SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
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and Exchange Act of 1934
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CALIFORNIA AMPLIFIER, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
CALIFORNIA AMPLIFIER, INC.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement)
Payment of Filing Fee:
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CALIFORNIA AMPLIFIER, INC.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
to be held July 14, 2000
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To the Stockholders of CALIFORNIA AMPLIFIER, INC.:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of California Amplifier, Inc. will be held at
the Radisson Hotel Oxnard, 600 East Esplanade Drive, Oxnard, California 93030,
on Friday, July 14, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. local time, for the purpose of
considering and acting upon the following proposals:
1. To elect five directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
and any postponements or adjournments thereof.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on May 15, 2000 as the
record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to
vote at the meeting. A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting will be open to examination by any stockholder for any purposes related
to the Annual Meeting, during normal business hours, from July 4, 2000 until
July 14, 2000 at the Company's executive offices located at 460 Calle San Pablo,
Camarillo, California 93012.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Michael R. Ferron
Corporate Secretary
Camarillo, California
June 16, 2000
STOCKHOLDERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON. WHETHER YOU
PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU ARE EARNESTLY REQUESTED TO SIGN, DATE AND RETURN
THE ENCLOSED PROXY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SHARES ARE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
STOCKHOLDERS MAY VOTE IN PERSON IF THEY ATTEND THE MEETING EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE
EXECUTED AND RETURNED A PROXY.
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CALIFORNIA AMPLIFIER, INC.
Corporate Headquarters: Place of Meeting:
460 Calle San Pablo Radisson Hotel
Camarillo, CA 93012 600 East Esplanade Drive
Oxnard, CA 93030
Telephone: (805) 987-9000
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PROXY STATEMENT
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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
July 14, 2000
Approximate date of mailing: June 16, 2000
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the
Board of Directors of California Amplifier, Inc. (the "Company" or "California
Amplifier") of proxies for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
California Amplifier (the "Annual Meeting") to be held on Friday, July 14, 2000
at 10:00 a.m. local time or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
VOTING RIGHTS
Stockholders of record of California Amplifier as of the close of business on
May 15, 2000 have the right to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual
Meeting. On May 15, 2000, California Amplifier had issued and outstanding
13,234,322 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"),
the only class of voting securities outstanding.
Each stockholder of record as of the record date will be entitled to one vote
for each share of Common Stock held as of the record date. The presence at the
Annual Meeting in person or by proxy of a majority of the shares of Common Stock
outstanding as of the record date will constitute a quorum for transacting
business. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted for purposes of
determining the presence of a quorum for transaction of business. With regard to
election of directors, votes may be cast in favor or withheld; votes that are
withheld will be excluded entirely from the vote and will have no effect.
Abstentions may be specified on proposals other than the election of directors,
and will be counted as present for purposes of the item on which the abstention
is noted, and therefore counted in the tabulation of the votes cast on a
proposal with the effect of a negative vote. Under applicable Delaware law,
broker non-votes are not counted for purposes of determining the votes cast on a
proposal.
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PERSONS MAKING THE SOLICITATION
The Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company. The
only solicitation materials to be sent to stockholders will be this Proxy
Statement and the accompanying Proxy. The Board of Directors does not intend to
use specially engaged employees or paid solicitors. The Board of Directors also
intends to solicit the Proxies held on behalf of stockholders by brokers,
dealers, banks and voting trustees, or their nominees. The Company will pay all
reasonable expenses by such holders for mailing the solicitation material to the
stockholders for whom they hold shares. All solicitation expenses are being paid
by the Company.
