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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD JUNE 16, 2005
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To Our Stockholders:
The RCM Technologies, Inc. 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held
at the law offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1701 Market Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, on Thursday, June 16, 2005, at 6:00 p.m.
local time.
The purposes of the meeting are to:
1. Elect two Class C directors, each to serve until his term expires and
until his successor is elected and qualified;
2. Ratify our Audit Committee's appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our
independent auditors for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2005; and
3. Transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournment(s) of the meeting.
We have fixed April 21, 2005 as the record date for determining the
stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting. You are not entitled to notice
of, or to vote at, the meeting if you were not a stockholder of record at the
close of business on that date.
You are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Whether or not you expect
to attend the meeting in person, please sign, date and promptly return the
enclosed proxy to ensure that your shares will be represented at the meeting.
The enclosed envelope requires no postage if mailed within the United States.
Most of our stockholders hold their shares in "street name" through brokers,
banks and other nominees and may choose to vote their shares over the internet
or by telephone instead of using the enclosed proxy card. If you wish to vote
over the internet or by telephone, please follow the instructions on your
proxy card. If you attend the meeting, you may revoke your proxy and vote in
person.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Stanton Remer
Stanton Remer
Secretary
Pennsauken, New Jersey
April 22, 2005
[RCM GRAPHIC OMITTED]
RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2500 MCCLELLAN AVENUE
SUITE 350
PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY 08109
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PROXY STATEMENT
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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
JUNE 16, 2005
ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT
Our Board of Directors is soliciting proxies to be used at our 2005 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders. The meeting will be held at the law offices of
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103 on Thursday, June 16, 2005, at 6:00 p.m. local time. This proxy
statement, the notice of annual meeting and the form of proxy will be mailed
to stockholders beginning on or about April 22, 2005.
VOTING PROCEDURES
WHO CAN VOTE
Only RCM common stockholders at the close of business on the record date,
April 21, 2005, may vote at the annual meeting. You are entitled to cast one
vote for each share of RCM common stock that you owned as of the close of
business on the record date. At the close of business on the record date,
there were 11,385,720 shares of RCM common stock outstanding.
HOW YOU CAN VOTE
You can vote by:
o marking your proxy card, dating and signing it, and returning it in the
postage-paid envelope we have provided, or
o attending the meeting and voting in person.
HOW YOU CAN REVOKE YOUR PROXY OR CHANGE YOUR VOTE
You can revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the meeting by:
o sending a written notice that you have revoked your proxy to our
Secretary, Stanton Remer, at 2500 McClellan Avenue, Suite 350,
Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109-4613,
o submitting a later-dated proxy card, or
o attending the meeting, giving our Secretary written notice of your
revocation and voting your shares.
If a bank, broker or other holder of record holds your shares in its name,
you must obtain a proxy card executed in your favor from the holder of record
to be able to vote your shares at the meeting.
GENERAL INFORMATION ON VOTING
A quorum must exist for voting to take place at the meeting. A quorum exists
if holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock are
present at the meeting in person or are represented by proxy at the meeting.
Shares represented by a proxy marked "abstain" or "withheld" on any matter
will be considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining whether
there is a quorum, but will not be considered as votes FOR or AGAINST that
matter. Shares represented by a proxy as to which there is a "broker non-vote"
(that is, where a broker holding your shares in "street" or "nominee" name
indicates to us on a proxy that you have given the broker the discretionary
authority to vote your shares on some but not all matters), will be considered
present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum but will not be
voted on matters as to
which there is a "broker non-vote." Abstentions and "broker non-votes" will
therefore have no effect on the outcome of any vote taken at the meeting.
The director nominees will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast for
the election of directors at the meeting. Thus, the nominee who receives the
most votes will be elected as a director. All other matters to be voted upon
at the meeting must be approved by a majority of the votes cast on those
matters.
Shares that have been properly voted and not revoked will be voted at the
meeting in accordance with the instructions on your proxy card. If you sign
your proxy card but do not mark your choices, Leon Kopyt or Stanton Remer, the
persons named on the enclosed proxy card, will vote the shares represented by
your proxy card:
o FOR the person we nominated for election as director; and
o FOR the ratification of our Audit Committee's appointment of Grant
Thornton LLP as our independent auditors for our fiscal year ending
December 31, 2005.
If any other matters are properly presented at the meeting for
consideration, Mr. Kopyt and Mr. Remer will have the discretion to vote on
those matters for you. Currently, we are not aware of any such matters.
COSTS OF SOLICITATION
We will pay for preparing, assembling and mailing this proxy statement. Our
directors, officers and employees may solicit proxies through the mails,
direct communication or otherwise. None of our directors, officers or
employees will receive additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may
reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees or fiduciaries for
their reasonable expenses for forwarding proxy and solicitation materials to
stockholders.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS, DIRECTORS
AND MANAGEMENT
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table lists the persons we know to be beneficial owners of at
least five percent of our common stock as of March 9, 2005.
APPROXIMATE
PERCENTAGE
OF OUTSTANDING
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER NUMBER OF SHARES COMMON STOCK
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Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P. .... 2,276,000(1) 20.0%
227 West Monroe Street
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
Heartland Advisors, Inc. .................. 1,602,100(2) 14.1%
789 North Water Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
FMR Corp. ................................. 1,135,063(3) 10.0%
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. ............ 802,900(4) 7.1%
1299 Ocean Avenue
11th Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
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(1) Based on a Schedule 13G, dated February 7, 2005, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by Columbia Wanger
Asset Management, L.P., a registered investment advisor, on behalf of
itself, its general partner, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Ltd., and
its clients, WAM Acquisition GP, Inc., Columbia Acorn Investment Trust
and Wanger Advisors Trust. The Schedule 13G states that Columbia Wanger
Asset Management, L.P. and WAM Acquisition GP, Inc. share voting and
dispositive power as to all of these shares. The Schedule 13G also states
that Columbia Acorn Trust has shared voting and dispositive power as to
786,000 of these shares, or 6.9% of RCM's outstanding common stock. The
Schedule 13G also states that Wanger Advisors Trust has shared voting and
dispositive power as to 753,000 of these shares, or 6.6% of RCM's
outstanding common stock.
