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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K/A
(Amendment
No. 1)
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the fiscal year ended
December 31,
2021
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from _____________ to
_____________
Commission
File No.
001-38392
BLINK CHARGING CO.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
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03-0608147 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
|
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) |
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605 Lincoln Road,
5th Floor |
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Miami Beach,
Florida |
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33139 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip
Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(305)
521-0200
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of Each Class
|
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of Each Exchange on Which Registered
|
Common Stock |
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BLNK |
|
The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Common Stock Purchase Warrants |
|
BLNKW |
|
The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐
No ☒
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically
every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to
Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files).
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
a non-accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of
“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting
company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
|
Large accelerated filer |
☒ |
Accelerated
filer |
☐ |
|
Non-accelerated
filer |
☐ |
Smaller
reporting company |
☐ |
|
|
|
Emerging
growth company |
☐ |
If an
emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided
pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by the check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and
attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of
its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b)
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered
public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.
☒
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined
in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐
No ☒
State
the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common
equity held by non-affiliates (36,304,487 shares) computed by
reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold
($41.47) as of the last business day of the registrant’s most
recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, 2021):
$1,494,655,730.
As of
April 28, 2022, the registrant had
42,588,328 outstanding shares of common stock.
Documents
Incorporated by Reference: None.
Audit
Firm ID |
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Auditor
Name |
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Auditor
Location |
688 |
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Marcum LLP |
|
New York, NY |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Blink Charging Co. (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is filing
this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (this
“Amendment”) to amend the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-38392) (the “2021
Annual Report”), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) on March 16, 2022 (the “Original 10-K”).
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K is being filed for the sole
purpose of including the information required by Part III of Form
10-K. This information was previously omitted from the Original
10-K in reliance on General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K, which
permits the information in Part III to be incorporated in the Form
10-K by reference from our definitive proxy statement if such
statement is filed no later than 120 days after our fiscal year
end. We are filing this Amendment to include Part III information
in our Form 10-K because we will not file a definitive proxy
statement containing this information within 120 days after the end
of the fiscal year covered by the Original 10-K. This Amendment
amends and restates in their entirety Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14
of Part III and Item 15 of Part IV of the Original
10-K.
Pursuant
to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”), this Amendment also contains
certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, which are attached hereto.
This
Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the
Original 10-K (i.e., those events occurring after March 16, 2022)
or modify or update those disclosures that may be affected by
subsequent events. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in
conjunction with the 2021 Annual Report and the Company’s other
filings with the SEC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART III
ITEM
10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Directors
The
following information describes the biographical information,
offices held, other business directorships, additional director
experience, qualifications, attributes and skills and the class and
term of each of our directors, as of April 29, 2022. There are no
arrangements or understandings between a director and any other
person pursuant to which such director was or is to be selected as
a director or nominee.
Director |
|
Age |
|
Director Since |
|
Audit Committee |
|
Compensation
Committee
|
|
Nominating
&
Corporate
Governance Committee
|
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Environmental,
Social
and Governance Committee
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
50 |
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2010 |
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Brendan S. Jones |
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58 |
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2021 |
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Louis R. Buffalino |
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66 |
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2019 |
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X |
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X (Chair) |
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X |
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Jack Levine |
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71 |
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2019 |
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X (Chair) |
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X |
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X |
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Kenneth R. Marks |
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76 |
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2020 |
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X |
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X |
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Ritsaart J.M. van Montfrans |
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50 |
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2019 |
|
X |
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X (Chair) |
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Carmen M. Perez-Carlton |
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61 |
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2021 |
|
X |
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|
X (Chair) |
Michael D. Farkas
Michael
D. Farkas has served as our Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to
July 2015 and from October 2018 to date. Mr. Farkas has served as a
member of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) since 2010
and has been the Chairman of the Board since January 2015. Mr.
Farkas is the founder and manager of FGI, a privately-held
investment firm. Mr. Farkas is the founder, a director and the
Chief Executive Officer of Balance Labs, Inc., a consulting firm
that provides business development and consulting services to
startup development stage businesses. Mr. Farkas also currently
holds the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Atlas Group, in which its subsidiary, Atlas Capital Services, was a
broker-dealer that had raised capital for a number of public and
private clients until it withdrew its FINRA registration in 2007.
Over the last 20 years, Mr. Farkas has established a successful
track record as a principal investor across a variety of
industries, including telecommunications, technology, aerospace and
defense, agriculture, and automotive retail. Mr. Farkas attended
Brooklyn College where he studied Finance.
As
the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and one of our largest
stockholders, Mr. Farkas leads the Board and guides our company.
Mr. Farkas brings extensive industry knowledge of the Company and a
deep background in emerging growth companies and capital market
activities. His service as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
creates a critical link between management and the
Board.
Brendan S. Jones
Brendan
S. Jones has served as our Chief Operating Officer since April 20,
2020. On February 25, 2021, Mr. Jones was appointed by our Board to
be the President and was elected to become a member of our Board of
Directors. Mr. Jones has more than 25 years of day-to-day
operational experience in the electric vehicle (EV) charging,
automotive and alternative energy industries and in-depth knowledge
in the areas of EV charging sales, technology and infrastructure
development. Prior to joining Blink, he served as the Chief
Operating Officer of Electrify America, LLC, the United
States-based EV subsidiary of Volkswagen Group AG, from September
2016 to March 2020. Mr. Jones was Electrify America’s first
employee and is credited with building Electrify America from its
original startup concept into one of the largest ultrafast EV
charging companies in the world, establishing strategy, design
implementation and management teams at Electrify America,
negotiating numerous contracts for charging services with leading
carmakers, retail property owners and EV infrastructure companies,
and managing the installation and servicing of thousands of
charging stations.
Mr.
Jones previously served as Vice President - OEM Strategy and
Business Development of EVgo, a subsidiary of NRG Energy which
operates EV fast charging stations, from March 2014 to September
2016. Prior to these positions, Mr. Jones served in various
leadership positions with Nissan North America, Inc., from April
1994 to March 2015. At Nissan, he assumed increasingly senior
positions including Director - Electric Vehicle Sales Operations
and Infrastructure Development from 2013 to 2015, Director - Chief
Marketing Manager EV Model Line from 2011 to 2013, and Senior
Manager of the Nissan LEAF Launch Team from 2009 to 2011. Mr. Jones
has been a board member of several EV industry groups including the
Electric Drive Transportation Association, a trade association that
promotes electric drive technologies and infrastructure (2015 and
2016), and the ROEV Association, a collaboration between EV
charging network operators and electric vehicle manufacturers to
allow drivers to charge at multiple stations using one card (from
2015 to 2017). Mr. Jones received B.A. and M.A. degrees from George
Mason University and a professional certificate from Vanderbilt
University for completing the accelerated executive leadership
development program.
Louis R. Buffalino
Louis
R. Buffalino became a member of our Board in December 2019. He has
been a senior real estate executive for more than 35 years. He is
currently a Senior Vice President of Cushman & Wakefield, a
global real estate services firm, since 2012. At Cushman &
Wakefield, Mr. Buffalino is responsible for institutional property
investment sales, site selection, lease negotiations and corporate
consulting. In addition, since June 2020, he has served as the
Chief Operating Officer and a director of CleanTech Acquisition
Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Mr.
Buffalino has previously worked at other commercial real estate
services and investment firms including serving as a Senior Vice
President at Jones Lang LaSalle from 2009 to 2012, a First Vice
President at CB Richard Ellis from 2002 to 2009, and a First Vice
President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette/Credit Suisse in its
corporate real estate group from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Buffalino
received a B.A. degree from Providence College.
Mr.
Buffalino has extensive experience and contacts working with large
property owners, managers and developers, making his input
invaluable to the Board’s discussions of EV charging station
deployment decisions, and our ongoing sales, marketing and growth
strategies.
Jack Levine
Jack
Levine became a member of our Board in December 2019 where he
serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee. He has been the
President of Jack Levine, PA, a certified public accounting firm,
since 1984. For more than 35 years, he has been advising
corporations on financial and accounting matters and serving as an
independent director on numerous boards, frequently as head of
their audit committees. Since June 2021, Mr. Levine has served as a
director, chairman of the audit committee and as a qualified SEC
financial expert of Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc., a public company
specializing in the acquisition, ownership and triple net leasing
of skilled nursing facilities and other post-acute healthcare
properties, and EZFill Holdings Inc., a publicly traded app-based
mobile-fueling company. In addition, Mr. Levine is currently a
director and chairman of the audit committee of SignPath Pharma,
Inc., a development-stage biotechnology company, since
2010.
Mr.
Levine’s previous board memberships included Provista Diagnostics,
Inc., a cancer detection and diagnostics company focused on women’s
cancer, from 2011 to 2018 (also serving as chairman of its audit
committee); Biscayne Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical
company discovering and developing novel therapies based on growth
hormone-releasing hormone analogs; Grant Life Sciences, a research
and development company focused on early detection of cervical
cancer, from 2004 to 2008 (also serving as chairman of its audit
committee); and Pharmanet, Inc., a global drug development services
company providing a comprehensive range of services to
pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug and medical device
companies, from 1999 to 2007 (also serving as chairman of its audit
and other committees). Mr. Levine also served as a director and
audit committee chair of Beach Bank, a community bank, from 2000 to
2006, Prairie Fund, a mutual fund, from 2000 to 2006, and Bankers
Savings Bank, a community bank, from 1996 to 1998, and was a member
of the audit committee of Miami Dade County School Board, the
nation’s third largest school system, from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Levine
is a certified public accountant licensed by the States of Florida
and New York. He also is a member of the National Association of
Corporate Directors, Association of Audit Committee Members and
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Levine
received a B.A. degree from Hunter College of the City University
of New York and an M.A. from New York University.
Mr.
Levine demonstrates extensive knowledge of complex financial,
accounting, tax and operational issues highly relevant to our
growing business. Through his decades of service as a board member,
he also brings significant working experience in corporate controls
and governance.
Kenneth R. Marks
Kenneth
R. Marks became a member of our Board in March 2020. He is
currently the President of KRM Energy Advisors LLC, which focuses
on providing strategic and financing advice in the clean energy
sector. Mr. Marks was previously Managing Director and Head of
Power, Utilities and Renewables for the Americas for HSBC from 2011
to 2016, in which he was responsible for leading the bank’s
investment banking and commercial banking services for clients in
the sector in North and South America, including the provision of
strategic advice, financing and other bank products. Prior to HSBC,
he worked for Morgan Stanley as an investment banker for 33 years
in increasingly senior roles, including as Managing Director in the
Global Power and Utility Group. In this role, Mr. Marks provided
the full range of Morgan Stanley’s banking products to clients in
the sector, including strategic advice, debt and equity financing,
and derivatives/hedging. Mr. Marks’ experience at Morgan Stanley
also included participation in specialized groups at the investment
bank focusing on mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring,
project financing, valuations and corporate finance. Throughout his
tenure at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Marks was based in the United States,
except for three years when he was based in Hong Kong as Head of
M&A and Project Finance for the region.
Mr.
Marks is a member of the Board of Directors of the Coalition for
Green Capital, a non-profit entity whose mission is to halt climate
change by accelerating investment in clean energy technologies
through the creation and implementation of Green Bank finance
institutions, and he serves as Chairman of its Audit Committee. Mr.
Marks received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from
Bucknell University, an M.B.A. in industrial management from the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in
finance from New York University. For a number of years, Mr. Marks
served on the faculty at NYU teaching courses in its M.B.A. program
and has published articles in numerous journals including Public
Utilities Fortnightly, Energy Biz and Harvard Business
Review.
Mr.
Marks’ experience in the power, utility and renewable area and his
leadership positions at a leading global investment bank, one of
the largest global commercial banks and at a non-profit entity
applicable to the sector makes his input invaluable to our Board’s
discussions of the EV charging and alternative energy markets. He
also brings transactional expertise in mergers and acquisitions and
capital markets.
