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iSun,
Inc.
400
Avenue D, Suite 10
Williston,
VT 05495
Dear
Fellow Stockholders:
On
behalf of the Board of Directors and executive officers of iSun,
Inc. (the “Company”), I am pleased to invite you to attend the
Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on
June 21, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time. To support the health and
well-being of our employees and stockholders, the Meeting will be a
completely “virtual meeting.” The Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K (the “Annual Report”) describes some of the highlights and
milestones achieved in 2022 as well as certain events occurring in
2023. Please review the Annual Report and the enclosed Proxy
Statement.
Throughout
our 50-year history, we have always embraced innovative change.
There has never been a more meaningful, or impactful time to be a
leader in the innovation that will help fight climate change. We
have built a team that is passionate about transitioning American
power generation and consumption to clean solar energy, we are
passionately focused on our mission to accelerate the adoption of
solar energy.
We
are one of the largest solar energy services and infrastructure
deployment companies in the country and are expanding across the
United States. Our services include solar, storage and electric
vehicle infrastructure, design, development and professional
services, engineering, procurement, installation, O&M and
storage. We uniquely target all solar markets including
residential, commercial, industrial and utility
segments.
Our
strategic plan upon going public was based upon executing our
three-pronged approach to growth within each segment of the solar
and electrification industry. This approach included organic
growth, growth via acquisitions, and growth of owned solar assets
to generate recurring revenue. In a few short years, we are now
operating in the EV infrastructure, Residential, C&I and
utility segments, and providing services to our customers from
project origination to completion, and ongoing O&M services.
During this period, we expanded geographically, made acquisitions,
and made key investments both internally and externally. These
external investments were designed to supercharge our growth,
create recurring revenue, and expand our asset ownership. The
internal investments were made to build our team and systems, the
infrastructure we need to support our growth plans and enable us to
effectively execute on the recurring revenue opportunities created
by our external investments. As we’ve said before, this platform
approach is a competitive, differentiating advantage for us, and
positions iSun for long term sustainable growth.
As
important and focused as we have been in growing our topline, we
also know how important it is to have process improvement and to
drive higher efficiency. With that in mind, we have begun several
recent initiatives to increase efficiency. On the residential
front, we have improved our sales and marketing efforts by
streamlining our sales offerings to the most popular and in-demand
offerings for our customers, reducing skews, improving inventory,
and decreasing delays as customers confront what can be a new and
complicated market for solar energy. Early this year, we combined
our SunCommon and legacy commercial operation, expanding our sales
efforts, streamlined the design and engineering process, and
eliminated duplicative operations roles. We believe these steps
will create an improved customer experience, provides us better
flexibility, and will expand our labor utilization that will speed
our delivery of services to customers, increase our efficiency and
enhance our margin performance over time. We also continue to
implement a shared services model to drive down costs throughout
the organization.
For
2023, we anticipate an increase in revenue over 2022 due to several
factors. The demand for solar and electric vehicle infrastructure
continues to increase across all customer groups. Our residential
division has customer orders of approximately $20.5 million
expected to be completed within four to six months, our commercial
division has a contracted backlog of approximately $11.2 million
expected to be completed within six to eight months, our industrial
division has a contracted backlog of approximately $132.5 million
expected to be completed within twelve to eighteen months and our
utility division has 1.6 GW of projects currently under development
that will transition to the respective divisions backlog when
approaching notice to proceed. Historically, we have engaged with
existing customers throughout the Northeast. The capabilities of
our development and professional services team have allowed us to
engage in project development in new geographic regions which will
further our expansion opportunities.
On
behalf of the entire Board of Directors, thank you for your
continued investment in iSun. We hope you are able to participate
in the Meeting, and we encourage you to share your thoughts,
concerns, and suggestions with us. We also want to ensure your
shares are represented as we conduct a vote on the matters outlined
in this Proxy Statement. Whether or not you plan to attend the
Meeting, please cast your vote as soon as possible via:
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Further
instructions on how to vote your shares can be found in this Proxy
Statement and the accompanying Proxy Card.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey
Peck
Chairman

iSun,
Inc.
400
Avenue D, Suite 10
Williston,
VT 05495
NOTICE
OF 2023 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To
Be Held On June 21, 2023
To
the Stockholders of iSun, Inc.:
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the
“Meeting”) of iSun, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,”
“we,” “our,” or “us”) will be held exclusively online via live
audio-only webcast at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 21, or such
later date or dates as such Meeting may be adjourned. A Proxy
Statement and a Proxy Card are enclosed.
The
Meeting will be held virtually and there will not be a physical
meeting location. The Meeting can be accessed by visiting
https://cstproxy.com/isunenergy/2023, where you will be able to
attend the Meeting live, have an opportunity to submit questions,
and vote online. We encourage you to allow ample time for online
check-in, which begins at 1:45 P.M. Eastern Time. Please note that
you will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. We are
holding the Meeting for the purpose of considering and taking
action on the following proposals:
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elect two (2) directors to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and
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ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31,
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To
approve an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation to protect the Company’s officers from
certain personal monetary liability in accordance with recent
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transact such other business as may be properly brought before the
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These
matters are more fully described in the Proxy Statement
accompanying this Notice.
Our
Board of Directors (the “Board”) has fixed the close of business on
May 8, 2023 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the
determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at
the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. A list of stockholders
eligible to vote at the Meeting will be available for review during
our regular business hours at our principal offices in Williston,
Vermont for the 10 days prior to the Meeting for review for any
purposes related to the Meeting.
THE
iSUN 2023 ANNUAL MEETING CAN BE ACCESSED BY VISITING
HTTPS://WWW.CSTPROXY.COM/ISUNENERGY/2023/, WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE
TO LISTEN TO THE MEETING LIVE, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT
QUESTIONS AND VOTE ONLINE. WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE
MEETING, TO ENSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING WE URGE YOU
TO SUBMIT A PROXY TO VOTE YOUR SHARES AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE BY
(1) VISITING THE INTERNET SITE LISTED ON THE ENCLOSED iSUN PROXY
CARD, (2) CALLING THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER LISTED ON THE ENCLOSED iSUN
PROXY CARD OR (3) SUBMITTING YOUR ENCLOSED iSUN PROXY CARD BY MAIL
BY USING THE PROVIDED SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED
ENVELOPE.
Submitting
a proxy will not prevent you from attending the Meeting by means of
remote communication and voting at the Meeting, but it will help to
ensure that a quorum is present and avoid added solicitation costs.
Any holder of record of iSun Common Stock as of the Record Date who
attends the Meeting may vote virtually at the Meeting, thereby
revoking any previous proxy. In addition, a proxy may also be
revoked in writing before the Meeting in the manner described in
the accompanying Proxy Statement. If your shares are held in the
name of a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee/agent, please
follow the instructions on the voting instruction form furnished by
your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee/agent.
Williston,
Vermont
Dated:
May 12, 2023
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iSun,
Inc.
400
Avenue D, Suite 10
Williston,
VT 05495
PROXY
STATEMENT
FOR
2023 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
This
Proxy Statement is furnished to stockholders in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of
iSun, Inc. (“iSun,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) in
connection with the virtual 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
the Company to be held exclusively online via live audio-only
webcast on June 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (the
“Meeting”).
GENERAL
INFORMATION ABOUT SOLICITATION VOTING AND ATTENDING
Who
Can Vote at the 2023 Virtual Annual Meeting?
Each
share of the Company’s Common Stock has one vote on each Proposal.
Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 8,
2023 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to receive notice of, attend
and vote at the 2023 virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders. You
may attend the Meeting by visiting
https://www.cstproxy.com/isunenergy/2023/, where you will be able
to listen to the Meeting live, have an opportunity to submit
questions, and vote your shares of Common Stock if you held such
shares as of the close of business on May 8, 2023. As of May 8,
2023, there were 18,869,908 shares of the Company’s Common Stock
outstanding and entitled to vote.
Counting
Votes
Consistent
with state law and our bylaws, the presence, virtually or by proxy,
of at least a majority of the shares entitled to vote at the
Meeting will constitute a quorum for purposes of voting on a
particular matter at the Meeting. Once a share is represented for
any purpose at the Meeting, it is deemed present for quorum
purposes for the remainder of the Meeting and any adjournment
thereof unless a new record date is set for the adjournment. Shares
held of record by stockholders or their nominees who do not vote by
proxy or attend the Meeting virtually will not be considered
present or represented and will not be counted in determining the
presence of a quorum. Signed proxies that withhold authority or
reflect abstentions and “broker non-votes” will be counted for
purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. “Broker
non-votes” are proxies received from banks, brokerage firms or
other nominees/agents holding shares on behalf of their clients who
have not been given specific voting instructions from their clients
with respect to matters being voted on.
Pursuant
to our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation the
vote of: (i) a plurality of the votes cast will be required to
elect the director nominees (Proposal 1); (ii) a majority of votes
cast will be required to ratify the appointment of the independent
auditors for the year ended December 31, 2022 (Proposal 2); and
(iii) the affirmative vote of the holders representing not less
than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company
will be required to approve the amendment to the Company’s Third
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Proposal
3).
