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Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2400 Research Boulevard, Suite 200
Rockville, Maryland 20850
[AXENT LOGO]
May 3, 2000
Dear Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of AXENT Technologies, Inc. to be held at 9:30 a.m., local time, on Tuesday,
June 6, 2000 at AXENT's headquarters at 2400 Research Boulevard, Rockville,
Maryland. Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 26, 2000
are entitled to vote at the annual meeting.
A Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement and proxy are
enclosed. Also enclosed is AXENT's 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders, which
includes our Form 10-K for 1999. You may request a copy AXENT's 2000 Corporate
Report, which was not available at the time of mailing these materials, on
AXENT's Web page (www.axent.com) or by calling AXENT's investor relations
personnel.
Whether or not you attend the annual meeting, please immediately sign, date
and return your proxy in the enclosed envelope so that as many shares as
possible are represented.
Sincerely,
/s/ John C. Becker
John C. Becker
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Board
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AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2400 Research Boulevard, Suite 200
Rockville, Maryland 20850
[AXENT LOGO]
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 6, 2000
AXENT Technologies, Inc. will hold its 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
on Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., local time, at 2400 Research
Boulevard, Suite 200, Rockville, Maryland 20850 for the following purposes:
1. To elect two directors for terms of three years or until their
respective successors have been elected or appointed;
2. To approve an amendment to the AXENT Technologies, Inc. 1999 Incentive
Stock Plan reserving for issuance 1,400,000 additional shares of AXENT
common stock; and
3. To transact any other business properly coming before the Annual Meeting
and any adjournment or postponement.
Stockholders of record of AXENT common stock as of the close of business on
April 26, 2000 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting
or any adjournment or postponement.
Please immediately sign, date and return your proxy in the enclosed envelope.
If you attend the meeting, you may withdraw your proxy if you wish and vote in
person.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Gary M. Ford
Gary M. Ford
Secretary
Rockville, Maryland
May 3, 2000
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AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
[AXENT LOGO]
PROXY STATEMENT
AXENT Technologies, Inc. is furnishing this proxy statement in a
solicitation by our Board of Directors of proxies for use in voting at our
2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and any adjournment or postponement of
that meeting. Our annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2000 at 9:30
a.m., local time, at our principal offices, 2400 Research Boulevard, Suite
200, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Our main telephone number is (301) 258-5043.
This proxy statement, the accompanying proxy and our 2000 Annual Report to
Stockholders are first being mailed to stockholders on or about May 3, 2000.
The record date for our annual meeting is April 26, 2000, and stockholders
of record on AXENT's books as of 5:00 p.m. on that date will be entitled to
vote at our annual meeting. At the close of business on that date, AXENT had
outstanding 28,792,734 shares of its common stock, each of which entitles its
holder to cast one vote on each matter to be presented at our annual meeting.
Votes cast by proxy or in person at the annual meeting will be tabulated by
the persons appointed by AXENT's Board of Directors as the inspector of
elections, with the assistance of our transfer agent. The inspector of
elections will also determine whether or not a quorum is present. Delaware law
provides that a quorum consists of a majority of the shares entitled to vote
and present in person or represented by proxy. The inspector of elections will
treat abstentions as shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes
of determining the presence of a quorum and as negative votes for purposes of
determining the approval of any matter submitted to the stockholders for a
vote. Shares referred to as "broker non-votes" will be treated as shares that
are present for purposes of determining a quorum at the annual meeting but
will not be treated as present for the vote on any matter for which authority
to vote is lacking. For the passage of any matters other than the election of
directors, the affirmative vote of a majority of shares present or represented
on such matter is required.
The shares represented by the proxies received, properly dated and executed
and not revoked will be voted at the annual meeting in accordance with the
instructions of the stockholders. A proxy may be revoked at any time before it
is exercised by delivering to Georgeson & Company Inc. by facsimile to (212)
440-9009 a written notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a
later date or by attending the annual meeting and voting in person. Unless
specified otherwise, all shares represented by the enclosed form of proxy will
be voted FOR the election of the two nominees as directors, approval of the
amendment to our 1999 Incentive Stock Plan to increase the shares available
for issuance and other matters which the proxy holders deem advisable during
the annual meeting. We have received no notice as of April 26, 2000 that any
stockholder proposal is to be submitted at the annual meeting. We believe that
the tabulation procedures to be followed by the inspector of elections are
consistent with Delaware statutory requirements for voting of shares and
determination of a quorum.
We will bear the cost of soliciting proxies for the annual meeting.
Georgeson & Company Inc. has been engaged by AXENT to act as proxy solicitors
and to mail proxies to the holders of common stock on the record date, and we
will pay them a fee for those services of approximately $7,500. In addition,
we will reimburse brokerage firms and other persons representing beneficial
owners of shares for their expenses in forwarding solicitation material to
those beneficial owners. Certain of our directors, officers and regular
employees, without additional compensation, may also solicit proxies either
personally or by telephone, e-mail or other similar means.
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our directors are divided into three classes. The number of directors is
determined from time to time by our Board of Directors and currently is fixed
at six. A single class of directors is elected each year at the annual meeting
of stockholders. Each director elected at an annual meeting will serve for a
term ending at the third annual meeting of stockholders after his election or
when his successor is elected and duly qualified.
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Two directors are to be elected at this annual meeting to serve until the
2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are
elected and duly qualified. The nominees who will stand for election are John
C. Becker and John F. Burton, both of whom are currently members of our Board
of Directors. The two nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative
votes will be elected as directors for a term of three years. In the event any
nominee is unable or unwilling to serve as a nominee, the proxies may be voted
for the other named nominee and for any substitute nominee designated by the
present Board of Directors or the proxy holders, or the number of directors
constituting the Board of Directors may be reduced. Our Board of Directors has
no reason to believe that Messrs. Becker or Burton will be unable or unwilling
to serve as a nominee or as a director if elected.
Information Concerning Nominees and Other Incumbent Directors
Directors to be Elected at the 2000 Annual Meeting
John C. Becker, age 42, has been a director of AXENT since October 1996. He
became our Chairman of the Board in January 1999 and has served as our Chief
Executive Officer since August 1997. From October 1996 to December 1998, he
served as our President and Chief Operating Officer. From October 1992 to
October 1996, he served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer and from March 1991 to October 1992, as our Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. From November 1989 to March 1991, he
served as Vice President of our predecessor and was responsible for finance
and administration. From 1979 to November 1989, Mr. Becker held various
positions involving financial matters at Marriott Corporation and MCI
Communications, Inc.