Ritsaart J.M. van Montfrans
Ritsaart
J.M. van Montfrans became a member of our Board in December 2019.
He is an experienced entrepreneur in Europe. He is currently the
Chief Executive Officer of Incision Group, a medtech scale-up in
team performance and education, since January 2017, and co-founded
and led ScaleUpNation, a growth accelerator for ventures with large
scale-up potential, from February 2016 to January 2017, each in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
In
February 2009, Mr. van Montfrans founded NewMotion, which grew to
become the leading service provider for electric vehicles in
Europe, with the largest network of charging stations. Mr. van
Montfrans served as Chief Executive Officer and International
Business Development Director of NewMotion until February 2016,
shortly before the company was purchased by Royal Dutch Shell.
Prior to NewMotion, Mr. van Montfrans was a partner of H2 Equity
Partners, an investment firm in Amsterdam, from September 2002 to
February 2009, an engagement manager at McKinsey & Co. in
Amsterdam from May 1999 to September 2002, and an associate in the
mergers and acquisitions group of J.P. Morgan in London. Mr. van
Montfrans received a Master of Business Administration degree from
the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Mr.
van Montfrans’ day-to-day operational leadership of NewMotion and
in-depth knowledge of the EV charging market and broad range of
companies in the industry (with a focus on Western Europe) make him
well qualified to be a member of the Board.
Carmen M. Perez-Carlton
Carmen
M. Perez-Carlton became a member of our Board in July 2021. She has
been a member of the Board of Directors of Uniti Group Inc., a
publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the
acquisition, construction and operation of mission-critical
communications infrastructure, since October 2019. She also serves
as the chair and a financial expert of Uniti’s Audit Committee and
as a member of Uniti’s Governance Committee. Ms. Perez-Carlton most
recently served as an independent advisor for Crown Castle, Inc., a
publicly-traded fiber infrastructure REIT, providing input and
strategic guidance on matters related to mergers and acquisitions,
strategy and business development opportunities, from January 2017
to July 2019. Previously, she served as President of FPL FiberNet,
LLC from 2007 until it was acquired by Crown Castle in January
2017. Ms. Perez-Carlton also served as Vice President, Sales and
Marketing and Director, Finance & Accounting with FPL FiberNet,
LLC from March 2004 to January 2007. Prior to FPL FiberNet, LLC,
Ms. Perez-Carlton served as Assistant Controller and Director,
Revenue and Recovery for Florida Power & Light Co. She started
her career as an Audit Manager with Deloitte. Ms. Perez-Carlton
holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from Florida International
University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive status).
Ms. Perez-Carlton has served on multiple non-profit organization’s
boards and was recognized in 2013 by Capacity Media as one of the
top ten women in the telecommunications industry.
Ms.
Perez-Carlton’s operational, management, financial and accounting
expertise gained through her long tenure as a senior executive in
the telecommunications industry makes her well qualified to be a
member of the Board. As a result of this expertise and experience,
especially as president of FPL FiberNet, LLC until its sale in
January 2017, Ms. Perez-Carlton is uniquely qualified to advise on
our growth strategies and M&A activities.
There
are no family relationships among any of our directors and
executive officers.
Executive
Officers
The
following information sets forth certain information regarding our
named executive officers (“NEOs”) as of April 29, 2022:
Named
Executive Officer |
|
Age |
|
Position |
Michael
D. Farkas |
|
50 |
|
Chairman
of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
Brendan
S. Jones |
|
58 |
|
President,
Chief Operating Officer and Director |
Michael
P. Rama |
|
56 |
|
Chief
Financial Officer |
Aviv
Hillo |
|
57 |
|
General
Counsel |
Harjinder
Bhade |
|
58 |
|
Chief
Technology Officer |
Michael D. Farkas
Mr.
Farkas’ biography is set forth under the heading “Directors”
above.
Brendan S. Jones
Mr.
Jones’ biography is set forth under the heading “Directors”
above.
Michael P. Rama
Mr.
Rama has served as our Chief Financial Officer since February 10,
2020. Prior to joining us, Mr. Rama was an independent financial
consultant (not associated with Blink) from July 2019 until he
joined us on February 10, 2020. Mr. Rama served as the Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of NV5 Global, Inc., a Nasdaq
Capital Markets-traded company that provides professional and
technical engineering and consulting solutions for public and
private sector clients in the infrastructure, energy, construction,
real estate and environmental markets, from September 2011 to June
2019. At NV5 Global, Mr. Rama was responsible for all accounting,
finance and treasury functions and the company’s SEC reporting.
From October 1997 until August 2011, Mr. Rama held various
accounting and finance roles with AV Homes, Inc. (formerly known as
Avatar Holdings, Inc.), including as principal financial officer,
chief accounting officer and controller. Mr. Rama has more than 20
years of experience with SEC compliance, establishment and
maintenance of internal controls, and capital markets and
acquisition transactions. Mr. Rama earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in accounting from the University of Florida and is a
Certified Public Accountant.
Aviv Hillo
Mr.
Hillo has served as our General Counsel since June 2018. Prior to
joining us, Mr. Hillo practiced law in New York and Israel as a
partner in the law firm Schechter Hillo, which he founded in
October 2004. Mr. Hillo has also been involved in starting and
operating new businesses. He served as Chief Executive Officer of
K-Lawyers.com, an internet legal platform, from February 2016 to
June 2018, co-founder and general counsel of Ariel Photonics
Assembly Ltd., a developer of lasers for defense applications, from
September 2007 to September 2015, and in-house counsel at LSL
Biotechnologies, Inc., a developer of seeds with long shelf-life
qualities, from March 1998 to April 2006. Currently, Mr. Hillo
serves on the board of Balance Labs, Inc., a consulting firm that
provides business development and consulting services to startup
development stage businesses, since February 2017. Mr. Hillo
received his law degree from Tel Aviv University in Israel and a
Master of Laws degree (Cum Laude) from Fordham University in New
York, where he specialized in banking, corporate and finance law.
Mr. Hillo is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the
Israeli Bar Association and is certified to practice as in-house
counsel in Florida. Mr. Hillo is a veteran of the Israeli Defense
Forces where he retired as a ranked Major.
Harjinder Bhade
Mr.
Bhade has served as our Chief Technology Officer since May 2021,
where he is responsible for the maintenance of the Blink network
and the development of our EV products. He was previously the Chief
Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering at
ENGIE North America Inc. (which acquired Green Charge Networks), a
sustainable energy storage as a service company, from October 2014
to May 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Bhade was a founder and served as
Vice President of Software Engineering at ChargePoint, a global EV
charging infrastructure company, from November 2007 to September
2014, where he played a key role in that company’s product
development. Mr. Bhade served on ChargePoint’s Advisory Board from
September 2014 to May 2021. Mr. Bhade served as the Senior Director
of Software Engineering of Carrier Ethernet Solutions at Lucent
Technologies from May 2006 to April 2007, the Director of Software
Engineering at Riverstone Networks (which was acquired by Lucent
Technologies) from January 2003 to May 2006, and the Founder and
Director of Software Engineering at Pipal Systems from November
2001 to January 2003. Mr. Bhade received a B.S. degree in computer
science from California State University, Chico and an M.B.A.
degree from the University of Phoenix.
Delinquent
Section 16(a) Reports
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers,
directors and holders of more than 10% of our common stock to file
with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in
ownership of our common stock. Such persons are required by SEC
regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms
they file.
Based
solely upon our review of the copies of such forms received by us,
or representations from certain reporting persons that no year-end
Forms 5 were required for those persons, we believe that, during
the year ended December 31, 2021, all filing requirements
applicable to our executive officers, directors and greater than
10% beneficial owners were complied with, except for a late Form 4
filing by Mr. Hillo, due to administrative delays.
Corporate
Governance
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We
adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics in December 2013. Our
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applies to all our employees,
officers and directors, including our principal executive and
senior financial officers. A copy of our Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics is posted on our website at www.blinkcharging.com. We
intend to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of our
Code of Conduct and Business Ethics, or waivers of these provisions
with respect to executive officers on our website or in our public
filings with the SEC. There were no waivers of the Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics in 2021. A copy of our Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics will be provided without charge to any person submitting
a written request to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer
at our principal executive office.
Board Committees and Charters
The
Board has had four standing committees - Audit Committee,
Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee and Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”)
Committee. The Board maintains charters for each of these standing
committees. To view the charters of our standing Board committees,
please visit our website at
https://ir.blinkcharging.com/governance-docs.
Audit Committee
Our
Audit Committee is currently comprised of Jack Levine (chair),
Kenneth R. Marks, Ritsaart J.M. van Montfrans and Carmen M.
Perez-Carlton. Our Board has determined that each of the directors
serving on the Audit Committee meets the requirements for financial
literacy under applicable rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Nasdaq. In addition, our Board
has determined that Mr. Levine meets the requirements of a
financial expert as defined under the applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC and has the requisite financial
sophistication as defined under the applicable rules and
regulations of Nasdaq. Our Board has considered the independence
and other characteristics of each existing member and each proposed
member of our Audit Committee, and our Board believes that each
member meets the independence and other requirements of Nasdaq and
the SEC. Our Audit Committee operates under a written charter that
satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and
Nasdaq.
Our
Audit Committee, among other things, is responsible for:
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and hiring the independent registered public accounting firm to
audit our financial statements; |
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helping
to ensure the independence and performance of the independent
registered public accounting firm; |
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approving
audit and non-audit services and fees; |
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reviewing
financial statements and discussing with management and the
independent registered public accounting firm our annual audited
and quarterly financial statements, the results of the independent
audit and the quarterly reviews, and the reports and certifications
regarding internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure
controls; |
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preparing
the Audit Committee report that the SEC requires to be included in
our annual proxy statement; |
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reviewing
reports and communications from the independent registered public
accounting firm; |
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reviewing
earnings press releases and earnings guidance; |
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reviewing
the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal controls and
disclosure controls and procedures; |
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reviewing
our policies on risk assessment and risk management; |
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reviewing
related party transactions; |
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establishing
and overseeing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment
of accounting related complaints and the confidential submission by
our employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or
auditing matters; and |
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and monitoring actual and potential conflicts of
interest. |
During
2021, the Audit Committee met 15 times.
Compensation Committee
Our
Compensation Committee is, among other things, responsible
for:
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reviewing,
approving and determining, or making recommendations to our Board
regarding, the compensation of our executive officers, including
our Chief Executive Officer and other executive
officers; |
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our incentive compensation plans and programs; |
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Our
Compensation Committee is currently comprised of Ritsaart J.M. van
Montfrans (chair), Louis R. Buffalino and Jack Levine. Our Board
has considered the independence and other characteristics of each
current and anticipated member of our Compensation Committee. Our
Board believes that each member of our Compensation Committee meets
the requirements for independence under the current requirements of
Nasdaq, is a nonemployee director as defined by Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act, and is an outside director as
defined pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (the “Code”).
Our
Compensation Committee operates under a written charter that
satisfies the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the
listing standards of Nasdaq.
During
2021, the Compensation Committee met eight times.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is currently
comprised of Louis R. Buffalino (chair) and Jack Levine. Our
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a
written charter. Under our policy, the independent directors of our
Board nominate our directors. We also consider any nominations of
directors candidates validly made by our stockholders. When
evaluating director nominees, our directors consider the following
factors:
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the
current size and composition of the Board and the needs of the
Board and the respective committees of the Board; |
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such
factors as character, integrity, judgment, diversity of experience,
independence, area of expertise, corporate experience, length of
service, potential conflicts of interest, other commitments and the
like; |
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business
experience, diversity and personal skills in technology, finance
and financial reporting, marketing and international business;
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Our
goal is to assemble a Board that brings together a variety of
skills derived from high quality business and professional
experience.
During
2021, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met two
times separately and in conjunction with several meetings of the
Board of Directors due to the small size of the Board and the
committee’s limited activities.
