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M/A-COM, INC.
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held February 15, 1995
The annual meeting of stockholders of M/A-COM, Inc. will be held in the
Long Lane Room on the second floor of The First National Bank of Boston, 100
Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, February 15, 1995 at
10:00 o'clock in the forenoon, local time, for the following purposes, all as
more particularly described in the accompanying Proxy Statement:
1. To elect Class II Directors to the Board of Directors.
2. To consider and act upon such other business, matters or proposals as
may properly come before said meeting and any adjournment or adjournments
thereof.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on December 19,
1994 as the record date for determining the stockholders having the right to
receive notice of and to vote at the meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Irving J. Helman
Clerk
Lowell, Massachusetts
December 23, 1994
IF YOU DO NOT EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING AND WISH YOUR SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK TO BE VOTED, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN AND MAIL PROMPTLY THE
ENCLOSED PROXY WHICH IS BEING SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
A RETURN ENVELOPE WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES IS
ENCLOSED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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M/A-COM, INC.
100 Chelmsford Street
P.O. Box 3294
Lowell, MA 01853-3294
PROXY STATEMENT
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
February 15, 1995
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of M/A-COM, Inc. (the
"Company") for use at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and
at any adjournment or adjournments thereof (the "Meeting") to be held,
pursuant to the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting, on Wednesday, February
15, 1995 in the Long Lane Room on the second floor of The First National Bank
of Boston, l00 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The Company expects to
mail this Proxy Statement on or about January 9, 1995.
Valid proxies will be voted as specified thereon at the Meeting. Any
stockholder giving a proxy in the accompanying form retains the power to
revoke it at any time prior to the exercise of the powers conferred thereby.
Any stockholder who attends the Meeting in person will not be deemed thereby
to revoke the proxy unless such stockholder affirmatively indicates thereat
the intention to vote the shares in person.
ANNUAL REPORT
The Annual Report of the Company, which includes the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 1, 1994, including
financial statements examined by Price Waterhouse LLP, independent
accountants, and their report thereon dated November 15, l994, but excluding
the exhibit index and the exhibits filed therewith, is being mailed herewith
to each of the Company's stockholders of record at the close of business on
December 19, 1994. A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 1, 1994 AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION WILL BE SENT TO ANY STOCKHOLDER WITHOUT CHARGE UPON
WRITTEN REQUEST TO: INVESTOR RELATIONS, M/A-COM, INC., 100 CHELMSFORD STREET,
P.O. BOX 3294, LOWELL, MA 01853-3294.
VOTING SECURITIES
The holders of record of shares of Common Stock of the Company at the
close of business on December 19, 1994 are entitled to vote at the Meeting.
On that date there were issued, outstanding and entitled to vote at the
Meeting 26,085,522 shares of Common Stock. Each stockholder has one vote for
each share of Common Stock held by such stockholder of record on each of the
matters listed in the Notice of Annual Meeting.
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No one was known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the
Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock on December 19, l994, except as
shown in the following table. The information appearing in the table
regarding beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock of the Company has
been obtained from the Company's stock transfer records or from filings made
by the stockholders named below with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Number of Shares
Beneficially Percentage
Name and Address Owned of Shares
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Kopp Investment Advisors, Inc. (1) 2,553,581 9.8%
6600 France Avenue S., Suite 672
Edina, MN 55435
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(1) As reported in, and based solely upon, a Schedule 13G dated January 7,
1994, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Kopp
Investment Advisors, Inc.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Company is divided into three classes
elected for staggered, three-year terms. The composition of each class is
indicated in the table below. Class II Directors are scheduled for election
at the Meeting.
The affirmative vote of a plurality of shares present and voting at the
Meeting is necessary to elect a director. The Company intends to count shares
present in person at the Meeting but not voting, or for which it has received
proxies but with respect to which authority has been withheld to vote on any
matter or for any director, as present at the Meeting only for the purposes
of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of
business. The Company will treat broker non-votes in a similar manner.
It is the intention of the persons named as proxies in the accompanying
form of proxy (unless otherwise directed) to vote such proxies to elect the
persons named in the following table as Class II Director Nominees to serve
as Class II Directors until the third annual meeting following their election
and until their successors are chosen and qualified. All such nominees are
currently Class II Directors of the Company, except for E. James Morton, who
is currently a Class III Director of the Company. In order to maintain the
number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, Mr. Morton has
been designated as a Class II Director Nominee. Mr. Morton's resignation as
a Class III Director is subject to and effective immediately upon the
election of Mr. Morton as a Class II Director at the Meeting. In the event
that any of the Class II Director Nominees becomes unavailable, the persons
named as proxies have discretionary authority to vote for substitutes or to
reduce the number of Class II Directors to be elected. The Company has no
reason to believe that any of said persons will be unwilling or unable to
serve if elected.
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Information regarding nominees and directors is set forth below. Unless
otherwise indicated, each director's or nominee's principal occupation is
with the Company.