We
strongly encourage you to provide instructions to your bank,
brokerage firm, or other nominee/agent by voting your proxy. This
action ensures that your shares will be voted in accordance with
your wishes at the Meeting.
Attending
the Meeting
You
or your authorized proxy may attend the Meeting if you were a
registered or beneficial stockholder of iSun Common Stock as of the
Record Date.
To
participate in the Meeting, visit
https://www.cstproxy.com/isunenergy/2023/ and enter the
12-digit control number included on your Proxy Card. The virtual
Meeting allows stockholders to submit questions during the Meeting
in the question box provided at
https://www.cstproxy.com/isunenergy/2023/. We will respond
to as many properly submitted questions during the relevant portion
of the Meeting agenda as time allows.
If we
experience technical difficulties during the Meeting (e.g., a
temporary or prolonged power outage), we will determine whether the
Meeting can be promptly reconvened (if the technical difficulty is
temporary) or whether the Meeting will need to be reconvened on a
later day (if the technical difficulty is more prolonged). If you
encounter any difficulties accessing the Virtual Meeting during the
check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number
that will be posted on the Virtual Shareholder Meeting login
page.
If
you are a stockholder of record (that is, you hold your shares
through iSun’s transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust), you do not need to register to attend the Meeting virtually
on the Internet. Please follow the instructions on the Proxy Card
that you received. No proof of ownership is necessary because iSun
can verify your ownership.
If
you own shares in street name through an intermediary, such as a
bank, broker or other nominee/agent, please follow the voting
instructions provided to you by that nominee/agent in order to vote
your shares.
SOLICITATION
AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
The
enclosed proxy for the Meeting is being solicited by the Board.
Stockholders of record may vote by mail or via the Internet. The
Internet web site is listed on the proxy. If you vote via the
Internet you do not need to return your Proxy Card, but you will
need the control number printed on the Proxy Card to vote. If you
choose to vote by mail, please mark, date and sign the Proxy Card,
and then return it in the enclosed envelope (no postage is
necessary if mailed within the United States). Any person giving a
proxy may revoke it at any time prior to the exercise thereof by
filing with our Secretary a written revocation or by duly executed
proxy bearing a later date. The proxy may also be revoked by a
stockholder attending the virtual Meeting, withdrawing the proxy
and voting virtually, but you will need the control number printed
on the Proxy Card.
The
expense of preparing, printing and mailing the form of proxy and
the material used in the solicitation thereof will be borne by us.
In addition to solicitation by mail, proxies may be solicited by
the directors, officers and our regular employees (who will receive
no additional compensation therefor) by means of personal
interview, telephone or by other means of communication. It is
anticipated that banks, brokerage firms and other institutions,
custodians, nominees/agents, fiduciaries or other record holders
will be requested to forward the soliciting material to persons for
whom they hold shares and to seek authority for the execution of
proxies; in such cases, we will reimburse such holders for their
charges and expenses.
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS PROXY MATERIAL AND VOTING
Why
did I receive these proxy materials?
We
are providing this Proxy Statement in connection with the
solicitation by the Board of proxies to be voted at the Meeting, or
at any postponements or adjournments thereof. This Proxy Statement
contains important information for you to consider when deciding
how to vote on the matters brought before the Meeting. You are
invited to attend the virtual Meeting to vote on the proposals
described in this Proxy Statement. However, you do not need to
attend the virtual Meeting to vote your shares. Instead, you may
vote your shares using one of the other voting methods described in
this Proxy Statement.
Whether or not you expect to attend the Meeting, please vote your
shares as soon as possible in order to ensure your representation
at the Meeting.
Can
I access these proxy materials on the Internet?
Yes.
The Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, and 2022 Form 10-K
are available for viewing, printing, and downloading at
https://www.cstproxy.com/isunenergy/2023/. Our 2022 Form
10-K is also available under the Company—Investor Relations—Annual
Reports section of our website at www.isunenergy.com and through
the SEC’s EDGAR system at http://www.sec.gov. All materials will
remain posted on https://www.cstproxy.com/isunenergy/2023/
at least until the conclusion of the Meeting.
Who
can vote at the Meeting?
Each
share of the Company’s Common Stock has one vote on each Proposal.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on May 8,
2023, the Record Date for the Meeting, will be entitled to vote at
the Meeting. On May 8, 2023, there were 18,869,908 shares of Common
Stock (each entitled to one vote) outstanding.
What
is the difference between a stockholder of record and a beneficial
owner of shares held in street name?
Stockholder
of Record. If your shares are registered directly in your name with
the Company’s transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust, you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to
those shares, and the Notice and a Proxy Card were sent directly to
you by the Company.
Beneficial
Owner of Shares Held in Street Name. If your shares are held in an
account at a bank, brokerage firm, broker dealer, or other similar
organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in
“street name,” and the Notice was forwarded to you by that
organization. The organization holding your account is considered
the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual
Meeting. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to instruct
that organization on how to vote the shares held in your
account.
Stockholder
of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name
If on
May 8, 2023, your shares of iSun, Inc. Common Stock were registered
directly in your name with our transfer agent, then you are a
stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote
virtually at the Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan
to virtually attend the Meeting, we urge you to fill out and return
the enclosed Proxy Card to ensure your vote is counted. When you
mail in your Proxy Card, please keep a copy of the control number
printed on your Proxy Card in case you wish to revoke the proxy on
your Proxy Card, change your vote at the virtual Meeting or change
your vote via the Internet or telephone as otherwise provided
herein.
Beneficial
Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Bank, Broker or Other
Nominee/Agent
If on
May 8, 2023, your shares of iSun, Inc. Common Stock were held in an
account at a, bank, brokerage firm or other nominee/agent, then you
are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these
proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization.
The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder
of record for purposes of voting at the Meeting. As the beneficial
owner, you have the right to direct your bank, brokerage firm, or
other nominee/agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You
are also invited to attend the virtual Meeting. However, since you
are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares
virtually at the Meeting unless you request and obtain a signed
letter or other valid proxy from your bank, brokerage firm or other
nominee/agent.
What
proposals am I voting on?
There
are three matters scheduled for a vote at the Meeting: (i) to elect
two (2) directors to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of
stockholders and each of their successors is duly elected and
qualified; (ii) to ratify the selection of Marcum LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended
December 31, 2022; and (iii) to approve an amendment to the
Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
to protect the Company’s officers from certain personal monetary
liability in accordance with recent amendments to the Delaware
General Corporation Law.
The
Board does not intend to bring any other matters before the Meeting
and is not aware of anyone else who will submit any other matters
to be voted on. However, if any other matters properly come before
the Meeting, the individuals named on the Proxy Card, or their
substitutes, will be authorized to vote on those matters in their
own judgment.
How
many votes do I have?
On
each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each share of
Common Stock you owned as of May 8, 2023.
What
is the quorum requirement?
A
quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid Meeting. A
quorum will be present if a majority of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock entitled to vote are present at the virtual
Meeting.
Your
shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a
valid proxy, have voted via the Internet, have voted via telephone
or vote virtually at the Meeting.
If
you submit your proxy vote via the Internet or by telephone but
abstain from voting or withhold authority to vote on one or more
matters, as applicable, your shares will be counted as present at
the Meeting for the purpose of determining a quorum.
Broker
non-votes will be counted towards the quorum
requirement.
Your
shares also will be counted as present at the Meeting for the
purpose of calculating the vote on the particular matter with
respect to which you abstained from voting or withheld authority to
vote, as further provided below.
If
there is no quorum, the Chairman or a majority of the votes present
at the Meeting may adjourn the meeting to another date.
How
do I vote?
The
procedures for voting are set forth below:
Stockholder
of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name
If
you are a stockholder of record, you may vote virtually at the
Meeting, vote by proxy using the Proxy Card, vote via the Internet
or by telephone. Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting, we
urge you to vote by proxy via the Internet to ensure your vote is
counted. You may still attend the Meeting and vote virtually if you
have already voted by proxy via the Internet. You may vote as
follows:
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To
participate in the virtual Meeting, visit
https://www.cstproxy.com/isunenergy/2023/ and enter the 12-digit
control number included on your Proxy Card. The virtual Meeting
allows stockholders to vote and to submit questions. We will
respond to as many properly submitted questions during the relevant
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To
vote using the Proxy Card, simply complete, date and sign the Proxy
Card and return it promptly in the envelope provided. No postage is
necessary if mailed in the United States. If you return your signed
Proxy Card to us before the Meeting, we will vote your shares as
you direct. |
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To
vote through the Internet, go to
https://www.cstproxyvote.com and follow the instructions
provided on the website. In order to cast your vote, you will be
asked to provide the control number from the Proxy Card that was
mailed to you. Internet voting is available 24 hours a day and will
be accessible until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 20, 2023. Our
Internet voting procedures are designed to authenticate
stockholders by using individual control numbers, which are located
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Beneficial
Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Bank, Brokerage Firm or
other Nominee/Agent
If
you hold your shares in “street name” and thus are a beneficial
owner of shares registered in the name of your bank, brokerage firm
or other nominee/agent, you must vote your shares as provided in
instructions on how to vote your shares by your bank, brokerage
firm or other nominee/agent. Your bank, brokerage firm or other
nominee/agent has enclosed or otherwise provided a voting
instruction card for you to use in directing the bank, broker or
nominee/agent how to vote your shares. Check the voting form used
by that organization to see if it offers internet or telephone
voting.