While
we do not have a formal diversity policy for Board membership, the
Board does seek to ensure that its membership consists of
sufficiently diverse backgrounds, meaning a mix of backgrounds and
experiences that will enhance the quality of the Board’s
deliberations and decisions. In considering candidates for the
Board, the independent directors consider, among other factors,
diversity with respect to viewpoints, skills, experience and other
demographics.
Each
of our directors is a member of the National Association of
Corporate Directors, an independent non-profit membership
organization of corporate board members that provides governance
guidelines to assist directors in discharging their
responsibilities and ensuring their commitment to the highest
standards of corporate conduct, and the Association of Audit
Committee Members Inc., a non-profit association of audit committee
members dedicated to strengthening the audit committee by
developing national best practices for corporate governance,
corporate compliance and internal whistleblower
policies.
Environmental, Social and Governance Committee
In
April 2021, our Board of Directors established an Environmental,
Social and Governance Committee, which began as a separate standing
committee of the Board in July 2021. The principal responsibilities
and duties of this committee will be to (i) recommend to the Board
the Company’s overall general strategy concerning environmental,
health and safety, corporate social responsibility, sustainability,
philanthropy, diversity, equity and inclusion, community issues,
political contributions and lobbying and other public policy
matters relevant to the Company, (ii) oversee the Company’s
policies, practices and performance and manage the reporting
standards with respect to ESG matters, and (iii) report to the
Board current and emerging topics relating to ESG matters that may
affect the business, operations, performance or public image of the
Company or are pertinent to us and our stakeholders in support of
our evolving global business. Additional information regarding the
functions to be performed by the ESG Committee is set forth in the
ESG Committee Charter.
The
ESG Committee is currently comprised of Carmen M. Perez-Carlton
(chair), Kenneth R. Marks and Louis R. Buffalino. The committee may
include one management director.
During
2021, the ESG Committee met one time.
Board
Leadership Structure
Michael
D. Farkas has been a director since 2010, our Chairman of the Board
since January 2015 and Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to July
2015 and again since October 2018. We believe that having one
person, particularly Mr. Farkas with his wealth of industry and
executive management experience, his extensive knowledge of the
operations of the Company and his own history of strategic
thinking, serve as both Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is the
best leadership structure for us because it demonstrates to our
employees, customers and stockholders that the Company is under
strong leadership, with a single person setting the tone and having
primary responsibility for managing our operations. This unity of
leadership promotes strategy development and execution, timely
decision-making and effective management of our resources. We
believe that we have been well-served by this structure.
As
described above, five of our Board nominees are independent. In
addition, all of the directors on each of the Audit Committee,
Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee are independent directors and each of these committees is
led by a committee chair. The committee chairs set the agendas for
their committees and report to the full Board on their work. As
required by Nasdaq, our independent directors meet in executive
sessions without management present as frequently as they deem
appropriate, typically at the time of each regular in-person Board
meeting. All of our independent directors are highly accomplished
and experienced business people in their respective fields, who
have demonstrated leadership in significant enterprises and are
familiar with Board processes. Our independent directors bring
experience, oversight and expertise from outside our company and
industry, while our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and our
President and Chief Operating Officer bring company-specific
experience and expertise.
Clawback
Policy
The
Board has the discretion to clawback any annual incentive or other
performance-based compensation awards from executive officers and
employees. This clawback applies when certain specified events
occur. If the Board determines that compensation related to our
financial performance would have been lower if it had been based on
the restated financial performance results, the Board will, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, seek recoupment from that
executive officer or employee of any portion of such compensation
as it deems appropriate after a review of all relevant facts and
circumstances.
Director
and Officer Derivative Trading Policy
Under
our insider trading policy, our executive officers, directors and
employees may not engage in derivative trading involving our
Company’s securities.
Board
Meetings
The
Board held 10 meetings in 2021 and all of the directors attended at
least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board and
committees on which they served. In addition, the Board of
Directors took action 17 times during 2021 by unanimous written
consent in lieu of a meeting, as permitted by applicable law. We,
and the Board, expect all current directors to attend our annual
meetings of stockholders barring unforeseen circumstances or
irresolvable conflicts. All of the Board members attended last
year’s annual meeting. We do not have a written policy on Board
attendance at annual meetings of stockholders; however, we do
schedule a Board meeting immediately after the annual meeting for
which members attending receive compensation.
Board
Role in Risk Oversight
Risk
assessment and oversight are integral parts of our governance and
management processes. Our Board does not have a standing risk
management committee, but rather administers this oversight
function directly through our Board as a whole, as well as through
various standing committees of our Board that address risks
inherent in their respective areas of oversight.
Our
Board oversees an enterprise-wide approach to risk management,
which is designed to support the achievement of the Company’s
objectives, including the strategic objective to improve long-term
financial and operational performance and enhance stockholder
value. Our Board believes that a fundamental part of risk
management is understanding the risks that we face, monitoring
these risks and adopting appropriate control and mitigation of
these risks.
The
Board discusses risks with our senior management on a regular
basis, including as a part of its strategic planning process,
annual budget review and approval, and thorough reviews of
compliance issues in the appropriate committees of our Board. While
the Board has the ultimate oversight responsibility for the risk
management process, various committees of the Board are structured
to oversee specific risks, as follows:
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financial risk, including capital risk, financial compliance risk,
internal controls over financial reporting and reporting of
violations involving financial risk, internal controls and other
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our compensation policies and practices to ensure compensation
appropriately incentivizes and retains management and determines
whether such policies and practices balance risk-taking and reward
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the assessment of each Board member’s independence to avoid
conflict, determine the effectiveness of the Board and committees,
and maintain good governance practices through our Corporate
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our policies and practices, and reviews our reporting standards,
with respect to complying with evolving ESG matters and
disclosures. |
The
Board also considers our internal control structure which, among
other things, limits the number of persons authorized to execute
material agreements, requires approval of our Board for matters
outside of the ordinary course and includes our whistleblower
policy. This policy establishes procedures for the submission by
our employees and consultants, on a confidential and anonymous
basis, of complaints and concerns regarding our financial statement
disclosures, accounting practices, internal controls or auditing
matters, or possible violations of the federal securities laws or
the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. Complaints
submitted through this policy are promptly routed to the Chair of
our Audit Committee.
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11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation
Committee Report
The
following Report of the Compensation Committee entitled
“Compensation Discussion and Analysis” does not constitute
soliciting material and the Report should not be deemed filed or
incorporated by reference into any other previous or future filings
by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the
Company specifically incorporates the Report by reference
therein.
The
Compensation Committee of the Board approves and oversees the
administration of the Company’s executive compensation program and
senior leadership development and continuity programs. The
Compensation Committee’s primary objective is to establish a
competitive executive compensation program that clearly links
executive compensation to business performance and stockholder
return. The Compensation Committee considers appropriate risk
factors in structuring compensation to discourage unnecessary or
excessive risk-taking behaviors and encourage long-term value
creation.
Recommendation
Regarding Compensation Discussion and Analysis
In
performing its oversight function during 2021 with regard to the
Compensation Discussion and Analysis prepared by management, the
Compensation Committee relied on statements and information
prepared by the Company’s management. The Compensation Committee
reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis
included in this Form 10-K/A with management. Based on this review
and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the
Company’s Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2021, as
amended.
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Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
Compensation Philosophy
The
primary goals of our Board with respect to executive compensation
are to attract and retain talented and dedicated executives, to tie
annual and long-term cash and stock incentives to the achievement
of specified performance objectives, and to create incentives
resulting in increased stockholder value. To achieve these goals,
our Compensation Committee recommends to our Board executive
compensation packages, generally comprising a mix of salary,
discretionary bonus and equity awards. Although we have not adopted
any formal guidelines for allocating total compensation between
equity compensation and cash compensation, we have implemented and
maintain compensation plans that tie a substantial portion of our
executives’ overall compensation to the achievement of corporate
goals.
Role of Compensation Consultant
The
Compensation Committee has the power to engage independent advisors
to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities. In 2020 and
through the first half of 2021, the Compensation Committee engaged
Mercer LLC (“Mercer”), a global compensation consulting firm, as
its compensation consultant to review and advise on our
compensation practices. The Compensation Committee assessed the
independence of Mercer pursuant to SEC rules and concluded that the
work of Mercer had not raised any conflict of interest. During this
period, Mercer undertook the following projects for the
Compensation Committee:
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Provided
competitive data at various percentile levels for our company’s top
four executive officers based on broad survey data using Mercer’s
executive remuneration survey and the Willis Towers Watson general
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the compensation arrangements for the members of our company’s
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In
2020 - 2021, the Compensation Committee reviewed widely-used survey
data to benchmark our company’s compensation arrangements. The
Compensation Committee used broad survey data, in part, because
there was a lack of direct data on publicly traded electric vehicle
charging station companies as a peer group. Additionally, the
Compensation Committee chose this approach as the large size of the
survey reduced the dependence of the results on any one industry
that could otherwise skew the survey results in any particular
year.
Using
this approach, Mercer compared positions of similar scope and
complexity with the data contained in the surveys. Mercer then
provided a salary range for each executive level at the 25th, 50th
and 75th percentile (and the 90th percentile in the case of the
2021 update) of the surveys. The Compensation Committee typically
sets target compensation levels for executives in the 50th to 75th
percentile range (except Mr. Farkas whose compensation was at a
higher percentile level for reasons mentioned below) as it believes
the use of this range (i) helps ensure our compensation program
provides sufficient compensation to attract and retain talented
executives and (ii) maintains internal pay equity, without
overcompensating our employees. Each executive’s target
compensation level for this purpose is based on the sum of his base
salary, annual cash bonus and annual equity award but excludes
one-time equity/option awards.
Our
2021 employment agreement with Michael D. Farkas was entered into
following this guidance. Under that agreement, he received a base
salary of $800,000 for 2021 and will receive $850,000 and $900,000
for 2022 and 2023, respectively. Mr. Farkas is eligible to receive
an annual performance bonus (payable in cash and securities), with
a target bonus of 100% of his base salary, with Mr. Farkas eligible
to receive up to 200% of his base salary based on the achievement
of key performance indicators established by the Board of Directors
and Mr. Farkas. Mr. Farkas is also eligible to receive equity
awards (one-half in restricted stock and one-half in stock options)
with a target aggregate value of $1,000,000, with the actual amount
determined by the achievement of the key performance indicators
during each year of the employment term. Mr. Farkas also received a
special performance option exercisable into 475,285 shares, which
will vest if our stock price on the NASDAQ exchange reaches and
remains on average for a period of 20 consecutive market days at a
closing price of $90 per share during the four-year term of the
option. Additionally, Mr. Farkas received one-time awards and
payments in satisfaction of his 2020 bonuses, equity awards, and a
salary catch-up since the expiration of his prior agreement in June
2020.
This
employment agreement was recommended by the Compensation Committee
and approved by the Board of Directors in May 2021. The
Compensation Committee and Board found that the special performance
option vesting condition in the agreement was properly tied to and
aligned with the interests of our stockholders, and that Mr.
Farkas’ past service, recent accomplishments and future expected
contributions to our company merited the terms set forth in the
agreement.
In
October 2021, as our company grew and added depth to our group of
senior management, the Compensation Committee engaged Korn Ferry,
an internationally-recognized compensation consulting firm, as its
compensation consultant to review and advise us on our compensation
practices. The Compensation Committee assessed the independence of
Korn Ferry pursuant to SEC rules and concluded that the work of
Korn Ferry has not raised any conflict of interest.
In
2021, Korn Ferry augmented our survey-based compensation approach
by suppling the Compensation Committee with actual peer group data
in order to evaluate the compensation arrangements for our named
executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer) and
directors. With respect to Korn Ferry’s assessment, the comparable
group of companies consisted of the following companies, determined
to: (i) focus on the same industry or adjacent industry as us, (ii)
generally have similar revenues as us, (iii) generally have similar
market capitalization as us, (iv) generally have similar operating
income as us, and (v) generally have the same number of employees
as us:
Allego
N.V., Beam Global, ChargePoint Holdings, EVgo, Inc., Nuvve Holding
Corp., Tritium DCFC Limited, Volta Inc. and Wallbox N.V.
