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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 1998
Registration No. 333-______
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
CANTON OF VAUD, SWITZERLAND NOT APPLICABLE
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
APPLES, SWITZERLAND
C/O LOGITECH INC.
6505 KAISER DRIVE
FREMONT, CALIFORNIA 94555
(510) 795-8500
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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1996 STOCK PLAN, AS AMENDED
(Full title of the plans)
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BARRY ZWARENSTEIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
C/O LOGITECH INC.
6505 KAISER DRIVE
FREMONT, CALIFORNIA 94555
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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Copy to:
ALAN K. AUSTIN, Esq.
ELIZABETH R. FLINT, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed
Proposed Maximum Maximum
Amount to be Offering Price Aggregate Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered Registered Per Share(1) Offering Price Registration Fee
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Registered Shares represented by
American Depositary Shares
1996 Stock Plan 300,000 (2) $11.00 $3,300,000.00 $917.40
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(1) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of computing
the amount of the registration fee based on the prices of the Company's
American Depositary Shares representing the Company's Registered Shares as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market on November 6, 1998. Each Registered
Share is represented by ten American Depositary Shares.
(2) The 300,000 Registered Shares are represented by 3,000,000 American
Depositary Shares. The Registered Shares under the 1996 Stock Plan will be
treasury shares currently held by the Company, Registered Shares to be
purchased on the Swiss market by the Company or will be issued from
conditional shares approved by the Company's shareholders.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
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Logitech International S.A. (the "Company" or the "Registrant") hereby
incorporates by reference in this registration statement the following
documents:
(a) The Registrant's Prospectus, filed on March 27, 1997 pursuant to Rule
424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act").
(b) The description of Registrant's Registered Shares contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated March 5, 1997,
filed pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act") which was declared effective on March
19, 1997 including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
(c) The Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1998, filed June 29, 1998.
(d) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 6-K for the fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 1998 filed August 17, 1998.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration
statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities
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Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
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Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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The Company has entered into agreements to indemnify its officers and
directors. Certain of these agreements are between the respective officer or
director and the Company, and cover claims brought under U.S. laws to the
fullest extent permitted by Swiss law. In addition, Logitech Inc., a wholly
owned United States subsidiary of the Company, has entered into separate
indemnification agreements with the Company's executive officers and directors.
The agreements with Logitech Inc. are broader in certain respects than those
entered into with the Company. These agreements, among other things, indemnify
directors and officers for certain expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and settlement amount incurred by any such
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person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of
the Company, arising out of such person's services as a director or officer of
the Company. The Company believes that these provisions and agreements are
necessary to attract and retain qualified directors and officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
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Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
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4.1 Form of Deposit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 1997, among
Logitech International S.A., The Bank of New York as
Depositary, and holders from time to time of American
Depositary Shares issued thereunder (including as an exhibit
the form of American Depositary Receipt) (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit (a) to the Registration Statement on
Form F-6 (File No. 333-06464) declared effective by the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 1997.)*
4.2 1996 Stock Plan, as amended.
5.1 Opinion of Lenz & Staehelin as to the validity of the
Registered Shares
23.1 Consent of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, S.A., Independent
Accountants
23.2 Consent of Lenz & Staehelin (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1 Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 (Signatures).
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*Incorporated by reference to exhibit included in Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-06424) declared effective by the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 1997.
Item 9. Undertakings
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(a) Rule 415 Offering The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
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(b) Filing incorporating subsequent Exchange Act documents by reference
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c) Request for acceleration of effective date or filing of registration
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statement on Form S-8
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Fremont, State of California on November 6, 1998.
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
By: /s/ Barry Zwarenstein
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Name: Barry Zwarenstein
Title: Sr. Vice President, Finance & Business
Development; Chief Financial Officer
By: /s/ Guerrino DeLuca
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Name: Guerrino DeLuca
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints any two of Guerrino DeLuca and Barry
Zwarenstein as attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution, for him in any
and all capacities, to sign any amendment to this Registration Statement on Form
S-8 or abbreviated registration statement with respect hereto and to file the
same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated.