CLASS II DIRECTOR NOMINEES (until 1998)
George N. Hutton, Jr. Private investor for more than five years.
Age 65
Director since 1980
Dr. James D. Meindl J.M. Pettit Chaired Professor,
Age 61 Microelectronics Research Center,
Director since 1983 Georgia Institute of Technology since
November 1993. Provost and Senior Vice
President of Academic Affairs, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute from 1986 through
October 1993.
E. James Morton Director and Retired Chairman and Chief
Age 68 Executive Officer of John Hancock Mutual
Director since 1983 Life Insurance Company. Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of John Hancock Mutual
Life Insurance Company from 1987 to 1992.
CLASS I DIRECTORS (until 1997)
Daniel J. Fink President of D.J. Fink Associates, Inc., a
Age 68 consulting firm, since 1982. Director of The
Director since 1991 Titan Corporation and Orbital Sciences
Corporation.
Raymond F. Pettit Retired, The Rockefeller Group,
Age 64 a real estate holding and real estate
Director since 1990 related services company. Advisor to The
Rockefeller Group from 1991 to April 1993;
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of The Rockefeller Group from 1984
to 1991; President of Rockefeller Center
Properties, Inc. from 1984 to 1991; Director
of American Express Centurion Bank.
Dr. Thomas A. Vanderslice Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Age 62 Executive Officer since November 1994.
Director since 1989 Chairman of the Board since November 1989;
Chief Executive Officer from November 1989
to November 1993; President from May 1990
to March 1991; Director of Texaco Inc.
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CLASS III DIRECTORS (until 1996)
Robert E. La Blanc President of Robert E. La Blanc Associates,
Age 60 Inc., a management consulting firm, since
Director since 1979 1981. Director of Contel Cellular Inc.,
Prudential Short Term Global Income Fund,
Inc., Prudential Global Fund, Inc.,
Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc.,
Storage Technology Corp.,
TIE/communications, Inc. and Tribune Co.;
Trustee of Prudential U.S. Government Fund.
Dr. William F. Pounds Professor of Management at the Alfred P.
Age 66 Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts
Director since 1979 Institute of Technology since 1961. Director
of Sun Company, Inc., the Putnam Funds,
EG&G, Inc., Idexx, Inc., Management Science
for Health, Inc. and PerSeptive Biosystems,
Inc.; Trustee of the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts and Overseer of WGBH, Inc.
Paul E. Tsongas Partner with the law firm of Foley, Hoag &
Age 53 Eliot from 1985 to 1989, and from 1992 to
Director since 1985 the present. Of Counsel to Foley, Hoag &
Eliot from 1989 to 1992; Chairman of the
Board of Regents of Higher Education for
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1989
to 1991; Declared candidate during 1991 and
1992 for the 1992 Democratic Party
nomination for President of the United
States; Director of Boston Edison Company,
Shawmut Bank, N.A., Thermo Fibertek, Inc.,
Thermo Power Corporation and Wang
Laboratories, Inc.
The following table and related footnotes show information regarding
beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock and 9 1/4% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures of the Company, furnished by the respective
directors, nominees, or individuals named in the Summary Compensation Table,
or by the Company, as of October 31, 1994.
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AMOUNT AND NATURE
OF OWNERSHIP PERCENT
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER (1)(2)(3)(4) OF CLASS
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J. Kermit Birchfield, Jr. 122,466 (5) 0.47
Daniel J. Fink 9,000 0.03
Robert H. Glaudel 146,758 0.56
George N. Hutton, Jr. 9,897 (6) 0.04
Robert E. La Blanc 13,000 (7) 0.05
James D. Meindl 10,000 0.04
Larry L. Mihalchik 0 0.00
E. James Morton 9,100 0.04
Raymond F. Pettit 31,500 0.12
William F. Pounds 10,200 0.04
Allan L. Rayfield 28,162 0.11
Paul E. Tsongas 9,217 0.03
Thomas A. Vanderslice 1,290,901 (8) 4.78
All directors and executive 1,706,978 (9) 6.38
officers as a group (14 persons)
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(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the shares shown in the table are those as to
which the beneficial owner has sole voting and investment power.
(2) Includes shares ("Restricted Treasury Shares") allocated to participants
pursuant to the M/A-COM, Inc. 1990 Restricted Treasury Stock Plan (the
"Restricted Treasury Stock Plan") which have been awarded but are held
subject to restrictions in accordance with the terms of the plan, as to
which the beneficial owner has sole voting power but no investment power,
as follows: Mr. Birchfield, 33,333 shares; Mr. Glaudel, 25,000 shares;
Dr. Vanderslice, 83,334 shares; and all executive officers as a group,
141,667 shares.
(3) Includes shares subject to stock options exercisable within sixty days of
October 31, 1994 as follows: Mr. Birchfield, 50,000 shares; Mr. Fink,
8,000 shares; Mr. Glaudel, 69,995 shares; Mr. Hutton, 9,000 shares; Mr.
