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TIER
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Keith
S. Omsberg
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10780
Parkridge Boulevard
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Corporate
Secretary
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Reston,
Virginia 20191
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February
XX,
2009
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By
Order of the Board of Directors,
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Keith
S. Omsberg
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Secretary
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Reston,
Virginia
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February
XX,
2009
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TIME:
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10:00
a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 11, 2009.
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PLACE:
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Tier
Technologies, Inc. corporate headquarters, 10780 Parkridge
Boulevard,
Suite 400, Reston, Virginia 20191.
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ITEMS
OF BUSINESS:
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(1)
To elect nine directors;
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(2)
To ratify the selection of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as our
independent
registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal
year ending September 30, 2009;
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(3)
To act on one shareholder proposal expected to come before the meeting;
and
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(4) To
transact other business properly coming before the
meeting.
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WHO
CAN VOTE:
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You
can vote if you were a stockholder of record at the close of business on
January 16, 2009.
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INFORMATION
ABOUT THE PROXY MATERIALS AND OUR 2009 ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
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1
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GENERAL
INFORMATION
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1
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1.
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WHO
IS MAKING THIS SOLICITATION?
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1
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2.
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WHAT
INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THESE MATERIALS?
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1
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3.
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WHEN
AND WHERE IS THE ANNUAL MEETING?
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2
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4.
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WHAT
PROPOSALS ARE BEING PRESENTED FOR SHAREHOLDER VOTE AT THE ANNUAL
MEETING?
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2
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5.
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WHAT
OTHER MATTERS MAY ARISE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING?
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3
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6.
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WHO
WILL BEAR THE COST OF SOLICITING VOTES FOR THE ANNUAL
MEETING?
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3
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7.
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WHAT
DO I NEED FOR ADMISSION TO THE ANNUAL MEETING?
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3
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8.
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WHAT
SHOULD I DO IF I RECEIVE A PROXY CARD FROM DISCOVERY?
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3
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9.
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HOW
CAN I FIND TIER'S PROXY MATERIALS AND ANNUAL REPORT ON THE
INTERNET?
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3
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10.
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WHOM
SHOULD I CALL IF I HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROXY
MATERIALS?
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3
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VOTING
MECHANICS
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4
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11.
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WHO
IS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING?
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4
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12.
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WHAT
IS THE RECORD DATE AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
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4
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13.
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HOW
CAN I VOTE MY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK?
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4
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14.
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HOW
CAN I REVOKE A PROXY OR CHANGE MY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS?
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4
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15.
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WILL
MY SHARES BE VOTED IF I DO NOT PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO MY
BROKER?
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5
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16.
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WHO
WILL COUNT THE VOTES?
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5
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VOTING
INFORMATION
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6
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17.
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WHAT
ARE THE VOTING CHOICES WHEN VOTING ON PROPOSAL ONE, THE ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS?
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6
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18.
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WHATE
VOTE IS NEEDED TO ELECT THE DIRECTORS?
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6
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19.
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WHAT
ARE THE VOTING CHOICES WHEN VOTING ON PROPOSAL TWO, THE RATIFICATION OF
THE SELECTION OF MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLp AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM?
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6
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20.
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WHAT
VOTE IS NEEDED TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP AS
OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM?
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7
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21.
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WHATE
ARE THE VOTING CHOICES WHEN VOTING ON PROPOSAL THREE, THE SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSAL?
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7
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22.
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WHAT
VOITE IS NEEDED TO APPROVE THE SHAREHOLDER PROPSAL?
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7
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23.
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HOW
MANY VOTES MUST BE PRESENT TO HOLD THE ANNUAL MEETING?
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7
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24.
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WHAT
IF A QUORUM IS NOT PRESENT AT THE MEETING?
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7
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25.
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WHAT
IF I RETURN BY GOLD PROXY CARD BUT DO NOT GIVE VOTING
INSTRUCTIONS?
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7
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26.
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WHAT
IF OTHER MATTERS ARE VOTED ON AT THE MEETING?
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7
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27.
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WHAT
DOES IT MEAN IF I RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE PROXY OR VOTING INSTRUCTION
CARD?
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8
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28.
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WHERE
CAN I FIND THE VOTING RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING?
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8
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STOCK
OWNERSHIP
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9
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CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE MATTERS
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10
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MEETING
AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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13
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PROPOSAL
ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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15
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COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE REPORT
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17
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COMPENSATION
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
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17
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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27
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION
TABLE
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28
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FISCAL 2008 GRANTS OF
PLAN-BASED AWARDS
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31
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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT
2008 FISCAL YEAR-END
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32
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FISCAL 2008 OPTION EXERCISES
AND STOCK VESTED
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34
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DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
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39
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REPORT
OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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41
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
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41
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PROPOSAL
TWO: RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
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42
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PROPSAL
THREE: SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL
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42
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OTHER
MATTERS
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46
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
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46
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APPENDIX
A
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47
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4.
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WHAT
PROPOSALS ARE BEING PRESENTED FOR STOCKHOLDER VOTE AT THE ANNUAL
MEETING?
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10.
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WHOM
SHOULD I CALL IF I HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROXY
MATERIALS?
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·
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Telephone: If your proxy
card or voting instruction card provides instructions for proxy
authorization by telephone, follow the instructions on your proxy card or
voting instruction card; OR
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·
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Mail: Mark, sign, and
date your proxy card and return it to: Tier Technologies, Inc., c/o
Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717; OR
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·
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In-Person: If you are a
record holder or have obtained a valid proxy from the record holder, mark,
sign and submit a ballot during the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on
March 11, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time; OR
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·
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Internet: Follow
the instructions for Internet proxy authorization on your proxy card or
voting instruction card.
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·
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Giving
written notice to Tier's Corporate Secretary located at 10780 Parkridge
Boulevard, Suite 400, Reston, Virginia
20191;
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·
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Submitting
a new proxy card bearing a date later than your last proxy
card;
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·
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Following
the instructions for Internet proxy authorization that appear on the proxy
card;
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·
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Following
the instructions that appear on the proxy card for proxy authorization by
telephone; or
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·
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If
you are a record holder of Tier stock or have obtained a valid proxy from
the record holder, attending the annual meeting and voting in
person. Attendance at the annual meeting will not, by itself,
revoke a proxy.
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17.
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WHAT
ARE THE VOTING CHOICES WHEN VOTING ON PROPOSAL 1, THE ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS?
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·
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Vote
FOR (in favor of) all of the Board's
nominees;
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·
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WITHHOLD
votes from all nominees; or
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·
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WITHHOLD
votes from specific Board nominees;
or
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·
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Provide
instructions for cumulating votes for one or more specific Board
nominees.
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19.
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WHAT
ARE THE VOTING CHOICES WHEN VOTING ON PROPOSAL 2, THE RATIFICATION OF THE
SELECTION OF MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM?
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·
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Vote
FOR (in favor of) the ratification;
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·
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Vote
AGAINST the ratification; or
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·
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ABSTAIN
from voting on the ratification.
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20.
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WHAT
VOTE IS NEEDED TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP AS
OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM?
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21.
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WHAT
ARE THE VOTING CHOICES WHEN VOTING ON PROPOSAL 3, THE SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSAL?
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·
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Vote
FOR (in favor of) the proposal;
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·
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Vote
AGAINST the proposal; or
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·
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ABSTAIN
from voting on the proposal.
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27.
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WHAT
DOES IT MEAN IF I RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE PROXY OR VOTING INSTRUCTION
CARD?