TERMS OF THE PROXY
The enclosed Proxy indicates the matters to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting
and provides a box to be marked to indicate the manner in which the
stockholder's shares are to be voted with respect to such matters. By
appropriately marking the boxes, a stockholder may specify, with respect to the
election of directors, whether the Proxy holder shall vote for or be without
authority to vote on any or all candidates. The Proxy also confers upon the
holders thereof discretionary voting authority with respect to such other
business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
Where a stockholder has appropriately directed how the Proxy is to be voted, the
shares will be voted in accordance with the stockholder's direction. In the
absence of instructions, shares represented by valid Proxies will be voted in
favor of the nominees for director and all proposals set forth in the Notice of
Meeting and this Proxy Statement. If any other matters are properly presented at
the Annual Meeting, the persons named in the Proxy will vote or refrain from
voting in accordance with their best judgment. A Proxy may be revoked at any
time prior to its exercise by giving written notice of the revocation thereof to
the Corporate Secretary of the Company or by filing a duly executed Proxy
bearing a later date. Stockholders may also vote in person if they attend the
Annual Meeting even though they have executed and returned a Proxy.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of
the Company's Common Stock as of May 15, 2000 by (i) each person or entity who
is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company's Common
Stock, (ii) each director and nominee for director, (iii) each executive officer
appearing in the Summary Compensation Table appearing elsewhere in this Proxy
Statement and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. The Company
knows of no agreements among its stockholders that relate to voting or
investment power over its Common Stock:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name of Beneficial Owner (1) : Shares Beneficially Owned (2): Percent (3)
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<S> <C> <C>
Ira Coron, Chairman of the Board
of Directors 86,600 *
Fred Sturm, Chief Executive Officer,
President, and Director 37,500 *
Philip Cox, Vice President,
Wireless Products 15,000 *
Michael R. Ferron, Vice President,
Finance, Chief Financial Officer
and Corporate Secretary 0 *
Robert Hannah, Vice President,
Satellite Products 81,250 *
Kris Kelkar, Vice President,
Voice and Data Products 104,600 *
Arthur H. Hausman, Director 53,210 *
William E. McKenna, Director 62,800 *
Frank Perna, Jr. 0 *
Thomas L. Ringer, Director 27,000 *
All directors and executive officers
as a group (ten persons) 487,960 3.6%
FMR Corp. 866,220 6.4%
* Less than 1.0% ownership
<FN>
(1) The address of each Messrs. Coron, Sturm, Cox, Ferron, Hannah, Kelkar,
Hausman, McKenna, Perna, Jr., and Ringer is 460 Calle San Pablo,
Camarillo, California 93012.
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(2)Includes shares purchasable upon exercise of exercisable stock options as of
May 15, 2000 or within 60 days thereafter, but excludes shares purchasable
upon exercise of stock options which are not exercisable as of May 15, 2000
or within 60 days thereafter:
Exercisable Unexercisable
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Ira Coron 0 8,000
Fred Sturm 37,500 152,500
Philip Cox 15,000 55,000
Michael R. Ferron 0 60,000
Robert Hannah 80,000 60,000
Kris Kelkar 102,500 57,500
Arthur H Hausman 48,000 8,000
William E. McKenna 0 8,000
Thomas L. Ringer 24,000 8,000
(3)For the purposes of determining the percentage of outstanding Common Stock
held by the persons set forth in the table, the number of shares is divided
by the sum of the number of outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock
on May 15, 2000 (13,234,322 shares), plus the number of shares of Common
Stock subject to options exercisable currently or within 60 days of May 15,
2000 by such persons.
(4)This information is based solely on disclosure from FMR Corp., which states
that these shares were beneficially owned as of May 15, 2000.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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PROPOSAL No. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
A board of five directors will be elected at the Annual Meeting. It is intended
that each Proxy, unless otherwise specified, will be voted for the election to
the Board of Directors of each of the five nominees set forth below. Directors
shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of shares present in person or
represented by proxy at the meeting. The term of office of each person elected
as director will continue until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or
until his successor has been elected and qualified.
In the event that any of the nominees for directors listed below should become
unavailable for election for any currently unforeseen reason, the persons named
in the accompanying Proxy have the right to use their discretion to vote for
such other person as may be determined by the holders of such proxies. To the
best of the Company's knowledge, all nominees are and will be available to
serve.
