Md. Code Regs. 31.04.07.15

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 31.04.07.15 - Schedule B

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A PARTICIPANT (OTHER THAN THE ISSUER) IN A PROXY SOLICITATION IN AN ELECTION CONTEST

Item 1. Issuer.

State the name and address of the Issuer.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

A. State the following:

(1) Your name and business address;

(2) Your present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business, and address of any corporation or other organization in which the employment is carried on.

B. State the following:

(1) Your residence address;

(2) Information as to all material occupations, positions, offices, or employments during the last 10 years, giving starting and ending dates of each and the name, principal business and address of any business corporation, or other business organization in which each occupation, position, office, or employment was carried on.

C. State whether or not you are or have been a participant in any other proxy contest involving this company or other companies within the past 10 years. If so, identify the principals, the subject matter, and your relationship to the parties, and the outcome.

D. State whether or not, during the past 10 years, you have been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) and, if so, give dates, nature of conviction, name and location of court, and penalty imposed or other disposition of the case. A negative answer to this subitem does not need to be included in the proxy statement or other proxy soliciting material.

Item 3. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

A. State the amount of each class of securities of the issuer that you own beneficially, directly or indirectly.

B. State the amount of each class of securities of the issuer that you own of record but not beneficially.

C. State, with respect to all securities of the issuer purchased or sold within the past 2 years, the dates when they were purchased or sold, and the amount purchased or sold on each date.

D. State if any part of the purchase price or market value of any of the securities specified in §C is represented by funds borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring or holding securities. Indicate the amount of the indebtedness as of the latest practicable date. If funds were borrowed or obtained otherwise than pursuant to a margin account or bank loan in the regular course of business of a bank, broker, or dealer, briefly describe the transaction and state the names of the parties.

E. State whether or not you are a party to any contracts, arrangements, or understandings with any person with respect to any securities of the issuer including but not limited to joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls guarantees against losses or guarantees of profits, division of losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies. If so, name the persons with whom some contracts, arrangements, or understandings exist, and give the details of it.

F. State the amount of securities of the issuer owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by each of your associates, and the name and address of each associate.

G. State the amount of each class of securities of any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of the issuer that you own beneficially, directly or indirectly.

Item 4. Further Matters.

A. Describe the time and circumstances under which you became a participant in the solicitation, and state the nature and extent of your activities or proposed activities as a participant.

B. Describe briefly, and if practicable state the approximate amount of any material interest, direct or indirect, of yourself and of each of your associates in any material transactions since the beginning of the company's last fiscal year, or in any material proposed transactions, to which the company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates was or is to be a party.

C. Arrangement or Understanding.

(1) State whether or not you or any of your associates have any arrangement or understanding with any person:

(a) With respect to any future employment by the issuer or its subsidiaries or affiliates; or

(b) With respect to any future transactions to which the issuer or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates will or may be a party.

(2) If so, describe the arrangement or understanding, and state the names of the parties.

Item 5. Signature.

The statement shall be dated and signed in the following manner:

I certify that the statements made in this statement are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

_________________ (Date)

_________________ (Signature of participant or authorized representative)

Md. Code Regs. 31.04.07.15

Regulations .15 adopted effective February 12, 2007 (34:3 Md. R. 303)