seachange_def14a.htm
SCHEDULE 14A
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
 
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SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
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SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
50 Nagog Park
Acton, Massachusetts 01720
 
NOTICE OF 2010 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JULY 15, 2010
 
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of SeaChange International, Inc. (“SeaChange” or the “Company”) will be held at SeaChange’s offices, located at 50 Nagog Park, Acton, Massachusetts 01720, on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., local time, to consider and act upon each of the following matters:
 
      1.       To elect the three members named in the proxy statement to the Board of Directors to serve for three-year terms as Class II Directors.
 
2.   To ratify the appointment of SeaChange’s independent registered public accounting firm.
 
3.   To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
 
Stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting shall be determined as of the close of business on May 18, 2010, the record date fixed by the Board of Directors for such purpose.
 
IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND:
 
Please call Martha Schaefer at (978) 897-0100 if you plan to attend. Please bring valid picture identification, such as a driver’s license or passport. Stockholders holding stock in brokerage accounts (“street name” holders) will also need to bring a copy of a brokerage statement reflecting stock ownership as of the record date. Cameras, cell phones, recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted at the meeting.
 
By Order of the Board of Directors
 
Kevin M. Bisson
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Senior
Vice President, Finance and Administration

Acton, Massachusetts
June 4, 2010
 
Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting, please complete, date and sign the enclosed proxy and mail it promptly in the enclosed envelope to ensure representation of your shares. No postage need be affixed if the proxy is mailed in the United States. If you are the registered holder of the shares, you may rather choose to vote via the Internet or by telephone. If your shares are held in a bank or brokerage account, you may be eligible to vote electronically or by telephone. Please refer to the enclosed form for instructions.
 


2010 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
PROXY STATEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Information Regarding Voting and Proxies       1
 
OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 3
 
Securities Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management 3
 
PROPOSAL NO. I - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 6
 
Class II Directors (Terms Expire at 2010 Annual Meeting) 6
 
Class I Directors (Terms Expire at 2012 Annual Meeting) 7
 
Class III Directors (Terms Expire at 2011 Annual Meeting) 8
     
Arrangements or Understandings Regarding the Selection of Certain Directors   9
 
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 11
 
Determination of Director Independence 11
 
Stockholder Proposals 11
 
Availability of Corporate Governance Documents 11
 
Board Meetings 12
 
Board Leadership Structure and the Lead Director 12
 
Board Oversight of Risk 12
 
Board Committees 12
 
       Audit Committee 13
       Compensation Committee 13
       Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee 13
       Qualifications of Director Candidates 14
       Procedures for Stockholders to Recommend Director Candidates 14
       Process for Stockholders to Communicate with Directors 14
 
Compensation of Directors 15
 
Report of the Audit Committee 17
 
INFORMATION CONCERNING EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 19
 
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 21
 
Overview 21
 
Setting Executive Compensation 21
 
Fiscal 2010 Executive Compensation Components 22
 
       Base Salary 23
       Performance-Based Incentive Compensation 23
       Change in Control and Termination Benefits 26
       General Employee Welfare Benefits 27

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Fiscal 2011 Executive Compensation Components       27
 
Tax and Accounting Implications 29
 
Summary Compensation Table 29
 
Grants of Plan-Based Awards 31
 
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 32
 
Option Exercises and Stock Vested 34
 
Pension Benefits 35
 
Nonqualifed Deferred Compensation 35
 
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control 35
 
Compensation Committee Report 37
 
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation 37
 
PROPOSAL NO. II - RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
38
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2011 38
 
Principal Accountant Fees and Services 38
 
OTHER MATTERS 40
 
Expenses and Solicitation 40
 
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance 40
 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 40

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SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
50 Nagog Park
Acton, Massachusetts 01720
 
 
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JULY 15, 2010
 

June 4, 2010
 
Proxies in the form enclosed with this proxy statement are solicited by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SeaChange International, Inc. for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on Thursday, July 15, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., local time, at SeaChange’s offices, located at 50 Nagog Park, Acton, Massachusetts 01720.
 
Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 18, 2010 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
 
SeaChange is pleased to take advantage of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) rules that allow companies to furnish their proxy materials over the Internet. We believe that this process allows SeaChange to provide its stockholders with the information they need in a timelier manner, while reducing the environmental impact and lowering the costs of printing and distributing its proxy materials.
 
As a result, SeaChange is mailing to most of its stockholders of record entitled to vote at the annual meeting on or about June 4, 2010 a Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials (sometimes referred to as the “Notice”) instead of a paper copy of this proxy statement and SeaChange’s 2010 Annual Report. The Notice contains instructions on how to access those documents over the Internet. The balance of SeaChange’s stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting will be mailed on or about June 9, 2010 a printed copy of the proxy materials together with a copy of the Notice.
 
Information Regarding Voting and Proxies
 
Stockholders may vote in one of the following three ways:
 
(1) if you receive a copy of the proxy materials by mail, by completing, signing and dating the enclosed proxy card and returning it in the enclosed postage paid envelope by return mail;
 
(2) by completing a proxy using the toll-free telephone number listed on the proxy card or Notice; or
 
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(3) by completing a proxy on the Internet at the address listed on the proxy card or Notice.
 
Any proxy may be revoked by a stockholder at any time before its exercise by either delivering written revocation or a later dated proxy to the Secretary of SeaChange, entering a new vote by Internet or telephone, or attending the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and voting in person. Only your latest dated proxy will count.
 
All properly completed proxy forms returned in time to be cast at the Annual Meeting will be voted. With respect to the election of the Class II Directors, any stockholder submitting a proxy has a right to withhold authority to vote for a nominee by indicating this in the space provided on the proxy. The stockholders will also consider and vote upon a proposal put forth by the Board to ratify the selection of SeaChange’s independent registered public accounting firm. Where a choice has been specified on the proxy card with respect to each proposal, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with your specifications. If no specification is indicated on the proxy card, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted FOR the nominees named herein for election to the Board of Directors to serve as Class II Directors and FOR the proposal to approve the ratification of the selection of SeaChange’s independent registered public accounting firm.
 
A majority in interest of the outstanding shares represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Votes withheld from any nominee, abstentions and broker “non-votes” are counted as present or represented for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the meeting. A “non-vote” occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner votes on one proposal, but does not vote on another proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting. On all other matters being submitted to stockholders, an affirmative vote of at least a majority of the shares present, in person or represented by proxy, and voting on that matter is required for approval or ratification. An automated system administered by SeaChange’s transfer agent tabulates the votes. The vote on each matter submitted to stockholders is tabulated separately. Abstentions, as well as broker “non-votes” are not considered to have been voted for such matters and have the practical effect of reducing the number of affirmative votes required to achieve a majority for such matters by reducing the total number of shares from which the majority is calculated.
 
The Board of Directors knows of no other matter to be presented at the Annual Meeting. If any other matter should be presented at the Annual Meeting upon which a vote properly may be taken, shares represented by all proxies received by the Board of Directors will be voted with respect thereto in accordance with the judgment of the persons named as proxies and in accordance with the SEC’s proxy rules. The persons named as proxies, William C. Styslinger, III and Kevin M. Bisson, were selected by the Board of Directors and are officers of SeaChange. See “Stockholder Proposals” herein at page 11.
 
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OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
 
Securities Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management
 
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of SeaChange common stock as of May 18, 2010 by:
Except for the named executive officers and directors, none of these persons or entities has a relationship with SeaChange. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person or entity named in the table is c/o SeaChange International, Inc., 50 Nagog Park, Acton, Massachusetts 01720, and each person or entity has sole voting power and investment power (or shares such power with his or her spouse), with respect to all shares of capital stock listed as owned by such person or entity.
 
The number and percentage of shares beneficially owned is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, and is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under these rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which a person has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares of common stock underlying options or warrants that are exercisable by that person within 60 days of May 18, 2010. However, these shares underlying options or warrants are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person or entity. Percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 31,172,784 shares of SeaChange’s common stock outstanding as of May 18, 2010.
 
Amount and Percent of
Nature of Common
Beneficial Stock
Name Ownership(1) Outstanding
William C. Styslinger, III (2) 2,209,465 7.0%  
Yvette M. Kanouff 119,373   *
Kevin M. Bisson 60,529 *
Edward Dunbar (3) 90,000 *
Ira Goldfarb 185,240 *
Bruce Mann (4) 191,019 *
Mary Palermo Cotton 43,168 *
ReiJane Huai 0 *
Thomas F. Olson 65,230 *
Carlo Salvatori 8,000 *
Edward Terino 10,000 *
Carmine Vona 85,118 *

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Amount and Percent of
Nature of Common
Beneficial Stock
Name Ownership(1) Outstanding
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5)  
1299 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401 1,866,196   6.0%  
Ramius LLC (6)
599 Lexington Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022 2,250,000 7.2%  
Wellington Management Company, LLP (7)
75 State Street
Boston, MA 02109 2,448,480 7.9%  
All executive officers and directors as a group (14 persons) (8) 3,568,484 11.5%  

*
Less than 1%
 
(1)       Includes shares of Common Stock which have not been issued but are subject to options which either are presently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of May 18, 2010, as follows: Mr. Styslinger, 316,875 shares; Ms. Kanouff, 73,500 shares; Mr. Dunbar, 60,000 shares; Mr. Goldfarb, 89,900 shares; Mr. Mann, 126,832 shares; Ms. Cotton, 5,000 shares; Mr. Olson, 27,562 shares; and Mr. Vona, 32,563 shares. Excludes restricted stock units that will not have vested within 60 days of May 18, 2010, as follows: Mr. Styslinger, 88,584 unvested restricted stock units; Ms. Kanouff, 31,998 unvested restricted stock units; Mr. Bisson, 29,036 unvested restricted stock units; Mr. Goldfarb, 29,493 unvested restricted stock units; Mr. Mann, 31,174 unvested restricted stock units; Ms. Cotton, 23,332 unvested restricted stock units; Mr. Huai, 28,000 unvested restricted stock units; Mr. Olson, 23,332 unvested restricted stock units; Mr. Salvatori, 28,000 unvested restricted stock units; and Mr. Vona, 23,332 unvested restricted stock units.
 
(2) Includes (i) 17,500 shares of common stock owned by Merrill Lynch, Trustee f/b/o William C. Styslinger, III, IRA and (ii) 171,500 shares of common stock owned by CGM IRA Rollover Custodian f/b/o William C. Styslinger, III, IRA. Excludes (i) 86,429 shares of common stock owned by Charles Jankovski as Trustee of The Styslinger Family Trust; (ii) 52,985 shares of common stock owned by his wife, Joyce Styslinger, and (iii) 25,810 shares of Common Stock owned by his daughter, Kimberly J. Styslinger. Mr. Styslinger disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by The Styslinger Family Trust; by his wife, Joyce Styslinger; and by his daughter, Kimberly J. Styslinger.
 
