Consulier Engineering, Inc.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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CONSULIER ENGINEERING, INC.
2391 Old Dixie Highway
Riviera Beach, Florida 33404
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
to be held on
November 18, 2008
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (the Corporation) will be held
on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at 10:00 A.M. at the offices of Simon & Simon, Chartered Attorneys,
8295 N. Military Trail, Suite C, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410, to consider and act upon the
following proposals:
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To elect five (5) directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of
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To ratify the appointment of Berenfeld Spritzer Shechter & Sheer LLP as
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To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting
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Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 2, 2008, are entitled to notice of and
to vote at the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. A list of the
shareholders of the Corporation as of the date of business on September 2, 2008, will be available
for inspection during business hours from November 3, 2008, until November 14, 2008, at 8295 N.
Military Trail, Suite C, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410, and also will be available at the
Annual Meeting.
A proxy statement describing the matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting is attached to this
notice. Shareholders who do not expect to attend the Annual Meeting are requested to sign the
enclosed proxy card and return it immediately in the enclosed envelope in order that their shares
may be represented at the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Alan R. Simon, Secretary
Riviera Beach, Florida
October 13, 2008
YOUR PROXY IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN.
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL PROMPTLY THE ACCOMPANYING
PROXY CARD IN THE SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE WHICH REQUIRES NO
POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONSULIER ENGINEERING, INC.
2391 Old Dixie Highway
Riviera Beach, Florida 33404
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be held on November 18, 2008
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of
Consulier Engineering, Inc., a Florida corporation (the Corporation), of the accompanying proxy
for use at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting) to be held on November
18, 2008, or at any adjournment or adjournments thereof. Only shareholders of record at the close
of business on September 2, 2008 (the Record Date), are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Proxy material is being mailed on or about October 13, 2008, to the Corporations shareholders of
record on the Record Date. All references to the Corporation herein include its subsidiaries.
THE PROXY
Shares of Common Stock represented by a duly executed proxy received by the Corporation will be
voted in accordance with the instructions contained therein and, in the absence of specific
instructions, will be voted FOR the election as directors of the persons nominated by the Board of
Directors, FOR the ratification of the Boards engagement of Berenfeld Spritzer Shechter & Sheer,
LLP, Certified Public Accountants, as the Corporations independent auditors for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2008, and, in accordance with the judgment of the persons voting the proxy, on
any other matter that may properly come before the Annual Meeting. The execution of a proxy will
not affect a shareholders right to attend the Annual Meeting and to vote in person. A shareholder
may revoke a proxy at any time before it is voted at the Annual Meeting by written notice delivered
to the Secretary of the Corporation.
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy are being mailed on or about October 13, 2008, to
shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The cost of solicitation of proxies will be
borne by the Corporation. In addition to the use of the mails, proxy solicitations may be made by
telephone and personal contact by officers, directors and employees of the Corporation. The
Corporation will, upon request, reimburse brokerage houses and persons holding shares in their
names or in the names of nominees for their reasonable expenses incurred in sending soliciting
material to their principals.
Shareholders who execute proxies retain the right to revoke them by notifying the Corporation at
any time before they are voted. Such revocation may be effected by execution of a subsequently
dated proxy, or by a written notice of revocation, sent to the attention of the Secretary at the
address of the Corporations principal office set forth above in the introductory paragraph to this
Proxy Statement or delivered to him at the Annual Meeting. Unless so revoked, the shares
represented by proxies, if received in time, will be voted in accordance with the directions given
therein. If no direction is given, a properly executed proxy will be voted in favor of the
election
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of directors and for the ratification of the engagement of Berenfeld Spritzer Shechter & Sheer,
LLP, Certified Public Accountants, as the Corporations independent auditors for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2008. A plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting shall be necessary
to elect a director and to ratify the Corporations engagement of this firm as the Corporations
independent auditors.