(2) Based on a Schedule 13G, dated January 19, 2005, filed with the
Commission. The Schedule 13G states that Heartland Advisors, Inc. has
sole voting power as to 1,602,100 of these shares and sole dispositive
power as to all of these shares.
(3) Based on a Schedule 13G, dated February 14, 2005, filed with the
Commission by FMR Corp., a parent holding corporation, on behalf of
itself, Edward C. Johnson III and Abigail P. Johnson. The Schedule 13G
states that Fidelity Management & Research Company, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FMR Corp. and a registered investment advisor, is the
beneficial owner of all of these shares as a result of acting as
investment advisor to various registered investment companies, including
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund which owns 1,135,063 of the shares listed
in the table. FMR Corp. and its chairman, Edward C. Johnson III, through
FMR Corp.'s control of Fidelity Management & Research Company and
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund, each have sole dispositive power as to
all of these shares. The Schedule 13G also states that Fidelity Low-
Priced Stock Fund's Board of Trustees has sole voting power as to
1,135,063 shares.
(4) Based on a Schedule 13G, dated February 9, 2005, filed with the
Commission. The Schedule 13G states that Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
has sole voting and investment power as to all of these shares.
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. disclaims beneficial ownership of these
shares.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table lists the number of shares of our common stock
beneficially owned, as of March 9, 2005, by each director and director
nominee, each of our executive officers and certain members of our senior
management, and by our directors, nominees and executive officers as a group.
In general, beneficial ownership includes those shares a person has the power
to vote or transfer, as well as shares owned by immediate family members who
live with that person.
APPROXIMATE
OF OUTSTANDING
NAME NUMBER OF SHARES COMMON STOCK
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Leon Kopyt (1).......................... 541,906 4.7%
Stanton Remer (2)....................... 156,974 1.4%
Brian A. Delle Donne (2)................ 133,748 1.2%**
Norman S. Berson (3).................... 61,471 *
Robert B. Kerr (3)...................... 63,471 *
David Gilfor (4)........................ 15,000 *
Dennis Berkey (5)....................... 27,750 *
Dennis Busel (6)........................ 15,000 *
Rocco Campanelli (7).................... 88,760 *
Kevin D. Miller (2)..................... 150,913 1.3%
John Pringle (8)........................ 13,000 *
Christopher Giunta...................... 5000 *
Frank Bocassi........................... 0 ----
All directors and executive officers as
a group (13 persons) (9) .............. 1,267,993 10.5%
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* Represents less than one percent of our outstanding common stock.
** Mr. Delle Donne left RCM effective March 29, 2005.
(1) Includes 150,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options under our
stock option plans and 28,312 shares as to which Mr. Kopyt has sole
voting power in the election of directors. Mr. Kopyt disclaims beneficial
ownership of these 28,312 shares.
(2) Consists of 100,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options under
our stock option plans.
(3) Consists of 35,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options under our
stock option plans.
(4) Includes 5,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options under our
stock option plans.
(5) Includes 27,750 shares issuable upon the exercise of options under our
stock option plans.
(6) Includes 15,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options under our
stock option plans.
(7) Includes 62,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options under our
stock option plans.
(8) Includes 13,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options under our
stock option plans, none of which were exercisable within 60 days after
the record date.
(9) Includes 652,750 shares issuable upon the exercise of options under our
stock option plans.
VOTING ARRANGEMENTS
On February 5, 1996, we issued and sold 276,625 shares of our common stock
to Limeport Investments, LLC in a private placement transaction. In
conjunction with this transaction, Limeport granted Mr. Kopyt an irrevocable
proxy entitling him to vote those shares solely in connection with the
election of our directors. We believe that, as of March 2, 2004, Limeport
beneficially owned 28,312 shares of our common stock.
If Mr. Kopyt ceases to serve as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President, the Limeport voting arrangement and the proxy granted will
terminate immediately.
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PROPOSAL 1
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes. Each of the classes B
and C has two directors and class A has one director. Directors are elected to
staggered three-year terms and will serve until their successors have been
elected and qualified.
The terms of our Class C directors, Leon Kopyt and Stanton Remer, expire at
this year's annual meeting. The Class A director, Norman S. Berson, will serve
until the annual meeting in 2006. The Class B directors, Robert B. Kerr and
David Gilfor, will serve until the annual meeting in 2007.
BOARD INDEPENDENCE
The Board of Directors has determined that Robert B. Kerr, David Gilfor, and
Norman S. Berson are "independent directors" as defined in Marketplace Rule
4200(a)(15) of the National Association of Securities Dealers. In this Proxy,
these three directors are referred to individually as an "Independent
Director" and collectively as the "Independent Directors."
Two Class C directors will be elected at this year's annual meeting to serve
for three-year terms expiring at our annual meeting in 2008. All of the
Independent Directors have nominated Leon Kopyt and Stanton Remer to serve as
Class C directors. Both Mr. Kopyt and Mr. Remer have consented to serve a term
on our Board of Directors. The persons named as proxy holders on the enclosed
proxy card, Mr. Kopyt and Mr. Remer, intend to vote FOR the election of Mr.
Kopyt and Mr. Remer unless you mark a contrary instruction on your proxy card.
