
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Tesoro Corporation
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Base Salaries
Our named executive officers receive a majority of their overall cash compensation as base salary.
Generally, base salaries have not been based upon specific measures of corporate performance, but
are determined upon the recommendations of the chief executive officer, based upon his
determination of each employees individual performance, position and responsibilities, and
contributions to both our financial performance and ethical culture. We generally seek to position
base salary at or below the market median of the peer group. In contrast to our other named
executive officers, our chief executive officers base salary is determined pursuant to his
employment
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agreement which was entered into in May 2004. For a description of Mr. Yemins employment
agreement, you should read the narrative discussion beginning on page 21 of this Proxy Statement.
Base salaries are reviewed annually, typically in December. Mr.Yemin, in consultation with our
vice president of human resources, determined the 2007 annual base salaries, which were reviewed
and approved by the Committee in January 2007. Annual base salaries for 2008 were reviewed in
December 2007, and Mr. Yemin, in consultation with our vice president of human resources,
determined the base salaries, which were reviewed and approved by the Committee in January 2008.
In making the salary determinations, Mr. Yemin was guided by the factors set forth above. There
have been no material changes to the salaries to be paid to our named executive officers in 2008
from that paid to our named executive officers in 2007.
The Committee believes that the base salaries paid to our named executive officers are appropriate
and help to achieve our objectives to attract, retain and motivate our named executive officers.
For a description of the base salaries paid to our named executive officers for 2007, you should
read the Summary Compensation Table on page 20 of this Proxy Statement and the narrative discussion
on page 21 of this Proxy Statement.
Annual Bonuses
Annual cash bonuses to our named executive officers are intended to reward company-wide performance
and, to a lesser extent, individual performance during the year. The annual cash bonuses paid to
our named executive officers (other than Mr. Yemin) equaled approximately 50% percent of their base
salary in 2007. From time to time, special cash bonuses may be granted to our executive officers
in order to reward outstanding performance or the achievement of business milestones. In July
2007, the Board of Directors approved a cash bonus in the amount of $400,000 for Mr. Yemin in
recognition of his contribution to our strategic growth and direction, organizational development
and financial performance, and his development and implementation of policies and procedures to
promote a culture of ethics and compliance within the organization.
Mr. Yemin and our vice president of human resources review peer company cash bonus data as compiled
by AON to evaluate the competitiveness of our cash bonus practices, but do not use the data to
develop any specific bonus targets or criteria. At the end of each calendar year, management
prepares and the Board of Directors approves an annual bonus budget for all employees as part of
the overall operating budget for the company. The annual bonus pools for 2007 and 2008 were
developed by Mr. Yemin, in consultation with our vice president of human resources, with reference
to the prior years pool and the coming years overall budget. The bonus budget may be adjusted
downward by the Committee at year end based on the companys actual results. Total annual bonuses
to named executive officers will generally be limited to the amount of this pool and will be based
on the individuals level of responsibility within the company and, to a lesser extent, the
individuals performance. There are no predetermined formulae, weighted factors or specified list
of criteria that is followed in setting bonuses. Annual bonuses for a calendar year are typically
determined in the first quarter of the ensuing calendar year. The Committee approved the 2007
bonuses paid to each of our executive officers (other than Mr. Yemin) as well as the overall bonus
budget for all employees (other than Mr. Yemin). The disinterested members of the Board of
Directors approved Mr. Yemins bonus in 2007. The Committee believes that the bonuses paid to our
named executive officers are appropriate and help to achieve our objectives to attract, retain and
motivate our named executive officers and to reward excellent performance. For a description of
the bonuses paid to our named executive officers for 2007, you should read the Summary Compensation
Table on page 20 of this Proxy Statement.
Long-Term Incentives
The Committee believes that the grant of non-cash, long-term compensation, primarily in the form of
long-term incentive awards, to our named executive officers is appropriate to attract, motivate and
retain such individuals, and enhance stockholder value through the use of non-cash, equity
incentive compensation opportunities. The Committee believes that our best interests will be
advanced by enabling our named executive officers, who are responsible for our management, growth
and success, to receive compensation in the form of long-term incentive awards. Since long-term
awards will increase in value in conjunction with an increase in the value of our common stock, the
awards are designed to provide our named executive officers with an incentive to remain with us.
For a description of the long-term incentive awards granted to our named executive officers for
2007, you should read the
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Summary Compensation Table on page 20 of this Proxy Statement, the Grants of Plan-Based Awards
Table on page 21 of this Proxy Statement and the narrative discussion on page 21 of this Proxy
Statement.
2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. In April 2006, our Board of Directors and sole stockholder adopted
the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. At December 31, 2007, the plan provided equity-based
compensation to more than 330 of our employees, including our named executive officers (other than
Mr. Yemin). The plan permits us to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted
stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards and cash incentive awards to directors,
officers, employees, consultants and other individuals (including, advisory board members) who
perform services for us or our affiliates.
Up to 3,053,392 shares of our Common Stock may be issued under the plan (subject to adjustment to
reflect certain transactions and events specified in the plan). Shares covered by the unexercised
portion of an award that terminates, expires or is canceled or settled in cash, shares forfeited or
repurchased under the plan, and shares withheld or surrendered in order to pay the exercise or
purchase price under an award or to satisfy the tax withholding obligations associated with the
exercise, vesting or settlement of an award will again become available for issuance under the
plan.
Generally, the Compensation Committee administers the plan, and has discretion to select the
persons to whom awards will be made under the plan and prescribe the terms and conditions of each
award under the plan, subject to the delegation of authority discussed above. For a description of
the Committees delegation of authority to grant stock options, you should read the narrative
discussion on page 12 of this Proxy Statement.