At the Annual Meeting ballots will be distributed with respect to each proposal to be voted upon to
the management proxy holders and each shareholder (or the shareholders proxy if not the management
proxy holders) who is present and did not deliver a proxy to the management proxy holders or
another person. The ballots shall then be tallied, one vote for each share owned of record, the
votes being in three categories: FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN, except in the case of the proposal to
elect directors, the two categories will be, with respect to each director to be elected, FOR the
management nominee or WITHHOLD AUTHORITY from voting FOR the management nominee. Any shareholder
who submits a proxy, even though the shareholder abstains as to one or more proposals, or who is
present in person, shall be counted for the purpose of determining if a quorum is present, a quorum
being a majority of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock. Because each of the directors will
be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the meeting, an abstention, whether by the
shareholder of record or by a broker non-vote where the broker or its nominee is the record holder
for the shareholder, reduces the number of votes cast for a particular nominee. Assuming that the
voting for director is limited to the nominees, an abstention, including a broker non-vote, has no
effect on the determination of who is elected. If there are one or more shareholder nominees
opposing the management nominees, the candidates receiving the highest votes FOR will be elected,
regardless of how many shares WITHHOLD AUTHORITY.
Each shareholder of record is entitled to cast, in person or by proxy, one vote for each share of
Common Stock, $.01 par value (the Common Stock), held by such shareholder at the close of
business on the Record Date. As of September 2, 2008, the Corporation had issued and there were
outstanding 5,294,748 shares of Common Stock.
Warren B. Mosler, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation, has the right to vote sufficient shares to cause each of the proposed actions to be
approved without any other shares being voted in favor thereof at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Mosler
has indicated his intention to vote all of his shares for approval of the persons nominated as
directors and for the appointment of the Corporations existing independent auditors. Accordingly,
any negative vote which a shareholder may cast will not have any effect on the outcome of any of
the matters discussed in this proxy. As more than 50% of the Companys voting power is held by Mr.
Mosler, the Corporation is a Controlled Company within the meaning of NASD Rule 4350(c) and is
accordingly exempt from the requirements of that Rule, which relates to independent directors.
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PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At each Annual Meeting, the successors to all directors are elected to serve until the next Annual
Meeting or until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified to serve. The Board
of Directors has nominated the five (5) persons named below for election as directors, each to hold
office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her respective successor has
been duly elected and qualified. Each nominee is a member of the current Board of Directors,
having been elected at the annual meeting of shareholders held October 22, 2007. All nominees have
consented to serve as directors. The Board of Directors believes that the nominees will be
available and able to serve as directors, but if for any reason any of these persons should not be
available or able to serve, the persons named in the proxy may exercise discretionary authority to
vote for substitutes proposed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, unless such authority
shall have been withheld.
The following table sets forth certain information as of the Record Date concerning the nominees
for election as directors of the Corporation. For information as to the shares of Common Stock
held by each nominee, see the section Securities Ownership of Certain Beneficial Holders and
Management elsewhere in this Proxy Statement.
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Warren B. Mosler |
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Chairman of the Board, |
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President and CEO |
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Alan R. Simon, Esq. |
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General Counsel, |
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Treasurer and Secretary |
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Skender Fani |
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1999 |
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None |
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Jean-Pierre Arnaud |
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James Combias |
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Biographical information relating to each of these nominees for director appears following starting
on page 4 of this Proxy Statement under the heading Business History of Directors and Executive
Officers.
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the election of each of the nominees for
Director named above. Proxy cards executed and returned will be so voted unless contrary
instructions are indicated thereon.
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Executive Officers
As of Record Date, the executive officers of the Corporation were as follows:
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Warren B. Mosler |
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President and CEO |
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Alan R. Simon, Esq. |
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General Counsel, |
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2001 |
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Secretary, and |
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Treasurer |
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Alan R. Simon, Esq. |
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President and CEO |
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2004 |
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Consulier International, Inc. |
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Tony Marsico |
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President and CEO |
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Patient Care Technology |
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Systems, LLC |
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Executive officers who are not also directors serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Business History of Directors and Executive Officers
The principal occupation of each executive officer of the Corporation and nominee for director is
set forth below. All of the executive officers and directors are elected annually, or until their
successors have been duly elected.
Warren B. Mosler is the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Mosler has served as Chairman
since inception of the Corporation and Chief Executive Officer from inception to March 1989 and
from August 1989 to May 1994. In February 1999 Mr. Mosler reassumed the positions of President and
Chief Executive Officer. From 1983 to present, Mr. Mosler has been a principal in AVM, L.P., as a
broker/dealer engaged in arbitrage and government securities trading in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Alan R. Simon is a director, and has served as the Corporations General Counsel and its
Secretary-Treasurer since November 2001. He has been in the private practice of law in Boca Raton,
Florida since 1982, and has relocated his practice to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, in 2001. Mr.
