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CATASYS, INC.

11150 Santa Monica
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500
1100

Los Angeles, California 90025

(310) 444-4300

NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held June 4, 2012

To Our Stockholders:
The purpose6, 2019


Dear Stockholder of this letter isCatasys, Inc.:

You are invited to inform you thatattend the 2019 Annual Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of stockholders of Catasys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter(“Catasys”). The Annual Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Catasys’ principal executive offices located at 11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90025 to consider and vote upon the following items:

1.

To elect seven (7) Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting and until their respective successors are elected and qualified (the “Board Election Proposal”);

2.

To ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as Catasys’ independent registered public accounting firm for the 2019 fiscal year (the “Auditor Ratification Proposal”); and

3.

To transact any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting.

These items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice.

YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES AND IN FAVOR OF THE OTHER PROPOSALS OUTLINED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT.

The board of directors of Catasys has fixed the close of business on April 18, 2019 as the record date for the Annual Meeting. Only stockholders of record on the record date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Further information regarding voting rights and the matters to be voted upon is presented in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Whether or not you expect to attend the Annual Meeting, please complete, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy or submit your proxy through the internet or by telephone as promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting. If you have requested physical materials to be mailed to you, then a return envelope (which is postage prepaid if mailed in the United States) is enclosed for your convenience if you choose to submit your proxy by mail. Even if you have voted by proxy, you may still vote in person if you attend the Annual Meeting. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other agent and you wish to vote at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from that record. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on that date may vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. This notice is being mailed to all stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting on or about April 26, 2019.

By order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ Terren Peizer              

Terren Peizer

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

April 22, 2019


CATASYS, INC.

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE 2019 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS


Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the 2019 Annual Meeting

This proxy statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “2018 Annual Report”) are available for viewing, printing and downloading at https://catasys.com/financial-information.html and on our website at www.catasys.com. Certain documents referenced in the proxy statement are available on our website. However, we are not including the information contained on our website, or any information that may be accessed by links on our website, as part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this proxy statement.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND VOTING

Why did I receive these proxy materials?

We are providing these proxy materials in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of Catasys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (sometimes referred to as “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company”, “we”, “us”“Company,” the “Corporation” or “our”“Catasys”), of proxies to be voted at our 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting, which will take place on June 6, 2019, beginning at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time, at Catasys’ principal executive offices located at 11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90025. Stockholders will be admitted to the Annual Meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time. Seating will be limited.

The Notice of Annual Meeting, proxy statement and proxy card and the 2018 Annual Report are first being mailed to our stockholders on or about April 26, 2019.

Who is entitled to attend the Annual Meeting?

Stockholders of record and beneficial owners as of April 18, 2019 are invited to attend the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other holder of record and you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, you must present proof of your ownership of Catasys stock, such as a bank or brokerage account statement, to be admitted to the Annual Meeting.

Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 18, 2019 (the “Record Date”), are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date, there were 16,205,146 shares of Catasys’ common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting.

What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

If on April 18, 2019 your shares were registered directly in your name with Catasys’ transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, then you are the “stockholder of record.” Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to fill out and return the enclosed proxy card or vote via the Internet or by telephone to ensure your vote is counted.


If on April 18, 2019 your shares were held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other similar organization, then you are considered the “beneficial owner” of those shares. These proxy materials have been forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting rights equivalentat the Annual Meeting. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to 71.1%direct your broker, bank or other agent how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting. However, because you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or other agent.

What am I voting on?

There are two matters scheduled for a vote:

1.

To elect seven (7) Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting and until their respective successors are elected and qualified (the “Board Election Proposal”);

2.

To ratify the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP as Catasys’ independent registered public accounting firm for the 2019 fiscal year (the “Auditor Ratification Proposal”); and

3.

To transact any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting.

How do I vote?

Stockholders of record; Shares registered directly in your name.

If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the Annual Meeting or vote by proxy using the enclosed proxy card, the Internet or telephone. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. Even if you have already voted by proxy, you may still attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, if you choose.

To vote in person, attend the Annual Meeting, and we will give you a ballot during the Annual Meeting.

To vote using the proxy card, please complete, sign and date the proxy card and return it in the prepaid envelope. If you return your signed proxy card to us before the Annual Meeting, we will vote your shares as you direct. If you do not have the prepaid envelope, please mail your completed proxy card to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717, U.S.A.

To vote via the telephone, you can vote by calling the telephone number on your proxy card. Please have your proxy card handy when you call. Easy-to-follow voice prompts will allow you to vote your shares and confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded.

To vote via the Internet, please go to www.voteproxy.com and follow the instructions. Please have your proxy card handy when you go to the website. As with telephone voting, you can confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded.

Telephone and Internet voting facilities for stockholders of record will be available 24 hours a day until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 2019. After that, telephone and Internet voting will be closed, and if you want to vote your shares, you will either need to ensure that your proxy card is received by the Company before the date of the Annual Meeting or attend the Annual Meeting to vote your shares in person.

Beneficial owner; shares held in account at brokerage, bank or other organization.

If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank, or other agent, you should have received a proxy card and voting instructions with these proxy materials from that organization rather than from Catasys. Simply complete and mail the proxy card as directed in those voting instructions to ensure that your vote is counted. Alternatively, you may vote by telephone or over the Internet as instructed by your broker or bank or other agent. To vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or other agent. Follow the instructions from your broker, bank or other agent included by it with these proxy materials, or contact your broker, bank or other agent to request a proxy form.


What if I return a proxy card but do not make specific choices?

If your card does not indicate your voting preferences, the persons named in the proxy card will vote the shares represented by your proxy card as recommended by the Board of Directors. Catasys does not expect that any matters other than the election of Directors and the other proposals described herein will be brought before the Annual Meeting. If any other matter is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, your proxy (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your shares using their best judgment.

What can I do if I change my mind after I vote?

If you are a stockholder of record, you can revoke your proxy at any time before the final vote at the Annual Meeting by:

giving written notice that you are revoking your proxy to the Secretary, Catasys, Inc., 11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90025;

delivering a properly completed proxy card with a later date, or vote by telephone or on the Internet at a later date (we will vote your shares as directed in the last instructions properly received from you prior to the Annual Meeting); or

attending and voting by ballot at the Annual Meeting (note, simply attending the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy).

If you are a beneficial owner of shares, you may submit new voting instructions by contacting your broker, bank or other agent that is the holder of record and following its instructions.

Please note that to be effective, your new proxy card, Internet or telephonic voting instructions or written notice of revocation must be received by the Secretary prior to the Annual Meeting and, in the case of Internet or telephonic voting instructions, must be received before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 2019.

What shares are included on the proxy card?

If you are a stockholder of record, you will receive only one proxy card for all the shares you hold of record in certificate and book-entry form. If you are a beneficial owner, you will receive voting instructions from your broker, bank or other agent that is the holder of record.

Is there a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?

The names of stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available at the Annual Meeting and for ten days prior to the Annual Meeting for any purpose relevant to the Annual Meeting, by contacting the Secretary of Catasys.

How are votes counted?

Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the Annual Meeting, who will separately count “For” and “Against” votes, and broker non-votes.

What is a broker non-vote?

If you are a beneficial owner whose shares are held of record by a broker, you must instruct the broker how to vote your shares. If you do not provide voting instructions, your shares will not be voted on any proposal on which the broker does not have discretionary authority to vote. This is called a “broker non-vote.” In these cases, the broker can register your shares as being present at the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum but will not be able to vote on those matters for which specific authorization is required.


If you are a beneficial owner whose shares are held of record by a broker, your broker has discretionary voting authority to vote your shares on Proposal No. 2, the Auditor Ratification Proposal, even if the broker does not receive voting instructions from you. However, your broker does not have discretionary authority to vote on Proposal No. 1, the Board Election Proposal. Accordingly, it is important that beneficial owners instruct their brokers how they wish to vote their shares.


What is the quorum requirement for the Annual Meeting?

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid Annual Meeting. A quorum will be present if the holders of majority of the outstanding shares are represented by proxy or by stockholders present and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date, there were 16,205,146 shares outstanding and entitled to vote. Thus, 8,102,573 shares must be represented by proxy or by stockholders present and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of our common stock, executed written consents in lieudetermining a quorum.

If there is no quorum, a majority of a special meeting approving the following items:

shares so represented may adjourn the Annual Meeting to another time or date.

How many votes are required to approve each proposal?

Proposal

1.

Vote Required

Authorization

Broker Discretionary

Voting Allowed?

Proposal No. 1 -- Board Election Proposal

Plurality of the Boardvotes cast

No

Proposal No. 2 – Auditor Ratification Proposal

Majority of Directors (the “Board” or the “Board of Directors”) to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at an exchange ratio of one-for-ten (the “Reverse Split”) and to file an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), to effect the Reverse Split, so that every ten outstanding shares of Common Stock before the Reverse Split shall represent one share of Common Stock after the Reverse Split (the “Reverse Split Amendment”);votes cast

Yes

2.Authorization

If you abstain from voting or there is a broker non-vote on any matter, your abstention or broker non-vote will not affect the outcome of such vote, because abstentions and broker non-votes are not considered votes cast under our By-laws or under the laws of Delaware (our state of incorporation).

Proposal No. 1-Board Election Proposal; plurality vote

Directors are elected by a plurality of votes cast. This means that Directors who receive the most “For” votes are elected. There is no “Against” option and votes that are “withheld” or not cast, including broker non-votes, are not counted as votes “For” or “Against.” If a Director nominee receives a plurality of votes but does not, however, receive a majority of votes, that fact will be considered by the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Board in any future decision on Director Nominations.

Proposal No. 2-Auditor Ratification Proposal; majority vote

The votes cast “For” must exceed the votes cast “Against” to approve the Auditor Ratification Proposal. Abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and accordingly, will not have an effect on this Proposal No. 2.

How will my shares be voted at the Annual Meeting?

At the Meeting, the persons named in the proxy card will vote your shares as you instruct. If you sign your proxy card and return it without indicating how you would like to vote your shares, your proxy will be voted as the Board of Directors to file an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Share Reduction Amendment”) to decrease the Company’s authorized Common Stock from 2,000,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares; and

3.An amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) providing for the increase in the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to the 2010 Plan from 5,775,000 to 18,250,000.
Our Board of Directors approved the Share Reduction Amendment on February 14, 2012, and the Reverse Split Amendment and the Plan Amendment on May 8, 2012.
The accompanying Information Statement,recommends, which describes the above actions in more detail, is being furnished to our stockholders for informational purposes only, pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law,is:

FOR the election of each of the Director nominees named in this Proxy Statement; and

FOR the ratification of the appointment of EisnerAmper LLP, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2019 fiscal year.

Do I have cumulative voting rights?

No, our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, stockholder action may be taken by written consent without a meeting of stockholders.  The above-described action by our Board of Directors and the written consent ofdoes not provide for cumulative voting.

Am I entitled to dissenter rights or appraisal rights?

No, our stockholders is sufficientare not entitled to dissenters’ rights or appraisal rights under the Delaware General Corporation Law for the matters being submitted to stockholders at the Annual Meeting.


Could other matters be decided at the Annual Meeting?

At the date of this Proxy Statement, we did not know of any matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting other than the items described in this Proxy Statement. If any other business is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, your proxy card grants authority to the proxy holders to vote on such matters in their discretion.

Can I access the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the 2018 Annual Report via the Internet?

This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the 2018 Annual Report are available on our Certificatewebsite at www.catasys.com. Instead of Incorporationreceiving future proxy statements and accompanying materials by mail, most stockholders can elect to receive an e-mail that will provide electronic links to them. Opting to receive your proxy materials online will save us the cost of producing documents and mailing them to your home or business, and also gives you an electronic link to the proxy voting site.

Stockholders of Record: You may enroll in the electronic proxy delivery service at any time by accessing your stockholder account at www.amstock.com and following the enrollment instructions.

Beneficial Owners: You also may be able to receive copies of these documents electronically. Please check the information provided in the proxy materials sent to you by your broker, bank or other holder of record regarding the availability of this service.

Who will pay for the cost of this proxy solicitation?

Catasys will pay the cost of soliciting proxies. Proxies may be solicited on our Bylaws to approve allbehalf by Directors, officers or employees in person or by telephone, electronic transmission and facsimile transmission or by other means of the actions described above. Accordingly, these actionscommunication. Directors, officers or employees will not be submittedpaid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to the beneficial owners.

How can I find out the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting?

Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. Final voting results will be reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Nominees

We currently have a Board consisting of seven directors. There are seven (7) nominees for director to be voted on at the 2019 Annual Meeting. All of the nominees are current Directors and have consented to serve as Directors. Each Director to be elected will hold office until the next annual meeting and until his respective successor is elected and qualified. If any of the nominees declines to serve or becomes unavailable for any reason, or if a vacancy occurs before the election (although we know of no reason to anticipate that this will occur), the proxies may be voted for such substitute nominees as we may designate. Should a nominee become unable to serve or should a vacancy on the Board occur before the 2019 Annual Meeting, the Board may either reduce its size or designate a substitute nominee. If a substitute nominee is named, your shares will be voted for the election of the substitute nominee designated by the Board. In the vote on the election of the Director nominees, stockholders may vote “FOR” nominees or “WITHHOLD” votes from nominees. The seven (7) Director nominees receiving the highest number of “FOR” votes will be elected as Directors. Votes that are withheld, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the election.

The persons appointed by the Board as proxies intend to vote for the election of each of the below director nominees, unless you indicate otherwise on the proxy or voting instruction card.


Set forth below is biographical and other information about the Director nominees. Following each nominee’s biographical information, we have provided information concerning the particular experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills that led the Governance Committee and the Board to determine that each nominee should serve as a Director.

Our Board unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the nominees named below.

Name

 

Age

 

Position

 

Director

Since

Terren S. Peizer

 

59

 

Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

 

2003

       

Richard A. Berman

 

74

 

Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee, and Member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee 

 

2014

       

Richard J. Berman

 

76

 

Director, Member of the Audit Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee

 

2017

Michael Sherman

 

59

 

Director, Chairman of the Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee

 

2017

Edward Zecchini

 

58

 

Director, Compensation Committee Member

 

2018

Sharon Gabrielson

 

57

 

Director, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee Member

 

2018

Diane Seloff

 

55

 

Director and Audit Committee Member

 

2018

Terren S. Peizer is the founder of our Company and an entrepreneur, investor, and financier with a particular interest in healthcare, having founded and successfully commercialized several healthcare companies. He has served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since the Company’s inception in 2004. Mr. Peizer is also the founder, Chairman and CEO NeurMedix, Inc., a biotechnology company with a focus on inflammatory, neurological and neuro-degenerative diseases. In addition to his roles with Catasys and NeurMedix, Mr. Peizer is Chairman of Acuitas Group Holdings, LLC, his personal investment vehicle, and holding company that is the owner of all of his portfolio company interests. Through Acuitas, Mr. Peizer owns Acuitas Capital, LLC, an industry leader in investing in micro and small capitalization equities, having invested over $1.5 billion directly into portfolio companies. Mr. Peizer has been the largest beneficial shareholder of, and has held various senior executive positions with, several other publicly-traded growth companies, including having served as Chairman of Cray, Inc. a supercomputer company. Mr. Peizer has a background in venture capital, investing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and previously held senior executive positions with the investment banking firms Goldman Sachs, First Boston, and Drexel Burnham Lambert. He received his B.S.E. in Finance from The Wharton School of Finance and Commerce. 

We believe Mr. Peizers’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his role as an investor and executive positions in several private and public companies, including numerous companies in the healthcare field. He has extensive knowledge and experience in the financial and healthcare industries, and provides extensive insight and experience with capital markets and publicly traded companies at all stages of development. 


Richard A. Berman has served as the Company’s director since 2014. Heis the Associate Vice President of Strategic initiatives for the University of South Florida Research and Innovation, visiting professor of social entrepreneurship in the Muma College of Business, and a professor in the institute of innovation and advanced discovery. As a recognized global leader, Mr. Berman has held positions in health care, education, politics and management.  He has worked with several foreign governments, the United Nations, the U.S. Department of Health and Welfare, the FDA, and as a cabinet level official for the state of New York.  He has also worked with McKinsey & Co, NYU Medical Center, Westchester Medical, Korn-Ferry International, Howe-Lewis International and numerous startup companies. In 1995, Mr. Berman was selected by Manhattanville College to serve as its tenth President. Mr. Berman is credited with the turnaround of the College, where he served until 2009.  Mr. Berman serves on the board of several organizations and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (Formerly known as the Institute of Medicine). Mr. Berman received his BBA, MBA, and MPH from the University of Michigan and holds honorary doctorates from Manhattanville College and New York Medical College.

We believe Mr. Berman’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his extensive experience as an executive in several healthcare firms.  In addition, as a board member of a health plan we believe he has an understanding of our customer base and current developments and strategies in the health insurance industry.

Richard J. Berman has served as the Company’s director since 2017. He was Chairman of National Investment Managers, a company with $12 billion pension administration assets from 2006-2011. Mr. Berman is a director of two other public healthcare companies: Advaxis, Inc. and Cryoport Inc. From 1998-2000, he was employed by Internet Commerce Corporation (now Easylink Services) as Chairman and CEO, and was a director from 1998-2012. Previously, Mr. Berman was Senior Vice President of Bankers Trust Company, where he started the M&A and Leveraged Buyout Departments; created the largest battery company in the world in the 1980’s by merging Prestolite, General Battery and Exide and advised on over $4 billion of M&A transactions (completed over 300 deals). He is a past Director of the Stern School of Business of NYU where he obtained his BS and MBA. He also has US and foreign law degrees from Boston College and The Hague Academy of International Law, respectively.