John F. Burton, age 48, has been a director of AXENT since January 1997. He
has served as Managing Director of Updata Capital, Inc., an investment-banking
firm, since March 1997. From 1995 to March 1997, he was Managing Director of
Burton Technology Partners, Ltd. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Nat
Systems International, Inc., a vendor of software development products, from
September 1995 to September 1996. Mr. Burton served as President, Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Legent
Corporation, a provider of information services solutions, between 1984 and
1995. He serves as a director of Banyan Systems, Inc., OTG Software Inc., SAGA
Systems, Inc. and TREEV Inc.
Directors Whose Terms Expire in 2001
Timothy A. Davenport, age 44, has been a director of AXENT since May 1998.
He has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Best
Software, Inc., a provider of corporate resource management software
solutions, since June 1995. From 1987 to June 1995, he served as Vice
President, Developer Tools Group, and Vice President, Graphics Division, of
Lotus Development Corporation, a software company providing productivity and
work group applications. From 1985 to 1987, Mr. Davenport served as Vice
President of Product Marketing for Decision Resources, a division of Ashton-
Tate Corporation, a software company that developed business graphics
applications.
Kevin A. McNerney, age 41, has been a director of AXENT since October 1998.
Mr. McNerney has served with Heidrick & Struggles, International, a leading
executive search firm, since 1993, including as the Managing Partner of the
Tysons Corner, Virginia office since 1996 and Managing Partner of the
Washington, D.C. office since 1999. From 1983 to 1993, he served in various
positions with Systems Center, Inc., a leading provider of systems and network
management software for mainframe, distributed and open systems environments,
including as Executive Vice President, where he had general management
responsibility for the firm's worldwide operations.
Directors Whose Terms Expire in 2002
Richard A. Lefebvre, age 53, has been a director of AXENT since March 1991.
He has served as a general partner of Allegra Partners Fund IV, a venture
capital firm, since January 2000. Mr. Lefebvre served as our Chairman of the
Board from March 1991 through December 1998, as our Chief Executive Officer
from March
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1991 to July 1997 and as our President from March 1991 to October 1996. He
also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of our
predecessor from 1989 until March 1991. From April 1987 to January 1989, Mr.
Lefebvre was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Sage
Software, Inc., a provider of software development tools.
Gabriel A. Battista, age 55, has been a director of AXENT since September
1995. Since January 1999, he has served as President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board of Talk.com Inc. (formerly Tel-SAVE.com, Inc.),
which provides e-commerce telecommunications services. From November 1996 to
November 1998, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Network Solutions,
Inc., which assigns and administers Internet domain names. From September 1995
through November 1996, he served as Chief Executive Officer and President of
Cable and Wireless, Inc. ("C&W"), a leading telecommunications company. He
served as President and Chief Operating Officer of C&W from 1993 to 1995, and
as Chief Operating Officer from 1991 through 1993. Mr. Battista serves as a
director of Talk.com, Inc., OTG Software, Inc., VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. and
Systems and Computer Technology Corporation.
Information Regarding the Board of Directors and Committees
During 1999, our Board of Directors met eight times and acted three times by
written consent. The Board has a standing Audit Committee and a Compensation
Committee. Each director attended more than 75% of the meetings of the Board
and any committee on which he served in 1999.
The Audit Committee recommends the firm to be appointed as independent
accountants to audit AXENT's financial statements, discusses the scope and
results of the audit with the independent accountants, reviews with management
and the independent accountants AXENT's interim and year-end operating
results, considers the adequacy of the internal accounting controls and audit
procedures of AXENT and reviews the non-audit services to be performed by the
independent accountants. During 1999, the Audit Committee met four times.
Messrs. Davenport and McNerney are the current members of the Audit Committee.
The Compensation Committee reviews and determines the compensation
arrangements for our management and administers our stock option plans and
employee stock purchase plan. During 1999, our Board of Directors performed
the duties of the Compensation Committee.
The Board of Directors currently does not have a nominating committee or a
committee performing the functions of a nominating committee. Although there
are no formal procedures for stockholders to nominate persons to serve as
directors, the Board of Directors will consider recommendations from
stockholders, which should be addressed to the Secretary of AXENT and sent to
our headquarters address.
During 1999, each director who was not an AXENT officer received an award of
stock options to purchase 2,000 shares under our 1996 Directors' Stock Option
Plan on the date of our 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in lieu of any
fees for serving as a director. Those options vested immediately. During 1999,
Messrs. Battista, Burton, Davenport, Lefebvre and McNerney each received
awards of stock options to purchase 2,000 shares on June 4, 1999 with an
exercise price of $11.938 per share. Other than those option grants, no
director received any fees or other compensation for serving in such capacity
during 1999.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" the election of the nominees
named above.
PROPOSAL 2: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR 1999 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
The Board of Directors has approved and recommends that our stockholders
approve an amendment to the AXENT Technologies, Inc. 1999 Incentive Stock Plan
(the "1999 Plan") that reserves an additional 1,400,000 shares for issuance
under that plan. At March 31, 1999, options to purchase 1,179,306 shares were
outstanding under the 1999 Plan and 84,432 shares were available for future
awards under that plan. The 1999 Plan provides for grants of stock options and
other equity rights, including stock appreciation rights, stock and phantom
stock awards and performance awards, to employees, officers, directors and
consultants of AXENT and its subsidiaries.
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The purpose of the 1999 Plan is to promote our long-term growth and
profitability by providing key people with incentives to improve stockholder
value and contribute to our growth and financial success and by enabling us to
attract, retain and reward the best-available persons for positions of
substantial responsibility.
We currently maintain our 1998 Incentive Stock Plan (the "1998 Plan"), our
1996 Stock Option Plan (the "1996 Plan") and our 1991 Stock Option Plan (the
"1991 Plan"). At March 31, 1999, options to purchase 1,337,179 shares were
outstanding under the 1998 Plan and 253,064 shares were available for future
awards under that plan; options to purchase 997,195 shares were outstanding
under the 1996 Plan and 50,478 shares were available for future grants under
that plan; and options to purchase 83,999 shares were outstanding under the
1991 Plan and 17,773 shares were available for future grants under that plan.
We believe that the shares currently available for future award under the 1999
Plan, the 1998 Plan and the 1996 Plan may not be sufficient for awards
expected to be made before our next currently anticipated meeting of
stockholders. In our view, the amendment of the 1999 Plan and the reservation
of 1,400,000 additional shares for awards under the 1999 Plan are, when
combined with shares available under the 1998 Plan and the 1996 Plan,
necessary for us to be able to meet our need to provide incentive awards until
our next currently anticipated meeting of stockholders. Current and future
awards under the 1999 Plan, the 1998 Plan, the 1996 Plan and the 1991 Plan
will continue to be subject to the terms of the respective plan. A summary of
the material features of the 1999 Plan is provided below.