La Blanc, 9,000 shares; Dr. Meindl, 7,000 shares; Mr. Morton, 3,000
shares; Mr. Pettit, 9,000 shares; Dr. Pounds, 9,000 shares; Mr. Rayfield,
25,000 shares; Mr. Tsongas, 9,000 shares; Dr. Vanderslice, 1,000,000
shares; and all directors and executive officers as a group, 1,222,995
shares. For purposes of calculating the "percent of class" with respect
to each individual and the group, the shares subject to such options have
been treated as if they were issued and outstanding.
(4) Includes shares allocated to participants pursuant to the Company's
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP"), as to which the beneficial
owner has no investment power and shared voting power, as follows: Mr.
Birchfield, 15 shares; Mr. Glaudel, 48 shares; Dr. Vanderslice, 16
shares; and all executive officers as a group, 84 shares.
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(5) Does not include 9,760 shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr.
Birchfield's daughter, and with respect to which Mr. Birchfield's wife
serves as trustee, and 500 shares owned by Mr. Birchfield's wife
directly, as to which shares Mr. Birchfield disclaims any beneficial
interest.
(6) Does not include 150 shares owned by Mr. Hutton's wife, as to which
shares Mr. Hutton disclaims any beneficial interest.
(7) Does not include $10,000 face amount of the Company's 9 1/4% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures, convertible into 274 shares of Common Stock of
the Company, owned by Mr. La Blanc's wife as custodian for their children
and 4,000 shares owned by Mr. La Blanc's wife directly, as to which
debentures and shares Mr. La Blanc disclaims any beneficial interest.
(8) Includes 67,000 shares of restricted stock granted to Dr. Vanderslice
pursuant to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan which are held subject
to restrictions in accordance with the terms of the plan.
(9) Does not include an aggregate of 14,410 shares owned by wives or on
behalf of children of certain executive officers and directors, as to
which shares such executive officers and directors disclaim any
beneficial interest.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors is responsible for the general supervision,
management, and control of the Company's business. It met 6 times during
fiscal 1994. Each of the directors attended 75% or more of the aggregate of
the meetings of the Board and all committees of the Board on which he served
which were held while he was a director. The Board of Directors has an Audit
and Finance Committee, a Compensation Committee, an Executive Committee and a
Nominating Committee.
The Audit and Finance Committee currently consists of Mr. Hutton as
Chairman, and Messrs. Fink, Morton, Pettit and Tsongas. The Audit and
Finance Committee confers with Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants,
regarding the scope and result of their audits and any recommendations they
may have with respect to internal accounting controls and other matters
relating to accounting and auditing. In addition, the Audit and Finance
Committee reviews and makes recommendations concerning the Company's current
and projected capitalization plans. The Audit and Finance Committee met 5
times during fiscal 1994.
The Compensation Committee currently consists of Mr. Morton as Chairman,
and Messrs. La Blanc and Pettit. The Compensation Committee reviews and makes
recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to incentive plans,
other employee benefit programs, senior management salaries and other
compensation matters. The Compensation Committee makes specific
recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding grants pursuant to the
Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, Restricted Treasury Stock Plan and Annual
Executive Performance Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee met 4 times
during fiscal 1994.
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The Executive Committee currently consists of Dr. Vanderslice as
Chairman, and Messrs. Hutton, Morton and Pettit. The Executive Committee is
authorized and empowered to exercise all functions of the Board of Directors
in the interval between meetings of the Board of Directors to the extent
permitted by Massachusetts law. The Executive Committee met 8 times during
fiscal 1994.
The Nominating Committee currently consists of Dr. Pounds as Chairman,
and Mr. Hutton and Dr. Meindl. The Nominating Committee reviews potential
candidates for director and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors
with respect to nominees for director. The Nominating Committee will consider
stockholder recommendations of nominees for director. Stockholders of the
Company wishing to make recommendations should write to the Nominating
Committee, c/o General Counsel, M/A-COM, Inc., 100 Chelmsford Street, P.O.
Box 3294, Lowell, MA 01853-3294. The Nominating Committee met twice during
fiscal 1994.
Directors who are not employees of the Company ("Outside Directors")
receive an annual base fee of $20,000, $900 per meeting attended and travel
expenses. Each Chairman of a committee of the Board (other than Dr.
Vanderslice) receives an additional annual fee of $3,500.
Outside Directors are eligible to participate in the Company's
Retirement Plan for Directors. The Board of Directors authorized changes to
the plan, effective June 1, 1994, including establishing normal retirement at
age 65, defining vesting provisions and the establishment of trusts for the
benefit of participants. Outside Directors who have achieved the age of 65
years and who retire from the Board of Directors are entitled to receive an
annual retirement benefit equal to the annual base director fee in effect at
the time when his or her retirement benefits commence. A participant who
retires prior to age 65 with more than five years of service and elects to
receive retirement benefits prior to age 65 is entitled to receive such
benefits actuarially reduced to reflect such participant's actual age on the
date of the commencement of payments.
