LAIRD Q. CAGAN - Corporate Board Profile

EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2004-10-28	Mr. Cagan has served as the Company's Chairman of the Board and Secretary since May 2004. The members of the Compensation Committee consist of Messrs. Cagan, Stoever and DiPaolo. Mr. Cagan is a co-founder, and, since 2001, has been Managing Director, of Cagan McAfee Capital Partners, LLC, a technology-focused private equity firm in Cupertino, California. Our independent directors are currently paid $3,000 per fiscal quarter and are reimbursed for any direct out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their duties as directors. In addition, Messrs. DiPaolo and Stoever are paid additional stipends of $13,000 per year for serving as Chairs of the Compensation and Audit Committees, respectively.
2005-11-04	Mr. Cagan has served as the Company's Chairman of the Board and Secretary since May 2004.
2006-10-30	Laird Q. Cagan, chairman of our board, also earns compensation from our company through his relationship with our financial advisor, Cagan McAfee Capital Partners, LLC ("CMCP") and placement agent (Chadbourn Securities, Inc.). In addition, we reimburse CMCP for the costs of legal services performed by staff members of CMCP under the direction of our general counsel. Mr. Cagan is also reimbursed by us for documented travel expenses he incurs from time to time directly on our behalf.
2007-10-29	Mr. Cagan has served on our Board of Directors, is our co-founder, and has served as our Chairman since May 2004. Mr. Cagan is a co-founder and, since 2001, has been Managing Director of Cagan McAfee Capital Partners, LLC ("CMCP"), a merchant bank based in Cupertino, California. Mr. Cagan earns compensation from our company through his relationship with our financial advisor, CMCP and placement agent (Chadbourn Securities, Inc.). During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, we expensed and paid CMCP $60,000 in monthly retainers.
2008-10-28	Mr. Cagan is our co-founder and has served on our Board of Directors as Chairman since May 2004. Mr. Cagan is a co-founder of and, since 2001, has been Managing Director of Cagan McAfee Capital Partners, LLC ("CMCP"), a merchant bank based in Cupertino, California. Since 2004, Mr. Cagan has also been a Managing Director of Chadbourn Securities, Inc., a NASD licensed broker-dealer. He also continues to serve as President of Cagan Capital, LLC, a merchant bank he formed in 1990, the operation of which transitioned into CMCP. Mr. Cagan serves on the Board of Directors of the following companies: Pacific Asia Petroleum, a New York-based public company involved in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of coal bed methane, natural gas and oil resources in China (since 2007, where Mr. Cagan was also a co-founder, CEO and President of Advanced Drilling Services, an entity that merged with Pacific Asia Petroleum in 2007); WorldSage, Inc., a Cupertino, California-based public development stage post-secondary educational company (since 2006); and Fortes Financial Corporation, an Irvine, California-based mortgage bank (since 2007). Mr. Cagan attended M.I.T. and received his BS and MS degrees in engineering, and his MBA, all from Stanford University. Please also see "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions." ... Mr. Cagan earns compensation from our company through his relationship with our financial advisor, CMCP and placement agent (Chadbourn Securities, Inc.). In addition, in the past we have reimbursed CMCP for the costs of legal services performed by staff members of CMCP under the direction of our previous general counsel. We ceased obtaining such legal services from CMCP at the end of calendar year 2006. We also reimburse Mr. Cagan for documented travel expenses he incurs from time to time directly on our behalf. ... The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation the Company paid to its directors in fiscal year 2008: ... Laird Q. Cagan ... $ ... n/a ... n/a ... n/a ... n/a ... n/a ... 60,000 ... (1) Constitutes fees paid to CMCP for consulting services rendered.
2009-10-28	Mr. Cagan, a co-founder of the Company, has served as a director on our Board of Directors since May 2004 and as Chairman of the Board from May 2004 to January 2009. The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation the Company paid to its directors in fiscal 2009: Laird Q. Cagan $2,000 Fees earned or paid in cash, $60,000 Stock awards, $30,000 All other comp.
2010-10-28	Mr. Cagan, a co-founder of the Company, has served as a director on our Board of Directors since May 2004 and as Chairman of the Board from May 2004 to January 2009. ... The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation the Company paid to its directors in fiscal 2010: ... Laird Q. Cagan $4,500 Fees earned or paid in cash, $60,000 Stock awards, total $64,500.
2011-10-28	Mr. Cagan, a co-founder of the Company, has served as a director on our Board of Directors since May 2004 and as Chairman of the Board from May 2004 to January 2009.
2012-10-29	Mr. Cagan, a co-founder of the Company, has served as a director on our Board of Directors since May 2004 and as Chairman of the Board from May 2004 to January 2009. He is currently a member of our Governance and Nominating Committee. ... We believe Mr. Cagan's extensive investment and merchant banking experience, expertise in providing seed capital to high risk startups including our Company, history as our co-founder, education and Board of Director service to public and private companies qualifies Mr. Cagan to serve on our Board and his assigned Committee.