We believe Mr. Berman’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his experience in the healthcare industry, and his current and past experience in numerous private and publicly traded companies.

Michael Sherman has served as the Company’s director since July 2017. He has worked in finance for over 30 years, having last served as a Managing Director in Investment Banking, at Barclays Plc.  Prior to Barclays, Mr. Sherman was at Lehman Brothers, Inc. and Salomon Brothers Inc.  Mr. Sherman specialized in equity capital markets and covered Healthcare companies, in addition to companies in other sectors.  Mr. Sherman also is currently a Board Member at BioVie, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company.  Mr. Sherman began his career in finance as a lawyer at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York City and Hong Kong.

We believe that Mr. Sherman’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his experience in the banking and securities industry, and his experience in the healthcare industry.

Edward J. Zecchini has served as the Company’s director since October 2018. Heserves as the Chief Information Officer for Remedy Partners, Inc. since April 2014.Prior to that, Mr. Zecchini served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Sandata Technologies, LLC, from May 2010 to March 2014, President and Chief Executive Officer of IT Analytics LLC from March 2008 to April 2010, Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Information Officer of Touchstone Healthcare Partnership from May 2007 to February 2008 and Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of HealthMarkets, Inc. from October 2004 to April 2007. Earlier in his career he held senior level positions at Thomson Healthcare and SportsTicker, Inc. Mr. Zecchini has over thirty years of experience in the healthcare and information technology industries. Mr. Zecchini holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Oswego.  Mr. Zecchini’s business expertise, including his background and extensive experience information technology and management makes him well-qualified to serve as a member of the board of directors. He is also a Director of Cryoport Inc. Mr. Zecchini became a member of the Cryoport, Inc. (NASDAQ: symbol “CYRX.”) board of directors in September 2013 and serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee and Scientific and Technology Committee.

We believe Mr. Zecchini’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his experience in the healthcare industry, and his current and past experience in numerous private and publicly traded companies.


Sharon R. Gabrielson has served as the Company’s director since October 2018. She serves as Chair of the Mayo Clinic’s Global Business Solutions Department where she directs domestic and international opportunities for commercializing the Clinic’s products in BSB and B2C markets since March 2015, and from July 2010 to March 2015, she served as the Vice Chair of Mayo Clinic Health System. She began her career as a registered nurse and has 35 years of experience as a health care executive. She has extensive knowledge of technology, operations, strategic planning, governance, and business development. Ms. Gabrielson serves on the board of directors for Sharps Compliance, Inc. (Medical Waste), on the nurse executive advisory board of Strategic Partners, Inc. (Medical Uniforms), and is an advisor to CyberMDX (Medical Device Cybersecurity). She has also served on several nonprofit boards. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Winona State University, Minnesota and her masters degree from Saint Mary’s University, Minnesota in Management Health Care Administration in 2000.

We believe Mrs. Gabrielsons’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include her experience in the healthcare industry, her extensive technology, finance, human resources, insurance, business development experience and her current and past experience in numerous private companies.

Diane Seloff has served as the Company’s director since October 2018. She has served as Chief Operating Officer at Aspire Health where she has been part of the founding leadership team since October 2013. As Aspire Health’s Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Seloff built all the corporate functions for the company in its first two years and is responsible for running and transforming Aspire Health’s operations. She previously held senior executive roles in operations and development at other healthcare services and technology companies, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center from October 2007 to July 2013. Ms. Seloff began her career as a management consultant—first at Arthur Andersen & Company and later at KPMG Peat Marwick. Ms. Diane Seloff possesses over 25 years of experience in the broader healthcare industry and has diverse experience in operations, human capital, finance, technology, strategic planning and business development in healthcare, financial services, and logistics. Ms. Seloff received her MBA from Columbia University in 1990 and received her BS in Engineering from University of Michigan in 1984.

We believe Mrs. Seloff’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include her extensive experience as an executive in several healthcare firms. In addition, as a board member we believe she has an understanding of our customer base and current developments and strategies in the health insurance industry.

Plurality Voting

Under Delaware law and Catasys’ By-laws, a vote by a plurality of the shares voting is required for the election of Directors. Under plurality voting, Directors who receive the most “For” votes are elected; there is no “Against” option and votes that are “withheld” or not cast are disregarded in the count. If a nominee receives a plurality of votes but does not, however, receive a majority of votes, that fact will be considered by the Compensation and Nominating Committee in any future decision on nominations.

YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”

THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THESE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS.

ROLE AND COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors, which is elected by the stockholders, is the ultimate decision-making body of the Company, for a vote.  Pursuantexcept with respect to Rule 14c-2 underthose matters reserved to the Exchange Act, these actions will not be implemented until at least twenty (20) calendar days afterstockholders. It selects the mailing of this Information Statement to our stockholders.  

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
This letter is the notice required by Section 228(e)Chief Executive Officer, or person or persons performing similar functions, and other members of the Delaware General Corporation Law.  We will first mail this Information Statement to stockholders on or about June 4, 2012.
June 4, 2012By Order of the Board of Directors
of Catasys, Inc.
By:/s/  TERREN PEIZER
By:  Terren Peizer, Chairman 

CATASYS, INC.
11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1500
Los Angeles, California 90025
(310) 444-4300
INFORMATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(c)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AND RULE 14c-2 THEREUNDER
NO VOTE OR OTHER ACTION OF THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS IS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT.
We are sending you this Information Statement solelysenior management team, and provides an oversight function for the purposeChief Executive Officer’s execution of informing our stockholdersoverall business strategy and objectives. The Board acts as an advisor and counselor to senior management and validates business strategy and direction. The Board’s primary function is to monitor the performance of record as of May 22, 2012 in the manner required under Regulation 14(c)senior management and facilitate growth and success by providing mentoring and actionable business advice honed by substantial substantive knowledge of the Securities Exchange ActCompany’s business and history tempered with significant outside business experience.

Our By-laws state that the number of 1934, as amended, of the actions taken by a majority of our stockholders by written consent in lieu of a special meeting.  No action is requested or required on your part.

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND
YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
General
This Information Statement has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and is being furnishedDirectors shall be determined from time to the holders of the outstanding and voting shares of stock of Catasys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”).  The purpose of this Information Statement is to provide notice that a majority of our stockholders have executed written consents in lieu of a special meeting approving the following items:
1.Authorization of the Board of Directors (the “Board” or the “Board of Directors”) to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at an exchange ratio of one-for-ten (the “Reverse Split”) and to file an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), to effect the Reverse Split, so that every ten outstanding shares of Common Stock before the Reverse Split shall represent one share of Common Stock after the Reverse Split (the “Reverse Split Amendment”);
2.Authorization of the Board of Directors to file an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Share Reduction Amendment”), to decrease the Company’s authorized Common Stock from 2,000,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares; and
3.
An amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) providing for the increase in the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to the  2010 Plan from 5,775,000 to 18,250,000.
The Board approved the Share Reduction Amendment on February 14, 2012 and the Reverse Split Amendment and the Plan Amendment on May 8, 2012 and fixed May 22, 2012 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the stockholders entitled to give written consent to the actions.  This Information Statement will be mailed on or about June 4, 2012 to those persons who were stockholders of the Company as of the close of business on the Record Date.  The Board expects to file the Reverse Split Amendment and the Share Reduction Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware no earlier than the 20th day after this Information Statement is first mailed or furnished to our stockholders. The actions related to the Plan Amendment became effective upon approvaltime by the Board of Directors. Directors on May 8, 2012.  The Company will pay all costs associated withshall be elected at the distribution of this Information Statement, including the costs of printing and mailing.
1

As a majority of the Company’s stockholders have already approved of the actions by written consent, the Company is not seeking approval for the actions from any of the Company’s remaining stockholders, and the Company’s remaining stockholders will not be given an opportunity to vote on the actions.  All necessary corporate approvals have been obtained, and this Information Statement is being furnished solely for the purpose of providing advance notice to the Company’s stockholders of the actions as required by the Exchange Act.

Vote Required; Written Consent Obtained
In order to obtain approval of our stockholders of the actions, we could have convened a special meeting of the stockholders for the specific purpose of voting on such matters.  However, Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) and Section 2.11 of our Bylaws provide that any action that may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, In all elections for Directors, every stockholders shall have the right to vote the number of shares owned by such stockholders for each directors to be elected. A director or the entire Board, may be takenremoved, with or without a meeting and without prior notice if a consent in writing setting forth the action taken is signedcause, by the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take such action.  In order to eliminate the costs and management time involved in holding a meeting and obtaining proxies and in order to effect the above actions as early as possible in order to accomplish the purposes hereafter described, we elected to utilize the written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
As of the close of business on the Record Date, we had 55,891,445 shares of Common Stock outstanding andthen entitled to vote at the election of directors. Vacancies in the Board may be filled by a majority of the Directors or by an election either at an annual meeting or at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose. Any directors elected by the stockholders to fill the vacancy shall hold office for the balance of the term for which he or she was elected. A director appointed by the Board to fill the vacancy shall serve until the next meeting of stockholders at which directors are elected.


Code of Ethics

Our Board of Directors has adopted a code of ethics applicable to our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and persons performing similar functions.  Our code of ethics is accessible on our website at http://www.catasys.com. Disclosure regarding any amendments to, or waivers from, provisions of the code of ethics will be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days following the date of the amendment or waiver.

Independence of the Board of Directors

Our common stock is traded on the actions. Each shareNASDAQ Capital Market. The Board of Common Stock outstandingDirectors has determined that six of the members of the Board of Directors qualify as “independent,” as defined by the listing standards of the NASDAQ. Consistent with these considerations, after review of all relevant transactions and relationships between each director, or any of his family members, and the Company, its senior management and its independent auditors, the Board has determined further that Messrs. and Mses. Berman, Berman, Sherman, Zecchini, Gabrielson and Seloff are independent under the listing standards of NASDAQ. In making this determination, the Board of Directors considered that there were no new transactions or relationships between its current independent directors and the Company, its senior management and its independent auditors since last making this determination.

2018 Meetings and Attendance

During 2018, the Board held 5 meetings. All Directors attended at least 75% or more of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and Board Committees on which they served.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Audit committee

Our audit committee currently consists of three directors, Mr. Richard A. Berman, Mr. Richard J. Berman and Ms. Diane Seloff with Mr. Richard A. Berman serving as the chairman of the audit committee. The audit committee had five meetings during the 2018 year. The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the audit committee were independent as defined by the NASDAQ rules, meet the applicable requirements for audit committee members, including Rule 10A-3(b) under the Exchange Act, and that Mr. Richard A. Berman qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by Item 401(h)(2) of Regulation S-K. The duties and responsibilities of the audit committee include (i) selecting, evaluating and, if appropriate, replacing our independent registered accounting firm, (ii) reviewing the plan and scope of audits, (iii) reviewing our significant accounting policies, any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls or material weakness therein and any significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation and (iv) overseeing related auditing matters.

A copy of the audit committee’s written charter is publicly available through the “Investors-Governance” section of our website at www.catasys.com.

Nominations and governance committee

Our nominations and governance committee currently consists of three members Messrs. Sherman, Berman and Ms. Gabrielson, who are all independent as defined by the NASDAQ rules. The nominations and corporate governance committee had two meetings during 2018. Mr. Sherman serves as the chairman of the nominations and corporate governance committee. The committee nominates new directors and periodically oversees corporate governance matters.


The charter of the nominations and governance committee provides that the committee will consider board candidates recommended for consideration by our stockholders, provided the stockholders provide information regarding candidates as required by the charter or reasonably requested by us within the timeframe proscribed in Rule 14a-8 of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, and other applicable rules and regulations. Recommendation materials are required to be sent to the nominations and governance committee c/o Catasys, Inc., 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90025. There are no specific minimum qualifications required to be met by a director nominee recommended for a position on the board of directors, nor are there any specific qualities or skills that are necessary for one or more of our directors to possess, other than as are necessary to meet any requirements under the rules and regulations applicable to us. The nominations and governance committee considers a potential candidate's experience, areas of expertise, and other factors relative to the overall composition of the board of directors.

The nominations and governance committee considers director candidates that are suggested by members of the board of directors, as well as management and stockholders. Although it has not been previously utilized, the committee may also retain a third-party executive search firm to identify candidates. The process for identifying and evaluating nominees for director, including nominees recommended by stockholders, involves reviewing potentially eligible candidates, conducting background and reference checks, interviews with the candidate and others (as schedules permit), a meeting to consider and approve the candidate and, as appropriate, preparing and presenting to the full board of directors an analysis with respect to particular recommended candidates. The nominations and governance committee endeavors to identify director nominees who have the highest personal and professional integrity, have demonstrated exceptional ability and judgment, and, together with other director nominees and members, are expected to serve the long term interest of our stockholders and contribute to our overall corporate goals.

A copy of the nominations and governance committee’s written charter is publicly available through the “Investors-Governance” section of our website at www.catasys.com.

       Compensation committee

The compensation committee currently consists of three directors Messrs. Michael Sherman, Richard J. Berman, and Edward Zecchini, who are independent as defined by the NASDAQ rules. During 2018, the compensation committee held three meetings. Mr. Sherman serves as the chairman of the compensation committee. The compensation committee reviews and recommends to the board of directors for approval and compensation of our executive officers.

A copy of our compensation committee written charter is publicly available through the “Investors-Governance” section of our website at www.catasys.com.

Anti-Hedging Policy

We have adopted an insider trading policy that includes a provision restricting trading of any interest or provision relating to the future price of our securities, such as a put, call or short sale.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following sets forth information regarding Mr. Christopher Shirley, a non-director executive officer as of the closedate of this 2019 Proxy Statement. For information regarding Terren S. Peizer, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Richard A. Anderson, our Chief Operating Officer, President and Director, see “Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors” above.

Christopher Shirley has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since May 2017 and joined the Company with approximately 20 years of finance experience, including senior leadership roles at healthcare technology and big data companies.  Most recently, Mr. Shirley served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sentient Science Corporation from September 2016 until February 2017. Previously, as CFO of GE Intelligent Platforms from March 2015 until September 2016, he led the finance function during a period of rapid expansion.  Prior to joining GE Digital, from March 2014 until March 2015, Mr. Shirley was the Financial Integration Leader for GE Healthcare, where he led the financial integration and delivery of deal model expectations following its acquisition of API Healthcare. Before his role as Financial Integration Leader for GE Healthcare, Mr. Shirley served as Global Finance Manager of GE Healthcare beginning in June 2011. Mr. Shirley obtained his BS in finance from DePaul University in 1999.


Richard A. Anderson has served as a member of our management team since April 2005 and previously served as a director from July 2003 to November 2018. He has been our President and Chief Operating Officer since July 2008; in this role he has been primarily responsible for the creation and leadership of our OnTrak solution. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in business development, strategic planning, operations, finance and management, with more than 15 years of that in the healthcare field. Prior to joining the Company, he held senior level financial and operational positions in healthcare and financial companies, and served as a director in PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP’s business assurance and transaction support practices. He received a B.A. in Business Economics from University of California, Santa Barbara.

Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth the total compensation paid during the last two fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 to (1) our Chief Executive Officer, and (2) our two next most highly compensated executive officers who earned more than $100,000 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and were serving as executive officers as of such date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compen-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock/Option

 

 

sation ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Position

 

Year

 

Salary ($)

 

 

 

Bonus ($)

 

 

Award ($)

 

 

(4)

 

 

Total ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terren S. Peizer,

 

2018

 

 

450,000

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,946,309

 

 

 

15,497

 

 

 

2,411,806

 

 

Chairman and

 

2017

 

 

450,000

 

(1)

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

 

 

15,064

 

 

 

2,365,064

 

(1)

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard A. Anderson,

 

2018

 

 

408,205

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

868,858

 

 

 

27,884

 

 

 

1,304,947

 

 

President and

 

2017

 

 

444,251

 

 (2)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,009

 

 

 

470,260

 

 

Chief Operating Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christopher Shirley,

 

2018

 

 

285,000

 

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

16,013

 

 

 

316,013

 

 

Chief Financial

 

2017

 

 

168,808

 

(3)

 

 

-

 

 

 

409,000

 

 

 

26,085

 

 

 

603,893

 

 

Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Mr. Peizer deferred part of his salary for the 2017 year. Mr. Peizer’s deferred salary balance was paid in common stock in April 2017.

(2)

Includes vacation payout of $50,000 in 2017.

(3)

Mr. Shirley joined the Company in May 2017 to replace Ms. Susan Etzel who resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and his salary is pro-rated for the 2017 year.

(4)

Includes group life insurance premiums and medical benefits. 


Narrative Disclosures to Summary Compensation Table

Executive employment agreements

Chief Executive Officer

We entered into a five-year employment agreement with our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Terren S. Peizer, effective as of September 29, 2003, which automatically renews after each five-year term. Mr. Peizer received an annual base salary of $450,000 in each of 2018 and 2017, part of which was deferred for the 2017 year and paid in common stock in April 2017. Mr. Peizer is also eligible for an annual bonus targeted at 100% of his base salary based on goals and milestones established and reevaluated on an annual basis by mutual agreement between Mr. Peizer and the Record DateBoard of Directors. Mr. Peizer did not receive any annual bonus during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. His base salary and bonus target will be adjusted each year to not be less than the median compensation of similarly positioned CEO’s of similarly situated companies. Mr. Peizer receives executive benefits including group medical and dental insurance, term life insurance equal to 150% of his salary, accidental death and long-term disability insurance, grossed up for taxes. Mr. Peizer was entitledgranted 397,693 equity awards during 2018 and 642,307 equity awards during 2018. All unvested options vest immediately in the event of a change in control, termination without good cause or resignation with good reason. In the event that Mr. Peizer is terminated without good cause or resigns with good reason prior to the end of the term, he will receive a lump sum payment equal to the remainder of his base salary and targeted bonus for the year of termination, plus three years of additional salary, bonuses and benefits. If any of the provisions above result in an excise tax, we will make an additional “gross up” payment to eliminate the impact of the tax on Mr. Peizer.