(3) As disclosed in SeaChange’s Form 8-K filed March 11, 2010, Mr. Dunbar left SeaChange effective March 15, 2010. Mr. Dunbar is a named executive officer for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, but is no longer an executive officer or employee of SeaChange as of the date hereof.
 
(4) Excludes (i) 20,137 shares of common stock owned by his daughter, Emily; (ii) 20,135 shares of common stock owned by his son, Benjamin, and (iii) 20,135 shares of common stock owned by his son, Jonathan. Mr. Mann disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his children.
 
(5) According to an amended Schedule 13G filed on February 8, 2010, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP may be deemed to have sole voting power with respect to 1,815,510 of the above-mentioned shares and sole dispositive power over all of the above-mentioned shares. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP serves as investment advisor to four investment companies and serves as investment manager to certain other commingled group trusts and investment accounts, which own the above-mentioned shares. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
 
(6) Based on information contained in an amended Schedule 13D/A filed on April 15, 2010 by Ramius LLC on behalf of itself and other reporting persons named therein. According to the Schedule 13D/A, as of the close of business on April 14, 2010, (i) Ramius Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd (“Value and Opportunity Master Fund”) had beneficial ownership and voting and dispositive control of 1,442,145
 
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  shares, (ii) Ramius Navigation Master Fund Ltd (“Navigation Master Fund”) had beneficial ownership and voting and dispositive control of 462,807 shares, (iii) Ramius Enterprise Master Fund Ltd (“Enterprise Master Fund”) had beneficial ownership and voting and dispositive control of 345,048 shares, (iv) RCG PB Ltd. (“RCG PB”), as the sole shareholder of Navigation Master Fund, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership and voting and dispositive control over the shares owned by Navigation Master Fund, (v) RCG Starboard Advisors, LLC (“RCG Starboard Advisors”), as the investment manager of Value and Opportunity Master Fund, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership and voting and dispositive control over the shares owned by Value and Opportunity Master Fund, (vi) Ramius Advisors, LLC (“Ramius Advisors”), as the investment advisor of each of Enterprise Master Fund, Navigation Master Fund and RCG PB, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership and voting and dispositive control over the shares owned by Enterprise Master Fund and Navigation Master Fund, (vii) Ramius LLC (“Ramius”), as the sole member of each of RCG Starboard Advisors and Ramius Advisors, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership and voting and dispositive control over the shares owned by Value and Opportunity Master Fund, Navigation Master Fund and Enterprise Master Fund, (vii) Cowen Group, Inc. (“Cowen”), as the sole member of Ramius, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership and voting and dispositive control over the shares owned by Value and Opportunity Master Fund, Navigation Master Fund and Enterprise Master Fund, (ix) RCG Holdings LLC (“RCG Holdings”), as a significant shareholder of Cowen, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership and voting and dispositive control over the shares owned by Value and Opportunity Master Fund, Navigation Master Fund and Enterprise Master Fund, and (x) C4S & Co., L.L.C. (“C4S”), as the managing member of RCG Holdings, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership and voting and dispositive control over the shares owned by Value and Opportunity Master Fund, Navigation Master Fund and Enterprise Master Fund. In addition, as the managing members of C4S, each of Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon, and Thomas W. Strauss, may each be deemed to share beneficial ownership and voting and dispositive control of the shares held by Value and Opportunity Master Fund, Navigation Master Fund and Enterprise Master Fund. The persons and entities listed above have agreed to form a group with Messrs. John A. Buckett, who beneficially owns and controls 1,000 shares and Edward Terino, who beneficially owns and controls 10,000 shares, for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
(7)       According to an amended Schedule 13G filed on February 12, 2010, Wellington Management Company, LLP shares voting power with respect to 1,428,606 of the above-mentioned shares with its clients and shares dispositive power over all of the above-mentioned shares with its clients.
  
(8) This group is comprised of those individuals named in the Summary Compensation Table on page 30, the remaining executive officers of SeaChange and those persons who were directors of SeaChange as of May 18, 2010. Includes an aggregate of 815,132 shares of Common Stock which the directors and executive officers, as a group, have the right to acquire by exercise of stock options or will acquire upon vesting of restricted stock units within 60 days of May 18, 2010. Excludes an aggregate of 383,194 restricted stock units held by directors and executive officers, as a group, that will not have vested within 60 days of May 18, 2010.
 
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PROPOSAL NO. I
 
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
 
SeaChange’s Board of Directors currently consists of six members, five of whom are independent, non-employee directors. The Board of Directors is divided into three classes. Each class serves for a term of three years, with the terms of office of the directors in the respective classes expiring in successive years. The present term of the Class II Directors expires at the Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, has nominated Messrs. Olson and Salvatori for reelection as Class II Directors and has in addition nominated Edward Terino for election as a new Class II Director. The Board of Directors knows of no reason why any of these nominees should be unable or unwilling to serve, but if that should be the case, proxies will be voted for the election of some other person, or for fixing the number of directors at a lesser number. Messrs. Olson, Salvatori and Terino have each consented to being named in this proxy statement as a nominee to be a Class II Director and to serving in that capacity, if elected.
 
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the Nominees listed below.
 
The following table sets forth, for each nominee to be elected at the Annual Meeting and each of the other current directors, the year the nominee or director was first appointed or elected a director, the principal occupation of the nominee or director during at least the past five years, any other public company boards on which the nominee or director serves or has served in the past five years, the nominee’s or director’s qualifications to serve on the Board and the age of the nominee or director. In addition, included in the information presented below is a summary of each nominee’s or director’s specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led the Board to the conclusion that he or she should serve as a director.
 
Class II Director Nominees (Terms Expire at 2010 Annual Meeting)
 
Nominee’s Name and Year       Position and Principal Occupation and Business Experience
First Became Director During the Past Five Years
Thomas F. Olson (2001) Director and Independent Lead Director
 
Thomas F. Olson, 61, has served as a Director of SeaChange since May 2001. In addition, from January 1999 to December 2003, Mr. Olson served as the Chief Executive Officer of National Cable Communications, a company specializing in cable television advertising time sales. From January 1995 to May 1998, Mr. Olson was Managing Partner of National Cable Communications and Chief Executive Officer of Katz Media Group, a radio, broadcast television and cable television national sales representation firm. Mr. Olson was with Katz Media Group for 23 years. Since 2005, Mr. Olson has also served on the board of Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., a private company that owns and operates television and radio stations.
 
Mr. Olson contributes valuable executive experience within the cable and broadcast television industry and with the issues confronting companies within that industry.

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Carlo Salvatori (2009)       Director
 
Carlo Salvatori, 69, has served as a Director of SeaChange since February 2009. In addition, commencing June 1, 2010, Mr. Salvatori will serve as the Chairman of Lazard Italy, the financial advisory and asset management firm. Prior to that, from July 2006 until May 2010, Mr. Salvatori served as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Unipol Gruppo Finanziario, an insurance and banking firm in Bologna, Italy. He was Chairman of Bank Austria Creditanstalt, a banking firm based in Vienna, Austria, from January 2006 until June 2006, and prior to that served as Chairman of Unicredit Group, a banking company based in Milan, Italy, from May 2002 until January 2006. Further, Mr. Salvatori served as the Deputy Chairman of Mediobanca, a banking company in Milan, from May 2002 until June 2002. Mr. Salvatori was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Cariplo in 1996, which later became Banca INTESA, which at the time was the largest bank in Italy, with Mr. Salvatori continuing as its Chief Executive Officer until 2001.
 
Mr. Salvatori contributes valuable international business experience, extensive financial expertise and contacts in the financial and industrial community throughout Europe.
    
Edward Terino Director Nominee
    
Edward Terino, 56, has served as President of GET Advisory Services, LLC, a strategic and financial management consulting firm focused on the maritime and technology industries, since March 2008. Previously, Mr. Terino served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Art Technology Group, Inc., a provider of Internet-based e-commerce software focused on the Global 1000 market, from September 2001 until June 2005. Prior to this, Mr. Terino was the President, CEO and CFO of Arlington Tankers Ltd., an international seaborne transporter of crude oil and petroleum products, a position he held since January 2008. Mr. Terino has served as a Director of S1 Corporation, a leading provider of integrated banking solutions, since April 2007 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee of S1 Corporation. Mr. Terino was also appointed to serve as a director of Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a provider of core systems software for personal computers, in November 2009, and Baltic Trading Limited, a drybulk vessels operator, in March 2010. From October 1999 until March 2006, Mr. Terino served as a Director and as Chairman of EBT International Inc., a Web content management software company.
 
Mr. Terino would contribute experience in managing costs and financial measures in a software-based company.
 
Class I Directors (Terms Expire at 2012 Annual Meeting)
 
Director’s Name and Year Position and Principal Occupation and Business Experience During
First Became Director         the Past Five Years
William C. Styslinger, III (1993)
 
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director
 
William C. Styslinger, III, 64, is a founder of SeaChange and has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director since the inception
 
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of SeaChange in July 1993 and as Chairman of the Board since January 1995. He additionally served as President of the Company from inception through April 2009. Prior to forming SeaChange in 1993, Mr. Styslinger was employed at Digital Equipment Corporation since March 1978, serving as manager of the Cable Television Business Unit from October 1991 to May 1993.
 
Mr. Styslinger contributes valuable executive experience from his decades of work in the cable television industry and his leadership of SeaChange since its founding in 1993.
 
ReiJane Huai (2009)
 
Director
 
ReiJane Huai, 51, has served as a Director of SeaChange since August 2009. In addition, Mr. Huai has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of FalconStor Software, Inc. and its predecessor since December 2000 and has served as a member of the FalconStor board since July 2000 and as Chairman since August 2001. Prior to July 2000, Mr. Huai served as executive vice president and general manager, Asia, for Computer Associates International, Inc., where he was responsible for sales, marketing and the development of strategic joint ventures in the region. Mr. Huai joined Computer Associates in 1996 with its acquisition of Cheyenne Software, Inc., where he was president and chief executive officer. Mr. Huai joined Cheyenne Software, Inc., in 1985 as manager of research and development of ARCserve, the industry’s first storage management solution for the client/server environment.
 
Mr. Huai contributes valuable executive experience in the global software industry.
 
Class III Directors (Terms Expire at 2011 Annual Meeting)
 
Nominee’s Name and Year Position and Principal Occupation and Business Experience During
First Became Director         the Past Five Years
Mary Palermo Cotton (2004)
 
Director
 
Mary Palermo Cotton, 52, has served as a Director of SeaChange since September 2004. Currently Ms. Cotton is Chief Executive Officer of iDirect Technologies, a leading provider of satellite based IP communications technology. Previously, Ms. Cotton was a Senior Vice President of SAP, an enterprise software provider, as a result of SAP’s June 2006 acquisition of Frictionless Commerce. Prior to the acquisition, Ms. Cotton had been the Chief Executive Officer of Frictionless Commerce, a company providing supplier relationship management software, since February 2005. From February 2003 to July 2004, Ms. Cotton was a Senior Advisor to Aspen Technology, a software service provider, and previously served as Aspen’s Chief Operating Officer from January 2001 to January 2003. Ms. Cotton additionally served on the Board of Directors of Precise Software Solutions from June 2000 to June 2003 when Precise Software Solutions was acquired by VERITAS Software.
       