Participants will be fully vested in the plan after serving five years
as a director, at the age of 65, upon death or disability prior to age 65 or
in the event of a change of control (defined as an acquisition of 20% or more
of the Company's Common Stock). Retirement benefits commence on or about the
first day of the month following the later of (a) the date on which the
participant retires and (b) the date upon which the participant achieves age
65, except that a participant who retires before achieving that age may
specify that benefits (actuarially reduced to reflect early commencement)
shall commence at an earlier date. In addition, a participant may direct that
his or her benefits be paid in the form of an annuity. If a director's
service terminates within three years following a change of control (as
defined in the plan), such director may elect to have the present value of
his or her retirement benefits paid in a lump sum as soon as practicable
following such termination. A lump sum payment may also be made at the
discretion of the Compensation Committee. In the event of the death of a
married director before retirement, such director's retirement benefits,
calculated as if the director had retired upon the date of death, are payable
to the surviving spouse of such director. No benefits are payable upon death
of an unmarried director.
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The Board of Directors has authorized the establishment of trusts for
the benefit of participants in the plan. Upon the occurrence of certain
events, including a change of control (as defined in the plan) or certain
business combination transactions, the Company will contribute additional
assets to the trust established for the benefit of the applicable participant
to pay, in accordance with the terms of the plan, the benefits authorized
thereunder. However, the assets in the trust will become available to the
Company's creditors if the Company becomes insolvent or bankrupt. If the
funds in the trust are insufficient to pay amounts due under the plan to the
applicable participant, the Company remains obligated to pay any deficiency.
Outside Directors are entitled to receive grants of a limited number of
non-qualified stock options under the terms of the M/A-COM Long Term
Incentive Plan. Under that plan seven Outside Directors have received grants
for an aggregate of 9,000 shares each and one Outside Director, Mr. Fink, has
received a grant for 8,000 shares.
OTHER RELATIONSHIPS
Mr. Tsongas is a partner with the law firm of Foley, Hoag & Eliot, which
furnishes legal services to the Company.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has furnished the
following report on executive compensation:
The Company's executive compensation program is designed to attract and
retain top quality executives with the skills and experience required to
manage a highly volatile and complex business, to provide them with a
performance incentive, and to align the interests of senior management with
shareholder interests. The program includes three principal components:
salary, annual incentives, and stock-based awards under the shareholder-
approved Long Term Incentive Plan.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors administers the
compensation program for the Company's executive officers. The Compensation
Committee is composed of directors who are not employees of the Company and
who are independent of management. In making decisions, the Compensation
Committee relies upon nationally recognized published survey sources
regarding salary and annual incentive opportunities at other high-technology
companies of similar size. The information compiled from these sources is
reviewed and validated by independent compensation consultants who report
directly to the Compensation Committee. In general, salary and incentive
opportunities for the Company's executive officers are measured against the
median levels reported in these surveys. Since the published compensation
surveys are prepared by different firms for different purposes (e.g.,
industry specific, geographical) the companies included in these sources
differ from the companies included in the industry index that is charted in
the stock performance graph below.
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The executive officer salary review program is intended to emphasize
incentive pay rather than salary increases. Under the program, salaries for
executive officers are to be reviewed by the Compensation Committee every two
years, rather than every year. During fiscal year 1994, base salaries for
executive officers (with the exception of Dr. Vanderslice) were unchanged.
Dr. Vanderslice's base salary was reduced concurrent with his relinquishment
of the Chief Executive Officer position. The base salary of Mr. Allan L.
Rayfield, who assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer, was not increased.
The Company's annual incentive plan provides executive officers
(including the Chief Executive Officer) with the opportunity to earn
specified percentages of their base salary based upon targeted financial
goals and on a subjective evaluation of the executive's performance. For the
last fiscal year, the financial criteria approved by the Compensation
Committee included goals for earnings per share, orders, cashflow and sales,
each weighted approximately equally and totalling 80% of the award
opportunity. The remaining 20% of the award was to be determined
subjectively. No annual incentive is payable - under the formula or
subjective portion of the plan - unless a minimum earnings per share figure
is achieved.
Target incentive award opportunities for these executives range from 30%
to 60%, depending upon the level of responsibilities of the executive.
Incentive awards were not paid to any executive officers for 1994 as
performance fell below the agreed-to plan threshold.
The Company's Long Term Incentive Plan permits the Compensation
Committee to award stock options, stock units, restricted stock and stock
appreciation rights. With the exception of Dr. Vanderslice - who was granted
restricted stock when his base salary was reduced - the Compensation
Committee made no such awards to executive officers during the last fiscal
year. The amount of restricted stock granted to Dr. Vanderslice was
determined by taking into consideration the following factors: the reduction
in base salary, the voluntary forfeiture of the minimum bonus guaranteed by
Dr. Vanderslice's employment agreement, and the projected increase in stock
price from the date of the transaction.