Unless you indicate otherwise on your proxy card, if either Mr. Kopyt or Mr.
Remer is unable to serve as a director at the time of this year's annual
meeting, Mr. Kopyt or Mr. Remer will vote FOR the election of another person
that the Board may nominate in his place.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF LEON KOPYT AND
STANTON REMER AS CLASS C DIRECTORS.
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTOR
CLASS C DIRECTOR NOMINEES
LEON KOPYT, Director since 1991, age 60
Mr. Kopyt has been our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board since 1992. Previously, Mr. Kopyt served as our Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer from 1992 to 1994, and as our Chief Operating Officer
from May 1990 to January 1992.
STANTON REMER, Director since 1992, age 55
Mr. Remer has been our Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
since 1994. Previously, Mr. Remer held positions as a Managing Partner of a
northeast regional accounting firm and Chief Financial Officer of Sterling
Supply Corporation. Mr. Remer is a Certified Public Accountant.
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS
CLASS B DIRECTORS
ROBERT B. KERR, Director since 1994, age 62
Mr. Kerr is a founding partner of Everingham & Kerr, Inc., a merger and
acquisition consulting firm located in Heeding Heights, New Jersey, which has
served small and medium-sized manufacturing, distribution and service
businesses since 1987.
DAVID GILFOR, Director since 2001, age 57
Mr. Gilfor is a member of the information technology department of
Goldenberg Rosenthal, LLP, a regional accounting and consulting firm located
in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Previously, Mr. Gilfor was the owner of a
computer networking and distributing firm located in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
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CLASS A DIRECTOR
NORMAN S. BERSON, Director since 1987, age 78
Mr. Berson is Of Counsel to the law firm of Fineman Krekstein & Harris, P.C.
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previously, Mr. Berson was a member of the
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 17 years.
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OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table lists our executive officers as of January 1, 2005 and
certain members of our senior management. Our Board elects our executive
officers annually for terms of one year and may remove any of our executive
officers with or without cause.
NAME AGE POSITION
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Executive Officers:
Leon Kopyt............................................ 60 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
President and Director
Stanton Remer......................................... 55 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer, Secretary and Director
Brian A. Delle Donne.................................. 48 Chief Operating Officer
Senior Management:
Rocco Campanelli...................................... 54 Executive Vice President
Dennis Berkey......................................... 56 Senior Vice President
Dennis Busel.......................................... 40 Senior Vice President
Kevin D. Miller....................................... 38 Senior Vice President
John Pringle.......................................... 52 Senior Vice President
Christopher Giunta.................................... 44 Vice President & General Manager
Frank Bocassi......................................... 43 Vice President
The business experience of Messrs. Kopyt and Remer is summarized in
"Proposal 1 - Election of Directors."
BRIAN A. DELLE DONNE left his position with RCM effective March 29, 2005.
Prior to that date, Mr. Delle Donne had been our Chief Operating Officer since
June 1999 and served as our Executive Vice President of Operations from April
1998 to June 1999.
ROCCO CAMPANELLI has served as an Executive Vice President of RCM since June
1999. From September 1995 until June 1999, Mr. Campanelli served as a Senior
Vice President of RCM and our General Manager of Professional Engineering.
Previously, Mr. Campanelli was a Senior Vice President of Operations and
Marketing for Cataract, Inc., a business we acquired in August 1995. From the
time he joined Cataract in 1988 until August 1995, Mr. Campanelli held the
position of Northeast Regional Manager and Vice President of Operations.
DENNIS BERKEY has served as a Senior Vice President of RCM since May 1999.
Previously, Mr. Berkey was a founder of Business Support Group of Michigan,
Inc., a business we acquired in 1999. Mr. Berkey has in excess of 18 years of
experience in software development, information systems management, ERP
consulting and related project management.
DENNIS BUSEL has served as Senior Vice President of RCM's Northeast Region
since July 2003. Mr. Busel, who joined RCM in February 2000, has over 19 years
of experience in the IT services industry including a senior management role
at Robert Half, International where he led the launch of the IT Consulting
Division. He has provided leadership for teams ranging in size from 6 to 400
people on a local and national level. Mr. Busel has been instrumental in
establishing service offerings, promoting sales, and directing the operations
and delivery for both resource management and project organizations.
KEVIN D. MILLER has served as a Senior Vice President of RCM since January
1998. Previously, Mr. Miller was a consultant to RCM from July 1997 through
December 1997. From 1996 until July 1997, Mr. Miller served as an Associate in
the corporate finance department of Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated. From
1995 to 1996, Mr. Miller was a business consultant for the Wharton Small
Business Development Center. Mr. Miller previously served as a member of both
the audit and corporate finance groups at Ernst & Young, LLP. Mr. Miller is a
Certified Public Accountant.
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JOHN PRINGLE has served as Western Region Senior Vice President of RCM since
November 2001. Mr. Pringle's primary responsibilities are in the IT services
sector in the Western Region. Mr. Pringle has over 23 years of experience in
the IT services industry. Mr. Pringle's experience includes leadership skills
relating to the implementation and establishment of a Solutions Practice
focused on Oracle, e-Solutions and system integration.
CHRISTOPHER GIUNTA has served as Vice President and General Manager for the
Long Island Solutions Practice of RCM since March 2004. From August 1999 until
March 2004, Mr. Giunta served as Senior Account Manager for the Long Island
Practice. Prior to joining RCM, Mr. Giunta was a partner at Soviet Consulting,
Inc., which was acquired by RCM in 1999. Mr. Giunta has 20 years of experience
in software development, information systems management, and related project
management.