It is
expected that Korn Ferry’s assessment using both survey data and
peer group analyses will be considered in setting 2022 compensation
and in renewing the terms of employment agreements with several of
our executive officers.
Elements of Compensation
We
evaluate individual executive performance with a goal of setting
compensation at levels our Board or any applicable committee
believes are comparable with executives in other companies of
similar size and stage of development while taking into account our
relative performance and our own strategic goals. The compensation
received by our named executive officers consists of the following
elements:
Base Salary
Base
salaries for our executives are established based on the scope of
their responsibilities and individual experience, taking into
account competitive market compensation paid by other companies for
similar positions within our industry.
The
Compensation Committee considers compensation data from the peer
companies to the extent the executive positions at these companies
are considered comparable to our positions and informative of the
competitive environment. Compensation data for our peer group were
collected from available proxy-disclosed data. This information was
gathered and analyzed for the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles (or
alternatively using low, medium and high categories) for annual
base salary, short-term incentive pay elements and long-term
incentive pay elements.
Variable Pay
We
design our variable pay programs to be both affordable and
competitive in relation to the market. We monitor the market and
adjust our variable pay programs as needed. Our variable pay
programs, such as our bonus program, are designed to motivate
employees to achieve overall goals. Our programs are designed to
avoid entitlements, to align actual payouts with the actual results
achieved, and to be easy to understand and administer.
Equity-Based Incentives
Salaries
and bonuses are intended to compensate our executive officers for
short-term performance. We also have adopted an equity incentive
program intended to reward longer-term performance and to help
align the interests of our named executive officers with those of
our stockholders. We believe that long-term performance is achieved
through an ownership culture that rewards performance by our named
executive officers through the use of equity incentives. Our equity
incentive plan has been established to provide our employees,
including our named executive officers, with incentives to help
align those employees’ interests with the interests of our
stockholders.
When
making equity-award decisions, the Compensation Committee considers
market data, the grant size, the forms of long-term equity
compensation available to it under our existing plans and the
status of previously granted awards. The amount of equity incentive
compensation granted reflects the executives’ expected
contributions to our future success. Existing ownership levels are
not a factor in award determination, as the Compensation Committee
does not want to discourage executives from holding significant
amounts of our stock.
Future
equity awards that we make to our named executive officers will be
driven by our sustained performance over time, our named executive
officers’ ability to impact our results that drive stockholder
value, their level of responsibility, their potential to fill roles
of increasing responsibility, and competitive equity award levels
for similar positions in comparable companies. Equity forms a key
part of the overall compensation for each executive officer and is
evaluated each year as part of the annual performance review
process and incentive payout calculation.
The
amounts awarded to the named executive officers are based on the
Compensation Committee’s subjective determination of what is
appropriate to incentivize the executives. Generally, the grants to
named executive officers vest over a three-year period with 33-1/3%
vesting on each anniversary of the grant date. All equity awards to
our employees, including named executive officers, and to directors
have been granted and reflected in our financial statements, based
upon the applicable accounting guidance, with the exercise price
equal to the fair market value of one share of common stock on the
grant date.
In
order to encourage a long-term perspective and to encourage key
employees to remain with us, our stock options typically have
annual vesting over a three-year period and a term of five years.
Generally, vesting ends upon termination of services and exercise
rights of vested options cease three months after termination of
services. Prior to the exercise of an option, the holder has no
rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares subject to such
option, including voting rights and the right to receive dividends
or dividend equivalents.
Benefits Programs
We
design our benefits programs to be both affordable and competitive
in relation to the market while conforming to local laws and
practices. We monitor the market and local laws and practices and
adjust our benefits programs as needed. We design our benefits
programs to provide an element of core benefits and, to the extent
possible, offer options for additional benefits, be tax-effective
for employees in any foreign country and balance costs and
cost-sharing between our employees and us.
Timing of Equity Awards
Only
the Compensation Committee may approve restricted stock or stock
option grants to our executive officers. Shares of restricted stock
and stock options are generally granted at meetings of the
Compensation Committee or pursuant to a unanimous written consent
of the Compensation Committee. The exercise price of a newly
granted option is the closing price of our common stock on the date
of grant.
Executive Equity Ownership
We
encourage our executives to hold a significant equity interest in
our company. However, we do not have specific share retention and
ownership guidelines for our executives.
Consideration of Advisory Votes to Approve the Compensation of our
Named Executive Officers
We
value the opinions of our stockholders, including as expressed
through advisory votes to approve the compensation of our named
executive officers (“Say-on-Pay Votes”). In our most recent
Say-On-Pay Vote, conducted at our 2021 annual meeting of
stockholders, held on September 2, 2021, our stockholders approved
the compensation of our named executive officers on an advisory
basis, with approximately 76% of the votes cast in favor of the
fiscal 2020 compensation of our named executive officers. In
setting fiscal 2022 compensation, we will consider the outcome of
the Say-on-Pay Vote during our 2021 annual meeting of stockholders
and will continue to consider the outcome of future Say-on-Pay
Votes, as well as stockholder feedback received throughout the
year, when making compensation decisions for our executive
officers.
Effect of Accounting and Tax Treatment on Compensation
Decisions
In
the review and establishment of our compensation programs, we
consider the anticipated accounting and tax implications for our
executives and us.
Generally,
Section 162(m) of the Code disallows public companies a tax
deduction for federal income tax purposes of compensation in excess
of $1 million paid to their chief executive officer and certain
other specified officers in any taxable year. For tax years ending
prior to December 31, 2017, compensation in excess of $1 million
could only be deducted if it was “performance-based compensation”
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code or qualified for
one of the other exemptions from the deduction limit. The exemption
from Section 162(m) of the Code’s deduction limit for
performance-based compensation has been repealed, effective for
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, such that
compensation paid to our covered officers (which now also includes
our Chief Financial Officer) in excess of $1 million will generally
not be deductible unless it qualifies for transition relief
applicable to certain arrangements in place as of November 2, 2017.
We seek to maintain flexibility in compensating our executives in a
manner designed to promote our corporate goals and, therefore,
while we are mindful of the benefit of the full deductibility of
compensation, our Compensation Committee has not adopted a policy
requiring that any or all compensation to be deductible. Our
Compensation Committee may authorize compensation payments that are
not fully tax deductible if we believe that such payments are
appropriate to attract and retain executive talent or meet other
business objectives.
Role of Executives in Executive Compensation
Decisions
The
Board and our Compensation Committee generally seek input from our
Chief Executive Officer, Michael D. Farkas, and President and Chief
Operating Officer, Brendan S. Jones, when discussing the
performance of, and compensation levels for, executives other than
themselves. The Compensation Committee also works with Michael P.
Rama, our Chief Financial Officer, to evaluate the financial,
accounting, tax and retention implications of our various
compensation programs. Neither Mr. Farkas nor Mr. Jones, who are
directors, participate in deliberations relating to their own
compensation.
Compensation Risk Management
We
have considered the risk associated with our compensation policies
and practices for all employees, and we believe we have designed
our compensation policies and practices in a manner that does not
create incentives that could lead to excessive risk taking that
would have a material adverse effect on us.
We
structure our compensation to consist of base salary, variable pay,
equity-based pay and benefits. The base portion of compensation is
designed to provide a steady income regardless of our stock price
performance so that executives do not feel pressured to focus
exclusively on stock price performance to the detriment of other
important business measures. Our variable pay and equity-based pay
programs are designed to reward both short- and long-term corporate
performance. For short-term performance, our variable pay programs
are designed to motivate employees to achieve overall goals. For
long-term performance, our stock option awards generally vest over
four years and are only valuable if our stock price increases over
time. We believe that these various elements of compensation are a
sufficient percentage of overall compensation to motivate
executives to produce superior short- and long-term corporate
results, while the fixed element is also sufficiently high that the
executives are not encouraged to take unnecessary or excessive
risks in doing so.
Our
bonus program has been structured around the attainment of overall
corporate goals for the past several years and we have seen no
evidence that it encourages unnecessary or excessive risk
taking.
Stock
Performance
The
following shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of
the Exchange Act, or incorporated by reference into any of the
Company’s other public filings under the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company specifically
incorporates it by reference into such filing.
The
graph below matches our cumulative total stockholder return from
fiscal 2016 through fiscal 2021. We compared our total stockholder
return to the total returns of the S&P 500 index and the
Russell 2000 index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100
investment in shares of our common stock and in each index (with
the reinvestment of all dividends).

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|
|
$ |
25 |
|
|
$ |
27 |
|
|
$ |
622 |
|
|
$ |
386 |
|
S&P 500 |
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
$ |
122 |
|
|
$ |
116 |
|
|
$ |
153 |
|
|
$ |
181 |
|
|
$ |
233 |
|
Russell 2000 |
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
$ |
115 |
|
|
$ |
102 |
|
|
$ |
128 |
|
|
$ |
154 |
|
|
$ |
176 |
|
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following summary compensation table sets forth all compensation
awarded to, earned by, or paid to our principal executive officer
who served as such during all of 2021 (Michael D. Farkas), our
principal financial officer who served as such during all of 2021
(Michael P. Rama) and our three most highly compensated executive
officers other than our principal executive officer who were
serving as executive officers at the end of 2021 (Brendan S. Jones,
Aviv Hillo and Harjinder Bhade).
Summary
Compensation Table
|
|
|
|
Award Compensation |
|
Name and Principal
Position |
|
Year |
|
Salary ($) |
|
|
Bonus ($) |
|
|
Stock Awards(6)
($) |
|
|
Option
Awards(6) ($) |
|
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($) |
|
|
Change in Pension Value and
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) |
|
|
All Other Compensation ($) |
|
|
Total ($) |
|
Michael
D. Farkas (1) |
|
2021 |
|
$ |
1,003,810 |
|
|
$ |
1,281,000 |
|
|
$ |
768,172 |
|
|
$ |
14,431,369 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
519,400 |
|
|
$ |
18,003,751 |
|
Chairman
and |
|
2020 |
|
$ |
479,999 |
|
|
$ |
120,000 |
|
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
$ |
180,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
103,758 |
|
|
$ |
943,757 |
|
Chief Executive
Officer |
|
2019 |
|
$ |
480,102 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
68,336 |
|
|
$ |
548,438 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brendan
S. Jones (2) |
|
2021 |
|
$ |
380,750 |
|
|
$ |
109,192 |
|
|
$ |
24,548 |
|
|
$ |
3,629,530 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
225,368 |
|
|
$ |
4,369,388 |
|
President
and |
|
2020 |
|
$ |
256,417 |
|
|
$ |
55,000 |
|
|
$ |
72,746 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
57,336 |
|
|
$ |
441,499 |
|
Chief Operating
Officer |
|
2019 |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael
P. Rama (3) |
|
2021 |
|
$ |
327,750 |
|
|
$ |
36,000 |
|
|
$ |
33,493 |
|
|
$ |
100,480 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
636,962 |
|
|
$ |
1,134,685 |
|
Chief
Financial |
|
2020 |
|
$ |
273,144 |
|
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
110,000 |
|
|
$ |
298,911 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
22,444 |
|
|
$ |
804,499 |
|
Officer |
|
2019 |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aviv
Hillo (4) |
|
2021 |
|
$ |
327,750 |
|
|
$ |
86,000 |
|
|
$ |
37,500 |
|
|
$ |
112,500 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
45,189 |
|
|
$ |
608,939 |
|
General |
|
2020 |
|
$ |
268,959 |
|
|
$ |
54,000 |
|
|
$ |
27,000 |
|
|
$ |
81,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
43,626 |
|
|
$ |
474,585 |
|
Counsel |
|
2019 |
|
$ |
219,102 |
|
|
$ |
22,443 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
18,501 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
39,704 |
|
|
$ |
299,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Harjinder
Bhade (5) |
|
2021 |
|
$ |
251,800 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
17,649 |
|
|
$ |
270,449 |
|
Chief
Technology |
|
2020 |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Officer
|
|
2019 |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
(1) |
Michael
D. Farkas serves as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and
was appointed to these positions in January 2015 and October 2018
(and previously from 2010 to July 2015), respectively. On May 28,
2021, Mr. Farkas entered into a new employment agreement which
included increases in cash and equity compensation, as well as
one-time awards and payments in satisfaction of his 2020 bonuses of
$1,280,000 (included in Bonus), restricted stock grant of 19,504
shares of common stock (included in Stock Awards), grant of 23,862
in stock options (included in Option Awards), and a salary catch-up
since the expiration of his prior agreement in June 2020 of
$294,575 (included in Salary). Mr. Farkas also received a special
four-year performance option to purchase 475,285 shares of common
stock at an exercise price of $37.40 per share, which will vest if
the Company’s stock price on the NASDAQ exchange reaches and
remains on average for a period of 20 consecutive market days at a
closing price of $90 per share during the four-year term of the
option. The performance option had a grant date fair value of
$13,531,369, which was estimated using a third-party provider who
utilized a Monte Carlo simulation model (included in Option
Awards). Included in All Other Compensation for Mr. Farkas are (i)
company-paid health insurance benefits of $21,006, $23,883 and
$23,877 in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, (ii) company-paid car
lease and insurance expenses of $0, $40,947 and $44,459 in 2021,
2020 and 2019, respectively, and (iii) tax gross-up of $498,394 and
$38,928 relating to the vesting of stock awards in 2021 and 2020,
respectively. |
|
|
(2) |
Mr.