Subsequent to the close of fiscal year 1994, Mr. Rayfield resigned the
position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Vanderslice has
assumed these responsibilities, and his base compensation will be adjusted to
its previous level. In addition, Dr. Vanderslice received an allocation under
the Company's 1990 Restricted Treasury Stock Plan of a number of restricted
shares equal to the number of unvested restricted shares that were forfeited
by Mr. Rayfield in connection with his resignation.
E. James Morton Robert E. La Blanc Raymond F. Pettit
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES AND INFORMATION
The tables that appear below, along with the accompanying text and
footnotes, provide information on compensation and benefits for the named
executive officers. Except for the information regarding individual stock
option exercises, all the data regarding values for stock options and grants
of restricted stock are hypothetical in terms of the amounts that an
individual may or may not receive because such amounts are contingent on
continued employment with the Company and the price of the Common Stock. All
fiscal year-end values shown in these tables for outstanding stock options
and restricted stock reflect a value of $7.625 per share, which was the
closing price of the Common Stock for September 30, 1994, as reported in the
"New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions" section of the Eastern
Edition of The Wall Street Journal.
The following table displays compensation information for the past three
fiscal years for each of the named executive officers:
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
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AWARDS
ANNUAL ------------------------
COMPENSATION (1) RESTRICTED SECURITIES
--------------------- STOCK UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS AWARDS (2) OPTIONS (#) COMPENSATION
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Allan L. Rayfield 1994 $360,000 $ 0 $ 0 0 $ 12,905 (3)
President/Chief 1993 360,000 70,155 0 0 16,650 (3)
Executive Officer 1992 342,500 195,000 (4) 350,000 50,000 (5)
Thomas A. Vanderslice 1994 130,833 (6) 0 561,125 0 17,634 (3)
Chairman/Former Chief 1993 485,000 94,515 0 0 42,490 (3)
Executive Officer 1992 461,667 222,000 0 0 (5)
J. Kermit Birchfield, Jr. 1994 283,000 0 0 0 9,593 (3)
Senior Vice President, 1993 283,000 36,766 0 0 11,160 (3)
Secretary and General 1992 273,250 89,000 0 0 (5)
Counsel
Robert H. Glaudel 1994 149,000 0 0 0 7,728 (3)
Senior Vice President, 1993 149,000 19,357 0 0 6,471 (3)
Human Resources 1992 143,750 50,000 0 0 (5)
Larry L. Mihalchik 1994 210,000 0 0 0 0
Senior Vice President, 1993 17,500 (7) 962,500 0 0
Chief Financial Officer 1992
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(1) Salary and bonus amounts include payments under the Annual Executive
Performance Incentive Plan, whether paid currently or deferred under the
M/A-COM Employees' Retirement Investment Trust ("MERIT") Plan of Benefits
or the deferred compensation portion of the Company's supplemental
executive retirement plan, for services rendered in all capacities.
(2) The amount shown for Mr. Rayfield represents an allocation of 50,000
Restricted Treasury Shares on February 18, 1992, and reflects a Common
Stock closing price of $7.00 on such date. The amount shown for Mr.
Mihalchik represents an allocation of 100,000 Restricted Treasury Shares
on September 22, 1993, and reflects a Common Stock closing price of
$9.625 on such date. Shares allocated under the Restricted Treasury
Stock Plan are awarded, after allocation, based on the achievement of
performance targets representing increases in the average market value of
the Company's Common Stock above the initial stock price of such
allocation. If the increase (in terms of a multiple of initial stock
price) is equal to or greater than 1.5 for five consecutive trading days,
the participant is awarded 50% of such share allocation, and if the
increase is equal to or greater than 2.0 for five consecutive trading
days, the participant is awarded 100% of such allocation. Until ownership
vests in a participant, Restricted Treasury Shares awarded are not
transferable. Awards vest ratably over a three-year period on each
anniversary date of the award. Dividends, if any, are payable on
Restricted Treasury Shares which have been awarded to the same extent as
they are paid on the Company's Common Stock generally. In general,
shares which have been awarded, but are not vested, when a participant
leaves the employ of the Company are forfeited. The five-year term of
the plan expires on September 19, 1995, although vesting of allocations
made during the term may continue thereafter. In order for share
allocations to be awarded as described above, the designated performance
targets must be achieved during that term. If performance targets are
not achieved during the term of the plan, all unawarded share allocations
existing on September 19, 2000, the tenth anniversary of the adoption of
the plan, will automatically vest. The Restricted Treasury Stock Plan
provides that, in the event of certain changes in control (defined to
include the acquisition of 20% or more of the Company's Common Stock),
all share allocations become fully vested subject to certain applicable
provisions and limitations of the plan.
The amount shown for Dr. Vanderslice represents a grant of 67,000 shares
of restricted stock pursuant to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan on
November 10, 1993, and reflects a Common Stock closing price of $8.375 on
such date. Such shares will vest in two equal installments on January
10, 1995 and November 10, 1995, subject to the terms of the plan. The
Long Term Incentive Plan provides that all grants of restricted stock
will vest in full upon the occurrence of a change in control (defined to
include the acquisition of 20% or more of the Company's Common Stock).
