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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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XILINX, INC.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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Notes:
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[LOGO OF XILINX]
June 23, 1997
To Xilinx Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held on August 7, 1997, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hyatt Sainte Claire Hotel,
302 South Market Street, San Jose, California.
At this year's meeting, in addition to the election of directors and
ratification of independent auditors, we are seeking stockholder approval of a
new 1997 Stock Plan and a 1,000,000 share increase in shares issuable under
our 1990 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan. Because these employee plans
disperse equity ownership broadly among the Company's employees, we believe
that they are effective tools for aligning the interests of the employees with
those of the Company. When the Company performs well, the employees are
rewarded along with other stockholders.
Stockholder approval also is requested for an increase in the authorized
number of shares of Common Stock of the Company. We believe such an increase
is in the best interest of the Company as it provides a reserve of shares
available for future issuance as various business needs and opportunities
arise, including financings, establishing strategic relationships with
corporate partners, providing equity incentives to employees, consultants,
officers or directors or effecting stock splits in the form of stock
dividends.
At the meeting, we will also report on the operations of the Company, and
you will have an opportunity to ask questions. Whether or not you plan to
attend, please take a few minutes now to sign, date and return your proxy in
the enclosed postage-paid envelope so that your shares will be represented.
Thank you for your continuing interest in Xilinx.
Very truly yours,
/s/ WILLEM P. ROELANDTS
Willem P. Roelandts
Chief Executive Officer
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[LOGO OF XILINX]
XILINX, INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
AUGUST 7, 1997
To The Stockholders:
Notice Is Hereby Given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Xilinx,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), will be held on Thursday, August
7, 1997 at 11:00 a.m., local time, at the Hyatt Sainte Claire Hotel, 302 South
Market Street, San Jose, California, for the following purposes:
1. To elect five directors to serve for the ensuing year or until their
successors are duly elected and qualified.
2. To ratify and approve the Company's 1997 Stock Plan.
3. To ratify and approve an amendment to the Company's 1990 Employee
Qualified Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for
issuance thereunder by 1,000,000 shares.
4. To ratify and approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock
of the Company from 200,000,000 to 300,000,000 shares.
5. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors
of the Company for the fiscal year ending March 28, 1998.
6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy
Statement accompanying this Notice.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on June 9, 1997 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person.
However, to ensure your representation at the meeting, you are urged to mark,
sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card as promptly as possible in the
postage-prepaid envelope enclosed for that purpose. Any stockholder attending
the meeting may vote in person even if he or she returned a proxy.
For the Board of Directors
/s/ROBERT C. HINCKLEY
Robert C. Hinckley
Vice President of Strategic Plans
and Programs, and Secretary
San Jose, California
June 23, 1997
IMPORTANT: WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU ARE
REQUESTED TO COMPLETE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE
ENVELOPE PROVIDED.
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XILINX, INC.
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PROXY STATEMENT
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
The enclosed Proxy is solicited on behalf of Xilinx, Inc. (the "Company")
for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held Thursday, August 7,
1997 at 11:00 a.m. local time, or at any adjournment thereof, for the purposes
set forth herein and in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. The Annual Meeting will be held at the Hyatt Sainte Claire
Hotel, 302 South Market Street, San Jose, California.
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 2100 Logic Drive,
San Jose, California 95124. The telephone number at that location is (408)
559-7778.
These proxy solicitation materials were mailed on or about June 23, 1997 to
all stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
INFORMATION CONCERNING VOTING AND PROXY SOLICITATION
REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person
giving it at any time before its use by delivering to the Company a written
notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date or by
attending the meeting and voting in person.
VOTING AND SOLICITATION
Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock of
the Company ("Common Stock") with respect to all matters presented at the
Annual Meeting. Stockholders do not have the right to cumulate their votes in
the election of directors.
The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. The Company has
retained the services of CIC Express Service, Inc. to assist in obtaining
proxies from brokers and nominees of stockholders for the Annual Meeting. The
estimated cost of such services is approximately $4,500 plus out-of-pocket
expenses. The Company may reimburse brokerage firms and other persons
representing beneficial owners of shares for their expenses in forwarding
solicitation materials to such beneficial owners. Proxies may also be
solicited by certain of the Company's directors, officers and regular
employees, without additional compensation, personally or by telephone or
telegram.
QUORUM; ABSTENTIONS; BROKER NON-VOTES
The required quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting is
a majority of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date.
Shares that are voted "FOR," "AGAINST" or "WITHHELD" from a matter are treated
as being present at the meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum and are
also treated as votes eligible to be cast by the Common Stock present in
person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and "entitled to vote on
the subject matter" (the "Votes Cast") with respect to such matter.
While abstentions (votes "withheld") will be counted for purposes of
determining both the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of
business and the total number of Votes Cast with respect to a particular
matter other than the election of directors, broker non-votes with respect to
proposals set forth in this Proxy Statement will be counted only for purposes
of determining the presence or absence of a quorum and will not be considered
Votes Cast. Accordingly, broker non-votes will not affect the determination as
to whether the requisite majority of Votes Cast has been obtained with respect
to a particular matter.
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RECORD DATE AND SHARES OUTSTANDING
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on June 9, 1997 (the
"Record Date") are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. As
of the Record Date, [ ] shares of the Company's Common Stock were
outstanding. For information regarding holders of more than 5% of the
outstanding Common Stock, see "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
and Management." The closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the Record
Date, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market, was $[ ] per share.
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of stockholders of the Company which are intended to be presented
by such stockholders at the Company's 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must
be received by the Company no later than February 23, 1998 in order that they
may be included in the proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that
meeting.
PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
NOMINEES
A board of five directors is to be elected at the Annual Meeting. Unless
otherwise instructed, the proxy holders will vote the proxies received by them
for the Company's five nominees named below, all of whom are presently
directors of the Company. In the event that any nominee of the Company is
unable or declines to serve as a director at the time of the Annual Meeting,
the proxies will be voted for any nominee who shall be 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
term of office of each person elected as a director will continue until the
next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor has been elected
and qualified.
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DIRECTOR
NAME OF NOMINEE AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION SINCE
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<C> <C> <S> <C>
Bernard V. Vonderschmitt.... 73 Chairman of the Company's Board 1984
of Directors
Willem P. Roelandts......... 52 President and Chief Executive 1996
Officer of the Company
John L. Doyle............... 65 Consultant 1994
Philip T. Gianos............ 47 General Partner, InterWest 1985
Partners Venture Capital
William G. Howard, Jr....... 55 Consultant 1996
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Mr. Vonderschmitt was Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August
1994 to January 1996 and was President of the Company from its inception in
February 1984 to August 1994. Mr. Vonderschmitt now serves as Chairman of the
Company's Board of Directors and as a consultant to the Company. Mr.
Vonderschmitt is also a director of Chips and Technologies, Inc., Credence
Systems, Inc., International Microelectronic Products, Inc. and Sanmina
Corporation.
Mr. Roelandts has served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and as a
member of the Company's Board of Directors since January 1996. In April 1996,
he was appointed to the additional position of President of the Company. Prior
to joining the Company, Mr. Roelandts served at Hewlett-Packard Company, a
computer manufacturer, as Senior Vice President and General Manager of
Computer Systems Organizations from August 1992 through January 1996 and as
Vice President and General Manager of the Network Systems Group from December
1990 through August 1992.
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Mr. Doyle was Executive Vice President of Hewlett-Packard Company from June
1990 to September 1991, and was Co-Chief Executive Officer of Hexcel Corp., a
manufacturer of honeycomb, advanced composites, reinforced fabrics and resins,
from July 1993 to December 1993. Hexcel Corp. filed for bankruptcy under
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in December 1993. From
September 1991 to July 1993, and from December 1993 to the present, Mr.
