SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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ILC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
February 12, 1997
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The 1996 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of ILC Technology, Inc., a
California corporation (the "Company"), will be held on Wednesday, February 12,
1997, at 2:00 p.m. local time at the principal office of the Company at 399 Java
Drive, Sunnyvale, California, for the following purposes:
1. To elect a Board of four Directors.
2. To approve an amendment to the 1992 Stock Option Plan to
increase the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for
issuance thereunder.
3. To approve an amendment to the 1985 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock
reserved for insurance thereunder.
4. To ratify the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as
independent public accountants of the Company for fiscal
1997.
5. To transact such other business as may properly come before
the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
These items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement
accompanying this Notice.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on December 16,
1996 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
A majority of the Company's outstanding shares must be represented at
the meeting (in person or by proxy) to transact business. To assure proper
representation at the meeting, please mark, sign and date the enclosed proxy and
mail it promptly in the enclosed self-addressed envelope. Your proxy will not be
used if you revoke it either before or at the meeting.
Dated: January 2, 1997
Ronald E. Fredianelli
Secretary
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IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO BE PERSONALLY PRESENT, PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THE
ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
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ILC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
PROXY STATEMENT
INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING
The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of
ILC Technology, Inc. (the "Company") for use at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders (the "Meeting") to be held Wednesday, February 12, 1997 at 2:00
p.m. local time, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Meeting will
be held at the principal offices of the Company, which are located at 399 Java
Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94089. The Company's telephone number is (408)
745-7900. These proxy solicitation materials were mailed to shareholders on or
about January 2, 1997.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 1996
are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. On December 16, 1996,
4,782,508 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued and outstanding. A
majority of the shares issued and outstanding as of December 16, 1996 must be
present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting for the transaction of
business. Nominees for election of directors are elected by plurality vote of
all votes cast at the Meeting. Approval of the amendments to the 1992 Stock
Option Plan and the 1985 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance and ratification of Arthur Andersen
LLP as the independent public accountants require the affirmative vote of a
majority of the shares present at the Meeting in person or by proxy and entitled
to vote. Abstentions have the effect of a negative vote, but broker non-votes do
not affect the calculation.
For the election of directors, shareholders may exercise cumulative
voting rights which enable them to cast as many votes as there are directors to
be elected, multiplied by the number of shares held by each shareholder. All
such votes may be cast for one candidate or may be distributed as desired among
two or more candidates. However, no shareholder shall be entitled to cumulate
votes unless the candidate's name has been placed in nomination before the
voting and the shareholder has given notice at the Meeting before the voting of
the shareholder's intention to cumulate votes. If one shareholder gives such
notice, all shareholders may cumulate their votes and the proxy holders may vote
all proxies on a cumulative voting basis. On all other matters, each share has
one vote.
Any person may revoke a proxy at any time before its use by delivering
to the Company a written revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later
date or by attending the Meeting and voting in person.
The cost of this solicitation will be borne by the Company. These costs
represent amounts normally expended for a solicitation for an election of
directors. The Company may reimburse brokerage firms and other persons
representing beneficial owners of shares for their expenses in forwarding
solicitation material to such beneficial owners. Proxies may also be solicited
by certain of the Company's directors, officers and regular employees, without
additional compensation, personally, by telephone or otherwise.
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Deadline for Receipt of Shareholder
Proposals for 1997 Annual Meeting
Proposals of shareholders that are intended to be presented by such
shareholders at the Company's 1997 meeting of shareholders must be received by
the Company no later than September 4, 1997.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees
A board of four directors is to be elected at the Meeting. There will
be two vacancies on the Board. The Company is currently undertaking a search for
an additional outside director, as Wirt D. Walker, III recently decided not to
stand for re-election to the Board. Unless marked to the contrary, all properly
signed and returned proxies will be voted for the election of management's four
nominees named below, all of whom are directors of the Company. If any nominee
is unable or declines to serve as a director at the time of the Meeting, the
proxies will be voted for any nominee designated by the present Board of
Directors to fill the vacancy. The Company is not aware of any nominee who will
be unable or will decline to serve as a director. The proxy holders reserve the
right to cumulate votes for the election of directors in such a manner as will
assure the election of as many of the nominees listed below as possible, and, in
such event, the specific nominees to be voted for will be determined by the
proxy holders. The term of office of each person elected as a director will
continue until the next meeting of shareholders or until a successor has been
elected and qualified.
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The names of the nominees and certain information about them are set
forth below.
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Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned as of
December 16, 1996(1)
Director --------------------------------
Name, Principal Occupation and Directorships Age Since Number Percent
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Henry C.Baumgartner.................... 64 1967 219,988(2) 4.5%
Chairman of the Board of the
Company since July 1996; Chief
Executive Officer of the Company
since April 1990; President of the
Company from April 1990 to July
1996; Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of the
Company from November 1986 to April
1990.
Richard D. Capra....................... 64 1995 1,250(3) *
President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Company since July
1996; Management Consultant from
January 1991 to July 1996;
President and Chief Executive
Officer of Philips Lighting
Company, U.S. from 1983 to 1991;
Director of Advanced Lighting
Technologies.
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Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned as of
December 16, 1996(1)
Director -------------------------------
Name, Principal Occupation and Directorships Age Since Number Percent
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Arthur L. Schawlow.................... 75 1984 22,000(4) *
Retired in 1991; Professor of
Physics at Stanford University from
1961 to 1991; Director of the
Company from 1969 to 1971 and since
1984; Nobel Prize in 1981 for
contributions to the development of
laser spectroscopy.
Harrison H. Augur..................... 55 1989 42,000(5) 1.0%
General Partner of Capital Asset
Management since June 1987;
Executive Vice President and
Director of Worms & Co., Inc. from
April 1981 to August 1991.
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* Less than 1%
(1) The persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power
with respect to all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them,
subject to applicable community property laws and the information
contained in the footnotes to the table.
(2) Includes 121,250 shares subject to outstanding options that are
exercisable on or before February 14, 1997.
(3) These shares are subject to outstanding options that are exercisable on
or before February 14, 1997.
(4) Includes 10,000 shares subject to outstanding options that are
exercisable on or before February 14, 1997.
(5) Includes 30,000 shares subject to outstanding options that are
exercisable on or before February 14, 1997.
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Director Compensation
Members of the Board who are not also officers or employees of the
Company ("Outside Directors") are paid an annual fee of $10,000 for services as
director. Such fees are paid quarterly and prorated when a director does not
serve for a full year. Directors receive no additional compensation for
committee participation or attendance at committee meetings.
During fiscal 1996, each Outside Director was granted automatic options
to purchase a total of 5,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise
price of $11.00 per share. Dr. Schawlow exercised options to purchase 5,000
shares during fiscal 1996 for a net value realized of $39,375. As of September
28, 1996, options to purchase 60,000 shares were outstanding to the following
Outside Directors, at the weighted average exercise price per share indicated:
Mr. Augur -- 40,000 shares at $6.91 per share; and Dr. Schawlow -- 20,000 shares
at $10.06 per share.
Board Meetings and Committees
The Board of Directors held a total of eight meetings during the fiscal
year ended September 28, 1996. The Board has two committees: the Audit Committee
and the Compensation and Stock Option Committee.
The Audit Committee is comprised of Directors Augur, Walker and
Schawlow. After the Meeting, the Audit Committee will be comprised of Directors
Augur and Schawlow. The Audit Committee recommends engagement of the Company's
independent public accountants and is primarily responsible for approving the
services performed by the Company's independent public accountants and for
reviewing and evaluating the Company's accounting practices and its systems of
internal accounting controls. The Audit Committee held one meeting during fiscal
1996. Each quarter the Chairman of the Audit Committee meets with the Company's
independent public accountants.
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The Compensation and Stock Option Committee is comprised of Directors
Augur, Walker and Schawlow. After the Meeting, the Compensation and Stock Option
Committee will be comprised of Directors Augur and Schawlow. The Compensation
and Stock Option Committee recommends the amount and nature of compensation to
be paid to the Company's Chief Executive Officer and reviews and approves the
compensation plan for other corporate officers. It also reviews the performance
of the Company's key employees who are eligible for the Company's Stock Option
Plan and determines the number of shares, if any, to be granted each employee
under such plan and the terms of such grants. The Compensation and Stock Option
Committee held three meetings during fiscal 1996.
No director attended fewer than 75% of all meetings of the Board of
Directors held during fiscal 1996 or of all meetings of any committee upon which
such director served during fiscal 1996.
AMENDMENT OF THE 1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
In November 1996, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution, subject
to shareholder approval, approving an amendment to the Company's 1992 Stock
Option Plan (the "Option Plan") to increase the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable thereunder by 175,000 shares to 575,000 shares. Before giving effect to
the proposed amendment, 8,749 shares of Common Stock were available for issuance
under the Option Plan.
Approval of the amendment to the Option Plan requires the affirmative
vote of a majority of the shares present at the Meeting in person or by proxy
and entitled to vote. The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote
for the amendment to the Option Plan. The essential features of the Option Plan
are summarized below.
The purpose of the Option Plan is to advance the interests of the
Company by giving the Company's employees and Outside Directors incentive
through ownership of the Company's Common Stock to continue in the service of
the Company and thereby to help the Company compete effectively with other
enterprises for the services of qualified individuals. Options granted under the
Option Plan may be either "incentive stock options" within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or
nonstatutory stock options.
Administration
The Option Plan is administered by the Compensation and Stock Option
Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"). In addition to having
general supervisory and interpretive authority over the Option Plan, the
Committee determines, upon the recommendation of management and subject to the
terms and limits of the Option Plan, the employees, if any, to whom options will
be granted, the time at which options are granted, the number of shares subject
to each option and the terms and conditions of exercise of options.
Eligibility
All employees (including officers and directors who are also employees)
of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to receive incentive stock
options under the Option Plan. Nonstatutory stock options may be granted under
the Option Plan to employees and directors of the Company. Participants are
selected by the Committee upon the recommendation of management. Nonstatutory
stock options are also granted under the Option Plan to all Outside Directors
pursuant to the automatic grant program. As of September 28, 1996, 618 persons
were eligible to receive options under the Option Plan, of which seven were
executive officers of the Company, 608 were non-executive officer employees and
three were Outside Directors.
Under the terms of the Option Plan, the aggregate fair market value
(determined at the date of the option grant) of the stock with respect to which
incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by any employee
during any calendar year may not exceed $100,000 and no participant can receive
options to purchase more than a total of 100,000 shares of Common Stock under
the Option Plan in any calendar year.
The Option Plan provides for an automatic grant program for Outside
Directors, whereby each year, each Outside Director is automatically granted a
new ten-year nonstatutory stock option to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock,
which is exercisable in cumulative annual increments of 25% beginning on the
first anniversary of the date of grant. See "Option Plan Benefits."