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Common
stock beneficially owned
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Name
of beneficial owner(1)
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Total
number of shares
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Percent
of class(2)
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Charles
W. Berger
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140,000 | (3) | * | |||||
Samuel
Cabot III
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214,810 | (4) | 1.1 | % | ||||
John
J. Delucca
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40,000 | (5) | * | |||||
Morgan
P. Guenther
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151,000 | (6) | * | |||||
Philip
G. Heasley
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10,002 | (7) | * | |||||
David
A. Poe
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6,668 | (8) | * | |||||
James
R. Stone
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38,337 | (9) | * | |||||
Steven
M. Beckerman
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— | * | ||||||
Kevin
C. Connell
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77,400 | (10) | * | |||||
David
E. Fountain
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— | * | ||||||
Ronald
W. Johnston
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— | * | ||||||
Michael
A. Lawler
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131,704 | * | ||||||
Keith
S. Omsberg
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21,900 | (11) | * | |||||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
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442,365 | (12) | 2.2 | % | ||||
Deanne
M. Tully
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— | * | ||||||
All
directors and executive officers as a group (13 persons)
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1,142,482 | (13) | 5.5 | % | ||||
*
Less than 1%
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(1)
Address: 10780 Parkridge Blvd, Suite 400, Reston, Virginia
20191.
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(2)
The percentages shown are based on 19,734,863 shares of common stock
outstanding as of January 16, 2009.
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(3)
Consists entirely of shares issuable upon the exercise of options
exercisable on or before March 17, 2009.
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(4)
Includes 195,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable
on or before March 17, 2009.
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(5)
Consists entirely of shares issuable upon the exercise of options
exercisable on or before March 17, 2009.
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(6)
Includes 150,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable
on or before March 17, 2009.
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(7)
Consists entirely of shares issuable upon the exercise of options
exercisable on or before March 17, 2009.
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(8)
Consists entirely of shares issuable upon the exercise of options
exercisable on or before March 17, 2009.
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(9)
Consists entirely of shares issuable upon the exercise of options
exercisable on or before March 17, 2009.
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(10)
Consists entirely of shares issuable upon the exercise of options
exercisable on or before March 17, 2009.
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(11)
Consists entirely of shares issuable upon the exercise of options
exercisable on or before March 17, 2009.
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(12)
Includes 415,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable
on or before March 17, 2009.
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(13)
Includes 1,094,307 shares issuable upon the exercise of options
exercisable on or before March 17, 2009.
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Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
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Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act,
requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who
beneficially own more than ten percent of our common stock, to file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, initial reports of
beneficial ownership and reports of changes in beneficial ownership of our
common stock. Officers, directors and holders of greater than
ten percent of our common stock are required by SEC regulations to furnish
us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To our
knowledge, based solely on a review of copies of such reports furnished to
us and written representations that no other reports were required, during
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, our officers, directors and
greater than ten percent beneficial owners complied with all Section 16(a)
filing requirements, with the exception of Ronald L. Rossetti and Philip
G. Heasley. Mr. Rossetti filed one late Form 4, which related
to one transaction. Mr. Heasley filed one late Form 3 and one
late Form 4, which related to one
transaction.
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Significant
Stockholders
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The
following table lists certain persons known by Tier to own beneficially
more than five percent of Tier's outstanding shares of common stock as of
January 16, 2009.
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Name
of beneficial owner
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Amount
and nature of beneficial ownership
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Percent
of class
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Wells
Fargo & Company (1)
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2,624,753 | 13.3 | % | |||||
Discovery
Group I, LLC (2)
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1,957,563 | 9.9 | % | |||||
Heartland
Advisors, Inc. (3)
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1,891,430 | 9.6 | % | |||||
Giant
Investment, LLC (4)
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1,799,322 | 9.1 | % | |||||
Dimensional
Fund Advisors (5)
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1,764,020 | 8.9 | % | |||||
Peninsula
Capital Management, LP (6)
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998,524 | 5.1 | % | |||||
(1) Based
solely on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on
January 24, 2008 by Wells Fargo & Company and its subsidiary, Wells
Capital Management Incorporated. The address for Wells Fargo
& Company is 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California
94104. The address for Wells Capital Management Incorporated is
525 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105. This table
reflects the shares of common stock owned by Wells Fargo & Company and
Wells Capital Management Incorporated as of December 31,
2007.
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(2) Address:
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1685, Chicago, Illinois
60606. Based solely on information contained in a Schedule
13D/A filed with the SEC by Discovery Group I, LLC on December 4,
2008. Discovery Group I, LLC is the general partner of
Discovery Equity Partners, L.P. Discovery Equity Partners, L.P.
beneficially owns 1,684,608 shares of common stock and Discovery Group I,
LLC beneficially owns 1,957,563 shares of common stock. In
addition, Daniel J. Donoghue and Michael R. Murphy are the managing
members of Discovery Group I, LLC and may be deemed to beneficially own
1,957,563 shares of common stock.
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(3) Address: 789
North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. Based solely on
information contained in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by Heartland
Advisors, Inc. on February 8, 2008. This table reflects
the shares of common stock that may be deemed beneficially
owned by Heartland Advisors, Inc. as of December 31,
2007.
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(4) Address: 265
Franklin Street, 18th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. Based
solely on information contained in a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC by
Giant Investments, LLC on December 30, 2008. Parthenon
Investors II, LP, is a managing member of Giant Investment, LLC, PCap
Partners II, LLC is a general partner of Parthenon Investors II, LP, and
PCap II, LLC is a managing member of PCap Partners II, LLC. As parents of
Giant Investment, LLC, Parthenon Investors II, LP, PCap Partners II, LLC,
and PCap II, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own their proportional
interest in the shares of common stock directly and beneficially owned by
Giant Investment, LLC, comprising 1,748,401 shares of common
stock. In addition, John C. Rutherford and Ernest K. Jacquet
are control persons of various entities indirectly investing in Giant
Investment, LLC and may be deemed to beneficially own a proportional
interest in the shares of common stock owned by Giant Investment, LLC,
comprising 1,799,322 shares of common stock.
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(5) Address: 1299
Ocean Avenue, 11th Floor, Santa Monica, California 90401. Based
solely on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC by
Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. on February 6, 2008. This table
reflects the shares of common stock owned by Dimensional Fund Advisors
Inc. on December 31, 2007.
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(6) Address: 235
Pine Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, California 94104. Based
solely on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC by
Peninsula Capital Management, LP and Scott Bedford on April 2,
2008. This table reflects the shares of common stock that may
be deemed beneficially owned by Peninsula Capital Management, LP and Scott
Bedford as of March 13, 2008. Scott Bedford is President of
Peninsula Capital Management, Inc., which is the general partner of
Peninsula Capital Management, LP.
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Corporate
Governance Documents
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Director
Independence
|
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Audit
Committee Financial Expert
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Executive
Sessions of Non-Management Directors
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Communication
with Directors
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Nomination
of Director Candidates
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·
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financial
literacy, demonstrated reputation for integrity, and the ability to
exercise sound business judgment;
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·
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high
personal and professional ethics;
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·
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understanding
of the fiduciary responsibilities required as a member of the Board and
the commitment, time, and ability to meet these responsibilities;
and
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·
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an
appropriate professional background providing an understanding of our
technology, technology development, finance, sales, and
marketing.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
|
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·
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Any
related person transaction proposed to be entered into by Tier must be
reported to our General Counsel.
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·
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The
Governance and Nominating Committee shall review and approve all related
person transactions, prior to effectiveness or consummation of the
transaction, whenever practicable.
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·
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If
the General Counsel determines that advance approval of a related person
transaction is not practicable under the circumstances, the Governance and
Nominating Committee shall review and, in its discretion, may ratify the
related person transaction at the next Governance and Nominating Committee
meeting, or at the next meeting following the date that the related person
transaction comes to the attention of the General Counsel; provided,
however, that the General Counsel may present a related person transaction
arising in the time period between meetings of the Governance and
Nominating Committee to the Chair of the Governance and Nominating
Committee, who shall review and may approve the related person
transaction, subject to ratification by the Governance and Nominating
Committee at the next meeting.
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·
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Previously
approved transactions of an ongoing nature shall be reviewed by the
Governance and Nominating Committee annually to ensure that such
transactions have been conducted in accordance with the previous approval
granted by the Governance and Nominating Committee, if any, and that all
required disclosures regarding the related person transaction are
made.
