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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 3, 1997
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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QAD INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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CALIFORNIA 7372 77-0105228
(State or other jurisdiction (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or Classification Code Number) Identification
organization) No.)
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6450 VIA REAL, CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA 93013
(805) 684-6614
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
KARL F. LOPKER
QAD INC.
6450 VIA REAL
CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA 93013
(805) 684-6614
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
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ERIC H. SCHUNK, Esq. JOSEPH E. NIDA, Esq. JOHN T. SHERIDAN, Esq.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Nida & Maloney Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Fl. Professional Corporation Professional Corporation
Los Angeles, California 90017 801 Garden Street, Suite 201 650 Page Mill Road
(213) 892-4000 Santa Barbara, California 93101 Palo Alto, California 94304-1050
(805) 568-1151 (415) 493-9300
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE OF THE SECURITIES TO THE
PUBLIC:
AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
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If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. / /
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. / /
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / /
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. / /
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CALCULATION OF THE REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF AMOUNT TO OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED BE REGISTERED (1) PER SHARE (2) PRICE (1)(2) REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock, par value $.001 per
share.............................. 6,612,500 $14.00 $92,575,000 $28,054
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(1) Includes an aggregate of 862,500 shares that the Underwriters have the
option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee in accordance with Rule 457 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement contains two forms of prospectuses: one to be
used in connection with a United States and Canadian offering (the "U.S.
Prospectus") and one to be used in a concurrent international offering outside
the United States and Canada (the "International Prospectus"). The U.S.
Prospectus and the International Prospectus are identical except for the front
and back cover pages. Each of the pages for the International Prospectus
included herein is labelled "Alternate Page."
The state of incorporation of this Registrant indicated on the initial page
of this Registration Statement differs from that described in the Prospectus and
Part II of this Registration Statement. The Registrant, which is currently a
California corporation, intends to reincorporate in Delaware prior to the
effectiveness of this Registration Statement and consummation of the Offering.
The Registrant additionally intends to effect a stock split in connection with
its reincorporation.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 3, 1997
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.
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P R O S P E C T U S
5,750,000 SHARES
[LOGO]
COMMON STOCK
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All of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby are being sold by QAD Inc.
("QAD" or the "Company"). Of the 5,750,000 shares of Common Stock offered
hereby, 4,600,000 shares are being offered for sale in the United States and
Canada by the U.S. Underwriters (as defined herein) and 1,150,000 shares are
being offered in a concurrent international offering outside the United States
and Canada by the Managers (as defined herein) (collectively, the "Offering").
Prior to this Offering, there has been no public market for the Common Stock
of the Company. It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price
will be between $12.00 and $14.00 per share. See "Underwriting" for information
relating to the factors considered in determining the initial public offering
price. Application has been made to have the Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "QADI."
Upon completion of the Offering, the current directors and executive
officers of the Company will beneficially own approximately 71% of the
outstanding Common Stock of the Company. See "Risk Factors--Control by Principal
Stockholders."
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SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 5 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FACTORS
THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE COMMON STOCK OFFERED
HEREBY.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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UNDERWRITING
PRICE TO DISCOUNTS AND PROCEEDS TO
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS(1) COMPANY(2)
Per Share $ $ $
Total (3) $ $ $
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(1) For information regarding indemnification of the U.S. Underwriters and the
Managers, see "Underwriting."
(2) Before deducting estimated offering expenses of $1,800,000, payable by the
Company.
(3) The Company has granted the several U.S. Underwriters and the several
Managers a 30-day option to purchase up to 862,500 additional shares of
Common Stock solely to cover over-allotments, if any. See "Underwriting." If
such option is exercised in full, the total Price to Public, Underwriting
Discounts and Commissions and Proceeds to Company will be $ ,
$ and $ , respectively.
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The shares of Common Stock are being offered by the several U.S.
Underwriters named herein, subject to prior sale, when, as and if accepted by
them and subject to certain conditions. It is expected that certificates for the
shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be available for delivery on or about
, 1997, at the office of Smith Barney Inc., 333 West 34th Street,
New York, New York 10001.
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SMITH BARNEY INC.
COWEN & COMPANY
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY
, 1997
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[VISUAL DEPICTIONS OF USER INTERFACE FOR MFG/PRO AND QWIZARD SOFTWARE]
CAPTIONS:
1. MFG/PRO SOFTWARE PROVIDES MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN INTERGRATED ERP
SOLUTION THAT IS BASED ON AN OPEN, CLIENT/SERVER ARCHITECTURE AND INCLUDES
MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION, FINANCIAL AND SERVICE/SUPPORT MANAGEMENT
APPLICATIONS.
2. QWIZARD SOFTWARE IS A MENTOR FOR USERS OF MFG/PRO SOFTWARE WHICH PROVIDES
SELF-PACED INTERACTIVE TRAINING. QWIZARD SOFTWARE INCLUDES TOOLS TO DESIGN
AND CUSTOMIZE THE VISUAL INTERFACE OF MFG/PRO SOFTWARE TO MATCH THE USER'S
WORKFLOWS AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES.
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CERTAIN PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN THIS OFFERING MAY ENGAGE IN TRANSACTIONS
THAT STABILIZE, MAINTAIN, OR OTHERWISE AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE COMMON STOCK,
INCLUDING OVER-ALLOTING, ENTERING STABILIZING BIDS, EFFECTING SYNDICATE COVERING
TRANSACTIONS, AND IMPOSING PENALTY BIDS. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THESE ACTIVITIES,
SEE "UNDERWRITING."
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[GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF QAD CUSTOMERS' BUSINESS MODEL]
CAPTION:
1. QAD TARGETS SPECIFIC VERTICAL MARKETS. THE BUSINESS MODEL OF QAD'S TARGET
CUSTOMERS VARIES BY SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE ENTERPRISE. BUSINESS SOFTWARE
REQUIREMENTS ALSO VARY AT EACH LEVEL OF THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS BY
VERTICAL MARKETS.
PARTIAL CUSTOMER LIST
INDUSTRIAL/ELECTRONICS
ABB Flakt Oy
Alcatel Services International B.V.
Allen-Bradley Co. Inc.
Aluminum Company of America
AT&T
The Black & Decker
Corporation
Courtaulds plc
Ingersoll-Rand Company
Lucent Technologies Inc.
Matsushita Electric-Industrial
Co., Ltd
NEC America, Inc.
Newbridge Networks Corporation
Philips International B.V.
RAYCHEM Corporation
Schlumberger Technology Corp.
Silicon Graphics SA
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Xerox Corporation
FOOD/BEVERAGE
AEP Borden Nederland B.V.
Cargill, Incorporated
Kraft Jacobs Suchard AG
Pepsi-Cola Company
Presto Foods Products
The Quaker Oats Company
Rich Products Corporation
Unilever N.V.
CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Gillette Company
Johnson & Johnson
Rexall Sundown, Inc.
MEDICAL
ALZA Corporation
BOC Ohmeda Inc.
Physio-Control Corporation
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Sunrise Medical Inc.
Ventritex, Inc.
AUTOMOTIVE
Aeroquip-Vickers, Inc.
Daewoo Information
Systems Co. Ltd.
Ford Motor Corporation
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Lear Seating Corporation
R.J. Tower Corporation
Rockwell Automotive
UT Automotive, Inc.
Varity Kelsey-Hayes Company
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[GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS OF QAD'S GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MODEL, MFG/PRO-ERP
SOLUTION AND ON/Q-SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTION]
CAPTIONS:
1. QAD BELIEVES THAT THE INCREASING COMPLEXITY AND DIVERSITY OF CUSTOMER
REQUIREMENTS LIMITS THE ABILITY OF A SINGLE-VENDOR SOLUTION TO FULLY MEET THE
ENTERPRISE-WIDE ERP SOFTWARE NEEDS OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND HAS LED TO THE
EMERGENCE OF THREE DISTINCT SEGMENTS WITHIN THE ERP SOFTWARE MARKET:
CORPORATE, PLANT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.
2. QAD HAS A NUMBER OF JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE
DEVELOPERS WHO PROVIDE FUNCTIONALITY THAT HAS BEEN IMBEDDED INTO OR
INTEGRATED WITH MFG/PRO SOFTWARE TO DELIVER A MORE COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR ITS
TARGETED VERTICAL MARKETS.
3. THE COMPANY BELIEVES SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION REPRESENTS ONE OF THE GREATEST
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPANIES TO REDUCE COSTS AND ENHANCE CUSTOMER
RELATIONSHIPS. QAD IS DEVELOPING ON/Q SOFTWARE, A GROUP OF APPLICATIONS FOR
THIS MARKET, THAT ARE BASED ON AN OBJECT-ORIENTED TECHNOLOGY, RESULTING IN
FLEXIBLE AND CONFIGURABLE APPLICATION COMPONENTS. THE FIRST ON/Q SOFTWARE
APPLICATION UNDER DEVELOPMENT, LOGISTICS, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMMERCIALLY
AVAILABLE IN THE SECOND HALF OF 1998.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
THIS PROSPECTUS CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT INVOLVE RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES. THE COMPANY'S ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE
ANTICIPATED IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF CERTAIN FACTORS,
INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH UNDER "RISK FACTORS" AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS.
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THE MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES THERETO APPEARING ELSEWHERE
IN THIS PROSPECTUS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY NOTED HEREIN, ALL OF THE
INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS (I) REFLECTS THE CONVERSION OF ALL OF THE
COMPANY'S OUTSTANDING SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK INTO SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK, WHICH WILL OCCUR AUTOMATICALLY UPON THE CLOSING OF THE OFFERING, (II)
ASSUMES THE REINCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY IN DELAWARE TO BE EFFECTED PRIOR TO
THE COMPLETION OF THE OFFERING, (III) REFLECTS THE 2 FOR 1 SPLIT OF ALL OF THE
COMPANY'S OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TO BE EFFECTED PRIOR TO THE
COMPLETION OF THE OFFERING AND (IV) ASSUMES THAT THE U.S. UNDERWRITERS' AND THE
MANAGERS' OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION IS NOT EXERCISED. ALL REFERENCES TO THE COMPANY
OR QAD SHALL REFER TO QAD INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AND SHALL INCLUDE ITS
SUBSIDIARIES, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY NOTED HEREIN.
THE COMPANY
QAD is a leading provider of Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP") software
for multinational and other large manufacturing companies. The Company's
software solutions are designed to facilitate global management of resources and
information to allow manufacturers to reduce order fulfillment cycle times and
inventories, improve operating efficiencies and measure critical company
performance criteria against defined business plan objectives. The flexibility
of the Company's products also helps manufacturers adapt to growth,
organizational change, business process reengineering, supply chain management
and other challenges.
The Company's principal product, MFG/PRO software, is specifically designed
for deployment at the plant or division level of global manufacturers in five
targeted industry segments--industrial/electronics, food/beverage, consumer
packaged goods, medical and automotive. MFG/PRO software provides multinational
organizations with an integrated ERP solution that is based on an open,
client/server architecture and includes manufacturing, distribution, financial
and service/support management applications. Additionally, the Company is
currently focused on extending its presence in multi-site manufacturing by
developing a line of object-oriented, supply chain management solutions, named
On/Q software. The Company's initial On/Q software product, Logistics, is
designed to allow for consolidation of orders, contract management, shipping and
logistics management. Logistics is currently in development and is expected to
be commercially available in the second half of 1998. As of April 30, 1997, the
Company had licensed MFG/PRO software at approximately 3,200 sites to
approximately 1,880 customers in over 70 countries. The Company's customers
include Cargill, Incorporated, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Johnson Controls,
Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Lucent Technologies Inc., Philips Electronics N.V., St.
Jude Medical, Inc., Unilever N.V. and UT Automotive, Inc.
The Company was founded in 1979 and was incorporated in California as
qad.inc in 1986. In February 1997, the Company's name was changed to QAD Inc.
The Company will be reincorporated in Delaware prior to completion of the
Offering. The Company's executive offices are located at 6450 Via Real,
Carpinteria, California, 93013, and its telephone number is (805) 684-6614.
THE OFFERING
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Common Stock offered:
U.S. Offering...................... 4,600,000 shares
International Offering............. 1,150,000 shares
Total............................ 5,750,000 shares (1)
Common Stock to be outstanding after
the Offering.......................... 28,274,234 shares (1)(2)
Use of proceeds........................ For repayment of indebtedness, to fund capital
and other investments and for working capital
and general corporate purposes. See "Use of
Proceeds."
Proposed Nasdaq National Market
symbol................................ QADI
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(1) Does not include 862,500 shares of Common Stock that are subject to an
over-allotment option granted by the Company to the U.S. Underwriters and
the Managers.
(2) Excludes 1,061,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options
outstanding at April 30, 1997 with exercise prices ranging from $0.18 to
$9.53 per share and with a weighted average exercise price of $2.28 per
share. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
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QUARTER ENDED
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, YEAR ENDED APRIL 30,
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1992 1993 1994 1995 1997(1) 1996 1997
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STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA:
Revenue............................ $ 28,074 $ 46,543 $ 66,360 $ 89,949 $ 126,444 $ 20,116 $ 32,073
Operating income (loss)............ 3,565 6,442 4,084 (2,646) 2,322 (10,200) 317
Net income (loss).................. 1,589 3,694 2,878 (686) 1,000 (7,317) 560
Net income (loss) per
share (2)........................ $ 0.08 $ 0.18 $ 0.12 $ (0.03) $ 0.04 $ (0.33) $ 0.02
Shares used in computing income
(loss) per share................. 20,788 20,788 23,887 21,889 23,534 22,167 24,015
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AS ADJUSTED
ACTUAL (3)
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BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and cash equivalents.............................................................. $ 1,306 $ 47,561
Working capital (deficit).............................................................. (12,216) 49,182
Total assets........................................................................... 81,193 129,448
Notes payable and current installments of long-term debt............................... 15,143 0
Long-term debt, less current installments.............................................. 4,320 0
Total stockholders' equity............................................................. 10,952 78,669
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(1) Effective February 1, 1996, the Company changed its financial reporting year
end from December 31 to January 31. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
(2) The basis for the determination of stock used in computing net income (loss)
per share is described in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
(3) Adjusted to give effect to the sale of 5,750,000 shares of Common Stock
offered by the Company in the Offering at an assumed initial public offering
price of $13.00 per share after deducting estimated underwriting discounts
and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company and the
application of the estimated net proceeds therefrom, including the use of
approximately $19.5 million to repay amounts owed under notes payable and
long-term debt and $2.0 million to acquire an equity interest in a private
technology development company. See "Use of Proceeds" and "Capitalization."
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"QAD," "Qwizard" and "On/Q" are trademarks and "MFG/PRO" is a registered
trademark of the Company. This Prospectus also contains trademarks and
registered trademarks of persons and companies other than QAD.
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RISK FACTORS
THIS PROSPECTUS CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT INVOLVE RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES. THE COMPANY'S ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE
ANTICIPATED IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF CERTAIN FACTORS,
INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING RISK FACTORS AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS. IN EVALUATING THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD
CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING FACTORS IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER INFORMATION
SET FORTH IN THIS PROSPECTUS.
HISTORICAL FLUCTUATIONS IN QUARTERLY RESULTS AND POTENTIAL FUTURE SIGNIFICANT
FLUCTUATIONS
The Company's quarterly revenue, expenses and operating results have varied
significantly in the past, and the Company anticipates that such fluctuations
will continue in the future as a result of a number of factors, many of which
are outside the Company's control. The factors affecting these fluctuations
include demand for the Company's products and services, the size, timing and
structure of significant licenses by customers, market acceptance of new or
enhanced versions of the Company's software products and products that operate
with the Company's products, the publication of opinions about the Company, its
products and technology by industry analysts, the entry of new competitors and
technological advances by competitors, delays in localizing the Company's
products for new markets, delays in sales as a result of lengthy sales cycles,
changes in operating expenses, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations,
changes in pricing policies by the Company or its competitors, customer order
deferrals in anticipation of product enhancements or new product offerings by
the Company or its competitors, the timing of the release of new or enhanced
versions of the Company's software products and products that operate with the
Company's products, changes in the method of product distribution (including the
mix of direct and indirect channels), product life cycles, changes in the mix of
products and services licensed or sold by the Company, customer cancellation of
major planned software development programs and general economic factors.
A significant portion of the Company's revenue in any quarter may be derived
from a limited number of large, non-recurring license sales. For example,
revenue from four customers represented approximately 22% of license fees in the
quarter ended April 30, 1997. The Company expects to continue to experience from
time to time large, individual license sales which may cause significant
variations in quarterly license fees. The Company also believes that the
purchase of its products is relatively discretionary and generally involves a
significant commitment of a customer's capital resources. Therefore, a downturn
in any potential customer's business could result in order cancellations which
could have a significant adverse impact on the Company's revenue and quarterly
results. Moreover, declines in general economic conditions could precipitate
significant reductions in corporate spending for information technology, which
could result in delays or cancellations of orders for the Company's products.
The Company has also historically recognized a substantial portion of its
revenue from sales booked and shipped in the last month of a quarter. As a
result, the magnitude of quarterly fluctuations in license fees may not become
evident until late in, or at the end of, a particular quarter. If sales
forecasted from a specific customer for a particular quarter are not realized in
that quarter, the Company is unlikely to be able to generate revenue from
alternate sources in time to compensate for the shortfall. As a result, a lost
or delayed sale could have a material adverse effect on the Company's quarterly
operating results. To the extent that significant sales occur earlier than
expected, operating results for subsequent quarters may be adversely affected.
The Company has also historically operated with little backlog because its
products are generally shipped as orders are received. As a result, revenue from
license fees in any quarter is substantially dependent on orders booked and
shipped in that quarter and on sales by the Company's distributors and other
resellers. Sales derived through indirect channels are harder to predict and may
have lower profit margins than direct sales.
The Company has generally realized lower revenue (i) in July and August, due
primarily to reduced economic activity in Europe in the summer months; and (ii)
to a lesser extent, in the first two months of the calendar year, due to the
concentration by some customers of purchases in the fourth quarter of the
calendar year, and their consequently lower purchasing activity during the
immediately following months.
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In addition, like many software companies, the Company typically realizes a
significant portion of its software license revenue in the last month of the
quarter and in the last quarter of the year. However, unlike a number of the
Company's competitors, the Company does not derive material revenue from the
provision of services in connection with its license sales. As a result, a
greater proportion of the Company's revenue tends to be less predictable and to
occur later in the quarter and in the year than the revenue of competitors who
provide such services.
The Company's expense levels are relatively fixed and are based, in
significant part, on expectations of future revenue. Consequently, if revenue
levels are below expectations, expense levels could be disproportionately high
as a percentage of total revenue, and operating results would be immediately and
adversely affected and losses could occur.
Based upon the factors described above, the Company believes that its
quarterly revenue, expenses and operating results are likely to vary
significantly in the future, that period-to-period comparisons of its results of
operations are not necessarily meaningful and that, as a result, such
comparisons should not be relied upon as indications of future performance.
Moreover, although the Company's revenue has generally increased in recent
periods, there can be no assurance that the Company's revenue will grow in
future periods, at past rates or at all, or that the Company will be profitable
on a quarterly or annual basis. The Company has in the past experienced and may
in the future experience quarterly losses.
QAD has recently implemented changes designed to mitigate the seasonal and
quarterly fluctuations in its operating results. Such changes include the hiring
of additional financial personnel, including a new Chief Financial Officer and a
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, the changing of the Company's
fiscal year end from December 31 to January 31 and the changing of the Company's
planning systems to incorporate quarterly performance goals and quarterly
forecasting procedures. Additionally, the Company is introducing quarterly
financial incentives into its compensation system. There can be no assurance
that such changes will alleviate the seasonal, quarterly or other fluctuations
in the Company's financial results or that such changes will have a positive
effect at all.
In future periods, the Company's operating results may be below the
expectations of stock market analysts and investors. In such event, the price of
the Common Stock could be materially adversely affected. See "--Seasonality of
Operating Results" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations."
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SALES CYCLE
Because the license of the Company's products generally involves a
significant commitment of capital (which ranges from approximately $50,000 to
several million dollars), the sales cycle associated with a customer's purchase
of the Company's products is generally lengthy (with a typical duration of four
to 15 months), varies from customer to customer and is subject to a number of
significant risks over which the Company has little or no control. These risks
include customers' budgetary constraints, timing of budget cycle, concerns about
the introduction of new products by the Company or its competitors and general
economic downturns which can result in delays or cancellations of information
systems investments. Due in part to the strategic nature of the Company's
products, potential customers are typically cautious in making product
acquisition decisions. The decision to license the Company's products generally
requires the Company to provide a significant level of education to prospective
customers regarding the uses and benefits of the Company's products, and the
Company must frequently commit substantial presales support resources. The
Company is almost completely reliant on third parties for implementation and
systems integration services, which may cause sales cycles to be lengthened or
result in the loss of sales. The uncertain outcome of the Company's sales
efforts and the length of its sales cycles could result in substantial
fluctuations in operating results. If sales forecasted from a specific customer
for a particular quarter are not realized in that quarter, then the Company is
unlikely to be able to generate revenue from alternative sources in time to
compensate for the shortfall. As a result, and due to the relatively large size
of some orders, a lost or delayed sale could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's quarterly
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operating results. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated
Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
SEASONALITY OF OPERATING RESULTS
The Company has generally realized lower revenue (i) in July and August, due
primarily to reduced economic activity in Europe during the summer months and
(ii) to a lesser extent, in the first two months of the calendar year, due to
the concentration by some customers of purchases in the fourth quarter of the
calendar year and their consequently lower purchasing activity during the
immediately following months. Notwithstanding the change in the Company's fiscal
year end from December 31 to January 31 and the recent changes in the Company's
planning and compensation systems, the Company anticipates that such seasonality
will continue to cause significant quarterly fluctuations in the Company's
operating results. See "--Historical Fluctuations in Quarterly Results and
Potential Future Significant Fluctuations" and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
PRODUCT CONCENTRATION
The Company has historically derived substantially all of its revenue from
the licensing and maintenance of the Company's MFG/PRO software. In the fiscal
year ended January 31, 1997 and in the quarter ended April 30, 1997, such
revenue equaled approximately 94% and 93%, respectively, of the Company's total
revenue. The Company expects that such revenue will continue to represent
substantially all of the Company's revenue for the foreseeable future. The
Company's success depends on continued market acceptance of the Company's
MFG/PRO software, as well as the Company's ability to introduce new versions of
MFG/PRO software and other products to meet the evolving needs of its customers.
Although demand for MFG/PRO software has grown in recent years, management
believes that the market for ERP software is still developing and there can be
no assurance that it will continue to grow or that, even if the market does
grow, businesses will continue to adopt MFG/PRO software. The failure of the
market for ERP software to continue to grow, any reduction in demand for MFG/PRO
software as a result of increased competition in the market for ERP software,
technological change, failure by the Company to introduce new versions of
products acceptable to the marketplace or other similar factors would have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and
financial condition. The Company has spent, and intends to continue to spend,
considerable resources educating potential customers about ERP in general and
about the features and functions of MFG/PRO software in particular. However,
there can be no assurance that such expenditures will enable MFG/PRO software to
achieve any additional degree of market penetration or a higher level of market
acceptance, nor can there be any assurance that any new ERP products being
developed by the Company will achieve the market acceptance necessary to make
such products profitable. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business--Products."
DEPENDENCE ON PROGRESS PRODUCTS
The Company's MFG/PRO software is written in a programming language that is
proprietary to Progress Software Corporation ("Progress"). The Company has
entered into a license agreement with Progress (the "Progress Agreement") that
provides the Company and each of its subsidiaries, among other things, with the
perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free right to use the Progress programming
language to develop, market, distribute and license the Company's software
products. The Progress Agreement also provides for continued software support
from Progress through June 2002 without charge to the Company. Progress may only
terminate the Progress Agreement upon the Company's adjudication as bankrupt,
its liquidation or other similar event, or if the Company has ceased business
operations in full. The Company's success is dependent upon Progress continuing
to develop, support and enhance this programming language, its tool set and
database, as well as the continued market acceptance of Progress as a standard
database program. The Company has in the past and may in the future experience
product release delays because of delays in the release of Progress products or
product enhancements. Any such delays could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business, operating results and financial
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condition. MFG/PRO software employs Progress programming interfaces which allow
MFG/PRO software to operate with Oracle Corporation ("Oracle") database
software. However, the Company's software programs do not run within programming
environments other than Progress. The Company's On/Q soft-
ware products, the initial application of which is currently under development
and is expected to be commercially available in the second half of 1998, is not
dependent upon Progress technology. The failure of Progress to continue its
relationship with the Company or to develop, support or enhance its programming
language in a manner competitive with enhancements of other present or future
programming languages, the increased market acceptance of programming languages
other than Progress in the Company's market or the Company's inability to adapt
its software to such other languages could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition.
RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
The market for the Company's software products is characterized by rapid
technological advances, evolving industry standards in computer hardware and
software technology, changes in customer requirements and frequent new product
introductions and enhancements. Customer requirements for products can change
rapidly as a result of innovations or changes within the computer hardware and
software industries, the introduction of new products and technologies
(including new hardware platforms and programming languages) and the emergence,
evolution or widespread adoption of industry standards. For example, increasing
commercial use of the Internet may give rise to new customer requirements and
new industry standards. The Company's future success will depend upon its
ability to continue to enhance its current product line and to develop and
introduce new products that keep pace with technological developments, satisfy
increasingly sophisticated customer requirements and achieve market acceptance.
In particular, the Company believes its future success will depend on its
ability to convert its products to object-oriented technology as well as its
ability to develop products that will operate across the Internet. There can be
no assurance that the Company will be successful in developing and marketing, on
a timely and cost-effective basis, product enhancements or new products that
respond to technological advances by others, or that its products will achieve
market acceptance. The Company's failure to successfully develop and market
product enhancements or new products could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition.
While the Company generally takes steps to avoid interruptions of sales due
to the pending availability of new products, customers may delay their
purchasing decisions in anticipation of the general availability of new or
enhanced MFG/PRO software, which could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition. The actual or
anticipated introduction of new products, technologies and industry standards
can also render existing products obsolete or unmarketable or result in delays
in the purchase of such products. As a result, the life cycles of the Company's
products are difficult to estimate. The Company must respond to developments
rapidly and incur substantial product development expenses. Any failure by the
Company to anticipate or respond adequately to technology developments or
customer requirements, or any significant delays in introduction of new
products, could result in a loss of revenue. Moreover, significant delays in the
general availability of such new releases, significant problems in the
installation or implementation of such new releases, or customer dissatisfaction
with such new releases, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition. The Company is also
dependent upon third parties for necessary services in connection with the
installation and implementation of the Company's products and associated
post-sales training. Any errors, delays or other deficiencies in such services
due to technology changes or other factors could have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business, operating results and financial condition. See
"Business--Products" and "--Third-Party Implementation Providers."
SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY
A significant element of the Company's strategy is its development of On/Q
software, a series of new products targeted to the supply chain management needs
of manufacturing companies. Over the past year, the Company has devoted
substantial resources to developing its On/Q software. The Company's first
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On/Q software product, Logistics, is currently under development and is
anticipated to be commercially available in the second half of 1998. Although
the Company has performed preliminary tests on its Logistics software, it has
not completed its development or commenced beta testing, nor has the product
been implemented in a commercial setting. There can be no assurance that
Logistics or any other of the Company's planned On/Q software products will
achieve the performance standards required for commercialization or that such
products will achieve market acceptance or be profitable. If Logistics or the
Company's other planned supply chain management software products do not achieve
such performance standards or do not achieve market acceptance, the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition would be materially and
adversely affected.
On/Q software is being designed based upon object-oriented technology.
Object-oriented applications are characterized by technology, development style
and programming languages that differ from those used in traditional software
applications, including the current version of MFG/PRO software. The Company
believes that new object-based functionality will play a key role in the
competitive manufacturing, distribution, financial, planning and service/support
management information technology strategies of customers in the Company's
targeted industry segments. The Company is also currently in the process of
converting its MFG/PRO software modules to object-oriented technology where the
Company believes such conversion will add value. There can be no assurance that
the Company will be successful in developing its new supply chain management
software or converting its MFG/PRO software to object-oriented technology on a
timely basis, if at all, or that if developed or converted such software will
achieve market acceptance. The failure to successfully incorporate
object-oriented technology in new products or convert MFG/PRO software to
object-oriented technology could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition.
Convergent Engineering is a new software design methodology employed by the
Company to develop future products. Convergent Engineering methodology allows
business requirements to be captured as a series of simple facts, actions and
rules, enabling software to more flexibly accommodate business practices and
processes. Although Convergent Engineering does not require the user to adopt
new business practices or principles for their own work processes, Convergent
Engineering models business management processes differently than traditional
business models. As a result, use of Company products based upon Convergent
Engineering principles will require the Company's implementation partners to be
educated in the new methodology. There can be no assurance that the Company will
gain acceptance among its implementation providers for this methodology on which
the Company's new products are based. The failure to obtain such acceptance
would have a material adverse effect on the marketability of the Company's
products under development and the Company's business, operating results and
financial condition. See "Business -- Products."
RISK OF SOFTWARE DEFECTS
As a result of the complexities inherent in client/server computing
environments and the broad functionality and performance demanded by customers
for ERP products, major new products and product enhancements can require long
development and testing periods. In addition, software programs as complex as
those offered by the Company may contain undetected errors or "bugs" when first
introduced or as new versions are released that, despite testing by the Company,
are discovered only after a product has been installed and used by customers.
While the Company has on occasion experienced delays in the scheduled
introduction of new and enhanced products, to date the Company's business has
not been materially adversely affected by delays or the release of products
containing errors. There can be no assurance, however, that errors will not be
found in future releases of the Company's software, or that the Company will not
experience material delays in releasing product improvements or new products.
The occurrence of such errors could result in significant losses to the Company
or to customers. Such occurrences could also result in reduced market acceptance
of the Company's products, which would have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition.
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MARKET CONCENTRATION
The Company has made a strategic decision to concentrate its product
development and sales and marketing in five primary vertical industry segments:
industrial/electronics, food/beverage, consumer packaged goods, medical and
automotive. An important element of the Company's strategy is to achieve
technological and market leadership recognition for its software products in
these segments. The failure of the Company's products to achieve or maintain
substantial market acceptance for its software products in one or more of these
segments could have a material adverse effect on the Company's product and
business strategy in that segment and on the business, operating results and
financial condition of the Company. If any of the industry segments targeted by
the Company experiences a material downturn in expansion or in prospects for
future growth, such downturn would materially adversely affect the demand for
the Company's products and will materially adversely affect its business,
operating results and financial condition. See "Business--Sales and Marketing."
MANAGEMENT OF GROWTH
The Company's business has grown rapidly in the last six years, with revenue
increasing from approximately $28.0 million in the fiscal year ended December
31, 1992 to approximately $126.4 million in the fiscal year ended January 31,
1997. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 and continuing through the
quarter ended April 30, 1997, the Company significantly increased its sales and
marketing, service and support and research and development staff, resulting in
substantial growth in the number of its full-time employees (from 521 at March
31, 1995 to 686 at April 30, 1997), the scope of its operating and financial
systems and the geographic distribution of its operations and customers. This
recent rapid growth has placed, and will continue to place, a significant strain
on the Company's management and operations. The Company expects to continue to
increase staffing levels, primarily in the sales and marketing and research and
development areas, and incur additional associated costs in future periods. The
Company's future operating results will depend on the ability of its officers
and other key employees to continue to implement and improve its operational,
customer support and financial control systems, and to effectively expand, train
and manage its employee base. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
able to manage any future expansion successfully, and any inability to do so
would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating
results and financial condition. The Company has undertaken a project to
significantly upgrade its financial planning and control systems, including an
upgrade of its current transaction accounting systems. The Company believes the
success of such implementation will improve its budgeting, forecasting and
financial statement reporting capabilities. However, implementation of these
systems upgrades will require significant management and other employee
attention and coordination, and there can be no assurance that the
implementation will be successful. The failure to successfully implement the
upgrades could materially adversely affect the Company's future budgeting,
forecasting and financial statement reporting capabilities.
The Company has made a strategic decision to be a global provider of its
products. To accomplish this goal, over the last two years the Company has
expanded its direct sales and support operations from 12 countries to 17
countries. In addition, during that time, the Company has significantly expanded
its distributor and partner relationships. Currently, the Company has over 40
distributors worldwide. The management of these widely dispersed international
operations has placed and will continue to place significant strain on the
Company's management and operations. The Company believes that its ability to
provide products and services on a global basis is critical to the Company's
success. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
continue to successfully manage its widespread international operations or
successfully manage future expansion of such operations, and the failure by the
Company to do so would have a material adverse effect on its business, operating
results and financial condition.
The Company days' sales outstanding have generally exceeded industry
averages. If the Company experiences rapid growth, this lengthy collection cycle
could result in a significant impairment of the Company's cash position. While
the Company has undertaken efforts to reduce the length of its collection cycle,
the failure of the Company to successfully implement such changes or the failure
of such changes to
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reduce such collection cycle could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition. See "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
"Management."
DEPENDENCE UPON KEY PERSONNEL; NEED TO HIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL IN ALL AREAS
The Company's future operating results depend in significant part upon the
continued service of a relatively small number of key technical and senior
management personnel, including Pamela M. Lopker, its President and founder, and
Karl F. Lopker, its Chief Executive Officer, neither of whom is bound by an
employment agreement. Pamela and Karl Lopker are married to each other and
jointly own approximately 84% of the outstanding Common Stock and will jointly
own approximately 67% of the Common Stock following consummation of the Offering
(assuming no exercise of the U.S. Underwriters' and the Managers' over-allotment
option). Although the Company maintains limited key-individual insurance on
Pamela and Karl Lopker, the loss of one or more of these or other key
individuals could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition.
The Company's future success also depends on its continuing ability to
attract and retain other highly qualified technical and managerial personnel.
For example, the Company is currently actively seeking to fill the position of
Vice President of Field Operations whose responsibilities will be to manage all
direct and indirect sales operating units, as well as the Company's territory
and alliance management unit. Competition for such personnel is intense, and the
Company has at times in the past experienced difficulty in recruiting qualified
personnel. There can be no assurance that the Company will retain its key
technical and managerial employees or that it will be successful in attracting,
assimilating and retaining other highly qualified technical and managerial
personnel in the future. The loss of any member of the Company's key technical
and senior management personnel or the inability to attract and retain
additional qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition. See
"Business--Employees" and "Management."
DEPENDENCE UPON DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SALES AND MARKETING CHANNELS
The Company sells and supports its products through direct and indirect
sales organizations throughout the world. The Company has made significant
expenditures in recent years in the expansion of its sales and marketing force,
primarily outside the United States, and plans to continue to expand its sales
and marketing force. The Company's future success will depend in part upon the
productivity of its sales and marketing force and the ability of the Company to
continue to attract, integrate, train, motivate and retain new sales and
marketing personnel. Competition for sales and marketing personnel in the
software industry is intense. There can be no assurance the Company will be
successful in hiring such personnel in accordance with its plans. The Company is
currently actively seeking to fill the position of Vice President of Field
Operations, whose responsibilities will be to manage all direct and indirect
sales operating units, as well as the Company's territory and alliance
management unit. There can be no assurance that such person will be successful
in accomplishing these objectives or that the Company's recent and other planned
expenses in sales and marketing will ultimately prove to be successful or that
the incremental revenue generated will exceed the significant incremental costs
associated with these efforts. In addition, there can be no assurance that the
Company's sales and marketing organization will be able to compete successfully
against the significantly more extensive and better funded sales and marketing
operations of many of the Company's current and potential competitors. If the
Company is unable to develop and manage its sales and marketing force expansion
effectively, the Company's business, operating results and financial condition
would be materially adversely affected.
The Company's indirect sales channel consists of over 40 distributors
worldwide. The Company does not grant exclusive rights to any of its
distributors. The Company's distributors primarily sell independently to
companies within their geographic territory but may also work in conjunction
with the Company's direct sales organization. The Company will need to maintain
and expand its relationships with its existing distributors and enter into
relationships with additional distributors in order to expand the distribution
of its products. There can be no assurance that current or future distributors
will provide the level and quality
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of expertise and service required to successfully license the Company's
products, that the Company will be able to maintain effective, long-term
relationships with distributors, or that selected distributors will continue to
meet the Company's sales needs. Further, there can be no assurance that these
distributors will not market software products in competition with the Company
in the future or will not otherwise reduce or discontinue their relationships
with or support of the Company and its products. The failure by the Company to
maintain successfully its existing distributor relationships or to establish new
relationships in the future would have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition,
if any of the Company's distributors exclusively adopts a product other than the
Company's products, or if any such distributor materially reduces its sales
efforts relating to the Company's products or materially increases such support
for competitive products, the Company's business, operating results and
financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. See
"Business--Sales and Marketing."
COMPETITION
The ERP software market is highly competitive, rapidly changing and affected
by new product introductions and other market activities of industry
participants. The Company currently competes primarily with (i) other vendors of
software focused on the specific needs of manufacturing plants and distribution
sites of multinational manufacturing companies, which include Baan Company N.V.
("Baan"), J.D. Edwards & Company ("J.D. Edwards") and Systems Software
Associates, Inc. ("SSA"), (ii) smaller independent companies that have developed
or are attempting to develop advanced planning and scheduling software which
complement or compete with ERP or manufacturing resource planning solutions,
(iii) internal development efforts by corporate information technology
departments and (iv) companies offering standardized or customized products on
mainframe and/or mid-range computer systems. The Company expects that
competition for its MFG/PRO software will increase as other large companies such
as Oracle and SAP AG ("SAP"), as well as other business application software
vendors, enter the market for plant-level ERP solutions. With the Company's
strategic entry into the supply chain management software market, the Company
can expect to meet substantial additional competition from companies presently
serving that market, such as i2 Technologies, Inc. ("i2"), Industri-Matematik
International, Inc. ("IMI") and Manugistics, Inc. ("Manugistics"), as well as
from broad based solution providers such as Baan, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Inc.
("PeopleSoft") and SAP that the Company believes are increasingly focusing on
this segment. In addition, certain competitors, such as Baan, Oracle, PeopleSoft
and SAP, have well-established relationships with present or potential customers
of the Company. The Company may also face market resistance from potential
customers with large installed legacy systems because of their reluctance to
commit the time, effort and resources necessary to convert to an open,
client/server-based software solution. Further, as the client/server market
continues to develop, companies with significantly greater resources than the
Company may attempt to increase their presence in these markets by acquiring or
forming strategic alliances with competitors of the Company. Increased
competition is likely to result in price reductions, reduced operating margins
and loss of market share, any one of which could materially adversely affect the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition. Many of the
Company's present or future competitors have longer operating histories,
significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources,
greater name recognition and a larger installed base of customers than the
Company. As a result, they may be able to respond more quickly to new or
emerging technologies and to changes in customer requirements, or to devote
greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products, than
can the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
compete successfully with existing or new competitors or that competition will
not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results
and financial condition. See "Business--Competition."
RELIANCE ON AND NEED TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THIRD PARTIES
The Company has established strategic relationships with a number of
consulting and systems integration organizations that it believes are important
to its worldwide sales, marketing, service and support activities and the
implementation of its products. The Company is particularly reliant on third
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parties for installation and implementation of its products because the Company,
unlike a number of its competitors, does not provide these services. If the
Company is unable to train adequately a sufficient number of system integrators
or, if for any reason, any such integrators terminate their relationship with
the Company or do not have or devote the resources satisfactory to provide
necessary consulting and implementation of the Company's products, the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition could be materially and
adversely affected. The Company is aware that these third-party providers do not
provide systems integration services exclusively for the Company's products and
in many instances such firms have similar, and often more established,
relationships with the Company's principal competitors. The Company expects to
continue to rely upon such third parties, particularly installation and
implementation service providers, for marketing and sales, lead generation,
product installation and implementation, customer support services, product
localization, end-user training assistance in the sales process and after-sale
training and support. These relationships also assist the Company in keeping
pace with the technological and marketing developments of major software
vendors, and, in certain instances, provide it with technical assistance for its
product development efforts. Organizations providing such consulting and systems
integration and implementation services in connection with the Company's
products include Arthur Andersen & Co. LLP, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Ernst & Young
LLP, Integrated Systems & Services, LLC and Strategic Information Group
International, Inc. in the United States, BDM Largotim US, Inc., CSBI S.A.,
Origin Technology in Business Nederland B.V. and Sligos S.A. in Europe and Iris
Ifec Co., Ltd and STCS Systems Pte Ltd in Asia. In most cases distributors will
also deliver consulting and systems integration services. The Company will need
to expand its relationships with these parties and enter into relationships with
additional third parties in order to expand the distribution of its products.
There can be no assurance that these and other third parties will provide the
level and quality of service required to meet the needs of the Company's
customers, that the Company will be able to maintain an effective, long-term
relationship with such third parties, or that such third parties will continue
to meet the needs of the Company's customers. Further, there can be no assurance
that these third-party implementation providers, many of which have
significantly greater financial, technical, personnel and marketing resources
than the Company, will not market software products in competition with the
Company in the future or will not otherwise reduce or discontinue their
relationships with or support of the Company and its products. The failure by
the Company to maintain its existing relationships or to establish new
relationships in the future, or the failure of such third parties to meet the
needs of the Company's customers, would have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition,
if such third parties exclusively adopt a product or technology other than the
Company's products or technology, or if such third parties materially reduce
their support of the Company's products and technology or materially increase
such support for competitive products or technology, the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition will be materially and adversely
affected.
The Company typically enters into separate agreements with each of its
installation and implementation partners that provide such partners with the
non-exclusive right to promote and market the Company's products, and to provide
training, installation, implementation and other services for the Company's
products, within a defined territory for a specified period of time (generally
two years). Although the Company's installation and implementation partners do
not receive fees for the sale of the Company's software products, they generally
are permitted to set their own rates for such services and the Company typically
does not collect a royalty or percentage fee from such partners on services
performed. The Company also enters into similar agreements with its distribution
partners that grant such partners the non-exclusive right, within a specified
territory, to market, license, deliver and support the Company's products. In
exchange for such distributors' services, the Company receives a negotiated
royalty fee for the license of its software products. The Company also relies on
third parties for the development or inter-operation of key components of its
software so that users of the Company's software will obtain the functionality
demanded. Such research and product alliances include software developed to be
sold in conjunction with the Company's software products, technology developed
to be included in or encapsulated within the Company's software products and
numerous third-party software programs that generally
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are not sold with the Company's software but inter-operate directly with the
Company's software through application program interfaces. The Company generally
enters into joint development agreements with its third-party software
development partners that govern ownership of the technology collectively
developed. Each of the Company's partner agreements and third-party development
agreements contain strict confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions for the
service provider, end user and third-party developer and the Company's
third-party development agreements contain restrictions on the use of the
Company's technology outside of the development process. The failure of the
Company to establish or maintain successful relationships with such third-party
software providers or such third-party installation, implementation and
development partners or the failure of such third-party software providers to
develop and support their software could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, operating results and financial condition. See
"Business--Sales and Marketing," "--Third-Party Implementation Providers" and
"--Proprietary Rights and Licensing."
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; USE OF LICENSED TECHNOLOGY
The Company's success is dependent upon its proprietary technology and other
intellectual property. The Company relies primarily on a combination of the
protections provided by applicable copyright, trademark and trade secret laws,
as well as on confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements, to
establish and protect its rights in its software. The Company enters into
license agreements with each of its customers. Each of the Company's license
agreements provides for the non-exclusive license of the Company's MFG/PRO
software. Such licenses generally are perpetual (unless terminated by either
party upon 30 days written notice) and contain strict confidentiality and
non-disclosure provisions, a limited warranty covering MFG/PRO software and
indemnification for the customer from any infringement action related to MFG/PRO
software. The pricing policy under each license is based on a standard price
list and may vary based on the number of end-users, number of sites, number of
modules, number of languages, the country in which the license is granted and
level of ongoing support, training and services to be provided by the Company.
The Company has no patents or pending patent applications. In order to
facilitate the customization required by most of the Company's customers, the
Company generally licenses its MFG/PRO software to end users in both object code
(machine-readable) and source code (human-readable) format. While this practice
facilitates customization, making software available in source code also makes
it easier for third parties to copy or modify the Company's software for
non-permitted purposes. One of the Company's distributors has developed
modifications to the Company's software which it owns jointly with the Company.
The Company has entered into a reciprocal license with this distributor who
markets the product enhancements in conjunction with MFG/PRO software. This or
other distributors or other persons may continue to independently develop a
modified version of the Company's software. The Company seeks to protect its
software, documentation and other written materials under the legal provisions
relating to trade secret, copyright and contract law. The Company's license
agreements generally allow the use of MFG/PRO software solely by the customer
for internal purposes without the right to sublicense or transfer MFG/PRO
software to third parties. The Company believes that the foregoing measures
afford only limited protection. Despite the Company's efforts, it may be
possible for third parties to copy certain portions of the Company's products or
reverse engineer or obtain and use information that the Company regards as
proprietary. In addition, the laws of certain countries do not protect the
Company's proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United
States. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
protect its proprietary software against unauthorized third-party copying or
use, which could adversely affect the Company's competitive position. Policing
unauthorized use of the Company's products is difficult, and while the Company
is unable to determine the extent to which piracy of its software products
exist, software piracy can be expected to be a problem. Furthermore, there can
be no assurance that the Company's competitors will not independently develop
technology similar to that of the Company.
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The Company has in the past been subject to claims of intellectual property
infringement and may increasingly be subject to such claims as the number of
products and competitors in the Company's targeted vertical markets grows and
the functionality of products in other industry segments overlaps. Although the
Company is not aware that any of its products infringes upon the proprietary
rights of third parties, there can be no assurance that third parties will not
claim infringement by the Company with respect to current or future products.
Any such claims, with or without merit, could be time-consuming, result in
costly litigation, cause product shipment delays or require the Company to enter
into royalty or licensing agreements. Such royalty or licensing agreements, if
required, may not be available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all,
which could have a material adverse effect upon the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition. The Company may also initiate claims
or litigation against third parties for infringement of the Company's
proprietary rights or to establish the validity of the Company's proprietary
rights. Litigation to determine the validity of any claims could result in
significant expense to the Company and divert the efforts of the Company's
technical and management personnel from productive tasks, whether or not such
litigation were determined in favor of the Company.
The Company has in the past and may in the future resell certain software
which it licenses from third parties. In addition, the Company has in the past
and may in the future jointly develop software in which the Company will have
co-ownership or cross-licensing rights. There can be no assurance that these
third-party software arrangements and licenses will continue to be available to
the Company on terms that provide the Company with the third-party software it
requires to provide adequate functionality in its products, on terms that
adequately protect the Company's proprietary rights or on terms that are
commercially favorable to the Company. The loss of or inability to maintain or
obtain any of these software licenses, including as a result of third-party
infringement claims, could result in delays or reductions in product shipments
until equivalent software, if any, could be identified, licensed and integrated,
which could materially and adversely affect the Company's business, operating
results and financial condition. See "Business--Products" and "--Research and
Development."
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
The Company derived approximately 45%, 45%, 42% and 46% of its total revenue
from sales outside the United States in the years ended December 31, 1994 and
1995 and January 31, 1997 and in the quarter ended April 30, 1997, respectively.
Of the Company's approximately 3,200 licensed sites in over 70 countries as of
April 30, 1997, over 70% are outside the United States. The Company's
engineering and research and development operations are located in the United
States and its sales and support operations are located in the United States and
in 16 other countries. The Company also has over 40 distributors and numerous
partnerships and alliances worldwide. The geographic distance between these
locations has in the past led, and could in the future lead, to logistical and
communications difficulties. There can be no assurance that the geographic, time
zone, language and cultural differences between the Company's international
personnel and operations will not result in problems that materially adversely
affect the Company's business, operating results and financial condition.
The Company expects to commit additional time and resources to expanding its
worldwide sales and marketing activities, localizing its products for selected
markets and developing local sales and support channels. There can be no
assurance that such efforts will be successful. Failure to sustain or increase
international revenue could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition. The Company may also
experience an operating loss in one or more regions of the world for one or more
periods. The Company's ability to manage such operational fluctuations and to
maintain adequate long-term strategies in the face of such developments will be
critical to the Company's continued growth and profitability. International
operations are subject to a number of risks, including the costs of localizing
products for different countries, longer accounts receivable collection periods
and greater difficulty in accounts receivable collections in certain geographic
regions, unexpected changes in
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regulatory requirements, dependence on distributors and technology standards,
import and export restrictions and tariffs, difficulties and costs of staffing
and managing international operations, potentially adverse tax consequences,
political instability, the burdens of complying with multiple, potentially
conflicting laws and the impact of business cycles and economic instability. See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" and "Business--Sales and Marketing."
EXPOSURE TO CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS
To date, the Company's revenue from international operations has primarily
been denominated in United States dollars. The Company prices its products in
United States dollars and over 90% of the Company's sales in the years ended
December 31, 1995 and January 31, 1997 and in the quarter ended April 30, 1997
were denominated in United States dollars, with the remainder in ten different
currencies. The Company expects that a growing percentage of its business will
be conducted in currencies other than the United States dollar. The Company also
incurs a significant portion of its expenses in currencies other than the United
States dollar, including a substantial portion of its general and administrative
expenses. As a result, fluctuations in the values of the respective currencies
relative to the other currencies in which the Company generates revenue could
materially adversely affect its business, operating results and financial
condition. While the Company may in the future change its pricing practices, an
increase in the value of the United States dollar relative to foreign currencies
could make the Company's products more expensive and, therefore, less
competitive in other markets. Fluctuations in currencies relative to the United
States dollar will affect period-to-period comparisons of the Company's reported
results of operations. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, the Company
realized $407,000 in foreign currency transaction gains, compared to losses of
$477,000 and $343,000 in the fiscal years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994,
respectively. Due to the constantly changing currency exposures and the
volatility of currency exchange rates, there can be no assurance that the
Company will not experience currency losses in the future, nor can the Company
predict the effect of exchange rate fluctuations upon future operating results.
The Company does not currently undertake hedging transactions and has limited
resources to cover its currency exposure. The Company may choose to hedge a
portion of its currency exposure in the future as it deems appropriate. See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations."
CONTROL BY PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
Upon completion of the Offering, Pamela and Karl Lopker will jointly
beneficially own 67% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock (65% if the U.S.
Underwriters' and the Managers' over-allotment option is exercised in full).
Current directors and executive officers as a group will own approximately 71%
of the Common Stock following consummation of the Offering (assuming no exercise
of the U.S. Underwriters' and the Managers' over-allotment option).
Consequently, the directors and executive officers, and the Lopkers in
particular, will be able to control the outcome of all matters submitted for
stockholder action, including the election of members to the Company's Board of
Directors and the approval of significant change in control transactions, and
will effectively control the management and affairs of the Company, which may
have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company.
Although the Company anticipates increasing the number of members on its Board
of Directors from three to five members within 90 days of the consummation of
the Offering, the Lopkers will nonetheless constitute two of the directors and
will therefore have significant influence in directing the actions of the Board
of Directors. See "Management" and "Principal Stockholders."
PRODUCT LIABILITY
While the Company's license agreements with its customers typically contain
provisions designed to limit the Company's exposure to potential product
liability claims, it is possible that such limitation of
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liability provisions may not be effective under the laws of certain
jurisdictions. Although the Company has not experienced any product liability
claims to date, there can be no assurance that the Company will not be subject
to such claims in the future. The Company has product liability insurance, but
the Company currently does not have errors and omissions coverage, and there can
be no assurance that such insurance will be available to the Company on
commercially reasonable terms or at all. A successful product liability or
errors or omissions claim brought against the Company could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results and financial
condition. Moreover, defending such a suit, regardless of its merits, could
entail substantial expense and require the time and attention of key management
personnel, either of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition.
NO PRIOR MARKET FOR THE COMMON STOCK; VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE
Prior to the Offering, there has been no public market for the Company's
Common Stock and there can be no assurance that an active trading market for the
Common Stock will develop or be sustained after the Offering or that the market
price of the Common Stock will not decline below the initial public offering
price. The initial public offering price of the Common Stock will be determined
by negotiations among the Company and the representatives of the U.S.
Underwriters and the Managers, and may not be representative of the price that
will prevail in the open market. See "Underwriting" for a discussion of the
factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price.
The market price of the Common Stock after the Offering may be significantly
affected by factors such as quarterly fluctuations in the Company's results of
operations, demand for the Company's products and services, the size, timing and
structure of significant licenses by customers, market acceptance of new or
enhanced versions of the company's software products and products that operate
with the Company's products, the publication of opinions about the Company, its
products and technology by industry analysts, the entry of new competitors and
technological advances by competitors, delays in localizing the Company's
products for new markets, delays in sales as a result of lengthy sales cycles,
changes in operating expenses, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations,
changes in pricing policies by the Company or its competitors, customer order
deferrals in anticipation of product enhancements or new product offerings by
the Company or its competitors, the timing of the release of new or enhanced
versions of the Company's software products and products that operate with the
Company's products, changes in the method of product distribution (including the
mix of direct and indirect channels), product life cycles, changes in the mix of
products and services licensed or sold by the Company, customer cancellation of
major planned software development programs, general economic factors and other
factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control. In future quarters the
Company's operating results may be below expectations of public market analysts
and investors. In such event, or in the event that adverse conditions prevail or
are perceived to prevail generally or with respect to the Company's business,
the price of the Company's Common Stock would likely be immediately materially
adversely affected. In addition, the stock market has experienced volatility
that has particularly affected the market prices of equity securities of many
technology companies and that often has been unrelated or disproportionate to
the operating performance of such companies. These broad market fluctuations, as
well as general economic, political and market conditions, such as recessions or
international currency fluctuations, may adversely affect the market price of
the Common Stock.
ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of
Incorporation"), and Bylaws (the "Bylaws"), contain certain provisions that may
have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of
the Company or unsolicited acquisition proposals that a stockholder might
consider favorable, including provisions which authorize the issuance of "blank
check" preferred stock, provide for a Board of Directors with staggered
three-year terms, require super-majority voting to effect certain
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amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, limit the persons who
may call special meetings of stockholders, and establish advance notice
requirements for stockholder nominations for election to the Board of Directors
or for stockholder proposals of business to be considered at stockholders
meetings. Certain provisions of Delaware law may also have the effect of
discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company or
unsolicited acquisition proposals. See "Description of Capital Stock--Certain
Anti-Takeover, Limited Liability and Indemnification Provisions."
POTENTIAL EFFECT OF SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE ON MARKET PRICE OF THE
COMMON STOCK
Sales of a substantial number of shares of Common Stock after the Offering
could adversely affect the market price of the Common Stock and could impair the
Company's ability to raise capital through the sale of equity securities. Upon
completion of the Offering, the Company will have outstanding 28,274,234 shares
of Common Stock (29,136,734 shares if the U.S. Underwriters' and the Managers'
over-allotment option is exercised in full), assuming no exercise of options
outstanding as of April 30, 1997. Of these shares, the 5,750,000 shares offered
hereby (6,612,500 shares if the U.S. Underwriters' and the Managers'
over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be freely tradeable without
restriction or further registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), unless held by "affiliates" of the Company as that term is defined
in Rule 144 under the Act ("Rule 144"). The remaining 22,524,234 shares of
Common Stock outstanding upon completion of the Offering are "restricted
securities" as that term is defined in Rule 144.
The directors, executive officers and certain other stockholders of the
Company holding an aggregate of 20,416,172 outstanding shares of Common Stock
and options to purchase 967,000 shares of Common Stock, have agreed pursuant to
Lock-Up Agreements that, for a period of 180 days from the date of this
Prospectus, they will not, without the prior written consent of Smith Barney
Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, any shares of
Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable
for Common Stock, or grant any options or warrants to purchase Common Stock,
except in certain circumstances. The representatives of the Underwriters have
informed the Company that the Underwriters have no current intention to release
shares from the Lock-Up Agreements prior to expiration of the 180-day term of
such agreements. Any request for release would be evaluated by the
representatives of the Underwriters, and the decision whether or not to permit
early release of stock would be made dependent upon the facts and circumstances
existing at the time of the request. Beginning upon expiration of the Lock-Up
Agreements, such shares will be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule
701 under the Act ("Rule 701") subject to the provisions of such rules and
continued vesting. The remaining 2,108,062 outstanding shares of Common Stock
and options to purchase 94,000 shares of Common Stock are not subject to Lock-Up
Agreements and will become eligible for sale upon completion of the Offering,
subject to the provisions of Rule 144, Rule 701 and continued vesting.
Concurrent with the completion of the Offering, 490,760 of such outstanding
shares of Common Stock and 44,000 of such shares underlying options will become
immediately eligible for sale without additional restrictions under Rule 144 and
Rule 701 and 112,060 of such outstanding shares of Common Stock held by certain
affiliates of the Company will be eligible for sale pursuant to the volume,
manner of sale and notice requirements of Rule 144. The Company has granted
Smith Barney Inc. certain demand registration rights with respect to 6,100,000
shares of Common Stock which have been pledged in connection with a personal
loan. See "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" and "Underwriting."
NO SPECIFIC PLAN FOR PROCEEDS OF THE OFFERING
The Company has no current specific plans for a significant amount of the
net proceeds of the Offering. The principal purposes of the Offering are to
provide increased visibility of the Company in a marketplace where many of its
competitors are publicly held companies, to create a public market for the
Common Stock, to increase the Company's equity capital, to facilitate future
access by the Company to public equity market, to repay indebtedness and to fund
capital and other investments as well as potential
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investments and acquisitions. The Company's management will have the discretion
to allocate the proceeds of the Offering to uses that the Company's stockholders
may not deem desirable. See "Use of Proceeds."
NO DIVIDENDS
The Company has not paid any cash dividends on its shares of capital stock
to date. The Company's bank credit agreement also presently prohibits the
payment of dividends on the Company's Common Stock. The Company currently
anticipates that it will retain any future earnings for use in its business and,
therefore, does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable
future. See "Dividend Policy."
IMMEDIATE SUBSTANTIAL DILUTION
The initial public offering price is expected to be substantially higher
than the book value per share of the outstanding Common Stock. As a result,
investors purchasing Common Stock in the Offering will incur immediate
substantial dilution. In addition, the Company has issued options to acquire
Common Stock at prices significantly below the initial public offering price. To
the extent such outstanding options are exercised, there will be further
dilution. See "Dilution" and "Shares Eligible for Future Sale."
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Based on an assumed initial public offering price of $13.00 per share, the
Company will receive net proceeds in the amount of approximately $67.7 million
from the sale of shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Company pursuant to
the Offering (approximately $78.1 million if the U.S. Underwriters' and the
Managers' over-allotment option is exercised in full), after deducting the
underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.
The principal purposes of the Offering are to provide increased visibility
of the Company in a marketplace where many of its competitors are publicly held
companies, to create a public market for the Common Stock, to increase the
Company's equity capital, to facilitate future access by the Company to public
equity markets and to repay indebtedness and fund potential investments and
acquisitions.
The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to
repay all of its borrowings outstanding under the Company's revolving credit
agreement (which totaled approximately $16.0 million at April 30, 1997) and all
of its other indebtedness (which totaled approximately $3.5 million at April 30,
1997), to fund approximately $10.0 million in capital expenditures, to fund $2.0
million in connection with the Company's option to acquire a significant equity
interest in a private technology development company and in which the Company
has an existing equity investment, and for working capital and general corporate
purposes. The Company may also apply a portion of the net proceeds of the
Offering to construct facilities and to acquire or invest in other businesses,
products and technologies that are complementary to those of the Company.
Although, except as described above, the Company has not identified any specific
businesses, products or technologies that it may acquire or invest in, nor are
there any current agreements or negotiations with respect to any such
transactions, the Company from time to time evaluates such opportunities.
Pending such uses, the net proceeds will be invested in government securities
and other short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments. See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations--Liquidity and Capital Resources."
DIVIDEND POLICY
The Company has never declared or paid any cash dividends on its capital
stock and currently intends to retain any future earnings to fund the growth of
the Company's business. The payment of any future dividends will be determined
by the Board of Directors in light of conditions then existing, including the
Company's results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements,
restrictions in financing agreements, business conditions and other factors.
The Company is restricted by the terms of its outstanding debt and financing
agreements from paying cash dividends on its Common Stock, and may in the future
enter into loan or other agreements that restrict the payment of cash dividends
on the Common Stock. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and Capital Resources" and Note 4
of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the capitalization of the Company as of April
30, 1997 and such capitalization as adjusted to give effect to the sale by the
Company of 5,750,000 shares of Common Stock in the Offering at an assumed
initial public offering price of $13.00 per share (after deducting estimated
underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses) and the
application of net proceeds of the Offering to the Company.
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<CAPTION>
APRIL 30, 1997
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ACTUAL AS ADJUSTED
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(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT
PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C>
Notes payable and current installments of long-term debt (1).......... $ 15,143 $ --
Long-term debt, less current installments (1)......................... 4,320 --
--------- -----------
Total debt........................................................ 19,463 --
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Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, no par value, actual; par value $0.001 per share,
as adjusted; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and
outstanding....................................................... -- --
Common Stock, no par value, actual; par value $0.001 per share, as
adjusted; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 22,524,234 shares issued
and outstanding, actual; and 28,274,234 shares issued and
outstanding, as adjusted (2)...................................... 6,554 28
Additional paid-in capital.......................................... -- 74,243
Retained earnings................................................... 8,099 8,099
Receivable from stockholders........................................ (642) (642)
Unearned compensation--restricted stock............................. (2,255) (2,255)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment.................. (804) (804)
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Total stockholders' equity........................................ 10,952 78,669
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Total capitalization............................................ $ 30,415 $ 78,669
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(1) See Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2) Excludes 1,061,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options
outstanding as of April 30, 1997 with exercise prices ranging from $0.18 to
$9.53 per share and with a weighted average exercise price of $2.28 per
share. In May 1997, the Company adopted the QAD Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive
Program pursuant to which 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock are reserved for
issuance thereunder. See "Management--Executive Compensation," "Description
of Capital Stock" and Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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DILUTION
The net tangible book value of the Company at April 30, 1997 was $11.0
million, or $0.49 per share of Common Stock. Net tangible book value represents
the amount of total tangible assets of the Company (total assets less goodwill,
trademarks and copyrights and other intangible assets) reduced by the amount of
its total liabilities. After giving effect to the Company's sale of 5,750,000
shares of Common Stock in the Offering at an assumed initial public offering
price of $13.00 per share (assuming no exercise of the Underwriters' and
Managers' over-allotment option and after deducting the underwriting discount
and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company), the Company's pro forma
net tangible book value at April 30, 1997 would have been $78.7 million, or
$2.78 per share of Common Stock. This represents an immediate increase in net
tangible book value of $2.29 per share to the Company's existing stockholders
and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $10.22 per share to new
investors purchasing shares of Common Stock in the Offering. The following table
illustrates the per share dilution in net tangible book value to new investors:
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<S> <C> <C>
Assumed initial public offering price per share...................... $ 13.00
Net tangible book value per share at April 30, 1997................ $ 0.49
Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to new
investors.......................................................... 2.29
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Pro forma net tangible book value per share after the Offering....... 2.78
---------
Dilution per share to new investors.................................. $ 10.22
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The following table sets forth on an as adjusted basis as of April 30, 1997,
the differences in the number of shares of stock purchased, the consideration
paid and the average price per share paid to the Company by the existing
stockholders and by investors purchasing shares of Common Stock in the Offering
at an assumed initial public offering price of $13.00 per share (assuming no
exercise of the U.S. Underwriters' and Managers' over-allotment option and
before deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses):
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<CAPTION>
STOCK PURCHASED TOTAL CONSIDERATION AVERAGE
--------------------------- --------------------------- PRICE
NUMBER PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT PER SHARE
------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Existing stockholders................................ 22,524,234 80% $ 6,554,000 8% $ 0.29
New investors........................................ 5,750,000 20 74,750,000 92% 13.00
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Total............................................ 28,274,234 100% $ 81,304,000 100%
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The preceding table assumes no exercise of any stock options outstanding as
of April 30, 1997. As of April 30, 1997, there were options outstanding to
purchase a total of 1,061,000 shares of Common Stock with exercise prices
ranging from $0.18 to $9.53 per share and with a weighted average exercise price
of $2.28 per share. If all options outstanding as of April 30, 1997 had been
exercised as of such date, the dilution per share to new investors in the
Offering would be $10.24. In May 1997, the Company adopted the QAD Inc. 1997
Stock Incentive Program pursuant to which 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock were
reserved for issuance thereunder. As of the date of this Prospectus, no stock
options had been granted or shares issued under the Program. To the extent that
options are granted and subsequently exercised or shares are issued under the
Program, new investors may experience further dilution. See Note 10 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The selected consolidated financial data below should be read in conjunction
with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations," the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto and the
other financial information included elsewhere in this Prospectus. The statement
of income data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1994 and 1995 and January
31, 1997 and the balance sheet data at January 31, 1996 and 1997 are derived
from the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Prospectus
which have been audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent auditors. The
statement of income data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1992 and 1993
and the balance sheet data at December 31, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 are derived
from financial statements not included herein which have been audited by KPMG
Peat Marwick LLP, independent auditors. The selected financial data for the
three months ended April 30, 1996 and 1997 are unaudited but have been prepared
on the same basis as the audited financial statements and, in the opinion of
management, contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for
such periods. The results of operations for the three months ended April 30,
1997 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year or
for any future period.
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<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED
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QUARTER ENDED
DECEMBER 31, APRIL 30,
---------------------------------- JANUARY 31, -----------------
1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1996 1997
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(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) (UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA:
Revenue:
License fees.............................................. $15,408 $27,525 $48,665 $63,756 $85,753 $ 11,070 $19,149
Maintenance and other..................................... 12,666 19,018 17,695 26,193 40,691 9,046 12,924
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Total revenues.......................................... 28,074 46,543 66,360 89,949 126,444 20,116 32,073
Cost and expenses:
Cost of revenues.......................................... 5,415 9,236 14,896 20,102 24,401 5,831 8,958
Sales and marketing....................................... 10,043 15,526 17,764 36,232 52,099 13,550 13,566
Research and development.................................. 2,276 3,685 14,577 19,796 28,689 6,658 5,675
General and administrative................................ 6,775 11,654 15,039 16,465 18,933 4,277 3,557
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Total cost and expenses................................. 24,509 40,101 62,276 92,595 124,122 30,316 31,756
------- ------- ------- ------- ----------- -------- -------
Operating income (loss)..................................... 3,565 6,442 4,084 (2,646) 2,322 (10,200) 317
Other (income) expense:
Interest income........................................... (21) (9) (34) (38) (52) -- (48)
Interest expense.......................................... 111 232 462 825 1,657 429 435
Other..................................................... 786 886 (99) 48 (797) (146) (803)
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Total other (income) expense............................ 876 1,109 329 835 808 283 (416)
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Income (loss) before income taxes........................... 2,689 5,333 3,755 (3,481) 1,514 (10,483) 733
Income tax expense (benefit)................................ 1,100 1,860 877 (2,795) 514 (3,166) 173
------- ------- ------- ------- ----------- -------- -------
Income before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle............................. 1,589 3,473 2,878 (686) 1,000 (7,317) 560
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle......... -- 221 -- -- -- -- --
------- ------- ------- ------- ----------- -------- -------
Net income (loss)........................................... $ 1,589 $ 3,694 $ 2,878 $ (686) $ 1,000 $ (7,317) $ 560
------- ------- ------- ------- ----------- -------- -------
------- ------- ------- ------- ----------- -------- -------
Net income (loss) per share (1)............................. $ 0.08 $ 0.18 $ 0.12 $ (0.03) $ 0.04 $ (0.33) $ 0.02
Shares used in computing net income (loss) per share (1).... 20,788 20,788 23,887 21,889 23,534 22,167 24,015
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 31,
---------------------------------- ----------------- APRIL 30,
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1997
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ---------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and cash equivalents................................... $ 390 $ 1,413 $ 1,706 $ 1,519 $ 1,463 $ 301 $ 1,306
Working capital (deficit)................................... 2,229 5,015 2,271 (2,814) (5,850) (6,609) (12,216)
Total assets................................................ 14,022 26,489 44,361 68,466 65,107 77,250 81,193
Notes payable and current installments of long-term debt.... 1,588 2,630 4,767 9,610 11,694 8,465 15,143
Long-term debt, less current installments................... 571 1,380 4,677 7,341 7,097 5,036 4,320
Total stockholders' equity.................................. 3,527 7,098 11,993 11,732 9,023 10,804 10,952
</TABLE>
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(1) See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for an explanation
of shares used in computing net income (loss) per share.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THE FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT INVOLVE RISKS
AND UNCERTAINTIES. THE COMPANY'S ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM
THOSE ANTICIPATED IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF CERTAIN
FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION AS WELL AS THOSE UNDER THE
CAPTION "RISK FACTORS" APPEARING ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS.
INTRODUCTION
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated
Financial Statements of the Company and the Notes thereto included elsewhere in
this Prospectus. Effective February 1, 1996, the Company changed its financial
reporting year end from December 31 to January 31. The Company's fiscal years
ending on or prior to December 31, 1995 ended December 31. All references to
"fiscal 1996" refer to the 12-month period ended January 31, 1997.
OVERVIEW
Founded in 1979, the Company is a leading provider of ERP software for
multinational and other large manufacturing companies. In 1986, the Company
commercially released its open, client/server based ERP application, MFG/PRO
software. Since that time, the Company has introduced several new generations of
its MFG/PRO software, and has significantly expanded its operations. As of April
30, 1997, the Company had 686 employees, over 20 direct sales and support
offices and 40 distributors worldwide, and approximately 1,880 customers in over
70 countries. Total revenues have grown rapidly in recent years, increasing from
$28.1 million in 1992 to $126.4 million in fiscal 1996.
The Company derives its revenue from license fees, maintenance contracts and
other products and services. License fees are primarily derived from the
licensing of the Company's MFG/PRO software. License fees also include fees
received by the Company for licenses of third-party software sold in conjunction
with MFG/PRO software. Maintenance and other revenue consists primarily of
maintenance contracts and, to a lesser extent, revenue from consulting, training
and other services. Maintenance contract revenue typically represents 15% of the
software license list price (net of any distributor discounts) and is recognized
ratably over the life of the contract, which is typically 12 months. The Company
has made a strategic decision to rely increasingly on its network of third-party
distribution and implementation alliances to provide hardware, consulting and
implementation services. As a result, the Company's revenue related to license
fees and maintenance contracts as a percentage of total revenues has increased
from 72% in fiscal 1992 to 94% in fiscal 1996.
License fees for the Company's products generally range from $50,000 to
several million dollars, depending on the configuration of the products, the
number of sites and the number of users. No single customer has accounted for
greater than 10% of the Company's total revenues in any of the Company's last
three fiscal years. However, it is not uncommon for QAD to conclude a
multi-million dollar contract with a single customer, and the Company expects
revenue from large individual licenses to increase as a percentage of total
revenues.
The sales cycle for the Company's products is typically four to 15 months.
Like many enterprise software companies, the Company has experienced in the past
and expects to continue to experience seasonal fluctuations in its operating
results. The Company has generally realized lower total revenues (i) in July and
August, due primarily to reduced economic activity in Europe during that period
and (ii) to a lesser extent, in the first two months of the calendar year, due
to a concentration of customers which purchase products in the fourth calendar
quarter, and their resulting lower purchasing activity during the immediately
following months. In addition, like many enterprise software companies, the
Company also typically realizes a significant portion of its software license
revenue in the last month of each quarter.
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However, unlike a number of the Company's competitors, the Company does not
derive material revenue from the provision of implementation services in
connection with its license sales. As a result, the Company's revenue tends to
be less predictable. Furthermore, as a private company, QAD has historically
focused its efforts primarily on achieving annual financial results, with a
significant percentage of the Company's sales force compensation based on the
achievement of annual revenue goals. The Company believes that such practice has
also contributed to the weighting of total revenues to the fourth calendar
quarter.
QAD has recently implemented changes designed to mitigate the seasonal and
quarterly fluctuations in its operating results. Such changes include the hiring
of additional financial personnel who are experienced in quarterly budgeting,
including a new Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Financial Planning and
Analysis, the changing of the Company's fiscal year end from December 31 to
January 31 and the changing of the Company's planning systems to incorporate
quarterly performance goals and quarterly forecasting procedures. Additionally,
the Company is introducing quarterly financial incentives into its compensation
system. There can be no assurance that such changes will alleviate the seasonal,
quarterly or other fluctuations in the Company's financial results or that such
changes will have a positive effect at all.
During the year ended December 31, 1995, through the quarter ended April 30,
1997, the Company significantly increased its sales and marketing, service and
support and research and development staff. These increases resulted in
substantial growth in the number of its full-time employees (from 521 at March
31, 1995, to 686 at April 30, 1997), the scope of its financial and operating
systems and the geographic distribution of its direct sales and support
operations (from 12 to 17 countries). These investments were incurred in
connection with the Company's strategy to establish and maintain a leadership
position as a global supplier of ERP solutions at the plant level as well as to
enter new markets such as supply chain management software. QAD believes that
such investments were essential in the development of the Company's products and
operations. Such commitment of resources has had, and may continue to have, a
significant impact on the Company's financial results, including annual and
quarterly profitability.
License fees revenue is recognized upon shipment of the software, provided
there are no vendor obligations to be fulfilled and collectibility is probable
within a 12-month period from date of shipment. Typically, the Company's
software licenses do not include significant vendor obligations. Maintenance
revenue for ongoing customer support and product updates is recognized ratably
over the term of the maintenance period, which is typically 12 months. Other
revenue is derived mainly from training, consulting and manual sales. Training
and consulting revenue is recognized as the services are performed.
The Company records revenue primarily in United States dollars. However, the
Company has historically recorded local expenses in local currency. The
Company's reporting currency is the United States dollar. Foreign currency
transaction and translation gains and losses are recorded in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52. In fiscal 1996, the Company
realized $407,000 in foreign currency transaction gains, compared to losses of
$477,000 and $343,000 in fiscal 1995 and 1994, respectively. The Company has not
previously undertaken hedging transactions to cover its currency exposure, but
may implement programs to mitigate foreign currency exposure risk in the future
as management deems appropriate. See "Risk Factors--Risks Associated With
International Operations" and "--Exposure To Currency Fluctuations."
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the percentage of
total revenues represented by certain items reflected on the Company's
Consolidated Statements of Income:
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YEAR ENDED
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QUARTER ENDED
DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 31, APRIL 30,
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1994 1995 1997 1996 1997
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Revenue:
License fees............................................... 73% 71% 68% 55% 60%
Maintenance and other...................................... 27 29 32 45 40
--- --- --- --- ---
Total revenues........................................... 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
--- --- --- --- ---
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Cost and expenses:
Cost of revenues........................................... 22 23 19 29 28
Sales and marketing........................................ 27 40 41 68 42
Research and development................................... 22 22 23 33 18
General and administrative................................. 23 18 15 21 11
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Total cost and expenses.................................. 94 103 98 151 99
--- --- --- --- ---
Operating income (loss)...................................... 6 (3) 2 (51) 1
Other (income) expense:
Interest income............................................ (0) (0) (0) -- 0
Interest expense........................................... 1 1 1 2 1
Other...................................................... (0) 0 (0) (1) (3)
--- --- --- --- ---
Total other (income) expense............................. 1 1 1 1 (2)
--- --- --- --- ---
Income (loss) before income taxes............................ 5 (4) 1 (52) 3
Income tax expense (benefit)................................. 1 (3) 0 (16) 1
--- --- --- --- ---
Net income (loss)............................................ 4% (1)% 1% (36)% 2%
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INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED APRIL 30, 1997 AND 1996
TOTAL REVENUES. Total revenues for the three months ended April 30, 1997
increased 59% to $32.1 million from $20.1 million in the same period in 1996.
For the three months ended April 30, 1997, license fees as a percentage of total
revenues increased to 60% as compared to 55% in the same period in 1996. The
increase in total revenues was primarily due to growing acceptance of the
Company's MFG/PRO software, continued market penetration into its targeted
vertical markets and the Company's expansion into new geographical markets. The
increase in license fees and the decline in maintenance and other revenue as a
percentage of total revenues resulted primarily from increased license fee sales
in the first quarter of 1997 as compared to the same period in 1996.
COST OF REVENUES. Cost of revenues consists primarily of charges incurred
from reselling third-party databases (and their associated maintenance
contracts) which are required to run MFG/PRO software, support costs associated
with MFG/PRO software maintenance contracts and the costs associated with the
reproduction and delivery of the Company's software. During the three months
ended April 30, 1997, cost of revenues increased 54% to $9.0 million from $5.8
million in the same period in 1996. For the three months ended April 30, 1997,
cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 28% from 29%
during the same period in 1996. The dollar increase in cost of revenues from
1996 to 1997 was consistent with the increases in total revenues during the same
period.
SALES AND MARKETING. Sales and marketing expense consists primarily of
salaries and associated fringe benefits, travel and entertainment expenses and
promotional and advertising costs. Sales and marketing
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expense was $13.6 million in each of the periods ended April 30, 1996 and 1997.
For the three months ended April 30, 1997, sales and marketing expense as a
percentage of total revenues decreased to 42% from 68% during the same period in
1996. The first quarter of 1996 included substantial expenses related to the
Company's annual user conference, which did not occur during the same period in
1997. The decrease in sales and marketing expense as a percentage of total
revenues was primarily due to the nonrecurring marketing infrastructure expenses
that were made in the first quarter of fiscal 1996, the adjustment of sales and
marketing expense made in the three months ended April 30, 1997 to better match
anticipated revenue and the expenses related to the Company's annual user
conference in the first quarter of fiscal 1996.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Research and development expense consists
primarily of salaries and associated fringe benefits, related overhead expenses
and amounts paid to consultants and third party developers to supplement the
product development efforts of the Company's in-house staff. During the three
months ended April 30, 1997, research and development expense decreased 15% to
$5.7 million from $6.7 million in the same period in 1996. In the first quarter
of 1997, research and development expense as a percentage of total revenues
decreased from 33% to 18% from the same period in 1996. The decreases in
research and development expense in both dollar amount and as a percentage of
total revenues were primarily the result of a reduction in the utilization of
third-party software developers. Such reduction in the use of third-party
developers was accomplished through increased internal staffing within the
research and development department.
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 86, the
Company expenses software development costs as they are incurred until
technological feasibility has been established, at which time such costs are
capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers. To
date, the establishment of technological feasibility of the Company's products
and general release of such software have substantially coincided. As a result
the Company has not capitalized any material amount of software development
costs.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. During the three months ended April 30, 1997,
general and administrative expense decreased 17% to $3.6 million from $4.3
million in the same period in 1996. During the three months ended April 30,
1997, general and administrative expense as a percentage of total revenues
decreased to 11% from 21% during the same period in 1996. The decreases in
general and administrative expense in both dollar amount and as a percentage of
total revenues were primarily the result of the adjustment of general and
administrative expense to better match anticipated revenue. The Company
anticipates increases in general and administrative expense in the future.
TOTAL OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE. Total other (income) expense is composed
primarily of interest expense, interest income and foreign exchange gains and
losses as well as other miscellaneous income and expense. During the three
months ended April 30, 1997, other (income) expense increased to $(416,000) from
$283,000 in the same period in 1996. This increase was primarily the result of
increased foreign currency transaction gains and miscellaneous rental income.
FISCAL YEARS 1996, 1995 AND 1994
TOTAL REVENUES. Total revenues increased 41% to $126.4 million in fiscal
1996 from $89.9 million in fiscal 1995, and increased 36% in fiscal 1995 from
$66.4 million in fiscal 1994. License fees as a percentage of total revenues
decreased to 68% in fiscal 1996 from 71% in fiscal 1995 and 73% in fiscal 1994.
The dollar increases in total revenues were primarily due to growing acceptance
of the Company's MFG/PRO software, continued market penetration into its
targeted vertical markets and the Company's expansion into new geographical
markets. The decreases in license fees and increases in maintenance and other
revenue as a percentage of total revenues were primarily a result of increased
maintenance renewals.
COST OF REVENUES. Cost of revenues increased 21% to $24.4 million in fiscal
1996 from $20.1 million in fiscal 1995, and increased 35% in fiscal 1995 from
$14.9 million in fiscal 1994. Cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues
decreased to 19% in fiscal 1996 from 23% in fiscal 1995 and 22% in fiscal
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1994. The increase in dollar amount was primarily the result of costs associated
with the year over year growth in revenues of reselling third-party databases.
The decrease in cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues was primarily
due to increased sales of MFG/PRO software licenses where the purchase of
third-party tools and databases were deferred or where the licensee obtained
licenses of third-party tools and databases directly from the third-party
vendor.
SALES AND MARKETING. Sales and marketing expense increased 44% to $52.1
million in fiscal 1996 from $36.2 million in fiscal 1995, and increased 104% in
fiscal 1995 from $17.8 million in fiscal 1994. Sales and marketing expense as a
percentage of total revenues increased to 41% in fiscal 1996 from 40% in fiscal
1995 and 27% in fiscal 1994. The dollar increases as well as the increases as a
percentage of total revenues were primarily due to the expansion of the
Company's global sales force, opening and supporting global sales offices and
increasing marketing expense to promote the Company's name and products. The
expansion was initiated in fiscal 1995 and continued into fiscal 1996.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Research and development expense increased 45% to
$28.7 million in fiscal 1996 from $19.8 million in fiscal 1995, and increased
36% in fiscal 1995 from $14.6 million in fiscal 1994. Research and development
expense as a percentage of total revenues increased to 23% in fiscal 1996 from
22% in fiscal 1995 and 1994. The increases in research and development expense
both in dollar amount and as a percentage of total revenues were primarily due
to increased staffing of, and associated support for, product engineers in
connection with efforts to develop On/Q, the Company's new supply chain
management software which the Company expects to be commercially available in
the second half of fiscal 1998, and Qwizard, a computer-based interactive
training tool which became commercially available in May 1997. In addition, the
increases were due to ongoing enhancements to MFG/PRO software, including the
ongoing migration of MFG/PRO software to object-oriented technology.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. General and administrative expense increased
15% to $18.9 million in fiscal 1996 from $16.5 million in fiscal 1995, and
increased 9% in fiscal 1995 from $15.0 million in fiscal 1994. General and
administrative expense as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 15% in
fiscal 1996 from 18% in fiscal 1995 and 23% in fiscal 1994. The dollar increases
in general and administrative expense were primarily the result of costs
associated with the expansion of the Company's administrative infrastructure to
support increases in the Company's total revenues. In addition, the Company
recognized compensation expense of $648,000 and $2.4 million in fiscal 1996 and
fiscal 1995, respectively, in connection with the repurchase of stock held by
employees upon their departure from the Company. The Company does not intend to
make such repurchases following completion of the Offering. The decrease in
general and administrative expense as a percentage of total revenues resulted
from total revenues growing faster than general and administrative expense. See
Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
TOTAL OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE. Total other (income) expense decreased 3% to
$808,000 in fiscal 1996 from $835,000 in fiscal 1995, and increased 154% in
fiscal 1995 from $329,000 in fiscal 1994. The decrease in fiscal 1996 was
primarily the result of foreign currency transaction gains and miscellaneous
rental income offset by increased interest expense. The increase in fiscal 1995
was the result of increased interest expense.
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT). The Company recorded income tax expense
(benefit) of $514,000, $(2.8) million and $877,000 in fiscal 1996, 1995 and
1994, respectively. The Company's effective income tax rates were 34% and 23 %
in fiscal 1996 and 1994, respectively. The Company's effective income tax rate
historically has benefitted from the United States research and development tax
credit and tax benefits generated from export sales made from the United States.
The tax benefit recorded in 1995 relates primarily to loss carrybacks and
carryforwards associated with the Company's entry into new foreign taxing
jurisdictions and anticipated future taxable income to be earned in such
jurisdictions. The Company has available tax benefits associated with net
operating loss carryforwards of foreign subsidiaries aggregating $5.1 million at
January 31, 1997. See Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth a summary of the Company's unaudited
quarterly results for the nine quarters ended April 30, 1997, together with the
percentage of total revenues represented by such results. This information has
been derived from the Company's unaudited quarterly consolidated financial
statements. In management's opinion, these quarterly results have been prepared
on a basis consistent with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the
Notes thereto contained elsewhere herein, and include all adjustments
(constituting only normal recurring adjustments), which the Company considers
necessary for a fair presentation of the information. The operating results for
any certain quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any future
period.
