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KOLLMORGEN
C O R P O R A T I O N
Reservoir Place
1601 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02451
April 5, 2000
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on
Wednesday, May 10, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. at the Fleet Conference & Training
Center, 1075 Main Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451.
At the Annual Meeting you will be asked to elect four directors as described
in this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement. As part of this year's
Annual Meeting, you will have an opportunity to hear a report on the
operations of Kollmorgen, and to ask questions.
Your vote is important, regardless of the number of shares that you hold.
Please execute and return the proxy card enclosed with this material.
Sincerely,
/s/Gideon Argov
Gideon Argov
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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KOLLMORGEN
CORPORATION
Reservoir Place
1601 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02451
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
April 5, 2000
Place and Time
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Kollmorgen Corporation will be held at
the Fleet Conference & Training Center, 1075 Main Street, Waltham,
Massachusetts 02451, on Wednesday, May 10, 2000, at 10:00 a.m., local time.
Items of Business
1. To elect four Class II directors;
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
Record Date
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on March 24, 2000, will
be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements
thereof.
Voting
You may vote in person or submit your proxy by mail.
By order of the Board of Directors
James A. Eder
Secretary
IMPORTANT
It is important that your shares be represented at the Annual Meeting.
Please sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card promptly in order that
your shares will be voted at the Annual Meeting. A return envelope, which
requires no postage if mailed in the United States, is enclosed for your
convenience.
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PROXY STATEMENT
GENERAL INFORMATION
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of Kollmorgen Corporation (the
"Corporation") to be used in voting at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
the Corporation to be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2000, and at any adjournments
or postponements thereof (the "Annual Meeting"). The close of business on
March 24, 2000, is the record date for shareholders entitled to notice of and
to vote at the Annual Meeting. At such record date, there were outstanding
10,335,275 shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share
("Common Stock"), each of which is entitled to one vote on each matter to be
presented before the shareholders of the Corporation. This Proxy Statement,
the accompanying form of proxy and the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders are
being first sent to shareholders on or about April 5, 2000.
VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
Shares may be voted by shareholders of record in person or by proxy, and
shares represented by a properly executed proxy will be voted with respect to
all shares represented by it in accordance with the instructions, if any,
given therein. If no instructions are given, the proxy will be voted as
recommended by the Board of Directors and, in the discretion of the persons
designated on the proxy card, the proxy will be voted with respect to any
other matter which may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or
postponements thereof.
If a shareholder participates in the Corporation's Dividend Reinvestment
Plan, any shares of Common Stock held in his/her account will be voted in
accordance with the proxy returned by that person.
Any proxy received by the Board of Directors may be revoked by the
shareholder at any time prior to its use at the meeting by a subsequent
written instrument signed in the same manner as the proxy and received by the
Corporation either at the Annual Meeting or before the Annual Meeting at
Kollmorgen Corporation, Reservoir Place, 1601 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02451
Attention: Secretary.
QUORUM REQUIREMENT
Under New York law and the governing instruments of the Corporation, the
presence, either in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the
shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is necessary to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Assuming the presence of
a quorum, directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the
Annual Meeting by shareholders entitled to vote in the election. Any other
items of business submitted to shareholders at the Annual Meeting will require
the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting by
shareholders entitled to vote on such matters.
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An independent inspector of election will tabulate all votes cast at the
Annual Meeting. For purposes of the voting requirements, the inspector of
election will treat shares represented by proxies that withhold authority to
vote for a nominee for election as a director or that reflect abstentions as
shares that are present and entitled to vote on the matters for purposes of
determining the presence of a quorum, but neither proxies that withhold
authority (without naming an alternative nominee) nor abstentions will be
counted as votes cast at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, such proxies will not
have any effect on the outcome of the voting on the election of directors. In
the event that any other matters are submitted to shareholders at the Annual
Meeting, abstentions will have no impact on the voting with respect to those
matters.
Shares represented at the Annual Meeting that are held by brokers or nominees
as to which instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or
persons entitled to vote and over which the broker or nominee does not have
discretionary voting power on a particular matter (so-called, "broker non-
votes") will be treated as present for purposes of determining the presence of
a quorum. However, such shares will not be treated as shares that are entitled
to vote on the particular matter as to which the broker or nominee does not
have discretionary authority, nor will they be treated as votes cast at the
Annual Meeting. Accordingly, broker non-votes will have no impact on the voting
with respect to any matter to come before the Annual Meeting.
