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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )
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INFINIUM SOFTWARE, INC.
25 COMMUNICATIONS WAY
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS 02601
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 11, 2000
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The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Infinium Software, Inc. (the
"Company") will be held on Friday, February 11, 2000, at 3:00 p.m., Boston Time,
at The Marriott Long Wharf, 296 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, to
consider and act upon the following matters:
1. To elect one (1) Class I director to serve for a three-year term or
until his or her successor is elected and qualified;
2. To ratify and approve the selection by the Board of Directors of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent accountants for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000; and
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment of the meeting.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on January 3, 2000
will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any adjournment
thereof. The stock transfer books of the Company will remain open.
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors
ANNE MARIE MONK,
Clerk
January 11, 2000
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 IN ORDER
TO ASSURE REPRESENTATION OF YOUR SHARES. NO POSTAGE NEED BE AFFIXED IF MAILED IN
THE UNITED STATES.
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INFINIUM SOFTWARE, INC.
25 COMMUNICATIONS WAY
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS 02601
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PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 11, 2000
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This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of Infinium Software, Inc. (the "Company") for
use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 11, 2000, and
at any adjournment of that meeting. All proxies will be voted in accordance with
the instructions contained therein, and if no choice is specified, the proxies
will be voted in favor of the proposals set forth in the accompanying Notice of
Meeting. Any proxy may be revoked by a stockholder at any time before it is
exercised by giving written notice to that effect to the Clerk of the Company.
The Board of Directors has fixed January 3, 2000 as the record date for
determining stockholders who are entitled to vote at the meeting. At the close
of business on January 3, 2000, there were outstanding and entitled to vote
12,321,544 shares of Common Stock of the Company, $.01 par value per share
("Common Stock"). Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote.
THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 IS BEING
MAILED TO THE COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS WITH THIS NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT ON OR
ABOUT JANUARY 11, 2000. THE COMPANY WILL, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF ANY
STOCKHOLDER, FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE A COPY OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR
THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION (THE "SEC"), WITHOUT EXHIBITS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL SUCH REQUESTS TO
THE COMPANY, ATTENTION OF VERONICA ZSOLCSAK, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, 25
COMMUNICATIONS WAY, HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS 02601. EXHIBITS WILL BE PROVIDED UPON
WRITTEN REQUEST AND PAYMENT OF AN APPROPRIATE PROCESSING FEE.
As used in this Proxy Statement, the terms "Infinium" and the "Company"
refer to Infinium Software, Inc. and its wholly-owned and majority-owned
subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.
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STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of November 30, 1999, the beneficial
ownership of the Company's outstanding Common Stock of (i) each person known by
the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company's outstanding Common
Stock, (ii) each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table under
the heading "Executive Compensation" below, and (iii) all current directors and
executive officers as a group:
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AMOUNT AND
NATURE PERCENT
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OF OWNERSHIP (1) OF CLASS (2)
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5% STOCKHOLDERS
Robert A. Pemberton......................................... 2,223,362(3) 18.2%
c/o Infinium Software, Inc.
25 Communications Way
Hyannis, MA 02601
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Frederick J. Lizza (4)...................................... 351,346(5) 2.9%
Maria G. Burud.............................................. 84,263(6) *
Terence Joint............................................... 20,896(7) *
Daniel J. Kossmann (8)...................................... 201,213(9) 1.6%
Mark F. Ohrenberger......................................... 28,246(10) *
John W. Baumstark (11)...................................... 35,000 .3%
Manuel Correia.............................................. 67,522(12) *
Roland D. Pampel............................................ 32,000(13) *
Robert P. Schechter......................................... 32,000(14) *
Robert G. Parker (15)....................................... 0.00 *
All executive officers and directors as a group (twelve
persons).................................................. 3,043,083(16) 24.9%
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* Less than 1% of outstanding stock of the respective class, or less than 1%
of aggregate voting power, as the case may be.
(1) The number of shares beneficially owned by each director and executive
officer is determined under rules promulgated by the SEC and the
information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any
other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares
as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or investment
power and also any shares which the individual has the right to acquire
within 60 days of November 30, 1999 through the exercise of any stock
option or other right. The inclusion herein of such shares, however, does
not constitute an admission that the named stockholder is a direct or
indirect beneficial owner of such shares. Unless otherwise indicated, each
person or entity named in the table 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.
(2) Applicable percentage of ownership as of November 30, 1999 is based upon
12,232,944 shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date. Shares of
Common Stock subject to options currently exercisable or exercisable within
60 days after November 30, 1999 are deemed outstanding for computing the
percentage ownership of the person holding such options, but are not deemed
outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.
(3) Includes 16,499 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding
stock options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1999. Includes
175,000 shares held by the Pemberton Family Foundation, Inc., a
not-for-profit organization as to which Mr. Pemberton disclaims beneficial
ownership, is exempt from tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the directors and officers of which
are Mr. Pemberton and his spouse, Patricia
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Pemberton. Also includes 2,031,863 shares held by The Robert A. Pemberton
Family Trust, dated December 30, 1988, of which Mr. Pemberton is a trustee.
(4) Mr. Lizza ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of July
31, 1999.
(5) Includes 310,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding
stock options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1999.
(6) Includes 84,263 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding
stock options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1999.
(7) Includes 16,891 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding
stock options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1999. Includes
3,600 shares held jointly by Mr. Joint with his spouse, Nelly Alise Joint.
(8) Mr. Kossmann ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of
December 21, 1999.