Simon became President and CEO of Consulier International, Inc ., in 2004.
Dr. Skender Fani is the Chairman of the Board of Otis Elevators, Austria. He is the Chairman of
Heim GmbH, a substantial real estate company in Vienna, Austria and Chairman of Polster GmbH,
Advertising, Public Relations, and Sports Management Corporation in Germany and Austria. He is
Chairman of La Carafe GmbH, one of the leading restaurant and entertainment companies in Austria.
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Dr. Fani is a corporate lawyer in Austria, also specializing in sports and entertainment law. For
the past 20 years he has represented the top sports and entertainment personalities throughout
Europe. He is the personal advisor to the presidents of many of Europes top soccer teams,
including MAGNA-Austria, FC Barcelona, AS Roma, and Casino Salzburg. Dr. Fani has a home in Palm
Beach County, Florida where he spends a considerable amount of time.
Jean-Pierre Arnaud worked for Eastman Kodak Company in the USA and UK in various areas involving
health imaging, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, and management. In 1991 Mr. Arnaud
performed financial auditing services for Fotcor (Brazil). During 1991, he received his M.A. in
International and Public Affairs, International Business and Finance from Columbia University
James Combias is the co-founder and Managing Member of Jupiter Capital Advisors, LLC, which is the
General Partner and Manager of Jupiter Capital Advisors, LP, (USA) Jupiter Capital International,
LTD (Cayman) and the Jupiter Absolute Return Fund, a registered fund in Austria. Prior to this he
was a Managing Director and head trader for HSBC Banks Government Bond trading desk in New York
City. During his four years at HSBC, he was selected to run a proprietary trading group within
the bank. This group traded G7 fixed income, foreign currencies, and equity indices. Mr. Combias
began his career in 1986 at Merrill Lynch, where he worked for 13 years and achieved the position
of Managing Director and Head Trader for the firms Government Bond trading desk. He was
responsible for proprietary trading of the firms capital as well as making markets for
institutional customers in Government securities. In 1999, he left Merrill Lynch and from this
time until moving to HSBC in 2004, he was employed at D.L.J., Morgan Stanley, and Lehman Brothers
as a senior trader on their Government Bond trading desks. Mr. Combias was born and raised in
Summit, N.J., and graduated Hobart College in 1985 with a degree in Economics.
Tony Marsico was the founder and president of Healthcare Information Technology, Inc. from 1997
through 2004, when its assets were purchased by Patient Care Technology Systems, LLC. Mr. Marsico
served as Vice President of RCTS heading several departments ranging proactive tracking to customer
service from 2004 until he became President and CEO of PCTS. Mr. Marsico holds a Masters Degree in
Technical and Scientific Communications from Miami University of Ohio and a B.S. degree in Physics
and Mathematics from Wolford College.
Board Meetings
During fiscal year 2007 through September 2, 2008, no formal meetings of the Corporations Board of
Directors were held.
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Board Committees
The Board of Directors of the Corporation has the following committees with members as listed:
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Warren B. Mosler
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Alan R. Simon |
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Alan R. Simon
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James Combias |
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Audit Committee |
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Jean-Pierre Arnaud
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Skender Fani
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James Combias |
The Executive Committees functions include approval of all investments of the Corporation not
otherwise approved by the full Board of Directors. The Affiliated Transaction Committees
functions include approval of all of the Corporations transactions with related individuals,
including significant shareholders, officers and directors. The Audit Committee will review and
assess the adequacy of the Audit Committee Charter on an annual basis.
The Executive Committee did not meet formally during calendar year 2008 through September 2, 2008.
The Affiliated Transaction Committee did not meet formally during calendar year 2008 through
September 2, 2008.
The Board of Directors does not have a compensation committee or a nominating committee. The
Corporation has no nominating committee because Warren Mosler, the Corporations Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer, owns sufficient shares of Common Stock to elect all of the
directors.
