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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 6, 1996
REGISTRATION NO. 333-_______
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SILICON VALLEY GROUP, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF ISSUER AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 94-2264681
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S Employer Identification No.)
101 METRO DRIVE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95110
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)
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PAPKEN S. DER TOROSSIAN
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SILICON VALLEY GROUP, INC.
2240 RINGWOOD AVENUE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95131
(408) 434-0500
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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COPY TO:
ROBERT T. CLARKSON, ESQ.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
650 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304-1050
(415) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PER SHARE(1) PRICE(1) REGISTRATION FEE(1)
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Common Stock
$0.01 par value, issuable under
1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. . . 1,000,000 shares $23.875 per share $23,875,000 $8,233
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(1) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee. Based on the closing price of the Common
Stock as reported in the Nasdaq Stock Market on June 3, 1996.
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SILICON VALLEY GROUP, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
There are hereby incorporated by reference into the Prospectus relating to
this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 428 the following documents and
information heretofore filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
(a) Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1995, filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act");
(b) Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended December 31, 1995.
(c) Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended March 31, 1996.
(d) The description of the Company's Common Stock to be offered
hereby, which is incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 13 of the 1934 Act on
November 23, 1983, as amended by subsequently filed 1934 Act reports.
All documents filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the 1934 Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a
corporation to indemnify its officers, directors, employees or agents in terms
sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances
for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under
the Securities Act. Section VIII of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company provides for indemnification of its directors to the fullest extent
permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law and Article VI of the Bylaws
of the Company provides for indemnification of directors and officers of the
Company to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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The Company maintains policies of insurance under which directors and
officers of the Company are insured, within the limits and subject to the
limitations of the policies, against certain expenses in connection with the
defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be
imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings to which they are
parties by reason of being or having been such directors or officers. The
Company has also entered into agreements with its directors and officers to
provide indemnification and advancement of expenses under certain circumstances.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that
in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the question has already been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number
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4.1 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
5.1 Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered.
23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche.
23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24.1 Power of Attorney (see p. II-4).
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ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement to include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the
purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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(d) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes
of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of
the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(e) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the Delaware Corporation Law, the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, the By-Laws of Registrant and
the indemnification agreements described in Item 6 of Part II of this
Registration Statement, or otherwise, Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant, Silicon Valley Group, Inc., certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of
California, on this sixth day of June, 1996.
SILICON VALLEY GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Papken S. Der Torossian
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Papken S. Der Torossian, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Papken S. Der Torossian and Russell G.
Weinstock, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully and to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or
substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Papken S. Der Torossian Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief June 6, 1996
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(Papken S. Der Torossian)
/s/ Russell G. Weinstock Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial June 6, 1996
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(Russell G. Weinstock) Officer)
/s/ William A. Hightower Director June 6, 1996
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(William A. Hightower)
/s/ William L. Martin Director June 6, 1996
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(William L. Martin)
/s/ Larry W. Sonsini Director June 6, 1996
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(Larry W. Sonsini) June 6, 1996
/s/ Nam P. Suh Director June 6, 1996
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(Nam P. Suh)
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SILICON VALLEY GROUP, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
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4.1 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
5.1 Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being
registered.
23.1 Independent Auditors consent.
23.2 Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24.1 Power of Attorney (see p. II-4).
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SILICON VALLEY GROUP, INC.
1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the
Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common
Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention
of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase Plan"
under Section 423 of the Code. The provisions of the Plan, accordingly, shall be
construed so as to extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with
the requirements of that section of the Code.
2. Definitions.
(a) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(b) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(c) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.
(d) "Company" shall mean Silicon Valley Group, Inc. and any
Designated Subsidiary.
(e) "Compensation" shall mean all cash compensation, including,
but not limited to, salaries, incentive bonuses and commissions.
(f) "Designated Subsidiaries" shall mean the Subsidiaries which
have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan.
(g) "Employee" shall mean any individual who is an Employee of the
Company for tax purposes whose customary employment with the Company is at least
twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year.
For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as
continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of
absence approved by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds ninety (90)
days and the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by
statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have
terminated on the 91st day of such leave.
(h) "Enrollment Date" shall mean the first day of each Offering
Period.
(i) "Exercise Date" shall mean the last day of each Offering
Period.