FRANK BOCASSI has served as Vice President of Technical Solutions for RCM's
Long Island ("LI") Solutions Practice since March 2004. From August 1999 until
March 2004, Mr. Bocassi served as Senior Account Manager for the LI Solutions
Practice. Previously, Mr. Bocassi was a partner at Seaview Consulting, Inc.,
which was acquired by RCM in 1999. Mr. Bocassi has 20 plus years of experience
in technical solutions and account management.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table lists cash and other compensation paid to, or accrued by
us for, our chief executive officer and each of the persons who, based upon
total annual salary and bonus, was one of our other five most highly
compensated executives for our fiscal year ended January 1, 2005. The
information is presented for each individual for our last three fiscal years.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG-TERM
ANNUAL COMPENSATION COMPENSATION
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AWARDS
SECURITIES
UNDERLYING
FISCAL OTHER ANNUAL OPTIONS/ ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION(1,2) SARS COMPENSATION(3)
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Leon Kopyt ................................... 2004 $475,000 $ 35,000 $ 0 0 $16,921
President and CEO 2003 475,000 100,000 3,698,068 50,000 11,119
2002 400,000 100,000 0 0 11,546
Brian A. Delle Donne ......................... 2004 $300,000 $ 25,000 $ 0 0 $20,257
Chief Operating Officer (4) 2003 300,000 50,000 228,811 25,000 14,113
2002 300,000 35,000 0 0 11,738
Stanton Remer ................................ 2004 $200,000 $ 25,000 $ 0 0 $ 6,575
EVP, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary 2003 200,000 50,000 410,045 25,000 815
2002 175,000 35,000 0 0 182
Rocco Campanelli ............................. 2004 $175,000 $123,776 $ 0 0 $ 9,664
Executive Vice President 2003 150,000 151,869 218,416 25,000 5,633
2002 150,000 150,000 0 25,000 5,096
Kevin D. Miller .............................. 2004 $200,000 $ 25,000 $ 0 0 $12,926
Senior Vice President 2003 200,000 45,000 325,236 25,000 7,813
2002 200,000 30,000 0 0 1,034
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(1) During fiscal 2002, 2003 and 2004, certain of the officers named in this
table received personal benefits not reflected in the amounts of their
respective annual salaries or bonuses. The dollar amount of these
benefits did not, for any individual in any fiscal year, exceed the
lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total annual salary and bonus reported
for that individual in any year.
(2) In order to enhance long-term value for the shareholders of the Company,
reduce the number of options outstanding and improve the Company's
ability to retain and provide incentives to employees and directors, on
September 30, 2003, the Company made a tender offer to exchange stock
options with a strike price of $7.00 or greater for shares of restricted
stock and cash. Upon expiration of the tender offer on November 14, 2003,
option holders who were executive officers named above and participated
in the tender offer received 469,675 shares of restricted stock having an
aggregate value of $3.0 million ($6.30 per share) as well as cash
consideration of $2.0 million, which was equal to 67% of the value of the
restricted common stock.
(3) This amount represents (i) premiums we paid in 2004, 2003 and 2002,
respectively, for life and disability insurance on certain of the
officers named in this table as follows: Leon Kopyt: $372, $226 and $182;
Brian A. Delle Donne: $204, $204 and $182; Stanton Remer: $3,587, $190
and $182; Rocco Campanelli: $184, $184 and $182; and Kevin D. Miller:
$190, $190, and $182; (ii) premiums we paid in 2004, 2003 and 2002,
respectively, for medical insurance on certain of the officers named in
this table as follows: Leon Kopyt: $15,924, $10,268 and $11,364; Brian A.
Delle Donne: $19,428, $13,284 and $11,556; Stanton Remer: $5,760, $0 and
$0; Rocco Campanelli: $8,856, $4,824 and $4,914; and Kevin D. Miller:
$12,110, $6,998 and $852 respectively; and (iii) matching contributions
each of $625 and $625, that we made during our fiscal years ended January
1, 2005 and December 27, 2003 for each of
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the officers named in this table in accordance with RCM's retirement
savings plan adopted pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended. There were no matching contributions made by
the Company for the year ended December 31, 2002.
(4) Mr. Delle Donne left his position with RCM effective March 29, 2005.
OPTIONS GRANTED TO OUR EXECUTIVES IN FISCAL 2004
We did not grant options to purchase our common stock to our executive
officers and certain members of our senior management during our fiscal year
ended January 1, 2005. We have never granted any stock appreciation rights.
OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 2004 AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
The following table lists the number of options exercised during our fiscal
year ended January 1, 2005 and the number and value of options held by our
executive officers and certain members of our senior management at the end of
our fiscal year ended January 1, 2005. No other options were exercised during
our fiscal year ended January 1, 2005 by any of our executive officers or
members of our senior management listed in the summary compensation table of
this proxy statement. RCM does not have any outstanding stock appreciation
rights. The values listed relate solely to outstanding stock options.
NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS/SARS OPTIONS/SARS
SHARES AT FISCAL YEAR-END AT FISCAL YEAR-END(1)
ACQUIRED VALUE --------------------------- ---------------------------
NAME ON EXERCISE REALIZED EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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Leon Kopyt ................................ 0 $0 150,000 0 $257,000 $ 0
Stanton Remer ............................. 0 $0 100,000 0 $ 48,000 $ 0
Brian A. Delle Donne(2) ................... 0 $0 100,000 25,000 $ 28,000 $27,000
Rocco Campanelli .......................... 0 $0 37,000 50,000 $ 68,140 $35,250
Kevin D. Miller ........................... 0 $0 100,000 0 $ 48,000 $ 0
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(1) These values represent the difference between the closing price of our
common stock on The Nasdaq National Market on January 1, 2005 and the
exercise price of each option, multiplied by the number of shares
issuable upon the exercise of each option.