The following table sets forth the name and age of each nominee for director,
the calendar year each was first elected as a director and the positions each
currently holds with the Company:
Capacities in Director
Name Age Which Served Since
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Ira Coron 71 Chairman of the Board
of Directors 1994
Fred Sturm 42 Chief Executive Officer,
President, and Director 1997
Arthur H. Hausman 76 Director 1987
Frank Perna, Jr. 62 Director 2000
Thomas L. Ringer 68 Director 1996
Ira Coron has been Chairman of the Board for California Amplifier, Inc. since
March of 1994, and in addition was the Chief Executive Officer until 1997 but
remained an executive officer of the Company until February 1999. From 1989 to
1994 he was an independent management consultant to several companies and
venture capital firms. He retired from TRW, Inc., after serving in numerous
senior management positions from June 1967 to July 1989 among which was Vice
President and General Manager of TRW's Electronic Components Group. He also
serves on the Board of Directors of CMC Industries, Inc., and is a member of the
Executive Committee of the Wireless Communications Association.
Fred M. Sturm was appointed Chief Executive Officer, President and Director in
August 1997. Prior to joining the Company, from 1990 to 1997, Mr. Sturm was
President of Chloride Power Systems (USA), and Managing Director of Chloride
Safety, Security, and Power Conversion (UK), both of which are part of Chloride
Group, PLC (LSE: CHLD). From 1979 to 1990, he held a variety of general
management positions with M/A-Com and TRW Electronics, which served RF and
microwave markets.
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Arthur H. Hausman has been a director of the Company since 1987. Mr. Hausman is
Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Ampex Corporation. He served as Chairman of
the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Ampex, having been with
Ampex for 27 years until his retirement in 1988. He currently serves as a
director of Drexler Technology Corporation, California Microwave, Inc., and
director emeritus of TCI, Inc. He was appointed by President Reagan to the
President's Export Council, to the Council's Executive Committee and to the
Chairmanship of the Export Administration Subordinate Committee of the Council
for the period 1985 to 1989.
Frank Perna, Jr. has been a director since May 2000. From 1990 to 1993, Mr.
Perna was Chief Executive Officer of MagneTek. From 1994 to 1998 Mr. Perna was
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EOS Corporation, and from 1998 to the
present as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MSC Software. Mr. Perna also
serves as Chairman of the Board of Software.com, as a director of Intelllisys,
and on the board of Trustees of Kettering University.
Thomas L. Ringer has been a director of the Company since August 1996.
Since 1990, Mr. Ringer has been actively involved as a member of the boards of
directors for various companies. Mr. Ringer is currently Chairman of Wedbush
Morgan Securities, Inc., Chairman of M.S. Aerospace, Inc., Chairman of Document
Sciences Corporation, Chairman of Aquatec Water Systems, and Chairman of the
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Prior to 1990, Mr. Ringer served as
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Recognition Equipment, Inc.,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Systems of America, Inc., and
President and Chief Executive Officer of Computer Machinery Corporation.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Board of Directors has delegated certain of its authority to two
committees: the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. The Audit
Committee is composed of Messrs. McKenna and Ringer, with Mr. McKenna serving as
Chairman. The Compensation Committee is composed of Messrs. Hausman and McKenna
with Mr. Hausman serving as Chairman. No member of either committee is a former
or current officer or employee of the Company. Subsequent to the election of
directors as proposed herein and the retirement of Mr. McKenna as a director on
July 14, 2000, Mr. Hausman, Mr. Perna, and Mr. Ringer will serve as Audit
Committee members, and Mr. Coron and Mr. Hausman will serve as Compensation
Committee members.
The primary function of the Audit Committee is to review and approve the scope
of audit procedures performed by the Company's independent auditors, to review
the audit reports rendered by the Company's independent auditors, to monitor the
internal control environment within the Company, and to approve the audit fee
and other services charged by the independent auditors. The Audit Committee
reports to the Board of Directors with respect to such matters and makes
recommendations with respect to its findings.