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/s/Guerrino DeLuca President and Chief Executive Officer November 6, 1998
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Guerrino DeLuca
/s/Barrel Zwarenstein Sr. Vice President, Finance & Business November 6, 1998
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Barry Zwarenstein (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
and U.S. Representative)
/s/Daniel Borel Chairman of the Board November 6, 1998
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Daniel Borel
/s/Pier Carlo Falotti Director November 6, 1998
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Pier Carlo Falotti
/s/Jean-Louis Gassee Director and Secretary November 6, 1998
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Jean-Louis Gassee
/s/K.S. Chay Director November 6, 1998
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K.S. Chay
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EXHIBIT 4.2
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S. A.
1996 STOCK PLAN
(AS AMENDED AND RESTATED, JUNE 25, 1998)
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Plan are:
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. to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of
substantial responsibility,
. to provide additional incentive to Employees and Directors, and
. to promote the success of the Company's business.
Options granted under the Plan may be structured, in the discretion of the
Administrator, to qualify for preferential tax treatment afforded by
jurisdictions in which Options are granted. Stock Purchase Rights may also be
granted under the Plan.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
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(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be
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administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) "Applicable Laws" means the requirements relating to the
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administration of stock option plans under Swiss laws, U. S. state corporate
laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or
quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the
applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock
Purchase Rights are, or will be, granted under the Plan.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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(d) "Code" means the U. S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(e) "Committee" means a Committee appointed by the Board in accordance
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with Section 4 of the Plan.
(f) "Company" means Logitech International S. A., a company incorporated
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under the laws of Switzerland.
(g) "Continuous Status as an Employee or Director" means that the
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employment relationship with, or relationship as a Director of, the Company, any
Parent or Subsidiary, is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Status as an
Employee or Director shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any
leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of
the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any
successor. A
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leave of absence approved by the Company shall include sick leave, military
leave, or any other personal leave approved by an authorized representative of
the Company.
(h) "Director" means a member of the Board.
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(i) "Disability" means total and permanent disability as defined in
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Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(j) "Employee" means any person, including Officers and Directors,
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employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither
service as a Director nor payment of a director's fee by the Company shall be
sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.
(k) "Exchange Act" means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
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amended.
(l) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of a Share
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determined as follows:
(i) If the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange or
a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National
Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, the Geneva
Stock Exchange, the Zurich Stock Exchange or the Swiss Electronic Exchange,
their Fair Market Value may be determined with reference to the closing sales
price for the Shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted
on any such exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to the time
of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as
the Administrator deems reliable;
(ii) If the Shares are regularly quoted by a recognized securities
dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of the Shares
shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Shares on
the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in
The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Shares, the
Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.
(m) "Notice of Grant" means a written notice evidencing certain terms
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and conditions of an individual Option or Stock Purchase Right grant. The
Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.
(n) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company within the
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meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(o) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
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(p) "Option Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company and
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an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.
The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
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(q) "Option Exchange Program" means a program whereby outstanding
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options are surrendered in exchange for options with a lower exercise price.
(r) "Optioned Stock" means the Shares subject to an Option or Stock
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Purchase Right.
(s) "Optionee" means an Employee or Director who holds an outstanding
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Option or Stock Purchase Right.
(t) "Parent" means a "parent corporation", whether now or hereafter
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existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(u) "Plan" means this 1996 Stock Plan.
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(v) "Restricted Stock" means Shares acquired pursuant to a grant of
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Stock Purchase Rights under Section 11 below.
(w) "Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement" means a written agreement
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between the Company and the Optionee evidencing the terms and restrictions
applying to stock purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. The Restricted Stock
Purchase Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the
Notice of Grant.
(x) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor
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to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to
the Plan.
(y) "Section 16(b)" means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
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(z) "Share" means a Registered Share of the Company, as adjusted in
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accordance with Section 13 of the Plan, and shall refer, where appropriate, to
American Depositary Shares representing Registered Shares.
(aa) "Stock Purchase Right" means the right to purchase Shares pursuant
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to Section 11 of the Plan, as evidenced by a Notice of Grant.
(bb) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation", whether now or
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hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 13 of
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the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and sold
under the Plan is 600,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued,
conditionally issued or reacquired Shares.
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If an Option or Stock Purchase Right expires or becomes unexercisable
without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option
Exchange Program, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become
available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has
terminated); provided, however, that Shares that have actually been issued under
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the Plan, whether upon exercise of an Option or Right, shall not be returned to
the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan,
except that if Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company at
their original purchase price, and the original purchaser of such Shares did not
receive any benefits of ownership of such Shares, such Shares shall become
available for future grant under the Plan. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, voting rights shall not be considered a benefit of Share ownership.