COST OF SOLICITATION
The entire cost of preparing, printing and distributing these proxy materials
will be borne by the Corporation. Solicitation will be made by use of the
mails, except that, if necessary, directors, officers and regular employees of
the Corporation (none of whom will receive any additional compensation
therefor) may make solicitations of proxies by telephone, telecopy, telegram or
personal interview. The Corporation has retained the firm of Georgeson
Shareholder Communications Inc. to aid in the solicitation of proxies, for
which the Corporation has agreed to pay a maximum fee of $6,500 plus out-of-
pocket expenses. The Corporation will reimburse brokers and other persons
holding shares of Common Stock in their names, or in the names of nominees, for
their expenses incurred in sending proxy materials to beneficial owners and
obtaining their proxies.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES
The business and affairs of the Corporation are managed under the direction
of the Board of Directors. Members of the Board serve on one or more committees
to carry out particular responsibilities.
The Board of Directors held a total of seven regular and special meetings
during 1999. Each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of
meetings of the Board and Board committees on which such director served.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing and reviewing the audit of
the Corporation's books and accounts, for reviewing the audited financial
statements of the Corporation, for reviewing the Corporation's internal control
procedures and for reviewing and approving the Corporation's independent public
accountants. No member of this Committee is an employee of the Corporation. The
Audit Committee met three times during 1999.
PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
The Personnel and Compensation Committee generally is responsible for
reviewing the Corporation's compensation policies and practices, and
specifically for (i) reviewing and recommending to the Board of Directors the
total compensation and benefit programs applicable to the Corporation's key
employees, including corporate officers, and (ii) administering the
Corporation's stock option plans. Also, this Committee reviews and makes
recommendations on the policies and programs for the development of management
personnel throughout the Corporation. This Committee met two times in 1999.
RETIREMENT PLANS COMMITTEE
The Retirement Plans Committee advises the Board with respect to the
Corporation's retirement plans and trusts, reviews the selection of trustees,
recommends investment managers, and recommends action regarding the
establishment and amendment of the retirement plans and trusts. This Committee
held four meetings in 1999.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee may exercise, with certain exceptions, all of the
authority of the Board in the management of the business of the Corporation
between regular meetings of the entire Board. The Executive Committee met one
time in 1999.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The Corporation does not have a standing nominating committee.
ITEM 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
INFORMATION ON NOMINEES
The Corporation's By-Laws provide for two classes of directors, with each
class to serve a term of two years and to be composed of not less than four nor
more than five directors. The Board is presently composed of nine directors,
five of whom are members of Class I and four of whom are members of Class II.
The current terms of the members of Class II are scheduled to expire at this
Annual Meeting.
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Mr. Rehnert, a Class II Director, has informed the Corporation that he will
not stand for re-election at this Annual Meeting because of his business
commitments. Accordingly, J. Douglas Maxwell, Jr., currently a Class I
Director, will become a nominee for election as a Class II Director.
Accordingly, the Class II nominees standing for election at this Annual
Meeting are Gideon Argov, Robert J. Cobuzzi, J. Douglas Maxwell, Jr. and
George P. Stephan. If elected, their terms will expire in 2002. Biographical
summaries of each nominee and of the continuing directors appear on the
following pages.
All nominees have consented to be so named and to serve if elected. If a
nominee becomes unavailable for election, it is the intention of the persons
named in the accompanying proxy card to vote for such other person, if any, as
the Board of Directors may designate.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE
FOLLOWING NOMINEES:
NOMINEES
Class II Directors, whose terms expire in 2002:
GIDEON ARGOV, 43, is the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation. He was elected Chairman of the Board on March 26,
1996. He has been a director of the Corporation since May 23, 1991, and served
as the Vice Chairman of the Board from that date until November 1991, when he
was elected President and Chief Executive Officer. From 1988 to May 1991, he
was the President and Chief Executive Officer of High Voltage Engineering
Corporation. Mr. Argov is a member of the Executive Committee. He is also a
director of TransTechnology Corporation and Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc.