As of October 1, 1994, each of the named executive officers held the
following number of unvested shares of restricted stock having the
corresponding fiscal year-end values:
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<CAPTION>
AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1994
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TOTAL NUMBER OF TOTAL NUMBER OF
RESTRICTED TREASURY SHARES SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK AGGREGATE
ALLOCATED BUT UNAWARDED (#) AWARDED BUT UNVESTED (#) MARKET VALUE
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Allan L. Rayfield 250,000 0 $ 1,906,250
Thomas A. Vanderslice 0 150,334 1,146,297
J. Kermit Birchfield, Jr. 0 33,333 254,164
Robert H. Glaudel 0 25,667 195,711
Larry L. Mihalchik 100,000 0 762,500
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The amounts reported under the column heading "Total Number of Shares of
Restricted Stock Awarded but Unvested" in the foregoing table include the
following: (a) Dr. Vanderslice, 83,334 awarded but unvested Restricted
Treasury Shares and 67,000 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to
the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan; (b) Mr. Birchfield, 33,333
awarded but unvested Restricted Treasury Shares; and (c) Mr. Glaudel,
25,000 awarded but unvested Restricted Treasury Shares and 667 stock
units granted pursuant to the M/A-COM, Inc. Long Term Executive
Performance Incentive Plan. Mr. Glaudel's stock units are vested in
accordance with the terms of the plan and will be converted on a
one-for-one basis into shares of Common Stock on April 18, 1995. Ordinary
cash dividends, if any, are not payable on the stock units prior to the
date of conversion into shares of Common Stock. Upon the occurrence of
certain events, including certain business combination transactions or
the acquisition by a third party of more than 40% of the Company's Common
Stock, any outstanding stock units will be immediately converted into
shares of Common Stock.
(3) The amounts reported for Messrs. Rayfield, Birchfield and Glaudel
represent matching contributions and credits under the MERIT Plan of
Benefits and the deferred compensation portion of the Company's
supplemental executive retirement plan. The amount reported for Dr.
Vanderslice includes the following: (a) matching contributions
and credits under the MERIT Plan of Benefits and the deferred
compensation portion of the Company's supplemental executive retirement
plan in the amounts of $12,171 and $37,923 for fiscal 1994 and 1993,
respectively; (b) payments to Dr. Vanderslice in the amount of $1,770 and
$1,560 for fiscal 1994 and 1993, respectively, in order to defray the
cost of his portion of the annual premiums paid in such fiscal years for
the life insurance policy purchased by the Company for his benefit
pursuant to the Company's Split-Dollar Insurance Plan, which amounts
equal the one-year term cost of the policy for such periods; and
(c) $3,693 and $3,007, representing the dollar value of the benefit to
Dr. Vanderslice of the remainder of the premium for such insurance policy
paid by the Company during fiscal 1994 and 1993, respectively, which
amounts have been calculated by treating each such payment as an interest
free loan from the date of payment to Dr. Vanderslice's normal retirement
date at age 65, discounted to its present value using an assumed interest
rate of 8%.
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(4) Mr. Rayfield's bonus for 1992 reflects the minimum guaranteed bonus to
which he was entitled in 1992 under the terms of his employment
agreement.
(5) Information for fiscal years ending prior to December 15, 1992 is not
required to be disclosed in this column.
(6) Dr. Vanderslice's then existing employment agreement was amended on
November 10, 1993 to reduce his base salary to $60,000 per year,
effective December 1, 1993, and to eliminate his right to a guaranteed
minimum bonus.
(7) Mr. Mihalchik joined the Company in September 1993.
STOCK OPTIONS
The following table shows stock option exercises by the named executive
officers during fiscal 1994, including the aggregate value realized upon
exercise. This represents the net pre-tax gain in excess of the purchase
price at the time of purchase. In addition, this table includes the number of
shares remaining covered by both "exercisable" (i.e., vested) and
"unexercisable" (i.e., unvested) stock options as of October 1, 1994. Also
reported are the values of "in-the-money" options which represent the
positive spread between the exercise price of any such existing options and
the $7.625 reported closing price of the Common Stock for September 30, 1994.
No stock options were granted during fiscal 1994 to any of the named
executive officers.
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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FY-END OPTION VALUES
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS AT FY-END (#) OPTIONS AT FY-END
SHARES ACQUIRED VALUE -------------------------------- ----------------------------
NAME ON EXERCISE (#) REALIZED EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE (1) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Allan L. Rayfield 0 $ 0 25,000 25,000 $ 14,125 $ 14,125
Thomas A. Vanderslice 0 0 1,000,000 0 1,935,000 0
J. Kermit Birchfield, Jr. 0 0 50,000 0 96,750 0
Robert H. Glaudel 0 0 69,995 0 135,440 0
Larry L. Mihalchik 0 0 0 0 0 0
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(1) All "unexercisable" (i.e., unvested) options shown in the table will vest
immediately upon the occurrence of a change of control (defined to
include an acquisition of 20% or more of the Company's Common Stock),
subject to certain limitations.