(9) Includes 161,213 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding
stock options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1999.
(10) Includes 19,985 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding
stock options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1999. Also
includes 7,824 shares held jointly by Mr. Ohrenberger with his spouse, Anne
W. Ohrenberger, and 40 shares held by his son Justin C. Ohrenberger.
(11) Mr. Baumstark ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of
June 11, 1999.
(12) Includes 59,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding
stock options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1999. Includes
1,000 shares held jointly by Mr. Correia with his spouse, Rose Marie
Correia, and 7,522 shares held jointly by Mr. Correia with his brother,
David Correia.
(13) Includes 31,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding
stock options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1999. Includes
1,000 shares held jointly by Mr. Pampel with his wife Carol Pampel.
(14) Includes 31,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to outstanding
stock options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1999. Includes
1,000 shares held jointly by Mr. Schechter with his spouse, Susan
Schechter.
(15) Mr. Parker ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of
July 15, 1999.
(16) Includes 862,086 shares of Common Stock issuable to all executive officers
and directors pursuant to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60
days of November 30, 1999.
VOTES REQUIRED
The affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of the aggregate voting
power represented by the shares of Common Stock present or represented at the
meeting is required for the election of directors, and the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power represented by the
shares of Common Stock present or represented at the meeting is required for
each of the other matters which are to be submitted to the stockholders at the
meeting.
The holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock, issued and
outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, shall constitute a quorum for
transacting business at the meeting. Shares of Common Stock present in person or
represented by executed proxies received by the Company will be counted for
purposes of establishing a quorum at the meeting, regardless of how or whether
such shares are voted on any specific proposal. With respect to the required
vote on any particular matter, abstentions and votes withheld by nominee
recordholders who did not receive specific instructions from the beneficial
owners of such shares (so called "broker non-votes") will be treated as shares
present and represented.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote to elect as a director
the one nominee named below, unless authority to vote for the election of this
director is withheld by marking the proxy to that effect. The proxy may not be
voted for more than one director.
The Board of Directors is currently fixed at six members. The Board of
Directors is divided into three classes, each of which consists of two
directors. There are currently two vacancies on the Board of Directors. Each
director generally serves for a three-year term. The term of the Class I
director will expire at this Meeting. All directors will hold office until their
successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier
resignation or removal. Manuel Correia is the Class I director; Robert A.
Pemberton and Robert P. Schechter are the Class II directors; and Roland D.
Pampel is the Class III director.
The Board of Directors has nominated and recommended that Manuel Correia,
who is currently a member of the Board of Directors, be elected as a Class I
director, to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in
2003 or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his
earlier resignation or removal.
The following table sets forth the name of each nominee for director and
each current director, the positions and offices held by the nominee or
director, the age of the nominee or director, the year in which each director
became a director of the Company, the principal occupation(s) and business
experience for the past five years of the nominee or director, the calendar year
in which any director's term will expire, the class of each director, the number
of shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by the nominee or director at
November 30, 1999, and the percentage of all outstanding shares of Common Stock
owned by the nominee or director on such date:
AMOUNT AND NATURE OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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PERCENTAGE OF
NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION, BUSINESS CALENDAR SHARES OF COMMON
EXPERIENCE AND YEAR IN WHICH ANY DIRECTOR FIRST YEAR TERM CLASS OF COMMON STOCK
BECAME A DIRECTOR (FOR CURRENT DIRECTORS) WILL EXPIRE DIRECTOR STOCK OUTSTANDING
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NOMINEE FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM:
Manuel Correia................................. 2000 I 67,522 *
Age 65. Mr. Correia is currently the Chief
Operating Officer of CoWare, Inc. Mr. Correia
served as Vice President, Applications
Engineering Operations of Cadence from 1993
to 1994 and Vice President, Customer Service
of Cadence from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Correia is
also a director of CATS Software, Inc. Mr.
Correia has been a director of the Company
since 1993.
CONTINUING DIRECTORS:
Roland D. Pampel............................... 2002 III 32,000 *
Age 65. Mr. Pampel was the President and
Chief Operating Officer of Microcom
Corporation from March 1994 until his
retirement in January 1997 and a director of
Microcom from March 1994 until May 1997 when
Microcom was acquired. Before joining
Microcom, Mr. Pampel served as the President,
Chief Executive Officer and a director of
Nicolet Instrument Corporation from October
1991 to December 1993, and as President,
Chief Executive Officer and a director of
Bull HN Information Systems from January 1988
to July 1990. Mr. Pampel is also a director
of Peritus Software Inc. Mr. Pampel has been
a director of the Company since 1995.
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PERCENTAGE OF
NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION, BUSINESS CALENDAR SHARES OF COMMON
EXPERIENCE AND YEAR IN WHICH ANY DIRECTOR FIRST YEAR TERM CLASS OF COMMON STOCK
BECAME A DIRECTOR (FOR CURRENT DIRECTORS) WILL EXPIRE DIRECTOR STOCK OUTSTANDING
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Robert A. Pemberton............................ 2001 II 2,223,362 18.2%
Age 58. Mr. Pemberton founded the Company and
has served as Chairman of the Board and a
Director since 1981. He served as Chief
Executive Officer from 1981 to December 1996,
and from July 1999 to the present. He served
as President from 1981 to 1990, from 1993 to
February 1996 and from July 1999 to the
present. Before founding the Company, Mr.