ROBERT J. COBUZZI, 58, is the Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer of the Corporation. He joined the Corporation in July 1991
as the Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and a Vice President. He was elected
to his current position as Senior Vice President in February 1993. He was
elected a director of the Corporation in 1996 and is a member of the
Retirement Plans Committee.
J. DOUGLAS MAXWELL, JR., 58, is the Chief Executive Officer of NIRX Medical
Technologies, Glen Head, New York. Prior to January 1, 1999 he was for ten
years the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Swissray
Empower, Inc., a distributor of medical products. From 1984 to 1988, he was
President of Chemco Technologies, Inc. He has been a director of the
Corporation since April 1983. He is a member of the Audit Committee and
Personnel and Compensation Committee. Mr. Maxwell is also a director of the
First National Bank of Long Island.
GEORGE P. STEPHAN, 66, is a business consultant. From 1994 until 1999, he was
a Managing Director and a member of Stonington Group, LLC, a financial and
management consulting firm
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located in East Hartford, Connecticut, a position he has held since 1994. For
over 22 years, Mr. Stephan held various executive management positions with
the Corporation and served as the Chairman of the Board of the Corporation
from 1991 until March 26, 1996. Mr. Stephan is a member of the Corporation's
Executive Committee and Chairman of its Retirement Plans Committee and has
been a director of the Corporation since July 1982. He is also a director of
Barr Laboratories, Inc., a pharmaceutical manufacturer (NYSE), and a member of
the Board of Advisors of the Hartwick Humanities in Management Institute.
CONTINUING DIRECTORS
For Class I Directors, whose terms expire in 2001:
JERALD G. FISHMAN, 54, is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a
director of Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, Massachusetts. Prior to November
1996, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer of that company for
five years. He served as the Executive Vice President of that company from
1988 to November 1991 and was the Group Vice President--Components from 1981
to 1988. Mr. Fishman has been a director of the Corporation since 1994 and he
is a member of the Corporation's Executive and Personnel and Compensation
Committees.
HERBERT L. HENKEL, 51, is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a
director of Ingersoll-Rand Company, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. From 1987
until March 1999 he held several executive positions with Textron, Inc. (a
multi-industry company with operations in aircraft, automotive, industrial and
finance), including serving as Vice President of Textron, Inc. responsible for
the Textron Industrial Products segment from 1993 to 1998, and as President
and Chief Operating Officer of Textron, Inc. from July 1998 to March 1999. Mr.
Henkel was elected a director of the Corporation in 1997 and is a member of
the Audit Committee.
JAMES H. KASSCHAU, 48, is the President of International Contract Furnishings,
Inc., Valley Cottage, New York, a position he has held since October 1995.
Prior to that date, he was the President of Tinicum Incorporated, an
investment management company located in New York, New York, and the President
of Tinicum Enterprises, Inc., Garden City, New York. Mr. Kasschau has been a
director of the Corporation since March 1990. He is the chairman of the Audit
Committee and a member of the Retirement Plans Committee.
ROBERT N. PARKER, 71, is a business consultant. From February 1991 to January
1992, he was the Executive Vice President of LTV Aerospace and Defense
Corporation. From November 1986 to January 1991 he was President of the LTV
Missiles and Electronics Group of The LTV Corporation. From 1983 until
November 1986, he was President of the Missiles Division of The LTV
Corporation. Mr. Parker has been a director of the Corporation since April 2,
1990. He is the chairman of the Personnel and Compensation Committee. He is
also a director of Perceptronics, Inc., Woodland Hills, California.
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Pursuant to the By-Laws of the Corporation, directors who are not employees
of the Corporation receive an annual retainer of $24,000. In addition, outside
directors receive (a) $800 for attendance at each meeting of the Board, and for
attendance at each meeting of a committee on which they serve, and (b) $800 per
day for attendance at the Corporation's annual planning meeting and for
participating in any special assignments requested by the Corporation. Outside
directors also are reimbursed for their reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with Board and committee meetings and special assignments.