If
you are the beneficial owner of Shares registered in the name of a
bank, brokerage firm or other nominee/agent, in order to vote
virtually at the Meeting, you must first obtain a valid proxy from
your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee/agent. Follow the
instructions from your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee/agent
included with these proxy materials, or contact your bank,
brokerage firm or other nominee/agent to request a proxy
form.
How
many votes are required to approve each Proposal, and what is the
effect of withholding my vote or abstaining, or a broker
non-vote?
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Proposal
1, Election of the director nominees to the Board: Directors are
elected by a plurality of the votes cast. With respect to the
election of each director, you may vote “FOR” or “WITHHOLD”
authority to vote for the nominee to the Board. “WITHHOLD” votes
and broker non-votes are not considered votes cast for the
foregoing purpose, and will have no effect on the election of the
Director nominees. If you “WITHHOLD” authority to vote with respect
to each nominee for the Board, your vote will have no effect on the
election of such nominee. Broker non votes will have no effect on
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Proposal
2, Ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of the
majority of votes cast. You may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN.”
Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of the
majority of votes cast, meaning the number of shares voted “FOR”
this proposal must exceed the number of shares voted “AGAINST” this
proposal. If you abstain from voting on this proposal, your vote
will have no effect for this Proposal. Broker non-votes will have
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Proposal
3, Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation to protect the Company’s
officers from certain personal monetary liability in accordance
with recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law.
With respect to Proposal 3, you may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST” or
“ABSTAIN.” Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote
of the holders representing not less than 50% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock of the Company (meaning that of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, 50% must be
voted “FOR” the proposal for the proposal to be approved). If you
“ABSTAIN” from voting with respect to Proposal 3, your vote will
have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal. Broker
non-votes will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the
Proposal. |
Does
my banker, broker or other nominee/agent have discretionary power
to vote on the Proposals?
If
you hold your shares in street name and do not provide voting
instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee/agent,
it may still be able to vote your shares with respect to certain
“discretionary” (or routine) items, but it will not be allowed to
vote your shares with respect to certain “non-discretionary” items.
In the case of non-discretionary items for which no instructions
are received, the shares will be treated as “broker non-votes.”
Shares that constitute broker non-votes will be counted as present
at the meeting for the purpose of determining a quorum but will not
be entitled to vote on the proposal(s) in question.
Proposal
1. Election of Two Directors, is considered a “non-discretionary”
matter.
Proposal
2. Ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
is considered a “discretionary” matter.
Proposal
3. Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, is considered a
“non-discretionary” matter.
Proposal
1. Election of Two (2) Directors. In accordance with the Company
By-Laws, Proposal 1, the election of directors to the Board, the
directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast (meaning
that the number of director nominees who receive the highest number
of shares voted “FOR” their election are elected). In this case,
only two nominees are being presented, so both will be elected if
any votes “FOR” their election are cast.
With
respect to the election of a director, you may vote “FOR” or
“WITHHOLD” authority to vote for the nominee for the Board. If you
“WITHHOLD” your vote, it will have no effect on the election of the
directors. Your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee/agent does
not have discretionary authority to vote shares for the election of
the director nominees. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the
election of the nominees.
Proposal
2, Ratification of the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
You may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN.” Adoption of this
proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of votes
cast, meaning the number of shares voted “FOR” this proposal must
exceed the number of shares voted “AGAINST” this
proposal.
If
you ABSTAIN from voting on this proposal, your vote will have no
effect for this proposal. Broker non-votes will have no effect on
the vote for this Proposal. Your bank, brokerage firm or other
nominee/agent does have discretionary authority to vote on Proposal
2 relating to the ratification of the selection of Marcum LLP as
our independent public accounting firm for fiscal year ended
December 31, 2022.
Proposal
3. To approve an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation t to protect the Company’s
officers from certain personal monetary liability in accordance
with recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law.
With respect to Proposal 3, you may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST” or
“ABSTAIN.” Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote
of the holders representing 50% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Company (meaning that of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Company, not less than 50% must be voted “FOR”
the proposal for the proposal to be approved).
If
you “ABSTAIN” from voting with respect to Proposal 3, your vote
will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal. Broker
non-votes will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the
proposal. Your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee/agent does not
have discretionary authority to vote shares for Proposal
3.
As a
result, if you do not vote your street name shares, your broker has
the authority to vote on your behalf only with respect to Proposal
2 (ratification of the selection of the accounting
firm).
What
happens if I do not give specific voting
instructions?
If
you are a stockholder of record and you indicate when voting that
you wish to vote as recommended by the Board, or if you sign and
return a Proxy Card without giving specific voting instructions,
then the proxy holders will vote your shares as recommended by the
Board on all matters presented in this Proxy Statement, and as the
proxy holders may determine in their discretion with respect to any
other matters properly presented for a vote at the virtual
Meeting.
If
you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name and do not
provide the bank, brokerage firm or other nominee/agent that holds
your shares with specific voting instructions, the bank, brokerage
firm or other nominee/agent may generally vote in its discretion on
“discretionary” matters. However, if the bank, brokerage firm or
other nominee/agent that holds your shares does not receive
instructions from you on how to vote your shares on a
“non-discretionary” matter, it will be unable to vote your shares
on that matter. When this occurs, it is generally referred to as a
“broker non-vote.”
Proposals
1 and 3 are considered “non-discretionary’’ matters. Proposal 2 is
considered a “discretionary’’ matter.
Can
I change my vote after submitting my proxy, voting via the
Internet?
Yes.
You can revoke your proxy at any time before the final vote at the
Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, you may revoke your
proxy in any one of four ways:
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may send a written notice that you are revoking your proxy to:
iSun, Inc., 400 Avenue, D, Suite 10, Williston, VT,
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may attend the virtual Meeting and vote virtually. Simply attending
the virtual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke your
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If
you hold your shares in street name, contact your bank, brokerage
firm or other nominee/agent regarding how to revoke your proxy and
change your vote. Your most current Internet proxy, or proxy card
will be the one that is counted at the Meeting. If you send a
written notice of revocation, please make sure to do so with enough
time for it to arrive by mail prior to the Meeting.
How
can I find out the results of the voting at the virtual
Meeting?
Preliminary
voting results will be announced at the virtual Meeting. Final
voting results will be published in our Current Report on Form 8-K
within four business days after the Meeting.
What
does it mean if I receive more than one Proxy Card?
If
you receive more than one Proxy Card, your shares are registered in
more than one name or are registered in different accounts. Please
complete, date, sign and return each Proxy Card, or vote your
shares via the Internet for each Proxy Card you received to ensure
that all your shares are voted.
Who
is paying for this proxy solicitation?
The
Company is paying the costs of the solicitation of proxies. In
addition to mailed proxy materials, our directors, officers and
employees may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone, or by
other means of communication. We will not pay our directors,
officers and employees any additional compensation for soliciting
proxies. We may reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other agents
for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners. We
have also retained the services of Morrow Sodali, LLC, 333 Ludlow
Street, Fifth Floor, South Tower, Stamford, CT 06902, for a fee of
$7,500 plus out-of-pocket expenses to aid in the distribution of
the proxy materials as well as the solicitation of
proxies.
When
are stockholder proposals due for the 2024 Annual
Meeting?
The
Company did not receive any proposals from stockholders to be
presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Any
appropriate proposal submitted by a stockholder and intended to be
presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2023
Annual Meeting”) must be submitted in writing to Mr. Jeffrey Peck,
Chief Executive Officer, iSun, Inc. 400 Avenue D, Suite 10,
Williston, VT 05495, and received not later than December 22, 2023
to be includable in our Proxy Statement and related proxy for the
2024 Annual Meeting. However, if the date of the 2024 Annual
Meeting is changed by more than 30 days from this year’s meeting
then the deadline is a reasonable time before the Company begins to
print and send its proxy materials.
A
stockholder proposal will need to comply with the SEC regulations
under Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), regarding the inclusion of stockholder
proposals in company-sponsored proxy materials. Although the Board
will consider stockholder proposals, we reserve the right to omit
from our Proxy Statement stockholder proposals that we are not
required to include under the Exchange Act, including Rule
14a-8.