 
Ms. Cotton contributes extensive executive experience in the global software industry as well as extensive financial reporting expertise.
 
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Carmine Vona (1995)
 
Director
     
 
       
Carmine Vona, 72, has served as a Director of SeaChange since January 1995. In addition, since December 2001, Mr. Vona has served as Chairman of Metrosoft, Inc., a New Jersey based company specializing in providing software products to the mutual funds industry, having also served as its Chief Executive Officer from December 2001 through December 2002. From 1996 to 2009, Mr. Vona also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Vona Information Systems, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in technical software architectures for the financial industry. From August 2000 to December 2002, Mr. Vona served as a member of the Board of Directors of E-LAB, an Italian bank wholly owned by Banca INTESA. From November 1969 to June 1996, Mr. Vona was employed by Bankers Trust Co., during which time he held positions as Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director for worldwide technology. From August 1986 to June 1996, Mr. Vona was Chairman of BT-FSIS, a software development company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bankers Trust Co.
 
Mr. Vona contributes extensive experience in software development, front and back-office re-engineering and risk management, and in the formulation, execution and control of entity-wide software strategies.
 
Arrangements or Understandings Regarding the Selection of Certain Directors
 
     On June 3, 2010, SeaChange entered into an agreement (the “Ramius Agreement”) with Ramius Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., funds managed by it and certain of its affiliates including Ramius LLC (collectively, “Ramius”), as further described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by SeaChange with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2010.
 
     Pursuant to the Ramius Agreement, SeaChange agreed, among other things, to nominate Mr. Terino for election to the Board as a Class II Director at the 2010 Annual Meeting, to elect Raghu Rau to the Board to serve as a Class III Director (with a term to expire at the 2011 Annual Meeting), and to maintain the size of the Board at eight members until the conclusion of the 2011 Annual Meeting.
 
     Ramius agreed, among other things, to withdraw the letter previously submitted to SeaChange nominating members to the Board and to support the proposals supported by SeaChange being put to a vote of stockholders at the 2010 Annual Meeting. Ramius also agreed that if, at any time prior to the conclusion of the 2011 Annual Meeting, Ramius were to own less than three percent (3.0%) of SeaChange’s outstanding common stock, Mr. Rau would resign from the Board and Ramius would lose its director election rights under the Ramius Agreement with respect to the seat previously held by Mr. Rau.
 
     While Mr. Rau does not currently serve on the Board and is not nominated for election at the 2010 Annual Meeting, the following sets forth the biographical information regarding Mr. Rau that would have been disclosed above if he was a current director or nominee.
 
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Raghu Rau
 
       
Raghu Rau, 61, is a strategic advisor specializing in global marketing and business strategy and venture capital and market development for high-technology companies. Mr. Rau currently serves on the Marketing Advisory Board of Cleversafe, Inc., a provider of dispersed data storage technologies, and on the Strategic Advisory Board of IOCOM Integrated Communications, a provider of software and related services to companies, research labs, and government institutions. From 1992 to 2007, Mr. Rau held a number of positions with Motorola, Inc., including leadership positions in marketing and strategy, most recently serving as the Senior Vice President, Mobile TV Solutions Business from 2007 to 2008. Since May 2010, Mr. Rau has also served as a director of Microtune, Inc., the receiver solutions company.
 
Mr. Rau contributes experience in the areas of managing a rapidly expanding business, the integration of strategic acquisitions and joint ventures, and the implementation of corporate strategy.
 
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Determination of Director Independence
 
The Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Huai, Olson, Salvatori, Terino and Vona and Ms. Cotton are “independent” directors, meeting all applicable independence requirements of the SEC, including Rule 10A-3(b)(1) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Marketplace Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”). In making this determination, the Board of Directors affirmatively determined that none of such directors has a relationship that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director, and that neither Mr. Huai’s position as President and Chief Executive Officer of FalconStor, with whom SeaChange has a commercial relationship, nor the identification of Mr. Terino as a director nominee by Ramius precluded a determination that each of Mr. Huai and Mr. Terino qualified as “independent”.
 
Stockholder Proposals
 
Proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received no later than the close of business on February 4, 2011 at SeaChange’s principal executive offices in order to be included in the SeaChange proxy statement for that meeting. Any such stockholder proposals should be submitted to SeaChange International, Inc., 50 Nagog Park, Acton, Massachusetts, 01720, Attention: Secretary. Under the By-Laws of SeaChange, stockholders who wish to make a proposal at the 2011 Annual Meeting - other than one that will be included in SeaChange’s proxy materials - must notify SeaChange no earlier than January 5, 2011, and no later than February 4, 2011. If a stockholder who wishes to present a proposal fails to notify SeaChange by February 4, 2011, the stockholder will not be entitled to present the proposal at the meeting. If, however, notwithstanding the requirements of the By-Laws of SeaChange, the proposal is brought before the meeting, then under the SEC’s proxy rules the proxies solicited by management with respect to the 2011 Annual Meeting will confer discretionary voting authority with respect to the stockholder’s proposal on the persons selected by management to vote the proxies. If a stockholder makes a timely notification, the proxies may still exercise discretionary voting authority under circumstances consistent with the SEC’s proxy rules.
 
In order to curtail controversy as to the date on which a proposal will be marked as received by SeaChange, it is suggested that stockholders submit their proposals by Certified Mail—Return Receipt Requested.
 
Availability of Corporate Governance Documents
 
SeaChange’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (“Ethics Policy”) for all directors and all employees of SeaChange, including executive officers, and the charters for the Audit, Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees of the Board of Directors are available on SeaChange’s website at www.schange.com under the “Corporate Governance” section of the “Investor Relations” link. SeaChange will ensure that amendments, if any, to these
 
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documents are disclosed and posted on this website within four (4) business days of any such amendment.
 
Board Meetings
 
The Board of Directors of SeaChange met twelve times and acted by written consent twice during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, each director attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and meetings of all the committees of the Board on which they serve. SeaChange has a policy that its Board of Directors attend SeaChange’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Last year, all of the directors attended the Annual Meeting of Stockholders that was held on July 15, 2009.
 
Board Leadership Structure and the Lead Director
 
While SeaChange’s Chief Executive Officer serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors has appointed an independent director to serve as Lead Director. The Board has adopted this structure to strike an effective balance between management and independent leadership participation in the Board process. The function of the Lead Director is to facilitate and improve communication between the independent directors and SeaChange by serving as the interface between SeaChange’s Chief Executive Officer, senior management and the independent directors. The Lead Director works with the chairperson of the Compensation Committee, if a separate person, to establish goals for the Chief Executive Officer each fiscal year and conducts the annual Chief Executive Officer evaluation. Mr. Olson currently serves as the Lead Director.
 
Board Oversight of Risk
 
The Board oversees the business and strategic risks of SeaChange. The Audit Committee oversees financial reporting and compliance risks confronting SeaChange. The Compensation Committee oversees risks associated with SeaChange’s compensation policies and practices, including performance-based compensation and change in control plans. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee oversees risks relating to corporate governance and the process governing the nomination of members of the Board.
 
SeaChange provides a detailed description of the risk factors impacting its business in its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.
 
Board Committees
 
The Board has a standing Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. The members of each committee are appointed by the Board based on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. The members are set forth below in this proxy statement. Actions taken by any committee of the Board are reported to the Board, usually at the next Board meeting following a committee meeting. Each of these standing committees is governed by a committee-specific charter that is reviewed periodically by the applicable committee pursuant to the rules set forth in each charter.
 
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The Board annually conducts a self-evaluation of each of its committees. All members of all committees are independent directors.
 
Audit Committee
 
The Audit Committee members are Messrs. Olson and Vona and Ms. Cotton (Chair), each of whom meet the independence requirements of the SEC and Nasdaq, as described above. In addition, SeaChange’s Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate and that Ms. Cotton satisfies the requirement of the Marketplace Rules applicable to Nasdaq-listed companies that at least one member of the Audit Committee possess financial sophistication and that Ms. Cotton is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee’s oversight responsibilities include matters relating to SeaChange’s financial disclosure and reporting process, including the system of internal controls, the performance of SeaChange’s internal audit function, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and the appointment and activities of SeaChange’s independent auditors. The Audit Committee met six times and acted by unanimous written consent one time during fiscal year 2010. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee and its activities during fiscal year 2010 are more fully described in the Audit Committee Report contained in this proxy statement.
 
Compensation Committee
 
The Compensation Committee members are Messrs. Olson (Chair) and Vona, each of whom meet the independence requirements of the SEC and Nasdaq, as described above. Among other things, the Compensation Committee determines the compensation, including stock options, restricted stock units and other equity compensation, of SeaChange’s management and key employees, administers and makes recommendations concerning SeaChange’s equity compensation plans, and ensures that appropriate succession planning takes place for all levels of management, department heads and senior management. The Compensation Committee met seven times and acted by unanimous written consent five times during fiscal year 2010. The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee and its activities during fiscal year 2010 are more fully described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis contained in this proxy statement.
 
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
 
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee members are Messrs. Olson, Salvatori and Vona (Chair) and Ms. Cotton, each of whom meet the independence requirements of the SEC and Nasdaq, as described above. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for oversight of corporate governance at SeaChange, recommending to the Board of Directors persons to be nominated for election or appointment as directors of SeaChange and monitoring compliance with SeaChange’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee identifies Board candidates through numerous sources, including recommendations from existing Board members, executive officers, and stockholders of SeaChange. Additionally, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee may identify candidates through engagements with executive search firms. The Corporate
 
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Governance and Nominating Committee met five times and acted by unanimous written consent one time during fiscal year 2010.
 
Qualifications of Director Candidates
 
In evaluating the suitability of individuals for Board membership, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee takes into account many factors, including whether the individual meets the requirements for independence, his or her professional expertise and educational background, and the potential to contribute to the diversity of viewpoints, backgrounds or experiences of the Board as a whole including diversity of experience, gender, race, ethnicity and age. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee evaluates each individual in the context of the entire Board, with the objective of recommending nominees who can best further the success of SeaChange’s business and represent stockholder interests. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee does not assign specific weights to particular criteria for prospective nominees. SeaChange believes that the backgrounds and qualifications of directors, considered as a group, should provide a significant composite mix of experience, knowledge and abilities that will allow the Board of Directors to fulfill its responsibilities. As part of the review in fiscal year 2010 by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of SeaChange’s corporate governance documents, these criteria were reviewed. No changes to these criteria were recommended as a result of such review.
 