Shares Available under the Amended 1999 Plan
The number of shares of our common stock that may be issued with respect to
awards granted under the 1999 Plan, as amended, would be increased by
1,400,000 shares. The maximum number of shares of our common stock subject to
awards of any combination that may be granted under the 1999 Plan during any
fiscal year of AXENT to any individual is limited to 500,000. In any calendar
year, the total number of awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights
and other equity rights that may be granted under the 1999 Plan with an
exercise or purchase price below fair market value may not exceed 200,000
shares. These limits are subject to adjustment to reflect certain corporate
events, such as stock dividends, recapitalizations and business combinations.
If any award, or portion of an award, under the 1999 Plan expires or
terminates unexercised, becomes unexercisable or is forfeited or otherwise
terminated, surrendered or canceled as to any shares, or if any shares of our
common stock are surrendered in connection with any award (whether or not such
surrendered shares were acquired pursuant to any award), the shares subject to
such award and the surrendered shares will be available for further awards
under the 1999 Plan. The closing price of AXENT common stock on April 27, 1999
was $19.9375 per share.
Administration
The 1999 Plan will be administered by the our Board of Directors, its
Compensation Committee or by any other committee or committees that may be
appointed by the Board from time to time (our Board or any committee or
committees hereinafter referred to as the "Administrator"). The Administrator
will have authority to take all other actions necessary to carry out the
purpose and intent of the 1999 Plan, including, among other things: (i)
determining the eligible persons to whom, and the time or times at which,
awards shall be granted; (ii) determining the types of awards to be granted;
(iii) determining the number of shares to be covered by or used for reference
purposes for each award; (iv) imposing such terms, limitations, restrictions
and conditions upon any such award as the Administrator may deem appropriate;
(v) modifying, amending, extending or renewing outstanding awards, or
accepting the surrender of outstanding awards and substituting new awards
(although modifications and cancellations to reduce the price of an
outstanding award under the 1999 Plan are prohibited and any modification that
would materially adversely affect any outstanding award may generally not be
made without the consent of the holder); (vi) accelerating or otherwise
changing the time in which an award may be exercised or becomes payable and
waiving or accelerating the lapse, in whole or in part, of any restriction or
condition with respect to such award, including, but not limited to, any
restriction or condition with respect to the vesting or exercisability of an
award following termination of any grantee's employment; and (vii)
establishing objectives and conditions, if any, for earning awards and
determining whether awards will be paid after the end of a performance period.
The Administrator may not, without the approval of our stockholders, reduce
the price of stock options, stock appreciation rights and other equity rights
awarded under the 1999 Plan,
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whether by amendment of the outstanding award or cancellation of the existing
award and issuance of a new award unless such adjustment is made to reflect
certain corporate events, such as stock dividends, recapitalizations and
business combinations.
Eligibility To Receive Awards
Participation in the 1999 Plan is open to all employees, officers, directors
and consultants of AXENT or any of its affiliates, as may be selected by the
Administrator from time to time. As of March 31, 2000, five non-officer
directors and approximately 630 employees are eligible to participate in the
1999 Plan.
Type of Awards
The 1999 Plan permits the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights,
stock awards, phantom stock awards and performance awards. These awards may be
granted separately or in tandem with other awards. The Administrator
determines the prices, expiration dates and other material conditions upon
which such awards may be exercised. As noted above, in any one calendar year,
the total number of awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights and
other equity rights that may be granted under the 1999 Plan with an exercise
or purchase price below fair market value may not exceed 200,000 shares.
Stock Options: The 1999 Plan allows the Administrator to grant either awards
of incentive stock options, as that term is defined in section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or nonqualified stock
options, but incentive stock options may only be granted to employees of AXENT
or a subsidiary. Options intended to qualify as incentive stock options under
Section 422 of the Code must have an exercise price at least equal to fair
market value on the date of grant. Nonqualified stock options must be granted
with an exercise price at least 85% fair market value on the date of grant.
The option exercise price may be paid in cash, by tender of shares of our
common stock, by a combination of cash and shares or by any other means the
Administrator approves. All stock options granted through April 26, 2000 under
the 1999 Plan have been nonqualified stock options and have been granted at
100% of fair market value on the date of grant.
Stock Appreciation Rights: The 1999 Plan allows the Administrator to grant
awards of stock appreciation rights ("SAR"). A SAR entitles the holder to
receive a payment in cash, in shares of our common stock, or in a combination
of both, having an aggregate value equal to the product of (i) the excess of
(A) the fair market value on the exercise date of one share of our common
stock over (B) the base price per share specified in the grant agreement,
times (ii) the number of shares specified by the SAR, or portion thereof,
which is exercised. As of April 26, 2000, no SAR has been granted under the
1999 Plan.
Stock and Phantom Stock Awards: The 1999 Plan allows the Administrator to
grant restricted or unrestricted stock awards, or awards denominated in stock-
equivalent units ("phantom stock") to eligible participants with or without
payment of consideration by the grantee. Stock awards and phantom stock awards
may be paid in cash, in shares of our common stock or in a combination of
both. As of April 26, 2000, no grant of stock or phantom stock award has been
made under the 1999 Plan.
Performance Awards: The 1999 Plan allows the Administrator to grant
performance awards which become payable in cash, in shares of our common stock
or in a combination of both on account of attainment of one or more
performance goals established by the Administrator. Performance goals
established by the Administrator may be based on AXENT's or an affiliate's
operating income or one or more other business criteria selected by the
Administrator that apply to an individual or group of individuals, a business
unit or AXENT or an affiliate as a whole, over such performance period as the
Administrator may designate. As of April 26, 2000, no performance awards have
been made under the 1999 Plan.
Change of Control
The 1999 Plan provides for the automatic acceleration of vesting of 50% of
the shares subject to awards held by a grantee in the event of any "Change of
Control" (as defined in the 1999 Plan). A Change of Control includes, but is
not limited to, an acquisition of AXENT, a merger or consolidation in which
our voting securities outstanding immediately prior to the merger or
consolidation represent 50% or less of the voting power of AXENT or the
surviving entity immediately after the merger or consolidation, the
acquisition by a third party of
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beneficial ownership of 50% or more of the voting power of our outstanding
securities or certain changes in the composition of our Board of Directors.
Options granted to AXENT officers provide for automatic acceleration of
vesting of all shares subject to the award in the event of a change of
control, as defined in the 1999 Plan. AXENT's executive severance guidelines
also provide for the 100% acceleration of all stock options held by AXENT
officers and certain key employees in the event their employment is terminated
without cause within nine months of a change of control of AXENT. See
"Executive Compensation--Employment Agreements and Severance Arrangements."