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·
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the
related person's interest in the transaction, the dollar value of the
amount involved, and the dollar value of the amount of the related
person's interest, without regard to profit or
loss;
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·
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whether
the transaction was undertaken in the ordinary course of
business;
|
·
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whether
the transaction with the related person is proposed to be, or was, entered
into on terms no less favorable to us than terms that could have been
reached with an unrelated third party;
and
|
·
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the
purpose of, and potential benefits to us of, the
transaction.
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Audit
Committee
|
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Number of
Members: 3
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Functions:
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Members:
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Selects
the independent registered public accounting firm to audit Tier's books
and records, subject to stockholder ratification, and determines the
compensation of the independent registered public accounting
firm.
At
least annually, reviews a report by the independent registered public
accounting firm describing: internal quality control
procedures, any issues raised by an internal or peer quality control
review and any investigations by regulatory authorities.
Consults
with the independent registered public accounting firm, reviews and
approves the scope of their audit, and reviews independence and
performance. Also reviews any proposed engagement between Tier
and the independent registered public accounting firm and approves in
advance any such engagement, if appropriate.
Reviews
internal controls, accounting practices and financial reporting, including
the results of the annual audit and the review of the interim financial
statements, with management and the independent registered public
accounting firm.
Discusses
earnings releases and guidance provided to the public.
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Charles
W. Berger (Chair)
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Samuel
Cabot III (thru
9/30/08)
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Morgan
P. Guenther
|
|
James
R. Stone (effective
10/01/08)
|
|
Number of Meetings in Fiscal
2008: 10
|
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As
appropriate, obtains advice and assistance from outside legal, accounting
or other advisors.
Prepares
a report of the Audit Committee to be included in our proxy
statement.
Assesses
annually the adequacy of the Audit Committee Charter.
Reports
to the Board about these matters.
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Compensation
Committee
|
|
Number of
Members: 3
|
Functions:
|
Members:
|
Reviews
and approves the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other
executive officers.
Reviews
executive bonus plan allocations.
Oversees
and advises the Board on the adoption of policies that govern our
compensation programs.
Oversees
the administration of our equity-based compensation and other benefit
plans.
Approves
grants of stock options and stock awards to our officers and
employees.
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Samuel
Cabot III (Chair)
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|
Charles
W. Berger (thru
9/30/08)
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Morgan
P. Guenther
|
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Philip
G. Heasley (effective
10/01/08)
|
|
Number of Meetings in Fiscal
2008: 11
|
|
Governance and
Nominating Committee
|
|
Number of
Members: 3
|
Functions:
|
Members:
|
Interviews,
evaluates and recommends individuals for membership on the Board and its
committees.
Evaluates
and recommends, where appropriate, whether a member of the Board qualifies
as independent within the meaning of the applicable NASDAQ
rules.
Recommends
guidelines and responsibilities relating to corporate governance for
adoption by the Board.
Reviews,
approves or ratifies related person transactions.
Evaluates
and recommends director compensation.
|
Morgan
P. Guenther (Chair)
|
|
John
J. Delucca (effective
4/23/08)
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Samuel
Cabot (effective
10/1/08)
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|
James
R. Stone (7/22/08 –
9/30/08)
|
|
T.
Michael Scott (thru
2/28/08)
|
|
Bruce
R. Spector (thru
2/28/08)
|
|
Number of Meetings in Fiscal
2008: 5
|
|
·
|
attract,
retain, and motivate talented
employees;
|
·
|
support
business strategies that promote sustained growth and
development;
|
·
|
reward
the achievement of business results through the delivery of competitive
pay and performance-based incentive programs;
and
|
·
|
link
executives' goals with the interests of shareholders by tying a portion of
compensation to our stock.
|
·
|
reviewing
and approving the compensation for our Chief Executive Officer and other
executive officers;
|
·
|
reviewing
executive bonus plan allocations;
|
·
|
overseeing
and advising the Board on the adoption of policies that govern our
compensation programs; and
|
·
|
approving
grants of stock options and stock awards to our executive
officers.
|
ACI
Worldwide Inc.
|
Intersections
Inc.
|
S1
Corp
|
Alliance
Data Systems Corp
|
Inx
Inc.
|
Techteam
Global Inc.
|
ASTA
Funding Inc.
|
Metvante
Technologies Inc.
|
TNS
Inc.
|
Bottomline
Technologies Inc.
|
NIC
Inc.
|
Total
System Services Inc.
|
CSG
Systems International Inc.
|
Online
Resources Inc.
|
TRX
|
CyberSource
Corp.
|
Quality
Systems Inc.
|
Tyler
Technologies Inc.
|
Fiserv
Inc.
|
Radiant
Systems Inc.
|
Wright
Express Corp
|
Global
Payments Inc.
|
Base
salary rate by fiscal year
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
%
change 2007 to 2008
|
%
change 2008 to 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
|
$ | 600,000 | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 400,000 | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||
Ronald
W. Johnston (2)
Senior
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
|
N/A | 275,000 | 272,000 | N/A | -1 | % | ||||||||||||||
Kevin
C. Connell
Senior
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
|
250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 0 | % | 0 | % | |||||||||||||
Keith
Omsberg
Vice
President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
|
N/A | 190,000 | 190,000 | N/A | 0 | % | ||||||||||||||
(1) Pursuant
to Mr. Rossetti's employment agreement signed April 30, 2008, Mr.
Rossetti's base salary was reduced from $600,000 to $400,000 per annum, a
reduction of 33%, effective May 1, 2008.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Mr.
Johnston voluntarily reduced his base salary from $275,000 to $272,000 for
fiscal 2009 effective January 2009.
|
·
|
align
the management team's financial interests with those of our
shareholders;
|
·
|
support
a performance-oriented environment that rewards business unit and Tier's
overall results;
|
·
|
attract,
motivate, and retain key management critical to Tier's long-term success;
and
|
·
|
align
compensation with Tier's business strategy, values, and management
initiatives.
|
Estimated
Payout Levels
|
||||||||||||
Threshold:
|
Target:
|
Maximum:
|
||||||||||
Name
|
92%
of Performance metric
|
100%
of Performance metric
|
107%
of Performance metric
|
|||||||||
David
E. Fountain
|
$ | 47,923 | $ | 79,872 | $ | 159,744 | ||||||
Michael
A. Lawler
|
32,451 | 54,085 | 108,170 | |||||||||
Kevin
C. Connell
|
34,321 | 57,051 | 114,103 | |||||||||
Keith
S. Omsberg
|
9,870 | 16,450 | 32,900 |
Named
executive officer
|
2008
payment
|
|||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
|
$ | 390,513 | ||
Ronald
W. Johnston
|
68,750 | |||
Kevin
Connell
|
50,000 | |||
Keith
Kendrick
|
— | |||
Keith
S. Omsberg
|
7,500 | |||
David
E. Fountain
|
— | |||
Michael
A. Lawler
|
— | |||
Deanne
M. Tully
|
— | |||
Steven
M. Beckerman
|
— | |||
Total
incentive payout
|
$ | 516,763 |
·
|
any
person, entity, or affiliated group becoming the beneficial owner or
owners of more than 50% of the outstanding equity securities of Tier, or
otherwise becoming entitled to vote shares representing more than 50% of
the undiluted total voting power of our then-outstanding securities
eligible to vote to elect members of the
Board;
|
·
|
a
consolidation or merger (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of Tier pursuant to which the holders of our equity
securities immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions
would not be the holders immediately after such transaction or series of
related transactions of more than 50% of the securities eligible to vote
to elect members of the Board of the entity surviving such transaction or
series of related transactions; or
|
·
|
the
sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one transaction or a series
of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of
Tier.