Pemberton held management positions at State
Street Bank and Trust Company in Boston and
was a Vice President at Boston Safe Deposit
and Trust Company.
Robert P. Schechter............................ 2001 II 32,000 *
Age 51. Mr. Schechter has been the President,
Chief Executive Officer and a director of
Natural MicroSystems Corporation since May
1995 and Chairman since March 1996. From 1987
to 1994, Mr. Schechter held various senior
executive positions at Lotus Development
Corporation and from 1980 to 1987 was a
partner of Coopers & Lybrand LLP. Mr.
Schechter has been a Director of the Company
since July 1995.
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* less than 1%.
The Company has an Audit Committee, currently comprised of Messrs.
Schechter and Pampel. From the beginning of fiscal year 1999 until February
1999, the Audit Committee was comprised of Messrs. Schechter and Cheheyl. The
Audit Committee, which held three meetings during the year ended September 30,
1999, makes recommendations to the Board of Directors relative to the
appointment of independent auditors, reviews the scope and results of the
independent audit, and establishes and monitors policy relative to non-audit
services provided by the independent auditors in order to ensure that the
auditors are in fact independent.
The Company has a Compensation Committee, comprised of Messrs. Correia and
Pampel, which held six meetings during the year ended September 30, 1999. The
Compensation Committee annually reviews and approves the compensation of the
Company's senior executives and administers the Company's 1989 Stock Option
Plan, 1995 Stock Plan (the "1995 Plan"), 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and
1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the "Director Plan").
During the year ended September 30, 1999, the Board of Directors of the
Company held ten meetings. Each of the directors attended at least 70% of the
meetings of the Board of Directors and 100% of the meetings held by all
committees of the Board on which he served, in each case during the periods that
he served.
DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
Each non-employee director of the Company receives $10,000 annually (paid
at the rate of $2,500 per quarter) for serving as a director and an additional
$1,000 for each Board meeting attended. Mr. Correia receives $1,000 for travel
time associated with his attendance at Board meetings in Massachusetts. The non-
employee directors of the Company are Messrs. Correia, Pampel and Schechter. The
Company also reimburses non-employee directors for expenses incurred in
attending Board meetings. No additional compensation is paid to directors for
attending Board or committee meetings.
Under the Company's Director Plan, at each annual meeting, each
non-employee director of the Company will receive an option to purchase 4,000
shares of Common Stock, which will be exercisable over a four-year period at the
rate of 25% per year. In addition, any person shall, upon first becoming a
non-employee director, receive an option to purchase 28,000 shares, which will
also be exercisable over a four-year period at
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the rate of 25% per year. The exercise price per share for all options granted
under the Director Plan will be equal to the market price of the Common Stock on
the date of grant. During fiscal 1999, each of the non-employee directors was
granted an option to purchase 4,000 shares of Common Stock at $5.063, the fair
market value on the date of grant.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the
annual and long-term compensation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer, the
Company's former Chief Executive Officer, two individuals who would have been
considered among the Company's four most highly compensated individuals but for
the fact that they were no longer employed by the Company at the end of the
fiscal year, and each of the four other most highly compensated executive
officers of the Company for the three years ended September 30, 1999 (such
executive officers are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the "Named
Executive Officers"):
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG TERM
COMPENSATION(3)
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AWARDS
ANNUAL COMPENSATION ---------------
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NAME AND PRINCIPAL FISCAL OTHER ANNUAL UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
POSITION(1) YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION(2) OPTIONS/SARS(#) COMPENSATION
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Robert A. Pemberton.......... 1999 $160,000 $ 11,878 $ -- -- $ 8,729(4)
Chairman, President and 1998 175,000 61,112 -- 30,000 77,138(5)
Chief Executive Officer 1997 182,000 79,122 -- -- 124,566(6)
Frederick J. Lizza........... 1999 216,667 18,750 50,175(7) 15,000 428,700(4)
1998 260,000 95,932 920(8) 30,000 3,579(5)
1997 241,667 122,102 -- 170,000 5,010(6)
Maria G. Burud............... 1999 171,974 82,756 -- 65,000 3,146(4)
Group Vice President, 1998 -- -- -- -- --
North American Field 1997 -- -- -- -- --
Operations
Daniel J. Kossman............ 1999 175,000 23,756 -- 15,000 2,979(4)
Vice President, 1998 175,000 63,955 920(8) 25,000 3,608(5)
Chief Financial Officer(9) 1997 165,000 80,099 -- 70,000 4,688(6)
Terence Joint................ 1999 159,683 95,877 -- 50,000 10,836(4)
Group Vice President, 1998 -- -- -- -- --
International 1997 -- -- -- -- --
Mark F. Ohrenberger.......... 1999 153,334 34,545 -- 45,000 4,645(4)
Group Vice President 1998 -- -- -- -- --
Products 1997 -- -- -- -- --
John W. Baumstark............ 1999 153,079 50,832 -- 15,000 2,383(4)
1998 200,000 146,093 1,104(8) 30,000 3,590(5)
1997 175,000 166,228 -- 75,000 3,414(6)
Robert G. Parker............. 1999 142,500 16,875 -- 30,000 143,385(4)
1998 -- -- -- -- --
1997 -- -- -- -- --
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(1) Principal positions shown are those held as of September 30, 1999, which is
the end of fiscal year 1999.
(2) In accordance with the rules of the SEC, other compensation in the form of
perquisites and other personal benefits has been omitted in those instances
where the aggregate amount of such perquisites and other personal benefits
constituted less than the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total of annual
salary and bonuses for the Named Executive Officer for such year.