Messrs. Arnaud, Fani and Combias are members of the Audit Committee. Messrs. Arnaud, Fani and
Combias are independent as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards. The functions of the Audit
Committee are to review the adequacy of systems and procedures for preparing the financial
statements of the Corporation as well as the suitability of internal financial controls and to
review and approve the scope and performance of the independent auditors work. The Audit Committee
meets with the independent auditors and reviews any matters required to be discussed pursuant to
Statement of Auditing Standards No. 61 and the financial statements proposed to be included in the
annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB. The Audit Committee makes its
recommendation to the Board regarding inclusion of the financial statements on Form 10-K. The Audit
Committee met numerous times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and through the date of
this proxy for the current year. Jean-Pierre Arnaud is an audit committee financial expert within
the meaning of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-B, Item 401(e).
Compensation of Directors
Directors are compensated $100 for their attendance at each Board of Directors meeting. The
Corporation does reimburse directors for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings.
Family Relationships
No family relationships exist among the directors and officers of the Corporation.
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Section 16 Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires that executive officers, directors
and holders of more than 10% of the Common Stock of the Corporation file reports of stock ownership
and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 3 (initial statement
of ownership), 4 (monthly reports), and 5 (annual reports). Based solely upon a review of copies
of such reports or representations that no annual reports on Form 5 for the 2007 fiscal year were
required to be filed, the Corporation believes that Section 16(a) filing requirements were complied
with during fiscal year 2008 and through September 22, 2008.
SECURITIES OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of the Record Date, certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of shares of common stock by each person known by the Corporation to be the beneficial
owner of more than 5% of outstanding common stock, by each director and nominees for election as a
director and each of the executive officers of the Corporation and by all directors and executive
officers as a group. Except as indicated in the footnotes, all of such shares of common stock set
forth in the following table are owned directly, and the indicated person has sole voting and
investment power with respect to all common stock shown as beneficially owned by such person:
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Warren B. Mosler |
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4,365,515 |
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5000 Estate Southgate
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Alan R. Simon |
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190,000 |
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8295 N. Military Trail, Suite C
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 |
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Skender Fani |
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2391 Old Dixie Highway
Riviera Beach, FL 33404 |
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Tony Marsico |
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11520 N.
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Jean-Pierre Arnaud |
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2106 Fairway Drive
South Jupiter, FL 33477 |
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James Combias |
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120 East Elm Street
Greenwich, CT 06830 |
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth certain information regarding compensation paid by the Corporation
and its subsidiaries during the fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007 for services rendered to the
Corporation and its subsidiaries during such years by the Corporations Chairman of the Board,
President and CEO. No other executive officer of the Corporation received compensation that
exceeded $100,000 in any of the listed years.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Warren B. Mosler, |
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2007 |
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75,000 |
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75,000 |
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President and CEO |
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2005 |
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75,000 |
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Certain columns have been omitted from the above table because there is no compensation required to
be reported in such columns.
OPTIONS/SAR GRANTS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR
The Corporation did not award any options or stock appreciation rights to any person during the
three fiscal years.
PROPOSAL TWO
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
Berenfeld Spritzer Shechter & Sheer LLP (Berenfeld) has been selected by the Board of Directors
to serve as the Corporations independent auditors for the current fiscal year.
Goldstein Lewin & Co., Certified Public Accountants, served as the Corporations independent
auditors for the years 2003 through 2007. On September 9, 2008, the Corporation dismissed Goldstein
Lewin & Co. (Goldstein Lewin) as its independent auditors. The Corporations
Audit Committee and Board of Directors participated in and approved the decision to change
independent auditors.
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Goldstein Lewins audit reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
subsidiaries as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 (collectively, the
Financial Statements) did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor were they
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
In connection with Goldstein Lewins audits for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006 and the subsequent interim period through September 9, 2008, there have been no disagreements
with Goldstein Lewin on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction
of Goldstein Lewin, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the
disagreements in connection with its audit reports on the Financial Statements. Additionally,
during the two most recent fiscal years and through September 9, 2008, there have been no
reportable events, as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Registration S-K.
The Company requested that Goldstein Lewin furnish to the Company a letter addressed to the
Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements. A
copy of such letter, dated September 9, 2008, confirming Goldstein Lewins agreement with the above
statements, was filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the Companys Form 8-K filed on September 10, 2008.