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Terms of Options
Each option granted under the Option Plan must be evidenced by an
option agreement between the Company and the optionee and has a term of up to 10
years, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the Option Plan or the option
agreement. Options granted pursuant to the Option Plan need not be identical,
but each option is subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Exercise of Option. Options are exercisable by the optionee in
such periodic increments and/or at such milestones as the
Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine on an
individual basis with respect to each optionee. Options are
generally exercisable in cumulative increments of 25% per year
beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. In no
event shall an officer or director of the Company exercise any
option during the six-month period immediately following the
grant of such option. An option is exercised by giving written
notice of exercise to the Company, specifying the number of
full shares of Common Stock to be purchased, and tendering
payment of the purchase price and any applicable taxes to the
Company. Payment for shares issued upon exercise of an option
may consist of cash, check or delivery of a properly executed
exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a
broker to promptly deliver to the Company the amount of sale
or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price.
(b) Exercise Price. The exercise price is determined by the
Committee, provided that in no instance shall such price be
less than the fair market value of the Common Stock on the
date the option is granted. The Option Plan defines "fair
market value" as the closing sales price of the Common Stock
of the Company as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on
the last market trading day before the date of grant. The
closing sales price of the Company's Common Stock on the
Nasdaq National Market on December 16, 1996 was $11 7/8 per
share. Incentive stock options granted to shareholders owning
more than 10% of the combined voting power of all the stock of
the Company are subject to the additional restrictions that
the exercise price be no less than 110% of the fair market
value on the date of grant and that options expire no later
than 5 years from the date of grant.
(c) Termination of Employment. Incentive stock options granted
under the Option Plan terminate 30 days after the optionee
ceases to be employed by the Company unless (i) the
termination of employment is due to permanent and total
disability, in which case the option may be exercised at any
time within 12 months after termination to the extent the
option was exercisable on the date of termination; (ii) the
optionee dies while employed by the Company, in which case the
option may be exercised at any time within 12 months after
death to the extent the option was exercisable on the date of
death; or (iii) the option by its terms specifically provides
otherwise. Subject to special rules for incentive stock
options, the Committee may, in its discretion, extend the
period of exercisability of an option after an optionee's
termination of employment, but in no event shall any option be
exercisable after the expiration date set forth in the option
agreement.
(d) Expiration of Options. No option is exercisable by any person
after the expiration of 10 years from the date the option was
granted.
(e) Nontransferability of Option. Options granted under the Option
Plan are transferable only by will or the laws of descent and
distribution and are exercisable during the optionee's
lifetime only by the optionee or the optionee's guardian or
legal representative.
(f) Other Provisions. The option agreement may contain such other
terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the
Option Plan as the Committee may deem necessary or
appropriate.
Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization
The Option Plan provides for adjustments to be made in the shares
subject to option to give effect to changes in the capital structure of the
Company resulting from recapitalizations, stock splits, stock dividends,
combinations of shares, mergers or reorganizations. Depending upon the
circumstances, the particular adjustments may require a change in the number,
kind and class of securities covered by the option and a change in the exercise
price or prices thereof to give effect to the purpose and intent of the Option
Plan. The Option Plan and all options terminate in the event of the dissolution
or liquidation of the Company.
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Corporate Transactions. A Corporate Transaction is defined in the
Option Plan generally as a merger or asset sale in which the Company does not
survive, or any reorganization that results in the transfer of beneficial
ownership of 50% or more of the Company's voting stock outstanding. Immediately
before the effective date of a Corporate Transaction, each option outstanding
under the Option Plan will automatically become exercisable in full unless the
option is either to be assumed by the successor corporation or a parent thereof
or replaced by a reasonably comparable option to purchase shares of the
successor corporation or parent thereof, in connection with the Corporate
Transaction. Upon the consummation of any Corporate Transaction, all outstanding
options will terminate, to the extent not previously exercised by the optionees
or assumed by the successor corporation or its parent company.
Change in Control. Change in control is defined in the Option Plan
generally as a tender or exchange offer that is not recommended by the Company's
Board of Directors for 25% or more of the Company's voting stock by a person or
related group of persons other than the Company or an affiliate of the Company,
or a contested election for the Board of Directors that results in a change in a
majority of the Board. Effective 15 days following the effective date of a
Change in Control, each option outstanding under the Option Plan automatically
becomes exercisable in full and will remain fully exercisable until the
expiration or sooner termination of the option term specified in the option
agreement.
Acceleration of the exercisability of options in the event of a
Corporate Transaction or a Change in Control may have the effect of depressing
the market price of the Company's Common Stock and denying shareholders a
premium that might otherwise be paid for their shares in such a transaction and
may have the effect of discouraging a proposal for merger, a takeover attempt or
other efforts to gain control of the Company.
Adjustment to Option Rights
Subject to the general limitations of the Option Plan, the Committee
may adjust the exercise price, term or any other provision of an option (other
than automatic options granted to Outside Directors) by canceling and regranting
the option or by amending or substituting the option. Options that have been so
adjusted may have higher or lower exercise prices, have longer or shorter terms,
or be subject to different rights and restrictions than prior options. The
Committee may also adjust the number of options granted to an optionee by
canceling outstanding options or granting additional options. Except for
adjustments necessary to ensure compliance with any applicable state or federal
law, no such adjustment may impair an optionee's rights under any option
agreement without the consent of the optionee.
Amendment and Termination of the Option Plan
The Board may amend the Option Plan from time to time or may suspend or
terminate the Option Plan. In addition, to the extent necessary to comply with
applicable laws or regulations, the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of
any amendment to the Option Plan in such a manner as required. However, no such
action by the Board or shareholders may alter or impair any option previously
granted under the Option Plan without the consent of the optionee.
The Option Plan terminates by its terms when all shares available for
issuance under the Option Plan have been issued or in November 2002, whichever
is earlier, subject to earlier termination by the Board of Directors.
Notwithstanding such termination, options granted under the Option Plan will
remain outstanding in accordance with their terms.
Option Plan Benefits
Automatic options are granted to the Outside Directors at the meeting
of the Committee held during the Company's third fiscal quarter. Under the
Option Plan, each Outside Director after the Meeting, specifically Messrs. Augur
and Schawlow, will receive an automatic grant of options to purchase 5,000
shares of Common Stock each calendar year.
Federal Income Tax Information
The following summary is intended only as a general guide as to the
federal income tax consequences under current law with respect to participation
in the Option Plan and does not describe all possible federal and other tax
consequences of such participation. Furthermore, the tax consequences of options
are complex and subject to change, and a taxpayer's situation may be such that
some variation of the described rules applies. The summary does not address
other taxes that may affect an optionee such as state and local income taxes,
federal and state estate, inheritance and gift taxes
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and foreign taxes. Optionees should consult with their own tax advisors before
the exercise of any option and before the disposition of any shares acquired
upon the exercise of an option.
Incentive Stock Options. If an option is treated as an incentive stock
option ("ISO"), the optionee does not recognize taxable income upon its grant or
incur tax on its exercise (unless the optionee is subject to the alternative
minimum tax described below). If the optionee holds the stock acquired upon
exercise of an ISO ("ISO Shares") for more than one year after the date the
option was exercised and for more than two years after the date the option was
granted, the optionee generally will realize long-term capital gain or loss
(rather than ordinary income or loss) upon disposition of the ISO Shares. This
gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the amount realized upon
such disposition and the amount paid for the ISO Shares. If the optionee
disposes of ISO Shares before the expiration of either required holding period
(a "disqualifying disposition"), then gain realized upon such disqualifying
disposition, up to the difference between the fair market value of the ISO
Shares on the date of exercise (or, if less, the amount realized on a sale of
such ISO Shares) and the option exercise price, will be treated as ordinary
income. Any additional gain will be long-term or short-term capital gain,
depending upon the length of time the optionee held the ISO Shares. The Company
will be entitled to a deduction in connection with the disposition of ISO Shares
only to the extent that the optionee recognizes ordinary income on a
disqualifying disposition of the ISO Shares.
Alternative Minimum Tax. The difference between the exercise price and
fair market value of the ISO Shares on the date of exercise of an ISO is an
adjustment to income for purposes of the alternative minimum tax ("AMT"). The
AMT (imposed to the extent it exceeds the taxpayer's regular tax) is 26% of an
individual taxpayer's alternative minimum taxable income (28% in the case of
alternative minimum taxable income in excess of $175,000). Alternative minimum
taxable income is determined by adjusting regular taxable income for certain
items, increasing that income by certain tax preference items and reducing this
amount by the applicable exemption amount ($45,000 in the case of a joint
return, subject to reduction in certain circumstances). If a disqualifying
disposition of the ISO Shares occurs in the same calendar year as exercise of
the ISO, there is no AMT adjustment with respect to those ISO Shares. Also, upon
a sale of ISO Shares that is not a disqualifying disposition, alternative
minimum taxable income is reduced in the year of sale by the excess of the fair
market value of the ISO Shares at exercise over the amount paid for the ISO
Shares.
Nonstatutory Stock Options. An optionee does not recognize any taxable
income at the time a nonstatutory stock option ("NSO") is granted. However, upon
exercise of an NSO, the optionee must include in income as compensation an
amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares on
the date of exercise and the amount paid for that stock upon exercise of the
NSO. The included amount must be treated as ordinary income by the optionee and
will be subject to income tax withholding by the Company. Upon resale of the
shares by the optionee, any subsequent appreciation or depreciation in the value
of the shares will be treated as capital gain or loss. The Company will be
entitled to a deduction in connection with the exercise of an NSO by a domestic
optionee to the extent that the optionee recognizes ordinary income and the
Company withholds tax.
AMENDMENT OF THE 1985 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
In November 1996, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution, subject
to shareholder approval, approving an amendment to the Company's 1985 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") to increase the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable thereunder by 50,000 shares to 350,000 shares. Before
giving effect to the proposed amendment, 61,588 shares of Common Stock remain
available for issuance under the Purchase Plan.
The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote for the
amendment of the Purchase Plan. The Board of Directors believes that the
Purchase Plan advances the interests of the Company by assisting the Company in
attracting and retaining competent and motivated employees and by facilitating
employee investment in the Company's Common Stock. The essential features of the
Purchase Plan, as amended, are outlined below.
Description of the Purchase Plan
General. The Purchase Plan, which is intended to qualify under Section
423 of the Code, provides for the grant to employees of rights to purchase
shares of the Company's Common Stock.
Administration. The Purchase Plan is administered by the Committee,
which has final authority for interpretation of any provisions of the Purchase
Plan or of any right to purchase stock granted under the Purchase Plan. All
costs and
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expenses associated with the administration of the Purchase Plan are borne by
the Company. In addition, the Purchase Plan provides certain indemnification
provisions.