President and Chief Operating Officer

We entered into a four-year employment agreement with our President and Chief Operating Officer, Richard A. Anderson, effective April 19, 2005, as amended on July 16, 2008, as amended as of December 30, 2008 and as amended on April 10, 2018. The April 2018 amendment to his employment agreement with a five-year term, and automatically renews for additional three-year terms unless otherwise terminated. Mr. Anderson’s agreement renewed for an additional three-year term in April 2018.  Mr. Anderson received an annual base salary of $408,205 in 2018 and $394,251 in 2017. Mr. Anderson received a vacation payout of $50,000 in 2017. Mr. Anderson is eligible for an annual bonus targeted at 50% of his base salary based on achieving certain milestones. Mr. Anderson did not receive any annual bonus during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.  Mr. Anderson’s compensation will be adjusted each year by an amount not less than the Consumer Price Index. Mr. Anderson received executive benefits, including group medical and dental insurance, term life insurance, accidental death and long-term disability insurance. Mr. Anderson was granted 1,040,000 equity awards during 2018 and no equity awards during 2017. In the event of termination or resignation without good cause and without achieving any applicable performance targets during the fiscal year in which such involuntary termination or resignation occurred, Mr. Anderson will receive forty present (40%) of any options that have vested. Mr. Anderson will receive sixty present (60%) of any options that have vested in the event of termination or resign without good cause and achieving any applicable performance targets during the fiscal year in which such involuntary termination or resignation occurred. In the event of termination without good cause or resignation with good reason prior to the end of the term, upon execution of a mutual general release, Mr. Anderson will receive a lump sum payment equal to one vote.

On the Record Date, pursuantyear of salary and bonus equal to Section 22850% of that year base salary, and will receive continued medical benefits for one year unless he becomes eligible for coverage under another employer's plan. If he is terminated without cause or resigns with good reason within twelve months following a change in control, upon execution of a general release he will receive a lump sum payment equal to one and one-half years of salary, 150% of the DGCLtargeted bonus, and Section 2.11will receive continued medical benefits for 18 months unless he becomes eligible for coverage under another employer's plan. 

Chief Financial Officer

We entered into a two-year employment agreement with Mr. Shirley effective May 31, 2017. After the initial two-year term, the employment agreement automatically renews for an additional two-year term unless terminated by either party within 90 days of the end of the initial term. Mr. Shirley received an annual base salary of $285,000 in 2018 and a pro-rated annual base salary of $168,808 in 2017, and is eligible for a bonus targeted at 40% of his base salary based on achieving certain milestones. Mr. Shirley received a guaranteed bonus of $15,000 during the 2018 year. Mr. Shirley was granted 135,000 equity awards during 2017 and no equity awards during 2018.


OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END

The following table sets forth all outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2018.

      

Number of

      
  

Number of

  

Securities

      
  

Securities

  

Underlying

      
  

Underlying

  

Unexercised

  

Option

  
  

Unexercised

  

Options (#)

  

Exercise

 

Option

  

Options (#)

  

Unexer-

  

Price

 

Expiration

Name

 

Exercisable

  

cisable

  

($)

 

Date

Terren S. Peizer

  400   -   1,161.60 

10/27/19

   24,750   -   105.60 

12/06/20

   -   642,307   7.50 

01/01/23

   -   397,693   7.50 

01/01/23

   25,150   1,040,000      
              

Richard A. Anderson

  208   -   1,056.00 

10/27/19

   24,750   -   96.00 

12/06/20

   -   642,307   7.50 

04/10/28

   -   397,693   7.50 

08/02/28

   24,958   1,040,000      
              

Christopher Shirley

  33,750   101,250   7.50 

12/19/27

(1)

Mr. Peizer’s options shall vest on January 1, 2023, if the Volume Weighted Average Price of our common stock is $15.00 for at least twenty trading days within a period of thirty consecutive trading days ending on the trading day prior to January 1, 2023.

(2)

33,750 of Mr. Shirley’s options vested on December 19, 2018, and his remaining options will vest equally over 36 months thereafter.

(3)

Mr. Anderson’s options shall vest in five equal tranches, each of which will vest upon the satisfaction of performance targets established by the Board and certified as having been met by the Compensation Committee for the fiscal years 2018 through 2022, respectively.  Mr. Anderson did not meet his performance target for the 2018 year, so none of his options have vested as of December 31, 2018.

POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE-IN-CONTROL

Potential payments upon termination

The following summarizes the payments that the named executive officers would have received if their employment had terminated on December 31, 2018.

If Mr. Peizer's employment had terminated due to disability, he would have received insurance and other fringe benefits for a period of one year thereafter, with a value equal to approximately $11,000. If Mr. Peizer had been terminated without good cause or resigned for good reason, he would have received a lump sum payment of $2,734,000, based upon: (i) three years of additional salary at $450,000 per year; (ii) three years of additional bonus of $450,000 per year; and (iii) three years of fringe benefits, with a value equal to approximately $34,000.

If Mr. Anderson had been or is terminated without good cause or resigned for good reason, he would have received a lump sum payment of approximately $612,000 based upon one year's salary plus the full targeted bonus of 50% of base salary. In addition, medical benefits would continue for up to one year, with a value equal to approximately $24,000.

If Mr. Shirley had been or is terminated without good cause or resigned for good reason, he would have received a lump sum of approximately $142,500 an amount equal to six months’ salary plus a pro-rata share of any bonus earned in the year of termination.


Potential payments upon change in control

Upon a change in control, the unvested stock options of each of our Bylaws, wenamed executive officers would have vested, with the values set forth above.

If Mr. Peizer had been terminated without good cause or resigned for good reason within twelve months following a change in control, he would have received written consentsa lump sum payment of $2,734,000, as described above, plus a tax gross up of approximately $683,000.

If Mr. Anderson had been terminated without good cause or resigned for good reason within twelve months following a change in control, he would have received a lump sum payment of approximately $918,000, based upon one-and-a-half year's salary plus one-and-a-half the actions from stockholders (the “Majority Stockholders”) holdingfull targeted bonus of 50% of base salary. In addition, medical benefits would continue for up to one-and-a-half years, with a value equal to approximately $36,000.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The following table provides information regarding compensation that was earned or paid to the individuals who served as non-employee directors during the year ended December 31, 2018. Except as set forth in the table, during 2018, directors did not earn nor receive cash compensation or compensation in the form of stock awards, option awards or any other form.

  

Option

     

Name

 

awards ($)

  

Total

 

Richard A. Berman

  131,585   131,585 

Richard J. Berman

  102,468   102,468 

Michael Sherman

  123,669   123,669 

Edward J. Zecchini

  43,958   43,958 

Sharon R. Gabrielson

  43,958   43,958 

Diane Seloff

  39,462   39,462 

Notes to director compensation table:

Amounts reflect the compensation expense recognized in the Company's financial statements in 2018 for non-employee director stock options granted in 2017 and 2018, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. As such, these amounts do not correspond to the compensation actually realized by each director for the period.

Outstanding equity awards held by non-employee directors as of December 31, 2018, were as follows:

      

Aggregate

 
      

grant date

 
  

Options

  

fair market value

 
  

outstanding

  

options

 
  

(#)

  

outstanding ($)

 

Richard A. Berman

  150,032  $231,865 

Richard J. Berman

  80,083   171,354 

Michael Sherman

  98,834   211,474 

Edward J. Zecchini

  35,647   219,773 

Sharon R. Gabrielson

  35,647   219,773 

Diane Seloff

  35,647   197,295 
   435,890  $1,251,534 

There were a total of 435,890 stock options outstanding to directors as of December 31, 2018, with an aggregate grant date fair value of 39,746,684$1,251,534, the last of which vest in December 2019.  There were 235,081 options granted to non-employees during 2018 and 332,557 options granted to non-employee directors during 2017.


EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The following table provides certain aggregate information with respect to all of the Company’s equity compensation plans in effect as of December 31, 2018.

Plan Category

 

a(a)

Number of securities

to be issued upon

exercise of outstanding

options, warrants and

right

 

 

 

a(b)

Weighted-average

exercise price of

outstanding options,

warrants and rights

 

 

a(c)

Number of securities

remaining available for

future issuance under equity

compensation plans

(excluding securities

reflected in column (a))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1)

 

 

3,761,278

 

 

$

9.44

 

 

 

215,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

3,761,278

 

 

$

9.44

 

 

 

215,909

 

(1) We adopted our 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) in 2017. In August 2018, stockholders approved an amendment to the 2017 Plan to provide for an additional 1,400,000 shares of Common Stock, representing 71.1% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock.  Thus, your consent is not required and is not being solicitedto be issued in connection with awards granted thereunder (the “2017 Amended Plan”). Under the approval2017 Amended Plan, we can grant incentive stock options, non-qualified stock option, restricted and unrestricted stock awards and other stock-based awards. As of December 31, 2018, 215,909 equity awards remained reserved for future issuance under the actions.

Notice Pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL
Pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL, we are required to provide notice of taking a corporate action by written consent to the Company’s stockholders who have not consented in writing to such action.  This Information Statement serves as the notice required by Section 228.
No Dissenters’ Rights
The DGCL does not provide for dissenter’s rights in connection with any of the actions described in this Information Statement.
2017 Plan.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The following table sets forth certain information regardingwith respect to the sharesbeneficial ownership of our common stock beneficially owned as of June 4, 2012 by:  (i)April 18, 2019 for (a) each personstockholder known toby us to be the beneficial owner ofown beneficially more than 5% of our common stock (ii)(b) our named executive officers, (c) each of our directors, (iii) each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table set forth in the Executive Compensation section, and (iv)(d) all of our current directors and executive officers as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. We deem shares of common stock that may be acquired by an individual or group within 60 days of April 18, 2019 pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such individual or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the table. Except as indicated in footnotes to this table, we believe that the stockholders named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown to be beneficially owned by them based on information provided to us by these stockholders. Percentage of ownership is based on 16,205,146 shares of common stock outstanding on April 18, 2019.

2

Name of beneficial owner (1) 
Common
stock
beneficially
owned (2)
  
Options &
warrants
exercisable
(3)
  
Total
common
stock
beneficially
owned
  
Percent
of
class (3)
 
Terren S. Peizer (4)  22,143,065   24,889,650   49,032,715   60.7% 
Richard A. Anderson (5)  -   1,543,445   1,543,445   2.7% 
Susan Etzel (6)  -   5,868   5,868   * 
Andrea Barthwell, M.D. (7)  -   272,126   272,126   * 
Kelly McCran (8)  -   142,500   142,500   * 
Jay A. Wolf (9)  1,208,177   281,528   1,489,705   2.6% 
Dave Smith (10)  17,603,619   15,799,000   33,402,619   46.6% 

* Less than 1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

common

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

 

beneficially

 

 

stock

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

stock

 

 

owned

 

 

beneficially

 

 

of

 

Name of beneficial owner (1)

 

owned (2)

 

 

 (3)

 

 

owned

 

 

class (3)

 

Directors and Named Executive Officers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terren S. Peizer (4)

 

 

9,193,041

 

 

 

1,274,339

 

 

 

10,467,380

 

 

 

59.9

%

Richard A. Anderson (5)

 

 

-

 

 

 

24,958

 

 

 

24,958

 

 

 

*

 

Christopher Shirley (6)

 

 

-

 

 

 

50,625

 

 

 

50,625

 

 

 

*

 

Richard A. Berman (7)

 

 

-

 

 

 

81,274

 

 

 

81,274

 

 

 

*

 

Richard J. Berman (8)

 

 

-

 

 

 

58,695

 

 

 

58,695

 

 

 

*

 

Michael Sherman (9)

 

 

15,500

 

 

 

73,176

 

 

 

88,676

 

 

 

*

 

Edward J. Zecchini (10)

 

 

-

 

 

 

14,259

 

 

 

14,259

 

 

 

*

 

Sharon R. Gabrielson (11)

 

 

-

 

 

 

14,259

 

 

 

14,259

 

 

 

*

 

Diane Seloff (12)

 

 

-

 

 

 

14,259

 

 

 

14,259

 

 

 

*

 

All directors and named executive officers as a group (9 persons)

 

 

9,208,541

 

 

 

1,605,844

 

 

 

10,814,385

 

 

 

60.8

%

                 

5% Stockholders

                

Shamus, LLC (13)

  

1,794,293

   

244,928

   

2,039,221

   

12.4%

 

All directors and named executive officers as a group (6 persons)23,351,24227,135,11752,486,35963.2%

* Less than 1%


(1)

Except as set forth below, the mailing address of all individuals listed is c/o Catasys, Inc., 11150 Santa Monica11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500,1100, Los Angeles, California 90025.

(2)

The number of shares beneficially owned includes shares of common stock in which a person has sole or shared voting power and/or sole or shared investment power. Except as noted below, each person named reportedly has sole voting and investment powers with respect to the common stock beneficially owned by that person, subject to applicable community property and similar laws.

(3)

On June 4, 2012,March 19, 2019, there were 55,891,44516,205,146 shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock not outstanding but which underlies options and rights (including warrants) vested as of or vesting within 60 days after June 4, 2012,March 19, 2019, is deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the common stock beneficially owned by each named person (and the directors and executive officers as a group), but is not deemed to be outstanding for any other purpose.

(4)

Consists of 22,143,065 shares of common stock, warrants to purchase 23,333,3391,249,189 shares of common stock and options to purchase 1,556,31125,150 shares of common stock. 327,500, 21,247,649 and 567,916stock, which are exercisable within 60 days. 9,193,041 shares of common stock are held of record by Reserva CapitalAcuitas Group Holdings, LLC, Socius Capital Group, LLCa limited liability company 100% owned by Terren S. Peizer, and Bonmore, LLC, respectively, whereas such, Mr. Peizer serves as Managing Director and may be deemed to beneficially own or control. Mr. Peizer disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities.securities

(5)

Includes options to purchase 1,543,44524,958 shares of common stock.stock, which are exercisable within the next 60 days.

(6)

Includes options to purchase 5,86850,625 shares of common stock.stock, which are exercisable within the next 60 days.

(7)

Includes options to purchase 272,12681,274 shares of common stock.stock, which are exercisable within the next 60 days.

(8)

Includes options to purchase 142,50058,695 shares of common stock.stock, which are exercisable within the next 60 days.

(9)

Consists of 1,208,17715,500 shares of common stock and options to purchase 281,52873,176 shares of common stock, held by Jay Wolf. Family members, David Wolf and Mary Wolf, hold 51,717 shares and 129,293 shares, respectively.which are exercisable within the next 60 days.

(10)

Consists of 17,603,619

Includes options to purchase 14,259 shares of common stock, and warrantswhich are exercisable within the next 60 days.

(11)

Includes options to purchase 15,799,00014,259 shares of common stock. The address for Mr. Smith is c/o Coast Asset Management, LLC, 2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 100 E. Tower, Santa Monica, California 90404.stock, which are exercisable within the next 60 days.

(12)

Includes options to purchase 14,259 shares of common stock, which are exercisable within the next 60 days.

(13) As the sole member of Shamus, LLC (“Shamus”), The Coast Fund L.P. ("Coast Fund") may be deemed to beneficially own all common stock beneficially owned by Shamus. Similarly, as the managing general partner of the Coast Fund, Coast Offshore Management (Cayman), Ltd. ("Coast Offshore Management") may be deemed to beneficially own all common stock beneficially owned by the Coast Fund. Except to the extent it is deemed to beneficially own any common stock beneficially owned by Shamus, neither the Coast Fund nor Coast Offshore Management beneficially owns any common stock. As the president of Coast Offshore Management, Mr. David E. Smith may be deemed to beneficially own all common stock beneficially owned by Coast Offshore Management, Coast Fund and Shamus. In addition, Mr. David E. Smith directly owns (i) 1,569 shares of common stock and (ii) 72,467 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options granted to Mr. David E. Smith for his service on our board of directors that are either currently exercisable or will become exercisable within the next 60 days and (iii) warrants to purchase 172,461 shares of common stock. As a result, Mr. David E. Smith may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 1,792,724 shares of our common stock. Information derived from a Schedule 13D/A filed on February 7, 2018 and a Form 4 filed on April 3, 2019.


ACTION NO. 1
AUTHORIZATION OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
General
On May 8, 2012,

 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Review and Approval of Transactions with Related Persons

Either the audit committee or the Board of Directors authorizedapproves all related party transactions. The procedure for the Companyreview, approval or ratification of related party transactions involves discussing the proposed transaction with management, discussing the proposed transaction with the external auditors, reviewing financial statements and related disclosures, and reviewing the details of major deals and transactions to implement a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Split”)ensure that they do not involve related party transactions. Members of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock at a ratio of 1:10management have been informed and an amendmentunderstand that they are to bring related party transactions to the Certificate of Incorporation to implement the Reverse Split (the “Reverse Split Amendment”).  On May 22, 2012, pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL, we received written consents approving the Reverse Split from the Majority Stockholders.  Pursuant to the resolutions which were adopted,audit committee or the Board of Directors orfor pre-approval. These policies and procedures are evidenced in the audit committee charter and our code of ethics.

Certain Transactions

In January 2017, we entered into a committeeSubscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with Acuitas, pursuant to which the Company received aggregate gross proceeds of $1,300,000 (the “Loan Amount”) in consideration of the issuance of (i) an 8% Series B Convertible Debenture due March 31, 2017 (the “January 2017 Convertible Debenture”) and (ii) five-year warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the initial number of shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the January 2017 Convertible Debenture, at an exercise price of $5.10 per share (the “January 2017 Warrants”). In April 2017, the January 2017 Convertible Debenture principal and interest was paid in full with proceeds from our public offering.