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QUARTER ENDED
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APRIL 30, JULY 31, OCT. 31, JAN. 31, APRIL 30, JULY 31,
1995 1995 1995 1996 1996 1996
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(IN THOUSANDS)
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STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA:
Revenue:
License fees............................ $ 9,025 $ 19,181 $ 12,306 $ 21,271 $ 11,070 $ 23,151
Maintenance and other................... 5,519 6,026 7,393 8,298 9,046 10,404
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Total revenues........................ 14,544 25,207 19,699 29,569 20,116 33,555
Cost and expenses:
Cost of revenues........................ 4,236 5,245 5,149 5,906 5,831 5,654
Sales and marketing..................... 7,281 9,291 9,244 11,974 13,550 12,190
Research and development................ 4,662 4,463 5,307 5,965 6,658 6,604
General and administrative.............. 3,084 3,653 3,156 6,621 4,277 3,644
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Total cost and expenses............... 19,263 22,652 22,856 30,466 30,316 28,092
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Operating income (loss)................... (4,719) 2,555 (3,157) (897) (10,200) 5,463
Other (income) expense:
Interest income......................... (14) (18) 6 (8) -- (8)
Interest expense........................ 158 263 149 339 429 479
Other................................... (333) 126 (107) 262 (146) (75)
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Total other (income) expense.......... (189) 371 48 593 283 396
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Income (loss) before income taxes......... (4,530) 2,184 (3,205) (1,490) (10,483) 5,067
Income tax expense (benefit).............. (2,496) 1,203 (1,766) (821) (3,166) 1,554
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Net income (loss)......................... $ (2,034) $ 981 $ (1,439) $ (669) $ (7,317) $ 3,513
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AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL REVENUES:
Revenue:
License fees............................ 62% 76% 62% 72% 55% 69%
Maintenance and other................... 38 24 38 28 45 31
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Total revenues........................ 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
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Cost and expenses:
Cost of revenues........................ 29 21 26 20 29 17
Sales and marketing..................... 50 37 47 41 68 36
Research and development................ 32 18 27 20 33 20
General and administrative.............. 21 14 16 22 21 11
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Total cost and expenses............... 132 90 116 103 151 84
Operating income (loss)................... (32) 10 (16) (3) (51) 16
Other (income) expense:
Interest income......................... (0) (0) 0 (0) -- (0)
Interest expense........................ 1 1 1 1 2 1
Other................................... (2) 0 (1) 1 (1) (0)
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Total other (income) expense.......... (1) 1 0 2 1 1
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Income (loss) before income taxes......... (31) 9 (16) (5) (52) 15
Income tax expense (benefit).............. (17) 5 (9) (3) (16) 5
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Net income (loss)......................... (14)% 4% (7)% (2)% (36)% 10%
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OCT. 31, JAN. 31, APRIL 30,
1996 1997 1997
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STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA:
Revenue:
License fees............................ $ 13,915 $ 37,617 $ 19,149
Maintenance and other................... 9,891 11,350 12,924
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Total revenues........................ 23,806 48,967 32,073
Cost and expenses:
Cost of revenues........................ 4,841 8,075 8,958
Sales and marketing..................... 10,914 15,445 13,566
Research and development................ 6,930 8,497 5,675
General and administrative.............. 4,746 6,266 3,557
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Total cost and expenses............... 27,431 38,283 31,756
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Operating income (loss)................... (3,625) 10,684 317
Other (income) expense:
Interest income......................... (21) (23) (48)
Interest expense........................ 396 353 435
Other................................... 25 (601) (803)
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Total other (income) expense.......... 400 (271) (416)
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Income (loss) before income taxes......... (4,025) 10,955 733
Income tax expense (benefit).............. (1,235) 3,361 173
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Net income (loss)......................... $ (2,790) $ 7,594 $ 560
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AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL REVENUES:
Revenue:
License fees............................ 58% 77% 60%
Maintenance and other................... 42 23 40
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Total revenues........................ 100% 100% 100%
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Cost and expenses:
Cost of revenues........................ 20 16 28
Sales and marketing..................... 46 32 42
Research and development................ 29 17 18
General and administrative.............. 20 13 11
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Total cost and expenses............... 115 78 99
Operating income (loss)................... (15) 22 1
Other (income) expense:
Interest income......................... (0) (0) (0)
Interest expense........................ 2 1 1
Other................................... 0 (1) (3)
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Total other (income) expense.......... 2 0 (2)
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Income (loss) before income taxes......... (17) 22 3
Income tax expense (benefit).............. (5) 7 1
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Net income (loss)......................... (12)% 15% 2%
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The Company's quarterly revenue, expenses and operating results have varied
significantly in the past, and the Company anticipates that such fluctuations
will continue in the future as a result of a number of factors, many of which
are outside the Company's control. The factors affecting these fluctuations
include demand for the Company's products and services, the size, timing and
structure of significant licenses by customers, market acceptance of new or
enhanced versions of the Company's software products and products that operate
with the Company's products, the publication of opinions about the Company, its
products and technology by industry analysts, the entry of new competitors and
technological advances by competitors, delays in localizing the Company's
products for new markets, delays in sales as a result of lengthy sales cycles,
changes in operating expenses, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations,
changes in pricing policies by the Company or its competitors, customer order
deferrals in anticipation of product enhancements or new product offerings by
the Company or its competitors, the timing of the release of new or enhanced
versions of the Company's software products and products that operate with the
Company's products, changes in the method of product distribution (including the
mix of direct and indirect channels), product life cycles, changes in the mix of
products and services licensed or sold by the Company, customer cancellation of
major planned software development programs and general economic factors.
A significant portion of the Company's revenue in any quarter may be derived
from a limited number of large, non-recurring license sales. For example,
revenue from four customers represented approximately 22% of license fees in the
quarter ended April 30, 1997. The Company expects to continue to experience from
time to time large, individual license sales which may cause significant
variations in quarterly license fees. The Company also believes that the
purchase of its products is relatively discretionary and generally involves a
significant commitment of a customer's capital resources. Therefore, a downturn
in any potential customer's business could result in order cancellations which
could have a significant adverse impact on the Company's revenue and quarterly
results. Moreover, declines in general economic conditions could precipitate
significant reductions in corporate spending for information technology, which
could result in delays or cancellations of orders for the Company's products.
The Company has also historically recognized a substantial portion of its
revenue from sales booked and shipped in the last month of a quarter. As a
result, the magnitude of quarterly fluctuations in license fees may not become
evident until late in, or at the end of, a particular quarter. If sales
forecasted from a specific customer for a particular quarter are not realized in
that quarter, the Company is unlikely to be able to generate revenue from
alternate sources in time to compensate for the shortfall. As a result, a lost
or delayed sale could have a material adverse effect on the Company's quarterly
operating results. To the extent that significant sales occur earlier than
expected, operating results for subsequent quarters may be adversely affected.
The Company has also historically operated with little backlog because its
products are generally shipped as orders are received. As a result, revenue from
license fees in any quarter is substantially dependent on orders booked and
shipped in that quarter and on sales by the Company's distributors and other
resellers. Sales derived through indirect channels are harder to predict and may
have lower profit margins than direct sales.
The Company has generally realized lower revenue (i) in July and August, due
primarily to reduced economic activity in Europe in the summer months; and (ii)
to a lesser extent, in the first two months of the calendar year, due to the
concentration by some customers of purchases in the fourth quarter of the
calendar year, and their consequently lower purchasing activity during the
immediately following months. In addition, like many software companies, the
Company typically realizes a significant portion of its software license revenue
in the last month of the quarter and in the last quarter of the year. However,
unlike a number of the Company's competitors, the Company does not derive
material revenue from the provision of services in connection with its license
sales. As a result, a greater proportion of the Company's revenue tends to be
less predictable and to occur later in the quarter and in the year than the
revenue of competitors who provide such services.
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The Company's expense levels are relatively fixed and are based, in
significant part, on expectations of future revenue. Consequently, if revenue
levels are below expectations, expense levels could be disproportionately high
as a percentage of total revenue, and operating results would be immediately and
adversely affected and losses could occur.
Based upon the factors described above, the Company believes that its
quarterly revenue, expenses and operating results are likely to vary
significantly in the future, that period-to-period comparisons of its results of
operations are not necessarily meaningful and that, as a result, such
comparisons should not be relied upon as indications of future performance.
Moreover, although the Company's revenue has generally increased in recent
periods, there can be no assurance that the Company's revenue will grow in
future periods, at past rates or at all, or that the Company will be profitable
on a quarterly or annual basis. The Company has in the past experienced and may
in the future experience quarterly losses.
QAD has recently implemented changes designed to mitigate the seasonal and
quarterly fluctuations in its operating results. Such changes include the hiring
of additional financial personnel including a new
Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, the
changing of the Company's fiscal year end from December 31 to January 31 and the
changing of the Company's planning systems to incorporate quarterly performance
goals and quarterly forecasting procedures. Additionally, the Company is
introducing quarterly financial incentives into its compensation system. There
can be no assurance that such changes will alleviate the seasonal, quarterly or
other fluctuations in the Company's financial results or that such changes will
have a positive effect at all. See "Risk Factors--Seasonality of Operating
Results."
TOTAL REVENUES. Total revenues increased in each of the five quarters ended
April 30, 1997 as compared to the corresponding quarters in the prior year.
License fees as a percentage of total revenues have fluctuated between 55% and
77% for the nine quarters ended April 30, 1997. The dollar increases in total
revenues were primarily due to growing market acceptance of the Company's
MFG/PRO software and continued market penetration into its targeted vertical
markets as well as expansion into new geographic markets. The fluctuations in
license fees as a percentage of total revenues were primarily a result of
significant variations in license fees from quarter to quarter, although
maintenance and other revenue has generally increased from quarter to quarter.
There can be no assurance that revenue will continue to grow in future periods
at historical rates or at all, or that the Company will remain profitable.
COST OF REVENUES. Cost of revenues generally increased in dollar amount for
the nine quarters ended April 30, 1997. Cost of revenues as a percentage of
total revenues fluctuated between 16% and 29% for the nine quarters ended April
30, 1997. The dollar increases in cost of revenues were primarily due to the
costs associated with increased sales of the Company's MFG/PRO software. The
fluctuations in cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues were
primarily a result of fluctuations in sales of MFG/PRO software licenses and
where the purchase of third-party databases and associated maintenance contracts
were deferred or obtained directly from the vendor.
SALES AND MARKETING. Sales and marketing expense generally increased for
the nine quarters ended April 30, 1997. Sales and marketing expense fluctuated
between 32% and 68% of total revenues for the nine quarters ended April 30,
1997. Sales and marketing expense generally increased in dollar amount during
the nine quarters ended April 30, 1997 primarily as a result of expansion of the
Company's sales and marketing group to better promote and sell MFG/PRO software.
Historically, sales and marketing expense generally has been highest in dollar
amount in the fourth quarter as certain costs such as travel and entertainment
and commissions are incurred in connection with increased sales efforts and
closing of sales at year end. In the quarter ended July 31, 1996, the Company
adjusted sales and marketing costs to better match expense to anticipated
revenue. Fluctuations in sales and marketing expense as a percentage of total
revenues were primarily due to quarterly fluctuations in the Company's license
fees. The Company expects to increase sales and marketing staffing levels and to
incur associated costs in future periods.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Research and development expense generally
increased in dollar amount for the nine quarters ended April 30, 1997. Research
and development expense fluctuated between 17% and 33% of total revenues for the
nine quarters ended April 30, 1997. The increases in dollar amount for research
and development expense have resulted primarily from increased staffing of, and
associated support for, product engineers in connection with efforts to develop
On/Q, the Company's new supply chain management software which the Company
expects to be commercially available in the second half of fiscal 1998, and
Qwizard, a computer-based interactive training tool which became commercially
available in May 1997. The increase in dollar amount in the quarter ended
January 31, 1997 was primarily due to expenses associated with the release of
the most recent version of MFG/PRO software, including a substantial increase in
the use of third-party developers in connection therewith. The Company's
research and development expense has been budgeted according to annual revenue
expectations as well as the Company's development schedule for new products and
updates to MFG/PRO software. As a result, research and development expense as a
percentage of total revenues has varied significantly during the nine quarters
ended April 30, 1997 due to fluctuations in total revenues.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. General and administrative expense has
fluctuated between 11% and 22% of total revenues for the nine quarters ended
April 30, 1997. The variations in general and administrative expense as a
percentage of total revenues were primarily due to variations in the quarter to
quarter total revenues and the fixed nature of certain components of the
Company's general and administrative expense. General and administrative expense
increased from $3.1 million in the quarter ended April 30, 1995 to $6.6 million
in the quarter ended January 31, 1996, primarily as a result of expansion of the
Company's administrative and information technology infrastructure in
conjunction with the expansion of the Company's operations. In addition, in the
quarters ended January 31, 1997 and 1996 general and administrative expense
increased due to compensation expense of $648,000 and $2.4 million,
respectively, in connection with the repurchase of stock held by employees upon
their departure from the Company. The Company does not intend to make such
repurchases following completion of the Offering. See Note 10 of "Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements." In the quarter ended July 31, 1996, the
Company adjusted costs, including restructuring compensation, to better match
expenses to anticipated revenue. In the quarter ended January 31, 1997, certain
sales targets were met and general and administrative expense increased, largely
due to the restructuring of the compensation plan.
TOTAL OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE. Total other (income) expense fluctuated in
dollar amount for the nine quarters ended April 30, 1997. Total other (income)
expense fluctuated between (2)% and 2% of total revenues for the nine quarters
ended April 30, 1997. The quarterly fluctuations in the dollar amount of total
other (income) expense were primarily related to varied amounts of debt
borrowings and the related interest expense. In addition, in each of the
quarters ended January 31, 1997 and April 30, 1997, the Company experienced
foreign currency transaction gains and miscellaneous rental income.
FISCAL YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD
As a result of the change in the Company's fiscal year end in 1996, the
Company is disclosing interim financial results for the one-month period ended
January 31, 1996. Total revenues, total cost and expenses, total other (income)
expense and net income (loss) were $3.5 million, $7.3 million, $65,000 and
$(2.9) million, respectively, for the one-month period. During that month, the
Company experienced normal monthly operational costs including planned increases
in headcount for the coming year. The net loss for this period reflects these
planned increases in conjunction with seasonally low revenue in the month of
January.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Since its inception, the Company has financed its operations and met its
capital expenditure requirements through cash flows from operations and short-
and long-term borrowings. At April 30, 1997, the Company had $1.3 million of
cash. Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities were $(2.1)
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million, $6.7 million, $4.3 million and $4.3 million in the three months ended
April 30, 1997, and fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Cash used in
investing activities was primarily related to the purchase of computer
equipment, office furniture and real estate and aggregated $2.4 million, $3.4
million, $9.5 million and $9.8 million in the three months ended April 30, 1997,
and fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Cash flows from financing
activities in the three months ended April 30, 1997, and fiscal 1996, 1995 and
1994 were primarily related to net proceeds from (used in) borrowings and
proceeds from the sale of stock to employees and totaled $5.5 million, $(4.5)
million, $5.0 million and $5.8 million, respectively. At April 30, 1997, the
Company did not have any material commitments for capital expenditures.
At April 30, 1997, the Company had a working capital deficit of $12.2
million. Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, decreased
to $43.8 million at April 30, 1997 from $46.7 million at January 31, 1997. The
Company's accounts receivable days' sales outstanding calculated on an annual
basis has ranged from 132 days to 159 days during the Company's last three
fiscal years, in part as a result of the large percentage of revenue recorded in
the last month of the fiscal year. The Company also measures its days' sales
outstanding on a rolling average (the average of the last 12 months of days'
sales outstanding) which management believes is more representative of the
Company's sales cycle. As so calculated, the Company's days' sales outstanding
has ranged from 100 to 140 days during the Company's last three fiscal years.
The Company believes that the days' sales outstanding are higher than desired
and the Company is focusing on its credit and collection processes to improve
cash flows and working capital. These efforts include a recruiting effort for a
new credit and collections manager, along with a complete review of credit
policies and collection procedures. If the Company is unsuccessful in reducing
the day's sales outstanding through such efforts, continued high days' sales
outstanding could impair the Company's cash position. Total deferred revenue
increased to $30.2 million at April 30, 1997 from $29.1 million at January 31,
1997 primarily as a result of increased billings of maintenance agreements.
The Company has a revolving credit agreement which expires on July 31, 1997,
subject to automatic successive one-year extensions if not terminated by the
Company or the lender 90 days prior to the expiration date. The maximum
available amount of borrowings under the revolving credit agreement is equal to
the lesser of $20 million or the sum of a percentage of the Company's accounts
receivable, $4 million of which may be used only for loans secured by real
estate owned by the Company. The total amount of available borrowings under the
revolving credit agreement at April 30, 1997 was approximately $20 million.
Borrowings under the revolving credit agreement bear interest, calculated
monthly, at an annual rate equal to the highest LIBOR rate in effect during the
month plus 4.875% but in no event less than 8%. Minimum monthly interest charges
are $20,000 (resulting in a rate of 10.565% at April 30, 1997). At April 30,
1997, the Company had approximately $14.7 million of borrowings outstanding
under the revolving credit agreement. The Company's revolving credit agreement
is collateralized by a security interest in substantially all of the Company's
assets. At April 30, 1997, the Company also had outstanding borrowings of $4.8
million under additional term loan agreements and capital leases with other
various credit institutions, which included approximately $3.1 million with
maturities of one year or less, at interest rates of approximately 9.79% per
annum. These term loans and capitalized leases are secured primarily by property
and equipment. Amounts outstanding under these additional credit agreements are
scheduled to be paid in monthly installments over varying maturities through
July 2002. Borrowings under the credit facility during the past 12 months were
used for general corporate purposes. The Company intends to repay all the
outstanding balances under the revolving credit agreement, the term loan
agreements and capital leases with the proceeds of the Offering, although it
intends to retain its revolving credit facility for future use. The revolving
credit agreement also limits the Company's ability to incur additional
indebtedness outside the ordinary course of business without the prior written
consent of the lender. The revolving credit agreement includes a number of other
restrictions, including the following: (i) restrictions on granting liens or
security interest in its assets, (ii) restrictions on any sale of assets of the
Company, other than in the ordinary course of its business, or any merger,
consolidation or change of control of the Company, (iii) restrictions on lending
or advancing funds to any person or entity except to employees in good-faith
arms' length transactions in the ordinary course of business and (iv)
restrictions on paying or
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declaring dividends on the Company's stock. The Company is currently in the
process of negotiating to improve its credit arrangements.
The Company believes that the net proceeds from the Offering, the available
borrowings under its revolving credit agreement and cash generated by
operations, will satisfy the Company's working capital requirements for at least
the next 12 months.
EFFECT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In February 1997, the Financial Standards Board issued SFAS No. 128,
EARNINGS PER SHARE. SFAS No. 128 specifies new standards designed to improve the
earnings per share ("EPS") information provided in financial statements by
simplifying the existing computational guidelines, revising the disclosure
requirements and increasing the comparability of EPS data on an international
basis. Some of the changes made to simplify the EPS computations include: (a)
eliminating the presentation of primary EPS and replacing it with basic EPS,
with the principal difference being that common stock equivalents are not
considered in computing basic EPS, (b) eliminating the modified treasury stock
method and the three percent materiality provision and (c) revising the
contingent share provision and the supplemental EPS data requirements. SFAS No.
128 also makes a number of changes to existing disclosure requirements. SFAS No.
128 is effective for financial statements issued for periods ending after
December 15, 1997, including interim periods. The Company has not determined the
impact of the implementation of SFAS No. 128.
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BUSINESS
The Company is a leading provider of Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP")
software for multinational and other large manufacturing companies. The
Company's software solutions are designed to facilitate global management of
resources and information to allow manufacturers to reduce order fulfillment
cycle times and inventories, improve operating efficiencies and measure critical
company performance criteria against defined business plan objectives. The
flexibility of the Company's products also helps manufacturers adapt to growth,
organizational change, business process reengineering, supply chain management
and other challenges.
The Company's principal product, MFG/PRO software, is specifically designed
for deployment at the plant or division level of global manufacturers in five
targeted industry segments: industrial/electronics, food/beverage, consumer
packaged goods, medical and automotive. MFG/PRO software provides multinational
organizations with an integrated ERP solution that is based on an open,
client/server architecture and includes manufacturing, distribution, financial
and service/support management applications. Additionally, the Company is
currently focused on extending its presence in multi-site manufacturing by
developing a line of object-oriented, supply chain management solutions, named
On/Q software. The Company's initial On/Q software product, Logistics, is
designed to allow for consolidation of orders, contract management, shipping and
logistics management. Logistics is currently in development and is expected to
be commercially available in the second half of 1998. As of April 30, 1997, the
Company had licensed MFG/PRO software at approximately 3,200 sites to
approximately 1,880 customers in over 70 countries. The Company's customers
include Cargill, Incorporated, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Johnson Controls,
Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Lucent Technologies, Inc., Philips Electronics N.V.,
St. Jude Medical, Inc., Unilever N.V. and UT Automotive, Inc.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
In recent years, businesses have been subject to increasing global
competition, resulting in pressure to lower production costs, improve product
performance and quality, increase responsiveness to customers and shorten
product development and delivery cycles. In addition, globalization has greatly
increased the scope and complexity of multinational manufacturing organizations.
Through business process reengineering, many organizations have begun to
reengineer their critical business processes and restructure their organizations
to accommodate and exploit rapid changes in the business environment. As part of
this process, businesses are seeking ERP software solutions which will enable
them to better manage resources across the enterprise and facilitate the
integration of sales management, component procurement, inventory management,
manufacturing control, project management, distribution, transportation, finance
and other functions on a global basis. While historically many companies have
developed their ERP software internally, companies are increasingly deploying
open, client/server-based ERP applications developed by third parties which
reduce internal software development costs and enable increased flexibility and
inter-operability across a broad range of hardware and software platforms. The
Gartner Group has estimated that the global ERP software market totaled more
than $4.4 billion in 1996 and will grow to an estimated $10.0 billion by the
year 2000.
While current ERP software enables the integration and management of
critical data within enterprises, organizations increasingly are recognizing the
need to deploy new software systems that manage the global supply chain by
enhancing the flow of information to and from customers, suppliers and other
business partners outside the enterprise. More recently, the availability and
use of the Internet has created a demand for software which will operate across
the Internet to enhance business-to-business electronic commerce.
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The Company believes that the increasing complexity and diversity of
customer requirements limits the ability of any single-vendor solution to fully
meet the enterprise-wide needs of its customers and has led to the emergence of
three distinct segments within the ERP software market: (i) corporate; (ii)
plant; and (iii) supply chain management.
CORPORATE ERP solutions are primarily focused on the consolidated data
management, financial and human resource needs of large Fortune 1000
companies. Leading vendors of corporate level solutions include Oracle,
PeopleSoft and SAP. While corporate ERP systems offer robust
functionality, the Company believes that the very broad scope,
significant cost and limited flexibility of many of these systems limit
their effectiveness in addressing the needs of individual plants or
divisions. In addition, this limited flexibility makes these systems
difficult to deploy throughout the enterprise.
PLANT ERP solutions are primarily focused on the specific needs of
manufacturing plants and distribution sites of global companies, such as
manufacturing planning, production control and distribution. Leading
vendors of plant ERP solutions include the Company, Baan, J.D. Edwards
and SSA. Given the diverse and constantly changing needs of manufacturing
and distribution sites, ERP users demand highly flexible,
industry-specific plant ERP solutions that can be deployed rapidly and
cost-effectively across multiple sites on a global basis.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT solutions are designed to link a company more
closely with customers, suppliers and other business partners in order to
optimize manufacturing and distribution processes, reduce costs and
enhance customer satisfaction. Supply chain management functions include
logistics and order management, advanced planning and scheduling, global
purchasing, and sales and support management. Leading vendors in the
supply chain management market include i2, IMI and Manugistics, as well
as certain corporate level ERP software vendors. The Company believes
that supply chain optimization represents one of the greatest current
opportunities for companies to reduce costs and enhance customer
relationships.
MARKET OPPORTUNITY
While ERP solutions have provided significant benefits to companies by
centralizing and integrating the management of enterprise-wide data, the Company
believes that customer requirements for industry-specific functionality,
flexibility and ease of implementation pose significant challenges for many ERP
vendors. As a result, the Company believes that there is a large and rapidly
growing market demand for industry-specific software solutions that meet
customers' needs for plant-level deployments and global supply chain management.
The Company believes that the adoption of open, client/server-based ERP
solutions at the plant level will accelerate as potential customers transition
from proprietary, legacy systems in coming years. In addition, the Company
believes that supply chain management represents a compelling market
opportunity. To be successful in meeting customer requirements in these market
segments, the Company believes ERP software vendors must:
- Offer localized, multi-language, multi-currency functionality to support
global deployments;
- Offer industry-specific product functionality and expertise in key
vertical markets;
- Provide global service and support, either directly or through third
parties;
- Offer ease of implementation and rapid time to benefit;
- Provide flexibility to meet the diverse needs and business practices of
global, multi-site manufacturing implementations;
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- Inter-operate and co-exist with corporate-level ERP solutions and
industry-leading supply chain management solutions;
- Address supply chain management challenges by offering technology which
integrates and optimizes interactions between companies and their
customers, suppliers and other business partners; and
- Develop and utilize advanced technologies to deliver superior product
functionality.
THE QAD SOLUTION
The Company is a leading provider of ERP software for multinational and
other large manufacturing companies. The Company's principal product, MFG/PRO
software, is a modular software program designed specifically to address the
plant-level needs of multinational manufacturers for flexible, inter-operable
and rapidly deployable ERP software solutions. Additionally, the Company is
currently focused on extending its presence in multi-site manufacturing by
developing a line of supply chain management solutions designed to serve the
needs of multinational manufacturing companies. The Company meets customer
requirements in its vertical markets by delivering the following:
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS FOR MULTINATIONAL MANUFACTURERS. The Company focuses on
the plant-level ERP and supply chain management requirements of global
manufacturers. The Company's MFG/PRO software incorporates multi-currency
capabilities, is available in 24 languages and is tailored to local financial
practices and requirements in many of its major markets. The Company's customers
have deployed MFG/ PRO software in over 70 countries. In November 1995, the
Gartner Group stated that in terms of being able to provide service and support
around the globe, QAD has demonstrated the best performance of the leading
companies in an open systems environment, particularly in the European market.
EXPERTISE AND FUNCTIONALITY FOR KEY VERTICAL MARKETS. The Company targets
and has achieved leadership positions in the industrial/electronics,
food/beverage, consumer packaged goods, medical and automotive industries. The
Company believes that its substantial expertise in these markets, together with
its strategy of developing software modules that address specific industry
needs, provides the Company with a competitive advantage. For example, the
Company's MFG/PRO software includes features which facilitate United States Food
and Drug Administration ("FDA") compliance and validation for the medical
industry, advanced pricing and promotion management for the consumer packaged
goods industry, and customer/ supplier scheduling via electronic data
interchange for the automotive industry.
GLOBAL SERVICE AND SUPPORT. The Company believes that a high level of
global service and support is a critical component of its ERP solution for
multinational manufacturers. The Company offers product service and support
directly through its sales and support offices in 17 countries and indirectly
through its global network of systems integration partners and distributors
located in over 40 countries. The Company's systems integrator and distributor
network also offers consultancy services for the implementation of its software
solutions.
EASE OF IMPLEMENTATION. The modular product design of MFG/PRO software,
together with the Company's focus and expertise in its key vertical markets,
enables rapid product implementation, often within six months at a particular
site. Product modules are designed to address the specific needs of customers in
the Company's targeted markets, limiting the need for extensive customization
upon implementation. In addition, customers are able to purchase only those
modules with functionality appropriate for their needs, limiting time-consuming
implementation and training for unneeded features.
OPEN, CLIENT/SERVER-BASED SOLUTIONS. The Company's products are based on an
open, client/server computing architecture. The Company believes that this
architecture enables superior flexibility and inter-operability and addresses
the desire of customers to migrate critical business software to an open
platform.
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MFG/PRO software operates in Windows NT and major UNIX environments on more than
25 hardware platforms and is compatible with Oracle and Progress databases.
THE QAD STRATEGY
The Company's objectives are to expand its leadership position in
plant-level solutions and become a leading provider of supply chain management
software solutions to multinational manufacturers. The key elements of the
Company's strategy for achieving these objectives include the following:
MAINTAIN AND LEVERAGE LEADERSHIP IN PLANT-LEVEL MANUFACTURING. The Company
believes its
MFG/PRO software is the leading open systems ERP solution for plant-level
deployments worldwide. As of April 30, 1997, the Company had licensed MFG/PRO
software at approximately 3,200 sites to approximately 1,880 customers in over
70 countries. The Company's strategy is to continue to aggressively pursue
plant-level opportunities in its targeted markets to enhance its leadership
position. The Company believes that the success of its MFG/PRO software provides
a strong existing customer base from which to license additional modules and
additional users. In addition, the Company intends to leverage its installed
base of MFG/PRO software customers in order to accelerate the adoption of On/Q
software, the Company's new supply chain management solution.
FOCUS ON GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS. The Company believes
that supply chain optimization represents one of the greatest current
opportunities for companies to reduce costs and enhance customer relationships.
The Company is developing a group of new applications, known as On/Q software,
for this market. The initial product, Logistics, is being developed specifically
to meet demand-side requirements of multinational manufacturing companies,
including complex high-volume order processing, import/export management,
multiple-route segmentation and logistics, distribution point optimization, lead
and sales order management, contract management and liquidation. In addition,
the Company intends to develop additional applications, including procurement
and planning, and to provide seamless inter-operability with other industry
leading supply chain management solutions for scheduling. The Company believes
that these new products, coupled with its strength in plant-level ERP solutions
and the Company's products' demonstrated ability to inter-operate with other
corporate applications, positions the Company to succeed in the emerging supply
chain management marketplace.
LEVERAGE ALLIANCES. The Company leverages the expertise of distribution,
implementation and technology partners to meet the diverse needs of its
customers. The Company augments its direct sales organization with a global
network of over 40 distributors and numerous implementation providers. The
Company plans to leverage its network of distributors and implementation
providers to further penetrate its vertical markets. For implementation of its
software, the Company relies almost exclusively on third-party providers,
allowing the Company to maintain its focus on developing, marketing and
distributing its software. In addition, the Company has entered into a number of
joint development agreements with third-party software developers who provide
functionality that has been embedded into or integrated with
MFG/PRO software to deliver a more complete solution for its targeted vertical
markets.
MAINTAIN TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP. The Company was one of the first providers
of open, client/server-based ERP software and is committed to maintaining its
technology leadership. The Company's technology strategy is focused on migrating
its products to a component object architecture in order to enable customers to
improve inter-operability with existing software applications and to deploy and
integrate new "best of breed" software applications across the enterprise. The
Company believes inter-operability will become an important requirement of
software applications as organizations seek fully integrated ERP solutions. In
addition, the Company believes this object architecture will enable it to
provide enhanced functionality in its new On/Q software, which is currently
under development.
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CAPITALIZE ON YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE. Many companies are facing significant
business problems due to the failure of their existing ERP systems to
appropriately recognize years after 1999. The Company believes that this problem
will accelerate the migration to open, client/server-based ERP solutions that
are configured to handle this transition. The Company's products have been year
2000 capable since their inception. The Company believes that it is well
positioned to leverage its MFG/PRO software and its On/Q software to be a part
of customers' year 2000 solutions.
PRODUCTS
The Company targets its MFG/PRO software to manufacturing companies within
the industrial/ electronics, food/beverage, consumer packaged goods, medical and
automotive industries. In addition, the Company is developing On/Q software, a
group of applications targeted to the supply chain management needs in these
industry segments. The first of these applications, Logistics, is currently
under development and is expected to be commercially available in the second
half of 1998.
The Company's principal product, MFG/PRO software, provides multinational
organizations with an integrated ERP solution that includes manufacturing,
distribution, financial and service/support management applications within an
open systems environment. MFG/PRO software is composed of an extensive set of
modules designed to address the needs of customers in the Company's vertical
markets. The Company's software supports multiple currencies and global tax
management and is tailored to financial practices and requirements in many of
its major geographic markets. MFG/PRO software supports 24 languages, including
most European languages, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Russian. MFG/PRO software
operates in both host and distributed, client/server computing environments and
supports single or multiple sites, as well as multiple production and
operational processes. These capabilities enable multinational manufacturers to
manage multiple hybrid production methods within a single organization or a
single production site, and also provide the flexibility to adapt to additional
sites and processes as an organization's business evolves. Licensing fees for
the Company's MFG/PRO software generally range from $50,000 to several million
dollars, depending on the configuration of the software, the number of sites and
the number of users. Annual maintenance fees for such software generally
approximate 15% of the list price of the software.
The modular design of MFG/PRO software enables the Company's customers to
select the modules necessary to meet their specific operational needs. For
example, in the automotive industry, MFG/PRO software's Repetitive Manufacturing
module, coupled with the Customer Schedules and Supplier Schedules modules,
provides high-volume businesses with streamlined manufacturing capabilities. The
Product Change Control module allows industrial/electronics companies to meet
challenges presented by rapidly changing products and short product life-cycles
through sophisticated engineering change management. In the industrial and
consumer packaged goods industries, MFG/PRO software supports mixed-mode and
discrete manufacturing with powerful planning and execution management modules.
In the food/beverage industry, the Advanced Pricing Manager module tracks
product promotion life cycles from concept through analysis. In the medical
industry, MFG/PRO software has the tools to allow for accurate FDA compliance
reporting and validation.
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MFG/PRO software currently includes the following modules:
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Advanced Pricing Manager
Capacity Requirements Planning
Cash Management
Client/Server
Compliance (for FDA)
Configurator
Configurator Product Modeler
Configured Products
Cost Management
Customer Schedules
Data Warehousing
Decision Support
Distribution Requirements
Planning
Electronic Data Interchange
Enterprise Operations Planning
Fixed Assets
Forecasting
Formula/Process
General Ledger
Inventory Control
Master Scheduling
Materials Requirements
Planning
Multiple Currency
Physical Inventory
Product Change Control
Product Line Planning
Product Structures
Purchasing
Quality Management
Repetitive Manufacturing
Resource Planning
Results Files
Routings/Work Centers
Sales Analysis
Sales Orders/Invoices
Sales Quotations
Service/Repair Orders
Service/Support Management
Shop Floor Control
Supplier Schedules
Validation (for FDA)
Work Orders
The Company has a number of business alliances to enhance the functionality
of MFG/PRO software. The Company has entered into a number of joint development
agreements with third-party software developers who provide functionality that
has been embedded into or integrated with MFG/PRO software to deliver more
complete solutions for its targeted vertical markets.
To further enhance the rapid deployment and ease of use of MFG/PRO software,
the Company introduced Qwizard software in March 1997. Qwizard software is a
mentor for users of MFG/PRO software which provides self-paced interactive
training. In addition, Qwizard software includes tools to design and customize
the visual interface of MFG/PRO software to match the users' workflows and job
responsibilities.
PRODUCTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT
The Company's planned suite of supply chain management solutions, On/Q
software, is designed to inter-operate with MFG/PRO software and other ERP and
supply chain software solutions. The initial
On/Q software product under development, Logistics, is designed to allow for
consolidation of orders, contract management, shipping and logistics management.
The Company anticipates that Logistics will be commercially available in the
second half of 1998. Logistics is specifically designed to meet demand-side
requirements of global multinationals, including complex high-volume order
processing, import/export management, multiple-route segmentation and logistics,
distribution point optimization, lead and sales order management, contract
management and liquidation. The Logistics application is targeted to address
supply chain issues associated with global manufacturing operations, and is
designed to allow orders to be taken from any customer, placed with any number
of plants as capacity and product mix change, and filled from the most
cost-efficient available distribution center, while consolidating or
distributing invoices to any combination of sold-to-, ship-to- and
bill-to-customers. Logistics is also designed to provide cost-efficient
consolidation and to provide multi-lingual and multi-currency capabilities. The
Company plans to follow Logistics with additional On/Q software products. There
can be no assurance, however, that any of the Company's supply chain management
solutions will be successfully developed in accordance with planned schedules or
at all, or that if successfully developed, such software will achieve market
acceptance. See "Risk Factors--Supply Chain Solutions Under Development and
Underlying Technology."
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TECHNOLOGY
MFG/PRO software has been developed with a commercially available, fourth
generation language and tool set marketed by Progress that addresses relational
databases provided by Oracle and Progress. See "Risk Factors--Dependence on
Progress Products." MFG/PRO software is being migrated to an object-oriented
framework which the Company believes will enable customers to improve
inter-operability with existing software applications and to deploy and
integrate new "best of breed" software applications across the enterprise. The
Company also believes object-orientation will enable the Company to provide
enhanced functionality in its new On/Q software under development. While the
Company's MFG/PRO software is dependent upon Progress technology, the Company's
new On/Q software under development is not dependent on Progress technology. The
Company is currently in the process of converting its MFG/ PRO software modules
to object-oriented technology where the Company believes such conversion will
add value. The software operates in Windows NT and major UNIX environments on
more than 25 hardware platforms. MFG/PRO software supports distributed and
mirrored databases, local and wide area networks, character-based and graphical
user interfaces.
The Company is also embracing object-oriented technology as a next
generation technology to address the complex supply chain management
requirements of companies and to improve business processes. The Company
believes that new object-based functionality will play a key role in the
competitive manufacturing, distribution, financial, planning and service/support
management strategies of customers in the Company's targeted industry segments.
Object-oriented technology allows for the creation of systems which are scalable
and flexible and which are capable of accommodating changes in business
requirements and technology infrastructure.
The Company's deployment of object-oriented technology consists of three
main elements: component objects; Convergent Engineering methodology; and an
open interface server.
COMPONENT OBJECTS are simple building blocks of small, discrete pieces of
functionality that can be configured to create complete applications and
enable developers to rapidly create and modify systems to provide the
desired set of functionality for specific vertical markets or individual
customers. The Company has defined three types of component objects:
business object frameworks; common business objects and application objects.
CONVERGENT ENGINEERING methodology is a new software design methodology
employed by the Company to develop future products. Convergent Engineering
methodology allows business requirements to be captured as a series of
simple facts, actions and rules, enabling software to more flexibly
accommodate current business practices and processes.
INTER/LINQ, the open interface server developed by the Company, uses
commercially available messaging tools along with the Company's proprietary
data mapping applications. This product is used to provide inter-operability
with other software applications, even among multiple revision levels of the
same or different products.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in converting
its MFG/PRO software to object-oriented technology or developing its new supply
chain management software to incorporate object-oriented technology on a timely
basis, if at all, or that if converted or developed such software will achieve
necessary market acceptance. See "Risk Factors--Supply Chain Solutions Under
Development and Underlying Technology."
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Company originally introduced its client/server-based MFG/PRO software
in 1986 and has subsequently released a number of product enhancements. The
Company's research and development staff, augmented by third-party development
resources, is focused on continuing updates and enhancements to its MFG/PRO
software, as well as the conversion of MFG/PRO software to object-oriented
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technology. The Company also maintains a separate advanced technology
development organization to research longer term software solutions. This
organization is specifically focused on developing the Company's On/Q software
supply chain management solutions, the first of which will be Logistics. In
April 1997, the Company also invested in a private company focused on developing
the Convergent Engineering methodology to participate in research and
development efforts of that company. The Company has an option to acquire an
additional interest in such company, following which the Company would own a 33%
equity interest. See "Use of Proceeds" and Note 11 to Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
The Company believes that Internet capability for its products will be
important to the future success of its products. Accordingly, the Company is
developing Web-enabled versions of its products through in-house and third-party
development. The Company's Logistics product is also being designed to include
Web enablement. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in
developing any new products or enhancements, that the Company will not
experience difficulties that could delay or prevent successful development,
introduction or sales of these products or that its new products will adequately
meet the requirements of the marketplace and achieve market acceptance.
Research and development expense increased significantly in recent years as
the Company has continued to focus on development of new and enhanced products.
Research and development expense, which does not include costs of product
support and customization, increased to $28.7 million for the fiscal year ended
January 31, 1997, from $19.8 million and $14.6 million for the fiscal years
ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Research and development expense
for the quarter ended April 30, 1997 was $5.7 million. At April 30, 1997 the
Company had 164 personnel in its research and development department. See "Risk
Factors--Rapid Technological Change," "--Supply Chain Solutions Under
Development and Underlying Technology" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
SALES AND MARKETING
The Company sells and supports its products through direct and indirect
sales organizations throughout the world. The Company's direct sales
organization consists of approximately 170 personnel located at its corporate
headquarters in Carpinteria, California, its regional headquarters in Mt.
Laurel, New Jersey, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, Hong Kong, China and Sydney,
Australia, and over 20 other direct sales offices worldwide. The Company's sales
team is organized around its five targeted vertical markets, enabling the
Company to address the specialized needs of its customers.
The Company's indirect sales channel consists of over 40 distributors
worldwide. The Company does not grant exclusive rights to any of its
distributors. The Company's distributors primarily sell independently to
companies within their geographic territory but may also work in conjunction
with the Company's direct sales organization. In addition, the Company leverages
its relationships with implementation providers, hardware vendors and other
third parties to identify sales opportunities on a global basis.
The Company's sales and marketing strategy is to develop demand for its
products by creating visibility for the Company and awareness of its principal
product, MFG/PRO software. The Company participates in major computer and
vertical market industry trade shows and sponsors regional and worldwide user
conferences and regional alliance conferences. The Company also advertises in
leading business and targeted industry publications.
The Company's future success will depend in part upon the productivity of
its sales and marketing force and the ability of the Company to continue to
attract, integrate, train, motivate and retain new sales and marketing
personnel. Competition for sales and marketing personnel in the Company's
industry is intense. There can be no assurance the Company will be successful in
hiring such personnel in accordance with its plans. In addition, the failure by
the Company to maintain successfully its distributor relationships or to
establish new relationships in the future would have a material adverse effect
on the Company's
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business, results of operations and financial condition. See "Risk
Factors--Dependence Upon Development and Maintenance of Sales and Marketing
Channels."
THIRD-PARTY IMPLEMENTATION PROVIDERS
The Company has made the strategic decision to utilize almost exclusively
third parties to provide implementation and customization services to the
Company's customers. The Company has chosen this strategy to allow the Company
to maintain its focus on developing, marketing and distributing its software and
to enhance the effectiveness, expertise and commitment of third parties who
provide services on behalf of the Company. The Company also uses these third
parties for sales lead generation. Implementation and system integration
services are provided by a network of consultants and system integrators,
including Arthur Andersen & Co. LLP, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Ernst & Young LLP,
Integrated Systems & Services, LLC and Strategic Information Group
International, Inc. in the United States, BDM Largotim US, Inc., CSBI S.A.,
Origin Technology in Business Nederland B.V. and Sligos S.A. in Europe and Iris
Ifec Co., Ltd and STCS Systems Pte Ltd in Asia. In most cases, the Company's
distributors also deliver consulting and integration services. All third-party
providers are required to be certified in the applications and methodologies of
the Company's products.
The Company typically enters into separate agreements with each of its
installation and implementation partners that provide such partners with the
non-exclusive right to promote and market the Company's products, and to provide
training, installation, implementation and other services for the Company's
products, within a defined territory for a specified period of time (generally
two years). Although the Company's installation and implementation partners do
not receive fees for the sale of the Company's software products, they generally
are permitted to set their own rates for such services and the Company typically
does not collect a royalty or percentage fee from such partners on services
performed. The Company also enters into similar agreements with its distributor
partners that grant such partners the non-exclusive right, within a specified
territory, to market, license, deliver and support the Company's products. In
exchange for such distributors' services, the Company receives a negotiated
royalty fee for the license of its software products. The Company also relies on
third parties for the development or inter-operation of key components of its
software so that users of the Company's software will obtain the functionality
demanded. Such research and product alliances include software developed to be
sold in conjunction with the Company's software products, technology developed
to be included in or encapsulated within the Company's software products and
numerous third-party software programs that generally are not sold with the
Company's software but inter-operate directly with the Company's software
through application program interfaces. The Company generally enters into joint
development agreements with its third-party software development partners that
govern ownership of the technology collectively developed. Each of the Company's
partner agreements and third-party development agreements contain strict
confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions for the service provider, end user
and third-party developer and the Company's third-party development agreements
contain restrictions on the use of the Company's technology outside of the
development process. The failure of the Company to establish or maintain
successful relationships with such third-party software providers or such
third-party installation, implementation and development partners or to failure
of such third-party software providers to develop and support their software
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating
results and financial condition. See "Risk Factors--Reliance on and Need to
Develop Additional Relationships with Third Parties."
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CUSTOMERS
The Company targets the industrial/electronics, food/beverage, consumer
packaged goods, medical and automotive sectors worldwide. As of April 30, 1997,
the Company had licensed MFG/PRO software at approximately 3,200 sites to
approximately 1,880 customers in over 70 countries. No one customer accounted
for more than 10% of total revenue during any of the Company's last three fiscal
years or during the quarter ended April 30, 1997. The following companies and/or
subsidiaries of such companies in each of the Company's target vertical markets
have each generated more than $400,000 in software license and maintenance
revenue over the last three fiscal years:
INDUSTRIAL/ELECTRONICS
ABB Flakt Oy
Alcatel Services
International B.V.
Allen-Bradley Co. Inc. Aluminum Company of America
AT&T
The Black & Decker
Corporation
Courtaulds plc
Ingersoll-Rand Company
Lucent Technologies Inc.
Matsushita Electric-Industrial
Co., Ltd
NEC America, Inc.
Newbridge Networks
Corporation
Philips International B.V.
RAYCHEM Corporation
Schlumberger Technology Corp.
Silicon Graphics SA
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Xerox Corporation
FOOD/BEVERAGE
AEP Borden Nederland B.V.
Cargill, Incorporated
Kraft Jacobs Suchard AG
Pepsi-Cola Company
Presto Foods Products
The Quaker Oats Company
Rich Products Corporation
Unilever N.V.
CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Gillette Company
Johnson & Johnson
Rexall Sundown, Inc.
MEDICAL
ALZA Corporation
BOC Ohmeda Inc.
Physio-Control Corporation
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Sunrise Medical Inc.
Ventritex, Inc.
AUTOMOTIVE
Aeroquip-Vickers, Inc.
Daewoo Information
Systems Co. Ltd.
Ford Motor Corporation
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Lear Seating Corporation
R.J. Tower Corporation
Rockwell Automotive
UT Automotive, Inc.
Varity Kelsey-Hayes Company
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT
The Company believes that providing a high level of customer service and
support is essential to customer satisfaction and the Company's long-term
success. The Company's service and support organization is based primarily in
centers located in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, Hong
Kong, China and Sydney, Australia. Global support is also provided through the
Company's extensive network of alliance partners. This global presence helps the
Company support customers and partners in different regions and time zones
worldwide.
The Company also provides its customers with access to information and
customer support services via the World Wide Web. The Company's Internet-enabled
services facilitate the exchange of information seven days per week, 24 hours a
day and provide customers with access to QAD support databases. These databases
contain a wide variety of product information, customer support functionality,
answers to frequently asked questions, and a search-enabled online knowledge
base. In addition, ongoing training of support personnel, internal and external
consultants and the Company's alliance partners helps to ensure that customers
are up to date on the latest technologies and product enhancements offered by
the Company.
The Company offers, for a fee, a comprehensive education and training
program to its customers' information and technology staff and end-users, as
well as its implementation providers. Classes are offered through in-house
facilities at Company offices in various locations, as well as on-site training
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services at customer locations. The Company has also assisted implementation
providers and customers in developing their own in-house support centers.
COMPETITION
The ERP software market is highly competitive, rapidly changing and affected
by new product introductions and other market activities of industry
participants. The Company competes in the ERP software market on the basis of
functionality, ease of use and implementation, technology, time to benefit,
supplier viability, service and cost. The Company currently competes primarily
with (i) other vendors of software focused on the specific needs of
manufacturing plants and distribution sites of multinational manufacturing
companies, which include Baan, J.D. Edwards and SSA, (ii) smaller independent
companies that have developed or are attempting to develop advanced planning and
scheduling software which complement or compete with ERP or manufacturing
resource planning solutions, (iii) internal development efforts by corporate
information technology departments and (iv) companies offering standardized or
customized products on mainframe and/or mid-range computer systems. The Company
expects that competition for its MFG/PRO software will increase as other large
companies such as Oracle and SAP, as well as other business application software
vendors, enter the market for plant-level ERP solutions. With the Company's
strategic entry into the supply chain management software market, the Company
can expect to meet substantial additional competition from companies presently
serving that market, such as i2, IMI and Manugistics, as well as from broad
based solution providers such as Baan, Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP that the
Company believes are increasingly focusing on this segment. In addition, certain
competitors, such as Baan, Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP, have well established
relationships with present or potential customers of the Company. The Company
may also face market resistance from the large installed base of legacy systems
because of the reluctance of these potential customers to commit the time,
effort and resources necessary to convert to an open, client/server-based
software solution. Further, as the client/server market continues to develop,
companies with significantly greater resources than the Company may attempt to
increase their presence in these markets by acquiring or forming strategic
alliances with competitors of the Company. Increased competition is likely to
result in price reductions, reduced operating margins and loss of market share,
any one of which could materially adversely affect the Company's business,
results of operations and financial condition. Many of the Company's present or
future competitors have longer operating histories, significantly greater
financial, technical, marketing and other resources, greater name recognition
and a larger installed base of customers than the Company. As a result, they may
be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and to changes
in customer requirements, or to devote greater resources to the development,
promotion and sale of their products, than can the Company. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully with existing or
new competitors or that competition will not have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business, operating results and financial condition.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND LICENSING
The Company's success is dependent upon its proprietary technology and other
intellectual property. The Company relies primarily on a combination of the
protections provided by applicable copyright, trademark and trade secret laws,
as well as on confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements, to
establish and protect its rights in its software. The Company enters into
license agreements with each of its customers. Each of the Company's license
agreements provides for the non-exclusive license of the Company's MFG/PRO
software. Such licenses generally are perpetual (unless terminated by either
party upon 30 days written notice) and contain strict confidentiality and
non-disclosure provisions, a limited warranty covering MFG/PRO software and
indemnification for the customer from any infringement action related to MFG/PRO
software. The pricing policy under each license is based on a standard price
list and may vary based on the number of end-users, number of sites, number of
modules, number of languages, the country in which the license is granted and
level of ongoing support, training and services to be provided by the Company.
The Company has no patents or pending patent applications. In order to
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facilitate the customization required by most of the Company's customers, the
Company generally licenses its MFG/PRO software to end users in both object code
(machine-readable) and source code (human-readable) format. While this practice
facilitates customization, making software available in source code also makes
it easier for third parties to copy or modify the Company's software for
non-permitted purposes. One of the Company's distributors has developed
modifications to the Company's software which it owns jointly with the Company.
The Company has entered into a reciprocal license with this distributor who
markets the product enhancements in conjunction with MFG/PRO software. This or
other distributors or other persons may continue to independently develop a
modified version of the Company's software. The Company seeks to protect its
software, documentation and other written materials under the legal provisions
relating to trade secret, copyright and contract law. The Company's license
agreements generally allow the use of MFG/PRO software solely by the customer
for internal purposes without the right to sublicense or transfer the MFG/PRO
software to third parties. The Company believes that the foregoing measures
afford only limited protection. Despite the Company's efforts, it may be
possible for third parties to copy certain portions of the Company's products or
reverse engineer or obtain and use information that the Company regards as
proprietary. In addition, the laws of certain countries do not protect the
Company's proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United
States. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
protect its proprietary software against unauthorized third-party copying or
use, which could adversely affect the Company's competitive position. Policing
unauthorized use of the Company's products is difficult, and while the Company
is unable to determine the extent to which piracy of its software products
exist, software piracy can be expected to be a problem. Furthermore, there can
be no assurance that the Company's competitors will not independently develop
technology similar to that of the Company.
The Company has in the past been subject to claims of intellectual property
infringement and may increasingly be subject to such claims as the number of
products and competitors in the Company's targeted vertical markets grows and
the functionality of products in other industry segments overlaps. Although the
Company is not aware that any of its products infringes upon the proprietary
rights of third parties, there can be no assurance that third parties will not
claim infringement by the Company with respect to current or future products.
Any such claims, with or without merit, could be time-consuming, result in
costly litigation, cause product shipment delays or require the Company to enter
into royalty or licensing agreements. Such royalty or licensing agreements, if
required, may not be available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all,
which could have a material adverse effect upon the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition. The Company may also initiate claims
or litigation against third parties for infringement of the Company's
proprietary rights or to establish the validity of the Company's proprietary
rights. Litigation to determine the validity of any claims could result in
significant expense to the Company and divert the efforts of the Company's
technical and management personnel from productive tasks, whether or not such
litigation were determined in favor of the Company.
The Company has in the past and may in the future resell certain software
which it licenses from third parties. In addition, the Company has in the past
and may in the future jointly develop software in which the Company will have
co-ownership or cross-licensing rights. There can be no assurance that these
third-party software arrangements and licenses will continue to be available to
the Company on terms that provide the Company with the third-party software it
requires to provide adequate functionality in its products, on terms that
adequately protect the Company's proprietary rights or on terms that are
commercially favorable to the Company. The loss of or inability to maintain or
obtain any of these software licenses, including a loss as a result of a
third-party infringement claim, could result in delays or reductions in product
shipments until equivalent software, if any, could be identified, licensed and
integrated, which could materially and adversely affect the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition. See "--Products" and "--Research and
Development."
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EMPLOYEES
As of April 30, 1997, the Company had 686 full-time employees of which 164
were in research and development, 128 were in customer and product support, 218
were in sales and marketing, and 176 were in general and administration and
other. In addition, the Company contracted with approximately 100 temporary
employees. None of the Company's workers is represented by collective bargaining
agreements with the exception of certain of the employees of the Company's
Netherlands subsidiary who are represented by statutory Works Councils as
required under the laws of The Netherlands. The Company believes that its
employee relations are good. The Company's success depends to a significant
extent upon a limited number of key employees and other members of senior
management of the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
successful in attracting and retaining such personnel, and the failure to
attract and retain such personnel could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business. See "Risk Factors--Dependence Upon Key Personnel; Need to
Hire Additional Personnel in All Areas."
PROPERTIES
The Company leases facilities to support its operations in several locations
throughout the world. The corporate headquarters are located in Carpinteria,
California in approximately 95,000 square feet of leased space in two facilities
subject to five leases. The leases expire on dates ranging from December 1997 to
December 2001. The Company owns approximately 28 acres and 54,000 square feet of
office space in a neighboring location which also supports portions of its
operations. The Company also owns a 34-acre parcel located in Carpinteria,
California at which it is considering developing additional facilities. Regional
headquarters are located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, Hoofddorp, The
Netherlands, Hong Kong, China and Sydney, Australia in space covering
approximately 57,000, 16,000, 4,500 and 13,000 square feet and subject to leases
expiring in 2001, 2000, 1998 and 2000, respectively. Satellite offices include
approximately 35,000, 15,000, 12,000 and 7,400 of leased square feet in the
Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia, respectively. The global presence of the
Company is supported by offices located in the United States, Canada, Mexico,
Brazil, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Poland,
Australia, Singapore, Japan, Korea, India and China (Hong Kong and Shanghai).
Although the Company has from time to time sought and will in the future seek
new or expanded facilities for existing or additional regional offices, the
Company expects that its current domestic and international facilities will be
sufficient to meet its needs for at least the next 12 months. See Notes 2 and 8
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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MANAGEMENT
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Set forth below is certain information concerning the directors, executive
officers and other key employees of the Company as of April 30, 1997.
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NAME AGE POSITION(S)
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Pamela M. Lopker....................................... 43 Chairman of the Board and President
Karl F. Lopker......................................... 46 Director, Chief Executive Officer and
Secretary
Evan M. Bishop......................................... 43 Director
Margaret A. Biddison................................... 48 Vice President, Global Marketing
Vince P. Niedzielski................................... 44 Vice President, Development
Dennis R. Raney........................................ 54 Senior Vice President, Finance and
Administration and Chief Financial Officer
KEY EMPLOYEES
John M. Doordan........................................ 49 Vice President, Sales--Business Development
Charles R. Eggerding................................... 41 Vice President, Sales--Automotive
William F. McMenamin................................... 43 Vice President, Sales--Industrial/Electronics
Johannes G. Spruit..................................... 50 Vice President, Sales--Alliances
Gregory M. Turner...................................... 45 Vice President, Sales--Consumer Products
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PAMELA M. LOPKER founded the Company in 1979 and has been its Chairman of
the Board and President since inception. Prior to founding the Company, Ms.
Lopker served as Senior Systems Analyst for Comtek Research from 1977 to 1979.
Ms. Lopker is certified in Production and Inventory Management by the American
Production and Inventory Control Society. Ms. Lopker earned a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Mathematics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
KARL F. LOPKER has served as Director, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
since joining the Company in 1981. Mr. Lopker was founder and President of
Deckers Outdoor Corporation from 1973 to 1981, where he currently serves as a
Director. Mr. Lopker is certified in Production and Inventory Management at the
Fellow level by the American Production and Inventory Control Society. Mr.
Lopker studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of
California at Santa Barbara. Mr. Lopker and Pamela Lopker are married.
EVAN M. BISHOP has served the Company as a Director since joining QAD in
1981. Mr. Bishop currently also holds the position of Functional
Architect/Manufacturing. Mr. Bishop is certified in Production and Inventory
Management by the American Production and Inventory Control Society. Mr. Bishop
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Economics from the
University of California at Santa Barbara.
MARGARET A. BIDDISON has served as Vice President, Global Marketing since
joining the Company in 1994. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Biddison served
from 1993 to 1994 as Vice President, Professional Services at Fourth Shift
Corporation and, from 1983 to 1993, served in numerous capacities for Western
Data Systems. Ms. Biddison holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from
the University of California at Santa Cruz.
VINCE P. NIEDZIELSKI has served as Vice President, Development since joining
the Company in April 1996. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Niedzielski served
as Vice President, Production and
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Development at Candle Corporation from 1984 to 1996. Mr. Niedzielski holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Scranton.
DENNIS R. RANEY joined the Company in February 1997 as Senior Vice
President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Raney served as the Chief Financial Officer of
California Microwave, Inc. from 1996 to 1997, and from 1995 to 1996, Mr. Raney
served as Chief Financial Officer of General Magic, Inc. Prior to joining
General Magic, Inc., Mr. Raney served as Chief Financial Officer of Bristol
Meyers Squibb's pharmaceutical division from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Raney also held
various positions with Hewlett-Packard Company from 1970 to 1993. Mr. Raney
holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and a
Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the South Dakota School
of Mines and Technology.
JOHN M. DOORDAN was appointed Vice President, Sales--Business Development in
1996. Since joining the Company in 1986, Mr. Doordan has held various executive
sales and management positions in the Company including Asia-Pacific Regional
Manager and Emerging Markets Manager as well as continuous responsibility for
multinational sales management. Mr. Doordan is certified in Production and
Inventory Management by the American Production and Inventory Control Society.
Mr. Doordan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management.
CHARLES R. EGGERDING was appointed Vice President, Sales--Automotive in
1995. Since joining the Company in 1991, Mr. Eggerding has held various sales
and marketing positions. Since 1994, Mr. Eggerding has been responsible for the
global Automotive group. Mr. Eggerding is certified in Production and Inventory
Management by the American Production and Inventory Control Society. Mr.
Eggerding holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business/Political Science from
University of Michigan.
WILLIAM F. MCMENAMIN has served as Vice President,
Sales--Industrial/Electronics since joining the Company in January 1997. Prior
to that time, Mr. McMenamin worked as an independent consultant from 1996 to
1997. From 1995 to 1996, Mr. McMenamin served as Senior Vice President, Field
Operations at Programart Corporation and, from 1994 to 1995, he founded and
served as President and CEO of Qualix Pty. Ltd. From 1989 to 1994, Mr. McMenamin
served as Vice President, Sales and Operations--Americas and Asia Pacific Region
for Candle Corporation.
JOHANNES G. SPRUIT was appointed Vice President, Sales--Alliances in 1996.
Since joining the Company in 1990, Mr. Spruit has held various executive sales
and management positions in the Company, including Global Distributor Manager
and European Regional Manager.
GREGORY M. TURNER was appointed Vice President, Sales--Consumer Products in
1996. Since joining the Company in 1990, Mr. Turner has held various sales and
marketing responsibilities in business development of the Asia/Pacific region.
Mr. Turner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Sydney
University of Technology.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors is currently composed of three members. Within 90
days of the completion of the Offering, the Company anticipates expanding the
Board of Directors to five members and appointing two outside directors who will
serve on the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee. Prior to the
Offering, the Company has not had a Compensation Committee or an Audit
Committee. Currently, each director holds office until the next annual meeting
of the stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
Commencing with the first annual meeting of stockholders at which QAD has at
least 800 stockholders, the Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that
the Board of Directors will be divided into three classes, with each class
serving staggered, three-year terms.
Prior to the Offering, directors of the Company have not received
compensation for their services in such capacity. The Company anticipates that,
following the Offering, directors who are employees of the
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Company will not be paid any fees or additional compensation (other than expense
reimbursement) for service as members of the Board of Directors or any committee
thereof. The Company will enter into arrangements with respect to fees and other
compensation (including expense reimbursement) for directors who are not
employees of the Company at the time they are selected to serve on the Board. In
addition, directors who are not employees of the Company may annually receive
automatic grants of non-qualified stock options under the Company's 1997 Stock
Incentive Program. See "--Employee Compensation Programs--1997 Stock Incentive
Program." The Company maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance and
its Bylaws provide for indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted by Delaware law. The Company has entered into indemnification
agreements with all of its directors. In addition, the Certificate of
Incorporation limits the personal liability of directors of the Company to the
Company or its stockholders for breaches of the directors' fiduciary duties to
the fullest extent currently permitted by Delaware law. See "Description of
Capital Stock--Certain Anti-Takeover, Limited Liability and Indemnification
Provisions."
COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
During the fiscal year ended January 31, 1997, the Company had no
compensation committee or other committee of the Board of Directors performing
similar functions. Decisions concerning compensation of executive officers were
made during such year by the Board of Directors. No interlocking relationship
exists between the Company's Board of Directors and the board of directors or
compensation committee of any other company, nor has any such interlocking
relationship existed in the past.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the
compensation earned by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and each of the
other most highly compensated executive officers of the Company (collectively,
the "Named Officers") whose aggregate cash compensation exceeded $100,000 for
services rendered in all capacities to the Company during the fiscal year ended
January 31, 1997.
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COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION(1) -------------
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Pamela M. Lopker, Chairman of the Board and President...................... $ 170,236 $ 83,902 $ --
Karl F. Lopker, Chief Executive Officer.................................... 166,561 127,143 --
Margaret A. Biddison, Vice President, Global Marketing..................... 136,660 31,116 952,500(2)
Vince P. Niedzielski, Vice President, Development.......................... 205,857 -- 190,500(2)
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(1) No executive officer named in the table above received perquisites or other
personal benefits, securities or property in an amount in excess of the
lesser of $50,000 or 10% of such officer's cash compensation, nor did all
Named Officers together receive such other compensation in excess of the
lesser of $50,000 times the number of such Named Officers or 10% of such
officers' aggregate cash compensation.
(2) The restricted stock granted to Ms. Biddison and Mr. Niedzielski vests
ratably over a five-year period, with the first shares vesting in January
1998.
No stock appreciation rights or stock options were granted to any of the
Named Officers during the fiscal year ended January 31, 1997. No such rights or
options were held by the Named Officers at January 31, 1997.
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EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PROGRAMS
1994 STOCK PLAN
In 1993, the Board of Directors adopted and the stockholders approved the
1994 Stock Ownership Program (the "1994 Stock Plan"). The 1994 Stock Plan is
composed of two stock plans: the 1994 Stock Purchase Plan and the 1994 Stock
Award Plan. The Company authorized and reserved for issuance an aggregate of
4,800,000 shares of its Common Stock under the 1994 Stock Plan.
Employees of the Company are entitled to purchase stock under the 1994 Stock
Plan on a quarterly basis, either through payroll deductions designated by the
employee for a fiscal quarter or by the submission of a request to the Company
under the 1994 Stock Plan. In addition, employees were awarded stock, from time
to time, under the 1994 Stock Plan as part of the incentive portion of their
yearly compensation. All such awards were subject to ratification by the Board
of Directors. Under the 1994 Stock Plan, the Company also permitted shareholders
to sell shares of Common Stock to the Company on any of four predetermined trade
dates each year, at prevailing fair market values determined by an independent
appraisal.
As of April 30, 1997, 2,385,230 shares of the Company's outstanding Common
Stock had been issued under the 1994 Stock Plan. The 1994 Stock Plan will
terminate upon consummation of the Offering. See Note 10 to Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM
In May 1997, the Board of Directors adopted and the stockholders approved
the QAD Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Program (the "1997 Stock Program"), effective
upon consummation of the Offering. Under the 1997 Stock Program, the Board of
Directors, or its designated administrators, has the flexibility to determine
the type and amount of awards to be granted to eligible participants.
PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AWARDS AND ELIGIBILITY. The 1997 Stock Program is
intended to secure for the Company and its stockholders the benefits arising
from ownership of the Company's Common Stock by individuals employed or retained
by the Company who will be responsible for the future growth of the enterprise.
The 1997 Stock Program is designed to help attract and retain superior personnel
for positions of substantial responsibility with the Company (including advisory
relationships where appropriate), and to provide individuals with an additional
incentive to contribute to the Company's success.
The 1997 Stock Program is composed of seven parts and the Program
Administrators (as defined below) may make the following types of grants under
the 1997 Stock Program, each of which will be an "Award": (i) Incentive Stock
Options ("ISOs") under the Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Incentive Stock
Plan"); (ii) Nonqualified Stock Options ("NSOs") under the Nonqualified Stock
Option Plan (the "Nonqualified Plan"); (iii) Restricted Shares ("Restricted
Shares") under the Restricted Shares Plan (the "Restricted Plan"); (iv) rights
to purchase stock under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan");
(v) Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") under the Stock Appreciation Rights Plan
(the "SAR Plan"); (vi) grants of options under the Non-Employee Director Stock
Option Plan (the "Directors Plan"); and (vii) Other Stock Rights under the Stock
Rights Plan (the "Stock Rights Plan") which may include the issuance of units
representing the equivalent of shares of Common Stock ("Performance Shares"),
payments of compensation in the form of shares of Common Stock ("Stock
Payments") and rights to receive cash or shares of Common Stock based on the
value of dividends paid with respect to a share of Common Stock ("Dividend
Equivalent Rights"). Officers, key employees, employee directors, consultants
and other independent contractors or agents of the Company or its subsidiaries
who are responsible for or contribute to the management, growth or profitability
of the Company's business will be eligible for selection by the Program
Administrators to participate in the 1997 Stock Program, provided, however, that
ISOs may be granted under the Incentive Stock Plan only to a person who is an
employee of the Company or its subsidiaries.
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SHARES SUBJECT TO 1997 STOCK PROGRAM. The Company authorized and reserved
for issuance an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of its Common Stock under the 1997
Stock Program. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be
granted through Awards under the 1997 Stock Program, other than Stock Payments
and the purchase of stock under the Purchase Plan, to any employee in any
calendar year may not exceed 400,000 shares. The shares of Common Stock issuable
under the 1997 Stock Program may be authorized but unissued shares, shares
issued and reacquired by the Company or shares purchased by the Company on the
open market. If any of the Awards granted under the 1997 Stock Program expire,
terminate or are forfeited for any reason before they have been exercised,
vested or issued in full, the unused shares subject to those expired, terminated
or forfeited Awards will again be available for purposes of the 1997 Stock
Program.
EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION. The Nonqualified Plan, the Restricted Plan,
SAR Plan the Directors Plan and the Stock Rights Plan, became effective upon
their adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to consummation
of the Offering. The Incentive Stock Plan and the Purchase Plan became effective
upon their adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company and approval of the
1997 Stock Program by a majority of the stockholders of the Company, subject to
consummation of the Offering. The 1997 Stock Program will continue in effect
until May 2007 unless sooner terminated under the general provisions of the 1997
Stock Program.
ADMINISTRATION. The 1997 Stock Program will be administered by the Board of
Directors or by a committee appointed by the Board, consisting of not less than
two directors of the Company who are "non-employee directors" (within the
meaning of SEC Rule 16b-3 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended), so long as non-employee director administration is required
under Rule 16b-3, and who are "outside directors" (as defined in Section 162(m)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")), so long as
outside directors are required by the Code. Subject to the foregoing
limitations, as applicable, the Board of Directors may from time to time remove
members from the committee, fill all vacancies on the committee, however caused,
and may select one of the members of the committee as its chairman. The members
of the Board of Directors or committee, when acting to administer the 1997 Stock
Program, are referred to as the "Program Administrators." The Program
Administrators may hold meetings at such times and places as they may determine,
will keep minutes of their meetings, and may adopt, amend and revoke rules and
procedures in accordance with the terms of the 1997 Stock Program.
STOCK OPTION GRANTS
The Company has also from time to time granted stock options to employees of
the Company. At April 30, 1997, the Company had stock options outstanding with
respect to 1,061,000 shares of Common Stock with exercise prices ranging from
$0.18 to $9.53 per share and with a weighted average exercise price of $2.28 per
share. Such options generally vest over a five-year period.
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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
In February 1997, the Company loaned $100,000 to Dennis R. Raney in
connection with his employment by the Company. The principal of the loan accrues
interest at an annual rate of 6.38% and principal and interest are payable in
annual installments of $37,674 commencing in February 1998, with all unpaid
principal and interest due in February 2000. One-third of the loan will be
forgiven on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of Mr.
Raney's initial employment with the Company. Such forgiveness schedule is
subject to Mr. Raney's continued employment with the Company. In connection with
his employment, the Company also awarded Mr. Raney 10,000 restricted shares,
granted Mr. Raney options exercisable for 100,000 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $9.53 and agreed to a severence arrangement pursuant to which
Mr. Raney is entitled to receive approximately six months salary upon
involuntary termination without cause.
In 1994, the Company awarded 8,600 restricted shares to Margaret A. Biddison
under the 1994 Stock Plan. Such award had a value of $17,931 at the time of
grant. Under the 1994 Stock Plan, Ms. Biddison and Vince P. Niedzielski also
received restricted stock awards of 50,000 and 8,000 shares, respectively,
during the year ended January 31, 1997. See "Management--Executive
Compensation."
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial
ownership of the Company's Common Stock as of April 30, 1997 and as adjusted to
reflect the sale of Common Stock offered hereby, by (i) each person who is known
by the Company to own beneficially five percent or more of the Company's Common
Stock prior to the Offering, (ii) each of the Company's directors and Named
Officers and (iii) all current directors and executive officers as a group.
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SHARES
BENEFICIALLY PERCENTAGE PRIOR PERCENTAGE AFTER
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNED(1) TO THE OFFERING THE OFFERING(1)(2)
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Pamela M. Lopker(3)..................................... 19,000,000 84.4% 67.2%
Karl F. Lopker(3)....................................... 19,000,000 84.4 67.2
Evan M. Bishop.......................................... 816,000 3.6 2.9
Margaret A. Biddison.................................... 128,246 * *
Vince P. Niedzielski.................................... 18,600 * *
All directors and executive
officers as a group (6 persons)....................... 19,972,846 88.7 70.6
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* Less than 1%
(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. In computing the number of shares
beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person,
shares of Common Stock subject to options held by that person that are
currently exercisable or become exercisable within 60 days following April
30, 1997 are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any
other person. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to this table, the
persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment
power with respect to the shares set forth opposite such stockholder's name.
(2) Assumes no exercise of the U.S. Underwriters' and the Managers'
over-allotment option.
(3) All shares are held jointly by Pamela and Karl Lopker, except that 1,360,184
shares are held in trust for the Lopkers' minor children and 56,000 shares
are held by The Lopker Family Foundation (the "Foundation"). Pamela and Karl
Lopker act as joint trustees of the trust and the Foundation.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
Upon completion of the Offering, the authorized capital stock of the Company
will consist of 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share,
and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share. As of April
30, 1997, there were 22,524,230 shares of Common Stock outstanding held by 386
stockholders, there were four shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding held by
two stockholders (which shares will automatically convert into Common Stock upon
completion of the Offering) and no shares of Preferred Stock were outstanding.
COMMON STOCK
The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share for the
election of directors and on all other matters to be voted upon by the
stockholders. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding
Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive, when and
if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available therefor,
any dividends on a pro rata basis. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to share
ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior
distribution rights of Preferred Stock, if any, then outstanding. The Common
Stock has no pre-emptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights.
There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Common
Stock. All outstanding shares of Common Stock are fully paid and non-assessable,
and the shares of Common Stock offered by the Company in the Offering will, when
issued, be fully paid and non-assessable.
PREFERRED STOCK
The Board of Directors has the authority to issue the Preferred Stock in one
or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions
thereof, including dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting
rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences and the number of shares of
stock constituting any series or the designation of such series, without further
vote or action by the Company's stockholders. The issuance of Preferred Stock
may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of
the Company and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders
of Common Stock. See "Certain Anti-Takeover, Limited Liability and
Indemnification Provisions." At present, the Company has no plan to issue any
shares of Preferred Stock.
CERTAIN ANTI-TAKEOVER, LIMITED LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws include provisions
that may have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in
control of the Company or an unsolicited acquisition proposal that a stockholder
might consider favorable, including, but not limited to, a proposal that might
result in the payment of a premium over the market price for the stock held by
stockholders. These provisions are summarized in the following paragraphs.
CLASSIFIED BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
of the Company provide that the Board of Directors shall be classified into
three classes, with each class serving staggered three-year terms upon the first
annual meeting of stockholders at which the Company has at least 800
stockholders, as determined under Section 2115 of the California Corporations
Code. The classification of the Board of Directors has the effect of generally
requiring at least two annual stockholder meetings, instead of one, to replace a
majority of the members of the Board of Directors.
SUPERMAJORITY VOTING. The Certificate of Incorporation requires the
approval of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the then
outstanding capital stock, voting together as a single class, to effect certain
amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation, unless such amendments are
approved by a majority of the directors of the Company not affiliated or
associated with any person, other than Pamela or Karl Lopker, holding (or which
has announced an intention to acquire) 20% or more of the voting power
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of the Company's then outstanding capital stock, voting together as a single
class. The Bylaws may be amended by either (a) a majority of the Board of
Directors or (b) the holders of a majority of the Company's voting stock,
provided that certain amendments approved by stockholders require the approval
of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the Company's then outstanding
capital stock, voting together as a single class, unless such amendments are
approved by a majority of the directors of the Company not affiliated or
associated with any person, other than Pamela or Karl Lopker, holding (or which
has announced an intention to acquire) 20% or more of the voting power of the
Company's then outstanding capital stock, voting as a single class.
SPECIAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS. The Bylaws provide that special meetings
of stockholders of the Company may be called only by the Secretary of the
Company at the request of a majority of the Board of Directors, or by the
Company's Chairman of the Board, President or Chief Executive Officer.
NOTICE PROCEDURES. The Bylaws of the Company establish advance notice
procedures with regard to all stockholder proposals, including proposals
relating to the nomination of candidates for election as directors, the removal
of directors and amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, to be
brought before meetings of stockholders of the Company. These procedures provide
that notice of such stockholder proposals must be timely given in writing to the
Secretary of the Company prior to the meeting. Generally, to be timely, the
notice must be received by the Secretary of the Company not less than 90 days
prior to the meeting and must contain certain other information as specified in
the Bylaws.
LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY. The Certificate of Incorporation limits
the personal liability of directors of the Company (in their capacity as
directors but not in their capacity as officers) to the Company or its
stockholders to the fullest extent currently permitted by Delaware law.
Specifically, directors of the Company will not be personally liable for
monetary damages for breach of a director's fiduciary duty, except for liability
(i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), which relates to unlawful
payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions or (iv) for
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTS. The Bylaws of the Company provide that the
directors, executive officers, employees and agents of the Company may be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and
settlements) and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection
with any proceeding arising out of their status as such, to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL. Prior to consummation of the Offering, the Company will
enter into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive
officers that will provide for indemnification and expense advancement to the
fullest extent permitted under the DGCL.
SECTION 203 OF THE DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
The Company is subject to Section 203 of the DGCL ("Section 203") which,
subject to certain exceptions, prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in
any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three
years following the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder,
unless: (i) prior to such time, the Board of Directors of the corporation
approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the
stockholder becoming an interested holder; (ii) upon consummation of the
transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder,
the interested stockholder owned at least a 85% of the voting stock of the
corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for
purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding those shares owned (a)
by persons who are directors and also officers and (b) by employee stock plans
in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially
whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange
offer; or (iii) at or subsequent to such date, the business combination is
approved by the Board of Directors and authorized at
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an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written consent, by
the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock that is
not owned by the interested stockholder.
Section 203 defines business combination to include: (i) any merger or
consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder, (ii) any
sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the
corporation involving the interested stockholder, (iii) subject to certain
exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the
corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder, (iv)
any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the
proportionate share of the stock of any class or series, or securities
convertible into the stock of any class or series, of the corporation
beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or (v) the receipt by the
interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees,
pledges or other financial benefits by or through the corporation. In general,
Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as an entity or person owning 15%
or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation or any affiliate or
associate of the corporation who was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding
voting stock of the corporation at any time within the three-year period
immediately prior to the time in which it is sought to be determined whether
such person is an interested stockholder.
LISTING
Application has been made to have the Company's Common Stock quoted on the
Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "QADI."
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The Transfer Agent and Registrar for the Common Stock is Firstar Bank of
Minnesota N.A.
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Upon completion of the Offering, the Company will have outstanding
28,274,234 shares of Common Stock (29,136,734 shares if the U.S. Underwriters'
and the Managers' over-allotment option is exercised in full), assuming no
exercise of options outstanding as of April 30, 1997. Of these shares, the
5,750,000 shares offered hereby (6,612,500 shares if the U.S. Underwriters' and
Managers' over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be freely tradeable
without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), unless held by "affiliates" of the Company as that term is
defined in Rule 144 under the Act ("Rule 144"). The remaining 22,524,234 shares
of Common Stock outstanding upon completion of the Offering are "restricted
securities" as that term is defined in Rule 144.
The directors, executive officers and certain other stockholders of the
Company holding an aggregate of 20,416,172 outstanding shares of Common Stock
and options to purchase 967,000 shares of Common Stock, have agreed pursuant to
Lock-Up Agreements that, for a period of 180 days from the date of this
Prospectus, they will not, without the prior written consent of Smith Barney
Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, any shares of
Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable
for Common Stock, or grant any options or warrants to purchase Common Stock,
except in certain circumstances. The representatives of the Underwriters have
informed the Company that the Underwriters have no current intention to release
shares from the Lock-Up Agreements prior to expiration of the 180-day term of
such agreements. Any request for release would be evaluated by the
representatives of the Underwriters, and the decision whether or not to permit
early release of stock would be made dependent upon the facts and circumstances
existing at the time of the request. Beginning upon expiration of the Lock-Up
Agreements, such shares will be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule
701 under the Act ("Rule 701") subject to the provisions of such rules and
continued vesting. The remaining 2,108,062 outstanding shares of Common Stock
and options to purchase 94,000 shares of Common Stock are not subject to Lock-Up
Agreements and will become eligible for sale upon completion of the Offering,
subject to the provisions of Rule 144, Rule 701 and continued vesting.
Concurrent with the completion of the Offering, 490,760 of such outstanding
shares of Common Stock and 44,000 of such shares underlying options will become
immediately eligible for sale without additional restrictions under Rule 144 and
Rule 701 and 112,060 of such outstanding shares of Common Stock held by certain
affiliates of the Company will be eligible for sale pursuant to the volume,
manner of sale and notice requirements of Rule 144. The Company has granted
Smith Barney Inc. certain demand registration rights with respect to 6,100,000
shares of Common Stock which have been pledged in connection with a personal
loan. See "Underwriting."
In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, a person (or persons
whose stock is aggregated) who has beneficially owned stock for at least one
year (including the holding period of any prior owner except an affiliate from
whom such stock was purchased) is entitled to sell in "broker's transactions" or
to market makers, within any three-month period commencing 90 days after the
date of this Prospectus, a number of shares of stock that does not exceed the
greater of (a) one percent of the number of shares of Common Stock then
outstanding (approximately 2,827,000 shares immediately after the Offering, or
approximately 2,914,000 shares if the U.S. Underwriters' and the Managers'
over-allotment option is exercised in full), or (b) the average weekly trading
volume in the Common Stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the required
filing of a Form 144 with respect to such sale. Sales under Rule 144 are
generally subject to the availability of current public information about the
Company. Persons other than affiliates who have beneficially owned such stock
for at least two years are not subject to the notice, manner of sale, volume or
public information requirements and may sell such shares immediately following
the Offering. Under Rule 701, persons who purchase stock upon exercise of
options granted prior to the effective date of the Offering or who purchased
stock from the Company pursuant to a written compensatory benefit plan or
contract are entitled to sell such stock 90 days after the effective date of the
Offering in reliance on Rule 144 without having to comply with the holding
period requirements of Rule 144 and, in the case of
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persons who are not affiliates of the Company, without having to comply with the
manner of sale, public information, volume limitation or notice provisions of
Rule 144.
Approximately 30 days after the date of this Prospectus, the Company intends
to file registration statements on Form S-8 covering the shares of Common Stock
that have been reserved for issuance under the 1997 Stock Program, thus
permitting the resale of such stock in the public market without restriction
under the Act, subject, however, to Lock-Up Agreements with respect to such
stock.
Prior to the Offering, there has not been any public market for the Common
Stock. Future sales of substantial amounts of Common Stock in the public market
could adversely affect the prevailing market prices and impair the Company's
ability to raise capital through the sale of equity securities.
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CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL TAX
CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS
This is a general discussion of certain U.S. federal income and estate tax
consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Common Stock by a
"Non-U.S. Holder." A "Non-U.S. Holder" is a person or entity that, for U.S.
federal income tax purposes, is a nonresident alien individual, a foreign
corporation, a foreign partnership, or a nonresident fiduciary of a foreign
estate or trust as such terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code").
This discussion is based on the Code, and administrative interpretations as
of the date hereof, all of which may be changed either retroactively or
prospectively. This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal
income and estate taxation that may be relevant to Non-U.S. Holders in light of
their particular circumstances (including the direct or indirect ownership of
more than five percent of the outstanding Common Stock) and does not address any
tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing
jurisdiction.
Treasury Regulations were recently proposed that would, if adopted in their
present form, revise in certain respects the rules applicable to Non-U.S.
Holders of Common Stock (the "Proposed Regulations"). The Proposed Regulations
are generally to be effective with respect to payments made after December 31,
1997. It is not certain whether, or in what form, the Proposed Regulations will
be adopted as final regulations.
The following summary does not constitute, and should not be considered as,
legal or tax advice to prospective investors. Prospective holders should consult
their tax advisers about the particular tax consequences to them of holding and
disposing of Common Stock.
DIVIDENDS
Subject to the discussion below, dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder of
Common Stock generally will be subject to withholding tax at a 30% rate or such
lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. For purposes
of determining applicability of withholding tax, including at a reduced rate
under a tax treaty, the Company ordinarily will presume that dividends paid to
an address in a foreign country are paid to a resident of such country absent
actual knowledge that such presumption is not warranted. However, under the
Proposed Regulations which have not yet been put into effect, to claim the
benefits of a tax treaty, an Non-U.S. Holder of Common Stock would be required
to file certain forms.
Dividends paid to a holder with an address within the United States
generally will not be subject to withholding tax, unless the Company has actual
knowledge that the holder is a Non-U.S. Holder. Absent such actual knowledge,
dividends paid to a holder with a U.S. address may be subject to 31% backup
withholding if the holder is not an exempt recipient as defined in Section
6042(b)(2) of the Code (which includes corporations) and fails to provide a
correct tax identification number and other information to the Company.