If
you are submitting a proposal for a meeting of stockholders other
than a regularly scheduled annual meeting, the deadline is a
reasonable time before we begin to print and send our proxy
materials.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate
Governance
Directors
and Executive Officers
Our
directors and executive officers are as follows:
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Jeffrey
Peck |
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Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board |
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John
Sullivan |
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Chief
Financial Officer |
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Frederick
Myrick |
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Executive
Vice President of Solar and Director |
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Stewart
Martin |
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Director |
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Andrew
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Claudia
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Jeffrey
Peck was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President of the
Company upon the closing of the Reverse Merger and Recapitalization
between the Company and Jensysn Acquisition Corp. which occurred on
June 20, 2019 (the “Reverse Merger and Recapitalization”). Mr. Peck
previously was the majority owner and President of Peck Electric
Co. (“Peck Electric”) since he purchased it from his family in the
late 1990s. Since then, Mr. Peck transformed Peck Electric from a
local electrical contracting business to one of the largest
commercial solar EPC companies in the Northeastern United States,
ranked 59th in the U.S. for 2020 by Solar Power World
(listed as, “Peck Electric Company”). Mr. Peck grew Peck Electric
to nearly 100 employees, with many employees having tenures of over
30 years. Mr. Peck was also responsible for timing the strategic
direction of Peck Electric’s focus into solar EPC at the time when
solar installation became a profitable business in 2013 and also
began investing in Company-owned arrays, with a current portfolio
of approximately three megawatts. Mr. Peck has served as Chairman
of Vermont Electrical Contractors, Chairman of the Joint Health and
Welfare Committee as well as the IBEW Local 300 Pension funds. Mr.
Peck graduated from Champlain College in 1993. Mr. Peck is well
qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive management
experience of the Company.
John
Sullivan was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company
in August 2019. Mr. Sullivan previously served as Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Mammut Sports Group, Inc., a
Swiss multinational mountaineering and trekking company, from July
2018 to August 2019. From October 2015 to July 2018, Mr. Sullivan
served as Vice President of Finance, Administration and Control of
Nokian Tyres, North America, a Finnish tire manufacturing company.
In such roles, Mr. Sullivan developed and managed all financial,
administrative and internal control responsibilities for such
companies’ North American operations, among other responsibilities.
From October 2007 to October 2015, Mr. Sullivan served as Chief
Financial Officer of Century Arms, Inc., Century International
Arms, Inc. and Century International Arms, Corp., U.S. based
firearms importers and manufacturers, where he managed the
financial and accounting divisions of such companies. Prior to
serving in such executive roles, Mr. Sullivan held consulting and
senior accountant positions at Green Cab, LLC, The Syndio Group,
Gallagher, Flynn & Company, Little Man, Inc. and the New
England Culinary Institute. Mr. Sullivan holds a B.S. in Business
Management from Union Institute & University.
Fredrick
“Kip” Myrick was appointed to the Board of Directors of the
Company and Executive Vice President of Solar upon the consummation
of the Reverse Merger and Recapitalization. At the time, he had
worked at Peck Electric for over 30 years. Mr. Myrick joined the
Company in 1988 as a journeyman electrician, and in 1993, Mr.
Myrick was promoted to foreman and successfully managed the
numerous small and large-scale projects at Global Foundries, IBM’s
chip-manufacturing business. From 1995 to 1998 Mr. Myrick held
positions of general foreman and superintendent, then project
manager/estimator in 2005. In 2006, Mr. Myrick became a significant
minority stockholder in the Company and its Vice President, then
started the Peck Solar division in 2008 and has managed the
construction of the largest solar array in Vermont. Mr. Myrick is
also responsible for the innovative dual-use farming of saffron
with solar arrays in collaboration with the University of Vermont,
which has attracted national news attention. Mr. Myrick is a
NABCEP-certified Photovoltaic Installation Professional and holds a
Vermont Master Electricians License. Mr. Myrick is well qualified
to serve as a director due to his experience in solar project
design and construction.
Stewart
Martin was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company
upon the consummation of the Company’s Reverse Merger and
Recapitalization with Jensyn Acquisition Corp. and previously
served as a member of Jensyn’s Board of Directors since November
2016. Since August 2013, he has served as Executive Vice President,
Sales and Producer Development of Marsh & McLennan Agencies –
Florida, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies. He
previously served as Senior Vice President and a member of the
Board of Directors of Seitlin Insurance and Advisors, which was
acquired by Marsh & McLennan, LLC in November 2011. The Board
determined that Mr. Martin qualifies as “independent” in accordance
with the published listing requirement. Mr. Martin is a member of
the Company’s Compensation Committee, Corporate
Governance/Nominating Committee and Audit Committee. Mr. Martin is
well qualified to serve as independent director due to his
substantial management and previous board experience.
Andrew
Matthy was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company
on June 2, 2021. The Board determined that Mr. Matthy qualifies as
“independent” in accordance with the published listing requirements
of Nasdaq. Mr. Matthy has been appointed to the Company’s
Compensation Committee, Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee
and Audit Committee. Mr. Matthy previously served as Vice President
at Hobbs & Towne, one of the first executive search firms to
ever focus on cleantech. In this role he placed senior executives
in many of the leading industry platforms, often building entire
teams to facilitate new market entry. Starting his career off at
Iron Mountain, Andy has almost twenty years of building teams for
leading finance and renewable energy firms, advising on strategy,
compensation, capital structuring and more. Mr. Matthy is well
qualified to serve on the Company’s Audit Committee as a financial
expert.
Claudia
Meer was appointed to the Board of Directors on February 1,
2021. The Board determined that Ms. Meer qualifies as “independent”
in accordance with the published listing requirements of Nasdaq.
Ms. Meer has been appointed to the Company’s Compensation
Committee, Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee and Audit
Committee. Ms. Meer has more than 30 years’ experience in corporate
finance, strategy, creative deal structuring and executive
leadership in real estate, hospitality, telecom, and financial
services industries. For the past twelve years she has driven
financial transactions in the clean energy industry. Ms. Meer
currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Coremax Consulting
Inc., and formerly served as Chief Investment Officer & Chief
Financial Officer at AlphaStruxure, a venture created in early 2019
by the Carlyle Group and Schneider Electric to develop and fund
clean energy infrastructure. Ms. Meer currently serves as Director
at Newpark Resources, Inc. Ms. Meer is well qualified to serve on
the Company’s Audit Committee as a financial expert.
Family
Relationships
There
are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive
officers.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
No
officer, director, or persons nominated for such positions,
promoter or significant employee of the Company has been involved
in the last ten years in any of the following:
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bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such
person was a general partner or executive officer either at the
time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that
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conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor
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being
subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent
jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring,
suspending or otherwise limiting his/her involvement in any type of
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being
found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the
Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have
violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the
judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated; |
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having
any government agency, administrative agency, or administrative
court impose an administrative finding, order, decree, or sanction
against them as a result of their involvement in any type of
business, securities, or banking activity; |
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the subject of a pending administrative proceeding related to their
involvement in any type of business, securities, or banking
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any administrative proceeding been threatened against him/her
related to their involvement in any type of business, securities,
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Classified
Board of Directors
In
accordance with our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, our Board of Directors is divided into three
classes, i.e., Class A, Class B and Class C, with only one class of
directors being elected in each year and each class serving a
three-year term.
Our
Board of Directors consists of five members. The only terms
expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are the terms
of the Class A directors, Messrs. Martin and Matthy.
During
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, our Board of Directors
held three meetings and acted by Unanimous Written Consent on
nineteen occasions, and our Audit Committee, Compensation
Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee each held
four meetings. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, each
of our directors attended at least 75% of the Board meetings and
their respective committee meetings. The Company does not have a
policy regarding director attendance at annual meetings but
encourages the directors to attend if possible.
Committees
of the Board of Directors
The
standing committees of our Board of Directors consists of an Audit
Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee. Each of the committees report to the Board of
Directors as they deem appropriate and as the Board may request.
The composition, duties and responsibilities of these committees
are set forth below.
Audit
Committee
The
Board has established an Audit Committee of the Board of Directors,
which currently consists of Messrs. Matthy and Martin and Ms. Meer
as Chair, each of whom meets the independent director standard
under Nasdaq’s listing standards and under Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the
Exchange Act. The Audit Committee’s duties, which are specified in
our Audit Committee Charter, include, but are not limited
to:
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reviewing
and discussing with management and the independent auditor the
annual audited financial statements, and recommending to the board
whether the audited financial statements should be included in our
Form 10-K; |
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discussing
with management and the independent auditor significant financial
reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the
preparation of our financial statements; |
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discussing
with management major risk assessment and risk management
policies; |
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monitoring
the independence of the independent auditor; |
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verifying
the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having
primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner
responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law; |
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reviewing
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inquiring
and discussing with management our compliance with applicable laws
and regulations; |
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pre-approving
all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed
by our independent auditor, including the fees and terms of the
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determining
the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent
auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management
and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the
purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related
work; |
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establishing
procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints
received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls
or reports which raise material issues regarding our financial
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reimbursement of expenses incurred by our management team in
identifying potential target businesses. |
The
Audit Committee will at all times be composed exclusively of
independent directors who are “financially literate” as defined
under Nasdaq’s listing standards. The Nasdaq listing standards
define “financially literate” as being able to read and understand
fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance
sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. In addition, we
must certify to the Nasdaq Capital Market that the audit committee
has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past
employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite
professional certification in accounting, or other comparable
experience or background that results in the individual’s financial
sophistication. We have determined that each of Mr. Martin, Mr.