|
Chief
Executive Officer Perquisites
|
·
|
any
person, entity or affiliated group becoming the beneficial owner or owners
of more than 50% of the outstanding equity securities of Tier, or
otherwise becoming entitled to vote shares representing more than 50% of
the undiluted total voting power of our then-outstanding securities
eligible to vote to elect members of the
Board;
|
·
|
a
consolidation or merger (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of Tier pursuant to which the holders of our equity
securities immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions
would not be the holders immediately after such transaction or
|
|
series
of related transactions of more than 50% of the securities eligible to
vote to elect members of the Board of the entity surviving such
transaction or series of related
transactions;
|
·
|
the
sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of
related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of
Tier;
|
·
|
the
dissolution or liquidation of Tier;
or
|
·
|
the
date on which (i) we consummate a "going private" transaction pursuant to
Section 13 and Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act, or (ii) no longer have a
class of equity securities registered under the Exchange Act
.
|
·
|
any
person, entity or affiliated group becoming the beneficial owner or owners
of more than 50% of the outstanding equity securities of Tier, or of a
subsidiary that holds substantial assets or is the primary location of the
strategic business unit or practice unit in which Mr. Beckerman was
engaged or otherwise becoming entitled to vote shares representing more
than 50% of the undiluted total voting power of the then-outstanding
securities eligible to vote to elect members of the board of directors or
of the business unit or practice unit's board of
directors.
|
·
|
any
person, entity or affiliated group becoming the beneficial owner or owners
of more than 35% of the outstanding equity securities of Tier, or
otherwise becoming entitled to vote shares representing more than 35% of
the undiluted total voting power of our then-outstanding securities
eligible to vote to elect members of the
Board;
|
·
|
a
consolidation or merger (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of Tier pursuant to which the holders of our equity
securities immediately prior to such transaction or series of related
transactions would not be the holders immediately after such transaction
or series of related transactions of at least 65% of the securities
eligible to elect members of the board of directors of the entity
surviving such transaction or series of related transactions;
or
|
·
|
the
sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of
related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of
Tier.
|
Name
and principal position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
(1)
|
Stock
awards
($)
(2)
|
Option
awards
($)
(2)
|
Non-equity
incentive plan compensation
($)
(3)
|
All
other
compensation
($)
(4)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
Chief
Executive Officer,
Chairman
of the Board
|
2008
|
$ | 589,231 | $ | 390,513 | $ | 264,583 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 278,363 | $ | 1,522,690 | ||||||||||||||
2007
|
600,000 | 600,000 | — | 119,375 | — | 230,710 | 1,550,085 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald
W. Johnston(5)
Senior
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer
|
2008
|
172,158 | 68,750 | — | 58,326 | — | 4,943 | 304,177 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin
C. Connell
Senior
Vice President
Sales
and Marketing
|
2008
|
251,923 | 50,000 | — | 62,270 | — | 6,685 | 370,878 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
245,796 | — | — | 121,177 | 167,808 | 19,482 | 554,263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Keith
S. Omsberg
Vice
President,
General
Counsel
and
Secretary
|
2008
|
188,000 | 92,500 | — | 50,706 | — | 5,585 | 336,791 | |||||||||||||||||||||
David
E. Fountain(6)
Senior
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
2008
|
181,731 | — | — | 52,969 | — | 147,987 | 382,687 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
338,942 | 50,000 | — | 67,313 | 175,000 | 137,174 | 768,429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael
A. Lawler(7)
Senior
Vice President
Electronic
Payment
Processing
|
2008
|
232,442 | — | — | 71,313 | — | 272,008 | 575,763 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
234,402 | — | — | 67,845 | 21,000 | 5,606 | 328,853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Deanne
M. Tully (8)
Vice
President,
General
Counsel and
Corporate
Secretary
|
2008
|
110,846 | — | — | 21,507 | — | 255,696 | 388,049 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
219,117 | — | — | 48,805 | — | 5,204 | 273,126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven
M. Beckerman(9)
Senior
Vice President,
Government
Business
Process
Outsourcing
|
2008
|
221,692 | — | — | 106,356 | — | 464,947 | 792,995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
220,000 | — | — | 61,071 | — | 5,204 | 286,275 |
Name
|
Year
|
Employment
agreement
|
Discretionary
|
Total
bonus payout
|
|||||||||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
|
2008
|
$ | 166,667 | $ | 223,846 | $ | 390,513 | ||||||
2007
|
600,000 | — | 600,000 | ||||||||||
Ronald
W. Johnston
|
2008
|
68,750 | — | 68,750 | |||||||||
Kevin
C. Connell
|
2008
|
— | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
Keith
S. Omsberg
|
2008
|
— | 92,500 | 92,500 | |||||||||
David
E. Fountain
|
2007
|
— | 50,000 | 50,000 |
|
See
page 22 for additional information on bonus
payments.
|
|
(2) The
amounts included in these columns reflect the value of stock awards and
stock option awards that were recognized as an expense for financial
statement reporting purposes in fiscal 2008 and 2007, calculated pursuant
to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123R—Share-Based Payment,
excluding any estimate of forfeitures. Accordingly, the columns
include amounts relating to awards granted during and prior to the year
indicated. The following table summarizes the amounts shown in
the "Stock Awards" and "Option Awards" columns and the amount included for
each such award for fiscal 2008. Assumptions used in the
calculation of these amounts and the amounts for fiscal 2007 are included
in footnote 13 to the audited consolidated financial statements included
in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2008.
|
Stock
Awards
|
Option
Awards
|
||||||
Name
|
Date
of award
|
Total
number of shares underlying shares awarded (#)
|
Amount
included in fiscal 2008 ($)
|
Date
of award
|
Total
number of shares underlying options awarded (#)
|
Amount
included in fiscal 2008 ($)
|
|
Ronald
L. Rossetti
|
4/30/08
|
550,000
|
$ 264,583
|
—
|
—
|
$ —
|
|
Ronald
W. Johnston
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
7/1/08
|
200,000
|
58,326
|
|
Kevin
C. Connell
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
10/4/02
|
25,000
|
608
|
|
7/3/03
|
25,000
|
19,265
|
|||||
12/1/03
|
5,000
|
5,122
|
|||||
11/1/04
|
3,000
|
2,891
|
|||||
9/13/06
|
10,000
|
6,851
|
|||||
11/28/06
|
40,000
|
27,533
|
|||||
62,270
|
|||||||
Keith
S. Omsberg
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
12/1/03
|
3,000
|
3,073
|
|
11/1/04
|
3,000
|
2,891
|
|||||
9/13/06
|
10,000
|
6,582
|
|||||
10/1/07
|
30,000
|
24,453
|
|||||
12/10/07
|
20,000
|
12,437
|
|||||
50,706
|
|||||||
David
E. Fountain
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
8/12/05
|
75,000
|
35,655
|
|
8/24/06
|
40,000
|
17,314
|
|||||
52,969
|
|||||||
Michael
A. Lawler
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
11/1/04
|
50,000
|
48,179
|
|
8/24/06
|
40,000
|
23,134
|
|||||
71,313
|
|||||||
Deanne
M. Tully
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
12/1/03
|
10,000
|
5,124
|
|
11/1/04
|
10,000
|
4,819
|
|||||
8/24/06
|
40,000
|
11,564
|
|||||
21,507
|
|||||||
Steven
M. Beckerman
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4/7/06
|
50,000
|
62,439
|
|
8/24/06
|
40,000
|
43,917
|
|||||
106,356
|
Name
|
Year
|
Incentive
plan
|
Total
non-equity incentive payout
|
Kevin
C. Connell
|
2007
|
167,808
|
167,808
|
Michael
A. Lawler
|
2007
|
21,000
|
21,000
|
(4) Consists of:
· the
aggregate incremental cost to Tier of providing perquisites and other
personal benefits;
· company
matching contributions under 401(k) plans;
· tax
reimbursement payments relating to certain business and non-business
travel; and
· severance
expenses.