Doyle's sole occupation has been as an independent consultant. In addition,
Mr. Doyle is a director of Analog Devices, Inc. and DuPont Photomasks, Inc.
Since August 1982, Mr. Gianos has been a General Partner of InterWest
Partners venture capital.
Mr. Howard has worked as an independent consultant since December of 1990.
Mr. Howard also serves as a director of BEI Electronics, Inc., Credence
Systems Corporation, Ramtron International Corporation, and VLSI Technology,
Inc.
There are no family relationships among any directors or executive officers
of the Company.
REQUIRED VOTE
The five nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes of the
shares present or represented and entitled to be voted at the meeting shall be
elected as directors. Votes withheld from any director are counted for
purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the
transaction of business, but have no further legal effect under Delaware law.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of Common Stock of
the Company as of June 9, 1997 by (i) each stockholder known to the Company to
be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock, (ii) each
of the Company's directors, (iii) the Company's Chief Executive Officer and
each of the four other most highly compensated individuals who served as
executive officers of the Company at fiscal year end (collectively, the "Named
Executive Officers") and (iv) all directors and executive officers at fiscal
year end as a group:
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NUMBER PERCENT
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND 5% STOCKHOLDERS OF SHARES (1) OF TOTAL
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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS (2)
FMR Corp.(2)........................................... 2,357,700 [ ]%
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
T. Rowe Price Associates (3)........................... 5,032,800 [ ]%
100 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
DIRECTORS
Bernard V. Vonderschmitt(4)............................ 1,405,470 [ ]%
Willem P. Roelandts(5)(6).............................. 240,000 [ ]%
John L. Doyle(7)....................................... 31,000 [ ]%
Philip T. Gianos(8).................................... 97,663 [ ]%
William G. Howard, Jr.(9).............................. 11,500 [ ]%
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
R. Scott Brown(10)..................................... 520,745 [ ]%
C. Frank Myers(11)..................................... 86,756 [ ]%
Gordon M. Steel (12)................................... 509,678 [ ]%
Robert C. Hinckley(13)................................. 227,585 [ ]%
All directors and executive officers at fiscal year end
as a group (9 persons)(14)............................ 3,130,397 [ ]%
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* Less than 1%
(1) Based on filings pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, available as of June 9, 1997.
(2) Includes shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by various
entities affiliated with FMR Corp. including Edward C. Johnson 3d.,
Fidelity Management and Research Company and Fidelity Magellan Fund.
(3) Represents shares of Common Stock that are owned by various individual
and institutional investors to whom T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
("Price Associates") serves as investment advisor with power to direct
investments and/or sole power to vote. For purposes of the reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Price Associates is
deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, Price
Associates expressly disclaims that it is, in fact, the beneficial owner
of such securities.
(4) Includes 960,470 shares held by the Bernard V. Vonderschmitt Revocable
Trust U/A Dtd 3/23/95, 130,000 shares held by the Bernard V. and Theresa
S. Vonderschmitt Joint Trust and options to purchase 282,000 shares of
Common Stock exercisable within 60 days of June 9, 1997.
(5) Represents options to purchase 240,000 shares of Common Stock exercisable
within 60 days of June 9, 1997.
(6) Mr. Roelandts is Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in addition to
being a director.
(7) Represents options to purchase 31,000 shares of Common Stock exercisable
within 60 days of June 9, 1997.
(8) Includes options to purchase 82,000 shares of Common Stock exercisable
within 60 days of June 9, 1997.
(9) Represents options to purchase 11,500 shares of Common Stock exercisable
within 60 days of June 9, 1997.
(10) Includes options to purchase 435,745 shares of Common Stock exercisable
within 60 days of June 9, 1997.
(11) Includes options to purchase 29,436 shares of Common Stock exercisable
within 60 days of June 9, 1997.
(12) Includes options to purchase 184,708 shares of Common Stock exercisable
within 60 days of June 9, 1997.
(13) Includes options to purchase 224,250 shares of Common Stock exercisable
within 60 days of June 9, 1997.
(14) Includes options held by officers and directors of the Company to
purchase an aggregate of 1,520,639 shares of Common Stock exercisable
within 60 days of June 9, 1997.
BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors of the Company held a total of six (6) meetings
during the fiscal year ended March 29, 1997. No director attended fewer than
75% of the aggregate of all meetings of the Board of Directors or its
committees on which served during the time each director was a member of the
Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee and a
Compensation Committee. It does not have a nominating committee or a committee
performing the functions of a nominating committee.
The Audit Committee, which currently consists of Philip T. Gianos, John L.
Doyle and William G. Howard, Jr., met four times during fiscal year 1997. The
Audit Committee consults with the Company's independent auditors concerning
the scope of the audit and reviews with them the results of their examination,
reviews and approves any material accounting policy changes affecting the
Company's operating results and reviews the Company's control procedures and
personnel.
The Compensation Committee, which currently consists of Philip T. Gianos,
John L. Doyle and William G. Howard, Jr., met twice during fiscal year 1997.
The Compensation Committee has responsibility for establishing the
compensation policies of the Company. The committee determines the
compensation of the Company's executive officers and has exclusive authority
to grant options to executive officers under the 1988 Stock Option Plan.
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Standard Arrangements
The Company pays its non-employee directors $1,500 per regular Board meeting
attended, $1,000 per committee meeting attended and a $12,000 annual fee.
The Company's 1988 Stock Option Plan and the Company's 1997 Stock Plan
currently provide for the automatic grant of nonstatutory options to outside
directors of the Company. Each eligible outside director is granted an initial
option to purchase 48,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Initial Option") on the
date of the director's first meeting after selection as director and an
additional Option to purchase 12,000 shares of Common stock (a "Subsequent
Option") on an annual basis thereafter. The Initial Option becomes exercisable
over a period of four years from its date of grant in monthly installments of
1/48 of its shares, and each Subsequent Option also becomes exercisable over a
period of four years from its date of grant in monthly installments of 1/48 of
its shares. The exercise price of nonstatutory options granted under both the
1988 Stock Option Plan and, subject to stockholder approval, the 1997 Stock
Plan is equal to the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the
date of grant. Mr. Vonderschmitt, who served as the Company's Chief Executive
Officer from August 1994 to January 1996 and was President of the Company from
its inception in February 1984 to August 1994, became an outside director in
January 1996. However, Mr. Vonderschmitt has not been granted additional
options to purchase shares of Common Stock since becoming an outside director.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL
ARRANGEMENTS
On January 11, 1996, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Willem
P. Roelandts, its current President and Chief Executive Officer, relating to
terms of his employment, his initial level of compensation and payment of
certain compensation in the event of his termination from the Company under
certain circumstances. The agreement provides for base compensation of $41,667
per month, a target bonus equal to 60% of base salary and the grant of options
to purchase 800,000 shares of Common Stock, exercisable at $31.81 per share
and vesting over a five year period. The letter agreement provides that in the
event that Mr. Roelandts voluntarily terminates his employment with the
Company or is terminated for cause, he will not be eligible to receive any
severance payments. The letter agreement further provides that if Mr.
Roelandts is terminated without cause within the first two years of his
employment with the Company, he will receive two years' base pay, two years'
target bonus and two years' medical and dental insurance. The letter agreement
also provides that if Mr. Roelandts is terminated without cause within one
year of a change in control of the Company, he will receive two years' base
pay, two years' target bonus, two years' medical and dental insurance and full
vesting of all previously unvested stock options.