Eligibility. Employees of the Company (including officers) become
eligible for participation in the Purchase Plan after completing three months of
continuous employment that customarily entails more than twenty hours a week and
more than five months per calendar year. However, no employee is eligible to
participate in the Purchase Plan if, immediately after the election to
participate, such employee would own stock of the Company (including stock such
employee may purchase under outstanding options) representing 5% or more of the
total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company. In
addition, no employee is permitted to participate if under the Purchase Plan and
all similar purchase plans of the Company or its subsidiaries, such rights would
accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of the fair market value of such stock
(determined at the time the right is granted) for each calendar year.
Participation. The Purchase Plan is implemented by one offering during
each calendar quarter, beginning on the first trading day of the quarter and
ending on the last trading day of the quarter ("Participation Period"). Eligible
employees become participants in the Purchase Plan by executing a participation
agreement and filing it with the Company no later than the deadline stated in
the participation agreement, and if none is stated, then no later than the first
day of the Participation Period. By enrolling in the Purchase Plan, a
participant is deemed to have elected to purchase the maximum number of whole
shares of Common Stock that can be purchased with the compensation withheld
during the Participation Period.
Payroll Deductions. The payroll deductions made for each participant
may be any whole percentage of a participant's base earnings, up to a maximum of
10%. Base earnings is defined in the Purchase Plan as all compensation,
excluding overtime, shift differential and all incentive compensation, sales
commissions and other bonuses. Payroll deductions commence with the first
paycheck issued during the Participation Period and are deducted from subsequent
paychecks throughout the Participation Period unless changed or terminated as
provided in the Purchase Plan. The participant may increase or decrease the rate
of payroll withholding for the next Participation Period by filing a new
participation agreement on or before the date specified in the participation
agreement and if none is stated, then no later than the first day of the
Participation Period for which the change is to be effective. The Company
maintains a plan account in the name of each participant and credits the amount
deducted from compensation to such account.
Purchase of Stock; Price. As of the last day of each Participation
Period, each participant's accumulated payroll deductions are applied to the
purchase of whole shares of Common Stock at a price which is the lower of (i)
85% of the fair market value per share of the Common Stock on the first trading
day of the Participation Period or (ii) 85% of the fair market value per share
of the Common Stock on the last trading day during the Participation Period. The
fair market value of the Common Stock on a given date is defined as the closing
bid price as reported by the Nasdaq National Market. The closing sales price of
the Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on December 16, 1996
was $11 7/8 per share. In the event that the aggregate number of shares which
all participants elect to purchase during a Participation Period exceeds the
number of shares remaining for issuance under the Purchase plan, the available
shares will be divided ratably and any excess cash will be refunded to the
participants. Participants are notified by statements of account as soon as
practicable following the end of each Participation Period as to the amount of
payroll deductions, the number of shares purchased, the purchase price and the
remaining cash balance of their plan account. Certificates representing whole
shares are delivered to participants.
Withdrawal From the Purchase Plan. Participants may withdraw from
participation in the Purchase Plan at any time up to the last day of a
Participation Period by filing the prescribed form with the Company. As soon as
practicable after withdrawal, payroll deductions cease and all amounts credited
to the participant's plan account are refunded in cash, without interest. A
participant who has withdrawn from the Purchase Plan will be a participant in
future Participation Periods only if such participant re-enrolls pursuant to the
Purchase Plan.
Termination of Employment. Termination of a participant's status as a
full-time or permanent part-time employee for any reason, including death, is
treated as an automatic withdrawal from the Purchase Plan. In such event, the
Company will distribute all funds held for the employee to the employee or, in
the case of death, to the person or persons entitled thereto as provided in the
Purchase Plan.
Nontransferability. The rights of interests of any participant in the
Purchase Plan or in any shares or cash to which such participant may be
entitled, shall not be transferable by voluntary or involuntary assignment or by
operation of law, or by any other manner than as permitted by the Code, by will
or the laws of descent and distribution.
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Amendment and Termination of the Purchase Plan. The Board of Directors
has the right to amend, modify or terminate the Purchase Plan at any time,
except that the approval of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the
Company's outstanding Common Stock is required for any amendment that (i)
changes the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Purchase Plan; (ii)
changes the percentage of fair market value used in the determination of the
purchase price under the Purchase Plan; (iii) materially increases the benefits
accruing to persons eligible to participate in the Purchase Plan; or (iv)
materially changes the standards of eligibility for participation in the
Purchase Plan. Unless sooner terminated, the Purchase Plan will terminate on the
last day of the fiscal year ending in 2010.
Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any
reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, stock
dividend, combination of shares, merger, consolidation or other similar change
in the capital structure of the Company, the Board of Directors may make such
adjustment, if any, as it deems appropriate in the number, kind and purchase
price of the shares available for purchase under the Purchase Plan and the
maximum number of shares a participant may elect to purchase under the Purchase
Plan in any Participation Period, subject to the limitations of Section 423 of
the Code.
Federal Income Tax Information
The following summary is intended only as a general guide as to the
federal income tax consequences under current law with respect to participation
in the Purchase Plan and does not describe all possible federal and other tax
consequences of such participation. Furthermore, the tax consequences are
complex and subject to change, and a taxpayer's situation may be such that some
variation of the described rules applies. The summary does not address other
taxes that may affect a participant in the Purchase Plan such as state and local
income taxes, federal and state estate, inheritance and gift taxes and foreign
taxes. Participants should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the tax
consequences of participation in the Purchase Plan.
The Purchase Plan is intended to qualify as an "employee stock purchase
plan" within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code. Participants will not
recognize income for federal income tax purposes either upon enrollment in the
Purchase Plan or upon the purchase of shares. All tax consequences are deferred
until a participant sells the shares, disposes of the shares by gift or dies.
If shares are held for more than one year after the date of purchase
and more than two years from the beginning of the applicable Participation
Period, or if the participant dies while owning the shares, the participant
realizes ordinary income on a sale (or a disposition by way of gift or upon
death) to the extent of the lesser of (i) 15% of the fair market value of the
shares at the beginning of the Participation Period or (ii) the actual gain (the
amount by which the market value of the shares on the date of sale, gift or
death exceeds the purchase price). All additional gain upon the sale of shares
is treated as long-term capital gain. If the shares are sold and the sale price
is less than the purchase price, there is no ordinary income and the participant
has a long-term capital loss for the difference between the sale price and the
purchase price.
If the shares are sold or are otherwise disposed of including by way of
gift (but not death, bequest or inheritance) (in any case a "disqualifying
disposition") within either the one-year or the two-year holding periods
described above, the participant realizes ordinary income at the time of sale or
other disposition, taxable to the extent that the fair market value of the
shares at the date of purchase is greater than the purchase price. This excess
will constitute ordinary income (not currently subject to withholding) in the
year of the sale or other disposition even if no gain is realized on the sale or
if a gratuitous transfer is made. The difference, if any, between the proceeds
of sale and the fair market value of the shares at the date of purchase is a
capital gain or loss. Capital gains may be offset by capital losses, and up to
$3,000 of capital losses may be used annually against ordinary income.
The Company will be entitled to a deduction in connection with the
disposition of shares acquired under the Purchase Plan only to the extent that
the participant recognizes ordinary income on a disqualifying disposition of the
shares. The Company will treat any transfer of record ownership of shares as a
disposition, unless it is notified to the contrary.
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RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
The Board of Directors has selected Arthur Andersen LLP, independent
public accountants, to serve as the auditors for the Company for fiscal 1997. At
the Meeting, the shareholders will be asked to ratify such appointment.
Representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP are expected to attend the Meeting and
will be given the opportunity to make a statement and to answer appropriate
questions.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Ronald E. Fredianelli, age 47, has served as Chief Financial Officer of
the Company since April 1990 and as Secretary since 1987. Except for the period
from November 1985 to August 1986 and until he was elected Chief Financial
Officer in 1990, Mr. Fredianelli was the Controller of the Company since August
1979. From November 1985 to August 1986, he was Controller of Synergy Computer
Graphics.
Felix J. Schuda, age 48, has served as Chief Technical Officer of the
Company since September 1996 and as Vice President of the Company since 1981. He
has been employed by the Company in various engineering and engineering
management positions since June 1976.
Bert E. Smith, age 48, has served as Vice President of Operations of
the Company since September 1996. In February 1996, he was named President of
Converter Power, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. From 1984 until
February 1996, he was an independent consultant and from November 1994 until his
appointment as President of Converter Power, Inc., he served as a consultant to
the Company.
John A. Lucero, age 47, has served as Vice President of Marketing and
Sales of the Company since September 1996. He joined the Company in August 1994
as Director of Sales. From June 1991 to August 1994, he was employed by Crystal
Technology, Inc., an electro-optics company, in management positions in
marketing and operations.
Dennis M. Toohey, age 49, has served as Vice President of Logistics and
Quality of the Company since October 1996. From May 1995 to September 1996, he
was General Manager of Coils, Inc., an electronic parts manufacturer. From May
1993 to May 1995, he was employed by LeMans Corporation, an auto parts
distributor, as Vice President of Operations. From February 1992 to April 1993,
he was Vice President, Logistics at Harley-Davidson and from April 1990 to
February 1992 he was Vice President, Logistics at General Tire/Continental A.G.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table sets forth information with respect to each
executive officer of the Company, each shareholder known by the Company to be
the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock and all
officers and directors of the Company as a group. For information regarding the
beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock by each nominee for director,
see "Election of Directors--Nominees."
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially
Owned as of December 16, 1996
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Name Number Percent
- ---- ------ -------
Marvin Schwartz 302,000(1) 6.31%
Neuberger & Berman
605 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10158-3698
Felix J. Schuda ..................... 92,984(2) 1.9%
Vice President--Chief Technical Officer
Ronald E. Fredianelli................ 71,543(3) 1.5%
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
John A. Lucero ..................... 6,950(4) *
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Bert E. Smith........................ -- --
Vice President, Operations
Dennis M. Toohey..................... -- --
Vice President, Logistics and Quality
All Officers and Directors
as a Group (9 persons) ........... 456,715(5) 9.2%
- -----------------------------
* Less than 1%
(1) The share ownership is as reported on Schedule 13D filed with the
Securities & Exchange Commission in July 1996.
(2) Includes 41,250 shares subject to outstanding options that are
exercisable on or before February 14, 1997.
(3) Includes 55,000 shares subject to outstanding options that are
exercisable on or before February 14, 1997.
(4) Includes 6,250 shares subject to outstanding options that are
exercisable on or before February 14, 1997.
(5) Includes 265,000 shares subject to outstanding options that are
exercisable on or before February 14, 1997.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
<TABLE>
Summary Compensation Table
The following table shows certain information concerning the
compensation of each of the Company's executive officers for services rendered
in all capacities to the Company for the fiscal years ended 1996, 1995 and 1994.