4. Administration of the Plan.
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(a) Procedure.
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(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. The Plan may be administered
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by different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers.
(ii) Section 162(m). To the extent that the Administrator
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determines it to be desirable to qualify Options granted hereunder as
"performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee of two or more "outside
directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(iii) Rule 16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify transactions
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hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder
shall be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.
(iv) Other Administration. Other than as provided above, the Plan
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shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which committee shall
be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan,
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and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the
Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its
discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Shares, in
accordance with Section 2(l) of the Plan;
(ii) to select the Employees and Directors to whom Options and
Stock Purchase Rights may be granted hereunder;
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(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options and Stock
Purchase Rights or any combination thereof, are granted hereunder;
(iv) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each
Option and Stock Purchase Right granted hereunder;
(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;
(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with
the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions
include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when
Options or Stock Purchase Rights may be exercised (which may be based on
performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture
restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or Stock
Purchase Right or Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as
the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(vii) to reduce the exercise price of any Option or Stock Purchase
Right to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the
Shares covered by such Option or Stock Purchase Right shall have declined since
the date the Option or Stock Purchase Right was granted;
(viii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards
granted pursuant to the Plan;
(ix) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations
relating to the Plan, including, without limitation, rules and regulations
relating to (1) sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for
preferred tax treatment under the tax laws of any country or jurisdiction where
Options or Stock Purchase Rights are granted under the Plan, and (2) the
issuance of Shares hereunder to a depositary to be represented by American
Depositary Shares;
(x) to modify or amend each Option or Stock Purchase Right
(subject to Section 15(c) of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to
extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options longer than is
otherwise provided for in the Plan;
(xi) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company
any instrument required to effect the grant of an Option or Stock Purchase Right
previously granted by the Administrator;
(xii) to institute an Option Exchange Program;
(xiii) to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by
electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise
of an Option or Stock Purchase Right that number of Shares having a Fair Market
Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the
Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to
be
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withheld is to be determined. All elections by an Optionee to have Shares
withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions
as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;
(xiv) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or
advisable for administering the Plan.
(c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. The Administrator's decisions,
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determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all Optionees
and any other holders of Options or Stock Purchase Rights.
5. Eligibility. Options and Stock Purchase Rights may be granted to
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Employees and Directors. If otherwise eligible, an Employee or Director who has
been granted an Option or Stock Purchase Right may be granted additional Options
or Stock Purchase Rights.
6. Limitations.
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(a) Neither the Plan nor any Option or Stock Purchase Right shall confer
upon an Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Optionee's employment
with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way with the Optionee's right
or the Company's right to terminate such employment at any time, with or without
cause.
(b) The following limitations shall apply to grants of Options to
Employees:
(i) No Employee shall be granted, in any fiscal year of the
Company, Options to purchase more than 150,000 Shares.
(ii) In connection with his or her initial employment, an Employee
may be granted Options to purchase up to an additional 50,000 Shares which shall
not count against the limit set forth in subsection (i) above.
(iii) The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted proportionately
in connection with any change in the Company's capitalization as described in
Section 13.
(iv) If an Option is cancelled in the same fiscal year of the
Company in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction
described in Section 13), the cancelled Option will be counted against the
limits set forth in subsections (i) and (ii) above. For this purpose, if the
exercise price of an Option is reduced, the transaction will be treated as a
cancellation of the Option and the grant of a new Option.
7. Term of Plan. Subject to Section 19 of the Plan, the Plan shall become
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effective upon the effectiveness of the Company's Registration Statement on Form
F-1 filed with the Securities Exchange
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Commission for the initial United States public offering of the Shares. It shall
continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless terminated earlier under
Section 15 of the Plan.
8. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be stated in the Notice
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of Grant.
9. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
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(a) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be
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issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the
Administrator; provided, however, that the per Share exercise price shall be no
less than 100% of Fair Market Value. In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option
intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than
100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(b) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is
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granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be
exercised and shall determine any conditions which must be satisfied before the
Option may be exercised. In so doing, the Administrator may specify that an
Option may not be exercised until the completion of a service period.