The following table summarizes the amounts shown in the "All Other
Compensation" column:
|
Name
|
Year
|
Perquisites
(a)
|
401(k)
|
Tax
reimbursement
|
Severance
(b)
|
Total
all other compensation
|
|||||||||||||||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
|
2008
|
$ | 183,338 | $ | 6,900 | $ | 88,125 | $ | — | $ | 278,363 | ||||||||||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
|
2007
|
191,435 | 6,750 | 32,525 | — | 230,710 | |||||||||||||||
Ronald
W. Johnston
|
2008
|
— | 4,943 | — | — | 4,943 | |||||||||||||||
Kevin
C. Connell
|
2008
|
— | 6,685 | — | — | 6,685 | |||||||||||||||
Kevin
C. Connell
|
2007
|
13,648 | 5,834 | — | — | 19,482 | |||||||||||||||
Keith
S. Omsberg
|
2008
|
— | 5,585 | — | — | 5,585 | |||||||||||||||
David
E. Fountain
|
2008
|
40,371 | 5,574 | 23,921 | 78,121 | 147,987 | |||||||||||||||
David
E. Fountain
|
2007
|
88,310 | 6,750 | 42,114 | — | 137,174 | |||||||||||||||
Michael
A. Lawler
|
2008
|
— | 6,750 | — | 265,258 | 272,008 | |||||||||||||||
Michael
A. Lawler
|
2007
|
— | 5,606 | — | — | 5,606 | |||||||||||||||
Deanne
M. Tully
|
2008
|
— | 4,173 | — | 251,523 | 255,696 | |||||||||||||||
Deanne
M. Tully
|
2007
|
— | 5,204 | — | — | 5,204 | |||||||||||||||
Steven
M. Beckerman
|
2008
|
— | 6,600 | — | 458,347 | 464,947 | |||||||||||||||
Steven
M. Beckerman
|
2007
|
— | 5,204 | — | — | 5,204 |
(a) See
Perquisites and
Benefits in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis on
page 25 for a discussion on perquisites provided to
executives. Perquisites include:
· expenses
for corporate apartments, including utilities;
· air
and ground transportation, meals and lodging for personal travel;
and
· legal
consultation fees relating to negotiation and review of employment
agreement.
The
following table summarizes the amounts shown in the "Perquisites"
column:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Year
|
Corporate
apartment
|
Travel
|
Legal
consultation
|
Other
|
||||||||||||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
|
2008
|
$ | 39,096 | $ | 113,431 | $ | 30,811 | $ | — | ||||||||
Ronald
L. Rossetti *
|
2007
|
41,232 | 130,375 | 19,828 | — | ||||||||||||
Kevin
C. Connell *
|
2008
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
2007
|
— | 13,648 | — | — | |||||||||||||
David
E. Fountain
|
2008
|
20,420 | 19,951 | — | — | ||||||||||||
David
E. Fountain
|
2007
|
34,166 | 32,144 | 22,000 | — | ||||||||||||
* Includes
travel by chartered private jet for business meeting which Mr. Connell and
Mr. Rossetti attended. Total cost was $27,295 and is split equally
between Mr. Connell and Mr. Rossetti.
|
|||||||||||||||||
(b)
The amount in the severance column consists of severance payments and
reimbursement for personal time off accrued but not used as of termination
date.
|
Estimated
future payouts under
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards (1)
|
All
other stock awards: Number of shares of stock(#) (5)
|
All
other option awards: Number of Securities Underlying
Options(#)
|
||||||
Name
|
Grant
date
|
Threshold
($) (2)
|
Target
($)
(3)
|
Maximum
($)(4)
|
Exercise
or base price of option awards ($) (6)
|
Grant
date fair value of stock and option awards ($) (7)
|
||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
|
04/30/08(8)
|
$ —
|
$ —
|
$ —
|
550,000
|
—
|
$ —
|
$ —
|
Ronald
W. Johnston
|
07/01/08(9)
|
—
|
68,750
|
103,125
|
—
|
200,000
|
8.01
|
701,840
|
Kevin
C. Connell
|
12/10/07(10)
|
34,321
|
57,051
|
114,103
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Keith
S. Omsberg
|
12/10/07(11)
|
9,870
|
16,450
|
32,900
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
10/01/07(12)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
30,000
|
10.20
|
127,614
|
|
12/10/07(12)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
20,000
|
9.25
|
77,152
|
|
David
E. Fountain
|
12/10/07(13)
|
47,923
|
79,872
|
159,744
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Michael
A. Lawler
|
12/10/07(14)
|
32,451
|
54,085
|
108,170
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Deanne
M. Tully
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Steven
M. Beckerman
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1)
For additional information concerning performance metrics and payouts of
non-equity incentive plan awards see page 21.
|
(2)
The threshold amount represents the amounts payable to the executive
if we met a specific percentage of our corporate performance goal and
practice unit performance goal, if applicable, for fiscal 2008 under the
applicable plans.
|
(3)
The target amount represents the amounts payable to the executive if we
met our corporate performance goal and, if applicable, practice
unit performance goal for fiscal 2008 under the applicable
plans.
|
(4)
The maximum estimated future payout for Mr. Johnston was 75% of his base
salary from April 2008 – September 2008. The maximum estimated
future payout for Messrs. Connell, Fountain and Lawler represent the
amounts payable to the executive if we met 107% of our corporate
performance goal, and , if applicable, practice unit performance
goal.
|
(5)
The shares vest April 30, 2011 provided the following share price
performance targets are met and maintained for 60 consecutive days:
180,000 shares at share target price of $11, 185,000 shares at share
target price of $13, and 185,000 shares at target price of
$15. Of the 185,000 shares at target price of $15, 50,000
shares are intended to be settled in cash.
|
(6)
The exercise price of the options granted to the individuals shown above
was the closing price of Tier's common stock on the day prior to the grant
date.
|
(7)
Represents the full grant date fair value of each equity-based award,
computed in accordance with SFAS 123R.
|
(8)
Awarded under the terms of Mr. Rossetti’s employment
agreement.
|
(9)
Awarded under the terms of Mr. Johnston’s employment
agreement.
|
(10) Awarded
under the MIP, adopted by the Compensation Committee on December 10,
2007. On July 22, 2008, the Committee determined the
performance metrics would not be met and no awards were made
under the MIP.
|
(11) Awarded
under the MIP, adopted by the Compensation Committee on December 10,
2007. On July 22, 2008, the Committee determined the
performance metrics would not be met and no awards were made under the
MIP.
|
(12) Award
under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive
Plan.
|
(13) Awarded
under the MIP, adopted by the Compensation Committee on December 10,
2007. On July 22, 2008, the Committee determined the
performance metrics would not be met and no awards were made under the
MIP.
|
(14) Awarded
under the MIP, adopted by the Compensation Committee on December 10,
2007. On July 22, 2008, the Committee determined the
performance metrics would not be met and no awards were made under the
MIP.
|
(15) These
options were awarded to Mr. Johnston upon his hire. These
options vest as to 34% of the underlying shares the first year and 33%
each subsequent year on the anniversary of the date granted and expire in
ten years.
|
(16) Of
the 50,000 total options awarded to Mr. Omsberg, 20,000 were merit based
and 30,000 were awarded in connection with his promotion to Corporate
Secretary. These options vest as to 20% on the anniversary of
the date granted and expire in ten
years.