Jones has served as our President since February 2021 and Chief
Operating Officer since April 2020. In connection with Mr. Jones’
appointment as President in February 2021, our Compensation
Committee granted to Mr. Jones stock options to purchase 100,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $38.39 per
share, the closing price of our common stock on February 25, 2021.
The stock options, which were granted under the terms of our 2018
Incentive Compensation Plan, are exercisable in three equal annual
increments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the
grant date. These stock options had a grant date fair value of
$3,555,886 (included in Option Awards). Included in Bonus for Mr.
Jones is a cash signing bonus of $55,000 in 2020 in accordance with
his employment agreement. Included in All Other Compensation for
Mr. Jones are (i) company-paid health insurance benefits of $35,297
and $14,183 in 2021 and 2020, respectively, (ii) tax gross-up of
$190,071 relating to the vesting of stock awards in 2021 and (iii)
reimbursement of relocation expenses pursuant to his employment
agreement of $43,153 in 2020. |
(3) |
Mr.
Rama has served as our Chief Financial Officer since February 2020.
Included in Bonus for Mr. Rama is a cash signing bonus of $50,000
in 2020 in accordance with his employment agreement. Included in
All Other Compensation for Mr. Rama are (i) company-paid health
insurance benefits of $35,298 and $22,444 in 2021 and 2020,
respectively and (ii) tax gross-up of $601,664 relating to the
vesting of stock awards in 2021. |
(4) |
Mr.
Hillo has served as our General Counsel since April 2018. Included
in All Other Compensation for Mr. Hillo are (i) company-paid health
insurance benefits of $21,006, $21,039 and $32,424 in 2021, 2020
and 2019, respectively and (ii) tax gross-up of $24,183, $22,587
and $7,280 relating to the vesting of stock awards in 2021, 2020
and 2019, respectively. |
|
|
(5) |
Mr.
Harjinder has served as our Chief Technology Officer since May
2021. Included in All Other Compensation for Mr. Harjinder is
company-paid health insurance benefits of $17,649 in
2021. |
|
|
(6) |
Represents
stock and option awards granted in 2021, 2020 and 2019 pursuant to
our 2018 Plan. The aggregate grant date fair value of such awards
was calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. These amounts
do not represent actual amounts paid or to be realized. Amounts
shown are not necessarily indicative of values to be achieved,
which may be more or less than the amounts shown as awards are
subject to time-based vesting. The assumptions used in calculating
these amounts are discussed in Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements included in the Original 10-K. |
Grant
of Plan-Based Awards
The
following table sets forth information concerning grants of
plan-based awards made by us during the year ended December 31,
2021, to each of the NEOs.
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated
Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards |
|
|
Estimated
Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name |
|
Grant
Date |
|
|
Threshold
($) |
|
|
Target
($) |
|
|
Maximum
($) |
|
|
Threshold
(#) |
|
|
Target
(#) |
|
|
Maximum
(#) |
|
|
All
Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units
(#) |
|
|
All
Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options
(#) |
|
|
Exercise
or Base Price of Options Awards ($/sh) |
|
|
Grant
Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($) |
|
Michael
D. Farkas (1) |
|
|
04/12/21 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
23,928 |
|
|
$ |
44.90 |
|
|
$ |
900,000 |
|
|
|
|
04/12/21 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
7,349 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
|
|
|
05/28/21 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
475,285 |
|
|
$ |
37.40 |
|
|
$ |
13,531,369 |
|
Brendan
S. Jones |
|
|
02/25/21 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
38.39 |
|
|
$ |
3,555,885 |
|
|
|
|
04/12/21 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,945 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
$ |
73,644 |
|
|
|
|
04/12/21 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
601 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
$ |
24,548 |
|
Michael
P. Rama |
|
|
04/12/21 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,654 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
$ |
100,480 |
|
|
|
|
04/12/21 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
821 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
$ |
33,493 |
|
Aviv
Hillo |
|
|
04/12/21 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,972 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
$ |
112,500 |
|
|
|
|
04/12/21 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
919 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
$ |
37,500 |
|
Harjinder
Bhade |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
(1) |
On
May 28, 2021, Mr. Farkas entered into a new employment agreement
which included a special four-year performance option to purchase
475,285 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $37.40 per
share, which will vest if the Company’s stock price on the NASDAQ
exchange reaches and remains on average for a period of 20
consecutive market days at a closing price of $90 per share during
the four-year term of the option. |
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The
following table provides information on outstanding equity awards
as of December 31, 2021 to the NEOs:
|
|
|
|
Option Awards |
|
|
Stock Awards |
|
Name |
|
Grant Date |
|
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Exercisable |
|
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Unexercisable |
|
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Unearned Options
(#) |
|
|
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
|
|
|
Option
Expiration Date
|
|
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
|
|
Market
Value
of
Shares
or
Units of Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
|
|
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or
Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) |
|
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout
Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not
Vested(1) ($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/13/2018 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
$ |
2.53 |
|
|
12/13/23 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/31/2018 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
2.17 |
|
|
12/13/23 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/31/2018 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
2.50 |
|
|
12/13/23 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/31/2018 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
$ |
5.25 |
|
|
12/13/23 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/31/2018 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
7,000 |
|
|
$ |
30.00 |
|
|
12/13/23 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/31/2018 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,240 |
|
|
$ |
37.50 |
|
|
12/13/23 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/31/2018 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
6.00 |
|
|
12/13/23 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/31/2018 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
3.52 |
|
|
12/13/23 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/13/2018 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
2.63 |
|
|
12/13/23 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
04/16/2019 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
3.30 |
|
|
04/16/24 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
05/14/2019 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,200 |
|
|
$ |
3.06 |
|
|
05/14/24 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
06/06/2019 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
2.55 |
|
|
06/06/24 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
08/21/2019 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
2.99 |
|
|
08/21/24 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
10/21/2019 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
2.61 |
|
|
10/21/24 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/17/2019 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
2.33 |
|
|
12/17/24 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
03/09/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
2.51 |
|
|
03/09/25 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
04/29/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
1.89 |
|
|
04/29/25 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
06/17/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
2.66 |
|
|
06/17/25 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/04/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
25.59 |
|
|
12/04/25 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/07/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
26.41 |
|
|
12/07/25 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
12/11/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
31.13 |
|
|
12/11/25 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
05/28/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
475,285 |
|
|
$ |
37.40 |
|
|
05/28/25 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
02/10/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
59.22 |
|
|
02/10/26 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
02/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
56.27 |
|
|
02/12/26 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
02/23/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
$ |
42.67 |
|
|
02/23/26 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
03/29/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
38.45 |
|
|
03/29/26 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
03/31/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
$ |
45.21 |
|
|
03/31/26 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
04/20/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
37,543 |
|
|
$ |
2.01 |
|
|
04/20/26 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
7,976 |
|
|
$ |
44.90 |
|
|
04/11/27 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
04/20/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
36,916 |
|
|
$ |
2.01 |
|
|
04/20/27 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
7,976 |
|
|
$ |
44.90 |
|
|
04/11/28 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
04/20/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
36,372 |
|
|
$ |
2.01 |
|
|
04/20/28 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
7,976 |
|
|
$ |
44.90 |
|
|
04/11/29 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Brendan S. Jones |
|
02/25/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
33,333 |
|
|
$ |
38.39 |
|
|
02/25/27 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Brendan S. Jones |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
648 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
04/11/27 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Brendan S. Jones |
|
02/25/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
33,333 |
|
|
$ |
38.39 |
|
|
02/25/28 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Brendan S. Jones |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
648 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
04/11/28 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Brendan S. Jones |
|
02/25/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
33,334 |
|
|
$ |
38.39 |
|
|
02/25/29 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Brendan S. Jones |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
648 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
04/11/29 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael P. Rama |
|
06/05/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
02/07/26 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael P. Rama |
|
06/05/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
02/07/27 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael P. Rama |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
885 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
04/11/27 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael P. Rama |
|
06/05/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
02/07/28 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael P. Rama |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
885 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
04/11/28 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael P. Rama |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
884 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
04/11/29 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Michael
P. Rama(2) |
|
06/05/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
33,334 |
|
|
$ |
883,684 |
|
Aviv Hillo |
|
03/31/2019 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,879 |
|
|
$ |
3.13 |
|
|
03/31/27 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Aviv Hillo |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
990 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
04/11/27 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Aviv Hillo |
|
04/20/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
16,517 |
|
|
$ |
1.83 |
|
|
04/20/27 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Aviv Hillo |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
991 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
04/11/28 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Aviv Hillo |
|
04/20/2020 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
16,286 |
|
|
$ |
1.83 |
|
|
04/20/28 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Aviv Hillo |
|
04/12/2021 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
991 |
|
|
$ |
40.82 |
|
|
04/11/29 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
(1) |
Calculated
by multiplying the number of shares of common stock by $26.51,
which is the quoted market price per share of our common stock as
of December 31, 2021. |
(2) |
These
shares vest in two equal annual increments on February 7, 2022 and
2023, subject to immediate vesting upon an event constituting a
change of control of the Company. |
Option Exercises and Stock Vested During 2021
The
following table sets forth information concerning the option
exercises and stock awards vested of each of the NEOs during the
year ended December 31, 2021:
|
|
Option Awards |
|
|
Stock Awards |
|
|
|
Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise |
|
|
Value
Realized on Exercise |
|
|
Number of Shares Acquired On Vesting |
|
|
Value
Realized on Vesting |
|
Name |
|
(#) |
|
|
($) |
|
|
(#) |
|
|
($) |
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
19,503 |
|
|
$ |
768,172 |
|
Brendan S. Jones |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
8,440 |
|
|
$ |
292,955 |
|
Michael P. Rama |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
17,487 |
|
|
$ |
922,624 |
|
Aviv
Hillo (1) |
|
|
20,661 |
|
|
$ |
753,629 |
|
|
|
919 |
|
|
$ |
37,500 |
|
Harjinder Bhade |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
(1) |
1,144 shares of common stock were deducted from the 20,661 shares
of common stock issuable to pay for the cashless exercise of such
options at the volume-weighted average price on the exercise
date. |
Pension Benefits
The
Company has not adopted a pension plan and does not provide pension
benefits to NEOs.