Matthy and Ms. Meer satisfy Nasdaq’s definition of financial
sophistication and Mr. Matthy and Ms. Meer each also qualifies as
an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under the rules
and regulations of the SEC.
Our
Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Audit
Committee, which is available on our corporate website at
www.isunenergy.com. The information on our website is not
part of this Proxy Statement.
Compensation
Committee
The
current members of our Compensation Committee are Ms. Meer and
Messrs. Martin and Matthy, with Mr. Martin serving as Chair of the
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee’s duties, which
are specified in our Compensation Committee Charter, include, but
are not limited to:
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reviewing
and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives
relevant to our President and Chief Executive Officer’s
compensation, evaluating our President and Chief Executive
Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and
determining and approving the remuneration of our President and
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Our
Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee, which is available on our
corporate website at www.isunenergy.com. The information on
our website is not part of this Proxy Statement. The charter also
provides that the Compensation Committee may, in its sole
discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation
consultant, legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly
responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the
work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving
advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or
any other adviser, the Compensation Committee will consider the
independence of each such adviser, including the factors required
by Nasdaq and the SEC.
Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee
Our
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for,
among other matters: (1) identifying individuals qualified to
become members of our Board of Directors, consistent with criteria
approved by our Board of Directors; (2) overseeing the organization
of our Board of Directors to discharge the Board’s duties and
responsibilities properly and efficiently; (3) identifying best
practices and recommending corporate governance principles; and (4)
developing and recommending to our Board of Directors a set of
corporate governance guidelines and principles applicable to
us.
Our
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee consists of Ms. Meer
and Messrs. Matthy and Martin, with Mr. Matthy serving as Chair.
Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, which is available
on our corporate website at www.isunenergy.com. The
information on our website is not part of this Proxy
Statement.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During
2022, no officer or employee served as a member of the Company’s
Compensation Committee. None of our executive officers serve as a
member of the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee of any
entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our Board
of Directors or Compensation Committee.
Director
Independence
Our
Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Martin, Matthy and
Ms. Meer are “independent directors” as such term is defined in
Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and the Nasdaq listing
standards.
Director
Diversity
iSun
is currently in compliance with all ESG-related requirements of the
SEC and of Nasdaq including the Board Diversity Disclosure Matrix
provided below.
iSun, Inc. Board Diversity Matrix for 2022 |
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iSun, Inc. Board Diversity Matrix for 2023 |
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Total Number of Directors : 5 |
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Female |
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Non-Binary |
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Did
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Disclose
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Part 1: Gender
Identity |
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Directors |
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Part 2: Demographic
Background |
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African American or Black |
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Alaskan Native or Native American |
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Asian |
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White |
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LGBTQ+ |
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Did Not Disclose Demographic
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Executive Compensation
Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
The
following Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes the
material elements of compensation for our executive officers
identified in the Summary Compensation Table (“Named Executive
Officers”), and executive officers that we may hire in the future.
As more fully described above, the Compensation Committee is
responsible for recommendations relating to compensation of the
Company’s directors and executive officers.
Compensation
Program Objectives and Rewards
Our
compensation philosophy is based on the premise of attracting,
retaining, and motivating exceptional leaders, setting high goals,
working toward the common objectives of meeting the expectations of
customers and stockholders, and rewarding outstanding performance.
Following this philosophy, in determining executive compensation,
we consider all relevant factors, such as the competition for
talent, our desire to link pay with performance in the future, the
use of equity to align executive interests with those of our
Stockholders, individual contributions, teamwork and performance,
and each executive’s total compensation package. We strive to
accomplish these objectives by compensating all executives with
total compensation packages consisting of a combination of
competitive base salary and incentive compensation.
The
primary purpose of the compensation and benefits described below is
to attract, retain, and motivate highly talented individuals who
will engage in the behaviors necessary to enable us to succeed in
our mission while upholding our values in a highly competitive
marketplace. Different elements are designed to engender different
behaviors, and the actual incentive amounts, which may be awarded
to each Named Executive Officer are subject to the annual review of
the Board of Directors. The following is a brief description of the
key elements of our planned executive compensation
structure.
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Base
salary and benefits are designed to attract and retain employees
over time. |
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Incentive
compensation awards are designed to focus employees on the business
objectives for a particular year. |
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Equity
incentive awards, such as stock options and non-vested stock, focus
executives’ efforts on the behaviors within the recipients’ control
that they believe are designed to ensure our long-term success as
reflected in increases to our stock prices over a period of several
years, growth in our profitability and other elements. |
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Severance
and change in control plans are designed to facilitate a company’s
ability to attract and retain executives as we compete for talented
employees in a marketplace where such protections are commonly
offered. We currently have not given separation benefits to any of
our Named Executive Officers. |
Benchmarking
The
company has not yet adopted benchmarking but may do so in the
future. When making compensation decisions, our Board of Directors
may compare each element of compensation paid to our Named
Executive Officers against a report showing comparable compensation
metrics from a group that includes both publicly-traded and
privately-held companies. Our Board believes that while such peer
group benchmarks are a point of reference for measurement, they are
not necessarily a determining factor in setting executive
compensation as each executive officer’s compensation relative to
the benchmark varies based on scope of responsibility and time in
the position. We have not yet formally established our peer group
for this purpose.
The
Elements of iSun’s Compensation Program
Base
Salary
Executive
officer base salaries are based on job responsibilities and
individual contribution. The Board reviews the base salaries of our
executive officers, including our Named Executive Officers,
considering factors such as corporate progress toward achieving
objectives (without reference to any specific performance-related
targets) and individual performance experience and expertise.
Additional factors reviewed by the Board of Directors in
determining appropriate base salary levels and raises include
subjective factors related to corporate and individual performance.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Board of Directors
approved all executive officer base salary decisions.
Our
Board of Directors determines base salaries for the Named Executive
Officers annually, and the Board, upon recommendation of the
Compensation Committee proposes new base salary amounts, if
appropriate, based on its evaluation of individual performance and
expected future contributions.
Pay
Versus Performance Table
The
Company has opted to comply with the less restrictive mandates
regarding a “pay versus performance” table under Item 402(v) of
Regulation S-K because the Company is an “emerging growth company”
as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act of 1933, and
therefore exempt from providing such a table for 2023.
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth information regarding the compensation
awarded to or earned by the executive officers listed below during
the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. As an emerging growth
company, we have opted to comply with the reduced executive
compensation disclosure rules applicable to “smaller reporting
companies,” as such term is defined in the rules promulgated under
the Securities Act, which require compensation disclosure for only
our principal executive officer and the two most highly compensated
executive officers other than our principal executive officer.
Throughout this Proxy Statement, these officers are referred to as
our “named executive officers.”
2021
& 2022 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and Principal Position |
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Year |
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Salary ($) |
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Bonus ($) |
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Stock Awards ($) |
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Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) |
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All Other Compensation ($) |
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Total ($) |
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Jeffrey
Peck Chief |
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2022 |
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$ |
548,085 |
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$ |
15,000 |
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$ |
252,000 |
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— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
815,085 |
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Executive Officer,
President and Chairman |
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2021 |
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$ |
453,488 |
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$ |
225,000 |
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$ |
1,152,803 |
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— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
1,831,291 |
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Frederick Myrick |
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2022 |
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$ |
428,245 |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
63,000 |
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— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
491,245 |
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Executive Vice
President of Solar |
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2021 |
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$ |
400,000 |
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$ |
50,000 |
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$ |
668,060 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
1,118,060 |
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John Sullivan |
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2022 |
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$ |
319,629 |
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$ |
15,000 |
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$ |
624,707 |
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$ |
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$ |
959,336 |
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Chief Financial
Officer |
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2021 |
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$ |
234,347 |
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$ |
125,000 |
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$ |
559,471 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
918,818 |
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Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation
We
did not sponsor any nonqualified defined contribution plans or
other nonqualified deferred compensation plans during the years
ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Similarly, we did not sponsor any
nonqualified defined contribution plans or other nonqualified
deferred compensation plans during the years ended December 31,
2022 and 2021. Our management or compensation committee may elect
to provide our executive officers and other employees with
nonqualified defined contribution or other nonqualified deferred
compensation benefits in the future if we determine that doing so
is in our best interests.
Outstanding
Equity Awards as of December 31, 2022
The
following options or other awards were issued to our Named
Executive Officers under the Plan or were outstanding as of
December 31, 2022.
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December 31, 2022 |
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Number
of
Options
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Weighted average
exercise price
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Outstanding, beginning January 1, 2022 |
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201,334 |
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$ |
1.49 |
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Granted |
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375,000 |
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$ |
5.04 |
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Exercised |
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- |
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$ |
- |
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Outstanding, ending December 31,
2022 |
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576,334 |
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$ |
3.80 |
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Exercisable at December 31,
2022 |
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225,666 |
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3.46 |
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Executive
Employment Agreements and Arrangements
Messrs.