|
Option
Awards
|
Stock
Awards
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Number
of securities underlying unexercised options
(#)
Exercisable
|
Number
of securities underlying unexercised options
(#)
Unexercisable
(a)
|
Option
exercise price
($)
|
Option
expiration date
|
Number
of shares or units of stock that have not vested (#)
|
Market
value of shares or units of stock that have not vested ($)
|
Equity
incentive plan awards: Number of unearned shares, units, or other rights
that have not vested (#) (b)
|
Equity
incentive plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or
other rights that have not vested ($) (c)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
|
10,000 | — | $ | 17.75 |
01/27/09
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | — | 6.81 |
07/25/09
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,000 | — | 6.94 |
01/21/11
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 | — | 19.56 |
01/22/12
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10,000 | — | 13.75 |
01/30/13
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15,000 | — | 8.62 |
01/27/14
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5,000 | — | 9.77 |
10/07/14
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20,000 | — | 8.30 |
06/29/15
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
300,000 | — | 5.50 |
07/25/16
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
180,000 | $ | 1,324,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
185,000 | 1,361,600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50,000 | (d) | $ | 368,000 | 135,000 | (d) | 993,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
415,000 | — | 50,000 | 500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald
W. Johnston
|
— | 200,000 | (1) | 8.01 |
06/30/18
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin
C. Connell
|
25,000 | — | 16.90 |
10/03/12
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,000 | — | 7.86 |
07/02/13
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4,000 | 1,000 | (2) | 7.81 |
11/30/13
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,800 | 1,200 | (3) | 8.60 |
10/31/14
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4,000 | 6,000 | (3) | 7.05 |
09/12/16
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,000 | 32,000 | (5) | 7.10 |
11/27/16
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67,800 | 40,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keith
Omsberg
|
2,500 | — | 16.04 |
07/04/12
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2,400 | 600 | (6) | 7.81 |
11/30/13
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,800 | 1,200 | (7) | 8.60 |
10/31/14
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4,000 | 6,000 | (8) | 7.05 |
09/12/16
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 30,000 | (9) | 10.20 |
09/30/17
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 20,000 | (10) | 9.25 |
12/09/17
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26,900 | 57,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David
E. Fountain
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael
A. Lawler (e)
|
30,000 | — | 8.60 |
10/31/14
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16,000 | — | 5.95 |
08/23/16
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46,000 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deanne
M. Tully
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven
M. Beckerman (f)
|
30,000 | — | 8.70 |
04/06/16
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24,000 | — | 5.95 |
08/23/16
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54,000 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Footnote
reference
|
Vesting
date
|
Number
|
||||||
Ronald
W. Johnston
|
(1) |
07/01/09
|
66,666 | ||||||
07/01/10
|
66,667 | ||||||||
07/01/11
|
66,667 | ||||||||
Kevin
C. Connell
|
(2) |
12/01/08
|
1,000 | ||||||
(3) |
11/01/08
|
600 | |||||||
11/01/09
|
600 | ||||||||
(4) |
09/13/09
|
2,000 | |||||||
09/13/10
|
2,000 | ||||||||
09/13/11
|
2,000 | ||||||||
(5) |
11/28/08
|
8,000 | |||||||
11/28/09
|
8,000 | ||||||||
11/28/10
|
8,000 | ||||||||
11/28/11
|
8,000 | ||||||||
Keith
S. Omsberg
|
(6) |
12/01/08
|
600 | ||||||
(7) |
11/01/08
|
600 | |||||||
11/01/09
|
600 | ||||||||
(8) |
09/13/09
|
2,000 | |||||||
09/13/10
|
2,000 | ||||||||
09/13/11
|
2,000 | ||||||||
(9) |
10/01/08
|
6,000 | |||||||
10/01/09
|
6,000 | ||||||||
10/01/10
|
6,000 | ||||||||
10/01/11
|
6,000 | ||||||||
10/01/12
|
6,000 | ||||||||
(10) |
12/10/08
|
4,000 | |||||||
12/10/09
|
4,000 | ||||||||
12/10/10
|
4,000 | ||||||||
12/10/11
|
4,000 | ||||||||
12/10/12
|
4,000 |
Share
price performance target
|
Number
of units
|
$ 11
|
180,000
|
13
|
185,000
|
15
|
185,000
(c)
|
Option
awards
|
||||||||
Name
|
Number
of shares acquired on exercise (#)
|
Value
realized on exercise ($)
|
||||||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
|
— | $ | — | |||||
Ronald
W. Johnston
|
— | — | ||||||
Kevin
C. Connell
|
— | — | ||||||
Keith
S. Omsberg
|
— | — | ||||||
David
E. Fountain
|
150 | 323 | ||||||
200 | 462 | |||||||
1,349 | 2,765 | |||||||
4,900 | 10,633 | |||||||
1,400 | 3,220 | |||||||
7,999 | 17,403 | |||||||
Michael
A. Lawler
|
— | — | ||||||
Deanne
M. Tully
|
8,000 | 15,600 | ||||||
Steven
M. Beckerman
|
— | — |
·
|
a
conviction of the named executive officer of, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the
named executive officer to, any
felony;
|
·
|
an
intentional violation by the named executive officer of federal or state
securities laws;
|
·
|
willful
misconduct or gross negligence by the named executive officer that has or
is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on
Tier;
|
·
|
a
failure of the named executive officer to perform his or her reasonably
assigned duties for Tier that has or is reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on Tier;
|
·
|
a
material violation by the named executive officer of any material
provision of our Business Code of Conduct (or successor policies on
similar topics) or any other applicable policies in
place;
|
·
|
a
violation by the named executive officer of any provision of our
Proprietary and Confidential Information, Developments, Noncompetition and
Nonsolicitation Agreement with the named executive officers;
or
|
·
|
fraud,
embezzlement, theft or dishonesty by the named executive officer against
Tier.
|
·
|
any
reduction in the named executive officer's base
salary;
|
·
|
any
material diminution of the named executive officer's duties,
responsibilities, powers, or
authorities;
|
·
|
any
relocation of his or her principal place of employment by more than 50
miles or requirement that the executive relocate his or her principal
place of residence by more than 50 miles;
or
|
·
|
a
material breach by Tier of any material provision of the employment
agreement.
|
Benefits
and payments upon termination
|
Voluntary
termination(1)
|
Involuntary
for cause termination(1)
|
Involuntary
not for cause termination(2)
|
Voluntary
termination with good reason(2)
|
Death
or disability(3)
|
Change
of control(4)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Salary
|
$ | 10,769 | $ | 10,769 | $ | 410,769 | $ | 410,769 | $ | 410,769 | $ | 810,769 | ||||||||||||
Bonus
|
166,667 | 166,667 | 949,743 | 949,743 | 558,205 | 783,076 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock
options(5)
|
579,500 | 579,500 | 579,500 | 579,500 | 579,500 | 579,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Restricted
stock units(6)
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Health
benefits
|
— | — | 12,000 | 12,000 | — | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Perquisites
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued
PTO
|
(13,729 | ) | (13,729 | ) | (13,729 | ) | (13,729 | ) | (13,729 | ) | (13,729 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 743,207 | $ | 743,207 | $ | 1,938,283 | $ | 1,938,283 | $ | 1,534,745 | $ | 2,171,616 | ||||||||||||
(1) Amounts reflect maximum salary
earned and prior year bonus accrued but not paid prior to date of
termination and personal time off accrued through date of
occurrence.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2)
Amounts reflect maximum salary earned and prior year bonus accrued but not
yet paid prior to date of termination, one year base salary, bonus equal
to average historic bonus prorated for number of months worked prior to
occurrence, bonus equal to average historic bonus, immediate vesting of
all stock options, restricted stock grants and restricted stock units
already issued under Mr. Rossetti’s Enterprise Value Award, or the EVA
plan, twelve months continuation of health benefits and personal time off
accrued through September 30, 2008.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3)
Amounts reflect maximum salary earned and prior year bonus accrued but not
paid prior to date of termination, one year base salary and bonus equal to
average annual bonus paid for the previous three years, or average
historic bonus and immediate vesting of all stock options, restricted
stock grants, restricted stock units already issued under the EVA plan and
personal time off accrued through September 30, 2008.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(4)
Amounts reflect two times (a) the base salary plus (b) bonus equal to
average historic bonus, immediate vesting of any stock options, restricted
stock grants and restricted stock units already issued under the EVA plan,
twelve months continuation of health benefits and personal time off
accrued through September 30, 2008.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(5)
The amount represents the value of vested options as of September 30,
2008 at a closing price of $7.36.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(6)
As of September 30, 2008, the target price for the vesting of the
restricted stock units had not been met, therefore all units were
considered unvested.