All non-employee directors participate in the 1992 Stock Ownership Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (the "Director Plan"). The purpose of the Director Plan
is to attract, and retain as directors, qualified persons who are not employees
of the Corporation. The Director Plan provides that at least 50% of the yearly
retainer of each non-employee director will be paid in shares of Common Stock
in lieu of cash on a quarterly basis. In addition, the Director Plan provides
for (i) a one-time grant to each non-employee director of a non-qualified stock
option to purchase 15,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) an additional one-
time grant to each such non-employee director of a non-qualified stock option
to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock (not to exceed 10,000) equal to
the number of shares each such director purchases on the open market during a
ninety (90) day period commencing as of the first trading day following the
date of grant of the initial stock option. Upon termination of a non-employee
director's services, the option will be exercisable for a period equal to the
greater of (i) one month for each year of service up to twelve months, or (ii)
ninety (90) days. As of March 24, 2000, there were 119,254 shares of Common
Stock currently available for issuance under the Director Plan.
In March 1996, the Board terminated all future rights to participate in the
non-employee director retirement program (the "Former Program") that had been
maintained by the Corporation since 1985. The termination of the Former Program
did not affect the vested rights of those non-employee directors who vested in
the Former Program as of May 1996, but no further benefits will accrue under
the Program.
Under the Former Program, any non-employee director who retires after
reaching the age of 55 and has at least three years of continuous service may
enter into a consulting agreement with the Corporation to provide such
consulting services to the Corporation as the Board of Directors may request
from time to time, at a yearly compensation level equal to the amount of the
annual retainer in effect in May 1996, ($12,000). The term of each agreement is
equal to the number of years of such director's Board service, up to a maximum
of ten years. Under this arrangement, each retired director agrees not to
engage in any competitive activity with the Corporation during the period that
payments are made and not to disclose to others any trade secrets or
confidential information relating to the Corporation or its business. Messrs.
Parker, Maxwell and Stephan participate in the Former Program and are entitled
to the benefits provided under this program.
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The Corporation, as permitted by the Corporation's By-Laws and New York law,
has purchased directors and officers liability insurance from Federal
Insurance Company covering all of the Corporation's directors and officers.
The aggregate premium for these policies paid during 1999 was approximately
$225,000.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table sets forth certain information, as of March 24, 2000
with respect to all persons known to the Corporation to be the beneficial
owners of more than 5% of any class of shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation:
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<CAPTION>
Amount and
Nature
of
Name and Address Title of Beneficial Percentage
of Beneficial Owner Class Ownership of Class
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
The "Gabelli Group" consisting of: Common Stock 2,772,795(1) 26.5%
Gabelli & Company, Inc.
Gabelli Asset Management, Inc.
Gabelli Funds, LLC
Gabelli Group Capital Partners, Inc.
Gabelli International Limited
Gabelli Performance Partnership
Gabelli Securities, Inc.
Gamco Investors, Inc.
Gemini Capital Management Ltd.
Mario J. Gabelli
Mark J. Gabelli
c/o The Gabelli Group, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580
Lord, Abbett & Co. Common Stock 1,052,527(2) 10.18%
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
U. S. Trust Company of New York Common Stock 646,585(3) 6.26%
114 West 47th Street
New York, NY 10036-1532
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(1) According to a Schedule 13D (Amendment No. 29) dated December 3, 1999, the
Gabelli Group reported that the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Gabelli Group includes shares of Common Stock
receivable by the Gabelli Group if they were to convert all of the
Corporation's 8 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2009 (the
"Debentures") beneficially owned by them. According to the Gabelli Group's
Schedule 13D, as amended, each
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member of the Gabelli Group has the sole power to vote or direct the vote
and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Common Stock
or Debentures reported for it, either for its own benefit or for the
benefit of its investment clients or its partners, as the case may be,
except as specifically set forth on such Schedule 13D.
(2) According to a Schedule 13G (Amendment No. 2) dated March 8, 2000, Lord,
Abbett & Co. represented that it has sole voting and dispositive power
with respect to all the shares reported.
(3) According to a Schedule 13G (Amendment No. 1) dated February 4, 2000, U.S.