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
The
Company has not adopted a non-qualified deferred compensation plan
and does not provide non-qualified deferred compensation to
NEOs.
Employment
and Management Contracts, Termination of Employment and
Change-in-Control Arrangements
Michael D. Farkas Employment Agreement
On
May 28, 2021, we entered into a new employment agreement with
Michael D. Farkas, our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Farkas will continue to serve as our
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The term of the
employment agreement is January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023.
Mr. Farkas will continue to devote his full-time business efforts,
attention, energy and skill to the performance of his employment
towards furthering the interests of our company and its
affiliates.
Under
the employment agreement, Mr. Farkas received a base salary of
$800,000 for 2021 and will receive a base salary of $850,000 and
$900,000 for 2022 and 2023, respectively. Mr. Farkas is eligible to
receive an annual performance bonus (payable in cash and
securities), with a target bonus of 100% of his base salary, with
Mr. Farkas eligible to receive up to 200% of his base salary based
on the achievement of key performance indicators established by the
Board of Directors and Mr. Farkas. Mr. Farkas is eligible to
receive equity awards (one-half in restricted stock and one-half in
stock options) with a target aggregate value of $1,000,000, with
the actual amount determined by the achievement of the key
performance indicators during each year of the employment term. Mr.
Farkas also received a special performance option exercisable into
475,285 shares, which will vest if our stock price on the NASDAQ
exchange reaches and remains on average for a period of 20
consecutive market days at a closing price of $90 per share during
the four-year term of the option. Additionally, Mr. Farkas received
one-time awards and payments in satisfaction of his 2020 bonuses,
equity awards, and a salary catch-up since the expiration of his
prior agreement in June 2020.
The
employment agreement provides that, if Mr. Farkas is terminated
without cause, resigns for good reason, dies or becomes disabled
during the term of employment, he will receive his base salary for
the remainder of the employment term and payment of 2.6 times his
target performance bonus/equity awards and base salary. In the
event of a termination without cause or resignation for good reason
within nine months prior to or 18 months following a change in
control, the multiple in the previous sentence will be 3.5
times.
The
employment agreement also contains covenants (a) restricting Mr.
Farkas from engaging in any activities competitive with our
business during the term of employment and one year thereafter, (b)
prohibiting Mr. Farkas from disclosure of confidential information
regarding our company at any time, and (c) confirming that all
intellectual property developed by Mr. Farkas which specifically
relates to the EV charging business constitutes our sole and
exclusive property.
The
employment agreement provides that a commission sales agreement
entered into on November 17, 2009 between an entity controlled by
Mr. Farkas and a predecessor of our company will remain suspended
and no payments will be due thereunder for as long as Mr. Farkas is
a full-time employee of our company and is paid a monthly salary of
at least $30,000. Finally, we and Mr. Farkas agreed to resolve a
dispute over Mr. Farkas’ transfer of 260,000 shares of our common
stock to a prior institutional investor through a settlement
agreement and payment of $1,000,000 to Mr. Farkas by us.
Brendan S. Jones Employment Agreement
On
December 27, 2021, we entered into a new employment agreement with
Brendan S. Jones, our President and Chief Operating Officer,
superseding his prior employment offer letter, dated as of March
29, 2020. The term of his new employment agreement starts on
January 1, 2022 and extends until March 31, 2025. Pursuant to the
employment agreement, Mr. Jones agreed to devote his full business
efforts and time to our company. The employment agreement provides
that Mr. Jones will receive an annual base salary of $475,000,
payable on our regular scheduled payday. Mr. Jones will be eligible
for an annual performance cash bonus of up to 60% of his annual
base salary based on meeting pre-determined periodic key
performance indicators every year set by the mutual agreement of
our Board’s Compensation Committee and Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones will
also be eligible to receive aggregate annual equity awards under
our incentive compensation plan equal to 50% of his annual base
salary. Such awards will be split in equal amounts in the form of
restricted common stock and stock options. The restricted common
stock will vest on the first anniversary of its grant date and the
stock options will vest in equal one-third increments on each
anniversary of the grant date, in each instance subject to
satisfying key performance indicators and other performance
criteria and his continued employment with us on the applicable
vesting date. Mr. Jones is entitled to a monthly electric vehicle
and auto insurance allowance of up to $1,500 per month, and other
employee benefits in accordance with our policies.
If
Mr. Jones’ employment is terminated by us other than for Cause
(which includes willful material misconduct and willful failure to
materially perform his responsibilities to our company), he is
entitled to receive severance equal to the number of months of his
actual employment under the new employment agreement prior to the
termination capped at a maximum payment of 12 months of his base
salary.
If we
undergo a “change in control” (which generally means a merger or
acquisition of our company as a result of which the acquirer
obtains more than 50% of our total voting power), Mr. Jones will
receive a severance payment equal to 2.99 times his annual base
salary if (i) he loses his position as our President (excluding
elevation to a more senior position), (ii) his position is
diminished via a restructuring, (iii) his title is changed to a
lesser role, (iv) his responsibility is significantly reduced, (v)
his compensation is materially decreased, or (vi) he is terminated
without Cause during the merger/acquisition process or within one
year after the closing of the transaction. Additionally, all
restricted common stock and stock options held by Mr. Jones will
immediately vest upon a change in control.
As
part of his new employment agreement, Mr. Jones entered into our
standard Employee Confidentiality and Assignment of Inventions
Agreement prohibiting Mr. Jones from disclosure of confidential
and/or proprietary information relating to the operations, products
and services of our company and our clients and acknowledging that
all intellectual property developed by Mr. Jones relating to our
business constitutes our exclusive property. Mr. Jones further
agreed that during his employment with our company he will not
engage in, or have any direct or indirect interest in, any person,
firm, corporation or business (whether as an employee, officer,
director, agent, security holder, creditor, consultant, partner or
otherwise) that is competitive with the business of our company,
including, without limitation, planning, developing, installing,
marketing, selling, leasing and providing services relating to
electric vehicle charging stations.
Michael P. Rama Employment Agreement
In
February 2020, we entered into an employment offer letter with
Michael P. Rama. Pursuant to the offer letter, Mr. Rama agreed to
devote his full business efforts and time to our company as its
Chief Financial Officer. The offer letter extends for a term
expiring on February 10, 2022 and is automatically renewable for an
additional one-year period. The offer letter provides that Mr. Rama
is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $300,000, payable
in regular installments in accordance with our general payroll
practices. Mr. Rama will be eligible for an annual performance cash
bonus of 25% of his base salary based on the satisfaction of
certain key performance indicators set with the Board’s
Compensation Committee. Mr. Rama will be entitled to receive equity
awards under our 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan with an aggregate
annual award value equal to 50% of his base salary in the form of
restricted stock and stock options. Mr. Rama also received a
$50,000 cash signing bonus.
If
Mr. Rama’s employment is terminated by us other than for Cause
(which includes willful material misconduct and willful failure to
materially perform his responsibilities to us), he is entitled to
receive severance equal to up to 12 months of his base salary. If
there is a buy-out or a “change of control,” Mr. Rama will also be
entitled to obtain his base salary for a period of 12 months as a
severance payment. Mr. Rama is entitled to vacation and other
employee benefits in accordance with our policies.
As
part of executing the offer letter, Mr. Rama entered into our
standard Employee Confidentiality and Assignment of Inventions
Agreement prohibiting Mr. Rama from disclosure of confidential
information regarding our company, restricting Mr. Rama from
engaging in any activities competitive with our business and
confirming that all intellectual property developed by Mr. Rama
relating to our business constitutes our exclusive
property.
Aviv Hillo Employment Agreement
In
September 2020, we entered into an employment offer letter with
Aviv Hillo. Pursuant to the offer letter, Mr. Hillo agreed to
devote his full business efforts and time to our company as our
General Counsel. The offer letter extends for a term expiring on
June 19, 2022 and is automatically renewable for an additional
one-year period. The offer letter provides that Mr. Hillo is
entitled to receive an annual base salary of $300,000, payable in
regular installments in accordance with our general payroll
practices. Mr. Hillo will be eligible for an annual performance
cash bonus of 25% of his base salary based on the satisfaction of
certain key performance indicators set with the Board’s
Compensation Committee. Mr. Hillo will be entitled to receive
equity awards under our 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan with an
aggregate annual award value equal to 50% of his base salary in the
form of restricted stock and stock options.
If
Mr. Hillo’s employment is terminated by us other than for Cause
(which includes willful material misconduct and willful failure to
materially perform his responsibilities to us), he is entitled to
receive severance equal to up to 12 months of his base salary. If
there is a buy-out or a “change of control,” Mr. Hillo will also be
entitled to obtain his base salary for a period of 12 months as a
severance payment. Mr. Hillo is entitled to vacation and other
employee benefits in accordance with our policies.
As
part of executing the offer letter, Mr. Hillo entered into our
standard Employee Confidentiality and Assignment of Inventions
Agreement prohibiting him from disclosure of confidential
information regarding our company, restricting him from engaging in
any activities competitive with our business and confirming that
all intellectual property developed by him relating to our business
constitutes our exclusive property.
Harjinder Bhade Employment Agreement
On
April 20, 2021, we entered into an employment offer letter with
Harjinder Bhade to serve as our Chief Technology Officer. The term
of his employment letter extends until May 3, 2023, and is
automatically renewable for an additional one-year period. Pursuant
to the employment letter, Mr. Bhade agreed to devote his full
business efforts and time to our company. The employment letter
provides that Mr. Bhade will receive an annual base salary of
$400,000, payable on our regular scheduled payday. Mr. Bhade will
be eligible for an annual performance bonus of up to 50% of his
annual base salary based on meeting pre-established periodic key
performance indicators every year set by the mutual agreement of
our Board’s Compensation Committee and Mr. Bhade. Mr. Bhade will
also be eligible to receive aggregate annual equity awards under
our incentive compensation plan equal to 50% of his annual base
salary. Such awards will be allocated in 25% and 75% amounts in the
form of restricted common stock and stock options, respectively.
The restricted common stock will vest on the first anniversary of
its grant date (with a cash payment upon vesting to cover expected
ordinary income tax charges) and the stock options will vest in
equal one-third increments on each anniversary of the grant date,
in each instance subject to satisfying key performance indicators
and other performance criteria and his continued employment with us
on the applicable vesting date.
Mr.
Bhade will also be eligible for additional awards during the first
two years of his employment valued at up to $5.5 million, payable
through a stock issuance, option grant or in cash, upon substantial
completion and achievement of individual key performance indicators
that include network development, new products, energy storage and
other technology solutions. All of the above bonus and equity
grants are subject to our “clawback” policy. Mr. Bhade is entitled
to a monthly electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle allowance of up to
$300 per month, and other employee benefits in accordance with our
policies.
If
Mr. Bhade’s employment is terminated by us other than for Cause
(which includes willful material misconduct, willful failure to
materially perform his job duties to our company and material
violation of our company’s code of conduct and policies), he is
entitled to receive severance equal to the number of months of his
actual employment under the new employment agreement prior to the
termination capped at a maximum payment of 12 months of his base
salary and accelerated vesting of his annual equity award for up to
12 months. If there is a buy-out or a “change of control,” Mr.
Bhade will also be entitled to obtain his base salary for a period
of 12 months as a severance payment and, if Mr. Bhade is terminated
without Cause, the balance of the additional $5.5 million in
awards, any unvested equity awards and his annual performance bonus
will immediately vest and be paid upon execution of a release and
waiver agreement with the company.