The Board of Directors also has the power to administer the plan. With respect to the application
of the plan to non-employee directors, the disinterested members of the Board of Directors has sole
responsibility and authority for matters relating to the grant and administration of awards.
We do not have any plan to select option grant dates or restricted stock unit grant dates for our
named executive officers in coordination with the release of material non-public information. The
exercise price of all stock options awarded to our named executive officers under the 2006
Long-Term Incentive Plan is set at or above market price at the time of the award.
All employee stock options under the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan are awarded in two simultaneous
grants. 75% of the options awarded vest ratably on the first three anniversaries of the grant. The
remaining 25% of the options awarded vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant. The options that
vest during the first three years are exercisable at the greater of $16.00 (the initial public
offering price of our stock) or the market price of the stock on the date of the grant. If the
market price on the date of the grant is $16.00 or less, the options that vest in the fourth year
are exercisable at $21.00. If the market price on the date of the grant is more than $16.00, the
options that vest in the fourth year are exercisable at 140% of the market price on the date of the
grant. We define the market price of our stock as the New York Stock Exchange closing price on the
date of the grant, or the last previous New York Stock Exchange closing price if the date of the
grant occurs on a day when the New York Stock Exchange is not open for trading. The exercise price
of the last 25% of the grants to vest is higher because we believe that part of incentive-based
compensation should be conditioned upon appreciable increases in the value of our stock.
All restricted stock units vest ratably over four years. In contrast to stock option awards, we
believe restricted stock unit grants are beneficial because they are provided to our named
executive officers at no cost to the executive and provide further incentive for such individuals
to remain with us. Additionally, holders of restricted stock units are credited with dividend
equivalents for any cash dividends paid on the number of shares covered by the restricted stock
units as a cash deferral, which deferral is settled in cash upon the vesting of the restricted
stock units, thereby providing an additional element of compensation. No restricted stock units
were granted to our named executive officers or other employees in 2007.
Upon the closing of our initial public offering in May 2006, certain directors and employees,
including our named executive officers (other than Mr. Yemin), received their first grants of
non-qualified stock options and restricted stock units under the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. In
2007, we continued to make initial grants of stock options to newly hired employees based primarily
upon an employees responsibilities within the company. The initial equity grants are designed to
assist in recruitment and retention. In addition, these initial equity grants provide our
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employees with an immediate stake in our performance and are intended to immediately align the
interests of our directors, employees and stockholders by providing a direct incentive for
directors and employees to focus on stockholder value and regulatory compliance. Between the
closing of our initial public offering and its first anniversary in May 2007, the scale utilized
for initial grants was equivalent to approximately 75% of the scale used at the time of the initial
public offering. Since May 2007, the scale applied to the grants of stock options to newly hired
employees has been equivalent to approximately 50% of the amount of stock options granted at the
time of the initial public offering.
In addition to the initial grant of equity awards received in 2006, our named executive officers
(other than Mr. Yemin) were granted additional stock options in 2007. The additional grants were
made on June 10, 2007 (one of our predetermined quarterly grant dates) as part of an annual grant
of stock options to all employees who received stock options under the 2006 Long-Term Incentive
Plan during the prior calendar year. The scale used for the additional grants was approximately
10% of the scale used at the time of the initial public offering. The annual supplemental grants
are designed to maintain the alignment of interests of our employees and stockholders for the long
term.
We intend to continue our practice of providing long-term equity-based compensation through
time-vested grants to certain employees, including our named executive officers. We anticipate
that stock options will continue to be granted in two simultaneous grants, have four-year ratable
vesting and exercise prices determined in the manner described above. We also intend to continue
our practice of making initial grants to new employees as well as annual supplementary grants in
quantities less than the employees initial grant. The Committee will continue to develop the
timing of, and the individual grant guidelines for, the annual supplementary grants under the 2006
Long-Term Incentive Plan. The Committee does not currently consider gains from prior equity awards
in setting other elements of compensation. Going forward, we expect that the Committee (or the
Board of Directors) will set the exercise price, if any, of restricted stock units in its
discretion and restricted stock unit awards will continue to have four-year ratable vesting. To
date, we have not granted any awards of restricted stock units with an exercise price.
Fringe Benefits, Perquisites and Severance Provisions
Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in the benefit plans generally available
to all of our employees, which include health, dental, life insurance, vision and disability
insurance. We also sponsor a voluntary 401(k) Employee Retirement Savings Plan for eligible
employees administered by Fidelity Management Trust Company. Employees must be at least 21 years
of age with at least 1,000 hours worked to be eligible to participate in the plan. After the first
anniversary of employment with us, we match employee contributions to the plan, including those by
our named executive officers, on a fully vested basis up to a maximum of six percent of eligible
compensation.
In addition, we provide limited additional perquisites to two of our named executive officers who
are citizens of Israel. Mr. Yemin and Mr. Ginzburg are each provided with the use of an automobile
and rent-free residence in a Company-owned home. In addition, Mr. Yemin is provided with roundtrip
business class airfare to Israel for himself and his family for fourteen (14) calendar days per
year. Mr. Ginzburg is provided with roundtrip business class airfare to Israel for himself and his
spouse once per year. Both Mr. Yemin and Mr. Ginzburg are provided with the use of an automobile
while in Israel. Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Yemin is also (a) paid $3,000 per month
to cover education expenses for Mr. Yemins children; and (b) provided with a home telephone. For
a description of the perquisites paid to our named executive officers for 2007, you should read the
Summary Compensation Table on page 20 and the narrative discussion beginning on page 21 of this
Proxy Statement.
The employment agreement with Mr. Yemin, the agreements with Messrs. Morgan, Green and Ginzburg, as
well as our 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan may require us to provide compensation or other benefits
to our named executive officers in connection with certain events related to a termination of
employment or an exchange transaction. For a description of the terms of these arrangements see
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control Arrangements.