Trust Company of New York reported that it has shared voting and
dispositive power with respect to all of the shares reported, which
include 43,085 shares that could be acquired upon conversion of
outstanding Debentures.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of March 24, 2000, the shares of each
class of stock of the Corporation beneficially owned by all nominees, all
directors, and all executive officers named in the Summary Compensation table,
and all nominees, directors and executive officers of the Corporation as a
group:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Title of Share Percent
Name of Beneficial Owner Class Ownership of Class
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Gideon Argov(1)........................... Common Stock 296,000 2.86%
Robert J. Cobuzzi(1)...................... Common Stock 190,400 1.84%
Daniel F. Desmond(1)...................... Common Stock 41,700 *
James A. Eder(1).......................... Common Stock 72,840 *
Jerald G. Fishman(2)...................... Common Stock 20,804 *
Herbert L. Henkel(2)...................... Common Stock 19,430 *
James H. Kasschau(2)...................... Common Stock 56,805 *
J. Douglas Maxwell, Jr.(2)................ Common Stock 81,912 *
Robert N. Parker(2)....................... Common Stock 24,264 *
Geoffrey S. Rehnert(2).................... Common Stock 39,258 *
George P. Stephan(2)...................... Common Stock 75,835 *
Willy L. Verbrugghe(1).................... Common Stock -0- *
All directors and executive officers of
the Corporation, as a group.............. Common Stock 919,248(1)(2) 8.3%
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* less than 1%.
(1) Includes the number of shares that could be acquired within 60 days under
the Corporation's stock option plans: (i) Mr. Argov 275,000; (ii) Mr.
Cobuzzi 185,400; (iii) Mr. Desmond 41,700; (iv) Mr. Eder 72,400; and (v)
Mr. Verbrugghe 0.
(2) Inclusive of 17,000, 18,500, 29,000, 29,000, 19,000, 25,000, 24,000 shares
of Common Stock, which, respectively, Messrs. Fishman, Henkel, Kasschau,
Maxwell, Parker, Rehnert and Stephan have the present right to acquire
upon the exercise of non-qualified stock options granted under the
Director Plan.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information concerning compensation of the
Corporation's Chief Executive Officer and the Corporation's four other most
highly compensated executive officers during the last three fiscal years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Long-Term
Annual Compensation(1) Compensation
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Number
Restricted of
Stock Stock All Other
Units Options Compensa-
Name and Principal Position Year Salary($) Bonus($) Value$(3) Awarded tion(4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Gideon Argov............... 1999 $344,000 $ -0- $ -0- -0- $ 3,200
Chairman of the Board,
President 1998 331,000 156,000 39,000 125,000 3,200
and Chief Executive
Officer 1997 315,000 295,000 -0- -0- 3,200
Robert J. Cobuzzi.......... 1999 $237,000 $ -0- $ -0- -0- $ 3,200
Senior Vice President,
Treasurer 1998 228,000 91,000 22,000 76,000 3,200
and Chief Financial
Officer 1997 217,000 163,000 -0- -0- 3,200
Daniel F. Desmond.......... 1999 $204,000 $ 20,000 $ -0- -0- $ 3,200
Vice President; President,
Aerospace & 1998 196,040 77,200 19,300 60,000 -0-
Defense Products Group 1997 171,756 -0- -0- -0- -0-
James A. Eder.............. 1999 $189,000 $ -0- $ -0- -0- $ 3,200
Vice President, Secretary 1998 182,000 133,000 33,000 66,000 3,200
and General Counsel 1997 173,000 100,000 -0- -0- 3,200
Willy L. Verbrugghe(2)..... 1999 $109,000 $ 75,000 -0- 70,000 $72,713
Vice President; President,
Industrial
& Commercial Products
Group
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(1) The dollar value of perquisites and other personal benefits for each of
the named executive officers was less than the applicable reporting
thresholds.
(2) Mr. Verbrugghe was elected a corporate officer in August, 1999. The amount
in the column titled "All other Compensation" includes reimbursed
relocation expenses of $70,880.
(3) Pursuant to the 1998 Corporate Incentive Plan for corporate officers, 20%
of an individual's bonus is paid in restricted stock units in accordance
with the terms of 1998 Management Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). These
values are based upon the closing price of a share of the Corporation's
Common Stock on the date of grant. Pursuant to the Plan, the units (i)
vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant, except that they vest
immediately upon "a change of control", (ii) are not entitled to any
voting rights, and (iii) receive a quarterly payment equal to the dividend
paid on the Corporation's Common Stock.
(4) Represents contributions by the Corporation to its 401(k) Savings and
Investment Plan on behalf of the named executive officers.