On September 9, 2008, the Company engaged Berenfeld as the Companys new independent accountants to
audit the Companys consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
The Audit Committee of the Companys Board of Directors approved the Companys engagement of
Berenfeld.
During the two most recent fiscal years and through September 9, 2008, the Company did not consult
with Berenfeld regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified
transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on
the Companys financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to
the Company that Berenfeld concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching
a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was
the subject of either a disagreement (as defined in Item 304 (a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K or the
related instructions thereto) or a reportable event (as defined in Item 304 (a)(1)(v) of Regulation
S-K).
The following table sets forth fees billed to the Corporation by the Corporations independent
auditors for the years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 for (i) services rendered for
the audit of the Corporations annual financial statements and the review of the Corporations
quarterly financial statements, (ii) services rendered that are reasonably related to the
performance of the audit or review of the Corporations financial statements that are not reported
as audit fees, (iii) services rendered in connection with tax preparation, compliance, advice and
assistance, and (iv) all other services.
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Audit Fees |
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180,000 |
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-0- |
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|
|
-0- |
|
All Other Fees |
|
|
-0- |
|
|
|
-0- |
|
Total Fees |
|
$ |
190,506 |
|
|
$ |
196,254 |
|
The Corporations audit committee has considered whether the non-audit services provided by the
Corporations auditors in connection with the year ended December 31, 2007, are compatible with the
auditors independence.
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of
Berenfeld Spritzer Shechter & Sheer LLP as independent auditors of the Corporation and its
subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, and proxies executed and returned will
be so voted unless contrary instructions are indicated thereon.
DEADLINE FOR SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2009 ANNUAL MEETING
Shareholder proposals which are intended to be presented by such shareholders at the Corporations
2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must be received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the
Corporations principal executive offices no later than June 1, 2009, in order to be considered for
inclusion in the proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. If the Corporation is not notified of a shareholder
proposal by August 1, 2009, then the proxy held by management of the Corporation may provide the
discretion to vote against such shareholder proposal even though such proposal is not included in
the proxy statement and form of proxy.
SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
The solicitation of proxies on the enclosed form of proxy is made by and on behalf of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation and the cost of this solicitation is being paid by the Corporation.
In addition to the use of the mails, proxies may be solicited personally, or by telephone or
telegraph, by officers of the Corporation or its subsidiaries. We will reimburse brokers,
fiduciaries, custodians and other nominees for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in sending our proxy
materials to, and obtaining instructions relating to proxy materials from, beneficial owners.
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OTHER MATTERS
Our Board of Directors is not aware of any business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders other than the proposals described in this proxy statement. Should any other matter
requiring a vote of the shareholders arise, the persons named in the accompanying proxy card will
vote in accordance with their best judgment. A copy of our 2007Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
including financial statements, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is available
on the Corporations website at www.consulier.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commissions
website at www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained without charge upon
written request to Alan R. Simon, Secretary of the Corporation, at 2391 Old Dixie Highway, Riviera
Beach, Florida 33404.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Alan R. Simon, Secretary
October
13, 2008
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CONSULIER ENGINEERING, INC.
2391 OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY
RIVIERA BEACH, FL 33404
THIS PROXY IS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Warren B. Mosler and Alan R. Simon as Proxies, each with the
power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes to vote as designated below, all shares of
common stock of Consulier Engineering, Inc., held of record by the undersigned on September 2,
2008, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on November 18, 2008, or any adjournment
thereof.
1. |
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (SEE PROXY STATEMENT) |
FOR WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority for an individual nominee write that nominees name in the space provided below.)
2. |
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RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS (SEE PROXY STATEMENT) |
FOR
AGAINST ABSTAIN
3. |
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In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may
properly come before the meeting or any adjournments of the meeting. This proxy when properly
executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no
direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR each director nominee, and FOR Proposal 2. |
Please sign exactly as your name appears on your certificate. When joint tenants hold shares, both
should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give
full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by President or other
authorized office. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.
Dated , 2008
Please type or print your name(s)
Please type or print your name(s)
If you have had a change of Address, please print or type your new address in the lines below.
PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND
RETURN THIS PROXY PROMPTLY
USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.