The primary function of the Compensation Committee is to monitor the performance
and compensation of executive officers and other key employees, and to
administer the Company's Stock Option Plan. The Compensation Committee reports
to the Board of Directors and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors
for compensation, incentive and discretionary bonuses, and stock option grants.
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BOARD OF DIRECTOR AND COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE
In fiscal year 2000 the Board of Directors held ten meetings, the Compensation
Committee held twelve meetings, and the Audit Committee held two meetings. All
directors attended more than 75% of the aggregate of board and committee
meetings held during fiscal year 2000, or which were held while such director
held office.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Each non-employee director received a monthly fee of $1,250 for serving on the
Board, plus out-of-pocket expenses for attending meetings. In addition, each
non-employee director receives an automatic grant of 8,000 non-qualified stock
options each year under the terms of the Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan.
Directors who are also executive officers of the Company receive no additional
compensation for their services as director.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ALL FIVE NOMINEES
LISTED ABOVE.
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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
As members of the Compensation Committee it is our duty to monitor the
performance and compensation of executive officers and other key employees, to
review compensation plans, including bonuses, and to administer the Company's
stock option plans. The Company's executive compensation program is designed to
attract, motivate and retain the executive talent needed to enhance stockholder
value in a competitive environment. The fundamental philosophy is to relate the
amount of compensation "at risk" for an executive directly to his or her
contribution to the Company's success in achieving superior performance
objectives and to the overall success of the Company. The Company's executive
and key employee compensation program consists of a base salary component, a
component providing the potential for an annual bonus based on overall Company
performance, and a component providing the opportunity to earn stock options
that focus the executives on building stockholder value through meeting
longer-term financial and strategic goals.
BASE SALARY
Base salary is designed to be consistent with comparable electronic
manufacturing companies. For this purpose, this Committee utilizes the wage and
salary surveys of the American Electronic Association. The Company generally
attempts to place its executives' base salaries at the top 75% of companies of
similar size in these surveys. In addition to the surveys, annual performance
reviews and the Company's financial performance are determining factors for an
individual's salary increase.
THE EXECUTIVE AND KEY EMPLOYEE BONUS PROGRAM
The Executive and Key Employee Bonus Program is designed to reward Company
executives and key employees for their contributions to corporate objectives.
Each eligible employee's award is expressed as a percentage of the participant's
base salary, which is determined by the same surveys used to establish base
salaries, as described above. The Compensation Committee re-evaluates the
Company's operating plan each fiscal year to ensure plan goals and proposed
bonuses are properly correlated.
During each fiscal year a bonus pool is generated as the Company achieves the
operating plan which was established at the beginning of the fiscal year.
Bonuses from this pool are paid to key employees based upon the Company's
achievement of specific performance objectives relating to their respective
functional areas. Among the objectives are sales, gross margins, manufacturing
productivity, expense levels, operating profits, financial ratios, and other
quantifiable objectives consistent with the Company's growth objectives. Target
bonuses range from 10% to 30% of an employee's base salary depending upon his or
her influence on achieving the established performance objectives. Actual
bonuses will vary depending upon the Company achieving certain income levels and
the employee's contribution to the achievement of his or her performance
objectives. The employee percentages will also be adjusted upward or downward as
the Company's actual income before tax exceeds or falls short of plan earnings.
In fiscal year 1999, no executives or members of senior management were awarded
any bonuses because the actual income before tax was below the plan earnings for
the year.
The Compensation Committee may recommend to the Board of Directors for approval
the awarding of discretionary bonuses to certain employees even though the
profit objectives established under the bonus plan were not achieved. No
discretionary bonus awards were awarded to executive officers for fiscal year
2000.