(2) Mr. Delle Donne left his position with RCM effective March 29, 2005.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Our employee directors do not receive any compensation for serving on our
Board or its committees, other than the compensation they receive for serving
as employees of RCM.
The Board of Directors has approved a compensation package for non-employee
directors, which became effective in May 2000. Under the arrangement, each
non-employee director receives a retainer fee of $24,000 per year as
compensation for service on the Board. In addition to the retainer fee, each
eligible non-employee director is paid meeting attendance fees of $750 for
each Board Meeting and $300 for each Committee Meeting held on a date other
than the date of a Board Meeting.
All employee and non-employee directors also are eligible to receive options
to purchase our common stock and stock appreciation rights under our stock
option plans.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
Mr. Kopyt's employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of
$475,000, vacation time and other customary benefits. In addition, the
agreement provides that Mr. Kopyt's annual bonus will be based on our EBITDA,
defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
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Mr. Kopyt's employment agreement is for a term of three years and
automatically extends each year for an additional one-year period. This
employment agreement is terminable upon Mr. Kopyt's death or disability, or
for cause, as defined in the agreement.
CHANGE IN CONTROL AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR MR. KOPYT
Mr. Kopyt has an agreement with us that provides him with benefits upon a
change in control of RCM. Under this agreement, the remaining term of Mr.
Kopyt's employment is extended for five years upon a change in control. If,
during the term of Mr. Kopyt's employment following a change in control, RCM
terminates Mr. Kopyt's employment other than for cause, as defined in the
agreement, or Mr. Kopyt terminates his own employment for good reason, also as
defined in the agreement, the provisions below will apply. The agreement
defines "good reason" as, among other things, a material change in Mr. Kopyt's
salary, title or reporting responsibilities, or a change in RCM's office
location that requires Mr. Kopyt to relocate. This agreement includes the
following provisions, each of which is effective upon Mr. Kopyt's termination
other than for cause or for good reason, in either case following a change in
control:
o RCM must pay to Mr. Kopyt a lump sum equal to the total amount of his
salary and bonus for the remainder of the five-year term.
o RCM must pay to Mr. Kopyt an amount equal to the sum of all penalties
he is assessed (including excise taxes imposed on certain parachute
payments) and taxes he incurs as a result of the benefits he will
receive under the agreement.
SEVERANCE AGREEMENT FOR MR. KOPYT
On June 10, 2002, the Company entered into a Severance Agreement (the
"Severance Agreement") with Mr. Kopyt. The agreement provides for certain
payments to be made to Mr. Kopyt and for the continuation of Mr. Kopyt's
employee benefits for a specified time after his service with the Company is
terminated other than for cause, as defined in the Severance Agreement.
Amounts payable to Mr. Kopyt under the Severance Agreement would be offset and
reduced by any amounts received by Mr. Kopyt after his termination of
employment under his current employment and termination benefits agreements,
which are supplemented and not superseded by the Severance Agreement.
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COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
The graph below is presented in accordance with Commission requirements. You
should not draw any conclusions from the data in the graph, because past
results do not necessarily predict future stock price performance. The graph
does not represent our forecast of future stock price performance.
The graph below compares our total stockholder return over the five-year
period ended January 1, 2005 to the cumulative total return of two indices
over the same period: Total Return Index for the Nasdaq Stock Market, referred
to in the graph as the Nasdaq Composite, and a peer group of staffing
companies that we selected in good faith. In developing the index, each
selected company is weighted based on its market capitalization measured on
December 31, 2004.
Our self-determined peer group consists of the following corporations:
Butler International, Inc. MPS Group, Inc.
Kelly Services, Inc. Spherion Corporation
The graph assumes that $100 was invested on December 31, 1999 in each of our
common stock, the Nasdaq Composite and the peer group index, and that all
dividends were reinvested.
COMPARISION OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
AMONG RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.) INDEX
AND A PEER GROUP
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TOTAL RETURN ANALYSIS 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
--------------------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
RCM Technologies, Inc. ................. $100.0 $21.0 $27.3 $22.7 $42.7 $29.2
Nasdaq Composite ....................... $100.0 $60.3 $45.5 $26.4 $38.4 $40.5
Peer Group ............................. $100.0 $50.7 $54.6 $47.7 $67.2 $76.2
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COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
We believe that, during our fiscal year ended January 1, 2005, our executive
officers and directors made all required filings under Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act on a timely basis. Our belief is based solely on:
o our review of copies of forms filed pursuant to Section 16(a) and
submitted to us during and with respect to our fiscal year ended
January 1, 2005, and
o representations from the Company's directors, executive officers and
beneficial owners of more than 10% of RCM Stock that they have complied
with all Section 16(a) filing requirements with respect to 2004.
BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Our Board of Directors has an executive committee, an audit committee and a
compensation committee. The committees report their actions to the full Board
at the Board's next regular meeting. The following table shows on which of our
Board's committees each of our directors served.
Our Board of Directors held three meetings in the fiscal year ended
January 1, 2005. The Company does not have a specific written policy with
regard to attendance of directors at our annual meetings of stockholders,
although board member attendance is strongly encouraged. Each of our five
directors attended all Board meetings, including the 2004 Annual Meeting, and
all meetings of the committees on which each director served. At each meeting
of the Board of Directors, there was an executive session attended only by the
Independent Directors.