In April 1996, Curtis S. Wozniak resigned as President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Company pursuant to the terms of a Separation Agreement
effective April 15, 1996 (the "Separation Agreement"). The Separation
Agreement provided that the Company pay Mr. Wozniak $558,000 plus accrued
vacation time earned but not yet paid, less applicable withholding. Further,
Mr. Wozniak is entitled to convert the health care coverage formerly provided
to him as an employee of the Company to individual coverage pursuant to COBRA,
retains beneficial ownership of any amounts held in his name under the
Company's 401(k) Plan and is entitled to receive distributions of such amounts
as provided under the 401(k) Plan and applicable law. Also pursuant to the
terms of the Separation Agreement, Mr. Wozniak became a consultant to the
Company, beginning April 16, 1996 through the period ending June 15, 1996 (the
"Consultancy Period"). During the Consultancy Period, the stock options
granted to Mr. Wozniak pursuant to the Company's 1988 Stock Option Plan
continued to vest and are exercisable according to the terms of the stock
option agreements.
In January 1996, Bernard V. Vonderschmitt resigned as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. On June 1, 1996, Mr. Vonderschmitt became a consultant
to the Company pursuant to a consulting agreement effective the same date (the
"Consulting Agreement"). The Consulting Agreement provides that Mr.
Vonderschmitt shall continue his service as Chairman of the Company's Board of
Directors and, as reasonably requested by the
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Company, shall provide advice on issues of importance to the Company,
including general corporate, technological and marketing issues. The terms of
the Consulting Agreement provide for continued vesting of all stock options
which Mr. Vonderschmitt received as President of the Company and for
reimbursement of expenses incurred by Mr. Vonderschmitt in connection with the
provision of his consulting services.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth compensation paid to the Named Executive
Officers for services to the Company in all capacities during the three fiscal
years ended March 29, 1997:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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<CAPTION>
LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION(1)
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS
---------------------- --------------- ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS(2) OPTIONS(#) COMPENSATION(3)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Willem P. Roelandts...... 1997 $500,000 $300,000 80,025(4) $20,531(5)
President and Chief 1996 98,718 -- 800,000 --
Executive Officer 1995 -- -- -- --
R. Scott Brown........... 1997 $235,000 $134,342(6) 25,025(4) $ --
Senior Vice President,
Sales 1996 210,000 272,984(6) 40,000(7) --
1995 184,000 217,435(6) 90,000(8) --
C. Frank Myers........... 1997 $207,144 $ 41,428 16,025(4) $23,042
Vice President, Opera-
tions 1996 194,500 42,108 20,000(7) 19,906
1995 185,952 33,719 60,000(8) 23,729
Gordon M. Steel.......... 1997 $216,000 $ 54,000 20,025(4) $22,956
Senior Vice President,
Finance and 1996 193,000 52,229 50,000(7) 20,136
Chief Financial Officer 1995 177,759 31,717 105,000(8) 24,678
Robert C. Hinckley....... 1997 $200,000 $ 50,000 20,025(4) $ 1,766
Vice President, Strate-
gic Plans and Programs; 1996 181,000 48,981 30,000(7) --
General Counsel and Sec-
retary................. 1995 171,552 20,145 60,000(8) --
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(1) The Company has not granted any stock appreciation rights or restricted
stock awards and does not have any Long-Term Incentive Plans as that term
is defined in regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC").
(2) Represents management incentives earned in fiscal years 1997, 1996 and
1995 for achievement of corporate and individual objectives.
(3) Represents market value of shares purchased pursuant to the 1990 Employee
Qualified Stock Purchase Plan on the date of such purchase, minus the
purchase price of such shares under the Purchase Plan.
(4) Represents (i) options based on achievement of fiscal 1997 corporate and
individual objectives granted to Messrs. Roelandts, Brown, Myers, Steel
and Hinckley on May 8, 1997 to purchase 80,000, 25,000, 16,000, 20,000 and
20,000 shares of Common Stock, respectively, and (ii) options to purchase
25 shares of Common Stock granted to each of Messrs. Roelandts, Brown,
Myers, Steel and Hinckley on October 15, 1996. Excludes options based on
achievement of fiscal 1996 corporate and individual objectives granted to
Messrs. Brown, Myers, Steel and Hinckley on May 9, 1996 to purchase
40,000, 20,000, 50,000 and 30,000 shares of Common Stock, respectively.
(5) Includes $14,110 in term life insurance premiums paid by the Company.
(6) Represents sales commissions, as Mr. Brown does not participate in the
Management Incentive Plan.
(7) Represents options granted on May 9, 1996 based on achievement of fiscal
1996 corporate and individual objectives.
(8) Represents options granted on April 3, 1995 based on achievement of fiscal
1995 corporate and individual objectives.
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The following table shows option grants during the fiscal year ended March
29, 1997 for the Named Executive Officers and the potential realizable value
of those options, assuming 5% and 10% annual appreciation, at the end of the
ten year option term:
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
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<CAPTION>
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
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% OF TOTAL POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE
OPTIONS AT ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES
GRANTED TO OF STOCK PRICE APPRECIATION
EMPLOYEES FOR OPTION TERM
OPTIONS/SARS IN FISCAL EXERCISE EXPIRATION ----------------------------
NAME GRANTED(1) YEAR(2) PRICE(3) DATE(4) 5%(5) 10%(5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Willem P. Roelandts..... 25 * $36.625 10/15/06 $ 576 $ 1,459
R. Scott Brown.......... 40,000(6) 1.5% 3.625 5/9/06 845,863 2,143,583
25 * 36.625 10/15/06 576 1,459
C. Frank Myers.......... 20,000(6) 0.8% 33.625 5/9/06 422,932 1,070,792
25 * 36.625 10/15/06 576 1,459
Gordon M. Steel......... 50,000(6) 1.9% 33.625 5/9/06 1,057,329 2,679,479
25 * 36.625 10/15/06 576 1,459
Robert C. Hinckley...... 30,000(6) 1.2% 33.625 5/9/06 634,397 1,607,688
25 * 36.625 10/15/06 576 1,459
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*Less than 0.1%
(1) These options were granted under the Company's 1988 Stock Option Plan,
have a 10-year term, vest over a five-year period of employment and have
an exercise price equal to market value on the date of grant.
(2) Includes options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 2,597,000
shares of Common Stock of the Company which were granted to all employees
during the fiscal year ended March 29, 1997.
(3) The exercise price may be paid by check, cash or delivery of shares that
are already owned.
(4) Options may terminate before their expiration dates if the optionee's
status as an employee or consultant is terminated, upon the optionee's
death or upon an acquisition of the Company.
(5) Potential realizable value is based on an assumption that the market price
of the stock appreciates at the stated rate, compounded annually, from the
date of grant until the end of the ten-year option term. These values are
calculated based on requirements established by the Securities and
Exchange Commission and do not reflect the Company's estimate of future
stock price appreciation.
(6) Represents options granted on May 9, 1996 based on achievement of fiscal
1996 corporate and individual objectives. Excludes options granted on May
8, 1997 based on achievement of fiscal 1997 corporate and individual
objectives. Messrs. Roelandts, Brown, Myers, Steel and Hinckley were
granted options to purchase 80,000, 25,000 , 16,000, 20,000 and 20,000
shares of Common Stock, respectively. These options were granted at an
exercise price of $56.875 and expire on May 8, 2007.