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(3) Represents stock options granted during fiscal 1997, 1998 and 1999 under the
Company's 1995 Plan. The Company did not make any restricted stock awards,
grant any stock appreciation rights ("SARs") or make any long-term incentive
plan payouts during fiscal 1997, 1998 or 1999.
(4) Represents (a) disability insurance premiums of $950 paid on policies
maintained by the Company for the benefit of separate trusts for the benefit
of Mr. Pemberton's family members (the "Pemberton Family Trusts"); (b)
Company contributions under the 401(k) Plan or other retirement plan of
$3,902 for Mr. Pemberton, $3,700 for Mr. Lizza, $3,146 for Ms. Burud, $2,979
and for Mr. Kossmann, $10,836 for Mr. Joint, $4,645 for Mr. Ohrenberger and
$2,383 for Mr. Baumstark,; (c) life insurance premiums paid on a universal
life policy maintained by the Company of $3,877 for Mr. Pemberton; and (d)
payments made in connection with Mr. Lizza's and Mr. Parker's departure from
the Company, in the amounts of $425,000 and $143,385, respectively.
(5) Represents (a) disability insurance premiums of $950 paid on policies
maintained by the Company for the benefit of Pemberton Family Trusts; (b)
Company matching contributions under the 401(k) Plan of $4,821 for Mr.
Pemberton, $3,579 for Mr. Lizza, $3,590 for Mr. Baumstark, $3,608 and for
Mr. Kossmann; (c) life insurance premiums paid on a universal life policy
maintained by the Company of $3,877 for Mr. Pemberton; and (d) the dollar
value of the benefit to Mr. Pemberton of split-dollar life insurance
premiums paid by the Company on policies providing total coverage of
$10,000,000 owned by the Pemberton Family Trusts, determined to be $67,490
on an actuarial basis. The premium payments made by the Company under the
split-dollar life insurance policies are advances for the benefit of the
Pemberton Family Trusts which are secured by assignments of the related
insurance policies. The premium advances made by the Company under the
split-dollar plans will be repaid (without interest) out of the death
benefits payable under the policies.
(6) Represents (a) disability insurance premiums of $950 paid on policies
maintained by the Company for the benefit of the Pemberton Family Trusts;
(b) Company matching contributions under the 401(k) Plan of $3,643 for Mr.
Pemberton, $5,010 for Mr. Lizza, $3,414 for Mr. Baumstark and $4,688 for Mr.
Kossmann; (c) life insurance premiums paid on a universal life policy
maintained by the Company of $3,876 for Mr. Pemberton; and (d) the dollar
value of the benefit to Mr. Pemberton of split-dollar life insurance
premiums paid by the Company on policies providing total coverage of
$10,000,000 owned by the Pemberton Family Trusts, determined to be $116,097
on an actuarial basis. The premium payments made by the Company under the
split-dollar life insurance policies are advances for the benefit of the
Pemberton Family Trusts which are secured by assignments of the related
insurance policies. The premium advances made by the Company under the
split-dollar plans will be repaid (without interest) out of the death
benefits payable under the policies.
(7) Represents payments made in connection with Mr. Lizza's departure.
(8) Represents tax adjustments paid during the fiscal year.
(9) Mr. Kossmann ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of
December 21, 1999.
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OPTION GRANTS DURING 1999
The following table sets forth the number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock underlying options granted, the exercise price per share and the
expiration date of all options granted to each of the Named Executive Officers
during 1999:
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
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INDIVIDUAL GRANTS POTENTIAL
---------------------------------------------------------- REALIZABLE VALUE
NUMBER OF PERCENT OF AT ASSUMED ANNUAL
SECURITIES TOTAL OPTIONS RATES OF STOCK
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO EXERCISE OR PRICE APPRECIATION
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES IN BASE PRICE FOR OPTION TERM($)(4)
GRANTED FISCAL YEAR PER EXPIRATION ----------------------
NAME (#)(1) (%)(2) SHARE(3) DATE 5% 10%
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Robert A. Pemberton......... -- 0 $ -- -- $ -- $ --
Frederick J. Lizza(5)....... 15,000 1.27 5.88 04/30/2000 7,056 13,230
Maria G Burud............... 15,000 5.49 5.88 10/16/2008 55,469 140,568
50,000 5.75 06/03/2009 180,807 458,201
Daniel J. Kossmann(6)....... 15,000 1.27 5.88 03/31/2000 6,174 12,789
Terence Joint............... 10,000 4.22 5.88 10/16/2008 36,979 93,712
40,000 4.25 05/03/2009 106,912 270,936
Mark F. Ohrenberger......... 20,000 3.8 5.88 10/16/2008 73,958 187,424
25,000 4.25 05/03/2009 66,820 169,335
John W. Baumstark(7)........ 15,000 1.27 5.88 09/09/1999 4,057 7,938
Robert G. Parker(8)......... 30,000 2.54 5.88 10/16/1999 8,820 17,640
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(1) The per share exercise price of all options is the market price of the
Common Stock on the date of grant, and the term of each option is ten years,
subject to earlier termination upon termination of employment. The
exercisability of all such options for Messrs. Pemberton, Lizza, Kossmann
and Baumstark accelerates upon termination of the optionee's employment for
any reason other than cause if the optionee executes a one-year
non-competition agreement with the Company.
(2) Based on an aggregate of 1,183,200 shares subject to options granted to
employees of the Company in fiscal 1999.