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Aggregated Option Exercises and Option Values at December 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of
Securities Underlying Value of Unexercised
Shares Unexercised Options "In-the-money" Options
Acquired December 31, 1999 December 31, 1999(2)
On Value ------------------------- -------------------------
Name Exercise Realized(1) Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Gideon Argov............ -0- $-0- 265,000 130,000 $866,370 $68,140
Robert Cobuzzi.......... -0- -0- 178,200 77,800 617,144 37,946
Daniel Desmond.......... -0- -0- 35,750 48,000 148,340 -0-
James Eder.............. -0- -0- 65,200 60,800 180,776 15,504
Willy Verbrugghe........ -0- -0- -0- 70,000 -0- 74,410
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(1) Value represents the differences between the closing price of the Common
Stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price, multiplied by the
number of shares acquired on exercise.
(2) Based upon the December 31, 1999, fair market value share price of
$12.313, less the share price to be paid upon exercise.
Option Grants During 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Individual Grants
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Potential
Realizable Value at
% of Total Assumed Annual
Options Rates of Stock
Securities Granted to Exercise Appreciation for
Underlying Employees or Base Option Term
Options in Fiscal Price(2) Expiration -------------------
Name Granted(1) Year ($/Share) Date 5%(3) 10%(3)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Willy Verbrugghe........ 70,000 48% $11.250 8/14/09 $495,255 $1,255,072
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(1) 10% of the options granted are exercisable starting 12 months after the
grant date, an additional 10% of the options are exercisable after 18
months, and an additional 20% of the options are exercisable on the
second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary dates thereafter. All options
were granted at the fair market value on the date of grant.
(2) The option exercise price is equal to the fair market value of the
underlying shares of Common Stock on the date of the grant.
(3) In accordance with SEC rules, these columns show gains that might exist
for the respective options over a period of ten years. If the stock price
does not increase above the exercise price, compensation to the named
executives will be zero.
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PENSION PLAN
All salaried employees with one year of service, including executive
officers of the Corporation, are participants in the Kollmorgen Corporation
Salaried Employees Retirement Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan is a defined benefit
plan, and the benefits are not reduced by Social Security benefits or by
payments from other sources. In the event of a termination of the Plan
following a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), any assets of the Plan
remaining after provision is made for all benefits thereunder will be used to
supplement such benefits. This provision may not be amended or terminated
following a Change in Control. Benefits under the Plan are based upon years of
service and the highest consecutive five year average annual base salaries.
The term "annual base salary," as used in the preceding sentence, makes
reference to the "Salary" column in the Summary Compensation Table. For the
year ended December 31, 1999 the credited years of service of Messrs. Argov,
Cobuzzi, Desmond, Eder and Willy Verbrugghe under the Plan are 9, 8, 26, 23,
and 0 respectively.
The following table sets forth the annual benefits which would become
payable at age 65 under the Plan based upon a straight life annuity form of
benefit and various levels of covered compensation and years of service:
Years of Service at Retirement in 2000
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Final Average
Earnings at
Retirement 15 20 25 30 or more
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$100,000 $24,345 $32,460 $40,575 $48,690
125,000 31,095 41,460 51,825 62,190
150,000 37,845 50,460 63,075 75,690
175,000 40,545 54,060 67,575 81,090
200,000 40,545 54,060 67,575 81,090
250,000 40,545 54,060 67,575 81,090
300,000 40,545 54,060 67,575 81,090
350,000 40,545 54,060 67,575 81,090
400,000 40,545 54,060 67,575 81,090
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Annual benefits provided by the Corporation under this Plan are subject to
certain restrictions and limitations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code"), and applicable regulations, as in effect from time to
time. Currently the Code prohibits tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans
from taking into account for benefit calculation any compensation in excess of
$170,000 ($160,000 for years 1999, 1998, 1997; $150,000 for 1996) per annum
and limits annual benefit payments under such plans to $130,000. These limits
and prohibitions are indexed for inflation.
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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE OF CONTROL
ARRANGEMENTS
The Corporation entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Argov,
Cobuzzi and Verbrugghe at the time each of them joined the Corporation. Each
agreement protects the Corporation from disclosure of confidential information
by the executive and contains the executive's covenant not to compete with the
Corporation following termination of employment under certain circumstances.