The following table sets forth, as to the Named Executive Officers, certain
information concerning exercise of options during the fiscal year ended March
29, 1997, and the year-end value of unexercised options:
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FISCAL YEAR END OPTION VALUES
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<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
SHARES UNEXERCISED OPTIONS IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
ACQUIRED AT FISCAL YEAR END(1) AT FISCAL YEAR END($)(1)
ON VALUE ------------------------- -------------------------
NAME EXERCISE REALIZED EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
- ---- -------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Willem P. Roelandts..... -- $ -- 186,667 613,358 $ 3,301,673 $10,848,649
R. Scott Brown.......... 20,000 758,500 409,247 165,778 17,506,667 4,696,788
C. Frank Myers.......... 181,975 5,098,113 17,856 105,194 615,806 2,992,400
Gordon M. Steel......... -- -- 165,001 192,319 6,304,371 5,246,731
Robert C. Hinckley...... 14,000 526,752 203,751 149,274 8,116,610 4,460,145
</TABLE>
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(1) Calculated by determining the difference between the fair market value of
the securities underlying the options at March 29, 1997 ($49.50 per share)
and the exercise price of the options.
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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Overview
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors establishes the general
compensation policies of the Company, determines the specific compensation
levels for senior management and administers the 1988 Stock Option Plan, the
Profit Sharing Plan, the Management Incentive Plan, the Employee Qualified
Stock Purchase Plan and, subject to stockholder approval, the 1997 Stock Plan.
The Compensation Committee is comprised of independent, non-employee directors
who have no interlocking relationship as defined by the SEC. The Committee
regularly consults independent compensation data such as public company proxy
statements and the Radford Management Survey in setting executive
compensation. The companies whose proxies and other publicly available
materials the Committee reviews in the course of setting executive
compensation levels are in the semiconductor industry and are of roughly
similar size (as measured by revenues and aggregate market value) and maturity
as the Company.
The Company applies a consistent philosophy to compensation for all
employees, including senior management. This philosophy is based upon the
premise that the achievements of the Company result from the coordinated
efforts of all individuals working toward common, defined goals. The Company
strives to attain these objectives through teamwork that is focused upon
meeting the expectations of customers and stockholders.
In determining compensation for the Company's officers for the 1997 fiscal
year, the Committee considered a number of factors. In the case of Willem P.
Roelandts, who joined the Company in January 1996 as Chief Executive Officer,
both Mr. Roelandts' base salary and target bonus for the fiscal year were
determined pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, which was
negotiated by the Company and approved by the Compensation Committee in the
effort to bring to the Company a Chief Executive Officer with considerable
industry experience and expertise who could provide leadership for the Company
in the future. See "Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and
Change-In-Control Arrangements." In the case of all other officers of the
Company, determination of base salary was based on a number of criteria,
including the individual officer's performance level during the prior year,
the officer's base compensation level during the prior year, individual
achievements of that officer and base salary paid to officers in comparable
positions at companies in Xilinx's industry and of comparable size.
Determination of base salary is not made in accordance with a formula which
measures weighted qualitative and quantitative factors, but rather is based on
subjective, informal policies and practices, including an overall review of
the foregoing factors, all of which have generally equal importance in making
the determination of base salary.
With respect to cash bonuses paid to officers of the Company for fiscal
1997, each officer was assigned a target bonus equal to a specified percentage
of his base salary at the beginning of the fiscal year. For all officers
except Mr. Roelandts (whose target bonus was agreed to in connection with
negotiation of his employment contract) and R. Scott Brown, the Company's
Senior Vice President, Sales, whose bonus depends primarily on sales
commissions, that target percentage was established based on performance for
the prior year and target bonuses of comparable officers at comparable
companies. Whether or not bonuses are paid is determined solely by whether or
not the Company has achieved corporate financial goals for a given quarter. If
bonuses were paid, they were paid quarterly in fiscal 1997. For the 1997
fiscal year, payment of such bonuses depended upon achievement of pre-stated
levels of revenue growth, operating income growth and increase in earnings per
share, weighted equally. Bonuses were prorated if one or two measures were
achieved.
The Committee's determination with respect to stock option grants to
officers for fiscal 1997, except in the case of Mr. Roelandts, whose option
grants were determined pursuant to his employment agreement, were based on
both individual performance and corporate performance. Determination of option
grant amounts is not made in accordance with a formula which measures weighted
qualitative and quantitative factors, but rather is based on subjective,
informal policies and practices, including an overall review of both
individual and corporate performance, each of which has generally equal
importance in the determination of option grant amounts.
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Compensation Philosophy
The goals of the compensation program are to align compensation with
performance and to enable the Company to attract, retain and reward personnel
who contribute to the long-term success of the Company. The Company's
compensation program for executive officers is based on the same principles
that apply to all corporate employees:
Competitive Levels of Compensation. The Company is committed to providing
a compensation program that helps to attract and retain the people
necessary to achieve its objectives. To ensure that this program is
competitive, the Company periodically reviews the compensation practices of
other leading companies in the semiconductor industry. The Company believes
that its compensation levels are near the median of industry compensation
levels.
Compensation Linked to Performance. Executive officers are rewarded based
upon corporate and individual performance. Corporate performance is
evaluated by reviewing the extent to which strategic and business plan
goals are met, including such factors as revenue growth, operating profits
and performance relative to that of competitors. Individual performance is
evaluated in the context of progress against established objectives.
Fairness and Feedback in the Compensation Determination and
Administration Processes. The Company applies its compensation philosophy
worldwide and endeavors to achieve equity in compensation paid all
employees. The Company believes that all employees should understand the
performance evaluation and compensation administration processes and
endeavors to make such processes fully comprehensible to them.
Modes of Compensation
At least once a year, the Company reviews employees' base salaries, taking
into consideration each employee's performance and salaries for competitive
positions in the labor market.
The Company has a worldwide Profit Sharing Plan and a Management Incentive
Plan. These plans provide for a portion of profits to be shared with employees
only if the Company achieves pre-stated levels of growth in earnings per
share, revenue and operating income. The Company's officers and key managers,
including without limitation the Named Executive Officers, other than R. Scott
Brown, participate in the Management Incentive Plan, while all other employees
participate in the Profit Sharing Plan (provided that they are employed for
the entire calendar quarter). Officers and key managers do not participate in
the Profit Sharing Plan.
The Company believes that all employees are responsible for achieving
corporate profit objectives. Under the Management Incentive Plan, distribution
of eligible profits occurs semiannually. Individual awards are based upon
salary, performance and level of responsibility. Pursuant to the terms of the
Profit Sharing Plan, eligible profits are distributed quarterly, with 50%
divided equally among all participants and the other 50% divided
proportionately among participants based on salary level.
The Company believes it is important to align employee and stockholder long-
term interests by creating a strong and direct link between employee
compensation and stockholder return. To this effect the Company has both a
1988 Stock Option Plan and, subject to stockholder approval, a 1997 Stock
Plan, as well as a 1990 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan. The 1988 Stock
Option Plan and the 1997 Stock Plan utilize vesting periods to encourage
individuals to remain in the employ of the Company and to support the long
term interests of the stockholders. Stock options are granted with an exercise
price equal to the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date
of grant, have ten-year terms and generally vest over a five-year period.
Stock option grants are provided at a level calculated to be competitive
within the semiconductor industry as well as within a broader group of
companies of comparable size and complexity. Under the Employee Qualified
Stock Purchase Plan, employees who meet the required work hours are entitled
to purchase shares of Common Stock at 85% of the fair market value of the
stock at certain specified dates.
