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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 1999
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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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other
jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I. R. S. Employer
incorporation or
organization) Classification Code Number) Identification Number)
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TIBCO Software Inc.
3165 Porter Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 846-5000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
Registrant's principal executive offices)
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VIVEK RANADIVE
President and Chief Executive Officer
TIBCO Software Inc.
3165 Porter Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 846-5000
(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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LARRY W. SONSINI, Esq. ALISON S. RESSLER, Esq. WILLIAM H. HINMAN, Jr., Esq.
BRIAN C. ERB, Esq. Sullivan & Cromwell Shearman & Sterling
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 1888 Century Park East 1550 El Camino Real
Professional Corporation Los Angeles, CA 90067 Menlo Park, CA 94025
650 Page Mill Road (310) 712-6600 (650) 330-2200
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 493-9300
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale 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
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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(1) The shares of common stock are not being registered for the purpose of
sales outside the United States.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act.
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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+The information contained in this prospectus is not complete and may be +
+changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement +
+filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This +
+prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting +
+an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale +
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Subject to Completion. Dated May 11, 1999.
Shares
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TIBCO Software Inc.
Common Stock
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This is an initial public offering of shares of common stock of TIBCO
Software. All of the shares of common stock are being sold by TIBCO
Software.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the common stock.
It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price per share will
be between $ and $ . Application has been made for quotation of the common
stock on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "TIBX".
See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 6 to read about factors you should
consider before buying shares of the common stock.
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body
has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or
adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
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Initial public offering price............................... $ $
Underwriting discount....................................... $ $
Proceeds, before expenses, to TIBCO Software................ $ $
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The underwriters may, under certain circumstances, purchase up to an
additional shares from us at the initial public offering price less the
underwriting discount.
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The underwriters expect to deliver the shares against payment in New York,
New York on , 1999.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
BT Alex. Brown
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Prospectus dated , 1999.
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The TIB(R)/ActiveEnterprise Solution(TM)
[TIB/AE MODEL GRAPHIC]
[Set forth on this page is a visual representation of the functionality
of the registrant's TIB/ActiveEnterprise software suite of information
integration products and the words:
The TIB/ActiveEnterprise is a suite of products that provides a software
platform for the real-time integration of business processes and distribution
of information within and beyond the enterprise. These products enable
businesses to link internal operations, business partners and customer channels
in real-time. Each TIB/ActiveEnterprise product fulfills an important need in
an enterprise's technology infrastructure as follows:
. Connectivity - integrates various legacy and third party applications
(Standard TIB/Adapters, TIB/Adapter SDK).
. Messaging - enables the movement of information between applications
(TIB/Rendezvous, TIB/Enterprise Transaction Express, TIB/ObjectBus).
. Information Transformation and Flow Management - manages the conversion
and translation of data and controls the flow of information and the
interaction of business processes throughout the enterprise
(TIB/MessageBroker,TIB/IntegrationManager).
. Monitoring and Management - administers the applications environment and
ensures reliable operations (TIB/Hawk).
. Content Display - provides the display console through which users are
notified of business event information
(TIB/ContentBroker,TIB/EventConsole).]
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Becoming a Real-Time Enterprise
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TIB(R)/ActiveEnterprise(TM) Product Suite
[Set forth on this page is a visual representation of the registrant's
TIB/ActiveEnterprise software suite of information integration
solutions and the words:
.Allows multiple distinct applications, web sites, databases and other
content sources to be integrated and managed in real-time.
.Facilitates the distribution of information and integration of
business processes by connecting each application through patented
technology called The Information Bus or the TIB.
.Enables enterprises to extend their information infrastructures across
the Internet.]
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
You should read the following summary together with the more detailed
information regarding our company and the common stock being sold in this
offering and our financial statements and notes to those statements appearing
elsewhere in this prospectus. Except as set forth in the financial statements
or as otherwise specified, all information in this prospectus: (1) does not
take into account the possible issuance of up to additional shares of
common stock to the underwriters upon their exercise of a right to purchase
such shares; and (2) reflects the conversion of all of our outstanding
preferred stock into common stock upon the closing of this offering.
Our Business
We are a leading provider of software solutions that enable businesses to
integrate internal operations, business partners and customer channels in real-
time. Through our products and services, we enable computer applications and
platforms to communicate efficiently across local or wide area networks,
including the Internet.
Our TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite facilitates the distribution of
information and integration of business processes by connecting applications to
a network through patented technology called The Information Bus or the TIB.
This technology uses a publish/subscribe model to deliver information to those
who need it automatically as it becomes available. The TIB technology allows
multiple distinct applications, web sites, databases and other content sources
to be integrated and managed in real-time within a common framework.
TIB/ActiveEnterprise also enables enterprises to extend their information
infrastructures across the Internet. Our product suite is employed in high-
performance environments and provides enterprises with a comprehensive and
scalable method of distributing relevant, timely information across and beyond
the enterprise.
Our products are currently in use by over 300 companies in diverse markets
such as telecommunications, high-tech manufacturing, energy, financial services
and e-business. Users of our products include Cisco, 3Com, Fidelity
Investments, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Cedel Global Services, Yahoo!, Netscape,
Intel, NEC, Motorola, Telia, Philips Medical, PageNet, Chevron and Mobil.
Our Market Opportunity
As markets become increasingly global and enterprises become increasingly
decentralized, the business environment demands a more tightly integrated
network of supplier, customer and partner relationships. Real-time exchange of
information across the enterprise can enhance management and employee
productivity, create manufacturing efficiencies and improve customer service.
For example, real-time information exchange with suppliers and customers
expedites order fulfillment, permits just-in-time inventory management,
enhances sales opportunities through direct customer interaction and
facilitates the implementation of e-business solutions.
Creating a real-time enterprise through technology is complex. The range of
computing environments and software applications utilized across the typical
business organization is vast and growing. Organizations are incorporating
powerful new enterprise software while seeking to take advantage of their prior
technology investments. All of an enterprise's systems and applications must be
tightly integrated in order to manage, grow and extend the enterprise. We
believe that many traditional application integration solutions have failed to
address all of the enterprise's information integration needs because they are
not comprehensive, provide information only upon a user's request, lack
flexibility and/or use costly network resources inefficiently.
Our Strategy
Our objective is to establish the TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite as the
leading software solution for linking enterprises' internal operations,
business partners and
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customer channels. The core elements of our strategy include:
. Promote the widespread adoption of our technology. We seek to establish
the TIB technology and the TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite as the
industry standard by building strategic relationships with key hardware
and software vendors to embed and extend our technology into their
networking and applications software. We also plan to continue extending
the functionality and enhancing the capabilities of our
TIB/ActiveEnterprise suite and to increase the number of standard
adapters that connect leading enterprise applications to our technology.
. Enhance our position as a provider of Internet infrastructure.
TIB/ActiveEnterprise provides us with a platform to expand our e-business
offerings. We have recently introduced TIBCO.net, an infrastructure
solution for Internet portals based on our TIB/ActiveEnterprise product
suite.
. Pursue a license-driven business strategy. We plan to expand
relationships with systems integrators and professional services firms
such as Deloitte Consulting and EDS to focus on licensing products rather
than providing integration and support services. We also plan to leverage
these relationships to augment our professional services staff and
enhance market awareness of our products.
. Leverage our vertical market expertise. We plan to expand our presence in
vertical markets such as telecommunications, high-tech manufacturing and
energy in which we have created industry-specific templates that allow us
to leverage our substantial experience in these markets. In addition, we
intend to transfer the knowledge gained in our existing vertical markets
to expand our presence in new vertical markets.
. Capitalize on the presence of Reuters in the financial services industry.
We sell our products to companies in the financial services industry
primarily through Reuters. We believe that the presence and expertise of
Reuters in the financial services industry will provide us with sales and
marketing advantages in that market.
. Expand our international market presence. In fiscal 1998, revenue from
sales of our products and services outside the United States accounted
for 38% of our total revenue. We intend to continue expanding our direct
and indirect sales channels internationally.
Company Background
We are the successor to a portion of the business of Teknekron Software
Systems, Inc., a leading innovator in the development of software
infrastructure for the integration and delivery of market data (stock quotes,
news and other financial information) in trading rooms of large banks and
financial services institutions. Teknekron was acquired by Reuters, the global
news and information group, in March 1994. In January 1997, we were established
as a separate entity to focus on creating and marketing software solutions for
use in the integration of business information, processes and applications in
diverse industries outside the financial services market.
Following this offering, Reuters will continue to hold a majority equity
interest in our company, but has agreed to limit its voting rights.
Nevertheless, Reuters will continue to have significant influence over our
company. See "Relationship with Reuters and Certain Transactions--Stockholders
Agreement". We license the technology underlying some of our
TIB/ActiveEnterprise products from Reuters, and Reuters is our exclusive
distributor in the financial services market, subject to limited exceptions.
When we refer to Reuters in this prospectus, we include Reuters Group PLC and
its consolidated subsidiaries, including TIBCO Finance Technology, Inc.
("TFT"), but excluding our company, TIBCO Software Inc.
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The Offering
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Common stock offered....................... shares
Common stock to be outstanding after this
offering.................................. shares
Use of proceeds............................ For general corporate purposes,
including working capital and
capital expenditures, and for
potential investments in and
acquisitions of complementary
technologies. See "Use of
Proceeds".
Proposed Nasdaq National Market Symbol..... TIBX
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Summary Financial Information
(in thousands, except per share data)
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Three Months
Eleven Ended
Year Ended Months Ended Year Ended February 28,
December 31, November 30, November 30, ----------------
1996(1) 1997 1998 1998 1999
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Statement of Operations
Data:
Revenue:
License................ $ 6,066 $ 6,219 $ 17,495 $ 4,977 $ 9,719
Service and
maintenance........... 24,249 29,055 35,262 6,995 8,303
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Total revenue......... 30,315 35,274 52,757 11,972 18,022
Gross profit............ 10,771 19,682 25,343 5,316 10,326
Loss from operations.... (3,089) (5,203) (14,043) (2,416) (3,488)
Net loss................ (4,640) (4,663) (12,951) (2,135) (3,762)
Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted..... $ (0.12) $ (0.32) $ (0.05) $ (0.09)
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shares(2)............ 38,405 40,023 38,945 41,607
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share:
Basic and diluted
(unaudited).......... $ (0.14) $ (0.04)
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Balance Sheet Data:
Cash, cash equivalents and deposits
held by Reuters....................... $18,318 $15,970 $17,007 $
Working capital........................ 15,168 18,301 16,708
Total assets........................... 31,046 36,289 36,156
Stockholders' equity................... 17,167 21,704 19,935
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(1) Prior to 1997, we were part of a subsidiary of Reuters that included the
operations of TFT. Our statement of operations data for fiscal 1996 was
prepared on a carved-out basis from the financial statements of that
subsidiary.
(2) See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements for an explanation of the
determination of the number of shares used in computing per share data.
(3) As adjusted to give effect to the sale of shares we are offering and the
application of the net proceeds we will receive from such sale.
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below before making an
investment decision. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the
only ones facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently
known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business
operations.
If any of the events described below actually occur, our business, financial
condition or results of operations could be harmed. In such case, the trading
price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your
investment.
This prospectus also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors,
including the risks described below and elsewhere in this prospectus.
Because we have a limited operating history as an independent entity, it may be
difficult for prospective investors to evaluate our business and prospects
Prior to January 1997, our business was conducted by a subsidiary of Reuters
that focused on providing market data, custom messaging and integration
solutions to companies in the financial services, high-tech manufacturing and
energy markets. We were formed as an entity separate from that subsidiary in
January 1997, and we have only a limited operating history for you to consider
in evaluating our business and prospects. At that time, we implemented an
expanded business strategy focused on deriving license revenue from direct
licensing of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite to a diverse group of
customers outside the financial services market. We began shipments of
TIB/ActiveEnterprise products in the second half of fiscal 1998. Accordingly,
when making an investment decision, you should consider the risks, expenses and
difficulties that we may encounter as a newly-independent company implementing
a new business strategy. These risks include:
. our need to manage our rapidly developing and changing operations;
. our need to expand our software product offerings and to respond to
changing technologies and customer and end-user preferences;
. our need to expand our sales and marketing capabilities;
. our need to build our infrastructure to support our growth;
. our substantial dependence on our founders and other key personnel; and
. increasing competition in the markets for various components of our
software and services.
We cannot be certain that our business strategy will be successful or that we
will successfully address the risks set forth above.
We have a history of losses, and we expect future losses
We incurred net losses of approximately $4.7 million, $13.0 million and
$3.8 million in fiscal 1997 and 1998 and in the first quarter of fiscal 1999.
As of February 28, 1999, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $21.4
million.
Since the beginning of fiscal 1998, we have invested significantly in our
technology research and development and in building our sales and marketing
organization. We expect to continue to spend substantial financial and other
resources on developing and introducing enhancements to our existing products
and new software products and on expanding our direct sales and marketing
activities. As a result, we need to generate significant revenue to achieve and
maintain profitability. We expect that our research and development expenses
and our sales and marketing expenses will continue to increase in absolute
dollars and may increase as percentages of revenue for the forseeable
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future. Although our revenue has increased in recent quarters, we may not be
able to sustain our growth or obtain sufficient revenue to achieve or sustain
profitability.
Our future revenue is unpredictable, and we expect our quarterly operating
results to fluctuate
As a result of our limited operating history, our new business strategy and
the evolving nature of the markets in which we compete, we may have difficulty
accurately forecasting our revenue in any given period. A number of factors may
cause our revenue to fall short of our expectations or cause fluctuations in
our operating results, including:
. the size and timing of significant orders and the length of our sales
cycles;
. technical difficulties, or bugs, in our software that could delay product
shipments or require us to incur additional costs to fix;
. the growth rates of enterprise infrastructure software markets, including
the market for application integration software;
. our ability to continue to attract and retain customers in international
markets, including Europe and Asia;
. the success of Reuters in marketing and selling our products in the
financial services market;
. the announcement or introduction of new or enhanced products or services
by our competitors;
. the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures
relating to the expansion of our operations; and
. the capital and expense budgeting decisions of our customers.
In addition, our quarterly operating results have historically been subject
to variations throughout the year due to a general slow-down in our sales in
the summer months, particularly in Europe and, to a lesser extent, in the
United States. Specifically, we generally experience relatively lower revenue
in our third and, to a lesser extent, our first fiscal quarters. These seasonal
variations in our operating results may lead to fluctuations in our results of
operations from quarter to quarter throughout the year.
As a result of all of the foregoing, period-to-period comparisons of our
operating results may not be a good indication of our future performance.
Moreover, our operating results in some quarters may not meet the expectations
of stock market analysts and investors. In that event, our stock price would
likely decline.
Variations in the time it takes us to sell our products may cause fluctuations
in our operating results
Our customers generally take a long time to evaluate our products, and many
individuals may be involved in the evaluation process. Because of the number of
factors influencing the sales process, the period between our initial contact
with a new customer and the time when we recognize revenue from that customer
varies widely in length. Our sales cycles typically range from three to six
months. For larger opportunities with new customers, however, these cycles can
be much longer. Variations in the length of our sales cycles could cause our
revenue to fluctuate widely from period to period. Because our operating
expenses are relatively fixed over the short term, these fluctuations could
cause our operating results to suffer in some future periods.
Our dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial amount of our
sales could lead to fluctuations in our operating results
Our business depends on sales of our products to a limited number of
customers. We do not have long-term contracts with any of our customers. There
can be no assurance that any of our customers will continue to purchase our
products in the future. As a result, a customer that generates substantial
revenue for us in one period may not be a source of revenue in subsequent
periods.
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Our licensing and distribution relationship with Reuters places limitations on
our ability to conduct our business
After this offering, we will continue to be substantially dependent on our
licensing and distribution relationship with Reuters and its wholly-owned
subsidiary, TFT. Our relationship with Reuters and TFT involves certain
limitations and restrictions on our business, as well as other risks, described
below. See "Relationship with Reuters and Certain Transactions--Intercompany
Agreements--License, Maintenance and Distribution Agreement with Reuters".
A portion of the intellectual property used in our products is owned by
Reuters. We license from Reuters the underlying TIB messaging technology
incorporated into some of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise products, including
TIB/Rendezvous and TIB/ETX. We do not own this technology. Our license to the
TIB technology is non-exclusive and Reuters is not restricted from producing
products that compete with our products. In addition, under the terms of our
license agreement with Reuters, we license to Reuters, on a royalty-free
perpetual basis, all intellectual property and products created by us through
December 2011, which will place Reuters in a position to more easily develop
products that compete with our product offerings. Reuters is entitled under
this royalty-free license to embed our technology into its product offerings,
but Reuters must pay us product fees if it resells any of our products on a
stand-alone basis. Due to the fact that some of our products include the TIB
messaging technology we license from Reuters, we would be prohibited from
selling all rights to those products to a third party without the consent of
Reuters.
We are restricted from selling our products directly into the financial
services market, and we depend on our relationship with Reuters for sales into
that market. Our license agreement and the terms of our distribution
relationship with Reuters restrict our ability to sell our products and to
provide consulting services directly to companies in the financial services
market, including entities engaged in commercial banking, investment banking,
insurance and other financial services. In addition, we are restricted by the
terms of the license agreement from using the TIB technology we license from
Reuters to develop products which contain functionality or features
specifically designed for use by financial services companies. Accordingly, we
rely on Reuters and other third-party resellers and distributors with respect
to sales of our products in the financial services market. This dependence may
negatively impact our penetration of the financial services market and our
revenue. Subject to limited exceptions, Reuters is the exclusive distributor of
our products in the financial services market, but Reuters has no contractual
obligation to distribute our products to financial services customers. The
license agreement permits us to sell our product into the financial services
market through other third-party distributors, in which case Reuters receives a
share of our license revenue. In fiscal 1997 and 1998, substantially all of our
revenue from sales in the financial services market, excluding sales to Cedel
Global Services, consisted of product fees paid to us by Reuters.
Under the license agreement, Reuters is required to pay us product fees based
on a percentage of its revenue derived from sales of our products in the
financial services market. These product fees may be materially less than the
product fees we could obtain from other distributors or resellers in the
financial services market. Reuters has guaranteed minimum product fee payments
to us until the end of 2001, but has no contractual commitment to distribute
our products to financial services customers. We currently expect product fees
from Reuters to have a significant effect on our operating results at least
through the end of 2001. There are risks that Reuters will not be successful in
selling our products into the financial services market, that Reuters will
elect to sell competitive third-party products into that market, or that
Reuters will independently develop competing products, any of which may
adversely affect our revenue in that market.
Our license agreement with Reuters imposes practical restrictions on our
ability to acquire other companies. The license agreement places no specific
restrictions on our ability to acquire companies with all or part of
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their business in the financial services market. However, under the terms of
the license agreement, we would be prohibited from selling directly into the
financial services market an acquired company's products and services that are
combined or packaged with any of our own products that incorporate or are based
on the technology we license from Reuters.
We are dependent on our key management personnel and our ability to attract and
retain other highly skilled employees
The success of our business is heavily dependent on the leadership of our key
management personnel, including Vivek Ranadive, our President and Chief
Executive Officer. All our executive officers and key personnel are employees
at-will. If any of these persons were to leave our company it would be
difficult to replace them, and our business would be harmed.
Our success also depends on our ability to recruit, retain and motivate
highly skilled sales, marketing and engineering personnel. Competition for
these persons in the software industry is intense, and we may not be able to
successfully recruit, train or retain qualified personnel. If we fail to retain
and recruit the necessary personnel, our business and our ability to obtain new
customers, develop new products and provide acceptable levels of customer
service could suffer.
We must expand our sales force and our network of distribution partners in
order to successfully sell our products
In connection with our establishment as a separate entity in January 1997, we
implemented a direct sales model under which we sell our products outside the
financial services market principally through our direct sales force and, to a
lesser extent, through indirect sales channels such as systems integrators,
resellers and distributors. We have only recently begun to hire and train
direct sales personnel. We are currently investing, and plan to continue
investing, significant resources to expand our direct sales force and to
develop relationships with systems integrators, resellers and distributors. We
may not be successful in expanding our direct sales force or other distribution
channels, and even if we are, such expansion might not result in an increase in
our revenues. If we fail to maintain our existing relationships with indirect
sales channel partners or fail to establish new ones, or if our revenue does
not increase correspondingly with the expenses we incur in pursuing such
relationships, our business may suffer.
The market for enterprise infrastructure software may not grow as quickly as we
anticipate
The market for enterprise infrastructure software is relatively new and
evolving. We earn a substantial portion of our revenue from sales of our
enterprise infrastructure software, including application integration software,
and related services. We expect to earn substantially all of our revenue in the
foreseeable future from sales of these products and services. Our future
financial performance will depend on continued growth in the number of
organizations demanding software and services for application integration, e-
business and information delivery, and seeking outside vendors to develop,
manage and maintain this software for their critical applications. Many of our
potential customers have made significant investments in internally developed
systems and would incur significant costs in switching to third-party products,
which may substantially inhibit the growth of the market for enterprise
infrastructure software. If this market fails to grow, or grows more slowly
than we expect, our business will suffer.
Our software products may have unknown defects which could harm our reputation
or decrease market acceptance of our products
Our product offerings consist of complex software, both internally developed
and licensed from third parties. Complex software may contain errors or
defects, particularly when first introduced or when new versions or
enhancements are released. Although we conduct extensive testing, we may not
discover software defects that affect our current or new products or
enhancements until after they are sold. Although we have not experienced any
material software defects to date, such defects could cause our customers to
experience severe system failures. Because our customers depend on our software
for their critical systems and business functions, any such interruptions could
damage our reputation,
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cause our customers to initiate product liability suits against us, increase
our product development costs, divert our product development resources, cause
us to lose revenue or delay market acceptance of our products, any of which
could cause our business to suffer.
The rapid growth of our operations could strain our resources
Our ability to successfully offer products and services and implement our
business plan in a rapidly evolving market requires an effective planning and
management process. We are increasing the scope of our operations and the size
of our direct sales force domestically and internationally, and we have
recently increased our headcount substantially. During fiscal 1998, our total
number of employees increased from 145 to 279. Moreover, our revenue increased
from $35.3 million in fiscal 1997 to $52.8 million in fiscal 1998. This growth
has placed and will continue to place a significant strain on our management
systems, infrastructure and resources. We expect that we will need to continue
to improve our financial and managerial controls, reporting systems and
procedures. We will also need to expand, train and manage our workforce
worldwide. Furthermore, we expect that we will be required to manage an
increasing number of relationships with various customers and other third
parties. Failure to expand any of the foregoing areas efficiently and
effectively could cause our business to suffer.
We have operated as a stand-alone company only since January 1997, and
Reuters has provided us with shared functions and services such as accounting,
legal and insurance. Although we will continue to be majority-owned by Reuters
immediately following this offering, Reuters has no obligation to assist us
except as described in "Relationship with Reuters and Certain Transactions--
Intercompany Agreements--Intercompany Services". If we fail to implement the
financial, operational, administrative and other systems and infrastructure
necessary to support our business as a stand-alone company, our business,
results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Our substantial and expanding international operations are subject to
uncertainties which could affect our operating results
Revenue from the sale of our products and services outside the United States
accounted for $6.3 million and $20.1 million, or 18% and 38%, of our total
revenue for fiscal 1997 and 1998. We believe that revenue from sales outside
the United States will continue to account for a material portion of our total
revenue for the foreseeable future. If our revenue from international
operations does not exceed the expense of maintaining these operations, our
business, financial condition and operating results will suffer. Because we
derive a substantial portion of our revenue from sales outside the United
States, we are exposed to several risks inherent in conducting business
internationally, such as:
. fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
. unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, including imposition of
currency exchange controls, applicable to our business or to the
Internet;
. difficulties and costs of staffing and managing international operations;
. political and economic instability; and
. reduced protection for intellectual property rights in certain countries.
Any of these factors could adversely affect our international operations and,
consequently, our operating results.
We must keep pace with rapidly changing technologies and customer demands in
order to remain competitive
The markets in which we compete are characterized by rapid technological
changes, frequent new product introductions and enhancements and changing
customer demands and industry standards. The introduction of products
incorporating new technologies and the emergence of shifting customer
requirements and changing industry standards could render our existing products
obsolete. The technological life cycles of our products are difficult to
estimate and may vary
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across customer market segments. If we fail to develop and introduce new
products or enhancements of existing products in a timely manner in response to
technological and customer demands, our business will suffer.
Our products may infringe the intellectual property rights of others
We cannot be certain that our products do not infringe issued patents or
other intellectual property rights of others. Because patent applications in
the United States are not publicly disclosed until the patent is issued,
applications of which we are not aware may have been filed which relate to our
software products. We may be subject to legal proceedings and claims from time
to time in the ordinary course of our business, including claims of alleged
infringement of the patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights
of third parties by us or our licensees in connection with their use of our
products. Intellectual property litigation is expensive and time-consuming, and
could divert our management's attention away from running our business. If we
were to discover that our products violated the intellectual property rights of
others, we would have to obtain licenses from these parties in order to
continue marketing our products without substantial reengineering. We might not
be able to obtain the necessary licenses on acceptable terms or at all, and if
we could not obtain such licenses, we might not be able to reengineer our
products successfully or in a timely fashion. If we fail to address any
infringement issues successfully, our business may suffer.
Problems related to the "Year 2000 Issue" could adversely affect our business
We are exposed to various risks arising out of the change of millennium which
could adversely affect our business and operating results. Risks are posed if,
despite our investigation and remediation efforts, one or more of the following
occurs:
. our own software products contain undetected errors or defects associated
with the Year 2000 problem;
. third party hardware and software used with our software experiences
problems which are wrongly attributed to us;
. our suppliers, internal information technology systems or non-information
technology systems, including telecommunications systems and utilities,
experience problems; and
. our customers, business partners or distributors experience Year 2000
problems.
The occurrence of any of the foregoing could result in delays or losses of
revenue, diversions of our development resources, damage to our reputation,
increased service and warranty costs and litigation costs. In addition,
regardless of whether we experience Year 2000 problems, enterprises may reduce
their spending on software and systems during the latter part of 1999 and into
2000 in connection with the potential effects of the Year 2000 or to
concentrate their resources on remediation.
Our business depends on continued growth in use of the Internet for
communications and commerce
Our strategy includes expanding our business in the Internet infrastructure
and e-business markets, as well as incorporating the Internet as part of the
solutions we offer to our customers in other markets. Accordingly, our future
success depends in part on the continued growth in the use of the Internet for
communications and commerce. The infrastructure, products or services necessary
to maintain this growth may not be developed. If use of the Internet for
communications and commerce does not grow as quickly as we expect, our Internet
product and service offerings would be adversely affected.
After this offering Reuters will have significant influence over matters
affecting us
After this offering, Reuters will own % of our common stock, and the
investors in this offering will own only % of our common stock. Reuters has
agreed that following this
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offering it will limit its right to vote its shares of our stock so that the
votes cast by Reuters will not represent more than 49% of the total votes
eligible to be cast. As a result, Reuters will be in a position to
significantly influence the outcome of corporate actions that could conflict
with the interests of our public stockholders, such as:
. amending our corporate documents;
. determining the amount and timing of dividends paid to itself and to
other holders of common stock;
. changing the size and composition of our board of directors and
committees of our board of directors; and
. otherwise controlling management and operations and the outcome of most
matters submitted for a stockholder vote.
In addition, pursuant to a stockholders agreement, Reuters will have the
right to nominate three of the nine representatives on our board of directors
and one member of the audit and compensation committees of our board of
directors, and stockholders that will hold a majority of our stock following
this offering have agreed to vote for the Reuters nominees. Reuters also has
the right under the stockholders agreement to approve fundamental decisions
relating to sales of our company and stock issuances and acquisitions in excess
of specified thresholds.
Our stock price may be volatile, which could cause investors to lose all or
part of their investments in our stock
The stock market in general, and the stock prices of technology companies in
particular, have recently experienced volatility which has often been unrelated
to the operating performance of any particular company or companies. If market
or industry-based fluctuations continue, our stock price could decline
regardless of our actual operating performance and investors could lose all or
part of their investments.
Future dispositions of our common stock by Reuters could adversely affect the
market price of our common stock
Following this offering, Reuters will own approximately % of our
outstanding common stock ( % if the underwriters' overallotment option is
exercised in full). Reuters is not obligated to retain these shares, except
that subject to limited exceptions, it has agreed not to sell or otherwise
dispose of any shares of common stock for 180 days after the completion of this
offering without the consent of our underwriters. Although Reuters has informed
us that it has no present plans to sell any of its shares other than limited
amounts pursuant to arrangements with TFT employees and consultants, after the
expiration of this 180-day period, Reuters could dispose of its shares of our
common stock through a public offering, spin-off or other transaction. Reuters
has the right, under certain circumstances, to require us to register its
shares of common stock for immediate public resale. Any sale or distribution by
Reuters of a substantial amount of common stock in the public market or to its
stockholders, or the perception that such a sale or distribution could occur,
could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.
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COMPANY BACKGROUND
TIBCO Software is the successor to a portion of the business of Teknekron
Software Systems, Inc., which was founded in 1985 by Vivek Ranadive, our
President and Chief Executive Officer. In the late 1980s, Teknekron was a
leading innovator in the development of software infrastructure for the
integration and delivery of market data (stock quotes, news and other financial
information) in trading rooms of large banks and financial services
institutions. In 1992, Teknekron expanded its product and service offerings to
include solutions for companies outside the financial services sector.
Teknekron was acquired by Reuters, the global news and information group, in
March 1994. In 1996, Teknekron changed its name to TIBCO Inc. In January 1997,
TIBCO Software was established as a separate entity from TIBCO Inc. to create
and market software solutions for use in the integration of business
information, processes and applications in diverse industries outside the
financial services market.
TIBCO Inc. changed its name to TIBCO Finance Technology, Inc. in 1997. TFT
remains a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters and focuses its business on
providing TIB technology-based financial software and custom solutions to the
financial services and insurance industries. Through a license and distribution
agreement with us, Reuters is the exclusive distributor of our products in the
financial services market, subject to limited exceptions.
Following this offering, Reuters will own approximately % of our
outstanding shares of common stock, but has agreed to limit its right to vote
these shares so that the votes cast by Reuters will not represent more than 49%
of the votes eligible to be cast. In addition, Reuters will have the right to
nominate three of the nine representatives on our board of directors, and
stockholders that will hold of a majority of our common stock following this
offering have agreed to vote for the Reuters nominees. Reuters also has the
separate right to approve fundamental decisions relating to major stock
issuances, mergers and acquisitions. Prior to this offering, we will also enter
into agreements with Reuters providing for various interim and ongoing services
and relationships between the two companies, including an inter-company license
agreement. See "Relationship with Reuters and Certain Transactions".
"TIBCO", "The Information Bus", "TIB" and the names of our products are our
trademarks or tradenames.
Our principal executive office is located at 3165 Porter Drive, Palo Alto,
California 94304, and our telephone number at that address is (650) 846-5000.
We maintain a web site at www.tibco.com. Information contained on our site is
not part of this prospectus.
CERTAIN INFORMATION
This prospectus includes statistical data regarding the traditional
application and data integration software industry which was obtained from
industry publications, including reports generated by the Yankee Group. These
industry publications generally indicate that they have obtained information
from sources believed to be reliable, but do not guarantee the accuracy and
completeness of such information. While we believe that these industry
publications are reliable, we have not independently verified such data.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds to be received by us from the sale of common stock in this
offering, after deducting estimated expenses of $ million and underwriting
discounts and commissions, all of which are payable by us, are estimated to be
approximately $ million (approximately $ million if the
underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), assuming an initial
public offering price of $ per share. The principal purposes of this
offering are to obtain additional capital, to create a public market for our
common stock and to facilitate our future access to public securities markets.
We currently expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for general
corporate purposes, including working capital and capital expenditures. We may
also use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to acquire or invest
in complementary services, products or technologies. We have no agreements or
commitments with respect to any such transactions. Pending use of the net
proceeds for the above purposes, we intend to invest such funds in short-term,
interest-bearing obligations.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have never paid dividends on our common stock or other securities. We
anticipate that we will retain any future earnings for use in the expansion and
operation of our business and we do not anticipate paying any dividends in the
foreseeable future.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our capitalization as of February 28, 1999 on
(i) an actual basis and (ii) a pro forma as adjusted basis to reflect the
conversion of all outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock into shares
of common stock upon the closing of this offering and the sale by us of the
shares of common stock offered hereby, assuming an initial public
offering price of $ per share and the receipt of the estimated net
proceeds therefrom, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and
estimated offering expenses.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
February 28, 1999
---------------------
Pro Forma
Actual As Adjusted
-------- -----------
(in thousands,
except share data)
<S> <C> <C>
Stockholders' equity:
Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share;
actual--150,000,000 shares authorized, 54,453,000 issued
and
outstanding; pro forma as adjusted--25,000,000 shares
authorized, no shares issued or outstanding............. $ 54 $ --
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share; actual--
200,000,000 shares authorized, 45,937,000 shares issued
and
outstanding; pro forma as adjusted--600,000,000 shares
authorized, shares issued and outstanding............ 46
Additional paid-in capital............................... 47,620
Unearned compensation.................................... (6,409) (6,409)
Accumulated deficit...................................... (21,376) (21,376)
-------- --------
Total capitalization..................................... $ 19,935 $
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</TABLE>
The table above excludes 21.1 million shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of outstanding options at a weighted average exercise price of $1.06
per share, and 2.1 million shares reserved for future grants under our 1996
Stock Option Plan and our 1998 Director Option Plan. See "Management--Stock
Plans", "Description of Capital Stock" and Note 8 of Notes to Financial
Statements.
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DILUTION
Our pro forma net tangible book value as of February 28, 1999 was
approximately $19.9 million or $0.20 per share of common stock. Net tangible
book value per share is determined by dividing our net tangible book value
(total tangible assets less total liabilities) by the number of shares of
common stock outstanding. After giving effect to the sale by us of the shares
of common stock offered hereby (at an assumed initial public offering price of
$ per share and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and
commissions and estimated offering expenses), our adjusted pro forma net
tangible book value as of February 28, 1999 would have been approximately $
million or $ per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma
net tangible book value to existing stockholders of $ per share and an
immediate dilution to new investors of $ per share. The following table
illustrates the per share dilution:
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Assumed initial public offering price per share of common stock... $
Pro forma net tangible book value per share of common stock as of
February 28, 1999................................................ $0.20
Increase in net tangible book value per share of common stock
attributable to new investors....................................
-----
Pro forma net tangible book value per share of common stock after
the offering.....................................................
-----
Dilution per share of common stock to new investors............... $
=====
</TABLE>
The following table sets forth on a pro forma basis as of February 28, 1999
the difference between the number of shares of common stock purchased from us,
the total consideration paid, and the average price per share paid by existing
stockholders and by the new investors (at an assumed initial public offering
price of $ per share and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts
and commissions and estimated offering expenses) (in thousands, except per
share data):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shares Total Average
Purchased Consideration Price
--------------- --------------- Per
Number Percent Amount Percent Share
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Existing stockholders................... 100,390 % $47,720 % $0.48
New investors...........................
------- --- ------- ---
Total................................. 100% $ 100%
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The foregoing table assumes no exercise of any outstanding stock options
after February 28, 1999. As of February 28, 1999, there were outstanding
options to purchase an aggregate of 21.1 million shares of common stock at a
weighted average exercise price of $1.06 per share. If such options are
exercised, new investors will incur additional dilution from the amount shown
in the table above. See "Management--Stock Plans" and "Description of Capital
Stock".
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with, and
are qualified by reference to, our financial statements and notes thereto and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. The statement of income
data for the year ended December 31, 1996, the eleven months ended November 30,
1997 and the year ended November 30, 1998, and the balance sheet data at
November 30, 1997 and 1998 are derived from, and are qualified by reference to,
our audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The
statement of income data for the three months ended February 28, 1998 and 1999
and the balance sheet data at February 28, 1999 have been derived from our
unaudited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The
unaudited financial statements have been prepared on substantially the same
basis as the audited financial statements and include all adjustments,
consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, that we consider necessary for
a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the
period. Operating results for the three months ended February 28, 1999 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending
November 30, 1999.
Our financial statements discussed herein, and the following selected
financial data, reflect our historical results of operations, financial
position and cash flows. The financial statements from 1994 through 1996
contained herein and discussed below have been carved out from the financial
statements of a subsidiary of Reuters using the historical results of
operations and the historical bases of the assets and liabilities of the non-
financial business of such subsidiary. We believe that the assumptions
underlying our financial statements are reasonable. However, the financial
information included herein, particularly for periods prior to fiscal 1997, may
not necessarily reflect our future results of operations, financial position
and cash flows or the financial results we would have achieved if we had been a
separate stand-alone entity during these periods.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months
Eleven Months Ended
Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Ended Year Ended February 28,
December 31, December 31, December 31, November 30, November 30, ----------------
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ ------- -------
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Statement of
Operations Data: (in thousands, except per share data)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue:
License................ $ 1,044 $ 4,487 $ 6,066 $ 6,219 $ 17,495 $ 4,977 $ 9,719
Service and
maintenance........... 6,945 21,507 24,249 29,055 35,262 6,995 8,303
------- -------- ------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Total revenue.......... 7,989 25,994 30,315 35,274 52,757 11,972 18,022
Cost of revenue......... 7,621 14,658 19,544 15,592 27,414 6,656 7,696
------- -------- ------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Gross profit............ 368 11,336 10,771 19,682 25,343 5,316 10,326
------- -------- ------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Operating expenses:
Research and
development........... 1,152 3,592 6,638 9,640 15,055 2,916 5,646
Sales and marketing.... 924 1,838 2,949 7,008 15,242 2,978 5,233
General and
administrative........ 1,146 1,483 2,077 3,565 4,025 736 1,532
Stock and other
compensation(1)....... 1,122 20,684 2,196 4,672 5,064 1,102 1,403
------- -------- ------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Total operating
expenses.............. 4,344 27,597 13,860 24,885 39,386 7,732 13,814
------- -------- ------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Loss from operations.... (3,976) (16,261) (3,089) (5,203) (14,043) (2,416) (3,488)
Other income (expense),
net.................... (133) (468) (1,551) 540 1,092 281 (274)
------- -------- ------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Net loss................ $(4,109) $(16,729) $(4,640) $(4,663) $(12,951) $(2,135) $(3,762)
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Net loss per share--
basic and diluted...... $ (0.12) $ (0.32) $ (0.05) $ (0.09)
======= ======== ======= =======
Weighted average
shares--basic and
diluted................ 38,405 40,023 38,945 41,607
======= ======== ======= =======
</TABLE>
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(1) In the fiscal years ended December 31, 1994 through 1996, stock and other
compensation consisted of contingent compensation earned by employees in
connection with the acquisition of Teknekron by Reuters.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31, November 30,
------------------------ --------------- February 28,
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------------
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Balance Sheet Data: (in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash, cash equivalents
and deposits held by
Reuters................ $ -- $ -- $ -- $18,318 $15,970 $17,007
Working capital......... (2,430) (22,155) (2,167) 15,168 18,301 16,708
Total assets............ 4,352 9,539 10,996 31,046 36,289 36,156
Owner's net investment
(liability)............ 913 (19,574) 451 -- -- --
Stockholders' equity ... -- -- -- 17,167 21,704 19,935
</TABLE>
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion and analysis together with "Selected
Financial Data" and our financial statements and the notes to those statements
included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking
statements based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and
projections about us and our industry. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those
indicated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors,
including those more fully described in the "Risk Factors" section and
elsewhere in this prospectus. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes
available or other events occur in the future.
Overview
We develop and market a suite of software products that enables businesses to
link internal operations, business partners and customer channels in real-time.
We are the successor to a portion of the business of Teknekron Software
Systems, Inc. Teknekron developed software for the integration and delivery of
market data (stock quotes, news and other financial information) in trading
rooms of large banks and financial services institutions. In 1992, Teknekron
expanded its development efforts to include solutions designed to enable
complex and disparate manufacturing equipment and software applications--
primarily in the semiconductor fabrication market--to communicate within the
factory environment. Teknekron was acquired by Reuters, the global news and
information group, in 1994. Following the acquisition, continued development of
the TIB technology was undertaken to expand its use in the financial services
markets. In January 1997, our company, TIBCO Software, was established as an
entity separate from Teknekron.
We were formed to create and market software solutions for use in the
integration of business information, processes and applications in diverse
markets and industries outside the financial services sector. In connection
with our establishment as a separate entity, Reuters transferred to us certain
assets and liabilities related to our business and granted to us a royalty-free
license to the intellectual property incorporated into some of our current
software products. See "Relationship with Reuters and Certain Transactions".
Reuters also assigned to us at that time certain license and service contracts
primarily within the high-tech manufacturing and energy markets, including
contracts with Intel, NEC, Motorola, Mobil and Chevron.
During fiscal 1997, our operating activities related primarily to the
development of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise suite of products, supporting the
installed base of financial services companies using TIB-based solutions sold
through Reuters and expanding our presence in the high-tech manufacturing and
energy markets. During fiscal 1998, we expanded our product development
activities and continued to invest in creating a product marketing
organization, engaging in advertising programs to build our corporate brand
identity, building our domestic and international direct sales force and
creating a general and administrative infrastructure. During the second half of
fiscal 1998, we began initial shipments of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise products,
including to companies such as PageNet, Philips Medical, Compaq and 3Com. We
also formally introduced our TIBCO.net product and service offering for
creating and managing e-business activities, and generated revenue from Yahoo!
and Netscape for enabling their stock quotation services. We intend to continue
to fund the development of additional TIB/ActiveEnterprise products and to
increase our sales and marketing activities at least through the end of fiscal
1999.
Prior to fiscal 1998, our revenue consisted primarily of license and
maintenance fees from the contracts assigned to us by Reuters in connection
with our formation, fees from providing integration services to customers
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transferred to us by Reuters and development and maintenance fees paid to us by
Reuters. Our revenue today consists primarily of license and product fees from
our customers and distributors, including from Reuters pursuant to our license
agreement with them, both of which are primarily attributable to sales of our
TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite. In addition, we receive fees from our
customers for providing project integration services. We also receive revenue
from our TIBCO.net customers. Revenue from these customers is a combination of
fixed service charges, a percentage of the advertising fees generated from
their TIBCO.net-enabled web pages and a charge for each user visit to these web
pages.
We recognize revenue from software license fees upon delivery of our software
products to our customers as long as we have no significant obligations
remaining and we believe that collection of the resulting receivable is
probable. Software royalties and product fees earned through our distribution
and reseller partners are generally recognized when the partner sells the
software through to its customer. We recognize guaranteed minimum payments from
our license agreements ratably over the term of the contracts. We recognize
service revenue from the integration of our software using the percentage-of-
completion method or on a time and materials basis as services are provided. We
defer recognition of maintenance revenue, paid primarily for support and
upgrades, upon signing the maintenance contract and recognize the related
revenue ratably over the term of the contract, which is typically twelve
months. These payments are generally made in advance and are nonrefundable.
Our distributors generally pay us negotiated royalties on their sales of our
products. Reuters distributes our products to customers in the financial
services market segment. Through December 2001, Reuters must pay us product
fees based on a percentage of the revenue it derives from the sale of licenses
and maintenance for our products. This includes minimum guaranteed product fees
of $16 million payable in the remainder of calendar 1999, $18 million payable
in calendar 2000 and $20 million payable in calendar 2001. We will recognize
revenue in the amount of these guaranteed product fees ratably over the
contractual period. In any period where actual product fees exceed the minimum
guaranteed product fees, the difference between the actual product fees and
cumulative minimum product fees recognized to date will be recognized as
revenue currently. See "Relationship with Reuters and Certain Transactions--
License, Maintenance and Distribution Agreement with Reuters".
In 1997, we changed our fiscal year from the twelve months ending December
31st to the twelve months ending November 30th. Accordingly, our financial
results for 1997 reflect our operations for the eleven months ended November
30, 1997 and are not comparable to our results for fiscal 1998 or for any prior
period. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. Our fiscal year ends on
November 30th and our fiscal quarters end on the last Fridays of February, May
and August and November 30th of each year. For ease of readership throughout
this prospectus, we have indicated our interim fiscal periods as having ended
on the last day of the month in which such period actually ended.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our results of operations expressed as
percentages of revenue:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three
Months
Ended
Eleven February
Year Ended Months Ended Year Ended 28,
December 31, November 30, November 30, --------------
1996 1997 1998 1998 1999
------------ ------------ ------------ ----- -----
(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue:
License............... 20 % 18 % 33 % 42 % 54 %
Service and
maintenance.......... 80 82 67 58 46
--- --- --- ----- -----
Total revenue....... 100 100 100 100 100
Cost of revenue......... 64 44 52 56 43
--- --- --- ----- -----
Gross profit............ 36 56 48 44 57
--- --- --- ----- -----
Operating expenses:
Research and
development.......... 22 27 28 24 30
Sales and marketing... 10 21 29 25 29
General and
administrative....... 7 10 8 6 9
Stock and other
compensation......... 7 13 10 9 8
--- --- --- ----- -----
Total operating
expenses........... 46 71 75 64 76
--- --- --- ----- -----
Loss from operations.... (10) (15) (27) (20) (19)
Other income (expense),
net.................... (5) 2 2 2 (2)
--- --- --- ----- -----
Net loss................ (15)% (13)% (25)% (18)% (21)%
=== === === ===== =====
</TABLE>
Three Months Ended February 28, 1999 Compared to Three Months Ended
February 28, 1998
Total Revenue
Total revenue increased by $6.0 million, or 50%, from $12.0 million in the
first quarter of fiscal 1998 to $18.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal
1999. In the first quarter of fiscal 1998, two trade customers accounted for
18% and 11% of total revenue, while in the corresponding period of 1999 a
different trade customer accounted for 11% of total revenue. In the first
quarter of fiscal 1998, revenue from Reuters accounted for 23% of our total
revenue, while in the corresponding period of fiscal 1999, revenue from Reuters
accounted for 21% of our total revenue. In fiscal 1998, revenue from Reuters
consisted primarily of maintenance and consulting fees for services we
performed for Reuters, while in fiscal 1999, revenue from Reuters consisted
primarily of product fees from Reuters on its sales of our products. Beginning
in April 1999, minimum guaranteed product fees from Reuters will be
approximately $1.8 million per month for the remainder of calendar 1999. See
"Relationship with Reuters and Certain Transactions--License, Maintenance and
Distribution Agreement with Reuters".
License Revenue
License revenue increased by $4.7 million, or 95%, from $5.0 million or 42%
of total revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 1998 to $9.7 million or 54% of
total revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 1999. This increase was due
primarily to increased sales of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise products, which were
introduced during the second half of fiscal 1998. The growth in license revenue
as a percentage of total revenue reflects our strategy of pursuing a license-
driven business model. We believe that license revenue will continue to grow as
a percentage of total revenue for the remainder of fiscal year 1999.
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Service and Maintenance Revenue
Service and maintenance revenue increased by $1.3 million, or 19%, from $7.0
million or 58% of total revenue during the first quarter of fiscal 1998 to $8.3
million or 46% of total revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 1999. This
increase primarily reflects the assignment from Reuters to us of its contract
with Cedel Global Services in the second quarter of fiscal 1998. See
"Relationship With Reuters and Certain Transactions--Intercompany Agreements--
License, Maintenance and Distribution Agreement with Reuters--Sales by Us in
the Financial Services Market".
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue consists primarily of salaries and third-party contractor and
associated expenses primarily related to providing project implementation
services and, to a lesser extent, the cost of providing maintenance and
customer support services. The majority of our cost of revenue is directly
related to our service revenue. Cost of revenue increased by $1.0 million, or
16%, from $6.7 million or 56% of total revenue in the first quarter of fiscal
1998 to $7.7 million or 43% of total revenue in the first quarter of fiscal
1999, primarily as a result of using of third-party contractors to support our
contract with Cedel Global Services and hiring additional technical staff to
support our growing installed base of customers. The decrease in cost of
revenue as a percentage of total revenue was due primarily to the increase in
license revenue as a percentage of total revenue.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel and related
costs associated with the development of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise product
suite. Research and development expenses increased by $2.7 million, or 94%,
from $2.9 million or 24% of total revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 1998
to $5.6 million or 31% of total revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 1999.
This increase was due primarily to increases in our development staff as we
continued to expand the TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite as well as upgrading
the performance of existing products. We believe that continued investment in
research and development is critical to attaining our strategic objectives and,
as a result, expect that spending on research and development will continue to
increase moderately in absolute dollars but remain relatively stable as a
percentage of total revenue for the remainder of fiscal 1999.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel and related costs
of our direct sales force and marketing staff and marketing programs, including
advertising, trade shows, promotional materials and customer conferences. Sales
and marketing expenses increased by $2.2 million, or 76%, from $3.0 million or
25% of total revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 1998 to $5.2 million or 29%
of total revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 1999. This increase resulted
primarily from the expansion of our domestic and international direct sales
force devoted to selling our expanding suite of TIB/ActiveEnterprise products
initially released in the second half of fiscal 1998. We intend to continue to
increase staff in our direct sales organization and develop product marketing
and branding campaigns and, accordingly, expect that sales and marketing
expenditures will continue to increase substantially in absolute dollars and
will increase moderately as a percentage of total revenue over the remainder of
fiscal 1999.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel and
related costs for general corporate functions, including executive, finance,
accounting, human resources and information systems. General and administrative
expenses increased by $0.8 million, or 108%, from $0.7 million in the first
quarter of fiscal 1998 to $1.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 1999,
primarily as a result of increased staffing and associated operational costs
related to building our general and administrative infrastructure. We believe
that general and administrative expenses will increase moderately in absolute
dollars and
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increase slightly as a percentage of total revenue for the remainder of fiscal
1999 as we expand our infrastructure to support a larger, more global
organization and continue our transition to operating as a stand-alone entity.
Stock and Other Compensation
In connection with the grant of stock options to employees and non-employee
directors during fiscal 1997 and 1998 and the first quarter of fiscal 1999, we
recorded unearned compensation expense of $17.0 million, representing the
difference between the deemed fair value of our common stock at the date of
grant and the exercise price of such options. Such an amount, net of
amortization, is presented as a reduction of stockholders' equity and amortized
over the vesting period of the applicable option. As a result, we expect to
amortize $2.4 million, $2.1 million, $1.2 million, $0.5 million and
$0.2 million of deferred compensation in the remainder of fiscal 1999 and in
2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. Stock and other compensation increased from $1.1
million in the first quarter of fiscal 1998 to $1.4 million in the first
quarter of fiscal 1999 due primarily to the grant of stock options to new
employees.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net includes interest and other miscellaneous income
and expense items. Other income (expense), net decreased from income of $0.3
million in the first quarter of fiscal 1998 to an expense of $0.3 million in
the first quarter of fiscal 1999. This decrease was due primarily to a lower
average investment balance, a loss on the disposal of fixed assets and a
foreign currency translation loss related to our foreign sales offices.
Year Ended November 30, 1998 Compared to Eleven Months Ended November 30, 1997
Total Revenue
Total revenue increased by $17.5 million, or 50%, from $35.3 million in
fiscal 1997 to $52.8 million in fiscal 1998. In fiscal 1997, revenue from
Reuters represented 27% of total revenue compared to 15% of total revenue in
fiscal 1998. Revenue from Reuters in fiscal 1997 consisted almost entirely of
revenue from consulting and maintenance services we performed for Reuters, and
in fiscal 1998 consisted of revenue from such services as well as product fees.
License Revenue
License revenue increased by $11.3 million, or 181%, from $6.2 million or 18%
of total revenue in fiscal 1997 to $17.5 million or 33% of total revenue in
fiscal 1998. This increase was due primarily to license fees earned from
initial shipments of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise products, which began during the
second half of fiscal 1998. The growth rate for license revenue both in
absolute dollars and as a percentage of total revenue reflects our transition
to a license-driven business strategy.
Service and Maintenance Revenue
Service and maintenance revenue increased by $6.2 million, or 21%, from
$29.1 million in fiscal 1997 to $35.3 million in fiscal 1998. Service and
maintenance revenue as a percentage of total revenue decreased from 82% in
fiscal 1997 to 67% in fiscal 1998. The increase in service and maintenance
revenue in absolute dollars in fiscal 1998 was primarily attributable to our
assumption from Reuters of the Cedel Global Services contract, which provided
$7.6 million in service and maintenance revenue. The purchase of maintenance
agreements by our larger installed base of licensees resulted in a further
increase in revenue. These increases were partially offset by a $4.7 million
decline in revenue from services provided to Reuters as a result of the
completion of several development projects in 1997.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue increased by $11.8 million, or 76%, from $15.6 million or 44%
of total revenue in fiscal 1997 to $27.4 million or 52% of total revenue in
fiscal 1998. This increase was primarily due to an increase in salary and
third-party contractor costs related to providing services to Cedel Global
Services, and to a
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lesser extent, to increased travel expenses and salary expenses for additional
technical support staff to service our growing, geographically-dispersed
customer base.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses increased by $5.5 million, or 56%, from
$9.6 million or 27% of total revenue in fiscal 1997 to $15.1 million or 28% of
total revenue in fiscal 1998. The increase in fiscal 1998 resulted primarily
from increases in engineering staff and related operational costs as we
continued to invest in the development of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise product
suite.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses increased by $8.2 million, or 117%, from $7.0
million or 21% of total revenue in fiscal 1997 to $15.2 million or 29% of total
revenue in fiscal 1998. This increase resulted primarily from a significant
expansion of our domestic and international direct sales force from 7 to 49 and
related salary and operational costs corresponding to the release of our
initial TIB/ActiveEnterprise products. We also increased our advertising and
marketing expenses to promote our corporate brand identity.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased by $0.4 million, or 13%, from
$3.6 million in fiscal 1997 to $4.0 million in fiscal 1998. This increase was
due primarily to staffing increases and operational costs related to developing
our general and administrative infrastructure, partially offset by a decline in
legal expenses as a result of the completion of our formation in 1997.
Stock and Other Compensation
Stock amortization expenses increased from $4.7 million in fiscal 1997 to
$5.1 million in fiscal 1998. This increase resulted primarily from the grant of
stock options to newly hired employees.
Other Income (Expenses), Net
Other income (expense), net increased from $0.5 million in fiscal 1997 to
$1.1 million in fiscal 1998. This increase was due primarily to a larger
average investment balance as a result of the receipt of proceeds from our
issuance of preferred stock in May and December 1997.
Eleven Months Ended November 30, 1997 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1996
Total Revenue
Total revenue increased by $5.0 million, or 16%, from $30.3 million in fiscal
1996 to $35.3 million in fiscal 1997. In fiscal 1996, revenue from Reuters
accounted for 36% of total revenue, while in fiscal 1997, revenue from Reuters
accounted for 27% of total revenue. In fiscal 1996 and 1997, revenue from
Reuters consisted almost exclusively of revenue from consulting and maintenance
services we provided to Reuters.
License Revenue
License revenue remained relatively constant at $6.1 million or 20% of total
revenue in fiscal year 1996, compared to $6.2 million or 18% of total revenue
in fiscal 1997.
Service and Maintenance Revenue
Service and maintenance revenue increased by $4.9 million, or 20%, from $24.2
million or 80% of total revenue in fiscal 1996 to $29.1 million or 82% of total
revenue in fiscal 1997. This increase primarily reflects additional project
implementation activities in the high-tech manufacturing and energy markets.
This increase was partially offset by a decline in revenue of $1.4 million from
services provided to Reuters for projects related to the financial services
market.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue decreased by $3.9 million, or 20%, from $19.5 million or 64%
of total revenue in fiscal 1996 to $15.6 million or 44% of total revenue in
fiscal 1997. Cost of revenue for fiscal 1996 includes $5.5 million of license
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royalties paid to Reuters based on a percentage of our revenue derived from
sales of products incorporating the TIB technology. These royalty payments
ceased in January 1997 when Reuters granted to us a royalty-free license to
the TIB technology in return for a one-time payment. Excluding such royalties
to Reuters in fiscal 1996, cost of revenue in fiscal 1997 would have increased
by $1.6 million over fiscal 1996. This increase was primarily due to
additional consulting costs associated with the growth in project development
activities.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses increased by $3.0 million, or 45%, from
$6.6 million or 22% of total revenue in fiscal 1996 to $9.6 million or 27% of
total revenue in fiscal 1997. This increase resulted primarily from increases
in engineering staff and related operational costs as we invested in the
development of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses increased by $4.1 million, or 138%, from $2.9
million or 10% of total revenue in fiscal 1996 to $7.0 million or 20% of total
revenue in fiscal 1997. This increase resulted primarily from salary and
operational costs related to establishing our product marketing organization,
as well as costs incurred in connection with advertising and promotional
programs to strengthen our corporate brand identity.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased by $1.5 million, or 72%, from
$2.1 million in fiscal 1996 to $3.6 million in fiscal 1997. The increase
resulted primarily from legal expenses incurred in the formation of our
company.
Stock and Other Compensation
Prior to fiscal 1997, stock and other compensation expenses consisted of
contingent compensation earned by employees in connection with the acquisition
of Teknekron by Reuters in 1994. Such contingent compensation ended in 1996.
Stock and other compensation expenses increased from $2.2 million in fiscal
1996 to $4.7 million in fiscal 1997. The increase resulted primarily from the
granting of stock options to newly hired employees.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other expense, net was $1.6 million in fiscal 1996, compared to other
income, net of $0.5 million in fiscal 1997. The interest paid in 1996 is
primarily due to the interest cost of borrowing funds from Reuters to support
working capital requirements and operational activities. Net interest income
in fiscal 1997 was due primarily to the investment of proceeds from our
issuance of preferred stock in May 1997.
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Quarterly Results of Operations
The following table sets forth certain data from our statement of income and
such data as a percentage of total revenue. The statement of income data has
been derived from our unaudited financial statements, which have been prepared
on substantially the same basis as our audited financial statements and include
all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for
a fair presentation of the financial information for the periods presented. You
should read this information in conjunction with our financial statements and
the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our operating results
in any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for any future period.
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Three Months Ended
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May 31, Aug. 31, Nov. 30, Feb. 28, May 31, Aug. 31, Nov. 30, Feb. 28,
1997 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1999
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(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
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Statement of Operations
Data:
Revenue:
License................ $ 1,509 $2,900 $ 1,329 $ 4,977 $ 2,877 $ 3,346 $ 6,295 $ 9,719
Service and
maintenance........... 7,761 7,618 8,491 6,995 10,005 7,526 10,737 8,303
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Total revenue........ 9,270 10,518 9,820 11,972 12,882 10,872 17,032 18,022
Cost of revenue......... 3,985 4,185 4,980 6,656 6,526 6,537 7,694 7,696
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Gross profit............ 5,285 6,333 4,840 5,316 6,356 4,335 9,338 10,326
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Operating expenses:
Research and
development........... 2,702 2,461 2,739 2,916 3,141 4,050 4,948 5,646
Sales and marketing.... 1,943 1,765 1,972 2,978 3,444 3,994 4,826 5,233
General and
administrative........ 1,150 775 717 736 898 958 1,433 1,532
Stock and other
compensation.......... 1,370 1,336 1,401 1,102 968 1,465 1,529 1,403
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Total operating
expenses............ 7,165 6,337 6,829 7,732 8,451 10,467 12,736 13,814
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Loss from operations.... (1,880) (4) (1,989) (2,416) (2,095) (6,132) (3,398) (3,488)
Other income (expense),
net.................... 16 225 311 281 289 315 207 (274)
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Net income (loss)....... $(1,864) $ 221 $(1,678) $(2,135) $(1,806) $(5,817) $(3,191) $(3,762)
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As a Percentage of Total
Revenue:
Revenue:
License................ 16 % 28 % 14 % 42 % 22 % 31 % 37 % 54 %
Service and
maintenance........... 84 72 86 58 78 69 63 46
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Total revenue........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Cost of revenue......... 43 40 51 56 51 60 45 43
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Gross profit............ 57 60 49 44 49 40 55 57
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Operating expenses:
Research and
development........... 29 23 28 24 24 37 29 30
Sales and marketing.... 21 17 20 25 26 37 28 29
General and
administrative........ 12 7 7 6 7 9 9 9
Stock and other
compensation.......... 15 13 14 9 8 13 9 8
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Total operating
expenses............ 77 60 69 64 65 96 75 76
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Loss from operations.... (20) -- (20) (20) (16) (56) (20) (19)
Other income (expense),
net.................... -- 2 3 2 2 3 1 (2)
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Net income (loss)....... (20)% 2 % (17)% (18)% (14)% (53)% (19)% (21)%
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Our revenue has fluctuated from quarter to quarter due to many factors,
including new product introductions, seasonality in our third fiscal quarter
when our revenue has been negatively impacted by the summer holiday season in
Europe, and the signing of significant license agreements. The introduction of
our TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite in the second half of fiscal 1998
contributed to the quarterly sequential growth in revenue beginning in the
fourth quarter of fiscal 1998. The decrease in revenue in the quarter ended
August 31, 1998 reflects a combination of seasonality and the absence of
revenue from several significant TIB/ActiveEnterprise implementations that were
completed in the previous quarter.
Our cost of revenue has fluctuated in both absolute dollars and as a
percentage of revenue, primarily as a result of changes in the level of
quarterly service revenue as the majority of our cost of revenue is directly
related to our service revenue. In addition, cost structures of service
projects vary due to such factors as complexity and the use of third-party
contractors. Throughout fiscal 1998, cost of revenue increased primarily as a
result of our assumption of the Cedel Global Services contract and our
extensive use of third-party contractors related to this contract.
Operating expenses have increased each quarter beginning with the fourth
quarter of fiscal 1997. These increases primarily reflect the addition,
beginning in the quarter ended February 28, 1998, of sales staff as we expanded
our domestic and international direct sales force and advertising, as well as
the expansion beginning in the same quarter of marketing programs to promote
our corporate brand. Beginning in the quarter ended August 31, 1998, our
addition of engineering staff to support the development of our
TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite, particularly new connectivity products, as
well as general and administrative staff to support a larger, more global
organization, also contributed to the increase in our operating expenses.
Our operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future as a result
of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control. These
factors include the timing of significant orders and the length of our sales
cycle, technical difficulties in our software, the growth rate of the
enterprise infrastructure software market, our ability to continue to attract
and retain customers in international markets, and the success of Reuters and
other distributors in selling our products in the financial services market.
Due to the emerging nature of the markets in which we compete, it may be
difficult to forecast our revenue accurately. Our expense levels are based in
part on our expectations with regard to future revenue. We may be unable to
adjust spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue
shortfall. Any of these factors may have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition. See "Risk Factors".
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since inception, we have funded our operations primarily through the sale of
our capital stock and interim financing from Reuters. We have raised an
aggregate of $26.7 million from the sale of preferred stock to Cisco Systems
and Mayfield venture capital funds. See "Principal Stockholders".
Net cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 1997 was $2.4 million,
resulting primarily from increases in accrued liabilities and receipt of
prepayments on contracts. Net cash used for operating activities in fiscal 1998
was $11.8 million, resulting primarily from our net loss. Net cash provided by
operations in the three months ended February 28, 1999 was $0.9 million,
resulting from the provision for certain accrued expenses.
Net cash used in investing activities in fiscal 1997 and 1998 was $11.1
million and $8.2 million. Net cash used in investing activities in these
periods was related primarily to the purchase of property and equipment,
principally desktop and network hardware and software, and the investment of
surplus funds received from the issuance of our preferred stock. Net cash
provided by investing activities for the three months ended February 28, 1999
was $0.8 million, primarily related to the return of cash deposits by Reuters.
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We currently invest our surplus funds through Reuters. After this offering,
we intend to establish fiduciary arrangements with investment management firms
to manage the proceeds from the offering and our other cash balances.
Net cash provided by financing activities for fiscal 1997 and 1998 and the
three months ended February 28, 1999 was $16.7 million, $12.4 million and $0.6
million, respectively. Cash provided by financing activities was the result of
net proceeds from the sale of our preferred stock and, to a lesser extent, our
common stock.
As of February 28, 1999, we had approximately $17.0 million in cash, cash
equivalents and deposits held by Reuters. Although we have no material
commitments for capital expenditures, they may increase consistent with our
anticipated growth in operations, infrastructure and personnel. During fiscal
1999, we anticipate capital expenditures of at least $5 million given our
current growth rate.
We anticipate continued growth in our operating expenses for the foreseeable
future, particularly in sales and marketing expenses and, to a lesser extent,
research and development and general and administrative expenses. As a result,
we expect our operating expenses and capital expenditures to constitute the
primary use of our cash resources. In addition, we may require cash resources
to fund acquisitions or investments in complementary businesses, technologies
or product lines. We believe that the net proceeds from the offering, together
with our current cash and cash equivalents, will be sufficient to meet our
anticipated cash requirements for working capital and capital expenditures for
at least the next twelve months.
Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure
Year 2000 Program
We established a Year 2000 program to address the issues arising from the
change of millennium. Many computer systems, as well as equipment that uses
embedded chips, store and process date information using only the last two
digits of the year. From January 1, 2000, these systems may be unable to
distinguish between 1900 and 2000. This is complicated by the fact that the
year 2000 is also a leap year. If not overcome, these problems could cause
system failures and disrupt the normal business operations of companies,
including ours.
We have addressed and are continuing to address the Year 2000 issue through
the following means:
. Awareness--making our customers, suppliers and employees aware of the
problem.
. Inventory--identifying and recording date sensitive information
technology systems and non-information technology systems.
. Development--assessment of date sensitivity and modification or
replacement of date sensitive products.
. Testing--verification of our development efforts.
. Implementation--installation of tested products and systems.
. Contingency Planning--creating and/or evaluating the needs for
contingency plans to address potential worst-case scenarios.
Our state of readiness and business risks
We have completed an assessment of both our information technology systems
and our non-information technology systems. Based upon our examination, we
believe that our non-information technology systems do not contain any elements
that are susceptible to Year 2000 problems. However, we will modify or replace
some portions of our internal information technology systems as Year 2000-
compliant versions of these systems are released by outside vendors (e.g.
Microsoft releases of Windows NT). If, in the worst case scenario, such
replacement is not made, or is not completed on a timely basis, our operations
could be materially affected.
We are also working with our customers to ensure that they are aware of our
Year 2000 program, and that certified versions of our products are available to
them. Our product strategy is to make upgrades of our products available for
licensees who have entered into maintenance agreements with us. Despite
investigation and testing by us, there can be no
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assurances that software products we developed will not contain undetected
errors or defects associated with Year 2000 date functions. If, in the worst
case scenario, our products are affected by date-related issues, our customers
may file claims against us or require us to repair any damage to their systems
caused by our products. In addition, our revenues may be adversely affected,
our maintenance, technical support and management costs could increase and our
reputation could be damaged.
Our operations also rely on third party suppliers of data,
telecommunications, utilities and building services. We have contacted our
critical suppliers about the nature and progress of their Year 2000 compliance
to determine the extent to which their failure to remedy their own Year 2000
problems could materially affect us. Generally, it has been difficult to obtain
full assurances of Year 2000 compliance from telecommunications and utility
suppliers. Any Year 2000-related failure of any of our critical suppliers could
cause a significant disruption of our business.
Costs
To date, we have spent approximately $200,000 on Year 2000 assessment,
remediation and communication with customers, vendors and partners. This cost
does not include product development expenses, which inherently include costs
related to addressing date sensitivities in our products. Based on our
experience to date and our internal assessment, we do not anticipate that
additional costs associated with remedying our internal systems will be
material.
Contingency plans
We are in the process of evaluating the need for contingency plans to deal
with potential worst-case scenarios. We already have in place as part of our
day-to-day operations plans that can be executed in the event of certain
service failures. These operational plans will form the basis of any Year 2000
contingency plan after being checked for applicability and enhanced as
appropriate.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In October 1997, March 1998 and December 1998, the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA") issued Statements of Position ("SOP")
97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition", SOP 98-4, "Deferral of the Effective Date
of a Provision of SOP 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition''' and SOP 98-9,
"Modification of SOP 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition' with Respect to
Certain Transactions" (collectively, "SOP 97-2"). We are required to adopt the
provisions of SOP 97-2 for transactions entered into in the fiscal year
beginning December 1, 1998. SOP 97-2 provides guidance on recognizing revenue
on software transactions and superseded SOP 91-1. We believe that the adoption
of SOP 97-2 will not have a significant impact on our current licensing or
revenue recognition practices. However, should we adopt new or change our
existing licensing practices, our revenue recognition practices may be subject
to change to comply with the accounting guidance provided in SOP 97-2.
In March 1998, the AICPA issued SOP 98-1, "Software for Internal Use", which
provides guidance on accounting for the cost of computer software developed or
obtained for internal use. SOP 98-1 is effective for financial statements for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998. We do not expect that the
adoption of SOP 98-1 will have a material impact on our financial statements.
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities". SFAS No. 133 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 1999 and establishes methods of accounting for
derivative financial instruments and hedging activities related to those
instruments as well as other hedging activities. We do not expect that the
adoption of SFAS No. 133 will have a material impact on our financial
statements.
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BUSINESS
We develop and market a suite of software products that enables businesses to
link internal operations, business partners and customer channels in real-time.
Our product suite, TIB/ActiveEnterprise, allows multiple distinct applications,
web sites, databases and other content sources to be integrated and managed
within a common framework. Our products also enable enterprises to extend their
information infrastructures across the Internet to integrate their business
processes and information with customers, suppliers and partners.
TIB/ActiveEnterprise's core technology, known as The Information Bus or the
TIB, is an integration platform that enables enterprises and users to
automatically transmit, receive, filter and personalize digital information in
real-time. The Information Bus also facilitates real-time, two-way
communications between distributed computer networks and mobile information
devices such as hand-held computers, pagers and digital cellular phones. Our
products are currently in use by over 300 companies in diverse markets such as
telecommunications, high-tech manufacturing, energy, financial services and e-
business.
Industry Background
Driven by accelerating competition and the increasing demands of customers,
many enterprises today are seeking to expand and improve the scope, speed and
efficiency of their business processes. Just as markets are becoming
increasingly global and corporate relationships become increasingly complex,
the business environment today demands a more tightly integrated network of
supplier, customer and partner relationships. Emerging challenges and
opportunities are forcing businesses to become more efficient, in many cases by
adjusting their operations and strategies in real-time. The timely exchange of
information across and beyond the enterprise provides opportunities to leverage
management resources, create manufacturing efficiencies and improve customer
service. For example, real-time information exchange with suppliers and
customers expedites order fulfillment, permits just-in-time inventory delivery,
provides enhanced sales opportunities through direct customer interaction and
facilitates e-business.
Enabling a real-time enterprise through technology is a complex undertaking.
The range of computing environments and software applications utilized across
the typical business organization is vast and growing, involving both mainframe
and minicomputer legacy systems and more recently introduced client/server
environments. Many organizations are incorporating powerful new software
applications that operate on an enterprise-wide basis and serve as interfaces
to customers and suppliers. At the same time, enterprises are seeking to better
exploit their existing information systems and take advantage of their prior
technology investments by integrating previously independent legacy
applications and databases. In addition to purchasing applications from
independent software vendors, many organizations continue to run customized,
internally developed solutions for specific applications. Moreover, many
organizations have in recent years extended operations overseas and acquired
new businesses. In the process, they have adopted applications that address the
specific needs of local markets and have inherited applications from acquired
businesses. All of these applications must be integrated in order to manage and
grow the extended enterprise, with its network of customer and business partner
relationships.
The emergence of Internet-based business models has also increased the
importance of an enterprise's ability to integrate existing applications and
business processes and to conduct business in real-time. The core product of
many emerging Internet businesses is information itself, which increases in
value with timeliness and comprehensiveness. Many businesses are expanding
their use of portals--Internet-based platforms for providing access to services
and content--to include the dissemination of internal corporate information to
employees and business partners. Internet technology has facilitated the real-
time transaction of business, but enterprises will be required to effectively
integrate back office
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systems and combine multiple sources of information to capitalize on the
promise of the Internet.
As the complexity of business operations has increased and enterprises have
sought to tighten linkages with partners and customers and capitalize on the
growth of e-business, enterprises have perceived the need to create a fully-
integrated business environment. The integration of business information and
processes requires technology that can coordinate multiple distinct computer
applications and platforms and distribute information about business events to
where the information is needed--both within and outside of the organization--
as the events occur.
We believe that many traditional application integration solutions have
failed to address all of the information integration needs of enterprises in
today's real-time, Internet-driven business environment due to one or more of
the following factors:
. Lack of Comprehensiveness. Existing middleware and integration software
products generally provide only a portion of the overall solution. This
forces companies to integrate multiple, incompatible technologies to
address the total business problem, creating an environment that is
difficult and costly to maintain.
. Lack of Modularity. Existing solutions generally are not modular and do
not provide enterprises with flexibility in meeting business needs. As a
result, enterprises are required to use all or none of a technology.
. Passive Model of Information Distribution. Existing solutions generally
employ a request/reply model of information dissemination that requires
specific requests to be made before information can be distributed. This
means an application must know that information exists before it can ask
for it. The intervals between successive requests to and replies from the
database for information represent unnecessary, and potentially costly,
delays in the business processes of the enterprise.
. Lack of Scalability. Existing solutions generally do not scale either in
terms of transaction volumes or geographically, often because they are
based on an oversimplified "hub and spoke" model that forces all
transactions through one central server or software component.
. Excessive Use of Network Capacity. The request/reply model requires that
multiple users often make multiple requests for the same information,
crowding the network with inquiries that convey no new information. As a
result, solutions employing the request/reply model use network capacity
unnecessarily.
The Yankee Group, a market research firm, estimates that annual revenues
worldwide from application and data integration software will reach $5.0
billion by the end of 2001, compared to $1.6 billion in 1997--a compound
annual growth rate of approximately 45%. The market for the next wave of
infrastructure technology extends beyond conventional application integration
to target a number of additional technology areas, such as e-business and
systems management.
The TIBCO Software Solution
Our solution allows multiple computer applications and platforms to
communicate in real-time across local or wide area networks, including the
Internet. The patented TIB technology facilitates the distribution of
information and the integration of business processes by connecting each
application to the network through a single interface, instead of linking each
application directly to all others. The benefits of the TIB technology are
implemented through TIB/ActiveEnterprise, an integrated suite of products that
provides a software platform for the real-time distribution of information.
The primary benefits of TIB/ActiveEnterprise are set forth below:
Comprehensive Solution
Our TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite provides a comprehensive solution for
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integration and management of information and business processes.
TIB/ActiveEnterprise permits the integration of heterogeneous applications,
databases and content sources to allow both internal system linkages and
external linkages with partners, suppliers and customers. By establishing these
linkages, TIB/ActiveEnterprise facilitates the real-time flow of information
within and beyond the boundaries of the enterprise and enables the integration
of business processes, regardless of the location or compatibility of the
enterprise's diverse applications and platforms. Finally, TIB/ActiveEnterprise
provides the means to monitor and administer applications within an
enterprise's overall computing environment, facilitating continuous and
reliable operation.
Real-time Information Distribution
The TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite is based on a real-time communications
and information distribution model using our publish/subscribe communications
technology. With TIB/ActiveEnterprise, a business can create a real-time
information technology environment that eliminates the delay inherent in most
business activities as information is requested, located and delivered. In
addition, TIB/ActiveEnterprise can support more traditional point-to-point
transactional systems, and can also store information for later delivery.
Personalized Information Delivery
Our subject-based addressing technology enables each user, or subscriber, to
identify and receive only the information they desire or need. The technology
allows users to "tune in" to information on a given subject in much the same
way that users of broadcast media like television or radio are able to
selectively receive information being distributed to a diverse audience. As new
information meeting the user's criteria is distributed, or published, across
the network, the subscriber automatically receives it as soon as it becomes
available. Subject-based addressing also enables enterprises to employ a
management-by-exception model, in which subscribers receive notice of only
those events that satisfy certain pre-defined criteria. In this way, subject-
based addressing minimizes the need for recipients to sift through routine
information to access desired content, thereby permitting more efficient
business processes.
Modular and Flexible
Our TIB/ActiveEnterprise software products can be used together, deployed as
independent components or integrated with an enterprise's existing middleware
components. The modularity of TIB/ActiveEnterprise enables enterprises to
leverage their existing technology investments or to start with a limited TIB
implementation that the enterprise can expand as its information distribution
and integration needs grow.
Efficient Use of Network Capacity
The TIB technology is designed to make efficient use of an enterprise's
available network bandwidth while scaling with the capabilities of the network.
TIB/ActiveEnterprise achieves bandwidth efficiency by leveraging our multicast
information distribution protocols so that information destined for multiple
users is sent only once, rather than as separate messages for each user. In
this way, several subscribers can receive the content they need simultaneously
with one message, reducing the complexity and cost of information distribution
within the enterprise. In addition, because TIB/ActiveEnterprise utilizes the
same fundamental networking standard that underlies the Internet, we can
efficiently incorporate the Internet as part of our solution.
Employed in Demanding, High-Performance Environments
The original TIB technology was developed more than a decade ago for use in
financial trading operations. The technology has also been deployed in other
demanding, high-performance environments including multi-billion dollar
semiconductor fabrication plants, telecommunications and energy companies and
e-businesses. We have updated and expanded the TIB technology to incorporate
the knowledge gained from operational experience in these environments.
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Strategy
Our objective is to establish TIB/ActiveEnterprise as the leading software
solution for linking enterprises' internal operations, business partners and
customer channels. The core elements of our strategy include:
Promote the Widespread Adoption of Our Technology
Because the market for enterprise infrastructure software is relatively new
and evolving, we believe that an opportunity exists to establish the TIB
technology as a widely-accepted standard in the field. To this end, we seek to
strengthen and expand our strategic relationships with key technology vendors
in an effort to embed our software into their networking equipment and database
offerings. For example, Cisco embeds our technology in its Internetworking
Operating System, facilitating our sale of TIB/ActiveEnterprise solutions to
enterprises that use Cisco's Internet routers. Cisco has also made a
substantial equity investment in our company and will own approximately % of
our common stock after this offering. We also have strategic relationships with
3Com, i2 Technologies and Sybase.
Enhance Our Position as a Provider of Internet Infrastructure
We are expanding our presence in the e-business and Internet portal markets
through a targeted product and service offering we call TIBCO.net. TIBCO.net
facilitates the automated presentation and flow of Internet-based data and the
integration of this data with diverse applications within the enterprise.
TIBCO.net tailors our TIB/ActiveEnterprise offering for the specific needs of
e-business in much the same way that our other vertical market offerings shape
our products for use in specific industries. In addition to our software
solution, we provide Internet-hosting solutions for Internet portals. TIBCO.net
currently provides the infrastructure through which Internet portals such as
Yahoo! and Netscape deliver financial and other information to their users. We
are also developing relationships to expand our access to sources of
information on finance, travel, sports and weather, among other topics.
Pursue a License-Driven Business Strategy
Our business strategy focuses on licensing products rather than on providing
integration and support services. To support this strategy, we are augmenting
our direct sales force and our professional services group by establishing
relationships with such leading systems integrators and professional services
firms as Deloitte Consulting, EDS and Ernst & Young. We believe that these
partners provide us with broad technical knowledge as well as domain expertise
in vertical markets.
Leverage Vertical Market Expertise
Our sales strategy is to leverage our expertise in vertical markets in an
attempt to shorten our sales and implementation cycles in those markets. As we
gain experience in a vertical market, we create an industry-specific template
for our technology. These templates modify the TIB/ActiveEnterprise suite to
capitalize on its core, cross-industry benefits while tailoring solutions to
meet the specific needs of companies in particular industries. This template
approach allows us to reduce our implementation times and rapidly expand our
initial points of success in a given vertical market. We have created
customized TIB/ActiveEnterprise templates in the telecommunications, high-tech
manufacturing and energy industries, and we seek to extend this expertise into
new markets as appropriate.
Capitalize on the Presence of Reuters in the Financial Services Industry
We have a close relationship with Reuters, our major stockholder and a
leading global news and information group. We sell our products in the
financial services industry primarily through Reuters. We believe that the
established presence and expertise of Reuters in the financial services
industry will provide us with sales and marketing advantages in that market.
Through Reuters, we can also assist our customers in securing access to a
wealth of
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real-time information, including news and financial data, in conjunction with
our TIBCO.net Internet product and service offerings.
Expand International Market Presence
We are currently expanding our sales and marketing capabilities to accelerate
our penetration of the worldwide market for our products. We are expanding our
presence in Europe through our vertical market focus in the communications and
energy sectors. We have also developed a strong presence in Taiwan through our
solutions for the high-tech manufacturing market and in Australia through our
solutions for the electric utility market. For fiscal 1998, revenue from sales
of our products and services outside the United States accounted for 38% of our
total revenue. We intend to continue increasing our global sales coverage by
adding direct sales staff and sales offices internationally, as well as by
expanding our relationships with resellers and systems integrators outside the
United States.
Continue to Enhance Our Technology and Products
We plan to continue to extend the functionality and enhance the capabilities
of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite, as well as increase the number of
leading enterprise applications we support by developing standard adapters to
connect them to the TIB. We have established relationships with key enterprise
application vendors, including SAP, Siebel Systems, i2 Technologies and
PeopleSoft, to participate in the marketing of our products and promote the
interoperability of our software. We continue to develop new
TIB/ActiveEnterprise components and to upgrade our existing products to
incorporate new technological advances. For example, in late fiscal 1999, we
plan to introduce a new component of our TIB/Active Enterprise product suite
designed to manage e-business and other transactional activities.
Products
TIB/ActiveEnterprise Product Suite
TIB/ActiveEnterprise is a suite of products that can be deployed individually
or function as an integrated solution. Our TIB/ActiveEnterprise products
provide the following key functions of the enterprise information
infrastructure:
. Messaging--enables the movement of information between applications.
. Connectivity--integrates various legacy and third party applications by
connecting them to a common infrastructure.
. Information Transformation and Flow Management --manages the conversion
and translation of data and controls the flow of information and the
interaction of business processes throughout the enterprise.
. Monitoring and Management--provides the means for the enterprise to
administer its applications environment and ensure reliable operations.
. Content Display--provides the display console through which users are
notified of and view business event information.
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TIB/ActiveEnterprise Model
Our TIB/ActiveEnterprise suite of products provides enterprise users with
the functionality depicted in the following diagram:
[Set forth below is a visual representation of the functionality provided by
our TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite]
[TIB/AE MODEL GRAPHIC]
Messaging (Events, Data & Transactions)
Our messaging products are the foundation of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise
product suite. These products simplify the problem of integrating diverse
computer applications by connecting each application to the network with a
single interface, instead of linking each application directly to all others.
Our products support a wide range of communication models used in the
enterprise. Our three complementary messaging products are described below:
. TIB/Rendezvous is our flagship messaging product. TIB/Rendezvous supports
publish/subscribe as well as request/reply messaging, and includes
patented subject-based addressing capabilities to facilitate personalized
information delivery. TIB/Rendezvous leverages the networking protocols
of the Internet to offer a variety of service levels such as broadcast
and store-and-forward messaging. This product also offers a variety of
services that complement the messaging function, such as fault tolerance.
TIB/Rendezvous provides efficient networking and high scalability, and
can be embedded in an enterprise's existing information system.
. TIB/ETX is a transaction-based messaging system designed for use in
environments that require a greater degree of transaction management and
control than is provided by a standard messaging solution. TIB/ETX
incorporates patented technology we license from Reuters, and complements
the protocols provided by TIB/Rendezvous by providing a transactional
form of publish/subscribe messaging similar to traditional communication
models.
. TIB/ObjectBus is our object request broker, or ORB, product. ORBs enable
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computer systems to operate more efficiently by employing reusable, self-
contained pieces of software code known as objects. TIB/ObjectBus allows
TIB/ActiveEnterprise to integrate with CORBA 2.0, a major programming
standard for object-oriented applications. TIB/ObjectBus can be fully
integrated with our messaging software, combining the efficiency of an
object oriented computing model with the scalability, performance and
ease of use benefits of TIB/Rendezvous.
Connectivity
TIB/Adapters are our software components that link applications to the TIB
environment, thus enabling these applications to communicate with each other.
We take an innovative approach to application integration by using a
TIB/Adapter as the single point of integration for the application. Our
TIB/Adapter products are as follows:
. Standard TIB/Adapters connect several leading enterprise applications and
complementary middleware products to the TIB environment. We offer a
series of standard TIB/Adapters designed to link applications and other
software by SAP, Siebel Systems, PeopleSoft, IBM and Oracle, among
others, to the TIB.
. TIB/Adapter SDK is our software toolkit that allows our customers and
systems integrators to build custom TIB/Adapters to link applications to
the TIB environment. This product provides a common framework for the
rapid development of new TIB/Adapters.
Information Transformation and Flow Management
In order to facilitate the efficient movement of information across
enterprise applications, a solution must have the ability to translate content
from one format to another and to apply business rules that govern the manner
in which information flows between applications. Our transformation and flow
management products translate data from each application into a shared model
that is understood by other applications throughout the enterprise as described
below:
. TIB/MessageBroker is our scalable message routing and transformation
system. TIB/MessageBroker combines and transforms data from applications
into formats and protocols that can be understood by other applications,
and routes data according to business rules defined by the enterprise.
TIB/MessageBroker also allows an enterprise to conduct transactions and
exchange information with customers and business partners by translating
the information as needed for usage by both parties. Unlike many
competing technologies, TIB/MessageBroker requires no independent
database or third-party messaging system.
. TIB/IntegrationManager controls the flow of information among components
in the TIB/ActiveEnterprise environment. TIB/IntegrationManager allows
the enterprise to define business rules that govern where information
should go and under what conditions. TIB/IntegrationManager coordinates
the message transport and transformation functions of
TIB/ActiveEnterprise.
Content Display
To conduct business in real-time, an enterprise must have the ability to
provide a simple display tool for users to access and view business event
information. Our products in this area are designed to combine information from
the TIB/ActiveEnterprise environment with content from external sources, such
as web pages, to create an integrated display that can be personalized to the
specific needs of the end-user. Our content display products are described
below:
. TIB/ContentBroker aggregates information from enterprise applications,
corporate web sites and other content sources based on an enterprise's
preferences, and delivers the requested information, including
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event notifications, directly to users' desktops as soon as it becomes
available. TIB/ContentBroker reduces the need for enterprises to support
multiple end-user interfaces that allow users to request information from
various sources.
. TIB/EventConsole is a display for users to view the content aggregated by
TIB/ContentBroker. TIB/EventConsole provides personalized notifications
from enterprise information sources, including databases, document
servers, web servers, enterprise resource planning systems and legacy
systems, directly to the desktops of the appropriate users.
TIB/EventConsole also enables users to receive up-to-date information
remotely.
Monitoring and Management
TIB/Hawk is our product for monitoring and managing applications. Through an
intuitive graphical user interface, TIB/Hawk can be configured to monitor
system and application parameters in a local or wide area network and act
autonomously when pre-defined conditions occur. For example, upon the
occurrence of a particular event, TIB/Hawk can send an alarm to the TIB/Hawk
display or through e-mail or a pager, and can run preset responses. System
events are viewed through a display application that, through the use of
publish/subscribe messaging, can operate anywhere on the network and in
multiple locations simultaneously without any change in system configuration.
TIB/Hawk uses network resources only when processing exceptions to preset rules
or parameters, significantly reducing management and monitoring overhead.
TIB/ActiveEnterprise Product Suite
Our TIB/ActiveEnterprise products are depicted in the following diagram:
[Set forth below is a visual representation of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise
products and the words:
. Allows multiple distinct applications, web sites, databases and other
content sources to be integrated and managed in real-time.
. Facilitates the distribution of information and integration of
business processes by connecting each application through patented
technology called The Information Bus or the TIB.
. Enables enterprises to extend their information infrastructures
across the Internet.]
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TIBCO.net
As part of our strategy to extend the reach of TIB/ActiveEnterprise,
TIBCO.net provides a solution for the creation, monitoring and administration
of demanding, high-performance platforms for e-business services, such as
Internet or enterprise portals or corporate web sites. Using
TIB/ActiveEnterprise, we can create real-time, scalable portals for our
customers, such as the financial information portal we created for Yahoo!.
TIBCO.net allows our customers to combine internal business systems with
external content, such as news or market pricing data. Our customers in turn
can bundle this information for real-time delivery to their customers,
suppliers, partners and employees. In addition, TIBCO.net provides our
customers with the ability to integrate and deliver business information in
real-time across the Internet through our reliable multicast technology.
TIBCO.net represents a further evolution of TIB/ActiveEnterprise for use in
Internet-enabled businesses. TIBCO.net is offered to our customers either as a
TIBCO-hosted service, providing time-to-market advantages, or as a package of
products and services for implementation at the customer's site.
TIBCO.net, through its implementation of TIB/ActiveEnterprise, supports a
broad range of communications methods and protocols enabling the delivery of
information through a wide range of devices and presentation technologies,
including Internet browsers, pagers, hand-held computers and digital cellular
phones.
By applying our experience in supplying real-time information, we have
developed several services and products that enterprises can use to create
comprehensive content distribution systems. We can offer companies the ability
to provide their users with access to information from a variety of web pages
that can be accessed using TIB/ContentBroker. In addition, we can assist our
customers in securing access to popular news and information services from
Reuters and other information providers.
We are currently developing TIB/Adapters in order to provide access to
several additional information sources, pertaining to finance, travel, sports,
weather and healthcare.
Services
Professional Services
Our professional services offerings include a wide range of consulting
services such as systems planning, architecture and design, custom development
and systems integration for the rapid deployment of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise
products. We offer professional services with the initial deployment of our
products, as well as on an ongoing basis to address the continuing needs of our
customers. Our professional services staff is located in Palo Alto, Virginia,
London and Sydney, enabling us to perform installations and respond to customer
demands rapidly across the Americas, Europe and Asia. As of February 28, 1999,
our professional services group consisted of 104 employees, including
individuals with domain expertise in the telecommunications, energy and other
industries. Many of our professional services employees have advanced degrees
and/or substantial industry expertise in systems architecture and design. We
expect that the number of service professionals and the scope of the services
offered will increase as we continue to address the expanding enterprise
infrastructure needs of large organizations.
We have established working relationships with several leading professional
service organizations and system integrators, including Deloitte Consulting,
EDS, Ernst & Young, Compaq Services and Sapient, to cooperate in the deployment
of our products to clients. These relationships help promote our
TIB/ActiveEnterprise product suite and provide additional technical expertise
to enable us to provide the full range and volume of professional services our
customers require to deploy TIB/ActiveEnterprise.
Maintenance and Support
We offer an array of software maintenance and support services to our
customers. Our
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support organization provides services seven days a week, twenty-four hours a
day. We have a worldwide support organization with key operations centers in
Palo Alto, London and Sydney to ensure global coverage for our customers. These
centers provide the infrastructure for our around-the-clock call centers and
hotline support.
We offer a range of support packages that allow our customers to choose the
level of support that fits the needs and budgets of their organizations.
Customers also have access to on-site support which is charged on a time and
materials basis.
Training
We provide training for customer personnel at our main office as well as at
customer locations. We also provide training for our professional services
partners to enhance their effectiveness in integrating our products. In
addition, we develop custom education programs to address the specific needs of
individual customers and partners.
Users of TIBCO Software Products
TIBCO Software's customer base includes businesses from many industries,
including telecommunications, high-tech manufacturing and energy, as well as
pharmaceuticals, retail, general manufacturing and the Internet. The following
is a partial list of users of our products in the telecommunications, high-tech
manufacturing, energy and other industries, each of which accounted for an
aggregate of at least $500,000 of our revenue in fiscal 1997 and 1998, as well
as users of our products in the financial services market:
Telecom Energy Financial Services
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Ericsson Chevron BNP
PageNet Marubeni Bank of Tokyo
Telia Mobil Cedel Global Services
Pacific Power DG Bank
High-Tech Manufacturing E*TRADE
- ----------------------- Internet and Other Fidelity
3Com ------------------ Goldman Sachs
Hyundai Bechtel Morgan Stanley
Intel Glaxo Wellcome The Nasdaq Stock
Lucent Intuit Market
Motorola Yahoo! Nomura
NEC Compaq
Philips Medical Standard Chartered
TSMC Bank
UMC
Under the terms of our license agreement with Reuters, we are generally
required to sell our products to companies in the financial services market
through third-party distributors and systems integrators. Reuters is the
exclusive distributor of our products in that market, subject to limited
exceptions. See "Relationship with Reuters and Certain Transactions--
Intercompany Agreements--License, Maintenance and Distribution Agreement with
Reuters". All financial services companies listed in the above table other than
Cedel Global Services purchased our products through Reuters.
Our contract with Cedel Global Services, a company that provides services to
the finance industry, was assigned to us by Reuters effective January 1, 1998,
and we sell our products and consulting services directly to Cedel Global
Services pursuant to an exception in our license agreement with Reuters. In
fiscal 1998, Cedel Global Services accounted for 17% of our revenue. Our
contract with Cedel Global Services expires in December 2000. In addition, in
fiscal 1997, NEC accounted for 17% of our revenue. No other trade customer
accounted for more than 10% of our revenue in either fiscal 1998 or fiscal
1997.
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Sales and Marketing
Sales
We currently market our software and services primarily through a direct
sales organization, complemented by indirect sales channels. As of February 28,
1999, our direct sales force included 24 commissioned sales representatives
located in 7 U.S. cities and in 8 locations internationally across North
America, Europe and Asia. We have established distribution and licensing
relationships with several strategic hardware vendors, database providers,
software and toolset developers, systems integrators and implementation
consultants. We have also developed alliances with key solution providers to
target vertical industry sectors, including health care, telecommunications,
and manufacturing.
Under the terms of our license agreement with Reuters, we generally cannot
sell our products directly into the financial services market. Accordingly, we
generally sell our products to companies in the financial services industry
through third-party distributors and systems integrators. Reuters is the
exclusive distributor of our products in that market, subject to limited
exceptions. See "Relationship with Reuters and Certain Transactions--
Intercompany Agreements--License, Maintenance and Distribution Agreement with
Reuters". We believe that our distribution relationship with Reuters, a global
news and information group, has strengthened the penetration of our products in
the financial services industry. Product fees from Reuters on its sales of our
products in the financial services industry accounted for 13% of our revenue in
the first quarter of fiscal 1999, 6% of our revenue in fiscal 1998 and less
than 1% of our revenue in fiscal 1997.
Marketing
We utilize a wide variety of marketing programs which are intended to attract
potential customers and to promote TIBCO Software and its brand names. We use a
mix of market research, analyst updates, seminars, direct mail, print
advertising, trade shows, speaking engagements, public relations, customer
newsletters, and web site marketing in order to achieve these goals. Our
marketing department also produces collateral material for distribution to
potential customers including presentation materials, white papers, brochures,
and fact sheets. We also host annual user conferences for our customers and
provide support to our channel partners with a variety of programs and training
and product marketing support materials.
Information Technology Advisory Council
We have assembled an Information Technology Advisory Council composed
primarily of chief information officers from leading Fortune 500 manufacturing
and financial companies. The Information Technology Advisory Council meets at
least semiannually to review our design plans and products and to provide us
with specific feedback on our technology applications and market focus.
Product Development
We have been granted a perpetual, royalty-free license to the underlying TIB
messaging technology as it existed on December 31, 1996. See "Relationship with
Reuters and Certain Transactions--Intercompany Agreements--License, Maintenance
and Distribution Agreement with Reuters". We have concentrated our product
development efforts since then both on enhancing this licensed technology and
on developing new products. We expect that most of our enhancements to existing
products and new products will be developed internally. However, we will
evaluate on an ongoing basis the acquisition of externally developed
technologies for integration into our product lines.
We expect that a substantial majority of our research and development
activities will be related to developing enhancements and extensions to our
TIB/ActiveEnterprise product lines. Historically, our product development
efforts were focused on creating the TIB/ActiveEnterprise solution. Our
development focus has now shifted to expanding the number of available
TIB/Adapters and developing additional pre-packaged integration solutions for
specific markets.
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As of February 28, 1999, there were 108 employees in our research and
development organization. We expect that we will continue to commit significant
resources to product development in the future. To date, all product
development costs have been expensed as incurred.
Competition
The market for our products and services is extremely competitive and subject
to rapid change. In addition, we compete with various providers of single
components of application integration solutions, including IBM, New Era of
Networks, Iona and BEA with respect to messaging components and Vitria,
CrossWorlds, STC and Active Software with respect to other components. We
believe that of these companies, IBM has the potential to offer the most
complete set of products for application integration. We also face competition
for certain aspects of our product and service offerings from major systems
integrators. We expect additional competition from other established and
emerging companies. In addition, we may face pricing pressures from our current
competitors and new market entrants in the future. We believe that the
competitive factors affecting the market for our products and services include
product functionality and features; quality of professional services offerings;
product quality, performance and price; ease of product implementation; quality
of customer support services; customer training and documentation; and vendor
and product reputation. The relative importance of each of these factors
depends upon the specific customer environment. Although we believe that our
products and services currently compete favorably with respect to such factors,
we may not be able to maintain our competitive position against current and
potential competitors.
Many of our current and potential competitors have longer operating
histories, significantly greater financial, technical, product development and
marketing resources, greater name recognition and larger customer bases than we
do. Our present or future competitors may be able to develop products
comparable or superior to those we offer, adapt more quickly than we do to new
technologies, evolving industry trends or customer requirements, or devote
greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products than
we do. Accordingly, we may not be able to compete effectively in our markets,
competition may intensify and that future competition may harm our business and
operating results. If we are not successful in developing enhancements to
existing products and new products in a timely manner, achieving customer
acceptance or generating higher average selling prices, our gross margins may
decline, and our business and operating results may suffer.
Our license agreement with Reuters does not prohibit Reuters from providing
enterprise infrastructure software products and services in competition with
us. Reuters currently sells our products to financial services companies and
creates products based on the TIB technology specifically for financial
services companies. In addition, pursuant to the license agreement, Reuters has
access to the source code for our products. Although Reuters currently does not
create TIB-based products designed for general use in all markets, if Reuters
were to decide to begin providing information integration products and services
in our markets, we would face additional competition for such customers.
Proprietary Technology
Our success is dependent upon our proprietary software technology. We license
the patents for the TIB technology underlying some of our TIB/ActiveEnterprise
products, including TIB/Rendezvous and TIB/ETX, from Reuters. Consequently, we
can assert infringement of these products only through Reuters or with the
consent of Reuters. While we have pending patent applications, we do not
currently have any issued patents and rely principally on trade secret,
copyright and trademark laws, nondisclosure and other contractual agreements to
protect our technology. We also believe that factors such as the technological
and creative skills of our personnel, product enhancements and new product
developments are essential to establishing and maintaining a technology
leadership position. We enter into confidentiality and/or license agreements
with our employees, distributors and customers, and limit access to
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and distribution of our software, documentation and other proprietary
information. Nevertheless, the steps we have taken may fail to prevent
misappropriation of our technology, and the protections we have may not prevent
our competitors from developing products with functionality or features similar
to our products. Furthermore, third parties might independently develop
competing technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our
technologies. In addition, effective copyright and trade secret protection may
be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries. If we fail to protect
our proprietary technology, our business could be seriously harmed.
Although we do not believe our products infringe the proprietary rights of
any third parties, third parties may nevertheless assert infringement claims
against us or our customers in the future. Furthermore, we may initiate claims
or litigation against third parties for infringement of our proprietary rights
or to establish the validity of our proprietary rights. Litigation, whether
resolved in our favor or not, would cause us to incur substantial costs and
divert our management resources from productive tasks, which could harm our
business. Parties making claims against us could secure substantial damages, as
well as injunctive or other equitable relief which could effectively block our
ability to license our products in the United States or abroad. Such a judgment
could seriously harm our business. If it appears necessary or desirable, we may
seek licenses to intellectual property if we believe that our technology
potentially infringes on such technology. We may not, however, be able to
obtain such licenses on commercially reasonable terms or at all, and the terms
of any offered licenses might not be acceptable to us. The failure to obtain
necessary licenses or other rights could seriously harm our business. As the
number of software products in our industry increases and the functionality of
those products further overlaps, we believe that software developers may become
increasingly subject to infringement claims. Any such claims, with or without
merit, would probably be time consuming and expensive to defend, and could
seriously harm our business. We are not aware of any currently pending claims
that our products, trademarks or other proprietary rights infringe upon the
proprietary rights of third parties.
Employees
As of February 28, 1999, we employed 306 persons, including 66 in sales and
marketing, 108 in research and development, 28 in finance and administration
and 104 in client services and technical support. Of our 306 employees, 29 were
located in Europe, 21 in Australia and 2 in Asia. We believe that our
relationship with our employees is good.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time we have been subject to legal proceedings and claims in the
ordinary course of business. We are not now involved in any material legal
proceedings.
Facilities
We lease approximately 93,000 square feet in a single office building located
in Palo Alto, California. We also lease office space in Virginia and Australia
and in various cities in the United States and internationally to support our
sales and marketing personnel worldwide. We believe that our existing
facilities are adequate to meet our current and foreseeable requirements, or
that suitable additional space will be available on commercially reasonable
terms.
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MANAGEMENT
Executive Officers and Directors
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our
executive officers and directors as of the date of this prospectus.
Executive Officers and Directors
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name Age Position(s)
------------------------- --- -----------------------------------------------
<C> <C> <S>
Vivek Y. Ranadive 41 President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Board
Paul G. Hansen 49 Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
Rajesh U. Mashruwala 47 Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Robert P. Stefanski 37 Secretary
Executive Vice President, Engineering and
Richard M. Tavan 50 Operations
Christopher G. O'Meara 41 Vice President, Finance
Yogen K. Dalal (1) 49 Director
Edward R. Kozel (1) 43 Director
Donald J. Listwin (2) 40 Director
Larry W. Sonsini (2) 58 Director
David G. Ure 51 Director
Phillip E. White (2) 56 Director
Philip Wood (1), (2) 44 Director
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(1) Member of Audit Committee
(2) Member of Compensation Committee
Vivek Y. Ranadive has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of TIBCO Software since its inception in January 1997.
From 1985 to 1997, Mr. Ranadive served as the Chairman and CEO of Teknekron. In
addition, Mr. Ranadive served as President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of TFT from its inception until December 1998.
Mr. Ranadive received his B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science
and his M.S. in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
his M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Paul G. Hansen has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of TIBCO Software since July 1998. From 1984 to July 1998, Mr. Hansen
held various positions at Adaptec, Inc., a publicly-traded supplier of
bandwidth management solutions, including Vice President, Finance, Chief
Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary from 1988 to July 1998. Mr. Hansen
received his B.S. in business from the State University of New York.
Rajesh U. Mashruwala has served as Executive Vice President, Sales and
Marketing of TIBCO Software since March 1997. From February 1995 to March 1997,
Mr. Mashruwala held various positions at TIBCO Software and TIBCO Inc.,
including Vice President, Enterprise Business Applications of TIBCO Software.
From October 1993 to February 1995, Mr. Mashruwala was President of Media
Computer Technology, Inc., a provider of magnetic and optical media products.
Mr. Mashruwala received his degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay and his M.S. in engineering from the University of
California, Berkeley.
Robert P. Stefanski has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel
of TIBCO Software since May 1998 and as Secretary of TIBCO Software since May
1997. From November 1996 to March 1998, Mr. Stefanski was the Director of
Intellectual Property for Reuters America, Inc., an affiliate of ours. From
September 1989 to November 1996, Mr. Stefanski was an associate with the law
firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Mr. Stefanski received his B.S. in mathematics
from Northern Michigan University and his M.S.
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in engineering and his J.D. from the University of Michigan.
Richard M. Tavan has served as Executive Vice President, Engineering and
Operations of TIBCO Software since January 1997. From November 1986 to January
1997, Mr. Tavan held various positions at TIBCO Inc., including Vice President,
Engineering. From June 1983 to November 1986, Mr. Tavan was Director of
Engineering for 3Com Corporation. Mr. Tavan received his B.S. in electrical
engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Christopher G. O'Meara has served as Vice President, Finance, of TIBCO
Software since August 1998. From June 1992 to July 1998, Mr. O'Meara was
Corporate Vice President and Treasurer at Adaptec. Mr. O'Meara received his
B.A. in economics from Stanford University and his M.B.A. from Northwestern
University.
Yogen K. Dalal has been a director of TIBCO Software since December 1997.
Since September 1991, Mr. Dalal has been a Partner of Mayfield Fund, a venture
capital firm. Mr. Dalal is a director of BroadVision, Inc., a supplier of
Internet business applications, and several privately-held companies. Mr. Dalal
received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay and his M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from
Stanford University.
Edward R. Kozel has been a director of TIBCO Software since May 1997. Mr.
Kozel is a director of Cisco Systems, and served in various capacities at Cisco
from 1989 through April 1998, most recently as Chief Technology Officer and
Senior Vice President Business Development.
Donald J. Listwin has been a director of TIBCO Software since October 1998.
Since February 1990, Mr. Listwin has been with Cisco Systems, Inc., where he
has held a variety of positions and is currently an Executive Vice President.
Mr. Listwin also serves on the board of directors of Software.com and E-Tek
Dynamics. Mr. Listwin received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the
University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Larry W. Sonsini has been a director of TIBCO Software since May 1997. Mr.
Sonsini has been an attorney with the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &
Rosati since 1966 and currently serves as the Chairman of the firm's Executive
Committee. Mr. Sonsini also serves as a director of Lattice Semiconductor
Corporation, Novell, Inc. and Pixar. Mr. Sonsini received A.B. and L.L.B.
degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.
David Ure has been a director of TIBCO Software since March 1997. Since 1968,
Mr. Ure has been employed by Reuters and is currently Executive Director at
Reuters. Mr. Ure currently serves on the boards of directors of Reuters and
Woolwich, a publicly-traded provider of diversified personal financial services
in the United Kingdom. Mr. Ure received his B.A. in history from Merton
College, Oxford University.
Phillip E. White has been a director of TIBCO Software since May 1997. Since
August 1997, Mr. White has been President of Marketing Consultants. From
January 1989 to July 1997, Mr. White was the Chief Executive Officer of
Informix Software, Inc., a provider of innovative database products. Mr. White
currently serves on the board of directors of Legato Systems, a storage
management software provider, Adaptec and several privately held companies. Mr.
White received his B.A. in business from Illinois Wesleyan University and his
M.B.A. from Illinois State University.
Philip Wood has been a director of TIBCO Software since our inception. Since
September 1990, Mr. Wood has been employed by Reuters and currently serves as
Deputy Finance Director. Prior to joining Reuters in September 1990, Mr. Wood
was a partner at Price Waterhouse. Mr. Wood is currently a director of TFT,
Instinet Corporation and several other subsidiaries of Reuters. Mr. Wood
received his M.A. in physics from Balliol College, Oxford University.
Pursuant to a stockholders' agreement among us, Reuters and certain of our
other stockholders, Messrs. Ure and Wood were selected to serve on our board of
directors by
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Reuters; Messrs. Kozel and Listwin were selected by Cisco; and Messrs. Dalal,
Sonsini and White were selected by Mr. Ranadive. Following this offering,
Reuters will have the right under a stockholders agreement to nominate three of
our nine directors so long as it holds 40% or more of our outstanding shares of
voting stock. If Reuters holds less than 40% but at least 25% of our voting
shares, Reuters will have the right to nominate two directors. If Reuters holds
less than 25% but at least 10% of the issues and outstanding voting shares,
Reuters will have the right to nominate one director. If the total number of
our directors is increased, Reuters will have the right to nominate the lowest
number of directors such that Reuters-nominated directors constitute at least
that portion of our board of directors that Reuters could have nominated under
the foregoing rights if our board consisted of nine directors. See
"Relationship of Reuters and Certain Transactions--Stockholders Agreement".
There is currently one vacancy on our board of directors. Reuters intends to
nominate a director to fill the vacancy prior to the consummation of this
offering.
Each officer serves at the discretion of our board of directors. There are no
family relationships among any of our directors or officers.
Director Compensation
Our Director Stock Option Plan provides for automatic grants of options to
purchase common stock to our directors who are not also our employees. See "--
Stock Plans--Director Stock Option Plan". Directors do not receive any cash
compensation for serving on our board of directors.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Our board of directors has had standing audit and compensation committees,
which assist the board of directors in the discharge of its responsibilities.
The audit committee reports to our board of directors regarding the
appointment of our independent public accountants, the scope and fees of
prospective annual audits and the results thereof, compliance with our
accounting and financial policies and management's procedures and policies
relative to the adequacy of our internal accounting controls. Members of the
audit committee are elected by the board and serve for one-year terms. The
audit committee currently consists of Messrs. Dalal, Wood and Kozel.
The compensation committee reviews and approves the annual salary and bonus
for each executive officer (consistent with the terms of any applicable
employment agreement), reviews, approves and recommends terms and conditions
for all employee benefit plans (and changes thereto) and administers our stock
option plan. Following this offering, Reuters will have the right to nominate
one member of our compensation committee. Members of our compensation committee
other than the Reuters representative are appointed by the board of directors
and serve one-year terms. The compensation committee currently consists of
Messrs. Listwin, Wood, Sonsini and White.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During fiscal 1998, our compensation committee consisted of Messrs. Listwin
and White and Simon Yencken, one of our former directors. Neither Mr. Listwin
nor Mr. Yencken were our employees or employees of our subsidiaries during
fiscal 1998 or at any time prior to fiscal 1998. Since August 1997, Mr. White
has provided consulting services to us. In connection with these consulting
services, we paid $314,000 to Mr. White and granted him options to purchase
300,000 shares of our common stock in fiscal 1998. In fiscal 1998, we also
granted to Mr. White options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock for
serving as a director. In fiscal 1997, we paid $79,000 to Mr. White and granted
him options to purchase 400,000 shares of our common stock for consulting
services rendered.
During fiscal 1998, Mr. Ranadive, our President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman, served as President, Chief Executive
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Officer and Chairman of TFT. Mr. Yencken was also an executive officer and
director of TFT during fiscal 1998.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Matters
Our certificate of incorporation limits the liability of directors to the
maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that a
corporation's certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating
or limiting the personal liability of a director for monetary damages for
breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director, except for liability for:
(i) any breach of the duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
(ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) unlawful payments of dividends
or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the
Delaware General Corporate Law; or (iv) any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit. See "Description of Capital
Stock--Limitation of Liability; Indemnification".
Our bylaws provide that we must indemnify our directors and officers and may
indemnify our employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware
law. See "Description of Capital Stock--Limitation of Liability;
Indemnification".
We have entered into agreements to indemnify our directors and officers in
addition to the indemnification provided for in our certificate of
incorporation and bylaws. Under these agreements, we are obligated, among
other things, to indemnify our directors and officers for certain expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred
by any such person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in
the right of us, arising out of such person's services as our director or
officer, any subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise to which the
person provides services at our request. We believe that these provisions and
agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve
as directors and officers.
At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of
our directors, officers, employees or agents where indemnification will be
required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or
proceeding that might result in a claim for such indemnification.
Key Employees
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to some of
our key employees as of the date of this prospectus.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name Position(s)
-------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
Frank J. Bergandi Vice President, Sales--Americas
Tugrul Firatli Vice President, Telecommunications & Networking Solutions
Thomas W. Jasek Senior Vice President, Business Development
Thomas Joseph Chief Technology Officer
Ginger M. Kelly Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
Kevin Korpak Vice President, Central Region
Thomas Kucher Vice President, Eastern Region
Julian H. Lloyd Vice President, Professional Services Group
Fredrick G. Meyer Vice President, Product Management
Richard J. O'Donnell Vice President, Corporate Marketing
Dennis R. Page Vice President, TIB Technology
Stephen J. Rom Vice President, Telecommunications Sales--Americas
Darby E. Siempelkamp Vice President, Human Resources
Murat K. Sonmez Vice President and General Manager, EMEA
Vijay N. Tella Vice President, Engineering
</TABLE>
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Executive Compensation and Employment Agreements
The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation
received for services rendered to us during fiscal 1998 by our current Chief
Executive Officer and our four other most highly compensated executive officers
during the year ended November 30, 1998 whose salary and bonus for fiscal 1998
equaled or exceeded $100,000, whom we refer to as the "named executive
officers":
Summary Compensation Table
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Long-Term
Annual Compensation
Compensation Awards
-------------------- ------------
Securities
Underlying All Other
Name and Principal Positions Salary Bonus(1) Options Compensation
---------------------------- -------- -------- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Vivek Y. Ranadive.............. $375,250(2) $200,000 465,000 --
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
Paul G. Hansen................. 88,141(3) 55,000 900,000 --
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Rajesh U. Mashruwala........... 188,333 85,000 125,000 --
Executive Vice President,
Sales and Marketing
Robert P. Stefanski............ 159,375(4) 75,000 36,000 41,430(5)
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Richard M. Tavan............... 202,404 65,000 72,000 --
Executive Vice President,
Engineering and Operations
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(1) Includes amounts earned in fiscal 1998, but deferred until a later year.
(2) We were reimbursed $226,450 of this amount by Reuters for time Mr. Ranadive
spent working on matters for TFT.
(3) Mr. Hansen began his employment with us as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer in July 1998. His current salary is $265,000 per
year.
(4) Mr. Stefanski began his employment with us as Executive Vice President and
General Counsel in March 1998. His current salary is $245,000 per year.
(5) Represents amount reimbursed for relocation expenses.
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The following table sets forth information as to options granted to all named
executive officers during the fiscal year ended November 30, 1998.
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Potential Realizable
Number of Percent Value at Assumed
Securities Total Annual Rate
Underlying Options of Stock Appreciation
Options Granted to Exercise for Option Term (3)
Granted Employees Price Per Expiration ---------------------
Name (#)(1) in Fiscal Year Share (2) Date 5% 10%
---- ---------- -------------- --------- ---------- ---------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Vivek Y. Ranadive....... 465,000 5.3% $0.50 4/01/08 $146,218 $ 370,545
Paul G. Hansen.......... 900,000(4) 10.3 1.30 7/27/08 734,806 1,864,679
Rajesh U. Mashruwala.... 125,000 1.4 0.50 4/01/08 39,306 99,609
Robert P. Stefanski..... 36,000(5) 0.4 0.50 4/01/08 11,320 28,687
Richard M. Tavan........ 72,000 0.8 0.50 4/01/08 22,640 57,375
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(1) These options to purchase shares of common stock were granted under our
1996 Stock Option Plan and, unless otherwise indicated, provide for vesting
as to 20% of the underlying common stock one year after the date of grant,
then ratably over a period of 48 months thereafter.
(2) Options were granted at an exercise price equal to 100% of the fair market
value of our common stock on the date of grant, as determined by our board
of directors.
(3) These columns show the hypothetical gains or option spreads of the options
granted based on assumed annual compound stock appreciation rates of 5% and
10% over the full ten-year term of the options. The assumed rates of
appreciation are mandated by the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and do not represent our estimate or projection of future common
stock prices.
(4) 75,000 of these options vested on the date of grant with the remainder
vesting as to 20% of the underlying common stock one year after the date of
grant then ratably over 48 months thereafter.
(5) Mr. Stefanski also has the right to purchase 160,000 shares of our common
stock at a weighted average price per share of $0.36 pursuant to
Reuters/TFT Employee Stock Purchase Arrangements described below under
"Relationship with Reuters and Certain Transactions--Reuters/TFT Employee
Stock Purchase Arrangements".
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The following table sets forth information with respect to unexercised
options held by the named executive officers as of November 30, 1998.
Aggregate Stock Option Exercises In Fiscal 1998 and Fiscal Year-End Values
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Securities
Underlying Value of Unexercised
Shares Unexercised Options In-the-Money Options
Acquired at November 30, 1998 at November 30, 1998(1)
on Exercise Value ---------------------------- -------------------------
Name (#) Shares Realized Exercisable Unexercisable(2) Exercisable Unexercisable
---- ----------- -------- ----------- ---------------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Vivek Y. Ranadive....... -- $ -- 5,888,889 1,742,778 $8,538,889 $2,434,028
Paul G. Hansen.......... 76,923 -- -- 823,077 -- 370,385
Rajesh U. Mashruwala.... -- -- 96,666 378,334 140,166 523,584
Robert P. Stefanski..... 80,000 16,000 10,000 246,000 14,500 349,500
Richard M. Tavan........ -- -- -- 72,000 -- 90,000
</TABLE>
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(1) Calculated by determining the difference between the exercise price and the
deemed fair market value of the securities underlying the options on
November 30, 1998 of $1.75 per share.
(2) Unvested options are immediately exercisable upon grant, provided that upon
the optionee's cessation of service, any unvested shares are subject to
repurchase by us at the original exercise price paid per share.
All of our executive officers are employed at-will. However, Mr. Ranadive's
employment may only be terminated upon 120 days written notice and Mr.
Stefanski's employment may only be terminated upon six months written notice
pursuant to agreements entered into with us. All other employees may be
terminated without cause upon two weeks written notice or with cause at any
time.
Each of our executive officers is a party to our standard non-disclosure
agreement. Under the non-disclosure agreements, for one year following their
termination, our employees agree not to solicit any other employee to leave the
company. The employees also agree not to disclose any confidential information
that they obtained during their employment to any third parties at any time
during or subsequent to their employment. In addition, any inventions,
discoveries or improvements created by the employees during their employment
belong to us.
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Stock Plans
1996 Stock Option Plan
Our 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated (the "1996 Plan"),
provides for the grant to employees of incentive stock options within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), for the grant to employees, officers, directors and consultants of
nonstatutory stock options and provides eligible employees with the right to
participate in a salary deferral employee stock purchase program ("ESPP")
intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Code. The amended and restated
1996 Plan will be approved by our board of directors and our stockholders prior
to this offering. Unless terminated sooner, the 1996 Plan will terminate
automatically in May of 2009. A total of 30,451,636 shares of common stock has
been reserved for issuance pursuant to the 1996 Plan, plus annual increases
equal to the lesser of (i) 10,000,000 shares, or (ii) 3.5% of the outstanding
shares on the first day of each fiscal year. An individual may be granted
options to purchase a maximum of 1,500,000 shares of common stock each year, in
addition to an option to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares in connection with
that individual's commencement of service.
The 1996 Plan will be administered by the compensation committee of our board
of directors (the "Administrator"), which committee shall, in the case of
options intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, consist of two or more "outside
directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Administrator
has the power to determine the terms of the options granted, including, but not
limited to, the participants who will be granted options, the exercise price,
the number of shares subject to each option, the exercisability thereof and the
form of consideration payable upon such exercise. The board has the authority
to amend, suspend or terminate the 1996 Plan, subject to shareholder approval
when required by applicable law, provided that no such action may adversely
affect any share of common stock previously issued and sold or any option
previously granted under the 1996 Plan.
Options granted under the 1996 Plan are not generally transferable by the
optionee, and each option is exercisable during the lifetime of the optionee
only by such optionee. Options granted under the 1996 Plan must generally be
exercised within three months of the Optionee's separation of service from us,
or within twelve months if such optionee's termination is due to the optionee's
death or disability, but in no event later than the expiration of the option's
ten year term. The exercise price of all incentive stock options granted under
the 1996 Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of our common
stock on the date of grant. The exercise price of nonstatutory stock options
granted under the 1996 Plan will be determined by the Administrator, but with
respect to nonstatutory stock options intended to qualify as "performance-based
compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the exercise
price must at least be equal to the fair market value of the common stock on
the date of grant. With respect to any participant who owns stock possessing
more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of our outstanding capital
stock, the exercise price of any incentive stock option granted must equal at
least 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant
and the term of any incentive stock option must not exceed five years. The term
of all other options granted under the 1996 Plan may not exceed ten years.
The 1996 Plan provides that in the event of our merger with or into another
corporation or a sale of substantially all of our assets, each outstanding
option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation. If an option is not assumed or substituted as described in the
preceding sentence, each such option shall become fully vested and exercisable,
including shares that would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, for a
period of 15 days from the date of such notice, and the option will terminate
upon the expiration of such period.
The ESPP permits participants to purchase common stock through payroll
deductions of up
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to 10% of the participant's "compensation". The maximum number of shares a
participant may purchase during a single purchase period is 2,000 shares.
Employees are eligible to participate in the ESPP if they are customarily
employed by the Company or any participating subsidiary for at least 20 hours
per week and more than five months in any calendar year. However, any employee
who (i) immediately after grant owns stock possessing 5% or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the
Company, or (ii) whose rights to purchase stock under all employee stock
purchase plans of the Company accrues at a rate which exceeds $25,000 worth of
stock for each calendar year may not be granted a right to purchase stock under
the ESPP.
The ESPP provides for consecutive, overlapping, twenty-four month offering
periods. The offering periods generally start on the first trading day on or
after January 1 and July 1 of each year, except for the first such offering
period which commences on the first trading day on or after the effective date
of this Offering and ends on the last trading day on or before June 30, 2001.
Each offering period includes four six-month purchase periods.
Amounts deducted and accumulated by participants are used to purchase shares
of common stock at the end of each purchase period. The price of stock
purchased under the ESPP is generally 85% of the lower of the fair market value
of the common stock (i) at the beginning of the offering period or (ii) at the
end of the purchase period. In the event the fair market value at the end of a
purchase period is less than the fair market value at the beginning of the
offering period, the participants will be withdrawn from the current offering
period following exercise and automatically re-enrolled in a new offering
period. The new offering period will use the lower fair market value as of the
first date of the new offering period to determine the purchase price for
future purchase periods.
Participants may end their participation in the ESPP at any time during an
offering period, at which time they will be refunded their payroll
deductions to date. Participation ends automatically upon termination of
employment with the Company.
Rights granted pursuant to the ESPP are not transferable by a participant
other than by will, or the laws of descent and distribution. The ESPP provides
that, in the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation
or a sale of substantially all of the Company's assets, each outstanding right
may be assumed or substituted for by the successor corporation. If the
successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the outstanding
rights, the offering period then in progress will be shortened and a new
exercise date will be set.
The board has the authority to amend or terminate the ESPP, except that no
such action may adversely affect any outstanding rights to purchase stock under
the ESPP. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the board may terminate an
offering period on any exercise date if the board determines that the
termination of the offering period is in the best interests of the Company and
its stockholders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the board may in
its sole discretion amend the ESPP to the extent necessary and desirable to
avoid unfavorable financial accounting consequences by altering the purchase
price for any offering period, shortening any offering period or allocating
remaining shares among the participants.
1998 Director Option Plan
The 1998 Director Option Plan, as amended and restated (the "Director Plan"),
provides that each director is eligible to participate in the Director Plan.
The Director Plan will be adopted by our board of directors and stockholders
prior to this offering. The Director Plan has a term of ten years from May
1999, but may be terminated sooner by the board. A total of 1,650,000 shares of
our common stock have been reserved for issuance under the Director Plan,
subject to adjustment in certain instances.
The Director Plan provides for discretionary grant of options to employee
directors and for
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non-discretionary grants of options to each non-employee director. Beginning on
or about October 1, 1999, on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each
year, each non-employee director will receive automatic option grants of 10,000
shares of common stock. In addition, each of the three representatives of
Reuters will be granted an initial option to purchase 100,000 shares of common
stock prior to this offering.
Each option will be fully vested on the date of grant and have a term of 10
years. The exercise price of all options shall be 100% of the fair market value
per share of our common stock on the date of grant, generally determined with
reference to the closing price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq
National Market.
Options granted under the Director Plan are not generally transferrable by
the director, except to the stockholder that nominated the director, if any.
Options granted under the Director Plan must generally be exercised within
three months of the date that director ceases to be a director or within twelve
months if such termination is due to the optionee's death or disability.
If it is determined that automatic annual option grants to non-employee
directors that are subject to vesting will not result in unfavorable accounting
consequences to us, then the Director Plan will be amended to change the
quarterly automatic options grants that are fully vested to automatic annual
option grants that are subject to vesting.
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RELATIONSHIP WITH REUTERS AND CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Relationship with Reuters
We are the successor to a portion of the business of Teknekron Software
Systems, Inc., which was acquired by Reuters in 1994. Teknekron subsequently
changed its name to TIBCO Inc., and in January 1997, we were established as an
entity separate from TIBCO Inc. We were formed to create and market software
solutions for use in the integration of business information, processes and
applications in all industries outside of the financial services market.
TIBCO Inc. subsequently changed its name to TIBCO Finance Technology, Inc.
and focuses its business on providing TIB-based software and custom solutions
to the financial services and insurance industries. Through our license
agreement with Reuters, Reuters is the exclusive distributor of our products in
the financial services market, subject to limited exceptions.
Following this offering, Reuters will own approximately % of our
outstanding shares of common stock, but has agreed to limit its voting rights.
See "--Stockholders Agreement".
Intercompany Agreements
License, Maintenance and Distribution Agreement with Reuters
Prior to this offering, we will enter into an amended license, maintenance
and distribution agreement (the "License Agreement") with Reuters and its
wholly-owned subsidiary, TFT. The License Agreement provides for the license of
technology and proprietary rights from Reuters to us, the license of technology
from us to Reuters, the maintenance of the licensed technology, the right of
Reuters to distribute our products and the related distribution fees and
limitations on our business in the financial services industry, all as further
described below.
Intellectual Property Ownership. Reuters owns the underlying TIB intellectual
property and technology, including the basic publish/subscribe technology, that
was in existence on December 31, 1996 and that is incorporated into some of our
TIB/ActiveEnterprise products including TIB/Rendezvous and TIB/ETX. We own all
technology and related intellectual property rights, including patents,
copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other similar rights, independently
developed by us since our formation on January 1, 1997. This includes both new
technology unrelated to the licensed TIB technology and enhancements and
improvements to the licensed TIB technology. We also own our trademarks and
tradenames, including TIBCO, TIB, The Information Bus and the names of our
products. We license these marks back to Reuters royalty-free for use in TFT's
trade name and in connection with the sale and marketing of our products and
services and those of Reuters.
License of Reuters Technology to Us. Under the terms of the License
Agreement, we have been granted a perpetual, royalty-free license to the
underlying TIB messaging technology in existence on December 31, 1996. The
licensed TIB technology includes technology underlying some of our current
products. The license includes rights to use the TIB technology to develop and
maintain products, to provide services to customers relating to the licensed
technology, and to sell, sublicense and distribute products utilizing the
licensed technology both directly and through third party distributors,
resellers and original equipment manufacturers. The license may not be
unilaterally terminated, and Reuters may not grant to any non-affiliated third
party a license to the TIB technology of substantially the same or broader
scope than that granted to us. We may not assign or transfer our rights under
the license without the consent of Reuters.
Sales by Us in the Financial Services Market. The License Agreement prohibits
us from using the technology we license from Reuters to create products which
contain functionality or features specifically designed for use by financial
services companies, or to assist third parties in doing so. However, we are not
prevented under the license agreement from designing and selling to companies
outside the financial services market products
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which are generally applicable to all fields, do not contain functionality or
features specifically designed for use by financial services companies and are
not specifically designed for use by a third party for the purpose of creating
products or services for financial services companies. Financial services
companies include entities engaged in commercial banking, investment banking,
insurance and other financial services.
Further, subject to the exceptions described below, the License Agreement
prevents us from selling our products and services that are based on the
technology we license from Reuters directly to financial services companies and
from providing consulting or other services related to such products directly
to such companies. Also, based on the exclusive distribution rights of Reuters,
subject to the exceptions described below, for a fixed period of years, we are
prevented from providing any other products or consulting services to financial
services companies. We may, however, license our TIBCO.net products and
services directly to all customers, including financial services market
customers. We must pay Reuters a fee based on a percentage of our revenue from
the sale of TIBCO.net products and services to financial services market
customers. Our TIBCO.net products may not be specifically designed for use by
financial services companies, but may include software for hosting stock quotes
and other financial market data of the type we currently offer.
We have an agreement with Cedel Global Services providing for an enterprise
license to all of our products and for consulting and development services.
Cedel provides settlement and clearing technology and services to banks in
Europe and other countries. The Cedel agreement was assigned to us by Reuters,
and is deemed to be an exception from the restrictions on the sale of our
products and services to financial services market customers.
License of Our Technology to Reuters. Since January 1997, when we were formed
and the License Agreement became effective, we have substantially enhanced and
further developed the licensed TIB technology and products. We have also
created a significant number of new products and new technologies. The License
Agreement provides Reuters with a perpetual, royalty-free license to embed the
technology developed by us through December 2011 into its products and
services. The License Agreement also provides Reuters with the right to
internally use the technology developed by us during that period for embedding
and other purposes. Although TFT is not authorized under the License Agreement
to sell our products to non-financial services customers, Reuters and its other
affiliates are authorized to do so.
Distribution Relationship with Reuters. Reuters has the right to distribute
our products to customers in the financial services market segment. Through
December 2001, Reuters must pay us product fees based on a percentage of its
revenue from the sale of licenses and maintenance for our products. This
includes a minimum guarantee of $16 million payable in the remainder of
calendar 1999, $18 million payable in calendar 2000 and $20 million payable in
calendar 2001. On an annual basis beginning in 2002, Reuters may elect to
extend the payment of minimum guarantees on an annual basis with minimum
guarantees of at least 110% of the product fees actually paid in the prior
year. If Reuters does not extend the payment of minimum guarantees, the
restrictions against our direct sales to financial services customers will be
removed with respect to certain of our software products that do not require
customization or consulting services and the product fee rate Reuters must pay
will decrease. However, we will still be prevented from using the licensed
technology to design products specifically for the financial services market.
Under the terms of the License Agreement, if the License Agreement is
materially breached by us, or if the financial services market restrictions or
exclusive distribution terms are determined to be invalid by a court, the
minimum product fee guarantees will terminate and the product fee rates paid to
us by Reuters will decrease. In addition, if we elect to sell products or
provide services directly to companies in the financial
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services market after the term of our exclusive distribution relationship with
Reuters, any minimum product fee guarantees will immediately terminate and the
product fee rates paid to us by Reuters will decrease.
We have agreed to provide maintenance and support to Reuters and its
customers that acquire our products and have purchased maintenance. So long as
Reuters is required to pay us a minimum guarantee, we must maintain, at no
charge to Reuters, at least 10 full-time employees for maintenance, marketing
and technical support for our products sold by Reuters. Reuters pays us a fee
for maintenance of our products at the same rate it pays on sales of our
products.
Use of Third Party Distributors in the Financial Services Market. Reuters is
our exclusive distributor in the financial services market, subject to certain
exceptions. We are permitted under the license agreement to use other
distributors and resellers to distribute and sell our products to financial
services market customers, provided that we do not appoint these distributors
to sell primarily into the financial services market. When we realize revenue
from sales by our third-party distributors of our products to financial
services companies (other than sales through original equipment manufacturers),
we must pay Reuters a significant portion of such revenue. We are not required
to pay any product fees on sales of our products in the financial services
market by original equipment manufacturers who have embedded or bundled our
products with their own. Our third party distributors may include value-added
resellers and systems integrators who provide substantial consulting services
in connection with the sale of our products. We have agreed to assist Reuters
in establishing distribution relationships directly with any of our third-party
distributors that sell our products in the financial services market.
Stockholders Agreement
We will enter into an amended and restated stockholders agreement with
Reuters, Cisco Systems, Mayfield and Vivek Ranadive. Under the stockholders
agreement, Reuters has agreed to limit its right to vote its shares of our
stock such that the votes cast by Reuters will not represent more than 49% of
the total votes eligible to be cast in any matter submitted to a vote of our
stockholders. In accordance with the terms of the stockholders agreement, any
shares held by Reuters that exceed 49% of our outstanding stock will be voted
by us in the same proportion as all shares held by stockholders other than
Reuters.
Reuters has the right under the stockholders agreement to nominate three of
our nine directors so long as it holds 40% or more of our outstanding shares of
voting stock. If Reuters holds less than 40% but at least 25% of our voting
shares, Reuters will have the right to nominate two directors. If Reuters holds
less than 25% but at least 10% of our issued and outstanding voting shares,
Reuters will have the right to nominate one director. If the total number of
our directors is increased, Reuters will have the right to nominate the lowest
number of directors such that Reuters-nominated directors constitute at least
that portion of our board of directors that Reuters could have nominated under
the foregoing rights if our board consisted of nine directors. So long as
Reuters has the right to nominate at least one director, Reuters will also have
the right to nominate one member of our compensation committee. Stockholders
that will hold a majority of our outstanding stock following this offering have
agreed to vote their shares in favor of the Reuters nominees.
In addition, under the stockholders agreement, so long as Reuters owns 30% or
more of our voting shares, we will be required to obtain the consent of Reuters
in order to consummate any of the following transactions:
.The issuance of our equity securities or securities convertible into,
exchangeable for, or options or rights to acquire our equity securities in
any calendar year in excess of 5% of our outstanding capital stock on
December 31 of the prior year, or in any three-year period in excess of 10%
of our outstanding capital stock at the beginning of the period. This
limitation will not apply to securities issued under our equity
compensation plans or securities issued in acquisitions permitted under the
stockholders agreement without the consent of Reuters.
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.Any merger, consolidation, share exchange, any sale, lease, exchange or
other dissolution of all or any substantial part of our assets.
.Any acquisition by us, whether by merger, stock purchase, asset purchase
or otherwise, of any business or entity where the value of the acquisition
is in excess of either 15% of our market capitalization or 15% of our total
revenues in the last twelve months, provided that in each case such amount
exceeds $75,000,000.
Under the stockholders agreement, the holders of 91,420,304 shares of common
stock as of March 31, 1999 or their permitted transferees are entitled to
certain rights with respect to registration of all shares held by such holders
(the "registrable securities") under the Securities Act. Under these
registration rights, beginning 270 days following the closing of this offering,
certain holders of a majority of the then outstanding registrable securities
may require that we register their shares for public resale, provided that the
anticipated aggregate offering price of the securities to be registered is at
least $10,000,000 (a "demand registration"). We are not obligated to register
these shares after we have effected two such demand registrations. However,
Reuters is entitled to six additional demand registrations for its shares of
our common stock beginning 180 days after this offering, provided that the
anticipated aggregate offering price of the securities to be registered is at
least $25,000,000 and provided further that we are not required to effect more
than one such registration during each six-month period.
Additionally, certain holders, if such holders hold a majority of the then
outstanding registrable securities, may require us to register their shares for
public resale on Form S-3 or similar short-form registration statement,
provided that we are not obligated to effect more than one such registration in
any twelve month period and provided further that the anticipated aggregate
offering price of the securities to be registered is at least $5,000,000. We
will be responsible for all expenses in connection with the first two demand
registrations, the first four additional demand registrations of Reuters and
the first two registrations on Form S-3 or similar short form registration
statement (other than underwriting discounts and commissions).
Furthermore, in the event we elect to register any of our shares of common
stock for purposes of effecting any public offering for cash for our own
account or for the account of Reuters, certain holders of registrable
securities are entitled to include their shares of common stock in such
registration, subject however to the right of the managing underwriter to
reduce the number of shares proposed to be registered in view of market
conditions. We will be responsible for all expenses in connection with any such
registration (other than underwriting discounts and commissions). All
registration rights provided to holders of registrable securities will
terminate upon the date ten years after the consummation of this offering, or
at such time holder is entitled to sell all of its shares in any 90 day period
under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
We have also agreed to cooperate in effecting the registration on an
appropriate form of shares of our common stock sold by Reuters to TFT employees
and consultants upon the exercise by such employees and consultants of purchase
rights granted to them by Reuters. We have agreed to pay all expenses (other
than any underwriting discounts and commissions) in connection with any such
registration. See "--Reuters /TFT Employee Stock Purchase Agreements".
We are required under the stockholders agreement to deliver monthly,
quarterly and annual financial statements and quarterly and annual operating
budgets and projections to Reuters so long as Reuters holds 20% or more of our
voting shares. We are also required to use our best efforts to allow the
independent accountants of Reuters to have access to our audit work papers and
to assist in any review undertaken by our independent accountants, and if such
access is denied, we are required to reimburse Reuters for the costs of any
extra audit work undertaken by Reuters.
The provisions of the shareholders agreement relating to the agreement of
Reuters to limit its right to vote our shares will automatically terminate once
Reuters
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beneficially owns less than a majority of our outstanding common stock. The
provisions of the shareholders agreement relating to the right of Reuters to
approve major issuances of equity securities, mergers and acquisitions can only
be amended with the consent of Reuters so long as Reuters holds at least 20% of
our outstanding common stock. Additionally, the provisions relating to the
voting of shares held by parties to the shareholders agreement for the election
of directors nominated by Reuters can only be amended with the consent of
Reuters so long as Reuters holds at least 10% of our common stock.
Intercompany Services
We have agreed with TFT that TFT will provide us with operating and
administrative services for a transition period after this offering. These
services include network and information technology infrastructure support,
facilities support and human resources support. These services are generally
those that TFT had been providing before TFT moved into its new corporate
headquarters at 3375 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto. Our agreement with TFT
includes service levels based on our past practice with TFT. We have a right to
request that TFT continue to provide these services through the first quarter
of 2000, but would anticipate that the need for many of such services will
diminish during calendar year 1999.
We and TFT have also agreed to participate with each other in disaster
recovery and Year 2000 contingency planning and to cooperate in other efforts
intended to assure an orderly transition. In the event that we and TFT have
inadvertently failed to specify a service that was being previously performed
by TFT for us, we have preserved the ability to include that additional service
in our agreement. We believe that total fees payable by us through the end of
calendar 1999 under our agreement with TFT will be less than $1.0 million.
Reuters/TFT Employee Stock Purchase Arrangements
Reuters has established a stock purchase arrangement under which it may
provide to employees and consultants of TFT rights ("TFT Rights") to purchase
from Reuters an aggregate of up to 13,500,000 shares of TIBCO Software common
stock held by Reuters. Upon exercise of a TFT Right, Reuters is required to
transfer shares of our common stock owned by it to the employee or consultant,
thereby reducing Reuters' ownership of our common stock. We are not required to
issue any shares of our common stock and do not receive any proceeds when TFT
Rights are exercised. If TFT Rights to purchase 13,500,000 shares of our common
stock were exercised, Reuters' percentage ownership of our common stock
immediately following the offering would decrease from % to %. As of
April 27, 1999, TFT Rights to purchase 11,585,580 shares of our common stock
from Reuters were outstanding.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc. will hold approximately % of our common stock
following this offering, and two members of our board of directors are
employees of Cisco. We have from time to time in the past entered into
technology licensing transactions with Cisco in the ordinary course of our
business, and we expect to continue doing so in the future. In March 1999, we
granted Cisco a license to embed our TIB/Rendezvous product and certain
multicasting technology in its Internetworking Operating System and other
networking products in exchange for a license fee of $1.5 million.
Other Transactions
Since August 1997, Mr. White, one of our directors, has provided consulting
services to us. In connection with these consulting services, we paid $314,000
to Mr. White and granted him options to purchase 300,000 shares of our common
stock in fiscal 1998. In addition, we granted to Mr. White options to purchase
100,000 shares of common stock for serving as a director. In fiscal 1997, we
paid $79,000 to Mr. White and granted him options to purchase 400,000 shares of
our common stock for consulting services rendered.
We have engaged the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
Professional Corporation, to handle certain legal matters. Larry W. Sonsini,
one of our directors, is a
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member of Wilson Sonsini. Our payments to Wilson Sonsini did not exceed five
percent of Wilson Sonsini's gross revenues in its last fiscal year.
All future transactions, including loans, between us and our officers,
directors and principal stockholders and their affiliates will be approved by a
majority of our Board of Directors, including a majority of the independent and
disinterested directors, and these transactions will be on terms no less
favorable to us than we could have obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the
beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 31, 1999 and as adjusted
to reflect the sale of shares of our common stock offered hereby,
. each person or entity who is known by us to beneficially own five percent
or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock,
. each director,
. each executive officer, and
. all of our directors and executive officers as a group.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
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 exercisable
within 60 days of March 31, 1999 are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however,
are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of any other person. In computing the number of shares beneficially
owned by a person, shares of common stock that are subject to our right of
repurchase at the original exercise price paid per share, or such shares that
are subject to exercisable but unvested options, are not included. Unvested
options are immediately exercisable upon grant, provided that upon the
optionee's cessation of service, any unvested shares are subject to repurchase
by us at the original exercise price paid per share.
Unless otherwise indicated in the table, the address of each individual
listed in the table is TIBCO Software Inc., 3165 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA
94304. As of March 31, 1999, we had 234 stockholders of record and 100,484,914
shares of our common stock and preferred stock convertible into common stock
outstanding. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to
applicable community property laws, each stockholder named in the table has had
sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite
such stockholder's name.
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Percent of Ownership
Shares --------------------
Beneficially Before After
Name Owned(1) Offering Offering(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Reuters Group PLC and related entities (1)
85 Fleet Street
London, EC4P 4AJ........................... 76,134,339 75.8% %
Cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134......................... 8,730,000 8.7
Mayfield Fund (2)
2800 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025....................... 5,722,632 5.7
Vivek Ranadive (3).......................... 8,100,750 7.5
Paul G. Hansen (4).......................... 75,000 *
Robert P. Stefanski (5)..................... 127,800 *
Richard M. Tavan (6)........................ 295,599 *
Rajesh U. Mashruwala (7).................... 213,749 *
Christopher G. O'Meara (8).................. 81,750 *
Yogen K. Dalal (9).......................... 5,755,866 5.7
Edward Kozel (10)........................... 8,796,667 8.7
Donald J. Listwin (11)...................... 8,730,000 8.7
Larry W. Sonsini (12)....................... 66,667 *
David Ure................................... -- --
Phillip White (13).......................... 174,999 *
Philip Wood ................................ -- --
All directors and executive officers as a
group (13 persons) (14).................... 29,329,729 27.1
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*Less than one percent.
(1) Represents shares held by Reuters Nederland B.V. Includes 11,634,339
shares reserved for sale to employees and consultants of TFT pursuant to
the exercise by such employees and consultants of purchase rights granted
or to be granted to them by Reuters. Reuters has agreed to limit its
voting power such that the votes cast by Reuters will not represent more
than 49% of the total votes eligible to be cast in any matter submitted to
a vote of our stockholders.
(2) Includes 5,436,500 shares held by Mayfield IX and 286,132 shares held by
Mayfield Associates Fund III.
(3) Includes 7,267,417 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999. Excludes 156,667 shares subject to our right of repurchase
and 307,583 shares that are subject to options that are unvested but
exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1999.
(4) Consists of 75,000 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999. Excludes 1,923 shares subject to our right of repurchase
and 923,077 shares that are subject to options that are unvested but
exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1999.
(5) Includes 7,800 shares subject to options granted by us and 40,000 shares
subject to stock purchase rights granted by Reuters to Mr. Stefanski
during his employment with Reuters, all exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999. Excludes 53,200 shares that are subject to options that
are unvested but exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1999.
(6) Includes 15,600 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999. Excludes 320,001 shares subject to our right of repurchase
and 100,000 shares that are subject to options that are unvested but
exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1999.
(7) Includes 58,194 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999. Excludes 44,445 shares subject to our right of repurchase
and 233,473 shares that are subject to options that are unvested but
exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1999.
(8) Consists of 81,750 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999. Excludes 293,250 shares subject to options that are
unvested but exercisable with 60 days of March 31, 1999.
(9) Includes 33,334 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999. Also includes 5,436,400 shares held by Mayfield IX and
286,132 shares held by Mayfield Associates Fund III. Mr. Dalal disclaims
beneficial ownership of all shares except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest in the partnerships.
(10) Consists of 66,667 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999. Also includes 8,730,000 shares held by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Mr. Kozel, one of our directors, is a member of the board of directors of
Cisco Systems and disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held by
Cisco Systems.
(11) Includes 8,730,000 shares held by Cisco Systems, Inc. Mr. Listwin, one of
our directors, is an executive officer of Cisco Systems and disclaims
beneficial ownership of all shares held by Cisco Systems.
(12) Includes 66,667 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999.
(13) Includes 29,166 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999. Excludes 235,257 shares subject to our right of repurchase
and 389,744 shares subject to options that are unvested but exercisable
with 60 days of March 31, 1999.
(14) Includes 7,701,595 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999. Excludes 811,493 shares subject to our right of repurchase
and 2,007,077 options that are unvested but exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1999.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
Pursuant to our Certificate of Incorporation to be effective upon
consummation of this offering, we have authority to issue 600,000,000 shares of
common stock, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per
share.
Set forth below is a description of the common stock and the preferred stock
that may be issued under our Certificate of Incorporation.
Common Stock
The holders of our common stock other than Reuters are entitled to one vote
per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. Reuters has
agreed that following this offering it will limit its right to vote its shares
of our common stock so that the votes cast by Reuters will not represent more
than 49% of the total votes eligible to be cast in any matter submitted to a
vote of our stockholders. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any
preferred stock that come into existence, the holders of common stock are
entitled to receive ratably those dividends, if any, as may be declared from
time to time by the board of directors out of funds legally available for
dividends. See "Dividend Policy". In the event of our liquidation, dissolution
or winding-up, 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 then outstanding, if any. Our common stock has no
preemptive 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 nonassessable, and the
shares of common stock to be outstanding upon completion of this offering will
be fully paid and nonassessable.
Preferred Stock
Upon consummation of the offering, 40,000,000 shares of our Series A
preferred stock, 8,730,000 shares of our Series B preferred stock and 5,722,632
shares of our Series C preferred will be automatically converted into common
stock on a one-for-one basis. Immediately following the offering, 25,000,000
shares of undesignated preferred stock will be authorized, and no shares will
be outstanding. Our board of directors has the authority to issue preferred
stock in one or more series and to establish the rights, preferences,
privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed on any unissued shares of
preferred stock and to fix the number of shares constituting any series and the
designations of such series, without any further vote or action by the
stockholders. Our board of directors will have the authority, without approval
of the stockholders other than Reuters as provided in the stockholders
agreement, to issue Preferred Stock that has voting and conversion rights
superior to the common stock which may affect the voting power of the holders
of common stock and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing
a change in control. We have no plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.
Delaware Anti-Takeover Law and Certain Charter and Bylaw Provisions
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), an anti-takeover law. In general, the statute
prohibits a publicly-held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business
combination with an "interested stockholder" for a period of three years after
the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested
stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed
manner. A "business combination" includes a merger, asset sale or other
transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the stockholder. For purposes
of Section 203, an "interested stockholder" is defined to include any person
that is (i) the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the
corporation, (ii) an affiliate or associate of that corporation and was the
owner of 15% or more of the voting stock outstanding of the corporation, at any
time within three years immediately prior to the relevant date, and (iii) an
affiliate or associate of the persons described in the foregoing clauses (i) or
(ii). Under certain circumstances, Section 203 of the DGCL
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makes it more difficult for an "interested stockholder" to effect various
business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period, although the
stockholders may, by adopting an amendment to the corporation's certificate of
incorporation or bylaws, elect for the corporation not to be governed by
Section 203, effective 12 months after adoption. Neither our Certificate of
Incorporation nor our Bylaws exempt us from the restrictions imposed under
Section 203 of the DGCL. It is anticipated that the provisions of Section 203
of the DGCL may encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in
advance with our board of directors because the stockholder approval
requirement would be avoided if a majority of the directors then in office
approve either the business combination or the transaction that results in the
stockholder becoming an interested stockholder.
Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held to elect our board of directors
and transact such other business as may be properly brought before the meeting.
Special meetings of stockholders may be called by the Chairman, the President,
any vice president or any one member of the board of directors. Our Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that any action required or permitted to be
taken by our stockholders may be effected at a duly called annual or special
meeting of the stockholders.
Our Certificate of Incorporation may be amended with the approval of a
majority of the board of directors and the holders of a majority of our
outstanding voting securities.
The number of directors shall be fixed by resolution of the board of
directors. The size of the board of directors is currently fixed at 9 members.
Following this offering, Reuters will have the right under a stockholders
agreement to nominate three of our nine directors so long as it holds 40% or
more of our outstanding shares of voting stock. If Reuters holds less than 40%
but at least 25% of our voting shares, Reuters will have the right to nominate
two directors. If Reuters holds less than 25% but at least 10% of the issued
and outstanding voting shares, Reuters will have the right to nominate one
director. If the total number of our directors is increased, pursuant to the
stockholders agreement, Reuters will have the right to nominate the lowest
number of directors such that Reuters-nominated directors constitute at least
that portion of our board of directors that Reuters could have nominated under
the foregoing rights if our board consisted of nine directors.
Our directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders,
except for filling vacancies. Directors may be removed with the approval of the
holders of a majority of the voting power present and entitled to vote at a
meeting of stockholders. Vacancies and newly-created directorships resulting
from any increase in the number of directors may, subject to the right of
Reuters to nominate at least one-third of our directors, be filled by a
majority of the directors then in office (although less than a quorum of the
full board), a sole remaining director, or the holders of a majority of the
voting power present and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders.
The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the
votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders entitled to vote generally shall
constitute a quorum for stockholder action at any meeting.
Limitation of Liability; Indemnification
Our Certificate of Incorporation contains certain provisions permitted under
the DGCL relating to the liability of directors. These provisions eliminate a
director's personal liability for monetary damages resulting from a breach of
fiduciary duty, except in certain circumstances involving certain wrongful
acts, including (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to us or
our 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 DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derives an
improper personal benefit. These provisions do not limit or eliminate our
rights or any stockholder rights to seek non-monetary relief, such as an
injunction or rescission, in the
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event of a breach of a director's fiduciary duty. These provisions will not
alter a director's liability under federal securities laws. Our Bylaws also
contain provisions indemnifying our directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted by the DGCL. We believe that these provisions are necessary to
attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors and officers.
See "Management--Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Matters".
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The Transfer Agent and Registrar for the common stock is Boston EquiServe.
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock.
We cannot predict the effect, if any, that sales of shares of the common stock
to the public or the availability of shares for sale to the public will have on
the market price of the common stock prevailing from time to time.
Nevertheless, sales of a significant number of shares of common stock in the
public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely
affect the prevailing market price of the common stock.
Upon consummation of this offering, we will have shares of common
stock outstanding ( shares if the underwriters' over-allotment is
exercised in full). Of the shares outstanding after the offering, the
shares of common stock sold in the offering will be freely tradeable without
restriction under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), except for any such shares which may be acquired by an "affiliate" of
ours, which shares will be subject to the volume limitations of Rule 144 under
the Securities Act. As defined in Rule 144, an "affiliate" or an "issuer" is a
person who, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such issuer.
Substantially all of the remaining shares of common stock will be
"restricted securities" (as that phrase is defined in Rule 144) and may not be
resold in the absence of registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to
an exemption from such registration, including the exemption provided by Rule
144 under the Securities Act.
Subject to the foregoing and to the lock-up agreements described below, under
Rule 144 as currently in effect, beginning 180 days after the date of this
prospectus, holders of restricted securities will be entitled to sell a number
of shares of common stock within any three-month period equal to the greater of
1% of the then outstanding shares of the common stock (approximately
shares immediately after the offering) or the average weekly reported volume of
trading of the common stock on the Nasdaq National Market during the four
calendar weeks preceding such sale, provided that certain manner of sale and
notice requirements and requirements as to the availability of current public
information concerning the company are satisfied.
Immediately after the offering, there will be vested options to purchase
approximately shares of common stock outstanding. Subject to the
provisions of the lock-up agreements described below, holders of these options
may rely on the resale provisions of Rule 701 under the Securities Act, which
permits nonaffiliates to sell the shares without having to comply with the
current public information, holding period, volume limitation or notice
provisions of Rule 144 and permits affiliates to sell their shares without
having to comply with the holding period provision of Rule 144, in each case
beginning 90 days after the consummation of this offering. In addition,
immediately after this offering, we intend to file a registration statement on
Form S-8 covering all options granted under the 1996 Stock Option Plan. Shares
of common stock registered under such registration statement will, subject to
rule 144 volume limitations applicable to affiliates, be available for sale in
the open market, unless such shares are subject to vesting restriction with us
or the lock-up agreements described below. See "Management--Stock Plans--1996
Stock Option Plan".
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with this offering, each of
TIBCO Software, Cisco, Mayfield, Reuters and its affiliates, our directors and
officers and certain directors and executive officers of TFT, has agreed that,
without the prior written consent of the representatives of the underwriters,
during the period ending 180 days after the date of this prospectus, it will
not directly or indirectly offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose
of, any shares of common stock or any securities substantially similar to our
common stock, including but not limited to any securities convertible into or
exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock or any
such substantially similar securities.
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The above 180-day restriction does not apply to the following:
. the sale to the underwriters of the shares of common stock under the
underwriting agreement;
. the issuance by us of options to purchase common stock pursuant to our
existing stock option plan, or the issuance by us of shares of common
stock upon the exercise of any option granted under our existing stock
option plan;
. the provision by Reuters of rights to purchase its shares of our common
stock to employees and consultants of TFT pursuant to a pre-existing
arrangement to provide such rights, and the sale by Reuters of its shares
of common stock pursuant to the exercise of such rights;
. transactions by any person other than us relating to shares of common
stock or other securities acquired in open market transactions after
completion of the offering of the shares of common stock. See
"Underwriting".
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the issuance of the shares of common stock offered hereby
will be passed upon for us by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation, Palo Alto, California. Larry W. Sonsini, a member of Wilson
Sonsini, is one of our directors. As of March 31, 1999, Mr. Sonsini
beneficially owned 66,667 shares of our common stock. Certain legal matters in
connection with this offering will be passed upon for the underwriters by
Shearman & Sterling, Menlo Park, California.
EXPERTS
The financial statements as of November 30, 1997 and 1998 and for year ended
December 31, 1996, the eleven months ended November 30, 1997 and the year ended
November 30, 1998 included in this Prospectus have been so included in reliance
on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on
the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the
"Registration Statement") under the Securities Act with respect to the shares
of 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. Certain items are omitted in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Commission. For further information with respect to us 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 as to the contents of any contract or any other document
referred to 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 being qualified in all respects by
such reference. A copy of the Registration Statement, and the 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
Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661
and Seven World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048, and copies
of all or any part of the Registration Statement may be obtained from such
offices upon the payment of the fees prescribed by the Commission. The public
may obtain information on the operatons of the public reference facilities in
Washington, D.C. by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Commission maintains
a Web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other
information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission.
The address of the site is http://www.sec.gov.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Report of Independent Accountants........................................... F-2
Balance Sheet............................................................... F-3
Statement of Operations..................................................... F-4
Statement of Stockholders' Equity/Owner's Net Investment (Liability)........ F-5
Statement of Cash Flows..................................................... F-6
Notes to Financial Statements............................................... F-7
</TABLE>
F-1
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of TIBCO Software Inc.
In our opinion, the accompanying balance sheet and the related statements of
operations, of stockholders' equity/owner's net investment (liability) and of
cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
TIBCO Software Inc. (See Note 1) at November 30, 1997 and 1998, and the results
of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1996,
eleven months ended November 30, 1997, and the year ended November 30, 1998, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards which 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, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the
opinion expressed above.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
April 23, 1999
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
BALANCE SHEET
(in thousands, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Pro Forma
Stockholders'
November 30, Equity at
----------------- February 28, November 30,
1997 1998 1999 1998
------- -------- ------------ -------------
(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents....... $ 8,059 $ 547 $ 2,870
Deposits held by Reuters........ 10,259 15,423 14,137
Accounts receivable, net of
allowances $2,668, $1,694, and
$1,361, respectively........... 7,238 13,234 13,099
Due from related parties........ 3,192 1,829 1,331
Other current assets............ 299 1,853 1,492
------- -------- -------
Total current assets........... 29,047 32,886 32,929
------- -------- -------
Property and equipment, net...... 1,254 3,171 3,128
Other assets..................... 745 232 99
------- -------- -------
$31,046 $ 36,289 $36,156
======= ======== =======
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable................ $ 950 $ 3,190 $ 2,643
Accrued liabilities............. 6,216 7,834 9,587
Deferred revenue................ 6,713 3,561 3,991
------- -------- -------
Total current liabilities...... 13,879 14,585 16,221
------- -------- -------
Commitments (Note 7)
Stockholders' equity:
Convertible Preferred Stock,
$0.001 par value; actual--
150,000 shares authorized;
48,730, 54,453 and 54,453
shares issued and outstanding
in 1997, 1998 and 1999;
aggregate liquidation
preference of $35,714 in 1997
and $46,759 in 1998 and 1999;
pro forma--25,000 shares
authorized; no shares issued
and outstanding................ 49 54 54 $ --
Common Stock, $0.001 par value;
actual--200,000 shares
authorized; 41,337, 44,754 and
45,937 shares issued and
outstanding in 1997, 1998 and
1999; pro forma--600,000 shares
authorized; shares issued
and outstanding................ 41 45 46
Additional paid in capital...... 26,507 46,449 47,620
Unearned compensation........... (4,767) (7,230) (6,409) (6,409)
Accumulated deficit............. (4,663) (17,614) (21,376) (21,376)
------- -------- ------- -------
Total stockholders' equity..... 17,167 21,704 19,935 $
------- -------- ------- =======
$31,046 $ 36,289 $36,156
======= ======== =======
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months
Eleven Ended February
Year Ended Months Ended Year Ended 28,
December 31, November 30, November 30, ----------------
1996 1997 1998 1998 1999
------------ ------------ ------------ ------- -------
(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
License revenue:
Non-related parties.... $ 6,066 $ 6,062 $ 14,511 $ 4,060 $ 7,415
Related parties........ -- 157 2,984 917 2,304
------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Total license
revenue.............. 6,066 6,219 17,495 4,977 9,719
------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Service and maintenance
revenue:
Non-related parties.... 13,417 19,648 30,577 5,137 6,859
Related parties........ 10,832 9,407 4,685 1,858 1,444
------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Total service and
maintenance revenue.. 24,249 29,055 35,262 6,995 8,303
------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Total revenue........ 30,315 35,274 52,757 11,972 18,022
Cost of revenue......... 19,544 15,592 27,414 6,656 7,696
------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Gross profit............ 10,771 19,682 25,343 5,316 10,326
------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Operating expenses:
Research and
development........... 6,638 9,640 15,055 2,916 5,646
Sales and marketing.... 2,949 7,008 15,242 2,978 5,233
General and
administrative........ 2,077 3,565 4,025 736 1,532
Stock and other
compensation.......... 2,196 4,672 5,064 1,102 1,403
------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Total operating
expenses............. 13,860 24,885 39,386 7,732 13,814
------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Loss from operations.... (3,089) (5,203) (14,043) (2,416) (3,488)
------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Other income (expense),
net:
Interest income
(expense), net........ (1,518) 527 1,394 335 189
Other income (expense),
net................... (33) 13 (302) (54) (463)
------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Total other income
(expense), net....... (1,551) 540 1,092 281 (274)
------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Net loss................ $(4,640) $(4,663) $(12,951) $(2,135) $(3,762)
======= ======= ======== ======= =======
Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted..... $ (0.12) $ (0.32) $ (0.05) $ (0.09)
======= ======== ======= =======
Weighted average
shares............... 38,405 40,023 38,945 41,607
======= ======== ======= =======
Pro forma net loss per
share:
Basic and diluted
(unaudited).......... $ (0.14) $ (0.04)
======== =======
Weighted average
shares (unaudited)... 94,005 96,060
======== =======
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY/OWNER'S NET INVESTMENT (LIABILITY)
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Convertible
Preferred
Owner's Net Stock Common Stock Additional Total
Investment ------------- ------------- Paid-In Unearned Accumulated Stockholders'
(Liability) Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Compensation Deficit Equity
----------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ---------- ------------ ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at December 31,
1995.................... $(19,574) -- $-- -- $-- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Net loss................ (4,640) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Net cash contribution
from Owner.............. 24,665 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
-------- ------ ---- ------ ---- -------- ------- -------- --------
Balance at December 31,
1996.................... 451 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Capitalization from
Owner................... (451) -- -- -- -- 451 -- -- 451
Issuance of Series A
Preferred Stock to
Reuters................. -- 40,000 40 -- -- 9,922 -- -- 9,962
Issuance of Common Stock
to Reuters.............. -- -- -- 38,000 38 -- -- -- 38
Return of capital to
Reuters................. -- -- -- -- -- (10,000) -- -- (10,000)
Issuance of Series B
Preferred Stock, net.... -- 8,730 9 -- -- 15,697 -- -- 15,706
Exercise of Common Stock
options................. -- -- -- 3,337 3 998 -- -- 1,001
Unearned compensation... -- -- -- -- -- 9,439 (4,767) -- 4,672
Net loss................ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (4,663) (4,663)
-------- ------ ---- ------ ---- -------- ------- -------- --------
Balance at November 30,
1997.................... -- 48,730 49 41,337 41 26,507 (4,767) (4,663) 17,167
Issuance of Series C
Preferred Stock, net.... -- 5,723 5 -- -- 10,993 -- -- 10,998
Exercise of Common Stock
options, net............ -- -- -- 3,417 4 1,422 -- -- 1,426
Unearned compensation... -- -- -- -- -- 7,527 (2,463) -- 5,064
Net loss................ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (12,951) (12,951)
-------- ------ ---- ------ ---- -------- ------- -------- --------
Balance at November 30,
1998.................... -- 54,453 54 44,754 45 46,449 (7,230) (17,614) 21,704
Exercise of Common Stock
options, net
(unaudited)............. -- -- -- 1,183 1 589 -- -- 590
Unearned compensation
(unaudited)............. -- -- -- -- -- 582 821 -- 1,403
Net loss (unaudited).... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (3,762) (3,762)
-------- ------ ---- ------ ---- -------- ------- -------- --------
Balance at February 28,
1999 (unaudited)........ $ -- 54,453 $ 54 45,937 $ 46 $ 47,620 $(6,409) $(21,376) $ 19,935
======== ====== ==== ====== ==== ======== ======= ======== ========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Eleven Months Three Months Ended
Year Ended Ended Year Ended February 28,
December 31, November 30, November 30, --------------------
1996 1997 1998 1998 1999
------------ ------------- ------------ --------- ---------
(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from
operating activities:
Net loss............... $ (4,640) $ (4,663) $(12,951) $ (2,135) $ (3,762)
Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to
net cash provided by
(used for) operating
activities:
Depreciation and
amortization.......... 370 924 1,073 218 520
Amortization of
unearned
compensation.......... -- 4,672 5,064 1,102 1,403
Changes in assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable... (1,363) 1,083 (5,996) 1,784 135
Due from related
parties.............. -- (3,192) 1,339 (727) 498
Other assets.......... 819 253 (1,017) 38 494
Accounts payable...... 291 659 2,240 471 (547)
Accrued liabilities... (21,367) 1,342 1,618 2,016 1,753
Deferred revenue...... 2,908 1,333 (3,152) (830) 430
-------- -------- -------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by
(used for) operating
activities.......... (22,982) 2,411 (11,782) 1,937 924
-------- -------- -------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from
investing activities:
Deposits held by
Reuters............... -- (10,259) (5,164) (15,201) 1,286
Purchases of property
and equipment, net.... (1,283) (800) (2,990) (475) (477)
-------- -------- -------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by
(used for) investing
activities.......... (1,283) (11,059) (8,154) (15,676) 809
-------- -------- -------- --------- ---------
Cash flows from
financing activities:
Net investment from
Owner................. 24,265 -- -- -- --
Proceeds from issuance
of Preferred Stock.... -- 25,668 10,998 -- --
Return of capital...... -- (10,000) -- -- --
Borrowings from
Reuters............... -- 3,000 -- -- --
Repayment of borrowings
from Reuters.......... -- (3,000) -- -- --
Proceeds from issuance
of Common Stock....... -- 1,039 1,426 11,495 590
-------- -------- -------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by
financing
activities.......... 24,265 16,707 12,424 11,495 590
-------- -------- -------- --------- ---------
Net change in cash and
cash equivalents....... -- 8,059 (7,512) (2,244) 2,323
Cash and cash
equivalents at
beginning of period.... -- -- 8,059 8,059 547
-------- -------- -------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash
equivalents at end of
period................. $ -- $ 8,059 $ 547 $ 5,815 $ 2,870
======== ======== ======== ========= =========
Supplemental cash flow
disclosure:
Cash paid for
interest.............. $ 1,518 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
November 30, 1998
1. THE COMPANY
TIBCO Software Inc. ("TIBCO Software" or the "Company") is the successor to a
portion of the business of Teknekron Software Systems, Inc. ("Teknekron").
Teknekron was founded in 1985 and pioneered the development of "publish and
subscribe" computing by creating the software infrastructure for the
integration and delivery of market data (e.g., stock quotes, news and other
financial information) in the trading rooms of large banks and financial
institutions. This publish and subscribe technology, know as The Information
Bus or "TIB," permitted the integration of disparate information from various
data sources and its distribution across a variety of networks and platforms
within these banks and financial institutions and in the world's largest stock
exchanges.
Teknekron was acquired by a subsidiary of Reuters Group PLC ("Reuters"), the
global news and information group, in 1994 and the underlying technology rights
owned by Teknekron were assigned to Reuters. In 1996, Teknekron changed its
name to TIBCO Inc. In November 1996, TIBCO Software was incorporated in
Delaware as a separate entity from TIBCO Inc., which subsequently changed its
name to TIBCO Finance Technology, Inc. ("TFT"). TIBCO Software was formed to
create and market software solutions for use in the integration of business
information, processes and applications in diverse industries outside the
financial services market. Through a license and distribution agreement,
Reuters is the exclusive distributor of TIBCO Software products in the
financial services market, subject to limited exceptions.
Effective as of January 1, 1997, the Company's capital structure was
established, and the transfer to TIBCO Software of certain assets, liabilities
and customer contracts previously owned by Reuters was substantially completed.
Prior to January 1, 1997, operations were conducted by Reuters and its
subsidiaries. The financial statements for these periods are presented on a
carve-out basis prepared from historical accounting records of Reuters and
include the historical operations transferred to TIBCO Software by Reuters. In
this context, no direct ownership relationship existed in the operations
comprising TIBCO Software. Accordingly, Reuters and its subsidiaries' net
investment in TIBCO Software ("Owner's Net Investment") is shown in lieu of
Stockholders' Equity in the accompanying Financial Statements for this period.
Net Cash Contributions from Owner prior to January 1, 1997 include funds
transferred between Reuters and TIBCO Software for operating needs.
The Statement of Operations includes all revenue and expenses directly
attributable to TIBCO Software, including costs for facilities, functions and
services used by TIBCO Software at shared sites and costs for certain functions
and services performed by centralized Reuters organizations and directly
charged to TIBCO Software based on usage. In addition, services performed by
TIBCO Software on behalf of Reuters are directly charged to Reuters. The
results of operations also include allocations of general corporate and
administrative expenses of Reuters.
Prior to January 1, 1997, all charges and allocations of cost for facilities,
functions and services performed by Reuters and its subsidiaries for TIBCO
Software have been deemed to have been paid by TIBCO Software to Reuters, in
the period in which the expense was recorded in the Financial Statements.
Subsequent to January 1, 1997, such costs are billed directly under
transitional service agreements or by mutual agreement in advance; and income
taxes are paid directly to the taxing authorities as appropriate.
All of the allocations and estimates in the Financial Statements are based on
assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances.
However, these allocations and estimates are not necessarily indicative of the
costs and expenses that would have resulted if TIBCO Software had been operated
as a separate entity for periods prior to January 1, 1997.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Change in Year End
Effective January 1, 1997, the Company changed its fiscal quarter ends to the
last Friday in February, May and August and November 30th and its fiscal year
end to November 30th. For purposes of presentation, the Company has indicated
its interim fiscal periods as having ended on the last day of the month in
which such period actually ended.
Unaudited Interim Results
The accompanying interim financial statements as of February 28, 1999, and
for the three months ended February 28, 1998 and 1999, are unaudited. The
unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as
the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all
adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to
present fairly the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash
flows as of February 28, 1999 and for the three months ended February 28, 1998
and 1999. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes to
financial statements related to these periods are unaudited. The results for
the three months ended February 28, 1999 are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for the year ending November 30, 1999.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents and Deposits Held by Reuters
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an
original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At November
30, 1997 and 1998, cash consisted primarily of deposits with large financial
institutions. The Company also has deposited cash with Reuters. The deposits
held by Reuters earn a market rate of interest and are due upon written notice.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration
of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, deposits held by Reuters and
accounts receivable. Cash, cash equivalents and deposits held by Reuters are
deposited with financial institutions that management believes are
creditworthy. The Company's accounts receivable is derived from revenue earned
from customers located primarily in the United States, Australia, Europe and
Taiwan. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers'
financial condition and, generally, requires no collateral from its customers.
The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts receivable
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(Continued)
based upon the expected collectibility of accounts receivable. The following
table summarizes the revenue from customers in excess of 10% of the total
revenue:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three
Months
Ended
Eleven Months February
Year Ended Ended Year Ended 28,
December 31, November 30, November 30, ------------
1996 1997 1998 1998 1999
------------ ------------- ------------ ----- -----
(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Reuters.................. 36% 27% 15% 23% 21%
Cedel Global Services.... N/A N/A 17% N/A 11%
NEC Electronics, Inc..... N/A 17% N/A 18% N/A
Litlenet, Inc. 11% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
........................ N/A N/A N/A 11% N/A
</TABLE>
Capitalized Software Development Costs
The Company has not capitalized any software development costs to date and is
in compliance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 86,
"Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise
Marketed." Capitalization of software development costs begins upon the
establishment of technological feasibility of the product. After technological
feasibility is established, material software development costs are
capitalized. The capitalized cost is then amortized on a straight-line basis
over the estimated product life, or on the ratio of current revenues to total
projected product revenues, whichever is greater. To date, the period between
achieving technological feasibility, which the Company has defined as the
establishment of a working model which typically occurs when beta testing
commences, and the general availability of such software has been short, and
software development costs qualifying for capitalization have been
insignificant.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is generally computed
using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as
follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Furniture and
fixtures..... 5-10 years
Equipment..... 3-5 years
Leasehold
improvements.. Shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life
</TABLE>
Long-Lived Assets
The Company evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets in
accordance with SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of." SFAS No. 121 requires
recognition of impairment of long-lived assets in the event the net book value
of such assets exceeds the future undiscounted cash flows attributable to such
assets.
Revenue Recognition
License revenue consists principally of revenue earned under software license
agreements and is generally recognized when the software has been shipped,
there are no significant obligations
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(Continued)
remaining, and collection is probable. Any maintenance included in these
arrangements is recognized ratably over the term of the arrangement. Revenue
from subscription license agreements, which include software, rights to future
software and maintenance, is deferred and recognized ratably over the term of
the subscription period.
Service revenue consists primarily of revenue received for performing product
development, implementation of system solutions, on-site support, consulting
and training. Service revenue is generally recognized as the services are
performed or on the percentage-of-completion method of accounting, depending on
the nature of the project. Under the percentage-of-completion method, revenue
recognized is that portion of the total contract price equal to the ratio of
costs expended to date to the anticipated final total costs, based on current
estimates of the costs to complete the project. To the extent that these
arrangements include license fees, such fees are recorded as license revenue
based on the percentage-of-completion ratio. If the total estimated costs to
complete a project exceed the total contract amount, indicating a loss, the
entire anticipated loss would be recognized currently.
Maintenance revenue consists of fees for providing software updates and
technical support for software products (post-contract support or "PCS").
Maintenance revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the agreement.
Payments received in advance of services performed are recorded as deferred
revenue. Allowances for estimated future returns and discounts are provided for
upon recognition of revenue.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in
accordance with provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,
"Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," ("APB No. 25") and complies with
the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation."
Net Loss per Share
Net loss per share is calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 128, "Earnings
per Share" and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 98 ("SAB 98"). Under the
provisions of SFAS No. 128 and SAB 98, basic net loss per share is computed by
dividing the net loss available to common stockholders for the period by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted
net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss for the period by the
weight average number of common and potential common shares outstanding during
the period if their effect is dilutive. Potential common shares comprise of
Common Stock subject to repurchase and incremental shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of stock options and upon the conversion of
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock").
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(Continued)
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and dilutive net loss
per share for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share amounts):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months
Eleven Months Ended
Ended Year Ended February 28,
November 30, November 30, ----------------
1997 1998 1998 1999
------------- ------------ ------- -------
(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net loss......................... $(4,663) $(12,951) $(2,135) $(3,762)
======= ======== ======= =======
Basic and diluted:
Weighted average shares
outstanding................... 38,969 43,450 41,936 45,473
Weighted average shares subject
to repurchase................. (564) (3,427) (2,991) (3,866)
------- -------- ------- -------
Weighted average shares used to
compute basic and diluted net
loss per share.................. 38,405 40,023 38,945 41,607
======= ======== ======= =======
Net loss per share--basic and
diluted......................... $ (0.12) $ (0.32) $ (0.05) $ (0.09)
======= ======== ======= =======
</TABLE>
The following table sets forth potential common shares that are not included
in the diluted net loss per share calculation above because to do so would be
anti-dilutive for the periods indicated (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months
Eleven Months Ended
Ended Year Ended February 28,
November 30, November 30, -------------
1997 1998 1998 1999
------------- ------------ ------ ------
(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Weighted average effect of potential
common shares:
Series A Preferred Stock........... 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
Series B Preferred Stock........... 5,384 8,730 8,730 8,730
Series C Preferred Stock........... -- 5,252 3,794 5,723
Common Stock subject to
repurchase........................ 564 3,427 2,991 3,866
Stock options...................... 481 7,426 5,475 11,240
------ ------ ------ ------
46,429 64,835 60,990 69,559
====== ====== ====== ======
</TABLE>
Pro Forma Net Loss per Share (Unaudited)
Pro forma net loss per share for the year ended November 30, 1998 and the
three months ended February 28, 1999, is computed using the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding, including the pro forma effects of the
automatic conversion of the Company's Preferred Stock into shares of Common
Stock effective upon the closing of the offering, as if such conversion
occurred on December 1, 1997 or at the date of original issuance, if later. The
resulting pro forma adjustment includes an increase in the weighted average
shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share of 53,982 and
54,453 for the year ended November 30, 1998 and the three months ended February
28, 1999, respectively. The pro forma effects of these transactions are
unaudited and have been reflected in the accompanying pro forma Statement of
Operations.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(Continued)
Pro Forma Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)
Immediately prior to the effective date of the offering, all of the
Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding will automatically convert into Common
Stock at a one-to-one ratio. The pro forma effects of these transactions are
unaudited and have been reflected in the accompanying Pro Forma Stockholders'
Equity as of February 28, 1999.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company enters into foreign currency forward exchange contracts ("forward
contracts") to manage exposure related to certain foreign currency
transactions. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments
for trading purposes. All outstanding forward contracts at the end of the
period are marked-to-market, with unrealized gains and losses included in net
income as a component of other income (expense), net. As of November 30, 1998,
the Company had outstanding forward contracts with notional amounts totaling
approximately $1.6 million. These contracts, which mature at various dates
through July 1999, are hedges of certain foreign currency transaction exposures
in the Australian dollar and French franc. The estimated fair value at November
30, 1998 was negligible.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach, which
requires the recognition of taxes payable or refundable for the current year
and deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences of
events that have been recognized in the Company's financial statements or tax
returns. The measurement of current and deferred tax assets and liabilities is
based on provisions of the enacted tax law; the effects of future changes in
tax laws or rates are not anticipated. The measurement of deferred tax assets
is reduced, if necessary, by the amount of any tax benefits that, based on
available evidence, are not expected to be realized.
Comprehensive Income
Effective December 1, 1997, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No.
130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income." SFAS No. 130 establishes standards for
reporting comprehensive income and its components in financial statements.
Comprehensive income, as defined, includes all changes in equity (net assets)
during a period from non-owner sources. To date, the Company has not had any
transactions that are required to be reported in comprehensive income other
than its net loss.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In October 1997, March 1998 and December 1998, the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA") issued Statements of Position ("SOP")
97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition," SOP 98-4, "Deferral of the Effective Date
of a Provision of SOP 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition"' and SOP 98-9,
"Modification of SOP 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition' with Respect to
Certain Transactions" (collectively, "SOP 97-2"). The Company is required to
adopt the provisions of SOP 97-2 for transactions entered into in the fiscal
year beginning December 1, 1998. SOP 97-2 provides guidance on recognizing
revenue on software transactions and superseded SOP 91-1. The Company believes
that the adoption of SOP 97-2 will not have a significant impact on its current
licensing or revenue recognition practices. However, should the Company adopt
new or change its existing licensing practices, the Company's revenue
recognition practices may be subject to change to comply with the accounting
guidance provided in SOP 97-2.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(Continued)
In March 1998, the AICPA issued SOP 98-1, "Software for Internal Use," which
provides guidance on accounting for the cost of computer software developed or
obtained for internal use. SOP 98-1 is effective for financial statements for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998. The Company does not expect
that the adoption of SOP 98-1 will have a material impact on its financial
statements.
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 133,
"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 133 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999 and establishes
methods of accounting for derivative financial instruments and hedging
activities related to those instruments as well as other hedging activities.
The Company does not expect that the adoption of SFAS No. 133 will have a
material impact on its financial statements.
3. BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
November 30, November 30, February 28,
1997 1998 1999
------------ ------------ ------------
(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Accounts receivable, net:
Accounts receivable................... $9,241 $11,024 $13,899
Unbilled fees and services............ 665 3,904 561
------ ------- -------
9,906 14,928 14,460
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
and returns.......................... (2,668) (1,694) (1,361)
------ ------- -------
$7,238 $13,234 $13,099
====== ======= =======
Property and equipment, net:
Equipment............................. $2,178 $ 4,973 $ 4,003
Furniture and fixtures................ -- 146 146
Leasehold improvements................ -- 49 49
------ ------- -------
2,178 5,168 4,198
Less: Accumulated depreciation and
amortization......................... (924) (1,997) (1,070)
------ ------- -------
$1,254 $ 3,171 $ 3,128
====== ======= =======
Accrued liabilities:
Compensation and employee related..... $4,040 $ 5,810 $ 7,248
Expenses.............................. 2,176 2,024 2,339
------ ------- -------
$6,216 $ 7,834 $ 9,587
====== ======= =======
</TABLE>
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
4.ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AND RETURNS
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Additions
----------------
Balance Charged Balance
at Charged to Costs at End
Beginning against and of
of Period Revenue Expenses Deductions Period
--------- ------- -------- ---------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Year ended December 31, 1996.... $ 249 $1,279 $ 20 $ -- $1,548
Eleven months ended November 30,
1997........................... 1,548 1,576 16 (472) 2,668
Year ended November 30, 1998.... 2,668 1,133 194 (2,301) 1,694
Three months ended February 28,
1999 (unaudited)............... 1,694 400 190 (923) 1,361
</TABLE>
5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Reuters
The Company has significant transactions with Reuters and TFT, including
licensing arrangements, development contracts and shared functions and
services. The following is a summary of the transactions for the periods
indicated (in thousands):
Revenue and cost of revenue
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months
Eleven Months Ended
Year Ended Ended Year Ended February 28,
December 31, November 30, November 30, -------------
Description 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999
- ----------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------ ------
(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
License fees............. $ -- $ 157 $2,984 $ 917 $2,304
------- ------ ------ ------ ------
Service and maintenance
revenue:
Subscription
agreement............. -- 3,896 354 354 --
Maintenance agreement.. -- 688 750 188 188
Services contracts..... 5,802 796 485 186 637
Shared personnel....... -- 4,027 2,202 1,130 254
Development
reimbursement......... 5,030 -- 894 -- 365
------- ------ ------ ------ ------
Total service and
maintenance......... 10,832 9,407 4,685 1,858 1,444
------- ------ ------ ------ ------
$10,832 $9,564 $7,669 $2,775 $3,748
======= ====== ====== ====== ======
</TABLE>
In 1994, Reuters entered into an arrangement with Teknekron whereby Teknekron
was granted a non-exclusive license to certain software and the right to
sublicense the software to its customers. In exchange for this right, Teknekron
was obligated to pay Reuters a product fee. TIBCO Software's portion of the fee
due to Reuters totaled approximately $5.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 1996 and was included in cost of revenue in the accompanying
Statement of Operations. These product fee obligations ceased with the
formation of TIBCO Software in January 1997.
In 1995, Reuters and Teknekron entered into a Research & Development and
Consulting Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement"). Under the Services
Agreement, Reuters agreed to reimburse Teknekron 110% of reasonable research
and development costs to maintain and enhance
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS--(Continued)
the underlying technology. Any software developed became the property of
Reuters. The Services Agreement also provided for maintenance, support, and
consulting. Service revenue recognized from Reuters associated with the
Services Agreement totaled approximately $10.8 million for the year ended
December 31, 1996.
With the formation of TIBCO Software in January 1997, the Company entered
into a license, maintenance and distribution agreement (the "License
Agreement") with Reuters and TFT. Under the terms of the License Agreement, the
Company was granted a perpetual, royalty-free license to the underlying TIB
messaging technology in existence on December 31, 1996. The licensed TIB
technology includes technology underlying some of the Company's current
products. The license includes rights to use the TIB technology to develop and
maintain products, to provide services to customers relating to the licensed
technology, and to sell, sublicense and distribute products utilizing the
licensed technology both directly and through third party distributors,
resellers and original equipment manufacturers. In consideration of the License
Agreement, the Company paid to Reuters $10.0 million, which was accounted for
as a return of capital (Note 8).
Reuters is the exclusive distributor of the Company's TIB/ActiveEnterprise
products to customers in the financial services market segment. As such, the
Company receives a product fee from Reuters, which is computed as a percentage
of sales of product licenses and maintenance, which has been recorded as
license revenue in the accompanying Financial Statements. For the nine months
ending December 31, 1999 and the years ending December 31, 2000 and 2001,
Reuters has guaranteed minimum product fees of $16.0 million, $18.0 million and
$20.0 million, respectively. These amounts will be recognized ratably over the
corresponding period. In any period where actual product fees earned exceed the
minimum guaranteed product fees, the difference between the actual product fees
and cumulative minimum product fees recognized to date will be recognized as
revenue currently.
For calendar 1997, Reuters paid the Company a one-time fee of approximately
$4.3 million for the purposes of developing middleware infrastructure software
and products. As Reuters and TFT were entitled to receive future enhancements,
if and when available, the fee was accounted for as a subscription and taken to
service revenue ratably over the period (see "subscription agreement" in the
preceding table). Beginning in January 1997, the Company received an annual
maintenance fee of approximately $0.7 million, which is accounted for ratably
over the year. Beginning in 1999, this maintenance fee will be included in the
minimum guarantee. There were various miscellaneous consulting projects
throughout fiscal 1997 and 1998 in which the Company recognized approximately
$0.8 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
Since its formation in January 1997, TFT and TIBCO Software agreed to certain
intercompany rates for the sharing of employees on various customer projects.
For the services provided by TIBCO Software personnel to TFT, TIBCO Software
recognized service revenue of approximately $4.0 million and $2.2 million in
the eleven months ended November 30, 1997 and the year ended November 30, 1998,
respectively. For the services received by TIBCO Software from TFT personnel,
TIBCO Software recorded, in cost of revenue, expenses of approximately $1.2
million and $5.8 million in the eleven months ended November 30, 1997 and the
year ended November 30, 1998, respectively, and, in research and development,
expenses of approximately $0.4 million in the eleven months ended November 30,
1997.
In 1998, TIBCO Software was reimbursed for approximately $0.9 million for the
development of certain enhancements for Reuters.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS--(Continued)
Intercompany Services
Reuters has provided TIBCO Software with shared functions and services such
as cash management, accounting, legal and insurance. The cost of these
functions and services has been directly charged and/or allocated to the
Company using methods that the Company management believes are reasonable. Such
charges and allocations are not necessarily indicative of the costs that would
have been incurred if the Company had been a separate entity. Neither party has
a financial obligation to the other in relation to any shared costs except as
may be agreed in writing in advance.
Employee Benefit Programs. The Company participates in various employee
benefit programs with TFT. These programs include medical, dental, life
insurance and pension plans. The Company paid the service providers directly
for these services rendered from January 1997. The Company reimbursed TFT for
its proportionate cost of these benefits during 1996 and of certain other
benefits provided to TIBCO Software employees during 1997 and 1998. The
reimbursement was based on historical experience and relative headcount. The
Company recorded expenses related to the reimbursement of these costs of
approximately $4.2 million, less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million in the year
ended December 31, 1996, the eleven months ended November 30, 1997 and the year
ended November 30, 1998, respectively. The Company believes the allocation by
TFT of the proportionate cost is reasonable and consistent with costs that
would have been incurred had the company maintained its own benefit plans.
These charges are included in cost of sales, research and development, sales
and marketing and general and administrative expenses in the Statement of
Operations, allocated based on respective salaries.
Administrative Services. TFT provides limited administrative services to the
Company, including certain facilities, human resources, information technology
and finance functions. The expenses related to these functions have been
charged to the Company based on actual costs incurred. Management believes that
such costs are reasonable. Such charges for these services amounted to
approximately $2.9 million, $1.6 million and $2.7 million in the year ended
December 31, 1996, the eleven months ended November 30, 1997 and the year ended
November 30, 1998, respectively and are included in cost of sales, research and
development, sales and marketing, general and administrative expenses in the
accompanying Statement of Operations, allocated based on respective salaries.
Insurance and Legal. The Company participates in an insurance purchasing
agreement with Reuters. Under the terms of this arrangement, Reuters purchases
insurance on behalf of the Company and charges the Company for this insurance
on an annual basis. Additionally, a portion of the Company's legal services was
provided to the Company until March 1998. Amounts incurred for legal and
insurance expenses were approximately $0.3 million, $0.2 million and $0.1
million in the year ended December 31, 1996, the eleven months ended November
30, 1997 and the year ended November 30, 1998, respectively, and are included
in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Statement of
Operations.
Operating Leases and Furniture & Fixtures Rental. The Company shares its
corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and certain foreign offices
with TFT (Note 7). In addition, the Company rents certain furniture and
fixtures from TFT, primarily related to its corporate headquarters. The Company
incurred rent expense of approximately $1.2 million, $1.4 million and $1.6
million in the year ended December 31, 1996, the eleven months ended November
30, 1997 and the year ended November 30, 1998, respectively.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS--(Continued)
Intercompany Deposits. From July 1997, the Company participated in Reuters
cash management program, investing surplus funds with Reuters Group Treasury
Department. These deposits earn interest at one-month dollar London inter bank
offered rate ("LIBOR"). The Company recorded interest income on these deposits
of approximately $0.3 million and $1.1 million in the eleven months ended
November 30, 1997 and the year ended November 30, 1998, respectively.
Line of Credit. In January 1997, TIBCO Software entered into a credit
facility with Reuters. Under the line of credit, the Company may borrow up to
$10 million. The line of credit expired on December 31, 1998 and was secured by
Company assets. Interest accrued at a rate of prime plus 1% per annum. As of
November 30, 1998, the Company had no principal amounts outstanding.
6. INCOME TAXES
No provision for income taxes was recorded due to the net losses incurred to
date. The provision for income taxes was at rates other than the U.S. Federal
statutory tax rate for the following reasons:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1997 1998
------- ------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Federal statutory rate.......................... (34.0)% (34.0)% (34.0)%
State taxes.......................................... (5.6) (5.9) (5.4)
R&D credits.......................................... (3.4) (5.8) (3.9)
Change in valuation allowance........................ 41.7 48.1 44.1
Other................................................ 1.3 (2.4) (0.8)
------- ------- -------
Income tax provision................................. 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 %
======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
The components of the Company's net deferred tax assets are as follows (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1997 1998
------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Net operating loss carryforward........................... $ -- $ 3,430
Stock option compensation................................. 2,338 4,424
Reserves and accruals..................................... 1,827 1,445
Credit carryforwards...................................... 168 759
Depreciation and amortization............................. 545 694
Other..................................................... 203 (9)
------- --------
5,081 10,743
Valuation allowance....................................... (5,081) (10,743)
------- --------
Net deferred tax assets................................... $ -- $ --
======= ========
</TABLE>
Management believes that, based on a number of factors, it is more likely
than not that the deferred tax assets will not be utilized; and accordingly, a
full valuation allowance has been recorded.
At November 30, 1998, the Company had the following carryforwards available
to reduce future taxable income and income taxes (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Federal State
------- ------
<S> <C> <C>
Net operating loss carryforwards............................. $8,766 $9,279
Credit carryforwards......................................... 481 278
</TABLE>
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
6. INCOME TAXES--(Continued)
The federal and state net operating loss carryforwards are available through
2018 and 2005, respectively, and the research and development credits are
available through 2013. For federal and state tax purposes, the Company's net
operating loss and research and development credit carryforwards could be
subject to certain limitations on annual utilization if certain changes in
ownership were to occur, as defined by federal and state tax laws.
7. COMMITMENTS
The Company leases office space and equipment under non-cancelable operating
leases with various expiration dates through August 2003. The Company also
rents certain furniture and fixtures and sub-leases office space from TFT at
various locations including its corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California
(Note 5). Rental expense was approximately $1.2 million, $1.7 million and $2.2
million for the year ended December 31, 1996, the eleven months ended November
30, 1997 and the year ended November 30, 1998, respectively. Future minimum
lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases, including lease
commitments entered into subsequent to November 30, 1998, are as follows (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year ending November 30,
------------------------
<S> <C>
1999................................................................ $ 407
2000................................................................ 272
2001................................................................ 203
2002................................................................ 193
2003................................................................ 83
Thereafter.......................................................... --
------
$1,158
======
</TABLE>
TIBCO Software expects TFT to vacate its portion of the shared corporate
headquarters in May 1999. In such an event, TIBCO Software intends to assume
the lease agreement, which expires in June of 2006. This assumption would
result in additional aggregate lease commitments of approximately $10.0
million.
8. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
As of November 30, 1998, the Company's Articles of Incorporation authorized
the Company to issue 150.0 million shares of Preferred Stock at $0.001 par
value and 200.0 million shares of Common Stock at $0.001 par value. From said
authorization of Preferred Stock, 40.0 million, 11.0 million and 6.0 million
shares were designated as Series A, Series B and Series C Preferred Stock,
respectively, at $0.001 par value.
Preferred Stock
Effective as of January 1, 1997, the Company's initial capital structure was
established by issuing 40.0 million shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock ("Series A") and 38.0 million shares of Common Stock to Reuters in
exchange for $10.0 million and the transfer of certain assets and liabilities
assumed. In connection with its formation, the Company signed a perpetual, non-
exclusive license agreement for certain technology with Reuters and paid $10.0
million as consideration (Note 5). This payment was treated as a return of
capital in the accompanying Statement of Stockholders' Equity.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
8. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY--(Continued)
In May 1997, the Company issued approximately 8.7 million shares of Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series B") at $1.80 per share for net proceeds of
approximately $15.7 million. In December 1997, the Company issued approximately
5.7 million shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series C") at
$1.93 per share for net proceeds of approximately $11.0 million.
The holders of the outstanding Preferred Stock have various rights and
preferences as follows:
Voting
Each share of Preferred Stock has voting rights equal to the number of shares
of Common Stock into which it is convertible and votes together as one class
with the Common Stock.
Dividends
The holders of Series A, Series B and Series C are entitled to receive non-
cumulative dividends at the per share annual rate of $0.024, $0.108 and $0.118,
respectively, when and as declared by the board of directors. The holders of
Preferred Stock will also be entitled to participate in dividends on Common
Stock, when and if declared by the board of directors, based on the number of
shares of Common Stock held on an as converted basis. No dividends on Preferred
Stock or Common Stock have been declared by the board from inception through
November 30, 1998.
Liquidation
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company,
including a merger, acquisition or sale of assets where the beneficial owners
of the Company's Common Stock and Preferred Stock own less than 50% of the
resulting voting power of the surviving entity, the holders of Series A, Series
B and Series C are entitled to receive an amount of $0.50, $1.80 and $1.93 per
share, respectively, plus any declared but unpaid dividends prior to and in
preference to any distribution to the holders of Common Stock. If the Company's
legally available assets are insufficient to satisfy the liquidation
preferences, then the funds will be distributed ratably among the holders of
Preferred Stock.
Conversion
Each share of Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder,
according to a conversion ratio, subject to adjustment for dilution. Each share
of Preferred Stock automatically converts into the number of shares of Common
Stock into which such shares are convertible at the then effective conversion
ratio upon: (1) the closing of a public offering of Common Stock at a per share
price of at least $2.00 per share, (2) at least 15% of the capital stock of the
Company (on a fully diluted as converted to common stock post-offering basis)
is issued and/or sold in the offering, (3) a merger, sale of substantially all
of the assets or other transactions which result in a change in control or (4)
the consent of the majority of Preferred Stock holders.
Covenants
As long as at least 42.75 million shares of Preferred Stock remain
outstanding, the Company must obtain approval from a majority of the holders of
Preferred Stock in order to alter the articles of incorporation as related to
Preferred Stock, change the authorized number of shares of Preferred
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
8. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY--(Continued)
Stock, repurchase any shares of Common Stock other than shares subject to the
right of repurchase by the Company, change the authorized number of Directors,
authorize a dividend for any class or series other than Preferred Stock, create
a new class of stock or effect a merger, consolidation or sale of assets where
the existing shareholders retain less than 50% of the voting stock of the
surviving entity.
Common Stock
The Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, authorize the Company to
issue 200.0 million shares of $0.001 par value Common Stock. A portion of the
shares issued are subject to a right of repurchase by the Company subject to
vesting, which is generally over a five year period from the grant date or
employee hire date, as applicable, until vesting is complete. Shares are
subject to repurchase at the original exercise price. At November 30, 1998,
there were approximately 3.6 million shares of Common Stock subject to
repurchase.
Stock Option Plans
In 1996, the Company adopted the 1996 Stock Option Plan (the "1996 Plan").
The 1996 Plan provides for the granting of stock options to employees and
consultants of the Company. Options granted under the 1996 Plan may be either
incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options. Incentive stock options
may be granted only to Company employees (including officers and directors who
are also employees). Nonqualified stock options may be granted to Company
employees and consultants. The Company has reserved 25.5 million shares of
Common Stock for issuance under the 1996 Plan. In July 1998, the stockholders
of the Company amended the 1996 Plan, to permit an annual replenishment of the
Company's Common Stock reserved for grant under the 1996 Plan equal to 5% of
the Company's outstanding capital stock. Options under the 1996 Plan may be
granted for terms not to exceed ten years and at strike prices no less than the
fair value of Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Board of
Directors. Options are exercisable immediately upon grant and generally vest
over five years. Shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of options are
subject to repurchase until vested.
In February 1998, the Company adopted the 1998 Director Option Plan (the
"Director Plan") and reserved 1.0 million shares of Common Stock for issuance
under the Director Plan. The Director Plan provides for an automatic initial
grant of 100,000 shares to members of the Board who are not employees of the
Company or Reuters ("External Directors"). Any External Director with over one
year of consecutive service prior to the effective date of the Director Plan
received an initial grant of 140,000 shares. At any subsequent annual re-
election, each External Director shall be granted an option to purchase 40,000
additional shares. Options are granted at an exercise price not less than the
fair market value of the stock on the date of grant, have a term not to exceed
ten years and become exercisable over a three year period with a third of the
shares vesting annually.
In October 1998, the Company adopted the 1998 Advisory Council Option Sub-
plan (the "Advisory Plan") as a sub-plan to the 1996 Plan for the purpose of
attracting and retaining the best available personnel for service on an
information technology advisory council. The Advisory Plan provides for an
initial grant of 10,000 shares to each advisory council member (20,000 shares
to the chairman). Options are granted at an exercise price not less than fair
market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant, have a term not to
exceed ten years and become exercisable over a two year period with half of the
shares vesting annually.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
8. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY--(Continued)
For grants under the Advisory Plan and other options granted to consultants,
the Company estimates the initial fair value of the options on the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The resulting compensation
expense is amortized using the multiple option method over the vesting period.
The value of the options will be remeasured at each subsequent reporting date
until each option has vested. In the event such remeasurement results in
increases or decreases in fair value, such increases or decreases will be
recognized over the remaining term.
The activity under the 1996 Plan, the Director Plan and Advisory Plan is
summarized as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Eleven Months
Ended Year Ended
November 30, November 30, Three Months Ended
1997 1998 February 28, 1999
----------------- ----------------- ---------------------
Weighted Weighted Weighted
Average Average Average
Exercise Exercise Exercise
Options Price Options Price Options Price
------- -------- ------- -------- --------- ---------
(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Outstanding at beginning
of period.............. -- $ -- 13,784 $0.30 18,171 $ 0.59
Granted................. 17,544 0.30 8,747 0.96 4,334 2.85
Exercised............... (3,337) 0.30 (3,665) 0.41 (1,330) 0.57
Canceled................ (423) 0.30 (695) 0.41 (99) 0.60
------ ------ ---------
Outstanding at end of
period................. 13,784 0.30 18,171 0.59 21,076 1.06
====== ====== =========
Options vested at end of
period................. 2,056 7,120 8,033
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</TABLE>
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at
November 30, 1998 (in thousands, except per share data):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Options Outstanding and
Exercisable
--------------------------------
Weighted
Average Weighted
Number of Remaining Average
Options Contractual Exercise
Range of exercise prices Outstanding Life Price
------------------------ ----------- ----------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
$0.30..................................... 10,762 8.1 years $0.30
0.50..................................... 3,212 9.4 years 0.50
1.30..................................... 3,229 9.6 years 1.30
1.75..................................... 968 9.7 years 1.75
------ --------- -----
$0.30-$1.75............................... 18,171 8.7 years 0.59
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</TABLE>
Unearned stock-based compensation
In connection with certain stock option grants to employees and External
Directors, the Company recognized approximately $9.4 million, $7.2 million and
$0.4 million (unaudited) of unearned stock compensation for the excess of the
deemed fair market value over the exercise price at the date of grant for the
eleven months ended November 30, 1997, for the year ended November 30, 1998 and
for the three months ended February 28, 1999, respectively. The compensation
expense is being recognized, using the multiple option method, over the option
vesting period of generally five years.
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TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
8. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY--(Continued)
Reserved for Future Issuance
At November 30, 1998, the Company had reserved the following shares of
authorized but unissued Common Stock for future issuance (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Preferred Stock...................................................... 54,453
1996 and Advisory Plans.............................................. 18,498
Director Plan........................................................ 1,000
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73,951
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</TABLE>
Pro Forma Information
This information is required to illustrate the financial results of
operations as if the Company accounted for its grants of employee stock options
under the fair value method of SFAS No. 123. The fair value of the Company's
options granted was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option
pricing model. The Company calculated the minimum value of each option grant on
the date of grant with the following assumptions:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months
Eleven Months Ended
Ended Year Ended February 28,
November 30, November 30, -------------
1997 1998 1998 1999
------------- ------------ ------ ------
(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Risk free interest rates............ 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 4.7%
Expected lives (in years)........... 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Dividend yield...................... 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Expected volatility................. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
</TABLE>
For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated minimum value of the
options is amortized over the options' vesting period. The compensation cost
associated with the Company's stock-based compensation plans, determined using
the minimum value method prescribed by SFAS No. 123, did not result in a
material difference for the reported net loss for all periods presented.
9. OPERATIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA
The Company operates primarily in one industry segment: the development and
marketing of a suite of software products that enables businesses to link
internal operations, business partners and customer channels through the real-
time distribution of information. Revenue by geographic area is as follows (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Eleven Months
Year Ended Ended Year Ended
December 31, November 30, November 30,
1996 1997 1998
------------ ------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Domestic................................ $25,027 $28,949 $32,698
Export Revenue:
Europe................................ 3,472 4,558 13,885
Pacific Rim........................... 1,816 1,767 6,174
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Total revenue....................... $30,315 $35,274 $52,757
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UNDERWRITING
TIBCO Software and the underwriters for the offering (the "underwriters")
named below have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the
shares being offered. Subject to certain conditions, each underwriter has
severally agreed to purchase the number of shares indicated in the following
table. Goldman, Sachs & Co., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and BT Alex. Brown
Incorporated are the representatives of the underwriters.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of
Underwriters Shares
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<S> <C>
Goldman, Sachs & Co. ..............................................
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc............................................
BT Alex. Brown Incorporated........................................
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Total............................................................
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</TABLE>
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If the underwriters sell more shares than the total number set forth in the
table above, the underwriters have an option to buy up to an additional
shares from TIBCO Software to cover such sales. They may exercise that option
for 30 days. If any shares are purchased pursuant to this option, the
underwriters will severally purchase shares in approximately the same
proportion as set forth in the table above.
The following tables show the per share and total underwriting discounts and
commissions to be paid to the underwriters by TIBCO Software. Such amounts are
shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters' option
to purchase additional shares.
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
No Exercise Full Exercise
----------- -------------
Per Share............................................. $ $
Total................................................. $ $
</TABLE>
Shares sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at
the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus.
Any shares sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a
discount of up to $ per share from the initial public offering price. Any
such securities dealers may resell any shares purchased from the underwriters
to certain other brokers or dealers at a discount of up to $ per share
from the initial public offering price. If all the shares are not sold at the
initial offering price, the representatives may change the offering price and
the other selling terms.
Each of TIBCO Software, Cisco, Mayfield, Reuters and its affiliates, TIBCO
Software's directors and officers and directors and executive officers of TFT,
has agreed that, without the prior written consent of the representatives of
the underwriters, during the period ending 180 days after the date of this
prospectus, it will not directly or indirectly offer, sell, contract to sell or
otherwise dispose of, any shares of common stock or any securities
substantially similar to TIBCO Software's common stock, including but not
limited to any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or that
represent the right to receive, common stock or any such substantially similar
securities. This agreement does not apply to any existing employee benefit
plans or the issuance by Reuters of TFT Rights or the issuance by Reuters of
shares of TIBCO Software's common stock upon the exercise of such rights. See
"Shares Available for Future Sale" for a discussion of certain transfer
restrictions.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the shares. The
initial public offering price will be negotiated between TIBCO Software and the
representatives. Among the
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factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price of
the shares, in addition to prevailing market conditions, will be TIBCO
Software's historical performance, estimates of the business potential and
earnings prospects of TIBCO Software, an assessment of TIBCO Software's
management and the consideration of the above factors in relation to market
valuation of companies in related businesses.
The common stock is expected to be quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol "TIBX".
In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell
shares of common stock in the open market. These transactions may include short
sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by
short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater
number of shares then they are required to purchase in the offering.
Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases made for the
purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the common
stock while the offering is in progress.
The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular
underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount
received by it because the representatives have repurchased shares sold by or
for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering
transactions.
These activities by the underwriters may stabilize, maintain or otherwise
affect the market price of the common stock. As a result, the price of the
common stock may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the
open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by the
underwriters at any time. These transactions may be effected on the Nasdaq
National Market, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.
Sales of shares of common stock made outside of the United States will be
effected through selling agents of the underwriters. No shares of common stock
offered hereby have been registered for the purpose of sales outside the United
States, as any such sales will be made in reliance on Regulation S under the
Securities Act of 1933.
Each underwriter has also agreed that: (i) it has not offered or sold and
prior to the date six months after the date of issue of the shares of common
stock will not offer or sell any shares of common stock to persons in the
United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in
acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or
agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which
have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United
Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995;
(ii) it has complied, and will comply, with all applicable provisions of the
Financial Services Act 1986 of Great Britain with respect to anything done by
it in relation to the shares of common stock in, from or otherwise involving
the United Kingdom; and (iii) it has only issued or passed on and will only
issue or pass on in the United Kingdom any document received by it in
connection with the issuance of the shares of common stock to a person who is
of a kind described in Article 11(3) of the Financial Services Act 1986
(Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996 of Great Britain or is a
person to whom the document may otherwise lawfully be issued or passed on.
Buyers of shares of 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 initial public offering price.
At TIBCO Software's request, the underwriters have reserved up to shares
of common stock for sale, at the initial public offering price, to its
directors, officers, employees and friends through a directed share program.
The number of shares of common stock available for sale to the general public
in the public offering will be reduced to the extent these persons purchase
these reserved shares.
The underwriters do not expect sales to discretionary accounts to exceed five
percent of the total number of shares offered.
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TIBCO Software estimates that the total expenses of the offering, excluding
underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $ .
TIBCO Software has agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
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[Set forth below is the registrant's logo, an introductory paragraph and the
logos of several users of the registrant's products, as follows:
[LOGO]
TIBCO Software is a leading provider of software solutions that enable
businesses to integrate internal operations, business partners and customer
channels in real-time. Our products are currently in use by over 300 companies
in such industries as telecommunications, high-tech manufacturing, energy,
financial services, the Internet and certain other industries. The following is
a partial list of users of TIBCO Software products:
3Com Intel
Bank of Tokyo Intuit
Bechtel Lucent Technologies
Cedel Global Services Mobil
Chevron Morgan Stanley
Compaq Motorola
Dalkia The Nasdaq Stock Market
DG Bank NEC Electronics
E*TRADE Nomura
Ericsson Pacific Power
Fidelity PageNet
Goldman Sachs Philips Medical
Glaxo Wellcome Telia
Hyundai Yahoo!]
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No dealer, salesperson or any other person is authorized to give any
information or represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must
not rely on any unauthorized information or representations. This prospectus
is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby, and only under
circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The
information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Page
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<S> <C>
Prospectus Summary....................................................... 3
Risk Factors............................................................. 6
Company Background....................................................... 13
Certain Information...................................................... 13
Use of Proceeds.......................................................... 14
Dividend Policy.......................................................... 14
Capitalization........................................................... 15
Dilution................................................................. 16
Selected Financial Data.................................................. 17
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations........................................................... 19
Business................................................................. 30
Management............................................................... 43
Relationship with Reuters and Certain Transactions....................... 53
Principal Stockholders................................................... 59
Description of Capital Stock............................................. 61
Shares Eligible for Future Sale.......................................... 64
Legal Matters............................................................ 65
Experts.................................................................. 65
Additional Information................................................... 66
Index to Financial Statements............................................ F-1
Underwriting............................................................. U-1
</TABLE>
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Through and including , 1999 (the 25th day after the date of this
prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether
or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a
prospectus. This is in addition to a dealer's obligation to deliver a
prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold
allotment or subscription.
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Shares
TIBCO Software Inc.
Common Stock
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[Logo]
[LOGO OF TIBCO SOFTWARE INC. APPEARS HERE]
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Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
BT Alex. Brown
Representatives of the Underwriters
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than
underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by the Registrant in connection
with the sale of common stock being registered. All amounts are estimates
except the SEC registration fee, the NASD filing fee and the Nasdaq National
Market listing fee.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Amount To
Be Paid
------------
<S> <C>
SEC registration fee........................................... $ 16,680
NASD filing fee Nasdaq National Market listing fee............. 7,500
Printing and engraving expenses................................ *
Legal fees and expenses........................................ *
Accounting fees and expenses................................... *
Blue Sky qualification fees and expenses....................... *
Transfer agent and registrar fees.............................. *
Miscellaneous fees............................................. *
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Total........................................................ $ *
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</TABLE>
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* To be supplied by amendment
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Article of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation (Exhibit 3.1
hereto) and Article of the Registrant's Bylaws (Exhibit 3.2 hereto) provide
for mandatory indemnification of its directors and officers, and permissible
indemnification of employees and other agents, to the maximum extent permitted
by the Delaware General Corporation Law. In addition, the Registrant has
entered into Indemnification Agreements (Exhibit 10.1 hereto) with its officers
and directors. Reference is also made to Section of the Underwriting
Agreement contained in Exhibit 1.1 hereto, which provides for the
indemnification of officers and directors of the Registrant against certain
liabilities.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
From the Registrant's inception through February 28, 1999, the Registrant has
had issued and sold the following securities:
(a) On December 31, 1996, we issued and sold 38,000,000 shares of our
common stock and 40,000,000 shares of our Series A preferred stock to
Reuters Nederland B.V. in connection with the establishment by Reuters
of TIBCO Software Inc. as a separate entity from TIBCO Inc. The
consideration for the issuance of the shares consisted of $10,000,000
plus the book value of the assets transferred to us less the book value
of the assumed liabilities.
(b) On May 9, 1997, we issued and sold 8,730,000 shares of our Series B
preferred stock to Cisco Systems, Inc. for a purchase price of
approximately $15,714,000.
(c) On December 31, 1997, we issued and sold 5,722,632 shares of Series C
preferred stock to entities affiliated with Mayfield Fund LLP for a
purchase price of approximately $11,045,000.
(d) As of March 31, 1999, an aggregate of 8,032,282 shares of common stock
had been issued upon exercise of options under our Stock Option Plan.
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The issuances of the securities described in (a), (b) and (c) above were
deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on
Section 4(2) of such Act as transactions by an issuer not involving any public
offering. The issuances of the securities described in (d) above were deemed to
be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Rule 701
under the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer in compensatory
circumstances. All of the securities were acquired by the recipients for
investment and with no view toward the resale or distribution thereof. In each
instance, the recipients were sophisticated investors or employees of ours, the
offer and sales were made without any public solicitation and the stock
certificates bear restrictive legends. No underwriter was involved in the
transactions and no commissions were paid. All recipients had adequate access,
through their relationships with the registrant, to information about the
registrant.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Exhibits
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number Description
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<C> <S>
1.1* Form of Underwriting Agreement.
3.1* Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.
3.2* Bylaws of Registrant.
4.1* Form of Registrant's Common Stock certificate.
5.1* Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation,
regarding legality of the securities being issued.
10.1* Form of Indemnification Agreement.
10.2* Form of First Amended and Restated License, Maintenance and
Distribution Agreement, among Reuters Limited , TIBCO Finance
Technology, Inc. and Registrant.
10.3* Form of Third Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, among
Reuters Nederland B.V., Reuters Limited, Cisco Systems, Inc., Mayfield
IX, Mayfield Associates Fund III, Vivek Ranadive and Registrant.
10.4* 1996 Stock Option Plan.
10.5* 1998 Director Option Plan.
10.6* Form of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement, between TIBCO
Finance Technology, Inc. and Registrant.
10.7* Form of Employment Agreement between Registrant and Vivek Y. Ranadive.
10.8* Form of Employment Agreement between Registrant and Robert P.
Stefanski.
10.9* Form of Employment Agreement between Registrant and Paul G. Hansen.
10.10* Form of Employment Agreement between Registrant and Richard M. Tavan.
10.11* Form of Master Services Agreement among Registrant, TIBCO Finance
Technology, Inc. and Reuters.
21.1* List of subsidiaries.
23.1* Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
(included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants (see
page II-6).
24.1 Power of Attorney (included on page II-4).
27.1 Financial Data Schedule.
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* To be filed by amendment
(b) Financial Statement Schedules
Included in Notes to Financial Statements.
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Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters
at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement, certificates in such
denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to
permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant, the Registrant has had been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered
hereunder, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has had 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.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:
(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 430A 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, the Registrant
has had duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Palo Alto, California
on this 11th day of May, 1999.
TIBCO SOFTWARE INC.
/s/ Vivek Y. Ranadive
By: _________________________________
Vivek Y. Ranadive
President and Chief Executive
Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Vivek
Ranadive and Paul G. Hansen, and each of them, as attorneys-in-fact, each with
the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign
any amendment to this Registration Statement (including post-effective
amendments and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 and
otherwise), and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to
said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-
in-fact or either of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated:
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<CAPTION>
Signature Title Date
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<S> <C> <C>
/s/ Vivek Y. Ranadive President, Chief Executive May 11, 1999
____________________________________ Officer and Chairman of the
Vivek Y. Ranadive Board (Principal Executive
Officer)
/s/ Paul G. Hansen Executive Vice President, May 11, 1999
____________________________________ Finance and Chief Financial
Paul G. Hansen Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
/s/ Ginger M. Kelly Corporate Controller and May 11, 1999
____________________________________ Chief Accounting Officer
Ginger M. Kelly (Principal Accounting
Officer)
/s/ Yogen K. Dalal Director May 11, 1999
____________________________________
Yogen K. Dalal
/s/ Edward R. Kozel Director May 11, 1999
____________________________________
Edward R. Kozel
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/s/ Donald J. Listwin Director May 11, 1999
____________________________________
Donald J. Listwin
/s/ Larry W. Sonsini Director May 11, 1999
____________________________________
Larry W. Sonsini
/s/ David G. Ure Director May 11, 1999
____________________________________
David G. Ure
/s/ Philip Wood Director May 11, 1999
____________________________________
Philip Wood
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Exhibit 23. 2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated April 23, 1999, relating
to the financial statements of TIBCO Software Inc., which appears in such
Prospectus. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Prospectus.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
May 11, 1999
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EXHIBITS INDEX
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Number Description
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1.1* Form of Underwriting Agreement.
3.1* Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.
3.2* Bylaws of Registrant.
4.1* Form of Registrant's Common Stock certificate.
5.1* Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation,
regarding legality of the securities being issued.
10.1* Form of Indemnification Agreement.
10.2* Form of First Amended and Restated License, Maintenance and
Distribution Agreement, among Reuters Limited , TIBCO Finance
Technology, Inc. and Registrant.
10.3* Form of Third Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, among
Reuters Nederland B.V., Reuters Limited, Cisco Systems, Inc., Mayfield
IX, Mayfield Associates Fund III, Vivek Ranadive and Registrant.
10.4* 1996 Stock Option Plan.
10.5* 1998 Director Option Plan.
10.6* Form of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement, between TIBCO
Finance Technology, Inc. and Registrant.
10.7* Form of Employment Agreement between Registrant and Vivek Y. Ranadive.
10.8* Form of Employment Agreement between Registrant and Robert P.
Stefanski.
10.9* Form of Employment Agreement between Registrant and Paul G. Hansen.
10.10* Form of Employment Agreement between Registrant and Richard M. Tavan.
10.11* Form of Master Services Agreement among Registrant, TIBCO Finance
Technology, Inc. and Reuters.
21.1* List of subsidiaries.
23.1* Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
(included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants (see
page II-6).
24.1 Power of Attorney (included on page II-4).
27.1 Financial Data Schedule.
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