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STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan authorizes the granting of options to
purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock to officers and key employees of
the Company and its subsidiaries. The Option Plan is designed to:
|X| Encourage and create ownership of the Company's Common Stock.
|X| Link the officers' or key employees' financial success to that of the
stockholders.
|X|Focus attention on building stockholder value by balancing short-term and
long-term decision making, and meeting longer-term financial and strategic
goals.
|X|Ensure broad-based participation of key employees in achieving Company
sales, profit, and financial objectives.
Option grants are based upon various subjective factors for, among other things,
hiring of employees, job responsibility and authority, performance, and prior
grants.
The Committee granted only non-qualified stock options to employees during
fiscal year 2000.
COMPENSATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The Chief Executive base salary, incentive bonus, and stock option grants are
based upon the top 75% of salaries for Chief Executive Officers of companies of
similar size as the Company as reported in the surveys referred to above.
Mr. Sturm's salary for fiscal year 2000 was $227,277, and a bonus of $228,800
was paid to Mr. Sturm because the Company's profit objectives were exceeded. In
fiscal year 2000 Mr. Sturm was granted options to purchase 50,000 shares of
Common Stock under the 1999 Stock Option Plan.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Arthur H. Hausman
William E. McKenna
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth the annual and long-term compensation for
services in all capacities to the Company for each of the three fiscal years in
the period ended February 26, 2000 of (i) the Chief Executive Officer and (ii)
the four most highly compensated executive officers:
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<CAPTION>
Long Term
Compensation
Awards
Stock
Name and Fiscal Annual Compensation Option All Other
Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Grants(1) Compensation(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Fred M. Sturm 2000 $227,277 $228,800 50,000 $ 5,476
Chief Executive Officer 1999 $220,000 $ 0 30,000 $ 5,298
and President 1998 $112,405 $ 0 120,000 $ 92,408
Philip Cox 2000 $156,100 $ 72,758 20,000 $ 7,249
Vice President, 1999 $150,000 $ 0 --- $ 6,625
Wireless Products 1998 $150,691 $ 0 50,000 $ 5,523
Michael R. Ferron 2000 $153,920 $123,136 20,000 $ 5,628
Vice President, Finance, 1999 $148,000 $ 0 25,000 $ 4,942
Chief Financial Officer 1998 $148,502 $ 0 30,000 $ 4,925
and Corporate Secretary
Robert Hannah 2000 $145,600 $109,200 20,000 $ 4,651
Vice President, 1999 $140,000 $ 0 --- $ 4,480
Satellite Products 1998 $130,078 $ 0 55,000 $ 3,960
Kris Kelkar 2000 $145,600 $ 67,908 20,000 $ 4,598
Vice President, Wireless 1999 $140,000 $ 0 --- $ 4,469
Access Products 1998 $131,849 $ 0 45,000 $ 4,107
<FN>
(1) Mr. Cox, Mr. Kelkar and Mr. Hannah were granted options as part of the
fiscal year 1998 annual grant in March 1997, and also in January 1998 when
the Company was reorganized into three business units as each was
appointed to direct one of the business units. As a result, the number of
option grants reflected for each of the individuals in fiscal year 1998
relates to two option grants. Since each received a grant in January 1998,
they did not receive a fiscal year 1999 grant in March 1998, as did the
other executive officers.
(2) Includes Company matching of employee contributions pursuant to the
Company's 401-K plan, and premiums paid by the Company for additional life
insurance benefits and amounts paid to individuals in connection with
joining California Amplifier. Mr. Sturm was paid $91,363 in fiscal year
1998 relating to expenses for his relocation from England, and bonuses
forfeited at his prior employment.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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OPTIONS GRANT TABLE
The following table sets forth information on grants of stock options pursuant
to the Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan during the year ended February 26, 2000
to the executive officers included in the Summary Compensation Table:
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<CAPTION>
Potential
Realizable Value
% of Total Exercise at Assumed Annual Rate
Options Granted or Base of Stock Price Appreciation
Options to Employees in Price Expiration for Option Term (2)
Name Granted Fiscal Year ($/share) Date (1) 5% 10%
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Fred Sturm 50,000 7% $1.75 3/1/2009 $55,000 $139,500
Philip Cox 20,000 2.8% $1.75 3/1/2009 $22,000 $55,600
Michael Ferron 20,000 2.8% $1.75 3/1/2009 $22,000 $55,600
Robert Hannah 20,000 2.8% $1.75 3/1/2009 $22,000 $55,600
Kris Kelkar 20,000 2.8% $1.75 3/1/2009 $22,000 $55,600
<FN>
(1)Options become exercisable at the expiration of one year from the date of
grant of the option at a rate of 25% per year, and have an option term of ten
years.