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Compensation of the Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Roelandts became Chief Executive Officer of the Company in January, 1996
and President of the Company in April, 1996. Pursuant to the letter agreement
between Mr. Roelandts and the Company dated January 11, 1996, Mr. Roelandts
will receive annual base salary in the amount of $500,000. Mr. Roelandts will
also receive a performance based bonus targeted at 60% of his annual base
salary per year upon the achievement of certain performance goals set by the
Board of Directors, with the bonus payable to Mr. Roelandts for the first two
quarters of fiscal year 1997 at $75,000 per quarter. Mr. Roelandts has also
been granted options to purchase 800,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $31.81, vesting in equal number each month over a five year period as
long as he performs certain functions for the Company. The letter agreement
provides that in the event that Mr. Roelandts voluntarily terminates his
employment with the Company or is terminated for cause, he will not be
eligible to receive any severance payments. The letter agreement also provides
that if Mr. Roelandts is terminated without cause within one year of a change
in control of the Company, he will receive two years' base pay, two years'
target bonus, two years' medical and dental insurance and full vesting of all
previously unvested stock options. In addition, the letter agreement indicates
that if Mr. Roelandts is terminated without cause within the first two years
of his employment with the Company, he will receive two years' base pay, two
years' target bonus and two years' medical and dental insurance. The Committee
determined Mr. Roelandts' compensation pursuant to subjective, informal
policies and practices, including assessment of his achievements, his history
of performance in other executive positions and his potential for contribution
to the Company. In addition, the Committee conducted a review of compensation
paid to chief executive officers of comparable companies.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
--Philip T. Gianos
--John L. Doyle
--William G. Howard, Jr.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
No member of the Compensation Committee is an officer or employee of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS
The Company and Willem P. Roelandts, President and Chief Executive Officer,
have entered into a letter agreement relating to Mr. Roelandts' employment and
compensation due Mr. Roelandts in the event of his termination from the
Company under certain circumstances. See "Employment Contracts and Termination
of Employment and Change-In-Control Arrangements" above.
The Company and Curtis S. Wozniak entered into a Separation Agreement dated
April 8, 1996 pursuant to which Mr. Wozniak resigned as President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Company and the Company agreed to pay to Mr. Wozniak
certain severance benefits. See "Employment Contracts and Termination of
Employment and Change-In-Control Arrangements" above.
The Company and Bernard V. Vonderschmitt, former Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, entered into a Consulting Agreement dated June 1, 1996, relating
to the provision of consulting services by Mr. Vonderschmitt to the Company.
See "Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change-In-Control
Arrangements" above.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act") requires the Company's directors, officers and beneficial
owners of more than 10% of the Company's Common Stock to file with the SEC
initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of Common
Stock and other equity securities of the Company. Based solely on its review
of the copies of such reports received by it, or written representations from
reporting persons, the Company believes that during the fiscal year ended
March 29, 1997, its officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of the
Company's Common Stock complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements.
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COMPANY STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE
The following graph shows a comparison of cumulative total return for the
Company's Common Stock, the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index ("S&P 500") and
the Hambrecht & Quist Technology Index-Semiconductor Sector ("HQTISS"). As of
March 31, 1997, the HQTISS consisted of six large diversified semiconductor
manufacturers, four of which are included in the S&P 500, as well as 18
specialized semiconductor manufacturers, including Xilinx, and 12
semiconductor capital equipment companies.
COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
AMONG XILINX, S&P 500 INDEX AND SEMICONDUCTOR INDEX
PERFORMANCE GRAPH APPEARS HERE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Measurement Period S&P SEMICONDUCTOR
(Fiscal Year Covered) XILINX 500 INDEX INDEX
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1992 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00
1993 $130.11 $115.23 $181.53
1994 $194.19 $116.93 $241.40
1995 $263.11 $135.13 $315.99
1996 $369.92 $178.51 $343.92
1997 $567.98 $213.89 $530.28
</TABLE>
The above chart assumes $100 invested on April 1, 1992 in Xilinx, Inc.
Common Stock, the S&P 500 Composite Index and the HQTISS.
PAST RESULTS ARE NOT AN INDICATOR OF
FUTURE INVESTMENT RETURNS
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PROPOSAL TWO
APPROVAL OF 1997 STOCK PLAN
PROPOSAL
On May 8, 1997, the Board of Directors adopted the 1997 Stock Plan (the
"Plan") and reserved for issuance thereunder, subject to stockholder approval,
a total of 3,250,000 shares of Common Stock, plus (i) any shares of Common
Stock which were reserved but unissued under the Company's 1988 Stock Option
Plan (as amended) (the "1988 Plan") as of the date of stockholder approval of
this Plan and (ii) any shares of Common Stock returned to the 1988 Plan as a
result of termination of options under the 1988 Plan. As of the date of this
proxy statement, no options or rights to purchase stock had been granted
pursuant to the Plan.
At the annual meeting, the stockholders are being asked to approve the Plan
and the reservation of shares thereunder.
This adoption of the Plan has the effect of increasing the number of shares
issuable pursuant to stock options by the Company and is proposed in order to
give the Board of Directors flexibility to grant such stock options. The
Company believes stock options play a key role in the Company's ability to
recruit, reward and retain executives and key employees. Companies like Xilinx
have historically used stock options as an important part of recruitment and
retention packages. The Company competes directly with these companies for
experienced executives and sales personnel and must be able to offer
comparable packages to attract the caliber of individual that the Company
believes is necessary to achieve the Company's objectives. The Company's
growth is partly responsible for the need to adopt the Plan.
All of the Company's employees, currently approximately 1,300, are eligible
to participate in the Plan.
SUMMARY OF THE 1997 STOCK PLAN
General. The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain the best available
personnel for positions of substantial responsibility with the Company, to
provide additional incentive to the employees, directors and consul tants of
the Company and to promote the success of the Company's business. Options and
stock purchase rights may be granted under the Plan. Options granted under the
Plan may be either "incentive stock options," as defined in Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or nonstatutory stock
options.
Administration. The Plan may generally be administered by the Board or the
Committee appointed by the Board (as applicable, the "Administrator"). Option
grants to non-employee directors ("Outside Directors") will be automatic and
nondiscretionary.
Eligibility; Limitations. Nonstatutory stock options and stock purchase
rights may be granted under the Plan to employees, directors and consultants
of the Company and any parent or subsidiary of the Company. Incentive stock
options may be granted only to employees. The Administrator, in its
discretion, selects the employees, directors and consultants to whom
discretionary options and stock purchase rights may be granted, the time or
times at which such options and stock purchase rights shall be granted, and
the number of shares subject to each such grant.
Section 162(m) of the Code places limits on the deductibility for federal
income tax purposes of compensation paid to certain executive officers of the
Company. In order to preserve the Company's ability to deduct the compensation
income associated with options and stock purchase rights granted to such
persons, the Plan provides that no employee, director or consultant may be
granted, in any fiscal year of the Company, options and stock purchase rights
to purchase more than 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding this
limit, however, in connection with such individual's initial employment with
the Company, he or she may be granted options or stock purchase rights to
purchase up to an additional 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
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Terms and Conditions of Options. Each option is evidenced by a stock option
agreement between the Company and the optionee, and is subject to the
following additional terms and conditions:
(a) Exercise Price. The Administrator determines the exercise price of
options at the time the options are granted, provided that the exercise
price of options may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date such option is granted, and provided further, that
the exercise price of an incentive stock option granted to a holder of 10%
or more of the Company's Common Stock (a "10% stockholder") may not be less
than 110% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such
option is granted. The fair market value of the Common Stock is generally
determined with reference to the closing sale price for the Common Stock
(or the closing bid if no sales were reported) on the last market trading
day prior to the date the option is granted.
(b) Exercise of Option; Form of Consideration. The Administrator
determines when options become exercisable, and may in its discretion,
accelerate the vesting of any outstanding option, although such
acceleration may result in adverse accounting consequences for the Company.
The means of payment for shares issued upon exercise of an option is
specified in each option agreement. The Plan permits payment to be made by
cash, check, promissory note, other shares of Common Stock of the Company
(with some restrictions), cashless exercises, a reduction in the amount of
any Company liability to the optionee, any other form of consideration
permitted by applicable law, or any combination thereof.