(3) The exercise or base price per share of each option was equal to the fair
market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant, as determined by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
(4) Amounts represent hypothetical gains that could be achieved for the
respective options if exercised at the end of the option term. These gains
are based on assumed rates of stock appreciation of 5% and 10% compounded
annually from the date the respective options were granted to their
expiration date and are not intended to forecast possible future
appreciation, if any, in the price of the Common Stock. The gains shown are
net of the option exercise price, but do not include deductions for taxes or
other expenses associated with the exercise of the options or the sale of
the underlying shares. The actual gains, if any, on the stock option
exercises will depend on the future performance of the Common Stock, the
optionholder's continued employment through the option vesting period and
the date on which the options are exercised.
(5) Mr. Lizza ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of July
31, 1999.
(6) Mr. Kossmann ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of
December 21, 1999.
(7) Mr. Baumstark ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of
June 11, 1999.
(8) Mr. Parker ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of July
15, 1999.
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OPTION EXERCISES DURING 1999 AND YEAR END OPTION VALUES
The following table sets forth information with respect to options to
purchase the Company's Common Stock granted to the Named Executive Officers,
including (i) the number of shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of
options during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999; (ii) the net value
realized upon such exercise; (iii) the number of unexercised options outstanding
at September 30, 1999; and (iv) the value of such unexercised options at
September 30, 1999:
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES
IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END
OPTION/SAR VALUES(1)
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VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT
SHARES OPTIONS AT FISCAL YEAR-END FISCAL YEAR-END(3)
ACQUIRED ON VALUE ---------------------------- -------------------------
NAME EXERCISE(#) REALIZED(2) EXERCISABLE/UNEXERCISABLE(#) EXERCISABLE/UNEXERCISABLE
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Robert A. Pemberton.......... -- $ -- 14,571/15,429 $0/$0
Frederick J. Lizza(4)........ 55,000 58,000 450,654/0 50,089/0
Maria G. Burud............... -- -- 66,764/90,036 41,868/0
Daniel J. Kossmann(5)........ -- -- 134,428/67,573 116,332/0
Terence Joint................ -- -- 12,142/62,858 0/30,000
Mark F. Ohrenberger.......... -- -- 11,200/55,000 2,580/18,750
John W. Baumstark(6)......... -- -- 50,856/0 0/0
Robert G. Parker(7).......... -- -- 30,499/0 0/0
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(1) The Company has not granted SARs.
(2) Amounts disclosed in this column are calculated based on the difference
between the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of
exercise and the exercise price of the options. The Named Executive Officers
will receive cash only if and when they sell the Common Stock issued upon
exercise of the options and the amount of cash received by such individuals
is dependent on the price of the Company's Common Stock at the time of such
sale.
(3) Value is based on the difference between the option exercise price and the
fair market value at September 30, 1999, the fiscal year end ($5.00 per
share closing price as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market), multiplied by
the number of shares underlying the option.
(4) Mr. Lizza ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of July
31, 1999.
(5) Mr. Kossmann ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of
December 21, 1999.
(6) Mr. Baumstark ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of
June 11, 1999.
(7) Mr. Parker ceased to serve as an executive officer of the Company as of July
15, 1999.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
The Company believes that one or more former executive officers of the
Company did not comply with filing requirements under Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), after the executives'
departure from the Company, during the year ended September 30, 1999. The
Company is not aware of any other executive officer, director or principal
stockholder who failed to comply with filing requirements under Section 16 of
the Exchange Act during the year ended September 30, 1999.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Correia and Pampel. No
person who served as a member of the Compensation Committee was, during the past
fiscal year, an officer or employee of the
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Company or any of its subsidiaries, was formerly an officer of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, or had any relationship requiring disclosure herein. No
executive officer of the Company 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 the Company.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The Company's executive compensation program is administered by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which is comprised of two
non-employee directors: Messrs. Correia and Pampel. From time to time, the
Company's Chief Executive Officer (formerly, Mr. Lizza and currently Mr.
Pemberton) and the Company's General Counsel (Ms. Monk) may attend meetings of
the Compensation Committee.
Pursuant to authority delegated by the Board of Directors, the Compensation
Committee is responsible for establishing, amending, terminating and making
grants under the Company's stock and stock option plans and reviewing and
approving cash and noncash compensation matters concerning the executive
officers of the Company. The Compensation Committee's objective is to establish
compensation programs designed to (a) attract, retain and reward executives who
will lead the Company in achieving its business goals and (b) align the
financial interests of the Company's executives with those of its long-term
investors.
Overview
Compensation under the executive compensation program is comprised of cash
compensation in the form of salary, quarterly and annual incentive bonuses, and
long-term incentive awards in the form of stock option grants. In addition, the
compensation program is comprised of various benefits, including medical,
disability and life insurance plans, financial planning assistance, the 1995
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a 401(k)-qualified savings and profit-sharing plan
and retirement plans for non-U.S. employees. All of these plans, other than the
financial planning assistance, are generally available to all employees of the
Company, depending on the country in which they work.
Annually, the Company reviews proxy information from comparable companies
and data from a number of surveys, including nationally recognized surveys, to
determine the compensation of its executives. The Compensation Committee
believes that each executive's total annual target compensation (that is, annual
base salary plus incentive compensation) is set within the range of compensation
for executives in comparable companies.