The agreement with Mr. Argov, the Corporation's Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer, provides for the initial annual base
salary, describes the employee benefit plans under which he is entitled to
participate, and provides that if the Corporation terminates his employment
other than for "Cause" (as defined in the agreement) he will be entitled to
receive an amount equal to his current base salary, in a lump sum. The
agreements with Messrs. Cobuzzi and Verbrugghe, respectively, the Corporation's
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President, and Vice
President and President of the Industrial & Commercial Products Group, provide
for the initial annual base salary on the date of hire, describe the employee
benefit plans under which each is entitled to participate and provide that in
the event of termination, other than for "Cause", each individual is entitled
to his current base salary, in lump sum. In addition, pursuant to his
agreement, Mr. Verbrugghe received a bonus of $75,000 upon joining the
Corporation.
The Corporation has entered into employment agreements with each of the
individuals named in the Summary Compensation Table that will trigger a term of
employment of two years upon a Change of Control. During the term of the
employment period the executive, among other things, is entitled to (a) receive
an annual base salary at his current rate, and (b) participate in all incentive
and benefit plans at the same levels in effect immediately prior to the Change
of Control. If the executive's employment is terminated without cause or for
good reason (as defined in the agreements) during the two year term following a
Change of Control, the executive shall be entitled to a lump sum payment, equal
to two and one-half times (a) the current annual salary, and (b) the average of
the two most recent annual incentive bonuses. In addition, the executive shall
be entitled to a continuation of welfare benefits for a period of thirty months
following the date of termination. If any payment or distribution by the
Corporation to the executive is determined to be subject to the excise tax
imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, he is entitled to receive
from the Corporation a payment on an after-tax basis equal to the excise tax
imposed. A "Change of Control" is generally defined for purposes of the
agreements as (i) the acquisition of 30% or more of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock, (ii) a change in a majority of the Board of Directors, unless
approved by the incumbent directors (other than as a result of a contested
election), and (iii) certain reorganizations, mergers, consolidations,
liquidations or dissolutions.
BOARD COMPENSATION REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Personnel and Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the
Corporation's Board of Directors is composed of independent directors who are
not employees or officers of the Corporation. The Committee's decisions on
compensation with respect to executive officers are reviewed with and approved
by all of the non-employee directors, who constitute a majority of the Board.
The
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Committee is responsible for developing and implementing the compensation
programs which establish the pay levels of the Corporation's executive officers
and certain other key employees. The Committee strives to establish performance
criteria, evaluate performance and determine base salary and incentive payments
for the Corporation's key decision makers to ensure the Corporation's ability
to attract and retain high caliber executives by providing appropriate
incentives to deliver the maximum short-term and long-term financial results
for the benefit of shareholders. The Committee also approves compensation
matters involving other key employees of the Corporation, and periodically
reviews the annual salaries of all key employees, including executive officers.
The Committee also administers and approves the grant of awards under the
Kollmorgen 1991 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), the 1998 Management Stock
Incentive Plan ("MSIP"), and other incentive compensation plans of the
Corporation for executive officers and certain other key employees of the
Corporation. From time to time, the Corporation, on the recommendation of the
Committee, has retained the services of independent compensation consultants to
evaluate the Corporation's executive compensation programs.
In order to meet its objectives, the Committee has chosen three components of
its compensation program to meet the Corporation's pay philosophy. Base
salaries, the fixed regular periodic component of pay, are based on the average
level of base salaries among a competitive peer group of companies of
comparable size. The bonus plan for executive officers, which is directly
linked to the financial performance of the Corporation, is designed to provide
additional cash and stock compensation when specific financial performance
goals are achieved or exceeded. The 1999 annual incentive bonus plan for
executive officers provides for a combination of cash and restricted stock
units (pursuant to the MSIP) when the Corporation meets its operating plan in
terms of primary earnings per share, cash flows, revenues and critical
objectives. Finally, the LTIP and MSIP plans reward executive officers and key
employees for delivering long-term value to the Corporation's shareholders. The
plans are structured in such a way as to reward executives only to the extent
that shareholders have benefited over some measurable period of time.
Historically, the Corporation has used the grant of stock options that vest
over specified periods, currently five years, to accomplish this objective. In
determining a grant of stock options, the Committee considers the amount and
terms of outstanding options previously granted to executive officers.
In 1999, Mr. Argov, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer received a salary increase of 4%. The Committee believes that Mr.
Argov's total compensation package is equitable in comparison to the median of
the total compensation awarded to chief executives of industries with similar
product lines and of similar size, based on information regarding compensation
trends which has been obtained via survey, outside consultants, and historical
data.