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RETIREMENT BENEFITS
The Company has a supplemental executive retirement plan ("SERP"). The
plan permits participation by employees approved by the Compensation
Committee. A participant is expected to defer six percent (6%) of his or her
compensation, with the amount in excess of the 401(k) maximum credited to a
deferred account that will serve as a nonforfeitable minimum benefit. That
account is also credited with a matching percentage similar to that under the
MERIT Plan of Benefits and an earnings factor. Participants (including the
named executive officers) are generally eligible to receive, if retirement
occurs at age 65, an annual benefit on a straight life annuity basis equal to
70% of their average annual cash compensation for the three highest of their
last ten years of employment, offset by 100% of any retirement benefits
provided by Social Security, prior employers, the Company's prior deferred
compensation plan, the MERIT Plan of Benefits and deferred account referred
to above, and the ESOP. The benefit is reduced if retirement occurs before
age 65 and is forfeited if the participant becomes employed by a competitor.
Distributions on retirement under the SERP may be taken, at the participant's
election, in various forms, including an annuity or a lump sum payment.
The Board of Directors has authorized the establishment of trusts for
the benefit of participants. Upon the occurrence of certain events,
including a change of control (defined to include an acquisition of 20% of
the Company's Common Stock), certain business combination transactions, a
participant's termination of employment for "good reason" (as defined in the
plan), or termination of a participant's employment by the Company for
reasons other than "cause" (as defined in the plan), the Company will
contribute additional assets to the trust established for the benefit of the
applicable participant to pay, in accordance with the terms of the plan, the
benefits authorized thereunder. However, the assets in the trust will become
available to the Company's creditors if the Company becomes insolvent or
bankrupt. If the funds in the trust are insufficient to pay amounts due
under the plan to the applicable participant, the Company remains obligated
to pay any deficiency.
The estimated annual retirement benefits under the defined benefit
portion of the SERP for each of the named executive officers, payable at the
Company's normal retirement age of 65 in the form of a single lifetime
annuity, are as follows: Mr. Birchfield, $157,086; Mr. Glaudel, $34,307; Mr.
Mihalchik, $51,333; Mr. Rayfield, $55,849; and Dr. Vanderslice, $174,078.
The foregoing amounts are based on: assumed annual salary and bonus increases
of 2% up to the year of retirement at age 65; an assumed future annual
interest rate of 8% on each individual's contributions to the MERIT Plan of
Benefits and deferred account referred to above and on the Company's matching
contributions thereon; and other assumptions relating to the named executive
officers' retirement benefits provided by Social Security and prior
employers.
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SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
The Company has entered into severance agreements with each of the named
executive officers. Those agreements provide that, upon death, termination
of employment without cause or occurrence of a change of control (defined to
include an acquisition of 40% of the Company's Common Stock), the executive
has the option to terminate the agreement and to receive one year of
compensation at his then current base salary. The agreements restrict the
ability of each executive to compete with the Company for up to one year
following termination of employment, depending on the circumstances of
termination.
Mr. Birchfield ceased to be an executive officer of the Company
effective November 1, 1994. In connection therewith, Mr. Birchfield and the
Company have agreed to amend his severance agreement to provide that from and
after the foregoing effective date, he will be entitled to receive an
aggregate amount equal to one year of his final base salary as set forth in
the Summary Compensation Table, payable in twelve monthly installments. In
addition, Mr. Birchfield and the Company have agreed that termination of Mr.
Birchfield's employment with the Company for purposes of the Restricted
Treasury Stock Plan, the Long Term Incentive Plan, the ESOP, the MERIT Plan
of Benefits and the SERP shall occur on October 31, 1995.
Mr. Rayfield ceased to be an executive officer of the Company effective
November 29, 1994. In connection therewith, the Company has been advised
that Mr. Rayfield intends to elect under his severance agreement to receive a
lump sum payment equal to one year of his final base salary as set forth in
the Summary Compensation Table.
STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the total return on the Company's Common
Stock over the last five fiscal years to the S&P 500 Index and a composite of
the companies comprising the Value Line Electronics Index and the Value Line
Aerospace/Defense Index. The composite index is weighted two-thirds
Electronics and one-third Aerospace/Defense to reflect the targeted mix of
the Company's commercial and government businesses, respectively.
A second comparison of the Company to these indices is included for the
period from December 31, 1989 to October 1, 1994, which reflects stock
performance during the tenure of the Company's current senior management and
the implementation of its plan for a strategic repositioning of the Company's
business.
Total return values for these indices were calculated based on
cumulative total return values, assuming reinvestment of dividends.