|
Benefits
and payments upon termination
|
Voluntary
termination(1)
|
Involuntary
for cause termination(1)
|
Involuntary
not for cause termination(2)
|
Voluntary
termination with good reason (2)
|
Death
or disability(2)
|
Change
of control(3)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Salary
|
$ | 7,404 | $ | 7,404 | $ | 282,404 | $ | 282,404 | $ | 282,404 | $ | 557,404 | ||||||||||||
Bonus
|
68,750 | 68,750 | 68,750 | 68,750 | 68,750 | 68,750 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock
options(4)
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Health
benefits
|
— | — | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Perquisites
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued
PTO
|
12,684 | 12,684 | 12,684 | 12,684 | 12,684 | 12,684 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 88,838 | $ | 88,838 | $ | 375,838 | $ | 375,838 | $ | 375,838 | $ | 656,838 | ||||||||||||
(1) Amounts reflect maximum salary
earned but not paid prior to date of termination, accrued prior year bonus
not paid prior to date of termination date and personal time off accrued
through date of occurrence.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2)
Amounts reflect maximum salary earned but not paid prior to date of
termination, accrued prior year bonus not paid prior to date of
termination, one year base salary, twelve months continuation of health
benefits and personal time off accrued through September 30,
2008.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3)
Amounts reflect maximum salary earned but not paid prior to date of
termination, accrued prior year bonus not paid prior to date of
termination, two times (a) base salary and (b) bonus equal to average
historic bonus, bonus equal to average historic bonus prorated for the
number of months worked, immediate vesting of any stock options, eighteen
months continuation of health benefits and personal time off accrued
through September 30, 2008.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) The
amount represents the value of vested options as of September 30,
2008 at a closing price of $7.36.
|
Benefits
and payments upon termination
|
Voluntary
termination (1)
|
Involuntary
for cause termination (1)
|
Involuntary
not for cause termination (2)
|
Voluntary
termination with good reason (2)
|
Death
or disability (2)
|
Change
of control (3)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Salary
|
$ | 6,731 | $ | 6,731 | $ | 256,731 | $ | 256,731 | $ | 256,731 | $ | 506,731 | ||||||||||||
Bonus
|
— | — | — | — | — | 335,616 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock
options (4)
|
3,320 | 3,320 | 3,320 | 3,320 | 3,320 | 8,100 | ||||||||||||||||||
Health
benefits
|
— | — | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Perquisites
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued
PTO
|
42,067 | 42,067 | 42,067 | 42,067 | 42,067 | 42,067 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 52,118 | $ | 52,118 | $ | 314,118 | $ | 314,118 | $ | 314,118 | $ | 910,514 | ||||||||||||
(1)
Amounts reflect maximum salary earned but not yet paid prior to date of
termination, accrued prior year bonus not yet paid prior to date of
termination and personal time off accrued through September 30,
2008.
|
(2)
Amounts reflect maximum salary earned but not yet paid prior to date of
termination, accrued prior year bonus not yet paid prior to date of
termination, one year base salary, twelve months continued health benefits
and personal time off accrued through September 30,
2008.
|
(3)
Mr. Connell's change of control amounts reflect maximum salary earned but
not yet paid prior to date of termination, accrued prior year bonus not
yet paid prior to date of termination, two times (a) base salary and (b)
bonus equal to the average bonus paid over the last three years, immediate
vesting of options that would have vested within eighteen months of
September 30, 2008, eighteen months continued health benefits and
personal time off accrued through September 30,
2008.
|
(4)
The amount represents the value of vested options as of September 30,
2008 at a closing price of $7.36.
|
Benefits
and payments upon termination
|
Voluntary
termination (1)
|
Involuntary
for cause termination(1)
|
Involuntary
not for cause termination (2)
|
Voluntary
termination with good reason (2)
|
Death
or disability (2)
|
Change
of control (3)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Salary
|
$ | 5,115 | $ | 5,115 | $ | 195,115 | $ | 195,115 | $ | 195,115 | $ | 385,115 | ||||||||||||
Bonus
|
— | — | — | — | — | 67,466 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock
options (4)
|
1,240 | 1,240 | 1,240 | 1,240 | 1,240 | 1,860 | ||||||||||||||||||
Health
benefits
|
— | — | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Perquisites
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued
PTO
|
17,717 | 17,717 | 17,717 | 17,717 | 17,717 | 17,717 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 24,072 | $ | 24,072 | $ | 226,072 | $ | 226,072 | $ | 226,072 | $ | 490,158 |
(1)
Amounts reflect maximum salary earned but not yet paid prior to date of
termination, accrued prior year bonus not yet paid prior to date of
termination and personal time off accrued through September 30,
2008.
|
(2)
Amounts reflect maximum salary earned but not yet paid prior to date of
termination, accrued prior year bonus not yet paid prior to date of
termination, one year base salary, twelve months continued health benefits
and personal time off accrued through September 30,
2008.
|
(3)
Amounts reflect maximum salary earned but not yet paid prior to date of
termination, accrued prior year bonus not yet paid prior to date of
termination, two times (a) base salary and (b) bonus equal to the average
bonus paid over the preceding three years, immediate vesting of options
that would have vested within eighteen months of September 30, 2008,
eighteen months continued health benefits and personal time off accrued
through September 30, 2008.
|
(4)
The amount represents the value of vested options as of September 30,
2008 at a closing price of $7.36.
|
Pay
component
|
Fiscal
2008
|
Effective
October
1, 2008
|
||||||
Board
retainer (payable quarterly in arrears)
|
$ | 15,000 | $ | 20,000 | ||||
Board
member fee (per meeting)
|
||||||||
In-person
meeting
|
1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
Telephonic
meeting
|
1,000 | 500 | ||||||
Committee
chair retainer (payable quarterly in arrears)
|
||||||||
Audit
committee
|
5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
All
other committees
|
— | 2,500 | ||||||
Committee
meeting fee (per meeting)
|
||||||||
In-person
meeting
|
1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
Telephonic
meeting
|
1,000 | 500 | ||||||
Lead
director retainer (payable quarterly in arrears)
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
·
|
Death
and disability—Pro rata vesting; immediate
payout
|
·
|
Voluntary
resignation—Pro rata vesting; payable at end of 3-year vesting
period
|
·
|
Termination
for cause—Forfeit entire award
|
·
|
Change-in-control—100%
vesting, payable on date of
change-in-control
|
Name
|
Fees
earned or paid in cash ($)
|
Option
awards ($) (1)
(2)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||
Charles
W. Berger (Chair Audit
Committee)
|
$ | 54,000 | $ | 153,497 | $ | 207,497 | ||||||
Samuel
Cabot III (Chair
Compensation Committee and Lead Director)
|
56,000 | 153,497 | 209,497 | |||||||||
John
J. Delucca
|
35,750 | 63,326 | 99,076 | |||||||||
Morgan
P. Guenther (Chair
Special Committee for Divestitures and Chair Governance and Nominating
Committee)
|
67,000 | 153,497 | 220,497 | |||||||||
Philip
G. Heasley
|
3,750 | 35,422 | 39,172 | |||||||||
T.
Michael Scott(3)
|
21,250 | 90,171 | 111,421 | |||||||||
Bruce
R. Spector(3)
|
21,250 | 90,171 | 111,421 | |||||||||
James
R. Stone(4)
|
31,750 | 63,326 | 95,076 |
|
(1)
The amounts included in this column reflect the value of option awards
that were recognized as an expense for financial statement reporting
purposes in fiscal 2008, calculated pursuant to SFAS
123R. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are
included in footnote 13 to the audited consolidated financial statements
included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2008. The following table sets forth each option
award represented in the column and the amount included for each such
award:
|
Name
|
Date
of award
|
Number
of shares underlying options (#)
|
Amount
included in fiscal 2008 ($)
|
||||||
Charles
W. Berger
|
08/24/06
|
40,000 | * | $ | 90,171 | ||||
02/28/08
|
20,000 | 63,326 | |||||||
Samuel
Cabot III
|
08/24/06
|
40,000 | * | 90,171 | |||||
02/28/08
|
20,000 | 63,326 | |||||||
John
J. Delucca
|
02/28/08
|
20,000 | 63,326 | ||||||
Morgan
P. Guenther
|
08/24/06
|
40,000 | * | 90,171 | |||||
02/28/08
|
20,000 | 63,326 | |||||||
Philip
G. Heasley
|
08/01/08
|
10,002 | 35,422 | ||||||
T.
