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FIserv, Inc
255 Fiserv Drive
Brookfield, Wisconsin 53045
February 27, 1996
To our Shareholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
FIserv, Inc., which will be held at our Corporate Offices at 10:00 a.m. on
Thursday, March 21, 1996, in the Corporation's Education Center located on the
second floor.
Information about the meeting and the matters on which the shareholders will act
is set forth in the formal Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement on the
following pages. Following these matters, management will present a current
report on the activities of the Corporation. At the meeting, we will welcome
your comments on or inquiries about the business of FIserv that would be of
interest to shareholders generally.
At your earliest convenience, please review the information on the business to
come before the meeting.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE MARK, SIGN AND RETURN YOUR
PROXY CARD PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED
IN THE UNITED STATES.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
/S/ GEORGE D. DALTON
George D. Dalton
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
FIserv, Inc.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MARCH 21, 1996
CUSIP # 337738-10-8
To the Shareholders of FIserv:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of FIserv, Inc. will be held at the Corporate
Offices on Thursday, March 21, 1996, at 10:00 a.m., Central Standard Time, for
the following purposes:
1. to elect three Directors to serve for a three-year term expiring in
1999;
2. to consider and act upon a proposal to reappoint Deloitte & Touche
LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the independent auditors of the
Corporation and subsidiaries for 1996;
3. to consider and act upon a proposal to adopt an amendment to the
Company's Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of
authorized shares of the Company's Common Stock from 75,000,000 to
150,000,000;
4. to consider and act upon a proposal to adopt an amendment to the
Company's Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company
from FIserv, Inc. to Fiserv, Inc.;
5. to consider and act upon a proposal to amend and restate the FIserv,
Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, among other things, to increase
the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the
FIserv, Inc. Stock Option Plan by 4,000,000 shares and to provide for
the inclusion of incentive stock options under said Plan; and
6. to transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on February 12, 1996, as
the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting
and to vote.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/S/ CHARLES W. SPRAGUE
Charles W. Sprague
Secretary
February 27, 1996
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. THE PROXY STATEMENT IS INCLUDED WITH THIS NOTICE. TO
VOTE YOUR STOCK, PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. A RETURN ENVELOPE IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. SHAREHOLDERS
ATTENDING THE MEETING MAY WITHDRAW THEIR PROXIES AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE
EXERCISE THEREOF.
PROXY STATEMENT
THE PROXY AND SOLICITATION
This Proxy Statement is being mailed on or about February 27, 1996, to the
holders of record as of February 12, 1996, of Common Stock, $.01 par value per
share ("Common Stock"), of FIserv, Inc. (the "Corporation" or the "Company") in
connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of a Proxy in the
enclosed form for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at the Corporate
Offices, 255 Fiserv Drive, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53045, on March 21, 1996, or at
any and all adjournments thereof. Pursuant to the Wisconsin Business
Corporation Law, a shareholder may revoke a writing appointing a proxy either by
giving notice to the Corporation in writing or in open meeting. The cost of
soliciting the proxy will be borne by the Corporation.
PURPOSES OF ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting has been called for the purposes of (i) electing three
Directors to serve for a three-year term expiring in 1999; (ii) considering and
acting upon a proposal to reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
as the independent auditors of the Corporation and subsidiaries for 1996; (iii)
considering and acting upon a proposal to increase the number of authorized
shares of the Corporation's Common Stock from 75,000,000 to 150,000,000;
(iv)considering and acting upon a proposal to change the name of the
Corporation from FIserv, Inc. to Fiserv, Inc.; (v) considering and acting upon a
proposal to amend and restate the FIserv, Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan,
among other things, to increase the number of shares of Common Stock reserved
for issuance under the Plan by 4,000,000 shares and to provide for the
inclusion of incentive stock options under the Plan; and (vi) transacting such
other business as may properly come before the meeting.