Awards Under The 1999 Plan
Under the 1999 Plan, options had been granted as of December 31, 1999 to
Messrs. Becker, Jackson, Birss, Shinbrood and Edwards to purchase a total of
150,000, 100,000, 30,000, 0 and 12,500 shares, respectively. At December 31,
1999, options had been granted under the 1999 Plan to the group of persons who
were then executive officers of AXENT to purchase a total of 320,000 shares,
and options had been granted to all other employees to purchase a total of
462,400 shares.
Amendment And Termination
Our Board may terminate, amend or modify the 1999 Plan or any portion
thereof at any time. However, no award may be granted more than ten years
after the 1999 Plan is effective.
Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a general summary of the current federal income tax
treatment of stock options, SARs and other equity rights that may be granted
under the 1999 Plan based upon the current provisions of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder. The discussion below, insofar as it
relates to the deductibility by AXENT of any compensation payable under the
1999 Plan, is subject to the paragraph below relating to compensation in
excess of $1,000,000 payable to certain executive officers.
No tax consequences result from the grant of options which are intended to
qualify as incentive stock options ("ISOs"), within the meaning of Section 422
of the Code. If an option holder acquires stock upon the exercise of an ISO,
no income will be recognized by the option holder for ordinary income tax
purposes (although the difference between the option exercise price and the
fair market value of the stock subject to the option may result in alternative
minimum tax liability to the option holder) and we will be allowed no
deduction as a result of such exercise provided that the following conditions
are met: (a) at all times during the period beginning on the date of grant of
the ISO and ending on the day three months before the date of such exercise,
the option holder is an employee of AXENT or a subsidiary; and (b) the option
holder makes no disposition of the stock within two years from the date the
ISO was granted nor within one year after the exercise of the ISO. The three-
month period in (a), above, is extended to one year in the event the option
holder is disabled or dies. If the holder of an ISO sells stock after
compliance with these conditions, any gain realized over the exercise price of
the ISO ordinarily will be treated as long-term capital gain, and any loss
will be treated as long-term capital loss, in the year of sale of the shares.
If the option holder fails to comply with the employment requirement
discussed above, the tax consequences will be the same as for a nonqualified
option, discussed below. If the option holder fails to comply with the holding
period requirements discussed above, the option holder will recognize ordinary
income in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the excess of the fair market
value of the stock on the date the ISO was exercised over the exercise price
or (b) the excess of the amount realized upon such disposition over the
exercise price. Any additional gain ordinarily will be recognized by the
option holder as capital gain, either long-term or short-term, depending on
the holding period of the shares. If the option holder is treated as having
received ordinary income because of his or her failure to comply with either
condition above, we are allowed an equivalent deduction in the same year.
We anticipate that options granted under the 1999 Plan will be nonqualified
options. No tax consequences result from the grant of a nonqualified option.
An option holder who exercises a nonqualified option generally will realize
compensation taxable as ordinary income in an amount equal to the difference
between the option exercise price and the fair market value of the shares on
the date of exercise, and we will be entitled to a
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deduction from income in the same amount in the year in which the exercise
occurred. The option holder's basis in shares received in an exercise of a
nonqualified option with cash will be the fair market value of the shares on
the date income was realized, and when the holder disposes of the shares, he
or she will recognize capital gain or loss, either long-term or short-term,
depending on the holding period of the shares.
The grant of SARs or phantom stock will not result in taxable income to the
grantee or a deduction to us. Upon exercise of an SAR or payment on phantom
stock, the grantee will recognize ordinary income and is allowed a
corresponding deduction in an amount equal to the cash or the fair market
value of the shares of common stock received by the grantee.
A grantee of a stock award will recognize taxable income for federal income
tax purposes at the time of the award, or, if the stock award is for
"restricted stock," the earliest date on which the award is within the meaning
of Section 83 of the Code, either transferable or no longer subject to a
substantial risk of forfeiture. However, the grantee of restricted stock may
elect under Section 83(b) of the Code to recognize compensation income in the
year of the award in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares
subject to the award on the date of the award, determined without regard to
the restrictions. If the grantee does not make such a Section 83(b) election,
the fair market value of the shares on the date the restrictions lapse will be
treated as compensation income to the grantee and will be taxable in the year
the restrictions lapse. We generally will be entitled to a deduction for
compensation paid in the same amount treated as compensation income to the
grantee in the year the grantee is taxed on the income.
The Code generally disallows deductions to public companies with respect to
compensation over $1,000,000 paid to the company's chief executive officer and
its four other most highly compensated executive officers. Qualifying
"performance-based" compensation, as defined in the Code, is not subject to
the deduction limit. The applicable conditions for "performance-based"
compensation include, among others, that the stockholders approve the plan.
Stock options and SARs granted under the 1999 Plan at not less than the fair
market value of our common stock on the date of grant are intended to qualify
as "performance-based" compensation. Other awards under the 1999 Plan will
generally not qualify as "performance-based" compensation.
Required Vote
Approval of the proposed amendment to the 1999 Plan requires the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock present at
the annual meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO THE 1999 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN.
OFFICERS OF AXENT
In addition to Mr. Becker, for whom biographical information is included in
"Information Concerning Nominees and Other Incumbent Directors," our officers
at April 26, 2000 are as follows:
Brett M. Jackson, age 41, has served as our President and Chief Operating
Officer since January 1999. From June 1997 to January 1999, he served as our
Executive Vice President. From August 1993 to June 1997 he served as our
Senior Vice President responsible for worldwide sales and consulting services.
From April 1991 through July 1993, he served as our Vice President and was
responsible for product operations and sales and marketing matters. From July
1989 to April 1991, he served as Director of Marketing of our predecessor.
Edward W. Birss, age 47 has served as our Senior Vice President since
October 1999 and as our Vice President from July 1997 to October 1999,
including as General Manager of the Defender business unit. He was an officer
of AssureNet Pathways, Inc. from April 1996 until we acquired it in March
1997. From 1994 to April 1996, he served both as a Vice President of Silicon
Graphics, Inc. and President of Interactive Digital Solutions (an interactive
TV joint venture between AT&T and Silicon Graphics). From 1992 to 1994, Mr.
Birss served as Chief Operating Officer at Taligent, Inc., a producer of
object-based technologies and development products. From 1980 to 1992, he
served in various positions at Apple Computer, Inc., including Director of
Software Engineering, Director of Product Engineering (1986 to 1988), Vice
President of Product Engineering, Senior Vice President Product Engineering
Operations (1988 to 1991) and Senior Vice President and General Manager of
Object Based Systems (1991 to 1992).