(j) "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:
(1) If the Common Stock is listed on any established
stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the
Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market,
its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price
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for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such
exchange or system on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable, or;
(2) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
Market Value shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the
Common Stock on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable, or;
(3) In the absence of an established market for the
Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith
by the Board.
(k) "Offering Period" shall mean a period of approximately twelve
(12) months, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after April 1 and
terminating on the last Trading Day in the period ending the following September
30, or commencing on the first Trading Day on or after October 1 and terminating
on the last Trading Day in the period ending the following March 31, during
which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised. The duration of
Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.
(l) "Plan" shall mean this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(m) "Purchase Price" shall mean an amount equal to eighty-five
percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the
Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever is lower.
(n) "Reserves" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the
number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under
the Plan but not yet placed under option.
(o) "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of
which not less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting shares are held by the
Company or a Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is
hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.
(p) "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which national stock
exchanges and the Nasdaq System are open for trading.
3. Eligibility.
(a) Any Employee (as defined in Section 2(g)), who has been
employed by the Company for at least thirty (30) days on a given Enrollment Date
shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.
(b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to
the extent that, immediately after the grant, such Employee
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(or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant
to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock of the Company and/or
hold outstanding options to purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or
more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital
stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, or (ii) to the extent that his or her
rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company
and its subsidiaries accrues at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000) worth of stock (determined at the fair market value of the
shares at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such
option is outstanding at any time.
4. Offering Periods. The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive
Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day
on or after April 1 and October 1 each year, or on such other date as the Board
shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in accordance with
Section 19 hereof. The Board shall have the power to change the duration of
Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to
future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced at
least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering
Period to be affected thereafter.
5. Participation.
(a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan
by completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the
form of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the Company prior to the
applicable Enrollment Date.
(b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the
first payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in
the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.
6. Payroll Deductions.
(a) At the time a participant files his or her subscription
agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day
during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the
Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering
Period. If a participant is enrolled in multiple offering periods under this
and/or any of the Company's employee stock purchase plans, his or her deductions
under such offering periods shall be counted against the ten percent (10%) limit
set forth in this Section 6(a) so that no more than ten percent (10%) of
Compensation in the aggregate shall be deducted under all such offering periods.
(b) All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be
credited to his or her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole
percentages only. A participant may not make any additional payments into such
account.
(c) A participant may discontinue his or her participation in
the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the rate
of his or her payroll deductions during the
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Offering Period by completing or filing with the Company a new subscription
agreement authorizing a change in payroll deduction rate. The Board may, in its
discretion, limit the number of participation rate changes during any Offering
Period. The change in rate shall be effective with the first full payroll period
following five (5) business days after the Company's receipt of the new
subscription agreement unless the Company elects to process a given change in
participation more quickly. A participant's subscription agreement shall remain
in effect for successive Offering Periods unless terminated as provided in
Section 10 hereof.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a
participant's payroll deductions may be decreased to zero percent (0%) at such
time during any Offering Period which is scheduled to end during the current
calendar year (the "Current Offering Period") that the aggregate of all payroll
deductions which were previously used to purchase stock under the Plan (or
another employee stock purchase plan of the Company) in a prior offering period
which ended during that calendar year plus all payroll deductions accumulated
with respect to the current offering period or periods equal $21,250. Payroll
deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in such participant's
subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Offering Period which is
scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the
participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.
(e) At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part,
or at the time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the Plan
is disposed of, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company's
federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At any time,
the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the participant's
compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding
obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company
any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of
Common Stock by the Employee.
7. Grant of Option. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period,
each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an
option to purchase on the Exercise Date of such Offering Period (at the
applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock determined by dividing such Employee's payroll deductions accumulated
prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant's account as of the
Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided that in no event shall
an Employee be permitted to purchase during each Offering Period more than a
number of Shares determined by dividing $25,000 by the Fair Market Value of a
share of the Company's Common Stock on the Enrollment Date, and provided further
that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections
3(b), 6(a) and 12 hereof. Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in
Section 8 hereof, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10
hereof. The Option shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period.
8. Exercise of Option. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as
provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares
shall be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of
full shares subject to option shall be purchased for such
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participant at the applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll
deductions in his or her account. No fractional shares shall be purchased; any
payroll deductions accumulated in a participant's account which are not
sufficient to purchase a full share shall be retained in the participant's
account for the subsequent Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the
participant as provided in Section 10 hereof. Any other monies left over in a
participant's account after the Exercise Date shall be returned to the
participant. During a participant's lifetime, a participant's option to purchase
shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.