<CAPTION>
Annual Compensation
--------------------------------------------------- All Other
Name and Principal Position Fiscal Year Salary(1) Bonus(2) Compensation(3)
- --------------------------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Henry C. Baumgartner........... 1996 $175,000 $ -- $2,558
Chief Executive Officer 1995 175,000 26,392 3,021
1994 144,462 26,417 2,889
Richard D. Capra(4)............ 1996 25,385 -- --
President and Chief 1995 10,000 -- --
Operating Officer
Bert E. Smith(5)............... 1996 136,314 -- --
Vice President, Operations 1995 82,180 -- --
Ronald E. Fredianelli(6)....... 1996 120,000 -- 2,215
Chief Financial Officer 1995 113,423 19,074 2,262
and Secretary 1994 101,192 20,913 2,024
Felix J. Schuda................ 1996 115,000 -- 2,100
Vice President-- 1995 105,000 15,893 2,100
Chief Technical Officer 1994 97,292 20,253 1,946
John A. Lucero(7).............. 1996 96,442 -- 1,919
Vice President, Sales and 1995 91,642 12,459 1,823
Marketing 1994 10,585 -- --
<FN>
- --------------------
(1) No compensation is paid to officers of the Company for services
rendered as directors. Dennis M. Toohey, who joined the Company in
October 1996 as Vice President, Logistics and Quality, is compensated
at an annual salary rate of $120,000.
(2) Includes cash bonuses paid during the year and cash bonuses accrued for
services rendered during the year.
(3) Company matching contributions under the Company's Thrift Incentive
Savings Plan.
(4) Mr. Capra, who joined the Company in July 1996, is currently
compensated at an annual salary rate of $200,000. Amounts for 1995
represent compensation for services as a director.
(5) Mr. Smith, who joined the Company in February 1996, is compensated at
an annual salary rate of $140,000. Amounts for prior periods represent
consulting fees.
(6) Mr. Fredianelli is currently compensated at an annual salary rate of
$130,000.
(7) Mr. Lucero joined the Company in August 1994. He is currently
compensated at an annual salary rate of $120,000.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
Option Grants in Fiscal 1996
The following table sets forth information regarding option grants to
the executive officers in fiscal 1996. In accordance with the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the table sets forth the hypothetical gains
or "option spreads" that would exist for the options at the end of their
ten-year term. These gains are based on assumed rates of annual compound stock
price appreciation of 5% and 10% from the date the options were granted to the
end of the option terms.
Option Grants in Fiscal 1996
<CAPTION>
Individual Grants
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Percent of
Total Potential Realizable Value
Number of Options at Assumed Annual Rates of
Securities Granted to Stock Price Appreciation
Underlying Employees Exercise for Option Term(2)
Options in Fiscal Price Per Expiration ----------------------------
Name Granted(1) 1996 Share Date 5% 10%
- ----------------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Henry C. Baumgartner.. 25,000 13% $9.00 11/6/05 $141,501 $358,592
Richard D. Capra...... 55,000 30% 11.25 7/16/06 389,129 986,128
Bert E. Smith......... 25,000 13% 10.625 3/28/06 167,050 423,338
Ronald E. Fredianelli. 20,000 11% 9.00 11/6/05 113,201 286,874
Felix J. Schuda....... 5,000 3% 9.00 11/6/05 28,300 71,718
John A. Lucero........ 5,000 3% 9.00 11/6/05 28,300 71,718
<FN>
- -----------
(1) The options shown in the table were granted at fair market value and become
exercisable in cumulative increments of 25% of the shares per year,
commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant. The options shown
in the table will expire ten years from the date of grant, subject to
earlier termination upon termination of employment.
(2) The assumed annual compound rates of stock price appreciation are mandated
by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not represent
the Company's estimate or projection of future stock prices.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option
Values
The following table shows the number of shares of Common Stock acquired
by the executive officers upon the exercise of stock options during fiscal 1996,
the net value realized at exercise, the number of shares of Common Stock
represented by outstanding stock options held by each executive officer as of
September 28, 1996 and the value of such options based on the closing price of
the Company's Common Stock on September 28, 1996, which was $11.13.
<CAPTION>
Value of
Number of Unexercised
Unexercised In-the-Money
Options Options at
at FY - End (#)(1) FY - End ($)(2)
--------------------- -------------------
Shares Acquired Value Realized Exercisable/ Exercisable/
Name On Exercise (#) ($)(3) Unexercisable Unexercisable
- --------------------------- -------------------- ------------------- --------------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Henry C. Baumgartner..... -- -- 115,000/25,000 $854,625/$53,125
Richard D. Capra......... -- -- 1,250/58,750 2,031/469
Bert E. Smith ......... -- -- 0/25,000 0/12,500
Ronald E. Fredianelli.... -- -- 50,000/20,000 345,000/42,500
Felix J. Schuda ......... 1,000 $9,750 40,000/5,000 252,000/10,625
John A. Lucero ......... -- -- 5,000/10,000 18,750/29,375
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<FN>
- ---------------------------
(1) Represents the total number of shares subject to stock options held by
each executive officer. These options were granted on various dates
during fiscal years 1987 through 1996 and are exercisable on various
dates beginning in 1988 and expiring in 2006.
(2) Represents the difference between the exercise price and $11.13, which
is the September 28, 1996 closing price. Stock option exercise prices
range from $2.13 to $11.25.
(3) Aggregate market value of the shares covered by the option at the date
of exercise, less the aggregate exercise price.
</FN>
</TABLE>
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND
INSIDER PARTICIPATION IN COMPENSATION DECISIONS
The Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board of Directors
(the "Committee") is composed of Harrison H. Augur, Chairman, Arthur L. Schawlow
and Wirt D. Walker. All are independent outside directors. Richard D. Capra
served on the Committee until July 1996, when he was elected President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Company.
BOARD COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTION COMMITTEE
REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Committee is charged with the responsibility for reviewing the
performance and approving the compensation of key executives and for
establishing general compensation policies and standards for reviewing
management performance. The Committee also reviews both corporate and key
executive performance in light of established criteria and goals and approves
individual key executive compensation.
Compensation Philosophy
The executive compensation philosophy of the Company is to provide
competitive levels of compensation that advance the Company's annual and
long-term performance objectives, reward corporate performance, and assist the
Company in attracting, retaining and motivating highly qualified executives. The
framework for the Committee's executive compensation programs is to establish
base salaries which are competitive and to incentivize excellent performance by
providing executives with the opportunity to earn additional remuneration linked
to the Company's profitability. The incentive plan goals are designed to improve
the effectiveness and enhance the efficiency of Company operations, to provide
savings for customers and to create value for shareholders. It is also the
Company's policy to encourage share ownership by executive officers and Outside
Directors through the grant of stock options.
Components of Compensation
The compensation package of the Company's executive officers consists
of base annual salary, bonus opportunities and stock option grants.
At executive levels, base salaries are reviewed but not necessarily
increased annually. Base salaries are fixed at competitive amounts paid to
individuals with comparable qualifications, experience and responsibilities
engaged in similar businesses as the Company. The Company develops its executive
compensation data from a nationally recognized survey for high technology
companies of similar size, industry and location. Dr. Schuda's base salary of
$105,000 was increased to $115,000 in October 1995. No other executive officer
of the Company received a salary increase in fiscal 1996. However, the Company
typically adjusts base salary levels in connection with promotions. Mr. Lucero's
base salary of $95,000 was increased to $120,000 in August 1996, in connection
with his appointment as an executive officer of the Company.
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Incentive compensation is closely tied to the Company's success in
achieving financial performance goals. Each year the Committee approves a
management bonus program based upon performance objectives for executive
officers and other key employees. Under the program, a participant may receive
in any year a portion of a management bonus pool, which pool is based on a
percentage of yearly pre-tax profits with no ceiling. The participant's share is
based on his or her base wage as a percent of the total salaries of all
participants during the management bonus period. The participant's distribution
is then calculated in accordance with a bonus point scaling system tied to
financial performance goals. In addition, all employees share in another bonus
program based solely on a percentage of pre-tax profits, again with no ceiling,
and distributed based on a percentage of base salary.
The Company uses stock options both to reward past performance and to
motivate future performance, especially long-term performance. Stock options
typically have been granted to executive officers when the executive first joins
the Company, in connection with a significant change in responsibilities, to
provide greater incentives to continue their employment with the Company and,
occasionally, to achieve equity within a peer group. The Committee may, however,
grant additional stock options to executives for other reasons. The number of
shares subject to each stock option granted is within the discretion of the
Committee and is based on anticipated future contribution and ability to impact
corporate results, past performance or consistency within the executive's peer
group. The Committee considered these factors, as well as the number of options
held by such executive officers that would remain unvested at the end of fiscal
1995, in determining the number of options to grant to executive officers for
fiscal 1996. The Committee believes that through the use of stock options,
executive interests are directly tied to enhancing shareholder value. Stock
options are granted at fair market value as of the date of grant, and have a
term of ten years. The options vest 25% per year, beginning on the first
anniversary date of the grant. The stock options provide value to the recipients
only when the market price of the Company's Common Stock increases above the
option grant price and only as the shares vest and become exercisable.
In November 1996, the Board of Directors authorized severance
agreements for certain key managers in the event of a change of control of the
Company and subsequent actual or constructive termination of the covered manager
without cause. The severance pay will be a multiple of current base salary (.5
to 3 times, depending on seniority). The change of control severance agreements
are intended to maintain management objectivity and continuation during any
negotiation process.
Mr. Baumgartner's 1996 Compensation
The Committee makes decisions regarding the compensation of the Chief
Executive Officer using the same philosophy set forth above. The Committee's
approach in setting Mr. Baumgartner's base compensation, as with that of the
Company's other executives, is to be competitive with other companies within the
industry, taking into consideration company size, operating conditions and
compensation philosophy and performance. Mr. Baumgartner's base salary in fiscal
1996 was the same as his base salary in fiscal 1995. Mr. Baumgartner's fiscal
1996 incentive compensation was earned under the same bonus plans and
performance criteria that were described previously in this report. He received
25,000 stock option grants at $9.00 per share during fiscal 1996.
Compliance with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
The Company intends to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for fiscal 1997. The Option Plan is in
compliance with Section 162(m) by limiting the number of shares subject to
options to be granted to any participant. The Company does not expect cash
compensation for fiscal 1996 to be affected by the requirements of Section
162(m).
COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTION
COMMITTEE
Harrison H. Augur, Chairman
Arthur L. Schawlow
Wirt D. Walker, III
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The Securities and Exchange Commission requires that the Company
include in this Proxy Statement a line-graph presentation comparing cumulative,
five-year shareholder returns on an indexed basis with (i) a broad equity market
index and (ii) either an industry index or peer group. The following graph
compares the percentage change in the cumulative total shareholder return on the
Company's Common Stock against the cumulative total return of the Standard &
Poors 500 Index and the NASDAQ SIC Group 364 (Electric Lighting and Wiring
Equipment) for a period of five years. "Total return," for the purpose of this
graph, assumes reinvestment of all dividends, if any. The stock price
performance shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future price
performance.