We have established these arrangements because we believe providing named executive officers
compensation and benefits arrangements upon termination or an exchange transaction is necessary for
us to be competitive with compensation packages of our peer companies and assists us in recruiting
and retaining talented executives. In
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addition, formalizing these benefits provides us with certainty in terms of our obligations to an
eligible executive in the event that our relationship with any such executive is terminated.
Tax Considerations
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code places a limit of $1,000,000 on the amount of
compensation we may deduct for federal income tax purposes in any one year with respect to our
chief executive officer and the next four most highly compensated officers, which we refer to
herein as the named executive officers. However, performance-based compensation that meets certain
requirements is excluded from this $1,000,000 limitation.
The 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan is intended to constitute a plan described in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.162-27(f)(1), pursuant to which the deduction limits under Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code do not apply to awards granted and compensation paid under the plan during the
applicable reliance period. In general, the reliance period ends upon the earliest of: (i) the
expiration of the plan; (ii) the material modification of the plan; (iii) the issuance of all
available stock and other compensation that has been allocated under the plan; or (iv) the first
stockholder meeting at which directors are to be elected that occurs after the close of the third
calendar year in which we became publicly held
While we seek to take advantage of favorable tax treatment for executive compensation where
appropriate, the Compensation Committee may in the future award compensation which would not comply
with the Section 162(m) requirements for deductibility if the Compensation Committee concluded that
to be in our best interest.
Stock Ownership Requirements
Because no equity grants were made to our directors or named executive officers until May 2006, the
majority of our directors and named executive officers have vested in less than 25% of equity
awards granted to them. Therefore, we have not developed any express stock ownership guidelines.
The Committee may revisit this issue once our directors and named executive officers have vested in
more significant quantities of stock options and restricted stock units.
Prohibition Against Speculative Transactions
Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which applies to all of our employees and directors,
prohibits speculative transactions in our stock such as short sales, puts, calls or other similar
options to buy or sell our stock.
Guidelines For Trades By Insiders
We maintain policies that govern trading in our stock by officers and directors required to report
under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, as well as certain other employees who regularly have access
to material non-public information about us. These policies include pre-approval requirements for
all trades and periodic trading black-out periods designed with reference to our quarterly
financial reporting schedule. We also require pre-approval of all trading plans adopted pursuant
to Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act. To mitigate the potential for abuse, no trades
are allowed under a plan within 30 days after adoption. We discourage termination or amendment of
plans by prohibiting trades under new or amended plans within 90 days following a plan termination
or amendment.
Conclusion
The foregoing discussion describes the compensation objectives and policies which were utilized
with respect to our named executive officers during 2007 and our intended compensation framework
for 2008. In the future, as the Compensation Committee continues to review each element of the
executive compensation program with respect to our named executive officers, the objectives of our
executive compensation program, as well as the methods which the Compensation Committee utilizes to
determine both the types and amounts of compensation to award to our named executive officers, may
change.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with
management; and based on the review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the
Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy
Statement.
Members of the Compensation Committee
Ezra Uzi Yemin, Chairman
Asaf Bartfeld
Carlos E. Jordá
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth the compensation for our chief executive
officer, our chief financial officer and our three other most highly compensated executive officers
for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007. We refer to these five
officers collectively herein as our named executive officers.
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Ezra Uzi Yemin
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2007 |
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288,000 |
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400,000 |
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0 |
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263,768 |
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111,555 |
(4) |
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1,063,323 |
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President/CEO |
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2006 |
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288,000 |
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703,862 |
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83,646 |
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1,075,508 |
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Edward Morgan
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2007 |
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190,000 |
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95,000 |
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49,783 |
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123,803 |
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13,260 |
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471,846 |
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Vice President/CFO |
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2006 |
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176,000 |
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115,000 |
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29,870 |
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74,010 |
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13,341 |
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408,221 |
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Frederec Green
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2007 |
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200,000 |
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100,000 |
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38,295 |
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123,803 |
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10,228 |
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472,326 |
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President/COO of
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2006 |
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189,423 |
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120,000 |
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22,977 |
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74,010 |
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10,306 |
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416,716 |
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Lynwood Gregory
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200,000 |
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100,000 |
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61,271 |
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123,803 |
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189,615 |
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110,000 |
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36,763 |
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74,010 |
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13,341 |
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423,729 |
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Assi Ginzburg |
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2007 |
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170,000 |
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85,000 |
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22,977 |
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123,803 |
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24,984 |
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426,764 |
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VP of Strategic Planning |
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2006 |
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149,038 |
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100,000 |
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13,786 |
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74,010 |
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17,805 |
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354,639 |
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(1) Bonuses for the fiscal year 2007 consist of a special bonus paid in July 2007 to Mr. Yemin and
annual bonuses paid in March 2008 to Mr. Morgan, Mr. Green, Mr. Gregory and Mr. Ginzburg. Bonuses
for the fiscal year 2006 consist of an annual bonus paid in March 2007 and a one-time special cash
bonus paid in August 2006 in connection with the completion of our initial public offering.
Messrs. Morgan, Green, Gregory and Ginzburg received $90,000, $95,000, $95,000, and $75,000,
respectively for their annual bonus and $25,000, $25,000, $15,000 and $25,000, respectively, for
their special bonus.
(2) This column represents the dollar amount recognized in accordance with FAS 123R for financial
statement reporting purposes with respect to the fiscal year for the fair value of restricted stock
units granted in 2006 under the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Fair value is calculated using the
closing price of our stock on the date of grant. The grant date fair value was $15.15 for Mr.
