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Preliminary
Proxy Statement
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Confidential,
for Use of the Commission Only (as Permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
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x
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Definitive
Proxy Statement
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¨
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Definitive
Additional Materials
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¨
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Solicitation
Material Pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or rule
14a-12
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Conversion
Services International, Inc.
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(Name
of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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x
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No
fee required.
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Fee
computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and
0-11.
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1)
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Title
of each class of securities to which transaction
applies:
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2)
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Aggregate
number of securities to which transaction
applies:
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3)
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Per
unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to
Exchange Act Rule 0-11:
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4)
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Proposed
maximum aggregate value of
transaction:
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5)
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Total
fee paid:
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¨
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Fee
paid previously with preliminary
materials.
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¨
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Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration
statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its
filing.
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(1)
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Amount
Previously Paid:
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(2)
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Form,
Schedule or Registration Statement
No.:
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(3)
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Filing
Party:
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(4)
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Date
Filed:
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Sincerely,
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Scott
Newman
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Chairman
of the Board of Directors
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1.
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To
elect five Directors to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2011
Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly
elected or appointed and
qualified;
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2.
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To
ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
of Friedman LLP
to serve as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2010;
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3.
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To
consider and take action upon such other business as may properly come
before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments
thereof.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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Scott
Newman, Chairman
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Members
of the Audit Committee:
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Lawrence
K. Reisman (Chair)
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Thomas
Pear
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•
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Business
leadership and operational experience as our Chief Executive Officer since
2009 and Vice President of Technology for over 13
years.
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•
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Over
25 years of experience in information
management.
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•
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Experience
as our Chief Executive Officer and President from 2004 through
2009.
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•
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Possesses
a wide range of software and hardware architecture/discipline experience,
including, client/server, data discovery, distributed systems, data
warehousing, mainframe, scaleable solutions and
e-business.
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•
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Certified
public accountant, and qualifies as an audit committee financial
expert.
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•
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Over
twenty-five years of experience in providing accounting services to small
and medium-sized companies.
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•
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Over
thirty-years experience in the information technology
industry.
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•
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Thirty-years
service with IBM Corporation in various executive level
roles.
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•
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Business
leadership experience as chief financial officer and president of the
Atlantic Club fitness centers and, currently, as a principal with Saw Mill
Sports Management and a management consultant.
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Name
of NomineeAge
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Age
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Position
with the Company
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Principal
Occupation
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Director
Since
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Lori
Cohen
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52
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
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2009
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Scott
Newman
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50
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Chief
Strategy Officer and Chairman
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Chief
Strategy Officer of the Company
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2004
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Lawrence
K. Reisman*
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50
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Director
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CPA
at The Accounting Offices of L.K. Reisman
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2004
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Brian
Walton
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54
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Director
nominee
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-
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Thomas
Pear**
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57
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Director
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Principal
in Fitness Ventures, LLC and management consultant
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2006
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Information
about Fees Billed by Independent
Auditors
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FY 2009
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FY 2008
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Audit
Fees
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$ | 130,063 | $ | 141,200 | ||||
Audit
Related Fees
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$ | 7,475 | - | |||||
Tax
Fees
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$ | 31,342 | $ | 45,500 | ||||
All
Other Fees
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$ | 15,376 | $ | 17,500 |
Name
and
Principal
Position
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Year
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Salary
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Bonus
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Stock
Awards
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Option
Awards(s)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
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Non-
Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
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All
Other
Compensation
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Total
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($)
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($)
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($)
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($)
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($)
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($)
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($)
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Lori
Cohen
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2009
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276,633
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47,178
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13,753
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(2)
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337,564
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Chief
Executive Officer
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2008
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235,927
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18,999
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18,859
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(2)
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273,785
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Scott
Newman
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2009
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303,833
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174,894
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31,280
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(1)
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510,007
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Chief
Strategy Officer
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2008
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375,000
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46,765
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(1)
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421,765
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Bryan
Carey
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2009
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250,000
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86,601
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13,889
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(2)
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350,490
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||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior
Vice President, Managing Director DeLeeuw Associates
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2008
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250,000
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21,072
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14,762
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(2)
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285,834
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(1)
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Amounts
shown reflect payments related to medical, dental and life insurance, car
payments, 401(k) contributions and country club dues paid by the
Company.
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(2)
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Amounts
shown reflect payments related to medical, dental and life insurance, car
payments and 401(k) contributions by the
Company.
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Option Awards
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Stock Awards
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Name
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
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Option
Exercise
Price
($)
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Option
Expiration
Date
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Number
of
Shares
or
Units of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
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Market
Value
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
have not
Vested
($)
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(a)
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(b)
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I
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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(i)
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(j)
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Lori
Cohen
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300,000
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—
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—
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2.475
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3/29/2014
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—
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—
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—
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—
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150,000
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0.83
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11/16/2015
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150,000
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0.25
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10/10/2016
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Scott
Newman
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Bryan
Carey
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33,333
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—
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—
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3.00
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5/28/2014
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—
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—
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—
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—
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125,000
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—
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—
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0.83
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11/16/2015
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—
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—
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—
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—
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150,000
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—
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—
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0.25
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10/10/2016
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—
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—
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—
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—
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166,666
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83,334
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—
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0.30
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5/10/2017
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Name
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Fees
Earned or
Paid
in
Cash
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)
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Option
Awards
($)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
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Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
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All Other
Compensation
($)
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Total
($)
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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Frederick
Lester
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2,250
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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2,250
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Thomas
Pear
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7,500
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7,500
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—
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—
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—
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—
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15,000
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Lawrence
K. Reisman
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7,750
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7,500
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—
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—
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—
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—
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15,250
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*
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In
the event that Lori Cohen’s employment is terminated other than with good
cause, Ms. Cohen will receive a lump sum payment of 3 months salary
without incentives.