(2)The potential realizable value is based upon the option term of ten years. It
is calculated assuming both a 5% and a 10% annual increase in the stock value
from the date and price of the option grant, and that the option is exercised
on the last day of the option period (expiration date). There can be no
assurances, however, that such future stock annual appreciation percentage
values can be achieved.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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OPTION EXERCISES AND FISCAL YEAR-END VALUE TABLE
The following table sets forth information as to options exercised during the
year ended February 26, 2000 and options held at February 26, 2000, by executive
officers named in the Summary Compensation Table as set forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number Number of Securities
of Shares Underlying Unexercised Value of Unexercised
Acquired on Value Options Held In-The-Money Options (3)
Name Exercise Realized(1) Exercisable(2) Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Fred Sturm 50,000 $1,054,900 37,500 152,500 $1,227,075 $3,641,325
Philip Cox 30,000 824,212 15,000 55,000 495,763 1,311,575
Michael R. Ferron 165,000 1,885,475 20,000 60,000 651,450 1,152,650
Robert Hannah 0 0 80,000 60,000 2,569,475 1,160,275
Kris Kelkar 60,000 1,124,575 102,500 57,500 2,842,025 1,081,225
<FN>
(1)Value realized is the difference between the option exercise price and the
closing stock price on the date of exercise.
(2)Exercisable options include options which are considered exercisable for the
"Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" table on
page 3 of this Proxy Statement.
(3)The value of in-the-money options is computed by multiplying the number of
in-the-money options by the difference between the option exercise prices and
closing stock price at February 26, 2000 of $35.50. In-the-money options are
options whose exercise price is less than $35.50 per share.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph and table compares the Company's stock performance to three
stock indexes over a five-year period assuming a $100 investment was made on the
first day of fiscal year 1995.
[GRAPH]
Years Ended 2/28 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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(in dollars)
California Amplifier, Inc. 100 718 166 85 56 1092
NASDAQ Stock Market 100 139 166 227 295 601
NASDAQ Electronic Components 100 147 258 318 399 1168
NASDAQ Telecommunications 100 132 127 217 354 592
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COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Under the securities laws of the United States, the Company's directors, its
executive officers, and any persons holding more than ten percent of the
Company's Common Stock are required to report their initial ownership of the
Company's Common Stock and any subsequent changes in that ownership to the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities
Dealers and the Company. Specific due dates for these reports have been
established and the Company is required to disclose in this proxy statement any
failure to file, or late filing, of such reports with respect to the period
ended February 26, 2000. Based solely upon a review of reports delivered to the
Company during this period, all of these filing requirements were satisfied on a
timely basis.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Company has adopted a policy pursuant to which material transactions between
the Company and its executive officers, directors, nominees for election as
directors, and principal stockholders (i.e., stockholders owning beneficially 5%
or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company) and members of
immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, shall be submitted to the
Board of Directors for approval by a disinterested majority of the directors
voting with respect to the transaction. For this purpose, a transaction is
deemed material if such transaction, alone or together with a series of similar
transactions during the same fiscal year, involves an amount which exceeds
$60,000.
No such transactions occurred during the year ended February 26, 2000 other than
those described elsewhere herein.