Upon the filing of an Internal Revenue Service Form 4224 with the Company,
there is no withholding tax on dividends that are effectively connected with the
Non-U.S. Holder's conduct of a trade or business within the United States.
Instead, the effectively connected dividends are subject to regular U.S. income
tax in the same manner as if the Non-U.S. Holder were a resident. Effectively
connected dividends received by a non-U.S. corporation may be subject to an
additional "branch profits tax" at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be
specified by an applicable treaty) of its effectively connected earnings and
profits, subject to certain adjustments.
GAIN ON DISPOSITION
A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax
with respect to gain realized on a sale of other disposition of Common Stock
unless (i) the gain is effectively connected with a
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trade or business of such holder in the United States or (ii) in the case of
certain Non-U.S. Holders who are nonresident alien individuals and hold Common
Stock as a capital assets, such individuals are present in the United States for
183 or more days in the taxable year of the disposition.
INFORMATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING
If the proceeds of a disposition of Common Stock are paid over by or through
a U.S. office of a broker, the payment is subject to information reporting and
to 31% backup withholding unless the disposing holder certifies as to his name,
address, and non-U.S. status or otherwise establishes an exemption. Generally,
U.S. information reporting and backup withholding will not apply to a payment of
disposition proceeds if the payment is made outside the United States through a
non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker. However, U.S. information reporting
requirements (but not backup withholding) will apply to a payment of disposition
proceeds outside the United States if (A) the payment is made through an office
outside the United States of a broker that is either (i) a U.S. person, (ii) a
foreign person which derives 50% or more of it gross income for certain periods
from the conduct of a trade or business in the United States or (iii) a
"controlled foreign corporation" for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (B)
the broker fails to maintain documentary evidence that the holder is a Non-U.S.
Holder and that certain conditions are met, or that the holder otherwise is
entitled to an exemption.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the tax liability of
persons subject to 31% backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax
withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be
obtained, provided that the required information is furnished to the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service.
Generally, the Company must report to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service the
amount of dividends paid, the name and address of the recipient, and the amount,
if any, of tax withheld. A similar report is sent to the holder. Pursuant to tax
treaties or other agreements, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service may make its
reports available to tax authorities in the recipient's country of residence.
FEDERAL ESTATE TAX
An individual Non-U.S. Holder who is treated as the owner of or has made
certain lifetime transfers of an interest in Common Stock will be required to
include the value thereof in his gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax
purposes, and may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax unless an applicable
estate tax treaty provides otherwise.
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UNDERWRITING
Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the U.S.
Underwriting Agreement, each of the underwriters of the U.S. Offering named
below (the "U.S. Underwriters"), for whom Smith Barney Inc., Cowen & Company and
Robertson, Stephens & Company LLC are acting as the representatives (the
"Representatives"), has severally agreed to purchase and the Company has agreed
to sell to each of the U.S. Underwriters, the number of shares of Common Stock
set forth opposite the name of such U.S. Underwriter below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF
U.S. UNDERWRITERS SHARES
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
<S> <C>
Smith Barney Inc...........................................................................
Cowen & Company............................................................................
Robertson, Stephens & Company LLC..........................................................
----------
Total.................................................................................... 4,600,000
----------
----------
</TABLE>
Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the International
Underwriting Agreement, each of the managers of the concurrent International
Offering named below (the "Managers"), for whom Smith Barney Inc., Cowen &
Company and Robertson, Stephens & Company LLC are acting as lead managers (the
"Lead Managers"), has severally agreed to purchase, and the Company has agreed
to sell to each Manager, the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite
the name of such Manager below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF
MANAGERS SHARES
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
<S> <C>
Smith Barney Inc...........................................................................
Cowen & Company............................................................................
Robertson, Stephens & Company LLC..........................................................
----------
Total.................................................................................... 1,150,000
----------
----------
</TABLE>
Each of the U.S. Underwriting Agreement and the International Underwriting
Agreement provides that the obligations of the several U.S. Underwriters and the
several Managers to pay for and accept delivery of the shares of Common Stock
offered hereby are subject to the approval of certain legal matters by counsel
and to certain conditions. The U.S. Underwriters and the Managers are obligated
to take and pay for all shares of Common Stock offered hereby (other than those
covered by the over-allotment option described below) if any such shares are
taken.
The U.S. Underwriters and the Managers (collectively, the "Underwriters")
initially propose to offer part of the shares offered hereby directly to the
public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus and part of such shares offered hereby to certain dealers at a price
which represents a concession not in excess of $ per share under the public
offering price. The U.S. Underwriters and the Managers may allow, and such
dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of $ per share to other U.S.
Underwriters or Managers, respectively, or to certain other dealers. After the
initial public offering, the public offering price and such concessions may be
changed by the Underwriters. The Representatives and the Lead Managers have
advised the Company that the U.S. Underwriters and the Managers do not intend to
confirm any shares to accounts over which they exercise discretionary control.
The Company has granted to the Underwriters an option, exercisable at any
time and from time to time during a 30-day period from the date of this
Prospectus, to purchase up to an aggregate 862,500 additional shares of Common
Stock at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus minus the underwriting discounts and commissions. The Underwriters
may exercise such option solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if
any, in connection with the offering of the shares of
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Common Stock offered hereby. To the extent such option is exercised, each
Underwriter will be obligated, subject to certain conditions, to purchase
approximately the same percentage of such additional shares as the number of
shares set forth opposite each Underwriter's name in the preceding table bears
to the total number of shares of Common Stock offered by the Underwriters
hereby.
The Company, the U.S. Underwriters and the Managers have agreed to indemnify
each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Act.
Each of the directors and executive officers of the Company, and certain
other stockholders of the Company as designated by Smith Barney Inc. have agreed
that, for a period of 180 days from the date of this Prospectus, they will not,
without the prior written consent of Smith Barney Inc., offer, sell, contract to
sell, or otherwise dispose of, any Common Stock or any securities convertible
into, or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, or grant any options or
warrants to purchase Common Stock, except in certain circumstances.
The U.S. Underwriters and the Managers have entered into an Agreement
Between U.S. Underwriters and Managers pursuant to which each U.S. Underwriter
has agreed that, as part of the distribution of the shares offered in the U.S.
Offering: (i) it is not purchasing any such shares for the account of anyone
other than a U.S. or Canadian Person (as defined below) and (ii) it has not
offered or sold, and will not offer, sell, resell or deliver, directly or
indirectly, any of such shares or distribute any prospectus relating to the U.S.
Offering outside the United States or Canada or to anyone other than a U.S. or
Canadian Person. In addition, each Manager has agreed that as part of the
distribution of the shares offered in the International Offering: (i) it is not
purchasing any such shares for the account of any U.S. or Canadian Person, and
(ii) it has not offered or sold, and will not offer, sell, resell or deliver,
directly or indirectly, any of such shares or distribute any prospectus relating
to the International Offering in the United States or Canada or to any U.S. or
Canadian Person. Each Manager has also agreed that it will offer to sell shares
only in compliance with all relevant requirements of any applicable laws.
The foregoing limitations do not apply to stabilization transactions or to
certain other transactions specified in the U.S. Underwriting Agreement, the
International Underwriting Agreement and the Agreement Between U.S. Underwriters
and Managers, including (i) certain purchases and sales between the U.S.
Underwriters and the Managers, (ii) certain offers, sales, resales, deliveries
or distributions to or through investment advisors or other persons exercising
investment discretion, (iii) purchases, offers or sales by a U.S. Underwriter
who is also acting as a Manager or by a Manager who is also acting as a U.S.
Underwriter, and (iv) other transactions specifically approved by the
Representatives and Lead Managers. As used herein, "U.S. or Canadian Person"
means any resident or national of the United States or Canada, any corporation,
partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the
United States or Canada or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to
U.S. or Canadian income taxation regardless of the source of its income (other
than the foreign branch of any U.S. or Canadian Person), and includes any U.S.
or Canadian branch of a person other than a U.S. or Canadian Person.
Any offer of shares in Canada will be made only pursuant to an exemption
from the requirement to file a prospectus in the relevant province of Canada in
which such offer is made.
Each Manager has represented and agreed that (i) it has not offered or sold
and will not offer or sell in the United Kingdom, by means of any document, any
shares other than to persons whose ordinary business it is to buy or sell shares
or debentures, whether as principal or agent, or in circumstances which do not
constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Public Offering of
Securities Regulation 1995, (ii) it has complied and will comply with all
applicable provisions of the Financial Services Act 1986 with respect to
anything done by it in relation to the shares in, from, or otherwise involving
the United Kingdom, and (iii) it has only issued or passed on and will only
issue or pass on to any person in the United Kingdom any document received by it
in connection with the issue of the shares if that person is of a kind described
in Article 11(3) of the Financial Services Act 1986 (Investment Advertisements)
(Exemptions) Order 1995 or is a person to whom the document may otherwise
lawfully be issued or passed on.
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Pursuant to the Agreement Between U.S. Underwriters and Managers, sales may
be made between the U.S. Underwriters and the Managers of such number of shares
of Common Stock as may be mutually agreed. The price of any shares so sold shall
be the public offering price as then in effect for Common Stock being sold by
the U.S. Underwriters and the Managers, less all or any part of the selling
concession, unless otherwise determined by mutual agreement. To the extent that
there are sales between the U.S. Underwriters and the Managers pursuant to the
Agreement Between U.S. Underwriters and Managers, the number of shares initially
available for sale by the U.S. Underwriters and by the Managers may be more or
less than the number of shares appearing on the front cover of this Prospectus.
Purchasers of the Common Stock offered hereby may be required to pay stamp
taxes and other charges in accordance with the laws and practices of the country
of purchase in addition to the offering price set forth on the cover page
hereof.
Smith Barney Inc. has demand registration rights with respect to 6,100,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock which were pledged by Pamela and Karl
Lopker to Smith Barney Inc. as collateral for a personal loan which Smith Barney
Inc. provided to them. In the event of a default of the loan, the registration
rights enable Smith Barney Inc. to demand registration of the shares by the
Company to cover payment of principal and interest outstanding under the loan.
PRICE OF THE OFFERING
Prior to the Offering, there has been no public market for the Company's
Common Stock. The initial public offering price was negotiated between the
Company and the Representatives. Among the factors considered in determining the
initial public offering price were the history of and prospects for the
Company's business and the industry in which it competes, an assessment of the
Company's management and the present state of the Company's development, the
past and present revenues and earnings of the Company, the prospects for growth
of the Company's revenue and earnings, the current state of the economy in the
United States and the current level of economic activity in the industry in
which the Company competes and in related or comparable industries, and
currently prevailing conditions in the securities markets, including current
market valuations of publicly traded companies which are comparable to the
Company.
Application has been made to have the Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "QADI." There can be no assurance that an
active trading market will develop for the Common Stock or that the Common Stock
will trade in the public market subsequent to the Offering or at or above the
initial price to public.
The Representatives have advised the Company that pursuant to Regulation M
under the Act, certain persons participating in the Offering may engage in
transactions, including stabilizing bids, syndicate covering transactions and
the imposition of penalty bids which may have the effect of stabilizing or
maintaining the market price of the Common Stock at a level above that which
might otherwise prevail in the open market. A "stabilizing bid" is a bid for or
the purchase of the Common Stock on behalf of the Underwriters to reduce a short
position incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Offering. A
"syndicate covering transaction" is the bid for or the purchase of the Common
Stock on behalf of the Underwriters to reduce a short position incurred by the
Underwriters in connection with the Offering. A "penalty bid" is an arrangement
permitting the Representatives to reclaim the selling concession otherwise
accruing to an Underwriter or syndicate member in connection with the Offering
if the Common Stock originally sold by such Underwriter or syndicate member is
purchased by the Representatives in a syndicate covering transaction in
stabilization. The Representatives have advised the Company that such
transactions may be effected on the Nasdaq National Market or otherwise and, if
commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters with respect to the Common Stock offered hereby will
be passed upon for the Company by Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, Los Angeles,
California, and Nida & Maloney, a Professional Corporation, Santa Barbara,
California. Certain legal matters in connection with the Offering will be passed
upon for the Underwriters by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of QAD Inc. at January 31, 1996 and
January 31, 1997 and for each of the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1995, for
the one month period ended January 31, 1996 and for the year ended January 31,
1997 appearing in this Prospectus and the Registration Statement have been
audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their
report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon
such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"), 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, a Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333- ) (the "Registration Statement") under
the Act with respect to the Common Stock offered hereby. This Prospectus does
not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement and
the exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information with respect to the
Company and the Common Stock offered hereby, reference is made to the
Registration Statement and the exhibits and schedules filed therewith.
Statements contained in this Prospectus concerning the contents of any contract
or any other document are not necessarily complete, and, in each instance,
reference is made to the copy of such contract, or other document filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement. Each such statement is qualified in all
respects by such reference to such exhibit. A copy of the Registration
Statement, including exhibits and schedules thereto, may be inspected without
charge at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission in Room
1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Commission's
regional offices located at the Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison
Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois, 60661 and Seven World Trade Center, 13th
Floor, New York, NY 10048, and copies of all or any part of the Registration
Statement may be obtained from such offices after payment of fees prescribed by
the Commission. The Commission maintains a World Wide Web site (http://
www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other
information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission.
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QAD INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Independent Auditors' Report............................................................................... F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 1996 and 1997 and April 30, 1997 (unaudited)................. F-3
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1995, the year ended January
31, 1997, the one month ended January 31, 1996 and the three month periods ended April 30, 1996 and 1997
(unaudited).............................................................................................. F-4
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1995, the one
month ended January 31, 1996, the year ended January 31, 1997 and quarter ended April 30, 1997
(unaudited).............................................................................................. F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1995, the year ended
January 31, 1997, the one month ended January 31, 1996 and three month periods ended April 30, 1996 and
1997 (unaudited)......................................................................................... F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................................................................. F-8
</TABLE>
F-1
<PAGE>
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Board of Directors
QAD Inc.:
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of QAD Inc. and
subsidiaries as listed in the accompanying index. These consolidated financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of QAD Inc. and
subsidiaries as of January 31, 1997 and January 31, 1996 and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for the years ended January 31, 1997,
December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1994 and the one month ended January 31, 1996
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
Los Angeles, California
April 11, 1997
F-2
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QAD INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT FOR NUMBER OF SHARES)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
1996 1997
----------- ----------- APRIL 30,
1997
-----------
(UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash.................................................................... $ 1,463 $ 301 $ 1,306
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,280, $3,694 and
$3,646 for January 31, 1996, 1997, and April 30, 1997, respectively... 35,236 46,745 43,854
Income tax receivable................................................... -- -- 166
Deferred income taxes................................................... 3,610 4,183 2,702
Other current assets.................................................... 1,741 2,112 4,172
----------- ----------- -----------
Total current assets.................................................. 42,050 53,341 52,200
Property and equipment, net............................................... 19,058 18,071 19,324
Other assets, net......................................................... 2,037 3,051 4,836
Deferred income taxes..................................................... 1,962 2,787 4,833
----------- ----------- -----------
Total assets........................................................ $ 65,107 $ 77,250 $ 81,193
----------- ----------- -----------
----------- ----------- -----------
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable and current installments of long-term debt................ $ 11,694 $ 8,465 $ 15,143
Accounts payable........................................................ 9,525 12,516 12,238
Accrued expenses........................................................ 5,489 9,626 6,875
Income taxes payable.................................................... 288 741 --
Deferred revenue and deposits........................................... 20,904 28,602 30,160
----------- ----------- -----------
Total current liabilities............................................. 47,900 59,950 64,416
Long-term debt, less current installments............................... 7,097 5,036 4,320
Deferred revenue - noncurrent........................................... 981 991 756
Other deferred liabilities.............................................. -- 379 641
Minority interest....................................................... 106 90 108
----------- ----------- -----------
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, Authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued and
outstanding........................................................... -- -- --
Common stock, no par value. Authorized 150,000,000 shares; issued and
outstanding 20,978,754 shares at January 31, 1996, 22,218,572 shares
at January 31, 1997 and 22,524,234 shares at April 30, 1997........... 2,223 5,942 6,554
Retained earnings....................................................... 6,539 7,539 8,099
Receivable from stockholders............................................ (151) (197) (642)
Unearned compensation -- restricted stock............................... -- (2,129) (2,255)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment...................... 412 (351) (804)
----------- ----------- -----------
Total stockholders' equity............................................ 9,023 10,804 10,952
----------- ----------- -----------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.......................... $ 65,107 $ 77,250 $ 81,193
----------- ----------- -----------
----------- ----------- -----------
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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QAD INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT FOR SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ONE MONTH
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED ENDED
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
1994 1995 1997 1996
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- THREE MONTHS THREE MONTHS
ENDED APRIL ENDED APRIL
30, 1996 30, 1997
------------- -------------
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue:
License fees............................ $ 48,665 $ 63,756 $ 85,753 $ 993 $ 11,070 $ 19,149
Maintenance and other................... 17,695 26,193 40,691 2,479 9,046 12,924
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Total revenues........................ 66,360 89,949 126,444 3,472 20,116 32,073
Cost and expenses:
Cost of revenues........................ 14,896 20,102 24,401 1,375 5,831 8,958
Sales and marketing..................... 17,764 36,232 52,099 3,166 13,550 13,566
Research and development................ 14,577 19,796 28,689 1,754 6,658 5,675
General and administrative.............. 15,039 16,465 18,933 1,051 4,277 3,557
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Total cost and expenses............... 62,276 92,595 124,122 7,346 30,316 31,756
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Operating income (loss)................... 4,084 (2,646) 2,322 (3,874) (10,200) 317
Other (income) expense:
Interest income......................... (34) (38) (52) -- -- (48)
Interest expense........................ 462 825 1,657 126 429 435
Other................................... (99) 48 (797) (61) (146) (803)
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Total other (income) expense.......... 329 835 808 65 283 (416)
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Income (loss) before income taxes......... 3,755 (3,481) 1,514 (3,939) (10,483) 733
Income tax expense (benefit).............. 877 (2,795) 514 (1,078) (3,166) 173
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Net income (loss)......................... $ 2,878 $ (686) $ 1,000 $ (2,861) $ (7,317) $ 560
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Net income (loss) per share............... $ 0.12 $ (0.03) $ 0.04 $ (0.13) $ (0.33) $ 0.02
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Weighted average number of shares used in
computing net income (loss) per share.... 23,886,878 21,888,583 23,533,877 22,018,373 22,166,665 24,014,963
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
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QAD INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994, DECEMBER 31, 1995, JANUARY 31, 1997,
ONE MONTH ENDED JANUARY 31, 1996 AND QUARTER ENDED APRIL 30, 1997
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT FOR NUMBER OF SHARES)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMMON STOCK RESTRICTED STOCK
------------------------ RETAINED RECEIVABLE FROM ---------------------
SHARES AMOUNT EARNINGS STOCKHOLDERS SHARES AMOUNT
----------- ----------- ----------- --------------- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance, December 31, 1993............... 20,000,000 $ 30 $ 7,208 $ -- -- $ --
Common Stock Issued:
Under stock purchase plan.............. 813,864 1,812 -- -- -- --
Under stock options.................... -- -- -- -- -- --
Pursuant to performance awards......... 59,600 131 -- -- -- --
Common stock repurchases................. (68,606) (168) -- -- -- --
Translation adjustments.................. -- -- -- -- -- --
Net income (loss)........................ -- -- 2,878 -- -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- ----- ---------- ---------
Balance, December 31, 1994............... 20,804,858 1,805 10,086 -- -- --
Common Stock Issued:
Under stock purchase plan.............. 250,750 601 -- -- -- --
Under stock options.................... 1,024,000 74 -- -- -- --
Pursuant to performance awards......... 148,514 336 -- -- -- --
Tax benefit associated with stock option
exercise............................... -- -- -- -- -- --
Common stock repurchases................. (1,262,370) (624) -- -- -- --
Receivable from stockholders............. -- -- -- (151) -- --
Translation adjustments.................. -- -- -- -- -- --
Net income (loss)........................ -- -- (686) -- -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- ----- ---------- ---------
Balance, December 31, 1995............... 20,965,752 2,192 9,400 (151) -- --
Common Stock Issued:
Pursuant to performance awards......... 23,722 57 -- -- -- --
Common stock repurchases................. (10,720) (26) -- -- -- --
Translation adjustments.................. -- -- -- -- -- --
Net income (loss)........................ -- -- (2,861) -- -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- ----- ---------- ---------
Balance, January 31, 1996................ 20,978,754 2,223 6,539 (151) -- --
Common Stock Issued:
Under stock purchase plan.............. 793,438 1,411 -- -- -- --
Under stock options.................... 105,000 185 -- -- -- --
Pursuant to performance awards......... 108,062 256 -- -- -- --
Pursuant to restricted stock awards.... 559,066 2,584 -- -- (559,066) (2,584)
Common stock earned under restricted
stock awards......................... -- -- -- -- 149,954 455
Common stock repurchases................. (325,748) (717) -- -- -- --
Receivable from stockholders............. -- -- -- (46) -- --
Translation adjustments.................. -- -- -- -- -- --
Net income (loss)........................ -- -- 1,000 -- -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- ----- ---------- ---------
Balance, January 31, 1997................ 22,218,572 5,942 7,539 (197) (409,112) (2,129)
Common Stock Issued (unaudited):
Under stock purchase plan.............. 211,760 2,017 -- -- -- --
Under stock options.................... 299,000 709 -- -- -- --
Pursuant to performance awards......... 62,060 431 -- -- -- --
Pursuant to restricted stock awards.... 20,400 194 -- -- (20,400) (194)
Common stock earned under restricted
stock awards......................... -- -- -- -- 16,966 68
Common stock repurchases (unaudited)..... (287,558) (2,739) -- -- -- --
Receivable from stockholders
(unaudited)............................ -- -- -- (445) -- --
Translation adjustments (unaudited)...... -- -- -- -- -- --
Net income (loss) (unaudited)............ -- -- 560 -- -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- ----- ---------- ---------
Balance, April 30, 1997.................. 22,524,234 $ 6,554 $ 8,099 $ (642) (412,546) $ (2,255)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----- ---------- ---------
----------- ----------- ----------- ----- ---------- ---------
<CAPTION>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
TRANSLATION STOCKHOLDERS'
ACCOUNT EQUITY
------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Balance, December 31, 1993............... $ (140) $ 7,098
Common Stock Issued:
Under stock purchase plan.............. -- 1,812
Under stock options.................... -- --
Pursuant to performance awards......... -- 131
Common stock repurchases................. -- (168)
Translation adjustments.................. 242 242
Net income (loss)........................ -- 2,878
----- -------------
Balance, December 31, 1994............... 102 11,993
Common Stock Issued:
Under stock purchase plan.............. -- 601
Under stock options.................... -- 74
Pursuant to performance awards......... -- 336
Tax benefit associated with stock option
exercise............................... -- --
Common stock repurchases................. -- (624)
Receivable from stockholders............. -- (151)
Translation adjustments.................. 189 189
Net income (loss)........................ -- (686)
----- -------------
Balance, December 31, 1995............... 291 11,732
Common Stock Issued:
Pursuant to performance awards......... -- 57
Common stock repurchases................. -- (26)
Translation adjustments.................. 121 121
Net income (loss)........................ -- (2,861)
----- -------------
Balance, January 31, 1996................ 412 9,023
Common Stock Issued:
Under stock purchase plan.............. -- 1,411
Under stock options.................... -- 185
Pursuant to performance awards......... -- 256
Pursuant to restricted stock awards.... -- --
Common stock earned under restricted
stock awards......................... -- 455
Common stock repurchases................. -- (717)
Receivable from stockholders............. -- (46)
Translation adjustments.................. (763) (763)
Net income (loss)........................ -- 1,000
----- -------------
Balance, January 31, 1997................ (351) 10,804
Common Stock Issued (unaudited):
Under stock purchase plan.............. -- 2,017
Under stock options.................... -- 709
Pursuant to performance awards......... -- 431
Pursuant to restricted stock awards.... -- --
Common stock earned under restricted
stock awards......................... -- 68
Common stock repurchases (unaudited)..... -- (2,739)
Receivable from stockholders
(unaudited)............................ -- (445)
Translation adjustments (unaudited)...... (453) (453)
Net income (loss) (unaudited)............ -- 560
----- -------------
Balance, April 30, 1997.................. $ (804) $ 10,952
----- -------------
----- -------------
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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QAD INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ONE MONTH
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED ENDED
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
1994 1995 1997 1996
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- THREE MONTHS THREE MONTHS
ENDED ENDED
APRIL 30, APRIL 30,
1996 1997
------------- -------------
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)...................... $ 2,878 $ (686) $ 1,000 $ (2,861) $ (7,317) $ 560
Adjustments to reconcile net income
(loss) to net cash provided by (used
in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization........ 2,664 4,346 5,345 390 1,319 1,583
Provision for doubtful accounts and
sales returns...................... 1,333 945 3,432 (25) 701 585
Loss on disposal of equipment........ -- -- 25 -- -- (11)
Minority interest.................... -- -- (16) 106 (98) 18
Compensation expense pursuant to
stock repurchase................... -- 2,408 -- -- -- --
Compensation expense pursuant to
stock awards....................... 131 336 1,044 57 156 755
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Trade accounts receivable.......... (8,886) (15,103) (14,941) 5,444 8,180 2,306
Income tax receivable.............. -- (231) -- 231 -- (166)
Deferred income taxes.............. (1,306) (3,780) (1,398) (1,781) (3,576) (565)
Other assets....................... (1,389) (1,929) (2,408) (15) (1,646) (4,221)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable................... 3,209 6,283 2,991 (2,816) 2,761 (278)
Accrued expenses................... 1,500 2,236 4,137 (607) (438) (2,751)
Income taxes payable............... 572 (1,192) 453 288 (197) (741)
Deferred revenue and deposits...... 3,340 10,459 7,708 539 229 1,323
Other deferred liabilities......... -- -- 46 -- 19 6
Foreign currency translation
adjustment....................... 242 189 (763) 121 (104) (453)
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities......... 4,288 4,281 6,655 (929) (11) (2,050)
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to land and buildings........ (5,819) (2,341) (435) (206) (21) (69)
Purchase of property and equipment (4,028) (7,243) (3,008) (735) (1,153) (2,400)
Proceeds from disposition of property
and equipment........................ 11 117 83 -- -- 20
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Net cash used in investing
activities................... (9,836) (9,467) (3,360) (941) (1,174) (2,449)
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
</TABLE>
(Continued)
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QAD INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ONE MONTH THREE MONTHS THREE MONTHS
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31, APRIL 30, APRIL 30,
1994 1995 1997 1996 1996 1997
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from notes payable and
long-term debt....................... $ 22,019 $ 24,654 $ 84,841 $ 4,254 $ 11,365 $ 32,980
Reduction of notes payable and long-
term debt............................ (17,822) (19,555) (90,131) (2,414) (10,252) (27,018)
Issuance of common stock for cash...... 1,812 675 1,596 -- -- 2,726
Repurchase of common stock............. (168) (624) (717) (26) (85) (2,739)
Receivable from stockholders........... -- (151) (46) -- -- (445)
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities............... 5,841 4,999 (4,457) 1,814 1,028 5,504
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash...... 293 (187) (1,162) (56) (157) 1,005
Cash at beginning of period............ 1,413 1,706 1,463 1,519 1,463 301
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Cash at end of period.................. $ 1,706 $ 1,519 $ 301 $ 1,463 $ 1,306 $ 1,306
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest............................. $ 462 $ 824 $ 1,553 $ 99 $ 345 $ 351
Income taxes......................... $ 876 $ 1,087 $ 707 $ 6 $ 508 $ 1,766
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
</TABLE>
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
During calendar 1994 and 1995, fiscal year ended January 31, 1997 and the one
month ended January 31, 1996, the Company acquired property and equipment under
capital lease obligations aggregating $1,863,517, $1,081,087, $97,200 and
$79,263, respectively.
During calendar 1995, the Company issued a note payable in the amount of
$2,407,788 in connection with the repurchase of common shares.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
THE COMPANY
The Company is a leading provider of Enterprise Resource Planning software
for multinational and other large manufacturing companies. The Company's
software solutions are designed to facilitate global management of resources and
information to allow manufacturers to reduce order fulfillment cycle times and
inventories, improve operating efficiencies and measure critical company
performance criteria against defined business plan objectives. The flexibility
of the Company's products also helps manufacturers adapt to growth,
organizational change, business process reengineering, supply chain management
and other challenges.
Effective February 1, 1996, the Company determined that it would change its
reporting period from years ending December 31 to fiscal years ending January
31. Accordingly, the accompanying statements of income, stockholders' equity and
cash flows include results for the one month transition period ending January
31, 1996.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
QAD Inc. and its majority-owned subsidiaries. The Company also has various
branch offices worldwide. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation.
INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The financial statements as of April 30, 1997 and for the three months ended
April 30, 1996 and 1997 are unaudited but reflect all adjustments (consisting
only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management,
necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and results of
operations. Operating results for the three months ended April 30, 1997 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year
ending January 31, 1998.
CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables are limited
due to the large number of customers comprising the Company's customer base, and
their dispersion across many different industries and geographic locations
throughout the world. At January 31, 1997 and April 30, 1997, one customer had
an outstanding receivable that constituted 12% and 7% of the Company's net trade
accounts receivable, respectively. There were no other concentrations of such
credit risk for the periods presented.
USE OF ESTIMATES
In preparing financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles, management is required to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company's principal source of software license fee revenue is derived
from licensing MFG/PRO software. Revenues from maintenance and other activities
are generated from maintenance support services, training and consulting and are
billed separately from license revenues. Revenues from software license
agreements are recognized at the time of shipment, provided there are no
remaining significant vendor obligations to be fulfilled and collectibility is
probable within a 12-month period from date of shipment. Typically, the
Company's software licenses do not include significant vendor obligations. Where
license contracts call for payment terms in excess of 12 months from date of
shipment, revenue is recognized as payments become due. Maintenance revenues for
ongoing customer support and product updates are recognized ratably over the
term of the maintenance period, which is generally 12 months. Training and
consulting revenues are recognized as the services are performed. Returns and
allowances are estimated and provided for in the period of sale.
Revenue on all sales in which there are outstanding obligations to provide
resources over a period of time, as a component of the sale, is deferred and
recognized as services are provided on a percentage of completion basis. At
December 31, 1995, and January 31, 1997 $2,261,000 and $811,000, respectively,
of revenue, net of related expenses, had been deferred until future periods for
recognition as services are provided. Further, the Company recognizes revenue
consistent with customer payment terms on all sales where extended payment terms
beyond one year are granted. At January 31, 1997, sales contracts totalling
$4,259,000 having payment terms through January 31, 2000 were deferred, to be
recognized as payments become due.
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
Depreciation of property and equipment is provided on the straight-line
method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Asset lives range
from three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a
straight-line basis over the term of the lease or the life of the related
improvements, whichever is shorter.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE COSTS
Pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 86,
"Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise
Marketed," issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Company
capitalizes software development costs incurred in connection with the
translation of its products into foreign languages once technological
feasibility has been achieved. Capitalized development costs are amortized on a
straight-line basis over three years and charged to cost of revenues. All other
development costs are expensed to research and development as incurred.
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
JANUARY 31,
--------------------
1996 1997
--------- --------- APRIL 30,
1997
-----------
(UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Accrued payroll.................................................................. $ 4,982 $ 7,611 $ 5,505
Accrued other.................................................................... 507 2,015 1,370
--------- --------- -----------
$ 5,489 $ 9,626 $ 6,875
--------- --------- -----------
--------- --------- -----------
</TABLE>
INCOME TAXES
The Company provides for income taxes under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," which
employs an asset and liability approach in accounting for income taxes payable
or refundable at the date of the financial statements as a result of all events
that have been recognized in the financial statements and as measured by the
provisions of enacted laws.
COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Net income (loss) per share has been computed using the weighted average
number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding using
the treasury-stock method summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED ONE MONTH
DECEMBER 31, YEAR ENDED ENDED
-------------------- JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
1994 1995 1997 1996
--------- --------- ----------- ----------- THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30,
------------------------
1996 1997
----------- -----------
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Weighted average shares of common
stock and common stock equivalents
outstanding........................ 23,098,539 21,100,244 22,745,538 21,230,034 21,378,326 23,226,624
Weighted average shares of common
stock and common stock equivalents
issued or to be issued during the
12 months preceding the initial
public offering.................... 788,339 788,339 788,339 788,339 788,339 788,339
--------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Shares used in income (loss) per
share calculation.................. 23,886,878 21,888,583 23,533,877 22,018,373 22,166,665 24,014,963
--------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
--------- --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
</TABLE>
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
common stock and common stock equivalents issued by the Company during the 12
months immediately preceding an initial public offering are to be included in
the calculation of the weighted average shares outstanding for all periods
presented using the treasury-stock method, based on the estimated offering
price, for stock options. Accordingly, weighted average shares of common stock
and common stock equivalents outstanding include 788,339 shares as a result of
common stock and stock options issued prior to the initial public offering and
are shown as outstanding for all periods presented.
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
For all loss periods presented, stock options issued prior to the 12 months
preceding the initial public offering date are excluded from the computation for
loss periods as their inclusion would be antidilutive.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The functional currency of each foreign subsidiary is its own local
currency. Accordingly, in consolidation, assets and liabilities are translated
to U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Resulting
translation adjustments are accumulated as a separate component of stockholders'
equity. Revenues, costs and expenses are translated at average rates for each
month. (Gains) and losses from foreign currency transactions are reflected in
net earnings in the year incurred, classified as "other income expense," and
totaled approximately $343,000, $477,000, $(407,000) and $(34,000) for the years
ended December 31, 1994, December 31, 1995 and January 31, 1997 and the one
month period ended January 31, 1996, respectively. For the three month period
ended April 30, 1997, foreign currency transaction gains included in other
income totalled $430,000.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The carrying amounts of the following financial instruments approximate fair
value because of the short maturity of those instruments: accounts receivable,
prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses,
deferred revenue and deposits.
The carrying value of the Company's obligations under capital leases, notes
payable and long-term debt approximates fair value and was estimated by
discounting the future cash flows of the capital leases, notes payable and
long-term debt at rates currently offered to the Company for similar capital
leases, notes payable and long-term debt of comparable maturities by the
Company's bankers.
LONG-LIVED ASSETS
The Company has adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," during 1995. This statement
requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not
be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a
comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted operating
cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered
to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by
which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.
Adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on the Company's
financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK OPTIONS
Prior to January 1, 1996, the Company accounted for its stock option grants
in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion
No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and related interpretations.
As such, compensation expense would be recorded on the date of grant only if the
current market price of the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price. On
January 1, 1996, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation," which permits
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
entities to recognize as expense over the vesting period the fair value of all
stock-based awards on the date of grant. Alternatively, SFAS No. 123 also allows
entities to continue to apply the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 and provide
pro forma net income and pro forma earnings per share disclosures for employee
stock option grants made in 1995, 1996 and future years as if the fair
value-based method defined in SFAS No. 123 had been applied. The Company has
elected to continue to apply the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 and provide
the pro forma disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123.
EFFECT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In February 1997, the Financial Standards Board issued SFAS No. 128,
"Earnings Per Share." SFAS No. 128 specifies new standards designed to improve
the earnings per share ("EPS") information provided in financial statements by
simplifying the existing computational guidelines, `revising the disclosure
requirements and increasing the comparability of EPS data on an international
basis. Some of the changes made to simplify the EPS computations include: (a)
eliminating the presentation of primary EPS and replacing it with basic EPS,
with the principal difference being that common stock equivalents are not
considered in computing basic EPS, (b) eliminating the modified treasury stock
method and the three percent materiality provision and (c) revising the
contingent share provision and the supplemental EPS data requirements. SFAS No.
128 also makes a number of changes to existing disclosure requirements. SFAS No.
128 is effective for financial statements issued for periods ending after
December 15, 1997, including interim periods. The Company has not determined the
impact of the implementation of SFAS No. 128.
2. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment is summarized as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
1996 1997
----------- ----------- APRIL 30,
1997
-----------
(UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Land and buildings.................................... $ 8,367 $ 8,802 $ 8,871
Automobiles........................................... 75 71 93
Computer equipment and software....................... 10,628 12,306 14,833
Furniture and office equipment........................ 5,278 6,160 6,403
Leasehold improvements................................ 872 1,032 1,349
Equipment under capital lease......................... 1,884 1,921 1,070
----------- ----------- -----------
27,104 30,292 32,619
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization, which
includes $650, $1,217 and $469 for January 31, 1996,
January 31, 1997 and April 30, 1997, respectively,
for equipment under capital leases.................. (8,046) (12,221) (13,295)
----------- ----------- -----------
Net property and equipment........................ $ 19,058 $ 18,071 $ 19,324
----------- ----------- -----------
----------- ----------- -----------
</TABLE>
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
2. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)
Included in land and buildings is capitalized interest aggregating $290,000,
$329,000 and $329,000 as of January 31, 1996, January 31, 1997 and April 30,
1997, respectively.
3. OTHER ASSETS
Other assets at January 31, 1996, January 31, 1997 and April 30, 1997
include capitalized software development costs of $858,000, $1,065,000 and
$1,218,000 (net of $1,671,000, $2,341,000 and $2,511,000 of accumulated
amortization), respectively. Amortization of these costs totaled $550,000,
$694,000, $671,000 and $61,000 during the years ended December 31, 1994,
December 31, 1995 and January 31, 1997 and one month ended January 31, 1996,
respectively. For the interim periods ended April 30, 1996 and 1997, such costs
aggregated $168,000 and $172,000, respectively. Amortization costs are included
in cost of revenues. Software development costs incurred prior to achieving
technological feasibility are expensed as incurred as research and development.
Such costs aggregated $14,577,000, $19,796,000, $28,689,000 and $1,754,000 for
the years ended December 31, 1994, December 31, 1995 and January 31, 1997 and
one month ended January 31, 1996, respectively. For the interim periods ended
April 30, 1996 and 1997, such costs aggregated $6,658,000 and $5,675,000,
respectively.
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
4. NOTES PAYABLE AND LONG-TERM DEBT
Notes payable and long-term debt are summarized as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
1996 1997
----------- ----------- APRIL 30,
1997
-----------
(UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Advances under a $16,000,000 revolving credit agreement with a bank,
secured by substantially all assets and guarantees of certain
stockholders, bearing interest at the highest LIBOR for the period (5.49%
at January 31, 1997) plus 4.875% per annum, expiring July 1997........... $ -- $ 4,349 $ 11,265
Advances under a $15,000,000 line of credit agreement with a bank, secured
by accounts receivable and guarantees of certain stockholders, bearing
interest at the prime rate (8.5% at January 31, 1996) plus .85% per
annum, expiring June 1996................................................ 5,525 -- --
Term notes payable, secured by property and equipment, payable in monthly
installments ranging from $6,276 to $41,667, at interest rates ranging
from 8.29% to 10.365% per annum, expiring from June 1997 to December
1999..................................................................... 5,510 5,258 4,429
Note payable under term portion of credit agreement, secured by real
estate, principal payable commencing August 1996 in monthly installments
of $66,666 plus interest at the highest LIBOR during the month (5.49% at
January 31, 1997) plus 4.875% per annum (to be no less than 8% per
annum), through July 2001................................................ -- 3,600 3,400
Notes payable, secured by real estate, payable in monthly installments
ranging from $10,194 to $30,783, at interest rates ranging from 9.0% to
9.85% per annum, expiring from October 1997 to July 2004................. 4,300 -- --
Term note payable, net of unamortized discount of $91,931 at 9.35% per
annum, unsecured, payable $848,750 on February 29, 1996, $628,750 on May
31, 1996, $628,750 on August 31, 1996 and $408,750 on November 30,
1996..................................................................... 2,423 -- --
Note payable, secured by leasehold improvements, payable in monthly
installments of $681 through February 1998............................... 17 9 7
Capital lease obligations.................................................. 1,016 285 362
----------- ----------- -----------
18,791 13,501 19,463
Less current installments.................................................. (11,694) (8,465) (15,143)
----------- ----------- -----------
$ 7,097 $ 5,036 $ 4,320
----------- ----------- -----------
----------- ----------- -----------
</TABLE>
The Company's revolving credit agreement expires on July 31, 1997, subject
to automatic successive one-year extensions if not terminated by the Company or
the lender 90 days prior to the expiration date. The maximum available amount of
borrowings under the revolving credit agreement is equal to the lesser of $20
million or the sum of a percentage of the Company's accounts receivable, $4
million of which may
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
4. NOTES PAYABLE AND LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED)
be used only for loans secured by real estate owned by the Company. The total
amount of available borrowings under the revolving credit agreement at April 30,
1997 was approximately $20 million. Borrowings under the revolving credit
agreement bear interest, calculated monthly, at an annual rate equal to the
highest LIBOR rate in effect during the month plus 4.875% but in no event less
than 8%. Minimum monthly interest charges are $20,000 (resulting in a rate of
10.565% at April 30, 1997). The Company's revolving credit agreement is
collateralized by a security interest in substantially all of the Company's
assets.
At January 31, 1997, future minimum principal payments of notes payable and
long-term debt are as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Year ending January 31:
1998....................... $ 8,465
1999....................... 2,615
2000....................... 1,221
2001....................... 800
2002....................... 400
---------
$ 13,501
---------
---------
</TABLE>
5. DEFERRED REVENUE
The Company bills for ongoing maintenance and post-sale customer support
separately from sales of products and records such amounts as deferred revenue
when billed. Deferred revenue aggregated $21,228,000, $29,125,000 and
$30,228,000 at January 31, 1996, January 31, 1997 and April 30, 1997,
respectively. Revenue under maintenance contracts is recognized ratably over the
term of the contract which is typically 12 months.
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
6. INCOME TAXES
Components of income tax expense (benefit) are as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ONE MONTH
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED ENDED
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
1994 1995 1997 1996
------------- ------------ ------------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Current:
Federal................................................. $ 943 $ 371 $ 672 $ (1,402)
State................................................... 313 110 (63) (203)
Foreign................................................. 264 503 227 890
------ ------------ ----- -----------
Total............................................. 1,520 984 836 (715)
------ ------------ ----- -----------
Deferred:
Federal................................................. (562) (1,946) (94) 80
State................................................... (81) (290) (10) 9
Foreign................................................. -- (1,543) (218) (452)
------ ------------ ----- -----------
Total............................................. (643) (3,779) (322) (363)
------ ------------ ----- -----------
$ 877 $ (2,795) $ 514 $ (1,078)
------ ------------ ----- -----------
------ ------------ ----- -----------
</TABLE>
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 requires companies to
record deferred tax assets for the benefit to be derived from deductible
temporary differences, net of appropriate valuation reserves to reflect
management estimates of realizability of such deferred tax assets. The tax
effects of
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
6. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax
assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
1996 1997
----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for bad debts............................................................... $ 759 $ 1,387
Accrued vacation...................................................................... 611 524
Alternative minimum tax............................................................... 187 98
Research and development.............................................................. 914 1,217
Foreign tax credits................................................................... -- 778
Long term contract.................................................................... 859 328
Net operating loss carryforwards...................................................... 4,044 5,054
Other................................................................................. 12 34
----------- -----------
7,386 9,420
Less valuation allowance.............................................................. (1,163) (2,081)
----------- -----------
Net deferred tax assets............................................................... 6,223 7,339
Less current portion (net of $95 and $633 valuation allowance, respectively).......... (4,103) (4,655)
----------- -----------
Long-term net deferred tax assets (net of $1,068 and $1,448 valuation allowance,
respectively)..................................................................... $ 2,120 $ 2,684
----------- -----------
----------- -----------
Deferred tax liabilities:
Capitalized translation costs......................................................... $ 343 $ 355
Foreign sales corporation............................................................. 85 --
State income taxes.................................................................... 52 119
Other................................................................................. 13 (2)
Depreciation and amortization......................................................... 158 (103)
----------- -----------
651 369
Less current portion.................................................................. (493) (472)
----------- -----------
Long-term deferred tax liabilities.................................................. $ 158 $ (103)
----------- -----------
----------- -----------
</TABLE>
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers
whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax
assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is
dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in
which those temporary differences become deductible.
For U.S. tax purposes, management has determined that the realization of
recorded deferred tax assets arising in the United States is reasonably assured,
and accordingly, no valuation allowance has been recorded on such items. With
available tax planning strategies and projections of future income over the
periods in which the foreign deferred tax assets are deductible, management
believes it is more likely than not that the Company will realize a portion of
the benefits of these deductible differences on tax returns
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
6. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
filed in foreign jurisdictions. However, there can be no assurance that any
taxable income will be generated in the respective foreign jurisdictions.
The Company's net operating loss carryforward benefits aggregating $5.1
million at January 31, 1997 arise principally from losses incurred by foreign
subsidiaries and expire commencing in 2001.
At January 31, 1996 and January 31, 1997, the valuation allowance
attributable to deferred tax assets was $1,163,000 and $2,081,000, respectively,
an overall increase of $918,000.
Actual income tax expense (benefit) differs from that obtained by applying
the statutory Federal income tax rate to earnings before income taxes as follows
(in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ONE MONTH
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED ENDED
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
1994 1995 1997 1996
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Computed expected tax expense (benefit)................... $ 1,277 $ (1,183) $ 515 $ (1,339)
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit..... 153 (209) 91 (236)
Tax expense from foreign operations....................... 385 -- 117 649
Alternative minimum tax ("AMT")........................... -- 182 -- --
Net change in deferred tax assets and liabilities......... (643) (1,856) 918 (87)
Meals and entertainment................................... 232 279 286 9
Foreign sales corporation................................. 242 1,030 (539) --
Research, AMT and foreign tax credits..................... (900) (1,386) (1,208) (174)
Other..................................................... 131 348 334 100
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$ 877 $ (2,795) $ 514 $ (1,078)
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7. 401(K) PLAN
The Company has a defined contribution 401(k) plan which is available to
U.S. employees after 30 days of employment. Employees may contribute up to the
maximum allowable by the Internal Revenue Code. The Company may make additional
contributions at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Participants are
immediately vested in their employee contributions. Employer contributions vest
over a five-year period. The employer contributions for the years ended December
31, 1994, December 31, 1995 and January 31, 1997 were $391,000, $101,000 and
$422,000, respectively, which are included in general and administrative
expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company finances equipment under capital leases and leases office
facilities under operating lease agreements expiring through 2002. The present
value of future minimum capital lease payments and future minimum lease payments
under noncancelable operating leases is as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OPERATING
CAPITAL LEASES LEASES
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<S> <C> <C>
Year ending January 31:
1998............................................................. $ 259 $ 4,730
1999............................................................. 40 3,533
2000............................................................. 3 2,450
2001............................................................. -- 1,209
2002............................................................. -- 700
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Total minimum lease payments............................... 302 $ 12,622
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Less amount representing interest at rates ranging from 11% to
14.5%.......................................................... (17)
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Present value of minimum lease payments.................... $ 285
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Total rent expense for the years ended December 31, 1994, December 31, 1995
and January 31, 1997 and one month ended January 31, 1996 aggregated $3,056,000,
$4,981,000, $5,929,000 and $457,000, respectively.
9. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
The following table shows revenues, operating income (loss) and identifiable
assets by geographic segment (in thousands):
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<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 31,
1994 1995 1997
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Revenue:
U.S............................................... $ 36,380 $ 49,955 $ 73,519
International..................................... 29,980 39,994 52,925
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$ 66,360 $ 89,949 $ 126,444
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Operating income (loss):
U.S............................................... $ 5,014 $ 1,060 $ 6,250
International..................................... (930) (3,706) (3,928)
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$ 4,084 $ (2,646) $ 2,322
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<CAPTION>
JANUARY 31, JANUARY 31,
1996 1997
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Identifiable assets:
U.S...................................................... $ 36,661 $ 46,515
International............................................ 28,446 30,735
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$ 65,107 $ 77,250
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
10. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, PURCHASE PLANS AND RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENTS
The Company has stock option agreements with certain key employees. As of
January 31, 1997 and April 30, 1997, options to purchase 1,121,000 and 1,061,000
shares of common stock had been granted and were outstanding at an average price
of $0.18 and $2.28 per share, respectively. All options outstanding at January
31, 1997 were exercisable. Outstanding options generally vest over a five-year
period. Transactions in stock options are summarized as follows:
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<CAPTION>
WEIGHTED
SHARES AVERAGE PRICE
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Outstanding options at December 31, 1993......................... 2,350,000 $ 0.18
Options issued................................................... --
Options exercised................................................ --
Options expired and terminated................................... --
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Outstanding options at December 31, 1994......................... 2,350,000 0.18
Options issued................................................... --
Options exercised................................................ (1,024,000) 0.02
Options expired and terminated................................... --
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Outstanding options at December 31, 1995......................... 1,326,000 0.31
Options issued................................................... --
Options exercised................................................ --
Options expired and terminated................................... --
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Outstanding options at January 31, 1996.......................... 1,326,000 0.31
Options issued................................................... --
Options exercised................................................ (105,000) 0.40
Options expired and terminated................................... (100,000) 1.61
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Outstanding options at January 31, 1997.......................... 1,121,000 0.18
Options issued................................................... 239,000 9.53
Options exercised................................................ (299,000) 0.21
Options expired and terminated................................... --
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Outstanding options at April 30, 1997............................ 1,061,000 $ 2.28
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During 1995, the Company repurchased 1,000,000 shares issued to an employee
immediately upon exercise of stock options. Accordingly, the Company recorded
compensation expense of $2,407,788 in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 1995. Additionally, during the year
ended January 31, 1997 certain employees holding vested options with respect to
70,000 shares at an average of $0.27 per share noticed their intention to
terminate employment. The Company determined that it would reacquire the shares
which would be issued to the employees. Accordingly, $647,800 of compensation
expense representing the difference between exercise price and acquisition cost,
has been accrued as compensation expense at January 31, 1997.
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
10. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, PURCHASE PLANS AND RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
(CONTINUED)
1994 STOCK OWNERSHIP PROGRAM
The Company has also established the QAD Inc. 1994 Stock Ownership Program
(the "Plan") covering 4,800,000 shares of its common stock. Subject to certain
limitations, the Plan allows eligible employees to purchase shares of common
stock at the fair market value of the common stock by direct cash payment or at
95% of the fair market value through payroll deduction. The Company has the
right, but not the obligation, to repurchase shares at fair value upon the
termination of employment. During the years ended December 31, 1994, December
31, 1995, and January 31, 1997 and the three months ended April 30, 1997,
813,864, 250,750, 793,438 and 211,760 shares, respectively, were issued under
the Plan at average prices of $2.23, $2.40, $1.78 and $9.52, respectively. No
shares were issued under the Plan in January 1996.
During the year ended January 31, 1997 and the three months ended April 30,
1997, respectively, 559,066 and 20,400 restricted shares of the Company's common
stock were granted to certain employees. The fair market value of shares awarded
was $2,584,000 and $194,000, respectively. These amounts were recorded as
unearned compensation--restricted stock, shown as a separate component of
stockholders' equity. Unearned compensation is being amortized to expense over
the periods in which the restrictions lapse, generally one to three years from
date of award. Such expenses amounted to $788,000 and $324,000 in the year ended
January 31, 1997 and the three months ended April 30, 1997, respectively,
$333,000 and $256,000 of which is included in accrued compensation,
respectively, and $455,000 and $68,000 of which has been recorded as a reduction
in unearned compensation--restricted stock as the restricted shares are issued
to employees.
During the years ended December 31, 1994, December 31, 1995 and January 31,
1997, and one month ended January 31, 1996, the Company granted unrestricted
shares to certain employees having a fair value of $131,000, $336,000, $256,000
and $57,000 at date of grant, respectively. Compensation expense has been
recognized in each period for the fair value of such stock grants. Unrestricted
stock grants in the three months ended April 30, 1997 totaled $431,000 and are
included under costs and expenses for the period.
1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM (UNAUDITED)
The Company intends to adopt the 1997 Stock Ownership Program (the
"Program"). The Program consists of seven parts:
The first part is the Incentive Stock Option Plan under which are granted
incentive stock options. The second part is the NonQualified Stock Option Plan
under which are granted nonqualified stock options. The third part is the
Restricted Share Plan under which are granted restricted shares of Common Stock.
The fourth part is the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The fifth part is the
Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan under which grants of options to
purchase shares of Common Stock may be made to non-employee directors of the
Company. The sixth part is the Stock Appreciation Rights Plan under which SARs
(as defined therein) are granted. The seventh part is the Other Stock Rights
Plan under which (i) units representing the equivalent shares of Common Stock
are granted; (ii) payments of compensation in the form of shares of Common Stock
are granted; and (iii) rights to receive cash or shares of Common Stock based on
the value of dividends paid with respect to a share of Common Stock are granted.
The
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QAD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(INFORMATION RELATING TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 1996 AND APRIL 30, 1997 IS UNAUDITED)
10. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, PURCHASE PLANS AND RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
(CONTINUED)
maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Program is
4,000,000 shares. The Program will be valid for 10 years from the date of
adoption.
RECEIVABLE FROM STOCKHOLDERS
In connection with the 1994 Stock Ownership Program, the Company has
guaranteed indebtedness incurred by certain stockholders to purchase shares with
cash deposited with a lending institution. These amounts are classified as
"Receivable from Stockholders" in the accompanying balance sheets.
11. INVESTMENT
In March 1997, the Company acquired an interest in a high technology company
for an aggregate purchase price of $1.0 million, $400,000 of which had been
advanced at January 31, 1997. The Company has an option to acquire an additional
interest in the business for an aggregate purchase price of $2.0 million, which
option expires no later than September 15, 1997. Should the option be exercised,
the Company will own a 33% interest in the enterprise.
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENT AND PLANNED STOCK SPLIT
Subsequent to January 31, 1997 the Company began efforts to complete an
offering of shares to the public through the filing of a Form S-1 Registration
Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In connection with the
planned public offering, the board of directors has resolved to reincorporate in
the State of Delaware prior to completion of the offering and, further, resolved
to increase the number of authorized shares and split its common shares in a 2
for 1 stock split.
For financial reporting purposes, the stock split has been given effect in
the accompanying consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER CONTAINED HEREIN, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,
SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN
AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR BY ANY
OF THE U.S. UNDERWRITERS. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF ANY
SECURITIES OTHER THAN
THOSE TO WHICH IT RELATES OR AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, THOSE TO WHICH IT
RELATES IN ANY STATE TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS NOT
LAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER IN SUCH STATE. THE
DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS AT ANY TIME DOES NOT
IMPLY THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY
TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE.
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PAGE
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Prospectus Summary.............................. 3
Risk Factors.................................... 5
Use of Proceeds................................. 20
Dividend Policy................................. 20
Capitalization.................................. 21
Dilution........................................ 22
Selected Consolidated Financial Data............ 23
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.................................... 24
Business........................................ 35
Management...................................... 48
Certain Transactions............................ 53
Principal Stockholders.......................... 53
Description of Capital Stock.................... 54
Shares Eligible for Future Sale................. 57
Certain U.S. Federal Tax Considerations for
Non-U.S. Holders.............................. 59
Underwriting.................................... 61
Legal Matters................................... 64
Experts......................................... 64
Additional Information.......................... 64
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements...... F-1
</TABLE>
UNTIL , 1997 (25 DAYS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE OFFERING),
ALL DEALERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE COMMON STOCK, WHETHER OR NOT
PARTICIPATING IN THIS DISTRIBUTION, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE OBLIGATION OF DEALERS TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN
ACTING AS UNDERWRITERS AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
5,750,000 SHARES
[LOGO]
COMMON STOCK
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P R O S P E C T U S
, 1997
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SMITH BARNEY INC.
COWEN & COMPANY
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 3, 1997
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.
<PAGE>
P R O S P E C T U S
5,750,000 SHARES
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COMMON STOCK
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All of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby are being sold by QAD Inc.
("QAD" or the "Company"). Of the 5,750,000 shares of Common Stock offered
hereby, 1,150,000 shares are being offered in an international offering outside
the United States and Canada by the Managers (as defined herein) and 4,600,000
shares are being offered for sale in a concurrent offering in the United States
and Canada by the U.S. Underwriters (as defined herein) (collectively, the
"Offering").
Prior to this Offering, there has been no public market for the Common Stock
of the Company. It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price
will be between $12.00 and $14.00 per share. See "Underwriting" for information
relating to the factors considered in determining the initial public offering
price. Application has been made to have the Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "QADI."
Upon completion of the Offering, the current directors and executive
officers of the Company will beneficially own approximately 71% of the
outstanding Common Stock of the Company. See "Risk Factors--Control by Principal
Stockholders."
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SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 5 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FACTORS
THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE COMMON STOCK OFFERED
HEREBY.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
UNDERWRITING
PRICE TO DISCOUNTS AND PROCEEDS TO
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS(1) COMPANY(2)
Per Share $ $ $
Total (3) $ $ $
</TABLE>
(1) For information regarding indemnification of the Managers and the U.S.
Underwriters, see "Underwriting."
(2) Before deducting estimated offering expenses of $1,800,000, payable by the
Company.
(3) The Company has granted the several U.S. Underwriters and the several
Managers a 30-day option to purchase up to 862,500 additional shares of
Common Stock solely to cover over-allotments, if any. See "Underwriting." If
such option is exercised in full, the total Price to Public, Underwriting
Discounts and Commissions and Proceeds to Company will be $ ,
$ and $ , respectively.
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The shares of Common Stock are being offered by the several Managers named
herein, subject to prior sale, when, as and if accepted by them and subject to
certain conditions. It is expected that certificates for the shares of Common
Stock offered hereby will be available for delivery on or about ,
1997, at the office of Smith Barney Inc., 333 West 34th Street, New York, New
York 10001.
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SMITH BARNEY INC.
COWEN & COMPANY
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY
, 1997
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER CONTAINED HEREIN, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,
SUCH INFORMA-
TION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE
COMPANY OR BY ANY OF THE MANAGERS. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF ANY SECURITIES OTHER THAN THOSE TO WHICH IT RELATES OR AN
OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, THOSE TO WHICH IT RELATES
IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS NOT LAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER IN
SUCH JURISDICTION. THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS AT ANY TIME DOES NOT IMPLY
THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
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<S> <C>
Prospectus Summary............................. 3
Risk Factors................................... 5
Use of Proceeds................................ 20
Dividend Policy................................ 20
Capitalization................................. 21
Dilution....................................... 22
Selected Consolidated Financial Data........... 23
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of
Operations................................... 24
Business....................................... 35
Management..................................... 48
Certain Transactions........................... 53
Principal Stockholders......................... 53
Description of Capital Stock................... 54
Shares Eligible for Future Sale................ 57
Certain U.S. Federal Tax Considerations for
Non-U.S. Holders............................. 59
Underwriting................................... 61
Legal Matters.................................. 64
Experts........................................ 64
Additional Information......................... 64
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements..... F-1
</TABLE>
UNTIL , 1997 (25 DAYS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE OFFERING),
ALL DEALERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE COMMON STOCK, WHETHER OR NOT
PARTICIPATING IN THIS DISTRIBUTION, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE OBLIGATION OF DEALERS TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN
ACTING AS MANAGERS AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS.
5,750,000 SHARES
[LOGO]
COMMON STOCK
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P R O S P E C T U S
, 1997
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SMITH BARNEY INC.
COWEN & COMPANY
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The following sets forth the estimated expenses of this offering (other than
the underwriting discounts and commissions), all of which will be borne by the
Registrant.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Registration Fee................................................ $ 28,054
NASD Filing Fee................................................. 9,758
Nasdaq Stock Market Listing Fees................................ 50,000
Printing and Engraving Expenses................................. 150,000
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses (including counsel fees)............. 5,000
Legal Fees and Expenses......................................... 600,000
Consulting Fees................................................. 250,000
Accounting Fees and Expenses.................................... 175,000
Transfer Agent and Registrar Fees............................... 4,500
Directors and Officers' Insurance............................... 400,000
Miscellaneous................................................... 127,688
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Total $1,800,000
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* All amounts are estimated except for the Registration Fee, the NASD Filing
Fee and the Nasdaq Stock Market Listing Fees.
ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Under Section 145 of the General Corporate Law of the State of Delaware, the
Registrant has broad powers to indemnify its directors and officers against
liabilities they may incur in such capacities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Registrant's
Bylaws (Exhibit 3.7 hereto) also provide for mandatory indemnification of its
directors and executive officers, and permissive indemnification of its
employees and agents, to the fullest extent currently permissible under Delaware
law.
The Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation (Exhibit 3.5 hereto) limits
the personal liability of its directors (in their capacity as directors but not
in their capacity as officers) to the Registrant or its stockholders to the
fullest extent permissible under Delaware law. Specifically, directors of the
Registrant will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of a
director's fiduciary duty, except for liability (i) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant and its stockholders, (ii) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit or (iv) for payment of dividends or
approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under Delaware
law.
Prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Registrant
will have entered into agreements with each of its directors and executive
officers that require the Registrant to indemnify such persons against expenses,
judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred
(including expenses of a derivative action) in connection with any proceeding,
whether actual or threatened, to which any such person may be made a party by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the
Registrant or any of its affiliated enterprises, provided such person acted in
good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, with respect to any
criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful. The indemnification agreements also set forth certain procedures that
will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification thereunder.
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The Registrant intends to obtain in conjunction with the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement a policy of directors' and officers' liability
insurance that insures the Registrant's directors and officers against the cost
of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances.
The U.S. Underwriting Agreement and the International Underwriting
Agreement, filed as Exhibit 1.1 and Exhibit 1.2, respectively, to this
Registration Statement, provide for indemnification by the U.S. Underwriters and
the Managers of the Registrant and its directors and officers who sign this
Registration Statement for certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act
or otherwise.
ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
Set forth in chronological order below is information regarding the number
of shares of capital stock issued and the number of options granted by the
Registrant since January 1, 1994. Further included is the consideration, if any,
received by the Registrant for such shares and options, and information relating
to the section of the Securities Act or rule of the Securities and Exchange
Commission under which exemption from registration was claimed. All awards of
options did not involve any offer or sale under the Securities Act and therefore
the issuance of such options by the Registrant was not registered under the
Securities Act.
1994 STOCK OWNERSHIP PROGRAM
In 1993 the Registrant instituted its 1994 Stock Ownership Program pursuant
to which it grants its employees awards of shares of Common Stock or the right
to purchase limited numbers of shares of Common Stock at specified trade dates
during each year at a fair market value determined by an independent appraisal.
In 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997, certain employees of the Registrant purchased or
were awarded the following aggregate number of shares of the Registrant's Common
Stock under the Registrant's 1994 Stock Ownership Program:
(i) in 1994 certain employees purchased an aggregate of 219,250
shares of Common Stock at purchase prices ranging from $1.98 to $2.53 per
share and the Registrant made stock awards of 174,260 shares of Common
Stock under the 1994 Stock Ownership Program to certain employees;
(ii) in 1995 certain employees purchased an aggregate of 250,400
shares of Common Stock at purchase prices ranging from $2.21 to $2.53 per
share and the Registrant made stock awards of 228,936 shares of Common
Stock under the 1994 Stock Ownership Program to certain employees;
(iii) in 1996 certain employees purchased an aggregate of 619,722
shares of Common Stock at purchase prices ranging from $1.47 to $2.22 per
share and the Registrant made stock awards of 519,468 shares of Common
Stock under the 1994 Stock Ownership Program to certain employees; and
(iv) in 1997 certain employees purchased an aggregate of 212,850
shares of Common Stock at purchase prices ranging from $7.94 to $9.53 per
share and in February 1997 the Registrant made stock awards of 225,576
shares of Common Stock under the 1994 Stock Ownership Program to certain
employees.
No underwriters were engaged in connection with any of the foregoing offers
or sales of securities. Of the shares of Common Stock purchased by employees in
1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 as described above, 150, 650, 19,650 and 5,250 shares,
respectively, were offered and sold in reliance upon the exemption from
registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act relating to offerings and
sales not involving a public offering. Of the shares of Common Stock awarded to
employees in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 as described above, 113,788, 78,668,
171,262 and 8,502 shares, respectively, were not offered or sold within the
meaning of Section 2(3) of the Securities Act, and, therefore, were not subject
to Section 5 of the
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Securities Act, and 8,600, 23,200, 166,046 and 168,500 shares, respectively,
were offered and sold in reliance upon the exemption from registration under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The remaining shares of Common Stock
purchased by or awarded to employees in the above transactions were offered and
sold in reliance upon the exemption from registration under Rule 701 promulgated
under the Securities Act relating to certain sales by an issuer to its employees
under certain compensatory plans.
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENTS
In addition to the foregoing transactions under the 1994 Stock Ownership
Program, the Registrant issued the following securities to its employees:
(i) in 1995 the Registrant issued 1,024,000 shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of outstanding stock options with exercise prices
ranging from $0.02 to $0.39 per share;
(ii) in 1996 the Registrant issued 105,000 shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of outstanding stock options with exercise prices
ranging from $0.12 to $0.81 per share;
(iii) in 1997 the Registrant issued 299,000 shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of outstanding stock options with exercise prices
ranging from $0.19 to $0.39 per share; and
(iv) in 1997 the Registrant granted options to employees pursuant to
stock option agreements to purchase an aggregate of 301,000 shares of
Common Stock at an exercise price of $9.53 per share.
No underwriters were engaged in connection with any of the foregoing offers
or sales of securities. Of the shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise
in 1997 of outstanding stock options as described above, 268,000 shares were
offered and sold in reliance upon the exemption from registration under Section
4(2) of the Securities Act. The remaining shares of Common Stock issued upon the
exercise in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 of outstanding stock options as described
above, were offered and sold in reliance upon the exemption from registration
under Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act. Of the shares of Common
Stock subject to unexercised options granted in 1997 as described above, 230,000
shares were offered in reliance upon the exemption from registration under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The remaining shares of Common Stock subject
to unexercised options granted in 1997 as described above, were offered in
reliance upon the exemption from registration under Rule 701 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) Exhibits
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1.1 Form of U.S. Underwriting Agreement
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1.2 Form of International Underwriting Agreement
3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation of QAD Inc., a California corporation ("QAD
California"), filed with the California Secretary of State on December 15, 1993
3.2 Certificate of Amendment of QAD California filed on March 23, 1994
3.3 Certificate of Amendment of QAD California filed on July 10, 1996
3.4 Certificate of Amendment of QAD California filed on February 10, 1997
3.5 Form of Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant to be adopted upon
reincorporation in Delaware*
3.6 Bylaws of QAD California
3.7 Bylaws to be adopted effective upon reincorporation in Delaware*
4.1 Specimen Stock Certificate*
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5.1 Opinion of Nida & Maloney, a Professional Corporation*
10.1 QAD Inc. 1994 Stock Ownership Program
10.2 QAD Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Program
10.3 Form of Indemnification Agreement with Directors and Executive Officers*
10.4 Loan and Security Agreement between Greyrock Business Credit, a Division of Nations
Credit Commercial Corporation ("GBC") and the Registrant dated July 3, 1996
10.5 Schedule to Loan Agreement between GBC and the Registrant dated July 3, 1996
10.6 Letter Agreement between the Registrant and GBC dated July 3, 1996
10.7 Letter Agreement between the Registrant and GBC dated July 5, 1996
10.8 Letter Agreement between the Registrant and GBC dated July 5, 1996
10.9 Secured Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $4,000,000 made by the
Registrant to the order of GBC dated July 3, 1996
10.10 Trademark Security Agreement between GBC and the Registrant dated July 3, 1996
10.11 Security Agreement in Copyrighted Works executed by the Registrant in favor of GBC
dated July 3, 1996
10.12 Deed of Trust with respect to real property located in Santa Barbara County,
California executed by the Registrant in favor of GBC dated July 3, 1996
10.13 Employment Offer Letter between the Registrant and Dennis R. Raney dated January 15,
1997
10.14 Master License Agreement between the Registrant and Progress Software Corporation
dated June 30, 1995+
10.15 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc. for Suites I, K
and L located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated November 30,
1992*
10.16 First Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc.
for Suites C and H located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated
September 9, 1993*
10.17 Second Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc.
for Suite J located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated January
14, 1994*
10.18 Third Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc.
for Suites B and C located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated
January 14, 1994*
10.19 Fourth Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc.
for Suite H located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated
February 15, 1994*
10.20 Fifth Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc.
for Suites G and E located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated
September 12, 1994*
10.21 Sixth Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc.
for Suites A, B, D, F and H, and Room A located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave.,
Carpinteria, California dated October 30, 1996*
10.22 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 3 through 8 located at 6430 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated November 30, 1993*
10.23 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 3 through 8 located at 6430 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated November 30, 1993*
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10.24 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for 6450 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated November 30,
1993*
10.25 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for 6450 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated November 30,
1993*
10.26 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 1 through 5 located at 6460 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated November 30, 1993*
10.27 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 1 through 5 located at 6460 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated November 30, 1993*
10.28 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 7 and 8 located at 6440 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated September 8, 1995*
10.29 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 7 and 8 located at 6440 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated September 8, 1995*
10.30 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 9 and 10 located at 6440 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated September 8, 1995*
10.31 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 9 and 10 located at 6440 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated September 8, 1995*
10.32 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 1 and 2 located at 6430 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated September 8, 1995*
10.33 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 1 and 2 located at 6430 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated September 8, 1995*
10.34 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 1 through 7 and 10 located at 6420 Via Real,
Carpinteria, California dated January 27, 1997*
10.35 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South
Coast Business Park for Suites 1 through 7 and 10 located at 6420 Via Real,
Carpinteria, California dated January 27, 1997*
10.36 Multi-Tenant Office Lease Agreement between the Registrant and EDB Property Partners,
LP III, successor to Laurel Larchmont Office, Inc. located at 10,000 Midlantic
Drive, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey dated December 29, 1993*
10.37 Amendment to Multi-Tenant Office Lease Agreement between the Registrant and EDB
Property Partners, LP III, successor to Laurel Larchmont Office, Inc. located at
10,000 Midlantic Drive, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey dated April 26, 1994*
10.38 Second Amendment to Multi-Tenant Lease Agreement between the Registrant and EDB
Property Partners, LP III, dated May 30, 1995*
10.39 Third Amendment to Multi-Tenant Lease Agreement between the Registrant and EDB
Property Partners L.P. I dated November 30, 1995*
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP and opinion on Schedule II
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23.2 Consent of Nida & Maloney, a Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1)*
24.1 Power of Attorney (see page II-7)
27.1 Financial Data Schedule
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* To be filed by amendment.
+ Confidential treatment is being requested.
(b) Financial Statement Schedules
Schedule II--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
All other schedules have been omitted because the information required to be
set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the Consolidated Financial
Statements or the Notes thereto.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) To provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting
agreements certificates in such denominations and registered in such names
as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
(b) 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 provisions described under Item 14 above, 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 Securities Act of 1933 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
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(c) (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the
information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 403(a) and contained in a form
of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or
497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this
registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus 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.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Carpinteria, California, on June 3, 1997.
QAD, INC.
By: /s/ PAMELA M. LOPKER
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Pamela M. Lopker
Chairman of the Board and President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of QAD Inc., do hereby constitute
and appoint Karl F. Lopker and Dennis R. Raney, and each of them, our true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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Chairman of the Board and
/s/ PAMELA M. LOPKER President
- ------------------------------ (Principal Executive June 3, 1997
Pamela M. Lopker Officer)
/s/ KARL F. LOPKER
- ------------------------------ Director and Chief June 3, 1997
Karl F. Lopker Executive Officer
/s/ EVAN M. BISHOP
- ------------------------------ Director June 3, 1997
Evan M. Bishop
Senior Vice President,
Finance and
/s/ DENNIS R. RANEY Administration and Chief
- ------------------------------ Financial Officer June 3, 1997
Dennis R. Raney (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
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SCHEDULE II
SCHEDULE OF VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
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BALANCE AT CHARGED TO
BEGINNING OF COSTS AND BALANCE AT
DESCRIPTION PERIOD EXPENSES DELETIONS(1) ADJUSTMENTS END OF PERIOD
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Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales
returns
Year ended:
December 31, 1994........................ $ 2,108 $ 1,333 $ (964) $ 51 $ 2,528
December 31, 1995........................ 2,528 945 (1,209) 34 2,298
January 31, 1997......................... 2,280 3,432 (1,983) (35) 3,694
One month ended:
January 31, 1996......................... 2,298 (25) -- 7 2,280
Three months ended:
April 30, 1996 (unaudited)............... 2,280 701 (684) (16) 2,281
April 30, 1997 (unaudited)............... 3,694 585 (524) (109) 3,646
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(1) Actual write-offs and product returns.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION FILED (F)
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1.1 Form of U.S. Underwriting Agreement........................................................... F
1.2 Form of International Underwriting Agreement.................................................. F
3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation of QAD Inc., a California corporation ("QAD California"),
filed with the California Secretary of State on December 15, 1993........................... F
3.2 Certificate of Amendment of QAD California filed on March 23, 1994............................ F
3.3 Certificate of Amendment of QAD California filed on July 10, 1996............................. F
3.4 Certificate of Amendment of QAD California filed on February 10, 1997......................... F
3.5 Form of Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant to be adopted upon reincorporation in
Delaware.................................................................................... *
3.6 Bylaws of QAD California...................................................................... F
3.7 Bylaws to be adopted effective upon reincorporation in Delaware............................... *
4.1 Specimen Stock Certificate.................................................................... *
5.1 Opinion of Nida & Maloney, a Professional Corporation......................................... *
10.1 QAD Inc. 1994 Stock Ownership Program......................................................... F
10.2 QAD Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Program......................................................... F
10.3 Form of Indemnification Agreement with Directors and Executive Officers....................... *
10.4 Loan and Security Agreement between Greyrock Business Credit, a Division of Nations Credit
Commercial Corporation ("GBC") and the Registrant dated July 3, 1996........................ F
10.5 Schedule to Loan Agreement between GBC and the Registrant dated July 3, 1996.................. F
10.6 Letter Agreement between the Registrant and GBC dated July 3, 1996............................ F
10.7 Letter Agreement between the Registrant and GBC dated July 5, 1996............................ F
10.8 Letter Agreement between the Registrant and GBC dated July 5, 1996............................ F
10.9 Secured Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $4,000,000 made by the Registrant
to the order of GBC dated July 3, 1996...................................................... F
10.10 Trademark Security Agreement between GBC and the Registrant dated July 3, 1996................ F
10.11 Security Agreement in Copyrighted Works executed by the Registrant in favor of GBC dated July
3, 1996..................................................................................... F
10.12 Deed of Trust with respect to real property located in Santa Barbara County, California
executed by the Registrant in favor of GBC dated July 3, 1996............................... F
10.13 Employment Offer Letter between the Registrant and Dennis R. Raney dated January 15, 1997..... F
10.14 Master License Agreement between the Registrant and Progress Software Corporation dated June
30, 1995+................................................................................... F
10.15 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc. for Suites I, K and L
located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated November 30, 1992........... *
10.16 First Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc. for Suites
C and H located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated September 9, 1993... *
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10.17 Second Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc. for Suite
J located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated January 14, 1994.......... *
10.18 Third Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc. for Suites
B and C located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated January 14, 1994.... *
10.19 Fourth Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc. for Suite
H located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated February 15, 1994......... *
10.20 Fifth Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc. for Suites
G and E located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated September 12,
1994........................................................................................ *
10.21 Sixth Amendment to Office Lease between the Registrant and Matco Enterprises, Inc. for Suites
A, B, D, F and H, and Room A located at 5464 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, California dated
October 30, 1996............................................................................ *
10.22 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 3 through 8 located at 6430 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated
November 30, 1993........................................................................... *
10.23 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 3 through 8 located at 6430 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated
November 30, 1993........................................................................... *
10.24 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for 6450 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated November 30, 1993............ *
10.25 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for 6450 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated November 30, 1993............ *
10.26 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 1 through 5 located at 6460 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated
November 30, 1993........................................................................... *
10.27 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 1 through 5 located at 6460 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated
November 30, 1993........................................................................... *
10.28 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 7 and 8 located at 6440 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated
September 8, 1995........................................................................... *
10.29 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 7 and 8 located at 6440 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated
September 8, 1995........................................................................... *
10.30 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 9 and 10 located at 6440 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated
September 8, 1995........................................................................... *
10.31 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 9 and 10 located at 6440 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated
September 8, 1995........................................................................... *
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10.32 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 1 and 2 located at 6430 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated
September 8, 1995........................................................................... *
10.33 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 1 and 2 located at 6430 Via Real, Carpinteria, California dated
September 8, 1995........................................................................... *
10.34 Lease Agreement between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 1 through 7 and 10 located at 6420 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated January 27, 1997........................................................... *
10.35 Addendum to Lease between the Registrant and William D. and Edna J. Wright dba South Coast
Business Park for Suites 1 through 7 and 10 located at 6420 Via Real, Carpinteria,
California dated January 27, 1997........................................................... *
10.36 Multi-Tenant Office Lease Agreement between the Registrant and EDB Property Partners, LP III,
successor to Laurel Larchmont Office, Inc. located at 10,000 Midlantic Drive, Mt. Laurel,
New Jersey dated December 29, 1993.......................................................... *
10.37 Amendment to Multi-Tenant Office Lease Agreement between the Registrant and EDB Property
Partners, LP III, successor to Laurel Larchmont Office, Inc. located at 10,000 Midlantic
Drive, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey dated April 26, 1994.......................................... *
10.38 Second Amendment to Multi-Tenant Lease Agreement between the Registrant and EDB Property
Partners, LP III, dated May 30, 1995........................................................ *
10.39 Third Amendment to Multi-Tenant Lease Agreement between the Registrant and EDB Property
Partners L.P. I dated November 30, 1995..................................................... *
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant................................................................ F
23.1 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.............................................................. F
23.2 Consent of Nida & Maloney, a Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1)............... *
24.1 Power of Attorney (see page II-7)............................................................. F
27.1 Financial Data Schedule....................................................................... F
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5,750,000 Shares
QAD INC.
Common Stock
U.S. UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
June ___, 1997
SMITH BARNEY INC.
COWEN & COMPANY
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY LLC
As Representatives of the Several Underwriters
c/o SMITH BARNEY INC.
333 West 34th Street
New York, New York 10001
Dear Sirs:
QAD Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), proposes to issue
and sell an aggregate of 4,600,000 shares of its common stock, par value
$0.001 per share (the "Firm Shares"), to the several Underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto (the "U.S. Underwriters") for whom Smith Barney Inc.,
Cowen & Company and Robertson, Stephens & Company LLC are acting as
representatives (the "Representatives"). In addition, solely for the purpose
of covering over-allotments, the Company proposes to sell to the U.S.
Underwriters, upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2 hereof, up
to an additional 690,000 shares (the "Additional Shares") of the Company's
common stock. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Shares." The Company's common stock, par
value $0.001 per share, including the Shares and the International Shares (as
defined herein), is hereinafter referred to as the "Common Stock."
It is understood that the Company is concurrently entering into an
International Underwriting Agreement, dated the date hereof (the
"International Underwriting Agreement"), providing for the sale by the
Company of 1,150,000 shares of the Common Stock (the "Firm International
Shares") (plus an option granted by the Company to purchase up to an
additional 172,500
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shares of Common Stock (the "Additional International Shares") solely for the
purpose of covering over-allotments), through arrangements with certain
underwriters outside the United States and Canada (the "Managers"), for whom
Smith Barney Inc., Cowen & Company and Robertson, Stephens & Company LLC are
acting as lead Managers (the "Lead Managers"). All shares of Common Stock
proposed to be offered to the Managers pursuant to the International
Underwriting Agreement, including the Firm International Shares and the
Additional International Shares, are herein called the "International Shares";
the International Shares and the Shares, collectively, are herein called the
"Underwritten Shares."
The Company also understands that the Representatives and the Lead
Managers have entered into an agreement (the "Agreement Between U.S.
Underwriters and Managers") contemplating the coordination of certain
transactions between the U.S. Underwriters and the Managers and that, pursuant
thereto and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the U.S. Underwriters
may purchase from the Managers a portion of the International Shares or sell to
the Managers a portion of the Shares. The Company understands that any such
purchases and sales between the U.S. Underwriters and the Managers shall be
governed by the Agreement Between U.S. Underwriters and Managers and shall not
be governed by the terms of this Agreement or the International Underwriting
Agreement.
The Company wishes to confirm as follows its agreement with you and
the other several Underwriters on whose behalf you are acting, in connection
with the several purchases of the Shares by the Underwriters.
1. REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS. The Company has prepared and
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in
accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the
"Act"), a registration statement on Form S-1, including prospectuses subject to
completion, relating to the Underwritten Shares. The term "Registration
Statement" as used in this Agreement means the registration statement (including
all financial schedules and exhibits), as amended at the time it becomes
effective, and as thereafter amended by post-effective amendment. The term
"Prospectuses" as used in this Agreement means the prospectuses in the forms
included in the Registration Statement, or, if the prospectuses included in the
Registration Statement omit information in reliance on Rule 430A under the Act
and such information is included in prospectuses filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act, the term "Prospectuses" as used in this
Agreement means the prospectuses in the forms included in the Registration
Statement as supplemented by the addition of the Rule 430A information contained
in the prospectuses filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). The term
"Prepricing Prospectuses" as used in this Agreement means the prospectuses
subject to completion in the forms included in the Registration Statement at the
time of the initial filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission,
and as such prospectuses shall have been amended from time to time prior to the
date of the Prospectuses.
It is understood that two forms of Prepricing Prospectus and two forms of
Prospectus are to be used in connection with the offering and sale of the
Underwritten Shares: a Prepricing Prospectus and a Prospectus relating to the
Shares that are to be offered and sold in the United States (as defined herein)
or Canada (as defined herein) to U.S. or Canadian Persons (the "U.S. Prepricing
Prospectus" and the
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"U.S. Prospectus," respectively), and a Prepricing Prospectus and a Prospectus
relating to the International Shares which are to be offered and sold outside
the United States or Canada to persons other than U.S. or Canadian Persons (the
"International Prepricing Prospectus" and the "International Prospectus,"
respectively). The U.S. Prospectus and the International Prospectus are herein
collectively called the "Prospectuses," and the U.S. Prepricing Prospectus and
the International Prepricing Prospectus are herein called the "Prepricing
Prospectuses." For purposes of this Agreement: "Rules and Regulations" means
the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission under either the Act or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as applicable;
"U.S. or Canadian Person" means any resident or national of the United States or
Canada, any corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or
under the laws of the United States or Canada or any estate or trust the income
of which is subject to United States or Canadian income taxation regardless of
the source of its income (other than the foreign branch of any U.S. or Canadian
Person), and includes any United States or Canadian branch of a person other
than a U.S. or Canadian Person; "United States" means the United States of
America (including the states thereof and the District of Columbia) and its
territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction; and
"Canada" means Canada and its territories, its possessions and other areas
subject to its jurisdiction.
2. AGREEMENTS TO SELL AND PURCHASE. Upon the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements of the Company contained herein,
and subject to all the terms and conditions set forth herein, and to such
adjustments as you may determine to avoid fractional shares, the Company
hereby agrees to issue and sell to each U.S. Underwriter and each U.S.
Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company,
at a purchase price of $____ per share (the "purchase price per share"), the
number of Firm Shares that bears the same proportion to the aggregate number
of Firm Shares to be issued and sold by the Company as the number of Firm
Shares set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto
(or such number of Firm Shares increased as set forth in Section 10 hereof)
bears to the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be sold by the Company.
The Company also agrees, subject to all the terms and conditions set
forth herein, to sell to the U.S. Underwriters, and, upon the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements of the Company herein contained
and subject to all the terms and conditions set forth herein, the U.S.
Underwriters shall have the right to purchase from the Company at the
purchase price per share, pursuant to an option (the "over-allotment option")
which may be exercised prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the 30th
day after the date of the U.S. Prospectus (or, if such 30th day shall be a
Saturday or Sunday or a holiday, on the next business day thereafter when the
New York Stock Exchange is open for trading), up to an aggregate of 690,000
Additional Shares from the Company. Additional Shares may be purchased only
for the purpose of covering over-allotments made in connection with the
offering of the Firm Shares. Upon any exercise of the over-allotment option,
each U.S. Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the
Company the number of Additional Shares (subject to such adjustments as you
may determine to avoid fractional shares) that bears the same proportion to
the number of Additional Shares to be sold by the Company set forth opposite
the name of such U.S. Underwriter in Schedule I hereto (or such number of
Firm Shares increased or set forth in Section 10 hereof) bears to the
aggregate number of Firm Shares to be sold by the Company.