Section 16(a) beneficial ownership reporting compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of our outstanding common stock, to file with the SEC, initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our equity securities. Such persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all such reports they file.

       To our knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to us regarding the filing of required reports, we believe that all Section 16(a) reports applicable to our directors, executive officers and greater-than-ten-percent beneficial owners with respect to fiscal 2018 were timely filed, except that an initial report of ownership was filed late by Mr. Zecchini and Mses. Seloff and Gabrielson.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

As more fully described in its Charter, the Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors will havein its oversight of Catasys’ corporate accounting and financial reporting process and interacts directly with and evaluates the authorityperformance of Catasys’ independent registered public accounting firm.

In the performance of its oversight function, the Audit Committee has reviewed Catasys’ audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 and has met with both management and Catasys’ former independent registered public accounting firm, EisnerAmper LLP (“EisnerAmper”), to decide whether and whendiscuss those consolidated financial statements. The Audit Committee has discussed with EisnerAmper those matters related to implement the split.  If the Reverse Split is implemented, the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock would be reduced by a ratio of one-for-ten.  If the Reverse Split is implemented, the Certificate of Incorporation will be amended substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. Our Board of Directors retains the discretion of whether to implement the Reverse Split and which exchange ratio to implement.

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Effective Dateconduct of the Reverse Split
Ifaudit that are required to be communicated by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Audit Committee under Auditing Standard No. 16, Communications with Audit Committees, issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines(“PCAOB”), including EisnerAmper’s judgments as to implement the Reverse Split,quality, not just the Reverse Split will become effective at 12:00 am (eastern time) on a date specified inacceptability, of Catasys’ accounting principles. In addition, the Reverse Split Amendment filedAudit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the assessment of the effectiveness of Catasys’ internal control over financial reporting.

The Audit Committee discussed with Catasys’ independent registered public accounting firm the overall scope and plans for its audit. The Audit Committee met separately with the Secretaryindependent registered public accounting firm, without management present, to discuss the results of Stateits audit, Catasys’ internal controls and the overall quality of Catasys’ financial reporting.


The Audit Committee has received from EisnerAmper the Staterequired written disclosures and letter regarding its independence from Catasys, as required by the PCAOB Rule 3526, and has discussed with EisnerAmper its independence. The Audit Committee has also reviewed and considered whether the provision of Delaware or at such later time as indicated in such amendment (the “Effective Time”other non-audit services by EisnerAmper is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence.

Based on these reviews and “Effective Date”), but in no event priordiscussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the end of the 20 day period following the date on which this Information Statement is mailed first to our stockholders.  The exact timing of the filing of the Reverse Split Amendment will be determined by our Board of Directors or a committee thereof will be based on its evaluation as to when such action will be the most advantageous to us and our stockholders.  In addition, the Board of Directors, reserves the right, notwithstanding stockholder approval and without further action by the stockholders, to elect not to proceed with the Reverse Split.

Purpose and Background of the Reverse Split
The primary objective of the Reverse Split is to raise the per share trading price of our Common Stock.  The Board of Directors believes that the Reverse Split would, among other things, (i) better enable the Company to obtain a listing on a national securities exchange, and (ii) better enable the Company to raise funds.
Among other things, to obtain a listing on a national stock exchange, the Company’s common stock generally has to meet a minimum market price per share threshold.  The Board of Directors believes that the Reverse Split may aid in meeting a minimum market price threshold. The Board of Directors also believes that a listing on a national securities exchange would offer increased liquidity to investors.
The Board of Directors further believes that an increased stock price may encourage investor interest and improve the marketability of the Common Stock to a broader range of investors, and thus improve liquidity.  Because of the trading volatility often associated with low-priced stocks, many brokerage firms and institutional investors have internal policies and practices that either prohibit them from investing in low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from recommending low-priced stocks to their customers.  The Board of Directors believes that the anticipated higher market price resulting from the Reverse Split would enable institutional investors and brokerage firms with policies and practices such as those described above to invest in our Common Stock. If the Board of Directors elects to implement to Reverse Split, there is no assuranceapproved, that the market priceaudited financial statements of Catasys for sharesthe year ended December 31, 2018 be included in Catasys’ Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2019.

It is not the duty of the Common Stock afterAudit Committee to conduct audits, to independently verify management’s representations or to determine that Catasys’ financial statements are complete and accurate, prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles or fairly present the Reverse Split will increase proportionallyfinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Catasys. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of internal control over financial reporting. The independent registered public accounting firm retained by the Audit Committee is responsible for performing an independent audit of the consolidated financial statements, and for reporting the results of their audit to the exchange ratioAudit Committee. The Audit Committee reviews and monitors these processes. In giving its recommendation to the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee has expressly relied on (i) management’s representation that such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles and (ii) the report of the Reverse Split (or at all). ThereCompany’s independent registered public accounting firm, with respect to such financial statements.

The Audit Committee

Richard A. Berman, Chairman

Richard J. Berman

Diane Seloff 

The foregoing Report is no guaranteenot soliciting material, is not deemed filed with the SEC and is not to stockholders that the price of shares will reach or sustainbe incorporated by reference in any price level in the future, and it is possible the proposed Reverse Split will have no lasting impact on the share price.

Material Effects of Reverse Split
The Reverse Split will affect all stockholdersfiling of the Company uniformlyunder the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and will not affectirrespective of any stockholder’s percentage ownership interests or proportionate voting power.
general incorporation language in any such filing.

PROPOSAL NO. 2

RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The principal effectsfollowing table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by EisnerAmper LLP (“EisnerAmper”) for the audit of the Reverse Split will be that (i)Company’s annual financial statements for the number of shares of Common Stock issuedyear ended December 31, 2018 and outstanding will be reduced from 55,891,445 shares as of May 22, 2012 to 5,589,145 asRose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP for the audit of the Effective Date, (ii)Company’s annual financial statement for the numberyear ended December 31, 2017, and fees billed for other services rendered by EisnerAmper and Rose, Synder & Jacobs LLP during those periods.

  

2018

  

2017

 

Audit fees (1)

 $156,100  $139,500 

Audit-related fees

  -   - 

Tax fees:

  -   - 

All other fees:

  -   242 

Total

 $156,100  $139,742 

(1) Audit fees consisted of sharesaudit work performed in the preparation of financial statements, as well as work generally only the independent registered public accounting firm can reasonably be expected to provide, such as statutory audits.


Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-audit Services of Independent Public Accountant

Consistent with SEC policies regarding auditor independence, the Audit Committee has responsibility for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing the work of our independent registered public accounting firm. In recognition of this responsibility, the Audit Committee has established a policy to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm.

Prior to engagement of an independent registered public accounting firm for the next year’s audit, management will submit an aggregate of services expected to be rendered during that mayyear for each of four categories of services to the Audit Committee for approval.

1.     Audit services include audit work performed in the preparation of financial statements, as well as work that generally only an independent registered public accounting firm can reasonably be purchasedexpected to provide, including comfort letters, statutory audits, and attest services and consultation regarding financial accounting and/or reporting standards.

2.     Audit-Related services are for assurance and related services that are traditionally performed by an independent registered public accounting firm, including due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions, employee benefit plan audits, and special procedures required to meet certain regulatory requirements.

3.     Tax services include all services performed by an independent registered public accounting firm’s tax personnel except those services specifically related to the audit of the financial statements, and includes fees in the areas of tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice.

4.     Other Fees are those associated with services not captured in the other categories. The Company generally does not request such services from our independent registered public accounting firm.

Prior to engagement, the Audit Committee pre-approves these services by category of service. The fees are budgeted and the corresponding exercise price under all outstanding optionsAudit Committee requires our independent registered public accounting firm and warrants entitlingmanagement to report actual fees versus the holders thereofbudget periodically throughout the year by category of service. During the year, circumstances may arise when it may become necessary to purchase sharesengage our independent registered public accounting firm for additional services not contemplated in the original pre-approval. In those instances, the Audit Committee requires specific pre-approval before engaging our independent registered public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of Common Stock will be proportionately adjusted (with fractional shares be rounded upits members. The member to whom such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the nearest whole share amount), resulting inAudit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

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YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”

THE RATIFICATION OF EISNERAMPER LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT

REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2019.

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS OR NOMINATIONS TO BE PRESENTED AT NEXT ANNUAL MEETING

Stockholders may submit proposals on matters appropriate for stockholder action at the same aggregate price being required to be paid upon exercise thereof immediately preceding the reverse split and (iii) the number2020 annual meeting of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2010 Plan will be proportionately reduced.

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The Reverse Split Amendment will not affect the par valueour stockholders (“2020 Annual Meeting of the Common Stock.  As a result of the Reverse Split, on the Effective Date, the stated capital on our balance sheet attributable to the Common Stock will be reduced in proportion to the size of the Reverse Split, and the additional paid-in capital account shall be creditedStockholders”) consistent with the amount by which the stated capital is reduced.  Our stockholders’ equity, in the aggregate, will remain unchanged.  The Reverse Split Amendment will not change the terms of the Common Stock. After the Reverse Split, the shares of common stock will have the same voting rights and rights to dividends and distributions and will be identical in all other respects to the Common Stock now authorized.  The Common Stock issued pursuant to the reverse split will remain fully paid and non-assessable.  The Reverse Split is not intended as, and will not have the effect of, a “going private transaction” covered by Rule 13e-314a-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Following1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). To be considered for inclusion in proxy materials for our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a stockholder proposal must be submitted in writing no later than December 26, 2019 (120 days prior to the reverse split,anniversary of this year’s mailing date), to our Corporate Secretary, c/o Catasys, Inc., 11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90025. If you wish to submit a proposal that is not to be included in the Companyproxy materials for our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, your proposal generally must be submitted in writing to the same address no earlier than January 2, 2020, but no later than February 3, 2020. However, if the date of the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is convened more than 30 days before, or delayed by more than 30 days after, April 20, 2020, to be considered for inclusion in proxy materials for our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a stockholder proposal must be submitted in writing to our Corporate Secretary, c/o Catasys, Inc., 11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90025 a reasonable time before we begin to print and send our proxy materials for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Please review our Bylaws, which contain additional requirements regarding advance notice of stockholder proposals. You may view our Bylaws by visiting the SEC’s internet website at www.sec.gov.


HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS

The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (e.g., brokers) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement and annual report addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially means extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies.

This year, a number of brokers with account holders who are Catasys stockholders will be “householding” our proxy materials. A single annual report and proxy statement will be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be “householding” communications to your address, “householding” will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to be subjectparticipate in “householding” and would prefer to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The decrease in the number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding asreceive a consequence of the Reverse Split may decrease the liquidity in our Common Stockseparate proxy statement and annual report, or, if the anticipated beneficial effects do not occur.  In addition, the Reverse Split would result in some stockholders owning “odd-lots” of less than 100 shares of our Common Stock. Brokerage commissions and other costs of transactions in odd-lots are generally higher than the costs of transactions in “round-lots” of even multiples of 100 shares.
Effect on Authorized Shares
The Board of Directors intends to fileyou share an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation that incorporates the Reverse Split Amendment and the Share Reduction Amendment. Notwithstanding, the Board has discretion as to whether to implement either of these amendments. If the Board only implements the Reverse Split Amendment, there will be no effect on the authorized shares; if however, the Board implements the Share Reduction Amendment, the authorized shares of Common Stock will be reduced to 500,000,000 (which is not in the same ratio as the Reverse Split). If the Board implements either the Reverse Split Amendment or both, the result could be construed as having an anti-takeover effect. For example, such a change could permit future issuances of our Common Stock that would dilute stock ownership of a person seeking to effect a change in composition of our Board or contemplating a tender offer or other transaction for the combination of our Companyaddress with another entity. The amendmentsCompany stockholder and are receiving multiple copies of annual reports and proxy statements but only wish to the Certificate of Incorporation, however, are not being proposed in response to any effort of which we are aware to accumulate shares of our Common Stock or to obtain control of us. The Company currently has no intention of going private, and the Reverse Split Amendment and the Share Reduction Amendment are not intended to be steps in a going private transaction and will not have the effect of a going private transaction covered by Rule 13e-3 under the exchange Act. We have no current plans to issue any of the additional authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock following the filing of the Reverse Split Amendment or the Share Reduction Amendment.
Payment for Fractional Shares; Exchange of Stock Certificates
No fractional shares of our Common Stock will be issued in connection with the proposed Reverse Split Amendment.  Holders of Common Stock who would otherwise receive a fractional sharesingle copy of Common Stock pursuantsuch materials, you may:

if you are a stockholder of record, direct your written request to the Reverse Split Amendment will receive cash in lieu of the fractional share as explained more fully below.

We plan to appoint our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer &and Trust Company, to act as exchange agent for our Common Stock in connection with effectuating a Reverse Split Amendment.  We will deposit with the exchange agent, as soon as practicable after the Effective Date, cash in an amount equal to the value of the estimated aggregate number of fractional shares that will result from the Reverse Split Amendment.  The funds required to purchase such fractional share interests will be paidLLC (in writing: Attn: Proxy Dept., 6201 15th Avenue, Third Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11219, U.S.A.; or by the Company.  The Company’s stockholder list shows that some of the outstanding Common Stock is registeredtelephone: in the names of clearing agenciesUnited States, 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) and broker nominees.  Because we do not knowoutside the numbers of shares held by each beneficial owner for whom the clearing agencies and broker nominees are record holders, we cannot predict with certainty the number of fractional shares that will result from the Reverse Split AmendmentUnited States, 1-718-921-8500); or the total amount it will be required to pay for fractional share interests.  However, we do not expect that amount will be material.

On or after the Effective Date, the exchange agent will mail a letter of transmittal to each stockholder.  Each stockholder will be able to obtain a certificate evidencing its post-Reverse Split shares and, if applicable, cash in lieu of a fractional share, only by sending the exchange agent his or her old stock certificate(s), together with the properly executed and completed letter of transmittal and such evidence of ownership of the shares as we may require.  Stockholders will not receive certificates for post-Reverse Split Amendment shares unless and until their old certificates are surrendered.  Stockholders should not forward their certificates to the exchange agent until they receive the letter of transmittal, and they should only send in their certificates with the letter of transmittal.  The exchange agent will send each stockholder’s new stock certificate and payment in lieu of any fractional share after receipt of that stockholder’s properly completed letter of transmittal and old stock certificate(s).  Stockholders will not have to pay any service charges in connection with the exchange of their certificates or the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares.
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Non-registered stockholders who hold their Common Stock through a bank, broker or other nominee should note that such banks, brokers or other nominees may have different procedures for processing the Reverse Split Amendment than those that we will put in place for registered stockholders.  If you hold your shares with such a bank, broker or other nominee and

if you have questions in this regard, you should contact your nominee.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of The Reverse Split Amendment
The following discussion is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split Amendment to the Company and to stockholders that hold such stock as a capital asset for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  This discussion is based on laws, regulations, rulings and decisions in effect on the date hereof, all of which are subject to change (possibly with retroactive effect) and to differing interpretations.  This discussion applies only to holders that are U.S. persons and does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to holders in light of their particular circumstances or to holders who may be subject to special tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), including, without limitation, holders who are dealers in securities or foreign currency, foreign persons, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, banks, financial institutions, small business investment companies, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, retirement plans, holders that are partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, traders that mark-to-market their securities, holders subject to the alternative minimum tax, holders who hold the Common Stock as part of a hedge, straddle, conversion or other risk reduction transaction, or who acquired the Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of compensatory stock options, the vesting of previously restricted shares of stock or otherwise as compensation.
We have not sought, and will not seek, a ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split Amendment.  The following summary does not address the tax consequences of the Reverse Split Amendment under foreign, state, or local tax laws.  Accordingly, each holder of our Common Stock should consult his, her or its tax advisor with respect to the particular tax consequences of the Reverse Split to such holder.
IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any tax advice contained in this Information Statement was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax-related penalties under the Code.  The tax advice contained in this Information Statement was written to support the promotion or marketing of the transactions and matters addressed by the Information Statement.  Each taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayer’s particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.
The U.S. federal income tax consequences for a holder of our Common Stock and for the Company pursuant to the Reverse Split Amendment will be as follows:
·    the holder should not recognize any gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes (except with respect to cash, if any, received in lieu of a fractional share of our Common Stock);
·    the holder’s aggregate tax basis in our Common Stock received pursuant to the Reverse Split Amendment, including any fractional share of our Common Stock not actually received, should be equal to the aggregate tax basis of such holder’s Common Stock surrendered in exchange therefor;
·    the holder’s holding period for our Common Stock received pursuant to the Reverse Split Amendment, including any fractional share of our Common Stock not actually received, should include such holder’s holding period for our Common Stock surrendered in exchange therefor;
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·    cash payments received by the holder for a fractional share of Common Stock generally should be treated as if such fractional share had been issued pursuant to the Reverse Split Amendment and then sold by such holder, and such holder generally should recognize capital gain or loss with respect to such payment, measured by the difference between the amount of cash received and such holder’s tax basis in such fractional share;
·    any such capital gain or loss should be treated as a long-term or short-term capital gain or loss based on such holder’s holding period in such fractional share; and
·    we should not recognize gain or loss solely as a result of the Reverse Split Amendment.