(c) Term of Option. The term of an incentive stock option may be no more
than ten (10) years from the date of grant, provided that in the case of an
incentive stock option granted to a 10% stockholder, the term of the option
may be no more than five (5) years from the date of grant. No option may be
exercised after the expiration of its term.
(d) Termination of Employment. If an optionee's employment or consulting
relationship terminates for any reason (other than death or disability),
then all options held by the optionee under the Plan expire on the earlier
of (i) the date set forth in his or her notice of grant or (ii) the
expiration date of such option. To the extent the option is exercisable at
the time of such termination, the optionee may exercise all or part of his
or her option at any time before termination.
(e) Death or Disability. If an optionee's employment or consulting
relationship terminates as a result of death or disability, then all
options held by such optionee under the Plan expire on the earlier of (i)
12 months from the date of such termination or (ii) the expiration date of
such option. The optionee (or the optionee's estate or the person who
acquires the right to exercise the option by bequest or inheritance), may
exercise all or part of the option at any time before such expiration to
the extent that the option was exercisable at the time of such termination.
(g) Nontransferability of Options: Options granted under the Plan are
generally not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and may be exercised during the optionee's lifetime only by
the optionee.
(h) Other Provisions: The stock option agreement may contain other terms,
provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be
determined by the Administrator.
Stock Purchase Rights. In the case of stock purchase rights, unless the
Administrator determines otherwise, the Company will be granted a repurchase
option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of the
purchaser's employment with the Company for any reason (including death or
disability). The repurchase option shall lapse at a rate determined by the
Administrator.
Automatic Option Grants to Outside Directors. Generally, each Outside
Director who becomes an Outside Director after the effective date of the Plan
will be automatically granted a nonstatutory stock option to purchase 48,000
shares of Common Stock. Each Outside Director will be automatically granted a
nonstatutory stock option to purchase 12,000 shares of Common Stock each year.
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Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. In the event that the stock of
the Company changes by reason of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock
dividend, combination, reclassification or other similar change in the capital
structure of the Company effected without the receipt of consideration,
appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and class of shares of
stock subject to the Plan, the number and class of shares of stock subject to
any option or stock purchase right outstanding under the Plan, and the
exercise price of any such outstanding option or stock purchase right.
In the event of a liquidation or dissolution, any unexercised options or
stock purchase rights will terminate. The Administrator may, in its discretion
provide that each optionee shall have the right to exercise all of the
optionee's options and stock purchase rights, including those not otherwise
exercisable.
In connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of assets or like
occurrence involving the Company, each outstanding option or stock purchase
right shall be assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the
successor corporation. If the successor corporation refuses to assume the
options and stock purchase rights or to substitute substantially equivalent
options and stock purchase rights, the optionee shall have the right to
exercise the option or stock purchase right as to all the optioned stock,
including shares not otherwise exercisable.
Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, suspend
or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason.
However, the Company shall obtain stockholder approval for any amendment to
the Plan to the extent the Administrator deems it necessary to comply with
Section 162(m) and Section 422 of the Code, or any similar rule or statute. No
such action by the Board or stockholders may alter or impair any option or
stock purchase right previously granted under the Plan without the written
consent of the optionee. Unless terminated earlier, the Plan shall terminate
ten years from the date of its approval by the stockholders or the Board,
whichever is earlier.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
Incentive Stock Options. An optionee who is granted an incentive stock
option does not recognize taxable income at the time the option is granted or
upon its exercise, although the exercise may subject the optionee to the
alternative minimum tax. Upon a disposition of the shares more than two years
after grant of the option and one year after exercise of the option, any gain
or loss is treated as long-term capital gain or loss. If these holding periods
are not satisfied, the optionee recognizes ordinary income at the time of
disposition equal to the difference between the exercise price and the lower
of (i) the fair market value of the shares at the date of the option exercise
or (ii) the sale price of the shares. Any gain or loss recognized on such a
premature disposition of the shares in excess of the amount treated as
ordinary income is treated as long-term or short-term capital gain or loss,
depending on the holding period. A different rule for measuring ordinary
income upon such a premature disposition may apply if the optionee is also an
officer, director, or 10% stockholder of the Company. The Company is entitled
to a deduction in the same amount as the ordinary income recognized by the
optionee.
Nonstatutory Stock Options. An optionee does not recognize any taxable
income at the time he or she is granted a nonstatutory stock option. Upon
exercise, the optionee recognizes taxable income generally measured by the
excess of the then fair market value of the shares over the exercise price.
Any taxable income recognized in connection with an option exercise by an
employee of the Company is subject to tax withholding by the Company. The
Company is entitled to a deduction in the same amount as the ordinary income
recognized by the optionee. Upon a disposition of such shares by the optionee,
any difference between the sale price and the optionee's exercise price, to
the extent not recognized as taxable income as provided above, is treated as
long-term or short-term capital gain or loss, depending on the holding period.
Stock Purchase Rights. Stock purchase rights will generally be taxed in the
same manner as nonstatutory stock options. However, restricted stock is
generally purchased upon the exercise of a stock purchase right. At the time
of purchase, restricted stock is subject to a "substantial risk of forfeiture"
within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code. As a result, the purchaser will
not recognize ordinary income at the time of purchase. Instead,
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the purchaser will recognize ordinary income on the dates when a stock ceases
to be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. The stock will generally
cease to be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture when it is no longer
subject to the Company's right to repurchase the stock upon the purchaser's
termination of employment with the Company. At such times, the purchaser will
recognize ordinary income measured as the difference between the purchase
price and the fair market value of the stock on the date the stock is no
longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.
The purchaser may accelerate to the date of purchase his or her recognition
of ordinary income, if any, and the beginning of any capital gain holding
period by timely filing an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code. In
such event, the ordinary income recognized, if any, is measured as the
difference between the purchase price and the fair market value of the stock
on the date of purchase, and the capital gain holding period commences on such
date. The ordinary income recognized by a purchaser who is an employee will be
subject to tax withholding by the Company. Different rules may apply if the
purchaser is also an officer, director, or 10% stockholder of the Company.
THE FOREGOING IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF THE EFFECT OF FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION
UPON OPTIONEES, HOLDERS OF STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS, AND THE COMPANY WITH RESPECT
TO THE GRANT AND EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS UNDER THE PLAN.
IT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE COMPLETE, AND DOES NOT DISCUSS THE TAX CONSEQUENCES
OF THE EMPLOYEE'S OR CONSULTANT'S DEATH OR THE PROVISIONS OF THE INCOME TAX
LAWS OF ANY MUNICIPALITY, STATE OR FOREIGN COUNTRY IN WHICH THE EMPLOYEE OR
CONSULTANT MAY RESIDE.
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PARTICIPATION IN THE 1997 STOCK PLAN
The grant of options under the Plan to employees, including the Named
Executive Officers, is subject to the discretion of the plan's administrator.
As of the date of this proxy statement, there has been no determination by the
Administrator with respect to future awards under the Plan. Accordingly,
future awards are not determinable. The following table sets forth information
with respect to the grant of options under the 1988 Plan, the predecessor to
the Plan, to the Named Executive Officers, Directors, to all current executive
officers as a group, all current Directors who are not executive officers and
to all other employees as a group during the last fiscal year.
AMENDED PLAN BENEFITS
1988 STOCK OPTION PLAN
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE
EXERCISE
PRICE
OPTIONS PER SHARE
NAME OF INDIVIDUAL OR IDENTITY OF GROUP AND POSITIONS GRANTED(#) ($/SH.)