As
part of his employment letter, Mr. Bhade entered into our standard
Employee Confidentiality and Assignment of Inventions Agreement
prohibiting Mr. Bhade from disclosure of confidential and/or
proprietary information relating to the operations, products and
services of our company and our clients and acknowledging that all
intellectual property developed by Mr. Bhade relating to our
business constitutes our exclusive property. Mr. Bhade further
agreed that during his employment with our company he will not
engage in, or have any direct or indirect interest in, any person,
firm, corporation or business (whether as an employee, officer,
director, agent, security holder, creditor, consultant, partner or
otherwise) that is competitive with the business of our company,
including, without limitation, planning, developing, installing,
marketing, selling, leasing and providing services relating to
electric vehicle charging stations.
Compensation
of Directors
The
following table provides information for 2021 regarding all
compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to each person who
served as a director for all or some portion of 2021:
Name |
|
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) |
|
|
Stock
Awards(1) ($) |
|
|
Option/Warrants
Awards
($) |
|
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) |
|
|
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Earnings |
|
|
All
Other Compensation(2) |
|
|
Total |
|
Louis R. Buffalino |
|
$ |
84,644 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
34,397 |
|
|
$ |
169,041 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jack Levine |
|
$ |
123,000 |
|
|
$ |
65,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
44,727 |
|
|
$ |
232,727 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kenneth R. Marks |
|
$ |
82,856 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
34,397 |
|
|
$ |
167,253 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ritsaart J.M. van Montfrans |
|
$ |
76,788 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
57,408 |
|
|
$ |
184,196 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Donald Engel (3) |
|
$ |
174,999 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
174,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carmen M.
Perez-Carlton |
|
$ |
37,003 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
4,701 |
|
|
$ |
91,704 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
579,290 |
|
|
$ |
265,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
175,630 |
|
|
$ |
1,019,920 |
|
|
(1) |
Mr.
Levine was awarded 1,952 shares of restricted stock and Messrs.
Buffalino, Marks, van Montfrans and Ms. Perez-Carlton were each
awarded 1,502 shares of restricted stock. These awards were granted
on September 2, 2021 pursuant to the 2017 Board Plan with respect
to service as a director during the 2022 fiscal year. The shares
vest on the earlier of (a) September 2, 2022 or (b) the date
preceding the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the
company. |
|
(2) |
Reflects
gross-up tax payments related to the vesting of 1,778 (Mr.
Buffalino), 2,312 (Mr. Levine), 1,778 (Mr. Marks), 1,778 (Mr. van
Montfrans) and 243 (Ms. Perez-Carlton) shares of restricted stock
awarded pursuant to the 2017 Board Plan as a result of the vesting
on September 2, 2021 of the annual award to our non-employee
directors granted on November 20, 2020 for Messrs. Buffalino,
Levine, Marks and van Montfrans and on July 20, 2021 for Ms.
Perez-Carlton. |
|
|
|
|
(3) |
Mr.
Engel received compensation pursuant to the terms of his employment
agreement. |
Agreements Regarding Board Service
In
December 2017, the Board approved a Board compensation plan (the
“2017 Board Plan”). The 2017 Board Plan applied to the entire Board
from November 1, 2017 through February 16, 2018. Since that date,
the 2017 Board Plan only applies to the non-employee members of the
Board. The employee members of the Board are no longer paid
separate compensation for serving on the Board. The 2017 Board Plan
superseded all prior compensation arrangements with the Board
members.
Pursuant
to the 2017 Board Plan, each non-employee member of the Board
receives an annual cash retainer of $60,000. The lead independent
director of the Board (currently, Mr. Levine) receives a
supplemental annual cash retainer in the amount of $30,000. Each
non-employee member of the Board that serves in a chairperson role
or as a member of a committee receives a supplemental annual cash
retainer in an amount equal to the corresponding role: (i) Chair of
the Audit Committee - $15,000; Member of the Audit Committee -
$7,500; (ii) Chair of the Compensation Committee - $10,000; Member
of the Compensation Committee - $5,000; and (iii) Chair of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee - $10,000; Member of
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee - $5,000. Each
non-employee member of the Board receives $1,500 for each in-person
Board meeting and $500 for each telephone Board meeting. The annual
and supplemental cash retainers are payable quarterly during the
last month of each quarter. We also reimburse our non-employee
directors for reasonable travel and other expenses incurred in
connection with attending Board and company meetings or
events.
In
addition, each year on the date of the annual meeting of
stockholders, each non-employee director will receive an annual
award for the number of shares of our common stock that have a
market value of $50,000 based on the closing price of the common
stock on the last business day preceding the grant date. The lead
independent director will receive an additional annual award for
the number of shares of our common stock that have a market value
of $15,000. The stock award will fully vest the sooner of (i) 12
months from the grant or (ii) one day before the following year’s
annual meeting. All stock awards will include a cash payment upon
vesting to cover expected ordinary income tax charges and will be
calculated at the highest individual personal income tax
rate.
Retirement
and Savings Plan – 401(k)
We
maintain a tax qualified retirement plan (the “401(k) Plan”) that
provides eligible employees with an opportunity to save for
retirement on a tax advantaged basis. Eligible employees may
participate in the 401(k) Plan on the entry date coincident with or
following the date they meet the 401(k) Plan’s age and service
eligibility requirements. The entry date is either January 1 or
July 1. In order to meet the age and service eligibility
requirements, otherwise eligible employees must be age 21 or older
and complete three consecutive months of employment. Participants
are able to defer up to 100% of their eligible compensation subject
to applicable annual Code limits. All participants’ interest in
their deferrals are 100% vested when contributed. Currently, the
401(k) Plan does not provide for any matching contributions on
employee deferrals.
Incentive
Compensation Plans
In
July 2018, our Board adopted the Blink Charging Co. 2018 Incentive
Compensation Plan (the “2018 Plan”). The holders of a majority of
our shares of common stock approved the 2018 Plan at our
stockholders meeting held on September 7, 2018. The 2018 Plan
enables us to grant stock options, restricted stock, dividend
equivalents, stock payments, deferred stock, restricted stock
units, stock appreciation rights, performance share awards, and
other incentive awards to employees, directors, consultants and
advisors, and to improve our ability to attract, retain and
motivate individuals upon whom our sustained growth and financial
success depend, by providing such persons with an opportunity to
acquire or increase their proprietary interest in us. Stock options
granted under the 2018 Plan may be non-qualified stock options or
incentive stock options, within the meaning of Section 422(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that stock options
granted to outside directors and any consultants or advisers
providing services to us or an affiliate shall in all cases be
non-qualified stock options. The option price must be at least 100%
of the fair market value on the date of grant and if, issued to a
10% or greater stockholder, must be at least 110% of the fair
market value on the date of the grant.
The
2018 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the
Board, which has discretion over the awards and grants thereunder.
The aggregate maximum number of shares of common stock for which
stock options or awards may be granted pursuant to the 2018 Plan is
5,000,000, as adjusted. No awards may be issued on or after
September 7, 2028.
As of
December 31, 2021, stock options to purchase an aggregate of
983,505 shares of common stock and 1,244,732 restricted shares of
our common stock were outstanding and initially issued to employees
and consultants under the 2018 Plan, including the grants described
below to our executive officers, directors and
consultants.
Pay
Ratio Disclosure
As
required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act, the Company is providing the following
information about the relationship between the annual total
compensation of the Company’s employees and the annual total
compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. The CEO pay ratio
figures below are a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner
consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange
Act.
On
December 31, 2021, we had 198 employees (full-time and
part-time).
We
determined the total annual compensation for our employees for the
year ended December 31, 2021 using data from our payroll records
for the month of December 2021, which we then extrapolated for the
full year of 2021. The components of total annual compensation for
our employees are the same as those used to determine the total
compensation of our NEOs for the purposes of the Summary
Compensation Table. We did not make any full-time equivalent
adjustments for part-time employees. The results were then ranked,
excluding the Chief Executive Officer, from lowest to highest, and
the median employee was identified. We then compared the total
annual compensation of the median employee to that of the Chief
Executive Officer. The total annual compensation of the median
employee for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $77,740. For the
year ended December 31, 2021, the ratio of our Chief Executive
Officer’s total annual compensation to that of our median employee
was approximately 232:1 which includes the performance option which
had a grant date fair value of $13,531,369. Excluding this
performance option, the ratio was approximately 58:1.
The
SEC rules for identifying the median employee and calculating the
pay ratio based on that employee’s total annual compensation allow
companies to adopt a variety of methodologies, to apply certain
exclusions and to make reasonable estimates and assumptions that
reflect their compensation practices. As such, the pay ratio
reported by other companies may not be comparable to the pay ratio
reported above, as other companies may have different employment
and compensation practices and may utilize different methodologies,
exclusions, estimates and assumptions in calculating their own pay
ratios.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
No
member of the Compensation Committee was an officer or employee of
the Company or any subsidiary of the Company during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2021. No member of the Compensation Committee
was a member of the compensation committee of another entity during
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. None of our executive
officers was a director or a member of the Compensation Committee
of another entity during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
There were no transactions between any member of the Compensation
Committee and the Company during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2021 requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K
promulgated under the Exchange Act.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
Plan Category |
|
Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding
Options, Warrants and Rights
(a) |
|
|
Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants
and Rights ($)
(b) |
|
|
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column
(a)) |
|
Equity Compensation Plans
Approved by Security Holders |
|
|
983,505 |
|
|
$ |
25.25 |
|
|
|
3,755,768 |
|
Equity
Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total |
|
|
983,505 |
|
|
$ |
25.25 |
|
|
|
3,755,768 |
|
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding our shares
of common stock beneficially owned as of April 29, 2022, for (i)
each stockholder known to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of
our outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) each NEO and director,
and (iii) all executive officers and directors as a group. A person
is considered to beneficially own any shares: (i) over which such
person, directly or indirectly, exercises sole or shared voting or
investment power, or (ii) of which such person has the right to
acquire beneficial ownership at any time within 60 days after such
date upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or convertible
securities. Unless otherwise indicated, voting and investment power
relating to the shares shown in the table for our directors and
executive officers is exercised solely by the beneficial owner or
shared by the owner and the owner’s spouse or children.
For
purposes of this table, a person or group of persons is deemed to
have “beneficial ownership” of any shares of common stock that such
person has the right to acquire within 60 days after April 29,
2022. For purposes of computing the percentage of outstanding
shares of common stock held by each person or group of persons, any
shares that such person or persons has the right to acquire within
60 days after April 29, 2022 is deemed to be outstanding but is not
deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the
percentage ownership of any other person. The inclusion of any
shares listed as beneficially owned does not constitute an
admission of beneficial ownership.
Name
of Beneficial Owner (1) |
|
Number |
|
|
Percent
(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael D. Farkas |
|
|
6,685,274 |
(3) |
|
|
15.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brendan S. Jones |
|
|
50,052 |
(4) |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael P. Rama |
|
|
159,973 |
(5) |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aviv Hillo |
|
|
122,794 |
(6) |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Harjinder Bhade |
|
|
9,325 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Louis R. Buffalino |
|
|
26,699 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jack Levine |
|
|
104,996 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kenneth R. Marks |
|
|
38,399 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ritsaart J.M. van Montfrans |
|
|
26,699 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carmen M. Perez-Carlton |
|
|
1,745 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BlackRock, Inc. |
|
|
2,469,783 |
(7) |
|
|
5.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All directors and executive officers
as a group (10 persons) |
|
|
7,225,956 |
(8) |
|
|
17.0 |
% |
*
Less than 1% of the outstanding shares.
(1) Each person maintains a mailing address at c/o Blink Charging
Co., 605 Lincoln Road, 5th Floor, Miami Beach, Florida
33139.
(2)
Applicable percentage ownership is based on 42,588,328 shares of
common stock outstanding as of April 28, 2022.