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Gary M. Ford, age 45, has served as our Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary since August 1995. From 1984 through July 1995, Mr. Ford was a
member of the law firm of Tucker, Flyer & Lewis, a professional corporation.
Phillip A. Salopek, age 30, has served as a Vice President responsible for
finance and accounting matters since April 2000. From April 1997 to April
2000, he served as AXENT's Director of Finance and Controller. From September
1995 to April 1997, he served as Assistant Controller of AXENT. From June 1992
to September 1995, he held various financial positions within AXENT.
James A. Burdick, age 51, has served as our Vice President responsible for
business development and operational matters for Secure Network Consulting,
Inc. since October 1999, and for presales system engineer support to North
American sales from January to October 1999. He was a founding principal of
Secure Network Consulting, Inc. and served as its Vice President for
Enterprise Security Technology from January 1998 until it was acquired by
AXENT in July 1998. From January 1994 until January 1998, Mr. Burdick served
in various positions with Trident Data Systems, most recently as the Chief
Engineer in Trident's Commercial Division.
Robert A. Clyde, age 40, has been our Vice President since March 1991 and
has been responsible for various product engineering, client services and
product management matters, including serving as General Manger of our
Security Management business unit and as General Manger responsible for the
security products group. Before March 1991, Mr. Clyde served as Vice President
of our predecessor and Director of the Clyde product group.
Gregory Coticchia, age 39, has been our Vice President responsible for
marketing communications and product management since January 1999. He served
as Chief Operating Officer, then Chief Executive Officer, of Mallett
Technology from November 1996 through May 1998. Mr. Coticchia served as Vice
President of Product Management, then Vice President of Marketing, of Nat
Systems International, Inc., a vendor of software development products, from
November 1995 to October 1996. From December 1994 until July 1995, Mr.
Coticchia served as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at
Tartan, Inc. In addition, he founded, and was General Manager and Vice
President of Emprise Technologies, from October 1991 to November 1994. Mr.
Coticchia served as Vice President, Marketing of Legent Corporation
responsible for its Systems Productivity Division (SPD) products from November
1986 until September 1991.
Gregory M. Gotta, age 46, has served as our Vice President of Engineering
responsible for engineering, quality assurance and documentation in our
development facilities in Waltham, MA and Nashua, NH since April 1999. Prior
to this, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Trigent Software, Inc., a
software development firm, from 1997 to April 1999. From 1995 to 1997, he
served as Vice President of Engineering for Intersolv, Inc., a provider of
software development tools. Mr. Gotta served in various positions at Legent
Corporation from 1987 to 1995, including General Manager of its Application
Management Division. He has also held other software development positions
with the General Electric Plastics Business Group and Aetna Life and Casualty
Company.
John C.M. Holland, age 49, has served as our Vice President responsible for
European operations since April 1997. He has served AXENT and its UK
operations in various capacities since January 1993, including as Director of
International Channel Operations from January 1996 to April 1997,
International Business Manager--Security from January 1995 to January 1996,
Security Product Manager from January 1994 to January 1995 and UNIX Business
Manager from January 1993 to January 1994. He was European UNIX Business
Manager for Systems Center, Inc. from March 1991 through 1992. Mr. Holland
served as Senior Vice President of Operations of Uniplex, Inc. from October
1989 to January 1991, and served in various capacities in the UK operations of
Uniplex, Inc. from 1985 to October 1989, including as Group Operations
Director.
Charies A. Johnson, age 43, has served as our Vice President responsible for
professional services since January 1999. He was a founding principal of
Secure Network Consulting, Inc. and served as its President from January 1998
until January 1999. From January 1994 until January 1998, Mr. Johnson served
in various positions with Trident Data Systems, most recently as its Vice
President of Operations in Trident's Commercial Division. From 1974 to 1994,
he worked in various security disciplines with the National Security Agency,
the Air Intelligence Agency and the Air Force Information Warfare Center.
Our officers are selected by the Board of Directors on an annual basis.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth certain summary information for Mr. Becker,
our Chief Executive Officer during 1999, and each of our four other most
highly compensated executive officers (collectively, the "Named Officers").
Summary Compensation Table
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Long-term
Compensation
Annual Compensation Awards
---------------------------- Securities All Other
Name and Principal Fiscal Underlying Compensation($)
Position Year Salary($) Bonus($)(1) Options(#) (2)
------------------ ------ --------- ----------- ------------ ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
John C. Becker 1999 $240,000 $ -0- 300,000 $1,381
Chief Executive Officer 1998 220,000 62,400 225,000 1,295
and Chairman of the Board 1997 170,341 112,400 218,097 674
Brett M. Jackson 1999 185,000 -0- 200,000 1,196
President and Chief 1998 160,000 63,840 100,000 1,117
Op erating Officer 1997 140,625 91,680 150,198 552
Edward W. Birss 1999 152,500 40,000 40,000 1,356
Senior Vice President 1998 150,000 24,600 25,000 1,317
1997 150,000 10,000 64,444 -0-
Marc S. Shinbrood (3) 1999 150,000 17,500 10,000 1,356
Senior Vice President 1998 145,000 27,960 20,000 1,326
1997 145,000 41,600 40,000 331
Robert B. Edwards, Jr. (3) 1999 150,000 -0- 25,000 1,094
Vice President and 1998 135,000 31,200 25,000 1,022
Chief Financial Officer 1997 105,000 47,520 44,997 428
</TABLE>
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(1) Our officers are eligible for annual cash bonuses. Such bonuses are
generally based upon achievement of corporate performance objectives
determined by the Compensation Committee. Amounts shown include actual
bonus and commissions earned and paid for 1999, 1998 and 1997, adjusted
for a voluntary reduction of bonus in April 1997. See "-Executive Bonus
Plan."
(2) "All Other Compensation" includes the payment by AXENT of the annual
premium for certain term life insurance and short-term disability premiums
pursuant to a benefit program.
(3) Resigned as an employee and officer in 2000.
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The following table sets forth certain information regarding options to
purchase our common stock which were granted in 1999 to each of the Named
Officers:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Potential Realizable
Value at Assumed
Annual Rates of Stock
Price Appreciation
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year for
Individual Grants Option Term (4)
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------------
% of Total
Number of Options
Securities Granted to
Underlying Employees Exercise or
Options in Fiscal Base Price
Name Granted(1) Year (2) ($/Sh)(3) Expiration Date 5% 10%
---- ---------- ---------- ------------ --------------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
John Becker 300,000 16.25 $9.19-$11.69 4/29/09-6/3/09 $1,969,198 $4,990,450
Brett Jackson 200,000 10.84 $9.19-$11.69 4/29/09-6/3/09 1,312,799 3,326,967
Edward Birss 40,000 2.17 $9.19-$12.94 4/29/09-9/30/09 294,013 745,094
Marc Shinbrood 10,000 0.54 $ 9.19 4/29/09 57,775 146,420
Robert Edwards 25,000 1.35 $9.19-$11.69 4/29/09-6/3/09 160,167 405,907
</TABLE>
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(1) The stock options vest over four years in equal quarterly installments
while the officer remains employed by us.