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3. TERMS OF PUBLIC OFFERING. The Company has been advised by you that
the U.S. Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective
portions of the Shares as soon after the Registration Statement and this
Agreement have become effective as in your judgment is advisable and initially
to offer the Shares upon the terms set forth in the U.S. Prospectus.
4. DELIVERY OF THE SHARES AND PAYMENT THEREFOR. Delivery to the U.S.
Underwriters of and payment for the Firm Shares shall be made at the office of
Smith Barney Inc., 333 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001, at 10:00 A.M., New
York City time, on __________, 1997 (the "Closing Date"). The place of closing
for the Firm Shares and the Closing Date may be varied by agreement among you
and the Company.
Delivery to the U.S. Underwriters of and payment for any Additional Shares
to be purchased by the U.S. Underwriters shall be made at the aforementioned
office of Smith Barney Inc. at such time on such date (the "Option Closing
Date"), which may be the same as the Closing Date but shall in no event be
earlier than the Closing Date nor earlier than two nor later than ten business
days after the giving of the notice hereinafter referred to, as shall be
specified in a written notice from you on behalf of the U.S. Underwriters to the
Company of the U.S. Underwriters' determination to purchase a number, specified
in such notice, of Additional Shares. The place of closing for any Additional
Shares and the Option Closing Date for such Shares may be varied by agreement
between you and the Company.
Certificates for the Firm Shares and for any Additional Shares to be
purchased hereunder shall be registered in such names and in such
denominations as you shall request by written notice, it being understood
that a facsimile transmission shall be deemed written notice, prior to 9:30
A.M., New York City time, on the second business day preceding the Closing
Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be. Such certificates shall
be made available to you in New York City for inspection and packaging not
later than 9:30 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next preceding
the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be. The
certificates evidencing the Firm Shares and any Additional Shares to be
purchased hereunder shall be delivered to you on the Closing Date or the
Option Closing Date, as the case may be, against payment of the purchase
price therefor by certified or official bank checks payable in New York
Clearing House (next day) funds to the order of the Company.
5. AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY. The Company agrees with the several U.S.
Underwriters as follows:
(a) If, at the time this Agreement is executed and delivered, it is
necessary for the Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment thereto
to be declared effective before the offering of the Shares may commence, the
Company will endeavor to cause the Registration Statement or such post-effective
amendment to become effective as soon as possible and will advise you promptly
and,
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if requested by you, will confirm such advice in writing, when the Registration
Statement or such post-effective amendment has become effective.
(b) The Company will advise you promptly and, if requested by you,
will confirm such advice in writing: (i) of any request by the Commission for
amendment of or a supplement to the Registration Statement, any Prepricing
Prospectuses or the Prospectuses or for additional information; (ii) of the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or of the suspension of qualification of the Shares for
offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for
such purpose; and (iii) within the period of time referred to in paragraph (f)
below, of any change in the Company's condition (financial or other), business,
prospects, properties, net worth or results of operations, or of the happening
of any event, including the filing of any information, documents or reports
pursuant to the Exchange Act, that makes any statement of a material fact made
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses (as then amended or
supplemented) untrue or which requires the making of any additions to or changes
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses (as then amended or
supplemented) in order to state a material fact required by the Act or the
regulations thereunder to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein not misleading, or of the necessity to amend or supplement
the Prospectuses (as then amended or supplemented) to comply with the Act or any
other law. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company will make every
reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of such order at the earliest
possible time.
(c) The Company will furnish to you, without charge, four signed
copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission and
of each amendment thereto, including financial statements and all exhibits to
the Registration Statement and will also furnish to you, without charge, such
number of conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and
of each amendment thereto, but without exhibits, as you may reasonably request.
(d) The Company will not (i) file any amendment to the Registration
Statement or make any amendment or supplement to the Prospectuses of which you
shall not previously have been advised or to which you shall reasonably object
in writing after being so advised or (ii) so long as, in the written opinion of
counsel for the U.S. Underwriters (a copy of which shall be delivered to the
Company), a prospectus is required to be delivered in connection with sales by
any U.S. Underwriter or dealer, file any information, documents or reports
pursuant to the Exchange Act, without delivering a copy of such information,
documents or reports to you, as Representatives of the U.S. Underwriters, prior
to or concurrently with such filing.
(e) Prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Company has delivered or will deliver to you, without charge, in such quantities
as you have reasonably requested or may hereafter reasonably request, copies of
each form of the U.S. Prepricing Prospectus. The Company consents to the use,
in accordance with the provisions of the Act and with the securities or Blue Sky
laws of the jurisdictions in which the Shares are offered by the several U.S.
Underwriters and by dealers, prior to the date of the U.S. Prospectus, of each
U.S. Prepricing Prospectus so furnished by the Company.
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(f) As soon after the execution and delivery of this Agreement as
possible and thereafter from time to time for such period as in the written
opinion of counsel for the U.S. Underwriters a U.S. Prospectus is required by
the Act to be delivered in connection with sales by any U.S. Underwriter or
dealer, the Company will expeditiously deliver to each U.S. Underwriter and each
dealer, without charge, as many copies of the U.S. Prospectus (and of any
amendment or supplement thereto) as you may reasonably request. The Company
consents to the use of the U.S. Prospectus (and of any amendment or supplement
thereto) in accordance with the provisions of the Act and with the securities or
Blue Sky laws of the jurisdictions in which the Shares are offered by the
several U.S. Underwriters and by all dealers to whom Shares may be sold, both in
connection with the offering and sale of the Shares and for such period of time
thereafter as the U.S. Prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered in
connection with sales by any U.S. Underwriter or dealer. If during such period
of time any event shall occur that in the judgment of the Company or in the
written opinion of counsel for the U.S. Underwriters is required to be set forth
in the U.S. Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) or should be set forth
therein in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary
to supplement or amend the U.S. Prospectus to comply with the Act or any other
law, the Company will forthwith prepare and, subject to the provisions of
paragraph (d) above, file with the Commission an appropriate supplement or
amendment thereto and will expeditiously furnish to the U.S. Underwriters and
dealers a reasonable number of copies thereof.
(g) The Company will cooperate with you and with counsel for the U.S.
Underwriters in connection with the registration or qualification of the Shares
for offering and sale by the several U.S. Underwriters and by dealers under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you may reasonably
designate and will file such consents to service of process or other documents
necessary or appropriate in order to effect such registration or qualification;
provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do
business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any
action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those
arising out of the offering or sale of the Shares, in any jurisdiction where it
is not now so subject.
(h) The Company will make generally available to its security holders
a consolidated earnings statement, which need not be audited, covering a
twelve-month period commencing after the effective date of the Registration
Statement and ending not later than 15 months thereafter, as soon as reasonably
practicable after the end of such period, which consolidated earnings statement
shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act.
(i) During the period of five years hereafter, the Company will
furnish to you (i) as soon as available, a copy of each report of the Company
mailed to stockholders or filed with the Commission or NASDAQ, and (ii) from
time to time such other information concerning the Company as you may reasonably
request.
(j) If this Agreement shall terminate or shall be terminated after
execution pursuant to any provisions hereof (otherwise than pursuant to the
second paragraph of Section 10 hereof or by notice given by you terminating this
Agreement pursuant to Section 10 or Section 11 hereof) or if this Agreement
shall be terminated by the U.S. Underwriters because of any failure or refusal
on the part of
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the Company to comply, in any material respect, with the terms or fulfill, in
any material respect, any of the conditions of this Agreement, the Company
agrees to reimburse the Representatives for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the U.S.
Underwriters) incurred by you in connection herewith.
(k) The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the
Shares to be sold by it hereunder substantially in accordance with the
description set forth in the Prospectuses.
(l) If Rule 430A of the Act is employed, the Company will timely file
the Prospectuses pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act and will advise you of
the time and manner of such filing.
(m) For a period of 180 days after the date hereof (the "Lock-up
Period"), the Company will not, without the prior written consent of Smith
Barney Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common
Stock (or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Common Stock) or grant any options or warrants to purchase Common Stock, except
for sales to the U.S. Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement and the Managers
pursuant to the International Underwriting Agreement and for options or awards
of the Company's Common Stock granted in accordance with the QAD Inc. 1997 Stock
Incentive Program.
(n) The Company has furnished or will furnish to you "lock-up"
letters, in form and substance satisfactory to you, signed by each of its
current executive officers and directors and each of its stockholders
previously designated by you.
(o) Except as stated in this Agreement and in the International
Underwriting Agreement and in the Prepricing Prospectuses and Prospectuses, the
Company has not taken, nor will it take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in
stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the
sale or resale of the Shares.
(p) The Company will use its best efforts to have the Common Stock
listed, subject to notice of issuance, on the Nasdaq National Market
concurrently with the effectiveness of the registration statement.
(q) The Company will use its best efforts to satisfy on or before
the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, all
conditions to the U.S. Underwriters' obligations to purchase the Shares.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company represents
and warrants to each U.S. Underwriter that:
(a) Each U.S. Prepricing Prospectus included as part of the
registration statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment or
supplement thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, complied when
so filed in all material respects with the provisions of the Act; except that
this representation and warranty does not apply to statements in or omissions
from such U.S. Prepricing Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto)
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any U.S.
Underwriter or Manager furnished to the Company in writing by a U.S. Underwriter
through the Representatives or by a Manager through the Lead Managers expressly
for use
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therein. The Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the
use of any Prepricing Prospectus.
(b) The Registration Statement in the form in which it became or
becomes effective and also in such form as it may be when any post-effective
amendment thereto shall become effective and the Prospectuses and any supplement
or amendment thereto when filed with the Commission under Rule 424(b) under the
Act, complied or will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the
Act and will not at any such times contain an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading; except that this representation
and warranty does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration
Statement or the Prospectuses made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information relating to any U.S. Underwriter or Manager furnished to the Company
in writing by a U.S. Underwriter through the Representatives or by a Manager
through the Lead Managers expressly for use therein.
(c) All the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have
been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and
are free of any preemptive or similar rights; the Shares to be issued and sold
by the Company have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the
U.S. Underwriters against payment therefor in accordance with the terms hereof,
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of any preemptive
or similar rights; and the capital stock of the Company conforms to the
description thereof in the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses.
(d) The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its
business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses, and is
duly registered and qualified to conduct its business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction where the nature of its properties or the conduct of its
business requires such registration or qualification, except where the failure
so to register or qualify does not have a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or other), business, properties, net worth or results of
operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined), taken
as a whole (a "Material Adverse Effect").
(e) All the Company's subsidiaries (collectively, the
"Subsidiaries") are listed in an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Each
Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with full corporate power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its
business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and
is duly registered and qualified to conduct its business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction or place where the nature of its properties or
the conduct of its business requires such registration or qualification,
except where the failure so to register or qualify does not have a Material
Adverse Effect; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the
Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and
nonassessable, and, except for Integral Informationstechnik GmbH, are owned
by the Company directly, or indirectly through one of the other Subsidiaries,
free and clear of any lien, adverse claim, security interest, equity or other
encumbrance.
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(f) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries, which are materially adverse to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or to which the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries, or to which any of their respective properties, is subject
which are material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectuses but are not described as required, and there are no agreements,
contracts, indentures, leases or other instruments relating to the Company
that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectuses or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement that
are not described or filed as required by the Act or the Exchange Act. The
descriptions of the terms of any such contracts or documents contained in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectuses are correct in all material
respects.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is in (i)
violation of its certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws, or other
organizational documents, (ii) in violation of any law, ordinance,
administrative or governmental rule or regulation applicable to the Company or
any of the Subsidiaries or of any decree of any court or governmental agency or
body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (except
where any such violation or violations in the aggregate would not have a
Material Adverse Effect), or (iii) in default in any material respect in the
performance of any obligation, agreement or condition contained in any bond,
debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness or in any material
agreement, indenture, lease or other instrument to which the Company or any of
the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective
properties may be bound, and no condition or state of facts exists, which with
the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute such a
default (except where any such default or defaults in the aggregate would not
have a Material Adverse Effect).
(h) Neither the issuance and sale of the Shares, the execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement or the International Underwriting
Agreement by the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (i) requires any consent,
approval, authorization or other order of or registration or filing with, any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body,
agency or official (except such as may be required for the registration of
the Shares under the Act and compliance with the securities or Blue Sky laws
of various jurisdictions, all of which have been or will be effected in
accordance with this Agreement) or conflicts or will conflict with or
constitutes or will constitute a breach of, or a default under, the
certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws, or other organizational
documents, of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or (ii) conflicts or
will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a breach of, or a
default under, any agreement, indenture, lease or other instrument to which
the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or
any of their respective properties may be bound, or violates or will violate
any statute, law, regulation or filing or judgment, injunction, order or
decree applicable to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties, or will result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any
of the Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to
which any of them is a party or by which any of them may be bound or to which
any of the property or assets of any of them is subject.
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(i) The accountants, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, who have certified or
shall certify the financial statements filed or to be filed as part of the
Registration Statement or the Prospectuses (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) are independent public accountants as required by the Act.
(j) The financial statements, together with related schedules and
notes forming part of the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses (and any
amendment or supplement thereto), present fairly the consolidated financial
position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders' equity
of the Company and the Subsidiaries on the basis stated in the Registration
Statement at the respective dates or for the respective periods to which they
apply; such statements and related schedules and notes have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed therein; and the other
financial and statistical information and data set forth in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectuses (and any amendment or supplement thereto) are
accurately presented and prepared on a basis consistent with the books and
records of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(k) The execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Company
of its obligations under, each of this Agreement and the International
Underwriting Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by the Company, and
each of this Agreement and the International Underwriting Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and legally
binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms, except (i) the enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now
or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, (ii) the remedy
of specific performance and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to
certain equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which the
proceedings may be brought and (iii) rights to indemnity and contribution
hereunder or thereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or
the public policy underlying such laws.
(l) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectuses (or any amendment or supplement thereto), subsequent to the
respective dates as of which such information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectuses (or any amendment or supplement thereto), neither
the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has incurred any liability or
obligation, direct or contingent, or entered into any transaction, not in the
ordinary course of business, that is material to the Company and the
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and there has not been any change in the capital
stock of the Company, or material increase in the short-term debt or long-term
debt, of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or any development having or
which may reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has good and marketable
title to all property (real and personal) described in the Prospectuses as being
owned by it, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests or other
encumbrances except such as are described in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectuses or in a document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
and all the property described in the Prospectuses as being held under lease by
each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is held by it under valid, subsisting
and enforceable leases with only such exceptions as in
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the aggregate are not materially burdensome and do not interfere in any material
respect with the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole.
(n) The Company has not distributed and, prior to the later to occur
of (i) the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, if any, and (ii) completion
of the distribution of the Shares, will not distribute any offering material in
connection with the offering and sale of the Shares other than the Registration
Statement, the Prepricing Prospectuses, the Prospectuses or other materials, if
any, permitted by the Act.
(o) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has such permits,
licenses, franchises and authorizations of governmental or regulatory
authorities ("Permits") as are necessary to own its respective properties and to
conduct its business in the manner described in the Prospectuses, except where
the failure to have any such Permit would not have a Material Adverse Effect and
subject to such qualifications as may be set forth in the Prospectuses; the
Company and each of the Subsidiaries has fulfilled and performed all its
material obligations with respect to such Permits and no event has occurred that
allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination
thereof or results in any other material impairment of the rights of the holder
of any such Permit, subject in each case to such qualification as may be set
forth in the Prospectuses; and, except as described in the Prospectuses, none of
such Permits contains any restriction that is materially burdensome to the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
(p) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed
in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to
maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
(q) To the Company's knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries nor any employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary has made
any payment of funds of the Company or any Subsidiary or received or retained
any funds in violation of any law, rule or regulation, which payment, receipt or
retention of funds is of a character required to be disclosed in the
Prospectuses.
(r) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have filed all material
tax returns required to be filed, which returns are true and correct in all
material respects, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default in
the payment of any taxes which were payable pursuant to said returns or any
assessments with respect thereto.
(s) Except as described in the Prospectuses, no holder of any
security of the Company has any right to require registration of shares of
Common Stock or any other security of the Company because of the filing of the
registration statement or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the International Underwriting Agreement, or otherwise. No such
rights were
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exercised nor will be exercised in connection with the sale of the Shares and
for a period of 180 days after the date hereof. Except as described in or
contemplated by the Prospectuses, there are no outstanding options, warrants or
other rights calling for the issuance of, and there are no commitments, plans or
arrangements to issue, any shares of Common Stock of the Company or any security
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock of the Company.
(t) The Company and the Subsidiaries own or possess all patents,
trademarks, trademark registration, service marks, service mark registrations,
trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and rights
described in the Prospectuses as being owned by them or any of them or necessary
for the conduct of their respective businesses except where the lack of such
ownership or possession would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and the
Company is not aware of any claim to the contrary or any challenge by any other
person to the rights of the Company and the Subsidiaries with respect to the
foregoing.
(u) The Company is not and, upon sale of the Shares to be issued and
sold in accordance herewith and upon application of the net proceeds to the
Company from such sale as described in the Prospectuses under the caption "Use
of Proceeds," will not be an "investment company" within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) The Company has complied with all provisions of Florida Statutes,
Section 517.075, relating to issuers doing business with Cuba.
7. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION. (a) The Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless you and each other U.S. Underwriter and each
person, if any, who controls any U.S. Underwriter within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act from and against
any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including
reasonable costs of investigation) arising out of or based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
U.S. Prepricing Prospectus or in the Registration Statement or the U.S.
Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or
based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or omission or
alleged untrue statement or omission which has been made therein or omitted
therefrom in reliance upon and in conformity with the information relating to
such U.S. Underwriter furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of
any U.S. Underwriter through you expressly for use in connection therewith;
provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this paragraph (a)
with respect to any U.S. Prepricing Prospectus shall not inure to the benefit
of any U.S. Underwriter (or to the benefit of any person controlling such
U.S. Underwriter) on account of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
expense arising from the sale of the Shares by such U.S. Underwriter to any
person if a copy of the U.S. Prospectus shall not have been delivered or sent
to such person within the time required by the Act and the regulations
thereunder, and the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission of a material fact contained in such U.S. Prepricing
Prospectus was corrected in the U.S. Prospectus, provided that the Company
has delivered the U.S. Prospectus to the several U.S. Underwriters in
requisite quantity on a timely basis to permit such delivery or sending.
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(b) If any action, suit or proceeding shall be brought against any
U.S. Underwriter or any person controlling any U.S. Underwriter in respect of
which indemnity may be sought against the Company, such U.S. Underwriter or such
controlling person shall promptly notify the parties against whom
indemnification is being sought (the "indemnifying parties"), and such
indemnifying parties shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment
of counsel and payment of all fees and expenses. Such U.S. Underwriter or any
such controlling person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such U.S.
Underwriter or such controlling person unless (i) the indemnifying parties have
agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (ii) the indemnifying parties
have failed to assume the defense and employ counsel, or (iii) the named parties
to any such action, suit or proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include
both such U.S. Underwriter or such controlling person and the indemnifying
parties and such U.S. Underwriter or such controlling person shall have been
advised by its counsel in writing that representation of such indemnified party
and any indemnifying party by the same counsel would be inappropriate under
applicable standards of professional conduct (whether or not such representation
by the same counsel has been proposed) due to actual or potential differing
interests between them (in which case the indemnifying party shall not have the
right to assume the defense of such action, suit or proceeding on behalf of such
U.S. Underwriter or such controlling person). It is understood, however, that
the indemnifying parties shall, in connection with any one such action, suit or
proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related actions, suits or
proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations
or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of only one
separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for
all such U.S. Underwriters and controlling persons not having actual or
potential differing interests with you or among themselves, which firm shall be
designated in writing by Smith Barney Inc., and that all such fees and expenses
shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. The indemnifying parties shall not be
liable for any settlement of any such action, suit or proceeding effected
without their written consent, but if settled with such written consent, or if
there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, suit or
proceeding, the indemnifying parties agree to indemnify and hold harmless any
U.S. Underwriter, to the extent provided in the preceding paragraph, and any
such controlling person from and against any loss, claim, damage, liability or
expense by reason of such settlement or judgment.
(c) Each U.S. Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who sign
the Registration Statement, and any person who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, to the
same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each U.S.
Underwriter, but only with respect to information relating to such U.S.
Underwriter furnished in writing by or on behalf of such U.S. Underwriter
through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the U.S. Prospectus
or any U.S. Prepricing Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto. If
any action, suit or proceeding shall be brought against the Company, any of its
directors, any such officer, or any such controlling person based on the
Registration Statement, the U.S. Prospectus or any U.S. Prepricing Prospectus,
or any amendment or supplement thereto, and in respect of which indemnity may be
sought against any U.S. Underwriter pursuant to this paragraph (c), such U.S.
Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given to the Company by paragraph
(b) above (except that if the Company shall have assumed the defense thereof
such U.S. Underwriter shall not be required to do so, but may employ
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separate counsel therein and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at such U.S. Underwriter's expense), and
the Company, its directors, any such officer, and any such controlling person,
shall have the rights and duties given to the U.S. Underwriters by paragraph (b)
above.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is
unavailable to an indemnified party under paragraphs (a) or (c) hereof in
respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to
therein, then an indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified
party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party
as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Company on the one hand and the U.S. Underwriters on the other hand from the
offering of the Shares, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above
is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also
the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the U.S. Underwriters on
the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the
Company on the one hand and the U.S. Underwriters on the other hand shall be
deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering
(before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total
underwriting discounts and commissions received by the U.S. Underwriters, in
each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the U.S. Prospectus;
provided that, in the event that the U.S. Underwriters shall have purchased any
Additional Shares hereunder, any determination of the relative benefits received
by the Company or the U.S. Underwriters from the offering of the Shares shall
include the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company,
and the underwriting discounts and commissions received by the U.S.
Underwriters, from the sale of such Additional Shares, in each case computed on
the basis of the respective amounts set forth in the notes to the table on the
cover page of the U.S. Prospectus. The relative fault of the Company on the one
hand and the U.S. Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or by the U.S.
Underwriters on the other hand and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission.
(e) The Company and the U.S. Underwriters agree that it would not be
just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by
a pro rata allocation (even if the U.S. Underwriters were treated as one entity
for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The
amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to in paragraph (d) above
shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with investigating any claim or defending any such action, suit or
proceeding. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no U.S.
Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount
by which the total price of the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the
public exceeds the amount of any damages which such U.S. Underwriter has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty
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of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The U.S. Underwriters' obligations to contribute
pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to the respective numbers
of Firm Shares set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto (or such
numbers of Firm Shares increased as set forth in Section 10 hereof) and not
joint.
(f) No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of
the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened
action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could
have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such
indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of
such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter
of such action, suit or proceeding.
(g) Any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses for which an
indemnified party is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this
Section 7 shall be paid by the indemnifying party to the indemnified party as
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are incurred. The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 7 and the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall
remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any
investigation made by or on behalf of any U.S. Underwriter or any person
controlling any U.S. Underwriter, the Company or its directors or officers or
any person controlling the Company, (ii) acceptance of any Shares and payment
therefor hereunder, and (iii) any termination of this Agreement. A successor to
any U.S. Underwriter or any person controlling any U.S. Underwriter, or to the
Company, its directors or officers, or any person controlling the Company, shall
be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity, contribution and reimbursement
agreements contained in this Section 7.
8. CONDITIONS OF U.S. UNDERWRITERS' OBLIGATIONS. The several obligations
of the U.S. Underwriters to purchase the Firm Shares hereunder are subject to
the following conditions:
(a) If, at the time this Agreement is executed and delivered, it is
necessary for the Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment thereto
to be declared effective before the offering of the Shares may commence, the
Registration Statement or such post-effective amendment shall have become
effective not later than 5:30 P.M. New York City time, on the date hereof, or at
such later date and time as shall be consented to by you, and all filings, if
any, required by Rules 424 and 430A under the Act shall have been timely made;
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall
have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted
or, to the knowledge of the Company or any U.S. Underwriter, threatened by the
Commission, and any request of the Commission for additional information (to be
included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses or otherwise) shall
have been complied with to your satisfaction.
(b) Subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement, there shall
not have occurred (i) any change, or any development involving a prospective
change, that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, not contemplated by the Prospectuses, which in
your opinion, as Representatives of the several U.S. Underwriters, would
materially, adversely affect the market for the Shares, or (ii) any event or
development relating to or involving the Company or any officer or director of
the Company which makes any statement made in the Prospectuses untrue
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or which, in the opinion of the Company and its counsel or the U.S. Underwriters
and their counsel, requires the making of any addition to or change in the
Prospectuses in order to state a material fact required by the Act or any other
law to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein
not misleading, if amending or supplementing the Prospectuses to reflect such
event or development would, in your opinion, as Representatives of the several
U.S. Underwriters, materially adversely affect the market for the Shares.
(c) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of
Millbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, counsel for the Company, dated the Closing
Date and addressed to you, as Representatives of the several U.S. Underwriters,
in the form set forth on Schedule II hereof.
(d) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Nida
& Maloney, counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to
you, as Representatives for the several U.S. Underwriters, in the form set
forth on Schedule III hereof.
(e) You shall have received on the Closing Date opinions of foreign
counsel, dated the Closing Date, concerning the Company's material foreign
Subsidiaries in forms reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives of the
several U.S. Underwriters and addressed to you, as Representatives of the
several U.S. Underwriters.
(f) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, counsel for the U.S. Underwriters, dated the Closing
Date, in the form set forth on Schedule IV herefo.
(g) You shall have received letters addressed to you, as
Representatives of the several U.S. Underwriters, and dated the date hereof and
the Closing Date from KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public
accountants, substantially in the forms heretofore approved by you.
(h) (i) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose shall have been taken or, to the knowledge of the Company, shall be
contemplated by the Commission at or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) there
shall not have been any material change in the capital stock of the Company
nor any material increase in the short-term or long-term debt of the Company
(other than in the ordinary course of business) from that set forth or
contemplated in the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses (or any
amendment or supplement thereto); (iii) there shall not have been, since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectuses (or any amendment or supplement thereto),
except as may otherwise be stated in the Registration Statement and
Prospectuses (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any material adverse
change in the condition (financial or other), business, prospects,
properties, net worth or results of operations of the Company and the
Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iv) all the representations and
warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and
correct on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date as if
made on and as of the Closing Date, and you shall have received a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief executive officer
and the chief financial officer of the Company (or such other officers as are
acceptable to you), to the effect set forth in this Section 8(h) and in
Section 8(i) hereof.
(i) The Company shall not have failed at or prior to the Closing Date
to have performed or complied with any of its agreements herein contained and
required to be performed or complied with by it hereunder at or prior to the
Closing Date.
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(j) The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to you
such further certificates and documents as you shall have reasonably requested.
(k) The Common Stock shall have been listed or approved for listing,
subject to notice of issuance, on the Nasdaq National Market.
(l) The closing under the International Underwriting Agreement
shall have occurred on the Closing Date concurrently with the closing
hereunder.
All such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents will be in
compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are reasonably satisfactory
in form and substance to you and your counsel.
Any certificate or document signed by any executive officer of the Company
and delivered to you, as Representatives of the U.S. Underwriters, or to counsel
for the U.S. Underwriters, shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the
Company to each U.S. Underwriter as to the statements made therein.
The several obligations of the U.S. Underwriters to purchase Additional
Shares hereunder are subject to the satisfaction on and as of any Option
Closing Date of the conditions set forth in this Section 8, except that, if
any Option Closing Date is other than the Closing Date, the certificates,
opinions and letters referred to in this Section 8 shall be dated the Option
Closing Date in question and the opinions or letters called for by paragraphs
(c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) shall be revised to reflect the sale of Additional
Shares.
9. EXPENSES. The Company agrees to pay the following costs and
expenses and all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder: (i) the preparation, printing or
reproduction, and filing with the Commission of the registration statement
(including financial statements and exhibits thereto), each Prepricing
Prospectus, the Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them;
(ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air
freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the
registration statement, each Prepricing Prospectus, the Prospectus, and all
amendments or supplements to any of them as may be reasonably requested for
use in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares; (iii) the
preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates
for the Shares, including any stamp taxes in connection with the original
issuance and sale of the Shares; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and
delivery of this Agreement, the International Underwriting Agreement, the
Master Agreement Among Underwriters, the Supplemental Agreement Among U.S.
Underwriters, the Agreement Among Managers, the Agreement Between U.S.
Underwriters and Managers, the International Selling Agreement, the Managers'
Questionnaire, the preliminary and supplemental Blue Sky Memoranda and all
other agreements or documents printed and delivered in connection with the
offering of the Underwritten Shares; (v) the registration of the Common Stock
under the Exchange Act and the listing of the Shares on the Nasdaq National
Market; (vi) the registration or qualification of the Shares for offer and
sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the several states as provided
in Section 5(g) hereof (including the reasonable fees, expenses and
disbursements of counsel for the U.S. Underwriters relating thereto
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in an amount not to exceed $5,000 in the aggregate); (vii) the filing fees in
connection with any filings required to be made with the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc.; (viii) the transportation and other expenses
incurred by or on behalf of representatives of the Company in connection with
presentations to prospective purchasers of the Shares; (ix) the fees and
expenses of the Company's accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel
(including local and special counsel) for the Company; and (x) the
performance by the Company of its other obligations under the U.S.
Underwriting Agreement and the International Underwriting Agreement.
10. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall become effective:
(i) upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto; or (ii) if, at
the time this Agreement is executed and delivered, it is necessary for the
registration statement or a post-effective amendment thereto to be declared
effective before the offering of the Shares may commence, when notification of
the effectiveness of the registration statement or such post-effective amendment
has been released by the Commission. Until such time as this Agreement shall
have become effective, it may be terminated by the Company, by notifying you, or
by you, as Representatives of the several U.S. Underwriters, by notifying the
Company.
If any one or more of the U.S. Underwriters shall fail or refuse to
purchase Shares which it or they are obligated to purchase hereunder on the
Closing Date, and the aggregate number of Shares which such defaulting U.S.
Underwriter or Underwriters are obligated but fail or refuse to purchase is not
more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Shares which the U.S.
Underwriters are obligated to purchase on the Closing Date, each non-defaulting
U.S. Underwriter shall be obligated, severally, in the proportion which the
number of Firm Shares set forth opposite its name in Schedule I hereto bears to
the aggregate number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the names of all
non-defaulting U.S. Underwriters or in such other proportion as you may specify
in accordance with Section 20 of the Master Agreement Among Underwriters of
Smith Barney Inc., to purchase the Shares which such defaulting U.S. Underwriter
or Underwriters are obligated, but fail or refuse, to purchase. If any one or
more of the U.S. Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares which it
or they are obligated to purchase on the Closing Date and the aggregate number
of Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of
the aggregate number of Shares which the U.S. Underwriters are obligated to
purchase on the Closing Date and arrangements satisfactory to you and the
Company for the purchase of such Shares by one or more non-defaulting U.S.
Underwriters or other party or parties approved by you and the Company are not
made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without
liability on the part of any non-defaulting U.S. Underwriter or the Company. In
any such case which does not result in termination of this Agreement, either you
or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no
event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any other documents or
arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not
relieve any defaulting U.S. Underwriter from liability in respect of any such
default of any such Underwriter under this Agreement. The term "U.S.
Underwriter" as used in this Agreement includes, for all purposes of this
Agreement, any party not listed in Schedule I hereto who, with your approval and
the approval of the Company, purchases Shares which a defaulting U.S.
Underwriter is obligated, but fails or refuses, to purchase.
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Any notice under this Section 10 may be given by telegram, telecopy or
telephone but shall be subsequently confirmed by letter.
11. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be subject to
termination in your absolute discretion, without liability on the part of any
U.S. Underwriter to the Company, by notice to the Company, if prior to the
Closing Date or any Option Closing Date (if different from the Closing Date and
then only as to the Additional Shares), as the case may be, (i) trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange
or the Nasdaq National Market shall have been suspended or materially limited,
(ii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York shall
have been declared by either federal or state authorities, or (iii) there shall
have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other international
or domestic calamity, crisis or change in political, financial or economic
conditions, the effect of which on the financial markets of the United States is
such as to make it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to commence
or continue the offering of the Shares at the offering price to the public set
forth on the cover page of the U.S. Prospectus or to enforce contracts for the
resale of the Shares by the U.S. Underwriters.
Notice of such termination may be given by telegram, telecopy or telephone
and shall be subsequently confirmed by letter.
12. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY THE U.S. UNDERWRITERS. The statements set
forth in the last paragraph on the cover page, the stabilization legend on the
inside front cover page, and the statements in the first through thirteen
paragraphs under the caption "Underwriting" in any U.S. Prepricing Prospectus
and in the U.S. Prospectus constitute the only information furnished by or on
behalf of the U.S. Underwriters through you as such information is referred to
in Sections 6(b) and 7 hereof.
13. MISCELLANEOUS. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 5, 10 and
11 hereof, notice given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be delivered (i) if to the Company at the office of the
Company at, 6450 Via Real, Carpinteria, California, 93013, Attention: Karl F.
Lopker, Chief Executive Officer (with copies to Eric H. Schunk, Esq.,
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, 601 S. Figueroa St., 30th Floor, Los
Angeles, CA 90017, and Joseph E. Nida, Esq., Nida & Maloney Professional
Corporation, 801 Garden St., Suite 201, Santa Barbara, CA 93101); or (ii) if
to you, as Representatives of the several U.S. Underwriters, care of Smith
Barney Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, Attention: Manager,
Investment Banking Division (with a copy to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
650 Page Mill Rd., Palo Alto, CA 9430-1050, Attention: John T. Sheridan,
Esq.).
This Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of the several
U.S. Underwriters, the Company, its directors and officers, the other
controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof and their respective
successors and assigns, to the extent provided herein, and no other person
shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement.
Neither the term "successor" nor the term "successors and assigns" as used in
this Agreement or her shall include a purchaser from any U.S. Underwriter of
any of the Shares in his or her status as such purchaser.
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14. APPLICABLE LAW; COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.
This Agreement may be signed in various counterparts which together
constitute one and the same instrument. If signed in counterparts, this
Agreement shall not become effective unless at least one counterpart hereof
shall have been executed and delivered on behalf of each party hereto.
Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among
the Company and the several U.S. Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
QAD INC.
By
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Chief Executive Officer
Confirmed as of the date first above mentioned
on behalf of themselves and the other several
U.S. Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto.
SMITH BARNEY INC.
COWEN & COMPANY
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY LLC
As Representatives of the Several U.S. Underwriters
By SMITH BARNEY INC.
By
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Managing Director
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SCHEDULE I
QAD INC.
Number of Number of
Underwriter Firm Shares Underwriter Firm Shares
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Smith Barney Inc.
Cowen & Company
Robertson, Stephens & Company LLC
Total
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SCHEDULE II
QAD INC.
FORM OF MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY OPINION
[TO COME]
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SCHEDULE III
QAD INC.
FORM OF NIDA & MALONEY OPINION
[TO COME]
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SCHEDULE IV
QAD INC.
FORM OF WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI OPINION
[TO COME]
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EXHIBIT 1.2
5,750,000 Shares
QAD Inc.
Common Stock
INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
June ___, 1997
SMITH BARNEY INC.
COWEN & COMPANY
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY LLC
As Lead Managers for the Several Managers
c/o SMITH BARNEY INC.
333 West 34th Street
New York, New York 10001
Dear Sirs:
QAD Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), proposes to issue
and sell an aggregate 1,150,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the "Firm Shares") to the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto
(the "Managers") for whom Smith Barney Inc., Cowen & Company and Robertson,
Stephens & Company LLC are acting as representatives (the "Lead Managers"). In
addition, solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, the Company
proposes to sell to the Managers, upon the terms and conditions set forth in
Section 2 hereof, up to an additional 172,500 shares (the "Additional Shares")
of the Company's common stock. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are
hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Shares." The Company's common
stock, par value $0.001 per share, including the Shares and the U.S. Shares (as
defined herein), is hereinafter referred to as the "Common Stock."
It is understood that the Company is concurrently entering into a U.S.
Underwriting Agreement, dated the date hereof (the "U.S. Underwriting
Agreement"), providing for the sale by the Company of 4,600,000 shares of the
Common Stock (the "Firm U.S. Shares") (plus an option granted by the Company to
purchase up to an additional 690,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Additional
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Shares") solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments) through
arrangements with certain underwriters in the United States and Canada (the
"U.S. Underwriters"), for whom Smith Barney Inc., Cowen & Company and Robertson
Stephens & Company LLC are acting as representatives (the "Representatives").
All shares of Common Stock proposed to be offered to U.S. Underwriters pursuant
to the U.S. Underwriting Agreement, including the Firm U.S. Shares and the
Additional U.S. Shares, are herein called the "U.S. Shares"; the U.S. Shares and
the Shares, collectively, are herein called the "Underwritten Shares."
The Company also understands that the Lead Managers and the
Representatives have entered into an agreement (the "Agreement Between U.S.
Underwriters and Managers") contemplating the coordination of certain
transactions between the Managers and the U.S. Underwriters and that, pursuant
thereto and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Managers may
purchase from U.S. Underwriters a portion of the U.S. Shares or sell to the
Managers a portion of the Shares. The Company understands that any such
purchases and sales between the Managers and the U.S. Underwriters shall be
governed by the Agreement Between U.S. Underwriters and Managers and shall not
be governed by the terms of this Agreement or the U.S. Underwriting Agreement.
The Company wishes to confirm as follows its agreement with you and
the other several Managers on whose behalf you are acting, in connection with
the several purchases of the Shares by the Underwriters.
1. REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS. The Company has prepared and
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in
accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the
"Act"), a registration statement on Form S-1, including prospectuses subject to
completion, relating to the Underwritten Shares. The term "Registration
Statement" as used in this Agreement means the registration statement (including
all financial schedules and exhibits), as amended at the time it becomes
effective, and as thereafter amended by post-effective amendment. The term
"Prospectuses" as used in this Agreement means the prospectuses in the forms
included in the Registration Statement, or, if the prospectuses included in the
Registration Statement omit information in reliance on Rule 430A under the Act
and such information is included in prospectuses filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act, the term "Prospectuses" as used in this
Agreement means the prospectuses in the forms included in the Registration
Statement as supplemented by the addition of the Rule 430A information contained
in the prospectuses filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). The term
"Prepricing Prospectuses" as used in this Agreement means the prospectuses
subject to completion in the forms included in the Registration Statement at the
time of the initial filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission,
and as such prospectuses shall have been amended from time to time prior to the
date of the Prospectuses.
It is understood that two forms of Prepricing Prospectus and two forms
of Prospectus are to be used in connection with the offering and sale of the
Underwritten Shares: a Prepricing Prospectus and a Prospectus relating to the
U.S. Shares that are to be offered and sold in the United States (as defined
herein) or Canada (as defined herein) or to U.S. or Canadian Persons (the "U.S.
Prepricing Prospectus" and the "U.S. Prospectus," respectively), and a
Prepricing Prospectus and a Prospectus relating to the Shares which are to be
offered and sold outside the United States or Canada to persons other than U.S.
or Canadian
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Persons (the "International Prepricing Prospectus" and the "International
Prospectus," respectively). The U.S. Prospectus and the International
Prospectus are herein collectively called the "Prospectuses," and the U.S.
Prepricing Prospectus and the International Prepricing Prospectus are herein
called the "Prepricing Prospectuses." For purposes of this Agreement: "Rules
and Regulations" means the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission under
either the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act") as applicable; "U.S. or Canadian Person" means any resident or national of
the United States or Canada, any corporation, partnership or other entity
created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or Canada or any
estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States or Canadian
income taxation regardless of the source of its income (other than the foreign
branch of any U.S. or Canadian Person), and includes any United States or
Canadian branch of a person other than a U.S. or Canadian Person; "United
States" means the United States of America (including the states thereof and the
District of Columbia) and its territories, its possessions and other areas
subject to its jurisdiction; and "Canada" means Canada and its territories, its
possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.
2. AGREEMENTS TO SELL AND PURCHASE. Upon the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements of the Company contained herein,
and to such adjustments as you may determine to avoid fractional shares, the
Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to each Manager and, each Manager
agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at a
purchase price of $_____ per share (the "purchase price per share"), the
number of Firm Shares that bears the same proportion to the aggregate number
of Firm Shares to be issued and sold by the Company as the number of Firm
Shares set forth opposite the name of such Manager in Schedule I hereto (or
such number of Firm Shares increased as set forth in Section 10 hereof) bears
to the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be sold by the Company.
The Company also agrees, subject to all the terms and conditions set
forth herein, to sell to the Managers, and, upon the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements of the Company herein contained
and subject to all the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Managers
shall have the right to purchase from the Company at the purchase price per
share, pursuant to an option (the "over-allotment option") which may be
exercised at any time and from time to time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the 30th day after the date of the International Prospectus (or, if
such 30th day shall be a Saturday or Sunday or a holiday, on the next
business day thereafter when the New York Stock Exchange is open for
trading), up to an aggregate of 172,500 Additional Shares from the Company.
Additional shares may be purchased only for the purpose of covering
over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Shares. Upon
any exercise of the over-allotment option, each Manager, severally and not
jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company the number of Additional Shares
(subject to such adjustments as you may determine in order to avoid
fractional shares) that bears the same proportion to the number of Additional
Shares to be sold by the Company set forth opposite the name of such Manager
in Schedule I hereto (or such number of Firm Shares increased as set forth in
Section 10 hereof) bears to the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be sold by
the Company.
3. TERMS OF PUBLIC OFFERING. The Company has been advised by you that
the Managers propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of
the Shares as soon after the Registration Statement and this Agreement have
become effective as in your judgment is advisable and initially to offer the
Shares upon the terms set forth in the International Prospectus.
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4. DELIVERY OF THE SHARES AND PAYMENT THEREFOR. Delivery to the Managers
of and payment for the Firm Shares shall be made at the office of Smith Barney
Inc., 333 West 34th Street, New York, N.Y. 10001, at 10:00 A.M., New York City
time, on ________, 1997 (the "Closing Date"). The place of closing for the Firm
Shares and the Closing Date may be varied by agreement among you and the
Company.
Delivery to the Managers of and payment for any Additional Shares to be
purchased by the Managers shall be made at the aforementioned office of Smith
Barney Inc. at such time on such date (the "Option Closing Date"), which may be
the same as the Closing Date but shall in no event be earlier than the Closing
Date nor earlier than two nor later than ten business days after the giving of
the notice hereinafter referred to, as shall be specified in a written notice
from you on behalf of the Managers to the Company of the Managers' determination
to purchase a number, specified in such notice, of Additional Shares. The place
of closing for any Additional Shares and the Option Closing Date for such Shares
may be varied by agreement among you and the Company.
Certificates for the Firm Shares and for any Additional Shares to be
purchased hereunder shall be registered in such names and in such
denominations as you shall request by written notice, it being understood
that a facsimile transmission shall be deemed written notice, prior to 9:30
A.M., New York City time, on the second business day preceding the Closing
Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be. Such certificates shall
be made available to you in New York City for inspection and packaging not
later than 9:30 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next preceding
the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be. The
certificates evidencing the Firm Shares and any Additional Shares to be
purchased hereunder shall be delivered to you on the Closing Date or the
Option Closing Date, as the case may be, against payment of the purchase
price therefor by certified or official bank check or checks payable in New
York Clearing House (next day) funds to the order of the Company.
5. AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY. The Company agrees with the several
Managers as follows:
(a) If, at the time this Agreement is executed and delivered, it is
necessary for the Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment thereto
to be declared effective before the offering of the Shares may commence, the
Company will endeavor to cause the Registration Statement or such post-effective
amendment to become effective as soon as possible and will advise you promptly
and, if requested by you, will confirm such advice in writing, when the
Registration Statement or such post-effective amendment has become effective.
(b) The Company will advise you promptly and, if requested by you,
will confirm such advice in writing: (i) of any request by the Commission for
amendment of or a supplement to the Registration Statement, any Prepricing
Prospectuses or the Prospectuses or for additional information; (ii) of the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement or of the suspension of qualification of the
Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any
proceeding for such purpose; and (iii) within the period of time referred to
in paragraph (f) below, of any change in the Company's condition (financial
or other), business, prospects, properties, net worth or results of
operations, or of the happening of any event, including the filing of any
information, documents or reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, that makes any
statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectuses (as then amended or supplemented) untrue or which requires the
making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectuses (as then amended or supplemented) in order to state a material
fact required by the Act or the regulations thereunder
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to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading, or of the necessity to amend or supplement the Prospectuses (as then
amended or supplemented) to comply with the Act or any other law. If at any
time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement, the Company will make every reasonable effort to
obtain the withdrawal of such order at the earliest possible time.
(c) The Company will furnish to you, without charge four signed
copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission and
of each amendment thereto, including financial statements and all exhibits to
the Registration Statement and will also furnish to you, without charge, such
number of conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and
of each amendment thereto, but without exhibits, as you may reasonably request.
(d) The Company will not (i) file any amendment to the Registration
Statement or make any amendment or supplement to the Prospectuses of which
you shall not previously have been advised or to which you shall reasonably
object in writing after being so advised or (ii) so long as, in the written
opinion of counsel for the Managers (a copy of which shall be delivered to
the Company) a prospectus is required to be delivered in connection with
sales by any Manager or dealer, file any information, documents or reports
pursuant to the Exchange Act, without delivering a copy of such information,
documents or reports to you, as Lead Managers for the Managers, prior to or
concurrently with such filing.
(e) Prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Company has delivered or will deliver to you, without charge, in such
quantities as you have reasonably requested or may hereafter reasonably
request, copies of each form of the International Prepricing Prospectus. The
Company consents to the use, in accordance with the provisions of the Act and
with the securities laws of the jurisdictions in which the Shares are offered
by the several Managers and by dealers, prior to the date of the
International Prospectus, of each International Prepricing Prospectus so
furnished by the Company.
(f) As soon after the execution and delivery of this Agreement
possible and thereafter from time to time for such period as in the written
opinion of counsel for the Managers an International Prospectus is required
by the Act to be delivered in connection with sales by any Manager or dealer,
the Company will expeditiously deliver to each Manager and each dealer,
without charge, as many copies of the International Prospectus (and of any
amendment or supplement thereto) as you may reasonably request. The Company
consents to the use of the International Prospectus (and of any amendment or
supplement thereto) in accordance with the provisions of the Act and with the
securities laws of the jurisdictions in which the Shares are offered by the
several Managers and by all dealers to whom Shares may be sold, both in
connection with the offering and sale of the Shares and for such period of
time thereafter as the International Prospectus is required by the Act to be
delivered in connection with sales by any Manager or dealer. If during such
period of time any event shall occur that in the judgment of the Company or
in the written opinion of counsel for the Managers is required to be set
forth in the International Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) or
should be set forth therein in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if
it is necessary to supplement or amend the International Prospectus in order
to comply with the Act or any other law, the Company will forthwith prepare
and, subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) above, file with the
Commission an appropriate supplement or amendment thereto, and will
expeditiously furnish to the Managers and dealers a reasonable number of
copies thereof.
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(g) The Company will cooperate with you and with counsel for the
Managers in connection with the registration or qualification of the Shares
for offering and sale by the several Managers and by dealers under the
securities laws of such jurisdictions as you may reasonably designate and
will file such consents to service of process or other documents necessary or
appropriate in order to effect such registration or qualification; provided
that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in
any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that
would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out
of the offering or sale of the Shares, in any jurisdiction where it is not
now so subject.
(h) The Company will make generally available to its security
holders a consolidated earnings statement, which need not be audited,
covering a twelve-month period commencing after the effective date of the
Registration Statement and ending not later than 15 months thereafter, as
soon as reasonably practicable after the end of such period, which
consolidated earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section ll(a)
of the Act.
(i) During the period of five years hereafter, the Company will
furnish to you (i) as soon as available, a copy of each report of the Company
mailed to stockholders or filed with the Commission or NASDAQ, and (ii) from
time to time such other information concerning the Company as you may
reasonably request.
(j) If this Agreement shall terminate or shall be terminated after
execution pursuant to any provisions hereof (otherwise than pursuant to the
second paragraph of Section 10 hereof or by notice given by you terminating
this Agreement pursuant to Section 10 or Section 11 hereof) or if this
Agreement shall be terminated by the Managers because of any failure or
refusal on the part of the Company to comply, in any material respect, with
the terms or fulfill, in any material respect, any of the conditions of this
Agreement, the Company agrees to reimburse the Lead Managers for all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel for the Managers) incurred by you in connection herewith.
(k) The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the
Shares to be sold by it hereunder substantially in accordance with the
description set forth in the Prospectuses.
(l) If Rule 430A of the Act is employed, the Company will timely file
the Prospectuses pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act and will advise you of
the time and manner of such filing.
(m) For a period of 180 days after the date hereof (the "Lock-up
Period"), the Company will not, without the prior written consent of Smith
Barney Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common
Stock (or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Common Stock) or grant any options or warrants to purchase Common Stock, except
for sales to the Managers pursuant to this Agreement and the U.S. Underwriters
pursuant to the U.S. Underwriting Agreement, and for options or awards of the
Company's Common Stock granted in accordance with the
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QAD Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Program.
(n) The Company has furnished or will furnish to you "lock-up"
letters, in the form and substance satisfactory to you, signed by caused each
of its current executive officers and directors and each of its stockholders
previously designated by you.
(o) Except as stated in this Agreement and in the U.S. Underwriting
Agreement and in the Prepricing Prospectuses and Prospectuses, the Company has
not taken, nor will it take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or
that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or
manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale
of the Shares.
(p) The Company will use its best efforts to have the Common Stock
listed, subject to notice of issuance, on the Nasdaq National Market
concurrently with the effectiveness of the registration statement.
(q) The Company will use its best efforts to satisfy on or before the
Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, all conditions to
the Managers' obligations to purchase the Shares.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company represents
and warrants to each Manager that:
(a) Each International Prepricing Prospectus included as part of
the registration statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment or
supplement thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, complied
when so filed in all material respects with the provisions of the Act; except
that this representation and warranty does not apply to statements in or
omissions from such International Prepricing Prospectus (or any amendment or
supplement thereto) made in reliance upon and in conformity with information
relating to any Manager or U.S. Underwriter furnished to the Company in
writing by a Manager through the Lead Managers or by a Manager through the
Lead Managers expressly for use therein. The Commission has not issued any
order preventing or suspending the use of any Prepricing Prospectus.
(b) The Registration Statement in the form in which it became or
becomes effective and also in such form as it may be when any post-effective
amendment thereto shall become effective and the Prospectuses and any
supplement or amendment thereto when filed with the Commission under Rule
424(b) under the Act, complied or will comply in all material respects with
the provisions of the Act and will not at any such times contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
except that this representation and warranty does not apply to statements in
or omissions from the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Manager or
U.S. Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of a
Manager through the Lead Managers or by a U.S. Underwriter through the
Representatives expressly for use therein.
(c) All the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have
been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and
are free of any preemptive or similar rights; the Shares to be issued and sold
by the Company have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the
Managers against payment therefor in accordance with the terms hereof, will be
validly
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issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of any preemptive or similar
rights; and the capital stock of the Company conforms to the description thereof
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses.
(d) The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its
business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses, and is
duly registered and qualified to conduct its business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction where the nature of its properties or the conduct of its
business requires such registration or qualification, except where the failure
so to register or qualify does not have a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or other), business, prospects, properties, net worth or
results of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries (as hereinafter
defined) taken as a whole (a "Material Adverse Effect").
(e) All the Company's subsidiaries (collectively, the
"Subsidiaries") are listed in an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Each
Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with full corporate power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its
business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses, and
is duly registered and qualified to conduct its business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its properties or the
conduct of its business requires such registration or qualification, except
where the failure so to register or qualify does not have a Material Adverse
Effect; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the
Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and
nonassessable, and, except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectuses, are,
except for Integral Informationstechnik GmbH owned by the Company directly,
or indirectly through one of the other Subsidiaries, free and clear of any
lien, adverse claim, security interest, equity or other encumbrance.
(f) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries which are materially adverse to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or to which the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries, or to which any of their respective properties is subject which
are material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that are
required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses
but are not described as required, and there are no agreements, contracts,
indentures, leases or other instruments relating to the Company that are
required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses or
to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement that are not
described or filed as required by the Act or the Exchange Act. The
descriptions of the terms of any such contracts or documents contained in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectuses are correct in all material
respects.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is in (i)
violation of its certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws, or
other organizational documents, (ii) in violation of any law, ordinance,
administrative or governmental rule or regulation applicable to the Company
or any of the Subsidiaries or of any decree of any court or governmental
agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries (except where any such violation or violations in the aggregate
would not have a Material Adverse Effect), or (iii) in default in any
material respect in the performance of any obligation, agreement or condition
contained in any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness
or in any material agreement, indenture, lease or other instrument to which
the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or
any of their respective properties may be bound, and no condition or state of
facts exists, which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both,
would constitute such a default (except where any such violation or
violations in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect).
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(h) Neither the issuance and sale of the Shares, the execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement or the U.S. Underwriting Agreement
by the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (i) requires any consent, approval,
authorization or other order of or registration or filing with, any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body, agency or
official (except such as may be required for the registration of the Shares
under the Act and compliance with the securities laws of various
jurisdictions, all of which have been or will be effected in accordance with
this Agreement) or conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will
constitute a breach of, or a default under, the certificate or articles of
incorporation or bylaws, or other organizational documents, of the Company or
any of the Subsidiaries or (ii) conflicts or will conflict with or
constitutes or will constitute a breach of, or a default under, any
agreement, indenture, lease or other instrument to which the Company or any
of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their
respective properties may be bound, or violates or will violate any statute,
law, regulation or filing or judgment, injunction, order or decree applicable
to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective
properties, or will result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge
or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which
any of them is a party or by which any of them may be bound or to which any
of the property or assets of any of them is subject.
(i) The accountants, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, who have certified or
shall certify the financial statements filed or to be filed as part of the
Registration Statement or the Prospectuses (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) are independent public accountants as required by the Act.
(j) The financial statements, together with related schedules and
notes forming part of the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses (and any
amendment or supplement thereto), present fairly the consolidated financial
position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders' equity
of the Company and the Subsidiaries on the basis stated in the Registration
Statement at the respective dates or for the respective periods to which they
apply; such statements and related schedules and notes have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed therein; and the other
financial and statistical information and data set forth in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectuses (and any amendment or supplement thereto) are
accurately presented and prepared on a basis consistent with such financial
statements and the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(k) The execution and delivery of, and the performance by the
Company of its obligations under, each of this Agreement and the U.S.
Underwriting Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by the Company,
and each of this Agreement and the U.S. Underwriting Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and legally
binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except (i) the enforceability hereof or thereof
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights
generally, (ii) the remedy of specific performance and other forms of
equitable relief may be subject to certain equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which the proceedings may be brought and (iii)
rights to indemnity and contribution hereunder or thereunder may be limited
by federal or state securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws.
(l) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectuses (or any amendment or supplement thereto), subsequent to the
respective dates as of which such information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectuses (or any amendment or supplement thereto), neither
the
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Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has incurred any liability or obligation,
direct or contingent, or entered into any transaction, not in the ordinary
course of business, that is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, and there has not been any change in the capital stock of
the Company, or material increase in the short-term debt or long-term debt,
of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or any development having or which
may reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has good and marketable
title to all property (real and personal) described in the Prospectuses as being
owned by it, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests or other
encumbrances except such as are described in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectuses or in a document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
and all the property described in the Prospectuses as being held under lease by
each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is held by it under valid, subsisting
and enforceable leases with only such exceptions as in the aggregate are not
materially burdensome and do not interfere in any material respect with the
conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(n) The Company has not distributed and, prior to the later to occur
of (i) the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, if any, and (ii) completion
of the distribution of the Shares, will not distribute any offering material in
connection with the offering and sale of the Shares other than the Registration
Statement, the Prepricing Prospectuses, the Prospectuses or other materials, if
any, permitted by the Act.
(o) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has such permits,
licenses, franchises and authorizations of governmental or regulatory
authorities ("Permits") as are necessary to own its respective properties and
to conduct its business in the manner described in the Prospectuses, except
where the failure to have any such Permit would not have a Material Adverse
Effect and subject to such qualifications as may be set forth in the
Prospectuses; the Company and each of the Subsidiaries has fulfilled and
performed all its material obligations with respect to such Permits and no
event has occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow,
revocation or termination thereof or results in any other material impairment
of the rights of the holder of any such Permit, subject in each case to such
qualification as may be set forth in the Prospectuses; and, except as
described in the Prospectuses, none of such permits contains any restriction
that is materially burdensome to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
(p) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed
in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to
maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
(q) To the Company's knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries nor any employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary has made
any payment of funds of the Company or any Subsidiary or received or retained
any funds in violation of any law, rule or regulation, which payment, receipt or
retention of funds is of a character required to be disclosed in the
Prospectuses.
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(r) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have filed all
material tax returns required to be filed, which returns are true and correct
in all material respects, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in
default in the payment of any taxes which were payable pursuant to said
returns or any assessments with respect thereto.
(s) Except as described in the Prospectuses, no holder of any
security of the Company has any right to require registration of shares of
Common Stock or any other security of the Company because of the filing of the
registration statement or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the U.S. Underwriting Agreement, or otherwise. No such rights were
exercised nor will be exercised in connection with the sale of the Shares and
for a period of 180 days after the date hereof. Except as described in or
contemplated by the Prospectuses, there are no outstanding options, warrants or
other rights calling for the issuance of, and there are no commitments, plans or
arrangements to issue, any shares of Common Stock of the Company or any security
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock of the Company.
(t) The Company and the Subsidiaries own or possess all patents,
trademarks, trademark registration, service marks, service mark
registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets
and rights described in the Prospectuses as being owned by them or any of
them or necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses except where
the lack of such ownership or possession would not have a Material Adverse
Effect, and the Company is not aware of any claim to the contrary or any
challenge by any other person to the rights of the Company and the
Subsidiaries with respect to the foregoing.
(u) The Company is not and, upon sale of the Shares to be issued
and sold in accordance herewith and upon application of the net proceeds to
the Company from such sale as described in the Prospectuses under the caption
"Use of Proceeds," will not be an "investment company" within the meaning of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) The Company has complied with all provisions of Florida Statutes,
Section 517.075, relating to issuers doing business with Cuba.
7. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless you and each other Manager and each person, if any, who
controls any Manager within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section
20(a) of the Exchange Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation) arising
out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any International Prepricing Prospectus or in the
Registration Statement or the International Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission which
has been made therein or omitted therefrom in reliance upon and in conformity
with the information relating to such Manager furnished in writing to the
Company by or on behalf of any Manager through you expressly for use in
connection therewith; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in
this paragraph (a) with respect to any International Prepricing Prospectus shall
not inure to the benefit of any Manager (or to the benefit of any person
controlling such Manager) on account of any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or expense arising
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from the sale of the Shares by such Manager to any person if a copy of the
International Prospectus shall not have been delivered or sent to such person
within the time required by the Act and the regulations thereunder, and the
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of
a material fact contained in such International Prepricing Prospectus was
corrected in the International Prospectus, provided that the Company has
delivered the International Prospectus to the several Managers in requisite
quantity on a timely basis to permit such delivery or sending.
(b) If any action, suit or proceeding shall be brought against any
Manager or any person controlling any Manager in respect of which indemnity
may be sought against the Company, such Manager or such controlling person
shall promptly notify the parties against whom indemnification is being
sought (the "indemnifying parties"), and such indemnifying parties shall
assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel and payment
of all fees and expenses. Such Manager or any such controlling person shall
have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action, suit or
proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Manager or such
controlling person unless (i) the indemnifying parties have agreed in writing
to pay such fees and expenses, (ii) the indemnifying parties have failed to
assume the defense and employ counsel, or (iii) the named parties to any such
action, suit or proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both
such Manager or such controlling person and the indemnifying parties and such
Manager or such controlling person shall have been advised by its counsel
that representation of such indemnified party and any indemnifying party by
the same counsel would be inappropriate under applicable standards of
professional conduct (whether or not such representation by the same counsel
has been proposed) due to actual or potential differing interests between
them (in which case the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding on behalf of such Manager or
such controlling person). It is understood, however, that the indemnifying
parties shall, in connection with any one such action, suit or proceeding or
separate but substantially similar or related actions, suits or proceedings
in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of only one
separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for
all such Managers and controlling persons not having actual or potential
differing interests with you or among themselves, which firm shall be
designated in writing by Smith Barney Inc., and that all such fees and
expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. The indemnifying parties
shall not be liable for any settlement of any such action, suit or proceeding
effected without their written consent, but if settled with such written
consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such
action, suit or proceeding, the indemnifying parties agree to indemnify and
hold harmless any Manager, to the extent provided in the preceding paragraph,
and any such controlling person from and against any loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment.
(c) Each Manager agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Registration
Statement, and any person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section
15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the
foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Manager, but only with respect to
information relating to such Manager furnished in writing by or on behalf of
such Manager through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the
International Prospectus or any International Prepricing Prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto. If any action, suit or proceeding shall be
brought against the Company, any of its directors, any such officer, or any such
controlling person based on the Registration
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Statement, the International Prospectus or any International Prepricing
Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and in respect of which
indemnity may be sought against any Manager pursuant to this paragraph (c), such
Manager shall have the rights and duties given to the Company by paragraph (b)
above (except that if the Company shall have assumed the defense thereof such
Manager shall not be required to do so, but may employ separate counsel therein
and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such
counsel shall be at such Manager's expense), and the Company, its directors, any
such officer, and any such controlling person shall have the rights and duties
given to the Managers by paragraph (b) above.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is unavailable
to an indemnified party under paragraphs (a) or (c) hereof in respect of any
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then an
indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (i) in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on
the one hand and the Managers on the other hand from the offering of the Shares,
or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by
applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of
the Company on the one hand and the Managers on the other in connection with the
statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Managers
on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net
proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company
bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the
Managers, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the
International Prospectus; provided that, in the event that the Managers shall
have purchased any Additional Shares hereunder, any determination of the
relative benefits received by the Company or the Managers from the offering of
the Shares shall include the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received
by the Company, and the underwriting discounts and commissions received by the
Managers, from the sale of such Additional Shares, in each case computed on the
basis of the respective amounts set forth in the notes to the table on the cover
page of the International Prospectus. The relative fault of the Company on the
one hand and the Managers on the other hand shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company on the one hand or by the Managers on the
other hand and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(e) The Company and the Managers agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by a pro
rata allocation (even if the Managers were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or
payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and expenses referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to
include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
any claim or defending any such action, suit or proceeding. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 7, no Managers shall be required to contribute any
amount in excess of the amount by which the total price of the Shares
underwritten by it and distributed
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to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Managers has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Managers' obligations to contribute pursuant to this
Section 7 are several in proportion to the respective numbers of Firm Shares set
forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto (or such numbers of Firm Shares
increased as set forth in Section 10 hereof) and not joint.
(f) No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the
indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action,
suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have
been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified
party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of
such action, suit or proceeding.
(g) Any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses for which an
indemnified party is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this
Section 7 shall be paid by the indemnifying party to the indemnified party as
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are incurred. The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 7 and the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall
remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Managers or any person controlling any
Manager, the Company, its directors or officers or any person controlling the
Company, (ii) acceptance of any Shares and payment therefor hereunder, and (iii)
any termination of this Agreement. A successor to any Manager or any person
controlling any Manager, or to the Company, its directors or officers, or any
person controlling the Company, shall be entitled to the benefits of the
indemnity, contribution and reimbursement agreements contained in this
Section 7.
8. CONDITIONS OF MANAGERS' OBLIGATIONS. The several obligations of the
Managers to purchase the Firm Shares hereunder are subject to the following
conditions:
(a) If, at the time this Agreement is executed and delivered, it is
necessary for the Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment thereto
to be declared effective before the offering of the Shares may commence, the
Registration Statement or such post-effective amendment shall have become
effective not later than 5:30 P.M. New York City time, on the date hereof, or at
such later date and time as shall be consented to by you, and all filings, if
any, required by Rules 424 and 430A under the Act shall have been timely made;
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall
have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted
or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Manager, threatened by the
Commission, and any request of the Commission for additional information (to be
included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses or otherwise) shall
have been complied with to your satisfaction.
(b) Subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement, there shall
not have occurred (i) any change, or any development involving a prospective
change, that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, not contemplated by the Prospectuses, which
in your opinion, as Lead Managers of the several Managers,
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would materially, adversely affect the market for the Shares, or (ii) any event
or development relating to or involving the Company or any officer or director
of the Company which makes any statement made in the Prospectuses untrue or
which, in the opinion of the Company and its counsel or the Managers and their
counsel, requires the making of any addition to or change in the Prospectuses in
order to state a material fact required by the Act or any other law to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, if
amending or supplementing the Prospectuses to reflect such event or development
would, in your opinion, as Lead Managers for the several Managers, materially
adversely affect the market for the Shares.
(c) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date
and addressed to you, as Lead Managers for the several Managers, in the form set
forth on Schedule II hereof.
(d) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Nida
& Maloney, counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to
you, as Lead Managers of the several Managers, in the form set forth on
Schedule III hereof.
(e) You shall have received on the Closing Date opinions of foreign
counsel, dated the Closing Date, concerning the Company's material foreign
Subsidiaries in forms reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Managers of the
several Managers and addressed to you as Lead Managers of the several Managers.
(f) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, counsel for the Managers, dated the Closing Date, in
the form set forth on Schedule IV hereof.
(g) You shall have received letters addressed to you, as Lead
Managers for the several Managers, and dated the date hereof and the Closing
Date from KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants,
substantially in the forms heretofore approved by you.
(h) (i) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose shall have been taken or, to the knowledge of the Company, shall be
contemplated by the Commission at or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) there
shall not have been any material change in the capital stock of the Company
nor any material increase in the short-term or long-term debt of the Company
(other than in the ordinary course of business) from that set forth or
contemplated in the Registration Statement or the Prospectuses (or any
amendment or supplement thereto); (iii) there shall not have been, since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectuses (or any amendment or supplement thereto),
except as may otherwise be stated in the Registration Statement and
Prospectuses (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any material adverse
change in the condition (financial or other), business, prospects,
properties, net worth or results of operations of the Company and the
Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iv) all the representations and
warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and
correct on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date as if
made on and as of the Closing Date, and you shall have received a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief executive
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officer and the chief financial officer of the Company (or such other officers
as are acceptable to you), to the effect set forth in this Section 8(h) and in
Section 8(i) hereof.
(i) The Company shall not have failed at or prior to the Closing Date
to have performed or complied with any of its agreements herein contained and
required to be performed or complied with by it hereunder at or prior to the
Closing Date.
(j) The Shares shall have been listed or approved for listing, subject
to notice of issuance, on the Nasdaq National Market.
(k) The closing under the U.S. Underwriting Agreement shall have
occurred on the Closing Date concurrently with the closing hereunder.
(l) The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to you
such further certificates and documents as you shall have requested.
All such opinions, certificates, letters and other documents will be in
compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to you and your counsel.
Any certificate or document signed by any executive officer of the Company
and delivered to you, as Lead Managers for the several Managers, or to counsel
for the Managers, shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company
to each Manager as to the statements made therein.
The several obligations of the Managers to purchase Additional Shares
hereunder are subject to the satisfaction on and as of any Option Closing
Date of the conditions set forth in this Section 8, except that, if any
Option Closing Date is other than the Closing Date, the certificates,
opinions and letters referred to in this Section 8 shall be dated the Option
Closing Date in question and the opinions or letters called for by paragraphs
(c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) shall be revised to reflect the sale of Additional
Shares.
9. EXPENSES. The Company agrees to pay the following costs and
expenses and all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder: (i) the preparation, printing or
reproduction, and filing with the Commission of the registration statement
(including financial statements and exhibits thereto), each of the Prepricing
Prospectuses, the Prospectuses, and each amendment or supplement to any of
them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage,
air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of
the registration statement, each International Prepricing Prospectus, the
International Prospectus and all amendments or supplements to any of them, as
may be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale
of the Shares; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and
delivery of certificates for the Shares, including any stamp taxes in
connection with the original issuance and sale of the Shares; (iv) the
printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, the U.S.
Underwriting Agreement, the Master Agreement Among Underwriters, the
Supplemental Agreement Among U.S. Underwriters, the Agreement Among Managers,
the Agreement Between U.S. Underwriters and Managers, the International
Selling Agreement, the Managers' Questionnaire, the preliminary and
supplemental Blue Sky Memoranda and all other agreements or documents printed
and delivered in connection with the offering of
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the Underwritten Shares; (v) the registration of the Common Stock under the
Exchange Act and the listing of the Shares on the Nasdaq National Market;
(vi) the registration or qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under
the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section 5(g)
hereof (including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel
for the Managers relating thereto, in an amount not exceed $5,000 in the
aggregate); (vii) the filing fees in connection with any filings required to
be made with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; (viii) the
transportation and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of representatives
of the Company in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of
the Shares; (ix) the fees and expenses of the Company's accountants and the
fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the
Company; and (x) the performance by the Company of its other obligations
under the International Underwriting Agreement and the U.S. Underwriting
Agreement.
10. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall become effective:
(i) upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto; or (ii) if, at
the time this Agreement is executed and delivered, it is necessary for the
registration statement or a post-effective amendment thereto to be declared
effective before the offering of the Shares may commence, when notification of
the effectiveness of the registration statement or such post-effective amendment
has been released by the Commission. Until such time as this Agreement shall
have become effective, it may be terminated by the Company, by notifying you, or
by you, as Lead Managers for the several Managers, by notifying the Company.
If any one or more of the Managers shall fail or refuse to purchase
Shares which it or they are obligated to purchase hereunder on the Closing Date,
and the aggregate number of Shares which such defaulting Manager or Managers are
obligated but fail or refuse to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the
aggregate number of Shares which the Managers are obligated to purchase on the
Closing Date, each non-defaulting Manager shall be obligated, severally, in the
proportion which the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite its name in
Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate number of Firm Shares set forth
opposite the names of all non-defaulting Managers or in such other proportion as
you may specify in accordance with Section 20 of the Master Agreement Among
Underwriters of Smith Barney Inc., to purchase the Shares which such defaulting
Manager or Managers are obligated, but fail or refuse, to purchase. If any one
or more of the Managers shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares which it or they
are obligated to purchase on the Closing Date and the aggregate number of Shares
with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the
aggregate number of Shares which the Managers are obligated to purchase on the
Closing Date and arrangements satisfactory to you and the Company for the
purchase of such Shares by one or more non-defaulting Managers or other party or
parties approved by you and the Company are not made within 36 hours after such
default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any
non-defaulting Manager or the Company. In any such case which does not result
in termination of this Agreement, either you or the Company shall have the right
to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in
order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action
taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Manager from
liability in respect of any such default of any such Manager under this
Agreement. The term "Manager" as used in this Agreement includes, for all
purposes of this Agreement, any party not listed in Schedule I hereto who, with
your approval and the approval of the Company, purchases Shares which a
defaulting Manager is obligated, but fails or refuses, to purchase.
Any notice under this Section 10 may be given by telegram, telecopy or
telephone but shall be subsequently confirmed by letter.
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11. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be subject to
termination in your absolute discretion, without liability on the part of any
Manager to the Company, by notice to the Company, if prior to the Closing Date
or any Option Closing Date (if different from the Closing Date and then only as
to the Additional Shares), as the case may be, (i) trading in securities
generally on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market shall have been suspended or materially limited, (ii) a general
moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York or shall have been
declared by either federal or state authorities, or (iii) there shall have
occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other international or
domestic calamity, crisis or change in political, financial or economic
conditions, the effect of which on the financial markets of the United States is
such as to make it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to commence
or continue the offering of the Shares at the offering price to the public set
forth on the cover page of the International Prospectus or to enforce contracts
for the resale of the Shares by the Managers.
Notice of such termination may be given by telegram, telecopy or telephone
and shall be subsequently confirmed by letter.
12. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY THE MANAGERS. The statements set forth in
the last paragraph on the cover page, the stabilization legend on the inside
front cover page, and the statements in the first through thirteen paragraphs
under the caption "Underwriting" in any International Prepricing Prospectus and
in the International Prospectus, constitute the only information furnished by or
on behalf of the Managers through you as such information is referred to in
Sections 6(b) and 7 hereof.
13. MISCELLANEOUS. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 5, 10 and
11 hereof, notice given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be delivered (i) if to the Company, at the office of the
Company at 6450 Via Real, Carpenteria, California 93013, Attention: Karl F.
Lopker, Chief Executive Officer (with copies to Eric H. Schunk, Esq.,
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, 601 S. Figueroa St., 30th Floor, Los
Angeles, CA 90017, and Joseph E. Nida, Esq., Nida & Maloney Professional
Corporation, 801 Golden St., Suite 201, Santa Barbara, CA 93101), or (ii) if
to you, as Lead Managers for the several Managers, care of Smith Barney Inc.,
388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, Attention: Manager, Investment
Banking Division (with a copy to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 650 Page
Mill Rd., Palo Alto, CA 95304-1050, Attention: John T. Sheridan, Esq.).
This Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of the several
Managers, the Company, its directors and officers, and the other controlling
persons referred to in Section 7 hereof and their respective successors and
assigns, to the extent provided herein, and no other person shall acquire or
have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. Neither the term
"successor" nor the term "successors and assigns" as used in this Agreement
shall include a purchaser from any Manager of any of the Shares in his or her
status as such purchaser.
14. APPLICABLE LAW; COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.
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This Agreement may be signed in various counterparts which together
constitute one and the same instrument. If signed in counterparts, this
Agreement shall not become effective unless at least one counterpart hereof
shall have been executed and delivered on behalf of each party hereto.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among
the Company and the several Managers.
Very truly yours,
QAD INC.
By
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Chief Executive Officer
Confirmed as of the date first
above mentioned on behalf of
themselves and the other several
Managers named in Schedule I
hereto.
SMITH BARNEY INC.
COWEN & COMPANY
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY LLC
As Lead Managers for the Several Managers
By: SMITH BARNEY INC.
By
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Managing Director
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SCHEDULE I
QAD INC.
Number of Number of
Underwriter Firm Shares Underwriter Firm Shares
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Smith Barney, Inc.
Cowen & Company
Robertson, Stephens & Company
LLC
Total
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SCHEDULE II
QAD INC.
FORM OF MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY OPINION
[TO COME]
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SCHEDULE III
QAD INC.
FORM OF NIDA & MALONEY OPINION
[TO COME]
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SCHEDULE IV
QAD INC.
FORM OF WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI OPINION
[TO COME]
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
QAD.INC
I.
NAME
The name of the Corporation is qad.inc
II.
PURPOSE
The Purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity
for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of
California, other than the banking business, the trust company business or the
practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California
Corporations Code.
III.
INITIAL AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS
The name and address in the State of California of this Corporation's
initial agent for service of process is:
Karl F. Lopker
1005 Mark Avenue
Carpinteria, CA 93103
IV.
DIRECTORS
The powers of the Corporation shall be exercised, its
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property controlled and its affairs conducted by a Board of Directors. The
number (which may be one), qualifications, time and manner of electing,
terms of office, duties and compensation, if any, and manner of removing
Directors and filling vacancies, shall be as set forth in the Bylaws of
this Corporation.
V.
SHARES OF STOCK
The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares, to be
designated respectively "Common Stock" and "Preferred Stock". The total
number of shares which this Corporation is authorized to issue is
10,100,000 shares, of which 10,000,000 shall be shares of Common stock and
100,000 shall be shares of Preferred Stock.
VI.
PREFERRED STOCK
Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series,
and the Board of Directors of the Corporation is hereby authorized to
determine the designation of any such series, to fix the number of shares
of any such series, and to determine and alter the rights, preferences,
privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued
series of Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is also authorized,
within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions
of the Board originally
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fixing the number of shares constituting a series of Preferred Stock, to
increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series
then outstanding) the number of shares of such series subsequent to the
issue of shares of that series.
Dated: March _______, 1986
\s\ Joseph E. Nida
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Joseph E. Nida, Incorporator
I hereby declare that I am the person who executed the foregoing Articles
of Incorporation, which execution is my act and deed.
\s\ Joseph E. Nida
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Joseph E. Nida
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EXHIBIT 3.2
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
qad.inc.
Pamela M. Lopker and Karl F. Lopker certify that:
1. They are the President and Secretary of qad.inc., a California corporation
(the "Corporation").
2. Article III, Section 4, Paragraph (a), entitled CORPORATION'S RIGHT TO
REPURCHASE UPON TERMINATION OF AFFILIATION of the Restated Articles of
Incorporation of this Corporation is deleted in its entirety, and a new
Paragraph (a) inserted to read as follows:
"4. RESTRICTIONS ON CLASS A COMMON STOCK.
(a) CORPORATION'S RIGHT TO REPURCHASE UPON TERMINATION OF
AFFILIATION. All shares of Class A Common Stock held of record by a person who
is an employee or director of, or a consultant to, the Corporation or any of its
subsidiaries shall be subject to the Corporation's right to repurchase all of
such shares in the event that such holder's affiliation with the Corporation as
an employee, director, or consultant is terminated. Such right or repurchase
upon termination of affiliation shall also be applicable to all shares of Class
A Common Stock which such person has the right to acquire subsequent to his
termination of affiliation pursuant to any of the Corporation's employee benefit
plans or pursuant to any option or other contractual right to acquire shares of
Class A Common Stock in effect at the date of such termination of affiliation.
An authorized leave of absence approved in accordance with the Corporation's
policy from time to time in effect shall not constitute a termination of
affiliation for purposes of this subparagraph (a); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
issuance of a formal personnel action notice by the Corporation's personnel
department advising an employee that his leave or absence is terminated shall
constitute a termination of affiliation for purposes of this subparagraph (a).
The Corporation's right of repurchase shall be exercised by mailing written
notice to such holder at his address of record on the Corporation's stock record
books written ninety (90) days following the termination of such affiliation,
which notice shall request delivery of certificates representing the shares of
Class A Common Stock, duly endorsed in blank or to the Corporation, free and
clear of all liens, claims, charges, and encumbrances of any
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kind whatsoever. If the Corporation repurchases these shares, the price
shall be the higher of the original purchase price paid for such shares by
such holder if such shares were acquired from the Corporation by such
holder or the Formula Price (as hereinafter defined) per share (i) on the
date of such termination of affiliation, in the case of shares owned by the
holder at that date and shares issuable to such holder subsequent to that
date pursuant to any option or other contractual right to acquire shares of
Class A Common Stock which was outstanding at that date; or (ii) on the date
such shares are distributed to such holder, in the case of shares
distributable to such holder subsequent to his termination of affiliation
pursuant to any of the Corporation's employee benefit plans. For purposes
of the foregoing sentence, an adjustment shall be made to the original
purchase price paid for such shares to account for any changes in the
capitalization of the Company, as determined by the Board of Directors. If
for any reason the Corporation is unable to make payment directly to a
holder, then the Corporation may make such payment by depositing the
purchase price in an account for the benefit of such holder and such shares
of Class A Common Stock shall thereby be deemed to have been transferred to
the Corporation on the date cash payment is made and no longer outstanding
and all rights of the holder with respect to such shares terminated."
3. The foregoing amendment of the Restated Articles of incorporation has been
duly approved by the Board of Directors of this Corporation.
4. The foregoing amendment of the Restated Articles of Incorporation has been
duly approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with
Sections 902 and 903 of the Corporations Code. The total number of
outstanding Class A Common shares of the Corporation is Ten Million
(10,000,000). The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment
equaled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required was
one hundred percent (100%). The total number of outstanding Class B Common
shares of the Corporation is Two (2). The number of shares voting in favor
of the amendment equaled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote
required was one hundred (100%).
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We further declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State
of California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true and
correct of our own knowledge.
Dated: March 11, 1994
/s/ Pamela Meyer Lopker
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Pamela M. Lopker, President
/s/ Karl F. Lopker
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Karl F. Lopker, Secretary
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EXHIBIT 3.3
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
qad, inc.
PAMELA M. LOPKER and KARL F. LOPKER do hereby certify that:
1. That are the President and Secretary, respectively, of qad.inc., a
California corporation (the "Corporation").
2. Article I of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation is
hereby amended to read as follows:
The name of the corporation is QAD, INC.
3. The foregoing amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly
approved by the Board of Directors of this Corporation.
4. The foregoing amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly
approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with Section 902 of
the Corporations Code. The total number of voting shares of the Corporation is
10,494,981. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment equaled or
exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required was more than 50%.
I further declare, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of
California, that the matters set forth in this Certificate are true and correct
of my own knowledge.
Dated: May 22, 1996
/s/ Pamela M. Lopker
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PAMELA M. LOPKER,
President
/s/ Karl F. Lopker
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KARL F. LOPKER,
Secretary
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EXHIBIT 3.4
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
QAD, INC.
PAMELA M. LOPKER and KARL F. LOPKER do hereby certify that:
1. That they are the President and Secretary, respectively, of QAD, Inc., a
California corporation (the "Corporation").
2. Article I of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation is hereby
amended to read as follows:
The name of the corporation is QAD Inc.
3. The foregoing amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved
by the Board of Directors of this Corporation.
4. The foregoing amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved
by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with Section 902 of the
Corporations Code. The total number of voting shares of the Corporation is
10,816,842. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment equaled
or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required was more than
50%.
We further declare, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State
of California, that the matters set forth in this Certificate are true and
correct of our own knowledge.
Dated: December 16, 1996
/s/ Pamela M. Lopker
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Pamela M. Lopker
President
/s/ Karl F. Lopker
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Karl F. Lopker
Secretary
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Exhibit 3.6
RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
qad.inc.
Originally adopted on: March 18, 1986
Amendments are listed on page i
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RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
qad.inc.
AMENDMENTS
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Date of
Section Effect of Amendment Amendment
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All Restatement 11/30/93
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RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
qad.inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I: OFFICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 1: Principal Offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 2: Other Offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ARTICLE II: SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 1: Place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 2: Annual Meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 3: Special Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section 4: Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section 5: Waiver of Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Section 6: Record Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Section 7: Inspectors of Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Section 8: Quorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Section 9: Adjourned Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Section 10: Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Section 11: Proxies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Section 12: Consent to Shareholder Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Section 13: Cumulative Voting for Election of Directors. . . . . . . 6
ARTICLE III: BOARD OF DIRECTORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Section l: Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Section 2: Number, Tenure and Qualifications. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 3: Regular Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 4: Special Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 5: Notice of Special Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 6: Place of Meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 7: Participation by Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 8: Quorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 9: Action at Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 10: Waiver of Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 11: Action Without Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 12: Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 13: Resignations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 14: Vacancies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 15: Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 16: Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 17: Meetings and Action of Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . l0
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ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section l: Number and Term. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 2: Inability to Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 3: Removal and Resignation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 4: Vacancies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 5: Chairman of the Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 6: President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 7: Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 8: Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 9: Chief Financial Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 10: Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 11: Officers Holding More Than One Office. . . . . . . . . . 13
ARTICLE V: MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 1: Record Date and Closing of Stock Books . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 2: Certificates For Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 3: Representation of Shares in Other Corporations . . . . . 14
Section 4: Fiscal Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 5: Annual Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 6: Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 7: Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 8: Construction; Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 9: Liability of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 10: Indemnification of Corporate Agents. . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 11: Indemnity Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 12: Insurance Indemnification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 13: Indemnity Not Exclusive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
qad.inc.
ARTICLE I -- OFFICES
SECTION 1: PRINCIPAL OFFICES. The Board of Directors (the "Board") of
the Corporation shall fix the location of the principal executive office of the
Corporation at any place within or without the State of California.