Peck, Sullivan, and Myrick are parties to Employment Agreements and
Change of Control Agreements with the Company. Material terms of
the Employment Agreements are as follows:
Name |
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Date
of Agreement |
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Title |
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Term |
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Compensation |
Jeffrey
Peck |
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7/1/21 |
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Chief
Executive Officer |
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7/1/21
– 7/1/26 |
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Base
Salary $450,000 / year, subject to increase in Board discretion,
plus incentive and deferred compensation programs available, plus
benefits |
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Frederick
Myrick |
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7/1/21 |
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Executive
Vice
President
of Solar
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7/1/21
– 7/1/26 |
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Base
Salary $400,000 / year, subject to increase in CEO discretion, plus
incentive and deferred compensation programs available, plus
benefits |
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John
Sullivan |
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7/1/21 |
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Chief
Financial Officer |
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7/1/21
– 7/1/26 |
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Base
Salary $250,000 / year, subject to increase in CEO discretion, plus
incentive and deferred compensation programs available, plus
benefits |
The
Change of Control Agreements with Messrs. Peck, Sullivan, and
Myrick each provide for the following benefits upon termination of
employment under certain circumstances upon a change of control:
payment of accrued base salary, payment of the value of any unused
paid time off and reimbursable expenses, payment of any accrued
cash incentive bonus, a lump sum severance payment, permitted
continuation of health benefits under COBRA, and immediate vesting
and the right to exercise all equity based awards that were
otherwise unvested as of the termination date, as well as the
immediate lapse of any Company rights to repurchase any equity
awards as of such date.
Equity
Incentive Plans
The
iSun 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was adopted on
February 25, 2021 and approved by the shareholders of the Company
at a Special Meeting of the Company’s shareholders on the same
date. A total of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock were initially
available for Awards under the Plan. At a Special Meeting of the
Stockholders on December 17, 2021, the Company’s stockholders
approved an amendment to the Plan that increased the number of
shares allocated to the Plan from 1,000,000 shares to 3,000,000
shares.
Disclosure
of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
The
Company has not made any accounting restatements requiring
disclosure pursuant to Item 402(w) of Regulation S-K.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
The
percentage ownership information shown in the table below is based
upon 18,869,908 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 8,
2023.
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) |
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Shares of
Common Stock
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Percentage
Owned
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5% or greater
stockholders |
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Jeffrey Peck |
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1,563,055 |
(2-4) |
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8.28 |
% |
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Directors and
Executive Officers |
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Jeffrey Peck |
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1,563,055 |
(2-4) |
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10.00 |
% |
John Sullivan |
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0 |
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0 |
% |
Frederick Myrick |
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628,487 |
(5) |
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3.33 |
% |
Andrew Matthy |
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3,000 |
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0 |
% |
Stewart Martin |
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4,000 |
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0 |
% |
Claudia Meer |
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0 |
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0 |
% |
All officers and
directors as a group (6 persons) |
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2,198,542 |
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11.65 |
% |
(1) |
Unless
otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the
stockholders is 400 Avenue D, Suite 10, Williston, VT
05495. |
(2) |
Pursuant
to a Voting Agreement dated June 20, 2019 between Mr. Peck and
certain individuals (the “Key Holders”), Mr. Peck has sole voting
power over the shares held by each of the Key Holders listed in
this Footnote 2, including 275,000 shares held by Branton Partners,
LLC, 90,660 shares held by Corundum AB, 275,000 shares held by
Mooers Partners, LLC, and 164,618 shares held by Veroma,
LLC. |
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Pursuant
to an Irrevocable Proxy dated January 19, 2021. between Mr. Peck
and Sassoon M. Peress, Mr. Peck has sole voting power over the
491,500 shares held by Sassoon M. Peress, 2,000 shares held by Dan
Cohen, 3,000 shares held by Emma Peress, and 1,500 shares held by
Shoshanna Zimmerman. |
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(4) |
Pursuant
to an Irrevocable Proxy dated October 31, 2021 between Mr. Peck and
John Comeau, Mr. Peck has sole voting power over the 29,749 shares
held by John Comeau. |
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These
shares are held by The Mykilore Trust of which Mr. Myrick is a
trustee. |
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director
Independence
Director
Independence
Our
Board of Directors presently consists of five members. Our Board of
Directors has determined that each of Martin, Matthy, and Meer are
“independent,” as defined by SEC rules adopted pursuant to the
requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and as determined in
accordance with Rule 4200(a) (15) of the Marketplace Rules of the
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
In
2014, the minority stockholders of Peck Electric Co., who sold the
building that the Company formerly occupied, lent the proceeds to
the majority stockholders of Peck Electric Co. who contributed
$400,000 of the net proceeds as paid in capital. At December 31,
2022 and December 31, 2021, the amounts owed were $0 and $21,000,
respectively.
In
May 2018, stockholders of the Company bought out a minority
stockholder of Peck Electric Co. The Company advanced $250,000 for
the stock purchase which is included in the “due from
stockholders”. At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the
amounts due were $0 and $39,000, respectively.
In
2019, the Company’s majority stockholders lent proceeds to the
Company to help with cash flow needs. At December 31, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, the amounts owed were $0 and $60,000,
respectively.
Communications
with the Board of Directors on Corporate Governance and Related
Matters
Stockholders
and other parties may communicate directly with the Board or any
relevant director by addressing communications to:
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iSun,
Inc. |
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400
Avenue D, Suite 10 |
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Williston,
VT 05495 |
All
stockholder correspondence will be compiled and forwarded as
appropriate.
Delinquent
Section 16(a) Reports
The
Company has not failed to file timely any Section 16(a)
Reports.
PROPOSAL
1:
TO
ELECT TWO (2) DIRECTORS TO SERVE UNTIL THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING
OF
STOCKHOLDERS
AND UNTIL EACH OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IS DULY ELECTED AND
QUALIFIED
At
the Meeting, two (2) persons are to be elected to the Board. Each
of these directors will serve a three-year term as provided in the
Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
and until a successor is elected and qualified. Each nominee
currently serves on the Board.
Each
nominee has consented to serve if elected. We expect that each
nominee will be available for election, but if he is not a
candidate at the time the election occurs, such proxy will be voted
for the election of another nominee to be designated by the Board
to fill any such vacancy.
The
term of office of each person elected as a director will continue
until our 2026 Annual Meeting or until each of their successors has
been elected and qualified, or until the director’s death,
resignation or removal.
Biographical
and certain other information concerning each nominee for election
to the Board is set forth below. Except as indicated below, neither
director nominee is a director of any other reporting companies. We
are not aware of any proceedings to which either director nominee,
or any associate of such director is a party adverse to us or any
of our subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to us or any
of our subsidiaries.
Board
Nominees
Name |
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Age |
Stewart
Martin |
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58 |
Andy
Matthy |
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42 |
Background
of Nominees
Stewart
Martin was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company
upon the consummation of the Company’s Reverse Merger and
Recapitalization with Jensyn Acquisition Corp. and previously
served as a member of Jensyn’s Board of Directors since November
2016. Since August 2013, he has served as Executive Vice President,
Sales and Producer Development of Marsh & McLennan Agencies –
Florida, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies. He
previously served as Senior Vice President and a member of the
Board of Directors of Seitlin Insurance and Advisors, which was
acquired by Marsh & McLennan, LLC in November 2011. The Board
determined that Mr. Martin qualifies as “independent” in accordance
with the published listing requirement. Mr. Martin is a member of
the Company’s Compensation Committee, Corporate
Governance/Nominating Committee and Audit Committee. Mr. Martin is
well qualified to serve as independent director due to his
substantial management and previous board experience.
Andrew
Matthy was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company
on June 2, 2021. The Board determined that Mr. Matthy qualifies as
“independent” in accordance with the published listing requirements
of Nasdaq. Mr. Matthy has been appointed to the Company’s
Compensation Committee, Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee
and Audit Committee. Mr. Matthy previously served as Vice President
at Hobbs & Towne, one of the first executive search firms to
ever focus on cleantech. In this role he placed senior executives
in many of the leading industry platforms, often building entire
teams to facilitate new market entry. Starting his career off at
Iron Mountain, Andy has almost twenty years of building teams for
leading finance and renewable energy firms, advising on strategy,
compensation, capital structuring and more. Mr. Matthy is well
qualified to serve on the Company’s Audit Committee as a financial
expert.
Required
Vote
The
Director nominees will be elected by a plurality of the votes
represented by the shares of Common Stock present at the Meeting
virtually or by proxy.
RECOMMENDATION
OF THE BOARD FOR PROPOSAL NO. 1:
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS
VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE.
PROPOSAL
2:
RATIFICATION
OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MARCUM LLP
AS
OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022
The
Company’s stockholders are being asked to ratify the Board’s
appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. Marcum LLP
has provided services in connection our financial statements since
October 8, 2019.