(c) Form of Consideration. The Administrator shall determine the
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acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method
of payment. Such consideration may consist entirely of:
(i) cash;
(ii) check;
(iii) wire transfer;
(iv) promissory note;
(v) other Shares which (A) in the case of Shares acquired upon
exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months
on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of
surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said
Option shall be exercised;
(vi) consideration received by the Company under a cashless
exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan;
(vii) a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the
Optionee, including any liability attributable to the Optionee's participation
in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement;
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(viii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or
(ix) such other consideration and method of payment for the
issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
10. Exercise of Option.
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(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option granted
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hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such
times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth
in the Option Agreement.
An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i)
written notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the
person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares
with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may consist of any
consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and
permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of
an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the
Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse. Until the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares is issued (as evidenced by the appropriate
entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the
Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a
shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the
exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such
stock certificate promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the
date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 13 of the
Plan.
Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number of Shares
thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the
Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
(b) Termination of Employment or Directorship. Upon termination of an
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Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Director, other than upon the
Optionee's death or Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option
within such period of time as is specified in the Notice of Grant to the extent
that he or she is entitled to exercise it on the date of termination (but in no
event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the
Notice of Grant). In the absence of a specified time in the Notice of Grant,
the Option shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the
Optionee's termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not
entitled to exercise his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the
unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after
termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time
specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares
covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the event of an Optionee's change in status from Director to
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Employee or Employee to Director, the Optionee's Continuous Status as an
Employee or Director shall not automatically terminate solely as a result of
such change in status.
(c) Disability of Optionee. Upon termination of an Optionee's
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Continuous Status as an Employee or Director as a result of the Optionee's
Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option at any time within
twelve (12) months from the date of termination, but only to the extent that the
Optionee is entitled to exercise it on the date of termination (and in no event
later than the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Notice
of Grant). If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not entitled to
exercise his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unexercisable
portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the
Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert
to the Plan.
(d) Death of Optionee. Upon the death of an Optionee, the Option may be
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exercised at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of death (but
in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in
the Notice of Grant), by the Optionee's estate or by a person who acquires the
right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent
that the Optionee would have been entitled to exercise the Option on the date of
death. If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not entitled to exercise his
or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the
Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If the Optionee's estate or the
person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance
does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(e) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to buy
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out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted based on such
terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the
Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
11. Stock Purchase Rights.
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(a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either
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alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan
and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines
that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall advise the
offeree in writing, by means of a Notice of Grant, of the terms, conditions and
restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that the
offeree shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be paid, and the time within
which the offeree must accept such offer, which shall in no event exceed six (6)
months from the date upon which the Administrator made the determination to
grant the Stock Purchase Right. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.
(b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise,
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the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase
option exercisable upon the voluntary
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or involuntary termination of the purchaser's employment with the Company for
any reason (including death or Disability). The purchase price for Shares
repurchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall be the
original price paid by the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any
indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse
at a rate determined by the Administrator.
(c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall
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contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the
Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. In
addition, the provisions of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements need not be the
same with respect to each purchaser.
(d) Rights as a Shareholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is
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exercised, the purchaser shall have the rights equivalent to those of a
shareholder, and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered upon
the records of the Company. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other
right for which the record date is prior to the date the Stock Purchase Right is
exercised, except as provided in Section 13 of the Plan.
12. Non-Transferability of Options and Stock Purchase Rights. Unless
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determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Option or Stock Purchase Right may
not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any
manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be
exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. If the
Administrator makes an Option or Stock Purchase Right transferable, such Option
or Stock Purchase Right shall contain such additional terms and conditions as
the Administrator deems appropriate.
13. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger or Asset
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Sale.
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(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
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shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding
Option and Stock Purchase Right, and the number of Shares which have been
authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options or Stock
Purchase Rights have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan
upon cancellation or expiration of an Option or Stock Purchase Right, as well as
the price per share of Shares covered by each such outstanding Option or Stock
Purchase Right, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease
in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock
split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Shares, or any
other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without
receipt of full consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion
of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been
"effected without receipt of full consideration." Such adjustment shall be made
by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Option or Stock Purchase
Right.