Procedures for Stockholders to Recommend Director Candidates
 
Stockholders wishing to suggest candidates to the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee for consideration as potential director nominees may do so by submitting the candidate’s name, experience, and other relevant information to the SeaChange Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, 50 Nagog Park, Acton, Massachusetts 01720. SeaChange stockholders wishing to nominate directors may do so by submitting a written notice to the Secretary of SeaChange at the same address in accordance with the nomination procedures set forth in SeaChange’s By-Laws. The procedures are summarized in this proxy statement under the heading “Stockholder Proposals.” The Secretary will provide the notice to the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee does not distinguish between nominees recommended by stockholders and other nominees. All nominees must meet, at a minimum, the qualifications described in “Qualifications of Director Candidates” above. Other than the nominees proposed by Ramius as discussed above in “Arrangements or Understandings Regarding the Selection of Directors,” the Committee did not receive any stockholder nominee recommendations for this annual meeting.
 
Process for Stockholders to Communicate with Directors
 
Stockholders may write to the Board or a particular Board member by addressing such communication to the Chairman of the Board, if directed to the Board as whole, or to an individual director, if directed to that particular Board member, care of SeaChange’s Chief Financial Officer, at SeaChange’s offices at 50 Nagog Park, Acton, Massachusetts 01720. Unless such communication is addressed to an individual director, SeaChange will forward any such communication to each of the directors.
 
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Compensation of Directors
 
During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, directors who were employees of SeaChange received no cash compensation for their services as directors, except for reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings. During fiscal year 2010, SeaChange directors who were not employees of SeaChange earned a fee of $9,000 per quarter and were reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending Board meetings. The Lead Director is entitled to receive an additional cash payment of $10,000 per quarter in consideration of service as Lead Director. Accordingly, for fiscal 2010, Mr. Olson earned $40,000 for his service as Lead Director in addition to earning $36,000 for his service as a director.
 
The Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is entitled to receive an additional cash payment of $3,750 per quarter. Accordingly, for fiscal 2010, Ms. Cotton earned $15,000 for her service as Chairperson of the Audit Committee in addition to earning $36,000 for service as a director. The Chairs of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and of the Compensation Committee are each entitled to receive an additional cash payment of $2,500 per quarter. Accordingly, for fiscal 2010, Carmine Vona earned $10,000 for his service as Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee in addition to earning $36,000 for service as a director. The Lead Director is not eligible to receive additional fees for service as chair of a committee. As a result, as Lead Director Mr. Olson does not receive the $2,500 quarterly fee he would otherwise be entitled to as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
 
In accordance with the compensation policy for non-employee directors adopted by the Compensation Committee in December 2005 and amended in July 2008, each non-employee director is entitled to receive an annual grant of 12,000 restricted stock units that vests in equal installments over three years. The annual grant of 12,000 restricted stock units with respect to fiscal 2010 was made in March 2010.
 
In February 2009, the Board adopted a policy to award new non-employee directors the following awards at the time they join the Board: (i) an initial equity award of restricted stock units for 12,000 shares of SeaChange’s common stock, to vest annually over three years on the anniversary of the date the non-employee director joins the Board, and (ii) the annual restricted stock unit award made to non-employee directors described in the immediately preceding paragraph which, at the discretion of the Board, may be prorated for partial year service. Accordingly, upon Mr. Salvatori joining the Board in February 2009, Mr. Salvatori received a grant of 24,000 RSUs; and upon Mr. Huai joining the Board in August 2009, Mr. Huai received a grant of 16,000 RSUs.
 
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Director Compensation
Fiscal Year 2010
 
Name Fees Earned or Stock Total
Paid in Awards ($)
Cash (1)
($) ($)  
  Mary Palermo Cotton 51,000 - 51,000
  ReiJane Huai 15,000 144,000 159,000
  Thomas F. Olson 76,000 - 76,000
  Carlo Salvatori 36,000 143,520 179,520
  Carmine Vona 46,000 - 46,000

      (1)       Reflects compensation expense for restricted stock unit grants recognized for financial reporting purposes (exclusive of any assumptions for forfeitures) under FASB ASC Topic 718 (previously Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” (FAS 123R)) for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. The annual awards of 12,000 restricted stock units granted to non-employee directors for services rendered in fiscal 2010 were made in March 2010, during fiscal 2011, and thus are not reflected in the table above. Messrs. Huai and Salvatori were each granted awards of restricted stock units upon their election to the Board during fiscal 2010.
 
The table below shows the aggregate number of stock awards and options outstanding for each non-employee director as of January 31, 2010. Stock awards consist of unvested restricted stock units. Upon vesting, the units are paid in the form of shares of our common stock.
 
Name Aggregate Stock Aggregate Stock
Awards Options
Outstanding Outstanding
(#) (#)
  Mary Palermo Cotton 11,332 5,000
  ReiJane Huai 16,000 0
  Thomas F. Olson 11,332 27,562
  Carlo Salvatori 24,000 0
  Carmine Vona 11,332 32,563

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Report of the Audit Committee
 
The Audit Committee currently consists of Ms. Cotton (chair) and Messrs. Olson and Vona.
 
The Audit Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to:
The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter setting out the functions the Audit Committee is to perform. A copy of this may be found on SeaChange’s website at www.schange.com under the “Corporate Governance” section of the “Investor Relations” link.
 
Management has primary responsibility for SeaChange’s consolidated financial statements and the overall reporting process, including SeaChange’s system of internal controls.
 
The independent registered public accounting firm audits the annual consolidated financial statements prepared by management, expresses an opinion as to whether those consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of SeaChange in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, expresses an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and discusses with the Audit Committee any issues the independent registered public accounting firm believes should be raised with SeaChange.
 
For fiscal year 2010, the Audit Committee reviewed the audited consolidated financial statements of SeaChange and met with both management and Grant Thornton LLP, SeaChange’s independent registered public accounting firm, to discuss those consolidated financial statements. Management has represented to the Audit Committee that the consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and that there were no material deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect SeaChange’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and that there was no fraud, whether or not material, that involved management or other employees who have a significant role in SeaChange’s internal controls.
 
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The Committee has received from and discussed with Grant Thornton LLP the written disclosure and the letter required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding Grant Thornton LLP’s communications with the audit committee concerning independence, and has discussed with Grant Thornton LLP the independent accountant’s independence. The Committee also discussed with Grant Thornton LLP the matters required to be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1. AU section 380), as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T.
 
Based on these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements of SeaChange be included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. The Audit Committee also decided to retain Grant Thornton LLP as SeaChange’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year.
 
Respectfully Submitted By The Audit
Committee Of The Board Of Directors
 
 
Mary Palermo Cotton, Chair
Thomas F. Olson
Carmine Vona
 
The information contained in this Audit Committee Report shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material.” No portion of this Audit Committee Report shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, through any general statement incorporating by reference in its entirety the Proxy Statement in which this report appears, except to the extent that SeaChange specifically incorporates this report or any portion of it by reference. In addition, this report shall not be deemed to be filed under either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
 
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INFORMATION CONCERNING EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 
In addition to Mr. Styslinger, SeaChange’s Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director, whose biographical information is set forth above at page 7, SeaChange’s executive officers are:
 
Executive Officer’s Position and Principal Occupation and
Name Business Experience During the Past Five Years
Yvette Kanouff
 
President and Chief Strategy Officer
 
Yvette Kanouff, 44, joined SeaChange in September 1997. Ms. Kanouff was elected President of SeaChange in March 2010 and, since March 2006, has served as SeaChange’s Chief Strategy Officer. Previously, Ms. Kanouff served from July 2005 to March 2006 as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development, and as Vice President, Interactive Television Management from August 2003 to July 2005. Ms. Kanouff served as Vice President, Technology from July 2001 to August 2003, and as Director, Interactive Technology from September 1997 to July 2001. Prior to that, Ms. Kanouff served as Director of Interactive Technologies for Time Warner Cable and worked as a signal processing mathematician at Lockheed Martin.
 
Kevin M. Bisson
 
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration
 
Kevin M. Bisson, 48, joined SeaChange on March 13, 2006 as the Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Bisson assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer in April 2006. Prior to joining SeaChange, Mr. Bisson served from May 2003 until March 2006 as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Superconductor Corporation, an energy technologies company, and was also the Treasurer of American Superconductor Corporation from January 2004 until March 2006. Prior to joining American Superconductor Corporation, Mr. Bisson served from 2000 to 2003 as Vice President, Controller and Treasurer for Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a semiconductor equipment manufacturing company. Prior to joining Axcelis Technologies, Mr. Bisson served for ten years in a number of financial capacities with United Technologies Corporation.
 
Erwin van Dommelen
 
President, SeaChange Software
 
Erwin van Dommelen, 43, joined SeaChange upon the closing of SeaChange’s acquisition of eventIS Group B.V. on September 1, 2009 as Chief Executive Officer and President of eventIS Group B.V. Mr. van Dommelen was appointed President, SeaChange Software Division in March 2010. Mr. van Dommelen previously worked with eventIS Software Solutions, an entity affiliated with eventIS Group B.V., serving as the Chief Executive Officer of eventIS Software Solutions since April 2002.
 
Steven M. Davi
 
Senior Vice President, Software Engineering
 
Steven M. Davi, 46, joined SeaChange in November 1997 and, since July 2005, has served as Senior Vice President, Software Engineering. Mr. Davi previously served as Vice President, Engineering from August 2003 to July 2005, as Manager, Engineering from August 1998 to August 2003 and as Consulting Software Engineer from November 1997 to August 1998. Prior to joining SeaChange, Mr. Davi served from September 1990 until November

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1997 in various engineering and managerial positions at Banyan Systems Inc., a network operating system software company that specialized in enterprise scale directory and messaging products. Prior to joining Banyan Systems, Mr. Davi served from June 1985 until September 1990 in various engineering positions within the networking division at Data General.
 
Ira Goldfarb
 
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
 
Ira Goldfarb, 52, has served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales since August 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Goldfarb served as Vice President, Worldwide Sales since January 1998, Vice President, U.S. Systems Sales from August 1997 to January 1998, as Vice President, Eastern Region from January 1997 to August 1997, and as Vice President, Central Region, from August 1994 to January 1997. Prior to joining SeaChange, Mr. Goldfarb held several sales management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation from September 1983 to July 1994.
 
Anthony William Kelly
 
Senior Vice President
 
Anthony Kelly, 48, has served as Senior Vice President of SeaChange since September 2005, concurrent with SeaChange’s acquisition of ODG. Mr. Kelly also serves as Chief Executive Officer of ODG, a position he has held since 1996. Prior to assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer of ODG, Mr. Kelly served as a director of the Lambie Nairn Group from May 1992 to December 1994 and as an executive at Video Networks Limited from December 1992 to April 1995. Prior to that, from July 1990 to April 1992, Mr. Kelly served as CEO of the Palace Group, a major UK independent film producer and distributor. Before joining Palace, Mr. Kelly was Head of Program Finance at British Satellite Broadcasting from 1987 to June 1990.
 
