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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement)
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
427 TURNPIKE STREET
CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02021
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING IN LIEU OF THE
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting in Lieu of the Annual Meeting
of Shareholders of International Electronics, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation
(the "Company") will be held at the offices of Cohan, Rasnick, Myerson & Marcus
LLP, One State Street, Boston, Massachusetts at 10:00 a.m., local time, on
Thursday, March 27, 1997, for the following purposes:
1. To elect a Board of five Directors to serve until the next annual meeting
and until their successors are chosen and qualified.
2. To transact such other business as may come before the meeting.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on February 13, 1997,
are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
Please complete, sign, and date the enclosed proxy, and mail it as promptly
as possible in the enclosed self-addressed envelope. If you attend the meeting
and desire to vote in person, the proxy will not be used.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Peter Myerson, Clerk
Canton, Massachusetts
February 24, 1997
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
427 TURNPIKE STREET
CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02021
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PROXY STATEMENT
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The accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of
International Electronics, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company") for
use at a Special Meeting in Lieu of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be
held March 27, 1997.
PROXY SOLICITATION
Proxies in the accompanying form, properly executed and received prior to
the meeting and not revoked, will be voted as specified, or if no instructions
are given, will be voted in favor of the proposals described herein. Proxies
may be revoked at any time prior to the meeting by written notice given to the
Clerk of the Company. No dissenter to any action proposed will have any right
to appraisal as a result of voting against a proposed action. The cost of this
solicitation shall be borne by the Company. Solicitation of the Proxies by
telephone or in person may be made by the Company's Directors, Officers or other
employees, but any such solicitations will be carried on during working hours
and for no additional cost, other than the time expended and telephone charges
in making such solicitations. The approximate date on which this Proxy
Statement and the accompanying proxy card will be mailed to shareholders is
February 24, 1997.
INFORMATION AS TO VOTING SECURITIES
Each outstanding share of the Company's common stock, $.01 par value per
share, is entitled to one vote. Only shareholders of record at the close of
business on February 13, 1997 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. On that
date, there were 1,492,551 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Set forth below is information concerning ownership of the Company's common
stock as of January 31, 1997, (i) by all persons known by the Company to own
beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding common stock, (ii) by each director
and each of the two executive officers of the Company named in the Summary
Compensation Table appearing later in this proxy statement, and (iii) by all
directors and executive officers as a group.
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PERCENT OF
NUMBER OF COMMON STOCK
NAME SHARES(1) OUTSTANDING
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
John Waldstein 152,671(2) 9.6%
c/o International Electronics, Inc.
427 Turnpike Street
Canton, Massachusetts
Robert Voosen 73,446(3) 4.8%
c/o International Electronics, Inc.
427 Turnpike Street
Canton, Massachusetts
Heath Paley 35,472(4) 2.3%
c/o International Electronics, Inc.
427 Turnpike Street
Canton, Massachusetts
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NUMBER OF COMMON STOCK
NAME SHARES(1) OUTSTANDING
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<S> <C> <C>
Robert Prager 32,336(5) 2.2%
220 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Diane Balcom 14,060(6) .9%
300 6th Avenue
Suite 273
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
All executive officers and directors 331,619 (7) 19.7%
as a group (6 persons)
OTHER 5% SHAREHOLDERS:
Warren Paley 217,267(8) 14.6%
3 Mill Street
New Baltimore, New York
CSC Industries, Inc. and Affiliated 94,625 6.3%
Companies Pension Plans Trusts
c/o PacHolder Associates, Inc
8044 Montgomery Road, Suite 382
Cincinnati, OH 45236
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(1) Except as otherwise indicated below, the named owner has sole voting and
investment power with respect to the shares set forth. No arrangements are
known to the Company, which may result in a change in control. The number
of shares shown does include shares which may be acquired through the
exercise of options and warrants, which are exercisable currently or within
sixty (60) days after January 31, 1997.
(2) Includes vested options and warrants to purchase an aggregate 89,833 shares
of the Company's common stock granted at prices ranging from $.75- $2.07
per share. Includes 2,334 shares of common stock held by Mr. Waldstein's
wife. Mr. Waldstein disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(3) Includes vested options to purchase an aggregate 33,167 shares of the
Company's common stock granted at prices ranging from $.75-$2.07 per share.