9. Delivery. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on
which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to
each participant, as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares
purchased upon exercise of his or her option.
10. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.
(a) A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the
payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise
his or her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the
Company in the form of Exhibit B to this Plan. All of the participant's payroll
deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to such participant
promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant's option for
the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll
deductions for the purchase of shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If
a participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not
resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant
delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement.
(b) Upon a participant's ceasing to be an Employee (as defined
in Section 2(g) hereof) for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have
elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to such
participant's account during the Offering Period but not yet used to exercise
the option shall be returned to such participant or, in the case of his or her
death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 14 hereof, and
such participant's option shall be automatically terminated. The preceding
sentence notwithstanding, a participant who receives payment in lieu of notice
of termination of employment shall be treated as continuing to be an Employee
for the participant's customary number of hours per week of employment during
the period in which the participant is subject to such payment in lieu of
notice.
(c) A participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period shall
not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar
plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering
Periods which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which
the participant withdraws.
11. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a
participant in the Plan.
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12. Stock.
(a) The maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock
which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be one million
(1,000,000) shares, subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the
Company as provided in Section 18 hereof. If, on a given Exercise Date, the
number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the
number of shares then available under the Plan, the Company shall make a pro
rata allocation of the shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform a
manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable.
(b) The participant shall have no interest or voting right in
shares covered by his option until such option has been exercised.
(c) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan
shall be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the
participant and his or her spouse.
13. Administration.
(a) Administrative Body. The Plan shall be administered by the
Board or a committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board. The Board
or its committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to
construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility
and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding,
decision and determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the full
extent permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.
(b) Rule 16b-3 Limitations. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Subsection (a) of this Section 13, in the event that Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
any successor provision ("Rule 16b-3") provides specific requirements for the
administrators of plans of this type, the Plan shall be administered only by
such a body and in such a manner as shall comply with the applicable
requirements of Rule 16b-3. Unless permitted by Rule 16b-3, no discretion
concerning decisions regarding the Plan shall be afforded to any committee or
person that is not "disinterested" as that term is used in Rule 16b-3.
14. Designation of Beneficiary.
(a) A participant may file a written designation of a
beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the
participant's account under the Plan in the event of such parti cipant's death
subsequent to an Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to
delivery to such participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a participant
may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from
the participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's
death prior to exercise of the option. If a participant is married and the
designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for
such designation to be effective.
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(b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the
participant at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a
participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the
Plan who is living at the time of such participant's death, the Company shall
deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate
of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed
(to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver
such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or
relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to
the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.
15. Transferability. Neither payroll deductions credited to a
participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 14 hereof) by the participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
16. Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the
Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and
the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.
17. Reports. Individual accounts shall be maintained for each
participant in the Plan. Statements of account shall be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of
payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance, if any.
18. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Liquidation,
Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action
by the stockholders of the Company, the Reserves as well as the price per share
of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been
exercised shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common
Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however,
that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed
to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall
be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final,
binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the
Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares
of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall
be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject
to an option.
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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period shall terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise
provided by the Board.
(c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a proposed sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the
Company with or into another corporation, the Offering Period then in progress
shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date")
immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction. If the Offering
Period then in progress is shortened in the event of a merger or sale of assets,
the Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least five (5) business
days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for his option has
been changed to the New Exercise Date and that his option shall be exercised
automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date he has
withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.
19. Amendment or Termination.
(a) The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time and
for any reason terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 18
hereof, no such termination can affect options previously granted, provided that
an Offering Period may be terminated by the Board of Directors on any Exercise
Date if the Board determines that the termination of the Plan is in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders. Except as provided in Section 18
hereof, no amendment may make any change in any option theretofore granted which
adversely affects the rights of any participant. To the extent necessary to
comply with Rule 16b-3 or under Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule
or provision or any other applicable law or regulation), the Company shall
obtain stockholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as required.
(b) Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether
any participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit
the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering
Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a
currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the
amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in
the Company's processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish
reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting
procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock
for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the
participant's Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures
as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable
which are consistent with the Plan.
20. Notices. All notices or other communications by a participant to
the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location,
or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
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21. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued with
respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and
delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.