Bruce E. Mann
 
Senior Vice President, Network Storage Engineering
 
Bruce E. Mann, 62, joined SeaChange in September 1994 as Vice President, Network Storage Engineering. In August 2003, Mr. Mann assumed the role of Senior Vice President, Network Storage Engineering. Prior to joining SeaChange, Mr. Mann served as Director of Engineering at Ungermann-Bass, Inc., a subsidiary of Tandem Computers Inc., from March 1993 to September 1994. Prior to that, from September 1976 to March 1993, Mr. Mann was an engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation, most recently as Senior Consulting Engineer.
 
In addition to the above-named, currently serving executive officers, Edward Dunbar served as SeaChange’s President and Chief Operating officer from April 13, 2009 to April 15, 2010. Prior to joining SeaChange, Mr. Dunbar was previously a Vice President at Comcast Cable Communications from 2007 to 2009 and, from 2002 to 2007, served as Group Vice President, West and Corporate Integration of Comcast Spotlight.
 
Executive officers of SeaChange are appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, the Board of Directors, and serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. There are no family relationships among any of the executive officers or directors of SeaChange. Each executive officer is a full time employee of SeaChange.
 
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
 
Overview
 
SeaChange structures its executive compensation to reflect individual responsibilities and contributions, while providing incentives to achieve overall business and financial objectives. The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board has responsibility for establishing, implementing and monitoring adherence to this philosophy.
 
The Committee has designed an executive compensation program that rewards the achievement of specific financial and non-financial goals through a combination of cash and stock-based compensation. This bifurcation between financial and non-financial objectives and between cash and stock-based compensation provides a structure in which executives are rewarded for achieving results that the Committee believes will enhance stockholder value.
 
The Committee believes that shareholder interests are best served by compensating SeaChange employees at industry competitive rates, enabling SeaChange to attract and retain the best available talent and recognize superior performance while providing incentives to achieve overall business and financial objectives. By doing so, SeaChange believes that its ability to achieve financial and non-financial goals is enhanced.
 
Setting Executive Compensation
 
When making compensation decisions, the Committee begins with a breakdown of each compensation component for its Chief Executive Officer. This breakdown includes the dollar amount of each component of compensation payable to the Chief Executive Officer related to the relevant period, together with the related metrics for performance-based compensation. The overall purpose of this breakdown is to bring together, in one place, all of the elements of fixed and contingent compensation, so that the Committee may analyze both the individual elements of compensation (including the compensation mix) as well as the aggregate amount of actual and projected compensation.
 
The Committee then presents this breakdown to the Chief Executive Officer, who provides input to the Committee on the reasonableness, feasibility and effectiveness of the compensation components, including performance metrics, proposed by the Committee. The Chief Executive Officer then creates similar compensation component breakdowns for the other executive officers, presenting compensation recommendations of both base and performance-based compensation related to the relevant period, together with the associated performance metrics. These recommendations are then reviewed and, once agreed upon, approved by the Committee. The Committee can exercise its discretion in modifying any recommended compensation to executives, and exercises this discretion in active consultation with the Chief Executive Officer.
 
In fiscal 2009, SeaChange engaged DolmatConnell & Partners to prepare a competitive assessment of compensation practices for SeaChange’s executive officers and directors. In
 
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completing this analysis, DolmatConnell, together with SeaChange, identified the following list of peer companies:
 
  • Airvana, Inc. 
  • ARRIS Group, Inc. 
  • Aspen Technology, Inc. 
  • BigBand Networks, Inc. 
  • Concurrent Computer Corporation 
  • Harmonic Inc. 
  • iRobot Corp. 
  • Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. 
  • Netscout Systems, Inc.   
  • Network Engines, Inc.   
  • OpenTV Corp.   
  • Progress Software Corp.   
  • Sonus Networks, Inc.   
  • Starent Networks Corp.   
  • Sycamore Networks, Inc.   
 
SeaChange selected these companies as they were representative of the sector in which SeaChange operated or competed for similar skilled employees, and because of each of the company’s relative leadership position in products offered, their relative size as measured by market capitalization and the relative complexity of their business.
 
In determining the fiscal 2010 compensation plan for SeaChange’s executive officers, SeaChange again made reference to the compensation paid by the above-listed peer companies and the Committee considered general trends in market compensation as outlined in the report of DolmatConnell. However, the Committee neither set compensation by reference to a specific level of the compensation paid by the peer companies nor engaged for other purposes DolmatConnell or any other external compensation consultants.
 
The Committee endeavors to establish a compensation program that is internally consistent and equitable in order for SeaChange to achieve its overall corporate objectives. Within this framework, the level of the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation will differ from that of the other executives because of the difference in his role and responsibilities and the compensation practices at peer companies.
 
Fiscal 2010 Executive Compensation Components
 
For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the principal components of compensation for the named executive officers were:
As discussed below, the Committee believed that this mix of compensation would allow SeaChange to pay its executive officers competitive levels of compensation that best reflect individual responsibilities and contributions, while providing incentives to achieve overall business and financial objectives.
 
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Base Salary
 
SeaChange provides named executive officers and other employees with base salary to compensate them for services rendered during the fiscal year. Base salary ranges for named executive officers are determined individually for each executive.
 
During its review of base salaries for executives, the Committee primarily considers:
The Committee does not give a specific weighting among these various factors but rather considers the factors collectively in setting base salary. Salary levels are typically considered on an annual basis as part of SeaChange’s performance review process, as well as upon a promotion or other change in job responsibility. SeaChange tries to provide an allocation between base and performance-based incentive compensation that reflects market conditions and appropriately ensures alignment of individual performance with SeaChange’s objectives.
 
Performance-Based Incentive Compensation
 
The Committee believes that performance-based incentive compensation motivates the achievement of critical annual performance objectives aimed at enhancing stockholder value. The performance-based incentive compensation plans established for each of Messrs. Bisson, Dunbar, Goldfarb, Mann and Styslinger and Ms. Kanouff provide for a cash base salary and eligibility for an equity and/or cash-based incentive bonus.
 
Performance-based compensation for each of the named executive officers included the overall company financial objectives related to:
Financial performance-based objectives for named executive officers also included whether SeaChange had positive earnings during at least three of its four quarters during the fiscal year, and, in the case of Mr. Styslinger, the financial performance of On Demand Group Limited; in the case of Ms. Kanouff, the financial performance of specific software product lines; and, in the case of Messrs. Goldfarb and Mann and Ms. Kanouff, revenue-based commissions. Non-financial performance-based objectives included, in the case of Mr. Styslinger, the achievement of specific software deliverables; in the case of Ms. Kanouff, successful completion of special projects and flow of market information, the achievement of specific software deliverables and the integration of companies acquired by SeaChange; in the case of Mr. Bisson, quality of administrative, human resource, investor relation and legal services; in the case of Mr. Dunbar,
 
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Manila operations and customer satisfaction; in the case of Mr. Goldfarb, customer satisfaction and employee development; and, in the case of Mr. Mann, objectives related to architecture and software development. The Committee determined that the combination of these financial and non-financial objectives and sales-based commissions provided an overall compensation structure that the Committee believed would focus each of the named executive officers to achieve the objectives of SeaChange.
 
In determining the targets and payouts at target for each of the objectives, the Committee considered the probability of achieving that target and the corresponding level of individual and group effort that would be required to achieve that target. Within that framework, the Committee set a fiscal 2010 revenue target of $210,000,000 and a fiscal 2010 earnings target of $5,000,000. The Committee retained discretion to adjust these targets during the year, including discretion to reflect unusual or non-recurring items. The Committee did not establish limits for itself with respect to exercise of this discretion, and believes that this discretion is important in order to retain the ability to compensate executive officers in a manner that reflects overall corporate performance in the market conditions.
 
In establishing SeaChange’s financial targets and potential payout for the named executive officers, the Committee provided for additional cash and/or RSU payouts in the event that the revenue or earnings targets were exceeded, while establishing an upward limit on compensation awarded for exceeding the revenue target. The Committee also provided for a decreasing amount of cash and RSU payouts in the event that the revenue or earnings target, as applicable, was not met, while establishing a floor with respect to each objective below which no corresponding payout would be made. These provisions were established to provide incentive to SeaChange’s officers to exceed the financial targets, as well as to provide some form of payout for performance that approaches but may not meet the established targets. The Committee implemented this structure to ensure that SeaChange’s compensation programs support SeaChange’s overall compensation objectives.
 
Other than with respect to Mr. Bisson, whose performance-based compensation eligibility was solely in the form of equity awards of restricted stock units (RSUs), the Committee structured the performance-based compensation to be a mixture of cash and equity awards in the form of RSUs. In determining an allocation between equity and cash incentive-based compensation (other than with respect to incentive-based compensation in the form of sales commissions which were payable solely in cash), the Committee generally seeks to have recipients earn greater value from equity awards than from cash awards. This weighting toward equity awards is done because the Committee believes that equity-based incentive compensation further aligns the interests of the executive officers with those of the stockholders, increases executive ownership of SeaChange’s stock, discourages excessive levels of risk taking, and enhances executive retention in a challenging business environment and competitive labor market.
 
No payments were made to SeaChange’s named executive officers related to the fiscal 2010 revenue or earnings objectives. SeaChange’s fiscal 2010 revenue was $201.7 million which was below the $210 million target and, while above the $200 million threshold, the Committee exercised its discretion not to make a payment under this target. SeaChange’s fiscal 2010
 
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earnings were $1.3 million which was below both the $5 million earnings target and the $2.5 million threshold.
 
The sole performance-based programs made to SeaChange’s named executive officers under the fiscal 2010 compensation plan were an award to Ms. Kanouff of $87,000 in cash and of 20,120 restricted stock units (RSUs), based upon the integration of eventIS Group B.V. and VividLogic, Inc., and the payment of sales commissions to each of Messrs. Goldfarb and Mann and Ms. Kanouff in the amount of $392,972, $80,790, and $196,486, respectively.
 
Grants of RSUs were made pursuant to SeaChange’s Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Compensation and Incentive Plan. RSUs awarded under the fiscal 2010 compensation plan have a three year vesting schedule, and vest in equal annual installments with the first tranche to vest January 31, 2010. The Committee is limited, however, in that SeaChange has made a commitment not to grant equity awards in excess of two percent (2.0%) of issued and outstanding stock per fiscal year, subject to reasonable adjustments as may be necessary to account for unusual corporate events such as acquisitions and new hires of executive officers.
 
Similar to prior years, the actual grant or award of the performance-based compensation was made after fiscal year-end, when performance against the previously established metrics could be assessed by the Committee. Accordingly, the amounts reflected in the Summary Compensation Table on page 30 under the heading “Stock Awards” for a given fiscal year, such as 2010, are the grants or awards made against the prior year’s performance-based compensation plan. However, performance based compensation paid in cash after fiscal year-end but earned in the prior fiscal year is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table in the year such amounts were earned.
 