(2) Based on options to purchase 1,845,700 shares of our common stock granted
during 1999.
(3) All stock options have exercise prices equal to the fair market value of
our common stock on the date of grant.
(4) These amounts are based on annual compound stock price appreciation of
five and ten percent above the exercise price over the ten-year term of
the options and are mandated by rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Actual gains, if any, on stock option exercises are dependent
on future performance of our common stock, overall market conditions, as
well as the option holder's continued employment throughout the vesting
period. The amounts reflected in this table may not necessarily be
achieved or may be exceeded. The indicated amounts are net of the option
exercise price but before taxes that may be payable upon exercise.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding options to
purchase our common stock exercised during 1999 or held as of December 31,
1999, by each of the Named Officers.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Aggregate Option Exercises in
Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option
Values
-------------------------------------------------
Number of Securities Value of Unexercised in-
Underlying Unexercised the-
Shares Options at Fiscal Money Options
Acquired Year-End at Fiscal Year- End($)(2)
On Value ------------------------- -------------------------
Name Exercise Realized($)(1) Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
---- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
John Becker............. -0- $-0- 320,535 444,062 $2,573,821 $3,785,921
Brett Jackson........... -0- -0- 176,698 267,500 1,486,990 2,406,663
Edward Birss............ -0- -0- 33,883 75,561 270,606 642,633
Marc Shinbrood.......... -0- -0- 28,327 32,500 231,400 272,636
Robert Edwards.......... -0- -0- 30,187 45,437 245,601 387,814
</TABLE>
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(1) Calculated based on the market price of our common stock at the time of
exercise, less the exercise price payable for such shares multiplied by
the number of shares acquired upon exercise.
(2) Calculated on the basis of the closing price of our common stock at
December 31, 1999, $21.00, less the exercise price payable for such shares
multiplied by the number of shares underlying the option.
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Employment Agreements and Severance Arrangements
In the event we terminate the employment of an officer without cause, the
officer is entitled to receive certain severance benefits, including full base
salary, participation in medical, dental and vision coverage, auto allowance
and continued ability to exercise stock options, in accordance with our
executive severance guidelines. Those guidelines provide severance periods for
officers from 90 days to two years. In the event of termination of employment
of an officer without cause occurring within nine months of a change of
control of AXENT, the officer would be entitled to receive the same general
benefits, as well as full targeted bonus or commissions, for the stated
severance period except that the minimum severance period for officers is one
year. Under these severance guidelines, Mr. Becker currently would be entitled
to receive the compensation and benefits specified above for two years and
Messrs. Jackson and Birss each currently would be entitled to receive the
compensation and benefits specified above for a period of one year. As Messrs.
Shinbrood and Edwards currently are not officers of AXENT, they would not be
entitled to receive the compensation and benefits specified above.
Stock options granted to AXENT officers (including Messrs. Becker, Jackson
and Birss) generally vest in full upon an acquisition of AXENT, a merger or
consolidation in which our voting securities outstanding immediately prior to
the merger or consolidation represent 50% or less of the voting power of AXENT
or the surviving entity immediately after the merger or consolidation, the
acquisition by a third party of beneficial ownership of 50% or more of the
voting power of our outstanding securities or certain changes in the
composition of our Board of Directors. Officers whose employment has
terminated are not eligible for any additional vesting of any stock options.
A Memorandum of Understanding signed in 1997 and amended in 1998 between Mr.
Lefebvre and the members of the Compensation Committee, on behalf of the Board
of Directors, sets out certain payments and benefits for Mr. Lefebvre. Under
that memorandum, Mr. Lefebvre received payments of approximately $190,000 for
1999 and is to receive payments of approximately $90,000 for 2000, as well as
all employee benefits made available to our full-time employees through July
21, 2000. At our option, we may accelerate all payments that may be due to him
and provide for his medical, dental and vision coverage through July 31, 2000.
In addition, that memorandum provides that stock options granted to Mr.
Lefebvre will continue to vest so long as he serves as a member of our Board
and will be exercisable until the earlier of the stated expiration date of
such option or 90 days after he ceases to serve as a member of our Board. In
the event of a change of control, all future payments due to Mr. Lefebvre
become payable in a lump sum and his stock options will be accelerated fully
before the earliest date on which the change of control may be deemed to
occur.
Executive Bonus Plan
Our executive bonus plan is designed to attract, retain and provide
performance incentives for key management personnel. The plan provides for a
cash bonus to be paid to the key management personnel upon attainment of
individualized predetermined performance objectives. Awards made to management
under the plan are determined by our Board of Directors or its Compensation
Committee. For 2000, Messrs. Becker, Jackson and Birss will be eligible for
annual bonus payments in amounts up to $200,000, $225,000 and $85,000,
respectively.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT ON
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
This report by the Board of Directors discusses the compensation objectives
and policies generally applied by the Board in determining the compensation
arrangements for our executive officers for and during 1999. This report also
discusses the objectives and policies applied specifically in determining the
compensation arrangements for our Chief Executive Officer during 1999.
The Board of Directors, comprised during 1999 of John Becker, Gabriel
Battista, John Burton, Timothy Davenport, Richard Lefebvre and Kevin McNerney,
determined salary, bonuses and stock option grants for all our executives for
1999. Messrs. Battista, Davenport and McNerney were independent, non-employee
directors of AXENT at all times during 1999.
Compensation Philosophy
Our executive compensation program is designed to reward the executives
based upon our business performance, both short-term and long-term, thereby
aligning the interests of executive officers with the interests of our
stockholders. The program also seeks to retain and attract productive
executives by providing competitive total compensation packages. The principal
elements of compensation employed by the Compensation Committee are base
salary, short-term incentives through annual cash bonuses and long-term
incentives through stock option grants.
Compensation Plan
The Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee reviews at least
annually our executive compensation programs. In the review process, we
undertake a survey of compensation paid by peer or comparable companies and
consider and make recommendations for each executive based upon factors that
we believe are relevant, including compensation packages for executives in
comparable roles at other public companies, the nature of the individual's
responsibilities, the individual's contributions to our growth and success,
our historical and recent financial performance, the individual's historic
compensation levels and length of service with AXENT and the individual's
level of compensation relative to the compensation of our other executives.