Morgan, Mr. Green, Mr. Gregory and Mr. Ginzburg. Assumptions used in the calculation of this
amount for the 2006 fiscal year are included in footnote 9 to our audited financial statements for
the 2006 fiscal year included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 20,
2007. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount for the 2007 fiscal year are included in
footnote 10 to our audited financial statements for the 2007 fiscal year included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2008.
(3) This column represents the dollar amount recognized in accordance with FAS 123R for financial
statement reporting purposes with respect to the fiscal year for the fair value of stock option
awards pursuant to the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan and share purchase right awards pursuant to
Mr. Yemins employment agreement. Pursuant to SEC rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of
estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. Assumptions used in the
calculation of this amount for the 2006 fiscal year are included in footnote 9 to our audited
financial statements for the 2006 fiscal year included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with
the SEC on March 20, 2007. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount for the 2007 fiscal
year are included in footnote 10 to our audited financial statements for the 2007 fiscal year
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2008.
(4) For the fiscal year 2007, this amount includes matching contributions to the Companys 401(k)
Plan of $13,200 for Mr. Yemin and premiums paid by us with respect to term life insurance policies.
This amount also includes the incremental costs of the following perquisites and other payments
received by Mr. Yemin: rent-free residence in a company-owned house in the amount of $50,216,
family education expenses in the amount of $29,538, reimbursements of roundtrip airfare to Israel
for himself and his family, personal use of a company-owned automobile and home telephone. We
calculated the aggregate incremental cost of Mr. Yemins residence as the fair rental value of the
property. We calculated the aggregate incremental cost of Mr. Yemins education expenses as the
dollar amount paid to Mr. Yemin for education expenses in 2007.
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(5) For the fiscal year 2007, this amount includes matching contributions to the Companys 401(k)
Plan in the amount of $13,200 and premiums paid by us with respect to the term life insurance
policies.
(6) For the fiscal year 2007, this amount includes matching contributions to the Companys 401(k)
Plan in the amount of $10,165, and premiums paid by us with respect to the term life insurance
policies. In addition, Mr. Greens wife accompanied him on a business trip on an aircraft
chartered by us, but her travel did not result in any incremental cost to us.
(7) For the fiscal year 2007, this amount includes matching contributions to the Companys 401(k)
Plan in the amount of $13,200 and premiums paid by us with respect to the term life insurance
policies.
(8) This amount includes matching contributions to the Companys 401(k) Plan in the amount of
$12,911, and premiums paid by us with respect to the term life insurance policies. Also includes
the incremental costs of the following perquisites: personal use of a company-owned automobile and
reimbursement of roundtrip airfare to Israel for Mr. Ginzburg and his wife.
GRANTS OF PLAN BASED AWARDS IN 2007
The following table provides information regarding plan-based awards granted during fiscal year
2007 to our named executive officers.
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Edward Morgan |
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4,875 |
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41,974 |
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05/08/07 |
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0 |
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4,875 |
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23.50 |
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41,974 |
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06/10/07 |
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05/08/07 |
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0 |
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1,625 |
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32.90 |
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10,920 |
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Lynwood Gregory |
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06/10/07 |
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05/08/07 |
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0 |
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4,875 |
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23.50 |
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41,974 |
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06/10/07 |
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05/08/07 |
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0 |
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1,625 |
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32.90 |
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10,920 |
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Assi Ginzburg |
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06/10/07 |
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05/08/07 |
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0 |
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4,875 |
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23.50 |
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41,974 |
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06/10/07 |
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05/08/07 |
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0 |
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1,625 |
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32.90 |
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10,920 |
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(1) For a description of the manner in which we determine the exercise prices of stock option
awards under the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, you should read the discussion at page 17 this
Proxy Statement.
(2) The amounts in this column reflect the total dollar amount to be recognized in accordance with
FAS 123R for financial statement reporting purposes over the expected term of the grant.
Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount for the 2007 fiscal year are included in
footnote 10 to our audited financial statements for the 2007 fiscal year included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2008.
CEO Employment Agreement. The employment agreement with our president and chief executive officer,
Mr. Yemin, was effective May 1, 2004, and was amended as of October 31, 2005, February 1, 2006,
April 17, 2006, November 13, 2006 and July 23, 2007. The term of the employment agreement ends on
April 30, 2009.
Under the employment agreement, Mr. Yemin receives a base salary of $288,000 and a rent-free
residence and telephone in a company-owned house in Nashville, Tennessee. The employment agreement
was amended in 2007 to provide Mr. Yemin with the option to purchase the residence from us
following the termination of his employment (other than termination due to certain specified
reasons including, for example, Mr. Yemins fraud or willful misconduct involving us or our
affiliates, conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude, or material breach of an agreement
with us or our affiliates). Under the terms of the option, Mr. Yemin may purchase the residence at
a price equal to the cost paid by us to purchase the residence, plus the cost of repairs and
upgrades to the residence approved by us, plus three percent of the foregoing sum for every
anniversary of our purchase of the residence that occurs prior to Mr. Yemins exercise of the
option.
Under the agreement, we pay Mr. Yemin $3,000 per month to cover education expenses for Mr. Yemins
children. In July 2007, this amount increased from $2,000 to $3,000 to account for the education
expenses of Mr. Yemins third child. In addition, Mr. Yemin is provided with the use of an
automobile in the United States and while in Israel, and he is provided with roundtrip business
class airfare to Israel for himself and his family for fourteen calendar days per year.
Mr. Yemin is provided 24 business days of paid vacation per year which accrue ratably during the
employment year.
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The amount attributed to accrued and unused vacation will be paid to Mr. Yemin upon the expiration
or termination of his employment agreement. The employment agreement also provides Mr. Yemin with
fourteen calendar days of paid sick leave per year, which accrues ratably according to our standard
policies.