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Cumulative 5-Year Total Return* From September 30, 1989 to October 1, 1994
Among M/A-COM, Inc., S&P 500 and Composite Index
<CAPTION>
9/30/89 9/29/90 9/28/91 10/3/92 10/2/93 10/1/94
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
M/A-COM $100.00 $ 67.93 $100.00 $ 69.81 $128.30 $115.09
S&P 500 100.00 90.70 119.05 132.49 149.73 154.50
Composite 100.00 78.56 105.44 117.25 158.92 183.62
Index
Source: Frank Russell Co.
</TABLE>
* Assumes that the value of the investment in M/A-COM Common Stock and each
index was $100 on September 30, 1989, and that all dividends were
reinvested.
<TABLE>
Cumulative Total Return* From December 31, 1989 to October 1, 1994
Among M/A-COM, Inc., S&P 500 and Composite Index
<CAPTION>
12/31/89 9/29/90 9/28/91 10/3/92 10/2/93 10/1/94
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
M/A-COM $100.00 $ 94.74 $139.47 $ 97.37 $178.95 $160.53
S&P 500 100.00 88.83 116.59 129.75 146.63 151.26
Composite 100.00 83.44 111.99 124.53 168.80 195.04
Index
Source: Frank Russell Co.
</TABLE>
* Assumes that the value of the investment in M/A-COM Common Stock and each
index was $100 on December 31, 1989, and that all dividends were
reinvested.
RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Price Waterhouse LLP have been the independent accountants for the
Company since 1952. The Board of Directors of the Company has selected Price
Waterhouse as the independent accountants for fiscal 1995.
The Company expects that, as in past years, representatives of Price
Waterhouse will be present at the Meeting and will be afforded an opportunity
to make a statement if they desire to do so. The Company also expects such
representatives of Price Waterhouse to be available at that time to respond
to appropriate questions addressed to the officer presiding at the Meeting.
PROPOSALS OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the Company's next
annual meeting of stockholders must be received by the Company no later than
August 25, 1995 for inclusion in the proxy statement and form of proxy
relating to that meeting. Proposals should be submitted in writing to the
Company's General Counsel at the Company's principal office in Lowell,
Massachusetts.
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OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors of the Company knows of no business, matters or
proposals which will be presented for consideration at the Meeting other than
as discussed above. However, if any such other business, matters or proposals
should come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in
the enclosed form of proxy to vote the proxies with respect to any such
business, matters or proposals in accordance with their best judgment. If the
votes necessary to adopt the matters discussed in this Proxy Statement are
not obtained by the time of the Meeting, it is the intention of the holders
of the proxies, unless instructed otherwise, to adjourn the Meeting as to
such matters to a later time or times.
The cost of preparing, assembling and mailing the proxy material will be
borne by the Company. The Company has made arrangements with Corporate
Investor Communications, Inc. to assist the Company in the solicitation of
proxies. The Company anticipates that the cost of such solicitation will be
approximately $5,500 plus other nominal out-of-pocket expenses. Employees of
the Company may also solicit proxies without additional compensation. The
Company and Corporate Investor Communications, Inc. will also request banks,
brokers and other intermediaries holding shares beneficially owned by others
to send the proxy material to and obtain proxies from such beneficial owners
and will reimburse such holders for their reasonable expenses in so doing.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Irving J. Helman
Clerk
December 23, 1994
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(FORM OF PROXY)
(FRONT OF PROXY CARD)
PROXY
M/A-COM, INC.
PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD
FEBRUARY 15, 1995
The undersigned, having received the Notice of Annual Meeting and the Board
of Directors' Proxy Statement, hereby appoint(s) Dr. Thomas A. Vanderslice
and Larry L. Mihalchik, and each of them, proxies of the undersigned (with
full power of substitution) to attend the above Annual Meeting and all
adjournments thereof (the "Meeting") and there to vote all shares of Common
Stock of M/A-COM, Inc. that the undersigned would be entitled to vote, if
personally present, in regard to all matters which may come before the
Meeting, and especially to vote on the matters set forth on the reverse side.
This Proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner specified
herein. If no specification is made, the proxies intend to vote for all of
the nominees. If any nominee is not available to serve, this Proxy may be
voted for a substitute or for a lesser number of Directors.
SEE REVERSE SIDE. If you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of
Directors' recommendations, just sign on the reverse side. You need not mark
any boxes.
CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE SEE REVERSE SIDE
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(REVERSE SIDE OF PROXY CARD)
(X) Please mark votes as in this example.
Election of all Class II Directors listed below:
Nominees for Class II Directors: George N. Hutton, Jr., James D. Meindl and
E. James Morton
FOR* WITHHELD
1. To elect ( ) *(Except ( )
Class II as
Directors indicated)
(see above)
( )
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For all nominees except as noted above
FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
2. To consider and act upon such ( ) ( ) ( )
other business matters or
proposals as may properly come
before the Meeting.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MARK HERE ( )
FOR ADDRESS
CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT
In signing, please write name(s) as appearing in the imprint of this card. If
the person(s) signing hereon hold(s) any shares in a fiduciary, custodial or
joint capacity or capacities, this proxy is signed in every such capacity as
well as individually.
Signature: Date
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