COMMITTEE
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BOARD MEMBER EXECUTIVE AUDIT COMPENSATION
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Leon Kopyt................................. X
Stanton Remer.............................. X
Norman S. Berson........................... X
David Gilfor............................... X X
Robert B. Kerr............................. X X
GENERAL DUTIES OF EACH COMMITTEE
The general duties of each committee are as follows:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
o Acts on behalf of our Board between meetings of the Board.
o Met four times during our fiscal year ended January 1, 2005.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors has adopted a written Audit Committee Charter,
which was disclosed in our proxy notice dated April 25, 2003.
o Reviews our financial and accounting practices, controls and results,
reviews the scope and services of our auditors and appoints our
independent auditors.
o Met five times during our fiscal year ended January 1, 2005.
o See "Report of the Audit Committee" below.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
o Determines the compensation of our officers and employees.
o Administers our stock option plans.
o Met two times during our fiscal year ended January 1, 2005.
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o See "Report of the Compensation Committee" below.
INDEPENDENCE OF COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors has determined each member of the Audit Committee and
the Compensation Committee of the Board meets the independence requirements
applicable to members of those committees as prescribed by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, the Commission and the Internal Revenue
Service. The Board of Directors has further determined that Robert B. Kerr,
Chair of the Audit Committee, is an "audit committee financial expert" as such
term is defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the
Commission.
DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS
Due to its relatively small size, the Board of Directors does not have a
separate nominating committee. Nominees for election to the Board of Directors
are selected by a majority of our Independent Directors. The Independent
Directors do not have a charter relating to the nominating process. They seek
nominees with the highest personal and professional character and integrity,
who possess appropriate characteristics, skills, experience and time to make a
significant contribution to the Board of Directors, the Company and its
stockholders.
The Independent Directors consider recommendations for nominations from a
variety of sources, including directors, business contacts, legal counsel,
community leaders and members of management. In addition, the Independent
Directors consider stockholder recommendations for director nominees that are
received in a timely manner. Nominees proposed by shareholders will be
considered using the same criteria and in the same manner as all other
nominees. All such stockholder recommendations should be submitted in writing
in care of Stanton Remer, Secretary, RCM Technologies, Inc., 2500 McClellan
Avenue, Suite 350, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109 no later than December 27,
2005.
COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD
Stockholders may send communications to the Board of Directors in writing,
addressed to the full Board of Directors, individual directors or a specific
committee of the Board of Directors, in care of Stanton Remer, Secretary, RCM
Technologies, Inc., 2500 McClellan Avenue, Suite 350, Pennsauken, New Jersey
08109. In general, all stockholder communications sent to our Secretary for
forwarding to the Board of Directors or to specified Board members will be
forwarded in accordance with the sender's instructions. However, our Secretary
reserves the right not to forward any personally abusive or otherwise
inappropriate materials.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The following Report of the Compensation Committee and the performance graph
included elsewhere in this proxy statement do not constitute soliciting
material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any
other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically
incorporates this Report or the performance graph by reference therein.
This report summarizes the functions and philosophical principles of the
compensation committee, the components of the compensation paid to RCM's
executives and other factors that the compensation committee considers in
determining the compensation of RCM's executives.
FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
The compensation committee's primary functions include:
o reviewing, approving and determining the salaries, bonuses and other
benefits of RCM's directors, executive officers and senior management,
o recommending to RCM's Board amendments to existing stock option plans
and the adoption of new stock option plans,
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o negotiating, reviewing, approving and determining the adoption of, or
amendments to, any compensatory plans, arrangements or agreements
between RCM and its executives, and
o establishing and reviewing management perquisites.
COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY
The Company's compensation program for executives consists of three key
elements:
o a base salary,
o a performance-based annual cash bonus, and
o periodic grants of stock options.
Under this approach, executive compensation involves a high proportion of
pay that is "at risk"-namely, the annual bonus and stock options. The variable
annual bonus also is based, in significant part, on Company performance. Stock
options relate a significant portion of long-term remuneration directly to
stock price appreciation realized by all of the Company's stockholders. We
believe that this three-part approach best serves the interests of the Company
and its stockholders. It enables the Company to meet the requirements of the
highly competitive environment in which we operate while ensuring that
executive officers are compensated in a way that advances both the short-term
and long-term interests of stockholders.
COMPONENTS OF COMPENSATION
The compensation committee generally structures RCM executives' compensation
through a combination of the following:
o Base Salary: As a general rule, the compensation committee establishes
base salaries for RCM's executives based upon the individual's
performance and contribution to RCM. The compensation committee takes
into account base salaries of executives in comparable positions in
companies similar to RCM. Some of RCM's executives are parties to
employment agreements. The salaries of those executives are based on
their agreements.
o Annual Incentive Compensation: The compensation committee provides
annual incentive awards to RCM's executives to reward their
contributions to RCM. Mr. Kopyt's bonus is based solely on RCM's
EBITDA. Mr. Remer's bonus is determined based on a combination of
EBITDA and certain other factors at the discretion of the chief
executive officer. The bonuses of all other executives are determined
based on RCM's operating income and certain other factors at the
discretion of the chief executive officer, based on the guidelines
established by the compensation committee.
o Long-Term Incentive Compensation: The compensation committee
periodically grants stock options and other RCM securities to RCM
executives. The compensation committee intends the grants to be a
significant portion of the total executive compensation. The grants are
designed to align the interests of each RCM executive with those of the
stockholders, and provide each executive with a significant incentive
to manage RCM from the perspective of an owner with an equity stake in
the business. Grants typically permit executives to acquire RCM's
common stock at a fixed price per share (generally, the market price on
the grant date) over a specified period of time (usually up to ten
years). The grants provide a return to the executive only if the market
price of the shares appreciates over the option term.
The compensation committee bases the size of each executive's option grant
upon the executive's:
o position with RCM,
o potential for future responsibility over the option term,
o performance in recent periods, and
o current holdings of RCM stock and options.