The persons named as proxies in the enclosed Proxy have been selected by
the Board of Directors and will vote shares represented by valid Proxies. They
have indicated that, unless otherwise specified in the Proxy, they intend to
vote to (i) elect as Directors for their respective terms the nominees listed on
Pages 2 and 3; (ii) to reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as
the independent public accountants of the Corporation and subsidiaries for 1996;
(iii) to increase the number of authorized shares of the Corporation's Common
Stock from 75,000,000 to 150,000,000; (iv) to change the name of the Corporation
from FIserv, Inc. to Fiserv, Inc.; and (v) to amend and restate the FIserv, Inc.
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, among other things, to increase the number of
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan by 4,000,000 shares
and to provide for the inclusion of incentive stock options under the Plan. All
of the nominees for Director are presently members of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be
unable to serve as a Director. In the event, however, of the death or
unavailability of any nominee or nominees, the Proxy to vote in favor of the
election of such nominee or nominees will be voted for such other person as the
Board of Directors may recommend.
The Corporation has no knowledge of any other matters to be presented to
the meeting. In the event other matters do properly come before the meeting,
the persons named in the Proxy will vote in accordance with their judgment on
such matters.
VOTING SECURITIES
As of January 22, 1996, the Corporation had outstanding and entitled to
vote at the meeting 44,887,613 shares, of which all are Common Stock. All of
these shares are to be voted as a single class, and each of the shares is
entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a
vote of shareholders. There are no cumulative voting rights with respect to
Common Stock, with the result that holders of a majority of the Common Stock may
elect all the Corporation's Directors. The Board of Directors has fixed the
close of business on February 12, 1996, as the record date for determining
shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting and to vote.
The following table sets forth information furnished to the Corporation as
of December 31, 1995, with respect to the beneficial ownership by each Director
and nominee, certain named executive officers and by all present Directors and
executive officers as a group of the Corporation's Common Stock. Each person on
the following table disclaims beneficial ownership of shares owned by his
spouse, minor children or other relatives.
DIRECTORS AND NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON PERCENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED (1) OF CLASS
George D. Dalton 499,023 1.1%
Leslie M. Muma 457,694 *
Donald F. Dillon 2,607,473 5.6
Kenneth R. Jensen 343,299 *
Bruce K. Anderson 257,432 *
Gerald J. Levy 41,502 *
L. William Seidman 15,550 *
Thekla R. Shackelford 3,050 *
Roland D. Sullivan 37,498 *
Frank R. Martire 199,312 *
Norman J. Balthasar 237,225 *
All Directors and executive
officers as a group
(15 persons) 5,064,073 10.9%
* Less than 1%
(1) Includes 232,460 shares which are subject to outstanding options which are
exercisable within 60 days after December 31, 1995. The percentages shown
assume exercise of such options.
Beneficial ownership of each of the shares of Common Stock listed in the
foregoing table is comprised of either sole voting power and sole investment
power, or voting power and investment power that is shared with the spouse of
the Director or Executive Officer.
1. NOMINEES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The nominees for election as members of the Board of Directors, with
information furnished to the Corporation by them as of January 31, 1996, are as
follows:
Nominee for three-year term expiring in 1999:
LESLIE M. MUMA (age 51) has been a Director of the Corporation since it was
established in 1984, and was named Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in
May 1995. From 1971 to 1984, Mr. Muma was the President of one of the
Corporation's predecessors, Data Management Resources, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Freedom Savings & Loan Association, Tampa, Florida. Mr. Muma has
over 30 years of data processing experience. He also serves as a Director of
MGIC Investment Corporation.
Principal Occupation: Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation.
Nominee for three-year term expiring in 1999:
DONALD F. DILLON (age 55) was named Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation in May 1995. In 1976, Mr. Dillon and an associate founded a
turnkey software company--Information Technology, Inc. (ITI)--which has grown to
become a leading national provider of banking software. ITI was acquired by
FIserv in May 1995, and Mr. Dillon continues in his position as Chairman and
President of the ITI organization. From 1966 to 1976, Mr. Dillon was with the
National Bank of Commerce in Lincoln, Nebraska, most recently as Senior Vice
President heading the bank's Information Management Division. Mr. Dillon has
over 29 years of experience in the financial and data processing industries. He
also serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee Member
for Doane College in Crete, Nebraska, and is a Member of the Board of Trustees
for the University of Nebraska and a Member of the University of Nebraska's
Directors Club.