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<S> <C> <C>
Willem P. Roelandts.................................... 25 $36.63
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Scott Brown............................................ 40,025 33.63
Senior Vice President, Sales
C. Frank Myers......................................... 20,025 33.63
Vice President, Operations
Gordon M. Steel........................................ 50,025 33.63
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
Robert W. Hinckley..................................... 30,025 33.63
Vice President, Strategic Plans and Programs; General
Counsel and Secretary
Bernard V. Vonderschmitt............................... -- --
Director
John L. Doyle.......................................... 12,000 42.75
Director
Philip T. Gianos....................................... 12,000 42.75
Director
William G. Howard, Jr. ................................ 60,000 34.95
Director
All current executive officers as a group.............. 140,125 33.62
All current directors who are not executive officers... 84,000 37.18
All other employees as a group......................... 2,372,875 33.38
</TABLE>
REQUIRED VOTE; RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Affirmative votes constituting a majority of the Votes Cast will be required
to approve the adoption of the Plan.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR"
THE ADOPTION OF THE 1997 STOCK PLAN.
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PROPOSAL THREE
AMENDMENT TO 1990 EMPLOYEE QUALIFIED
STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
There are currently a total of 3,385,000 shares reserved for issuance under
the Company's 1990 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase
Plan"). As of March 29, 1997, a total of 3,208,310 shares had been purchased
under the Purchase Plan and 176,690 shares remained reserved for issuance
thereunder (without giving effect to the increase in shares being proposed to
the stockholders for approval at the Annual Meeting).
PROPOSAL
In May 1997, the Board of Directors adopted an amendment to the Purchase
Plan to increase the authorized number of shares issuable under the Purchase
Plan by 1,000,000 for a total of 4,385,000 shares. At the annual meeting, the
stockholders are being asked to approve these amendments to the Purchase Plan.
The Board considers the increase in shares necessary to fund the Purchase
Plan for the future. The Board believes that participation by the Company's
employees in the Purchase Plan promotes the success of the Company's business
through broad-based equity ownership among the employees. The Board further
believes that the Purchase Plan is an integral component of the Company's
benefits program that is intended to provide employees with an incentive to
exert maximum effort for the success of the Company and to participate in that
success through acquisition of the Company's Common Stock. As of March 29,
1997, approximately 85% of the employees were participating in the Purchase
Plan.
All of the Company's employees, currently approximately 1,300, are eligible
to participate in the Purchase Plan, subject to minimal eligibility
requirements described below.
SUMMARY OF THE 1990 EMPLOYEE QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
Purpose. The purpose of the Purchase Plan is to provide employees of the
Company and its designated subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common
Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions.
Administration. The Purchase Plan may be administered by the Board of
Directors or a committee appointed by the Board. All questions of
interpretation of the Purchase Plan are determined by the Board of Directors
or its committee, whose decisions are final and binding upon all participants.
Eligibility. Any person who is employed by the Company (or any designated
subsidiary) for at least 20 hours per week and more than five months in a
calendar year shall be eligible to participate in the Purchase Plan, provided
that the employee is employed on a given enrollment date and subject to
certain limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code. Eligible employees
may become participants in the Purchase Plan by delivering to the Company a
subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions at least 10 days prior
to the applicable enrollment date, unless a later time for filing the
subscription agreement has been set by the Board of Directors for all eligible
employees with respect to a given offering period.
Offering Periods. The Purchase Plan is implemented by consecutive 24 month
offering periods with a new offering period commencing on the first day of
January and July of each year. Each offering period consists of four six-month
exercise periods, with exercise dates occurring one day prior to the date six
months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months from the enrollment date. The Board
of Directors may change the duration of any offering period without
stockholder approval if it provides notice of such change at least 15 days
prior to the scheduled beginning of the offering period affected.
Purchase Price. The purchase price of the shares offered under the Purchase
Plan in a given exercise period is the lower of 85% of the fair market value
of the Common Stock on the enrollment date or 85% of the fair
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market value of the Common Stock on the exercise date. The fair market value
of the Common Stock on a given date is the closing sale price of the Common
Stock for such date as reported by the Nasdaq National Market as of such date.
Payroll Deductions. The purchase price for the shares is accumulated by
payroll deductions during each offering period. The deductions elected may not
exceed 15% nor fall beneath 2% of a participant's eligible compensation, which
is defined in the Purchase Plan to include all regular straight time earnings
and any payments for overtime, shift premium, incentive compensation,
incentive payments, bonuses, commissions or other compensation for a given
offering period. A participant may discontinue participation in the Purchase
Plan and may increase or decrease the rate of payroll deductions at any time
during the offering period. Payroll deductions commence on the first payday
following the enrollment date and end on the last exercise date of the
offering period unless sooner terminated as provided in the Purchase Plan.
Grant and Exercise of Option. In general, the maximum number of shares
placed under option to a participant in an exercise period is that number
determined by dividing the amount of the participant's total payroll
deductions to be accumulated prior to an exercise date by 85% of the lower of
the fair market value of the Common Stock at the beginning of the offering
period or on the exercise date. Unless a participant withdraws from the
Purchase Plan, the participant's option for the purchase of shares is
exercised automatically on each exercise date for the maximum number of whole
shares at the applicable price.
No employee will be permitted to subscribe for shares under the Purchase
Plan if, immediately after the grant of the option, the employee would own
and/or hold options to own 5% or more of the voting securities of the Company
nor shall an employee be granted an option which would permit the employee to
buy under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company more than $25,000
worth of stock (determined at the fair market value of the shares at the time
the option is granted) in any calendar year.
Automatic Transfer to Low Price Offering Period. In the event that the fair
market value of the Company's Common Stock is lower on an exercise date than
on the enrollment date for the offering period, all participants shall be
deemed to have withdrawn from the offering period after the exercise of their
option on such exercise date and to have enrolled as participants in a new
offering period which begins on or about the day following such exercise date.
A participant may elect to remain in the previous offering period by filing a
written statement declaring such election prior to the time of the automatic
change to the new offering period.
Withdrawal; Termination of Employment. A participant may withdraw all, but
not less than all, payroll deductions credited to his or her account but not
yet used to exercise an option under the Purchase Plan at any time by signing
and delivering to the Company a notice of withdrawal from the Purchase Plan.
Any withdrawal by the participant of accumulated payroll deductions for a
given offering period automatically terminates the participant's interest in
that offering period. The failure to remain in the continuous employ of the
Company for at least 20 hours per week during an offering period will be
deemed to be a withdrawal from that offering period.
Transferability. No rights or accumulated payroll deductions of a
participant under the Purchase Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or pursuant to the Purchase Plan) and any attempt to so assign or
transfer may be treated by the Company as an election to withdraw from the
Purchase Plan.
Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. In the event any change is made
in the Company's capitalization pursuant to a stock split or stock dividend,
appropriate adjustments will be made by the Board of Directors to the number
of shares subject to purchase under the Purchase Plan and in the purchase
price per share.
Amendment or Termination. The Board of Directors may at any time and for any
reason amend or terminate the Purchase Plan, except that (other than in
limited circumstances set forth in the Purchase Plan) termination shall not
affect options previously granted prior thereto, and no amendment may make any
change in any option previously granted. In addition, stockholder approval for
any amendment must be obtained to the extent necessary to comply with Rule
16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or Section 423 of the Code. In any
event, the Purchase Plan shall terminate in 2010.
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FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
The Purchase Plan, and the right of participants to make purchases
thereunder, is intended to qualify under the provisions of Sections 421 and
423 of the Code. Under these provisions, no income will be taxable to a
participant at the time of grant of the option or purchase of shares. Upon
disposition of the shares, the participant will generally be subject to tax
and the amount of the tax will depend upon the length of time the shares have
been held by the participant. If the shares have been held by the participant
for more than two years after the date of option grant, and more than one year
from the date the shares are purchased by him or her, the lesser of (a) the
excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of such disposition
over the option price or (b) 15% of the fair market value of the shares on the
first day of the offering period, will be treated as ordinary income. Any
further gain upon such disposition will be treated as long-term capital gain.