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*
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In
the event that Scott Newman’s employment is terminated other than with
good cause, Mr. Newman will receive a lump sum payment of 35,000 at the
date of termination.
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Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner
(1)(2)
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Amount of
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
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Percentage of
Outstanding Common Stock Beneficially Owned
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Lori
Cohen (3)
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606,166
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*
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Scott
Newman(4)
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19,655,413
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15.9
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%
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Glenn
Peipert(5)
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10,200,394
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8.3
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%
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William
Hendry(6)
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210,000
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*
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Bryan
Carey (7)
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558,333
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*
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Lawrence
K. Reisman(8)
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429,535
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*
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Thomas
Pear(10)
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383,735
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*
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Matthew
J. Szulik
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73,064,158
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45.6
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%
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All
directors and officers as a group (7 persons)
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21,843,182
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17.5
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%
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(1)
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Each
stockholder, director and executive officer has sole voting power and sole
dispositive power with respect to all shares beneficially owned by him,
unless otherwise indicated.
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(2)
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All
addresses are c/o Conversion Services International, Inc., 100 Eagle Rock
Avenue, East Hanover, New Jersey
07936.
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(3)
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Ms.
Cohen is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Director. Consists of
an option to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock granted on March 29,
2004, and expiring on March 29, 2014, at an exercise price of $2.475 per
share. Consists of an option to purchase 150,000 shares of Common Stock
granted on November 16, 2005, and expiring on November 16, 2015, at an
exercise price of $0.83 per share. Consists of an option to purchase
150,000 shares of Common Stock granted on October 10, 2006, and expiring
on October 10, 2016, at an exercise price of $0.25 per
share.
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(4)
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Mr.
Newman is the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of the
Board.
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(5)
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Mr.
Glenn Peipert is a former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
Officer and Director of the
Company.
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(6)
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Mr.
William Hendry is the Company’s Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer. Consists of an option to purchase 30,000 shares
of Common Stock granted on May 28, 2004, and expiring on May 28, 2014, at
an exercise price of $3.00 per share.
Consists of an option to purchase 30,000 shares
of Common Stock granted on November 16, 2005, and expiring on November 16,
2015, at an exercise price of $0.83 per share. Consists of an option to
purchase 150,000 shares of Common Stock granted on October 10, 2006, and
expiring on October 10, 2016, at an exercise price of $0.25 per
share.
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(7)
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Mr.
Carey is the Company’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director, CSI
DeLeeuw. Consists of an option to purchase 33,333 shares of Common Stock
granted on May 28, 2004, and expiring on May 28, 2014, at an exercise
price of $3.00 per share.
Consists of an option to purchase 125,000 shares
of Common Stock granted on November 16, 2005, and expiring on November 16,
2015, at an exercise price of $0.83 per share. Consists of an option to
purchase 150,000 shares of Common Stock granted on October 10, 2006, and
expiring on October 10, 2016, at an exercise price of $0.25 per share.
Consists of an option to purchase 166,666 shares of Common Stock granted
on May 10, 2007, and expiring on May 10, 2017, at an exercise price of
$0.30 per share and does not include an option to purchase 83,334 shares
of Common Stock which vest on May 10,
2010.
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(8)
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Mr.
Reisman is a Director. Consists of an option to purchase 30,000
shares of Common Stock granted on May 28, 2004, and expiring on May 28,
2014, at an exercise price of $3.00 per share. Consists of an option to
purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock granted on November 16, 2005, and
expiring on November 16, 2015, at an exercise price of $0.83 per share.
Consists of an option to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock granted on
October 10, 2006, and expiring on October 10, 2016, at an exercise price
of $0.25 per share. Includes 24,178 shares granted in October 2007,
142,857 shares granted in October 2008, and 187,500 shares granted in
October 2009 in connection with the annual director
compensation.
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(9)
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Mr.
Pear is a Director. Consists of an option to purchase 25,000 shares of
Common Stock granted on October 10, 2006, and expiring on October 10,
2016, at an exercise price of $0.25. Includes 24,178 shares granted in
October 2007, 142,857 shares granted in October 2008, and 187,500 shares
granted in October 2009 in connection with the annual director
compensation.
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By
order of the Board of Directors
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Scott
Newman
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Chairman
of the Board
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VOTE
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FOR
ALL nominees listed below EXCEPT as marked to the contrary
below
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WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY to vote for ALL nominees listed
below
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FOR
the ratification of the appointment of Friedman LLP
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WITHHOLD
AUTHORITY
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ABSTAIN
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Dated:___________________________________
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_________________________________________
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Signature
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_________________________________________
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Signature
if jointly owned:
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_________________________________________
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Print
name:
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