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The compensation committee believes that RCM's financial performance is a
better indicator of executive achievement than its stock price. The
compensation committee examines a number of financial indicators in assessing
RCM's performance, including:
o net sales,
o operating income,
o net income, and
o earnings per share.
The compensation committee does not base compensation decisions upon any
precise formula or accord any one factor greater weight than the other
factors.
COMPENSATION OF LEON KOPYT, RCM'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Leon Kopyt, RCM's Chief Executive Officer, participates in the same programs
as RCM's other executives, and receives compensation based on: the same
factors as RCM's other executives, his employment agreement and a termination
benefits agreement. Mr. Kopyt's overall compensation reflects his degree of
policy- and decision-making authority and his level of responsibility with
respect to RCM's strategic direction and financial and operational results.
Mr. Kopyt's compensation for 2004 was determined based on a study of the
compensation of chief executive officers of other companies in the information
technology industry that have financial and corporate characteristics similar
to those of RCM. Mr. Kopyt's compensation components for RCM's fiscal year
ended January 1, 2005 were as follows:
o Base Salary: Mr. Kopyt received a base salary of $475,000.
o Annual Incentive Compensation: Pursuant to Mr. Kopyt's incentive
compensation arrangement, Mr. Kopyt received a $35,000 bonus for the
fiscal year ended January 1, 2005 based on the Company's EBITDA. The
bonus represented 7.4% of the base salary.
o Long-Term Incentive Compensation: Mr. Kopyt did not receive any stock
option awards during the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005.
DEDUCTIBILITY OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code limits the amount of executive
compensation RCM may deduct for federal income tax purposes. In general,
Section 162(m) only allows a publicly held corporation to deduct up to
one million dollars per year of compensation paid to certain executives. The
executives whose compensation is subject to limitation under Section 162(m)
are those executives who, as of the close of a corporation's taxable year, are
either the chief executive officer (or an individual acting in such capacity),
or an executive whose compensation is required to be reported to stockholders
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by reason of that executive being
among the four highest compensated officers of a corporation for the taxable
year (other than the chief executive officer). Performance-based compensation
is not, however, subject to this deduction limitation if it meets certain
requirements. One of the requirements is that performance-based compensation
be payable only on the attainment of performance goals that have been approved
by a corporation's stockholders. Compensation attributable to the exercise of
options that are granted with an exercise price at or above the fair market
value of the stock subject to the option under a stockholder-approved stock
option plan meeting certain requirements is also qualified as
performance-based compensation. The compensation committee has generally
attempted to structure the compensation it pays to RCM's executives subject to
Section 162(m) so that compensation that would exceed the one million dollar
limitation otherwise imposed under Section 162(m) will qualify for the
exemption noted above for performance-based compensation.
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Respectfully submitted by the members of the compensation committee of the
Board of Directors:
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
David Gilfor (Chair)
Robert B. Kerr
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Our compensation committee consists of David Gilfor and Robert B. Kerr.
Neither Mr. Gilfor nor Mr. Kerr is or has been an officer or employee of RCM
or any of its subsidiaries.
PROPOSAL 2
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RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Our Audit Committee has selected Grant Thornton LLP to act in the capacity
of independent accountants for the current fiscal year. Ratification and
approval by the stockholders will be sought by the Board of Directors for the
selection of Grant Thornton LLP as independent accountants to audit our
accounts and records for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, and to
perform other appropriate services. The affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding shares of our voting stock is required to ratify the selection of
Grant Thornton LLP. In the event that a majority of the shares voted at the
Annual Meeting do not vote for ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton
LLP, the Audit Committee will reconsider such selection.
Representatives of Grant Thornton LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting
and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and to
respond to questions by stockholders.
FEES BILLED BY GRANT THORNTON LLP DURING 2003 AND 2004
Audit Fees. Fees billed to the Company by Grant Thornton LLP during 2004 and
2003 for audit services rendered by Grant Thornton LLP for the audit of the
Company's annual financial statements for such years, for the review of those
financial statements included in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
during such years, and for services that are normally provided by Grant
Thornton LLP in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or
engagements, totaled $154,000 and $139,000, respectively.
Audit-Related Fees. Fees billed to the Company by Grant Thornton LLP during
2004 and 2003 for audit-related services that were reasonably related to the
performance of the audit or review of the Company's financial statements and
are not reported under the preceding paragraph totaled $1,600 and $22,800,
respectively.
Tax Fees. Fees billed to the Company by Grant Thornton LLP during 2004 and
2003 for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax
planning totaled $18,900 and $17,900, respectively.
All Other Fees. Grant Thornton LLP was engaged by the Company during 2004
and 2003 to perform certain non-audit services. The aggregate fees billed by
Grant Thornton LLP for those other services during 2004 and 2003 were $11,700
and $22,800, respectively. In fiscal year 2004, the fees of $11,700 related to
the audit of the Company's 401(k) plan. In fiscal year 2003, the fees of
$22,800 consisted of $12,600 for financial reporting advice and $10,200
related to an audit of the Company's 401(k) plan.
The Audit Committee has considered whether Grant Thornton LLP's provision of
services other than professional services rendered for the audit and review of
our financial statements is compatible with maintaining Grant Thornton LLP's
independence, and has determined that it is so compatible.
The Audit Committee has been informed by Grant Thornton LLP that less than
50 percent of the hours expended on Grant Thornton LLP's engagement to audit
our financial statement for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005 were
attributed to work performed by persons other than Grant Thornton LLP's
full-time, permanent employees.
All audit, audit-related, tax and other services were pre-approved by the
Audit Committee pursuant to applicable regulations. The Audit Committee
currently pre-approves all engagements of the Company's accountants to provide
both audit and non-audit services, and has not established formal pre-approval
policies
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or procedures. The Audit Committee did not approve any non-audit services
pursuant to Rule 2-01(c) (7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X during 2004.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL
OF THE SELECTION OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FOR
FISCAL 2005.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The following Report of the Audit Committee does not constitute soliciting
material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any
other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically
incorporates this report by reference therein.