ACTION NO. 2
REDUCTION OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
General
On February 14, 2012, the Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 500,000,000.  On May 22, 2012, the Majority Stockholders approved the Share Reduction Amendment.  Pursuant to the resolutions which were adopted, the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors will have the authority to decide whether and when to file the Share Reduction Amendment.  The Share Reduction Amendment will be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Currently, we may issue up to 2,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, and we propose to reduce that number to 500,000,000 at the same time that we implement the Reverse Split.  The Board of Directors plans to implement the Reverse Split and file the Reverse Split Amendment and the Share Reduction Amendment, but it is in the sole discretion of the Board as to whether to implement either action. The Board of Directors may decide to proceed with the Reverse Split Amendment or the Share Reduction Amendment separately or, as is currently contemplated, together.
The reduction in authorized shares will not be directly proportional to the Reverse Split. We have no current plans to issue any of the additional authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will become available as a result of the filing of the Share Reduction Amendment.
Reasons for the Reduction in Authorized Shares
The Company pays franchise tax in Delaware based upon the number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock that the Company is authorized to issue applying either the par value or an assumed par value (based upon the total assets divided by the number of shares that are outstanding). Without a reduction in the 2,000,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock, the estimated annual franchise tax will be approximately $35,000.  By reducing the authorized shares to 500,000,000, the franchise tax would be approximately $9,000. Additionally, the reduction in the number of authorized shares would decrease the potential dilution to our stockholders following the Reverse Split.  Of the 2,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock we are currently authorized to issue, approximately 55,891,445 shares are now outstanding.  After we implement the Reverse Split, we will have approximately 5,589,145 shares outstanding.  If we do not reduce the number of authorized shares, we could potentially issue up to 1,994,410,855 shares of Common Stock, which could substantially dilute the ownership of the Company by our existing stockholders.  If we reduce the number of shares we are authorized to issue after we implement the Reverse Split to 500,000,000, then we could issue approximately 494,410,855 shares.
Although the issuance of these shares would still be dilutive to our current stockholders, the potential dilution would be substantially less than that which would be possible if our authorized shares remain at 2,000,000,000. The Board also believes that 2,000,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock would be disproportionately large in relation to the Company’s outstanding Common Stock after the Reverse Split.  This could make it more difficult for the Company to obtain equity financing in the future because the Company would have the ability to dilute equity investments significantly at any time.
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ACTION NO. 3
AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S 2010 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
General
On May 8, 2012 the Board of Directors authorized the Company to implement The Plan Amendment.  The Majority Stockholders approved the Plan Amendment on May 22, 2012.
Purpose of the Plan Amendment
The Plan Amendment increases the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to the 2010 Plan from 5,775,000 to 18,250,000.  The Board of Directors believes that the number of shares of Common Stock currently available for issuance pursuant to the 2010 Plan is insufficient to meet the Company’s needs to provide awards.
Effectiveness of Plan Amendment
The Plan Amendment became effective upon approval thereof by the Board of Directors, but was submitted to the stockholders for approval so that (i) certain option grants may receive favorable federal income tax treatment for grants as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code, and (ii) option grants will qualify the Company to receive a federal income tax deduction for certain compensation paid under the 2010 Plan under Section 162(m) of the Code. Section 162(m) of the Code generally denies a public corporation a deduction for compensation in excess of $1,000,000 paid to each of its Covered Employees (as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code, generally the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table above). Although we have not approached the $1,000,000 compensation level for any of our Covered Employees, we believe that it is in the best interests of us and our stockholders to structure the 2010 Plan so that we are in a position to maximize corporate deductibility of executive compensation for the issuance of stock options.
Description of the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan
On December 9, 2010, our Board of Directors unanimously approved the adoption of the 2010 Plan and the stockholders approved the 2010 Plan on March 4, 2011.
Generally, shares of Common Stock reserved for awards under the 2010 Plan that lapse or are canceled will be added back to the share reserve available for future awards at the same rate as they were deducted from the authorized shares.  However, shares of Common Stock tendered in payment for an award or shares of Common Stock withheld for taxes will not be available again for grant.
Our Board of Directors, the Compensation Committee and management all believe that the effective use of stock-based long-term incentive compensation is vital to our ability to achieve strong performance in the future.  The 2010 Plan maintains and enhances the key policies and practices adopted by our management, Compensation Committee and Board of Directors to align employee and stockholder interests.  The 2010 Plan provides an essential component of the total compensation package, reflecting the importance that we place on aligning the interests of key individuals with those of our stockholders. In addition, our future success depends, in large part, upon our ability to maintain a competitive position in attracting, retaining and motivating key personnel.  We believe that the 2010 Plan is essential to provide us with a sufficient number of shares to permit us to continue to provide long-term, equity-based incentives to present and future key employees, consultants and directors, and to give us the flexibility we need to make various types of awards.
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The following is a brief summary of the 2010 Plan. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the 2010 Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit C to this Information Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Material Features of the 2010 Plan.
Eligibility.  The 2010 Plan allows us, under the direction of our Compensation Committee, to make grants of stock options, restricted and unrestricted stock awards and other stock-based awards to employees, consultants and directors who, in the opinion of the Company, are in a position to make a significant contribution to our long-term success.  The purpose of these awards is to attract and retain key individuals, further align employee and stockholder interests, and to closely link compensation with Company performance.  All employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates are eligible to participate in the 2010 Plan. As of June 4, 2012, we had approximately 34 individuals eligible to participate in the 2010 Plan.
Limitations on Grants.  The 2010 Plan allows for the issuance of up to 18,250,000 shares of our Common Stock.  The 2010 Plan provides that no participant may receive awards for more than 1,875,000 (as adjusted for the reverse stock split on September 6, 2011) shares of Common Stock in any fiscal year.
Stock Options. Stock options granted under the 2010 Plan may either be incentive stock options, which are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, or non-qualified stock options, which are not intended to meet those requirements.  Incentive stock options, which have the tax advantages discussed below under Federal Income Tax Considerations, may only be granted to employeesa stockholder of the Company and its affiliates.  Non-qualified options may be granted to employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates.  The exercise price of a stock option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of our Common Stock on the date of grant.  However, if an incentive stock option is granted to an individual who owns more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of our capital stock, the exercise price may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of our Common Stock on the date of grant.  The term of each optionrecord, notify your broker.

Catasys will be fixed by our Board of Directors or an authorized committee and may not exceed ten years from the date of grant.  However, if an incentive stock option is granted to an individual who owns more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of our capital stock, then the term of the option may not be longer than five years.

Our Board of Directors or an authorized committee establishes the vesting schedule of each option at the time of grant, although options granted to employees typically vest in equal installments over three years.  Options may be made exercisable in installments or based on performance and the exercisability of options may be accelerated by our Board of Directors or an authorized committee.  Award agreements for stock options include rules for exercise of the stock options after termination of service.  Options may not be exercised unless they are vested, and no option may be exercised after the end of the term set forth in the award agreement.  Generally, stock options will be exercisable for three months after termination of service for any reason other than termination for cause, death or total and permanent disability, and for 12 months after termination of service on account of death or total and permanent disability.
Restricted Stock. Restricted stock is Common Stock that is subject to restrictions, including a prohibition against transfer and a substantial risk of forfeiture, until the end of a “restricted period” during which the grantee must satisfy certain vesting conditions.  If the grantee does not satisfy the vesting conditions by the end of the restricted period, the restricted stock is forfeited.
During the restricted period, the holder of restricted stock has the rights and privileges of a regular stockholder, except that the restrictions set forth in the applicable award agreement apply.  For example, the holder of restricted stock may vote and receive dividends on the restricted shares; but he or she may not sell the shares until the restrictions are lifted.
Other Stock-Based Awards.  The 2010 Plan also authorizes the grant of other types of stock-based compensation including, but not limited to, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock awards, and stock units.  Our Board of Directors or an authorized committee may award such stock-based awards subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may determine.  These conditions and restrictions may include continued employment with us through a specified restricted period.
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Plan Administration.  In accordance with the terms of the 2010 Plan, our Board of Directors has authorized our Compensation Committee to administer the 2010 Plan.  The Compensation Committee may delegate part of its authority and powers under the 2010 Plan to one or more of our directors and/or officers, but only the Compensation Committee can make awards to participants who are directors or executive officers of the Company.  In accordance with the provisions of the 2010 Plan, our Compensation Committee determines the terms of awards, including:
·    which employees, directors and consultants will be granted awards;
·    the number of shares subject to each award;
·    the vesting provisions of each award;
·    the termination or cancellation provisions applicable to awards; and
·    all other terms and conditionspromptly deliver, upon which each award may be granted in accordance with the 2010 Plan.
In addition, our Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, amend any term or condition of an outstanding award, including, without limitation, accelerate the vesting schedule or extend the expiration date, provided (i) such term or condition as amended is permitted by the 2010 Plan, and (ii) any such amendment shall be made only with the consent of the participant to whom such award was made, if the amendment is adverse to the participant.
In addition, our Board of Directors or any committee to which the Board of Directors delegates authority may, with the consent of the affected plan participants, reprice or otherwise amend outstanding awards consistent with the terms of the 2010 Stock Plan.
Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If our Common Stock shall be subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of shares or if we issue any shares of Common Stock as a stock dividend, the number of shares of our Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of an option issued or upon issuance of an award shall be appropriately increased or decreased proportionately, and appropriate adjustments shall be made, including in the exercise or the purchase price per share, to reflect such subdivision, combination or stock dividend.
Corporate Transactions. Upon a merger or other reorganization event, our Board of Directors or an authorized committee, may, in its sole discretion, take any one or more of the following actions pursuant to the 2010 Plan, as to some or all outstanding awards:
·    provide that all outstanding options shall be assumed or substituted by the successor corporation;
·    upon written notice to a participant provide that the participant’s unexercised options will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction unless exercised by the participant (either (A) to the extent then exercisable or, (B) at the discretion of the Board of Directors or an authorized committee such options being made fully or partially exercisable);
·    in the event of a merger pursuant to which holders of our Common Stock will receive a cash payment for each share surrendered in the merger, make or provide for a cash payment to the participants equal to the difference between the merger price times the number of shares of our Common Stock subject to such outstanding options (either (A) to the extent then exercisable or, (B) at the discretion of the Board of Directors or an authorized committee such options being made fully or partially exercisable), and the aggregate exercise price of all such outstanding options, in exchange for the termination of such options;
·    provide that all outstanding awards shall be assumed or substituted by the successor corporation, become realizable or deliverable, or restrictions applicable to an award will lapse, in whole or in part, prior to or upon the merger or reorganization event;
·    with respect to stock grants and in lieu of any of the foregoing, the Board of Directors or an authorized committee may provide that, upon consummation of the transaction, each outstanding stock grant shall be terminated in exchange for payment of an amount equal to the consideration payable upon consummation of such transaction to a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock comprising such award (to the extent such stock grant is no longer subject to any forfeiture or repurchase rights then in effect or, at the discretion of the Board of Directors or an authorized committee, all forfeiture and repurchase rights being waived upon such transaction).
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Amendments and Termination. The 2010 Plan may be amended by our stockholders.  It may also be amended by our Board of Directors, provided that any amendment approved by our Board of Directors which is of a scope that requires stockholder approval by applicable law or regulation, the listing standards of the stock exchange or other market on which the Common Stock is at the time traded, in order to ensure favorable federal income tax treatment for any incentive stock options under Code Section 422, or for any other reason is subject to obtaining such stockholder approval.  However, no such action may adversely affect any rights under any outstanding award without the holder’s consent.
Duration of 2010 Stock Plan.  The 2010 Plan will expire by its terms on December 9, 2020.
The amounts of future grants under the 2010 Plan are not determinable and will be granted at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors or authorized committee, and we cannot determine at this time either the persons who will receive awards under the 2010 Plan or the amount or types of any such awards.
Plan Benefits
All awards to employees, directors and consultants under the 2010 Plan are made at the discretion of the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. Therefore, except as set forth in the table below for grants already made under the 2010 Plan, the future benefits and amounts that will be received or allocated under the 2010 Plan are not determinable at this time. The following table sets forth the number of shares of common stock underlying outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and performance share awards under the 2010 Plan for each person or group named in the table as of June 4, 2012:

Name and PositionNumber of Shares of Common Stock Underlying Outstanding Awards
Terren S. Peizer, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
1,558,975
Richard A. Anderson, President and Chief Operating Officer
1,523,388
Susan Etzel, Chief Financial Officer
16,250
Peter Donato, Former Chief Financial Officer
0
Maurice S. Hebert, Former Chief Financial Officer
0
Christopher S. Hassan, Former Chief Strategy Officer
0
All current executive officers as a group3,098,613
All current directors who are not executive officers as a group835,000
All employees, including all current officers who are not executive officers, as a group2,683,741

On May 22, 2012, the closing market price per share of our Common Stock was $0.21 as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board.
Federal Income Tax Considerations
The material federal income tax consequences of the issuance and exercise of stock options and other awards under the 2010 Plan, based on the current provisions of the Code and regulations, are as follows.  Changes to these laws could alter the tax consequences described below.  This summary assumes that all awards granted under the 2010 Plan are exempt from or comply with, the rules under Section 409A of the Code related to nonqualified deferred compensation.
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Incentive Stock Options:Incentive stock options are intended to qualify for treatment under Section 422 of the Code. An incentive stock option does not result in taxable income to the optionee or deduction to us at the time it is granted or exercised, provided that no disposition is made by the optionee of the shares acquired pursuant to the option within two years after the date of grant of the option nor within one year after the date of issuance of shares to the optionee (referred to as the “ISO holding period”).  However, the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise and the option exercise price will be an item of tax preference includible in “alternative minimum taxable income” of the optionee.  Upon disposition of the shares after the expiration of the ISO holding period, the optionee will generally recognize long term capital gain or loss based on the difference between the disposition proceeds and the price paid for the shares.  If the shares are disposed of prior to the expiration of the ISO holding period, the optionee generally will recognize taxable compensation, and we will have a corresponding deduction, in the year  of the disposition, equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise of the option over the option exercise price.  Any additional gain realized on the disposition will normally constitute capital gain.  If the amount realized upon such a disqualifying disposition is less than the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise, the amount of compensation income will be limited to the excess of the amount realized over the optionee’s adjusted basis in the shares.
Non-Qualified Options:Options otherwise qualifying as incentive stock options, to the extent the aggregate fair market value of shares with respect to which such options are first exercisable by an individual in any calendar year exceeds $100,000, and options designated as non-qualified options will be treated as options that are not incentive stock options.
A non-qualified option ordinarily will not result in income to the optionee or deduction to us at the time of grant.  The optionee will recognize compensation income at the time of exercise of such non-qualified option in an amount equal to the excess of the then value of the shares over the option exercise price.  Such compensation income of optionees may be subject to withholding taxes, and a deduction may then be allowable to us in an amount equal to the optionee’s compensation income.
An optionee’s initial basis in shares so acquired will be the amount paid on exercise of the non-qualified option plus the amount of any corresponding compensation income.  Any gain or loss as a result of a subsequent disposition of the shares so acquired will be capital gain or loss.
Stock Grants:With respect to stock grants under the 2010 Plan that result in the issuance of shares that are either not restricted as to transferability or not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, the grantee must generally recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of shares received.  Thus, deferral of the time of issuance will generally result in the deferral of the time the grantee will be liable for income taxes with respect to such issuance.  We generally will be entitled to a deduction in an amount equal to the ordinary income recognized by the grantee.
With respect to stock grants involving the issuance of shares that are restricted as to transferability and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, the grantee must generally recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the shares received at the first time the shares become transferable or are not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, whichever occurs earlier.  A grantee may elect to be taxed at the time of receipt of shares rather than upon lapse of restrictions on transferability or substantial risk of forfeiture, but if the grantee subsequently forfeits such shares, the grantee would not be entitled to any tax deduction, including as a capital loss, for the value of the shares on which he previously paid tax.  The grantee must file such election with the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days of the receipt of the shares.  We generally will be entitled to a deduction in an amount equal to the ordinary income recognized by the grantee.
Stock Units:The grantee recognizes no income until the issuance of the shares.  At that time, the grantee must generally recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the shares received.  We generally will be entitled to a deduction in an amount equal to the ordinary income recognized by the grantee.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth the cash and non-cash compensation for our named executive officers during the 2011 and 2010 fiscal years.
Name and
Principal Position
 Year 
Salary
(4)
  Bonus  
Stock
Awards
  
Option
Awards
(1)
  
Non-
Equity
Incentive
Compen-
sation
  
Non-
Qualified
Deferred
Compen-
sation
Earnings
  
All
Other
Compen-
sation
(2)
  Total 
                           
Terren S. Peizer, 2011  450,000   -   -   296,958   -   -   12,348   759,306 
Chairman & Chief 2010  450,000   -   -   2,011,605   -   -   -   2,461,605 
Executive Officer                                  
                                   
Richard A. Anderson, 2011  355,560   -   -   379,459   -   -   26,816   761,835 
President and 2010  350,000   -   -   1,666,033   -   -   21,495   2,037,528 
Chief Operating Officer                                  
                                   
Etzel, Susan 2011  115,000   -   -   1,950   -   -   -   116,950 
Chief Financial Officer 2010  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
                                   
Donato, Peter 2011  121,712   -   -   40,129   -   -   -   161,841 
Chief Financial Officer 2010  69,000   -   -   9,881   -   -   -   78,881 
                                   
Maurice S. Hebert, 2011  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Chief Financial Officer 2010  41,956   -   -   3,343   -   -   -   45,299 
                                   