(4) Includes vested options to purchase an aggregate 26,787 shares of the
Company's common stock granted at prices ranging from $.75-$6.48 per share.
(5) Includes vested options and warrants to purchase an aggregate 4,000 shares
of the Company's common stock granted at prices ranging from $.72-$2.12 per
share.
(6) Includes vested options and warrants to purchase an aggregate 12,512 shares
of the Company's common stock granted to Diane Balcom and Balcom &
Associates at prices ranging from $.72-$2.12 per share.
(7) Includes vested options and warrants to purchase an aggregate 188,299
shares of the Company's common stock granted at prices ranging from $.72-
$6.48 per share.
(8) Includes 3,666 shares of common stock held by Mr. Paley's wife. Mr. Paley
disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Shares represented by proxies in the enclosed form, unless the proxies
otherwise direct, will be voted to elect the following individuals to the
Company's Board of Directors: John Waldstein, Robert Voosen, Heath Paley,
Robert Prager and Diane Balcom.
The following table sets forth the name and age of each executive officer,
director and nominee of the Company. The narrative following the table
describes the principal employment of each executive officer, director and
nominee. For each person presently serving as director, the table sets forth
the date on which he/she was first elected director.
POSITION WITH DIRECTOR
NAME AGE THE COMPANY SINCE
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John Waldstein 43 Chairman of the Board, President, 1982
Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer
and Director
Robert Voosen 48 Executive Vice President 1982
and Director
Christopher Hentschel 52 Vice President of Engineering -
Heath Paley 48 Director 1990
Robert Prager 65 Director 1992
Diane Balcom 54 Director 1989
Directors of the Company hold office until the shareholders' next annual
meeting and thereafter until their successors are chosen and qualified. The
officers of the Company hold office until their successors are chosen and
qualified.
The following is a summary of the background of those individuals listed in
the above table:
John Waldstein has been employed by the Company since 1978, has been
Treasurer since March, 1982, was Vice President between January, 1983 and May,
1988, Chief Operating Officer from February, 1988 to May, 1988, President and
Chief Executive Officer since May, 1988 and Chairman of the Board since
November, 1990. Mr. Waldstein has an employment contract with the Company which
expires in December, 2000. See "Executive Compensation-Compensation on
Involuntary Termination."
Robert Voosen was the Company's Vice President for Product Development from
1982 until 1988 and was appointed Executive Vice President in 1988. From 1979
through 1982 he was an independent sales representative for manufacturers in the
security systems industry. From 1972 to 1982 Mr. Voosen also acted as a
consultant on the design and installation of security systems for 3M Alarm
Services, Inc. Mr. Voosen has an employment contract with the Company which
expires on August 31, 1997. See "Executive Compensation - Compensation on
Involuntary Termination."
Christopher Hentschel was appointed the Company's Vice President of
Engineering in March, 1995 and had previously been Chief Engineer since 1989.
Before joining the Company, Mr. Hentschel was a founder and Vice President of
Engineering of Guard Aware, Inc.
Heath Paley is a self-employed computer consultant. He had been the
Company's director of Management Information Systems from September 1994 until
May 1996 and was the Company's Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice
President from June 1990 to August 31, 1994. From 1983 to June, 1990, Mr. Paley
was President and a founder of Ecco Industries, Inc. From 1980 to 1983, he was
President of the Maine Woods Shoe Division of Bennett Industries. Heath Paley
is the son of Warren Paley.
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Robert Prager was appointed to the Board of Directors in December, 1992.
Since 1988, Mr. Prager has been a private investor. In 1973, Mr. Prager founded
the Major Glass Company and served as President from its inception until 1986
and Chairman of the Board from 1986 to 1988.
Diane Balcom became a member of the Board of Directors in July, 1989.
Since August, 1994, Ms. Balcom has been the Chapter Director of the Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation of Western Pennsylvania. She has been an adviser to the
Company on corporate and financial matters since 1985. From January, 1989 to
August, 1994, Ms. Balcom operated a consulting practice which provided services
related to private and public financing for small and medium-sized companies.