Base Salary. The Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee annually
reviews and establishes base salaries for all of our executives, including the
Chief Executive Officer, based primarily on each executive's responsibilities,
experience, knowledge and individual performance during the prior year, as
well as the base salaries for executives in comparable roles performing at
comparable levels at other companies in the same or related industries. In
measuring individual performance during the prior year for this purpose, we
consider contributions to our recent financial performance, performance on
non-financial goals and other contributions to our success.
The average increase for 1999 in base salaries for all executives who served
as such during 1998 was approximately twelve percent. Mr. Becker's base salary
increased 9.1% for 1999 to reflect the increase in his responsibilities as a
result of his election as Chairman of the Board in January 1999 and his
service as Chief Executive Officer, to reward his contributions to our growth
and success and to bring his salary into greater parity with that of his peers
in the industry.
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Bonuses. Under our executive bonus plan, the Board of Directors or its
Compensation Committee establishes the amount of cash bonus to be paid to each
executive upon attainment of individualized performance objectives determined
for each year. For 1999, the maximum bonus for which executives who served as
such in 1998 were eligible increased an average of approximately twenty-five
percent. For 1999, the bonus plan for each executive was based upon one or
more of the following criteria: 1) achieving the established revenue targets
for which an executive was responsible; 2) achieving certain earnings-per-
share targets; 3) achieving timely delivery of product and/or 4) individual
performance as measured by achievement of defined objectives. The bonus plan
for Mr. Becker was based upon AXENT achieving internal revenue and earnings-
per-share targets. Mr. Becker received no bonus for 1999 because AXENT did not
achieve the established targets.
Stock Option Grants. The Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee
makes grants of stock options under our stock option plans to retain and
reward key employees for contributions to AXENT. The number of options granted
to each executive during 1999 was based upon individual and company
performance, future individual potential to impact our performance, the shares
owned by each executive, the respective option position, both vested and
unvested, of each executive and equity compensation awarded by other companies
in our industry.
Stock options awarded in 1999 to all executives, including Mr. Becker, were
based upon the above factors and were intended to provide rewards consistent
with stockholder returns. During 1999, Mr. Becker was granted stock options
covering a total of 300,000 shares, including options granted to reward him
for his contributions to our performance in 1998. Other executives of AXENT
named in the Summary Compensation Table were granted options during 1999
covering a total of 575,000 shares. See "Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year."
All options awarded in 1999 were granted at an exercise price at least equal
to the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date, and all such
options vest over a period of four years. A recipient of any such option will
earn no compensation unless the share price of our common stock increases
above the exercise price of the option.
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. This provision generally limits
to $1,000,000 the tax deductible compensation paid to the Chief Executive
Officer and the four highest-paid executive officers who are employed as
executive officers on the last day of the year. However, the limitation does
not apply to performance-based compensation provided certain conditions are
satisfied. We have imposed limits on options that may be granted to any
individual in any calendar year so that the Section 162(m) limitation does not
apply to performance-based compensation provided under our stock option plans.
None of our compensation payments for 1998 exceeded the tax deductibility
limit set forth in Section 162(m), nor is it expected that compensation to be
paid in 1999 will exceed that limit. The Board of Directors or its
Compensation Committee will continue to monitor our executive compensation
with the impact of Section 162(m) where appropriate and consistent with our
compensation policy.
Gabriel A. Battista John F. Burton
John C. Becker Timothy A. Davenport
Richard A. Lefebvre Kevin A. McNerney
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The members of the Board of Directors during 1999 were Gabriel A. Battista,
John F. Burton, John C. Becker, Timothy A. Davenport, Richard A. Lefebvre and
Kevin A. McNerney, all of whom participated in deliberations concerning
executive compensation. During 1999, Mr. Becker was our Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and an employee of AXENT. Mr. Lefebvre, a former
executive officer of AXENT, received payments from us under a Memorandum of
Understanding (see "Executive Compensation--Employment Agreements and
Severance Arrangements"). Mr. Burton is Managing Director of Updata Capital,
Inc., other partners of which provided investment banking services to us
during 1999.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph shows a 44-month comparison of cumulative total return on
our common stock, based on the market price of our common stock assuming
reinvestment of dividends, with the cumulative total return of companies in the
CRSP Total Return Index for the NASDAQ Stock Market and the CRSP Index for
NASDAQ Computer and Data Processing Stocks for the period beginning April 24,
1996, the day our common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market,
through December 31, 1999. The graph assumes the investment of $100 on April
24, 1996 in our common stock and in each of the indices and assumes
reinvestment of all dividends. The graph presents information for a limited
period of time, and as a result, is not necessarily indicative of possible
future performance of our common stock.
QUARTERLY CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN SUMMARY
STARTING
BASIS
DESCRIPTION 4/96 6/96 9/96 12/96
- ----------------------------------- ------- ------- ------- -------
AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC (%) 17.86 42.42 -36.17
AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC ($) $100.00 $117.86 $167.86 $107.14
NASDAQ US (%) -0.12 3.56 4.91
NASDAQ US ($) $100.00 $ 99.88 $103.44 $108.51
NASDAQ COMPUTERS & DATA PROCESS (%) -0.48 1.99 3.98
NASDAQ COMPUTERS & DATA PROCESS ($) $100.00 $ 99.52 $101.50 $105.54
DESCRIPTION 3/97 6/97 9/97 12/97
- ----------------------------------- ------- ------- ------- -------
AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC (%) -18.33 24.49 36.07 -16.87
AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC ($) $ 87.50 $108.93 $148.22 $123.22
NASDAQ US (%) -5.42 18.33 16.92 -6.23
NASDAQ US ($) $102.63 $121.45 $141.99 $133.15
NASDAQ COMPUTERS & DATA PROCESS (%) -7.18 28.23 9.36 -5.62
NASDAQ COMPUTERS & DATA PROCESS ($) $ 97.96 $125.62 $137.37 $129.65
DESCRIPTION 3/98 6/98 9/98 12/98
- ----------------------------------- ------- ------- ------- -------
AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC (%) 76.81 0.41 -39.18 64.09
AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC ($) $217.86 $218.75 $133.04 $218.30
NASDAQ US (%) 17.01 2.90 -9.47 28.97
NASDAQ US ($) $155.80 $160.31 $145.13 $187.18
NASDAQ COMPUTERS & DATA PROCESS (%) 32.10 10.98 -5.74 29.49
NASDAQ COMPUTERS & DATA PROCESS ($) $171.27 $190.08 $179.17 $232.01
DESCRIPTION 3/99 6/99 9/99 12/99
- ----------------------------------- ------- ------- ------- -------
AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC (%) -21.27 -53.77 16.30 62.31
AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC ($) $171.87 $ 79.47 $ 92.42 $150.00
NASDAQ US (%) 11.86 9.41 2.28 44.32
NASDAQ US ($) $209.38 $229.08 $234.30 $338.15
NASDAQ COMPUTERS & DATA PROCESS (%) 20.29 4.05 3.29 63.48
NASDAQ COMPUTERS & DATA PROCESS ($) $279.08 $290.38 $299.94 $490.34
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PRINCIPAL AND MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial
ownership of our common stock as of April 26, 2000: (i) by each person who is
known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock; (ii) by each
of our directors; (iii) by each of the Named Officers who was an AXENT
employee on that date; and (iv) by all of our directors and executive officers
as a group. Except as otherwise noted, the persons named in the table have
sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common
stock shown as beneficially owned by them.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership (1)
------------------------
Number Percent
--------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C>
FMR Corp. (2)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109............................ 1,959,700 6.8
John C. Becker (3).......................... 301,583 1.0
Gabriel A. Battista (4)..................... 14,000 *
John F. Burton (5).......................... 22,000 *
Timothy A. Davenport (6).................... 8,000 *
Richard A. Lefebvre (7)..................... 75,251 *
Kevin A. McNerney (8)....................... 9,200 *
Brett M. Jackson (9)........................ 30,824 *
Edward W. Birss (10)........................ 42,042 *
Executive officers and directors as a group
(10 persons) (11).......................... 529,237 1.8
</TABLE>
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* Less than 1% of the outstanding Common Stock.