The
Company’s organizational documents do not require that the
stockholders ratify the selection of Marcum LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm, and stockholder ratification is
not binding on the Company, the Board or the Audit Committee. We
request such ratification, however, as a matter of good corporate
practice. Our Board, including our Audit Committee, values the
opinions of our stockholders and, to the extent there is any
significant vote against the ratification of the selection of
Marcum LLP as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, we will consider
our stockholders’ concerns and evaluate what actions may be
appropriate to address those concerns, although the Audit
Committee, in its discretion, may still retain Marcum LLP. In the
event that the ratification of this selection is not approved by an
affirmative majority of the votes cast on the proposal at the
Annual Meeting, management will review its future selection of our
independent registered public accounting firm.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Audit
Fees
The
following table sets forth information regarding fees for services
rendered by Marcum LLP related to the fiscal years ended December
31, 2022 and 2021:
Types of Fees |
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Fees for 2022 |
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Fees for 2021 |
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Audit
Fees (1) |
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$ |
376,850 |
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$ |
409,399 |
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Audit Related
Fees |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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Tax Fees |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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All
Other Fees |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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Total Fees |
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$ |
376,850 |
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$ |
409,399 |
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(1) |
Audit
fees for the audit of the consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, review of the financial
statements in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the year ended December
31, 2022 and 2021 and other fees for service that only our
independent registered public accounting firm can perform such as
consents and assistance with review of documents filed with the
SEC. |
Pre-Approval
Policies and Procedures of Audit and Non-Audit Services of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The
Audit Committee’s policy is to pre-approve, typically at the
beginning of our fiscal year, all audit and non-audit services,
other than de minimis non-audit services, to be provided by an
independent registered public accounting firm. These services may
include, among others, audit services, audit-related services, tax
services and other services and such services are generally subject
to a specific budget. The independent registered public accounting
firm and management are required to periodically report to the full
Board of Directors regarding the extent of services provided by the
independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with
this pre-approval, and the fees for the services performed to date.
As part of the Board’s review, the Board will evaluate other known
potential engagements of the independent auditor, including the
scope of work proposed to be performed and the proposed fees, and
approve or reject each service, taking into account whether the
services are permissible under applicable law and the possible
impact of each non-audit service on the independent auditor’s
independence from management. At Audit Committee meetings
throughout the year, the auditor and management may present
subsequent services for approval. Typically, these would be
services such as due diligence for an acquisition, that would not
have been known at the beginning of the year.
The
Audit Committee has considered the provision of non-audit services
provided by our independent registered public accounting firm to be
compatible with maintaining their independence. The audit committee
will continue to approve all audit and permissible non-audit
services provided by our independent registered public accounting
firm.
A
representative of Marcum LLP is expected to attend virtually at the
2023 Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a
statement if he or she desires to do so. It is also expected that
such representative will be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
Required
Vote
The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of
Common Stock present virtually or represented by proxy at the
Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter is needed to ratify the
appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2022.
RECOMMENDATION
OF THE BOARD FOR PROPOSAL NO. 2:
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS
VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MARCUM LLP AS OUR
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022.
PROPOSAL
3:
TO
APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO PROTECT THE COMPANY’S OFFICERS FROM
CERTAIN PERSONAL MONETARY LIABILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECENT
AMENDMENTS TO THE DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW.
The
complete text of the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation is attached as Appendix
A-2
General
The
Board has recommended that the stockholders approve an amendment to
the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation to protect the Company’s officers from certain
personal monetary liability in accordance with recent amendments to
the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”).
Purpose
of the Amendment and Restatement
The
Board believes it is in the best interests of the Company to
approve an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation to protect the Company’s officers from
certain personal monetary liability, as set forth in the Company’s
proposed Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
in order to reflect an amendment to Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL
that became effective August 1, 2022. This amendment allows a
Delaware corporation to implement a provision in its certificate of
incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of
certain officers of the corporation for monetary damages to the
corporation or its stockholders for the breach of the fiduciary
duty of care.
Effects
of the Amendment
If
the proposed Amendment is approved, the Company’s Third Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall provide that an officer
of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the
Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as an officer, except for liability (i) for any
breach of the officer’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)
for any transaction from which the officer derived an improper
personal benefit, or (iv) an officer in any action by or in the
right of the Corporation. These limitations of liability are
similar to those available to directors under the DGCL and the
Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation.
Effective
Date
If
our stockholders approve Proposal 3, the Fourth Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation will become effective upon
filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which
we anticipate doing as soon as practicable following stockholder
approval. However, even if our stockholders approve Proposal 3, our
Board reserves the right to elect not to proceed with the
Amendment, if at any time prior to filing the Certificate of
Incorporation, our Board determines that it is no longer in the
best interests of the Company and its stockholders to proceed with
the Amendment.
Required
Vote
The
affirmative vote of the holders representing 50% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock is required to approve an amendment to the
Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
to protect the Company’s officers from certain personal monetary
liability in accordance with recent amendments to the DGCL, as set
forth in the Company’s proposed Fourth Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation.
RECOMMENDATION
OF THE BOARD FOR PROPOSAL NO. 3:
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS
VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S THIRD
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO PROTECT THE
COMPANY’S OFFICERS FROM CERTAIN PERSONAL MONETARY LIABILITY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RECENT AMENDMENTS TO THE DELAWARE GENERAL
CORPORATION LAW, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY’S PROPOSED FOURTH
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
AUDIT
COMMITTEE REPORT
The
Report of the Company’s Audit Committee for the year ended December
31, 2022 is attached as Appendix A-1
Appendix
A-1
Audit
Committee Report - Year Ended December 31, 2022
The
Audit Committee was established to implement and to support
oversight function of the Board of Directors with respect to the
financial reporting process, accounting policies, internal controls
and independent registered public accounting firm of iSun,
Inc.
Each
member of the Audit Committee is an “independent” director and
“financially literate” as determined by the Board, based on the
listing standards of Nasdaq. Each member of the Audit Committee
also satisfies the Securities and Exchange Commission’s additional
independence requirements for members of audit committees. In
addition, the Board has determined that Ms. Meer, the Chair of the
Audit Committee, qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert”
as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and
regulations.
In
fulfilling its responsibilities, the Audit Committee:
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reviewed
and discussed the audited financial statements with management and
our independent auditors; |
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discussed
with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters
required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No.
1301, as amended; |
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received
from the independent registered public accounting firm the written
disclosures and the letter required by the applicable requirements
of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the
independent auditors’ communications with the Audit Committee
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considered
the compatibility of non-audit services with the independent
registered public accounting firm’s independence and has discussed
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Based
on these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended
to the Board, and the Board approved, that the audited financial
statements of iSun, Inc. be included in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The
information contained in this Audit Committee Report shall not be
deemed to be “soliciting material” to be “filed” with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such information be
incorporated by reference into any future filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or subject to the liabilities
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by
reference into a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Respectfully
submitted by the Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors,
Claudia
Meer, Chair
Stewart
Martin
Andrew
Matthy
Appendix
A-2
FOURTH
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE
OF INCORPORATION
OF
iSUN,
INC.
June
21, 2023
iSUN,
INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as
follows:
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The
present name of the Corporation is “iSun, Inc.” |
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The
Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 8, 2014 (the
“Original Certificate”). |
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This
Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this
“Certificate”) amends, restates and integrates the provisions of
the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation which
was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
January 31, 2022 (the “Third Amended and Restated
Certificate”). |
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This
Certificate was duly approved and adopted by the Board of Directors
of the Corporation (the “Board”) and stockholders of the
Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of
Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware (“DGCL”). |
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This
Certificate shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary
of State of Delaware. |
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The
text of the Third Amended and Restated Certificate is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read in full as
follows: |
FIRST:
The name of the corporation is iSun, Inc. (the
“Corporation”).
SECOND:
The registered office of the Corporation is to be located at 874
Walker Road, Suite C, Dover, Delaware 19904, County of Kent. The
name of its registered agent at that address is United Corporate
Services, Inc.
THIRD:
The purpose of the Corporation shall be to engage in any lawful act
or activity for which corporations may be organized under the
DGCL.
FOURTH:
The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which
the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 50,000,000, of
which 49,000,000 shares shall be Common Stock, par value $.0001 per
share (“Common Stock”), and 1,000,000 shares shall be Preferred
Stock, par value $.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”).
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Preferred
Stock. The Board or any authorized committee thereof is expressly
granted authority, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to issue
shares of the Preferred Stock, in one or more series, and to fix
for each such series such voting powers, full or limited, and such
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or
other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or
restrictions thereof as shall be stated and expressed in the
resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board or such committee
providing for the issue of such series (a “Preferred Stock
Designation”). Except as otherwise provided in any Certificate of
Designation of any series of Preferred Stock, the number of
authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased
(but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting
power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of
the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, voting together as a single class, without a separate
vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or any series thereof,
unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to any
Preferred Stock Designation. |
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Common
Stock. The powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications,
limitations and restrictions, of the Common Stock Common Stock are
as follows: |
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Voting.