Principal Occupation: Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation; Chairman and President, Information Technology, Inc.
Nominee for three-year term expiring in 1999:
GERALD J. LEVY (age 63) has been a Director of the Corporation since March
31, 1986. He is known nationally through his involvement in various financial
industry memberships and organizations. Mr. Levy is a past Director and
Chairman of the United States League of Savings Institutions, and served as
Chairman of its Government Affairs Policy Committee. Since 1959, Mr. Levy has
served Guaranty Bank in various capacities, including President and Chief
Executive Officer from 1973 to the present. He also serves as Director of
Guaranty Bank, S.S.B., Guaranty Financial Mutual Holding Corp., and Financial
Institution Insurance Group, Ltd.
Principal Occupation: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty
Bank, S.S.B. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since 1984.
CONTINUING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Continuing members of the Board of Directors, with information furnished to
the Corporation by them as of January 31, 1996, are as follows:
Continuing term expiring in 1997:
GEORGE D. DALTON (age 67) has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Corporation since it was established in 1984. From 1964 to 1984, Mr. Dalton
was President of one of the Corporation's predecessors, First Data Processing,
Inc., a subsidiary of First Bank System, Inc. Mr. Dalton has over 40 years of
data processing experience. He also serves as a Director of ARI Network
Services, Inc.
Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation.
Continuing term expiring in 1997:
BRUCE K. ANDERSON (age 55) has been a Director of the Corporation since it
was founded in 1984. Mr. Anderson's background includes working extensively
with information technology companies like the Corporation. He also serves as a
Director of Comdata Holdings Corporation, Genicom Corporation, Broadway &
Seymour, Inc. and several private companies.
Principal Occupation: General partner of the sole general partners of
numerous Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe partnerships.
Continuing term expiring in 1997:
L. WILLIAM SEIDMAN (age 74) has been a Director of the Corporation since
February 1992. Mr. Seidman became Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation on October 21, 1985, and Chairman of the Resolution Trust
Corporation in 1989. He held these positions until October 21, 1991. From 1982
to 1985, he was Dean of the College of Business at Arizona State University,
Tempe, Arizona. From 1977 to 1982, he was Vice Chairman and Chief Financial
Officer of Phelps Dodge Corporation. Mr. Seidman was President Gerald Ford's
Assistant for Economic Affairs from 1974 to 1977. From 1968 to 1974, he was
Managing Partner of Seidman & Seidman, Certified Public Accountants. He served
as Chairman (1970) and Director of the Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago from 1966 to 1970. He was also Special Assistant for Financial
Affairs to Michigan Governor George Romney from 1963 to 1966.
Principal Occupation: Chief Commentator for CNBC-TV; and Publisher of Bank
Director magazine.
Continuing term expiring in 1998:
KENNETH R. JENSEN (age 52) has been Executive Vice President, Chief
Financal Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and a Director of the
Corporation since it was established in 1984. He became Senior Executive Vice
President of the Corporation in 1986. In 1983, Mr. Jensen was Chief Financial
Officer of SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (a computer services company). From 1968
to 1982, Mr. Jensen was a founder and Chief Financial Officer of Catallactics
Corporation (a financial services company), and from 1974 to 1980 was also Chief
Financial Officer of Market Research Corporation of America. Mr. Jensen has
over 30 years of experience in the data processing industry.
Principal Occupation: Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.