Base Salary
Base salary levels for each of the Company's executive officers, including
the Chief Executive Officer, are generally set within the range of base salaries
that the Compensation Committee believes are paid similar executive officers at
comparable companies selected on the basis of similarity in revenue level,
industry segment and competitive employment market to the Company. In addition,
the Compensation Committee generally takes into account the Company's past
financial performance and future expectations, as well as the performance of the
executives.
Base salary levels for fiscal year 1999 for each of the Company's executive
officers, including the Chief Executive Officer, were determined based on the
data described above. Fiscal year 1999 base salary levels for each of the
executives generally were at or near the average salary levels for the
comparable positions at comparable companies.
Incentive Compensation
Each of the executive officers were eligible to receive cash bonuses at the
end of each fiscal quarter and at the end of the fiscal year based upon the
Company's performance. Generally, actual quarterly and annual bonuses earned are
based upon the Company's performance in comparison to the quarterly and annual
financial targets, respectively. The Compensation Committee believes that,
although the ratio of bonus to base
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salary varies significantly, the annual bonus amounts for fiscal year 1999 for
each of the Company's executive officers, including the Chief Executive Officer,
were generally set within the range of incentive compensation levels for
comparable executives at comparable companies.
The Company assigned each executive officer a target bonus amount, which
amounts range from $11,875 to $171,462 ($50,000 and $56,250 for Messrs.
Pemberton and Lizza, respectively). The Company then determined fiscal year 1999
bonuses by analyzing achievement of revenue targets and operating income targets
and awarded each executive officer a percentage of his or her target bonus
amount. Because the Company did not meet all of such performance goals, the
bonus that each executive officer received was less than his or her target
annual bonus amount. Additionally, because the performance goals varied among
the executive officers and because some left the Company prior to the end of the
fiscal year, the percentage of target bonus earned by the executive officers
varied -- ranging from a low of 23.8% of target bonus to a high of 80.6% of
target bonus (23.8% and 33.3% for Messrs. Pemberton and Lizza, respectively).
In addition, if the Company's performance was substantially greater or less
than its performance targets in any quarter or for the year, actual quarterly
and annual bonuses paid would have been greater or less than the target
quarterly and annual bonus by an accelerated or decelerated factor, as the case
may be. With respect to Messrs. Pemberton, Lizza, Parker and Kossmann, and Ms.
Monk, in the event that the Company achieved or exceeded each of the performance
targets on which quarterly and annual bonuses were based, each would have been
entitled to receive an additional bonus of 50% (30% in the case of Mr.
Baumstark) of his or her respective target bonus amount. None of Messrs.
Pemberton, Lizza, Parker and Kossmann, or Ms. Monk, received this additional
bonus.
In general, for Messrs. Pemberton, Lizza, Parker and Kossmann and for Ms.
Monk, fifty percent of their annual bonus amounts are based upon quarterly
performance and fifty percent are based upon annual performance. For Messrs.
Joint and Ohrenberger and Ms. Burud, their bonuses are generally based upon the
Company's quarterly performance only. Quarterly and annual bonuses totaling
$361,399 were awarded to the Company's executive officers, of which Mr.
Pemberton received $11,878, Mr. Lizza received $18,750 and Messrs. Kossmann,
Baumstark, Ohrenberger, Parker and Joint, and Ms. Burud and Monk, collectively,
received $330,771.
Stock Options
Stock options are the principal vehicle used by the Company for the payment
of long-term compensation, to provide a stock-based incentive to improve the
Company's financial performance and to assist in the recruitment, retention and
motivation of professional, managerial and other personnel. The Company's stock
option plans are administered by the Compensation Committee. To date, the
Compensation Committee has not granted stock options at less than fair market
value.
Generally, stock options are granted to eligible employees from time to
time based primarily upon the individual's actual and/or potential contributions
to the Company and the Company's financial performance. Stock options are
designed to align the interests of the Company's executive officers with those
of its stockholders by encouraging executive officers to enhance the value of
the Company, the price of the Common Stock, and hence, the stockholders' return.
In addition, the vesting of stock options over a period of time is designed to
create an incentive for the individual to remain with the Company. The Company
grants new options to the executives, including the Chief Executive Officer, on
an ongoing basis to provide continuing incentives to the executives for future
performance and to incent them to remain with the Company.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, options to purchase an
aggregate of 250,000 shares of Common Stock were awarded to the Company's
executive officers. Of such options, none were granted to Mr. Pemberton and
15,000 were granted to Mr. Lizza.
Other Benefits
The Company 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. The Company offers a stock
purchase plan,
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under which employees may purchase Common Stock at a discount, and a 401(k)
profit-sharing plan, which permits employees to invest in a wide variety of
funds on a pre-tax basis. The Company also maintains medical, disability and
life insurance plans and other benefit plans for its employees. The Company also
provides financial planning assistance for executive officers of the Company.
Tax Deductibility of Executive Compensation
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, generally
limits to $1 million the tax deduction for compensation paid to any of the
executive officers unless certain requirements are met. The Compensation
Committee has considered these requirements and the related regulations. It is
the Compensation Committee's present intention that, so long as it is consistent
with its overall compensation objectives, substantially all executive
compensation shall be deductible for federal income tax purposes.
The CEO's Compensation
Consistent with the executive compensation policies described above of
providing salaries and target incentive compensation based on survey and proxy
data for comparable positions in comparable companies, the Compensation
Committee determined the base salary and target incentive compensation for Mr.
Pemberton, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Lizza, the Company's
previous Chief Executive Officer.