SECTION 2: OTHER OFFICES. The Corporation may also have offices at
such other places as the Board may from time to time designate, or as the
business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II -- SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS
SECTION 1: PLACE. All meetings of the shareholders shall be at any
place within or without the State of California designated by the Board or by
unanimous written consent of all the persons entitled to vote thereat, given
either before or after the meeting. In the absence of any such designation,
shareholders' meeting. shall be held at the principal executive office of the
Corporation.
SECTION 2: ANNUAL MEETINGS. The annual meeting of the shareholders
shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated by the Board. The
date so designated shall be within fifteen (15) months after the last annual
meeting. At each annual meeting, there shall be elected a Board to serve during
the ensuing year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and
such other business shall be transacted as shall properly come before the
meeting.
If the annual meeting of the shareholders is not held as herein
prescribed, the election of directors may be held at any meeting thereafter
called pursuant to these Bylaws.
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SECTION 3: SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the shareholders, for
any purpose whatsoever, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called at
any time by the Chairman of the Board, the President or by the Board, or by one
or more shareholders holding not less than ten percent (10%) of the voting power
of the Corporation.
If a special meeting is called by any person or persons other than the
Board, the request shall be in writing, specifying the general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted, and shall be delivered personally or sent by
registered mail or by telegraphic or other facsimile transmission to the
Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President or to the Secretary.
The request shall also specify the time of the meeting which shall be not less
than thirty-five (35) nor more than sixty (60) days after receipt to the
request. The officer receiving the request shall forthwith cause notice to be
given to the shareholders entitled to vote that a meeting will be held at the
time specified. If the notice is not given within twenty (20) days after receipt
of the request, the person or persons requesting the meeting may give the
notice. Nothing contained in this paragraph of this Section 3 shall be construed
as limiting, fixing or affecting the time or notice requirements for shareholder
meetings called by the Board.
SECTION 4: NOTICE. Notice of meetings of the shareholders of the
Corporation shall be given in writing to each shareholder entitled to vote,
either personally or by first-class mail or other means of written
communication, charges prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at his address
appearing on the books of the Corporation or given by the shareholder to the
Corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice of any such meeting of
shareholders shall be sent to each shareholder entitled thereto not less than
ten (10) no more than sixty (60) days before the meeting. Said notice shall
state the place, date and hour of the meeting and, (a) in the case of special
meetings, the general nature of the business to be transacted, and no other
business may be transacted, or (b) in the case of annual meetings, those matters
which the Board, at the time of the mailing of the notice, intends to present
for action by the shareholders, and (c) in the case of any meeting at which
directors are to be elected, the names of the nominees intended at the time of
the mailing of the notice to be presented by management for election.
If an action is proposed to be taken at any meeting for approval of
(i) a contract or transaction in which director has a direct or indirect
financial interest, pursuant to Section 310 of the California Corporations Code
(the "Code"), (ii) an amendment of the Articles of Incorporation, pursuant to
Section 902 of the Code, (iii) a reorganization of the corporation, pursuant to
Section 1201 of the Code, (iv) a voluntary
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dissolution of the corporation pursuant to Section 1900 of the Code, or (v) a
dissolution distribution other than in accordance with the rights of any
outstanding preferred shares, pursuant to Section 2007 of the Code, then the
notice shall also state the general nature of that proposal.
SECTION 5: WAIVER OF NOTICE. The transactions of any meeting of
shareholders, however called and noticed, and whenever held, shall be as valid
as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum
be present either in person or by proxy, and if, either before or after the
meeting, each of the persons entitled to vote, not present in person or by
proxy, signs a written waiver of notice, or a consent to the holding of the
meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof. Neither the business to be
transacted at nor the purpose of any annual or special meeting of shareholders
need be specified in any written waiver of notice or consent to the holding of
such meeting or approval of the minutes thereof, except that if action is taken
or proposed to be taken for approval of any of those matters specified in the
second paragraph of Article II, Section 4 of these Bylaws, the waiver of notice
or consent or approval shall state the general nature of the proposal. All such
waivers, consents, or approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or
made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
SECTION 6: RECORD DATES. In the event the Board fixes a day for the
determination of shareholders of record entitled to vote as provided in
Section 1 of Article V of these Bylaws, then, subject to the provisions of the
Code, only persons in whose name shares entitled to vote stand on the stock
records of the Corporation at the close of business on such day shall be
entitled to vote.
If no record date is fixed:
The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of or
to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the
business day next preceding the day notice is given or, if notice is waived, at
the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the
meeting is held;
The record date for determining shareholders entitled to give consent
to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the
Board is necessary, shall be the day on which the first written consent is
given; and
The record date for determining shareholders for any other purpose
shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the
resolution relating thereto, or the sixtieth (60th) day prior to the date of
such other action, whichever is later.
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A determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of or to
vote at a meeting of shareholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting
unless the Board fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, but the
Board shall fix a new record date if the meeting is adjourned for more than
forty-five (45) days.
SECTION 7: INSPECTORS OF ELECTION. Before any meeting of shareholders,
the board of directors may appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act
at the meeting or its adjournment. If no inspector of election is so appointed,
then the chairman of the meeting may, and on the request of any shareholder or a
shareholder's proxy shall, appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act
at the meeting. The number of inspectors shall be either one (1) or three (3).
If inspectors are appointed at a meeting pursuant to the request of one (1) or
more shareholders or proxies, then the holders of a majority of shares or their
proxies present at the meeting shall determine whether one (1) or three (3)
inspectors are to be appointed. If any person appointed as inspector fails to
appear or fails or refuses to act, then the chairman of the meeting may, and
upon the request of any shareholder or a shareholder's proxy shall, appoint a
person to fill that vacancy.
Such inspectors shall:
1. determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting
power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting, the existence of
a quorum, and the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies;
2. receive votes, ballots or consents;
3. hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way
arising in connection with the right to vote;
4. count and tabulate all votes or consents;
5. determine when the polls shall close;
6. determine the result; and
7. do any other acts that may be proper to conduct the election
or vote with fairness to all shareholders.
SECTION 8: QUORUM. The presence in person or by proxy of the persons
entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote at any meeting
constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a
quorum, any meeting of shareholders may be adjourned from time to time by the
vote of a majority of the shares, the holders of which are either present
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in person or represented by proxy thereat, but no other business may be
transacted, except as provided in the next paragraph. The shareholders present
at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do
business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough
shareholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than
adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the shares required to
constitute a quorum.
SECTION 9: ADJOURNED MEETINGS. Any shareholders' meeting may be
adjourned from time to time by the vote of the holders of a majority of the
voting shares present at the meeting either in person or by proxy. Notice of any
adjourned meeting need not be given unless a meeting is adjourned for forty-five
(45) days or more from the date set for the original meeting.
SECTION 10: VOTING. The voting at all meetings of shareholders need
not be by ballot, but any qualified shareholder before the voting begins may
demand a stock vote whereupon such stock vote shall be taken by ballot, each of
which shall state the name of the shareholder voting and the number of shares
voted by such shareholder, and if such ballot be cast by a proxy, it shall also
state the name of such proxy.
At any meeting of the shareholders, every shareholder having the right
to vote shall be entitled to vote in person, or by proxy appointed in a writing
subscribed by such shareholder and bearing a date not more than eleven (11)
months prior to said meeting, unless the writing states that it is irrevocable
and is held by a person specified in Section 705(e) of the Code, in which event
it is irrevocable for the period specified in said writing.
SECTION 11: PROXIES. Every person entitled to vote for directors or on
any other matter shall have the right to do so either in person or by one or
more agents authorized by a written proxy signed by the person and filed with
the Secretary. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the shareholder's name is
placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewritten telegraphic
transmission or otherwise) by the shareholder or the shareholder's
attorney-in-fact. A validly executed proxy which does not state that it is
irrevocable shall continue in full force and effect unless (i) revoked by the
person who executed it, before the vote pursuant to that proxy, by a writing
delivered to the Corporation stating that the proxy is revoked, or by a
subsequent proxy executed by the person who executed the proxy, or by attendance
at the meeting and the vote in person by the person who executed the proxy; or
(ii) written notice of the death or incapacity of the maker of that proxy is
received by the Corporation before the vote pursuant to that proxy is counted;
provided, however, that no proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven
(11) months from the date of the proxy,
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unless otherwise provided in the proxy. The revocability of a proxy that states
on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of
Sections 705(e) and 705(f) of the Code.
SECTION 12: CONSENT TO SHAREHOLDER ACTION. Any action which may be
taken at any meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting and without
prior notice, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall
be signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum
number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a
meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted;
provided, however, that (i) unless the consents of all shareholders entitled to
vote have been solicited in writing, notice of any shareholder approval without
a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given as required by
the Code, and (ii) directors may not be elected by written consent except by
unanimous written consent of all shares entitled to vote for the election of
directors.
Any written consent may be revoked by a writing received by the
Secretary of the Corporation prior to the time that written consents of the
number of shares required to authorize the proposed action have been filed with
the Secretary.
SECTION 13: CUMULATIVE VOTING FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. Provided the
candidate's name has been placed in nomination prior to the voting and one or
more shareholders has given notice at the meeting prior to the voting of the
shareholder's intent to cumulate the shareholder's votes, every shareholder
entitled to vote at any election for directors shall have the right to cumulate
such shareholder's votes and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the
number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which the
shareholder's shares are normally entitled, or distribute the shareholder's
votes on the same principle among as many candidates as the shareholder shall
think fit. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes of the shares
entitled to be voted for them up to the number of directors to be elected by
such shares are elected.
ARTICLE III -- BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 1: POWERS. Subject to any limitations in the Articles of
Incorporation or these Bylaws and to any provision of the Code requiring
shareholder authorization or approval for a particular action, the business and
affairs of the Corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be
exercised by, or under the direction of, the Board. The Board may delegate the
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management of the day-to-day operation of the business of the Corporation to a
management company or other person provided that the business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised, under
the ultimate direction of the Board.
SECTION 2. NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS. The number of directors
of the Corporation shall be not less than three (3) nor more than seven (7). The
exact number of directors shall be three (3) until changed, within the limits
specified above, by a bylaw amending this Section 2, duly adopted by the Board
or by the shareholders. The indefinite number of directors may be changed, or a
definite number may be fixed without provision for an indefinite number, by a
duly adopted amendment to the Articles of Incorporation or by an amendment to
this Bylaw duly adopted by the vote or written consent of holders of a majority
of the outstanding shares entitled to vote; provided, however, that an amendment
reducing the fixed number or the minimum number of directors to a number less
than five (5) cannot be adopted if the votes cast against its adoption at a
meeting, or the shares not consenting in the case of an action by written
consent, are equal to more than sixteen and two-thirds percent (16-2/3%) of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. No amendment may change the stated
maximum number of authorized directors to a number greater than two (2) times
the stated minimum number of directors minus one (1).
No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the
effect of removing any director before that director's term of office expires.
Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of shareholders to
hold office until the next annual meeting. Each director, including a director
elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until the expiration of the term
for which elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified.
SECTION 3: REGULAR MEETINGS. A regular annual meeting of the Board
shall be held without other notice than this Bylaw immediately after, and at the
same place as, the annual meeting of shareholders. The Board may provide for
other regular meetings from time to time by resolution.
SECTION 4: SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board may be
called at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice
President or the Secretary or any two (2) directors, or one (1) director when
one (1) director constitutes the entire Board. Written notice of the time and
place of all special meetings of the Board shall be delivered personally or by
telephone or telegraph to each director at least forty-eight (48) hours before
the meeting, or sent to each director by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at
least four (4) days before the meeting.
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Such notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting. Notice of any meeting
of the Board need not be given to any director who signs a waiver of notice,
whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without
protesting prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such
director.
SECTION 5: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGS. Notice of the time and place of
all special meetings of the Board shall be delivered personally or by telephone
or telegraph to each director at least forty-eight (48) hours before the
meeting, or sent to each director by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at least
four (4) days before the meeting. Such notice need not specify the purpose of
the meeting.
SECTION 6: PLACE OF MEETINGS. Meetings of the Board may be held at any
place within or without the State of California, which has been designated in
the notice, or if not stated in the notice or there is no notice, the principal
executive office of the Corporation or as designated by the resolution duly
adopted by the Board.
SECTION 7: PARTICIPATION BY TELEPHONE. Members of the Board may
participate in a meeting through use of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment, so long as all numbers participating in such meeting
can hear one another.
SECTION 8: QUORUM. A quorum at all meetings of the board shall be a
majority of the number of directors then in office, unless the authorized number
of directors is one (1), in which case one (1) director constitutes a quorum. In
the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn any
meeting to another time and place. If a meeting is adjourned for more than
twenty-four (24) hours, notice of any adjournment to another time or place shall
be given prior to the time of the adjourned meeting to the directors who were
not present at the time of adjournment.
SECTION 9: ACTION AT MEETING. Every act or decision done or made by a
majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is
present is the act of the Board. A meeting at which a quorum is initially
present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of
directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the
required quorum for such meeting.
SECTION 10: WAIVER OF NOTICE. The transactions of any meeting of the
Board, however called and noticed or wherever held, are as valid as though had
at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if a quorum is present and
if, either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present signs
a written waiver of notice, a consent to holding the meeting, or an approval of
the minutes thereof. All such
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waivers, consents and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or
made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
SECTION 11: ACTION WITHOUT MEETING. Any action required or permitted
to be taken by the Board may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the
Board individually or collectively consent in writing to such action. Such
written consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings
of the Board. Such action by written consent shall have the same force and
effect as a unanimous vote of such directors.
SECTION 12: REMOVAL. The Board may declare vacant the office of a
director who has been declared of unsound mind by an order of court or who has
been convicted of a felony.
The entire Board or any individual director may be removed from office
without cause by a vote of shareholders holding a majority of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote at an election of directors; provided, however, that
unless the entire Board is removed, no individual director may be removed when
the votes cast against removal, or not consenting in writing to such removal,
would be sufficient to elect such director if voted cumulatively at an election
at which the same total number of votes cast were cast (or, if such action is
taken by written consent, all shares entitled to vote were voted) and the entire
number of directors authorized at the time of the director's most recent
election were then being elected.
In the event an office of a director is so declared vacant or in case
the Board or any one or more directors be so removed, new directors may be
elected at the same meeting.
SECTION 13: RESIGNATIONS. Any director may resign effective upon
giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Secretary
or the Board of the Corporation, unless the notice specifies a later time for
the effectiveness of such resignation. If the resignation is effective at a
future time, a successor may be elected to take office when the resignation
becomes effective.
SECTION 14: VACANCIES. Except for a vacancy created by the removal
of a director, all vacancies in the Board, whether caused by resignation,
death or otherwise, may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors,
though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and each director
so elected shall hold office until his successor is elected at an annual,
regular or special meeting of the shareholders. Vacancies created by the
removal of a director may be filled only by approval of the shareholders. The
shareholders may elect a director at any time to fill any vacancy not filled
by the directors. Any such election by written consent requires the
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consent of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.
SECTION 15: COMPENSATION. Directors and members of committees may
receive such compensation, if any, for their services, and such reimbursement of
expenses, as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the Board. This
Section 15 shall not be construed to preclude any director from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee or otherwise,
and receiving compensation for those services.
SECTION 16: COMMITTEES. The Board may, by resolution adopted by a
majority of the authorized number of directors, designate one or more
committees, each consisting of one (1) or more director(s), to serve at the
pleasure of the Board. The Board may designate one or more directors as
alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent member at any
meeting of the committee. The appointment of members or alternate members of a
committee requires the vote of a majority of the authorized number of directors.
Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board, shall
have all the authority of the Board in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, except with respect to (i) the approval of any
action requiring shareholders' approval or approval of the outstanding shares,
(ii) the filling of vacancies on the Board or any committee, (iii) the fixing of
compensation of directors for serving on the Board or a committee, (iv) the
adoption, amendment or repeal of Bylaws, (v) the amendment or repeal of any
resolution of the Board which by its express terms is not so amendable or
repealable, (vi) a distribution to shareholders, except at a rate or in a
periodic amount or within a price range determined by the Board, and (vii) the
appointment of other committees of the Board or the members thereof.
SECTION 17: MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES. Meetings and action of
committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the
provisions of Article III of these Bylaws dealing with meetings of directors,
with such changes in the context of those Bylaws as are necessary to substitute
the committee and its members for the Board and its members, except that the
time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of
the Board or by resolution of the committee. Special meetings of committees may
also be called by resolution of the Board, and notice of special meetings of
committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the
right to attend all meetings of the committee. The Board may adopt rules for the
governance of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these
Bylaws.
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ARTICLE IV -- OFFICERS
SECTION 1: NUMBER AND TERM. The officers of the Corporation shall be a
Chairman of the Board, a President, a Secretary, a Chief Financial Officer, and,
if the Board so desires, one or more Vice Presidents, all of which shall be
chosen by the Board. In addition, the Board may appoint such other officers as
may be deemed expedient for the proper conduct of the business of the
Corporation, each of whom shall have such authority and perform such duties as
the Board may from time to time determine. The officers to be appointed by the
Board shall be chosen annually at the regular meeting of the Board held after
the annual meeting of shareholders and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
If officers are not chosen at such meeting of the Board, they shall be chosen as
soon thereafter as shall be convenient. Each officer shall hold office until his
successor shall have been duly chosen or until his removal or resignation.
SECTION 2: INABILITY TO ACT. In the case of absence or inability to
act of any officer of the Corporation and of any person herein authorized to act
in his place, the Board may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of
such officer to any other officer, or any director or other person whom it may
select.
SECTION 3: REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION. Any officer chosen by the Board
may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a
majority of all the members of the Board.
Any officer chosen by the Board may resign at any time by giving
written notice of said resignation to the Corporation. Unless a different time
is specified therein, such resignation shall be effective upon its receipt by
the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Secretary or the Board.
SECTION 4: VACANCIES. A vacancy in any office because of any cause may
be filled by the Board for the unexpired portion of the term.
SECTION 5: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. The Chairman of the Board shall be
the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and when present, shall preside
at all meetings of the shareholders and the Board. He shall perform such duties
and possess such powers as are usually vested in the office of the Chief
Executive Officer. If the Board appoints a Vice-Chairman of the Board, he shall
in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, perform the duties
and exercise the powers of the Chairman of the Board and shall perform such
other duties and possess such other powers as may from time to time be vested in
him by the Board.
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SECTION 6: PRESIDENT. The President shall be the general manager and
chief operating officer of the Corporation. Subject to the control of the Board,
the President shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Corporation,
shall sign or countersign or authorize another officer to sign all certificates,
contracts, and other instruments of the Corporation as authorized by the Board,
shall make reports to the Board and shareholders, and shall perform all such
other duties as are incident to such office or are properly required by the
Board.
SECTION 7: VICE PRESIDENT. In the absence of the President, or in the
event of such officer's death, disability or refusal to act, the Vice President,
if any, or in the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice
Presidents in the order designated at the time of their selection, or in the
absence of any such designation, then in the order of their selection, shall
perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the
powers and be subject to all restrictions upon the President. Each Vice
President shall have such powers and discharge such duties as may be assigned
from time to time by the President or by the Board.
SECTION 8: SECRETARY. The Secretary shall see that notices for all
meetings are given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws and as
required by law, shall keep minutes of all meetings, shall have charge of the
seal and the corporate books, and shall make such reports and perform such other
duties as are incident to such office, or as are properly required by the
President or by the Board.
The Assistant Secretary or the Assistant Secretaries, if any, in the
order of their seniority, shall, in the absence or disability of the Secretary,
or in the event of such officer's refusal to act, perform the duties and
exercise the powers and discharge such duties as may be assigned from time to
time by the President or by the Board.
SECTION 9: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. The Chief Financial Officer may
also be designated by the alternate title of "Treasurer." The Chief Financial
Officer shall have custody of all moneys and securities of the Corporation and
shall keep regular books of account. Such officer shall disburse the funds of
the Corporation in payment of the just demands against the Corporation, or as
may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and
shall render to the Board from time to time as may be required of such officer,
an account of all transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial
condition of the Corporation. Such officer shall perform all duties incident to
such office or which are properly required by the President or by the Board.
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The Assistant Chief Financial Officer or the Assistant Chief Financial
Officers, if any, in the order of their seniority, shall, in the absence or
disability of the Chief Financial Officer, or in the event of such officer's
refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief
Financial Officer, and shall have such powers and discharge such duties as may
be assigned from time to time by the President or by the Board.
SECTION 10: SALARIES. The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from
time to time by the Board and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such
salary by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the
Corporation.
SECTION 11: OFFICERS HOLDING MORE THAN ONE OFFICE. Any two or more
offices may be held by the same person.
ARTICLE V -- MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 1: RECORD DATE AND CLOSING OF STOCK BOOKS. The Board may fix a
time in the future as a record date for the determination of the shareholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of shareholders or entitled to
receive payment of any dividend or distribution, or any allotment of rights, or
to exercise rights in respect to any other lawful action. The record date so
fixed shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days prior to the
date of the meeting or event for the purposes of which it is fixed. When a
record date is so fixed, only shareholders of record at the close of
business on that date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or to
receive the dividend, distribution, or allotment of rights, or to exercise the
rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the
books of the Corporation after the record date.
The Board may close the books of the Corporation against transfers of
shares during the whole or any part of a period of not more than sixty (60) days
prior to the date of a shareholders' meeting, the date when the right to any
dividend, distribution, or allotment of rights vests, or the effective date of
any change, conversion or exchange of shares.
SECTION 2: CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES. Certificates of stock shall be
issued in numerical order and each shareholder shall be entitled to a
certificate signed in the name of the Corporation by the President or a Vice
President, and the Chief Financial Officer, the Secretary or, if any, an
Assistant Secretary, certifying to the number of shares and the class or series
of shares owned by such shareholder. Any or all of the
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signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer
agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed
upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or
registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation
with the same effect as if such person were an officer, transfer agent or
registrar at the date of issue. Prior to the due presentment for registration of
transfer in the stock transfer book of the Corporation, the registered owner
shall be treated as the person exclusively entitled to vote, to receive
notifications and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner,
except as expressly provided otherwise by the laws of the State of California.
Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, certificates for
shares issued pursuant to the Corporation's 1994 Stock Purchase Plan or the
Corporation's 1994 Stock Award Plan shall be delivered to the trustee, escrow
agent or other designated party named pursuant to the relevant Plan in
accordance with such Plan.
SECTION 3: REPRESENTATION OF SHARES IN OTHER CORPORATIONS. Shares of
other Corporations standing in the name of this Corporation may be voted or
represented and all incidents thereto may be exercised on behalf of the
Corporation by the President or any Vice President and the Chief Financial
Officer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.
SECTION 4: FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end
on such date as determined by the Board.
SECTION 5: ANNUAL REPORTS. So long as the Corporation shall have fewer
than one hundred (100) shareholders of record, the Annual Report to
shareholders, described in the Code, is expressly waived and dispensed with to
the extent permitted by law.
SECTION 6: AMENDMENTS. Bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by
the affirmative vote or the written consent of a majority of the outstanding
shares of the Corporation. Subject to the right of shareholders to adopt, amend,
or repeal Bylaws, Bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by the Board,
except that a Bylaw amendment thereof changing the authorized number of
directors may be adopted by the Board only if these Bylaws permit an indefinite
number of directors and the Bylaw or amendment thereof adopted by the Board
fixes the exact number of directors within the limits specified in these Bylaws.
SECTION 7: INTERPRETATION. Reference in these Bylaws to any provision
of the Code shall be deemed to include all amendments thereof.
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SECTION 8: CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS. Unless the context requires
otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the
Code shall govern the construction of these Bylaws. Without limiting the
generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural, the
plural number includes the singular, and the term "person" includes both a
Corporation and a natural person.
SECTION 9: LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS. The liability of the directors of
the Corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent
permitted under California law.
SECTION 10: INDEMNIFICATION OF CORPORATE AGENTS. The Corporation shall
indemnify its agent against liabilities to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation shall
indemnify each of its agents against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and
other amounts, actually and reasonably incurred by such person by reason of such
person's having been made or having threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding in excess of the indemnification otherwise permitted by the
provisions of Section 317 of the Code, subject to the limits on such excess
indemnification set forth in Section 204 of the Code, and the Corporation shall
advance the expenses reasonably expected to be incurred by such agent in
defending any such proceeding upon receipt of the undertaking required by
subdivision (f) of said Section 317. The terms "agent", "proceeding" and
"expenses" made in this Section 9 shall have the same meaning as such terms in
said Section 317.
SECTION 11: INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS. The Board is authorized to enter
into a contract with any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation, or any person who is or was serving at the request of the
Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another Corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including employee
benefits plans, or any person who was a director, officer, employee or agent of
a Corporation which was a predecessor Corporation of the Corporation or of
another enterprise at the request of such predecessor Corporation, providing for
indemnification rights equivalent to or, if the Board so determines and to the
extent permitted by applicable law, greater than, those provided for in this
Article V.
SECTION 12: INSURANCE INDEMNIFICATION. The Corporation shall have the
power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation against any liability
asserted against or incurred by such person in such capacity or arising out of
such person's status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the
power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this
Article V.
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SECTION 13: INDEMNITY NOT EXCLUSIVE. The indemnification provided by this
Article V shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those
seeking indemnification may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of
shareholders or directors or otherwise, both as to action in an official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The
rights to indemnity hereunder shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be
a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the
heirs, executors, and administrators of the person.
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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that:
1. I am the duly elected, acting and qualified Secretary of
qad.inc., a California corporation (the "Corporation").
2. The attached Restated Bylaws, as duly adopted by the Board
of Directors of the Corporation on November 30, 1993,
comprising 15 pages, are the true and complete copy of the
Bylaws of the Corporation as in effect on the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 30 day of
November, 1993.
/s/ Karl F. Lopker
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Karl F. Lopker, Secretary
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Exhibit 10.1
THE QAD INC.
1994 STOCK
OWNERSHIP PROGRAM
Rev 2.0
April 13, 1994
QAD Inc. Stock Program
Operations Guidelines
And Procedures
Rev 2.0
April 13, 1994
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Table Of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION 2
2.0 RISK FACTORS 2
2.1 Market Environment 2
2.2 Limitations on Protection of Intellectual Property 3
2.3 Dependence on Key Employees 3
2.4 Liquidity 3
2.5 Control by Existing Shareholders 4
2.6 Determination of Formula Price 4
3.0 RESTRICTIONS ON SALE 4
4.0 GOVERNANCE 4
4.1 Board of Directors 4
4.2 Stock Operations Team 5
5.0 STOCK PROGRAM 5
5.1 Initial Offering 5
5.2 Regular Stock Program 6
5.2.1 Stock Acquisition 6
5.2.1.1 Payroll Deduction Purchases 7
5.2.1.2 Direct Purchase 7
5.2.1.3 Stock Awards 8
5.2.1.4 Stock Allocation Hierarchy 8
5.2.2 Stock Liquidation 9
5.2.2.1 Direct Sale 9
5.2.2.2 Termination 10
5.2.2.3 Sale To Non-Employees 10
5.2.2.4 Other Transfers 10
5.2.2.5 U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences 10
5.2.2.6 Readjustments To Capitalization 11
6.0 DEFINITION OF TERMS 12
6.1 Formula Price 12
6.2 Trade Date 12
6.3 Purchase Discount 13
6.4 Minimum Purchase Amount 13
6.5 Minimum Block Amount 13
7.0 INFORMATION TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS 13
1.0 INTRODUCTION
QAD Inc. (the "Company") has adopted the QAD Inc 1994 Stock Program (the
"Stock Program") for the benefit of all of its employees whether employed
on a full-time or part-time basis by the Company. The Stock Program is
divided into two sections, each governed by a separate plan document (the
"Plan Documents"). They are:
the qad, inc 1994 Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") and
the qad, inc 1994 Stock Award Plan (the "Award Plan").
The Purchase Plan component of the Stock Program allows eligible employees
to purchase shares of the Company's Class A common stock by using one or
both of two methods:
direct purchases by the payment of the stock's current Formula
Price (as defined below) in cash, and/or
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purchases using accumulated payroll deductions that the employee
has elected to have withheld under the Purchase Plan at 95% of the current
Formula Price.
The Award Plan component of the Stock Program allows the Company to make
grants of its Class A Common Stock to eligible employees as rewards for
their contributions to the success of the Company.
A total of 2,400,000 shares of Class A Common Stock have been reserved for
issuance pursuant to the Purchase Plan and the Award Plan (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Plans").
This document addresses operating procedures and guidelines for the
Purchase Plan and the Award Plan as approved by the California
Commissioner of Corporations and in the various jurisdictions within which
the Company's employees reside. In the event of any conflict between this
document and the above Plan Documents, the terms and conditions of the
approved Plan Documents, as they may be amended from time to time, will
govern.
2.0 RISK FACTORS
Investment in the Company's Class A Common Stock involves risk and should
be regarded as speculative. As a result, the purchase of Class A Common
Stock should be considered only by persons who can reasonably afford a
loss of their entire investment. In addition, participation in the Stock
Program does not provide any of the tax benefits of 401(k) and similar
deferred compensation plans. Prospective participants in the Stock
Program should carefully consider, in addition to matters set forth
elsewhere in this QAD Inc. Stock Program Operations Guidelines And
Procedures the following factors relating to the business of the Company
and their participation in the Stock Program.
2.1 Market Environment
The market for the Company's products is a relatively new and emerging
market. The Company's future financial performance will depend
principally upon the continued development of the market for its software
and continued market acceptance of such software. There can be no
assurance that the market will continue to develop.
Because of rapid technological changes in the industry, the Company will
be required to enhance its existing products on a timely basis and to
incorporate the latest technological advances in computer software and
hardware. No assurance can be given that the Company will have the
resources required to respond to technological changes or to compete
successfully in the future. Many software companies have experienced
delays in completing the development of new products, and there can be no
assurance that the Company will not encounter difficulties that could
delay or prevent the successful introduction and marketing of new and
enhanced versions of its products. In addition, new product
announcements, pricing changes, strategic alliances or acquisitions and
other actions by competitors could adversely affect the Company.
2.2 Limitations on Protection of Intellectual Property
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The extent to which U.S. and foreign copyright and intellectual property
laws protect software as well as the enforceability of end user license
agreements has not been fully determined. Changes in the interpretation
of copyright or other intellectual property laws could expand or reduce
the extent to which the Company or its competitors are able to protect
their software.
2.3 Dependence on Key Employees
The Company believes that its success will depend to a significant extent
upon the efforts and abilities of a strong group of marketing, support,
engineering, administrative and executive personnel. The loss of the
services of one or more key personnel could have a material adverse effect
on the Company. The Company's business will also be dependent upon its
ability to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel who are in
great demand. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
successful in attracting and retaining such personnel.
2.4 Liquidity
There is no public market for the Class A Common Stock, and none is
expected to develop in the foreseeable future. The Company plans to
maintain a limited secondary market in the Class A Common Stock, but there
can be no assurances that such secondary market will be adequate to allow
a holder of Class A Common Stock sufficient opportunity to liquidate his
or her investment. In addition, the Company's Plan Documents and Restated
Articles of Incorporation provide restrictions on transfer and a right of
first refusal. Accordingly, a participant in the Stock Program may be
unable to liquidate an investment in the Class A Common Stock for an
indefinite period. Shares of Class A Common Stock sold pursuant to the
Stock Program will be considered restricted securities which may not be
resold without registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements. The
certificates evidencing the Class A Common Stock will bear a legend
referring to these restrictions on transfer.
2.5 Control by Existing Shareholders
Pamela M. Lopker and Karl F. Lopker will continue to own a majority of the
Company's capital stock after the sale of the shares offered pursuant to
the Stock Program and thus will continue to control the election of
directors and matters requiring shareholder approval.
2.6 Determination of Formula Price
The Formula Price for the Class A Common Stock is the fair market value of
the stock as determined by the Company under a formula established in
connection with an independent appraisal. The current Formula Price
should not be regarded as an indication of any future Formula Price of the
Company's Class A Common Stock.
3.0 RESTRICTIONS ON SALE
Sale of the Company's Class A Common Stock has been authorized pursuant to
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a permit issued by the California Commissioner of Corporations, subject to
certain restrictions on transfer. The Commissioner's authorization is
permissive only, and does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement
of the share of Class A Common Stock. Accordingly, each certificate for
share purchased under the Stock Program will bear the following legend in
addition to any other legends that may be required by state of federal
securities laws:
It is unlawful to consummate a sale or transfer of this security, or any
interest therein, or to receive any consideration therefor, without the
prior written consent of the Commissioner of Corporations of the State of
California, except as permitted in the Commissioner's rules.
The restriction on transfer will not prevent sales of shares back to the
Company as contemplated by the Stock Program.
The Company will provide to each employee, at the time the employee
purchases or receives awards of stock under the Stock Program, with a copy
of Section 260.141.11 of the Rules of the California Commissioner of
Corporations, which describes the restrictions on transfer imposed by the
Commissioner's permit.
4.0 GOVERNANCE
4.1 Board of Directors
The Stock Operations Program is administered by the QAD Inc. Board of
Directors and by the Stock Operations Team appointed by the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors:
Determines the amount of stock available for purchase or award
each year.
Approves purchases and awards for the Executive Committee and the
Stock Operations Team.
Appoints members of the Stock Operations Team.
Audits activities of the Stock Operations Team.
Approves stock purchase and award guidelines.
4.2 Stock Operations Team
The Stock Operations Team consists of at least three members. There are
representative members from each of the operating regions within QAD, as
well as Corporate operations in Carpinteria. The Team meets quarterly
before each Stock Trade Date to transact their business. The Team:
Establishes and announces the Formula Price before each Stock
Trade Date
Approves all stock purchases and awards for all employees other
than the Executive Committee and themselves.
Creates and modifies policies and operating procedures.
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Monitors and audits the day-to-day stock operations for legal and
procedural compliance.
Except for the authority exercised by the Board, described in Section 4.1,
the Stock Operations Team, has sole discretionary authority under this
Plan to determine all transactions and/or to interpret the terms of this
Plan. All such determinations and interpretations by the Stock Operations
Team shall be conclusive and binding on all parties, including the
Company, the Plan, the participants and beneficiaries.
5.0 STOCK PROGRAM
There are two separate phases of the QAD Stock Program:
The Initial Offering, or startup phase, and
The ongoing or Regular Program.
5.1 Initial Offering
Prior December 31, 1993, the Company had provided each employee with the
one time opportunity to elect to purchase shares of the Company's Class A
Common Stock valued at up to 8% of the amount of the employee's cumulative
gross cash compensation (minus living allowances) received from the
Company from his or her hire date to the end of 1993 (the "Initial
Offering"). These shares were purchased at the then current Formula Price
of $4.36 per share. This Formula Price was established in connection with
an independent appraisal by the firm of Houlihan, Lokey Howard & Zukin in
November 1993.
It was necessary for each employee to buy stock in multiples of the
Minimum Block amount of 100 shares.
Each employee had until December 31, 1993, to specify the exact percentage
that he or she wished to purchase. The employee must have returned
(either directly, by mail, or by fax) a completed QAD Inc. Stock Initial
Offering Commitment form (form stock01) to the Organizational Development
and Human Resources Department (ODHR) in Carpinteria.
If an employee did not submit a completed a QAD Inc. Stock Initial
Offering Commitment form (form stock01) to the Stock Operations Team by
December 31, 1993, the employee was considered as not interested, and was
not able to participate in the Initial Offering. Any forms received after
that time were deemed invalid. Election not to participate in the Initial
Offering does not preclude participation in the regular program of the
Purchase Plan.
The Company could not, however, consummate each sale before a permit for
the Stock Program was issued by the California Commissioner of
Corporations. As of March 16, 1994, that the permit has been issued. the
Company has notified employees who submitted timely, completed QAD Inc.
Stock Initial Offering Commitment forms to remit the necessary funds in
payment for the shares in their Initial Commitment. Purchases may be made
in cash, or through a bank loan for no more than 70% of the required funds.
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5.2 Regular Stock Program
The Regular Program took effect after on March 16, 1994, after the receipt
of the permit for the Stock Program from the California Commissioner of
Corporations, and receipt of all funds for the Initial Offering.
5.2.1 Stock Acquisition
There are three ways that an employee can receive shares of the Company's
Class A Common Stock through the Stock Program. They are through:
Payroll Deduction purchases
Direct Purchases at each quarterly internal Stock Trade Date
Stock Awards
The Company follows the policy of being employee owned. As a result there
has never been a general public market for any of the Company's securities
and there can be no assurances that such a public market will ever
develop. In order to provide liquidity for its shareholders, however, the
Company will maintain a limited secondary market. The limited market will
permit existing shareholders to sell shares of Class A Common Stock on
four (4) predetermined Trade Dates each year. Such sales or purchases will
be made at the prevailing Formula Price.
The Company or its designee will hold on behalf of all participants in the
Stock Program all stock certificates for shares purchased or awarded under
the Stock Program. The Company will maintain a record for each
participant in the Stock Program showing the number of shares owned by
such participant and held in his or her account. After each Trade Date,
the Company will issue a Statement to each participant, detailing the
transactions consummated, and the number of shares held by the participant
as of the end of the previous Trade Date. The Statement will ascribe a
value to the holdings based on the Formula Price used on the previous
Trade Date.
5.2.1.1 Payroll Deduction Purchases
An employee may purchase shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock by
making regular payroll deductions (the "Payroll Deduction Purchases").
The employee decides what percentage of his or her gross cash
compensation, (minus living expenses) (up to the maximum allowed by the
Stock Operations Team for the year) that he or she wants withheld from his
or her after-tax pay to purchase stock. This amount will then be used to
purchase stock on the next Trade Date at a Purchase Discount of 5% below
the Formula Price effective on that date. This purchase will be made in
minimum blocks of 25 shares. Excess funds remaining will be applied to
stock to be purchased at the next quarterly Trade Date.
The maximum percentage of an employee's gross cash compensation, (minus
living expenses) that may be withheld during each pay period will be
established at the beginning of each Plan Year by the Stock Operations
Team. This will be based on the amount of stock released for sale each
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year by the Company's Board of Directors. The maximum amount which may be
withheld from an employee's gross cash compensation, during any pay period
for the calender year 1994 is 8%.
Employee's must complete an enrollment form available from ODHR in
Carpinteria to begin payroll deductions. The sooner this is received, the
sooner funds will be accrued for the next Trade Date. The employee may
adjust this amount during the Plan Year.
5.2.1.2 Direct Purchase
To purchase shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock directly, or to
purchase additional stock beyond the allotment percentage for Payroll
Deduction Purchases, an employee must complete a QAD Inc. Stock
Transaction Request (a "Request") form (form stock03), available from
ODHR. The employee presents this Request to his or her manager for
approval. The employee's manager will submit all approved Requests, with
any required supporting documentation substantiating the Request to the
Stock Operations Team. This final submission must occur after the Formula
Price is announced, and at least 15 days before the Trade Date.
The Stock Operations Team will meet and consider all Requests
collectively. Each Request will be approved in whole or in part, or
denied based on the amount of outstanding stock available for purchase and
the Stock Operations Team's determination of the employee's past and
potential future contributions to the Company, evidenced, in part by the
supporting documentation from the employee's manager.
If the collective Stock Transaction Requests and Stock Award Requests (as
defined in Section 5.2.1.3) exceed the outstanding stock available, the
Stock Operations Team will prorate all approved Requests according to the
priorities as defined by the Stock Allocation Hierarchy (Section
5.2.1.4). The Stock Operations Team will issue a stock offer for the
approved amount to each employee (a "Stock Offer").
At the completion of this process, the employee must submit payment before
the Trade Date for the amount of the Stock Offer. The employee will
become the registered owner of the appropriate number of shares of the
Company's Class A Common Stock on the Trade Date.
5.2.1.3 Stock Awards
Awards of the Company's Class A Common Stock may be made to an employee at
any time at the discretion of the employee's manager ("Management Stock
Awards"). The manager completes a QAD Inc. Stock Award Request form
(form stock04) and submits it, along with supporting documentation
substantiating the award, to the Stock Operations Team for consideration.
The Stock Operations Team will evaluate the Stock Award Requests in
conjunction with the Transaction Requests (as described in Section
5.2.1.2) for the next Trade Date. The amount of stock approved by the
Stock Operations Team will be awarded to the employee on the next Trade
Date.
Stock awards may be used by managers as part of the incentive portion of
an employee's yearly compensation plan (for those on that type of
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compensation plan). The terms and conditions of these awards are at the
discretion of each manager, but must be approved in advance by the Stock
Operations Team. Each manager supervising these compensation plans will
have a yearly allocation of committed stock from the Stock Operations Team
which may be used throughout the year to develop individual compensation
plans.
In addition, the Stock Operations Team may make stock awards to eligible
employees in its discretion ("Discretionary Stock Awards").
Each award will be subject to an approved vesting schedule. The award may
vest immediately, or progressively over a defined performance period, but
no longer than five years. Tax will be withheld from the employee's
salary whenever any of these shares vest. The amount withheld will be
based on the current Formula Price, multiplied by the number of shares
vested. See the Tax Consequences section, below (Section 5.2.2.4). Only
those shares for which the employee is the beneficial owner (vested) may
be sold on the next Trade Date
5.2.1.4 Stock Allocation Hierarchy
For each Trade Date during a given fiscal year, the amount of stock
available for purchase will be based on the amount being sold by employees
of the Company plus an amount of the Class A Common Stock authorized for
issuance pursuant to the Stock Program. The amount of the Class A Common
Stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Stock Program and available
for purchase on a particular Trade Date will be the excess of the amount
allocated by the Company's Board of Directors at the beginning of the fiscal
year in which the Trade Date falls over the cumulative amount sold
during all previous Trade Dates falling in the same fiscal year.
The Stock Operations Team allocates the amount of stock available
according to the following priorities (the "Stock Allocation Hierarchy"):
Payroll Deduction Purchase commitments
Allocated Management Stock Award pools
Stock Operations Team Discretionary Stock Awards
Stock Offers
Each category, from the top, will be fulfilled 100% before moving to the
next category. If any category receives less than 100% fulfillment, the
remaining categories will receive no allocation.
If there is an insufficient amount to cover all of any category, the
remaining amount available will be prorated equally over each employee in
that category.
5.2.2 Stock Liquidation
There are three ways that an employee may liquidate stock. They are:
Direct Sale
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Termination of employment
Sale To Non-Employees
5.2.2.1 Direct Sale
An employee desiring to sell shares in which the employee is completely
vested or has beneficial ownership, must complete and return a QAD Inc.
Stock Transaction Request form (form stock03) to the Stock Operations
Team. This submission must occur after the Formula Price is announced,
but at least 15 days before the established Trade Date. The Stock
Operations Team will accumulate all sell orders and match the total
against the total of the approved buy orders. If the total buy orders exceeds
the sell orders, the employee will be notified of the sale of 100% of his
sell order. If the total sell orders exceeds the total buy orders, the
Stock Operations Team will determine if the Company elects to buy all the
excess sell amount in addition to the amount of total buy orders.
In the event that the Company does not elect to purchase 100% of the
excess, there will be two levels of resolution.
All sell orders of 500 shares or less will be 100% executed
Any deficiencies beyond 500 shares will be prorated equally over
all the remaining sell orders. The Stock Operations Team will notify each
requesting employee of the percentage of their order that will be
fulfilled.
A fee of 2% of the proceeds will be charged for each sale transaction.
This fee will cover the costs associated with the stock sale.
The Company will remit the proceeds of the stock sale (minus the 2%
selling fee) to the seller within 30 days of the Trade Date.
5.2.2.2 Termination
The Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation contain provisions which
grant the Company the right to repurchase shares of the Company's Class A
Common Stock in the event that the employment or affiliation of a holder
thereof with the Company is terminated. When an employee terminates his
or her employment with the Company, the Company has the right to buy back
the stock that the employee has purchased and/or been awarded while an
employee. The Company will notify the employee within 90 days of
termination regarding the exercise of this right. If this right is exercised by
the Company, the Company will purchase the stock at the higher of the
Purchase Price paid for the shares by the employee, or the Formula Price
on the date of such termination or on the date such shares are
distributed, if shares are distributed after the date of termination. An
appropriate adjustment shall be made to the repurchase price to account
for any stock splits or combinations, as determined by the Board of
Directors. An ex-employee, as long as he or she is a shareholder, will
continue to have an opportunity to dispose of his or her holdings on
future Trade Dates. An authorized Leave Of Absence will not constitute a
Termination. If, however, the Leave of Absence terminates without the
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employee returning to work, this will constitute a Termination for
purposes of this Stock Program on the scheduled termination date.
In the event that a terminating employee has sold stock to a Qualified
Non-Employee (see 3.2.2.3 below), the Company retains a 90 day option,
from the employee's termination date, to buy back the stock at the same
Formula Price as the employee would be entitled to receive.
In addition, the Company's Restated Articles contain provisions which
grant the Company the right of first refusal with respect to any proposed
sale of the Company's Class A Common Stock by a holder of such stock other
than through the limited market (the "Right of First Refusal"). Each
holder of the Company's Class A Common Stock must give the Company written
notice of the proposed sale along with a signed statement from the
proposed purchaser identifying the purchaser and setting for the proposed
terms of the purchase. The Company has the right to purchase such shares
within 14 days of receipt of the required notices. The Company retains
this Right of First Refusal regardless of whether or not it exercises its
right of repurchase upon termination of employment.
5.2.2.3 Sale To Non-Employees
Subject to the restrictions described in Section 3.0 above, an employee
may choose to sell portions of their holdings to parties outside the
employee base of the Company. These Non-Employees must be qualified by
the Stock Operations Team according to published Guidelines, prior to the
sale. The sale may only occur if the Company does not exercise it's Right
of First Refusal on the purchase of the Stock at the current Formula
Price. The Company retains the Right of First Refusal on all future
transactions of any stock sold to Qualified Non-Employees.
5.2.2.4 Other Transfers
Except for the sales in the limited market maintained by QAD, or as
specified in paragraphs 5.2.2.2, and 5.2.2.3 above, no holder of shares of
Class A Common Stock may sell, assign, pledge, transfer, or otherwise
dispose of, or encumber any shares of Stock without the prior written
approval of the Corporation. Any attempt to dispose of, or encumber such
shares other than through the approved methods, shall be null and void.
5.2.2.5 U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following tax consequences exist for shareholders who are legally
subject to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service regulations. Shareholders
subject to the tax regulations of other Principalities, must adhere to the
tax regulations of their Principality. These are available from ODHR
under separate cover.
Employees who purchase stock through Payroll Deduction Purchases under the
Purchase Plan will receive such shares at a five percent (5%) discount
below the Formula Price. Such employees will recognize ordinary income in
the year in which they purchase the shares in the amount of the difference
between the price paid for the shares and the shares' fair market value.
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(QAD believes that the Formula Price, established in conjunction with a
recognized independent appraisal firm, to be representative of the
Company's fair market value). The Company is entitled to a deduction at
the time the employee recognizes taxable income in an amount equal to the
amount recognized by the employee as taxable income.
Awards under the Award Plan of shares of Class A Common Stock that are not
subject to forfeiture are taxable as ordinary income to the recipient in
the year received. Awards of Class A Common Stock that are subject to
forfeiture (i.e., subject to a vesting schedule) will not be recognized
for federal income tax purposes by recipients at the times such awards are
made, unless the recipient makes an election as discussed below, to
recognize the award as income at the time received.
The recipient of shares of Class A Common Stock that are subject to
forfeiture will recognize income at the time all or a portion of the award
becomes nonforfeitable (i.e., vested) to the extent of the value of such
vested shares. A recipient of an award of shares of Class A Common Stock
may, however, elect to recognize, for federal income tax purposes, the
value of an award of shares of Class A Common Stock on the date such
shares are received, even though the shares remain subject to forfeiture
at that time. The election must be made within thirty (30) days after the
award of shares.
If such an election is made, future appreciation in the value of the
shares of Class A Common Stock will not be treated as taxable
compensation. However, if the shares are forfeited after the taxable year
in which such election is made, no deduction will be allowed to the
recipient. The Company is entitled to a deduction at the time the
recipient recognizes the award (or a portion thereof) as taxable income in
an amount equal to the amount recognized by the recipient as taxable
income.
The foregoing discussion is intended only as a summary of certain federal
income tax consequences and does not purport to be a complete discussion
of all the tax consequences of participation in the Purchase Plan and
Award Plan. Accordingly, recipients of awards under the Purchase Plan and
Award Plan should consult their own tax advisers with respect to all
federal, state and local tax effects of participation in the Award Plan.
5.2.2.6 Readjustments To Capitalization
Each outstanding share shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase
or decrease in the number of shares issued resulting from the payment of a
Series A Common Stock dividend, a stock split, a reverse stock split, or
any other event which results in an increase or decrease in the number of
issued shares effected without receipt of consideration by the
Corporation, and the purchase price shall be proportionately increased or
decreased.
6.0 DEFINITION OF TERMS
6.1 Formula Price
Since QAD stock is not publicly traded, the fair market value for QAD
stock trades is determined quarterly by a formula based upon the preceding
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quarter's financial results. This price is the Formula Price which is
used for the various transactions in the QAD Stock Program. This formula
is checked professionally by a nationally recognized independent appraisal
firm against actual market conditions at least once per year.
To aid in selecting a Market Factor (MF) that results in fair market value
for the stock price, the Board of Directors and the Stock Operations Team
obtain the services of an independent appraisal firm; and the Board
determines the Market Factor in conjunction with the appraisal. At least
once per year, the appraiser compares various financial and performance
parameters of QAD to those of similar, but publicly traded companies.
This comparative evaluation process and other factors help the appraisal
firm determine if the Formula Price appears to reflect the fair market
value of QAD stock
Following is the formula established as of 12/1/93:
(NetWorth * MF) + ( [ ( [ EBDIT:LE * W + EBDIT:NE * (1-W) ] * 7 *
MF) + NonOpAssets - IntBearDebt] *
MinorityFactor)
Shares
where:
NetWorth = Net Worth as of the last quarter
MF = Market Factor determined by the Board of Directors
EBDIT:LE = Actual Earnings Before Depreciation, Interest and Taxes
in the last 4 quarters
EBDIT:NE = Projected Earnings Before Depreciation, Interest and
Taxes in the next 4 quarters
W = Weight of EBDIT for the most recent 4 quarters
NonOpAssets = Non-Operating Assets as of the last quarter
IntBearDebt = Interest Bearing Debt as of the last quarter
MinorityFactor = Minority Factor
Shares = Fully Diluted Shares
The Minority Factor is used to adjust the share price to reflect the fact
that the QAD shares being traded are non-controlling and can only be
traded in a restricted market.
6.2 Trade Date
The Trade Date is a date on which stock may be traded. Stock is traded at
the Formula Price. There is one Trade Date per quarter. It follows the
publishing of the quarterly financial results and the subsequent
determination of the Formula Price for that quarter.
6.3 Purchase Discount
The discount from Formula Price at which participants in the Stock
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Purchase Plan may purchase stock on each Trade Date. It is currently 5%.
6.4 Minimum Purchase Amount
The minimum number of shares that may be purchased under the Direct
Purchase option (see Section 5.2.1.2), or which may be awarded in a Stock
Award (see Section 5.2.1.3) is 100 shares. The minimum number of shares
that may be purchased under the Payroll Purchase Plan (see Section
5.2.1.1) is 25 shares.
6.5 Minimum Block Amount
The minimum block size for transactions under the Direct Purchase option
is 100 shares. The minimum block size for transactions under the Payroll
Purchase Plan is 25 shares. All purchase or sale transactions must adhere
to this criterion to be considered valid.
7.0 INFORMATION TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
Each employee participating in the Stock Program shall be provided with
such information regarding the Corporation as the Stock Operations Team
from time-to-time deems necessary or appropriate; provided however, that
each participant shall at all times be provided with such information as
is required to be provided from time-to-time pursuant to applicable
regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, any applicable
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the California
Department of Corporations and other state securities agencies.
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THE qad.inc 1994 STOCK
PURCHASE PLAN
Rev 2.0
April 13, 1994
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Table of Contents
1.0 PURPOSE 2
2.0 DEFINITIONS 2
3.0 ELIGIBILITY 3
4.0 STOCK OFFERINGS 3
4.1 Stock Availability 3
4.2 Operation of the Plan 3
4.3 Payroll Deduction Limitations 4
4.4 Direct Purchase Limitations 4
4.5 Shares Subject to the Plan 4
5.0 PARTICIPATION 4
5.1 Payroll Deductions 4
5.2 Stock Purchase Request 4
5.3 Withdrawal 5
6.0 PURCHASE OF STOCK 5
6.1 Payroll Deduction Method 5
6.2 Stock Purchase Request Method 5
7.0 PAYMENT, STOCK CERTIFICATES AND RESTRICTIONS 5
7.1 Payment, Retention of Certificates 5
7.2 Statements of Share Ownership 6
7.3 Right of Repurchase 6
8.0 MERGER OR LIQUIDATION 7
9.0 TRANSFERABILITY 7
10.0 AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN 7
11.0 ADMINISTRATION 7
12.0 SECURITIES LAWS REQUIREMENT 8
13.0 GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS 8
14.0 MISCELLANEOUS 8
14.1 Continuation of Employment 8
14.2 No Vested Interest in the Plan 8
14.3 Non-Transferability 8
14.4 Tax Withholding 8
14.5 Readjustments to Capitalization 9
14.6 Information to Program Participants 9
14.7 Term of the Plan 9
14.8 Governing Law 9
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1.0 PURPOSE
The purpose of the qad.inc 1994 Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") is to
provide an opportunity for Employees of qad.inc (the "Corporation") and
its designated Affiliates, to purchase Common Stock of the Corporation and
thereby to have an additional incentive to contribute to the prosperity of
the Corporation. This Plan is not designed to qualify as an Employee
Stock Purchase Plan under section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code.
2.0 DEFINITIONS
(a) "Affiliate" shall mean any corporate affiliate of the Corporation
which the Board has designated as eligible to participate in the Plan.
(b) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(c) "Common Stock" shall mean the Class A Common Stock of the Corporation,
or any stock into which such Common Stock may be converted.
(d) "Compensation" shall mean the gross cash compensation (minus living
allowances) received by a Participant during a Purchase Period.
(e) "Corporation" shall mean qad.inc, a California corporation.
(f) "Employee" shall mean an individual employed by the Corporation or an
Affiliate.
(g) "Entry Date" shall mean the first business day following a Trade Date.
(h) "Formula Price" shall mean the fair market value of one share of the
Common Stock, as determined in good faith by the Corporation. Such
determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
(i) "Minimum Block Transaction" shall mean 100 shares of Common Stock for
Direct purchases, and 25 shares for Payroll Deduction purchases.
(j) "Minimum Purchase Amount" shall mean 100 shares of Common Stock for
Direct purchases, and 25 shares for Payroll Deduction purchases.
(k) "Participant" shall mean an eligible Employee who has enrolled in the
Plan as described in Section 5.
(l) "Plan" shall mean this stock purchase plan.
(m) "Plan Year" shall mean the fiscal year of the Corporation.
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(n) "Purchase Period" shall mean the period beginning on an Entry Date and
ending on the next following Trade Date during which payroll deductions
are accumulated under the Plan. The first Purchase Period shall commence
on January 1, 1994.
(o) "Payroll Deduction Limitation" shall mean the maximum percentage of
Compensation that a Participant may withhold under the Plan at any given
time. This is by the Board each Plan Year. An employee may elect any
whole percentage between 1% and the maximum each Pay Period.
(p) "Stock Operations Team" shall mean the committee appointed by the
Board in accordance with Section 11 of the Plan.
(q) "Trade Date" shall mean the date on which Common Stock is traded on
the Corporation's internal market.
(r) "Valuation Date" shall mean the date during a Purchase Period on
which the Formula Price of Common Stock is announced by the Corporation
for purposes of its internal market.
3.0 ELIGIBILITY
All full-time and part-time employees of the Corporation and its
Affiliates shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.
4.0 STOCK OFFERINGS
4.1 Stock Availability
Each Plan Year, the Board will declare the amount available for purchase
in excess of the outstanding shares. This number will be used by the
Stock Operations Team to limit the number of shares that employees may
purchase under both the payroll deduction and direct purchase methods.
4.2 Operation of the Plan
Subject to certain limitations, the Plan allows eligible Employees to
purchase shares, in Minimum Block Transaction lots, of Common Stock on the
Trade Date, using one or both of two methods: (1) direct purchases by the
payment of the purchase price in cash, at 100% of the Formula Price, and
(2) purchases using accumulated payroll deductions that the Participant
has elected to have withheld under the Plan at 95% of the Formula Price.
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4.3 Payroll Deduction Limitations
All Participants in the payroll deduction method are subject to an
overriding percentage-of-Compensation limitation each Plan Year, as
specified by the Board. This limits the maximum withholding that a
Participant can elect during any Pay Period of the Plan Year.
4.4 Direct Purchase Limitations
Direct purchase limits for each Participant for each Trade Date are
determined by the Stock Operations Team in its sole discretion, based on
stock availability and supervisor-approved Employee applications.
4.5 Shares Subject to the Plan
The aggregate number of shares which may be issued pursuant to this Plan
shall not exceed two million four hundred thousand (2,400,000) less that
number of shares issued pursuant to the qad.inc 1994 Stock Award Plan.
5.0 PARTICIPATION
5.1 Payroll Deductions
An Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with
Section 3 may become a Participant in the payroll deduction portion of the
Plan by filing, in the manner prescribed by the Stock Operation Team, at
least fifteen (15) days prior to an Entry Date, a completed Plan
enrollment form and payroll deduction authorization. An eligible Employee
may authorize payroll deductions at the rate of any whole percentage of
the Employee's Compensation. The payroll deductions under this Plan shall
not exceed the percentage of the Employee's Compensation established
annually by the Directors. Payroll deductions made in accordance with the
authorization shall commence on the date when the authorization becomes
effective and shall remain in effect until changed or withdrawn by the
employee, or until the end of the Plan Year. All payroll deductions may
be held by the Corporation and commingled with its other corporate funds.
A separate bookkeeping account for each Participant shall be maintained by
the Corporation under the Plan and the amount of each Participant's
payroll deductions shall be credited to such account. Participants may,
subject to the annual percentage limit, increase or decrease the amount of
their payroll deduction at any time by delivering a new payroll deduction
authorization form in the manner prescribed by the Stock Operation Team.
5.2 Stock Purchase Request
Separately, an Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan in
accordance with Section 3 may become a Participant by filing, in a manner
prescribed by the Stock Operations Team, a completed stock purchase
request form with the Employee's supervisor. Upon recommendation by the
supervisor, this request will be forwarded to the Stock Operations Team.
The Stock Operations Team will authorize an actual purchase allotment for
each Participant based on consideration of the collective purchase
requests for the applicable Trade Date. Upon notification of the
authorized allotment, the Employee will forward
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payment for the full purchase price thereof. All stock purchase requests
from employees who have not previously purchased Common Stock pursuant to
this Section 5.2, must request the purchase of at least the Minimum Purchase
Amount to qualify as a valid stock purchase request. Purchase requests must
request purchase of the Minimum Block Transaction amount or a multiple
thereof to be considered valid. Such purchase requests must be filed after
the Valuation Date for a particular Purchase Period but at least fifteen (15)
days before the Trade Date thereof. The Stock Operations Team may, before
December 31, 1993, provide eligible Employees with an initial opportunity to
purchase Common Stock without the need for supervisor approval.
5.3 Withdrawal
A Participant may discontinue payroll deductions under the Plan at any
time, in which event the amount credited to the Participant's individual
account shall be paid to the Participant without interest, or held until
the next Trade Date, at the employee's request. If any Participant
terminates employment with the Corporation or any Affiliate for any reason
(including death) prior to the expiration of a Purchase Period, the
Participant's participation in the Plan shall terminate and all
accumulated payroll deductions credited to the Participant's account shall
be paid to the Participant or the Participant's estate without interest.
6.0 PURCHASE OF STOCK
6.1 Payroll Deduction Method
On each Trade Date, all accumulated payroll deductions credited to a
Participant's account, shall be applied to the purchase of that number of
Minimum Block Transaction lots which such accumulated payroll deductions
shall purchase at 95 percent (95%) of the Formula Price then in effect.
6.2 Stock Purchase Request Method
On each Trade Date, all payments submitted by Participants along with
approved stock purchase request forms, will be applied to the purchase of
the amount of Common Stock requested on such forms, or lesser amount as
determined by the Stock Operations Team in accordance with Section 4.4, at
the Formula Price then in effect.
7.0 PAYMENT, STOCK CERTIFICATES AND RESTRICTIONS
7.1 Payment, Retention of Certificates
Each stock purchase request form and payroll deduction authorization form
shall designate the Corporation or its designee to hold on behalf of the
Participants all stock certificates for shares of Common Stock purchased
under the Plan. All such stock certificates representing shares purchased
for Participants under the Plan shall be held by the Corporation or its
designee. The Corporation will maintain a record for each Participant
showing the number of shares owned by the Participant and held on the
Participant's account. The Corporation also shall maintain records of the
balance of any amount of
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payroll deductions credited to the Participant's account not used for the
purchase. To the extent the unused cash balance represents a fraction of the
Minimum Block Transaction, the Participant may elect to have such unused cash
balance credited to the Participant's account for the next Purchase Period if
the Participant is also a Participant in the Plan at that time. The
Corporation shall retain the amount of payroll deductions used to purchase
Common Stock as full payment for the Common Stock and the Common Stock shall
then be fully paid and non-assessable. No Participant shall have any voting,
dividend, or other stockholder rights with respect to shares subject to any
right granted under the Plan until the shares have been purchased in
accordance with the terms of this Plan.
7.2 Statements of Share Ownership
The Corporation will issue statements to each Participant on a regular
basis, at least annually, listing the number of shares of Common Stock
owned by such individual.
7.3 Right of Repurchase
The Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation contain provisions which
grant the Company the right to repurchase shares of the Company's Class A
Common Stock in the event that the employment or affiliation of a holder
thereof with the Company is terminated. When an employee terminates his
or her employment with the Company, the Company has the right to buy back
all of the stock that the employee has purchased and/or been awarded while
an employee. The Company will notify the employee within 90 days of
termination regarding the exercise of this right. If this right is
exercised by the Company, the Company will purchase the stock at the
higher of the original purchase price paid for such shares under the Plan
(with an appropriate adjustment to account for any changes in
capitalization, as determined by the Board) or the Formula Price on the
date of such termination, or on the date such shares are distributed if
shares are distributed after the date of termination. An ex-employee, as
long as he or she is a shareholder, will continue to have an opportunity
to dispose of his or her holdings on future Trade Dates. An authorized
leave of absence will not constitute a termination. If, however, the
leave of absence terminates without the employee returning to work, this
will constitute a termination for purposes of this Stock Purchase Plan.
In the event that a terminating employee has sold stock to a Qualified
Non-Employee (as that term is defined in the Stock Program Operations
Guidelines and Procedures), the Company retains a 90-day option, from the
employee's termination date, to buy back the stock at the same Formula
Price as the employee would be entitled to receive.
In addition, the Company's Restated Articles contain provisions which
grant the Company the right of first refusal with respect to any proposed
sale of the Company's Class A Common Stock by a holder of such stock other
than through the limited market (the "Right of First Refusal"). Each
holder of the Company's Class A Common Stock must give the Company written
notice of the proposed sale along with a signed statement from the
proposed purchaser identifying the purchaser and setting for the proposed
terms of the purchase. The Company has the right to purchase such shares
within 14 days of receipt of the required notices. The Company retains
this Right of First Refusal regardless of whether or not it exercises its
right of repurchase upon termination of employment.
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8.0 MERGER OR LIQUIDATION
In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, or a
merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is not the surviving
corporation, the Plan shall terminate on the date of approval of the
dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation by the Corporation's
shareholders. Upon termination, all outstanding requests for stock
purchases under the Plan shall automatically terminate and amounts of
payroll deductions and other payments shall be refunded without interest
to the Participants.
9.0 TRANSFERABILITY
Rights to purchase Common Stock granted to Participants hereunder may not
be voluntarily or involuntarily assigned, transferred, pledged, or
otherwise disposed of in any way, and any attempted assignment, transfer,
pledge, or other disposition shall be null and void and without effect.
If a Participant in any manner attempts to transfer, assign or otherwise
encumber his or her rights or interest under the Plan, such act shall be
treated as automatic withdrawal under Section 5.3.
10.0 AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
The Board may, at any time and from time to time, terminate or suspend the
Plan, or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever.
11.0 ADMINISTRATION
The Plan shall be administered by a Stock Operations Team of at least
three members who shall be appointed by the Board. The Stock Operations
Team shall have full power and authority to promulgate any rules and
regulations which it deems necessary for the proper administration of the
Plan, to interpret the provisions and supervise the administration of the
Plan, and to take all action in connection with administration of the Plan
as it deems necessary or advisable. Decisions of the Stock Operation Team
shall be made by a majority of its members and shall be final and binding
upon all employees of the Corporation and its Affiliates. Any decision
reduced to writing and signed by a majority of the members of the Stock
Operation Team shall be fully effective as if it had been made at a
meeting of the Stock Operation Team duly held. The Corporation shall pay
all expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan. No Stock
Operation Team member shall be liable for any action or determination made
in good faith with respect to the Plan or any right awarded thereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, all purchases of Common Stock
made by members of the Stock Operations Team and members of the Board's
Executive Committee shall be administered and subject to approval by a
majority vote of the Board. With respect to such purchases, references in
this Plan to the "Stock Operations Team" shall be taken as meaning the
"Board" where the context permits.
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12.0 SECURITIES LAWS REQUIREMENT
The Corporation shall not be under any obligation to issue Common Stock
under this Plan unless and until the Corporation has determined that: (i)
it and the Participant have taken all actions required to register the
Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, or to perfect an exemption
from the registration requirements thereof; (ii) any applicable listing
requirement of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed has
been satisfied; and (iii) all other applicable provisions of state and fede
ral law have been satisfied.
13.0 GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS
This Plan and the Corporation's obligation to sell shares of its stock
under the Plan shall be subject to the approval of any governmental
authority required in connection with the Plan or the authorization,
issuance, sale, or delivery of stock hereunder.
14.0 MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 Continuation of Employment
Nothing contained in the Plan, or in the purchase of Common Stock under
the Plan. shall confer upon any Employee any right to continue in the
employ of the Corporation.
14.2 No Vested Interest in the Plan
No employee of the Corporation or an Affiliate, nor any person claiming
under or through an employee, nor any other person, shall have any right
or interest in the Plan or in Common Stock purchased hereunder, unless and
until all the terms and conditions of the Plan, any rules and regulations
of the Stock Operations Team thereunder and of any instrument executed
pursuant thereto affecting such purchase, shall be fully complied with as
specifically provided in the Plan and the rules and regulations of the St
ock Operations Team thereunder. No rights under the Plan, contingent or
otherwise, shall be assignable or subject to any encumbrance, pledge or
charge of any nature, except as may be specifically authorized by the
Stock Operations Team.
14.3 Non-Transferability
No interest in or payment under the Plan shall be transferable by the
employee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
14.4 Tax Withholding
The Corporation shall have the right to deduct from any Common Stock
purchased under the Plan or from any other compensation payable to the
employee purchasing such Common Stock, any sums required by federal, state
or other law to be withheld with respect to such purchase. There is no
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obligation under the Plan that any employee or other person be advised of
the existence of any such tax or the amount which the Corporation will be
so required to withhold.
14.5 Readjustments to Capitalization
Each outstanding share shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase
or decrease in the number of shares issued resulting from the payment of a
Series A Common Stock dividend, a stock split, a reverse stock split or
any other event which results in an increase or decrease in the number of
issued shares effected without receipt of consideration by the
Corporation, and the purchase price shall be proportionately be increased
or decreased.
14.6 Information to Program Participants
Each employee participating in the Stock Program shall be provided with
such information regarding the Corporation as the Stock Operations Team
from time to time deems necessary or appropriate; provided, however, that
each participant shall at all times be provided with such information as
is required to be provided from time to time pursuant to applicable
regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, any applicable
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the California
Department of Corporations and other state securities agencies.
14.7 Term of the Plan
The Plan shall be effective as of November 30, 1993, and shall continue in
effect for a period of ten (10) years.
14.8 Governing Law
The Plan, and any purchases made under the Plan, shall be governed by, and
be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California.
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THE qad.inc 1994 STOCK
AWARD PLAN
Rev. 2.0
April 13, 1994
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Table of Contents
1.0 PURPOSE. 2
2.0 DEFINITIONS. 2
3.0 ELIGIBILITY 2
4.0 STOCK AWARDS 3
4.1 Award Determinations 3
4.2 Time and Form of Payment 3
4.3 Shares Subject to the Plan 3
5.0 STOCK CERTIFICATES 3
5.1 Retention of Certificates 3
5.2 Statements of Share Ownership 3
6.0 ADMINISTRATION 3
7.0 SECURITIES LAWS REQUIREMENT 4
8.0 GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS 4
9.0 AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION 4
9.1 Amendment or Termination 4
9.2 Restriction on Amendment or Termination 4
10.0 MISCELLANEOUS. 5
10.1 Continuation of Employment 5
10.2 No Vested Interest in the Plan 5
10.3 Non-Transferability 5
10.4 Tax Withholding 5
10.5 Right of Repurchase 5
10.6 Readjustments to Capitalization 6
10.7 Information to Program Participants 6
10.8 Term of the Plan 6
10.9 Governing Law 6
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1.0 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the qad.inc 1994 Stock Award Plan (the "Plan") is to
further the success of the Corporation by providing special financial
rewards in addition to regular salaries to those employees of the
Corporation and its Affiliates most responsible for the continued success
of the Corporation.
2.0 DEFINITIONS.
(a) "Affiliate" shall mean any corporate affiliate of the Corporation
which the Board has designated as eligible to participate in the Plan.
(b) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(c) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Corporation, or any
stock into which such Common Stock may be converted.
(d) "Corporation" shall mean qad.inc, a California corporation.
(e) "Employee" shall mean an individual employed by the Corporation or an
Affiliate.
(f) "Formula Price" shall mean the fair market value of one share of the
Common Stock, as determined in good faith by the Corporation. Such
determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
(g) "Plan" shall mean this stock award plan.
(h) "Stock Offer" shall mean an approved request for purchasing a certain
number of shares for a specific trade date.
(i) "Stock Operations Team" shall mean the committee appointed by the
Board in accordance with Section 6, below, to administer the Plan.
(j) "Trade Date" shall mean the date on which Common Stock is traded on
the Corporations internal market.
(k) "Valuation Date" shall mean the date during a purchase period on which
the Formula Price of Common Stock is announced by the Corporation for
purposes of its internal markets.
3.0 ELIGIBILITY
All full-time and part-time employees of the Corporation and its
Affiliates shall be eligible to receive awards of Common Stock pursuant to
the terms of the Plan.
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4.0 STOCK AWARDS
4.1 Award Determinations
Awards under the Plan will be made to eligible employees in such amounts
and at such times as the Stock Operations Team shall determine at its sole
discretion. The Stock Operations Team will consider but shall not be
bound by the written recommendations of managers within the Corporation
and its Affiliates regarding the award of awards to eligible employees
whom the managers determine to be deserving of awards. Such written
recommendations shall include an explanation of the facts justifying the
award and the recommended amount of such award.
4.2 Time and Form of Payment
Each award made under the Plan shall be payable in shares of Common Stock
promptly following the decision by the Stock Operations Team to make
payment of the award. Stock awards may vest immediately or may vest over
a term (not-to-exceed five (5) years) defined by the employee's manager
and approved by the Stock Operations Team.
4.3 Shares Subject to the Plan
The aggregate number of shares which may be issued pursuant to this Plan
shall not exceed two million four hundred thousand (2,400,000) less that
number of shares issued pursuant to the qad.inc 1994 Stock Purchase Plan.
5.0 STOCK CERTIFICATES
5.1 Retention of Certificates
The Corporation or its designee shall hold on behalf of the employees who
are awarded Common Stock under the Plan all stock certificates for such
shares of Common Stock. The Corporation will maintain a record for each
such employee showing the number of shares owned by the employee and held
in the employee's account.
5.2 Statements of Share Ownership
The Corporation will issue statements on a regular basis, at least
annually, to each employee who has been awarded Common Stock under the
Plan listing the number of shares of Common Stock owned by such individual.
6.0 ADMINISTRATION
The Plan shall be administered by a Stock Operations Team of at least
three members who shall be appointed by the Board. The Stock Operations
Team shall have full power and authority to promulgate
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any rules and regulations which it deems necessary for the proper
administration of the Plan, to interpret the provisions and supervise the
administration of the Plan, and to take all action in connection with
administration of the Plan as it deems necessary or advisable. Decisions of
the Stock Operations Team shall be made by a majority of its members and
shall be final and binding upon all employees of the Corporation and its
Affiliates. Any decision reduced to writing and signed by a majority of the
members of the Stock Operations Team shall be fully effective as if it had
been made at a meeting of the Stock Operations Team duly held. The
Corporation shall pay all expenses incurred in the administration of the
Plan. No Stock Operations Team member shall be liable for any action or
determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any right
awarded thereunder.
7.0 SECURITIES LAWS REQUIREMENT
The Corporation shall not be under any obligation to issue Common Stock
under this Plan unless and until the Corporation has determined that: (i)
it and the employee receiving such Common Stock have taken all actions
required to register the Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, or
to perfect an exemption from the registration requirements thereof; (ii)
any applicable listing requirement of any stock exchange on which the
Common Stock is listed has been satisfied; and (iii) all other applicable
provisions of state and federal law have been satisfied.
8.0 GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS
This Plan and the Corporation's obligation to issue shares of its stock
under the Plan shall be subject to the approval of any governmental
authority required in connection with the Plan or the authorization,
issuance, sale, or delivery of stock hereunder.
9.0 AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
9.1 Amendment or Termination
The Plan may, at any time or from time to time, be amended, or may, at any
time, be terminated by the Board subject only to the provisions of Section
9.2 below.
9.2 Restriction on Amendment or Termination
No amendment or termination of the Plan shall, without the employee's
consent, affect any award theretofore made to such employee under the Plan.
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10.0 MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Continuation of Employment
Nothing contained in the Plan, or in the award of any Common Stock
pursuant to the Plan, shall confer upon any employee any right to continue
in the employ of the Corporation.
10.2 No Vested Interest in the Plan
No employee of the Corporation, nor any person claiming under or through
an employee, nor any other person, shall have any right or interest in the
Plan or its continuance, or in or to the payment of any award under the
Plan, whether such award be vested, contingent or otherwise, unless and
until all the terms and conditions of the Plan, any rules and regulations
of the Stock Operations Team thereunder and of any instrument executed
pursuant thereto affecting such award and its payment, shall be fully compl
ied with as specifically provided in the Plan and the rules and
regulations of the Stock Operations Team thereunder. No rights under the
Plan, contingent or otherwise, shall be assignable or subject to any
encumbrance, pledge or charge of any nature, except as may be specifically
authorized by the Stock Operations Team.
10.3 Non-Transferability
No interest in or payment under the Plan shall be transferable by the
employee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
10.4 Tax Withholding
The Corporation shall have the right to deduct from any payment of awards
under the Plan or from any other compensation payable to the employee
receiving such award, any sums required by federal, state or other law to
be withheld with respect to such award. There is no obligation under the
Plan that any employee or other person be advised of the existence of any
such tax or the amount which the Corporation will be so required to
withhold.
10.5 Right of Repurchase
The Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation contain provisions which
grant the Company the right to repurchase shares of the Company's Class A
Common Stock in the event that the employment or affiliation of a holder
thereof with the Company is terminated. When an employee terminates his
or her employment with the Company, the Company has the right to buy back
all of the stock that the employee has purchased and/or been awarded while
an employee. The Company will notify the employee within 90 days of
termination regarding the exercise of this right. If this right is
exercised by the Company, the Company will purchase the stock at the
higher of the Formula Price at the time of award of such shares under the
Plan (with an appropriate adjustment to account for any changes in
capitalization, as determined by the Board) or the Formula Price on the
date of such termination, or on the date such shares are distributed if
shares are distributed after the date of termination. An ex-employee, as
long as he or she is a shareholder, will continue to have an opportunity
to dispose of his or her holdings on future
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Trade Dates. An authorized leave of absence will not constitute a
termination. If, however, the leave of absence terminates without the
employee returning to work, this will constitute a termination for purposes
of this Stock Award Plan.
In the event that a terminating employee has sold stock to a Qualified
Non-Employee (as that term is defined in the Stock Program Operations
Guidelines and Procedures), the Company retains a 90-day option, from the
employee's termination date, to buy back the stock at the same Formula
Price as the employee would be entitled to receive.
In addition, the Company's Restated Articles contain provisions which
grant the Company the right of first refusal with respect to any proposed
sale of the Company's Class A Common Stock by a holder of such stock other
than through the limited market (the "Right of First Refusal"). Each
holder of the Company's Class A Common Stock must give the Company written
notice of the proposed sale along with a signed statement from the
proposed purchaser identifying the purchaser and setting for the proposed
terms of the purchase. The Company has the right to purchase such shares
within 14 days of receipt of the required notices. The Company retains
this Right of First Refusal regardless of whether or not it exercises its
right of repurchase upon termination of employment.
10.6 Readjustments to Capitalization
Each outstanding share shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase
or decrease in the number of shares issued resulting from the payment of a
Series A Common Stock dividend, a stock split, a reverse stock split or
any other event which results in an increase or decrease in the number of
issued shares effected without receipt of consideration by the
Corporation, and the purchase price shall be proportionately increased or
decreased.
10.7 Information to Program Participants
Each employee participating in the Stock Program shall be provided with
such information regarding the Corporation as the Stock Operations Team
from time to time deems necessary or appropriate; provided, however, that
each participant shall at all times be provided with such information as
is required to be provided from time to time pursuant to applicable
regulatory requirements, including, but limited to, any applicable
requirements of the Securities and exchange Commission, the California
Department of Corporations and other state securities agencies.
10.8 Term of the Plan
The Plan shall be effective as of November 30, 1993, and shall continue in
effect for a period of ten (10) years.
10.9 Governing Law
The Plan, and any awards made under the Plan, shall be governed by, and be
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California.
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QAD INC.
1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM
1. PURPOSE. This 1997 Stock Incentive Program (the "PROGRAM") is
intended to secure for QAD Inc. (the "COMPANY"), its subsidiaries, and its
stockholders the benefits arising from ownership of the Company's common stock
(the "COMMON STOCK") by those selected individuals of the Company and its
subsidiaries, who will be responsible for the future growth of such
corporations. The Program is designed to help attract and retain superior
personnel for positions of substantial responsibility with the Company and its
subsidiaries, and to provide individuals with an additional incentive to
contribute to the success of the corporations. Nothing contained herein shall
be construed to amend or terminate any existing options, whether pursuant to any
existing plans or otherwise granted by the Company.
2. ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM. In order to maintain flexibility in the
award of stock benefits, the Program is composed of seven parts. The first part
is the Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "INCENTIVE PLAN") under which are
granted incentive stock options (the "INCENTIVE OPTIONS"). The second part is
the NonQualified Stock Option Plan (the "NONQUALIFIED PLAN") under which are
granted nonqualified stock options (the "NONQUALIFIED OPTIONS"). The third part
is the Restricted Share Plan (the "RESTRICTED PLAN") under which are granted
restricted shares of Common Stock. The fourth part is the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "STOCK PURCHASE PLAN"). The fifth part is the Non-Employee
Director Stock Option Plan (the "DIRECTORS PLAN") under which grants of options
to purchase shares of Common Stock may be made to non-employee directors of the
Company. The sixth part is the Stock Appreciation Rights Plan (the "SAR PLAN")
under which SARs (as defined therein) are granted. The seventh part is the
Other Stock Rights Plan (the "STOCK RIGHTS PLAN") under which (i) units
representing the equivalent of shares of Common Stock (the "PERFORMANCE SHARES")
are granted; (ii) payments of compensation in the form of shares of Common Stock
(the "STOCK PAYMENTS") are granted; and (iii) rights to receive cash or shares
of Common Stock based on the value of dividends paid with respect to a share of
Common Stock (the "DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS") are granted. The Incentive
Plan, the Nonqualified Plan, the Restricted Plan, the Stock Purchase Plan, the
Directors Plan, the SAR Plan and the Stock Rights Plan are included herein as
Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI and Part VII, respectively,
and are collectively referred to herein as the "PLANS." The grant of an option,
SAR or restricted share or rights to purchase shares under one of the Plans
shall not be construed to prohibit the grant of an option, SAR or restricted
share or rights to purchase shares under any of the other Plans.
3. APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL PROVISIONS. Unless any Plan
specifically indicates to the contrary, all Plans shall be subject to the
General Provisions of the QAD Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Program set forth below.
4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLANS. The Plans shall be administered,
construed, governed, and amended in accordance with their respective terms.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS OF STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Article 1. ADMINISTRATION. The Program shall be administered by
the Company's Board of Directors (the "BOARD"). If an award is to be made to an
"Executive Officer" as defined in the Exchange Act as hereinafter defined, it
must be approved after the completion of the Company's initial public offering,
by the Board or by the Program Administrators, that is composed solely of two or
more directors who are "Non-Employee Directors" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"EXCHANGE ACT"), who will also be "outside directors" for purposes of Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "CODE"). To the
extent permitted under the Exchange Act, the Code or any other applicable law,
the Board or the Program Administrators, shall have the authority to delegate
any and all power and authority to administer and operate the Program hereunder
to such person or persons as the Board or the Program Administrators deems
appropriate which if formed may be referred to as the Stock Operations Team or
such other title specified by the Board. Subject to the foregoing limitations,
as applicable, the Board may from time to time remove members from the
committee, fill all vacancies on the committee, however caused, and may select
one of the members of the committee as its Chairman. The members of the Board,
the Program Administrators or such other persons appointed to administer the
Program, when acting to administer the Program, are herein collectively referred
to as the "PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS."
The Program Administrators shall hold meetings at such times and
places as they may determine and as necessary to approve all grants and other
transactions under the Program as required under Rule 16b-3(d) of the Exchange
Act, shall keep minutes of their meetings, and shall adopt, amend, and revoke
such rules and procedures as they may deem proper with respect to the Program.
Any action of the Program Administrators shall be taken by majority vote or the
unanimous written consent of the Program Administrators.
Article 2. AUTHORITY OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS. Subject to the
other provisions of this Program, and with a view to effecting its purpose, the
Program Administrators shall have sole authority, in their absolute discretion,
(a) to construe and interpret the Program; (b) to define the terms used herein;
(c) to determine the individuals to whom options and restricted shares and
rights to purchase shares shall be granted under the Program; (d) to determine
the time or times at which options and restricted shares or rights to purchase
shares shall be granted under the Program; (e) to determine the number of shares
subject to each option, restricted share and purchase right, the duration of
each option granted under the Program, and the price of any share purchase; (f)
to determine all of the other terms and conditions of options and restricted
shares and purchase rights granted under the Program; (g) establish the forms to
implement the Program; and (h) to make all other determinations necessary or
advisable for the administration of the Program and to do everything necessary
or appropriate to administer the Program; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Board
shall establish the price for all shares issued hereunder. All decisions,
determinations, and interpretations made by the Program Administrators shall be
binding and conclusive on all participants in the Program (the "PLAN
PARTICIPANTS") and on their legal representatives, heirs, and beneficiaries.
Article 3. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PROGRAM. The
maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plans shall be
2,000,000 shares. The shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of an
option, to the extent exercised for shares of Common Stock, issued as restricted
shares or issued upon stock purchases may be authorized but unissued shares,
shares issued and reacquired by the Company or shares purchased by the Company
on the open market. If any of the options granted under the Program expire or
terminate for any reason before they have been exercised in full, the
unpurchased shares subject to those expired or terminated options shall cease to
reduce the
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number of shares available for purposes of the Program. No employee
may receive more than 200,000 Shares in grants of options or SARs in any
calendar year. If the conditions associated with the grant of restricted shares
are not achieved within the period specified for satisfaction of the applicable
conditions, or if the restricted share grant terminates for any reason before
the date on which the conditions must be satisfied, the shares of Common Stock
associated with such restricted shares shall cease to reduce the number of
shares available for purposes of the Program.