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 added Section 162(m) to the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Section 162(m) generally denies a
publicly held corporation, such as the Corporation, a federal income tax
deduction for compensation in excess of $1 million per year paid or accrued for
each of its chief executive officers and four other most highly compensated
executive
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officers. Certain "performance based" compensation is not subject to the
limitation on deductibility provided that certain shareholder approval and
independent director requirements are met.
Because of the fact that the compensation paid to each of the Corporation's
executive officers has not exceeded $1 million per year, the Committee does not
believe that the limitation on deductibility of executive compensation is
currently material to the Corporation. The Committee will continue to review
the situation in light of the final regulations and future events with the
objective of achieving deductibility to the extent appropriate.
Members of the Personnel and Compensation Committee:
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Jerald G. Fishman J. Douglas Maxwell, Jr. Robert N. Parker
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following performance graph compares the five-year cumulative total
shareholder return, assuming reinvestment of dividends, on $100 invested on
December 31, 1994, in each of Kollmorgen Corporation Common Stock, Standard &
Poor's 500 Stock Index, and the Standard & Poor's Electrical Equipment Index.
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE RETURN
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION COMMON STOCK, S&P 500 INDEX
AND S&P ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
[GRAPH]
S&P Electrical
Kollmorgen Corp. S&P 500(R) Equipment Index
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Dec-94 100 100 100
Dec-95 193 138 140
Dec-96 194 169 190
Dec-97 326 226 268
Dec-98 272 290 359
Dec-99 221 351 538
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the
Corporation's directors, executive officers and persons who beneficially own
more than 10 percent of the Corporation's stock to file certain reports with
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the New York Stock Exchange
concerning their beneficial ownership of the Corporation's equity securities.
Applicable SEC regulations also require such persons to furnish the Corporation
with copies of all such reports. Based solely on a review of the copies of such
reports furnished to the Corporation as of the date of this proxy statement, or
written representations that no reports were required, the Corporation believes
that, during 1999, all filing requirements applicable to its directors,
officers and greater than 10 percent shareholders were satisfied.
ACCOUNTANTS
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has been selected by the Board of Directors to
serve as the independent accountants for the Corporation. Representatives of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting and will be
given an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so. They will be
available to respond to questions of shareholders.
PROPOSALS FOR THE 2001 ANNUAL MEETING
In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
shareholder proposals for inclusion in the Corporation's proxy statement for
the 2001 Annual Meeting must be received at the Office of the Secretary,
Kollmorgen Corporation, Reservoir Place, 1601 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02451,
no later than December 4, 2000.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors does not intend to present any other matters before
the meeting and is not informed of any other business which others may bring
before the meeting. However, if any other matters should properly come before
the meeting, or any adjournments or postponements thereof, it is the intention
of the persons named in the accompanying proxy card to vote on each such matter
as they, in their sole discretion, may determine.
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PROXY
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION
Proxy Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors of
Kollmorgen Corporation for the Annual Meeting, May 10, 2000
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints GIDEON ARGOV, GEORGE P.
STEPHAN, JAMES A. EDER, and each or any of them, with full power to act with or
without the others and with full power of substitution, his or her true and
lawful agents and proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Kollmorgen Corporation to be held at Fleet Conference & Training
Center, 1075 Main Street, Waltham, Massachusetts, at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday,
May 10, 2000, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, and authorizes
said Proxies to vote all shares of the Corporation shown on the other side of
this card with all the powers the undersigned would possess if personally
present thereat.
You are encouraged to specify your choice by marking the appropriate box,
SEE REVERSE SIDE, but you need not mark any box if you wish to vote in
accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations. The Proxies cannot vote
your shares unless you sign and return this card.
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SEE REVERSE CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE SEE REVERSE
SIDE SIDE
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DETACH HERE
[x] Please Mark votes as in this example.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN AND AUTHORIZES THE PROXIES TO TAKE ACTION IN THEIR DISCRETION UPON OTHER
MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE. THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES.
1. ELECTION OF FOUR DIRECTORS.
Class II Nominees are: (01) Gideon Argov, (02) Robert J. Cobuzzi, (03) J.
Douglas Maxwell, Jr., and (04) George P. Stephan.
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