Continuing term expiring in 1998:
ROLAND D. SULLIVAN (age 76) has been a Director of the Corporation since
July 15, 1986. Mr. Sullivan was the Myers Regents Professor of Management at
St. Johns University from 1983 to 1990. He has an extensive background in
strategic planning and management, and is known throughout the financial
industry. From 1938 to 1983, Mr. Sullivan served First Bank System, Inc. in
various capacities, including Vice President - Strategic Information Systems and
Technology Planning; Executive Vice President of Research and Planning - First
Computer Corporation (a subsidiary of First Bank System). Since 1991, Mr.
Sullivan has been associated with Sendero Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary, most recently as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. As of
January 1995, he also serves as Midwest Region Executive, Savings & Community
Bank Group of the Corporation.
Principal Occupation: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sendero
Corporation, and Midwest Region Executive, Savings & Community Bank Group of the
Corporation.
Continuing term expiring in 1998:
THEKLA R. SHACKELFORD (age 61) was appointed a Director of the Corporation
in November 1994. Ms. Shackelford is an Educational Consultant and served as
President of the national professional association for educational consultants
in 1987-88. Prior to that, she was Director of Development of the Buckeye Boys
Ranch in Columbus, Ohio. She is currently serving as Chairman of the I KNOW I
CAN scholarship board in Columbus and is on the boards of Banc One Corporation,
Wendy's International and Sundance Broadcasting, Inc. Ms. Shackelford is the
recipient of numerous awards for community service and educational achievements.
Principal Occupation: Educational Consultant.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
During the year ended December 31, 1995, there were four regular meetings
of the Corporation's Board of Directors. There were six special meetings of the
Corporation's Board of Directors. All of the regular meetings held by the Board
of Directors were fully attended, except that Ms. Shackelford was unable to
attend one regular meeting. There were also four meetings of the Corporation's
Management Committee during the year, all of which were fully attended.
During 1995, Messrs. Anderson, Levy and Seidman and Ms. Shackelford
received $17,500, $18,500, $18,800 and $17,800, respectively, for their services
on the Board of Directors. In addition, Directors who are not executive
officers received options to acquire 250 shares of the Company's Common Stock at
market price on the date of grant for each regular meeting attended and 10,000
shares following the 1995 Annual Meeting. There are presently two standing
committees of the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee and the Compensation
Committee, the members of which consist of all Directors who are not executive
officers. Meetings of these committees are held in conjunction with regular
meetings of the Board of Directors.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
To the Company's knowledge, all statements of beneficial ownership required
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in
1995 have been timely filed except for _________________________
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth in summary form all compensation, as defined in
regulations of the Commission, paid or accrued by the Corporation and its
subsidiaries during each of the three years ended December 31, 1995 to each of
its five highest paid executive officers whose aggregate cash compensation
exceeded $100,000.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Annual Compensation
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (g) (i)
All Other
Compen-
Options sation ($)
Name and Principal Position Year Salary ($) Bonus ($) Other Granted <2>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
George D. Dalton 1995 525,000 90,000 <1> 61,763 10,500
Chairman of the Board, 1994 460,000 100,000 <1> 65,813 10,500
Chief Executive Officer 1993 390,000 85,000 <1> 60,750 16,289
Leslie M. Muma 1995 475,000 80,000 <1> 53,663 10,500
Vice Chairman of the Board, 1994 410,000 90,000 <1> 57,038 10,500
President, Chief Operating Officer 1993 340,000 80,000 <1> 52,734 16,289
Kenneth R. Jensen 1995 370,000 60,000 <1> 41,175 10,500
Senior Executive Vice President, 1994 325,000 80,000 <1> 43,875 10,500
Director, CFO and Treasurer 1993 275,000 65,000 <1> 40,500 16,289
Norman J. Balthasar 1995 255,000 67,000 <1> 6,600 7,500
Group Executive 1994 235,000 31,340 <1> 5,850 7,500
Management Committee Member 1993 215,000 15,000 <1> 8,157 9,214
Frank R. Martire 1995 275,000 31,000 <1> 4,500
Group Executive 1994 255,000 45,988 <1> 7,500
Management Committee Member 1993 230,000 150,000 <1> 118,125 9,214
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<1> Less than aggregate amount required to be reported
<2> Represents Company contributions to 401(k) plan; 1995 is estimated
Norman J. Balthasar (age 49) was named Group Executive - Savings & Community
Bank Group on January 1, 1995. He previously had been President of FIserv
Division I since September 1990, and is a member of the Corporation's Management
Committee. From 1983 to 1991, he was associated with FIserv Tampa, Inc., most
recently as President.