The incentive compensation that Mr. Pemberton received for fiscal 1999 was
23.8% of the target incentive compensation set for him because the Company did
not meet all of the performance goals set for it by the executive officers and
the Board of Directors for the fiscal year. For the fiscal year, Mr. Pemberton
received $160,000 in base salary and was awarded bonuses totaling $11,878 based
upon corporate performance. Mr. Pemberton's bonus compensation for fiscal 1999
was approximately 7.4% of his base salary. Mr. Pemberton, who beneficially
owned, as of September 30, 1999, 2,206,863 shares of Common Stock in the Company
of which 14,571 comprised shares issuable upon the exercise of options, 175,000
comprised shares held by the Pemberton Family Foundation, Inc. and 2,031,863
comprised shares held by The Robert A. Pemberton Family Trust, was not granted
options to purchase shares of Common Stock in fiscal 1999.
The incentive compensation that Mr. Lizza received for fiscal 1999 was
33.3% of the target incentive compensation set for him because the Company did
not meet all of the performance goals set for it by the executive officers and
the Board of Directors for the fiscal year, and because Mr. Lizza left the
Company in the tenth month of the fiscal year. For the fiscal year, Mr. Lizza
received $216,667 in base salary and was awarded bonuses totaling $18,750 based
upon corporate performance. Mr. Lizza's bonus compensation for fiscal 1999 was
approximately 8.65% of his base salary. Mr. Lizza received additional
compensation of $475,175 following his departure from the Company. Mr. Lizza,
who beneficially owned, as of September 30, 1999, 351,346 shares of Common Stock
in the Company of which 310,000 comprised shares issuable upon the exercise of
options, was granted options to purchase 15,000 shares of Common Stock in fiscal
1999.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY THE
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Manuel Correia
Roland D. Pampel
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STOCK PERFORMANCE CHART
The following graph compares the percentage change in the cumulative total
stockholder return on the Company's Common Stock during the period from the
Company's initial public offering on November 17, 1995 through September 30,
1999, with the cumulative total return for The Nasdaq Stock Market (U.S.
companies) and the Hambrecht & Quist Computer Software Index (the "H & Q
Computer Index"). The comparison assumes $100 were invested on November 17, 1995
in the Company's Common Stock at the $11.00 initial offering price and in each
of the foregoing indices and assumes reinvestment of dividends, if any.
COMPARISON OF 46 MONTH CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG INFINIUM SOFTWARE, INC.,
THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.) INDEX
AND THE HAMBRECHT & QUIST COMPUTER SOFTWARE INDEX
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NASDAQ STOCK MARKET HAMBRECHT & QUIST
INFINIUM SOFTWARE, INC. (U.S.) COMPUTER SOFTWARE
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11/17/95 100.00 100.00 100.00
9/96 91.00 118.00 117.00
9/97 138.00 162.00 152.00
9/98 87.00 165.00 158.00
9/99 47.00 268.00 233.00
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* $100 INVESTED ON 11/17/95 IN STOCK OR INDEX - INCLUDING REINVESTMENT OF
DIVIDENDS. FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30.
CERTAIN RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has adopted a policy whereby all transactions between the
Company and its officers, directors and affiliates will be on terms no less
favorable to the Company than could be obtained from unrelated third parties and
will be approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Company's
Board of Directors.
One member of Mr. Pemberton's family is employed by the Company in a
managerial, non-executive position. The Company believes that the compensation
paid by the Company to this family member is on terms no less favorable to the
Company than could be obtained from unrelated third parties. CHECK FOR OTHER
COMPENSATION OR CONTRACTS WHICH EXCEED MINIMUM THRESHOLD.
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SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors proposes that the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
("PwC"), independent certified public accountants, be appointed to serve as
auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. The ratification of this
selection is not required under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
where the Company is incorporated, but the results of this vote will be
considered by the Board of Directors in selecting auditors for future fiscal
years. PwC has served as the Company's accountants since 1994. It is expected
that a member of PwC will be present at the meeting with the opportunity to make
a statement if so desired and will be available to respond to appropriate
questions. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE
RATIFICATION OF THIS SELECTION.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors does not know of any other matters which may come
before the meeting. However, if any other matters are properly presented to the
meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to
vote, or otherwise act, in accordance with their judgment on such matters.
All costs of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company. In
addition to solicitations by mail, the Company's directors, officers and regular
employees, without additional remuneration, may solicit proxies by telephone,
telegraph and personal interviews. Brokers, custodians and fiduciaries will be
requested to forward proxy soliciting material to the owners of stock held in
their names, and the Company will reimburse them for reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses in connection with the distribution of proxy solicitation material.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the 2001 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Company at its principal office
in Hyannis, Massachusetts not later than September 11, 2000 for inclusion in the
proxy statement for that meeting.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Anne Marie Monk, Clerk
January 11, 2000
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOPES THAT STOCKHOLDERS WILL ATTEND THE MEETING.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND, YOU ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND
RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE
WILL GREATLY FACILITATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MEETING, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
COOPERATION.
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DETACH HERE
PROXY
INFINIUM SOFTWARE, INC.
PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, FEBRUARY 11, 2000
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned, revoking all prior proxies, hereby appoints Veronica M.
Zsolcsak and Anne Marie Monk, and each of them with full power of substitution,
as Proxies to represent and vote all shares of stock of INFINIUM SOFTWARE, INC.