Compensation paid by SeaChange to its named executive officers is subject to a policy regarding compensation reimbursement, or a “clawback” policy. The policy provides that in the event that the financial results of SeaChange are significantly restated, the Board of Directors will review any compensation, other than base salary, paid or awarded to any executive officer found to have engaged in fraud or intentional misconduct that caused the need for the restatement. The Board will, to the extent permitted by law, require the executive officer to reimburse SeaChange for any such compensation if:
Compensation paid by SeaChange to its named executive officers in the form of equity is also subject to SeaChange’s stock retention and ownership guidelines that apply to SeaChange’s directors and senior officers, as described in SeaChange’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, a copy of which is available on SeaChange’s website at www.schange.com under the “Corporate Governance” section of the “Investor Relations” link. These guidelines provide that by the later of December 16, 2015 and six years following appointment to office:
 
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Prior to meeting the stock ownership targets, each non-employee director and senior executive officer is encouraged, but is not required, to retain a meaningful portion of shares of stock acquired by the non-employee director or officer in order to progress toward the stock ownership targets, other than shares of stock sold to pay taxes and/or applicable exercise price with respect to an equity award. Upon meeting the stock ownership targets, each non-employee director and senior executive officer is required thereafter to retain 25% of all shares of stock acquired by the non-employee director or officer, other than shares of stock sold to pay taxes and/or applicable exercise price with respect to an equity award. In addition, upon any termination of service for a non-employee director and upon voluntary termination of service for a senior executive officer, such director or officer must wait at least 90 days before selling any shares. In the case of hardship or other compelling personal requirements, the stock ownership targets may be waived to permit the sale of shares by the affected person.
 
SeaChange has made, and from time to time continues to make, grants of stock options and RSUs to eligible employees based upon SeaChange’s overall financial performance and their individual contributions. Stock options and RSUs are designed to align the interests of SeaChange’s executives and other employees with those of its stockholders by encouraging them to enhance the value of SeaChange. In addition, the vesting of stock options and RSUs over a period of time is designed to defer the receipt of compensation by the recipient, creating an incentive for the employee to remain with SeaChange. SeaChange does not have a program, plan or practice to select equity grant dates in connection with the release of favorable or negative news.
 
Change in Control and Termination Benefits
 
SeaChange has entered into change in control severance agreements with each of its named executive officers. Each of these agreements was amended, effective December 21, 2009, to remove the “parachute payment” tax gross-up under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The specific terms of these arrangements, as well as an estimate of the compensation that would have been payable had they been triggered as of fiscal year-end, are described in detail on page 35 under the heading entitled “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”
 
The change-in-control agreements are designed to provide an incentive to remain with SeaChange leading up to and following a change in control. As discussed below, the agreements are tailored to provide for incremental benefits upon a change in control and upon termination of employment in the period subsequent to a change in control. The Committee believes that this
 
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layered method of compensation enhances stockholder value by enhancing the incentives for an executive officer to remain with SeaChange through a change in control.
 
Given the range in individual situations among SeaChange’s executive officers and the desire to provide a relatively uniform basis of benefits among these individuals, the Committee has determined that it is appropriate for each of the executive officers to continue to be party to these change-in-control severance agreements.
 
General Employee Welfare Benefits
 
SeaChange also has various broad-based employee benefit plans. Executive officers participate in these plans on the same terms as eligible, non-executive employees, subject to any legal limits on the amounts that may be contributed or paid to executive officers under these plans. SeaChange offers a 401(k) retirement plan, which permits employees to invest in a choice of mutual funds on a pre-tax basis. SeaChange also maintains medical, disability and life insurance plans and other benefit plans for its employees.
 
Fiscal 2011 Executive Compensation Components
 
Prior to setting executive compensation for fiscal 2011, the Committee engaged Pearl Meyer & Partners to assist the Committee in reviewing SeaChange’s existing executive compensation plan, updating the list of peer companies previously established in connection with setting fiscal 2009 compensation, and reviewing general compensation trends within the industry in which SeaChange operates. The Committee decided to engage Pearl Meyer and undertake this review, generally, based on the transition of SeaChange into a software company and the significant commentary in recent years regarding executive compensation trends and practices, including that published by RiskMetrics Group.
 
Based on this review, SeaChange updated the list of its peer companies to eliminate companies that either had been acquired or whose product or service offerings were no longer similar to those of SeaChange, and to add companies believed to be similar to SeaChange either in terms of product or service offerings, or whose relative leadership position, size as measured by market capitalization and business complexity were similar to those of SeaChange. The list of peer companies used in evaluating fiscal 2011 executive compensation were as follows:
 
  • ARRIS Group, Inc.
  • BigBand Networks, Inc.
  • Concurrent Computer Corporation
  • Harmonic Inc.
  • iRobot Corp.
  • Isilon Systems Inc.
  • Limelight Networks Inc.
  • Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
  • Netscout Systems, Inc.
  • Network Engines, Inc.
  • Progress Software Corp.
  • Sonic Solutions
  • Sonus Networks, Inc.
  • Sycamore Networks, Inc.
  • TiVo Inc.
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Similar to the process completed in prior years in determining executive compensation, SeaChange made reference to the compensation paid by these peer companies in establishing fiscal 2011 executive compensation but did not benchmark compensation to these companies.
 
The principal components of fiscal 2011 executive compensation are as follows, the same as existed for fiscal 2010 executive compensation:
Within this framework, the Committee established the specific compensation programs for its executive officers. For fiscal 2011, named executive officers will no longer be eligible for revenue-based commissions, and adjustments were made to base salary and other performance-based incentive compensation to adjust for that change. Adjustments to base salary were also made to account for changes in responsibilities and changes in general compensation trends and practices.
 
Under the fiscal year 2011 plans, Mr. Styslinger will be eligible for a target incentive-based payment of a $300,000 cash payment and a grant of 125,000 restricted stock units (RSUs); Ms. Kanouff will be eligible for a target incentive-based payment of a $250,000 cash payment and a grant of 45,000 RSUs; Mr. Bisson will be eligible for a target incentive-based payment of a $80,000 cash payment and a grant of 30,000 RSUs; Mr. Goldfarb will be eligible for a target incentive-based payment of a $250,000 cash payment and a grant of 35,000 RSUs; and Mr. Mann will be eligible for a target incentive-based payment of a $100,000 cash payment and a grant of 30,000 RSUs.
 
This performance-based compensation is earned based on SeaChange achieving overall company financial objectives for fiscal 2011 related to revenue and net income. In the case of Mr. Bisson, the cash component of Mr. Bisson’s performance-based compensation is based on individualized performance-based objectives. These objectives will be further discussed in SeaChange’s proxy statement relating to its 2011 annual meeting of stockholders.
 
Similar to prior years, grants or awards of fiscal 2011 performance-based compensation will be determined by the Committee upon conclusion of SeaChange’s 2011 fiscal year, with the RSUs to vest in equal annual installments over three years, with the first tranche vesting at the end of SeaChange’s 2012 fiscal year. All of the grants of RSUs are subject to availability of RSUs for grant under SeaChange’s Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Compensation and Incentive Plan, as it may be amended. The fiscal 2011 performance-based compensation plans also provide that the Committee has the discretion to determine the amount, if any, of cash bonus and restricted stock units awarded under the plans whether or not the criteria are satisfied, and also provide that the amount of the cash bonus and restricted stock units awarded may be adjusted upward or downward in predetermined amounts if actual performance exceeds or is below the target financial criteria.
 
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Tax and Accounting Implications
 
The financial reporting and income tax consequences to SeaChange of individual compensation elements are important considerations for the Committee when it is analyzing the overall level of compensation and the mix of compensation among individual elements. Overall, the Committee seeks to balance its objective of ensuring an effective compensation package for named executive officers with the need to maximize the immediate deductibility of compensation – while ensuring an appropriate and transparent impact on reported earnings and other closely followed financial measures.
 
In making its compensation decisions, the Committee has considered that Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) limits deductions for compensation paid in excess of $1 million. As a result, the Committee has designed much of the total compensation packages for the named executive officers to qualify for the exemption of “performance-based” compensation from the deductibility limit. However, the Committee does have the discretion to design and use compensation elements that may not be deductible under Section 162(m), if the Committee considers the tax consequences and determines that nevertheless those non-deductible elements are in SeaChange’s best interests.
 
Summary Compensation Table
 
The following table sets forth summary information regarding the compensation of SeaChange’s named executive officers in fiscal 2010, 2009 and 2008.
 
As described above in Compensation Discussion and Analysis, grants or awards of performance-based compensation are made after fiscal year-end, when performance against the previously established metrics may be assessed by the Committee. Accordingly, amounts reflected below under the headings “Stock Awards” for a given fiscal year, such as 2010, are the grants or awards made against the prior year’s performance-based compensation plan. However, performance-based compensation paid in cash after fiscal year-end but earned in the prior fiscal year is reflected below under the heading “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” in the fiscal year in which that compensation was earned, regardless of when paid.
 
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Non-Equity
Stock Option Incentive Plan All Other
Name and Principal Fiscal Salary Bonus Awards Awards  Compensation Compensation  
Position Year ($) ($) (1) ($) (2) ($) (3) ($) (4) ($) (5) Total ($)
William C. 2010 420,000 - 551,321 - - - 971,321
Styslinger, III
Chief Executive 2009 438,750 - 664,302 - 408,960 - 1,512,012
Officer, Chairman of
the Board, Director 2008 401,250 - 56,426 - 653,761 - 1,111,437
Yvette Kanouff 2010 236,323 - 221,902 - 283,486 - 741,711
President and Chief
Strategy Officer 2009 231,634 - 186,346 - 487,888 26,508 932,376
                  
  2008 234,869 - 116,334 - 333,360 - 684,563
Kevin M. Bisson 2010 330,750 - 144,987 - - - 475,737
Chief Financial  
Officer, Senior Vice 2009 324,188 - 301,955 - - - 626,143
President, Finance
and Administration, 2008 313,298 - 88,762 - - - 402,060
Treasurer and  
Secretary  
Edward Dunbar (6) 2010 361,442 400,000 - 192,431 - - 753,873
Former President    
and Chief Operating
Officer    
Ira Goldfarb 2010 150,000 - 170,130 - 392,972 - 713,102
Senior Vice  
President, 2009 150,000 - 252,834 - 417,344 - 820,178
Worldwide Sales
2008 150,000 - 94,897 - 340,858 - 585,755
Bruce Mann (7) 2010 279,588 - 165,064 - 80,790 - 525,442
Senior Vice
President, Network
Storage Engineering  

      (1)       Reflects a bonus to Mr. Dunbar in accordance with his initial employment offer, paid $200,000 on the commencement of Mr. Dunbar's employment and $200,000 on February 1, 2010, earned based on Mr. Dunbar's continuous employment with SeaChange through that date.
 