Frank R. Martire (age 48) was named Group Executive - Bank & Credit Union Group
on January 1, 1995. He previously had been President of FIserv Division III
since April 1, 1991, and is a member of the Corporation's Management Committee.
From 1983 to 1991, he was associated with Citicorp Information Resources, Inc.,
most recently as Chairman.
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
The following tables set forth, with respect to the executive officers named in
the Summary Compensation Table, information with respect to options granted and
exercised during the year ended December 31, 1995 under the Corporation's stock
option plans, together with the number of options outstanding as of December 31,
1995.
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Potential Realizable
Value at Assumed
Rates of Stock Price
Appreciation for
Individual Grants Option Term(1)
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)
% of total
options
granted to Exercise
Options employees price Expiration
Name granted in year ($/share) date 5% ($) 10% ($)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
George D. Dalton 61,763 14.02 21.81 2/8/05 847,250 2,147,099
Leslie M. Muma 53,663 12.18 21.81 2/8/05 736,136 1,865,514
Kenneth R. Jensen 41,175 9.35 21.81 2/8/05 564,829 1,431,387
Norman J. Balthasar 6,600 1.50 21.81 2/8/05 90,537 229,439
Frank R. Martire 0
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(1) The amounts in these columns are the result of calculations at the 5% and
10% rates set by the Commission and are not intended to forecast possible future
appreciation, if any, of the Corporation's stock price. The Corporation chose
not to use an alternative formula for a grant date valuation.
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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
<CAPTION>
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
Number Value of
of shares Number of unexercised
acquired unexercised in-the-money
on Value options at options at
Name exercise realized ($) year-end year-end ($)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
George D. Dalton 127,574 2,091,063 127,777 1,549,908 Exercisable
126,361 1,270,462 Unexercisable
Leslie M. Muma 57,037 918,401 164,480 2,421,269 Exercisable
109,654 1,102,338 Unexercisable
Kenneth R. Jensen 43,875 706,469 126,360 1,859,824 Exercisable
84,240 846,971 Unexercisable
Norman J. Balthasar 11,812 218,914 99,239 2,072,792 Exercisable
14,685 154,168 Unexercisable
Frank R. Martire 15,000 256,944 157,125 2,131,363 Exercisable
72,562 946,061 Unexercisable
</TABLE>
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for
establishing compensation for the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer,
President and Chief Operating Officer and its Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer (the "Executives"). In so doing, the Committee has
developed and implemented compensation policies and programs which seek to
enhance the long-term profitability of the Corporation, thereby contributing to
the value of shareholders' investment.
In addition to annual cash compensation, the Committee establishes criteria
pursuant to which the Executives may also qualify for the award of options to
acquire the Corporation's Common Stock at a price equal to market value on the
date of grant. Awards are based 75% on growth in earnings per share (EPS) and
25% on revenue growth. If revenue growth percentage exceeds that for EPS, the
EPS growth percentage will replace revenue growth percentage in determining
awards. The range of growth used to calculate awards is from 10% to 25% and the
maximum annual award to any executive is 100,000 shares, which the proposed
amendment and restatement would raise to 300,000 shares.
In the event that the Corporation's shareholders adopt the proposal to
amend the Corporation's Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan to permit the issuance
of incentive stock options, such options would also be available for issuance to
the Executives. The Corporation currently has no plans to issue incentive stock
options.
Based upon the Corporation's performance over the past five years when
compared to companies comprising the S&P 500 and its S&P industry group, it
appears that the level of executive compensation is commensurate with that which
is being paid to senior executives by other companies in similar businesses.