(3)
Represents (i) 1,218,548 shares of common stock owned directly,
(ii) 4,097,616 shares of common stock held by Farkas Group Inc., of
which Mr. Farkas is the President and has voting and investment
power with respect to such shares, (iii) 81,441 shares of common
stock held by Balance Group LLC, of which Mr. Farkas is the
managing member and has voting and investment power with respect to
such shares, (iv) 7,200 shares of common stock held by the Michael
D. Farkas Charitable Foundation, of which Mr. Farkas is the trustee
and has voting and investment power with respect to such shares,
(v) 80 shares of common stock held by Farkas Family Irrevocable
Trust, of which Mr. Farkas is the trustee and has voting and
investment power with respect to such shares, (vi) 15,000 shares of
common stock held by Mr. Farkas’ minor children, (vii) 119,475
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options,
and (viii) 1,145,914 shares of common stock issuable upon the
exercise of warrants. For purposes of voting, on an actual basis,
Mr. Farkas owns 12.7% of the outstanding shares.
Additionally,
Mr. Farkas has a less than 5% ownership interest in Ardour Capital
Investments LLC and Ardour Capital Partners LLC, which, to the
Company’s knowledge, own 42,771 shares and 14,117 shares of common
stock, respectively. Mr. Farkas has no voting or investment power
with respect to the shares of common stock held by the Ardour
Capital entities, and their ownership interests are not included in
the shares of common stock beneficially owned by Mr.
Farkas.
Excludes
a special performance option exercisable into 475,285 shares, which
will vest if our stock price on the NASDAQ exchange reaches and
remains on average for a period of 20 consecutive market days at a
closing price of $90 per share during the four-year term of the
option, as described under “Employment and Management Contracts,
Termination of Employment and Change in Control Agreements –
Michael D. Farkas Employment Agreement.”
(4)
Includes 33,981 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise
of stock options.
(5)
Includes 100,885 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise
of stock options.
(6)
Includes 21,386 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise
of stock options.
(7)
Based solely on the Schedule 13G filed on February 4, 2022 by
BlackRock, Inc. The address for BlackRock, Inc. is 55 East
52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.
(8)
Includes currently exercisable stock options and warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 1,410,297 shares of common
stock.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Related
Person Transaction Policy
Our
policy with regard to related party transactions is for the Board
as a whole to approve any material transactions involving our
directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our
outstanding shares of common stock.
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
In
addition to the compensation arrangements, including employment,
termination of employment and change in control arrangements,
discussed in Part II, the section titled “Employment and Management
Contracts, Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control
Arrangements,” the following is a description of each transaction
since January 1, 2021 and each currently proposed transaction in
which:
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we
have been or are to be a participant; |
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the
amount involved exceeds $120,000; and |
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any
related person had or will have a direct or indirect material
interest. |
Certain
persons who provide services to us, including Michael D. Farkas,
our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Aviv Hillo, our
General Counsel, also provide services and/or serve as officers or
directors of Balance Labs, Inc., a consulting firm controlled by
Mr. Farkas that provides business development and consulting
services to startup development-stage businesses.
On
November 12, 2021, our Board of Directors approved a Confidential
Settlement and Release Agreement with Aviv Hillo, our General
Counsel. In consideration for Mr. Hillo releasing any and all
claims of harassment involving a former executive, we issued Mr.
Hillo 60,000 shares of our common stock in full settlement of the
matter.
Director
Independence
At
least annually, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
reviews the independence of each non-employee director and makes
recommendations to the Board and the Board affirmatively determines
whether each director qualifies as independent. No director
qualifies as “independent” unless the Board affirmatively
determines that the director has no material relationship with the
Company (either directly or as a stockholder or officer of an
organization that has a relationship with the Company). In
addition, in affirmatively determining the independence of any
director who will serve on the Compensation Committee, the Board
must consider all factors specifically relevant to determining
whether a director has a relationship to the Company which is
material to that director’s ability to be independent of management
in connection with the duties of a Compensation Committee member.
Each director must keep the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee fully and promptly informed as to any development
affecting a director’s independence.
Our
shares of common stock and warrants are listed for trading on the
Nasdaq Capital Market. Under the rules of Nasdaq, “independent”
directors must make up a majority of a listed company’s board of
directors. In addition, applicable Nasdaq rules require that,
subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s
audit and compensation committees be independent within the meaning
of the applicable Nasdaq rules. Audit committee members must also
satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the
Exchange Act.
The
Board has determined that each of our non-employee directors during
2021 (Messrs. Buffalino, Levine, Marks and van Montfrans, and Ms.
Perez-Carlton) were independent under the listing standards of
Nasdaq and the requirements of the SEC. Messrs. Farkas and Jones
are not independent based on their service as employees of our
company. In making its independence determinations, the Board
reviewed direct and indirect transactions and relationships between
each director, or any member of his or her immediate family, and us
or one of our subsidiaries or affiliates based on information
provided by the director, our records and publicly available
information. None of our directors directly or indirectly provides
any professional or consulting services to us.
As a
result, a majority of our directors are independent, as required
under applicable Nasdaq rules. As required under applicable Nasdaq
rules, we anticipate that our independent directors will meet in
regularly scheduled executive sessions at which only independent
directors are present.
ITEM
14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Marcum
LLP served as our independent registered public accountants for the
years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. The following table sets
forth the aggregate fees billed to us for the years ended December
31, 2021 and 2020:
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Year
Ended
December
31, 2021
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Year
Ended December 31, 2020 |
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Audit
Fees (1) |
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$ |
679,561 |
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$ |
317,169 |
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Audit-related
fees (2) |
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- |
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- |
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Tax
fees (3) |
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- |
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- |
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All
other fees (4) |
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- |
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- |
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Total |
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$ |
679,561 |
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$ |
317,169 |
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(1) |
Audit
fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for
the audit of our consolidated annual financial statements, the
review of the interim consolidated financial statements included in
quarterly reports and services that are normally provided in
connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements,
consultations in connection with acquisitions and issuances of
auditor consents and comfort letters in connection with SEC
registration statements. |
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(2) |
Audit-related
fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that
are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of
our consolidated financial statements and are not reported under
“Audit Fees.” |
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(3) |
Tax
fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for
tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning (domestic and
international). These services include assistance regarding
federal, state and international tax compliance, acquisitions and
international tax planning. |
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(4) |
All
other fees consist of fees for products and services other than the
services reported above. |
Pre-Approval
Policies
All
audit and non-audit services provided by our independent registered
public accounting firm must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
Unless the specific service has been previously pre-approved with
respect to that year, the Audit Committee must approve the
permitted service before the independent registered public
accounting firm is engaged to perform it. The Audit Committee uses
the following procedures in pre-approving all audit and non-audit
services provided by our independent registered public accounting
firm. At or before the first meeting of the Audit Committee each
year, the Audit Committee is presented with a detailed listing of
the individual audit and non-audit services and fees (separately
describing audit-related services, tax services and other services)
expected to be provided by our independent registered public
accounting firm during the year. Quarterly, the Audit Committee is
presented with an update of any new audit and non-audit services to
be provided. The Audit Committee reviews the quarterly update and
approves the services outlined therein if such services are
acceptable to the Audit Committee.
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SCHEDULES.
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(a) |
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
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1. |
Consolidated
Financial Statements are listed in the Index to Consolidated
Financial Statements on page F-1 of the Original 10-K. |
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2. |
Other
schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not
required, or because required information is included in the
Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto. |
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EXHIBITS |
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We
have filed the exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index below in this
Form 10-K/A: |
Exhibit |
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Incorporated
by Reference |
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Filed
or Furnished |
Number
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Exhibit
Description |
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Form |
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Exhibit |
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Filing
Date |
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Herewith |
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2.1 |
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Share
Purchase Agreement, dated April 21, 2021, between the Shareholders
of Blue Corner NV and Blink Holdings B.V. |
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8-K |
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2.1 |
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05/13/2021 |
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3.1 |
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Articles
of Incorporation, as amended most recently on August 17,
2017 |
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10-K |
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3.1 |
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04/17/2018 |
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3.2 |
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Bylaws,
as amended most recently on January 29, 2018 |
|
10-K |
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3.2 |
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04/17/2018 |
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3.3 |
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Certificate
of Designations for Series D Preferred Stock |
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8-K |
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3.1 |
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02/21/2018 |
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4.1 |
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Warrant
Agency Agreement by and between the Company and Worldwide Stock
Transfer, LLC and Form of Warrant Certificate for Registered
Offering |
|
8-K |
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4.1 |
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02/21/2018 |
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4.2 |
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Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated April 9,
2018 |
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8-K |
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4.1 |
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04/19/2018 |
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4.3 |
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Description
of the Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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10-K |
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4.3 |
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04/02/2020 |
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10.10 |
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Patent
License Agreement, dated March 29, 2012, by and among Car Charging
Group, Inc., Balance Holdings, LLC and Michael
Farkas |
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10-K |
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10.21 |
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04/16/2013 |
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10.11 |
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Patent
License Agreement, dated March 11, 2016, by and among Car Charging
Group, Inc., Balance Holdings, LLC and Michael
Farkas |
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10-Q |
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10.3 |
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08/04/2016 |
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10.12 |
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Revenue
Sharing Agreement, dated April 3, 2013, by and among Car Charging
Group, Inc., EV Pass Holdings, LLC, and Synapse Sustainability
Trust, Inc. |
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8-K |
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10.2 |
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04/26/2013 |
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10.14* |
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2018
Incentive Compensation Plan |
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Proxy |
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- |
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08/14/2018 |
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10.15* |
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Employment
Agreement, dated January 9, 2020, between Blink Charging Co. and
Donald Engel |
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8-K |
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10.1 |
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01/10/2020 |
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10.16* |
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Employment
Offer Letter, dated February 7, 2020, between Blink Charging Co.
and Michael P. Rama |
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8-K |
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10.1 |
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02/11/2020 |
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10.17* |
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Employment
Offer Letter, dated as of March 29, 2020, between Blink Charging
Co. and Brendan S. Jones |
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8-K |
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10.1 |
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04/20/2020 |
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10.18* |
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Executive
Chairman and CEO Employment Agreement, dated May 28, 2021, between
Blink Charging Co. and Michael D. Farkas |
|
8-K |
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10.1 |
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06/04/2021 |
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10.19* |
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Employment
Agreement dated December 27, 2021, between Blink Charging Co. and
Brendan Jones |
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8-K |
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10.1 |
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12/29/2021 |
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10.20* |
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Employment
Agreement dated April 20, 2021, between Blink Charging Co. and
Harjinder Bhade+ |
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X |
21.1 |
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Subsidiaries
of the Registrant |
|
10-K |
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21.1 |
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03/16/2022 |
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23.1 |
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Consent
of Marcum LLP |
|
10-K |
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23.1 |
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03/16/2022 |
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31.1 |
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Rule
13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer |
|
10-K |
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31.1 |
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03/16/2022 |
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31.2 |
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Rule
13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer |
|
10-K |
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31.2 |
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03/16/2022 |
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31.3 |
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Rule
13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive
Officer |
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31.4 |
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Rule
13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer |
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X |
32.1** |
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Section
1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer |
|
10-K |
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32.1 |
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03/16/2022 |
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32.2** |
|
Section
1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer |
|
10-K |
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32.2 |
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03/16/2022 |
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101.INS |
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101.XSD |
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XBRL
Schema. |
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101.PRE |
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XBRL
Presentation. |
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101.CAL |
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XBRL
Calculation. |
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101.DEF |
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XBRL
Definition. |
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101.LAB |
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XBRL
Label. |
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Indicates
a management contract or compensatory plan or
arrangement. |
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In
accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are
being furnished and not deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of
the Exchange Act. |
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The
appendix to this exhibit has been omitted pursuant to Item
601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, because it is both (i) not material and (ii) the type
that the registrant treats as private or confidential. A copy of
the omitted appendix will be furnished to the SEC upon its
request. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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BLINK
CHARGING CO. |
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Date:
April 29, 2022 |
By: |
/s/
Michael D. Farkas |
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Michael
D. Farkas |
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Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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Date:
April 29, 2022 |
By: |
/s/
Michael P. Rama |
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Michael
P. Rama |
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Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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