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Arthur Andersen LLP acted as the independent public accountants for the Company
during the fiscal year ended February 26, 2000. Representatives of that firm are
expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and have the opportunity to make a
statement if they desire to do so, and are expected to be available to respond
to appropriate questions. The Company has selected Arthur Andersen LLP as the
Company's independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending March 3,
2001.
ANNUAL REPORT
The Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended February 26, 2000 is
being sent to all stockholders with this Proxy Statement. The Annual Report to
Stockholders does not form any part of the material for the solicitation of any
Proxy.
A COPY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 26, 2000 AS
FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WITHOUT EXHIBITS, IS
AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE TO ANY STOCKHOLDER OF THE COMPANY UPON WRITTEN REQUEST
TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY, CALIFORNIA AMPLIFIER, INC., 460 CALLE SAN PABLO,
CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA 93012.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
The Bylaws of the Company provide that at any meeting of the stockholders only
such business shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the meeting
by or at the discretion of the Board of Directors or by any stockholder of the
Company who gives written notice (in the form required by the Bylaws) of such
business in writing to the Corporate Secretary of the Company not less than
sixty days in advance of such meeting or, if later, the seventh day following
the first public announcement of the date of such meeting. The Bylaws also
provide that only such nominations for the election of directors may be
considered as are made by the Board of Directors, or by any stockholder entitled
to vote in the election of directors who provides written notice (in the form
required by the Bylaws) of such stockholder's intent to make such nomination to
the Corporate Secretary of the Company not later than sixty days in advance of
such meeting or, if later, the seventh day following the first public
announcement of the date of such meeting.
Stockholders who intend to submit proposals for inclusion in the Proxy Statement
relating to the year ending March 3, 2001 must do so by sending the proposal and
supporting statements, if any, to the Company no later than February 15, 2001.
Such proposals should be sent to the attention of the Corporate Secretary,
California Amplifier, Inc., 460 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo, California 93012.
OTHER MATTERS
Except for the matters described herein, management does not intend to present
any matter for action at the Annual Meeting and knows of no matter to be
presented at such meeting that is a proper subject for action by the
stockholders. However, if any other matters should properly come before the
Annual Meeting, it is intended that votes will be cast pursuant to the authority
granted by the enclosed Proxy in accordance with the best judgment of the person
or person(s) acting under the Proxy.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Michael R. Ferron
Corporate Secretary
Camarillo, California
June 16, 2000
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CALIFORNIA AMPLIFIER, INC.
460 Calle San Pablo
Camarillo, California 93012
PROXY FOR 2000 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JULY 14, 2000
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CALIFORNIA
AMPLIFIER, INC.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and the accompanying Proxy Statement for the 2000 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, revoking all prior proxies, hereby appoints Fred M. Sturm and
Michael R. Ferron, and each of them, as Proxies, each with the power to appoint
his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote as
designated on the reverse side, all the shares of Common Stock of California
Amplifier, Inc. (the "Company") held of record by the undersigned on May 15,
2000 at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on July 14, 2000 and any
postponements or adjournments thereof.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY, USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS
INDICATED; HOWEVER, IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN
FAVOR OF THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR LISTED, AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES
ON ALL SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE SUCH MEETING.
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THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY
THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR LISTED BELOW, AND IN THE DISCRETION
OF THE PROXIES ON MATTERS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 2.
1. Election of Directors: Ira Coron, Fred M. Sturm, Thomas L. Ringer, Frank
Perna, Jr., and Arthur H. Hausman
FOR all Nominees listed (except as noted to the contrary below) |_|
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all Nominees listed above |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee,
write that nominee's name in the space provided below)
2. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before such meeting and any and all
postponements or adjournments thereof.
Do you plan to attend the meeting: Yes No
Dated:
Signature:
Title:
Signature if held jointly:
Please sign exactly as the name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint
tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give your full title as such. If a corporation,
please sign in full corporate name by the president or other authorized officer.
If a partnership, please sign in the partnership's name by an authorized person.