If the shares are disposed of before the expiration of these holding periods,
the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date over
the option price will be treated as ordinary income, and any further gain or
loss on such disposition will be short-term capital gain or loss. The Company
is not entitled to a deduction for amounts taxed as ordinary income reported
by participants upon disposition of shares within two years from date of grant
or one year from the date of acquisition.
The foregoing summary of the effect of federal income taxation upon the
participation and the Company with respect to the purchase of shares under the
Purchase Plan does not purport to be complete, and reference should be made to
the applicable provisions of the Code. In addition, this summary does not
discuss the provisions of the income tax laws of any municipality, state or
foreign country in which the participant may reside.
PARTICIPATION IN THE 1990 EMPLOYEE QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
Participation in the Purchase Plan is voluntary and is dependent on each
eligible employee's election to participate and his or her determination as to
the level of payroll deductions. Accordingly, future purchases under the
Purchase Plan are not determinable. Non-employee directors are not eligible to
participate in the Purchase Plan. The following table sets forth certain
information regarding shares purchased under the Purchase Plan during the last
fiscal year and the payroll deductions accumulated at the end of the last
fiscal year in accounts under the Purchase Plan for each of the Named
Executive Officers, for all current executive officers as a group and for all
other employees who participated in the Purchase Plan as a group:
AMENDED PLAN BENEFITS
1990 EMPLOYEE QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
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NUMBER OF PAYROLL
SHARES DEDUCTIONS
NAME OF INDIVIDUAL OR IDENTITY OF GROUP AND PURCHASED DOLLAR AS OF FISCAL
POSITION (#) VALUE($)(1) YEAR END
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Willem P. Roelandts......................... 751 $ 6,421 $ 11,250
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Scott Brown................................. 0 -- --
Senior Vice President, Sales
C. Frank Myers.............................. 1,333 23,042 7,768
Vice President, Operations
Gordon M. Steel............................. 1,333 22,956 8,100
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
Robert C. Hinckley ......................... 355 1,766 --
Vice President, Strategic Plans and
Programs; General Counsel
and Secretary
All current executive officers as a group... 3,772 54,185 27,118
All other employees as a group.............. 531,588 2,925,243 2,471,528
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(1) Market value of shares on date of purchase, minus the purchase price under
the Purchase Plan.
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REQUIRED VOTE; RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Affirmative votes constituting a majority of the Votes Cast will be required
to approve the amendment to the Purchase Plan.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR"
THE AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASE PLAN.
PROPOSAL FOUR
AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
In May 1997, the Board of Directors of the Company unanimously adopted a
resolution approving an amendment to the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock of
the Company from 200,000,000 to 300,000,000 shares (the "Amendment"). Each
additional share of Common Stock authorized by the Amendment when issued will
have the same rights and privileges as each share of Common Stock currently
authorized or outstanding.
The Board believes it is in the best interest of the Company to increase the
authorized number of shares of Common Stock to the proposed level to provide a
reserve of shares available for future issuance as various business needs and
opportunities arise. Such future activities may include, without limitation,
financings, establishing strategic relationships with corporate partners,
providing equity incentives to employees, consultants, officers or directors,
or effecting stock splits in the form of stock dividends. The additional
shares of Common Stock authorized may also be used to acquire or invest in
complementary businesses or products or to obtain the right to use
complementary technologies. These actions could require that the Company have
more than the 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock currently authorized for
issuance. The Board believes it would be advantageous to the Company to have
such additional shares of Common Stock available now, so that the Company can
avoid the additional expense and delay of calling a special meeting of
stockholders when any additional shares become necessary.
If the Amendment is authorized, the Board will have the authority to issue
the additional shares of Common Stock without further action by the
stockholders, except as provided under applicable rules and regulations.
Current holders of Common Stock have no preemptive or similar rights, which
means that current stockholders do not have a right to purchase any new
issuance of Common Stock in order to maintain their proportionate ownership
interest. In addition, the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock in
certain transactions and under certain circumstances could have the effect of
discouraging a hostile attempt to acquire control of the Company. For example,
additional shares of Common Stock could be sold to persons, groups or entities
known to be favorable to management or the Board. The issuance of additional
shares of Common Stock could also be used to dilute the stock ownership of a
person or entity seeking to obtain control of the Company should the Board
consider the action of such person or entity not to be in the best interest of
the stockholders of the Company. The Board is not aware of any present effort
by any person or entity to accumulate the Company's securities or to obtain
control of the Company.
REQUIRED VOTE; RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Affirmative votes constituting a majority of the shares of the Company's
outstanding Common Stock will be required to ratify and approve the amendment
of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR"
THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
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PROPOSAL FIVE
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors has selected Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors,
to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal
year ending March 28, 1998 and recommends that stockholders vote for
ratification of such appointment. In the event of a negative vote on such
ratification, the Board of Directors will reconsider its selection.
Ernst & Young LLP has audited the Company's financial statements for each
fiscal year since the fiscal year ended March 31, 1984. Representatives of
Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting with the
opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so, and are expected to
be available to respond to appropriate questions.
REQUIRED VOTE; RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Affirmative votes constituting a majority of the Votes Cast will be required
to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE
APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998.
OTHER MATTERS
The Company knows of no other matters to be submitted to the meeting. If any
other matters properly come before the meeting, it is the intention of the
persons named in the enclosed proxy card to vote the shares they represent as
the Board of Directors may recommend.
The Board of Directors
Dated: June 23, 1997
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
XILINX, INC.
1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
The undersigned stockholder of XILINX, INC., a Delaware corporation
("Xilinx"), hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and Proxy Statement of Xilinx, each dated June 23, 1997, and hereby
appoints Willem P. Roelandts and Robert C. Hinckley, or either of them, proxies
and attorneys-in-fact, with full power to each of substitution, on behalf and in
the name of the undersigned, to represent the undersigned at the 1997 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of Xilinx to be held on August 7, 1997, at 11:00 a.m.,
local time, at the Hyatt Sainte Claire Hotel, 302 South Market Street, San
Jose, California and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, and to vote
all shares of Common Stock $0.01 par value of Xilinx ("Common Stock"), which
the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then and there personally
present, on the matters set forth on the reverse side of this proxy.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, OR, IF NO CONTRARY DIRECTION IS INDICATED,
WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; FOR THE RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL
OF TEH XILINX 1997 STOCK PLAN; FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE XILINX 1990 EMPLOYEE
QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN; FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE XILINX CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION; FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS; AND AS SAID PROXIES DEEM ADVISABLE ON SUCH OTHER MATTERS
AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS:
NOMINEES: Bernard V. Vonderschmitt, Willem P. Roelandts, John L. Doyle,
Philip T. Glanos and William G. Howard, Jr.
FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE [_] [_] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ALL
NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE
[_] ________________________________ [_] MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND
For all nominees except as noted BELOW
above
2. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY AND APPROVE THE XILINX 1997 STOCK PLAN:
[_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
3. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY AND APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE XILINX 1990 EMPLOYEE
QUALIFIED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK RESERVED FOR ISSUANCE THEREUNDER BY 1,000,000 SHARES:
[_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
4. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY AND APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE XILINX CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK OF XILINX BY 100,000,000 SHARES:
[_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
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5. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS OF XILINX FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 28, 1998:
[_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
(This Proxy should be marked, dated and signed by the stockholder(s) exactly as
his or her name appears hereon, and returned promptly in the enclosed envelope.
Persons signing in a fiduciary capacity should so indicate. If shares are held
by joint tenants or as community property, both should sign.)
Signature: ________________ Date: ____ Signature: ________________ Date: ____