The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of its Common Stock
pursuant to the exercise of options, transfer of restricted shares or issuance
of stock purchased under the Program, if in the form of cash, shall be added to
the Company's general funds and used for general corporate purposes.
Article 4. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION. Officers, employees,
directors (whether employee directors or non-employee directors), and
independent contractors or agents of the Company or its subsidiaries who are
responsible for or contribute to the management, growth, or profitability of the
business of the Company or its subsidiaries shall be eligible for selection by
the Program Administrators to participate in the Program. However, Incentive
Options may be granted under the Incentive Plan only to a person who is an
employee of the Company or its subsidiaries. An employee may be granted
Nonqualified Options under the Program; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the grant of
Nonqualified Options and Incentive Options to an employee shall be the grant of
separate options and each Nonqualified Option and each Incentive Option shall be
specifically designated as such in accordance with applicable provisions of the
Treasury Regulations.
The term "subsidiary" as used herein means any company, other than the
Company, in an unbroken chain of companies, beginning with the Company if, at
the time of any grant hereunder, each of the companies, other than the last
company in the unbroken chain, owns stock possessing more than 50% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other companies in
such chain.
Article 5. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PROGRAM. The Restricted
Plan, the Nonqualified Plan, the SAR Plan, the Stock Rights Plan and the
Directors Plan shall become effective upon their adoption by the Board of
Directors of the Company. The Incentive Plan and the Stock Purchase Plan shall
become effective upon their adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company,
subject to approval of the Program by a majority of the voting shares of the
Company voting in person or by proxy at a meeting of stockholders or by written
consent of the stockholders following adoption of the Program by the Board of
Directors, which vote shall be taken within 12 months of adoption of the Program
by the Company's Board of Directors or by written consent of the stockholders.
The Program shall continue in effect for a term of 10 years unless sooner
terminated under Article 7 of these General Provisions.
Article 6. ADJUSTMENTS. If the outstanding shares of Common Stock
are increased, decreased, changed into, or exchanged for a different number or
kind of shares or securities through merger, consolidation, combination,
exchange of shares, other reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, an appropriate and
proportionate adjustment shall be made in the maximum number and kind of shares
as to which options and restricted shares, SAR's, unrestricted and other stock
rights may be granted under this Program. A corresponding adjustment changing
the number and kind of shares allocated to unexercised options, restricted
shares, or portions thereof, which shall have been granted prior to any such
change, shall likewise be made. Any such adjustment in outstanding options
shall be made without change in the aggregate purchase price applicable to the
unexercised portion of the option, but with a corresponding adjustment in the
price for each share or other unit of any security covered by the option.
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Article 7. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF PROGRAM. The Program
shall terminate 10 years from the date the Program is adopted by the Board of
Directors, or the date a particular Plan is approved by the stockholders,
whichever is earlier, or shall terminate at such earlier time as the Board of
Directors may so determine. No options or restricted shares shall be granted
and no stock shall be sold and purchased under the Program after that date.
Subject to the limitation contained in Article 8 of these General Provisions,
the Program Administrators may at any time amend or revise the terms of the
Program, including the form and substance of the option, restricted share and
stock purchase agreements to be used hereunder; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that without
approval by the stockholders of the Company representing a majority of the
voting power (as contained in Article 5 of these General Provisions) no
amendment or revision shall (a) increase the maximum aggregate number of shares
that may be sold or distributed pursuant to options or restricted shares granted
or stock sold and purchased under this Program, except as permitted under
Article 6 of these General Provisions; (b) change the minimum purchase price for
shares under Section 4 of Plans I and II or the Purchase Price for shares under
Plan IV; (c) increase the maximum term established under the Plans for any
option or restricted share; (d) permit the granting of an option, restricted
share or right to purchase shares to anyone other than as provided in Article 4
of the General Provisions; or (e) change the term of the Program described in
Article 5 of these General Provisions.
Article 8. PRIOR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. No amendment,
suspension, or termination of the Program shall, without the consent of the
individual who has received an option or restricted share or who has purchased a
specified share or shares under Plan IV, impair any of that person's rights or
obligations under any option or restricted share granted or shares sold and
purchased under the Program prior to that amendment, suspension, or termination.
Article 9. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP. Notwithstanding the
exercise of any option granted pursuant to the terms of this Program, the
achievement of any conditions specified in any restricted share granted pursuant
to the terms of this Program or the election to purchase any shares pursuant to
the terms of this Program, no individual shall have any of the rights or
privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any shares of stock
issuable upon the exercise of his or her option, the satisfaction of his or her
restricted share conditions or the sale, purchase and issuance of such purchased
shares until certificates representing the shares have been issued and
delivered. No shares shall be required to be issued and delivered upon exercise
of any option, satisfaction of any conditions with respect to a restricted share
or a purchaser under Plan IV unless and until all of the requirements of law and
of all regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the issuance and delivery of
the securities shall have been fully complied with.
Article 10. RESERVATION OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK. The Company,
during the term of this Program, will at all times reserve and keep available
such number of shares of its Common Stock as shall be sufficient to satisfy the
requirements of the Program. In addition, the Company will from time to time,
as is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Program, seek or obtain from
any regulatory agency having jurisdiction any requisite authority in order to
issue and sell shares of Common Stock hereunder. The inability of the Company
to obtain from any regulatory agency having jurisdiction the authority deemed by
the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any
shares of its stock hereunder shall relieve the Company of any liability in
respect of the nonissuance or sale of the stock as to which the requisite
authority shall not have been obtained.
Article 11. TAX WITHHOLDING. The exercise of any option or
restricted share granted or the sale and issuance of any shares to be purchased
under this Program are subject to the condition that if at any time the Company
shall determine, in its discretion, that the satisfaction of withholding tax or
other withholding liabilities under any state or federal law is necessary or
desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, such exercise or the
delivery or purchase of shares pursuant thereto, then in such event, the
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exercise of the option or restricted share or the sale and issuance of any
shares to be purchased shall not be effective unless such withholding shall have
been effected or obtained in a manner acceptable to the Company. At the
Company's sole and complete discretion, the Company may, from time to time,
accept shares of the Company's stock subject to one of the Plans as the source
of payment for such liabilities.
Article 12. RULE 16b-3 COMPLIANCE. It is the express intent of the
Company that this Program complies in all respects with applicable provisions of
the Rule 16b-3 or Rule 16a-1(c)(3) under the Exchange Act in connection with any
grant of awards to, or other transaction by, a Plan Participant who is subject
to Section 16 of the Exchange Act (except for transactions exempted under
alternative Exchange Act Rules). Accordingly, if any provision of the Program
or any agreement relating to any award thereunder does not comply with Rule
16b-3 or Rule 16a-1(c)(3) as then applicable to any such transaction, such
provision will be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform
to the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 or Rule 16a-1(c)(3) so that such
Plan Participant shall avoid liability under Section 16(b).
Article 13. PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS.
(a) Each agreement for the grant of Performance Shares
shall specify the number of Performance Shares subject to such
agreement, the Performance Period and the Performance Objective (each
as defined below), and each agreement for the grant of any other award
that the Program Administrators determine to make subject to a
Performance Objective similarly shall specify the applicable number of
shares of Common Stock, the period for measuring performance and the
Performance Objective. As used herein, "PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE" means
a performance objective specified in the agreement for a Performance
Share, or for any other award which the Program Administrators
determine to make subject to a Performance Objective, upon which the
vesting or settlement of such award is conditioned and "PERFORMANCE
PERIOD" means the period of time specified in an agreement over which
Performance Shares, or another award which the Program Administrators
determine to make subject to a Performance Objective, are to be
earned. Each agreement for a performance-based grant shall specify in
respect of a Performance Objective the minimum level of performance
below which no payment will be made, shall describe the method for
determining the amount of any payment to be made if performance is at
or above the minimum acceptable level, but falls short of full
achievement of the Performance Objective, and shall specify the
maximum percentage payout under the agreement. Such maximum
percentage in no event shall exceed one hundred percent (100%) in the
case of performance-based restricted shares and two hundred percent
(200%) in the case of Performance Shares or performance-based Dividend
Equivalent Rights.
(b) The Program Administrators shall determine and
specify, in their discretion, the Performance Objective in the
agreement for a Performance Share or for any other performance-based
award, which Performance Objective shall consist of: (i) one or more
business criteria, including (except as limited under subparagraph (c)
below for awards to Covered Employees (as defined below)) financial,
service level and individual performance criteria; and (ii) a targeted
level or levels of performance with respect to such criteria.
Performance Objectives may differ between Plan Participants and between
types of awards from year to year.
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(c) The Performance Objective for Performance Shares
and any other performance-based award granted to a Covered Employee, if
deemed appropriate by the Program Administrators, shall be objective
and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of
the Code, and shall be based upon one or more of the following
performance-based business criteria, either on a business unit or
Company-specific basis or in comparison with peer group performance:
net sales; gross sales; return on net assets; return on assets; return
on equity; return on capital; return on revenues; cash flow; book
value; share price performance (including Options and SARs tied solely
to appreciation in the Fair Market Value of the shares); earnings per
share; stock price earnings ratio; earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization expenses ("EBITDA"); earnings before
interest and taxes ("EBIT"); or EBITDA, EBIT or earnings before taxes
and unusual or nonrecurring items as measured either against the
annual budget or as a ratio to revenue. Achievement of any such
Performance Objective shall be measured over a period of years not to
exceed ten (10) as specified by the Program Administrators in the
agreement for the performance-based award. No business criterion
other than those named above in this Article 13(c) may be used in
establishing the Performance Objective for an award to a Covered
Employee under this Article 13. For each such award relating to a
Covered Employee, the Program Administrators shall establish the
targeted level or levels of performance for each such business
criterion. The Program Administrators may, in their discretion,
reduce the amount of a payout otherwise to be made in connection with
an award under this Article 13(c), but may not exercise discretion to
increase such amount, and the Program Administrators may consider
other performance criteria in exercising such discretion. All
determinations by the Program Administrators as to the achievement of
Performance Objectives under this Article 13(c) shall be made in
writing. The Program Administrators may not delegate any
responsibility under this Article 13(c). As used herein, "COVERED
EMPLOYEE" shall mean, with respect to any grant of an award, an
executive of the Company or any subsidiary who is a member of the
executive compensation group under the Company's compensation
practices (not necessarily an executive officer) whom the Program
Administrators deem may be or become a covered employee as defined in
Section 162(m)(3) of the Code for any year that such award may result
in remuneration over $1 million which would not be deductible under
Section 162(m) of the Code but for the provisions of the Program and
any other "qualified performance-based compensation" plan (as defined
under Section 162(m) of the Code) of the Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the Program Administrators may determine that a Plan Participant
has ceased to be a Covered Employee prior to the settlement of any
award.
(d) The Program Administrators, in their sole
discretion, may require that one or more award agreements contain
provisions which provide that, in the event Section 162(m) of the Code,
or any successor provision relating to excessive employee remuneration,
would operate to disallow a deduction by the Company with respect to
all or part of any award under the Program, a Plan Participant's
receipt of the benefit relating to such award that would not be
deductible by the Company shall be deferred until the next succeeding
year or years in which the Plan Participant's remuneration does not
exceed the limit set forth in such provisions of the Code.
Article 14. DEATH BENEFICIARIES. In the event of a Plan
Participant's death, all of such person's outstanding awards, including his or
her rights to receive any accrued but unpaid Stock Payments, will transfer to
the maximum extent permitted by law to such person's beneficiary (except to the
extent a permitted transfer of a Nonqualified Option or SAR was previously made
pursuant hereto). Each Plan
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Participant may name, from time to time, any beneficiary or beneficiaries (which
may be named contingently or successively) as his or her beneficiary for
purposes of this Program. Each designation shall be on a form prescribed by the
Program Administrators, will be effective only when delivered to the Company,
and when effective will revoke all prior designations by the Plan Participant.
If a Plan Participant dies with no such beneficiary designation in effect, such
person's beneficiary shall be his or her estate and such person's awards will be
transferable by will or pursuant to laws of descent and distribution applicable
to such person.
Article 15. UNFUNDED PROGRAM. The Program shall be unfunded and
the Company shall not be required to segregate any assets that may at any time
be represented by awards under the Program. Neither the Company, its
affiliates, the Program Administrators, nor the Board shall be deemed to be a
trustee of any amounts to be paid under the Program nor shall anything contained
in the Program or any action taken pursuant to its provisions create or be
construed to create a fiduciary relationship between any such party and a Plan
Participant or anyone claiming on his or her behalf. To the extent a Plan
Participant or any other person acquires a right to receive payment pursuant to
an award under the Program, such right shall be no greater than the right of an
unsecured general creditor of the Company.
Article 16. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE. The Program and all related
documents shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of California. Acceptance of an award shall be deemed to constitute
consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of Santa Barbara
County, California and the United States District Court of the Central District
of California for all purposes in connection with any suit, action or other
proceeding relating to such award, including the enforcement of any rights under
the Program or any agreement or other document, and shall be deemed to
constitute consent to any process or notice of motion in connection with such
proceeding being served by certified or registered mail or personal service
within or without the State of California, provided a reasonable time for
appearance is allowed.
Article 17. ARBITRATION. Any disputes involving the Program will
be resolved by arbitration in Santa Barbara, California before one (1)
arbitrator in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Article 18. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR'S RIGHT. Except as may be
provided in an award agreement, the Program Administrators may, in their
discretion, waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to, or accelerate
the vesting of, any award (other than the right to purchase shares pursuant to
the Stock Purchase Plan). The Program Administrators may also modify or revise
any form of stock option agreement or other form required to implement the
Program.
Article 19. TERMINATION OF BENEFITS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. The
Program Administrators, in their sole discretion, may cancel any unexpired,
unpaid or deferred award (other than a right to purchase shares pursuant to the
Stock Purchase Plan) at any time if the Plan Participant is not in compliance
with all applicable provisions of the Program or any award agreement or if the
Plan Participant, whether or not he or she is currently employed by the Company
or one of its subsidiaries, acts in a manner contrary to the best interests of
the Company and its subsidiaries.
Article 20. CONFLICTS IN PROGRAM. In case of any conflict in the
terms of the Program, or between the Program and an award agreement, the
provisions in the Program which specifically grant such award shall control, and
the provisions in the Program shall control over the provisions in any award
agreement.
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Article 21. OPTIONAL DEFERRAL. The right to receive any award
under the Program (other than the right to purchase shares pursuant to the Stock
Purchase Plan) may, at the request of the Plan Participant, be deferred to such
period and upon such terms and conditions as the Program Administrators shall,
in their discretion, determine, which may include crediting of interest on
deferrals of cash and crediting of dividends on deferrals denominated in shares
of Common Stock.
Article 22. RESTRICTIONS ON COMMON STOCK. Each Plan Participant
who acquires Common Stock or rights to acquire Common Stock will be subject to
all restrictions applicable to the Common Stock as set forth in the Company's
Articles of Incorporation.
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PLAN I
QAD INC.
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
Section 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this QAD Inc. Incentive Stock
Option Plan (the "INCENTIVE PLAN") is to promote the growth and general
prosperity of the Company by permitting the Company to grant options to purchase
shares of its Common Stock. The Incentive Plan is designed to help attract and
retain superior personnel for positions of substantial responsibility with the
Company and its subsidiaries, and to provide individuals with an additional
incentive to contribute to the success of the Company. The Company intends that
options granted pursuant to the provisions of the Incentive Plan will qualify as
"INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. This
Incentive Plan is Part I of the Program. Unless any provision herein indicates
to the contrary, this Incentive Plan shall be subject to the General Provisions
of the Program.
Section 2. OPTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The terms and conditions
of options granted under the Incentive Plan may differ from one another as the
Program Administrators shall, in its discretion, determine as long as all
options granted under the Incentive Plan satisfy the requirements of the
Incentive Plan.
Section 3. DURATION OF OPTIONS. Each option and all rights
thereunder granted pursuant to the terms of the Incentive Plan shall expire on
the date determined by the Program Administrators, but in no event shall any
option granted under the Incentive Plan expire later than ten (10) years from
the date on which the option is granted. However, notwithstanding the above
portion of this Section 3, if at the time the option is granted the grantee (the
"OPTIONEE") owns or would be considered to own by reason of Code Section 424(d)
more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or its subsidiaries, such option shall expire not more than 5 years from
the date the option is granted. In addition, each option shall be subject to
early termination as provided in the Incentive Plan.
Section 4. PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price for shares acquired
pursuant to the exercise, in whole or in part, of any option shall not be less
than the fair market value of the shares at the time of the grant of the option.
Fair market value (the "FAIR MARKET VALUE") shall be determined by the Board of
Directors on the basis of such factors as they deem appropriate; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that Fair Market Value on any day shall be deemed to be, if the Common
Stock is traded on a national securities exchange, the closing price (or, if no
reported sale takes place on such day, the mean of the reported bid and asked
prices) of the Common Stock on such day on the principal such exchange, or, if
the stock is included on the composite tape, the composite tape. In each case,
the Program Administrators' determination of Fair Market Value shall be
conclusive.
Notwithstanding the above portion of this Section 4, if at the time an
option is granted the Optionee owns or would be considered to own by reason of
Code Section 424(d) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or its subsidiaries, the purchase price of the
shares covered by such option shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market
Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the option is granted.
Section 5. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF OPTIONS EXERCISABLE IN ANY CALENDAR
YEAR. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Incentive Plan, the aggregate
Fair Market Value (determined at the time any Incentive Stock Option is granted)
of the Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock
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Options become exercisable for the first time by any employee during any
calendar year under all stock option plans of the Company and its subsidiaries
shall not exceed $100,000.
Section 6. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. Each option shall be exercisable
in one or more installments during its term as determined by the Program
Administrators, and the right to exercise may be cumulative as determined by the
Program Administrators. No option may be exercised for a fraction of a share of
Common Stock. The purchase price of any shares purchased shall be paid in full
in cash or by certified or cashier's check payable to the order of the Company
or by shares of Common Stock, if permitted by the Program Administrators, or by
a combination of cash, check, or shares of Common Stock, at the time of exercise
of the option. If any portion of the purchase price is paid in shares of Common
Stock, those shares shall be tendered at their then Fair Market Value as
determined by the Program Administrators in accordance with Section 4 of this
Incentive Plan. Payment in shares of Common Stock includes the automatic
application of shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of an option to
satisfy the exercise price for additional options.
Section 7. REORGANIZATION. In the event of the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, any option granted under the Incentive Plan shall
terminate as of a date to be fixed by the Program Administrators; provided that
not less than 30 days' written notice of the date so fixed shall be given to
each Optionee and each such Optionee shall have the right during such period
(unless such option shall have previously expired) to exercise any option,
including any option that would not otherwise be exercisable by reason of an
insufficient lapse of time.
In the event of a Reorganization (as defined below) in which the
Company is not the surviving or acquiring company, or in which the Company is or
becomes a subsidiary of another company after the effective date of the
Reorganization, then:
(a) if there is no plan or agreement respecting the
Reorganization (the "REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT") or if the
Reorganization Agreement does not specifically provide for the change,
conversion or exchange of the outstanding options for options of
another corporation, then exercise and termination provisions
equivalent to those described in this Section 7 shall apply; or
(b) if there is a Reorganization Agreement and if the
Reorganization Agreement specifically provides for the change,
conversion, or exchange of the outstanding options for options of
another corporation, then the Program Administrators shall adjust the
outstanding unexercised options (and shall adjust the options
remaining under the Incentive Plan which have not yet been granted if
the Reorganization Agreement makes specific provision for such an
adjustment) in a manner consistent with the applicable provisions of
the Reorganization Agreement.
The term "REORGANIZATION" as used in this Section 7 shall mean any statutory
merger, statutory consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company or a sale of the Common Stock pursuant to which the Company is or
becomes a subsidiary of another company after the effective date of the
Reorganization.
Adjustments and determinations under this Section 7 shall be made by
the Program Administrators, whose decisions as to such adjustments or
determinations shall be final, binding, and conclusive.
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Section 8. WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED. Any option granted pursuant
to the terms of the Incentive Plan shall be exercised when written notice of
that exercise has been given to the Company at its principal office by the
person entitled to exercise the option and full payment for the shares with
respect to which the option is exercised, together with payment of applicable
income taxes, has been received by the Company.
Section 9. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. Shares shall not be
issued with respect to any option granted under the Incentive Plan, unless the
exercise of that option and the issuance and delivery of the shares pursuant to
that exercise shall comply with all applicable provisions of foreign, state and
federal law including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may
then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the
Company with respect to such compliance. The Program Administrators may also
require an Optionee to furnish evidence satisfactory to the Company, including a
written and signed representation letter and consent to be bound by any transfer
restriction imposed by law, legend, condition, or otherwise, that the shares are
being purchased only for investment purposes and without any present intention
to sell or distribute the shares in violation of any state or federal law, rule,
or regulation. Further, each Optionee shall consent to the imposition of a
legend on the shares of Common Stock subject to his or her Option and the
imposition of stop-transfer instructions restricting their transferability as
required by law or by this Section 9.
Section 10. EMPLOYMENT OF OPTIONEE. Each Optionee, if requested by
the Program Administrators, must agree in writing as a condition of receiving
his or her option, that he or she will remain in the employment of the Company
or its subsidiary corporations following the date of the granting of that option
for a period specified by the Program Administrators. Nothing in the Incentive
Plan or in any option granted hereunder shall confer upon any Optionee any right
to continued employment by the Company or its subsidiary corporations or limit
in any way the right of the Company or its subsidiary corporations at any time
to terminate or alter the terms of that employment.
Section 11. OPTION RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. If an
Optionee ceases to be employed by the Company or any subsidiary corporation for
any reason other than death or disability, his or her option shall immediately
terminate unless a minimum exercise period is required by applicable Department
of Corporations regulations to which the Company may then be subject; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Program Administrators may, in their sole and absolute
discretion, allow the option to be exercised (to the extent exercisable on the
date of termination of employment) at any time within sixty (60) days after the
date of termination of employment, unless either the option or the Incentive
Plan otherwise provides for earlier termination.
Section 12. OPTION RIGHTS UPON DISABILITY. If an Optionee becomes
disabled within the meaning of Code Section 422(e)(3) while employed by the
Company or any subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in their
discretion, may allow the option to be exercised, to the extent exercisable on
the date of termination of employment, at any time within one year after the
date of termination of employment due to disability, unless either the option or
the Incentive Plan otherwise provides for earlier termination.
Section 13. OPTION RIGHTS UPON DEATH OF OPTIONEE. Except as
otherwise limited by the Program Administrators at the time of the grant of an
option, if an Optionee dies while employed by the Company or any subsidiary
corporation, his or her Option shall expire one year after the date of death
unless by its terms it expires sooner. During this one year or shorter period,
the option may be exercised, to the extent that it remains unexercised on the
date of death, by the person or persons to whom the Optionee's
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rights under the option shall pass by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, but only to the extent that the Optionee is entitled to exercise
the option at the date of death.
Section 14. OPTIONS NOT TRANSFERABLE. Options granted pursuant to
the terms of the Incentive Plan may not be sold, pledged, assigned, or
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of an Optionee only by
that Optionee. No such options shall be pledged or hypothecated in any way nor
shall they be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process.
Section 15. ADJUSTMENTS TO NUMBER AND PURCHASE PRICE OF OPTIONED
SHARES. All options granted pursuant to the terms of this Incentive Plan shall
be adjusted in the manner prescribed by Article 6 of the General Provisions of
this Program.
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PLAN II
QAD INC.
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
Section 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this QAD Inc., NonQualified
Stock Option Plan (the "NONQUALIFIED PLAN") is to permit the Company to grant
options to purchase shares of its Common Stock. The Nonqualified Plan is
designed to help attract and retain superior personnel for positions of
substantial responsibility with the Company and its subsidiaries, and to provide
individuals with an additional incentive to contribute to the success of the
Company. Any option granted pursuant to the Nonqualified Plan shall be clearly
and specifically designated as not being an incentive stock option, as defined
in Section 422 of the Code. This Nonqualified Plan is Part II of the Program.
Unless any provision herein indicates to the contrary, the Nonqualified Plan
shall be subject to the General Provisions of the Program.
Section 2. OPTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The terms and conditions
of options granted under the Nonqualified Plan may differ from one another as
the Program Administrators shall in their discretion determine as long as all
options granted under the Nonqualified Plan satisfy the requirements of the
Nonqualified Plan.
Section 3. DURATION OF OPTIONS. Each option and all rights
thereunder granted pursuant to the terms of the Nonqualified Plan shall expire
on the date determined by the Program Administrators, but in no event shall any
option granted under the Nonqualified Plan expire later than ten (10) years from
the date on which the option is granted. In addition, each option shall be
subject to early termination as provided in the Nonqualified Plan.
Section 4. PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price for shares acquired
pursuant to the exercise, in whole or in part, of any option may be at, higher
than or below the fair market value of the shares at the time of the grant of
the option. Fair market value (the "FAIR MARKET VALUE") shall be determined by
the Program Administrators on the basis of such factors as they deem
appropriate; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Fair Market Value on any day shall be
deemed to be, if the Common Stock is traded on a national securities exchange,
the closing price (or, if no reported sale takes place on such day, the mean of
the reported bid and asked prices) of the Common Stock on such day on the
principal such exchange, or, if the stock is included on the composite tape, the
composite tape. In each case, the Program Administrators' determination of Fair
Market Value shall be conclusive.
Section 5. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. Each option shall be exercisable
in one or more installments during its term and the right to exercise may be
cumulative as determined by the Program Administrators. No option may be
exercised for a fraction of a share of Common Stock. The purchase price of any
shares purchased shall be paid in full in cash or by certified or cashier's
check payable to the order of the Company or by shares of Common Stock, if
permitted by the Program Administrators, or by a combination of cash, check, or
shares of Common Stock, at the time of exercise of the option. If any portion
of the purchase price is paid in shares of Common Stock, those shares shall be
tendered at their then Fair Market Value as determined by the Program
Administrators in accordance with Section 4 of the Nonqualified Plan. Payment
in shares of Common Stock includes the automatic application of shares of Common
Stock received upon exercise of an option to satisfy the exercise price for
additional options.
Section 6. REORGANIZATION. In the event of the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, any option granted under the Nonqualified Plan shall
terminate as of a date to be fixed by the
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Program Administrators; provided that not less than 30 days' written notice of
the date so fixed shall be given to each Optionee and each such Optionee shall
have the right during such period (unless such option shall have previously
expired) to exercise any option, including any option that would not otherwise
be exercisable by reason of an insufficient lapse of time.
In the event of a Reorganization (as defined below) in which the
Company is not the surviving or acquiring company, or in which the Company is or
becomes a subsidiary of another company after the effective date of the
Reorganization, then:
(a) if there is no plan or agreement respecting the
Reorganization ("REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT") or if the Reorganization
Agreement does not specifically provide for the change, conversion or
exchange of the outstanding options for options of another
corporation, then exercise and termination provisions equivalent to
those described in this Section 6 shall apply; or
(b) if there is a Reorganization Agreement and if the
Reorganization Agreement specifically provides for the change,
conversion, or exchange of the outstanding options for options of
another corporation, then the Program Administrators shall adjust the
outstanding unexercised options (and shall adjust the options
remaining under the Nonqualified Plan which have not yet been granted
if the Reorganization Agreement makes specific provision for such an
adjustment) in a manner consistent with the applicable provisions of
the Reorganization Agreement.
The term "REORGANIZATION" as used in this Section 6 shall mean any statutory
merger, statutory consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company or a sale of the Common Stock pursuant to which the Company is or
becomes a subsidiary of another company after the effective date of the
Reorganization.
Adjustments and determinations under this Section 6 shall be made by
the Program Administrators, whose decisions as to such adjustments or
determinations shall be final, binding, and conclusive.
Section 7. WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED. Any option granted pursuant
to the terms of this Nonqualified Plan shall be exercised when written notice of
that exercise has been given to the Company at its principal office by the
person entitled to exercise the option and full payment for the shares with
respect to which the option is exercised has been received by the Company.
Section 8. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. Shares of Common
Stock shall not be issued with respect to any option granted under the
Nonqualified Plan, unless the exercise of that option and the issuance and
delivery of the shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of foreign, state and federal law, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange
upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the
approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. The
Program Administrators may also require an Optionee to furnish evidence
satisfactory to the Company, including a written and signed representation
letter and consent to be bound by any transfer restrictions imposed by law,
legend, condition, or otherwise, that the shares are being purchased only for
investment purposes and without any present intention to sell or distribute the
shares in violation of any state or federal law, rule, or regulation. Further,
each Optionee shall consent to the imposition of a legend on the shares of
Common Stock subject to his or her option and the
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imposition of stop-transfer instructions restricting their transferability as
required by law or by this Section 8.
Section 9. CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Each Optionee, if
requested by the Program Administrators, must agree in writing as a condition of
receiving his or her Option, to remain in the employment of, or service to, the
Company or any of its subsidiaries following the date of the granting of that
option for a period specified by the Program Administrators. Nothing in this
Nonqualified Plan or in any option granted hereunder shall confer upon any
Optionee any right to continued employment by, or service to, the Company or any
of its subsidiaries, or limit in any way the right of the Company or any
subsidiary at any time to terminate or alter the terms of that employment or
service arrangement.
Section 10. OPTION RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR
SERVICE. If an Optionee under this Nonqualified Plan ceases to be employed by,
or provide services to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries for any reason
other than death or disability, his or her option shall immediately terminate,
unless a minimum exercise period is required by applicable Department of
Corporations regulations to which the Company may then be subject; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Program Administrators may, in their sole and absolute
discretion, allow the option to be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the
date of termination of employment or service, at any time within sixty (60) days
after the date of termination of employment or service, unless either the option
or this Nonqualified Plan otherwise provides for earlier termination.
Section 11. OPTION RIGHTS UPON DISABILITY. If an Optionee becomes
disabled within the meaning of Code Section 422 (e) (3) while employed by the
Company or any subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in their
discretion, may allow the option to be exercised, to the extent exercisable on
the date of termination of employment, at any time within one year after the
date of termination of employment due to disability, unless either the option or
the Nonqualified Plan otherwise provides for earlier termination.
Section 12. OPTION RIGHTS UPON DEATH OF OPTIONEE. Except as
otherwise limited by the Program Administrators at the time of the grant of an
option, if an Optionee dies while employed by, or providing services to, the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, his or her option shall expire one year
after the date of death unless by its terms it expires sooner. During this one
year or shorter period, the option may be exercised, to the extent that it
remains unexercised on the date of death, by the person or persons to whom the
Optionee's rights under the option shall pass by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution, but only to the extent that the Optionee is entitled to
exercise the option at the date of death.
Section 13. OPTIONS NOT TRANSFERABLE. Options granted pursuant to
the terms of this Nonqualified Plan may not be sold, pledged, assigned, or
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of an Optionee only by
that Optionee. No such options shall be pledged or hypothecated in any way nor
shall they be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process.
Section 14. ADJUSTMENTS TO NUMBER AND PURCHASE PRICE OF OPTIONED
SHARES. All options granted pursuant to the terms of this Nonqualified Plan
shall be adjusted in a manner prescribed by Article 6 of the General Provisions
of the Program.
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PLAN III
QAD INC.
RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN
Section 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Restricted Share Plan
(the "RESTRICTED PLAN") is to promote the growth and general prosperity of the
Company by permitting the Company to grant restricted shares to help attract and
retain superior personnel for positions of substantial responsibility with the
Company and its subsidiaries and to provide individuals with an additional
incentive to contribute to the success of the Company. The Restricted Plan is
Part III of the Program. Unless any provision herein indicates to the contrary,
the Restricted Plan shall be subject to the General Provisions of the Program.
Section 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The terms and conditions of
restricted shares granted under the Restricted Plan may differ from one another
as the Program Administrators shall, in their discretion, determine as long as
all restricted shares granted under the Restricted Plan satisfy the requirements
of the Restricted Plan.
Each restricted share grant shall provide to the recipient (the
"HOLDER") the transfer of a specified number of shares of Common Stock of the
Company that shall become nonforfeitable upon the achievement of specified
service or performance conditions within a specified period or periods (the
"RESTRICTION PERIOD") as determined by the Program Administrators. At the time
that the restricted share is granted, the Program Administrators shall specify
the service or performance conditions and the period of duration over which the
conditions apply.
The Holder of restricted shares shall not have any rights with respect
to such award, unless and until such Holder has executed an agreement evidencing
the terms and conditions of the award (the "RESTRICTED SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT").
Each individual who is awarded restricted shares shall be issued a stock
certificate in respect of such shares. Such certificate shall be registered in
the name of the Holder and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the
terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such award, substantially in
the following form:
The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented
hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) of
the QAD Inc., Restricted Share Plan and Restricted Share Award Agreement
entered into between the registered owner and QAD Inc. Copies of such Plan
and Agreement are on file in the offices of QAD Inc.
The Program Administrators shall require that the stock certificates
evidencing such shares be held in the custody of the Company until the
restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any
restricted share award, the Holder shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed
in blank, relating to the stock covered by such award. At the expiration of
each Restriction Period, the Company shall redeliver to the Holder certificates
held by the Company representing the shares with respect to which the applicable
conditions have been satisfied.
Section 3. NONTRANSFERABLE. Subject to the provisions of the
Restricted Plan and the Restricted Share Award Agreements, during the
Restriction Period as may be set by the Program Administrators commencing on the
grant date, the Holder shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, or
assign shares of restricted shares awarded under the Restricted Plan.
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Section 4. RESTRICTED SHARE RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
OR SERVICE. If a Holder terminates employment or service with the company prior
to the expiration of the Restriction Period, any restricted shares granted to
him subject to such Restriction Period shall be forfeited by the Holder and
shall be transferred to the Company. The Program Administrators may, in their
sole discretion, accelerate the lapsing of or waive such restrictions in whole
or in part based upon such factors and such circumstances as the Program
Administrators may determine, in its sole discretion, including, but not limited
to, the Plan Participant's retirement, death, or disability.
Section 5. STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. The Holder shall have, with
respect to the restricted shares granted, all of the rights of a stockholder of
the Company, including the right to vote the shares, and the right to receive
any dividends thereon. Certificates for shares of unrestricted stock shall be
delivered to the grantee promptly after, and only after, the Restriction Period
shall expire without forfeiture in respect of such restricted shares.
Section 6. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. Shares shall not be
issued under the Restricted Plan unless the issuance and delivery of the shares
pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of foreign, state and
federal law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may
then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the
Company with respect to such compliance. The Program Administrators may also
require a Holder to furnish evidence satisfactory to the Company, including a
written and signed representation letter and consent to be bound by any transfer
restrictions imposed by law, legend, condition, or otherwise, that the shares
are being purchased only for investment purposes and without any present
intention to sell or distribute the shares in violation of any state or federal
law, rule, or regulation. Further, each Holder shall consent to the imposition
of a legend on the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Restricted
Share Plan and the imposition of stop-transfer instructions restricting their
transferability as required by law or by this Section 6.
Section 7. CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Each Holder, if
requested by the Program Administrators, must agree in writing as a condition of
the granting of his or her restricted shares, to remain in the employment of, or
service to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries following the date of the
granting of that restricted share for a period specified by the Program
Administrators. Nothing in the Restricted Plan or in any restricted share
granted hereunder shall confer upon any Holder any right to continued employment
by, or service to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or limit in any way
the right of the Company or any subsidiary at any time to terminate or alter the
terms of that employment or service arrangement.
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PLAN IV
QAD INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
Section 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the QAD Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "STOCK PURCHASE PLAN") is to promote the growth and general
prosperity of the Company by permitting the Company to sell to employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries shares of the Company's stock in accordance with
Section 423 of the Code ("SECTION 423"), and it is the intention of the Company
to have the Stock Purchase Plan qualify as an Employee Stock Purchase Plan in
accordance with Section 423, and the Stock Purchase Plan shall be construed to
administer stock purchases and to extend and limit participation consistent with
the requirements of Section 423. The Stock Purchase Plan will be administered
by the Program Administrators. Unless any provision herein indicates to the
contrary, this Stock Purchase Plan shall be subject to the General Provisions of
the Program.
Section 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The terms and conditions of
shares to be offered to be sold to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries
under the Stock Purchase Plan shall comply with Section 423.
Section 3. OFFERING PERIODS AND PARTICIPATION. The Stock Purchase
Plan shall be implemented through a series of periods established by Program
Administrators (the "OFFERING PERIODS"). A full-time employee may participate
in the Stock Purchase Plan and may enroll in an Offering Period by delivering to
the Company's payroll office an agreement evidencing the terms and conditions of
the stock subscription in a form prescribed by the Program Administrators (the
"PURCHASE AGREEMENT") at least thirty (30) business days prior to the Enrollment
Date for that Offering Period (or such lesser number of business days as the
Program Administrators, in their sole discretion, may permit). Purchases will
be made through payroll deductions, unless direct purchases have been approved
by the Program Administrators. The first day of each Offering Period will be
the "Enrollment Date" and the last day of each period will be the "Exercise
Date."
Section 4. PURCHASE PRICE. The Purchase Price means an amount as
determined by the Program Administrators that is the lesser of: (a) the
Purchase Price Discount from the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on
the Enrollment Date, or (b) the Purchase Price Discount from the Fair Market
Value of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date. The "Purchase Price
Discount" shall mean the amount of the discount from the Fair Market Value
granted to Plan Participants not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the Fair
Market Value as established by the Board from time to time. "Fair Market Value"
of a share of stock shall be determined by the Board. However, if the Stock is
publicly-traded, fair market value of a share of Stock shall be based upon the
closing or other appropriate trading price per share of Stock on a national
securities exchange.
Section 5. GRANTS.
(a) GRANTS. On the Enrollment Date for each Offering Period,
each Eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be
granted the right to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering
Period (at the Purchase Price) shares of Common Stock in an amount from
time to time specified by the Program Administrators as set forth in
Section 5(b) below. The Program Administrators will also establish the
Purchase Price Discount and the Periodic Exercise Limit. The right to
purchase shall expire immediately after the last Exercise Date of the
Offering Period.
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(b) GRANT LIMITATIONS. Any provisions of the Stock Purchase
Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Plan Participant shall be granted
a right to purchase under the Stock Purchase Plan:
(i) if, immediately after the grant, such Plan Participant
would own stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined
voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any
subsidiary (applying the constructive ownership rules of Section 424(d) of
the Code and treating stock that a Plan Participant may acquire under
outstanding options as stock owned by the Plan Participant);
(ii) that permits such Plan Participant's rights to purchase
stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its
subsidiaries to accrue at a rate that exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000) worth of stock (determined at the Fair Market Value of the shares
at the time such purchase) in any calendar year (computed utilizing the
rules of Section 423(b)(8) of the Code); or
(iii) that permits a Plan Participant to purchase Stock
in excess of twenty percent (20%) of his or her Compensation, which shall
include the gross base salary or hourly compensation paid to a Plan
Participant and the gross amount of any targeted bonus, without reduction
for contributions to any 401(k) plan sponsored by the Company.
(c) NO RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF UNDERLYING STOCK. The Plan
Participant will have no interest or voting right in shares covered by a
right to purchase until such purchase has been completed.
(d) PLAN ACCOUNT. The Company shall maintain a plan account for
the Plan Participants in the Stock Purchase Plan, to which are credited the
payroll deductions made for such Plan Participant pursuant to Section 6 and
from which are debited amounts paid for the purchase of shares.
(e) COMMON STOCK ACCOUNT. As a condition of participation in
the Stock Purchase Plan, each Plan Participant shall be required to receive
shares purchased under the Stock Purchase Plan in a common stock account
(the "COMMON STOCK ACCOUNT") maintained by the Company to hold the Common
Stock purchased under the Stock Purchase Plan. The shares may be released
at such times and under such conditions as designated by the Program
Administrators.
(f) DIVIDENDS ON SHARES. Subject to the limitations of Section
5(a) hereof and Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, all cash dividends, if any,
paid with respect to shares of Common Stock purchased under the Stock
Purchase Plan and held in a Plan Participant's Common Stock Account shall
be automatically invested in shares of Common Stock purchased at 100% of
Fair Market Value on the next Exercise Date. All non-cash distributions on
Common Stock purchased under the Stock Purchase Plan and held in a Plan
Participant's Common Stock Account shall be paid to the Plan Participant as
soon as practicable.
Section 6. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS/DIRECT PURCHASES.
(a) PLAN PARTICIPANT DESIGNATIONS. The Purchase Agreement
applicable to an Offering Period shall designate payroll deductions to be
made on each payday during the Offering Period as a whole number percentage
specified by the Program Administrators of such Eligible
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Employee's Compensation for the pay period preceding such payday. Direct
purchases may be permitted on such terms specified by the Program
Administrators.
(b) PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES. The Company shall make payroll
deductions as specified in each Plan Participant's Subscription Agreement
on each payday during the Offering Period and credit such payroll
deductions to such Plan Participant's Plan Account. A Plan Participant may
not make any additional payments into such Plan Account. No interest will
accrue on any payroll deductions. All payroll deductions received or held
by the Company under the Stock Purchase Plan may be used by the Company for
any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate
such payroll deductions.
(c) PLAN PARTICIPANT CHANGES. A Plan Participant may only
discontinue his or her participation in the Stock Purchase Plan as provided
in Section 9. A Plan Participant may only increase or decrease (subject to
such limits as the Program Administrator may impose) the rate of his or her
payroll deductions at the start of any Offering Period by filing with the
Company a new Subscription Agreement authorizing such a change in the
payroll deduction rate. The change in rate shall be effective with the
first Offering Period following the Company's receipt of the new
Subscription Agreement.
(d) DECREASES. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent
necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 4(b)
herein, a Plan Participant's payroll deductions shall be decreased to zero
percent at such time during any Purchase Period that is scheduled to end
during a calendar year (the "CURRENT PURCHASE PERIOD") when the aggregate
of all payroll deductions previously used to purchase stock under the Stock
Purchase Plan in a prior Purchase Period which ended during that calendar
year plus all payroll deductions accumulated with respect to the Current
Purchase Period equal to the maximum permitted by Section 423(b)(8) of the
Code. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in such
Plan Participant's Subscription Agreement at the beginning of the first
Purchase Period that is scheduled to end in the following calendar year,
unless terminated by the Plan Participant as provided in Section 9.
(e) TAX OBLIGATIONS. At the time of the purchase of shares, and
at the time any Common Stock issued under the Stock Purchase Plan to a Plan
Participant is disposed of, the Plan Participant must adequately provide
for the Company's federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if
any, that arise upon the purchase of shares or the disposition of the
Common Stock. At any time, the Company may, but will not be obligated to,
withhold from the Plan Participant's Compensation the amount necessary for
the Company to meet applicable withholding obligations, including, but not
limited to, any withholding required to make available to the Company any
tax deductions or benefit attributable to sale or early disposition of
Common Stock by the eligible employee.
(f) STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT. The Company shall maintain each Plan
Participant's Plan Account and shall give each Plan Participant a statement
of account at least annually. Such statements will set forth the amounts
of payroll deductions, the Purchase Price applicable to the Common Stock
purchased, the number of shares purchased, the remaining cash balance and
the dividends received, if any, for the period covered.
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Section 7. PURCHASE OF SHARES.
(a) AUTOMATIC EXERCISE ON EXERCISE DATES. Unless a Plan
Participant withdraws as provided in Section 9 below, his or her right to
purchase of shares will be exercised automatically on each Exercise Date
within the Offering Period in which such Plan Participant is enrolled for
the maximum whole number of shares of Common Stock as can then be purchased
at the applicable Purchase Price with the payroll deductions accumulated in
such Plan Participant's Plan Account and not yet applied to the purchase of
shares under the Stock Purchase Plan, subject to the Periodic Exercise
Limit. All such shares purchased under the Stock Purchase Plan shall be
credited to the Plan Participant's Common Stock Account. During a Plan
Participant's lifetime, a Plan Participant's options to purchase shares
under the Stock Purchase Plan shall be exercisable only by the Plan
Participant.
(b) EXCESS PLAN ACCOUNT BALANCES. If, due to application of the
Periodic Exercise Limit or otherwise, there remains in a Plan Participant's
Plan Account immediately following exercise of such Plan Participant's
election to purchase shares on an Exercise Date any cash accumulated
immediately preceding such Exercise Date and not applied to the purchase of
shares under the Stock Purchase Plan, such cash shall promptly be returned
to the Plan Participant; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Plan Participant
shall be enrolled in the Offering Period (including, without limitation, by
not withdrawing pursuant to Section 9), such cash shall be contributed to
the Plan Participant's Plan Account for such next Purchase Period.
Section 8. HOLDING PERIOD. The Program Administrators may
establish, as a condition to participation, a holding period of up to one (1)
year following the Exercise Date during which a Plan Participant may not sell,
transfer or encumber the shares purchased under the Stock Purchase Plan.
Section 9. WITHDRAWAL; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
(a) VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL. A Plan Participant may withdraw from
an Offering Period by giving written notice to the Company's payroll office
at least thirty (30) business days prior to the next Exercise Date. Such
withdrawal shall be effective no later than thirty (30) business days after
receipt by the Company's payroll office of notice thereof. On or promptly
following the effective date of any withdrawal, all (but not less than all)
of the withdrawing Plan Participant's payroll deductions credited to his or
her Plan Account and not yet applied to the purchase of shares under the
Stock Purchase Plan will be paid to such Plan Participant, and on the
effective date of such withdrawal such Plan Participant's option to
purchase shares for the Offering Period will be automatically terminated
and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares will be made
during the Offering Period. If a Plan Participant withdraws from an
Offering Period, payroll deductions will not resume at the beginning of any
succeeding Offering Period, unless the Plan Participant delivers to the
Company a new Subscription Agreement with respect thereto.
(b) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Promptly after a Plan
Participant's ceasing to be an employee for any reason all shares of Common
Stock held in a Plan Participant's Common Stock Account and the payroll
deductions credited to such Plan Participant's Plan Account and not yet
applied to the purchase of shares under the Stock Purchase Plan will be
returned to such Plan Participant or, in the case of his or her death, to
the person or persons entitled thereto, and such Plan Participant's option
to purchase shares will be automatically terminated, PROVIDED that, if the
Company does not learn of such death more than five (5) business days prior
to an Exercise Date,
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payroll deductions credited to such Plan Participant's
Plan Account may be applied to the purchase of shares under the Stock
Purchase Plan on such Exercise Date.
Section 10. NON-TRANSFERABILITY. Neither payroll deductions
credited to a Plan Participant's Plan Account nor any rights with regard to the
exercise of a purchase of shares or to receive shares under the Stock Purchase
Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the Plan
Participant in any way other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and any purchase of shares by a Plan Participant shall, during
such Plan Participant's lifetime, be exercisable only by such Plan Participant.
Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be
without effect, except that the Program Administrator may treat such act as an
election to withdraw from an offering period in accordance with Section 9.
Section 11. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. Shares shall not be
issued with respect to the Stock Purchase Plan, unless the issuance and delivery
of the shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of
foreign, state and federal law, including, without limitation, the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which
the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of
counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. The Program
Administrators may also require a Plan Participant to furnish evidence
satisfactory to the Company, including a written and signed representation
letter and consent to be bound by any transfer restrictions imposed by law,
legend, condition, or otherwise, that the shares are being purchased only for
investment purposes and without any present intention to sell or distribute the
shares in violation of any state or federal law, rule, or regulation. Further,
each Plan Participant shall consent to the imposition of a legend on the shares
of Common Stock subject to his or her Option and the imposition of stop-transfer
instructions restricting their transferability as required by law or by this
Section 11.
Section 12. CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Each Plan
Participant, if requested by the Program Administrators, must agree in writing,
to remain in the employment of, or service to, the Company or any of its
subsidiaries following the date of the granting of that option to purchase
shares for a period specified by the Program Administrators. Nothing in this
Stock Purchase Plan shall confer upon any Plan Participant any right to
continued employment by, or service to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
or limit in any way the right of the Company or any subsidiary at any time to
terminate or alter the terms of that employment or service arrangement.
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PLAN V
QAD INC.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
Section 1. PURPOSE; PLAN. The purpose of this QAD Inc.,
Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the "DIRECTORS PLAN") is to permit the
Company to grant options to purchase shares of its Common Stock to non-employee
directors of the Company. Any option granted pursuant to the Directors Plan
shall be clearly and specifically designated as not being an incentive stock
option, as defined in Section 422 of the Code. This Directors Plan is Part V of
the Program. Unless any provision herein indicates to the contrary, the
Directors Plan shall be subject to the General Provisions of the Program. On
the next to last business day of each fiscal year of the Company (or in the
event a Director is elected or appointed to the Board during the fiscal year, on
the date of the Director's election or appointment), the Company shall grant to
each non-employee director of the Company options to purchase that number of
shares of Common Stock as determined annually by the Program Administrators.
The Program Administrators may also grant to Directors Options in lieu of cash
fees at option prices established by the Program Administrators. The terms and
conditions of options granted under the Directors Plan shall be in duration,
form and substance as the Program Administrators shall in their discretion
determine, but in no event shall any option granted under the Directors Plan
expire later than ten (10) years from the date on which the option is granted.
Section 2. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. Shares of Common
Stock shall not be issued with respect to any option granted under the Directors
Plan, unless the exercise of that option and the issuance and delivery of the
shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of foreign,
state and federal law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which
the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of
counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. The Program
Administrators may also require an Optionee to furnish evidence satisfactory to
the Company, including a written and signed representation letter and consent to
be bound by any transfer restrictions imposed by law, legend, condition, or
otherwise, that the shares are being purchased only for investment purposes and
without any present intention to sell or distribute the shares in violation of
any state or federal law, rule, or regulation. Further, each Optionee shall
consent to the imposition of a legend on the shares of Common Stock subject to
his or her option and the imposition of stop-transfer instructions restricting
their transferability as required by law or by this Section 2.
Section 3. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. Each option shall be exercisable
in one or more installments during its term as determined by the Program
Administrators, and the right to exercise may be cumulative as determined by the
Program Administrators. No option may be exercised for a fraction of a share of
Common Stock. The purchase price of any shares purchased shall be paid in full
in cash or by certified or cashier's check payable to the order of the Company
or by shares of Common Stock, if permitted by the Program Administrators, or by
a combination of cash, check, or shares of Common Stock, at the time of exercise
of the option. If any portion of the purchase price is paid in shares of Common
Stock, those shares shall be tendered at their then Fair Market Value as
determined by the Program Administrators. Payment in shares of Common Stock
includes the automatic application of shares of Common Stock received upon
exercise of an option to satisfy the exercise price for additional options.
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Section 4. REORGANIZATION. In the event of the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, any option granted under the Directors' Plan shall
terminate as of a date to be fixed by the Program Administrators; provided that
not less than 30 days' written notice of the date so fixed shall be given to
each Optionee and each such Optionee shall have the right during such period
(unless such option shall have previously expired) to exercise any option,
including any option that would not otherwise be exercisable by reason of an
insufficient lapse of time.
In the event of a Reorganization (as defined below) in which the
Company is not the surviving or acquiring company, or in which the Company is or
becomes a subsidiary of another company after the effective date of the
Reorganization, then:
(a) if there is no plan or agreement respecting the
Reorganization (the "REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT") or if the
Reorganization Agreement does not specifically provide for the change,
conversion or exchange of the outstanding options for options of
another corporation, then exercise and termination provisions
equivalent to those described in this Section 4 shall apply; or
(b) if there is a Reorganization Agreement and if the
Reorganization Agreement specifically provides for the change,
conversion, or exchange of the outstanding options for options of
another corporation, then the Program Administrators shall adjust the
outstanding unexercised options (and shall adjust the options
remaining under the Directors Plan which have not yet been granted if
the Reorganization Agreement makes specific provision for such an
adjustment) in a manner consistent with the applicable provisions of
the Reorganization Agreement.
The term "REORGANIZATION" as used in this Section 4 shall mean any statutory
merger, statutory consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company or a sale of the Common Stock pursuant to which the Company is or
becomes a subsidiary of another company after the effective date of the
Reorganization.
Adjustments and determinations under this Section 4 shall be made by
the Program Administrators, whose decisions as to such adjustments or
determinations shall be final, binding, and conclusive.
Section 5. OPTION RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. If an
Optionee ceases to be employed by the Company or any subsidiary corporation for
any reason other than death or disability, his or her option shall immediately
terminate; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Program Administrators may, in their sole
and absolute discretion, allow the option to be exercised (to the extent
exercisable on the date of termination of employment) at any time within sixty
(60) days after the date of termination of employment, unless either the option
or the Directors Plan otherwise provides for earlier termination.
Section 6. OPTION RIGHTS UPON DISABILITY. If an Optionee becomes
disabled within the meaning of Code Section 422(e)(3) while employed by the
Company or any subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in their
discretion, may allow the option to be exercised, to the extent exercisable on
the date of termination of employment, at any time within one year after the
date of termination of employment due to disability, unless either the option or
the Directors Plan otherwise provides for earlier termination.
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Section 7. OPTION RIGHTS UPON DEATH OF OPTIONEE. Except as
otherwise limited by the Program Administrators at the time of the grant of an
option, if an Optionee dies while employed by the Company or any subsidiary
corporation, his or her Option shall expire one year after the date of death
unless by its terms it expires sooner. During this one year or shorter period,
the option may be exercised, to the extent that it remains unexercised on the
date of death, by the person or persons to whom the Optionee's rights under the
option shall pass by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, but only
to the extent that the Optionee is entitled to exercise the option at the date
of death.
Section 8. OPTIONS NOT TRANSFERABLE. Options granted pursuant to
the terms of the Directors Plan may not be sold, pledged, assigned, or
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of an Optionee only by
that Optionee. No such options shall be pledged or hypothecated in any way nor
shall they be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process.
Section 9. ADJUSTMENTS TO NUMBER AND PURCHASE PRICE OF OPTIONED
SHARES. All options granted pursuant to the terms of this Directors Plan shall
be adjusted in the manner prescribed by Article 6 of the General Provisions of
this Program.
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PLAN VI
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS PLAN
Section 1. SAR TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The purpose of this Stock
Appreciation Rights Plan (the "SAR PLAN") is to promote the growth and general
prosperity of the Company by permitting the Company to grant restricted shares
to help attract and retain superior personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility with the Company and its subsidiaries and to provide individuals
with an additional incentive to contribute to the success of the Company. The
terms and conditions of SARs granted under the SAR Plan may differ from one
another as the Program Administrators shall, in their discretion, determine in
each SAR agreement (the "SAR AGREEMENT"). Unless any provision herein
indicates to the contrary, this SAR Plan shall be subject to the General
Provisions of the Program.
Section 2. DURATION OF SARS. Each SAR and all rights thereunder
granted pursuant to the terms of the SAR Plan shall expire on the date
determined by the Program Administrators as evidenced by the SAR Agreement, but
in no event shall any SAR expire later than ten (10) years from the date on
which the SAR is granted. In addition, each SAR shall be subject to early
termination as provided in the SAR Plan.
Section 3. GRANT. Subject to the terms and conditions of the SAR
Agreement, the Program Administrators may grant the right to receive a payment
upon the exercise of a SAR which reflects the appreciation in the Fair Market
Value of the number of shares of Common Stock for which such SAR was granted to
any person who is eligible to receive Awards either: (i) in tandem with the
grant of an Incentive Option; (ii) in tandem with the grant of a Nonqualified
Option; or (iii) independent of the grant of an Incentive Option or Nonqualified
Option. Each grant of a SAR which is in tandem with the grant of an Incentive
Option or Nonqualified Option shall be evidenced by the same agreement as the
Incentive Option or Nonqualified Option which is granted in tandem with such SAR
and such SAR shall relate to the same number of shares of Common Stock to which
such Option shall relate and such other terms and conditions as the Program
Administrators, in their sole discretion, deem are not inconsistent with the
terms of the SAR Plan, including conditions on the exercise of such SAR which
relate to the employment of the Plan Participant or any requirement that the
Plan Participant exchange a prior outstanding option and/or SAR.
Section 4. PAYMENT AT EXERCISE. Upon the settlement of a SAR in
accordance with the terms of the SAR Agreement, the Plan Participant shall
(subject to the terms and conditions of the SAR Plan and SAR Agreement) receive
a payment equal to the excess, if any, of the SAR Exercise Price (as defined
below) for the number of shares of the SAR being exercised at that time over the
SAR Grant Price (as defined below) for such shares. Such payment may be paid in
cash or in shares of the Company's Common Stock or by a combination of the
foregoing, at the time of exercise of the SAR, specified by the Program
Administrators in the SAR Agreement. If any portion of the payment is paid in
shares of the Company's Common Stock, such shares shall be valued for this
purpose at the SAR Exercise Price on the date the SAR is exercised and any
payment in shares which calls for a payment in fractional share shall
automatically be paid in cash based on such valuation. As used herein, "SAR
Exercise Date" shall mean the date on which the exercise of a SAR occurs under
the SAR Agreement, "SAR Exercise Price" shall mean the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock on a SAR Exercise Date and "SAR Grant Price" shall mean
the price which would have been the option exercise price for one share of
Common Stock if the SAR had been granted as an option, or if the SAR granted in
tandem with an option, the option exercise price per share for the related
option.
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Section 5. SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Each SAR Agreement which
evidences the grant of a SAR shall incorporate such terms and conditions as the
Program Administrators in their absolute discretion deem are not inconsistent
with the terms of the SAR Plan and the agreement for Incentive Option or
Nonqualified Option, if any, granted in tandem with such SAR except that: (i) if
a SAR is granted in tandem with an Incentive Option or Nonqualified Option, the
SAR shall be exercisable only when the related Incentive Option or Nonqualified
Option is exercisable; and (ii) the Plan Participant's right to exercise a SAR
granted in tandem with an Incentive Option or Nonqualified Option shall be
forfeited to the extent that the Plan Participant exercises the related
Incentive Option or Nonqualified Option and the Plan Participant's right to
exercise the Incentive Option or Nonqualified Option shall be forfeited to the
extent the Plan Participant exercises the related SAR, but any such forfeiture
shall not count as a forfeiture for purposes of making the shares subject to
such option or SAR again available for use under the General Provisions of the
Plan.
Section 6. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. Shares shall not be
issued with respect to any option granted under the SAR Plan, unless the
exercise of that option and the issuance and delivery of the shares pursuant
thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of foreign, state and
federal law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may
then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the
Company with respect to such compliance. The Program Administrators may also
require an SAR Holder to furnish evidence satisfactory to the Company, including
a written and signed representation letter and consent to be bound by any
transfer restrictions imposed by law, legend, condition, or otherwise, that the
shares are being purchased only for investment purposes and without any present
intention to sell or distribute the shares in violation of any state or federal
law, rule, or regulation. Further, each SAR Holder shall consent to the
imposition of a legend on the shares of Common Stock subject to his or her
option and the imposition of stop-transfer instructions restricting their
transferability as required by law or by this Section 6.
Section 7. CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Each SAR Holder, if
requested by the Program Administrators, must agree in writing as a condition of
receiving his or her option, to remain in the employment of, or service to, the
Company or any of its subsidiaries following the date of the granting of that
option for a period specified by the Program Administrators. Nothing in this
SAR Plan or in any option granted hereunder shall confer upon any SAR Holder any
right to continued employment by, or service to, the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or limit in any way the right of the Company or any subsidiary at
any time to terminate or alter the terms of that employment or service
arrangement.
Section 8. OPTION RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR
SERVICE. If an SAR Holder under this SAR Plan ceases to be employed by, or
provide services to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries for any reason other
than death or disability, his or her option shall immediately terminate;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Program Administrators may, in their sole and
absolute discretion, allow the option to be exercised, to the extent exercisable
on the date of termination of employment or service.
Section 9. OPTION RIGHTS UPON DISABILITY. If an SAR Holder
becomes disabled within the meaning of Code Section 422 (e) (3) while employed
by the Company or any subsidiary corporation, the Program Administrators, in
their discretion, may allow the option to be exercised, to the extent
exercisable on the date of termination of employment, at any time within one
year after the date of termination of employment due to disability, unless
either the option or the SAR Plan otherwise provides for earlier termination.
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Section 10. OPTION RIGHTS UPON DEATH OF SAR HOLDER. Except as
otherwise limited by the Program Administrators at the time of the grant of an
option, if an SAR Holder dies while employed by, or providing services to, the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, his or her option shall expire one year
after the date of death unless by its terms it expires sooner. During this one
year or shorter period, the option may be exercised, to the extent that it
remains unexercised on the date of death, by the person or persons to whom the
SAR Holder's rights under the option shall pass by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution, but only to the extent that the SAR Holder is entitled
to exercise the option at the date of death.
Section 11. OPTIONS NOT TRANSFERABLE. Options granted pursuant to
the terms of this Nonqualified Plan may not be sold, pledged, assigned, or
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of an SAR Holder only by
that SAR Holder. No such options shall be pledged or hypothecated in any way
nor shall they be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process.
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PLAN VII
OTHER STOCK RIGHTS PLAN
Section 1. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The purpose of the Other Stock
Rights Plan (the "STOCK RIGHTS PLAN") is to promote the growth and general
prosperity of the Company by permitting the Company to grant restricted shares
to help attract and retain superior personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility with the Company and its subsidiaries to provide individuals with
an additional incentive to the success of the Company. The terms and conditions
of Performance Shares, Stock Payments or Dividend Equivalent Rights granted
under the Stock Rights Plan may differ from one another as the Program
Administrators shall, in their discretion, determine in each stock rights
agreement (THE "STOCK RIGHTS AGREEMENT"). Unless any provision herein indicates
to the contrary, this Stock Rights Plan shall be subject to the General
Provisions of the Program.
Section 2. DURATION. Each Performance Share or Dividend Equivalent
Right and all rights thereunder granted pursuant to the terms of the Stock
Rights Plan shall expire on the date determined by the Program Administrators as
evidenced by the Stock Rights Agreement, but in no event shall any Performance
Shares or Dividend Equivalent Rights expire later than ten (10) years from the
date on which the Performance Shares or Dividend Equivalent Rights are granted.
In addition, each Performance Share, Stock Payment or Dividend Equivalent Right
shall be subject to early termination as provided in the Stock Rights Plan.
Section 3. GRANT. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Stock
Rights Agreement, the Program Administrators may grant Performance Shares, Stock
Payments or Dividend Equivalent Rights as provided under the Stock Rights Plan.
Each grant of Performance Shares, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Stock Payments
shall be evidenced by a Stock Rights Agreement, which shall state the terms and
conditions of each as the Program Administrators, in their sole discretion, deem
are not inconsistent with the terms of the Stock Rights Plan.
Section 4. PERFORMANCE SHARES. Performance Shares shall become
payable to a Plan Participant based upon the achievement of specified
Performance Objectives and upon such other terms and conditions as the Program
Administrators may determine and specify in the Stock Rights Agreement
evidencing such Performance Shares. Each grant shall satisfy the conditions for
performance-based awards hereunder and under the General Provisions. A grant may
provide for the forfeiture of Performance Shares in the event of termination of
employment or other events, subject to exceptions for death, disability,
retirement or other events, all as the Program Administrators may determine and
specify in the Stock Rights Agreement for such grant. Payment may be made for
the Performance Shares at such time and in such form as the Program
Administrators shall determine and specify in the Stock Rights Agreement and
payment for any Performance Shares may be made in full in cash or by certified
cashier's check payable to the order of the Company or, if permitted by the
Program Administrators, by shares of the Company's Common Stock or by the
surrender of all or part of an award, or in other property, rights or credits
deemed acceptable by the Program Administrators or, if permitted by the Program
Administrators, by a combination of the foregoing. If any portion of the
purchase price is paid in shares of the Company's Common Stock, those shares
shall be tendered at their then Fair Market Value as determined by the Program
Administrators in accordance herewith. Payment in shares of Common Stock
includes the automatic application of shares of Common
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Stock received upon the exercise or settlement of Performance Shares or other
option or Award to satisfy the exercise or settlement price.
Section 5. STOCK PAYMENTS. The Program Administrators may grant
Stock Payments to a person eligible to receive the same as a bonus or additional
compensation or in lieu of the obligation of the Company or a subsidiary to pay
cash compensation under other compensatory arrangements, with or without the
election of the eligible person (except in the case of stock in lieu of normal
salary or compensation), provided that the Plan Participant will be required to
pay an amount equal to the aggregate par value of any newly issued Stock
Payments. A Plan Participant shall have all the voting, dividend, liquidation
and other rights with respect to shares of Common Stock issued to the Plan
Participant as a Stock Payment upon the Plan Participant becoming holder of
record of such shares of Common Stock; provided, however, the Program
Administrators may impose such restrictions on the assignment or transfer of
such shares of Common Stock as they deem appropriate and as are evidenced in the
Stock Rights Agreement for such Stock Payment.
Section 6. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS. The Program Administrators
may grant Dividend Equivalent Rights in tandem with the grant of Incentive
Option or Nonqualified Option, SARs, Restricted Shares or Performance Shares
that otherwise do not provide for the payment of dividends on the shares of
Common Stock subject to such awards for the period of time to which such
Dividend Equivalent Rights apply, or may grant Dividend Equivalent Rights that
are independent of any other such award. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted in
tandem with another award may be evidenced by the agreement for such other
award; otherwise, a Dividend Equivalent Right shall be evidenced by a separate
Stock Rights Agreement. Payment may be made by the Company in cash or by shares
of the Company's Common Stock or by a combination of the foregoing, may be
immediate or deferred and may be subject to such employment, performance
objectives or other conditions as the Program Administrators may determine and
specify in the Stock Rights Agreement for such Dividend Equivalent Rights. The
total payment attributable to a share of Common Stock subject to a Dividend
Equivalent Right shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the equivalent
dividends payable with respect to an outstanding share of Common Stock during
the term of such Dividend Equivalent Right, taking into account any assumed
investment (including assumed reinvestment in shares of Common Stock) or
interest earnings on the equivalent dividends as determined under the Stock
Rights Agreement in the case of a deferred payment, provided that such
percentage may increase to a maximum of two hundred percent (200%) if a Dividend
Equivalent Right is subject to a Performance Objective.
Section 7. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. Shares shall not be
issued with respect to any option granted under the Stock Rights Plan, unless
the exercise of that option and the issuance and delivery of the shares pursuant
thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of foreign, state and
federal law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may
then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the
Company with respect to such compliance. The Program Administrators may also
require a Participant to furnish evidence satisfactory to the Company, including
a written and signed representation letter and consent to be bound by any
transfer restrictions imposed by law, legend, condition, or otherwise, that the
shares are being purchased only for investment purposes and without any present
intention to sell or distribute the shares in violation of any state or federal
law, rule, or regulation. Further, each Participant shall consent to the
imposition of a legend on the shares of Common Stock subject to his or her
option and the imposition of stop-transfer instructions restricting their
transferability as required by law or by this Section 7.
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Section 8. CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Each Participant, if
requested by the Program Administrators, must agree in writing as a condition of
receiving his or her option, to remain in the employment of, or service to, the
Company or any of its subsidiaries following the date of the granting of that
option for a period specified by the Program Administrators. Nothing in this
Stock Rights Plan in any option granted hereunder shall confer upon any
Participant any right to continued employment by, or service to, the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, or limit in any way the right of the Company or any
subsidiary at any time to terminate or alter the terms of that employment or
service arrangement.
Section 9. OPTION RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR
SERVICE. If a Participant under this Stock Rights Plan an ceases to be employed
by, or provide services to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries for any
reason other than death or disability, his or her option shall immediately
terminate; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Program Administrators may, in their sole
and absolute discretion, allow the option to be exercised, to the extent
exercisable on the date of termination of employment or service, at any time
within sixty (60) days after the date of termination of employment or service,
unless either the option or this Stock Rights Plan otherwise provides for
earlier termination.
Section 10. OPTION RIGHTS UPON DISABILITY. If a Participant
becomes disabled within the meaning of Code Section 422 (e) (3) while providing
services to the Company or any subsidiary corporation, the Program
Administrators, in their discretion, may allow the option to be exercised, to
the extent exercisable on the date of termination of service, at any time within
one year after the date of termination of service due to disability, unless
either the option or the Stock Rights Plan otherwise provides for earlier
termination.
Section 11. OPTION RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF SERVICE. If a
Participant ceases to provide services to the Company or any subsidiary
corporation for any reason other than death or disability, his or her option
shall immediately terminate; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Program Administrators
may, in their sole and absolute discretion, allow the option to be exercised (to
the extent exercisable on the date of termination of service) at any time within
sixty (60) days after the date of termination of service, unless either the
option or the Incentive Plan otherwise provides for earlier termination.
Section 12. OPTION RIGHTS UPON DEATH OF OPTIONEE. Except as
otherwise limited by the Program Administrators at the time of the grant of an
option, if a Participant dies while employed by the Company or any subsidiary
corporation, his or her Option shall expire one year after the date of death
unless by its terms it expires sooner. During this one year or shorter period,
the option may be exercised, to the extent that it remains unexercised on the
date of death, by the person or persons to whom the Participant's rights under
the option shall pass by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, but
only to the extent that the Participant is entitled to exercise the option at
the date of death.
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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
BORROWER: QAD, INC.
ADDRESS: 6450 VIA REAL
CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA 93013
DATE: JULY 3, 1996
This Loan and Security Agreement is entered into on the above date between
GREYROCK BUSINESS CREDIT, a Division of NationsCredit Commercial Corporation
("GBC"), whose address is 300 North Continental Blvd., Suite 200, El Segundo,
California 90245 and the borrower named above ("Borrower"), whose chief
executive office is located at the above address ("Borrower's Address"). The
Schedule to this Agreement (the "Schedule") being signed concurrently is an
integral part of this Agreement. (Definitions of certain terms used in this
Agreement are set forth in Section 8 below.)
1. LOANS.
1.1 LOANS. GBC will make loans to Borrower (the "Loans"), in amounts
determined by GBC in its good faith business judgment, up to the amounts (the
"Credit Limit") shown on the Schedule, provided no Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing. If at any time or for any reason the total of
all outstanding Loans and all other Obligations exceeds the Credit Limit,
Borrower shall immediately pay the amount of the excess to GBC, without notice
or demand.
1.2 INTEREST. All Loans and all other monetary Obligations shall bear
interest at the rate shown on the Schedule, except where expressly set forth to
the contrary in this Agreement or in another written agreement signed by GBC and
Borrower. Interest shall be payable monthly, on the last day of the month.
Interest may, in GBC's discretion, be charged to Borrower's loan account, and
the same shall thereafter bear interest at the same rate as the other Loans.
1.3 FEES. Borrower shall pay GBC the fee(s) shown on the Schedule, which
are in addition to all interest and other sums payable to GBC and are not
refundable.
2. SECURITY INTEREST.
2.1 SECURITY INTEREST. To secure the payment and performance of all of the
Obligations when due, Borrower hereby grants to GBC a security interest in all
of Borrower's interest in the following, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, and wherever located (collectively, the "Collateral"): All Inventory,
Equipment, Receivables, and General Intangibles, including, without limitation,
all of Borrower's Deposit Accounts, all money, all collateral in which GBC is
granted a security interest pursuant to any other present or future agreement,
all property now or at any time in the future in GBC's possession, and all
proceeds (including proceeds of any insurance policies, proceeds of proceeds and
claims against third parties), all products of the foregoing, and all books and
records related to any of the foregoing.
3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER.
In order to induce GBC to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans,
Borrower represents and warrants to GBC as follows, and Borrower covenants that
the following representations will continue to be true, and that Borrower will
at all times comply with all of the following covenants:
3.1 CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND AUTHORITY. Borrower, if a corporation, is and
will continue to be, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. Borrower is and will
continue to be qualified and licensed to do business in all jurisdictions in
which any failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on Borrower.
The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement, and all
other documents contemplated hereby (i) have been duly and validly authorized,
(ii) are enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their terms (except as
enforcement may be limited by equitable principles and by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to creditors'
rights generally), (iii) do not violate Borrower's articles or certificate of
incorporation, or Borrower's by-laws, or any
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law or any material agreement or instrument which is binding upon Borrower or
its property, and (iv) do not constitute grounds for acceleration of any
material indebtedness or obligation under any material agreement or instrument
which is binding upon Borrower or its property*.
*(EXCEPT FOR THE EXISTING LOAN FROM UNION BANK, WHICH IS BEING PAID IN FULL
CONCURRENTLY HEREWITH)
3.2 NAME; TRADE NAMES AND STYLES. The name of Borrower set forth in the
heading to this Agreement is its correct name. Listed on the Schedule are all
prior names of Borrower and all of Borrower's present and prior trade names.
Borrower shall give GBC prior written notice before changing its name or doing
business under any other name. Borrower has complied, and will in the future
comply, with all laws relating to the conduct of business under a fictitious
business name.
3.3 PLACE OF BUSINESS; LOCATION OF COLLATERAL. The address set forth in the
heading to this Agreement is Borrower's chief executive office. In addition,
Borrower has places of business and Collateral is located only at the locations
set forth on the Schedule. Borrower will give GBC prior written notice before
opening any additional place of business*, changing its chief executive office,
or moving any of the Collateral to a location other than Borrower's Address or
one of the locations set forth on the Schedule.
*(OTHER THAN SALES OFFICES)
3.4 TITLE TO COLLATERAL; PERMITTED LIENS. Borrower is now, and will at all
times in the future be, the sole owner of all the Collateral, except for items
of Equipment which are leased by Borrower. The Collateral now is and will
remain free and clear of any and all liens, charges, security interests,
encumbrances and adverse claims, except for Permitted Liens. GBC now has, and
will continue to have, a first-priority perfected and enforceable security
interest in all of the Collateral, subject only to the Permitted Liens, and
Borrower will at all times defend GBC and the Collateral against all claims of
others*. So long as any Loan is outstanding which is a term loan, none of the
Collateral now is or will be affixed to any real property in such a manner, or
with such intent, as to become a fixture. Borrower is not and will not become a
lessee under any real property lease pursuant to which the lessor may obtain any
rights in any of the Collateral and no such lease now prohibits, restrains,
impairs or will prohibit, restrain or impair Borrower's right to remove any
Collateral from the leased premises**. Whenever any Collateral is located upon
premises in which any third party has an interest (whether as owner, mortgagee,
beneficiary under a deed of trust, lien or otherwise), Borrower shall, whenever
requested by GBC, use its best efforts to cause such third party to execute and
deliver to GBC, in form acceptable to GBC, such waivers and subordinations as
GBC shall specify, so as to ensure that GBC's rights in the Collateral are, and
will continue to be, superior to the rights of any such third party.
*(SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF PERMITTED LIENS)
**(SUBJECT TO STATUTORY RIGHTS OF LANDLORDS)
3.5 MAINTENANCE OF COLLATERAL. Borrower will maintain the Collateral in
good working condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and Borrower will not
use the Collateral for any unlawful purpose. Borrower will immediately advise
GBC in writing of any material loss or damage to the Collateral.
3.6 BOOKS AND RECORDS. Borrower has maintained and will maintain at
Borrower's Address complete and accurate books and records, comprising an
accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
3.7 FINANCIAL CONDITION, STATEMENTS AND REPORTS. All financial statements
now or in the future delivered to GBC have been, and will be, prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and now and in the
future will completely and fairly reflect the financial condition of Borrower,
at the times and for the periods therein stated. Between the last date covered
by any such statement provided to GBC and the date hereof, there has been no
material adverse change in the financial condition or business of Borrower.
Borrower is now and will continue to be solvent.
3.8 TAX RETURNS AND PAYMENTS; PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS. Borrower has timely
filed, and will timely file, all tax returns and reports * required by
applicable law, and Borrower has timely paid, and will timely pay, all
applicable taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions now or in the future
owed by Borrower. Borrower may, however, defer payment of any contested taxes,
provided that Borrower (i) in good faith contests Borrower's obligation to pay
the taxes by appropriate proceedings promptly and diligently instituted and
conducted, (ii) notifies GBC in writing of the commencement of, and any material
development in, the proceedings, and (iii) posts bonds or takes any other steps
required to keep the contested taxes from becoming a lien upon any of the
Collateral. ** Borrower is unaware of any *** claims or adjustments proposed
for any of Borrower's prior tax years which could result in additional taxes
becoming due and payable by Borrower. Borrower has paid, and shall continue to
pay all amounts necessary to fund all present and future pension, profit sharing
and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms, and Borrower has
not and will not withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete
termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any
such plan which could
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result in any liability of Borrower, including any liability to the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other governmental agency. Borrower shall,
at all times, utilize the services of an outside payroll service providing for
the automatic deposit of all payroll taxes payable by Borrower****.
*KNOWN BY IT TO BE
**EXCEPT FOR A PENDING AUDIT BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
***MATERIAL
****IN THE UNITED STATES
3.9 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Borrower has complied, and will comply, in all
material respects, with all provisions of all applicable laws and regulations,
including, but not limited to, those relating to Borrower's ownership of real or
personal property, the conduct and licensing of Borrower's business, and all
environmental matters.
3.10 LITIGATION. Except as disclosed in the Schedule, there is no claim,
suit, litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or (to best of Borrower's
knowledge) threatened by or against or affecting Borrower in any court or before
any governmental agency (or any basis therefor known to Borrower) which *
result, either separately or in the aggregate, in any material adverse change in
the financial condition or business of Borrower, or in any material impairment
in the ability of Borrower to carry on its business in substantially the same
manner as it is now being conducted. Borrower will promptly inform GBC in
writing of any claim, proceeding, litigation or investigation in the future
threatened or instituted by or against Borrower involving any single claim
of ** .
*COULD NORMALLY OR REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO
**$100,000 OR MORE, OR INVOLVING $250,000 OR MORE IN THE AGGREGATE
3.11 USE OF PROCEEDS. All proceeds of all Loans shall be used solely for
lawful business purposes.
4. RECEIVABLES.
4.1 REPRESENTATIONS RELATING TO RECEIVABLES. Borrower represents and
warrants to GBC as follows: Each Receivable with respect to which Loans are
requested by Borrower shall, on the date each Loan is requested and made,
represent an undisputed, bona fide, existing, unconditional obligation of the
Account Debtor created by the sale, delivery, and acceptance of goods or the
rendition of services, in the ordinary course of Borrower's business.
4.2 REPRESENTATIONS RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE. Borrower
represents and warrants to GBC as follows: All statements made and all unpaid
balances appearing in all invoices, instruments and other documents evidencing
the Receivables are and shall be true and correct and all such invoices,
instruments and other documents and all of Borrower's books and records are and
shall be genuine and in all respects what they purport to be, and all
signatories and endorsers have the capacity to contract. All sales and other
transactions underlying or giving rise to each Receivable shall comply with all
applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations. All signatures and
indorsements on all documents, instruments, and agreements relating to all
Receivables are and shall be genuine, and all such documents, instruments and
agreements are and shall be legally enforceable in accordance with their terms.
4.3 SCHEDULES AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO RECEIVABLES. Borrower shall deliver
to GBC transaction reports and loan requests, schedules and assignments of all
Receivables, and schedules of collections, all on GBC's standard forms;
provided, however, that Borrower's failure to execute and deliver the same shall
not affect or limit GBC's security interest and other rights in all of
Borrower's Receivables, nor shall GBC's failure to advance or lend against a
specific Receivable affect or limit GBC's security interest and other rights
therein. Together with each such schedule and assignment, or later if requested
by GBC, Borrower shall furnish GBC with copies (or, at GBC's request,
originals*) of all contracts, orders, invoices, and other similar documents, and
all original shipping instructions, delivery receipts, bills of lading, and
other evidence of delivery, for any goods the sale or disposition of which gave
rise to such Receivables, and Borrower warrants the genuineness of all of the
foregoing. Borrower shall also furnish to GBC an aged accounts receivable trial
balance in such form and at such intervals as GBC shall request. In addition,
Borrower shall deliver to GBC the originals of all instruments, chattel paper,
security agreements, guarantees and other documents and property evidencing or
securing any Receivables, immediately upon receipt thereof and in the same form
as received, with all necessary indorsements.
*, IF AVAILABLE
4.4 COLLECTION OF RECEIVABLES. Borrower shall have the right to collect all
Receivables, unless and until a Default or an Event of Default has occurred.
Borrower shall hold all payments on, and proceeds of, Receivables in trust for
GBC, and Borrower shall deliver all such payments and proceeds to GBC, within
one business day after receipt of the same, in their original form, duly
endorsed, to be applied to the Obligations * in such order as GBC shall
determine**.
*(OTHER THAN PAYMENTS NOT YET DUE ON THE TERM LOAN OR EQUIPMENT LOANS)
**, PROVIDED THAT PAYMENTS ON RECEIVABLES WHICH ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO
BORROWER'S BANK BY THE ACCOUNT
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DEBTORS SHALL BE REMITTED BY BORROWER TO GBC BY WIRE TRANSFER WITHIN ONE
BUSINESS DAY AFTER RECEIPT. WITH RESPECT TO ALL SUCH PAYMENTS PAID DIRECTLY TO
BORROWER'S BANK, BORROWER SHALL PROVIDE TO GBC LISTINGS OF ALL CHECKS AND COPIES
OF ALL CHECKS SO RECEIVED BY BORROWER'S BANK WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS AFTER
BORROWER'S RECEIPT OF THE SAME FROM THE BANK. WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE
HEREOF, BORROWER SHALL CAUSE SUCH BANK TO ENTER INTO A LOCKBOX AGREEMENT WITH
GBC ON TERMS REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO GBC.
4.5 DISPUTES. Borrower shall notify GBC promptly of all disputes or claims
relating to Receivables on the regular reports to GBC. Borrower shall not
forgive, or settle any Receivable for less than payment in full, or agree to do
any of the foregoing, except that Borrower may do so, provided that: (i)
Borrower does so in good faith, in a commercially reasonable manner, in the
ordinary course of business, and in arm's length transactions, which are
reported to GBC on the regular reports provided to GBC; (ii) no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (iii) taking into account all
such settlements and forgiveness, the total outstanding Loans and other
Obligations will not exceed the Credit Limit.
4.6 RETURNS. Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
if any Account Debtor returns any Inventory to Borrower in the ordinary course
of its business, Borrower shall promptly determine the reason for such return
and promptly issue a credit memorandum to the Account Debtor in the appropriate
amount (sending a copy to GBC). In the event any attempted return occurs after
the occurrence of any Event of Default, Borrower shall (i) not accept any return
without GBC's prior written consent, (ii) hold the returned Inventory in trust
for GBC, (iii) segregate all returned Inventory from all of Borrower's other
property, (iv) conspicuously label the returned Inventory as GBC's property, and
(v) immediately notify GBC of the return of any Inventory, specifying the reason
for such return, the location and condition of the returned Inventory, and on
GBC's request deliver such returned Inventory to GBC.
4.7 VERIFICATION. GBC may, from time to time, verify directly with the
respective Account Debtors the validity, amount and other matters relating to
the Receivables, by means of mail, telephone or otherwise, either in the name of
Borrower or GBC or such other name as GBC may choose, and GBC or its designee
may, at any time, notify Account Debtors that it has a security interest in the
Receivables.
4.8 NO LIABILITY. GBC shall not under any circumstances be responsible or
liable for any shortage or discrepancy in, damage to, or loss or destruction of,
any goods, the sale or other disposition of which gives rise to a Receivable, or
for any error, act, omission, or delay of any kind occurring in the settlement,
failure to settle, collection or failure to collect any Receivable, or for
settling any Receivable in good faith for less than the full amount thereof, nor
shall GBC be deemed to be responsible for any of Borrower's obligations under
any contract or agreement giving rise to a Receivable. Nothing herein shall,
however, relieve GBC from liability for its own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
5. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE BORROWER.
5.1 INSURANCE. Borrower shall, at all times, insure all of the tangible
personal property Collateral and carry such other business insurance, with
insurers reasonably acceptable to GBC, in such form and amounts as GBC may
reasonably require, and Borrower shall provide evidence of such insurance to
GBC, so that GBC is satisfied that such insurance is, at all times, in full
force and effect. * All such insurance policies shall name GBC as an additional
loss payee, and shall contain a lenders loss payee endorsement in form
reasonably acceptable to GBC. Upon receipt of the proceeds of any such
insurance, GBC shall apply such proceeds in reduction of the Obligations as GBC
shall determine in its sole discretion, except that, provided no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, GBC shall release to Borrower
insurance proceeds with respect to Equipment totaling less than ** , which shall
be utilized by Borrower for the replacement of the Equipment with respect to
which the insurance proceeds were paid. GBC may require reasonable assurance
that the insurance proceeds so released will be so used. If Borrower fails to
provide or pay for any insurance, GBC may, but is not obligated to, obtain the
same at Borrower's expense. Borrower shall promptly deliver to GBC copies of
all reports made to insurance companies.