[The following descriptive data is supplied in accordance with Rule 304(d) of
Regulation S-T]
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG ILC TECHNOLOGY, INC., THE S & P 500 INDEX
AND NASDAQ SIC GROUP 364
9/91 9/92 9/93 9/94 9/95 9/96
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ILC Technology, Inc. 100 84 84 64 80 79
NASDAQ SIC Group 364 100 118 145 170 212 216
S & P 500 100 111 125 130 169 203
* $100 INVESTED ON 9/30/91 IN STOCK OR INDEX.
INCLUDING REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
In November 1996, the Company entered into Compensation Agreements with
ten of its key employees, including six executive officers, that would provide
severance benefits effective upon a change in control of the Company. Each
agreement provides that if, during the two-year period following a change in
control of the Company (as defined in the agreements), the Company terminates
the employee's employment without cause (other than for death, retirement or
disability) or the employee terminates the employee's employment for good reason
(as defined in the agreements), the employee will receive from the Company a
lump sum payment as a severance benefit. The amount of such payment will be
equal to three times the employee's annual full base salary (excluding bonus)
for Messrs. Baumgartner, Capra and Fredianelli, and two times the employee's
annual full base salary (excluding bonus) for Messrs. Schuda, Smith and Lucero.
All Compensation Agreements expire in November 1999 if a change in control of
the Company has not occurred or upon the employee's earlier termination for
cause or by reason of the employee's death, disability or retirement.
COMPLIANCE UNDER SECTION 16(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Based solely on its review of the copies of forms furnished to the
Company and written representations from its executive officers and directors,
the Company believes that all Section 16(a) filing requirements were met during
fiscal 1996, except that a Form 3 giving an initial statement of beneficial
ownership of equity securities was filed late by Bert E. Smith, Vice President,
Operations and John A. Lucero, Vice President, Sales and Marketing.
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OTHER MATTERS
The Company knows of no other matters to be submitted to the Meeting.
However, if any other matters properly come before the Meeting or any
adjournment or postponement thereof, it is the intention of the proxy holders to
vote the shares they represent as the Board of Directors may recommend.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Ronald E. Fredianelli,
Secretary
Dated: January 2, 1997
Sunnyvale, California
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APPENDIX A
ILC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
As Amended November 21, 1996
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
1.1 "Administrator" means the Board or its Committee appointed pursuant
to Article 10 of the Plan.
1.2 "Affiliate" means a parent or subsidiary corporation of the
Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Sections 424(e) and
(f) of the Code, respectively.
1.3 "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
1.4 A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to occur (a) should a person
or related group of persons, other than the Company or a person that directly or
indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the
Company, becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of the
Company's outstanding voting stock pursuant to a tender or exchange offer that
the Board does not recommend that the shareholders of the Company accept; or (b)
on the first date within any period of 24 consecutive months or less on which
there is effected a change in the composition of the Board by reason of a
contested election such that a majority of the Board members (rounded up to the
next whole number) cease to be comprised of individuals who either (i) have been
members of the Board continuously since the beginning of such period or (ii)
have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period
by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (i) who were
still in office at the time such election or nomination was approved by the
Board.
1.5 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.6 "Committee" means the Committee appointed by the Board under
Article 10 of the Plan.
1.7 "Common Stock" means the Common Stock, no par value, of the
Company.
1.8 "Company" means ILC Technology, Inc., a California corporation.
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1.9 "Corporate Transaction" means (a) a merger or acquisition in which
the Company is not the surviving entity (except for a transaction the principal
purpose of which is to change the State in which the Company is incorporated),
(b) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company or (c) any other corporate reorganization or business
combination in which the beneficial ownership of 50% or more of the Company's
outstanding voting stock is transferred.
1.10 "Employee" means any person, including officers and directors,
employed by the Company or any Affiliate. The term "Employee" shall also include
directors of the Company; however, payment of a director's fee by the Company
shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.
1.11 "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
1.12 "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of the Common
Stock determined as follows:
(a) If the Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange or
national market system including without limitation the National Market System
of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation
("Nasdaq") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for
such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported), as quoted on such
system or exchange for the last market trading day prior to the time of
determination as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
Administrator deems reliable;
(b) If the Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq System (but
not on its National Market System) or regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value
shall be the mean between the high and low asked prices for the Common Stock or;
(c) In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, its Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator.
1.13 "Incentive Option" means an Option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
1.14 "Nonstatutory Option" means an Option not intended to qualify as
an Incentive Option.
1.15 "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
1.16 "Option Agreement" means a written agreement, signed by the
Optionee and a duly authorized representative of the Company, evidencing the
grant of an Option.
1.17 "Optionee" means an Employee or Outside Director who receives an
Option.
1.18 "Outside Director" means each member of the Board who is not an
Employee or an officer of the Company or any Affiliate.
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1.19 "Plan" means this 1992 Stock Option Plan.
1.20 "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
1.21 "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Article 9 of the Plan.
1.22 "Termination of Employment" means the interruption or termination
of the employment relationship by the Company or any Affiliate for any reason
including resignation, discharge, death or retirement, but excluding
terminations where there is a simultaneous reemployment by the Company or an
Affiliate. The Committee, in its absolute discretion, shall determine the effect
of all matters and questions relating to Termination of Employment. Employment
shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (a) sick leave; (b) military
leave; (c) any other leave of absence approved by the Board, provided that such
leave is for a period of not more than 90 days, unless reemployment upon the
expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute; or (d) transfers
between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Affiliates or its
successor. For Outside Directors, Termination of Employment means ceasing to be
a member of the Board.
ARTICLE 2
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company by
giving the Company's Employees and Outside Directors incentive through ownership
of the Company's stock to continue in the service of the Company and thereby to
help the Company compete effectively the other enterprises for the services of
qualified individuals. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Options
or Nonstatutory Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant
of an option and subject to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the
Code, the regulations promulgated thereunder and other relevant provisions of
the Code and regulations.
ARTICLE 3
STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
Subject to the adjustment as provided in Article 9 of the Plan, the
Company is authorized to issue Options to purchase up to 575,000 Shares. Any
unpurchased Shares that are subject to an Option that terminates for any reason
other than exercise shall, unless the Plan has been terminated, become available
for future grant under the Plan. The Company shall at all times reserve for
issuance pursuant to the Plan a number of its authorized but unissued Shares
equal to the number of Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan. Exercise of an
Option shall decrease the
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number of Shares available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the
Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
ARTICLE 4
TERM OF PLAN
The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board. Within
12 months after the date of such adoption, the Plan shall be approved by the
shareholders of the Company in the degree and manner required under applicable
state and federal law. No Option shall become exercisable unless and until such
shareholder approval has been obtained. Unless sooner terminated under Article 9
and 10, the Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary
of its adoption by the Board or (ii) the date on which all shares available for
issuance under the Plan have been issued. Any Option outstanding under the Plan
at the time of its termination shall remain in effect in accordance with its
terms and conditions and those of the Plan.
ARTICLE 5
ELIGIBILITY
Nonstatutory Options may be granted to Employees and Outside Directors,
except that Outside Directors who serve as Administrator under Section 10.1 of
the Plan are eligible to receive Option grants only in accordance with Article
8. Incentive Options may be granted only to Employees. An Optionee who is
otherwise eligible may be granted an additional Option or Options. The maximum
number of Shares underlying options granted to any Employee or Outside Director
in any fiscal year of the Company is 100,000 Shares.
ARTICLE 6
TERMS OF OPTIONS
6.1 Written Agreements. Grants of Options shall be evidenced by an
Option Agreement, which shall contain the provisions that the Plan requires and
may contain additional provisions that do not conflict with the Plan as the
Administrator deems appropriate. Option Agreements need not have identical
terms, but each Option Agreement shall be subject to the Plan.
6.2 Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be no more than 10
years from the date of grant. However, in the case of an Incentive Option
granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns, as that
term is defined in Section 424(d) of the Code, stock representing more than 10%
of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate, the
term of the Option shall be no more than 5 years from the date of grant.
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6.3 Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be
issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the
Administrator, but in no event shall the per Share exercise price of an Option
be less than the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. In the case
of an Incentive Option granted to an Employee who, at the time of the grant of
such Incentive Option, owns, as that term is defined in Section 424(d) of the
Code, stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or any Affiliate, the per Share exercise price shall be no
less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
6.4 Termination of Employment. Unless determined otherwise by the
Administrator pursuant to Section 6.5, to the extent not already expired or
exercised, every Option shall terminate at the earlier of (i) the expiration
date as set forth in the Option Agreement or (ii) 30 days after Termination of
Employment for reasons other than death or disability. If Termination of
Employment is due to the Optionee's death or disability (as defined in Section
22(e) (3) of the Code), unless determined otherwise by the Administrator
pursuant to Section 6.5, the Option, to the extent not already expired or
exercised, shall terminate at the earlier of (i) the expiration date as set
forth in the Option Agreement or (ii) 12 months after the date of the Optionee's
disability or death. In the event of the death of the Optionee, the Option shall
be exercisable by the Optionee's estate or any person who acquired the right to
exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance. Except as provided in an Option
Agreement, an Option shall be exercisable after Termination of Employment only
to the extent exercisable on the date of Termination of Employment. For purposes
of this Section, the limited period of exercisability of Incentive Options
following Termination of Employment shall be measured from the date the Optionee
ceases to be an Employee. Upon the expiration of the period of exercisability
after Termination of Employment or (if earlier) upon the expiration of the
Option term, the Option shall terminate.
6.5 Extension of Exercise Period. The Administrator shall have full
power and authority to extend the expiration date of an Option following the
Optionee's Termination of Employment from the periods specified in Section 6.4
to such greater period of time as the Administrator shall deem appropriate;
provided, however, that in no event shall any Option be exercisable after the
expiration date set forth in the Option Agreement. In the case of an Incentive
Option, however, such determination shall be made at the time of grant of the
Option and such period of time shall not exceed 12 months after Termination of
Employment by reason of death or disability of the Optionee or 3 months after
Termination of Employment for other reasons.
6.6 Non-Transferability of Options. The Option may not be sold,
pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other
than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised,
during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.
6.7 Type of Option. Each Option Agreement shall clearly state whether
or not the Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Option. If only a
portion of an Option is intended to so qualify, (i) the Option Agreement shall
so state, and (ii) the Option Agreement shall not require that the number of
Incentive Options exercised reduces the size of the Nonstatutory Option portion,
or vice-versa.