As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require
the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the shares are being pur chased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.
22. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon April 1, 1996,
subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company. It shall continue in
effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 19
hereof.
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EXHIBIT A
SILICON VALLEY GROUP, INC.
1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
_____ Original Application Enrollment Date: __________
_____ Change in Payroll Deduction Rate
_____ Change of Beneficiary(ies)
1. _____________________________________ hereby elects to participate in
the Silicon Valley Group, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
"Employee Stock Purchase Plan") and subscribes to purchase shares of
the Company's Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription
Agreement and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
2. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount
of ____% of my Compensation on each payday (not to exceed 10%,
including amounts deferred under other employee stock purchase plans of
the Company) during the Offering Period in accordance with the Employee
Stock Purchase Plan. (Please note that no fractional percentages are
permitted.)
3. I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for the
purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price
determined in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
understand that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any
accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise
my option.
4. I understand that the Internal Revenue Code limits the amount that may
be purchased under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company to
a maximum of $25,000 worth of Company stock, based on the fair market
value of the stock on the first day of the Offering Period, per
calendar year.
5. I have received a copy of the complete Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is
in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan. I understand that my
ability to exercise the option under this Subscription Agreement is
subject to stockholder approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
6. Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should
be issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and Spouse only):
__________________________.
7. I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to
the Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of the
Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or one year after
the Exercise Date, I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as
having received ordinary income at the time of such disposition in an
amount equal to the
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excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time such shares
were purchased by me over the price which I paid for the shares. I
hereby agree to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after the
date of any disposition of my shares and I will make adequate provision
for Federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which
arise upon the disposition of the Common Stock. The Company may, but
will not be obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount
necessary to meet any applicable withholding obligation including any
withholding necessary to make available to the Company any tax
deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of
Common Stock by me. If I dispose of such shares at any time after the
expiration of the 2-year and 1-year holding periods, I understand that
I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received
income only at the time of such disposition, and that such income will
be taxed as ordinary income only to the extent of an amount equal to
the lesser of (1) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at
the time of such disposition over the purchase price which I paid for
the shares, or (2) 15% of the fair market value of the shares on the
first day of the Offering Period. The remainder of the gain, if any,
recognized on such disposition will be taxed as capital gain.
8. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent
upon my eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
9. In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
NAME: (Please print)
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(First) (Middle) (Last)
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Relationship
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(Address)
Employee's Social
Security Number: ---------------------------------------------------
Employee's Address: ---------------------------------------------------
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I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT
SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.
Dated:
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Signature of Employee
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Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary other than spouse)
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EXHIBIT B
SILICON VALLEY GROUP, INC.
1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the Silicon
Valley Group, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on ___________
19____ (the "Enrollment Date") hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby
withdraws from the Offering Period. He or she hereby directs the Company to pay
to the undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions
credited to his or her account with respect to such Offering Period. The
undersigned understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering
Period will be automatically terminated. The undersigned understands further
that no further payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in
the current Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate
in succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new
Subscription Agreement.
Name and Address of Participant:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Signature:
________________________________________
Date:____________________________________
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EXHIBIT 5.1
June 6, 1996
Silicon Valley Group, Inc.
2240 Ringwood Avenue
San Jose, CA 95131
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have examined (i) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed
by Silicon Valley Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "you") with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on or about June 6, 1996 (the "Registration Statement") in
connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), of 1,000,000 shares of your Common Stock (the "Shares") under the
Company's 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") and (ii) the Prospectus
dated June 6, 1996 that relates to the Plan and to such Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 428(a)(i) under the Act. As your legal counsel in connection
with this transaction, we have examined the proceedings taken and are familiar
with the proceedings proposed to be taken by you in connection with the issuance
and sale of the Shares pursuant to the Plan.
It is our opinion that, upon completion of the actions being taken, or
contemplated by us as your counsel to be taken by you prior to the issuance of
the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement and the Plan, and upon
completion of the actions being taken in order to permit such transactions to be
carried out in accordance with the securities laws of the various states where
required, the Shares will be legally and validly issued, fully-paid and
non-assessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement, and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.
Very truly yours,
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
/s/ Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Silicon Valley Group, Inc. on Form S-8 of our reports dated October 20, 1995,
appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Silicon Valley Group, Inc. for the year ended September 30, 1995.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Jose, California
June 5, 1996