Under his employment agreement, Mr. Yemin has the right to purchase up to 1,969,493 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $2.03 per share. The share purchase rights are subject to
equal monthly vesting over the five year term of the agreement, and terminate upon the earlier of
(i) the first anniversary of Mr. Yemins termination of employment for any reason or (ii) April 30,
2010. As of the end of 2007, Mr. Yemin has not received any equity compensation awards under our
2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Mr. Yemin may receive certain benefits upon the expiration or termination of his employment under
the employment agreement. Please see the narrative discussion under the heading Potential
Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control on page 23 of this Proxy Statement for further
discussion of these terms of Mr. Yemins employment agreement.
2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan and Equity Grants. All stock option and restricted stock unit grants
in 2007 were made pursuant to our 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. For a description of the plan and
the material terms of the awards reported in the Grants of Plan Based Awards in 2007 table, you
should read the discussion beginning at page 17of this Proxy Statement.
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT DECEMBER 31, 2007
The following table provides information about the number of outstanding equity awards held by our
named executive officers at December 31, 2007.
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Option Awards |
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Stock Awards |
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Number of |
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Securities |
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Securities |
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Underlying |
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Underlying |
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Market Value of |
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Unexercised |
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Unexercised |
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Option |
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Option |
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Number of Shares |
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Shares or Units of |
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Options (#) |
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Options (#) |
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Exercise Price |
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Expiration |
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or Units That Have |
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Stock That Have Not |
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Exercisable |
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Un-exercisable |
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Date |
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Not Vested (#) |
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Vested ($) (1) |
Ezra Uzi Yemin |
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794,296 |
(2) |
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525,197 |
(2) |
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2.03 |
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04/30/10 |
(3) |
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0 |
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0 |
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32,500 |
(4) |
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16.00 |
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05/03/16 |
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16,250 |
(6) |
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21.00 |
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05/03/16 |
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Edward Morgan
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4,875 |
(7) |
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23.50 |
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06/10/17 |
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11,250 |
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1,625 |
(8) |
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32.90 |
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06/10/17 |
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9,750 |
(5) |
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197,243 |
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|
|
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|
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32,500 |
(4) |
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16.00 |
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05/03/16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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16,250 |
(6) |
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21.00 |
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05/03/16 |
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Frederec Green
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4,875 |
(7) |
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23.50 |
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06/10/17 |
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16,250 |
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1,625 |
(8) |
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32.90 |
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06/10/17 |
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7,500 |
(5) |
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151,725 |
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32,500 |
(4) |
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16.00 |
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05/03/16 |
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16,250 |
(6) |
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21.00 |
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05/03/16 |
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Lynwood Gregory
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4,875 |
(7) |
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23.50 |
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06/10/17 |
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0 |
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1,625 |
(8) |
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32.90 |
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06/10/17 |
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12,000 |
(5) |
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242,760 |
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32,500 |
(4) |
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16.00 |
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05/03/16 |
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16,250 |
(6) |
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21.00 |
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05/03/16 |
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Assi Ginzburg
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4,875 |
(7) |
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23.50 |
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06/10/17 |
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16,250 |
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1,625 |
(8) |
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32.90 |
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06/10/17 |
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4,500 |
(5) |
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|
91,035 |
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(1) The market value of the restricted stock unit awards is based upon a stock price of $20.23
which was the closing price of our stock on the New York Stock Exchange as of December 31, 2007.
(2) Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Yemin was granted share purchase rights in May 2004.
Upon completion of our initial public offering in May 2006, the share purchase rights permitted him
to purchase, subject to certain vesting requirements, up to 1,969,493 shares of our common stock
which was five percent of our outstanding shares immediately prior to the completion of the initial
public offering. Under the applicable vesting provisions, Mr. Yemin is entitled to purchase up to
one-fifth of these shares for each year of his employment (prorated monthly) from May 2004 until
expiration of the agreement in April 2009. Of the 1,319,493 share purchase rights remaining at
December 31, 2007, 794,296 were vested and exercisable.
(3) The share purchase rights terminate upon the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of Mr.
Yemins termination of his employment agreement for any reason, or (ii) April 30, 2010, the
one-year anniversary of the expiration of his employment agreement.
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(4) The unvested stock options vest ratably on May 9, 2008 and May 9, 2009.
(5) The unvested restricted stock units vest ratably on May 9, 2008, May 9, 2009 and May 9, 2010.
(6) The unvested stock options vest on May 9, 2010.
(7) The unvested stock options vest ratably on June 10, 2008, June 10, 2009 and June 10, 2010.
(8) The unvested stock options vest on June 10, 2011.
OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED IN 2007
The following table provides information about stock option exercises by, and the vesting of stock
for, our named executive officers during fiscal year 2007.
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Option Awards |
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Stock Awards |
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Number of Shares Acquired |
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Value Realized on |
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Value Realized on |
Name |
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on Options Exercised |
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Options Exercised |
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Acquired on Vesting |
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Stock Vested |
Ezra Uzi Yemin
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400,000 |
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$ |
9,956,000 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Edward Morgan
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5,000 |
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$ |
51,000 |
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3,250 |
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$ |
68,868 |
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Frederec Green
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0 |
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0 |
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2,500 |
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$ |
52,975 |
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Lynwood Gregory
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16,250 |
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$ |
197,500 |
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4,000 |
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|
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$ |
84,760 |
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Assi Ginzburg
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0 |
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0 |
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1,500 |
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$ |
31,785 |
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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE-IN-CONTROL
Employment Agreements. We have an employment agreement with Mr. Yemin which contains certain
provisions relating to the termination of his employment. Mr. Yemins employment agreement
provides twelve months notice of termination by either party and for one month of salary
continuation following the twelve month notice period. If Mr. Yemin resides in the United States
during any such salary continuation period, he will be entitled to continue to receive all the
perquisites and other personal benefits provided for in the employment agreement. If Mr. Yemin
resides in Israel during any such salary continuation period, he will be entitled to the use of a
company vehicle and he will be provided with a home and cellular telephone. If Mr. Yemins
employment is terminated prior to the end of its term, Mr. Yemin will receive a severance payment
equal to $1,000 for each full month of his employment with us from January 2005 through the date of
termination, and to payment for unused vacation days accrued through the date of termination.
Accrued and unused sick leave is not paid to Mr. Yemin upon the termination of his employment
agreement. Assuming that Mr. Yemins employment had terminated on December 31, 2007, and that
timely notice of such termination had been given, Mr. Yemin would have been entitled to receive
$36,000 in severance, $24,000 in salary continuation and $34,123 in accrued unused vacation pay.
Mr. Yemins employment agreement also provides him with the option to purchase his residence from
us following the termination of his employment (other than termination due to certain specified
reasons, including, for example, Mr. Yemins fraud or willful misconduct involving us or our
affiliates, conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude, or material breach of an agreement
with us or our affiliates). Under the terms of the option, Mr. Yemin may purchase the residence at
a price equal to the cost we paid to purchase the residence, plus the cost of repairs and upgrades
to the residence approved by us, plus three percent of the foregoing sum for every anniversary of
our purchase of the residence that occurs prior to Mr. Yemins exercise of the option. We do not
believe that the option would have provided a quantifiable benefit to Mr. Yemin if he had exercised
the option on December 31, 2007.
If Mr. Yemins employment agreement terminates because of his death, he will not be entitled to the
above-noted payments and benefits, other than accrued and unused vacation. However, pursuant to
our standard policies for which the Company-paid premiums are disclosed in the summary compensation
table, Mr. Yemins beneficiaries would receive a death benefit equal to one and half times Mr.
Yemins salary at the time of death. Please see the discussion on page 21 of this Proxy Statement
for further discussion of the material terms of Mr. Yemins employment agreement.
Other Agreements. Pursuant to offer letters, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Green and Mr. Ginzburg are entitled
to payments equal to the following amounts: if Mr. Morgans employment is terminated through no
fault of his own, three months of salary; if we elect to terminate Mr. Greens employment through
no fault of his own, at least three months
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of salary; and if Mr. Ginzburgs employment should terminate for any reason beyond his control,
three months of base pay. Mr. Morgan, Mr. Green and Mr. Ginzburg would have been entitled to
approximately $47,500, $50,000 and $42,500, respectively, if their employment had been terminated
on December 31, 2007 under circumstances entitling them to receive the severance payment. In
addition, pursuant to a verbal agreement, Mr. Morgan is entitled to be paid for accrued and unused
vacation upon the termination of his employment other than for cause. Mr. Morgan would have been
entitled to receive $19,000 in accrued but unused vacation pay if his employment had been
terminated on December 31, 2007 under circumstances entitling him to receive this payment.
2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Under our 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Plan) and the
applicable award agreements, any awards that are not vested at the time the participants
employment terminates will be forfeited unless our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee
determines otherwise. In general, vested options that have not been exercised at the time of
termination of employment will be forfeited unless they are exercised within 30 days after such
termination. If an exchange transaction (as described below) occurs with respect to our common
stock, then, unless other arrangements are made, unvested awards granted under the Plan may be
treated under either of two alternatives. They may be converted into economically equivalent
awards with respect to the stock of the acquiring or successor company, or they may become fully
vested and participate in the transaction value of the shares covered by the award (e.g., by
exercise or cash out). Subject to the above, the disposition of unvested awards under the Plan in
the event of an exchange transaction will be determined by our Board, in its discretion. For the
purposes of the Plan, an exchange transaction includes certain mergers or other transactions
which result in our common stockholders receiving cash, stock or other property in exchange for or
in connection with their shares of our common stock. If an exchange transaction had occurred on
December 31, 2007 and if, in connection with the exchange transaction, the unvested stock options
and restricted stock units held by our named executive officers (other than Mr. Yemin, whose share
purchase rights are not covered by the Plan) became fully vested, the value of the awards that had
become vested by virtue of the exchange transaction would have been $334,718, $289,200, $380,235
and $228,510, for Messrs. Morgan, Green, Gregory and Ginzburg, respectively. These amounts assume
a transaction value equal to the closing price of our shares on December 31, 2007.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IN 2007
The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation we paid to our non-management
directors during fiscal year 2007.
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Name (1) |
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Fees Earned or Paid in Cash (2) |
|
Stock Awards (3) |
|
Option Awards (4) |
|
Compensation |
|
Total |
Asaf Bartfeld |
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|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
55,106 |
(5) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
55,106 |
|
Gabriel Last |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
36,418 |
(6) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
36,418 |
|
Zvi Greenfeld |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
157,528 |
(7) |
|
$ |
92,040 |
(8) |
|
$ |
249,568 |
|
Carlos E. Jordá |
|
$ |
44,500 |
|
|
$ |
10,666 |
|
|
$ |
8,339 |
(9) |
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|
0 |
|
|
$ |
63,505 |
|
Charles H. Leonard |
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$ |
39,250 |
|
|
$ |
10,666 |
|
|
$ |
8,339 |
(9) |
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|
0 |
|
|
$ |
58,255 |
|
Philip L. Maslowe |
|
$ |
44,125 |
|
|
$ |
10,666 |
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|
$ |
8,339 |
(9) |
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|
0 |
|
|
$ |
63,130 |
|
(1) We did not pay compensation to former non-management directors Ronel Ben Dov or Alan Gelman in
2007.
(2) This column reports the amount of cash compensation earned in 2007 for Board service.