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6.8 Limitation on Incentive Options. The aggregate Fair Market Value of
the Shares for which one or more Incentive Options granted to an Optionee under
the Plan (or any other incentive stock option plan of the Company or any
Affiliate) may for the first time become exercisable as Incentive Options under
the Code during any one calendar year shall not exceed $100,000 or such other
amount as may be permitted under subsequent amendments to Section 422 of the
Code. To the extent that any two or more Incentive Options (including any
Incentive Options accelerated in connection with any Corporate Transaction or
Change in Control under Section 9.3 or 9.4 of the Plan), violate this
limitation, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Options. For
purposes of this Section 6.8, Incentive Options shall be taken into account in
the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares
shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares was
granted.
6.9 Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for
all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination
granting such Option, or such other date as is determined by the Administrator.
Notice of the determination shall be given to each Employee to whom an Option is
so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
6.10 No Employment Agreement. No Option Agreement, nor anything
contained in the Plan, shall confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to
continuation of employment with the Company or interfere in any way with the
right of the Optionee or the Company to terminate such employment at any time,
with or without cause.
6.11 Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of Incentive Options.
Optionees shall give the Company written notice of any disposition of any Share
acquired pursuant to exercise of an Incentive Option if such disposition occurs
before the second anniversary of the date the Option was granted or the first
anniversary of the date of purchase of the Share disposed of, whichever occurs
later. A disposition includes any sale, exchange, gift, or other transfer or
attempted transfer of legal title. The notice shall include the Optionee's name,
the number of Shares disposed of and the dates and prices the Shares were
acquired and disposed of.
6.12 Adjustments to Option Rights. Subject to the general limitations
of the Plan, the Administrator may adjust the exercise price, term or any other
provision of an Option (other than Options granted pursuant to Article 8 of the
Plan) by cancelling and regranting the Option or by amending or substituting the
Option. Options that have been so adjusted may have higher or lower exercise
prices, have longer or shorter terms or be subject to different rights and
restrictions than prior Options. The Administrator may also adjust the number of
Options granted to an Optionee by cancelling outstanding Options or granting
additional Options. Except for adjustments necessary to ensure compliance with
any applicable state or federal law, no such adjustment shall impair an
Optionee's rights under any Option Agreement without the consent of the
Optionee.
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ARTICLE 7
EXERCISE OF OPTIONS
7.1 When Options Become Exercisable. Options shall be exercisable at
such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator, which
may include performance criteria with respect to the Company and/or the
Optionee. Options granted to officers and directors of the Company shall not be
exercisable in whole or in part until the expiration of six months after the
date of grant. No Option shall be exercisable until the Company and the Optionee
sign an Option Agreement acceptable to the Company.
7.2 No Fractional Shares. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction
of a Share.
7.3 Exercise Procedure. An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when
written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with
the terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full
payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been
received by the Company. Full payment may, as authorized by the Administrator,
consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 7.4
of the Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the
books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of
the stock certificate evidencing Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option, no
right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall
exist with respect to such Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.
The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly
upon exercise of the Option.
7.4 Payment for Shares. The consideration to be paid for the Shares to
be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be
determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Option, shall
be determined at the time of grant) and may consist of (i) cash, (ii) check,
(iii) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable
instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company the amount of sale
or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price or (iv) any combination of
the foregoing.
7.5 Withholding Tax Obligations. At the time of exercise of an Option,
the Optionee shall remit to the Company by bank cashier's check or other form of
payment acceptable to the Company, all applicable (as determined by the Company
in its sole discretion) federal and state withholding and employment taxes.
ARTICLE 8
AUTOMATIC GRANTS TO OUTSIDE DIRECTORS
8.1 Option Grant. Each calendar year, each Outside Director in office
at the date of grant (including any Outside Director who may have already
received one or more automatic
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option grants) shall automatically be granted a Nonstatutory Option to purchase
5,000 Shares upon the terms and conditions specified below. The initial
automatic grant shall occur on November 13, 1993. Beginning in 1994, such
automatic grants shall occur each year on the date of the meeting of the
Administrator held in the Company's third fiscal quarter.
8.2 Terms of Options. The terms and conditions that apply to each such
automatic grant shall be as follows: (i) the per Share exercise price shall be
equal to the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; (ii) the term of
the Option shall be 10 years; (iii) the Options shall be exercisable in
cumulative increments of 25% per year commencing on the first anniversary of the
date of grant; and (iv) all other terms and conditions of the Option shall be as
set forth in the Company's then current form of Option Agreement.
8.3 No Other Grants. Except for the automatic grants under this Article
8, those members of the Board who serve as Administrator under Section 10.1 of
the Plan shall not be eligible to receive any additional Options under the Plan
or any other stock plan of the Company or any Affiliate, except as permitted by
Rule 16b-3.
ARTICLE 9
ADJUSTMENTS OF AND CHANGES IN STOCK
9.1 Adjustments. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of
the Company, in the event of any change to the Common Stock issuable under the
Plan by reason of any (i) Corporate Transaction or (ii) stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination or reclassification
of Shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class
without receipt of consideration, then unless such change results in the
termination of all outstanding Options as a result of the Corporate Transaction,
the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option and the number of Shares
authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been
granted or that have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration
of an Option, as well as the per Share exercise price, shall be proportionately
adjusted. Such adjustments shall be made by the Administrator, 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 subject to an outstanding Option.
9.2 Dissolution. In the event of the proposed dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify the Optionee at least fifteen
(15) days prior to such proposed action. To the extent it has not been
previously exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed action.
9.3 Corporate Transactions. In the event of a Corporate Transaction,
the exercisability of each Option shall be automatically accelerated so that
each Option shall, immediately before the specified effective date for the
Corporate Transaction, become fully exercisable with respect to the total number
of Shares and may be exercised for all or any portion
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of such Shares. However, an Option shall not be so accelerated if and to the
extent that such Option is, in connection with the Corporate Transaction, either
to be assumed by the successor corporation or parent thereof or be replaced with
a comparable option to purchase shares of the capital stock of the successor
corporation or parent thereof. The determination of comparability shall be made
by the Administrator, and its determination shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Upon the consummation of a Corporate Transaction, all outstanding
Options shall, to the extent not previously exercised or assumed by the
successor corporation or its parent, terminate and cease to be exercisable.
9.4 Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the
exercisability of each Option shall be automatically accelerated effective 15
days following the effective date of the Change in Control, so that each Option
shall become fully exercisable with respect to the total number of Shares and
may be exercised for all or any portion of such Shares. Upon a Change in
Control, all outstanding Options accelerated shall remain fully exercisable
until the expiration or sooner termination of the Option term specified in the
option agreement.
9.5 Other Changes. Upon any other relevant change in the capitalization
of the Company, the Administrator may, as it deems appropriate, provide for an
equitable adjustment in the number of Shares then subject to the Plan and to any
outstanding Options, as well as the exercise price of outstanding Options.
9.6 No Fractional Shares. No right to purchase fractional Shares shall
result from any adjustment to outstanding Options pursuant to this Article. Upon
any such adjustment, the number of Shares subject to outstanding Options of each
Optionee shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. The Company shall
give notice of any adjustment to each holder of Options that have been so
adjusted. Such adjustment (whether or not such notice is given) shall be
effective and binding for all purposes of the Plan.
ARTICLE 10
ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN
10.1 Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board if
the Board may administer the Plan in compliance with Rule 16b-3, or (B) a
Committee of the Board, which shall be constituted in such a manner as to permit
the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3. Once appointed, such Committee shall
continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the
Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of such Committee and
appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and
appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused,
and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the
Plan, all to the extent permitted by Rule 16b-3.
10.2 Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan
and in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to
such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:
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(a) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in
accordance with Section 1.12 of the Plan;
(b) to select the Employees and Outside Directors to whom
Options may from time to time be granted hereunder;
(c) to determine whether and to what extent Options are
granted hereunder;
(d) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each
such Option granted hereunder;
(e) to approve forms of Option Agreement;
(f) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent
with the terms of the Plan, of any Option granted hereunder (including, but not
limited to, the Share price and any restriction or limitation on any Option
and/or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the
Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion);
(g) to adopt rules and regulations for implementing the Plan;
(h) to interpret the Plan; and
(i) to take such other action as is appropriate to the
administration of the Plan.
10.3 Rule 16b-3. Unless the Board determines otherwise in a specific
case, Options granted to persons subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act
must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such additional conditions or
restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify for the maximum exemption
from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions. In no
event shall the Board take any action that would violate Section 10.1 of the
Plan.
10.4 Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions, determinations
and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other persons having an interest in any Options.
ARTICLE 11
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
11.1 Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend,
suspend or terminate the Plan. In addition, to the extent necessary and
desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 or with Section 422 of the Code (or any
other applicable law or regulation, including the requirements of the NASD or an
established stock exchange), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of
any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.
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11.2 Effect of Amendment or Termination. Except as provided in the Plan
or in an Option Agreement, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan
shall alter or impair the rights of any Optionee under any Option outstanding at
the time, without the written consent of the Optionee.
11.3 Amendments Required by Code. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 11.2, the Board hereby reserves the right to amend or modify the Plan
and any Options outstanding to the extent necessary to qualify any or all
Options for such favorable federal income tax treatment as may be afforded
employee stock options under Section 422 of the Code and regulations
subsequently promulgated thereunder.
ARTICLE 12
CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES
Implementation of the Plan, the grant of Options and the issuance of
Shares hereunder shall be subject to the Company obtaining all approvals and
permits required by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan,
the Options or the Shares, including, without limitation, any stock exchange or
market upon which the Shares may then be listed or traded. The inability of the
Company to obtain any such approvals or permits shall relieve the Company of any
liability in respect of the failure to grant such Options or issue or sell such
Shares as to which such approval or permit shall not have been obtained. 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 purchased 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 applicable law.
ARTICLE 13
INFORMATION TO OPTIONEES
The Company shall provide to each Optionee, during the period for which
such Optionee has one or more Options outstanding, copies of all annual reports
and other information which are provided to all shareholders of the Company.
This Article 13 shall not be construed to require the Company to provide such
information to key employees whose duties in connection with the Company assure
their access to equivalent information.
ARTICLE 14
TAX STATUS
The Company does not hereby, nor by way of any plan, document, Option
Agreement or otherwise, represent or warrant to any person, including the
Optionees, that the grant or exercise
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of an Option or the subsequent disposition of Shares obtained by the exercise of
an Option pursuant to the Plan, or any other aspect of the Plan, will have any
particular tax effect.
ARTICLE 15
PLAN GOVERNS
If there is any inconsistency between the Plan and any documents
related to the Plan, including any Option Agreement, the Plan shall govern.
Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to constitute, or be evidence
of, any right in favor of any person to receive Options hereunder or any
obligation on the part of the Company to issue Options with respect to its
Common Stock.