Christopher S. Hassan, 2011  -   -   -       -   -   -   - 
Chief Strategy Officer 2010  100,792   -   -   71,323   -   -   -   172,115 
(1)Amounts reflect the compensation expense recognized in the Company’s financial statements in 2011 and 2010 for stock option awards granted to the executive officers in accordance with FASB accounting rules.  The grant-date fair values of stock options are calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which incorporates various assumptions including expected volatility, expected dividend yield, expected life and applicable interest rates.  See notes to the consolidated financial statements in this report for further information on the assumptions used to value stock options granted to executive officers.  For 2010, the option award amounts included incremental compensation expense of $1,714,721 for Mr. Peizer and $1,478,897 for Mr. Anderson, respectively, related to the options granted by the Board of Directors on December 9, 2010, which vested immediately.  There were no options granted during 2011.
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(2)Includes group life insurance premiums and medical benefits for each officer.
(3)Includes $11,969 in 2011 for parking, including tax gross-ups.
(4)Amounts for Mr. Hebert, Mr. Donato, and Ms. Etzel represent pro-rata salary earned on annual salaries of $240,000, $220,000, and $150,000, respectively.  In addition, Mr. Peizer, Mr. Anderson, and Ms. Etzel deferred part of their salary for the 2011 year.
Executive employment agreements
Chief executive officer
We entered into a five-year employment agreement with our chairman and chief executive officer, Terren S. Peizer, effective as of September 29, 2003, which automatically renewed for an additional five years upon completion of the initial term.  Mr. Peizer currently receives an annual base salary of $450,000, with annual bonuses targeted at 100% of his base salary based on goals and milestones established and reevaluated on an annual basis by mutual agreement between Mr. Peizer and the Board.  His base salary and bonus target will be adjusted each year to not be less than the median compensation of similarly positioned CEO’s of similarly situated companies. Mr. Peizer receives executive benefits including group medical and dental insurance, term life insurance equal to 150% of his salary, accidental death and long-term disability insurance, grossed up for taxes.  In 2010, Mr. Peizer was granted 1,485,000 options to purchase shares of our common stock at 10% above fair market value, or $1.76 per share with vesting periods matching previous vesting terms.  As a result, 1,158,300 of the 1,485,000 stock options vested immediately with 326,700 vesting matching vesting terms of the previous stock options.  All unvested options vest immediately in the event of a change in control, termination without good cause or resignation with good reason. In the event that Mr. Peizer is terminated without good cause or resigns with good reason prior to the end of the term, he will receive a lump sum equal to the remainder of his base salary and targeted bonus for the year of termination, plus three years of additional salary, bonuses and benefits.  If any of the provisions above result in an excise tax, we will make an additional “gross up” payment to eliminate the impact of the tax on Mr. Peizer.
President and chief operating officer, chief strategy officer
We entered into four-year employment agreements with our president and chief operating officer, Richard A. Anderson and our chief strategy officer, Christopher S. Hassan effective April 19, 2005 and July 27, 2006, respectively.  Mr. Anderson’s agreement renewed for an additional four year term in 2010.  Mr. Hassan resigned on April 16, 2010.  Mr. Anderson currently receives an annual base salary of $355,560, and Mr. Hassan, while employed, received an annual base salary of $302,377, each with annual bonuses targeted at 50% of his base salary based on achieving certain milestones.  Mr. Anderson’s compensation will be adjusted each year by an amount not less than the Consumer Price Index.  They each receive, or received when employed, executive benefits including group medical and dental insurance, term life insurance, accidental death and long-term disability insurance.  In December 2010, Mr. Anderson was granted options to purchase 1,485,000 shares of our common stock at $1.60 per share, the fair market value at the date of the grant.  The options are subject to previous vesting schedules, and as a result, 1,098,900 of the 1,485,000 stock options vested immediately.  Mr. Hassan’s options were cancelled 90 days after his employment ended.  The options will vest immediately in the event of a change in control, termination without cause or resignation with good reason.  In the event of termination without good cause or resignation with good reason prior to the end of the term, upon execution of a mutual general release, Mr. Anderson will receive a lump sum equal to one year of salary and bonus, and will receive continued medical benefits for one year unless he becomes eligible for coverage under another employer’s plan.  If he is terminated without cause or resigns with good reason within twelve months following a change in control, upon execution of a general release he will receive a lump sum equal to eighteen months salary, 150% of the targeted bonus, and will receive continued medical benefits for eighteen months unless he becomes eligible for coverage under another employer’s plan.
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Chief financial officer
We entered into an employment agreement with Maurice Hebert on November 12, 2008, which provided for Mr. Hebert to receive an annual base salary of $240,000, with annual bonuses targeted at 40% of his base salary based on his performance and the operational and our financial performance.  Mr. Hebert received executive benefits including group medical and dental insurance, and long-term disability insurance and participation in our 401(k) plan and employee stock purchase plan.  Mr. Hebert resigned as our chief financial officer in January 2010.
Mr. Peter Donato joined Catasys on an “at-will” basis in August 2010 with an annual salary of $220,000.  He was granted options to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $4.40 per share, the fair market value on the date of the grant, vesting monthly over three years with one year cliff and monthly thereafter, effective from the date of the grant.  In December 2010, Mr. Donato was granted options to purchase 193,725 shares of our common stock at $1.60 per share, the fair market value of the date of the grant.  The December 2010 options vest over 3 years with an eight month cliff, 22% vesting after 8 months and monthly thereafter.  Mr. Donato resigned as chief financial officer in July 2011.
Ms. Susan Etzel was promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Catasys on an “at-will” basis in July 2011 with an annual salary of $150,000.  In May 2011, Ms. Etzel was granted options to purchase 16,250 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.80 per share, the fair market value on the date of the grant, vesting monthly over three years with one year cliff and monthly thereafter, effective from the date of the grant.
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
The following table sets forth all outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2011.
Option Awards
Name
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable
(1)
 Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable 
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: No. of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options
(#)
 
Option Exercise Price
($)
 
Option Expiration
Date (3)
Terren S. Peizer25,000  - - $12.40 09/29/13
 11,500  - -  12.40 02/07/18
 13,500  - -  12.40 06/20/18
 17,315  6,660 -  19.36 10/27/19
 1,364,637  120,363 -  1.76 12/06/20
 1,431,952  127,023       
            
Richard A. Anderson3,000  - -  11.20 09/29/13
 6,375  - -  11.20 04/28/15
 625  - -  11.20 07/27/16
 7,325  - -  11.20 02/07/18
 8,613  - -  11.20 06/20/18
 8,992  3,458 -  17.60 10/27/19
 1,356,675  128,325 -  1.60 12/06/20
 1,391,605  131,783       
            
Susan Etzel-  16,250 -  0.800 05/21/21

(1)Options granted in October 2009 vest monthly over 36 months.  Options granted in December 2010 vest partially upfront and remainder over no greater than 19 months, and the options granted in May 2011 have a one-year cliff, with one-third vesting on the first anniversary and the remainder over the next 24 months.
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OPTIONS EXERCISED IN 2011
There were no options exercised by any of our named executive officers, and no restricted stock vested, in 2011.
POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE-IN-CONTROL
Potential payments upon termination
The following summarizes the payments that the named executive officers would have received if their employment had terminated on December 31, 2011.
If Mr. Peizer’s employment had terminated due to disability, he would have received insurance and other fringe benefits for a period of one year thereafter, with a value equal to $5,600.  If Mr. Peizer had been terminated without good cause or resigned for good reason, he would have received a lump sum payment of $2,717,000, based upon:  (i) three years of additional salary at $450,000 per year; (ii) three years of additional bonus of $450,000 per year; and (iii) three years of fringe benefits, with a value equal to $17,000.
If Mr. Anderson had been or is terminated without good cause or resigned for good reason, he would have received a lump sum of $525,000 based upon one year’s salary plus the full targeted bonus of 50% of base salary.  In addition, medical benefits would continue for up to one year, with a value equal to $17,000.
Potential payments upon change in control
Upon a change in control, the unvested stock options of each of our named executive officers would have vested, with the values set forth above.
If Mr. Peizer had been terminated without good cause or resigned for good reason within twelve months following a change in control, he would have received a lump sum payment of $2,717,000, as described above, plus a tax gross up of $713,000.
If Mr. Anderson had been terminated without good cause or resigned for good reason within twelve months following a change in control, he would have received a lump sum of $787,500, based upon one-and-a-half year’s salary plus one-and-a-half the full targeted bonus of 50% of base salary.  In addition, medical benefits would continue for up to one-and-a-half years, with a value equal to $25,000.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The following table provides information regarding compensation that was earned or paid to the individuals who served as non-employee directors during the year ended December 31, 2011.  Except as set forth in the table, during 2011, directors did not earn nor receive cash compensation or compensation in the form of stock awards, option awards or any other form.
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Name 
Fees
earned
or paid
in cash
  
Stock
awards
  
Option
awards
(1)
  
Non-
equity
incentive
plan
compen-
sation
  
Non-
qualified
deferred
compen-
sation
earnings
  
All
other
compen-
sation
  Total 
Andrea Barthwell, MD  -   -   77,994   -   -   -   77,994 
Jay Wolf  -   -   112,628   -   -   -   112,628 
Kelly McCran  -   -   86,400               86,400 

Notes to director compensation table:
(1)Amounts reflect the compensation expense recognized in the Company’s financial statements in 2011 for non-employee director stock options granted in 2011 and in previous years, in accordance with FASB accounting rules.  As such, these amounts do not correspond to the compensation actually realized by each director for the period.  See notes to consolidated financial statements in this report for further information on the assumptions used to value stock options granted to non-employee directors.
Outstanding equity awards by non-employee directors as of December 31, 2011, were as follows:
  
Options
outstanding
  
Aggregate
grant date
fair market value
options
outstanding
 
Andrea Grubb Barthwell, MD  282,500   953,350 
Jay Wolf  282,500   619,071 
Kelly McCrann  270,000   304,897 
         
   835,000   1,877,318 

There were a total of 835,000 stock options granted to non-employee directors outstanding at December 31, 2011, with an aggregate grant date fair value of $1,877,318, the last of which will vest in December 2013.  A total of 810,000 options to purchase common stock (270,000 per director), as well as 510,000 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Wolf in consideration of his services as lead director were granted to all non-employee directors on December 9, 2010.  There were no options granted during 2011.
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INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
On each of April 17, 2012 and May 11, 2012, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements (the “Agreements”) with several investors, including Socius Capital Group, LLC (“Socius”), an affiliate of Terren S. Peizer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  of the Company, relating to the sale and issuance of an aggregate of 21,690,050 shares of the Common Stock and warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 21,690,050 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.16 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $3,470,000 (the “Offering”).

Among other things, the Agreements provide that in the event that the Company effectuates a reverse stock split of its Common Stock within 24 months of the closing date of the Offering and the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Common Stock during the 20 trading days following the effective date of the reverse stock split (the “VWAP Period”) declines from the closing price on the trading date immediately prior to the effective date of the reverse stock split, that the Company issue additional shares of Common Stock (the “Adjustment Shares”). The number of Adjustment Shares shall be calculated as the lesser of (a) 20% of the number of shares of Common Stock originally purchased by such Investor and still held by the Investor as of the last day of the VWAP Period, and (b) the number of shares originally purchased by such Investor and still held by such Investor as of the last day of the VWAP Period multiplied by the percentage decline in the VWAP during the VWAP Period. All prices and number of shares of Common Stock shall be adjusted for the reverse stock split and any other stock splits or stock dividends. In the event that the Adjustment Shares are issued, the number of shares that may be purchased under the Warrants shall be increased by an amount equal to the Adjustment Shares.  In addition, the exercise price is subject to adjustment in the event that the VWAP during the VWAP Period is less than the exercise price prior to the VWAP Period.

In the aggregate, Socius invested approximately $1,754,000 in the Offering and received 10,965,050 shares of Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 10,965,050 shares of Common Stock.

Other than as described above, no director, executive officer, nominee for election as a director, associate of any director, executive officer or nominee or any other person has any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in the proposed actions, which is not shared by all other stockholders.

PROPOSALS BY SECURITY HOLDERS
No security holder has requested the Company to include any proposal in this Information Statement.
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS
Only one information statement is being delivered to multiple security holders sharing an address unless the Company has received contrary instructions from one or more of its security holders.  The Company undertakes to deliver promptly upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the informationannual report and proxy statement to a security holderstockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered and provide instructions as to how a security holder can notifydelivered. If you currently receive multiple copies of the Company that the security holder wishes to receive a separate copy of an information statement. Security holders sharing anproxy statement at your address and receivingwould like to request “householding” of these communications, please contact your broker if you are not a single copy may request to receive separatestockholder of record; or contact our transfer agent if you are a stockholder of record, using the contact information statements at Catasys, Inc., 11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, California 90025.  Security holders sharing an address can request delivery of a single copy of information statements if they are receiving multiple copies at Catasys, Inc., 11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, California 90025, telephone:  (310) 444-4300.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
provided above.

OTHER MATTERS

The Company is in compliance with the information and periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance therewith, files periodic reports, proxy and information statements and other information with the SEC. Such periodic reports, proxy and information statements and other information will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the SEC located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-1004.  The public may obtain information about the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov which contains the Information Statement and other reports, regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

Dated:  June 4, 2012By order of the Board of Directors
/s/ TERREN PEIZER
By:Terren Peizer, Chairman
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CATASYS, INC.
Catasys, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify:
FIRST:  That the Board of Directors knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the Corporation has duly adopted resolutions (i) authorizing the Corporation to execute and file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware this Certificate of Amendment to combine ten shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), issued and outstanding or heldpersons named in the treasury of the Corporation into one (1) share of Common Stock (the “Reverse Split”) and (ii) declaring this Certificate of Amendmentaccompanying proxy to be advisable and recommended for approval by the stockholders of the Corporation.
SECOND:  That this Certificate of Amendment was duly adoptedvote on such matters in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware by the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Corporation.
THIRD: That upon the effectiveness of this Certificate of Amendment (the “Effective Time”), the first paragraph of Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated as follows:
FOURTH:  1.  The authorized capital stock of the Corporation shall consist of 550,000,000 shares, of which 500,000,000 shares shall be designated as Common Stock, each with a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and 50,000,000 shares shall be designated as Preferred Stock, each with a par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).”
FOURTH:  That at the Effective Time, Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by appending the following Section 3, which shall read in its entirety substantially as follows:
“3.  Reverse Stock Split.  Upon effectiveness of a Certificate of Amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (the “Effective Time”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, each ten (10) shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding or held in the treasury of the Corporation at such time shall be combined into one (1) share of Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”).  No fractional share shall be issued upon the Reverse Stock Split.  All shares of Common Stock (including fractions thereof) issuable upon the Reverse Stock Split to a given holder shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the Reverse Stock Split would result in the issuance of any fractional share.  If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the Reverse Stock Split would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Corporation shall, in lieu of issuing any such fractional share, pay the holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the fraction multiplied by the fair market value per share of the Common Stock as determined in a reasonable manner by the Board of Directors.  Each certificate representing shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically, and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent after the Effective Time, only the applicable number of shares of Common Stock or cash in lieu thereof, as provided in the Reverse Stock Split.  Upon surrender by a holder of a certificate or certificates for Common Stock, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation, the Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver to such holder, or to the nominee or assignee of such holder, a new certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock that such holder shall be entitled to following the Reverse Stock Split.”
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Amendment on this [___] day of [____], 2012.
CATASYS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT B
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CATASYS, INC.
Catasys, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify:
FIRST:  That the Board of Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted resolutions (i) authorizing the Corporation to execute and file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware this Certificate of Amendment to decrease the number of authorized shares of common stock and (ii) declaring this Certificate of Amendment to be advisable and recommended for approval by the stockholders of the Corporation.
SECOND:  That this Certificate of Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Corporation.
THIRD:  That upon the effectiveness of this Certificate of Amendment (the “Effective Time”), the first paragraph of Article FOURTH of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated as follows:
“FOURTH:  1.  The authorized capital stock of the Corporation shall consist of 550,000,000 shares, of which 500,000,000 shares shall be designated as Common Stock, each with a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and fifty million (50,000,000) shares shall be designated as Preferred Stock, each with a par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).”
FOURTH:  That the Effective Time of this Certificate of Amendment shall be upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Amendment on this [___] day of [____], 2012.
CATASYS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT C
CATASYS, INC.
2010 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1.            DEFINITIONS.
Unless otherwise specified or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, as used in this Catasys, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, have the following meanings:
Administrator means the Board of Directors, unless it has delegated power to act on its behalf to the Committee, in which case the Administrator means the Committee.
Affiliate means a corporation which, for purposes of Section 424 of the Code, is a parent or subsidiary of the Company, direct or indirect.
Agreement means an agreement between the Company and a Participant delivered pursuant to the Plan and pertaining to a Stock Right, in such form as the Administrator shall approve.
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Cause means, with respect to a Participant (a) dishonesty with respect to the Company or any Affiliate, (b) insubordination, substantial malfeasance or non-feasance of duty, (c) unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, (d) breach by a Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate, and (e) conduct substantially prejudicial to the business of the Company or any Affiliate; provided, however, that any provision in an agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, which contains a conflicting definition of Cause for termination and which is in effect at the time of such termination, shall supersede this definition with respect to that Participant.  The determination of the Administrator as to the existence of Cause will be conclusive on the Participant and the Company.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended including any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto.
Committee means the committeetheir best judgment.

By Order of the Board of Directors, to which the Board of Directors has delegated power to act under or pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

Common Stock means shares

/s/ Christopher Shirley      

Christopher Shirley

Chief Financial Officer

April 22, 2019

A copy of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share.

Company meansAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 is available without charge upon written request to: Corporate Secretary, c/o Catasys, Inc., a Delaware corporation.11601 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90025.


 
Consultant means any natural person who is an advisor or consultant that provides bona fide services to the Company or its Affiliates, provided that such services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction, and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s or its Affiliates’ securities.

 
Disability or Disabled means permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
Employee means any employee of the Company or of an Affiliate (including, without limitation, an employee who is also serving as an officer or director of the Company or of an Affiliate), designated by the Administrator to be eligible to be granted one or more Stock Rights under the Plan.