As part of its oversight of the Company's financial statements, the Audit
Committee reviewed and discussed with both management and the Company's
outside auditors all financial statements prior to their issuance. Management
advised the Committee in each case that all financial statements were prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and reviewed
significant accounting issues with the Committee. These reviews included
discussion with the outside auditors of matters required to be discussed
pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit
Committees).
The Committee also discussed with Grant Thornton LLP matters relating to its
independence, including a review of audit and non-audit fees and the written
disclosures made to the Committee pursuant to Independence Standards Board
Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees).
In addition, the Committee reviewed major initiatives and programs aimed at
strengthening the effectiveness of the Company's internal control structure.
As part of this process, the Committee continued to monitor the scope and
adequacy of the Company's internal auditing program, reviewing staffing levels
and steps taken to implement recommended improvements in internal procedures
and controls.
Taking all of these reviews and discussions into account, the Committee
recommended to the Board of Directors that the Board approve the inclusion of
the Company's audited financial statements in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005 for filing with the
Commission.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Robert B. Kerr (Chair)
Norman S. Berson
David Gilfor
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS
Stockholder Communications with the Board. Stockholders may send
communications to the Board of Directors in writing, addressed to the full
Board of Directors, individual directors or a specific committee of the Board
of Directors, care of Stanton Remer, Secretary, RCM Technologies, Inc., 2500
McClellan Avenue, Suite 350, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109. In general, all
stockholder communications sent to our Secretary for forwarding to the Board
of Directors, or to specified Board members, will be forwarded in accordance
with the sender's instructions. However, our Secretary reserves the right to
not forward to Board members any abusive, threatening or otherwise
inappropriate materials.
Director Attendance at Annual Meetings. The Company encourages all of the
directors to attend the annual meeting of stockholders. The 2004 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders was attended by all of the directors.
Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics. We have adopted a Code of Conduct
applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees. In addition, we
have adopted a Code of Ethics, within the meaning of applicable Commission
rules, applicable to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and
Controller. Both our Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics are available free of
charge by sending a written request to Stanton Remer, Secretary, RCM
Technologies, Inc., 2500 McClellan Avenue, Suite 350, Pennsauken, New Jersey
08109. If we make any amendments to either of these Codes (other than
technical, administrative, or other non-substantive amendments), or waive
(explicitly or implicitly) any provision of the Code of Ethics to the benefit
of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Controller, we will
disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver, its effective date and to whom
it applies in the investor relations portion of our website at www.rcmt.com,
or in a report on Form 8-K that we file with the Commission.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Stockholders may submit proposals to be considered for inclusion in the
proxy materials for our annual meetings. For your proposal to be included in
the proxy materials for our 2006 annual meeting:
o you must submit your proposal in writing to Stanton Remer, Secretary,
RCM Technologies, Inc., 2500 McClellan Avenue, Suite 350, Pennsauken,
New Jersey 08109;
o Mr. Remer must receive your proposal no later than December 23, 2005;
and
o your proposal must comply with the rules and regulations of the
Commission.
If you wish to present a proposal at our 2006 annual meeting but not have
the proposal included in our proxy materials relating to that meeting, you
must notify our Secretary of such proposal. If we do not receive notice of
your proposal by May 11, 2005, the proposal will be deemed "untimely" for the
purposes of Rule 14a-4(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. If the
proposal is deemed "untimely," the persons named as proxies in next year's
proxy materials will be entitled to vote in their discretion with respect to
the proposal.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Stanton Remer
Stanton Remer
Secretary
April 22, 2005
PROXY
RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2500 McCLELLAN AVENUE
SUITE 350 on
PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY 08109-4613
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY
The undersigned, a stockholder of RCM Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"),
hereby appoints Leon Kopyt and Stanton Remer, and each of them, as the true and
lawful attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution, for and in the name of the undersigned, to vote and otherwise act
on behalf of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the
Company to be held at the law offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1701
Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Thursday, June 16, 2005, at 6:00
p.m. local time, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, with respect to
all shares of the Company's Common Stock which the undersigned would be entitled
to vote, with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, on
the following matters:
|X| Please mark votes as in this example.
1. The election of two Class C directors, to serve until the expiration of their
terms and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their
earlier resignation or removal.
Nominees: (01) Leon Kopyt and (02) Stanton Remer
FOR WITHHELD
01 Leon Kopyt |__| |__|
02 Stanton Remer |__| |__|
2. Ratification of the appointment by the Board of Directors of Grant Thornton
LLP as independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2005.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
|__| |__| |__|
IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE NAMED PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER
MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT(S) THEREOF.
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY THE UNDERSIGNED
STOCKHOLDER. IF THE STOCKHOLDER GIVES NO DIRECTION, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED
"FOR" BOTH NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR, "FOR" PROPOSAL #2, AND IN THE PROXIES'
DISCRETION ON ANY OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
Signature: _________________ Signature: _________________
Title: _________________ Title: _________________
Date: _________________ Date: _________________
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the notice of Annual Meeting, the
proxy statement furnished in connection therewith and the annual report to
stockholders and hereby ratifies all that the said attorneys and proxies may do
by virtue hereof.
PLEASE DATE THIS PROXY AND SIGN ABOVE exactly as your name appears on this
proxy. If more than one person owns the shares, each owner should sign. If you
are signing this proxy as an attorney, administrator, executor, guardian or
trustee, please include your title. If you are signing this proxy on behalf of a
corporation, please include your title.