ARTICLE 16
APPLICABLE LAW; SEVERABILITY
The Plan shall be governed and construed in all respects in accordance
with the laws of the State of California excluding its conflict of laws rules to
the extent such rules would apply the law of another jurisdiction. Incentive
Options granted under the Plan shall be interpreted and administered in
accordance with Section 422 of the Code. If any provision is susceptible of more
than one interpretation, it shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the
Plan being an incentive stock option plan. If any provision of the Plan is found
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the
remaining provisions shall continue to be fully effective.
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APPENDIX B
ILC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1985 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
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The following constitutes the provisions of the 1985 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "Plan") of ILC Technology, Inc. and its participating
subsidiaries (together "the Company").
ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE
The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company with an
opportunity to purchase Common Stock of ILC Technology, Inc. ("ILC") through
payroll deductions and to provide such employees with a further incentive to
remain with the Company and to increase their efforts on its behalf. The Plan is
intended to comply with the provisions of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954, as amended (the "Code"), and the Plan shall be administered,
interpreted and construed in accordance with such provisions. It is further
intended that options issued pursuant to the Plan shall constitute options
issued pursuant to an "employee stock purchase plan" within the meaning of
Section 423 of the Code.
ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS
The following defined terms are indicated by capitalized initial
letters wherever they appear in this Plan:
2.1 Administrator. The "Administrator" shall mean the Stock Purchase
Committee as provided in Article 15.
2.2 Base Earnings. "Base Earnings" shall mean all compensation earned
by an Employee by reason of services performed for the Company (excluding
bonuses, overtime pay, shift premiums, commissions, long term disability or
workers compensation payments and similar amounts).
2.3 Board. The "Board" shall mean ILC's Board of Directors.
2.4 Eligible Employee. An "Eligible Employee" shall mean any Employee
who is eligible to participate in the Plan under Article 4 hereof.
2.5 Employee. "Employee" shall mean any individual who performs
services for the Company pursuant to an employment relationship described in
Treasury Regulation Section 31.3401 (c)-l or any successor provision.
2.6 Enrollment Date. An "Enrollment Date" shall mean the first Trading
Day of any January, April, July or October or such other days as may be
established by the Administrator from time to time.
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2.7 Grant Date. A "Grant Date" shall mean the first Trading Day of any
January, April, July or October.
2.8 Participant. A "Participant" shall mean any Employee who is
currently enrolled in the Plan.
2.9 Purchase Date. A "Purchase Date" shall mean the last Trading Day of
each March, June, September or December.
2.10 Trading Day. A "Trading Day" shall mean any day on which ILC's
Common Stock is actually traded either through the Over the Counter National
Market System or on an established stock exchange.
ARTICLE 3 - NUMBER OF SHARES
From the authorized but unissued shares of ILC's Common Stock, there
shall be reserved for purchase by Participants under the Plan an aggregate of
350,000 shares. All shares reserved for purchase under the Plan shall be subject
to adjustment as provided in Article 18. Shares sold under the Plan may be newly
issued shares or shares reacquired in private transactions or open market
purchases. However, the aggregate number of shares which may be sold under the
Plan regardless of source shall not exceed 350,000.
ARTICLE 4 - ELIGIBILITY
4.1 Service Requirement. Each Employee of the Company, except those
described in Section 4.2 below, shall become eligible to participate in the Plan
in accordance with Article 5 on the first Enrollment Date occurring after
completion of three months of service to the Company.
4.2 Ineligible Employees. The following Employees are not eligible to
participate in the Plan:
(a) Employees who would own directly or indirectly, or hold
options or rights to acquire, an aggregate of five percent or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all outstanding shares of stock of the
Company, its parent or subsidiary corporations; and
(b) Employees who are customarily employed by the Company less
than twenty hours per week or less than five months in any calendar year.
4.3 Officers and Directors. Subject to Section 4.2, Employees who are
also directors or officers of the Company may participate only in a fashion
consistent with Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
4.4 Parent or Subsidiary Corporations. In determining whether a
corporation is a parent or subsidiary of the Company for purposes of Subsection
4.2(a), Section 7.1 and Section 7.3 hereof, the rules set forth in Code Section
425(e), (f) and (g) shall apply.
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4.5 Stock Ownership. In determining stock ownership for purposes of
Subsection 4.2(a) and Section 7.1 hereof, the rules of Code Section 425(d) shall
apply and stock which the Employee may purchase under outstanding options
(including, but not limited to, options granted under this Plan or under the
Company's other stock option plans) shall be treated as stock owned by the
Employee.
ARTICLE 5 - ENROLLMENT
Any Employee may enroll in the Plan as of the first Enrollment Date
after such Employee has become eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to
Article 4 hereof. In order to enroll, an Employee must complete, sign and submit
to the Company an enrollment form. Any enrollment form received by the Company
before the first day of the month preceding an Enrollment Date, or such other
date established by the Administrator from time to time ("Cut-Off Date"), shall
be effective on that Enrollment Date.
ARTICLE 6 - PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
6.1 Contribution Limitation. Each Participant may elect to make
contributions to the Plan at a rate equal to any whole percentage, up to a
maximum of 10%, of his or her monthly Base Earnings from the Company. The rate
of contribution shall be designated by the Participant in the enrollment form. A
Participant may not make any contributions into his or her payroll deduction
account apart from authorized payroll deductions.
6.2 Changes to Deduction Rate. Subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 6.1 hereof, a Participant may elect to increase or decrease the rate of
contribution effective as of any Enrollment Date by delivery to the Company not
later than the related Cut-Off Date of a new enrollment form indicating the
revised rate of contribution.
6.3 Payroll Deduction Account. Contributions shall be credited to a
Participant's payroll deduction account as soon as administratively feasible
after payroll withholding. The Company shall have no obligation to pay interest
on the contributions to any Participant.
6.4 Withdrawal of Funds. Funds may not be withdrawn by a Participant
from his or her payroll deduction account except by termination of the
Participant's participation in the Plan pursuant to Article 10.
ARTICLE 7 - GRANT OF OPTION
7.1 Grant. Unless the Board otherwise determines, a Participant's
participation in the Plan on any Grant Date will constitute the grant by ILC of
an option to purchase from ILC under the Plan shares of ILC Common Stock (the
"Stock") subject to the provisions of this Article 7. If the grant of an option
to purchase Stock would cause a Participant to become ineligible pursuant to
Subsection 4.2(a), then the option granted shall be limited to the maximum
number of shares which may be subject to option without causing the Participant
to become ineligible.
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7.2 Terms. Each option granted under the Plan shall have the following
terms:
(a) Expiration Date. Whether or not all shares of "Stock" have
been purchased thereunder, the option shall expire on the earliest to occur of
(i) the day after the first Purchase Date to occur after the applicable Grant
Date, or (ii) the date on which participation of such Participant in the Plan
terminates for any reason.
(b) Payment. Payment for shares of Stock purchased under the
option shall be made only through payroll deductions in accordance with Article
6.
(c) Purchase of Shares. The purchase of shares of Stock upon
exercise of the option shall be accomplished as set forth in Section 8.1.
(d) Price. The price per share of Stock under the option shall
be determined as provided in Section 8.2.
(e) Number of Shares. The number of shares of Stock available
for purchase under the option shall be that number equal to the quotient
obtained by dividing 2.5% of such Participant's annual Base Earnings determined
as of the Grant Date by 85% of the fair market value of a share of the Stock
(determined in accordance with Section 8.3) on the Grant Date subject to the
limitation set forth in Section 7.3.
(f) Other Terms and Conditions. The option shall in all
respects be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, as interpreted by
the Administrator from time to time.
7.3 Limitation. Notwithstanding Subsection 7.2(e), the option (taken
together with all other options then outstanding under this Plan and under all
other employee stock purchase plans (qualifying under Code Section 423) of the
Company and its parent or subsidiary corporations) shall in no event give a
Participant the right to purchase shares at a rate which accrues in excess of
$25,000 of fair market value of such shares (less the fair market value of any
shares previously purchased during the calendar year under options which have
expired or terminated) determined at applicable Grant Dates in any calendar year
during which such Participant is enrolled in the Plan.
ARTICLE 8 - PURCHASE OF SHARES
8.1 Option Exercise. Unless the Participant's participation is
withdrawn or terminated as provided in the Plan, his or her option for the
purchase of shares of Stock shall be exercised automatically on the first
Purchase Date following the applicable Grant Date, and the maximum number of
whole shares of Stock subject to option which may be purchased hereunder with
the accumulated payroll deductions in the Participant's payroll deduction
account shall be purchased for the Participant at the purchase price set forth
in Section 8.2 hereof.
8.2 Purchase Price. The cost to the Participant for shares of Stock
purchased under any option granted under this Plan shall be 85% of the lower of:
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(a) the fair market value of the Stock on the Grant Date for
such option; or
(b) the fair market value of the Stock on the Purchase Date
for such option.
8.3 Fair Market Value. The fair market value of the Stock shall be
determined as follows:
(a) During such time as the stock is not listed upon an
established stock exchange, the fair market value of the Stock on any specified
date shall be the closing bid price on such date in the Over the Counter
National Market System, as reported by the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation System.
(b) In the event the Stock becomes listed on an established
stock exchange, the fair market value of the Stock shall be the highest price
paid for the Stock on such exchange on any specified date.
8.4 Excess Contributions. Any excess cash contributions made by a
Participant remaining in a Participant's payroll deduction account after the
purchase of shares on the Purchase Date, or which is insufficient to purchase a
whole share of Stock, shall be held in his or her payroll deduction account and
used to purchase shares on the next Purchase Date.
ARTICLE 9 - ADMINISTRATION
9.1 Administrative Assistance. If the Administrator in its discretion
so elects, it may retain a brokerage firm, bank or other financial institution
to assist in the purchase of shares, delivery of reports or other administrative
aspects of the Plan.
9.2 Investment Accounts. If the Administrator exercises its discretion
under Section 9.1 above, each Participant shall be deemed upon enrollment in the
Plan to have authorized the establishment of an investment account on his or her
behalf at such institution. Shares purchased by a Participant under the Plan
shall be held in the investment account in the Participant's name, or if the
Participant so indicates on the enrollment form, in the Participant's name
together with the name of one or more other persons, in joint tenancy with right
of survivorship, as community property, or in certain forms of trusts approved
by the Administrator.
9.3 Reports. The Administrator shall provide or cause to be provided to
each Participant a report as to the amount of payroll deductions, the number of
shares of Stock purchased, the purchase price, and the cumulative balance in his
or her investment account. Such report shall be provided as soon as is
administratively feasible after each Purchase Date.
9.4 Delivery of Stock Certificates. Participants may order certificates
representing whole number of shares of Stock purchased for their investment
account delivered to them for their safekeeping or sale.