*GBC ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BORROWER'S EXISTING INSURER AND INSURANCE IS
ACCEPTABLE.
**$500,000
5.2 REPORTS. Borrower, at its expense, shall provide GBC with the written
reports set forth in the Schedule, and such other written reports with respect
to Borrower (including budgets, sales projections, operating plans and other
financial documentation), as GBC shall from time to time reasonably specify.
5.3 ACCESS TO COLLATERAL, BOOKS AND RECORDS. At reasonable times, and on
one business day's notice, GBC, or its agents, shall have the right to inspect
the Collateral, and the right to audit and copy Borrower's books and records.
GBC shall take reasonable steps to keep confidential all information obtained in
any such inspection or audit, but GBC shall have the right to disclose any such
information to its auditors, regulatory agencies, and attorneys, and pursuant to
any subpoena or other legal process. The foregoing inspections and audits shall
be at Borrower's expense and the charge therefor shall be $600 per person per
day (or such higher amount as shall repre-
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sent GBC's then current standard charge for the same), plus reasonable
out-of-pockets expenses. Borrower shall not be charged more than $3,000 per
audit (plus reasonable out-of-pockets expenses), nor shall audits be done more
frequently than four times per calendar year, provided that the foregoing limits
shall not apply after the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, nor shall
they restrict GBC's right to conduct audits at its own expense (whether or not a
Default or Event of Default has occurred). Borrower will not enter into any
agreement with any accounting firm, service bureau or third party to store
Borrower's books or records at any location other than Borrower's Address,
without first obtaining GBC's written consent, which may be conditioned upon
such accounting firm, service bureau or other third party agreeing to give GBC
the same rights with respect to access to books and records and related rights
as GBC has under this Agreement.
5.4 REMITTANCE OF PROCEEDS. + Proceeds arising from the sale or other
disposition of any Collateral shall be delivered, in kind, by Borrower to GBC in
the original form in which received by Borrower not later than the following
business day after receipt by Borrower, to be applied to the Obligations in such
order as GBC shall determine; provided that, * if no Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, then Borrower shall not be obligated to remit to
GBC the proceeds of the sale of Equipment which is sold in the ordinary course
of business, in a good-faith arm's length transaction **. Except for the
proceeds of the sale of Equipment as set forth above, Borrower shall not
commingle proceeds of Collateral with any of Borrower's other funds or property,
and shall hold such proceeds separate and apart from such other funds and
property and in an express trust for GBC. Nothing in this Section limits the
restrictions on disposition of Collateral set forth elsewhere in this Agreement.
*(I) BORROWER SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO REMIT TO GBC THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE
OF EQUIPMENT WHICH IS SUBJECT TO A PERMITTED LIEN WITH PRIORITY OVER THE
SECURITY INTEREST OF GBC, TO THE EXTENT PAID TO THE HOLDER OF THE PERMITTED
LIEN, AND (II)
**IF NO EQUIPMENT LOANS (AS DEFINED IN THE SCHEDULE) HAVE BEEN MADE BY GBC
MADE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH EQUIPMENT
+EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE IN SECTION 4.4, ALL
5.5 NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Except as may be permitted in the Schedule,
Borrower shall not, without GBC's prior written consent, do any of the
following: (i) merge or consolidate with another corporation or entity*; (ii)
acquire any assets, except in the ordinary course of business; (iii) enter into
any other transaction outside the ordinary course of business**; (iv) sell or
transfer any Collateral, except that, provided no Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, Borrower may (a) sell finished Inventory in the
ordinary course of Borrower's business, and (b) sell Equipment in the ordinary
course of business, in good-faith arm's length transactions; (v) store any
Inventory or other Collateral with any warehouseman or other third party***;
(vi) sell any Inventory on a sale-or-return, guaranteed sale, consignment, or
other contingent basis; (vii) make any loans of any money or other assets****;
(viii) incur any debts, outside the ordinary course of business, which would
have a material, adverse effect on Borrower or on the prospect of repayment of
the Obligations; (ix) guarantee or otherwise become liable with respect to the
obligations of another party or entity; (x) pay or declare any dividends on
Borrower's stock (except for dividends payable solely in stock of Borrower);
(xi) redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any
of Borrower's stock +; (xii) make any change in Borrower's capital structure
which would have a material adverse effect on Borrower or on the prospect of
repayment of the Obligations; or (xiii) dissolve or elect to dissolve; or (xiv)
agree to do any of the foregoing.
*EXCEPT FOR A MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER COMPANY IN THE SAME LINE
OF BUSINESS AS BORROWER, IN A TRANSACTION IN WHICH BORROWER IS THE SURVIVING
CORPORATION
**EXCEPT FOR INVESTMENTS OF MONEY IN STRATEGIC ALLIANCES OR JOINT VENTURES TO
FACILITATE ITS BUSINESS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE ENTERPRISE ENGINE
***UNLESS APPROPRIATE STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PERFECT AND CONTINUE THE
PERFECTION OF GBC'S SECURITY INTEREST (SUBJECT ONLY TO PERMITTED LIENS)
****EXCEPT TO EMPLOYEES IN GOOD-FAITH ARM'S LENGTH TRANSACTIONS IN THE
ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS
+EXCEPT FOR (I) COMPLETION OF PAYMENTS DUE FOR THE REPURCHASE OF SHARES FROM
A FORMER EMPLOYEE AND SHAREHOLDER, SUSAN DUKE, REFLECTED ON BORROWER'S FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS NOT EXCEEDING $1,037,500 AND (II) PURCHASE, AND REDEMPTIONS OF STOCK
PURSUANT TO BORROWER'S EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN AND PROGRAM IN AN AGGREGATE PURCHASE
PRICE IN ANY FISCAL YEAR NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000 (NET OF THE PURCHASE PRICE
RECEIVED FOR STOCK IN SUCH FISCAL YEAR PURSUANT TO BORROWER'S EMPLOYEE STOCK
PLAN AND PROGRAM).
5.6 LITIGATION COOPERATION. Should any third-party suit or proceeding be
instituted by or against GBC with respect to any Collateral or in any manner
relating to Borrower, Borrower shall, without expense to GBC, make available
Borrower and its officers, employees and agents, and Borrower's books and
records, without charge, to the extent that GBC may deem them reasonably
necessary in order to prosecute or defend any such suit or proceeding.
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5.7 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES. Borrower will promptly notify GBC in writing
of any change in its officers or directors, the opening of any new bank account
or other deposit account, and any material adverse change in the business or
financial affairs of Borrower.
5.8 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Borrower agrees, at its expense, on request by GBC,
to execute all documents and take all actions, as GBC may deem reasonably
necessary or useful in order to perfect and maintain GBC's perfected security
interest in the Collateral, and in order to fully consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
5.9 INDEMNITY. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify GBC and hold GBC
harmless from and against any and all claims, debts, liabilities, demands,
obligations, actions, causes of action, penalties, costs and expenses (including
attorneys' fees), of every nature, character and description, which GBC may
sustain or incur based upon or arising out of any of the Obligations, any actual
or alleged failure to collect and pay over any withholding or other tax relating
to Borrower or its employees, any relationship or agreement between GBC and
Borrower, any actual or alleged failure of GBC to comply with any writ of
attachment or other legal process relating to Borrower or any of its property,
or any other matter, cause or thing whatsoever occurred, done, omitted or
suffered to be done by GBC relating to Borrower or the Obligations (except any
such amounts sustained or incurred as the result of the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of GBC or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents,
attorneys, or any other person affiliated with or representing GBC).
Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the indemnity
agreement set forth in this Section shall survive any termination of this
Agreement and shall for all purposes continue in full force and effect.
6. TERM.
6.1 MATURITY DATE. This Agreement shall continue in effect until the
maturity date set forth on the Schedule (the "Maturity Date"); provided that the
Maturity Date shall automatically be extended, and this Agreement shall
automatically and continuously renew, for successive additional terms of one
year each, unless one party gives written notice to the other, not less than *
days prior to the next Maturity Date, that such party elects to terminate this
Agreement effective on the next Maturity Date.
*NINETY (90)
6.2 EARLY TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the
Maturity Date as follows: (i) by Borrower, effective three business days after
written notice of termination is given to GBC; or (ii) by GBC at any time after
the occurrence of an Event of Default, without notice, effective immediately.
If this Agreement is terminated by Borrower or by GBC under this Section 6.2,
Borrower shall pay to GBC a termination fee (the "Termination Fee") in the
amount shown on the Schedule. The Termination Fee shall be due and payable on
the effective date of termination and thereafter shall bear interest at a rate
equal to the highest rate applicable to any of the Obligations.
6.3 PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS. On the Maturity Date or on any earlier
effective date of termination, Borrower shall pay and perform in full all
Obligations, whether evidenced by installment notes or otherwise, and whether or
not all or any part of such Obligations are otherwise then due and payable.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if on the Maturity Date, or on
any earlier effective date of termination, there are any outstanding letters of
credit issued based upon an application, guarantee, indemnity or similar
agreement on the part of GBC, then on such date Borrower shall provide to GBC
cash collateral in an amount equal to 110% of the face amount of all such
letters of credit plus all interest, fees and costs due or (in GBC's estimation)
likely to become due in connection therewith, to secure all of the Obligations
relating to said letters of credit, pursuant to GBC's then standard form cash
pledge agreement. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, all of
GBC's security interests in all of the Collateral and all of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until all
Obligations have been paid and performed in full; provided that, without
limiting the fact that Loans are subject to the discretion of GBC, GBC may, in
its sole discretion, refuse to make any further Loans after termination. No
termination shall in any way affect or impair any right or remedy of GBC, nor
shall any such termination relieve Borrower of any Obligation to GBC, until all
of the Obligations have been paid and performed in full. Upon payment and
performance in full of all the Obligations and termination of this Agreement,
GBC shall promptly deliver to Borrower termination statements, requests for
reconveyances and such other documents as may be reasonably required to
terminate GBC's security interests.
7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.
7.1 EVENTS OF DEFAULT. The occurrence of any of the following events shall
constitute an "Event of Default" under this Agreement, and Borrower shall give
GBC immediate written notice thereof: (a) Any warranty, representation,
statement, report or certificate made or delivered to GBC by Borrower or any of
Borrower's officers, employees or agents, now or in the future, shall be untrue
or misleading in a material respect; or (b) Borrower shall fail to pay when due
any Loan or any interest thereon or any other monetary Obligation; or (c) the
total Loans and other Obligations outstanding at any time shall exceed the
Credit Limit; or (d) Borrower shall fail to perform any non-monetary Obligation
which by its nature cannot be cured; or (e) Borrower shall fail to perform any
other non-monetary Obligation, which failure is
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not cured within * business days after the date performance is due; or (f) any
levy, assessment, attachment, seizure, lien or encumbrance (other than a
Permitted Lien) is made on all or any part of the Collateral which is not cured
within 10 days after the occurrence of the same; or (g) any default or event of
default occurs under any obligation secured by a Permitted Lien, which is not
cured within any applicable cure period or waived in writing by the holder of
the Permitted Lien; or (h) Borrower breaches any material contract or
obligation, which has or may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on Borrower's business or financial condition; or (i) dissolution,
termination of existence, insolvency or business failure of Borrower or any
Guarantor; or appointment of a receiver, trustee or custodian, for all or any
part of the property of, assignment for the benefit of creditors by, or the
commencement of any proceeding by Borrower or any Guarantor under any
reorganization, bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, readjustment of debt,
dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction, now or in the
future in effect; or (j) the commencement of any proceeding against Borrower or
any Guarantor under any reorganization, bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement,
readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any
jurisdiction, now or in the future in effect, which is not cured by the
dismissal thereof within 45 days after the date commenced; or (k) revocation or
termination of, or limitation or denial of liability upon, any guaranty of the
Obligations or any attempt to do any of the foregoing; or (l) revocation or
termination of, or limitation or denial of liability upon, any pledge of any
certificate of deposit, securities or other property or asset pledged by any
third party to secure any or all of the Obligations, or any attempt to do any of
the foregoing, or commencement of proceedings by or against any such third party
under any bankruptcy or insolvency law; or (m) Borrower makes any payment on
account of any indebtedness or obligation which has been subordinated to the
Obligations other than as permitted in the applicable subordination agreement,
or if any Person who has subordinated such indebtedness or obligations
terminates or in any way limits or terminates its subordination agreement; or
(n) there shall be a change in the record or beneficial ownership of an
aggregate of more than ** of the outstanding shares of stock of Borrower, in one
or more transactions, compared to the ownership of outstanding shares of stock
of Borrower in effect on the date hereof, without the prior written consent of
GBC; or (o) Borrower shall conceal, remove or transfer any part of its property,
with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors, or make or suffer any
transfer of any of its property which may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy,
fraudulent conveyance or similar law; or (p) there shall be a material adverse
change in Borrower's business or financial condition. GBC may cease making any
Loans hereunder during any of the above cure periods, and thereafter if an Event
of Default has occurred.
*TEN (10) **50%
7.2 REMEDIES. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default, and at any time thereafter, GBC, at its option, and without notice
or demand of any kind (all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower), *
may do any one or more of the following: (a) Cease making Loans or otherwise
extending credit to Borrower under this Agreement or any other document or
agreement; (b) Accelerate and declare all or any part of the Obligations to be
immediately due, payable, and performable, notwithstanding any deferred or
installment payments allowed by any instrument evidencing or relating to any
Obligation; (c) Take possession of any or all of the Collateral wherever it may
be found, and for that purpose Borrower hereby authorizes GBC without judicial
process to enter onto any of Borrower's premises without interference to search
for, take possession of, keep, store, or remove any of the Collateral, and
remain on the premises or cause a custodian to remain on the premises in
exclusive control thereof, without charge for so long as GBC deems it reasonably
necessary in order to complete the enforcement of its rights under this
Agreement or any other agreement; provided, however, that should GBC seek to
take possession of any of the Collateral by Court process, Borrower hereby
irrevocably waives: (i) any bond and any surety or security relating thereto
required by any statute, court rule or otherwise as an incident to such
possession; (ii) any demand for possession prior to the commencement of any suit
or action to recover possession thereof; and (iii) any requirement that GBC
retain possession of, and not dispose of, any such Collateral until after trial
or final judgment; (d) Require Borrower to assemble any or all of the Collateral
and make it available to GBC at places designated by GBC which are reasonably
convenient to GBC and Borrower, and to remove the Collateral to such locations
as GBC may deem advisable; (e) Complete the processing, manufacturing or repair
of any Collateral prior to a disposition thereof and, for such purpose and for
the purpose of removal, GBC shall have the right to use Borrower's premises,
vehicles, hoists, lifts, cranes, equipment and all other property without
charge; (f) Sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral, in its
condition at the time GBC obtains possession of it or after further
manufacturing, processing or repair, at one or more public and/or private sales,
in lots or in bulk, for cash, exchange or other property, or on credit, and to
adjourn any such sale from time to time without notice other than oral
announcement at the time scheduled for sale. GBC shall have the right to
conduct such disposition on Borrower's premises without charge, for such time or
times as GBC deems reasonable, or on GBC's premises, or elsewhere and the
Collateral need not
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be located at the place of disposition. GBC may directly or through any
affiliated company purchase or lease any Collateral at any such public
disposition, and if permissible under applicable law, at any private
disposition. Any sale or other disposition of Collateral shall not relieve
Borrower of any liability Borrower may have if any Collateral is defective as to
title or physical condition or otherwise at the time of sale; (g) Demand payment
of, and collect any Receivables and General Intangibles comprising Collateral
and, in connection therewith, Borrower irrevocably authorizes GBC to endorse or
sign Borrower's name on all collections, receipts, instruments and other
documents, to take possession of and open mail addressed to Borrower and remove
therefrom payments made with respect to any item of the Collateral or proceeds
thereof, and, in GBC's sole discretion, to grant extensions of time to pay,
compromise claims and settle Receivables, General Intangibles and the like for
less than face value; and (h) Demand and receive possession of any of Borrower's
federal and state income tax returns and the books and records utilized in the
preparation thereof or referring thereto. All reasonable attorneys' fees,
expenses, costs, liabilities and obligations incurred by GBC with respect to the
foregoing shall be added to and become part of the Obligations, shall be due on
demand, and shall bear interest at a rate equal to the highest interest rate
applicable to any of the Obligations. Without limiting any of GBC's rights and
remedies, from and after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the interest
rate applicable to the Obligations shall be increased by an additional **
percent per annum.
*EXCEPT FOR ONE GENERAL NOTICE STATING IN EFFECT THAT AN EVENT OF DEFAULT HAS
OCCURRED AND (IF APPLICABLE) THAT GBC IS PROCEEDING TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES
**TWO
7.3 STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING COMMERCIAL REASONABLENESS. Borrower and GBC
agree that a sale or other disposition (collectively, "sale") of * which
complies with the following standards will conclusively be deemed to be
commercially reasonable: (i) Notice of the sale is given to Borrower at least
seven ** prior to the sale, and, in the case of a public sale, notice of the
sale is published at least seven days before the sale in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county where the sale is to be conducted; (ii) Notice of the
sale describes the collateral in general, non-specific terms; (iii) The sale is
conducted at a place designated by GBC, with or without the * being present;
(iv) The sale commences at any time between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m; (v) Payment
of the purchase price in cash or by cashier's check or wire transfer is
required; (vi) With respect to any sale of any of the *, GBC may (but is not
obligated to) direct any prospective purchaser to ascertain directly from
Borrower any and all information concerning the same. GBC shall be free to
employ other methods of noticing and selling the *, in its discretion, if they
are commercially reasonable.
*EQUIPMENT **BUSINESS DAYS
7.4 POWER OF ATTORNEY. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
any Event of Default, without limiting GBC's other rights and remedies, Borrower
grants to GBC an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest,
authorizing and permitting GBC (acting through any of its employees, attorneys
or agents) at any time, at its option, but without obligation, with or without
notice to Borrower, and at Borrower's expense, to do any or all of the
following, in Borrower's name or otherwise, but GBC agrees to exercise the
following powers in a commercially reasonable manner: (a) Execute on behalf of
Borrower any documents that GBC may, in its sole discretion, deem advisable in
order to perfect and maintain GBC's security interest in the Collateral, or in
order to exercise a right of Borrower or GBC, or in order to fully consummate
all the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, and all other present
and future agreements; (b) Execute on behalf of Borrower any document
exercising, transferring or assigning any option to purchase, sell or otherwise
dispose of or to lease (as lessor or lessee) any real or personal property which
is part of GBC's Collateral or in which GBC has an interest; (c) Execute on
behalf of Borrower, any invoices relating to any Receivable, any draft against
any Account Debtor and any notice to any Account Debtor, any proof of claim in
bankruptcy, any Notice of Lien, claim of mechanic's, materialman's or other
lien, or assignment or satisfaction of mechanic's, materialman's or other lien;
(d) Take control in any manner of any cash or non-cash items of payment or
proceeds of Collateral; endorse the name of Borrower upon any instruments, or
documents, evidence of payment or Collateral that may come into GBC's
possession; (e) Endorse all checks and other forms of remittances received by
GBC; (f) Pay, contest or settle any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest
and adverse claim in or to any of the Collateral, or any judgment based thereon,
or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; (g) Grant
extensions of time to pay, compromise claims and settle Receivables and General
Intangibles for less than face value and execute all releases and other
documents in connection therewith; (h) Pay any sums required on account of
Borrower's taxes or to secure the release of any liens therefor, or both; (i)
Settle and adjust, and give releases of, any insurance claim that relates to any
of the Collateral and obtain payment therefor; (j) Instruct any third party
having custody or control of any books or records belonging to, or relating to,
Borrower to give GBC the same rights of access and other rights with respect
thereto as GBC has under this Agreement; and (k) Take any action or pay any sum
required of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and any other present or
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future agreements. Any and all reasonable sums paid and any and all reasonable
costs, expenses, liabilities, obligations and reasonable attorneys' fees
incurred by GBC with respect to the foregoing shall be added to and become part
of the Obligations, shall be payable on demand, and shall bear interest at a
rate equal to the highest interest rate applicable to any of the Obligations.
In no event shall GBC's rights under the foregoing power of attorney or any of
GBC's other rights under this Agreement be deemed to indicate that GBC is in
control of the business, management or properties of Borrower. *
*GBC SHALL GIVE BORROWER WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER
THE FOREGOING POWER OF ATTORNEY PRIOR TO, CONCURRENTLY WITH, OR PROMPTLY
FOLLOWING SUCH EXERCISE
7.5 APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS. All proceeds realized as the result of any
sale or other disposition of the Collateral shall be applied by GBC first to the
reasonable costs, expenses, liabilities, obligations and attorneys' fees
incurred by GBC in the exercise of its rights under this Agreement, second to
the interest due upon any of the Obligations, and third to the principal of the
Obligations, in such order as GBC shall determine in its sole discretion. Any
surplus shall be paid to Borrower or other persons legally entitled thereto;
Borrower shall remain liable to GBC for any deficiency. If GBC, in its sole
discretion, directly or indirectly enters into a deferred payment or other
credit transaction with any purchaser at any sale of Collateral, GBC shall have
the option, exercisable at any time, in its sole discretion, of either reducing
the Obligations by the principal amount of purchase price or deferring the
reduction of the Obligations until the actual receipt by GBC of the cash
therefor.
7.6 REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. In addition to the rights and remedies set forth
in this Agreement, GBC shall have all the other rights and remedies accorded a
secured party under the California Uniform Commercial Code and under all other
applicable laws, and under any other instrument or agreement now or in the
future entered into between GBC and Borrower, and all of such rights and
remedies are cumulative and none is exclusive. Exercise or partial exercise by
GBC of one or more of its rights or remedies shall not be deemed an election,
nor bar GBC from subsequent exercise or partial exercise of any other rights or
remedies. The failure or delay of GBC to exercise any rights or remedies shall
not operate as a waiver thereof, but all rights and remedies shall continue in
full force and effect until all of the Obligations have been fully paid and
performed.
8. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
following meanings:
"ACCOUNT DEBTOR" means the obligor on a receivable.
"AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any person, a relative, partner,
shareholder, director, officer, or employee of such person, or any parent or
subsidiary of such person, or any person controlling, controlled by or under
common control with such person.
"AGREEMENT" and "THIS AGREEMENT" means this loan and security agreement and
all modifications and amendments thereto, extensions thereof, and replacements
therefor.
"BUSINESS DAY" means a day on which * open for business.
*BANKS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ARE
"CODE" means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted and in effect in the
State of California from time to time.
"COLLATERAL" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 above.
"DEFAULT" means any event which with notice or passage of time or both, would
constitute an Event of Default.
"DEPOSIT ACCOUNT" has the meaning set forth in Section 9105 of the Code.
"ELIGIBLE RECEIVABLES" *
*HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH ON THE SCHEDULE.
"EQUIPMENT" means all of Borrower's present and hereafter acquired machinery,
molds, machine tools, motors, furniture, equipment, furnishings, fixtures, trade
fixtures, motor vehicles, tools, parts, dyes, jigs, goods and other tangible
personal property (other than Inventory) of every kind and description used in
Borrower's operations or owned by Borrower and any interest in any of the
foregoing, and all attachments, accessories, accessions, replacements,
substitutions, additions or improvements to any of the foregoing, wherever
located.
"EVENT OF DEFAULT" means any of the events set forth in Section 7.1 of this
Agreement.
"GENERAL INTANGIBLES" means all general intangibles of Borrower, whether now
owned or hereafter created or acquired by Borrower, including, without
limitation, all choses in action, causes of action, corporate or other business
records, Deposit Accounts, inventions, designs, drawings, blueprints, patents,
patent applications, trademarks and the goodwill of the business symbolized
thereby, names, trade names, trade secrets, goodwill, copyrights, registrations,
licenses, franchises, customer lists, security and other deposits, rights in
all litigation
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presently or hereafter pending for any cause or claim (whether in contract, tort
or otherwise), and all judgments now or hereafter arising therefrom, all claims
of Borrower against GBC, rights to purchase or sell real or personal property,
rights as a licensor or licensee of any kind, royalties, telephone numbers,
proprietary information, purchase orders, and all insurance policies and claims
(including life insurance, key man insurance, credit insurance, liability
insurance, property insurance and other insurance), tax refunds and claims,
computer programs, discs, tapes and tape files, claims under guaranties,
security interests or other security held by or granted to Borrower, all rights
to indemnification and all other intangible property of every kind and nature
(other than Receivables).
"INVENTORY" means all of Borrower's now owned and hereafter acquired goods,
merchandise or other personal property, wherever located, to be furnished under
any contract of service or held for sale or lease (including all raw materials,
work in process, finished goods and goods in transit), and all materials and
supplies of every kind, nature and description which are or might be used or
consumed in Borrower's business or used in connection with the manufacture,
packing, shipping, advertising, selling or finishing of such goods, merchandise
or other personal property, and all warehouse receipts, documents of title and
other documents representing any of the foregoing.
"LIBOR RATE" means (i) the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate for
deposits in U.S. dollars, as shown each day in The Wall Street Journal (Eastern
Edition) under the caption "Money Rates - London Interbank Offered Rates
(LIBOR)"; or (ii) if the Wall Street Journal does not publish such rate, the
offered one-month rate for deposits in U.S. dollars which appears on the Reuters
Screen LIBO Page as of 10:00 a.m., New York time, each day, PROVIDED that if at
least two rates appear on the Reuters Screen LIBO Page on any day, the "LIBOR
Rate" for such day shall be the arithmetic mean of such rates; or (iii) if the
Wall Street Journal does not publish such rate on a particular day and no such
rate appears on the Reuters Screen LIBO Page on such day, the rate per annum at
which deposits in U.S. dollars are offered to the principal London office of The
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00
A.M., London time, on such day in an amount approximately equal to the
outstanding principal amount of the Loans, for a period of one month, in each of
the foregoing cases as determined in good faith by GBC, which determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
"OBLIGATIONS" means all present and future Loans, advances, debts,
liabilities, obligations, guaranties, covenants, duties and indebtedness at any
time owing by Borrower to GBC, whether evidenced by this Agreement or any note
or other instrument or document, whether arising from an extension of credit,
opening of a letter of credit, banker's acceptance, loan, guaranty,
indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect (including, without
limitation, those acquired by assignment and any participation by GBC in
Borrower's debts owing to others), absolute or contingent, due or to become due,
including, without limitation, all interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorney's
fees, expert witness fees, audit fees, letter of credit fees, loan fees,
termination fees, minimum interest charges and any other sums chargeable to
Borrower under this Agreement or under any other present or future instrument or
agreement between Borrower and GBC.
"PERMITTED LIENS" means the following: (i) purchase money security interests
in specific items of Equipment; (ii) leases of specific items of Equipment;
(iii) liens for taxes not yet payable*; (iv) additional security interests and
liens which are subordinate to the security interest in favor of GBC and are
consented to in writing by GBC (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld); (v) security interests being terminated substantially concurrently
with this Agreement; (vi) liens of materialmen, mechanics, warehousemen,
carriers, or other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business and
securing obligations which are not delinquent; (vii) liens incurred in
connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness
secured by liens of the type described above in clauses (i) or (ii) above,
provided that any extension, renewal or replacement lien is limited to the
property encumbered by the existing lien and the principal amount of the
indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase; (viii)
Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities which secure payment of
customs duties in connection with the importation of goods**. GBC will have the
right to require, as a condition to its consent under subparagraph (iv) above,
that the holder of the additional security interest or lien sign an
intercreditor agreement on GBC's then standard form, acknowledge that the
security interest is subordinate to the security interest in favor of GBC, and
agree not to take any action to enforce its subordinate security interest so
long as any Obligations remain outstanding, and that Borrower agree that any
uncured default in any obligation secured by the subordinate security interest
shall also constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement.
*OR WHICH ARE BEING CONTESTED IN GOOD FAITH AND AS TO WHICH NO LIEN HAS
ARISEN
**(IX) LIENS IN EXISTENCE ON THE DATE HEREOF ON SPECIFIC ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT,
(X) PLEDGES OR DEPOSITS IN RESPECT OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION, UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE AND OTHER SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION
"PERSON" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint
venture, trust, unincorporated
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organization, association, corporation, government, or any agency or political
division thereof, or any other entity.
"RECEIVABLES" means all of Borrower's now owned and hereafter acquired
accounts (whether or not earned by performance), letters of credit, contract
rights, chattel paper, instruments, securities, documents and all other forms of
obligations at any time owing to Borrower, all guaranties and other security
therefor, all merchandise returned to or repossessed by Borrower, and all rights
of stoppage in transit and all other rights or remedies of an unpaid vendor,
lienor or secured party.
OTHER TERMS. All accounting terms used in this Agreement, unless otherwise
indicated, shall have the meanings given to such terms in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. All other terms
contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meanings
provided by the Code, to the extent such terms are defined therein.
9. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
9.1 INTEREST COMPUTATION. In computing interest on the Obligations, all
checks, wire transfers and other items of payment received by GBC (including
proceeds of Receivables and payment of the Obligations in full) shall be deemed
applied by GBC on account of the Obligations three Business Days after receipt
by GBC of immediately available funds. GBC shall not, however, be required to
credit Borrower's account for the amount of any item of payment which is
unsatisfactory to GBC in its discretion, and GBC may charge Borrower's Loan
account for the amount of any item of payment which is returned to GBC unpaid.
9.2 APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. All payments with respect to the Obligations
may be applied, and in GBC's sole discretion reversed and re-applied, to the
Obligations, in such order and manner as GBC shall determine in its sole
discretion*.
*EXCEPT THAT PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE APPLIED TO PAYMENTS ON THE TERM LOAN OR
EQUIPMENT LOANS WHICH ARE NOT YET DUE, WITHOUT BORROWER'S PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT
(EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN IN THE CASE OF A SALE OF
EQUIPMENT).
9.3 CHARGES TO ACCOUNT. GBC may, in its discretion, require that Borrower
pay monetary Obligations in cash to GBC, or charge them to Borrower's Loan
account, in which event they will bear interest at the same rate applicable to
the Loans.
9.4 MONTHLY ACCOUNTINGS. GBC shall provide Borrower monthly with an account
of advances, charges, expenses and payments made pursuant to this Agreement.
Such account shall be deemed correct, accurate and binding on Borrower and an
account stated (except for reverses and reapplications of payments made and
corrections of errors discovered by GBC), unless Borrower notifies GBC in
writing to the contrary within sixty days after each account is rendered,
describing the nature of any alleged errors or admissions.
9.5 NOTICES. All notices to be given under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be given either personally or by reputable private delivery
service or by regular first-class mail, or certified mail return receipt
requested, addressed to GBC or Borrower at the addresses shown in the heading to
this Agreement, or at any other address designated in writing by one party to
the other party. All notices shall be deemed to have been given upon delivery
in the case of notices personally delivered, or at the expiration of one
business day following delivery to the private delivery service, or two business
days following the deposit thereof in the United States mail, with postage
prepaid.
9.6 SEVERABILITY. Should any provision of this Agreement be held by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such defect shall
not affect the remainder of this Agreement, which shall continue in full force
and effect.
9.7 INTEGRATION. This Agreement and such other written agreements,
documents and instruments as may be executed in connection herewith are the
final, entire and complete agreement between Borrower and GBC and supersede all
prior and contemporaneous negotiations and oral representations and agreements,
all of which are merged and integrated in this Agreement. THERE ARE NO ORAL
UNDERSTANDINGS, REPRESENTATIONS OR AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES WHICH ARE NOT
SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN OTHER WRITTEN AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY THE PARTIES
IN CONNECTION HEREWITH.
9.8 WAIVERS. The failure of GBC at any time or times to require Borrower to
strictly comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement or any other
present or future agreement between Borrower and GBC shall not waive or diminish
any right of GBC later to demand and receive strict compliance therewith. Any
waiver of any default shall not waive or affect any other default, whether prior
or subsequent, and whether or not similar. None of the provisions of this
Agreement or any other agreement now or in the future executed by Borrower and
delivered to GBC shall be deemed to have been waived by any act or knowledge of
GBC or its agents or employees, but only by a specific written waiver signed by
an authorized officer of GBC and delivered to Borrower. Borrower waives demand,
protest, notice of protest and notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment
and nonpayment, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of any
commercial paper, instrument, account, General Intangible, document or guaranty
at any time held by GBC on which Borrower is or may in any way be liable, and
notice of any action taken by GBC, unless expressly required by this Agreement.
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9.9 AMENDMENT. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not be waived
or amended, except in a writing executed by Borrower and a duly authorized
officer of GBC.
9.10 TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is of the essence in the performance by Borrower
of each and every obligation under this Agreement.
9.11 ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS. Borrower shall reimburse GBC for all
reasonable attorneys' fees and all filing, recording, search, title insurance,
appraisal, audit, and other reasonable costs incurred by GBC, pursuant to, or in
connection with, or relating to this Agreement (whether or not a lawsuit is
filed), including, but not limited to, any reasonable attorneys' fees and costs
GBC incurs in order to do the following: prepare and negotiate this Agreement
and the documents relating to this Agreement; obtain legal advice in connection
with this Agreement or Borrower; enforce, or seek to enforce, any of its rights;
prosecute actions against, or defend actions by, Account Debtors; commence,
intervene in, or defend any action or proceeding; initiate any complaint to be
relieved of the automatic stay in bankruptcy; file or prosecute any probate
claim, bankruptcy claim, third-party claim, or other claim; examine, audit,
copy, and inspect any of the Collateral or any of Borrower's books and records;
protect, obtain possession of, lease, dispose of, or otherwise enforce GBC's
security interest in, the Collateral; and otherwise represent GBC in any
litigation relating to Borrower. If either GBC or Borrower files any lawsuit
against the other predicated on a breach of this Agreement, the prevailing party
in such action shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs and attorneys'
fees, including (but not limited to) reasonable attorneys' fees and costs
incurred in the enforcement of, execution upon or defense of any order, decree,
award or judgment. All attorneys' fees and costs to which GBC may be entitled
pursuant to this Paragraph shall immediately become part of Borrower's
Obligations, shall be due on demand, and shall bear interest at a rate equal to
the highest interest rate applicable to any of the Obligations.
9.12 BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors, assigns,
heirs, beneficiaries and representatives of Borrower and GBC; provided, however,
that Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of GBC, and any prohibited assignment shall be
void. No consent by GBC to any assignment shall release Borrower from its
liability for the Obligations.
9.13 JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY. If Borrower consists of more than one
Person, their liability shall be joint and several, and the compromise of any
claim with, or the release of, any Borrower shall not constitute a compromise
with, or a release of, any other Borrower.
9.14 LIMITATION OF ACTIONS. Any claim or cause of action by Borrower
against GBC, its directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants or
attorneys, based upon, arising from, or relating to this Loan Agreement, or any
other present or future document or agreement, or any other transaction
contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto, or any other
matter, cause or thing whatsoever, occurred, done, omitted or suffered to be
done by GBC, its directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants or
attorneys, shall be barred unless asserted by Borrower by the commencement of an
action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction by the filing of a
complaint within * after the first act, occurrence or omission upon which such
claim or cause of action, or any part thereof, is based, and the service of a
summons and complaint on an officer of GBC, or on any other person authorized to
accept service on behalf of GBC, within thirty (30) days thereafter. Borrower
agrees that such ** period is a reasonable and sufficient time for Borrower to
investigate and act upon any such claim or cause of action. The ** period
provided herein shall not be waived, tolled, or extended except by the written
consent of GBC in its sole discretion. This provision shall survive any
termination of this Loan Agreement or any other present or future agreement.
*TWO YEARS **TWO-YEAR
9.15 PARAGRAPH HEADINGS; CONSTRUCTION. Paragraph headings are only used in
this Agreement for convenience. Borrower and GBC acknowledge that the headings
may not describe completely the subject matter of the applicable paragraph, and
the headings shall not be used in any manner to construe, limit, define or
interpret any term or provision of this Agreement. The term "including",
whenever used in this Agreement, shall mean "including (but not limited to)".
This Agreement has been fully reviewed and negotiated between the parties and no
uncertainty or ambiguity in any term or provision of this Agreement shall be
construed strictly against GBC or Borrower under any rule of construction or
otherwise.
9.16 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; VENUE. This Agreement and all acts and
transactions hereunder and all rights and obligations of GBC and Borrower shall
be governed by the laws of the State of California. As a material part of the
consideration to GBC to enter into this Agreement, Borrower (i) agrees that all
actions and proceedings relating directly or indirectly to this Agreement shall,
at GBC's option, be litigated in courts located within California, and that the
exclusive venue therefor shall be Los Angeles County; (ii) consents to the
jurisdiction and venue of any such court and consents to service of process in
any such action or proceeding by personal delivery or any other method permitted
by law; and (iii) waives any and all rights Borrower may have to
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object to the jurisdiction of any such court, or to transfer or change the venue
of any such action or proceeding.
9.17 MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. BORROWER AND GBC EACH HEREBY WAIVE THE
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF,
OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER PRESENT OR FUTURE
INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN GBC AND BORROWER, OR ANY CONDUCT, ACTS OR
OMISSIONS OF GBC OR BORROWER OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR ANY OTHER PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH GBC OR BORROWER, IN ALL
OF THE FOREGOING CASES, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE.
BORROWER:
QAD, INC.
BY
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PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT
BY
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SECRETARY OR ASS'T SECRETARY
GBC:
GREYROCK BUSINESS CREDIT,
A DIVISION OF NATIONSCREDIT COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
BY
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TITLE
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SCHEDULE TO
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
BORROWER: QAD, INC.
ADDRESS: 6450 VIA REAL
CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA 93013
DATE: JULY 3, 1996
This Schedule is an integral part of the Loan and Security Agreement between
GREYROCK BUSINESS CREDIT, A DIVISION OF NATIONSCREDIT COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
("GBC") and the above-borrower ("Borrower") of even date.
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1. CREDIT LIMIT
(Section 1.1): An amount not to exceed the lesser of: $20,000,000 at
any one time outstanding; or the sum of the following:
(a) RECEIVABLE LOANS. Loans (the "Receivable
Loans") up to the sum of the following percentages of
Borrower's Eligible Receivables (as defined below):
(i) 80% of the net amount of eligible U.S.
accounts; plus
(ii) The lesser of (A) 90% of the net
amount of eligible Hong Kong accounts which are subject
to a Guarantee in form and substance satisfactory to
GBC by the Export-Import Bank of the United States, or
(B) $2,000,000; plus
(iii) The lesser of 65% of the net amount of
eligible Netherlands accounts or $2,000,000; plus
(iv) The lesser of 65% of the net amount of
eligible United Kingdom accounts or $2,000,000; plus
(v) The lesser of 65% of the net amount of
eligible French accounts or $1,000,000; plus
(vi) The lesser of 65% of the net amount of
eligible German accounts or $2,000,000; plus
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(vii) The lesser of 65% of the net amount of
eligible Australian accounts or $2,000,000.
(viii) The lesser of 65% of the net amount of
eligible Japanese accounts or $2,000,000.
(ix) The lesser of 65% of the net amount of
eligible Swedish accounts or $1,000,000.
References above to countries refer to Receivables
billed from and payable to offices in such countries,
even if bills are sent to, and payments are remitted
from, other countries. Currencies in which Receivables
are denominated shall be acceptable to GBC in its
reasonable business judgment. Borrower's subsidiaries
holding the Receivables referred to above in clauses
(iii)-(ix) shall provide cross-corporate guarantees and
first-priority security interests in such accounts and
other assets prior to the making of any Loans with
respect to the same.
(b) TERM LOAN. A Loan (the "Term Loan") in the
amount of $4,000,000, which shall be repayable in 60
equal monthly principal installments of $66,666 per
month, plus interest at the rate provided below, on the
terms set forth in the Secured Promissory Note of even
date;
(c) EQUIPMENT LOANS. Loans (the "Equipment
Loans") in a total amount not to exceed $4,000,000, for
the purchase by Borrower of new Equipment acceptable to
GBC, in an amount not to exceed 80% of the net purchase
price of the Equipment. The net purchase price of
Equipment means the purchase price thereof, as shown on
the applicable invoice, net of all charges for taxes,
freight, delivery, insurance, set-up, training,
manuals, fees, service charges and other similar items.
Equipment Loans shall be made in disbursements of not
less than $500,000 each. Each Equipment Loan shall be
repaid by the Borrower to GBC in 36 equal monthly
payments of principal, commencing on the first day of
the first month after the date the Equipment Loan was
made and continuing until the earlier of the date the
Equipment Loan has been paid in full or the date this
Agreement terminates by its terms or is terminated, as
provided in Sections 6.1-6.2 above, at which date the
entire unpaid principal balance of the Equipment Loans,
plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be
due and payable.
"Eligible Receivables" shall mean Receivables arising in the ordinary course
of Borrower's business from the sale of goods or
rendition of services, which GBC, in its reasonable
business judgment, shall deem eligible for borrowing,
based on such considerations as GBC may from time to
time deem appropriate. Without limiting the fact that
the determination of which Receivables are eligible for
borrowing is a matter of GBC's reasonable discretion,
the following (the "MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS")
are
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the minimum requirements for a Receivable to be an
Eligible Receivable: (i) the Receivable must not be
outstanding for more than 120 days from its invoice
date, (ii) the Receivable must not represent progress
billings, (iii) the Receivable must not be subject to
any contingencies (including Receivables arising from
sales on consignment, guaranteed sale or other terms
pursuant to which payment by the Account Debtor may be
conditional), (iv) the Receivable must not be owing
from an Account Debtor with whom the Borrower has any
dispute (whether or not relating to the particular
Receivable), (v) the Receivable must not be owing from
an Affiliate of Borrower, (vi) the Receivable must not
be owing from an Account Debtor which is subject to any
insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, or whose financial
condition is not acceptable to GBC, or which, fails or
goes out of a material portion of its business, (vii)
the Receivable must not be owing from the United States
or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof
(unless there has been compliance, to GBC's
satisfaction, with the United States Assignment of
Claims Act), (viii) the Receivable must not be owing
from an Account Debtor to whom Borrower is or may be
liable for goods purchased from such Account Debtor or
otherwise. If more than 50% of the Receivables owing
from an Account Debtor are outstanding more than 120
days from their invoice date (without regard to
unapplied credits) or are otherwise not Eligible
Receivables, then all Receivables owing from that
Account Debtor will be deemed ineligible for borrowing.
GBC may, from time to time, in its discretion, revise
the Minimum Eligibility Requirements, upon written
notice to the Borrower. Notwithstanding clauses
(ii)-(iii) above, Receivables for maintenance with
respect to which future maintenance on the part of the
Borrower is required, but which would otherwise be
Eligible Receivables, will continue to be Eligible
Receivables notwithstanding such required future
performance on the part of Borrower.
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2. INTEREST.
INTEREST RATE (Section 1.2):
The interest rate in effect throughout each calendar
month during the term of this Agreement shall be the
highest "LIBOR Rate" in effect during such month, plus
4.875% per annum, provided that the interest rate in
effect in each month shall not be less than 8% per
annum, and provided that the interest charged for each
month for all Obligations shall be a minimum of
$20,000, regardless of the amount of the Obligations
outstanding. Interest shall be calculated on the basis
of a 360-day year for the actual number of days
elapsed. "LIBOR Rate" has the meaning set forth in
Section 8 above.
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3. FEES (Section 1.3/Section 6.2):
Loan Fee: $200,000, payable concurrently herewith.
Termination Fee: NONE
NSF Check Charge: $15.00 per item.
Wire Transfers: $15.00 per transfer.
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4. MATURITY DATE
(Section 6.1): JULY 31, 1997, subject to automatic renewal as
provided in Section 6.1 above, and early
termination as provided in Section 6.2 above.
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5. REPORTING.
(Section 5.2):
Borrower shall provide GBC with the following:
1. Annual financial statements, as soon as available,
and in any event within 120 days following the end
of Borrower's fiscal year, certified by
independent certified public accountants
acceptable to GBC.
2. Quarterly unaudited financial statements, as soon
as available, and in any event within 30 days
after the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower.
3. Monthly Receivable agings, aged by invoice date,
within 15 days after the end of each month.
4. Monthly accounts payable agings, aged by invoice
date within 15 days after the end of each month.
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6. BORROWER INFORMATION:
PRIOR NAMES OF
BORROWER
(Section 3.2): QAD, INC.
PRIOR TRADE
NAMES OF BORROWER
(Section 3.2):
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EXISTING TRADE
NAMES OF BORROWER
(Section 3.2):
OTHER LOCATIONS AND
ADDRESSES (Section 3.3): See Exhibit A hereto.
MATERIAL ADVERSE
LITIGATION (Section 3.10): See Exhibit B hereto.
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7. OTHER PROVISIONS:
1. APPRAISAL. Borrower shall provide appraisals
to GBC with respect to the real property commonly
known as 2111 Ortega Hill Road, Summerland,
California (54,600 sq. ft. building) and Twin Pine
Ranch, 6390 Via Real, Carpenteria, California
(approx 34.42 acres), prepared by an appraiser
specified by GBC in accordance with FIRREA
guidelines and requirements, which appraisals
shall be completed and delivered to GBC within 60
days after the date hereof and shall be
satisfactory to GBC.
Borrower: GBC:
QAD, INC. GREYROCK BUSINESS CREDIT,
a Division of NationsCredit Commercial
Corporation
By
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President or Vice President By
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Title
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By
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Secretary or Ass't Secretary
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[The full text of Exhibit 3a has been omitted. Exhibit 3a contains the
addresses and contact information for the Company's chief executive office and
each of its and its subsidiaries' other offices.]
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LETTER AGREEMENT
July 3, 1996
QAD, Inc.
6450 Via Real
Carpinteria, California
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Loan and Security Agreement between us of even
date (the "Loan Agreement") and the documents and agreements relating thereto
(collectively, the "Loan Documents").
This will confirm our agreement to modify Section 5.5 clause (ix) to read
as follows: "(ix) guarantee or otherwise become liable with respect to the
obligations of another party or entity, except for guarantees of loans to
employees in good-faith arm's length transactions in the ordinary course of
business; . . .".
This will also confirm our agreement that your escrowing of source code
relating to your software, for the benefit of your customers, in the ordinary
course of business and in accordance with normal industry practice, is not
prohibited by the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
This Letter Agreement, the Loan Agreement, and the other Loan Documents set
forth in full all of the representations and agreements of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior discussions,
representations, agreements and understandings between the parties with respect
to the subject hereof. Except as herein expressly amended, all of the terms and
provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in
full force and effect and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Sincerely yours,
GREYROCK BUSINESS CREDIT,
a Division of NationsCredit Commercial
Corporation
By
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Title
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Accepted and agreed:
QAD, INC.
By
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Title
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July 5, 1996
Greyrock Business Credit,
a Division of NationsCredit Commercial Corporation
300 N. Continental Blvd. Suite 200
El Segundo, CA 90245
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Loan and Security Agreement between us (the "Loan
Agreement") and the documents and agreements relating thereto (collectively, the
"Loan Documents").
Based on the environmental reports we provided to you with respect to the
real property subject to the Deeds of Trust in your favor, and the analysis
thereof by your environmental consultant, it appears that certain remedial
environmental work is needed. You have also requested that we provide you with
a Hazardous Substances Indemnity Agreement on your standard form.
In order not to hold up the closing of the Loan pursuant to the Loan
Documents, this will confirm that you may withhold a reserve, from the Loans
that would otherwise be available to us under the Loan Documents, in the amount
of $65,000, which reserve will be held until we have completed the remedial work
recommended by your consultant. We will also provide you with the Hazardous
Substances Indemnity Agreement within ten days after the date hereof, with any
changes thereto as you and we may negotiate in good faith.
Sincerely yours,
QAD, INC.
By
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Title
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Accepted and agreed:
GREYROCK BUSINESS CREDIT,
a Division of NationsCredit Commercial Corporation
By
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Title
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July 5, 1996
Greyrock Business Credit,
a Division of NationsCredit Commercial Corporation
300 N. Continental Blvd. Suite 200
El Segundo, CA 90245
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Loan and Security Agreement between us (the "Loan
Agreement") and the documents and agreements relating thereto (collectively, the
"Loan Documents").
Reference is also made to the Indemnity Agreement (the "Indemnity
Agreement") which, at our request, you are concurrently executing and delivering
to Union Bank of California ("Bank").
This will confirm our agreement to indemnify and hold you harmless from and
against any and all losses, liabilities, demands, obligations, actions, costs
and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees), which
you may sustain or incur, based upon, arising out of, or relating to the
Indemnity Agreement.
This will also confirm our agreement (i) not to permit any overdrafts to
occur in the Deposit Account (as defined in the Indemnity Agreement), (ii) to
furnish good funds to the Bank to offset against any returned items deposited in
the Deposit Account upon written notice thereof from the Bank, and (iii) to
cease utilizing the Deposit Account on and after July 15, 1996.
This will also confirm our approval of the Demand for Payoff of the Bank
dated July 3, 1996 in the amount of $12,796,940.50, and we request that you
disburse, from the Loans being made to us pursuant to the Loan Documents, said
sum in accordance with the instructions of Union Bank (which disbursement may be
through the title company).
Sincerely yours,
QAD, INC.
By
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Title
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Accepted and agreed:
GREYROCK BUSINESS CREDIT,
a Division of NationsCredit Commercial Corporation
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By
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Title
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[LOGO]
SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
$4,000,000 Los Angeles, California JULY 3, 1996
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the "Borrower") promises to pay to the
order of GREYROCK BUSINESS CREDIT ("GBC"), at 300 North Continental Blvd., Suite
200, El Segundo, California 90245 , or at such other address as the holder of
this Note shall direct, the principal sum of $4,000,000, payable $66,666
principal per month, plus interest as hereinafter provided, commencing on AUGUST
1, 1996 and continuing on the last day of each succeeding month, until the
earlier of the following dates (the "Maturity Date"): (i) JULY 1, 2001, or (ii)
the date the Loan and Security Agreement between the Borrower and GBC dated JULY
3, 1996 (the "Loan Agreement") terminates by its terms or is terminated by
either party in accordance with its terms. On the Maturity Date the entire
remaining unpaid principal balance of this Note, plus any and all accrued and
unpaid interest, shall be due and payable.
This Note shall bear interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof from
time to time outstanding at a rate equal to the following: The interest rate in
effect throughout each calendar month during the term of this Note shall be the
highest "LIBOR Rate" in effect during such month, plus 4.875% per annum,
provided that the interest rate in effect in each month shall not be less than
8% per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for
the actual number of days elapsed. "LIBOR Rate" has the meaning set forth in
the Loan Agreement.
Accrued interest on this Note shall be payable monthly, in addition to the
principal payments provided above, commencing on JULY 31, 1996, and continuing
on the last day of each succeeding month. Any accrued interest not paid when
due shall bear interest at the same rate as the principal hereunder.
Principal of and interest on this Note shall be payable in lawful money of
the United States of America. If a payment hereunder becomes due and payable on
a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the due date thereof shall be extended to
the next succeeding business day, and interest shall be payable thereon during
such extension.
In the event any payment of principal or interest on this Note is not paid
in full when due, or if any event of default occurs hereunder, under the Loan
Agreement or under any other present or future instrument, document, or
agreement between the Borrower and GBC, which is not cured within any applicable
cure period (collectively, "Events of Default"), GBC may, at its option, at any
time thereafter, declare the entire unpaid principal balance of this Note plus
all accrued interest to be immediately due and payable, without notice or
demand. Without limiting the foregoing, and without limiting GBC's other rights
and remedies, in the event any installment of principal or interest is not paid
in full on, or within five days after, the date due, the Borrower agrees that it
would be impracticable or extremely difficult to fix the actual damages
resulting therefrom to GBC, and therefore the Borrower agrees immediately to pay
to GBC an amount equal to 5% of the installment (or portion thereof) not paid,
as liquidated damages, to compensate GBC for the internal administrative
expenses in administering the default. The acceptance of any installment of
principal or interest by GBC after the time when it becomes due, as herein
specified, shall not be held to establish a custom, or to waive any rights of
GBC to enforce payment when due of any further installments or any other rights,
nor shall any failure or delay to exercise
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Greyrock Business Credit Secured Promissory Note
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any rights be held to waive the same. Without limiting GBC's other rights and
remedies, upon an occurrence of an Event of Default, the interest rate hereunder
shall increase by an additional 2% per annum until such Event of Default has
been cured.
All payments hereunder are to be applied first to costs and fees referred
to hereunder, second to the payment of accrued interest and the remaining
balance to the payment of principal. Any principal prepayment hereunder shall
be applied against principal payments in the inverse order of maturity. GBC
shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply
any and all payments hereunder.
The Borrower agrees to pay all costs and expenses (including without
limitation attorney's fees) incurred by GBC in connection with or related to
this Note, or its enforcement, whether or not suit be brought. The Borrower
hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of
nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, and any and all other notices and
demands in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or
enforcement of this Note, and the Borrower hereby waives the benefits of any
statute of limitations with respect to any action to enforce, or otherwise
related to, this Note.
This Note is secured by the Loan Agreement and all other present and future
security agreements between the Borrower and GBC. Nothing herein shall be
deemed to limit any of the terms or provisions of the Loan Agreement or any
other present or future document, instrument or agreement, between the Borrower
and GBC, and all of GBC's rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder are
cumulative.
This Note is also secured by, among other things, that certain Deed of
Trust of even date executed by Borrower in favor of GBC (the "Trust Deed"), and
this Note is subject to all the terms and conditions thereof including without
limitation the remedies specified therein. The Trust Deed includes the
following provision:
"11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION. In addition to all
other rights and remedies of Beneficiary set forth in this Deed of
Trust, or which it otherwise has, under the other Loan Documents or
any security or other agreement heretofore, now or hereafter entered
into between Trustor and Beneficiary, or at law or in equity, all of
the Secured Obligations shall immediately become due and payable,
irrespective of the maturity dates expressed in any note or agreement
evidencing the same, at the option of the Beneficiary, and without
demand or notice, upon the happening of any one or more of the
following events, any one of which shall constitute a default and
event of default hereunder: (i) any default or Event of Default shall
occur under, or as defined in, any of the Loan Documents; or (ii) any
sale, lease (except for tenant leases entered into in the ordinary
course of business for a period of not more than 3 years), transfer,
or encumbrance of the Property or any portion thereof or interest
therein or any personal property in which Beneficiary has a security
interest (other than a sale of obsolete or worn out personal property
which is being replaced), or any agreement to do any of the foregoing,
without the prior written consent of Beneficiary being first obtained;
or (iii) any divestment of the title of any Trustor to the Property,
or any part thereof, or any interest therein, in any manner
whatsoever, whether voluntary or involuntary; or (iv) any of the
Property shall be subject to any abatement proceeding. Upon
presentation of a signed statement by Beneficiary setting forth facts
showing that one or more of the foregoing events has occurred, Trustee
is authorized to accept as true and conclusive such statement
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and all facts contained therein and to act on such statement in such manner
as it deems appropriate. No specification herein of an event which
constitutes a default and event of default hereunder shall limit any
provision of any other Loan Document specifying that an event is a default
or event of default thereunder, whether or not the events so specified are
similar."
In the event any one or more of the provisions of this Note shall for any
reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the same shall not
affect any other provision of this Note and the remaining provisions of this
Note shall remain in full force and effect.
No waiver or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Note
shall be valid or binding unless set forth in a writing signed by a duly
authorized officer of GBC, and then only to the extent therein specifically set
forth. If more than one person executes this Note, their obligations hereunder
shall be joint and several.
GBC AND BORROWER EACH HEREBY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO: (I) THIS NOTE;
OR (II) ANY OTHER PRESENT OR FUTURE INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN GBC AND
BORROWER; OR (III) ANY CONDUCT, ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF GBC OR BORROWER OR ANY OF
THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR ANY OTHER PERSONS
AFFILIATED WITH GBC OR BORROWER; IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, WHETHER
SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE.
This Note is payable in, and shall be governed by the laws of, the State of
California.
QAD, INC.
By
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President
By
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Secretary
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LEVY, SMALL & LALLAS
815 Moraga Drive
Los Angeles, California 90049
Telephone (310) 471-3000
Telecopier (310) 471-7990
TRANSMITTAL NOTE
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TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT
This TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated as of July 3, 1996, is
entered into between QAD, INC., a California corporation ("Grantor"), which has
a mailing address at 6450 Via Real, Carpinteria, CA 93013, and GREYROCK
BUSINESS CREDIT, a Division of NationsCredit Commercial Corporation ("GBC"),
which has a mailing address at 300 North Continental Blvd., Suite 200, El
Segundo, California 90245.
RECITALS
A. Grantor and GBC are, contemporaneously herewith, entering into that
certain Loan and Security Agreement ("Loan Agreement") and other instruments,
documents and agreements contemplated thereby or related thereto (collectively,
together with the Loan Agreement, the "Loan Documents"); and
B. Grantor is the owner of certain intellectual property, identified
below, in which Grantor is granting a security interest to GBC.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants,
conditions, representations, and warranties hereinafter set forth and for other
good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
1.1 DEFINITIONS. The following terms, as used in this Agreement, have the
following meanings:
"CODE" means the California Uniform Commercial Code, as amended and
supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute.
"COLLATERAL" means all of the following, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired:
(i) Each of the trademarks and rights and interest which are
capable of being protected as trademarks (including trademarks, service
marks, designs, logos, indicia, tradenames, corporate names, company names,
business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, and other source
or business identifiers, and applications pertaining thereto), which are
presently, or in the future may be, owned, created, acquired, or used
(whether pursuant to a license or otherwise) by Grantor, in whole or in
part, and all trademark rights with respect thereto throughout the world,
including all proceeds thereof (including license royalties and proceeds of
infringement suits), and rights to renew and extend such trademarks and
trademark rights;
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(ii) All of Grantor's right to the trademarks and trademark
registrations listed on EXHIBIT A attached hereto, as the same may be
updated hereafter from time to time;
(iii) All of Grantor's right, title and interest to register
trademark claims under any state or federal trademark law or regulation of
any foreign country and to apply for, renew, and extend the trademark
registrations and trademark rights, the right (without obligation) to sue
or bring opposition or cancellation proceedings in the name of Grantor or
in the name of GBC for past, present, and future infringements of the
trademarks, registrations, or trademark rights and all rights (but not
obligations) corresponding thereto in the United States and any foreign
country;
(iv) the entire goodwill of or associated with the businesses now
or hereafter conducted by Grantor connected with and symbolized by any of
the aforementioned properties and assets;
(v) All general intangibles relating to the foregoing and all
other intangible intellectual or other similar property of the Grantor of
any kind or nature, associated with or arising out of any of the
aforementioned properties and assets and not otherwise described above; and
(vi) All products and proceeds of any and all of the foregoing
(including, without limitation, license royalties and proceeds of
infringement suits) and, to the extent not otherwise included, all payments
under insurance, or any indemnity, warranty, or guaranty payable by reason
of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to the Collateral.
"OBLIGATIONS" means all obligations, liabilities, and indebtedness of
Grantor to GBC, whether direct, indirect, liquidated, or contingent, and whether
arising under this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, any other of the Loan
Documents, or otherwise, including all costs and expenses described in Section
9.8 hereof.
1.2 CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires
otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the
singular include the plural, and the term "including" is not limiting. The words
"hereof," "herein," "hereby," "hereunder," and other similar terms refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Any
initially capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning
set forth in the Loan Agreement. Any reference herein to any of the Loan
Documents includes any and all alterations, amendments, extensions,
modifications, renewals, or supplements thereto or thereof, as applicable.
Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be
construed or resolved against GBC or Grantor, whether under any rule of
construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by
Grantor, GBC, and their respective counsel, and shall be construed and
interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to fairly
accomplish the purposes and intentions of GBC and Grantor.
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Headings have been set forth herein for convenience only, and shall not be used
in the construction of this Agreement.
2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST.
To secure the complete and timely payment and performance of all
Obligations, and without limiting any other security interest Grantor has
granted to GBC, Grantor hereby grants, assigns, and conveys to GBC a security
interest in Grantor's entire right, title, and interest in and to the
Collateral.
3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.
Grantor hereby represents, warrants, and covenants that:
3.1 TRADEMARKS. A true and complete schedule setting forth all federal
and state trademark registrations owned or controlled by Grantor or licensed to
Grantor, together with a summary description and full information in respect of
the filing or issuance thereof and expiration dates is set forth on EXHIBIT A.
3.2 VALIDITY; ENFORCEABILITY. Each of the trademarks is valid and
enforceable, and Grantor is not presently aware of any past, present, or
prospective claim by any third party that any of the trademarks are invalid or
unenforceable, or that the use of any trademarks violates the rights of any
third person, or of any basis for any such claims.
3.3 TITLE. Grantor is the sole and exclusive owner of the entire and
unencumbered right, title, and interest in and to each of the trademarks, and
trademark registrations, free and clear of any liens, charges, and encumbrances,
including pledges, assignments, licenses, shop rights, and covenants by Grantor
not to sue third persons.
3.4 NOTICE. Grantor has used and will continue to use proper statutory
notice in connection with its use of each of the trademarks.
3.5 QUALITY. Grantor has used and will continue to use consistent
standards of high quality (which may be consistent with Grantor's past
practices) in the manufacture, sale, and delivery of products and services sold
or delivered under or in connection with the trademarks, including, to the
extent applicable, in the operation and maintenance of its merchandising
operations, and will continue to maintain the validity of the trademarks.
3.6 PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTEREST. Except for the filing of a financing
statement with the Secretary of State of California and filings with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office necessary to perfect the security interests
created hereunder, no authorization, approval, or other action by, and no notice
to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required
either for the grant by Grantor of the security interest hereunder or for the
execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement by Grantor or for the
perfection of or the exercise by GBC of its rights hereunder to the Collateral
in the United States.
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4. AFTER-ACQUIRED TRADEMARK RIGHTS.
If Grantor shall obtain rights to any new trademarks, the provisions of
this Agreement shall automatically apply thereto. Grantor shall give prompt
notice in writing to GBC with respect to any such new trademarks, or renewal or
extension of any trademark registration. Grantor shall bear any expenses
incurred in connection with future trademark registrations. Without limiting
Grantor's obligation under this Section 4, Grantor authorizes GBC to modify this
Agreement by amending EXHIBIT A to include any such new trademark rights.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to so modify this Agreement or amend
EXHIBIT A shall in any way affect, invalidate or detract from GBC's continuing
security interest in all Collateral, whether or not listed on EXHIBIT A.
5. LITIGATION AND PROCEEDINGS.
Grantor shall commence and diligently prosecute in its own name, as the
real party in interest, for its own benefit, and its own expense, such suits,
administrative proceedings, or other action for infringement or other damages as
are in its reasonable business judgment necessary to protect the Collateral.
Grantor shall provide to GBC any information with respect thereto requested by
GBC. GBC shall provide at Grantor's expense all necessary cooperation in
connection with any such suits, proceedings, or action, including, without
limitation, joining as a necessary party. Following Grantor's becoming aware
thereof, Grantor shall notify GBC of the institution of, or any adverse
determination in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, or any United States, state, or foreign court regarding Grantor's claim
of ownership in any of the trademarks, its right to apply for the same, or its
right to keep and maintain such trademark rights.
6. POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Grantor hereby appoints GBC as Grantor's true and lawful attorney, with
full power of substitution, to do any or all of the following, in the name,
place and stead of Grantor: (a) file this Agreement (or an abstract hereof) or
any other document describing GBC's interest in the Collateral with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office; (b) execute any modification of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement; (c) take any action and
execute any instrument which GBC may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish
the purposes of this Agreement; and (d) following an Event of Default (as
defined in the Loan Agreement), (i) endorse Grantor's name on all applications,
documents, papers and instruments necessary for GBC to use or maintain the
Collateral; (ii) ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, impound, receive, and
give acquittance and receipts for money due or to become due under or in respect
of any of the Collateral; (iii) file any claims or take any action or institute
any proceedings that GBC may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of
any of the Collateral or otherwise enforce GBC's rights with respect to any of
the Collateral, and (iv) assign, pledge, convey, or otherwise transfer title in
or dispose of the Collateral to any person.
7. RIGHT TO INSPECT.
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Grantor grants to GBC and its employees and agents the right to visit
Grantor's plants and facilities which manufacture, inspect, or store products
sold under any of the trademarks, and to inspect the products and quality
control records relating thereto at reasonable times during regular business
hours.
8. SPECIFIC REMEDIES.
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default (as defined in the Loan
Agreement), GBC shall have, in addition to, other rights given by law or in this
Agreement, the Loan Agreement, or in any other Loan Document, all of the rights
and remedies with respect to the Collateral of a secured party under the Code,
including the following:
8.1 NOTIFICATION. GBC may notify licensees to make royalty payments on
license agreements directly to GBC;
8.2 SALE. GBC may sell or assign the Collateral and associated goodwill
at public or private sale for such amounts, and at such time or times as GBC
deems advisable. Any requirement of reasonable notice of any disposition of the
Collateral shall be satisfied if such notice is sent to Grantor * days
prior to such disposition. Grantor shall be credited with the net proceeds of
such sale only when they are actually received by GBC, and Grantor shall
continue to be liable for any deficiency remaining after the Collateral is sold
or collected. If the sale is to be a public sale, GBC shall also give notice of
the time and place by publishing a notice one time at least * days
before the date of the sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the county
in which the sale is to be held. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law, GBC may be the purchaser of any or all of the Collateral and associated
goodwill at any public sale and shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding
and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of
the Collateral sold at any public sale, to use and apply all or any part of the
Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price of any collateral
payable by GBC at such sale.
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9. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
9.1 EFFECTIVENESS. This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective
when executed by Grantor and GBC.
9.2 NOTICES. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, all notices,
demands, and requests that either party is required or elects to give to the
other shall be in writing and shall be governed by the notice provisions of the
Loan Agreement.
9.3 NO WAIVER. No course of dealing between Grantor and GBC, nor any
failure to exercise nor any delay in exercising, on the part of GBC, any right,
power, or privilege under this Agreement or under the Loan Agreement or any
other agreement, shall operate as a waiver. No single or partial exercise of
any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or under the Loan
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Agreement or any other agreement by GBC shall preclude any other or further
exercise of such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right,
power, or privilege by GBC.
9.4 RIGHTS ARE CUMULATIVE. All of GBC's rights and remedies with respect
to the Collateral whether established by this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, or
any other documents or agreements, or by law shall be cumulative and may be
exercised concurrently or in any order.
9.5 SUCCESSORS. The benefits and burdens of this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and permitted
assigns of the parties; provided that Grantor may not transfer any of the
Collateral or any rights hereunder, without the prior written consent of GBC,
except as specifically permitted hereby.
9.6 SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. If any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part
in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect only
such provision, or part thereof, in such jurisdiction, and shall not in any
manner affect such provision or part thereof in any other jurisdiction, or any
other provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.
9.7 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement is subject to modification only by a
writing signed by the parties, except as provided in Section 4 of this
Agreement. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with
any provision of the Loan Agreement, the provision giving GBC greater rights or
remedies shall govern, it being understood that the purpose of this Agreement is
to add to, and not detract from, the rights granted to GBC under the Loan
Agreement. This Agreement, the Loan Agreement, and the documents relating
thereto comprise the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters
addressed in this Agreement.
9.8 FEES AND EXPENSES. Grantor shall pay to GBC on demand all costs and
expenses that the GBC pays or incurs in connection with the negotiation,
preparation, consummation, administration, enforcement, and termination of this
Agreement, including: (a) reasonable attorneys' and paralegals' fees and
disbursements of counsel to GBC; (b) costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' and paralegals' fees and disbursements) for any amendment,
supplement, waiver, consent, or subsequent closing in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; (c) costs and expenses of
lien and title searches; (d) taxes, fees, and other charges for filing this
Agreement at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or for filing
financing statements, and continuations, and other actions to perfect, protect,
and continue the security interest created hereunder; (e) sums paid or incurred
to pay any amount or take any action required of Grantor under this Agreement
that Grantor fails to pay or take; (f) costs and expenses of preserving and
protecting the Collateral; and (g) costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' and paralegals' fees and disbursements) paid or incurred to enforce
the security interest created hereunder, sell or otherwise realize upon the
Collateral, and otherwise enforce the provisions of this Agreement, or to defend
any claims made or threatened against the GBC arising out of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including preparations for the consultations concerning any
such matters). The foregoing shall not be construed to limit any other
provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents regarding costs and expenses
to be paid by Grantor. The parties agree that reasonable attorneys' and
paralegals' fees and costs
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incurred in enforcing any judgment are recoverable as a separate item in
addition to fees and costs incurred in obtaining the judgment and that the
recovery of such attorneys' and paralegals' fees and costs is intended to
survive any judgment, and is not to be deemed merged into any judgment.
9.9 INDEMNITY. Grantor shall protect, defend, indemnify, and hold
harmless GBC and GBC's assigns from all liabilities, losses, and costs
(including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred or imposed on
GBC relating to the matters in this Agreement.
9.10 FURTHER ASSURANCES. At GBC's request, Grantor shall execute and
deliver to GBC any further instruments or documentation, and perform any acts,
that may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to implement this Agreement, the
Loan Agreement or any other agreement, and the documents relating thereto,
including without limitation any instrument or documentation reasonably
necessary or appropriate to create, maintain, perfect, or effectuate GBC's
security interests in the Collateral.
9.11 RELEASE. At such time as Grantor shall completely satisfy all of the
Obligations and the Loan Agreement shall be terminated, GBC shall execute and
deliver to Grantor all assignments and other instruments as may be reasonably
necessary or proper to terminate GBC's security interest in the Collateral,
subject to any disposition of the Collateral which may have been made by GBC
pursuant to this Agreement. For the purpose of this Agreement, the Obligations
shall be deemed to continue if Grantor enters into any bankruptcy or similar
proceeding at a time when any amount paid to GBC could be ordered to be repaid
as a preference or pursuant to a similar theory, and shall continue until it is
finally determined that no such repayment can be ordered.
9.12 GOVERNING LAW. The validity and interpretation of this Agreement and
the rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by the laws of the
State of California, excluding its conflict of law rules to the extent such
rules would apply the law of another jurisdiction, and the United States. The
parties agree that all actions or proceedings arising in connection with this
Agreement shall be tried and litigated only in the state and federal courts
located in the County of Los Angeles, State of California or, at the sole option
of GBC, in any other court in which GBC shall initiate legal or equitable
proceedings and which has subject matter jurisdiction over the matter in
controversy. each of Grantor and GBC waives, to the extent permitted under
applicable law, any right they may have to assert the doctrine of forum non
conveniens or to object to venue to the extent any proceeding is brought in
accordance with this Section.
9.13 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. GBC AND GRANTOR EACH HEREBY WAIVE THE
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF,
OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO: (I) THIS AGREEMENT; OR (II) ANY OTHER PRESENT OR
FUTURE INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN GBC AND GRANTOR; OR (III) ANY CONDUCT,
ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF GBC OR GRANTOR OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR ANY OTHER PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH GBC OR
GRANTOR; IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR
OTHERWISE.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date
first written above.
GREYROCK BUSINESS CREDIT, a QAD, Inc.
Division of Greyrock Capital Group Inc.
By By
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Title Title
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF _______________ )
On _____________________, 1996, before me, __________________________
_________________________________________, Notary Public, personally appeared
____________________________________________________________________________,
personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)
to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the
instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
acted, executed the instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal.
_______________________________
(Seal)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF _______________ )
On _____________________, 1996, before me, __________________________
_________________________________________, Notary Public, personally appeared
____________________________________________________________________________,
personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)
to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the
instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
acted, executed the instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal.
_______________________________
(Seal)
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EXHIBIT "A"
REGISTERED TRADEMARKS
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Trademark Registration Date Registration No.
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MFG/PRO 12/29/92 1,742,858
PENDING TRADEMARKS
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Application - Trademark & Service Mark
qad.inc. 9/2/94 Classes 9, 16, 41, 42
Amendment filed for QAD.INC. 1/30/95
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SECURITY AGREEMENT IN COPYRIGHTED WORKS
This Security Agreement In Copyrighted Works (this "Agreement") is made at
Los Angeles, California as of July 3, 1996 by QAD, INC. ("Grantor"), which has
a mailing address at 6450 Via Real, Carpinteria, CA 93013, in favor of GREYROCK
BUSINESS CREDIT, a Division of NationsCredit Commercial Corporation ("GBC"),
which has a mailing address at 300 North Continental Blvd., Suite 200, El
Segundo, California 90245.
RECITALS
A. GBC is providing financing to Grantor pursuant to the Loan and
Security Agreement of even date herewith between GBC and Grantor (as amended
from time to time, the "Loan Agreement"). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement,
Grantor has granted to GBC a security interest in all of Grantor's present and
future assets, including without limitation all of Grantor's present and future
general intangibles, and including without limitation the "Copyrights" (as
defined below), to secure all of its present and future indebtedness,
liabilities, guaranties and other obligations to GBC.
B. To supplement GBC's rights in the Copyrights, Grantor is executing and
delivering this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, Grantor agrees as follows:
1. ASSIGNMENT. To secure the complete and timely payment and performance
of all "Obligations" (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and without limiting
any other security interest Grantor has granted to GBC, Grantor hereby
hypothecates to GBC and grants, assigns, and conveys to GBC a security interest
in Grantor's entire right, title, and interest in and to all of the following,
now owned and hereafter acquired (collectively, the "Collateral"):
(a) REGISTERED COPYRIGHTS AND APPLICATIONS FOR COPYRIGHT
REGISTRATIONS. All of Grantor's present and future United States registered
copyrights and copyright registrations, including, without limitation, the
registered copyrights listed in SCHEDULE A to this Agreement (and including all
of the exclusive rights afforded a copyright registrant in the United States
under 17 U.S.C. Section 106 and any exclusive rights which may in the future
arise by act of Congress or otherwise) and all of Grantor's present and future
applications for copyright registrations (including applications for copyright
registrations of derivative works and compilations) (collectively, the
"Registered Copyrights"), and any and all royalties, payments, and other amounts
payable to Grantor in connection with the Registered Copyrights, together with
all renewals and extensions of the Registered Copyrights, the right to recover
for all past, present, and future infringements of the Registered Copyrights,
and all computer programs, computer databases, computer program flow diagrams,
source codes, object codes and all tangible property embodying or incorporating
the Registered Copyrights, and all other rights of every kind whatsoever
accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto.
(b) UNREGISTERED COPYRIGHTS. All of Grantor's present and future
copyrights which are not registered in the United States Copyright Office (the
"Unregistered Copyrights"), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including
without limitation the Unregistered Copyrights listed in SCHEDULE B to this
Agreement, and any and all royalties, payments, and other amounts payable to
Grantor in connection with the Unregistered Copyrights, together with all
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renewals and extensions of the Unregistered Copyrights, the right to recover for
all past, present, and future infringements of the Unregistered Copyrights, and
all computer programs, computer databases, computer program flow diagrams,
source codes, object codes and all tangible property embodying or incorporating
the Unregistered Copyrights, and all other rights of every kind whatsoever
accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto. The Registered Copyrights and the
Unregistered Copyrights collectively are referred to herein as the "Copyrights."
(c) LICENSES. All of Grantor's right, title and interest in and to
any and all present and future license agreements with respect to the
Copyrights, including without limitation the license agreements listed in
SCHEDULE C to this Agreement (the "Licenses").
(d) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. All present and future accounts, accounts
receivable and other rights to payment arising from, in connection with or
relating to the Copyrights.
(e) PROCEEDS. All cash and non-cash proceeds of any and all of the
foregoing.
2. REPRESENTATIONS. Grantor represents and warrants that:
(a) Each of the Copyrights is valid and enforceable (except to the
extent that the Unregistered Copyrights must be registered to be enforced);
(b) Except for the security interest granted hereby and the
non-exclusive licenses granted to Grantor's licensees with respect to the
Copyrights in the ordinary course of business of Grantor, Grantor is (and upon
creation of all future Copyrights, will be) the sole and exclusive owner of the
entire and unencumbered right, title, and interest in and to each of the
Copyrights and other Collateral, free and clear of any liens, charges, or
encumbrances;
(c) There is no pending claim that the use of any of the Copyrights
does or may infringe upon or violate the rights of any third person nor does
Grantor have knowledge of any pending or threatened infringement of any of the
Copyrights by any third person.
(d) Listed on Schedules A and B are all copyrights owned by Grantor,
in which Grantor has an interest, or which are used in Grantor's business.
(e) Listed on Schedule C are all Licenses to which Grantor is a
party.
(f) Each employee, agent and/or independent contractor who has
participated in the creation of the property constituting the Collateral has
either executed an assignment of his or her rights of authorship to Grantor or
is an employee of Grantor acting within the scope of his or her employment and
was such an employee at the time of said creation.
(g) All of Grantor's present and future software, computer programs
and other works of authorship subject to United States copyright protection, the
sale, licensing or other dispostion of which results in royalties receivable,
license fees receivable, accounts receivable or other sums owing to Grantor
(collectively, "Receivables"), have been and shall be registered with the United
States Copyright Office prior to the date Grantor requests or accepts any loan
from GBC with respect to such Receivables and prior to the date Grantor includes
any such Receivables in any accounts receivable aging, borrowing base report or
certificate or other similar report provided to GBC, and Grantor shall provide
to GBC copies of all such registrations promptly upon the receipt of the same.
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3. COVENANTS. Until all of the Obligations have been satisfied in full
and the Loan Agreement has terminated:
(a) Grantor shall not grant a security interest in any of the
Copyrights or other Collateral to any other person and shall not enter into any
agreement or take any action that is inconsistent with Grantor's obligations
hereunder or Grantor's other Obligations or would impair GBC's rights, under
this Agreement or otherwise, without GBC's prior written consent.
(b) Grantor shall ensure that each use of the Copyrights described in
Section 1 of this Agreement carries a complete and accurate copyright notice.
(c) Grantor shall use its best efforts to preserve and defend
Grantor's rights in the Copyrights unless Grantor, with the concurrence of GBC,
reasonably determines that a Copyright is not worth preserving or defending.
(d) Grantor shall undertake all reasonable measures to cause its
employees, agents and independent contractors to assign to Grantor all rights of
authorship to any copyrighted material in which Grantor has or may subsequently
acquire any right or interest.
4. LICENSE RIGHTS. Grantor may license or sublicense the Copyrights only
in the ordinary course of business and only on a non-exclusive basis.
5. GBC MAY SUPPLEMENT. * Grantor authorizes GBC to modify this Agreement
by amending Schedule A or B to include any future copyrights to be included in
the Copyrights. Grantor shall from time to time update the lists of Registered
Copyrights and Unregistered Copyrights on Schedules A and B and lists of License
Agreements on Schedule C as Grantor obtains or acquires copyrights or grants or
obtains licenses in the future. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to so
modify this Agreement or amend Schedules A or B or C shall in any way affect,
invalidate or detract from GBC's continuing security interest in all Copyrights,
whether or not listed on Schedule A or B and all license agreements whether or
not listed on Schedule C.
*WITH PRIOR OR CONCURRENT WRITTEN NOTICE TO GRANTOR,
6. DEFAULT. Upon an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement)
GBC shall have, in addition to all of its other rights and remedies under the
Loan Agreement, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform
Commercial Code (as enacted in any jurisdiction in which the Copyrights or other
Collateral are located or deemed to be located) or other applicable law. Upon
occurrence of an Event of Default, Grantor shall, upon request of GBC, give
written notice to all parties to the Licenses that all payments thereunder shall
be made to GBC, and GBC may itself give such notice.
7. FEES AND EXPENSES. On demand by GBC, without limiting any of the
terms of the Loan Agreement, Grantor shall pay all reasonable fees, costs, and
expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees and legal
expenses) incurred by GBC in connection with (a) preparing this Agreement and
all other documents relating to this Agreement, (b) consummating this
transaction, (c) filing or recording any documents (including all taxes in
connection therewith) in public offices; and (d) paying or discharging any
taxes, counsel fees, maintenance fees, encumbrances, or other amounts in
connection with protecting, maintaining, or preserving the
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Copyrights or defending or prosecuting any actions or proceedings arising out of
or related to the Copyrights.
8. GBC'S RIGHTS. In the event that Grantor fails to use its best efforts
to preserve and defend Grantor's rights in the Copyrights (except as permitted
by paragraph 3(c) hereof) within a reasonable period of time after learning of
the existence of any actual or threatened infringement thereof, upon twenty (20)
days prior written notice to Grantor, GBC shall have the right, but shall in no
way be obligated to, bring suit or take any other action, in its own name or in
Grantor's name, to enforce or preserve GBC's or Grantor's rights in the
Copyrights. Grantor shall at the request of GBC and at Grantor's expense do any
lawful acts and execute any documents requested by GBC to assist with such
enforcement. In the event Grantor has not taken action to enforce or preserve
GBC's and Grantor's rights in the Copyrights and GBC thereupon takes such
action, Grantor, upon demand, shall promptly reimburse and indemnify GBC for all
costs and expenses incurred in the exercise of GBC's or Grantor's rights under
this Section 8.
9. NO WAIVER. No course of dealing between Grantor and GBC, nor any
failure to exercise nor any delay in exercising, on the part of GBC, any right,
power, or privilege under this Agreement or under the Loan Agreement or any
other agreement, shall operate as a waiver. No single or partial exercise of
any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or under the Loan Agreement
or any other agreement by GBC shall preclude any other or further exercise of
such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or
privilege by GBC.
10. RIGHTS ARE CUMULATIVE. All of GBC's rights and remedies with respect
to the Copyrights and other Collateral whether established by this Agreement,
the Loan Agreement, or any other documents or agreements, or by law shall be
cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or in any order.
11. COPYRIGHT OFFICE. At the request of GBC, Grantor shall execute any
further documents necessary or appropriate to create and perfect GBC's security
interest in the Copyrights, including without limitation any documents for
filing with the United States Copyright Office and/or any applicable state
office. GBC may record this Agreement, an abstract thereof, or any other
document describing GBC's interest in the Copyrights with the United States
Copyright Office, at the expense of Grantor.
12. INDEMNITY. Grantor shall protect, defend, indemnify, and hold
harmless GBC and GBC's assigns from all liabilities, losses, and costs
(including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred or imposed on
GBC relating to the matters in this Agreement, including, without limitation, in
connection with GBC's defense of any infringement action brought by a third
party against GBC.
13. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. If any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part
in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect only
such provision, or part thereof, in such jurisdiction, and shall not in any
manner affect such provision or part thereof in any other jurisdiction, or any
other provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.
14. AMENDMENTS; ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement is subject to
modification only by a writing signed by the parties, except as provided in
Section 5 of this Agreement. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement
conflicts with any provision of the Loan Agreement, the provision giving GBC
greater rights or remedies shall govern, it being understood that the purpose of
this Agreement is to add to, and not detract from, the rights granted to GBC
under the
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Loan Agreement. This Agreement, the Loan Agreement, and the documents relating
thereto comprise the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters
addressed in this Agreement.
15. FURTHER ASSURANCES. At GBC's request, Grantor shall execute and
deliver to GBC any further instruments or documentation, and perform any acts,
that may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to implement this Agreement, the
Loan Agreement or any other agreement, and the documents relating thereto,
including without limitation any instrument or documentation reasonably
necessary or appropriate to create, maintain, perfect, or effectuate GBC's
security interests in the Copyrights or other Collateral.
16. RELEASE. At such time as Grantor shall completely satisfy all of the
Obligations and the Loan Agreement shall be terminated, GBC shall execute and
deliver to Grantor all assignments and other instruments as may be reasonably
necessary or proper to terminate GBC's security interest in the Copyrights,
subject to any disposition of the Copyrights which may have been made by GBC
pursuant to this Agreement. For the purpose of this Agreement, the Obligations
shall be deemed to continue if GBC enters into any bankruptcy or similar
proceeding at a time when any amount paid to GBC could be ordered to be repaid
as a preference or pursuant to a similar theory, and shall continue until it is
finally determined that no such repayment can be ordered.