 
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Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock means:
(1)           If the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market and sales prices are regularly reported for the Common Stock, the closing or, if not applicable, the last price of the Common Stock on the composite tape or other comparable reporting system for the trading day on the applicable date and if such applicable date is not a trading day, the last market trading day prior to such date;
(2)           If the Common Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is traded on the over-the-counter market, if sales prices are not regularly reported for the Common Stock for the trading day referred to in clause (1), and if bid and asked prices for the Common Stock are regularly reported, the mean between the bid and the asked price for the Common Stock at the close of trading in the over-the-counter market for the trading day on which Common Stock was traded on the applicable date and if such applicable date is not a trading day, the last market trading day prior to such date; and
(3)           If the Common Stock is neither listed on a national securities exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market, such value as the Administrator, in good faith, shall determine.
ISO means an option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
Non-Qualified Option means an option which is not intended to qualify as an ISO.
Option means an ISO or Non-Qualified Option granted under the Plan.
Participant means an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate to whom one or more Stock Rights are granted under the Plan.  As used herein, “Participant” shall include “Participant’s Survivors” where the context requires.
Plan means this Catasys, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Shares means shares of the Common Stock as to which Stock Rights have been or may be granted under the Plan or any shares of capital stock into which the Shares are changed or for which they are exchanged within the provisions of Paragraph 3 of the Plan.  The Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares or shares held by the Company in its treasury, or both.
Stock-Based Award means a grant by the Company under the Plan of an equity award or an equity based award which is not an Option or a Stock Grant.
Stock Grant means a grant by the Company of Shares under the Plan.
Stock Right means a right to Shares or the value of Shares of the Company granted pursuant to the Plan -- an ISO, a Non-Qualified Option, a Stock Grant or a Stock-Based Award.
Survivor means a deceased Participant’s legal representatives and/or any person or persons who acquired the Participant’s rights to a Stock Right by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
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2.             PURPOSES OF THE PLAN.
The Plan is intended to encourage ownership of Shares by Employees and directors of and certain Consultants to the Company and its Affiliates in order to attract and retain such people, to induce them to work for the benefit of the Company or of an Affiliate and to provide additional incentive for them to promote the success of the Company or of an Affiliate.  The Plan provides for the granting of ISOs, Non-Qualified Options, Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards.
3.             SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
(a)           The number of Shares which may be issued from time to time pursuant to this Plan shall be the sum of: (i) 18,037,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) any shares of Common Stock that are represented by awards granted under the Company’s 2007 and 2003 Stock Incentive Plans that are forfeited, expire or are cancelled without delivery of shares of Common Stock or which result in the forfeiture of shares of Common Stock back to the Company on or after December 31, 2010, or the equivalent of such number of Shares after the Administrator, in its sole discretion, has interpreted the effect of any stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction in accordance with Paragraph 24 of this Plan; provided, however, that no more than 213,000 Shares shall be added to the Plan pursuant to subsection (ii).
(b)           If an Option ceases to be “outstanding”, in whole or in part (other than by exercise), or if the Company shall reacquire (at not more than its original issuance price) any Shares issued pursuant to a Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award, or if any Stock Right expires or is forfeited, cancelled, or otherwise terminated or results in any Shares not being issued, the unissued or reacquired Shares which were subject to such Stock Right shall again be available for issuance from time to time pursuant to this Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Stock Right is exercised, in whole or in part, by tender of Shares or if the Company or an Affiliate’s tax withholding obligation is satisfied by withholding Shares, the number of Shares deemed to have been issued under the Plan for purposes of the limitation set forth in Paragraph 3(a) above shall be the number of Shares that were subject to the Stock Right or portion thereof, and not the net number of Shares actually issued.  However, in the case of ISOs, the foregoing provisions shall be subject to any limitations under the Code.
4.             ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.
The Administrator of the Plan will be the Board of Directors, except to the extent the Board of Directors delegates its authority to the Committee, in which case the Committee shall be the Administrator.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator is authorized to:
(a)           Interpret the provisions of the Plan and all Stock Rights and to make all rules and determinations which it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan;
(b)           Determine which Employees, directors and Consultants shall be granted Stock Rights;
(c)           Determine the number of Shares for which a Stock Right or Stock Rights shall be granted, provided, however, that in no event shall Stock Rights with respect to more than 1,875,000 Shares be granted to any Participant in any fiscal year;
(d)           Specify the terms and conditions upon which a Stock Right or Stock Rights may be granted;
(e)           Make changes to any outstanding Stock Right, including, without limitation, to reduce or increase the exercise price or purchase price, accelerate the vesting schedule or extend the expiration date, provided that no such change shall impair the rights of a Participant under any grant previously made without such Participant’s consent;
f)             Buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, a Stock Right previously granted and/or cancel any such Stock Right and grant in substitution therefor other Stock Rights, covering the same or a different number of Shares and having an exercise price or purchase price per share which may be lower or higher than the exercise price or purchase price of the cancelled Stock Right, based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and the Participant shall accept; and
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(g)           Adopt any sub-plans applicable to residents of any specified jurisdiction as it deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with or take advantage of any tax or other laws applicable to the Company, any Affiliate or to Participants or to otherwise facilitate the administration of the Plan, which sub-plans may include additional restrictions or conditions applicable to Stock Rights or Shares issuable pursuant to a Stock Right;
provided, however, that all such interpretations, rules, determinations, terms and conditions shall be made and prescribed in the context of not causing any adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code and preserving the tax status under Section 422 of the Code of those Options which are designated as ISOs.  Subject to the foregoing, the interpretation and construction by the Administrator of any provisions of the Plan or of any Stock Right granted under it shall be final, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, if the Administrator is the Committee.  In addition, if the Administrator is the Committee, the Board of Directors may take any action under the Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee.
To the extent permitted under applicable law, the Board of Directors or the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any other person selected by it.  The Board of Directors or the Committee may revoke any such allocation or delegation at any time.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, only the Board of Directors or the Committee shall be authorized to grant a Stock Right to any director of the Company or to any “officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act).
5.           ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION.
The Administrator will, in its sole discretion, name the Participants in the Plan; provided, however, that each Participant must be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate at the time a Stock Right is granted.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may authorize the grant of a Stock Right to a person not then an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate; provided, however, that the actual grant of such Stock Right shall be conditioned upon such person becoming eligible to become a Participant at or prior to the time of the execution of the Agreement evidencing such Stock Right.  ISOs may be granted only to Employees who are deemed to be residents of the United States for tax purposes.  Non-Qualified Options, Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards may be granted to any Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate.  The granting of any Stock Right to any individual shall neither entitle that individual to, nor disqualify him or her from, participation in any other grant of Stock Rights or any grant under any other benefit plan established by the Company or any Affiliate for Employees, directors or Consultants.
6.           TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.
Each Option shall be set forth in writing in an Option Agreement, duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or requested by the Company, by the Participant.  The Administrator may provide that Options be granted subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the terms and conditions specifically required under this Plan, as the Administrator may deem appropriate including, without limitation, subsequent approval by the shareholders of the Company of this Plan or any amendments thereto.  The Option Agreements shall be subject to at least the following terms and conditions:
(a)Non-Qualified Options:  Each Option intended to be a Non-Qualified Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions which the Administrator determines to be appropriate and in the best interest of the Company, subject to the following minimum standards for any such Non-Qualified Option:
(i)
Exercise Price:  Each Option Agreement shall state the exercise price (per share) of the Shares covered by each Option, which exercise price shall be determined by the Administrator and shall be at least equal to the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the Option.
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(ii)
Number of Shares:  Each Option Agreement shall state the number of Shares to which it pertains.
(iii)
Option Periods:  Each Option Agreement shall state the date or dates on which it first is exercisable and the date after which it may no longer be exercised, and may provide that the Option rights accrue or become exercisable in installments over a period of months or years, or upon the occurrence of certain conditions or the attainment of stated goals or events.
(iv)
Option Conditions:  Exercise of any Option may be conditioned upon the Participant’s execution of a Share purchase agreement in form satisfactory to the Administrator providing for certain protections for the Company and its other shareholders, including requirements that:
A.The Participant’s or the Participant’s Survivors’ right to sell or transfer the Shares may be restricted; and
B.The Participant or the Participant’s Survivors may be required to execute letters of investment intent and must also acknowledge that the Shares will bear legends noting any applicable restrictions.
(v)
Term of Option:  Each Option shall terminate not more than ten years from the date of the grant or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide.
(b)ISOs:  Each Option intended to be an ISO shall be issued only to an Employee who is deemed to be a resident of the United States for tax purposes, and shall be subject to the following terms and conditions, with such additional restrictions or changes as the Administrator determines are appropriate but not in conflict with Section 422 of the Code and relevant regulations and rulings of the Internal Revenue Service:
(i)Minimum standards:  The ISO shall meet the minimum standards required of Non-Qualified Options, as described in Paragraph 6(a) above, except clause (i) and (v) thereunder.
(ii)Exercise Price:  Immediately before the ISO is granted, if the Participant owns, directly or by reason of the applicable attribution rules in Section 424(d) of the Code:
A.10% or less of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, the exercise price per share of the Shares covered by each ISO shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the date of grant of the Option; or
B.More than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, the exercise price per share of the Shares covered by each ISO shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the date of grant of the Option.
(iii)Term of Option:  For Participants who own:
A.10% or less of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, each ISO shall terminate not more than ten years from the date of the grant or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide; or
B.More than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, each ISO shall terminate not more than five years from the date of the grant or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide.
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(iv)Limitation on Yearly Exercise:  The Option Agreements shall restrict the amount of ISOs which may become exercisable in any calendar year (under this or any other ISO plan of the Company or an Affiliate) so that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the date each ISO is granted) of the stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by the Participant in any calendar year does not exceed $100,000.
7.             TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK GRANTS.
Each Stock Grant to a Participant shall state the principal terms in an Agreement duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or requested by the Company, by the Participant.  The Agreement shall be in a form approved by the Administrator and shall contain terms and conditions which the Administrator determines to be appropriate and in the best interest of the Company, subject to the following minimum standards:
(a)           Each Agreement shall state the purchase price per share, if any, of the Shares covered by each Stock Grant, which purchase price shall be determined by the Administrator but shall not be less than the minimum consideration required by the Delaware General Corporation Law, if any, on the date of the grant of the Stock Grant;
(b)           Each Agreement shall state the number of Shares to which the Stock Grant pertains; and
(c)           Each Agreement shall include the terms of any right of the Company to restrict or reacquire the Shares subject to the Stock Grant, including the time and events upon which such rights shall accrue and the purchase price therefor, if any.
8.             TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS.
The Administrator shall have the right to grant other Stock-Based Awards based upon the Common Stock having such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine, including, without limitation, the grant of Shares based upon certain conditions, the grant of securities convertible into Shares and the grant of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock awards or stock units.  The principal terms of each Stock-Based Award shall be set forth in an Agreement, duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or requested by the Company, by the Participant.  The Agreement shall be in a form approved by the Administrator and shall contain terms and conditions which the Administrator determines to be appropriate and in the best interest of the Company.
The Company intends that the Plan and any Stock-Based Awards granted hereunder be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code or meet the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, and be operated in accordance with Section 409A so that any compensation deferred under any Stock-Based Award (and applicable investment earnings) shall not be included in income under Section 409A of the Code.  Any ambiguities in the Plan shall be construed to effect the intent as described in this Paragraph 8.
9.           EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND ISSUE OF SHARES.
An Option (or any part or installment thereof) shall be exercised by giving written notice to the Company or its designee (in a form acceptable to the Administrator, which may include electronic notice), together with provision for payment of the aggregate exercise price in accordance with this Paragraph for the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, and upon compliance with any other condition(s) set forth in the Option Agreement.  Such notice shall be signed by the person exercising the Option (which signature may be provided electronically in a form acceptable to the Administrator), shall state the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall contain any representation required by the Plan or the Option Agreement.  Payment of the exercise price for the Shares as to which such Option is being exercised shall be made (a) in United States dollars in cash or by check, or (b) at the discretion of the Administrator, through delivery of shares of Common Stock held for at least six months (if required to avoid negative accounting treatment) having a Fair Market Value equal as of the date of the exercise to the aggregate cash exercise price for the number of Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, or (c) at the discretion of the Administrator, by having the Company retain from the Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option, a number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal as of the date of exercise to the aggregate exercise price for the number of Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, or (d) at the discretion of the Administrator, in accordance with a cashless exercise program established with a securities brokerage firm, and approved by the Administrator, or (e) at the discretion of the Administrator, by any combination of (a), (b), (c) and (d) above or (f) at the discretion of the Administrator, by payment of such other lawful consideration as the Administrator may determine.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall accept only such payment on exercise of an ISO as is permitted by Section 422 of the Code.
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The Company shall then reasonably promptly deliver the Shares as to which such Option was exercised to the Participant (or to the Participant’s Survivors, as the case may be).  In determining what constitutes “reasonably promptly,” it is expressly understood that the issuance and delivery of the Shares may be delayed by the Company in order to comply with any law or regulation (including, without limitation, state securities or “blue sky” laws) which requires the Company to take any action with respect to the Shares prior to their issuance.  The Shares shall, upon delivery, be fully paid, non-assessable Shares.
The Administrator shall have the right to accelerate the date of exercise of any installment of any Option; provided that the Administrator shall not accelerate the exercise date of any installment of any Option granted to an Employee as an ISO (and not previously converted into a Non-Qualified Option pursuant to Paragraph 27) without the prior approval of the Employee if such acceleration would violate the annual vesting limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code, as described in Paragraph 6(b)(iv).
The Administrator may, in its discretion, amend any term or condition of an outstanding Option provided (i) such term or condition as amended is permitted by the Plan, (ii) any such amendment shall be made only with the consent of the Participant to whom the Option was granted, or in the event of the death of the Participant, the Participant’s Survivors, if the amendment is adverse to the Participant, and (iii) any such amendment of any Option shall be made only after the Administrator determines whether such amendment would constitute a “modification” of any Option which is an ISO (as that term is defined in Section 424(h) of the Code) or would cause any adverse tax consequences for the holder of any Option including, but not limited to, pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.
10.             ACCEPTANCE OF STOCK GRANTS AND STOCK-BASED AWARDS AND ISSUE OF SHARES.

A Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award (or any part or installment thereof) shall be accepted by executing the applicable Agreement and delivering it to the Company or its designee, together with provision for payment of the purchase price, if any, in accordance with this Paragraph for the Shares as to which such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award is being accepted, and upon compliance with any other conditions set forth in the applicable Agreement.  Payment of the purchase price for the Shares as to which such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award is being accepted shall be made (a) in United States dollars in cash or by check, or (b) at the discretion of the Administrator, through delivery of shares of Common Stock held for at least six months (if required to avoid negative accounting treatment) and having a Fair Market Value equal as of the date of acceptance of the Stock Grant or Stock Based-Award to the purchase price of the Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award, or (c) at the discretion of the Administrator, by any combination of (a) and (b) above; or (d) at the discretion of the Administrator, by payment of such other lawful consideration as the Administrator may determine.
The Company shall then, if required by the applicable Agreement, reasonably promptly deliver the Shares as to which such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award was accepted to the Participant (or to the Participant’s Survivors, as the case may be), subject to any escrow provision set forth in the applicable Agreement.  In determining what constitutes “reasonably promptly,” it is expressly understood that the issuance and delivery of the Shares may be delayed by the Company in order to comply with any law or regulation (including, without limitation, state securities or “blue sky” laws) which requires the Company to take any action with respect to the Shares prior to their issuance.
The Administrator may, in its discretion, amend any term or condition of an outstanding Stock Grant, Stock-Based Award or applicable Agreement provided (i) such term or condition as amended is permitted by the Plan, (ii) any such amendment shall be made only with the consent of the Participant to whom the Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award was made, if the amendment is adverse to the Participant, and (iii) any such amendment shall be made only after the Administrator determines whether such amendment would cause any adverse tax consequences to the Participant, including, but not limited to, pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.
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11.           RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER.
No Participant to whom a Stock Right has been granted shall have rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by such Stock Right, except after due exercise of the Option or acceptance of the Stock Grant or as set forth in any Agreement, and tender of the aggregate exercise or purchase price, if any, for the Shares being purchased pursuant to such exercise or acceptance and registration of the Shares in the Company’s share register in the name of the Participant.
12.           ASSIGNABILITY AND TRANSFERABILITY OF STOCK RIGHTS.
By its terms, a Stock Right granted to a Participant shall not be transferable by the Participant other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii) as approved by the Administrator in its discretion and set forth in the applicable Agreement provided that no Stock Right may be transferred by a Participant for value.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an ISO transferred except in compliance with clause (i) above shall no longer qualify as an ISO.  The designation of a beneficiary of a Stock Right by a Participant, with the prior approval of the Administrator and in such form as the Administrator shall prescribe, shall not be deemed a transfer prohibited by this Paragraph.  Except as provided above, a Stock Right shall only be exercisable or may only be accepted, during the Participant’s lifetime, by such Participant (or by his or her legal representative) and shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process.  Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of any Stock Right or of any rights granted thereunder contrary to the provisions of this Plan, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon a Stock Right, shall be null and void.
13.EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE OR DEATH OR DISABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, in the event of a termination of service (whether as an Employee, director or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate before the Participant has exercised an Option, the following rules apply:
(a)           A Participant who ceases to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate (for any reason other than termination for Cause, Disability, or death for which events there are special rules in Paragraphs 14, 15, and 16, respectively), may exercise any Option granted to him or her to the extent that the Option is exercisable on the date of such termination of service, but only within such term as the Administrator has designated in a Participant’s Option Agreement.
(b)           Except as provided in Subparagraph (c) below, or Paragraph 15 or 16, in no event may an Option intended to be an ISO, be exercised later than three months after the Participant’s termination of employment.
(c)           The provisions of this Paragraph, and not the provisions of Paragraph 15 or 16, shall apply to a Participant who subsequently becomes Disabled or dies after the termination of employment, director status or consultancy; provided, however, in the case of a Participant’s Disability or death within three months after the termination of employment, director status or consultancy, the Participant or the Participant’s Survivors may exercise the Option within one year after the date of the Participant’s termination of service, but in no event after the date of expiration of the term of the Option.
(d)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if subsequent to a Participant’s termination of employment, termination of director status or termination of consultancy, but prior to the exercise of an Option, the Administrator determines that, either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination, the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then such Participant shall forthwith cease to have any right to exercise any Option.
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(e)           A Participant to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan who is absent from the Company or an Affiliate because of temporary disability (any disability other than a Disability as defined in Paragraph 1 hereof), or who is on leave of absence for any purpose, shall not, during the period of any such absence, be deemed, by virtue of such absence alone, to have terminated such Participant’s employment, director status or consultancy with the Company or with an Affiliate, except as the Administrator may otherwise expressly provide; provided, however, that, for ISOs, any leave of absence granted by the Administrator of greater than ninety days, unless pursuant to a contract or statute that guarantees the right to reemployment, shall cause such ISO to become a Non-Qualified Option on the 181st day following such leave of absence.
(f)           Except as required by law or as set forth in a Participant’s Option Agreement, Options granted under the Plan shall not be affected by any change of a Participant’s status within or among the Company and any Affiliates, so long as the Participant continues to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or any Affiliate.
14.EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR CAUSE.
Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, the following rules apply if the Participant’s service (whether as an Employee, director or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated for Cause prior to the time that all his or her outstanding Options have been exercised:
(a)           All outstanding and unexercised Options as of the time the Participant is notified his or her service is terminated for Cause will immediately be forfeited.
(b)           Cause is not limited to events which have occurred prior to a Participant’s termination of service, nor is it necessary that the Administrator’s finding of Cause occur prior to termination.  If the Administrator determines, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of service but prior to the exercise of an Option, that either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then the right to exercise any Option is forfeited.
15.EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR DISABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement:
(a)           A Participant who ceases to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate by reason of Disability may exercise any Option granted to such Participant to the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised on the date of the Participant’s termination of service due to Disability.
(b)           A Disabled Participant may exercise the Option only within the period ending one year after the date of the Participant’s termination of service due to Disability, notwithstanding that the Participant might have been able to exercise the Option as to some or all of the Shares on a later date if the Participant had not become Disabled and had continued to be an Employee, director or Consultant or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Option.
(c)           The Administrator shall make the determination both of whether Disability has occurred and the date of its occurrence (unless a procedure for such determination is set forth in another agreement between the Company and such Participant, in which case such procedure shall be used for such determination).  If requested, the Participant shall be examined by a physician selected or approved by the Administrator, the cost of which examination shall be paid for by the Company.
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16.EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF DEATH WHILE AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT.
Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement:
(a)           In the event of the death of a Participant while the Participant is an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate, such Option may be exercised by the Participant’s Survivors to the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised on the date of death.
(b)           If the Participant’s Survivors wish to exercise the Option, they must take all necessary steps to exercise the Option within one year after the date of death of such Participant, notwithstanding that the decedent might have been able to exercise the Option as to some or all of the Shares on a later date if he or she had not died and had continued to be an Employee, director or Consultant or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Option.
17.EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE ON UNACCEPTED STOCK GRANTS.
In the event of a termination of service (whether as an Employee, director or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason before the Participant has accepted a Stock Grant, such offer shall terminate.
For purposes of this Paragraph 17 and Paragraph 18 below, a Participant to whom a Stock Grant has been offered and accepted under the Plan who is absent from work with the Company or with an Affiliate because of temporary disability (any disability other than a Disability as defined in Paragraph 1 hereof), or who is on leave of absence for any purpose, shall not, during the period of any such absence, be deemed, by virtue of such absence alone, to have terminated such Participant’s employment, director status or consultancy with the Company or with an Affiliate, except as the Administrator may otherwise expressly provide.
In addition, for purposes of this Paragraph 17 and Paragraph 18 below, any change of employment or other service within or among the Company and any Affiliates shall not be treated as a termination of employment, director status or consultancy so long as the Participant continues to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or any Affiliate.
18.EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE OR DEATH OR DISABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Stock Grant Agreement, in the event of a termination of service (whether as an Employee, director or Consultant), other than termination for Cause, Disability, or death for which events there are special rules in Paragraphs 19, 20, and 21, respectively, before all forfeiture provisions or Company rights of repurchase shall have lapsed, then the Company shall have the right to cancel or repurchase that number of Shares subject to a Stock Grant as to which the Company’s forfeiture or repurchase rights have not lapsed.
19.EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR CAUSE.
Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Stock Grant Agreement, the following rules apply if the Participant’s service (whether as an Employee, director or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated for Cause:
(a)           All Shares subject to any Stock Grant that remain subject to forfeiture provisions or as to which the Company shall have a repurchase right shall be immediately forfeited to the Company as of the time the Participant is notified his or her service is terminated for Cause shall be immediately subject to repurchase by the Company at the lesser of Fair Market Value or the purchase price, thereof.
(b) ��         Cause is not limited to events which have occurred prior to a Participant’s termination of service, nor is it necessary that the Administrator’s finding of Cause occur prior to termination.  If the Administrator determines, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of service, that either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then all Shares subject to any Stock Grant that remained subject to forfeiture provisions or as to which the Company had a repurchase right on the date of termination shall be immediately forfeited to the Company.
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20.EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR DISABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Stock Grant Agreement, if a Participant ceases to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate by reason of Disability to the extent the forfeiture provisions or the Company’s rights of repurchase have not lapsed on the date of Disability, they shall be exercisable.  The Administrator shall make the determination both as to whether Disability has occurred and the date of its occurrence (unless a procedure for such determination is set forth in another agreement between the Company and such Participant, in which case such procedure shall be used for such determination).  If requested, the Participant shall be examined by a physician selected or approved by the Administrator, the cost of which examination shall be paid for by the Company.
21.EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS OF DEATH WHILE AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT.
Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Stock Grant Agreement, in the event of the death of a Participant while the Participant is an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate to the extent the forfeiture provisions or the Company’s rights of repurchase have not lapsed on the date of death, they shall be exercisable.  The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued prior to the Participant’s date of death.
22.PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT.
Unless the offering and sale of the Shares to be issued upon the particular exercise or acceptance of a Stock Right shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act, the Company shall be under no obligation to issue the Shares covered by such exercise unless and until the following conditions have been fulfilled:
(a)           The person who exercises or accepts such Stock Right shall warrant to the Company, prior to the receipt of such Shares, that such person is acquiring such Shares for his or her own account, for investment, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such Shares, in which event the person acquiring such Shares shall be bound by the provisions of the following legend (or a legend in substantially similar form) which shall be endorsed upon the certificate evidencing the Shares issued pursuant to such exercise or such grant:
“The shares represented by this certificate have been taken for investment and they may not be sold or otherwise transferred by any person, including a pledgee, unless (1) either (a) a Registration Statement with respect to such shares shall be effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it that an exemption from registration under such Act is then available, and (2) there shall have been compliance with all applicable state securities laws.”
(b)           At the discretion of the Administrator, the Company shall have received an opinion of its counsel that the Shares may be issued upon such particular exercise or acceptance in compliance with the Securities Act without registration thereunder.
23.DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION OF THE COMPANY.
Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all Options granted under this Plan which as of such date shall not have been exercised and all Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards which have not been accepted will terminate and become null and void; provided, however, that if the rights of a Participant or a Participant’s Survivors have not otherwise terminated and expired, the Participant or the Participant’s Survivors will have the right immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation to exercise or accept any Stock Right to the extent that the Stock Right is exercisable or subject to acceptance as of the date immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation.  Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any outstanding Stock-Based Awards shall immediately terminate unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or specifically provided in the applicable Agreement.
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24.ADJUSTMENTS.
Upon the occurrence of any of the following events, a Participant’s rights with respect to any Stock Right granted to him or her hereunder shall be adjusted as hereinafter provided, unless otherwise specifically provided in a Participant’s Agreement:
(a)Stock Dividends and Stock Splits.  If (i) the shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of shares or if the Company shall issue any shares of Common Stock as a stock dividend on its outstanding Common Stock, or (ii) additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are distributed with respect to such shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of an Option or acceptance of a Stock Grant shall be appropriately increased or decreased proportionately, and appropriate adjustments shall be made including, in the exercise or purchase price per share, to reflect such events.  The number of Shares subject to the limitations in Paragraph 3(a) and 4(c) shall also be proportionately adjusted upon the occurrence of such events.
(b)Corporate Transactions.  If the Company is to be consolidated with or acquired by another entity in a merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets other than a transaction to merely change the state of incorporation (a “Corporate Transaction”), the Administrator or the board of directors of any entity assuming the obligations of the Company hereunder (the “Successor Board”), shall, as to outstanding Options, either (i) make appropriate provision for the continuation of such Options by substituting on an equitable basis for the Shares then subject to such Options either the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction or securities of any successor or acquiring entity; or (ii) upon written notice to the Participants, provide that such Options must be exercised (either (A) to the extent then exercisable or, (B) at the discretion of the Administrator, any such Options being made partially or fully exercisable for purposes of this Subparagraph), within a specified number of days of the date of such notice, at the end of which period such Options which have not been exercised shall terminate; or (iii) terminate such Options in exchange for payment of an amount equal to the consideration payable upon consummation of such Corporate Transaction to a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such Option would have been exercisable (either (A) to the extent then exercisable or, (B) at the discretion of the Administrator, any such Options being made partially or fully exercisable for purposes of this Subparagraph) less the aggregate exercise price thereof.  For purposes of determining the payments to be made pursuant to Subclause (iii) above, in the case of a Corporate Transaction the consideration for which, in whole or in part, is other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be valued at the fair value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
With respect to outstanding Stock Grants, the Administrator or the Successor Board, shall make appropriate provision for the continuation of such Stock Grants on the same terms and conditions by substituting on an equitable basis for the Shares then subject to such Stock Grants either the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding Shares of Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction or securities of any successor or acquiring entity.  In lieu of the foregoing, in connection with any Corporate Transaction, the Administrator may provide that, upon consummation of the Corporate Transaction, each outstanding Stock Grant shall be terminated in exchange for payment of an amount equal to the consideration payable upon consummation of such Corporate Transaction to a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock comprising such Stock Grant (to the extent such Stock Grant is no longer subject to any forfeiture or repurchase rights then in effect or, at the discretion of the Administrator, all forfeiture and repurchase rights being waived upon such Corporate Transaction).
In taking any of the actions permitted under this Paragraph 24(b), the Administrator shall not be obligated by the Plan to treat all Stock Rights, all Stock Rights held by a Participant, or all Stock Rights of the same type, identically.
(c)Recapitalization or Reorganization.  In the event of a recapitalization or reorganization of the Company other than a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which securities of the Company or of another corporation are issued with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Participant upon exercising an Option or accepting a Stock Grant after the recapitalization or reorganization shall be entitled to receive for the price paid upon such exercise or acceptance if any, the number of replacement securities which would have been received if such Option had been exercised or Stock Grant accepted prior to such recapitalization or reorganization.
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(d)Adjustments to Stock-Based Awards.  Upon the happening of any of the events described in Subparagraphs (a), (b) or (c) above, any outstanding Stock-Based Award shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the events described in such Subparagraphs.  The Administrator or the Successor Board shall determine the specific adjustments to be made under this Paragraph 24, including, but not limited to the effect of any, Corporate Transaction and, subject to Paragraph 4, its determination shall be conclusive.
(e)Modification of Options.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Subparagraph (a), (b) or (c) above with respect to Options shall be made only after the Administrator determines whether such adjustments would constitute a “modification” of any ISOs (as that term is defined in Section 424(h) of the Code) or would cause any adverse tax consequences for the holders of Options, including, but not limited to, pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.  If the Administrator determines that such adjustments made with respect to Options would constitute a modification or other adverse tax consequence, it may refrain from making such adjustments, unless the holder of an Option specifically agrees in writing that such adjustment be made and such writing indicates that the holder has full knowledge of the consequences of such “modification” on his or her income tax treatment with respect to the Option.  This paragraph shall not apply to the acceleration of the vesting of any ISO that would cause any portion of the ISO to violate the annual vesting limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code, as described in Paragraph 6(b)(iv).
25.ISSUANCES OF SECURITIES.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares subject to Stock Rights.  Except as expressly provided herein, no adjustments shall be made for dividends paid in cash or in property (including without limitation, securities) of the Company prior to any issuance of Shares pursuant to a Stock Right.
26.           FRACTIONAL SHARES.
No fractional shares shall be issued under the Plan and the person exercising a Stock Right shall receive from the Company cash in lieu of such fractional shares equal to the Fair Market Value thereof.
27.CONVERSION OF ISOS INTO NON-QUALIFIED OPTIONS; TERMINATION OF ISOS.
The Administrator, at the written request of any Participant, may in its discretion take such actions as may be necessary to convert such Participant’s ISOs (or any portions thereof) that have not been exercised on the date of conversion into Non-Qualified Options at any time prior to the expiration of such ISOs, regardless of whether the Participant is an Employee of the Company or an Affiliate at the time of such conversion.  At the time of such conversion, the Administrator (with the consent of the Participant) may impose such conditions on the exercise of the resulting Non-Qualified Options as the Administrator in its discretion may determine, provided that such conditions shall not be inconsistent with this Plan.  Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give any Participant the right to have such Participant’s ISOs converted into Non-Qualified Options, and no such conversion shall occur until and unless the Administrator takes appropriate action.  The Administrator, with the consent of the Participant, may also terminate any portion of any ISO that has not been exercised at the time of such conversion.
28.WITHHOLDING.
In the event that any federal, state, or local income taxes, employment taxes, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“F.I.C.A.”) withholdings or other amounts are required by applicable law or governmental regulation to be withheld from the Participant’s salary, wages or other remuneration in connection with the exercise or acceptance of a Stock Right or in connection with a Disqualifying Disposition (as defined in Paragraph 29) or upon the lapsing of any forfeiture provision or right of repurchase or for any other reason required by law, the Company may withhold from the Participant’s compensation, if any, or may require that the Participant advance in cash to the Company, or to any Affiliate of the Company which employs or employed the Participant, the statutory minimum amount of such withholdings unless a different withholding arrangement, including the use of shares of the Company’s Common Stock or a promissory note, is authorized by the Administrator (and permitted by law).  For purposes hereof, the fair market value of the shares withheld for purposes of payroll withholding shall be determined in the manner set forth under the definition of Fair Market Value provided in Paragraph 1 above, as of the most recent practicable date prior to the date of exercise.  If the Fair Market Value of the shares withheld is less than the amount of payroll withholdings required, the Participant may be required to advance the difference in cash to the Company or the Affiliate employer.  The Administrator in its discretion may condition the exercise of an Option for less than the then Fair Market Value on the Participant’s payment of such additional withholding.
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29.NOTICE TO COMPANY OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION.
Each Employee who receives an ISO must agree to notify the Company in writing immediately after the Employee makes a Disqualifying Disposition of any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO.  A Disqualifying Disposition is defined in Section 424(c) of the Code and includes any disposition (including any sale or gift) of such Shares before the later of (a) two years after the date the Employee was granted the ISO, or (b) one year after the date the Employee acquired Shares by exercising the ISO, except as otherwise provided in Section 424(c) of the Code.  If the Employee has died before such Shares are sold, these holding period requirements do not apply and no Disqualifying Disposition can occur thereafter.
30.TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.
The Plan will terminate on December 9, 2020 the date which is ten years from the earlier of the date of its adoption by the Board of Directors and the date of its approval by the shareholders of the Company.  The Plan may be terminated at an earlier date by vote of the shareholders or the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that any such earlier termination shall not affect any Agreements executed prior to the effective date of such termination.  Termination of the Plan shall not affect any Stock Rights theretofore granted.
31.AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND AGREEMENTS.
The Plan may be amended by the shareholders of the Company.  The Plan may also be amended by the Administrator, including, without limitation, to the extent necessary to qualify any or all outstanding Stock Rights granted under the Plan or Stock Rights to be granted under the Plan for favorable federal income tax treatment as may be afforded incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code (including deferral of taxation upon exercise), and to the extent necessary to qualify the shares issuable upon exercise or acceptance of any outstanding Stock Rights granted, or Stock Rights to be granted, under the Plan for listing on any national securities exchange or quotation in any national automated quotation system of securities dealers.  Any amendment approved by the Administrator which the Administrator determines is of a scope that requires shareholder approval shall be subject to obtaining such shareholder approval.  Any modification or amendment of the Plan shall not, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect his or her rights under a Stock Right previously granted to him or her.  With the consent of the Participant affected, the Administrator may amend outstanding Agreements in a manner which may be adverse to the Participant but which is not inconsistent with the Plan.  In the discretion of the Administrator, outstanding Agreements may be amended by the Administrator in a manner which is not adverse to the Participant.
32.EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP.
Nothing in this Plan or any Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the Company or an Affiliate from terminating the employment, consultancy or director status of a Participant, nor to prevent a Participant from terminating his or her own employment, consultancy or director status or to give any Participant a right to be retained in employment or other service by the Company or any Affiliate for any period of time.
33.GOVERNING LAW.
This Plan shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware.
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