Committee Members: Bruce K. Anderson, Chairman
Gerald J. Levy
L. William Seidman
Thekla R. Shackelford
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE RETURN AMONG FISERV, INC., S&P 500 INDEX, AND
S&P 500 COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES INDEX
COMPUTER
MEASUREMENT PERIOD S&P SOFTWARE &
(FISCAL YEAR COVERED) FISERV, INC. 500 INDEX SERVICES INDEX
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MEASUREMENT PT-12/31/90 $100 $100 $100
FYE 12/31/91 $182 $130 $152
FYE 12/31/92 $183 $140 $181
FYE 12/31/93 $209 $155 $230
FYE 12/31/94 $233 $157 $272
FYE 12/31/95 $325 $215 $383
Assume $100 invested on December 31, 1990, in each of Company Stock, S&P
500 Index and Industry Index and the reinvestment of all dividends paid during
the five-year period ending December 31, 1995.
2. INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Deloitte & Touche LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been proposed for
reappointment as the Corporation's independent auditors for the year ending
December 31, 1996, pursuant to the recommendation of the Board of Directors. A
representative of Deloitte & Touche LLP is expected to be present at the meeting
with an opportunity to make a statement if so desired and to answer appropriate
questions with respect to that firm's audit of the Corporation's financial
statements and records for the year ended December 31, 1995.
The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR the proposal.
3. PROPOSED INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation presently authorize the
issuance of 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 44,887,613 were
outstanding as of January 22, 1996, and 2,434,350 shares were reserved as of
such date for issuance upon the exercise of options issued by the Corporation.
Consequently, only 27,678,037 shares of Common Stock are available to be used
for any other purposes, including stock splits. Therefore, the Board of
Directors has proposed an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common
Stock from 75,000,000 to 150,000,000.
Except for shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options,
none of the shares of Common Stock which would be authorized if this proposal is
adopted by the shareholders have been earmarked for any specific purpose, but
any future issuance of such shares could be authorized by the Board of Directors
without obtaining shareholder approval.
The approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
entitled to vote on the amendment is required to adopt the amendment to the
Articles of Incorporation.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the proposed increase in
authorized shares of Common Stock.
4. PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE CORPORATION
Presently, the legal name of the Corporation is FIserv, Inc., whereas in
most correspondence, marketing materials, and similar items the name "Fiserv,
Inc." (with a lower case "i") is used. It is therefore proposed that the name of
the Corporation be changed to Fiserv, Inc.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the proposed change in the
name of the Corporation.
5. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT STOCK PLANS
The Corporation currently has three employee benefit stock plans pursuant
to which eligible employees, officers and directors of the Corporation may
acquire shares of Common Stock: the Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, the
Incentive Stock Option Plan and the Restricted Stock Purchase Plan. If the
shareholders approve the proposed amendment to and restatement of the
Corporation's Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (which will then be referred to as
the "Fiserv, Inc. Stock Option Plan"), this Plan will become the Corporation's
principal stock-related employee benefit plan. There are presently 20,280
options outstanding under the Incentive Stock Option Plan. Because the period
during which options under the Incentive Stock Option Plan has expired, the
Corporation is unable to award additional options under this Plan. Although the
Corporation has no current intention of issuing incentive stock options in the
foreseeable future, if the proposed amendment to the Non-Qualified Stock Option
Plan is approved, it would provide the flexibility to grant incentive stock
options (ISOs) under that Plan. There has been no activity in the Corporation's
Restricted Stock Option Plan for several years, and there is no present
intention to award shares under this Plan.
On February 27, 1996, the Board of Directors of the Corporation adopted,
subject to shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
amendments to the FIserv, Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan")
which will be renamed the "Fiserv, Inc. Stock Option Plan" that, among other
things, will increase by 4,000,000 shares the number of shares of Common Stock
reserved for issuance under the Plan and provide for the issuance of ISOs. The
Plan is designed to provide an incentive to key employees of the Corporation and
to offer an additional inducement in obtaining the services of such persons. It
also serves as an inducement to non-employee Directors of the Corporation who
may be awarded options to purchase 250 shares of Common Stock under the Plan for
each meeting the non-employee Director attends and 10,000 options each time he
or she is elected to the Corporation's Board of Directors.