(3) Mr. Jordá, Mr. Leonard and Mr. Maslowe were each granted 1,500 restricted stock units on May
26, 2006 and 1,500 restricted stock units on June 10, 2007. This column represents the dollar
amount recognized in accordance with FAS 123R for financial statement reporting purposes with
respect to the 2007 fiscal year for the fair value of these restricted stock unit grants. Fair
value is calculated using the closing price of our stock on the date of grant. The grant date fair
value was $15.15 for the grants on May 26, 2006 and $23.50 for the grants on June 10, 2007. As of
December 31, 2007, Mr. Jordá, Mr. Leonard and Mr. Maslowe had each vested in 375 restricted stock
units. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount for the 2006 fiscal year are included in
footnote 9 to our audited financial statements for the 2006 fiscal year included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2007. Assumptions used in the calculation of
this amount for the 2007 fiscal year are included in footnote 10 to our audited financial
statements for the 2007 fiscal year included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC
on March 3, 2008.
(4) The amounts in this column represent the dollar amount recognized in accordance with FAS 123R
for financial statement reporting purposes with respect to the 2007 fiscal year for the fair value
of stock options. Pursuant to SEC rules, the amount shown exclude the impact of estimated
forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. Assumptions used in the calculation of
this amount for the 2006 fiscal year are included in footnote 9 to our audited financial statements
for the 2006 fiscal year included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 20,
2007. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount for the 2007 fiscal year are included in
footnote 10 to our audited financial statements for the 2007 fiscal year included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2008.
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(5) The grant date fair value per option for Mr. Bartfelds stock option award was $6.72. As of
December 31, 2007, Mr. Bartfeld had 28,000 stock options outstanding of which 7,000 were vested and
exercisable. These stock options were granted to Mr. Bartfeld on December 10, 2006, under our 2006
Long-Term Incentive Plan and vest ratably over four years. This was a special, one-time grant in
consideration of his supervision and direction of the management and consulting services provided
by Delek Group, Ltd. to us and not as compensation for his services as director.
(6) The grant date fair value per option for Mr. Lasts stock option award was $5.54. As of
December 31, 2007, Mr. Last had 28,000 stock options outstanding of which none were vested or
exercisable. These stock options were granted to Mr. Last on January 22, 2007, under our 2006
Long-Term Incentive Plan and vest ratably over four years. This was a special, one-time grant in
consideration of his supervision and direction of the management and consulting services provided
by Delek Group, Ltd. to us and not as compensation for his services as director.
(7) The grant date fair value per option for Mr. Greenfelds stock option award was $6.06. As of
December 31, 2007, Mr. Greenfeld had 117,000 stock options outstanding of which 13,000 were vested
and exercisable. Mr. Greenfeld was granted 130,000 stock options on May 3, 2006, pursuant to his
amended and restated consulting agreement (discussed below), under our 2006 Long-Term Incentive
Plan and not as compensation for his services as director. The 130,000 options vest ratably over
five years.
(8) Consists of earnings pursuant to Mr. Greenfelds amended and restated consulting agreement
(discussed below).
(9) Mr. Jordá, Mr. Leonard and Mr. Maslowe were each granted 3,000 stock options on May 9, 2006 and
3,000 stock options on June 10, 2007. The grant date fair value per option for the stock option
awards was $5.95 for the options awarded on May 9, 2006 and $9.26 for the options awarded on June
10, 2007. As of December 31, 2007, Mr. Jordá, Mr. Leonard and Mr. Maslowe each had 6,000 stock
options outstanding.
We do not currently pay any director compensation to our non-independent directors. The
compensation framework for our independent directors, Messrs. Jordá, Leonard and Maslowe, was
determined by the Board. Future changes to cash and equity compensation for our independent
directors will be determined by the Board.
Independent Director Cash Compensation. Our independent directors receive an annual cash fee of
$25,000 and an additional annual cash fee of $7,500 for serving as chairman of a Board committee.
From among our independent directors, only Mr. Maslowe serves as chairman of a Board committee.
The independent directors receive meeting fees of $1,500 per board meeting attended in person and
$1,000 per committee meeting attended in person. Independent directors receive 50% of the meeting
fee otherwise due for meetings attended other than in person. We reimburse our directors for all
reasonable expenses incurred for attending meetings and service on our Board of Directors.
Independent Director Equity Compensation. On June 10, 2007, each independent director received
3,000 stock options, each of which has an exercise price per share of $23.50 and which vest in
equal amounts on the first four anniversaries of the grant date. Each independent director also
received 1,500 restricted stock units on June 10, 2007, which will vest in equal amounts on the
first four anniversaries of the grant date. We intend to continue making annual grants of equity
awards to each independent director.
Other Compensation. As of May 1, 2005, we entered into an amended and restated consulting
agreement with Greenfeld-Energy Consulting, Ltd., a company owned and controlled by Zvi Greenfeld.
Under the consulting agreement, Mr. Greenfeld, who has extensive experience in the energy industry,
assists management in determining the capital budget of the Tyler refinery and in evaluating our
progress in completing capital projects. He also works with management to determine the most cost
effective types and grades of crude oil to be purchased for our refinery, both for short and
long-term production. Finally, Mr. Greenfeld works with our management to evaluate the results of
an ongoing feasibility analysis being conducted by our third-party consultant regarding proposals
to increase our refinerys production and profitability. Pursuant to the consulting agreement, we
compensated Greenfeld-Energy Consulting, Ltd. $7,150 per month from May through August 2005 and
$7,670 per month commencing September 2005, plus reasonable expenses, for consulting services
relating to the refining industry performed personally by Mr. Greenfeld. In April 2006, we paid
Greenfeld-Energy Consulting Ltd. a bonus of $70,000 for services rendered in 2005. In addition,
Mr. Greenfeld was granted 130,000 stock options. See footnote 7 above for the terms of these
options. The amended and restated agreement continues in effect until terminated by either party
upon six months advance notice to the other party.