Michael Scott
|
08/24/06
|
40,000 | * | 90,171 | |||||
Bruce
R. Spector
|
08/24/06
|
40,000 | * | 90,171 | |||||
James
R. Stone
|
02/28/08
|
20,000 | 63,326 | ||||||
*
On August 24, 2006, our non-employee Board members were granted options to
purchase 40,000 shares of common stock, which vest as to 20% of the
underlying shares granted on the anniversary of the grant date. On
December 10, 2007, the Compensation Committee passed a resolution to
accelerate the vesting of these options effective December 7,
2007.
|
Name
|
Options
outstanding (#)
|
|||
Charles
W. Berger
|
140,000 | |||
Samuel
Cabot III
|
200,000 | |||
John
J. Delucca
|
40,000 | |||
Morgan
P. Guenther
|
150,000 | |||
Philip
G. Heasley
|
10,002 | |||
James
R. Stone
|
38,337 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Audit
Fees(1)
|
$ | 251 | $ | 346 | ||||
Audit
Related Fees(2)
|
272 | 230 | ||||||
Tax
Fees
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All
Other Fees
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Total
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$ | 523 | $ | 576 | ||||
(1) Represents
fees for the audit of our financial statements, review of our quarterly
financial statements, and advice on accounting matters directly related to
the audit and audit services provided in connection with other statutory
and regulatory filings.
(2) Represents
fees associated with the audit of our internal controls over financial
reporting to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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The
rights plan is intended to enhance shareholder value and protect all the
company’s shareholders from an unfair or coercive offer to acquire the
company.
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The
bylaw amendment that has been requested would permit the holders of a
small minority of Tier stock to impose their own agenda, and the costs and
disruptions of a special meeting, on all
shareholders.
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A
study by J.P. Morgan published in 2001, analyzing 397 acquisitions of U.S.
public companies from 1997 to 2000, found that companies with rights plans
in place received a median premium of 35.9% compared to 31.9% for
companies without a rights plan.
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A
more recent study, based upon data from transactions in the period from
January 1, 2002 to June 30, 2005, concluded that companies with
rights plans on average commanded higher takeover premiums than companies
without such plans.
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A
2004 report by the Investor Responsibility Research Center (“IRRC”)
concluded that “evidence is increasingly strong that, in general,
companies with poison pills receive higher premiums in takeover situations
than do those that do not.”
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A
1997 study published by Georgeson & Company of takeover premiums
during the period from 1992 to 1996 also concluded that premiums paid to
acquire target companies with rights plans were higher than premiums paid
for target companies that did not have such
plans.
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Each
of your directors is elected
annually.
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Shareholders
may propose business to be conducted at the annual
meeting.
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Shareholders
may act by written consent at any
time.
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We
hold conference calls, which are open to all shareholders, after we file
our quarterly and annual reports with the
SEC.
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We
receive letters from shareholders, and letters raising issues of general
concern are promptly forwarded to all of the
directors.
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Where
appropriate, we take other actions to ensure that shareholders are able to
communicate directly with the
Board.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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Keith
S. Omsberg
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Secretary
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February XX,
2009
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Name
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Business
Address
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Charles
W. Berger
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c/o
Tier Technologies, Inc., 10780 Parkridge Blvd., Suite 400, Reston,
VA 20191
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Samuel
Cabot III
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c/o
Tier Technologies, Inc., 10780 Parkridge Blvd., Suite 400, Reston,
VA 20191
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John
J. Delucca
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c/o
Tier Technologies, Inc., 10780 Parkridge Blvd., Suite 400, Reston,
VA 20191
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Morgan
P. Guenther
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c/o
Tier Technologies, Inc., 10780 Parkridge Blvd., Suite 400, Reston,
VA 20191
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Philip
G. Heasley
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c/o
Tier Technologies, Inc., 10780 Parkridge Blvd., Suite 400, Reston,
VA 20191
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David
A. Poe
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c/o
Tier Technologies, Inc., 10780 Parkridge Blvd., Suite 400, Reston,
VA 20191
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Ronald
L. Rossetti
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c/o
Tier Technologies, Inc., 10780 Parkridge Blvd., Suite 400, Reston,
VA 20191
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James
R. Stone
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c/o
Tier Technologies, Inc., 10780 Parkridge Blvd., Suite 400, Reston,
VA 20191
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Name
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Principal
Occupation
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Ronald
L. Rossetti
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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Ronald
W. Johnston
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Nina
K. Vellayan
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Chief
Operating Officer
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Kevin
C. Connell
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Senior
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
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Keith
S. Kendrick
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Senior
Vice President, Strategic Marketing
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Keith
S. Omsberg
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Vice
President, General Counsel, and
Secretary
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Name
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Date
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Number
of Shares
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Transaction
Type
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Charles
W. Berger
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Samuel
Cabot III
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02/27/07
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5,000 | (1 | ) | ||||||||
07/31/07
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10,000 | (1 | ) | |||||||||
John
J. Delucca
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— | — | — | |||||||||
Morgan
P. Guenther
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— | — | — | |||||||||
Philip
G. Heasley
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— | — | — | |||||||||
David
A. Poe
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— | — | — | |||||||||
Ronald
L. Rossetti
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02/27/07
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5,000 | (1 | ) | |||||||||
07/31/07
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10,000 | (1 | ) | |||||||||
09/05/08
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2,900 | (2 | ) | |||||||||
09/08/08
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50 | (2 | ) | |||||||||
09/09/08
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1,115 | (2 | ) | |||||||||
09/10/08
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3,000 | (2 | ) | |||||||||
09/11/08
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2,600 | (2 | ) | |||||||||
09/12/08
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2,200 | (2 | ) | |||||||||
09/15/08
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500 | (2 | ) | |||||||||
James
R. Stone
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— | — | — | |||||||||
Ronald
W. Johnston
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— | — | — | |||||||||
Nina
K. Vellayan
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— | — | — | |||||||||
Kevin
C. Connell
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— | — | — | |||||||||
Keith
S. Kendrick
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— | — | — | |||||||||
Keith
S. Omsberg
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— | — | — | |||||||||
(1) Acquired
— Option exercise
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(2) Acquired
— Open market purchase
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upon
termination of employment by Tier for disability or termination of
employment by death, each of Ms. Vellayan and Mr. Kendrick will be
entitled to one times the base salary in effect on the date of
termination, payment of any accrued prior year bonus and twelve months
continuation of health benefits;
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upon
termination of employment by Tier without cause or by the individual with
good reason, each of Ms. Vellayan and Mr. Kendrick will be entitled to one
times the base salary in effect on the date of termination, payment of any
accrued prior year bonus and twelve months continuation of health
benefits; and
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upon
termination of employment by Tier after a change in control, each of Ms.
Vellayan and Mr. Kendrick will be entitled to two times the base salary in
effect on the date of termination, two times the average annual bonus paid
to the individual, payment of any accrued prior year bonus, immediate
vesting of all options or stock awards and eighteen months
continuation of health benefits.
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Nina
K. Vellayan, our Chief Operating Officer, is employed pursuant to an
employment agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.34 to our Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed on December 10, 2008;
and
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Keith
S. Kendrick, our Senior Vice President – Strategic Marketing, is employed
pursuant to an employment agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to a
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7,
2008.
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