Except as otherwise expressly required by law or provided in this
Certificate, and subject to any voting rights provided to holders
of Preferred Stock at any time outstanding, the holders of the
Common Stock shall exclusively possess all voting power. Each share
of Common Stock shall have one vote. Except as otherwise required
by law or this Certificate (including any Preferred Stock
Designation), at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders
of the Corporation, the holders of the Common Stock shall have the
exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and on all
other matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise required by law
or this Certificate (including a Preferred Stock Designation), the
holders of the Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any
amendment to this Certificate (including any amendment to any
Preferred Stock Designation) that relates solely to the terms of
one or more outstanding series of the Preferred Stock if the
holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or
together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote
thereon pursuant to this Certificate (including any Preferred Stock
Designation). Except as otherwise expressly required by law or
provided in this Certificate, and subject to any voting rights
provided to holders of Preferred Stock at any time outstanding,
there shall be no cumulative voting. |
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Dividends.
Subject to any other provisions of this Certificate and the rights,
if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred
Stock, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive
such dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property
or capital stock of the Corporation) when, as and if declared
thereon by the Board from time to time out of any assets or funds
of the Corporation legally available therefor, and shall share
equally on a per share basis in such dividends and
distributions. |
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Liquidation,
Dissolution or Winding-Up. Subject to the rights, if any, of the
holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred Stock, in the
event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for
payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, the
holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all
remaining assets and funds of the Corporation available for
distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the
number of shares of the Common Stock held by them. |
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Rights
and Options. The Corporation has the authority to create and issue
rights, warrants and options entitling the holders thereof to
purchase shares of any class or series of the Corporation’s capital
stock or other securities of the Corporation, and such rights,
warrants and options shall be evidenced by instrument(s) approved
by the Board. The Board is empowered to set the exercise price,
duration, times for exercise and other terms and conditions of such
rights, warrants or options; provided, however, that the
consideration to be received for any shares of capital stock
subject thereto may not be less than the par value
thereof. |
FIFTH:
The following provisions are inserted for the management of the
business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and
for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of
the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:
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Number.
The number of directors of the Corporation (exclusive of directors
who may be elected by the holders of any one or more series of
Preferred Stock which may at any time be outstanding, voting
separately as a class or classes) shall be fixed at
five. |
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Classes,
Election, Term and Vacancies. Subject to Article Fifth, paragraph D
hereof, the Board shall be divided into three classes: Class A,
Class B and Class B. The number of directors in each class shall be
nearly as equal as possible. Prior to the filing of this
Certificate the Board of Directors was comprised of five directors:
two Class A directors whose term expired at the 2020 Annual Meeting
of Stockholder, one Class B director whose terms expired at the
2021 Annual Meeting and two Class C directors whose terms expire at
the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Directors (including
incumbent directors) who are elected to succeed those directors
whose term has expired shall be elected for a term expiring at the
third Annual Meeting of Stockholders succeeding their election.
Except as the DGCL may otherwise require, in the interim between
annual meetings of stockholders or special meetings of stockholders
called for the election of directors and/or the removal of one or
more directors and the filling of any vacancy in that connection,
newly created directorships and any vacancies in the Board,
including unfilled vacancies resulting from the removal of
directors for cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the
remaining directors then in office, although less than a quorum (as
defined in the Corporation’s bylaws), or by the sole remaining
director. All directors shall hold office until the expiration of
their respective terms of office and until their successors shall
have been elected and qualified. A director elected to fill a
vacancy resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a
director shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the
director whose death, resignation or removal shall have created
such vacancy and until his successor shall have been elected and
qualified. |
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Removal.
Subject to Article Fifth, paragraph D hereof, any or all of the
directors (including persons elected by directors to fill vacancies
in the Board) may be removed from office at any time, but only for
cause and only by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of
the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, voting together as a single class. |
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Preferred
Stock – Directors. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Article Fifth, and except as otherwise required by law, whenever
the holders of one or more series of the Preferred Stock shall have
the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect one or
more directors, the term of office, the filling of vacancies, the
removal from office and other features of such directorships shall
be governed by the terms of such series of the Preferred Stock as
set forth in this Certificate (including any Preferred Stock
Designation) and such directors shall not be included in any of the
classes created pursuant to this Article Fifth unless expressly
provided by such terms. |
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No
Ballot Required. Election of directors need not be by ballot unless
the bylaws of the Corporation so provide. |
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Bylaws.
The Board shall have the power, without the assent or vote of the
stockholders, to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the
bylaws of the Corporation as provided in the bylaws of the
Corporation. |
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Approval
of Contracts or Acts. The directors in their discretion may submit
any contract or act for approval or ratification at any annual
meeting of the stockholders or at any meeting of the stockholders
called for the purpose of considering any such contract or act, and
any contract or act that shall be approved or be ratified by the
vote of the holders of a majority of the Common Stock voted at such
meeting (provided that a lawful quorum of stockholders be there
represented in person or by proxy) shall be as valid and binding
upon the Corporation and upon all the stockholders as though it had
been approved or ratified by every stockholder of the Corporation,
whether or not the contract or act would otherwise be open to legal
attack because of directors’ interests, or for any other
reason. |
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Additional
Powers. In addition to the powers and authorities hereinbefore
stated or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors
are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such
acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation;
subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the statutes of
Delaware, of this Certificate, and to any bylaws from time to time
made by the stockholders; provided, however, that no bylaw so made
shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have
been valid if such bylaw had not been made. |
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Special
Meetings of the Stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law
and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred
Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may
be called only by or at the direction of the Chairman of the Board,
the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or the Board
pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board. |
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Section
203 of the DGCL. The Corporation expressly elects not to be
governed by Section 203 of the DGCL. |
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Action
by Written Consent. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the
terms of any series of Preferred Stock permitting the holders of
such series of Preferred Stock to act by written consent, any
action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the
Corporation may be effected by written consent of the stockholders
in accordance with the DGCL. |
SIXTH:
Indemnification.
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A
director or officer of the Corporation shall not be personally
liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages
for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for
liability (i) for any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of
loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL,
(iv) for any transaction from which the director or officer derived
an improper personal benefit, or (v) an officer in any action by or
in the right of the Corporation. If the DGCL is amended to
authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the
personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of
a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or
limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
Any repeal or modification of this paragraph A by the stockholders
of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or
protection of a director or officer of the Corporation with respect
to events occurring prior to the time of such repeal or
modification. |
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The
Corporation, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the
DGCL, as amended from time to time, shall indemnify all officers
and directors whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto (each an
“indemnitee”). Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by
such indemnitee in defending any civil, criminal, administrative,
or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which such
indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification hereunder shall be
paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such
action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on
behalf of such indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Corporation as authorized hereby. |
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The
rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on
any indemnitee by this Article Sixth shall not be exclusive of any
other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire
under law, this Certificate, the Corporation’s bylaws, an
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or
otherwise |
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Any
repeal or amendment of this Article Sixth by the stockholders of
the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other
provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Article Sixth,
shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only
(except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the
Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a
retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in
any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection
existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of
such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding
(regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced
or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission
occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such
inconsistent provision. |
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This
Article Sixth shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the
extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to
indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than
indemnitees. |
SEVENTH:
Creditors. Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between
the Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or
between the Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them,
any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware
may, on the application in a summary way of the Corporation or of
any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any
receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under Section
291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application of
trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed
for the Corporation under Section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware
Code order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or
of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as
the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as said court
directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in
value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the
stockholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as the
case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any
reorganization of the Corporation as a consequence of such
compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and
the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which
said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or
class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of
stockholders, of the Corporation, as the case may be, and also on
the Corporation.
EIGHTH:
Exclusive Jurisdiction of Delaware Courts. Unless the Corporation
consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the
Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and
exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought
on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of
breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other
employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s
stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant
to any provision of the DGCL or the Certificate or bylaws, or (iv)
any action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by
the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or
otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the
Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the
provisions of this Article Eighth. The choice of forum provision
set forth in this Article Eighth does not apply to any actions
arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
NINTH:
Amendments to this Certificate.
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The
Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal
any provision contained in this Certificate in the manner now or
hereafter prescribed by law, and all rights and powers conferred
herein on stockholders, directors and officers are subject to this
reserved power. |
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Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Certificate or in the Corporation’s
bylaws to the contrary, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser
percentage may be specified by the DGCL, this Certificate shall not
be amended unless such action is approved by the affirmative vote
of the holders of not less than a simple majority of the total
voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, voting together as a single class. |
TENTH:
The doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any other analogous
doctrine, shall apply with respect to any of the Corporation’s
officers or directors, or any of their respective affiliates, in
circumstances where the application of any such doctrine would
conflict with any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations they
may have as of the date of this Certificate or in the
future.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed by the undersigned authorized officer as of the date
first set forth above.
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ISUN,
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Jeffrey
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President
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