On January 22, 2007, we granted 28,000 stock options to Gabriel Last under our 2006 Long-Term
Incentive Plan. These options vest ratably over four years, have an exercise price of $16.00 and
will expire on January 22, 2017. The grant to Mr. Last was a special, one-time grant in
consideration of his supervision and direction of management and consulting services provided by
Delek Group, Ltd. to us and not as compensation for his service as a director.
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The grant does not mark the adoption of a policy to compensate our non-employee, related directors
and we do not intend to issue further grants to Mr. Last in the future.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
Management is responsible for our system of internal controls and the overall 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 the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and to issue a report
thereon. The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing managements conduct of the financial
reporting process and systems of internal accounting and financial controls.
During 2007, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with both management and our independent
registered public accounting firm all annual and quarterly financial statements prior to their
issuance. During 2007, management advised the Audit Committee that each set of financial
statements reviewed had been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles, and reviewed significant accounting and disclosure issues with the Audit Committee.
These reviews included discussion with the independent registered public accounting firm of matters
required to be discussed pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with
Audit Committees), including the quality of our accounting principles, the reasonableness of
significant judgments and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements. The Audit
Committee also discussed with Ernst & Young matters relating to its independence, including a
review of audit and non-audit fees and the written disclosures and letter from Ernst & Young to the
Audit Committee pursuant to Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions
with Audit Committees). Additionally, the Audit Committee reviewed key initiatives and programs
aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of our internal and disclosure control structure,
including its internal control over financial reporting.
Taking all of these reviews and discussions into account, all of the Audit Committee members, whose
names are listed below, recommended to the Board of Directors that it approve the inclusion of the
audited financial statements in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007, for filing with the SEC. Although the Audit Committee has the sole authority to appoint the
independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee has recommended that the Board
of Directors ask the stockholders to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young at the Annual Meeting.
Members of the Audit Committee
Philip L. Maslowe, Chairman
Charles H. Leonard
Carlos E. Jordá
RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Set forth below are the fees paid for the services of Ernst & Young LLP during fiscal years 2007
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services include audits of financial statements, reviews of our quarterly financial statements,
audit services provided in connection with our initial public offering and regulatory filings, and
preliminary review of our documentation and test plans in connection with our evaluation of
internal controls. Fees and expenses are for services in connection with the audit of our fiscal
years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 regardless of when the fees and expenses were
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(2) Fees for audit-related matters billed in 2007 consisted of agreed upon procedures for us and
our subsidiaries, procedures related to regulatory filings of our parent, and consultations on
various accounting and reporting areas. Fees for audit-related matters billed in 2006 consisted of
agreed upon procedures for us and our subsidiaries.
(3) Fees for tax services billed in 2007 and 2006 consisted primarily of preparation of federal and
state income tax returns for us and certain of our subsidiaries and consultation on various tax
matters related to us and our subsidiaries.
The Audit Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services by our
independent registered public accounting firm is compatible with maintaining auditor independence.
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. In general, all engagements performed by our independent
registered public accounting firm, whether for auditing or non-auditing services, must be
pre-approved by the Audit Committee. During 2007, all of the services performed for us by Ernst &
Young LLP were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
PROPOSAL 2
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2008
The Audit Committee has appointed Ernst & Young LLP, as the independent registered public
accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31,
2008. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the annual meeting and
will be offered the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire. They will also be available
to respond to appropriate questions.
We are asking you to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm. Although ratification is not required by our bylaws or otherwise, the Board of
Directors is submitting the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to our stockholders for ratification
because we value your views on our independent registered public accounting firm and as a matter of
good corporate practice. In the event that our stockholders fail to ratify the selection, it will
be considered as a direction to the Audit Committee to consider the selection of a different firm.
Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may select a different
independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that
such a change would be in the best interests of us and our stockholders.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP
as our independent public accounting firm.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
To be considered for inclusion in our Proxy Statement for our 2009 annual meeting of stockholders
pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, stockholder proposals must be in
writing and submitted to the Secretary of Delek US Holdings, Inc., 7102 Commerce Way, Brentwood,
Tennessee 37027, and must otherwise comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8. The proposal must
be received no later than December 9, 2008, for us to consider it for inclusion.
Stockholders who desire to present business at our 2009 annual meeting of stockholders, without
inclusion in the Proxy Statement for such meeting, including a nomination of a candidate for
election as director at such meeting, must notify our Secretary of such intent in accordance with
our bylaws by writing to the Secretary of Delek US Holdings, Inc., 7102 Commerce Way, Brentwood,
Tennessee 37027. To be timely, such notice must be received not later than January 8, 2009, nor
earlier than December 9, 2008, provided that if the date of the annual meeting is advanced more
than thirty (30) calendar days prior to or delayed by more than thirty (30) calendar days after the
anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be
so delivered not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) calendar day
prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) calendar day following the day on which public
disclosure of the date of such meeting is first made. The advance notice must also meet the other
requirements of Section 2.02 of our bylaws. You may obtain a copy of our bylaws by writing to our
Secretary at the address above.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.
May 1, 2008
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE DIRECTORS, AND THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG,
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When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator,
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DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 1, 2008.
Ezra Uzi Yemin and Edward Morgan and each of them, as the true and lawful attorneys, agents
and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, are hereby
authorized to represent and to vote all shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Delek
US Holdings, Inc. held of record by the undersigned on April 1, 2008, at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held at 2:00 pm central time on May 1, 2008, at Brentwood Public Library, 8109
Concord Road in Brentwood Tennessee and any adjournment or postponement thereof. Any and all
proxies heretofore given are hereby revoked.
(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)