(2) Compensation expense for restricted stock units related to our performance-based compensation plan are included in the Stock Awards column. This expense represents the grant date fair value of restricted stock unit awards for financial statement reporting purposes during fiscal 2010, 2009, and 2008 as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 disregarding any estimates of forfeitures relating to service-based vesting conditions.
 
(3) This expense represents the grant date fair value of the applicable option awards, as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 disregarding any estimates of forfeitures relating to service-based vesting conditions.
 
(4) The Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column reflects the cash awards made to the named executive officers under the fiscal 2010, 2009, and 2008 performance-based compensation plans. For fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column includes $196,486, $215,840 and 169,920, respectively, in sales commissions earned by Ms. Kanouff. For Messrs. Goldfarb and Mann, all of the amounts included in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column represent sales commissions earned by Messrs. Goldfarb and Mann, respectively, during the fiscal years shown.
 
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      (5) The All Other Compensation column includes Company contributions to a Named Executive Officer’s 401(k) Plan account, perquisites and other personal benefits received by a Named Executive Officer to the extent such benefits exceeded $10,000 in the aggregate during the fiscal year.
 
(6) As disclosed in SeaChange’s Form 8-K filed March 11, 2010, Mr. Dunbar left SeaChange, effective March 15, 2010. Mr. Dunbar is a named executive officer for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, but is no longer an executive officer or employee of SeaChange as of the date hereof.
 
(7)       Compensation information related to Mr. Mann is presented solely with respect to fiscal 2010, as Mr. Mann was not a named executive officer in the fiscal years ended January 31, 2008 and 2009.
 
Grants of Plan-Based Awards
 
No equity awards were granted under the fiscal year 2010 performance-based incentive plan during fiscal 2010. Awards of restricted stock units under the fiscal year 2010 performance-based incentive plan were made in April 2010, and these awards are not reflected in the Summary Compensation Table above or the Grant of Plan-Based Awards table below.
 
Listed below are the grants of plan-based awards made in fiscal year 2010, which include the grants of restricted stock units made with respect to the fiscal year 2009 performance-based incentive plan and the new hire grant of stock options made to Mr. Dunbar concurrent with Mr. Dunbar joining SeaChange.
 
All Other Stock All Other Option
Awards: Number Awards: Number of Grant Date Fair Value
Grant of Shares of Stock Securities Underlying of Stock and Option
Name Date or Units (#) Options (#) Awards ($)
William C. Styslinger, III 4/30/2009 87,930 - $551,321
Yvette Kanouff 4/30/2009 35,391 - $221,902
Kevin M. Bisson 4/30/2009 23,124 - $144,987
Edward Dunbar 4/13/2009 - 60,000 $192,431
Ira Goldfarb 4/30/2009 27,134 - $170,130
Bruce Mann 4/30/2009 26,326 - $165,064

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
 
The following table sets forth summary information regarding the outstanding equity awards at January 31, 2010 granted to each of SeaChange’s named executive officers.
 
Option Awards(1) Stock Awards(2)
Number
of
Shares
or Units Market
Number of Number of of Stock Value of
Securities Securities That Shares or
Underlying Underlying Have Units of
Unexercised Unexercised Option Option Not Stock That
Options (#) Options (#) Exercise Expiration Vested Have Not
Name Exercisable Unexercisable Price ($) Date (#) Vested ($)
William C. Styslinger, III 41,000 - 26.75 5/24/10 88,584 573,138
2,380 - 18.75 4/20/11 - -
52,620 - 18.75 4/20/11 - -
55,000 - 13.76 4/4/12 - -
46,875 - 7.00 3/5/13 - -
40,000 - 15.59 11/4/13 - -
20,000 - 14.56 12/4/13 - -
20,000 - 15.62 3/4/14 - -
40,000 - 12.21 5/24/14 - -
20,000 - 14.47 8/4/14 - -
20,000 - 17.39 11/4/14 - -
Yvette Kanouff 4,260 - 34.00 4/14/10 31,998 207,027
5,740 - 26.75 5/24/10 - -
3,865 - 23.31 11/30/10 - -
4,135 - 23.31 11/30/10 - -
7,000 - 13.76 4/4/12 - -
3,500 - 13.24 5/24/12 - -
4,500 - 10.72 5/27/13 - -
4,500 - 10.33 8/4/13 - -
4,500 - 15.59 11/4/13 - -
5,000 - 15.62 3/4/14 - -
2,118 - 12.21 5/24/14 - -
2,882 - 12.21 5/24/14 - -
5,000 - 14.47 8/4/14 - -
5,000 - 17.39 11/4/14 - -
Kevin Bisson - - - - 29,036 187,863
Edward Dunbar 60,000 - 6.23 3/15/11 - -

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Option Awards(1) Stock Awards(2)
Number
of
Shares
or Units Market
Number of Number of of Stock Value of
Securities Securities That Shares or
Underlying Underlying Have Units of
Unexercised Unexercised Option Option Not Stock That
Options (#) Options (#) Exercise Expiration Vested Have Not
Name Exercisable Unexercisable Price ($) Date (#) Vested ($)
Ira Goldfarb 7,668 - 34.00 4/14/10 29,493 190,820
10,332 - 26.75 5/24/10 - -
14,400 - 23.31 11/30/10 - -
9,000 - 13.76 4/4/12 - -
4,500 - 13.24 5/24/12 - -
4,500 - 6.20 8/5/12 - -
4,500 - 6.05 11/4/12 - -
16,000 - 7.00 3/5/13 - -
4,500 - 10.72 5/27/13 - -
4,500 - 10.33 8/4/13 - -
4,500 - 15.59 11/4/13 - -
6,250 - 15.62 3/4/14 - -
6,250 - 12.21 5/24/14 - -
6,045 - 14.47 8/4/14 - -
205 - 14.47 8/4/14 - -
6,250 - 17.39 11/4/14 - -
Bruce Mann 7,668 - 34.00 4/14/10 31,174 201,696
10,332 - 26.75 5/24/10 - -
3,137 - 23.31 11/30/10 - -
56,863 - 23.31 11/30/10 - -
9,000 - 13.76 4/4/12 - -
4,500 - 13.24 5/24/12 - -
4,500 - 6.20 8/5/12 - -
4,500 - 6.05 11/4/12 - -
42,000 - 6.05 11/4/12 - -
4,500 - 7.00 3/5/13 - -
4,500 - 10.72 5/27/13 - -
4,500 - 10.33 8/4/13 - -
4,500 - 15.59 11/4/13 - -
6,250 - 15.62 3/4/14 - -
6,250 - 12.21 5/24/14 - -
6,250 - 14.47 8/4/14 - -
6,250 - 17.39 11/4/14 - -

      (1)       All options in the table above were granted under the Company’s Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan. Under this plan, one quarter of the options vest and become exercisable after one year and the balance vest and become exercisable over the next three years quarterly in equal installments. In fiscal 2006, the Company accelerated the vesting of certain unvested stock options with exercise prices equal to or greater than $9.00 per share that were previously awarded under the Company’s Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan.
 
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      (2)      
These columns show the number of shares of Common Stock represented by unvested restricted stock units at January 31, 2010. The vesting dates for these unvested restricted stock units are as follows:
 
Number of
Restricted Stock
Units That Have
Name Not Vested Date of Grant Vesting Dates
William C. Styslinger, III 29,964 5/16/08 1/31/11
58,620 4/30/09 1/31/11,1/31/12
Yvette Kanouff 8,404 5/16/08 1/31/11
23,594 4/30/09 1/31/11,1/31/12
Kevin M. Bisson 13,620 5/16/08 1/31/11
15,416 4/30/09 1/31/11,1/31/12
Edward Dunbar - - -
Ira Goldfarb 11,404 5/16/08 1/31/11
18,089 4/30/09 1/31/11,1/31/12
Bruce Mann 13,622 5/16/08 1/31/11
17,551 4/30/09 1/31/11,1/31/12

Option Exercises and Stock Vested
 
The following table summarizes the option exercises and vesting of stock awards for each of SeaChange’s named executive officers for fiscal 2010.
 
Option Awards Stock Awards
Number of Number of
Shares Value Realized Shares Value Realized
Acquired on on Exercise ($) Acquired on on Vesting ($)
Name Exercise (#) (1) Vesting (#) (2)
William C. Styslinger, III - - 68,067 437,927
Yvette Kanouff 21,500 163,615 26,588 172,624
Kevin M. Bisson - - 46,790 280,632
Edward Dunbar - - - -
Ira Goldfarb - - 26,027 168,995
Bruce Mann - - 26,580 172,841
 
      (1)       The value realized upon exercise of stock options reflects the price at which shares acquired upon exercise of the stock options were sold or valued for income tax purposes, net of the exercise price for acquiring the shares.
 
(2) The value realized upon vesting of the restricted stock units shown in the table above was calculated as the product of the closing price of a share of our common stock on the vesting date multiplied by the number of shares vested.
 
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Pension Benefits
 
SeaChange does not offer defined benefit plans to its employees.
 
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
 
SeaChange does not offer nonqualified defined contribution or other nonqualified deferred compensation plans to its employees.
 
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control
 
As explained above, SeaChange has entered into change in control severance agreements with each of its named executive officers. For purposes of these agreements, a “change in control” means any of the following:
Upon a change in control, all of the executive’s unvested stock options and stock appreciation rights will automatically vest and become immediately exercisable, and any and all restricted stock and restricted stock rights then held by the executive shall fully vest and become immediately transferable free of restriction, other than those imposed by applicable law. In the event of a subsequent termination of the executive’s employment for any reason, all of the stock options and stock appreciation rights then held by the executive shall become exercisable for the lesser of (i) the remaining applicable term of the particular award or (ii) three years from the date of termination. In addition, if within one or two years following a Change in Control the employment of the executive is terminated (i) by SeaChange other than for specified causes, death or disability, or (ii) by the executive for specified good reason, the executive shall be entitled to the following:
 
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As discussed above in Compensation Discussion and Analysis, each of the change-in-control agreements was amended, effective December 21, 2009, to remove the “parachute payment” tax gross-up under Section 280G under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Mr. Styslingers change-in-control agreement was further amended, effective June 1, 2010, to change the multiple of his base salary that is payable under the conditions set forth in the agreement from two times his annual base salary to three times his annual base salary.
 
As a condition to the receipt by the executive of any payment or benefit under the change-incontrol agreement, the executive must first execute a valid, binding and irrevocable general release in favor of SeaChange and in a form reasonably acceptable to SeaChange.
 
The following table shows the payments to which SeaChange’s named executive officers, other than Mr. Dunbar, would have been entitled pursuant to his or her change-in-control agreement had employment been terminated as of January 31, 2010 in circumstances that would have triggered the change-in control agreement.
 