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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
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dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to
have the right to exercise his or her Option until ten (10) days prior to such
transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as
to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the
Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option applicable to any
Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option shall lapse as to all such Shares,
provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in
the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an
Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
action.
(c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the
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Company with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of
the assets of the Company, each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right
shall be assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event
that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option or
Stock Purchase Right, the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to
exercise the Option or Stock Purchase Right as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If
an Option or Stock Purchase Right becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu
of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the
Administrator shall notify the Optionee that the Option or Stock Purchase Right
shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the
date of such notice, and the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall terminate upon
the expiration of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option or
Stock Purchase Right shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or
sale of assets, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive,
for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type
of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares);
provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of
assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent,
the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide
for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or Stock
Purchase Right, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock
Purchase Right, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its
Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by
holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of assets.
14. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Option or Stock Purchase Right
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shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the
determination granting such Option or Stock Purchase Right, or such other later
date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall
be provided to each Optionee within a reasonable time after the date of such
grant.
15. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
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(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter,
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suspend or terminate the Plan.
(b) Shareholder Approval. The Company shall obtain shareholder approval
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of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with
Applicable Laws, including the requirements of any exchange or quotation system
on which the Shares are listed or quoted. Such shareholder approval, if
required, shall be obtained in such a manner and to such a degree as is required
by Applicable Laws.
(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration,
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suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee,
unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator,
which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.
16. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
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(a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the
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exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right unless the exercise of such Option
or Stock Purchase Right and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall
comply with Applicable Laws, and shall be further subject to the approval of
counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an
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Option or Stock Purchase Right, the Company may require the person exercising
such Option or Stock Purchase Right to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.
17. Liability of Company.
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(a) Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to
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obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority
is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and
sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in
respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite
authority shall not have been obtained.
(b) Grants Exceeding Allotted Shares. If the Optioned Stock covered by
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an Option or Stock Purchase Right exceeds, as of the date of grant, the number
of Shares which may be issued under the Plan without additional shareholder
approval, such Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be void with respect to such
excess Optioned Stock, unless shareholder approval of an amendment sufficiently
increasing the number of Shares subject to the Plan is timely obtained in
accordance with Section 15(b) of the Plan.
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18. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will
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at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
19. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to
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approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or
after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained
in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Chairman of the Board of Logitech
International S.A. certifies that the foregoing Logitech International S.A. 1996
Employee Share Purchase Plan was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of
Logitech International S.A. on the 24th day of April, 1996, and amended by the
Board of Directors on the 12th day of February, 1997, and the 22d day of April,
1998.
/s/ Daniel Borel
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Chairman
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EXHIBIT 5.1
Logitech International S.A.
Apples, Switzerland
c/o Logitech Inc.
6565 Kaiser Drive
Fremont, California 94555
November 6, 1998
ref. 327/rt
Registration Statement on Form S-8
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Gentlemen:
We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by you with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about November 6, 1998 (the
"Registration Statement"), in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of up to 300,000 registered shares, par
value CHF 20.- per share, each represented by 10 American Depositary Shares
("ADSs") of Logitech International S.A., a Swiss corporation (the "Shares"),
reserved for issuance pursuant to the 1996 Stock Plan, (the "Plan"). As your
legal counsel, we have examined, strictly under Swiss law, the proceedings taken
and proposed to be taken by you in connection with the sale and issuance of such
Shares under the Plans.
Strictly limited to Swiss law and assuming that all Shares sold in the manner
referred to in the Plan and pursuant to the agreements which accompany the Plan,
it is our opinion that the Shares to be issued and sold by your Company have
been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the
Registration Statement, including any Prospectus constituting a part thereof,
and any amendments thereto. This opinion may be incorporated by reference in any
abbreviated registration statement filed pursuant to Item E under the general
instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
LENZ & STAEHELIN
/s/ Lenz & Stahelin
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 27, 1997, which appears on
page F-2 of the Prospectus of Logitech International, S.A., dated March 27,
1997. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated May
1, 1998, which appears on page F-2 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F
(File No. 0-29174) for the year ended March 31, 1998. We also consent to the
references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Consolidated
Financial Data" in such prospectus. However, it should be noted that
PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.A. has not prepared or certified such Selected
Consolidated Financial Data.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.A.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, S.A.
Lausanne, Switzerland
November 9, 1998