17. TRUE AND LAWFUL ATTORNEY. Grantor hereby appoints GBC as Grantor's
true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, to do any or all of
the following, in the name, place and stead of Grantor: (a) execute an abstract
of this Agreement or any other document describing GBC's interest in the
Copyrights, for filing with the United States Copyright Office; (b) execute any
modification of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement; and (c)
following an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement) execute any
assignments, notices or transfer documents for purposes of transferring title or
right to receive any of the Copyrights or other Collateral to any person,
including without limitation GBC.
18. SUCCESSORS. The benefits and burdens of this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and permitted
assigns of the parties; provided that Grantor may not transfer any of the
Collateral or any rights hereunder, without the prior written consent of GBC,
except as specifically permitted hereby.
19. GOVERNING LAW. The validity and interpretation of this Agreement and
the rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by the laws of the
State of California, excluding its conflict of law rules to the extent such
rules would apply the law of another jurisdiction, and the United States.
20. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. GBC AND GRANTOR EACH HEREBY WAIVE THE
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF,
OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO: (i) THIS AGREEMENT; OR (ii) ANY OTHER PRESENT OR
FUTURE INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN GBC AND GRANTOR; OR (iii) ANY CONDUCT,
ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF GBC OR GRANTOR OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR ANY OTHER PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH GBC OR
GRANTOR; IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR
OTHERWISE.
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WITNESS the execution hereof as of the date first written above.
Grantor:
QAD, INC.
By:
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Name (please print):
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Title:
Chairman of the Board, President, or
Vice President
Accepted.
GBC:
GREYROCK BUSINESS CREDIT,
a Division of Greyrock Capital Group Inc.
By:
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Name (please print):
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Title:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF
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On _____________________, 199_, before me, __________________________
_________________________________________, Notary Public, personally appeared
_______________________________________________________________________,
personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)
to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the
instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
acted, executed the instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal.
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(Seal)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF
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On _____________________, 199_, before me, __________________________
_________________________________________, Notary Public, personally appeared
_______________________________________________________________________,
personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)
to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the
instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
acted, executed the instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal.
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(Seal)
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Schedule A
to
Security Agreement
in Copyrighted Works
QAD, INC.
REGISTERED COPYRIGHTS
U.S. COPYRIGHTS
REGISTRATION
TITLE OF WORK/YEAR OF NUMBER DATE OF ISSUANCE
CREATION
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Schedule B
to
Security Agreement in Copyrighted Works
QAD, INC.
Unregistered Copyrights
(Where No Copyright Application Is Pending)
COPYRIGHT DESCRIPTION
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Schedule C
to
Security Agreement in Copyrighted Works
QAD, INC.
License Agreements
See Exhibit A attached hereto.
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO
Steven G. Small, Esq.
Levy, Small & Lallas
815 Moraga Drive
Los Angeles, California 90049
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DEED OF TRUST
WITH ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND ACCELERATION IN EVENT OF SALE
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
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THIS DEED OF TRUST is made effective on July 3, 1996, among
QAD, INC.,
a California corporation,
herein called TRUSTOR, whose address is
6450 Via Real
Carpinteria, California 93013,
CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY,
a California corporation,
herein called TRUSTEE, and
GREYROCK BUSINESS CREDIT,
a Division of NationsCredit Commercial Corporation
herein called BENEFICIARY, whose address is
300 Continental Blvd. Suite 200
El Segundo, California 90245
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WITNESSETH: That TRUSTOR irrevocably GRANTS, TRANSFERS and ASSIGNS to TRUSTEE,
IN TRUST, WITH THE POWER OF SALE, all the property in SANTA BARBARA County,
California described as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference (the "Property"), including without limitation all of
the following, whether now existing or hereafter arising: all buildings,
structures, and improvements now or hereafter thereon, and all appurtenances,
easements, rights and rights of way, water and water rights, pumps and pumping
plants, pipes, flumes and ditches thereunto belonging or in anywise
appertaining, and all shares of stock evidencing the same; all fixtures,
building materials, machinery, machines, motor vehicles, tools, parts,
equipment, pumps, engines, motors, boilers, incinerators, inventory, supplies,
goods, systems for the supply or distribution of heat, air conditioning,
electricity, gas, water, air, light, fuel or refrigeration or for ventilating
purposes or for sanitary or draining purposes or for the exclusion of vermin or
insects or for the removal of dust, refuse or garbage, elevators, escalators,
and related machinery and equipment, fire prevention and extinguishing
equipment, security and access control equipment, plumbing, showers, bath tubs,
water heaters, toilets, sinks, stoves, ranges, refrigerators, dishwashers,
disposals, laundry equipment, wall, window and floor coverings, partitions,
doors, windows, awnings, hardware, waste and rubbish removal equipment,
recreational equipment, signs, furniture, furnishings, appliances, ovens,
antennas, telephone equipment, office equipment and supplies, plants, carpets,
rugs, sculptures, artwork, mirrors, tables, lamps, beds, television sets, light
fixtures, chandeliers, desks, cabinets, bookcases, chairs, sofas, benches, and
janitorial and maintenance equipment and supplies, and all substitutions,
accessories, accessions, replacements, improvements, and additions to any or all
of the foregoing; all of the items and things so specified being hereby declared
to be, and in all circumstances shall be construed to be, for and in connection
with the purposes and powers of this Deed of Trust, things affixed to and a part
of the realty described herein, the specific enumerations herein not excluding
the general; and also absolutely assigns all of the tolls, earnings, incomes,
rents, issues and profits of any and all of the aforesaid property (subject,
however, to the right, power and authority hereinafter given to and conferred
upon Trustor to collect and apply such rents, issues and profits); and all of
the estate, interest, and all other claims and demands including insurance, as
well as at law and in equity, which Trustor now has or may hereafter acquire, in
and to, or relating to, the aforesaid property; and all condemnation awards,
security deposits, utility deposits, and real property tax and insurance rebates
and refunds;
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING THE FOLLOWING (collectively, the "Secured
Obligations"): (1) performance of each agreement of Trustor contained in this
Deed of Trust; and (2) the payment and performance of all indebtedness,
liabilities, representations, warranties, guaranties, and other obligations of
Trustor to Beneficiary, whether now existing or in any manner hereafter arising,
however evidenced, whether as principal, guarantor or otherwise, whether direct
or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or not due, primary
or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, original, renewed, or extended,
whether arising directly or acquired from others, including but not limited to,
all present and future indebtedness, liabilities, representations, warranties,
guaranties, and other obligations of Trustor under or in connection with the
following: that certain SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE DATED JULY 3, 1996 made by
Trustor to the order of Beneficiary in the original principal amount of
$4,000,000; that certain LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED JULY 3, 1996 between
Trustor and Beneficiary; and (3) any and all amendments, modifications,
renewals, supplements, replacements and extensions of any of the foregoing,
including but not limited to amendments, modifications, renewals, supplements,
replacements and extensions which are evidenced by new or additional
instruments, documents or agreements or which change the rate of interest on any
obligations secured hereby or any other term or provision thereof. (The
documents, instruments and agreements referred to in this paragraph are
collectively referred to herein as the "Loan Documents.")
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1. COVENANTS. For the purpose of protecting and preserving the security
of this Deed of Trust, Trustor promises and agrees at its sole cost and expense
as follows:
1.1 COVENANTS REGARDING THE PROPERTY. Trustor agrees: (a) To keep all
buildings, structures, and other improvements now or hereafter situate upon the
Property at all times entirely free of dry rot, fungus, termites, beetles, and
all other wood-boring, wood-eating and/or harmful or destructive insects, and in
all respects to properly care for and keep all of the Property including without
limitation all such buildings, structures and other improvements in good
condition and repair; (b) not to remove, demolish, or substantially alter
(except such alterations as may be required by laws, ordinance, or regulations)
any building, structure or improvement thereon; (c) to complete promptly and in
good workmanlike manner any building or other improvement which may be
constructed on the Property, and (whether or not any insurance proceeds are
sufficient for such purpose) promptly to repair and restore in like manner any
building or other improvement thereon which may be damaged or destroyed, and to
pay when due all claims for labor performed and materials furnished therefor, to
complete such construction in accordance with plans and specifications approved
in advance in writing by Beneficiary, and to allow Beneficiary to inspect said
property at all times during construction, to replace any work or materials
unsatisfactory to Beneficiary within fifteen calendar days after written notice
from Beneficiary of such fact (which notice may be given to Trustor by
registered mail sent to his last known address or by personal service of the
same) and Trustor shall not permit work on the construction of such improvements
to cease for any reason whatsoever for a period of fifteen (15) calendar days or
more; (d) to comply with all laws, ordinances, regulations, conditions, and
restrictions now or hereafter affecting the Property or any part thereof or
requiring any alterations or improvements to be made thereon; (e) not to commit
or permit any waste or deterioration of the Property; (f) not to commit, suffer
or permit any act to be done in or upon the Property in violation of any law or
ordinance; (g) to cultivate, irrigate, fertilize, fumigate, prune and keep in
good condition all grounds and landscaping appurtenant to the Property; (h) to
obtain the prior written approval of Beneficiary of any person or firm to be
retained as property manager of the Property and to include a provision in any
property management agreement that it is cancelable upon sixty (60) days' prior
written notice from Beneficiary if an event of default (as hereinafter defined)
occurs; and (i) to do any other act or acts, all in a reasonably timely and
proper manner, which, from the character or use of the Property, may be
reasonably necessary to protect and preserve said security, the specific
enumerations herein not excluding the general.
1.2 INSURANCE. Trustor shall provide and maintain insurance covering all
buildings, structures, and improvements now situate or which may be hereafter
erected or placed upon the Property, against such hazards as Beneficiary may
require (including without limitation fire and extended coverage insurance and
earthquake insurance), in an amount equal to the full insurable value thereof
(on a replacement cost basis), in form and with insurers satisfactory to and
with loss payable to Beneficiary; maintain comprehensive general public
liability and property damage insurance, in such amount as Beneficiary may from
time to time require, insuring Beneficiary if it so requests; and maintain
business interruption and rent loss insurance, if required by Beneficiary, in
Beneficiary's sole and absolute discretion, in an amount equal to not less than
the total of principal, interest, taxes, assessments and insurance premiums
payable under the Loan Documents and this deed of trust for a six (6) month
period, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Beneficiary to the contrary.
If the premises are now, or at any time during the term of the note shall be,
situated in an area which the Federal Insurance Administration or any other
governmental authority designates as a flood or mud slide hazard area or the
like, Trustor shall, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Beneficiary,
obtain and maintain in force at all times insurance against loss or damage by
flood or mud slide in such amount as Beneficiary may require, but no amount in
excess of the maximum
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legal limit of coverage, if any, shall be so required. Except as specifically
provided herein to the contrary, each policy of insurance required to be
secured, kept and maintained by Trustor pursuant to this paragraph shall be with
such companies, contain such terms and endorsements and be in such amount(s) as
Beneficiary, in Beneficiary's sole and absolute discretion, may require. All
such insurance policies shall contain a standard non-contributory mortgagee
clause in favor of Beneficiary and shall also contain a provision requiring at
least thirty (30) days' notice to Beneficiary prior to any cancellation or
modification. Trustor shall deliver to Beneficiary the policy or policies, or a
certificate thereof in all respects satisfactory to Beneficiary, at
Beneficiary's election, evidencing all insurance as required to be maintained by
Trustor pursuant to this paragraph, together with an executed copy of the
mortgagee clause to each policy as required herein, and receipts for the payment
of premiums thereon. Trustor agrees to pay all premiums on such insurance and
give Beneficiary satisfactory evidence of renewal of all such policies with
premiums paid at least thirty (30) days before expiration. Trustor shall
annually, at least thirty (30) days prior to the renewal of any fire and
extended coverage policy, furnish to Beneficiary evidence of the full insurable
value of the Property, which evidence shall be in form and substance in all
respects satisfactory to Beneficiary as determined by Beneficiary, in
Beneficiary's sole and absolute discretion. Trustor shall not permit any
condition to exist on or with respect to the Property which would wholly or
partially invalidate any insurance thereon. Beneficiary shall not by the fact
of approving, disapproving, accepting, preventing, obtaining or failing to
obtain any such insurance incur any liability for the form or legal sufficiency
of insurance contracts, solvency of insurers, or payment of losses, and Trustor
hereby expressly assumes full responsibility therefor and any liability, to, or
of, Beneficiary, if any, thereunder. Effective upon any default hereunder, all
of Trustor's right, title and interest in and to all such policies of insurance
and any unearned premiums paid thereon are hereby assigned to Beneficiary, who
shall have the right, but not the obligation, to assign the same to any receiver
of the Property or any purchaser of the Property, or any part thereof, at any
foreclosure sale, and Beneficiary is hereby irrevocably appointed attorney-in-
fact for Trustor to so assign and transfer said policies. In the event of any
loss covered by any insurance policy maintained by Trustor, Trustor shall give
immediate written notice thereof to Beneficiary, and the amount collected under
any such policy of insurance may, at the sole option of Beneficiary, be applied
by Beneficiary upon any of the Secured Obligations in such order as Beneficiary
may determine, or said amount or any portion thereof may, at the sole option of
Beneficiary, be used in accordance with Paragraph 16 below in replacing or
restoring the improvements partially or totally destroyed to a condition
satisfactory to Beneficiary, in which event neither Trustee nor Beneficiary
shall be obligated to see to the proper application thereof, and the amount so
used shall not be deemed a payment on any of the Secured Obligations. Such
application and/or use shall not cure or waive any default or notice of default
hereunder or invalidate any act done pursuant to such notice; any unexpired
insurance and all returnable insurance premiums shall inure to the benefit of,
and pass to, the purchaser of the Property covered thereby at any trustee's sale
held hereunder.
1.3 DEFENSE OF ACTIONS. Trustor shall appear in and defend any action or
proceeding affecting or purporting to affect the security of this Deed of Trust,
and/or any additional or other security for any of the Secured Obligations, the
interest, rights, powers, and/or duties of Trustee and/or Beneficiary hereunder,
it being agreed, however, that Beneficiary and Trustee, or either of them, at
their or its option, may appear in and defend any such action or proceeding
and/or may commence any action or proceeding deemed necessary by it or them to
perfect, maintain, or protect such interest, rights, powers, and/or duties, all
in such manner and to such extent as to them seem fit, and Beneficiary is
authorized to pay, purchase, or compromise on behalf of Trustor any encumbrance
or claim which in its judgment appears or purports to affect the security hereof
or to be superior hereto; Trustor shall pay all costs and expenses,
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including cost of evidence of title and attorneys' fees in a reasonable sum, in
any action or proceeding in which Beneficiary and/or Trustee may appear.
1.4 EVIDENCE OF TITLE. Trustor shall deliver forthwith to Beneficiary
upon request any and all certificates or other evidence of title which the
Trustor may secure through any proceeding for the registration of the title to
the Property, or otherwise, to be held by it during the term of this Deed of
Trust.
1.5 TAXES AND OTHER PAYMENTS. Trustor shall (a) pay, and submit to
Beneficiary, at least 10 days before default or delinquency, a receipt
evidencing payment of, all taxes and assessments affecting the Property, and any
accrued interest, cost and/or penalty thereon; (b) pay when due all encumbrances
(including any debt secured by deed of trust), ground rents, liens, and charges,
with all interest, fees and penalties, which now or hereafter appear to be a
lien on or affect all or any part of the Property; (c) pay when due all costs,
fees and expenses of these Trusts, including cost of evidence of title and
Trustee's fees in connection with sale, whether completed or not, which amounts
shall become due upon delivery to Trustee of a Declaration of Default and Demand
for Sale, as hereinafter provided; (d) pay when due all charges for utilities
and services relating to the Property.
1.6 ASSESSMENTS. Trustor shall pay all assessments against the Property
at least 10 days before any assessment, penalty, bond or bonds could or would be
issued in connection therewith.
1.7 WATER. Trustor shall pay at least 10 days before delinquency all
assessments (including any interest, costs and penalties) upon any water stock
covered hereby or used in connection with the Property, and all rents,
assessments or charges for water available to or used in connection with the
Property and/or for the flumes, ditches, pipes or aqueducts in which such water
may be furnished or delivered.
1.8 EXPENSES. Trustor shall pay immediately without demand, all sums
expended and expenses incurred by Trustee and/or Beneficiary, including
attorney's fees, under any of the terms of, or relating in any way to, this Deed
of Trust or the other Loan Documents, with interest from date of expenditure at
the highest interest rate accruing on any of the Secured Obligations.
1.9 RECORDS AND REPORTS. Trustor shall keep and maintain, in the county
in which the Property is located, complete and accurate books of account and
records reflecting the results of the operation of the Property and Trustor's
financial condition, together with copies of all written contracts, leases, and
other instruments affecting the Property. Beneficiary shall have the right at
all times to examine all such books, records, contracts, leases and other
instruments and to make copies thereof. Trustor shall provide to Beneficiary
annual financial statements with respect to the operations of the Property,
showing all items of income and expense with respect to the Property, and annual
financial statements with respect to Trustor, in each case within 90 days after
the end of Trustor's fiscal year. All such financial statements shall be
certified to be true, complete and correct by Trustor (or, if Trustor is a
corporation, by Trustor's chief financial officer). Trustor shall provide such
additional information and reports concerning the Property and Trustor's
financial condition as Beneficiary shall from time to time request.
1.10 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Trustor represents and warrants that neither
Trustor nor, to the best knowledge of Trustor, any other person, has ever caused
or permitted any "Hazardous Material" (as hereinafter defined) to be
incorporated in or disposed of on, under or at the Property or any part thereof
or any other real property legally or beneficially owned (or any interest or
estate in which is owned) by the Trustor, and neither the Property nor any part
thereof, nor any other real property legally or
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beneficially owned (or any interest or estate in which is owned) by the Trustor
has ever been used (whether by the Trustor or, to the best knowledge of the
Trustor, by any other person) as a dump site or storage (whether permanent or
temporary) site for any Hazardous Material. The Trustor hereby agrees to
indemnify and defend the Beneficiary and hold the Beneficiary harmless from and
against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, injuries, costs, expenses and
claims of any and every kind whatsoever paid, incurred or suffered by, or
asserted against, the Beneficiary for, with respect to, or as a direct or
indirect result of, the presence on or under, or the escape, seepage, leakage,
spillage, discharge, emission, discharging or release from the Property of any
Hazardous Material (including, without limitation, any losses, liabilities,
damages, injuries, costs, expenses or claims asserted or arising under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, any
so-called "Superfund" or "Superlien" law, or any other federal, state or local
statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or decree regulating,
relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning, any
Hazardous Material), regardless of whether or not caused by, or within the
control of, the Trustor. For purposes of this Deed of Trust, "Hazardous
Material" means and includes any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance
or material defined as such in (or for purposes of) the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, any so-called
"Superfund" or "Superlien" law, or any other federal, state or local statute,
law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or decree regulating, relating to,
or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning, any hazardous, toxic
or dangerous waste, substance or material, as now or at any time hereafter in
effect. If Trustor receives any notice of (i) the happening of any event
involving the use, spill, discharge or clean-up of any Hazardous Material or
(ii) any complaint, order, citation or notice with regard to air emissions,
water discharges, noise emissions or any other environmental, health or safety
matter affecting the Trustor (an "Environmental Complaint") from any person or
entity, including, but not limited to, the United States Environmental
Protection Agency ("EPA"), then the Trustor shall give within seven (7) business
days both oral and written notice of the same to the Beneficiary. Upon the
Beneficiary's receipt of any notice from any person or entity, including, but
not limited to, the EPA, asserting the existence of any Hazardous Material on,
or an Environmental Complaint pertaining to the Property which, if true, could
result in an order, suit or other action against Trustor and/or any part of the
Property by any governmental agency or otherwise which, in the sole opinion of
the Beneficiary, could jeopardize its security under this Deed of Trust, the
Beneficiary shall have the right, but not the obligation, to exercise any of its
rights and remedies under this Deed of Trust or to enter onto the Property or to
take such other actions as it deems necessary or advisable to clean up, remove,
resolve or minimize the impact of, or otherwise deal with, any such Hazardous
Material or Environmental Complaint. Any and all sums expended by the
Beneficiary for such purposes, together with interest thereon at the highest
rate accruing on any of the Secured Obligations until paid, shall be immediately
due and payable by Trustor to Beneficiary and shall be indebtedness secured by
this Deed of Trust.
2. FAILURE TO PAY OR PERFORM. Should Trustor fail or refuse to make any
payment or do any act which it is obligated hereunder to make or do, at the time
and in the manner herein provided, then Trustee and/or Beneficiary, each in its
discretion, each being hereby made the judge of the legality thereof, may,
without notice to or demand upon Trustor, and without releasing Trustor from any
obligation hereof or waiving any default, make or do the same in such manner and
to such extent as either may deem necessary to protect the security hereof,
either Trustee or Beneficiary being authorized to enter upon and take possession
of the Property for such purposes, and/or pay, purchase, contest or compromise
any claim, debt, lien, charge or encumbrance which in the judgment of either may
affect or appear to affect the security of this Deed of Trust, the interest of
Beneficiary or the rights, powers and/or duties of Trustee and/or Beneficiary
hereunder. Neither Trustee nor Beneficiary shall be under any
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obligation to make any of the payments or do any of the acts above mentioned in
this Section 2. All sums expended by Trustee or Beneficiary in exercising any
right, privilege or remedy under this Deed of Trust, including but not limited
to costs of survey, evidence of title, court costs and attorneys' fees, together
with interest from the date of expenditure at the highest rate accruing on any
of the Secured Obligations, shall be due from Trustor on demand and shall be
secured by this Deed of Trust.
3. CONDEMNATION. Immediately upon its obtaining knowledge of the
institution or the threatened institution of any condemnation, eminent domain,
change of grade or other governmental proceeding affecting the Property, or any
part thereof, Trustor shall give written notice thereof to Beneficiary. Trustor
shall then, if requested by Beneficiary, file or defend its claim thereunder and
prosecute same with due diligence to its final disposition and shall cause any
awards or settlements to be paid over to Beneficiary for disposition pursuant to
the terms of this Deed of Trust. Trustor may be the nominal party in such
proceeding, but Beneficiary shall be entitled to participate in and to control
same and to be represented therein by counsel of its own choice; and Trustor
will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Beneficiary such instruments as may
be requested by it from time to time to permit such participation. If the
Property is taken or diminished in value, or if a consent settlement is entered,
by or under threat of such proceeding, or in any other event, the award or
settlement payable to Trustor by virtue of its interest in the Property shall
be, and by these presents is, assigned, transferred and set over unto
Beneficiary, and when paid shall be used at Beneficiary's sole option to be
applied to the payment of any or all of the Secured Obligations, whether the
same be then due or not and in such order or manner as Beneficiary may
determine. Such application or release shall not cure or waive any default or
notice of default hereunder or invalidate any act done pursuant to such notice.
4. NO WAIVER. By accepting payment of any sum secured hereby after its
due date, Beneficiary does not waive its right either to require prompt payment
when due of all other sums so secured or to declare default as herein provided
for failure so to pay.
5. PARTIAL RECONVEYANCE, ETC. At any time, or from time to time, without
liability therefor and without notice, upon written request of Beneficiary and
presentation of this Deed of Trust and any note or notes included in the Loan
Documents, for endorsement, and without affecting the personal liability of any
person for payment of the indebtedness secured hereby or the effect of this Deed
of Trust upon the remainder of the Property, Trustee may: reconvey any part of
said property; consent in writing to the making of any map or plat thereof; join
in granting any easement thereon; or join in any extension agreement or any
agreement subordinating the lien or charge hereof.
6. FULL RECONVEYANCE. Upon written request of Beneficiary stating that
all Secured Obligations have been paid and upon surrender to the Trustee of this
Deed of Trust and any note or notes included in the Loan Documents, for
cancellation and retention and upon payment of its fees, Trustee shall reconvey,
without warranty, the property then held hereunder. The recitals in such
reconveyance of any matters or facts shall be conclusive proof of the
truthfulness thereof. The grantee in any reconveyance may be described as "the
person or persons legally entitled thereto".
7. RELEASES. Without affecting the liability of any other person liable
for the payment of the Secured Obligations, and without affecting the lien or
charge of this Deed of Trust upon any property not then or theretofore released
as security, for the full amount of all of the Secured Obligations, Beneficiary
may from time to time, and without notice: release any person so liable, extend
the maturity or alter any of the terms of any such obligation, or grant other
indulgences, release or reconvey, or cause to be released or reconveyed at any
time at Beneficiary's option any parcel or portion or all of the real property
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described herein, take or release any other or additional security for any
obligation herein mentioned, and/or make compositions or other arrangements with
debtors in relation thereto. If the Beneficiary at any time holds any
additional security for any of the Secured Obligations, it may enforce the sale
thereof or otherwise realize upon the same at its option, either before or
concurrently with or after a sale is made hereunder.
8. INSPECTIONS. Beneficiary is authorized by itself, its agents or
workmen, at any time and from time to time, to enter at any time upon all or any
part of the Property and the improvements thereon situated for the purpose of
inspecting the same, and for the purpose of performing any of the acts it is
authorized to perform under the terms of this Deed of Trust.
9. ABSOLUTE ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS. Notwithstanding any provisions to the
contrary contained in this Deed of Trust, Trustor hereby absolutely assigns to
Beneficiary, during the continuance of these trusts, all of Trustor's rights and
interests in all rents, issues and profits of the Property, and of any personal
property located thereon, with or without taking possession of the Property or
said personal property. Trustor hereby authorizes Beneficiary to collect the
rents, issues and profits of the Property and to direct each tenant of the
Property to pay all of the same for which such tenant is liable directly to
Beneficiary; provided that so long as there is no default in any of the terms or
conditions of this Deed of Trust or any of the Secured Obligations, Trustor
shall have the privilege of continuing to manage the Property as owner and
collecting and retaining the rents, issues and profits arising therefrom but
only as they accrue and become payable, rendering such accounts thereof as may
be required by Beneficiary. If there occurs a default in any of the terms or
conditions of this Deed of Trust or of the Secured Obligations, Trustor's
privilege of collecting the rents, issues and profits of the Property shall
automatically cease, and Beneficiary may at its option, either directly or by a
receiver appointed by a court, take any one or more the actions set forth in
Paragraphs 12 and 13 below, and the other provisions hereof, without further
notice or demand upon Trustor or any other person liable for the obligations
secured hereby or having an interest in the Property, without regard to the
adequacy of the security for the obligations secured hereby, with or without
bringing any action or proceeding, with or without having recorded any notice of
default and election to sell, and without limiting Beneficiary's other rights
and remedies. After deducting from the rents, issues and profits collected by
Beneficiary, all costs of maintenance and operation of the Property, and all
attorneys' fees incurred by Beneficiary, and all other costs, fees and expenses
incurred in connection therewith, Beneficiary may apply the balance of the
amounts collected to all or any part of the Secured Obligations in such order
and manner as Beneficiary may determine. Beneficiary's acceptance of rents,
issues and profits hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any other right
which Trustee or Beneficiary may have under this Deed of Trust or applicable
law. Beneficiary's receipt and application of such rents, issues and profits
under this Paragraph, after the execution and delivery of a declaration of
default and demand for sale, or during the pendency of a trustee's sale or
foreclosure proceedings hereunder, shall not cure such default or affect such
sale proceeding. Upon Beneficiary's delivery of a demand for rents, issues or
profits to any tenants of the Property, such tenant is authorized to pay to
Beneficiary the same for which it is obligated, without liability on the part of
such tenant to make any inquiry into the existence of any default by Trustor.
Beneficiary shall have the right to compromise any claim or set-off against rent
which any tenant may assert pursuant to any of said leases and any such
compromise shall be binding and enforceable against Trustor, unless Beneficiary
acted in a grossly negligent and reckless manner, but, nothing contained in this
paragraph shall require Beneficiary to take any action to compromise or settle
any such claim. Trustor shall execute and deliver to Beneficiary such further
documents and instruments and take such further actions as Beneficiary may
require in order to effectuate or confirm the assignment and rights granted
herein. Failure or discontinuance of Beneficiary
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at any time or from time to time to collect any such rents, issues and profits
shall not in any way impair the subsequent enforcement by Beneficiary of the
rights herein conferred upon it. Nothing contained herein, nor the exercise of
any right, power or authority herein granted to Beneficiary shall be construed
to be an affirmation by it of any tenancy, lease, or option, nor a subordination
of the lien of this Deed of Trust to any such tenancy, lease or option. Trustor
hereby further assigns to Beneficiary all prepaid rents and all moneys which may
have been or may hereafter be deposited with Trustor by any lessee of the
Property herein described or any part or portions thereof, to secure the payment
of any rent, and upon default in the performance of any of the provisions
hereof, Trustor agrees to deliver such rents and deposits to Beneficiary.
Trustor agrees that under no circumstances and in no event, whether Beneficiary
be in possession of any part or portion or the entirety of said Property, or
not, will Beneficiary ever be deemed to have assumed any of the duties of a
lessor under said leases or be responsible or owe any obligation to see to it
that the Property produces revenue; nor will Beneficiary otherwise have any of
the duties of a mortgagee in possession at any time or under any circumstances.
Trustor covenants, warrants and agrees never to assert that Beneficiary has any
such duties except under an express written agreement of assumption executed by
Beneficiary hereafter. Trustor shall and does hereby agree to indemnify and to
hold Beneficiary harmless from any liability, loss or damage which it might
incur under any said lease or under or by reason of this assignment and from any
claims and demands whatsoever which may be asserted against Beneficiary by
reason of an alleged obligation or undertaking on Beneficiary's part to perform
or discharge any of the terms, covenants or agreements contained in said leases.
Trustor reserves the right, while Beneficiary is in possession of the Property,
to propose leases or other revenue producing transactions to Beneficiary and
Beneficiary agrees to consider same.
10. PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY INTEREST. To the extent any property
covered by this Deed of Trust consists of an interest in personal property
covered by the California Uniform Commercial Code, this Deed of Trust
constitutes a security agreement and is intended to create a security interest
in such property in favor of Beneficiary. This Deed of Trust shall be
self-operative with respect to such property, but Trustor shall execute and
deliver on demand from Beneficiary one or more security agreements, financing
statements and other instruments as Beneficiary may request in order to impose
the lien hereof more specifically upon any such property, the terms and
conditions thereof to be as required by Beneficiary, in Beneficiary's sole and
absolute discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as
security and collateral for all of the Secured Obligations, Trustor grants
Beneficiary a continuing security interest in all of Trustor's interest in all
of the following types of property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired and
wherever located (collectively, the "Collateral"), which are now or hereafter
used or useful for or in connection with the ownership, design, planning,
construction, development, use, operation, maintenance, or marketing of, or are
otherwise related to, the Property: All accounts, contract rights, general
intangibles, inventory, equipment, deposit accounts, documents, instruments,
letters of credit, farm products, fixtures and chattel paper (as those terms are
defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) including without limitation the
following: (1) All deposits, advance payments, security deposits, and rental
payments made by or on behalf of Trustor to others, or by others to Trustor,
including (but not limited to) those relating to any or all of the following:
management or operational services; marketing services; architectural,
engineering, or design services; utility services; cleaning, maintenance,
security, or repair services; rubbish or refuse removal services; sewer
services; rental of furnishings, fixtures or equipment; parking; or any other
service; (2) All reports, appraisals, drawings, plans, blueprints, studies,
specifications, certificates of occupancy, building permits, grading permits,
and other permits, surveys, licenses, consents, authorizations, utility
installation and service agreements, management contracts, franchise agreements,
rights and claims under insurance policies, rights to condemnation and other
awards and governmental claims, tax refunds, goodwill, designs, customer lists,
and all other rights,
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privileges and franchises, and all amendments, modifications, supplements,
general conditions and addenda thereto; (3) All tradenames, trademarks,
tradestyles, service marks, logos, letterheads, advertising symbols, goodwill,
telephone numbers, advertising rights, negatives, prints, brochures, flyers,
pamphlets and other media items; (4) All warranties and guaranties, whether
written or oral, from any third party; (5) All legal and equitable claims,
causes of action, and rights against architects, engineers, designers,
contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, materialmen and any other party
supplying labor, services, materials or equipment, directly or indirectly, in
connection with the design, planning, construction, development, use, operation,
maintenance, or marketing of all or part of the Property; (6) All funds,
deposits and reserves at any time held by Beneficiary; (7) all rights in all
litigation presently or hereafter pending for any cause or claim (whether in
contract, tort or otherwise); and (8) All proceeds, insurance proceeds, and
products of, and all additions, substitutions, accessions, accessories,
replacements and improvements, to, any or all of the foregoing, and all
guarantees of and security for any and all of the foregoing, and all books and
records relating to any and all of the foregoing. Trustor agrees that all
property of every nature and description, whether real or personal, covered by
this Deed of Trust, together with all personal property covered by the security
interest granted hereby, in the Loan Documents or as contained in other
instruments executed or to be executed by Trustor, may, at Beneficiary's option,
be deemed to be encumbered as one unit, and that, upon the occurrence of any
event of default, this Deed of Trust and such security interest, at
Beneficiary's option, may be foreclosed or sold in the same proceeding, or in
separate proceedings, judicial or non-judicial. The filing of any financing
statement relating to any personal property or rights or interest generally or
specifically described herein shall not be construed to diminish or alter any of
Beneficiary's rights or priorities hereunder.
11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION. In addition to all other rights and
remedies of Beneficiary set forth in this Deed of Trust, or which it otherwise
has, under the other Loan Documents or any security or other agreement
heretofore, now or hereafter entered into between Trustor and Beneficiary, or at
law or in equity, all of the Secured Obligations shall immediately become due
and payable, irrespective of the maturity dates expressed in any note or
agreement evidencing the same, at the option of the Beneficiary, and without
demand or notice, upon the happening of any one or more of the following events,
any one of which shall constitute a default and event of default hereunder:
(i) any default or Event of Default shall occur under, or as defined in, any of
the Loan Documents; or (ii) any sale, lease (except for tenant leases entered
into in the ordinary course of business for a period of not more than 3 years),
transfer, or encumbrance of the Property or any portion thereof or interest
therein or any personal property in which Beneficiary has a security interest
(other than a sale of obsolete or worn out personal property which is being
replaced), or any agreement to do any of the foregoing, without the prior
written consent of Beneficiary being first obtained; or (iii) any divestment of
the title of any Trustor to the Property, or any part thereof, or any interest
therein, in any manner whatsoever, whether voluntary or involuntary; or (iv) any
of the Property shall be subject to any abatement proceeding. In addition to
the foregoing, an Event of Default shall be deemed to occur if an aggregate of
more than * of the stock of Trustor is transfered in any one or more related or
unrelated transactions. Upon presentation of a signed statement by Beneficiary
setting forth facts showing that one or more of the foregoing events has
occurred, Trustee is authorized to accept as true and conclusive such statement
and all facts contained therein and to act on such statement in such manner as
it deems appropriate. No specification herein of an event which constitutes a
default and event of default hereunder shall limit any provision of any other
Loan Document specifying that an event is a default or event of default
thereunder, whether or not the events so specified are similar. Without
limiting Beneficiary's other rights and remedies, upon the occurrence of any
default or Event of Default, the interest rate on the Secured Obligations shall
increase by an additional 5% per annum until such default has been cured.
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*50%
12. DECLARATION OF DEFAULT AND SALE. In addition to all other rights and
remedies of Beneficiary set forth in this Deed of Trust, or at law or in equity,
upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing events of default set forth in
Paragraph 11, above, Beneficiary shall have the option to execute and deliver to
Trustee a written declaration of default and demand for sale and written notice
of default and election to cause to be sold the Property, and, in such event,
shall surrender to Trustee this Deed of Trust, any note or notes included in the
Loan Documents, and all documents evidencing any expenditures hereunder.
Thereafter such notice of default and election to cause the Property to be sold
shall be duly filed for record. Beneficiary, from time to time before Trustee's
Sale, may rescind any such notice by executing and delivering to Trustee a
written notice of such rescission, which notice, when recorded, also shall
constitute a cancellation of any prior declaration of default and demand for
sale. The exercise by Beneficiary of such right of rescission shall not
constitute a waiver of any breach or default then existing or subsequently
occurring, or impair the right of Beneficiary to execute and deliver to Trustee,
as above provided, other declarations of default and demand for sale, and
notices of breach or default, and of election to cause to be sold the Property
to satisfy the obligations hereof, nor otherwise affect any provision, covenant
or condition of said note or notes or this Deed of Trust or any other Loan
Documents or any of the rights, obligations or remedies of the parties
thereunder. After the lapse of such time as may then be required by law after
recordation of notice of default and election to sell, without demand on
Trustor, Trustee, first having given notice of sale as then required by law, may
sell the Property at the time and place of sale fixed by it in the notice of
sale, either in separate parcels or as a whole, and in such order as Beneficiary
may determine, at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money
of the United States of America, payable at time of sale. Trustee may (and,
upon request by Beneficiary, shall) postpone sale of all or any portion of the
Property by public announcement at such time and place of sale, and from time to
time thereafter may postpone such sale by public announcement at the time fixed
by the preceding postponement. Without further notice Trustee may make such
sale at the time to which the same shall have been so postponed. Trustee shall
deliver to the purchaser at any such sale its Deed conveying the property so
sold, but without any covenant or warranty, express or implied, and the recitals
in such deed or deeds of any matters or facts affecting the regularity or
validity of said sale shall be conclusive proof of the truthfulness thereof; and
such deed or deeds shall be conclusive against all persons as to all matters or
facts therein recited. Any person, including Trustor, Trustee, or Beneficiary
may purchase at such sale. If, for any reason, Trustor is in possession of the
Property at the time of such sale, Trustor shall immediately surrender
possession of the Property to the purchaser thereof, without demand. Trustee
shall apply the proceeds of any such sale to payment of: (a) all reasonable
costs, fees, charges, and expenses of Trustee and of these trusts, fees of any
attorneys employed by Trustee and/or Beneficiary pursuant to the provisions
hereof, or in connection herewith, Trustee's fees in connection with sale, and
all expenses of sale, including the cost of procuring guarantee or evidence of
title in connection with the sale proceedings; (b) the Secured Obligations and
all other sums then secured hereby, including without limitation all sums
advanced or expended under the terms hereof and not then repaid, the amount
unpaid on any additional sums borrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof,
the interest on each of the foregoing items, all in such manner and order of
priority or preference as the Beneficiary may in its sole and absolute
discretion determine; (c) the remainder, if any, to the person or persons
legally entitled thereto, upon proof satisfactory to the Trustee of such right.
13. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. In addition to all other rights and remedies of
Beneficiary set forth in this Deed of Trust, or at law or in equity, upon the
occurrence of any of the foregoing events of default set forth in Paragraph 11,
above, Beneficiary, either directly or by a receiver appointed by a court, may
at its
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option do any or all of the following, without notice to or demand upon Trustor,
without regard to the adequacy of the security for the obligations secured
hereby, without bringing any action or proceeding, and without having given or
recorded a notice of default and election to sell: (a) enter into possession
and hold, occupy, possess and enjoy the Property; (b) make, cancel, enforce or
modify leases pertaining to the Property; (c) obtain and eject tenants; (d) set
or modify rents; (e) collect all or any part of the rents, issues and profits of
the Property; (f) do all acts respecting the Property as Beneficiary (or such
receiver) may deem appropriate or necessary to preserve its value; and (g) apply
any funds in the possession of the Beneficiary (or such receiver), after
deducting the expenses of maintenance and operation of the Property which may be
incurred, to the payment of any obligations secured hereby, in such order as
Beneficiary may determine. If Beneficiary elects to seek the appointment of a
receiver, Trustor hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and expressly consents to
the appointment of such receiver, without regard to the adequacy of the security
for the obligations secured hereby, and waives any requirement of bond or other
security.
14. OTHER SECURITY. Trustee and Beneficiary, and each of them, shall be
entitled to enforce payment and/or performance of any indebtedness or
obligations secured hereby and to exercise all rights and powers under this Deed
of Trust or under any other agreement or any laws now or hereafter in force,
notwithstanding some or all of the said indebtedness and obligations secured
hereby are now or shall hereafter be otherwise secured, whether by mortgage,
deed of trust, pledge, lien, assignment or otherwise. Neither the acceptance of
this Deed of Trust nor its enforcement whether by court action or pursuant to
the power of sale or other powers herein contained, shall prejudice or in any
manner affect Trustee's or Beneficiary's right to realize upon or enforce any
other security now or hereafter held by Trustee or Beneficiary, it being agreed
that Trustee and Beneficiary, and each of them, shall be entitled to enforce
this Deed of Trust and any other security now or hereafter held by Beneficiary
or Trustee in such order and manner as they or either of them may in their
uncontrolled discretion determine.
15. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Trustor and each signatory who signs
on its behalf hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants as follows:
(a) That Trustor is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in
good corporate standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation
and with power to (i) incur the indebtedness evidenced by the Loan Documents;
(ii) grant this Deed of Trust; and (iii) enter into the other Loan Documents
and all other instruments executed and delivered to Beneficiary concurrently
herewith;
(b) That this Deed of Trust, the Loan Documents and all other instruments
executed and delivered to Beneficiary concurrently herewith were executed in
accordance with the requirements of law and in accordance with any requirements
of Trustor's articles of incorporation, and any amendments thereto;
(c) That the execution by Trustor of this Deed of Trust, the Loan
Documents, and all other instruments executed and delivered to Beneficiary
concurrently herewith, and the full and complete performance by Trustor of the
provisions thereof, is authorized by Trustor's bylaws and by appropriate
resolution of Trustor's board of directors and will not result in any breach of,
or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or
encumbrance (other than those contained herein or in any instrument delivered to
Beneficiary concurrently herewith) upon any property or assets of Trustor under
either the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Trustor or any indenture,
mortgage, Deed of Trust, bank loan or credit agreement or other instrument or
agreement to which Trustor is a party or by which Trustor or its property is
bound;
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(d) That save and except for taxes and assessments which are to be paid by
Trustor as specified herein, Trustor will not create or suffer or permit to be
created, subsequent to the date of the execution and delivery of this Deed of
Trust, any other lien or encumbrance upon the Property whether or not superior
hereto;
(e) That as of the date of execution of this Deed of Trust it is the legal
owner of the Property, and no tenant or other person has any option or right of
any kind to purchase or lease the Property or any part thereof.
16. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF INSURANCE. If the proceeds of the
insurance described in Paragraph 1.2 above are to be used for restoration,
repair or replacement of the Property (hereinafter referred to as the "Work"),
such proceeds shall be paid out by Beneficiary from time to time to Trustor (or,
at the option of Beneficiary, jointly to Trustor and the persons furnishing
labor and/or material incident to the Work or directly to such persons) as the
Work progresses, subject to the following conditions: (a) if the cost of the
Work estimated by Beneficiary shall exceed * , prior to the commencement thereof
(other than Work to be performed on an emergency basis to protect the Property
or prevent interference therewith), (i) an architect or engineer, approved by
Beneficiary, shall be retained by Trustor (at Trustor's expense) and charged
with the supervision of the Work, and (ii) Trustor shall have prepared,
submitted to Beneficiary and secured Beneficiary's written approval of the plans
and specifications for such Work; (b) each request for payment by Trustor shall
be made on ten (10) days' prior written notice to Beneficiary and shall be
accompanied by a certificate to be executed by the architect or engineer
supervising the Work (if one is required pursuant to subparagraph (a) above),
otherwise by Trustor or an executive officer or general partner of Trustor,
stating, among such other matters as may be reasonably required by Beneficiary,
that: (i) all of the Work completed has been done in compliance with the
approved plans and specifications (if any be required pursuant hereto); (ii) the
sum requested is justly required to reimburse Trustor for payments by Trustor
to, or is justly due to, the contractor, subcontractors, materialmen, laborers,
engineers, architects or other persons rendering services or materials for the
Work (giving a description of such services and materials); (iii) when added to
all sums previously paid out by Trustor, the sum requested does not exceed the
value of the Work done to the date of such certificate; and (iv) the amount of
insurance proceeds remaining in the hands of Beneficiary when combined with the
Trustor's funds, if any, to be utilized for payment of the Work will be
sufficient on completion of the Work to pay for the same in full (giving, in
such reasonable detail as the Beneficiary may require, an estimate of the cost
of such completion); (c) each request shall be accompanied by waivers of lien,
satisfactory in form and substance to Beneficiary, covering that part of the
Work for which payment or reimbursement is being requested; (d) there has not
occurred any event of default since the hazard, casualty or contingency giving
rise to payment of the insurance proceeds; (e) in the case of the request for
the final disbursement, such request is accompanied by a copy of any Certificate
of Occupancy or other certificate required by any legal requirement to render
occupancy of the damaged portion of the Property lawful; and (f) if, in
Beneficiary's judgment, based upon the estimate described above the amount of
such insurance proceeds will not be sufficient to complete the Work (which
determination may be made prior to or during the performance of the Work),
Trustor shall deposit with Beneficiary, immediately upon a request therefor, an
amount of money in an amount which, when added to such insurance proceeds, will
be sufficient, in Beneficiary's judgment, to complete the Work. If, upon
completion of the Work, any portion of the insurance proceeds has not been
disbursed to Trustor (or one or more of the other aforesaid persons) incident
thereto, Beneficiary may, at Beneficiary's sole option, disburse such balance to
Trustor or apply such balance toward the payment of the Secured Obligations.
Beneficiary shall have the right to withhold from each such disbursement ten
percent (10%) (or such
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greater amount, if permitted or required by any legal requirement) of the amount
otherwise herein provided to be disbursed, and to continue to withhold such sum,
until the time permitted for perfecting liens against the Property has expired
(or such longer period of time as permitted or required by any legal
requirement), at which time the amount withheld shall be disbursed to Trustor
(or to Trustor and any person or persons furnishing labor and/or material for
the Work or directly to such persons). Notwithstanding anything here to the
contrary, Beneficiary shall, without limiting its other rights and remedies,
have the right to apply the whole or any part of such insurance proceeds to the
Secured Obligations at any time upon the occurrence of any event of default.
*$150,000
17. INUREMENT. This Deed of Trust applies to, inures to the benefit of,
and binds all parties hereto, their heirs, legatees, devisees, administrators,
executors, successors and assigns. The term "Beneficiary" shall include not
only the original Beneficiary hereunder but also any future owner and holder,
including pledgees, of the note or notes secured hereby.
18. SEPARATE PROPERTY. Each married person who joins in executing this
Deed of Trust and any note or notes secured thereby, hereby agrees and expressly
assents to the liability of his or her separate property for all his or her
debts and obligations herein mentioned. Such assent, however, shall not be
deemed to create a present lien or encumbrance upon any of his or her separate
property not described herein.
19. INVALIDITY. If any provision hereof should be held unenforceable or
void, in whole or in part, then such unenforceable or void provision or part
shall be deemed separable from the remaining provisions and shall in no way
affect the validity of this Deed of Trust.
20. ACCEPTANCE; SUBSTITUTION OF TRUSTEE. Trustee accepts these Trusts
when this Deed of Trust, duly executed and acknowledged is made a public record
as provided by law. Beneficiary may substitute the Trustee hereunder from time
to time by an instrument in writing in any manner now or hereafter provided by
law. Such writing, upon recordation, shall be conclusive proof of proper
substitution of such successor trustee or trustees, who shall thereupon and
without conveyance from the predecessor trustee, succeed to all its title,
estate, rights, powers and duties.
21. WAIVERS. Trustor waives any requirements of presentment, demands for
payment, notices of nonpayment or late payment, protest, notices of protest,
notices of dishonor, and all other formalities. Trustor waives all rights or
privileges it might otherwise have to require Trustee or Beneficiary to proceed
against or exhaust the assets encumbered hereby or by any other security
document or instrument securing the Secured Obligations or to proceed against
any guarantor, or to pursue any other remedy available to Beneficiary in any
particular manner or order under the legal or equitable doctrine or principle of
marshalling or suretyship and further agrees that Trustee or Beneficiary may
proceed against any or all of the assets encumbered hereby or by any other
security document or instrument securing the Secured Obligations in the event of
default in such order and manner as Beneficiary in its sole discretion may
determine.
22. NO NOTICE. Trustee shall be under no obligation to notify any party
hereto of any action or proceeding of any kind in which Trustor, Beneficiary
and/or Trustee shall be a party, unless brought by Trustee, or of any pending
sale under any other Deed of Trust.
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23. CONSTRUCTION. In this Deed of Trust, whenever the context so
requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine and/or neuter, and the
singular number includes the plural. The term "and/or" as used herein shall
mean one or the other or both or any one or all of the things or persons
referred to.
24. STATEMENTS. For any statement regarding the obligations secured
hereby, a charge, which Trustor agrees to pay, may be made in an amount not
exceeding the maximum allowed by law at the time any such statement is
requested.
25. WAIVER OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. The right to plead any and all
statutes of limitations as a defense to any of the Secured Obligations is hereby
waived by Trustor.
26. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. BENEFICIARY AND TRUSTOR EACH HEREBY
WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING
OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO: (I) THIS DEED OF TRUST; OR (II) ANY OTHER
PRESENT OR FUTURE INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN BENEFICIARY AND TRUSTOR; OR
(III) ANY CONDUCT, ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF BENEFICIARY OR TRUSTOR OR ANY OF THEIR
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR ANY OTHER PERSONS
AFFILIATED WITH BENEFICIARY OR TRUSTOR; IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, WHETHER
SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE.
27. IRREVOCABLE. The trust created hereby is irrevocable by the Trustor.
28. COPY OF NOTICE. The undersigned Trustor requests that a copy of any
Notice of Default and any notice of sale hereunder be mailed to him at his
mailing address hereinbefore set forth.
29. TIME OF THE ESSENCE. Time of each payment and performance of each of
Trustor's obligations pursuant to this Deed of Trust, the Loan Documents and
each other instrument or obligation of Trustor secured hereby is specifically
declared to be of the essence.
30. INDEMNITY. Trustor hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold
Beneficiary free and harmless from and against any and all costs, damages, fees,
expenses, loss, claims, judgments and liability, including but not limited to,
attorneys' fees and court costs, which Beneficiary may sustain or incur, based
upon, related to, or arising out of this Deed of Trust or any other Loan
Documents or their enforcement (whether or not any lawsuit be brought, other
than those resulting from Beneficiary's own gross negligence or willful
misconduct).
31. RIGHTS CUMULATIVE. All rights and remedies of Beneficiary provided
for herein are cumulative and shall be in addition to all other rights and
remedies provided in the other Loan Documents, or at law or in equity.
32. INTEGRATION. This Deed of Trust and the Loan Documents set forth in
full the terms of the agreement between the parties and the same may not be
modified or amended except by a writing signed by the party against whom
enforcement is sought.
33. GOVERNING LAW. This Deed of Trust shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
Trustor:
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QAD, INC.
By
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF ________________ )
On _____________________, 1996, before me,_______________________________
____________________________________________, Notary Public, personally appeared
____________________________________________________________________, personally
known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the
person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the
instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
acted, executed the instrument.
Witness my hand and official seal.
_______________________________
(Seal)
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EXHIBIT 10.13
[QAD letterhead]
January 11, 1997
Dennis Raney
3645 Washington Street
San Francisco, California 94118
Dear Dennis:
It is with a great deal of pleasure that QAD Inc. extends this offer of
employment to you. Your position will be a Senior Vice President, Finance
and Administration, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer. This is an
exempt position. Your primary job responsibilities will be discussed with you
after you have started your employment. Your employment effective date of
hire will be as soon as practical but within 2 weeks of acceptance of
employment. Please bring with you on your start date acceptable evidence of
eligibility to work in the United States.
The gross base salary per pay period (24 pay periods per year) will be
$10,000.00. Your salary is based on a 40 hour standard work week.
In addition to your Base Salary, you will receive a Bonus according to the QAD
Executive Team Compensation Program. The current plan calls for threshold,
target and maximum bonus levels based on company and personal performance.
In your case, the target bonus will be 20% of your Base Salary.
You will receive Stock Options of 50,000 shares at $25.00 per share with 5
year annual vesting (20%/20%/20%/20%/20% vesting schedule), commencing on
your Start Date.
In the event that the Initial Public Offering of QAD stock (IPO) is priced at
less that $30.00 per Share (adjusted for stock splits), your Stock Options
will be repriced to the IPO Price less 15%. In the event that an IPO does
not occur within 18 months of your State Date, you will have the option to
convert your Stock Options to Stock Awards under the current QAD Stock Plan.
The details of this conversion will be agreed upon by the parties within 3
months of your Start Date.
You will also receive 5,000 shares of Stock Awards according to the current
QAD Stock Plan. These Stock Awards will have 2 your annual vesting (50%/50%
vesting schedule), commencing on your Start Date.
You will receive a forgivable Relocation Loan of $100,000.
One third of the Relocation Loan will be forgiven on the first anniversary of
your employment, an additional third will be forgiven on the second
anniversary and the remaining third will be forgiven on the third
anniversary. If you resign or are terminated for cause, you agree to repay
the unforgiven part of the Relocation loan in 12 monthly installments at 10%
interest.
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QAD will offer the following severance agreement should you be involuntarily
terminated from QAD without cause:
For up to 1 month of employment -- receive 12 months salary
After 1 month of employment -- receive 11 months salary
After 2 months of employment -- receive 10 months salary
After 3 months of employment -- receive 9 months salary
After 4 months of employment -- receive 8 months salary
After 5 months of employment -- receive 7 months salary
After 6 months of employment -- receive 6 months salary
As a full-time employee, you are eligible to participate in the health plan,
flexible spending accounts and QAD Inc. 401(k) plan. The company provides
you with benefit credits towards your purchase of these programs. Benefits
begin on the 31st day from your date-of-employment. You will be provided,
under separate cover, a complete benefits package.
In addition to the benefits noted above, you will be eligible to participate
in other company benefits including the Profit Sharing Plan and the Employee
Stock Ownership Program. You will also receive all standard company-paid
holidays, and 15 paid leave days per calendar year (1.25 days per month) to
be used for sick time, vacation, or personal time off. Your new hire package
contains detailed plan information pertaining to the benefits and programs
listed above.
Employment with QAD Inc. is "at will," and either QAD Inc. or you have the
discretion to terminate employment at any time and for any reason.
Upon accepting this offer and signing this letter, you hereby confirm that
QAD Inc. has not breached or is in conflict with any non-competion agreement
nor any agreement to keep confidential information acquired by you prior to
joining QAD Inc.
Please sign this letter in the space provided as an indication of your
acceptance of this offer. Return your signed acceptance to Lynn Porter, Human
Resources Manager, located at 6450 Via Real, Carpinteria, California 93013.
If we do not hear from you within 5 days of the date of this letter, this
offer will become void.
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We hope you will enjoy your new role with QAD Inc. We believe that you will
enjoy the challenge and the opportunities that exist and will contribute to
our mutual growth.
Sincerely,
/s/ KARL F. LOPKER
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Karl F. Lopker
QAD Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ DENNIS R. RANEY January 15, 1997
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Applicant Date
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If you accept this offer, please let us know how you want your name listed on
QAD phone lists:
DENNIS R. RANEY
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MASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT
MASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT dated as of this 30th day of June, 1995 by and
between qad, inc., a California corporation with a principal place of business
of 6450 Via Real, Carpinteria, California 93013 ("qad") and Progress Software
Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation with a principal place of business of
14 Oak Park, Bedford, Massachusetts ("PSC").
WHEREAS, qad and PSC entered into a Value Added Reseller Agreement dated as
of March 15, 1993, a Master VAR Amendment to the Agreement dated as of March 15,
1993, and a Second Amendment to the Value Added Reseller Agreement dated August
___, 1994 (the "Second Amendment") pursuant to which, among other things, qad
obtained from PSC certain limited rights to use certain of the PROGRESS
- -Registered Trademark- products of PSC (the "Second Amendment License")
(collectively, the "VAR Agreement");
WHEREAS, qad has obtained the right to use certain of the PROGRESS
- -Registered Trademark- products of PSC in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the PSC shrinkwrap license agreement (the "Shrinkwrap License");
WHEREAS, qad and PSC entered into a Software Products License Agreement
dated as of June 8, 1995 (the "Limited qad License") pursuant to which PSC
obtained from qad certain limited rights for a six (6) month period to use
certain of the MFG/PRO-Registered Trademark- products of qad;
WHEREAS, PSC distributes the PROGRESS-Registered Trademark- products,
consisting of a fourth generation language and relational database management
system, owned and/or licensed by PSC;
WHEREAS, qad distributes the MFG/PRO-Registered Trademark- products,
consisting of a set of fully integrated manufacturing, distribution and
financial management products, owned and/or licensed by qad and the PROGRESS
- -Registered Trademark- products owned and/or licensed by PSC;
WHEREAS, qad desires to license MFG/PRO-Registered Trademark- to PSC and
PSC desires to license PROGRESS-Registered Trademark- to qad on the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
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NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
1.1 "qad Products" means the software programs, identified on EXHIBIT A
(as such exhibit is updated from time to time as reflected by the currently
available software programs made available by qad), presently or in the future
made commercially available by qad, in Object Code and Source Code form
distributed by qad under the MFG/PRO-Registered Trademark- trademark or any
successor thereto (including those qad Products licensed by PSC pursuant to the
Limited qad License), including, but not limited to, any and all Documentation
and any and all Updates or New Releases. "qad Products" shall not include any
Restricted Software.
1.2 "PSC Products" means the software programs, identified on EXHIBIT A
(as such exhibit is updated from time to time as reflected by the currently
available software programs made available by PSC), presently or in the future
made commercially available by PSC, in Object Code form (or in Source Code form
in the event PSC makes Source Code commercially available) distributed by the
Enterprise Division of PSC under the PROGRESS-Registered Trademark- or any
successor thereto (including those PSC Products licensed by qad pursuant to the
Second Amendment License and the Shrinkwrap License), any and all Documentation
and any and all Updates or New Releases. "PSC Products" shall not include any
Restricted Software.
1.3 "Software" means the PSC Products as licensed to qad by PSC or the
qad Products as licensed to PSC by qad. "Software" shall not include any
Restricted Software.
1.4 "New Release" means any modification or addition to the Software
that changes the overall utility or functional capability.
1.5 "Update" means any modification or addition to the Software that
fixes bugs or provides minor functionality enhancements and does not change
overall utility, functional capability or application of the Software.
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1.6 "Documentation" means the generally available user manuals for the
Software and the technical support bulletin accompanying currently available
commercial versions of Software.
1.7 "Object Code" means a copy of the Software or portions thereof in
which the Source Code of the Software has been converted or translated into the
machine language of the computer with which it is intended to be used.
1.8 "Source Code" means a copy of the Software or portions thereof
written in a programming language employed by computer programmers which must be
translated into the language of a machine before it can be executed.
1.9 "User" means PSC and any and all Subsidiaries of PSC, to the extent
it holds a license to use the qad Products and qad and any and all Subsidiaries
of qad to the extent it holds a license to use the PSC Products.
1.10 "Licensor" means PSC to the extent it is acting as the licensor of
the PSC Products to qad and qad to the extent it is acting as the licensor of
the qad Products to PSC.
1.11 "Software Administrator" means the person or persons, identified in
EXHIBIT C (as such exhibit may be updated from time to time by written notice to
the other party), performing the functions enumerated herein.
1.12 "Derivative Work" means a revision, modification, translation,
abridgment, condensation, expansion, or any recasting, transformation, or
adaptation of the Source Code.
1.13 "License" means the right to use the Software at User's facilities
in accordance with the terms and conditions as granted by Sections 2.1 and 2.2
hereof and as set forth herein, provided, User may not use the Software in
connection with any service bureau, facilities management or any other Software
rental arrangement.
1.14 "Subsidiary" means a direct or indirect subsidiary corporation of
qad in which qad holds more than a 50% equity interest and which are identified
on EXHIBIT B, as such exhibit is updated from time to time by written notice to
PSC, and a direct or indirect majority owned subsidiary corporation of PSC in
which PSC
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holds more than a 50% equity interest and which are identified on EXHIBIT B, as
such exhibit is updated from time to time by written notice to qad.
1.15 "Restricted Software" means any software programs or products,
whether presently or in the future made commercially available by PSC or qad,
which are subject to an agreement with a third party licensor or licensors
subjecting such software programs or products to a license fee or royalty due to
a third party licensor in the event such software programs or products are
licensed.
2. LICENSES
2.1 qad, as Licensor, grants to PSC, as User, and PSC, as User, accepts
from qad, as Licensor, a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, non-transferable,
non-exclusive right and license, unlimited as to number of users, number of
languages and class of machine, to use qad's Products for PSC's internal
information management and internal data processing purposes and to create
Derivative Works for PSC's internal information management and internal data
processing purposes.
2.2 PSC, as Licensor, grants to qad, as User, and qad, as User, accepts
from PSC, as Licensor, a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, non-transferable,
non-exclusive right and license, unlimited as to number of users, number of
languages and class of machine, to use and display PSC's Products for qads
internal information management and internal data processing purposes and for
use in connection with qad's efforts to develop, market, distribute and license
the qad Products, including, but not limited to, development, internal and
external training, technical support and sales demonstrations of the qad
Products.
2.3 User acknowledges that Licensor or its licensor retain all title,
copyright and other proprietary rights in and to the Software and that User will
obtain only such rights to use the Software as are expressly provided herein.
2.4 Each party shall identify in writing to the other any Restricted
Software. In the event that a User desires to license the Restricted Software,
Licensor shall license such Restricted Software to the User on terms and
conditions at least as advantageous as the
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most advantageous terms and conditions Licensor has licensed the Restricted
Software to any other party.
2.5 qad's obligations arising out of the VAR Agreement shall continue
unabated, including, but not limited to, qad's "Cumulative Purchase" obligations
as such are defined in the Second Amendment. The parties agree that a breach of
qad's obligations under the VAR Agreement shall not constitute a breach of qad's
obligations under this Agreement. Section 2 of the Second Amendment shall be
superseded by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3. LICENSE TERM
3.1 The Term of any License to use the Software granted hereunder begins
on "Delivery". "Delivery" occurs on the date the Software is delivered to the
carrier for shipment or, if delivered in person, when delivered.
4. DELIVERY; PAYMENT; TAXES
4.1 Promptly upon execution of this Agreement, Licensor shall deliver to
the Software Administrator a master copy of the Software (by compact disk or
other media for installation on the User's computers) and Documentation, and,
from time to time, promptly upon the availability thereof, Licensor shall
deliver to the Software Administrator a master copy of any and all Updates and
New Releases. Notwithstanding the restriction on reproduction contained in
Section 5.2 hereof, Software Administrator shall be responsible for and may
reproduce and distribute the Software within Licensor's organization. All
shipments of Software shall be F.O.B. Licensor's facility and uninsured, unless
User requests in writing that Licensor obtain insurance on its behalf. User
shall pay all shipping, handling, insurance and media reproduction costs.
4.2 Promptly upon execution of this Agreement, in consideration of the
license granted herein, PSC shall pay to qad a one-time fee of [*].
4.3 All sales, use, personal property, withholding or other taxes
relating to this Agreement shall be paid by User, except for taxes based on
Licensor's net income.
[*] Confidential information omitted.
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4.4 Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary that might be set
forth in a purchase order, the pre-printed terms and conditions on the face and
reverse side of a purchase order shall not apply to or become part of the
purchase order.
5. NON-DISCLOSURE; COPIES; REPORTS
5.1 User acknowledges that Software is the valuable proprietary and
trade secret information of Licensor. User shall (i) limit use and disclosure
of Software to its employees and to its consultants who agree to be bound by the
terms of this Agreement; (ii) not provide or disclose any Software to another
party; (iii) take all reasonably precautions to maintain the confidentiality of
the Software.
5.2 User shall not alter, reverse engineer, decompile, or copy any
Software, except that User may reproduce machine readable object code portions
for back-up purposes and implementation of new releases and User may reproduce
Source Code portions, if any, for back-up purposes and implementation of new
releases. All titles, trademarks, copyright notices and other proprietary
markings must be reproduced on all permitted copies if any have been permitted
by Licensor. User shall not remove any copyright or proprietary rights notice
or identification which indicates Licensor ownership from any part of the
Software, it being expressly understood and agreed that the existence of such
copyright notice should not be construed as an admission or presumption that
publication of the Software has occurred. User may copy, in whole or in part,
any Documentation. Additional Documentation is available for a separate fee.
5.3 It is understood that User is entitled to disclose the Software to
its customers on condition that such customers shall be bound by the same
commitment undertaken under this Article.
5.4 Periodically, on reasonable request, the disclosing party may
require the receiving party to furnish information relating to the receiving
party's efforts to protect the disclosing party's trade secrets. The receiving
party agrees to allow the disclosing party access to the receiving party's
computer systems during normal business hours to verify appropriate protection
of such trade secrets and usage of the Software; provided, that any such
information obtained as a result of such access shall be deemed to be
confidential information pursuant to the restrictions of Article 12 hereof.
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5.5 Because of the unique and proprietary nature of the Software, it is
understood and agreed that Licensor's remedies at law for a breach by User of
its obligations under Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 will be inadequate and that
Licensor shall, in the event of any such breach, be entitled to equitable relief
(including without limitation provisional and permanent injunctive relief and
specific performance) in addition to all other remedies provided under this
Agreement or available to Licensor at law.
5.6 Within fifteen (15) days of each six month anniversary of the date
hereof, User shall deliver to the Licensor a report identifying the geographic
location of each copy of the Software for the User's internal information
management and internal data processing purposes, the classification of the
machines on which the software is in use and the number of users of such
Software on such machines (the "Biannual Usage Report"). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, qad shall not be obligated to include information related to use of
the Software for sales demonstration purposes on any Biannual Usage Report.
6. MAINTENANCE SUPPORT AND OTHER SERVICES
6.1 User shall receive, [*], for a period of seven (7) years,
maintenance services, as then currently being offered by Licensor. Licensor's
current maintenance services include the following: access to Licensor's
telephone support number for consultation by User. Availability shall be
consistent with Licensor's then current practice. At this time, telephone
consultation is for the installation and use of the current release of the
Software. At the end of such seven (7) year period, qad and PSC shall review
such maintenance service arrangement and determine whether to renew such
arrangement and the terms of any such renewed arrangement.
6.2 User shall designate and identify to Licensor the location of three
(3) centralized User help organizations. User shall designate primary and
secondary internal maintenance support personnel who shall be responsible for
supporting the Software within User's organization and for obtaining maintenance
support from Licensor. User's primary and secondary internal maintenance
support personnel shall be the only User personnel who obtain maintenance
support from Licensor. The location of the centralized User help organizations
and the primary and secondary internal maintenance
[*] Confidential information omitted.
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support personnel are identified on EXHIBIT D attached hereto, as such exhibit
may be updated from time to time by written notice to the other party. If,
after reasonable efforts, any maintenance support personnel is unable to resolve
any problem relating to the Software, such personnel may contact Licensor to
assist providing support services.
6.3 Any maintenance support obtained by User from an agent of Licensor,
excluding any Subsidiary of Licensor, shall be subject to any terms and
conditions agreed to by User and such agent. The parties acknowledge that any
maintenance support services obtained from any agent of Licensor and outside of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
6.4 The parties acknowledge that any services, other than maintenance
support services, are outside of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
any party desiring to obtain such services from the other party may obtain such
services from the other party at such party's standard rates.
7. SUBSIDIARIES
7.1 User shall be the guarantor of the obligations of any and all its
Subsidiaries which use the Software pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
8 DOUBLE BYTE ENABLEMENT
8.1 During the twelve (12) month period subsequent to the date hereof,
PSC shall assign two developers to advance the double byte enablement technology
of the PSC Products. Representatives of qad and PSC shall meet in July, 1995 to
establish priorities for the advancement of the double byte enablement
technology and thereafter in each quarterly period during such twelve (12) month
development period, representatives of qad and PSC shall meet to review the
progress of the advancement of the double byte enablement technology and to
revise, if necessary, the priorities established for such double byte
enablement.
8.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, PSC shall use efforts as determined
appropriate by PSC and consistent with PSC product strategy to advance the
double byte enablement technology of the
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PSC Products and notwithstanding any involvement of qad in establishing
priorities for the advancement of the double byte enablement technology, qad
agrees that qad shall have no right or interest in or to the double byte
enablement technology or to any PSC Products containing such technology, nor
shall qad's involvement entitle qad to any special terms or discount in
connection with qad's purchase of double byte enabled PSC Products.
9. PATENT AND COPYRIGHT INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 LICENSOR SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD USER HARMLESS FROM AND
AGAINST ANY CLAIM BASED ON AN ALLEGATION THAT THE SOFTWARE INFRINGES A PATENT OR
COPYRIGHT, BUT ONLY IF (I) LICENSOR IS NOTIFIED PROMPTLY IN WRITING OF SUCH
CLAIM AND IS GIVEN SOLE CONTROL OF THE DEFENSE THEREOF AND OF ALL RELATED
SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS RELATING THERETO, AND (II) USER HAS INSTALLED ALL
UPDATES AND NEW RELEASES IF SUCH UPDATED AND NEW RELEASES WOULD REMEDY ANY
INFRINGEMENT CLAIM. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LICENSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
TO USER FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM OR BASED UPON THE ALTERATION OR MODIFICATION
OF ANY OF THE SOFTWARE. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION STATE THE SOLE,
EXCLUSIVE AND ENTIRE REMEDY OF THE USER, WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM OF PATENT OR
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT BY ANY SOFTWARE.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Licensor reasonably determines that
User's use of the Software is likely to be enjoined by reason of infringement or
if Licensor reasonably determines that the Software is likely to become the
subject of a claim of infringement, Licensor may, in its sole reasonable
judgement, procure for User the right to continue using the Software or replace
or modify the Software so that it becomes non-infringing (without degrading the
performance characteristics of the Software).
10. LIMITED WARRANTY
10.1 LICENSOR WARRANTS SO LONG AS USER IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE MAINTENANCE
SUPPORT OR HAS PAID THE APPROPRIATE FEE AND IS RECEIVING MAINTENANCE SUPPORT,
THE SOFTWARE WILL PERFORM SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCUMENTATION IN
ALL MATERIAL ASPECTS.
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10.2 OTHER THAN THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, LICENSOR MAKES NO
WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE OR AS TO ANY
SERVICE PROVIDED BY LICENSOR.
10.3 TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
11.1 The liability of Licensor, if any, for damages relating to any
Software or services hereunder shall be limited to [ * ] and shall in no event
include incidental or consequential damages of any kind even if Licensor has
been advised of the possibility of such damages. The foregoing limitation of
liability shall not apply to Licensor's defense and indemnification obligations
set forth in Article 9 hereof.
12. CONFIDENTIALITY
12.1 It is recognized that each party under this Agreement may make
available to the other confidential information related to the business of such
party. Confidential information may include in any form, but is not limited to,
processes, formulae, specifications, programs, instructions, source code for
operating system-dependent routines, technical know-how, methods and procedures
of operation, benchmark test results, business or technical plans and proposals;
provided that such confidential information is (a) disclosed in written or
tangible form clearly marked as being confidential or (b) disclosed orally,
provided any such disclosure is summarized and identified as being confidential
in a writing delivered to the receiving party within 10 days of disclosure.
Except as required by law, regulation or legal process, it is agreed that
confidential information made available by one party to another party under this
Agreement shall: (a) be kept confidential by the receiving party; (b) be
treated by the latter in the same way as it treats confidential information
generated by itself; (c) not be used by the receiving party otherwise than in
connection with the implementation of this Agreement: and (d) be divulged to
such of the receiving party's personnel only as have a need to know and have
undertaken to keep confidential information secret. Each party agrees to use
all reasonable steps to ensure that
[*] Confidential information omitted.
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the other party's confidential information is not disclosed by its employees or
agents in violation of the provisions of this Article. The parties agree that
the non-disclosure obligations of either party with respect to the Software
shall be governed by the terms of Article 5 hereof.
12.2 The commitments pursuant to Section 12.1 shall continue during the
term of this Agreement and survive the termination of this Agreement for five
(5) years. These commitments shall cease if, but only to the extent that,
confidential information: (a) is or becomes generally known or available to the
public at large through no act or omission of the receiving party prior to the
disclosure or has thereafter been furnished to the receiving party without
restrictions as to disclosure or use; or (c) can be demonstrated, subsequent to
disclosure, to be independently developed by the receiving party without use of
any confidential information received from the disclosing party.
13. MODIFICATION RIGHTS
13.1 Licensor may provide some portions of Software in Source Code form
and other portions in Object Code form. User may modify the Source Code. User
may not modify any portion of the Object Code. User may not use Software
without Object Code modules. The Object Code may contain license number, date
of license and other license information. This information is placed in the
Object Code portions to prevent unauthorized and unlicensed distributions of the
Software. User may not subvert or change any of this information.
13.2 The parties hereby agree that the ownership of all intellectual
property rights embodied in, or by and Derivative Works created by, or for,
User under this Agreement, shall vest solely in Licensor. User hereby
assigns all right title and interest in all such Derivative Works to Licensor.
13.3 Licensor hereby grants User a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
royalty free license to use any Derivative Works created by, or for, Use in
accord with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
14. ACCESS TO SOURCE CODE
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14.1 Licensor undertakes to deposit a copy of the latest version of the
Software (including Updates thereto and New Releases thereof) and all
documentation required for the maintenance and modification of the Source Code
with the escrow agent.
14.2 All rights and Licenses granted under or pursuant to this Agreement
by Licensor to User, including, but not limited to the right and license to the
Source Code granted pursuant to this Article 14, are, and shall otherwise be
deemed to be, for purposes of Sections 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy
Code, as now constituted or hereinafter amended (the "Bankruptcy Code"),
licenses or rights to "intellectual property" as defined under Section 101(52)
of the Bankruptcy Code. Licensor agrees that User, as licensee of such rights
under this Agreement, shall retain and may fully exercise all of its rights and
elections under the Bankruptcy Code. Licensor further agrees that, (a) in the
event of the commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding by or against Licensor
under the Bankruptcy Code, which proceeding is not dismissed within sixty (60)
days, User shall be entitled to a complete duplicate of (or complete access to,
as appropriate) any such intellectual property and all embodiments of such
intellectual property, and same, if not already in its possession, shall be
promptly delivered to User (i) upon written request therefor by User, unless
Licensor elects to continue its obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) if not
delivered under (i) above, upon the rejection of the Agreement by or on behalf
of Licensor upon request therefor by User and (b) in the event that Licensor
fails to provide a material maintenance obligation to which User is entitled
after receiving written notice from User and reasonable opportunity to cure,
User shall be entitled to a complete duplicate of (or complete access to, as
appropriate) any such intellectual property and all embodiments of such
intellectual property, and same, if not already in its possession, shall be
promptly delivered to User upon written request therefor by User. User shall
have a non-exclusive, worldwide right and license to use and modify the Source
Code for purposes of maintenance and support of the Software. The parties agree
that any Software Escrow Agreement, pursuant to which User is a beneficiary, is
an agreement supplementary to this Agreement.
14.3 If the escrow agent or Licensor shall terminate the software escrow
agreement for any reason. Licensor hereby agrees to appoint another escrow
agent within a reasonable period of time.
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15. TERMINATION AS TO SUBSIDIARIES
15.1 This Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Subsidiary in the
event the User ceases to hold more than 50% equity interest in a subsidiary
corporation or in the event of the acquisition of substantially all of the
assets or the acquisition of a majority of the outstanding voting stock of a
Subsidiary by means of merger, consolidation or otherwise with any other party
which is not also a Subsidiary of User or any assignment, sublicense, sale,
mortgage, or pledge by a Subsidiary of any License or Software (the "Acquired
Subsidiary"); provided, that such Acquired Subsidiary shall be entitled to use
the Software in its possession at the user levels, the machine classifications,
location and the languages in use as reported in the Biannual Usage Report
immediately preceding the date of consummation of the transaction upon execution
of Licensor's then current end-user license agreement.
15.2 User's guaranty obligation set forth in Section 7.1 hereof shall
terminate upon execution of an end-user license agreement by an Acquired
Subsidiary.
15.3 An Acquired Subsidiary shall not receive any upgrade credit for any
Software licensed from Licensor.
15.4 An Acquired Subsidiary's right to obtain maintenance support
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall cease upon the date
such Subsidiary becomes an Acquired Subsidiary. Licensor shall offer to such
Acquired Subsidiary the right to obtain maintenance support from Licensor at
Licensor's standard rates.
16. ACQUISITIONS
16.1 Subject to this Article 16, this Agreement and each License granted
hereunder shall be binding upon PSC's and qad's successors or assigns, as the
case may be.
16.2 As used in this Article 16, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
(a) "Seller" shall mean either PSC or qad depending upon whether
PSC or qad is the subject of an Acquisition Transaction.
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(b) "Acquisition Transaction" shall mean the acquisition of
substantially all of the assets or the acquisition of a majority of the
outstanding voting stock of Seller by means of a merger, consolidation or
otherwise with any other party or any assignment, sublicense, sale, mortgage, or
pledge by a Seller of any License or Software.
(c) "Acquiring Party" shall mean the party acquiring the Seller
or a controlling equity interest in Seller or the assets of Seller or any party
acquiring any License or Software by means of assignment, sublicense, sale
mortgage, or pledge.
16.3 In the event of an Acquisition Transaction, Seller shall be entitled
to use the Software in its possession at the user levels, the machine
classifications, location, and the languages in use as reported in the Biannal
Usage Report immediately preceding the date of consummation of the transaction
upon execution of Licensor's then current end-user license agreement. In no
event shall the Acquiring Party or any direct or indirect subsidiary corporation
of the Acquiring party (other than the Seller and any Subsidiary at the time of
the Acquisition Transaction) be permitted to use the Software unless such
Acquiring Party or any direct or indirect subsidiary corporation of the
Acquiring Party executes a user agreement with the Licensor of such Software and
pays to such Licensor any and all applicable user fees.
16.4 A Seller shall not receive any upgrade credit for any Software
licensed from Licensor.
16.5 A Seller's right to obtain maintenance support pursuant to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall cease upon the occurrence of an
Acquisition Transaction. Licensor shall offer to such Seller the right to
obtain maintenance support from Licensor at Licensor's standard rates.
17. TERMINATION
17.1 A License granted under this Agreement shall remain in effect for
its full term unless terminated if either party as a User is adjudicated as
bankrupt under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or
hereafter amended, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy law or
other similar law, or upon assignment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian (or
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similar official) of either party as a User to this Agreement or any substantial
part of their properties, or ordering the winding-up of or liquidation of the
affairs of either of the parties to this Agreement as a User or if either party
ceases business operations, the other party as a Licensor shall be entitled at
its own discretion to terminate any License granted under this Agreement
forthwith by written notification to the User.
17.2 If a Subsidiary is adjudicated as bankrupt under the United States
Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other
applicable federal or state bankruptcy law or other similar law, or upon
assignment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian (or similar
official) of Subsidiary or any substantial part of its properties, or ordering
the winding-up of or liquidation of the affairs of the Subsidiary or if such
Subsidiary ceases business operations, the Licensor shall be entitled at its own
discretion to terminate any License granted under this Agreement forthwith by
written notification to the Subsidiary, and, for purposes of Section 17.1, no
License shall terminate with respect to the direct or indirect parent
corporation (User) of such Subsidiary.
18. GENERAL
18.1 All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be sent by certified or registered mail, if to PSC
to the address specified on the first page hereof, Attention: Director,
Information Technology, if to qad to the address specified on the first page
hereof, Attention: General Counsel, Americas Region. Either party may by such
notice to the other party change such address.
18.2 All software products used for business purposes are complex and
User is solely responsible for the evaluation of its software requirements,
selection of any Software to satisfy those requirements, and verification of
resulting data.
18.3 The waiver by any party of a breach or default by the other party of
any provision of the Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver by such party
of any succeeding breach or default by the other party of the same or another
provision.
18.4 Neither Licensor nor User shall be liable for any delay for failure
to take any action required hereunder (except for payment)
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due to any cause beyond the reasonable control of Licensor or User as the case
may be, including, but not limited to unavailability or shortages of labor,
materials, or equipment, failure or delay in the delivery of vendors and
suppliers and delays in transportation.
18.5 User agrees to comply with all applicable laws concerning the export
and re-export of the Software including, without limitation, the export control
laws of the United States and prevailing regulations which may be issued from
time to time by the United States Department of Commerce. User will not
directly or indirectly export or re-export any Product without first obtaining
Licensor's written approval and any necessary United States export control
license. User agrees, at its own expense, to indemnify and hold harmless
Licensor from any and all costs (including reasonable attorney's fees), damages
and expenses incurred by or awarded against Licensor as a result of any claims
demands, or actions arising out of breach of this Section.
18.6 To the extent that any law, statute, treaty, or regulation by its
terms as determined by a court, tribunal, or other government authority of
competent jurisdiction, is in conflict with this Agreement, the conflicting
terms of this Agreement shall be superseded only to the extent necessary by the
terms required by such law, statute, treaty, or regulation. If any portion of
this Agreement shall be otherwise unlawful, void, or for any reason
unenforceable, then that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent
permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties. In either case, the
remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
18.7 Except for any announcement intended solely for internal
distribution by PSC or qad or any disclosure require by legal, accounting, or
regulatory requirements beyond the reasonable control of PSC or qad, all media
releases, public announcements, or public disclosures (including, but not
limited to, promotional or marketing material) by PSC or qad or its employees
or agents relating to this Agreement or its subject matter shall be coordinated
with and approved in writing by PSC and qad prior to the release thereof. The
parties agree to issue a mutually agreeable press release relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement. qad shall not represent directly or
indirectly that any qad Products provided by qad to PSC has been approved or
endorsed by PSC or include the
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name, trade name, trade mark, or symbol or PSC on a list of qad's customers
without PSC's express written consent.
18.8 The provisions of Sections 4.3, 5.1, and 5.2 and Article 9, 10, 11
and 18 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
18.9 This Agreement (including the exhibits) constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior understandings,
agreements, or representations by or between the parties, written or oral, to
the extent they related in any way to the subject matter hereof, including, but
not limited to, the Second Amendment License, any Shrinkwrap License and the
Limited qad License.
18.10 This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.
18.11 This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all together they constitute one and the
same instrument and shall be sufficiently evidenced by any one of the executed
counterparts.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
by respective duly authorized representatives as set forth below.
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Chad Carpenter
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Name: Chad Carpenter
Title: Senior Vice President
qad,inc.
By: /s/ Donald R. Cast
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Name: Donald R. Cast
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
Identification of Software
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PSC Products The Software identified on the attached
U.S. Price Book (prices and other terms are
not applicable)
qad Products The Software identified on the attached
MFG/PRO Price List (prices are not applicable)
[Attached price books and specific software and modules
listed therein have been omitted]
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EXHIBIT 21.1
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COMPANY NAME--OWNED BY INCORPORATED
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QAD Inc. California
QAD ASIA Limited Hong Kong
Qad Brazil, Inc. Delaware
QAD.china Inc. Delaware
QAD Europe B.V. Netherlands
Integral Software Beteilisgungs GmbH Germany
Integral Software & Services GmbH Germany
Integral Informationstechnik GmbH (2) Germany
QAD Aktiebolag Sweden
QAD.united kingdom Limited United Kingdom
QAD France eurl France
QAD Eastern Europe SP.z.oo Poland
QAD.germany GmbH Germany
QAD. Holdings Inc. Australia
QAD Australia Pty. Limited Australia
QAD India, Inc. Delaware
QAD.japan k.k. Japan
QAD.Latin America S.A. de C.V. Mexico
QAD.mexico S.A. de C.V. Mexico
QAD Software e Aplicativos Limitada (1) Brazil
QAD USVI, Inc. Virgin Islands
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(1) Owned 99.99% by QAD Brazil Inc., 0.01% by QAD Inc.
(2) 42% owned by unrelated third parties
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EXHIBIT 23.1
The Board of Directors
QAD Inc.
The audits referred to in our report dated April 11, 1997, included the related
financial statement schedule for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1995, the
one month period ended January 31, 1996 and the year ended January 31, 1997,
included in the registration statement. This financial statement schedule is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on this financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our
opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the
basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all
material respects the information set forth therein.
We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to our
firm under the headings "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" in
the prospectus.
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
Los Angeles, California
June 3, 1997
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