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
 
Name Salary($)
(1)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Compensation ($) (1)
Equity Incentive Plan
Compensation ($) (1)
Benefits($)
(2)
Equity Awards
($) (3)
William C. Styslinger, III 1,260,000 653,761 664,302 45,968 573,138
Yvette Kanouff 472,645 487,888 221,902 55,433 207,034
Kevin M. Bisson 661,500 - 301,955 55,433 187,863
Ira Goldfarb 300,000 340,858 252,834 55,433 190,820
Bruce Mann 559,175 163,810 301,955 45,968 201,670

      (1)       For Mr. Styslinger, reflects three times his base salary and one times his bonus. For executives other than Mr. Styslinger, reflects two times the executive’s base salary and one times the executive’s bonus. For executives other than Mr. Styslinger, the salary and bonus payment is limited to the amount to which Mr. Styslinger is entitled.
   
(2) Reflects the continuation of each named executive officer’s benefits under group benefit plans consisting of medical, dental, group life and disability and outplacement and financial planning services.
 
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      (3)       Reflects the value of all unvested stock options and restricted stock units that would vest as a result of the termination. The amounts are based on (i) in the case of accelerated options, the excess of the SeaChange January 29, 2010 closing common stock price over the applicable exercise price, and (ii) in the case of accelerated restricted stock units, the SeaChange closing common stock price as of January 29, 2010 multiplied by the number of unvested restricted stock units as of January 31, 2010. The grant date fair value of restricted stock unit awards have previously been disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.
 
     As disclosed in SeaChange’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2010, in connection with the termination of Mr. Dunbar’s employment, SeaChange and Mr. Dunbar entered into a separation agreement, dated as of March 10, 2010 pursuant to which Mr. Dunbar will continue to receive his base salary through April 13, 2011 and the 60,000 stock options previously granted to Mr. Dunbar upon joining SeaChange were accelerated to be fully vested and exercisable through March 15, 2011. In addition, Mr. Dunbar remains bound by the terms of his previously executed Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Developments Agreement which provides for a one-year post-employment noncompetition and nonsolicitation period.
 
Compensation Committee Report
 
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement.
 
THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
 
Thomas F. Olson, Chair
Carmine Vona
 
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
 
The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Olson and Vona. No person who served as a member of the Compensation Committee was, during the past fiscal year, an officer or employee of SeaChange or any of its subsidiaries, was formerly an officer of SeaChange or any of its subsidiaries, or had any relationship requiring disclosure herein. No executive officer of SeaChange served as a member of the compensation committee of another entity (or other committee of the Board of Directors performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire Board of Directors), one of whose executive officers served as a director of SeaChange.
 
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PROPOSAL NO. II
 
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
Grant Thornton LLP currently serves as SeaChange’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Board of Directors is seeking ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of Grant Thornton LLP to continue to serve as the registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2011.
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2011
 
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has selected the firm of Grant Thornton LLP, independent accountants, to serve as the registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2011.
 
A representative of Grant Thornton LLP is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
 
The Board of Directors has put the ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP before the stockholders because the Board believes that seeking stockholder ratification of the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm is good corporate practice. If the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP is not ratified, the Audit Committee will first review the basis for the stockholder vote and SeaChange’s relationship with Grant Thornton LLP and will then take such action as it deems necessary.
 
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” ratification of the appointment of SeaChange’s independent registered public accounting firm.
 
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
Fees for Services Provided by Grant Thornton LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
     The following table sets forth the aggregate fees for services provided by Grant Thornton LLP, SeaChange’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2010 and 2009, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, SeaChange’s independent registered public accounting firm prior to October 12, 2006.
 
     2010(1)      2009(2)
Audit Fees   $ 1,010,328   $ 1,270,278
Tax Fees 6,864 23,381
All Other Fees -- 1,500
Total: $ 1,017,192 $ 1,295,159

(1)         Fees are solely billed by Grant Thornton LLP in fiscal 2010.
 
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(2)         Includes (a) fees billed by Grant Thornton LLP in fiscal 2009 as follows: audit fees of $1,241,246; and (b) fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in fiscal 2009 as follows: audit fees of $29,032; tax fees of $23,381; and other fees of $1,500.
 
Audit Fees. These are aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Grant Thornton LLP for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, and by Grant Thornton LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 for (a) the annual audit of SeaChange’s financial statements for each such fiscal year including statutory audits of foreign subsidiaries and the accompanying attestation report regarding SeaChange’s internal control over financial reporting contained in SeaChange’s annual reports on Form 10-K, (b) reviews of the quarterly financial information included in SeaChange’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each such fiscal year and (c) reviews of SEC filings, as well as fees for audit services rendered by Grant Thornton LLP during fiscal 2010 in connection with SeaChange’s acquisition of eventIS Group B.V. and VividLogic, Inc.
 
Tax Fees. These are fees billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2010 and 2009. The Tax Fees for each of the foregoing fiscal years related to tax planning and compliance services.
 
All Other Fees. These are fees billed primarily for proprietary client software access to financial accounting, SEC and tax regulations provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
 
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has determined that the provision of the services as set out above is compatible with maintaining Grant Thornton LLP’s independence.
 
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy
 
The Audit Committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services that may be provided by Grant Thornton LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm. The policy identifies the principles that must be considered by the Audit Committee in approving these services to ensure that Grant Thornton LLP’s independence is not impaired; describes the audit and audit-related, tax and other services that may be provided; and sets forth pre-approval requirements for all permitted services. To date, Audit Committee pre-approval has been sought for the provision of all services by Grant Thornton LLP.
 
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OTHER MATTERS
 
Expenses and Solicitation
 
All costs of solicitation of proxies will be borne by SeaChange. In addition to solicitations by mail, certain of SeaChange’s directors, officers and regular employees, without additional remuneration, may solicit proxies by telephone, facsimile, e-mail and personal interviews. Brokers, custodians and fiduciaries will be requested to forward the Notice and proxy soliciting material to the owners of stock held in their names, and SeaChange will reimburse them for their reasonable out-of-pocket costs. SeaChange has also engaged The Proxy Advisory Group, LLC, to assist in the solicitation of proxies and provide related advice and informational support, for a services fee plus customary disbursements not expected to exceed $15,000 in the aggregate.
 
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
 
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, requires SeaChange’s directors, executive officers and holders of more than 10% of SeaChange’s common stock (collectively, “Reporting Persons”) to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock of SeaChange. Such persons are required by regulations of the SEC to furnish SeaChange with copies of all such filings. Based on its review of the copies of such filings received by it with respect to the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010 and written representations from certain Reporting Persons, SeaChange believes that all Reporting Persons complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, with the following exceptions: (1) Carlo Salvatori’s Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership filed on Form 4 on February 6, 2009, which reported a transaction that occurred on February 2, 2009, was required to be filed by February 5, 2009; and (2) Edward Dunbar’s Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership filed on Form 3 on April 17, 2009 neglected to disclose Mr. Dunbar’s beneficial ownership of 4,500 shares of SeaChange’s common stock held as of the date of his appointment as a senior executive officer of SeaChange on April 13, 2009 (the Form 3 was subsequently amended on September 25, 2009 to include disclosure of such ownership).
 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
 
SeaChange has adopted a written policy pursuant to the Amended and Restated Charter of the Audit Committee and the Charter of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee that all transactions between SeaChange and its officers, directors, principal stockholders and affiliates will be approved by a majority of the Board of Directors, including a majority of the independent and disinterested outside directors on the Board of Directors, and will be on terms no less favorable to SeaChange than could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
 
ReiJane Huai, a director of SeaChange elected on August 28, 2009, is the Chairman and CEO of FalconStor Software Inc, from whom SeaChange purchases products used in the manufacture of SeaChange products. Product purchases from FalconStor Software were $550,000 for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. As of May 18, 2010, SeaChange had no liability to FalconStor Software, Inc.
 
On September 1, 2009, SeaChange completed its acquisition of eventIS Group B.V. (“eventIS”) from a holding company in which Erwin van Dommelen, elected President of SeaChange
 
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Software in March 2010, has a 31.5% interest. At the closing, SeaChange made a cash payment to the holding company of $34.4 million plus $2.2 million based on an estimated working capital adjustment in accordance with the eventIS Share Purchase Agreement. In January 2010, SeaChange made a cash payment to the holding company of $395,000 for final settlement of the working capital adjustment. On each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the closing date, SeaChange is obligated to make additional fixed payments to the holding company of deferred purchase price under the eventIS share purchase agreement, each such payment to be in an aggregate amount of $2.8 million with $1.7 million payable in cash and $1.1 million payable by the issuance of restricted shares of SeaChange common stock, which will vest in equal installments over three years starting on the first anniversary of the date of issuance. Under the earnout provisions of the eventIS share purchase agreement, if certain performance goals are met over each of the three periods ending January 31, 2013, SeaChange will be obligated to make additional cash payments to the holding company.
 
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:
The Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report Combo are available at www.proxyvote.com.
 
 
 
M25767-P95550

SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on July 15, 2010
 
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
The undersigned, revoking all prior proxies, hereby appoints William C. Styslinger, III and Kevin M. Bisson and each of them, with full power of substitution, as proxies to represent and vote all shares of common stock of SeaChange International, Inc. which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of SeaChange to be held on July 15, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. local time, at SeaChange’s offices located at 50 Nagog Park, Acton, Massachusetts 01720, and at all adjournments thereof, upon matters set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement dated June 4, 2010, a copy of which has been received by the undersigned. The proxies are further authorized to vote, in their discretion, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof.
 
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER(S). IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE DIRECTORS NAMED HEREIN AND FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SEACHANGE’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.
 
Address Change/Comments:   
 
 

(If you noted any Address Changes/Comments above, please mark corresponding box on the reverse side.)
 
Continued and to be signed on reverse side
 
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SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
ATTN: MARTHA SCHAEFER
50 NAGOG PARK
ACTON, MA 01720
 
VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.
 
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE STOCKHOLDER
COMMUNICATIONS
If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by SeaChange International, Inc. in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access stockholder communications electronically in future years.
 
VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
 
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to SeaChange International, Inc., c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
 
TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: M25766-P95550 KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS
 
DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY

THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED
 
SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
Vote on Directors
 
1.         To elect three (3) Class II Directors each to serve for a three-year term.

For All Withhold All For All Except:
 
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To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.
 

Nominees:
(01) Thomas F. Olson
(02) Carlo Salvatori
(03) Edward Terino
 
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Vote on Proposal
 
        For         Against         Abstain
2. To ratify the appointment of SeaChange’s independent registered public accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP.
     
 
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(NOTE: Please sign exactly as name(s) appear(s) below. All holders must sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name, by authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.)
 
For address changes and/or comments, please check this box and write them on the back where indicated.              o
 
Please indicate if you wish to view meeting materials electronically via the Internet rather than receiving a hard copy. Please note that you will continue to receive a proxy card for voting purposes only.
 
        Yes                No
 
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Yes No
 
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Date
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