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ARTICLE 10 - TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION
10.1 Withdrawal from the Plan. A Participant may withdraw from the Plan
in full (but not in part) at any time by delivery of a withdrawal form to the
Company not later than the related Cut-Off Date if such withdrawal is to be
effective prior to the next Purchase Date. If the withdrawal form is received by
the Company later than the Cut-Off Date, amounts which have accumulated in such
Participant's payroll deduction account shall be used to purchase shares of
Stock on the next Purchase Date, and his or her withdrawal from the Plan shall
be effective as of the next Enrollment Date. All sums credited to a
Participant's payroll deduction account shall be distributed to such Participant
without interest as soon as administratively feasible after withdrawal has
become effective. An Employee who has withdrawn may not return funds to the
Company and require the Company to apply those funds to the purchase of shares
of Stock. Any Eligible Employee who has withdrawn from the Plan may, however,
enroll in the Plan again on any subsequent Enrollment Date in accordance with
the provisions of Article 5.
10.2 Termination of Employment. Participation in the Plan shall
terminate immediately when a Participant ceases to be employed by the Company
for any reason whatsoever (including death or disability) or otherwise becomes
ineligible to participate in the Plan. Stock will not be purchased for any
Employee who is not a Participant in the Plan on the Purchase Date. As soon as
administratively feasible after an Employee's participation terminates, the
Company shall pay to the Employee or his or her beneficiary or legal
representative all amounts credited to the Employee's payroll deduction account.
10.3 Leave of Absence. Unless a Participant has voluntarily withdrawn
from the Plan and such withdrawal is effective prior to the Purchase Date,
shares of Stock will be purchased for that Participant's investment account on
the Purchase Date next following commencement of a leave of absence by such
Participant. Participation in the Plan shall terminate immediately after the
purchase of shares on such Purchase Date, however, unless:
(a) the leave of absence is of less than 90 days duration and
is due to illness, injury, military service or other reason approved by the
Administrator; or
(b) the Participant's right to reemployment after such leave
is guaranteed by contract or statute.
ARTICLE 11 - BENEFICIARIES
11.1 Designation of Beneficiary. Each Participant may designate one or
more beneficiaries for amounts credited to such Participant's payroll deduction
account in the event of death and may, in his or her sole discretion, change
such designation at any time. Any such designation shall be effective upon
receipt by the Company and shall control over any disposition by will or
otherwise.
11.2 Distribution Upon Death. As soon as administratively feasible
after the death of a Participant, amounts credited to his or her payroll
deduction account shall be paid in cash to the designated beneficiaries or, in
the absence of a designation, to the executor,
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administrator or other legal representative of the Participant's estate. Such
payment shall relieve the Company of further liability with respect to the Plan
on account of the deceased Participant. If more than one beneficiary is
designated, each beneficiary shall receive an equal portion of the payroll
deduction account unless the Participant has given express contrary
instructions.
ARTICLE 12 - ASSIGNMENT
The rights of a Participant under the Plan shall not be assigned by
such Participant, by operation of law, or otherwise. No Participant may create a
lien on any funds, securities, rights or other property held by the Company for
the account of the Participant under the Plan, except to the extent that there
has been a designation of beneficiaries in accordance with the Plan, and except
to the extent permitted by the laws of descent and distribution if beneficiaries
have not been designated. A Participant's right to purchase shares of Stock
under the Plan shall be exercisable only during the Participant's lifetime and
only by him or her, except that a Participant may direct the Company in the
enrollment form to issue share certificates to the Participant jointly with one
or more other persons with right of survivorship or as community property, or to
certain forms of trusts approved by the Administrator.
ARTICLE 13 - COSTS
All costs and expenses incurred in administering the Plan shall be paid
by the Company, except that any stamp duties or transfer taxes applicable to
participation in the Plan (including purchase of Stock) may be charged to the
payroll deduction account of such Participant by the Company. Any brokerage fees
for the purchase of shares by a Participant shall be paid by the Company, but
brokerage fees for the resale of shares of Stock by a Participant shall be borne
by the Participant.
ARTICLE 14 - EQUAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
All Eligible Employees shall have equal rights and privileges with
respect to the Plan so that the Plan qualifies as an "employee stock purchase
plan" within the meaning of Code Section 423 and the related regulations. Any
provision of the Plan which is inconsistent with Section 423 or any successor
provision of the Code shall without further act or amendment by the Company or
the Board be reformed to comply with the requirements of Section 423. This
Article 14 shall take precedence over all other provisions in the Plan.
ARTICLE 15 - STOCK PURCHASE COMMITTEE
15.1 Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Stock
Purchase Committee (the "Committee").
15.2 Appointment of Committee Members. The Committee shall consist of
three or more ILC directors appointed by the Board in accordance with Rule 16b-3
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as in effect from time to time. The
Board may from time to time remove members from, or add members to, the
Committee, provided that at all times the Committee shall have at least three
members. Vacancies on the Committee, howsoever caused, shall be filled by the
Board.
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15.3 Committee Rules. The Committee shall elect one of its members as
chairman, and shall hold meetings at such times and places as it may determine.
Acts taken or approved by a majority of the Committee at a meeting at which a
quorum is present, or acts reduced to and approved in writing by a majority of
the members of the Committee shall be the valid acts of the Committee.
15.4 Interpretation of the Plan. Subject to the express provisions of
the Plan, to the overall supervision of the Board and to the limitations of Code
Section 423 or any successor provision, the Committee may administer and
interpret the Plan in any manner it believes to be desirable, and any such
interpretation shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and all
participants.
15.5 Outside Advice or Assistance. The Committee may request advice or
assistance or employ such other persons as are necessary for proper
administration of the Plan.
15.6 Liability. No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable
for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan.
15.7 Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of
indemnification as they may have as directors or as members of the Committee,
the members of the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against the
reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees actually and necessarily incurred
in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in
connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party
by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the
Plan or any option granted thereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in
settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal
counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment
in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters to which
it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such Committee
member is liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her
duties; provided that within 60 days after institution of any such action, suit
or proceeding a Committee member shall in writing offer the Company the
opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same.
ARTICLE 16 - MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
16.1 Amendment. The Board may amend, alter or terminate the Plan at any
time; provided, however, no amendment shall be effective unless within one year
after it is adopted by the Board it is approved by the holders of a majority of
the voting power of ILC's outstanding shares, if such amendment would:
(a) increase or decrease the number of shares to be reserved
under the Plan (other than as provided in Article 18);
(b) change the percentage of the fair market value of a share
of Stock used in the determination of the Purchase Price;
(c) materially increase the benefits accruing to persons
eligible to participate in the Plan; or
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(d) materially change the standards of eligibility for
participation in the Plan.
16.2 Limitation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, rights granted before
amendment or termination of the Plan will not be altered or impaired by any
amendment or termination of the Plan without the consent of the person to whom
such rights have been granted.
16.3 Return of Payroll Deductions. Upon termination of the Plan, all
funds contributed to the Plan that have not been used to purchase shares shall
be returned to the Participants as soon as administratively feasible.
16.4 Oversubscription. If at any time the number of shares of Stock
subject to options under the Plan and to become subject to options on the next
Grant Date exceeds the number of shares available under the Plan, then the
number of shares of Stock which may be purchased under the options to be granted
on the next Grant Date shall be reduced proportionately to the extent of the
excess. Any funds that cannot be applied to the purchase of shares due to
oversubscription shall be refunded to Participants as soon as administratively
feasible.
16.5 Time of Termination. Unless sooner terminated, the Plan and all
rights of Employees hereunder shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal year
ending in 2010.
ARTICLE 17 - EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN
The Plan shall become effective on the later of:
(a) the date on which the holders of a majority of the voting
power of all outstanding shares of ILC approve the Plan;
(b) the date a registration statement on Form S-8 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, has been filed covering the shares reserved
pursuant to Article 3 hereof.
Such date shall thereafter be inserted by the Company at this place in the Plan:
February 14, 1985.
ARTICLE 18 - ADJUSTMENTS OF NUMBER OF SHARES
In the event of any reorganization, recapitalization, stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, merger,
consolidation, offering of rights or other similar change in the capital
structure of ILC, the Board may make such adjustment, if any, as it deems
appropriate in the number, kind and purchase price of the shares available for
purchase under the Plan and in the maximum number of shares subject to any
option under the Plan, subject to the limitations of Code Section 423.
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ARTICLE 19 - GOVERNMENT AND OTHER REGULATIONS
The Plan and the Company's obligation to sell and deliver shares under
the Plan shall be subject to all applicable federal, state and foreign laws,
rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental
agency as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be required.
ARTICLE 20 - APPLICABLE LAW
The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Plan shall be
governed by the laws of the State of California, except as federal law preempts
such matters.
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APPENDIX C
ILC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
399 Java Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors of
ILC Technology, Inc. for use at the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, February 12, 1997
The undersigned hereby appoints HENRY C. BAUMGARTNER, RONALD E.
FREDIANELLI, and each of them, as Proxies, with the powers the undersigned would
have if personally present and with power to appoint his substitute, and hereby
authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated below, all the shares of
ILC Technology, Inc. held of record by the undersigned on December 16, 1996, at
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, February 12, 1997,
at 2:00 p.m. local time at 399 Java Drive, Sunnyvale, California, or any
adjournment or postponement thereof, upon all subjects which may come before the
meeting including the matters described in the Proxy Statement furnished
herewith. The shares represented by this proxy shall be voted in the following
manner.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS:
|_| FOR all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary)
|_| WITHHOLD authority for all nominees listed below
If you wish to withold authority to vote for any individual nominee, stirke
a line through that nominee's name in the list below:
Henry C. Baumgartner, Richard D. Capra, Harrison H. Augur, Arthur L. Schawlow
2. FOR |_| AGAINST |_| WITHHOLD |_|
Proposal to approve an amendment to the 1992 Stock Option Plan to increase
the number of shares reserved for issuance.
3. FOR |_| AGAINST |_| WITHHOLD |_|
Proposal to approve an amendment to the 1985 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to
increase the number of shares reserved for issuance.
(Continued and to be signed on reverse side)
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4. FOR |_| AGAINST |_| WITHHOLD |_|
Proposal to ratify the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP, as the Independent
Public Accountants of the Company for fiscal 1997
When properly executed and returned to the Company, this Proxy will be voted in
the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is
made, this Proxy will be voted for each of the nominees for director, for
Proposals 2, 3 and 4 and at the discretion of the proxy holders upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting. If any shareholder gives
notice of intention to cumulate votes for the election of directors, this Proxy
may be voted on a cumulative voting basis. In the event that any nominee for
director is unable or declines to serve as a director, this Proxy will be voted
for any nominee who shall be designated by the present board of directors.
Please sign exactly as name appears below.
When shares are held by joint tenants,
both should sign. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee
or guardian, give full title as such. If a
corporation, sign in full corporate name
by President or other authorized officer.
If a partnership, sign in partnership name
by authorized person.
Dated: ____________________________, 1997
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(Signature)
__________________________________________
(Signature If Held Jointly)
Please vote, sign, date and return this
proxy card promptly using the enclosed
envelope.