(1) Applicable percentage of ownership is based upon 28,792,734 shares of
AXENT common stock outstanding on April 26, 2000. Beneficial ownership is
determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and includes voting and investment power with respect to
shares. Shares of AXENT common stock subject to options exercisable
currently or within 60 days after April 26, 2000 are deemed outstanding
for computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such
options, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage
ownership of any other person.
(2) Based solely upon a Schedule 13G dated February 14, 2000.
(3) Includes 301,224 shares issuable upon the exercise of vested options.
(4) Includes 14,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of vested options.
(5) Includes 15,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of vested options.
(6) Includes 8,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of vested options.
(7) Includes 21,999 shares issuable upon the exercise of vested options.
(8) Includes 8,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of vested options.
(9) Includes 30,824 shares issuable upon the exercise of vested options.
(10) Includes 40,569 shares issuable upon the exercise of vested options.
(11) See footnotes (3) through (10) above. Includes 445,117 shares issuable
upon the exercise of vested options.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
In December 1998, we engaged Updata Capital, Inc. to provide certain
investment banking services. Updata provided investment banking services to us
in its acquisition of CKS Limited, the corporate parent of PassGo
Technologies, Ltd., in March 1999. Mr. Burton is a director of AXENT and
Managing Director of Updata.
We entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Mr. Lefebvre in 1997,
which was amended in November 1998, under which he is compensated. See
"Employment Agreements and Severance Arrangements."
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We believe these transactions were made on terms no less favorable to us
than would have been obtained from unaffiliated third parties. In accordance
with our policy, these transactions were approved by disinterested directors
after disclosure of any interest of any of our officers or directors.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
To be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement for our annual meeting
of stockholders to be held in 2001, a stockholder proposal must be received by
our Secretary at our principal offices at 2400 Research Boulevard, Suite 200,
Rockville, Maryland 20850, no later than January 1, 2001. The submission by a
stockholder of a proposal for inclusion in the proxy statement does not
guarantee that it will be included. Any stockholder proposal not included in
the proxy materials disseminated by our management for our 2001 annual meeting
in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act") will be considered untimely for the purposes of Rules 14a-4
and 14a-5 under the Exchange Act if notice of the proposal is received after
March 20, 2001. Management proxies will be authorized to exercise
discretionary authority with respect to any stockholder proposal not included
in our proxy materials unless (a) we receive notice of such proposal by March
20, 2001 and (b) the conditions set forth in Rule 14-4(c)(2)(i)-(iii) under
the Exchange Act are met.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and
directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our
equity securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Executive officers, directors and
greater than 10% stockholders are required by regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports
they file.
Securities and Exchange Commission rules require us to disclose all known
delinquent Section 16(a) filings by its executive officers, directors and 10%
stockholders in this proxy statement. Based solely on our review of the copies
of reports we received, or written representations from certain reporting
persons that no such reports were required for those persons, we believe that,
for 1999, all filing requirements applicable to its executive officers,
directors, and greater than 10% beneficial owners were made on a timely basis.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no other business that will be presented to
our 2000 annual meeting.
Representatives of Ernst & Young L.L.P., independent auditors to AXENT for
1999, are expected to be present at the annual meeting, will have an
opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available
to respond to appropriate questions.
It is important that the proxies be returned promptly and that your shares
be represented. Stockholders are urged to sign, date and promptly return the
enclosed proxy in the enclosed envelope.
A copy of AXENT's 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders accompanies this proxy
statement. Any stockholder may request AXENT's 2000 Corporate Report, which
was not available at the time of mailing this proxy statement, on AXENT's Web
page (www.axent.com) or by calling AXENT's investor relations personnel.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Gary M. Ford
Gary M. Ford
Secretary
May 3, 2000
Rockville, Maryland
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AXENT Technologies, Inc.
The undersigned hereby appoints Brett M. Jackson and Phillip A. Salopek
proxies, each with power to act without the other and with power of
substitution, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and vote, as
designated on the reverse side, all the shares of stock of AXENT Technologies,
Inc. (the "Company") standing in the name of the undersigned with all powers
which the undersigned would possess if present at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of the Company to be held June 6, 2000 or any adjournment or
postponement thereof.
(this proxy is to be DATED and SIGNED)
[X] Please mark
votes as in
this example
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees: John C. Becker and John F. Burton
FOR WITHHELD FOR ALL
[_] [_]
YOU MAY WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY NOMINEE BY WRITING HIS NAME IN THE
SPACE PROVIDED BELOW:
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1999 INCENTIVE STOCK
PLAN RESERVING FOR ISSUANCE 1,400,000 ADDITIONAL SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S
COMMON STOCK.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
[_] [_] [_]
3. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon any other matter
that may come before the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournment or
postponement thereof if the Company had not received notice of any such
stockholder proposal by March 20, 2000 and a stockholder had not previously
sought to include the matter in the Company's proxy statement.
NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon. Joint owners should each
sign. When signing as an attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian,
please give full title as such.
Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ___________________
Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ___________________
IMPORTANT: PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY
