NEWS RELEASE
HEI INC
P. O. Box 5000
Victoria, Minnesota 55386 USA
952-443-2500
FILED BY HEI, INC. PURSUANT TO
RULE 425 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 AND DEEMED FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 14A-12 AND 14D-2 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COMMISSION FILE NO.: 000-12471
SUBJECT COMPANY: COLORADO MEDTECH, INC.
HEI INC.
P. O. Box 5000
Victoria, Minnesota 55386 USA
952-443-2500
CONTACTS: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Anthony J. Fant, CEO
Donald R. Reynolds, President/COO
Steve E. Tondera, CFO
HEI POSTS RESULTS FOR FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2000
FOURTH QUARTER EPS IMPROVES TO 9 CENTS VS. A LOSS OF 1 CENT AND
REVENUE INCREASES 95% OVER THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR AGO.
MINNEAPOLIS, October 13, 2000 -- HEI, Inc. (Nasdaq: HEII, www.heii.com)
announced financial results for the company's fourth quarter and fiscal year
ended August 31, 2000. Net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000 were
$13,724,000, compared to $7,022,000 for the fourth quarter of the previous year,
an increase of 95%. Net sales for fiscal 2000 totaled $42,799,000 compared to
$29,089,000 for fiscal 1999, an increase of 47%. Net income for the fourth
quarter was $459,000, or 9 cents per share fully diluted, compared to a net loss
of $48,000, or 1 cent per share fully diluted, for the same period a year ago.
For fiscal year 2000, the company incurred a net loss of $1,155,000, or 24 cents
per share, compared to a net income of $393,000, or 8 cents per share, for
fiscal 1999. *
"Our strategic growth plan is the right plan as demonstrated by our
substantially increased revenue and earnings for the second half of FY2000. We
have chosen growth markets that benefit from HEI's technological capabilities
and intellectual property. As we said in early FY2000, we expected significant
revenue growth in FY2000, and we expected to be profitable in the second half.
We delivered with 47% revenue growth for the year, and a return to solid
profitability as planned. I expect that every division of HEI will be profitable
in fiscal 2001, and our revenue and profit momentum will continue and
accelerate," said Anthony Fant, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
"This has indeed been an exciting year. In January we opened our High Density
Interconnect Division, which has truly changed the way the medical and
communications markets are looking at flex substrate technology. Leaders in
these markets, are drawn to our technology," said Don Reynolds, President and
Chief Operating Officer. "Also, we announced a significant contract for fiber
optic alignment. HEI is vertically integrating to become a full service provider
of fiber optic components, and we see continued substantial growth in the fiber
optic market. We are positioning HEI to participate in that growth through a
number of ongoing and future business opportunities," he added.
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"HEI has proven, in the second half of fiscal 2000, that it can deliver profit
while investing in technology, facilities and expertise to compete successfully
in high growth markets. Fiscal year 2001 should be a very good year for HEI as
we continue to grow as a technology leader and full service provider," said
Steve Tondera, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
*Quarterly and fiscal year results for fiscal years 2000 and 1999 include the
operations of Cross Technology, Inc., acquired by HEI on March 3, 2000, in a
pooling of interest transaction.
THIS RELEASE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT AN OFFER TO BUY OR A
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL ANY SHARES OF COLORADO MEDTECH, INC. COMMON
STOCK. THE SOLICITATION OF OFFERS TO BUY COLORADO MEDTECH COMMON STOCK WILL ONLY
BE MADE PURSUANT TO A PROSPECTUS AND RELATED MATERIALS THAT HEI EXPECTS TO SEND
TO COLORADO MEDTECH SHAREHOLDERS. A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE
SECURITIES WILL BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE EFFECTED PRIOR TO THE TIME
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS COMMUNICATION SHALL NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, NOR SHALL
THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER,
SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.
THIS MATERIAL ALSO WILL BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AS
PART OF A TENDER OFFER STATEMENT. COLORADO MEDTECH SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO
CAREFULLY READ THE COMPLETE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THOSE MATERIALS, WHICH WILL
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXCHANGE OFFER, PRIOR TO MAKING ANY
DECISIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH EXCHANGE OFFER.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCHANGE OFFER DESCRIBED ABOVE, HEI MAY SOLICIT PROXIES
FROM ITS SHAREHOLDERS TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF STOCK IN THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND
FROM THE SHAREHOLDERS OF COLORADO MEDTECH TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING AND CAUSE
THE ELECTION OF A NEW SLATE OF COLORADO MEDTECH DIRECTORS. THE PARTICIPANTS IN
EACH SOLICITATION WILL INCLUDE HEI AND EACH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HEI BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, ANTHONY FANT, ED FINCH, MACK TRAYNOR, STEVE TONDERA AND DAVID
ORTLEIB. HEI IS THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF APPROXIMATELY 9.9% OF THE OUTSTANDING
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF COLORADO MEDTECH. IN THE EVENT THAT THE EXCHANGE OFFER
IS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND HEI SELLS ITS SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF COLORADO MEDTECH
TO AN UNAFFILIATED THIRD PARTY, ANTHONY FANT, HEI'S CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, WILL
RECEIVE A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH SALE PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH HEI
IN WHICH MR. FANT TRANSFERRED HIS COLORADO MEDTECH SHARES TO HEI AT A PURCHASE
PRICE AT BELOW MARKET VALUE. HEI EXPECTS TO FILE PROXY STATEMENTS WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION REGARDING SUCH SOLICITATIONS. HEI AND
COLORADO MEDTECH SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE COMPLETE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THE RESPECTIVE PROXY STATEMENTS, WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE, AS THEY
WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH SOLICITATION.
HEI AND COLORADO MEDTECH SHAREHOLDERS WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE PROSPECTUS, THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT AND THE PROXY STATEMENTS
REFERRED TO ABOVE, WHEN FILED BY THE COMPANY WITH THE COMMISSION, FOR FREE AT
THE COMMISSION'S WEB SITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV OR FROM THE COMPANY BY DIRECTING SUCH
REQUESTS TO BEACON HILL PARTNERS AT (212) 843-8500.
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HEI, Inc., and Cross Technology, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of HEI, Inc.,
specialize in the custom design and manufacture of high performance,
ultraminiature microelectronic devices and high-technology products
incorporating those devices. HEI and Cross contribute to their customers'
competitiveness in the hearing, medical, communications, wireless smart cards,
other RF applications, and industrial markets through innovative design
solutions and by the application of state-of-the art materials, processes and
manufacturing capabilities.
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Headquarters and Microelectronics Division PO Box 5000, 1495 Steiger Lake Lane, Victoria, MN 55386
Mexico Division, Customer Service Center 777 East MacArthur Circle, Tucson, AZ 85714
High Density Interconnect Division 610 South Rockford Drive, Tempe, AZ 85281
Cross Technology, Inc. 1546 Lake Drive West, Chanhassen, MN 55317
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FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
Information in this news release, which is not historical, includes
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained in this
press release, including the benefits in FY2001 from the Company's investments,
the importance of specific technologies within specific markets, the growth and
growth rate of specific markets, and the estimated HEI revenue and profit growth
and growth rates, including statements and projections for each division and
subsidiary of HEI, are forward looking statements. All of such forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation,
adverse business or market conditions, the ability of HEI to secure and satisfy
customers, the availability and cost of materials from HEI's suppliers, adverse
competitive developments, change in or cancellation of customer requirements,
and other risks detailed from time to time in HEI's SEC filings.
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