From March, 1987 to January, 1989, she served as Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer for Environmental Diagnostics, Inc. a publicly-held company.
Prior to that, Ms. Balcom held various senior management positions in corporate
finance and research for 13 years with brokerage firms on the West Coast.
During the fiscal year ending August 31, 1996, the Board of Directors held
10 meetings (including regularly scheduled, telephone, special meetings and
actions by unanimous written consent). Each of the Company's two outside
Directors in September 1995 and 1996 received vested options to purchase 1,000
shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $1.36 and $2.12 per
share, respectively.
The Board of Directors has no standing audit or nominating committee. The
Company's Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") is
comprised of Robert Prager and Diane Balcom. The Committee is responsible for
evaluating and approving the compensation arrangements for each of the Company's
executive officers, including the granting of options to purchase shares of
Common Stock under the Company's Employee Stock Option Plans. The Committee,
during the year ended August 31, 1996, held 2 meetings.
At the last annual meeting, shareholders elected a Board of Directors for
the ensuing year. The Board which was elected consisted of John Waldstein,
Robert Voosen, Diane Balcom, Heath Paley and Robert Prager.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE ELECTION
OF THE NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation for
each of the last three fiscal years ending August 31, 1996, of the Company's
President and Chief Executive Officer, and its Executive Vice President, the
only other executive officer of the Company who received at least $100,000 of
compensation during these years (the "Named Executive Officers"):
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION(2) OPTIONS ALL OTHER
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NAME YEAR SALARY COMMISSION/BONUS (SHARES) COMPENSATION(1)
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John Waldstein 1996 $135,519 $ 4,750(4) - $ 9,180
President, Chief 1995 135,519 - 25,000(3) 9,180
Executive Officer 1994 131,558 - 42,000 10,257
Robert Voosen 1996 100,416 12,349 - -
Executive Vice 1995 100,000 5,889 20,000 -
President 1994 75,000 18,323 2,000 -
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(1) Represents the cost of a split dollar whole life insurance policy with a
face value of $755,000 as of August 31, 1996. The Company is a beneficiary
of such policy to the extent of all premiums paid upon the death of John
Waldstein. Mr. Waldstein may purchase this policy upon termination of his
employment for the then current cash surrender value.
(2) Does not include perquisites which do not exceed 10% of annual salary.
(3) Represents warrants granted to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $.74 per share exercisable for a ten-year period in
exchange for a personal guarantee of debt held by the FDIC.
(4) Amount shown represents bonus earned by Mr. Waldstein in fiscal 1996
payable in fiscal 1997.
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The Company did not grant any options, restricted stock awards or stock
appreciation rights, or make any long-term incentive plan payments during fiscal
1996 to any of the Named Executive Officers.
The Company's Board of Directors, commencing in fiscal 1993, established an
annual bonus plan for officers and certain key employees. The available funds
for the plan shall be up to five percent of income before taxes. The final
amount and subsequent distribution to employees shall be determined by the
Company's Compensation Committee.
COMPENSATION ON INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION
John Waldstein and Robert Voosen have employment contracts with the Company
which provide for certain compensation to be paid to them, if they are
discharged by the Company without cause before the end of the term of their
contracts. Mr. Waldstein's contract expires on December 31, 2000 and extends
for one additional year on each January 1, while his guarantee of the Company's
outstanding debt to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is in force. Mr.
Voosen's contract expires on August 31, 1997. John Waldstein's and Robert
Voosen's current minimum annual salary under their contracts are $135,000 and
$100,000, respectively. The salaries of these officers are subject to
performance reviews and annual adjustment by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Mr. Waldstein's salary shall increase for inflation effective January
1, 1998.
If the employment of John Waldstein is terminated by the Company without
cause (including an involuntary relocation due to an acquistion), the Company is
obligated to pay the greater of an amount equal to one times his salary on the
date of termination or the salary to the conclusion of the contract period. As
of February 1, 1997, John Waldstein's salary to the conclusion of his contract
period is approximately $530,000. If the employment of Robert Voosen is
terminated by the Company without cause, as defined, the Company is obligated to
pay an amount equal to 25% of his annual salary plus certain commissions on the
date of termination. In the event the Company is acquired prior to August 31,
1997 and Mr. Voosen is terminated due to such acquisition or after August 31,
1997 he is terminated due to an involuntary relocation due to an acquisition,
the Company shall pay to Mr. Voosen one times his annual salary, plus certain
commissions on the date of termination.