(the "Corporation"), which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if present
at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation to be held on Friday,
February 11, 2000 at 3:00 p.m. local time at The Marriott Long Wharf, 296 State
Street, Boston, MA 02109 and at any adjournment thereof, upon matters set forth
in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement dated January 10, 2000 a
copy of which has been received by the undersigned.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO CHOICE IS
SPECIFIED, THEN THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF ELECTING THE NOMINEE AND
IN FAVOR OF THE SELECTION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS AUDITORS FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2000. IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE
AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE
MEETING.
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X VOTES AS IN
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. To elect one (1) Class I director to serve for a 2. To ratify the selection of the firm of
three-year term except as marked to the contrary below: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors [ ] [ ] [ ]
for the fiscal year ending September 20,
2000.
NOMINEE: Manuel Correia
IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON
FOR WITHHELD SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING
THE [ ] [ ] FROM THE OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF.
NOMINEE NOMINEE
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
MARK HERE IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING [ ]
Please sign your name exactly as it appears on your stock
certificate(s), write in the date and return this proxy as
soon as possible in the enclosed envelope. If the stock is
registered in more than one name, each joint owner should sign.
If signing as attorney, executor, trustee, administrator or
guardian, please give full title as such. Only authorized
officers should sign for corporations.
Signature: ________________________ Date: __________________ Signature: _____________________________ Date: ___________________
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10 January 2000
[LOGO]
INFINIUM
To Our Stockholders:
Throughout Fiscal Year 1999, Infinium had the foresight to prepare well for a
significant market slowdown. We managed through a period where businesses were
highly reticent about buying new business applications before the year 2000.
Through successful selling into our loyal customer base and strong financial
management, including intelligent cost containment, we remained financially
healthy. While software revenues fell off, service revenues grew to take up the
slack. The result was modest growth in what was arguably the worst year in the
history of the application software industry.
We took almost 300 customers live with Infinium solutions and contracted with
hundreds more. Revenues grew to $122 million during Fiscal Year 1999. For
information on our financial results, we've provided our fiscal 1999 Annual
Report and Proxy Statement in this packet. You can also find this information
on our Web site at www.infinium.com.
NEW INITIATIVES
Since I returned as CEO during the 4th quarter of fiscal 1999, we have
aggressively embarked on an effort to transform Infinium into a company based
on the Internet. We're laser-focused on being ready to take advantage of the
new market opportunities beyond the Y2K slowdown. And that opportunity lies in
helping customers succeed in the new e-business enabled "virtual" marketplace.
We are making major investments in retooling our software solutions for Web
deployment. We've completed the prototype of our Human Resources solution and
are finalizing usability testing. We currently expect new light-browser versions
of all our solutions to be available in the next calendar year.
We are also extending our offerings into the front office with "reach-out"
solutions that build a bridge between live enterprise data, and individual
users. For example, in fiscal 1999, we released a new Web-centric management
tool, our Business Intelligence Analytic Server, as well as a "self service"
benefits enrollment solution for all employees.
Other new initiatives we expect to add to our portfolio this year include
front-facing strategic solutions such as Customer Relationship Management, or
CRM, and Web-enabled supply chain and materials management extensions to our
existing systems.
All of these new product initiatives are being pursued at an aggressive pace.
APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER
Most exciting of all, we are in the process of taking our proven ability to
deliver excellent customer service to a whole new level. Infinium is becoming
an application service provider (ASP), and will host customers' enterprise
applications. Customers will be able to access their business-critical
applications over the Web without the associated costs of owning, managing and
supporting the applications and their back-office infrastructure. For Infinium,
ASP is about relationships -- not rentals. Our ASP offering is about meeting
the specific needs of each customer -- freeing their limited, valuable resources
to focus on achieving their organizations' strategic e-business initiatives.
25 Communications Way
Hyannis, MA 02601
telephone (508) 778.2000
fax (508) 778.2141
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INSIDE INFINIUM
Empowering our customers to do great work means empowering our own people to do
the same. Our success is dependent on the talent, creativity, initiative, and
commitment to customer care of each Infinium employee. We've recently launched
an intensive, company-wide training and education program to ensure a
customer-centric business model, and to build on an already flourishing
corporate culture that attracts and retains the best people in the industry.
OUTSIDE INFINIUM -- MARKET AWARENESS
In Fiscal 1999, we embarked on a aggressive brand awareness campaign that
included a significant investment in advertising, Web-based marketing programs,
and public relations. We intend to continue our aggressive pursuit of market
mindshare in the coming year by extending the campaign with a focus on our
customers. With a 90-plus percent customer retention rate, one of the highest
in the industry, it makes sense for us to let our customers tell the market how
Infinium empowers them to do great work.
ANNUAL MEETING
We'll be holding our annual meeting this year at The Marriott Long Wharf, in
Boston, Massachusetts, on February 11, 2000 at 3:00 p.m. Please join us to learn
more about Infinium's plans to expand our business with these exciting new
initiatives.
Sincerely,
/s/ Robert A. Pemberton
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Robert A. Pemberton
CEO
Infinium
ALL STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS LETTER THAT ARE NOT HISTORICAL FACTS,
INCLUDING STATEMENTS REGARDING THE COMPANY'S FUTURE PRODUCTS AND PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT PLANS, ARE BASED ON CURRENT EXPECTATIONS. THESE STATEMENTS ARE
FORWARD LOOKING IN NATURE AND INVOLVE A NUMBER OF RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, AS
MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ENCLOSED 1999 ANNUAL REPORT AND PROXY, AS WELL AS
OTHER FILINGS MADE BY THE COMPANY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