YEAR END OPTION TABLE
The following table sets forth the number and value of unexercised options
held as of August 31, 1996 by the Named Executive Officers:
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL
YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR END OPTION VALUES
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VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT
OPTIONS AT END OF FISCAL 1996 END OF FISCAL 1996 (2)
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NAME EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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John Waldstein (1) 82,667(3) 21,000 $163,857 $38,503
Robert Voosen (1) 27,667 16,000 $ 51,719 $31,240
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(1) There were no options exercised during fiscal 1996.
(2) Difference between the fair market value of the underlying common stock on
November 1, 1996 and the option exercise price.
(3) Includes warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock. See "Summary
Compensation Table - Note 3" herein.
OTHER MATTERS
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
executive officers, directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a
registered class of the Company's equity securities to file reports of ownership
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the National Association
of Securities Dealers. Executive officers, directors, and greater than ten-
percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with
copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
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The Company believes that all filing requirements applicable under Section
16(a) to its executive officers, directors, and 10% stockholders were complied
with for fiscal 1996.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Deloitte & Touche LLP has served as the Company's independent auditors
since 1982. The Company's management anticipates that Deloitte & Touche LLP
will also serve as the Company's auditors in connection with the financial
statements to be prepared for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1997. No
representative of Deloitte & Touche LLP is expected to attend the meeting of
Shareholders.
PROPOSALS BY SHAREHOLDERS
Any Shareholder who wishes to include a proposal for presentation at the
next annual meeting of the Company must send such proposal to the Company and
such proposal must be received by the Company no later than October 24, 1997.
Any proposal submitted by a Shareholder must comply with the rules established
by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
OTHER MATTERS
As of the date hereof, the Company has not been informed of any matters to
be presented for action at the meeting other than those listed in the notice of
meeting and referred to herein. If any other matters come before the meeting or
any adjournment thereof, it is intended that the proxies will be voted in
respect thereof in accordance with the judgment of the persons named therein.
Shareholders are urged to sign the enclosed form of proxy and return it at
once in the envelope enclosed for that purpose.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Peter Myerson, Clerk
Canton, Massachusetts
February 24, 1997
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints John Waldstein and Robert Voosen and each of
them, with full power of substitution, as the true and lawful attorney in fact
and proxy for the undersigned to vote all shares of common stock of
International Electronics, Inc. (the"Company") which the undersigned is entitled
to vote at a Special Meeting in Lieu of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be
held at the offices of Cohan, Rasnick, Myerson & Marcus LLP, One State Street,
Boston Massachusetts at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 27, 1997 or any
adjournment thereof; such proxy being directed to vote as specified below on the
election of directors and other proposals and being authorized to vote in his
own discretion for each proposal as to which a specified vote is not directed.
The above named proxies are directed to vote all of the undersigned's shares as
follows:
1. [_] FOR [_] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY (for) the election of the following to
serve as directors of the Company, each to serve until the next annual meeting
of shareholders and until his successor is chosen and qualified.
John Waldstein Robert Voosen Heath Paley Robert Prager Diane Balcom
INSTRUCTIONS: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE, DRAW A
LINE THROUGH THE NOMINEE'S NAME ON THE LIST ABOVE.
2. In their discretion upon such other matters as may properly come before
the meeting.
MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THIS ACTION [_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
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THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS INDICATED. IF NO
SPECIFICATION IS INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE
NAMED NOMINEES.
Management knows of no other matters that may properly be, or which are
likely to be, brought before the meeting. However, if any other matters are
properly brought before the meeting the persons named in this Proxy or their
substitutes will vote in accordance with their best judgment.
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Date
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(Signature of Shareholder)
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(Signature of Shareholder)
IMPORTANT: Please date this Proxy and sign
Proxy exactly as your name or names appear
hereon. If shares are held jointly,
signature should include both names.
Executors, administrators, trustees,
guardians and others signing in a
representative capacity should indicate the
capacity in which they sign and their
titles.