The following summary of certain material features of the Plan, as it is
proposed to be amended, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the text of the Plan, a copy of which is set forth as
Exhibit A to this Proxy Statement. All references to the Plan contained in this
summary are references to the Plan as proposed to be amended.
Shares Subject to the Plan and Eligibility
The Plan authorizes the grant of options to purchase a maximum of 300,000
shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided below) to employees
(including officers and directors who are employees) and non-employee Directors
of the Corporation. Upon expiration, cancellation or termination of unexercised
options granted under the Plan, the shares of Common Stock subject to such
options will again be available for the grant of options under the Plan.
Type of Options
Options granted under the plan may be either ISOs, within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), or non-
qualified stock options which do not qualify as ISOs (NQSOs).
Administration
The Plan is administered by a committee of the Board of Directors (the
Committee) consisting of at least three members of the Board, each of whom is a
"disinterested person" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and also an
"outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. The
Committee members are currently those persons listed on page 7.
Among other things, the Committee is empowered to determine in accordance
with various Plan provisions: (i) the persons to whom options are granted; (ii)
the times on which options are granted; (iii) whether an option will be an ISO
or a NQSO; (iv) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to a particular
option and the option price therefor; (v) the term of each option; (vi) the time
and conditions under which an option may be exercised in whole or in part; (vii)
the form of consideration that may be used by the optionee to purchase shares
upon exercise of any option; (viii) whether shares issued upon the exercise of
an option are subject to certain restrictions or to repurchase by the
Corporation; (ix) whether to accelerate the exercise date of any option; (x) any
applicable withholding; (xi) the fair market value of shares of the Common Stock
subject to an option; (xii) subject to certain conditions, whether to cancel or
modify an option with the consent of the optionee; and (xiii) any other terms
and conditions of the option not otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of
the Plan. The Committee is also authorized to interpret the terms of the Plan
and to adopt regulations relating to the Plan that are not inconsistent with the
terms of the Plan. The determination of the Committee with respect to such
matters is conclusive and binding.
Terms and Conditions of Options
Options granted under the Plan are subject to, among other things, the
following terms and conditions:
(a) The option price of an option (other than an option granted to a non-
employee Director) ISO, which is fixed by the Committee, except that in the case
of an ISO, the option price cannot be less than the fair market value of the
shares subject to the option on the date it is granted. In the event that the
optionee owns or is deemed to own 10% of the voting power of the Corporation's
shares, then the exercise price of the option may not be less than 110% of the
fair market value of the shares on the date it is granted.
(b) Options are not transferable during the optionee's lifetime, and
during his or her lifetime may only be exercised by the optionee.
(c) Options (other than options granted to non-employee Directors) may be
granted for terms determined by the Committee, except that the term of an ISO
may not exceed 10 years (5 years if the optionee owns or is deemed to own more
than 10% of the voting power of the Corporation's shares).
(d) Each non-employee Director is granted an option to purchase 250 shares
following each Board meeting which he or she attends. In addition, following
each annual meeting at which he or she is elected a Director of the Corporation,
the non-employee Director will be granted an option to purchase 10,000 shares.
The term of each non-employee Director option is ten years, and the option price
is the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. The
option becomes exercisable ratably over the first five years. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the holder ceases to be a Director of the Corporation for any
reason, the option may not be exercised more than 30 days after the date he or
she ceases to be a Director.
(e) Appropriate arrangements may be specified with respect to any federal,
state, local or other tax withholding which is required in connection with the
options.
(f) The maximum number of shares for which options may be granted to a
person in any fiscal year is 300,000. The aggregate fair market value of shares
with respect to which ISOs may be granted to a person which are exercisable for
the first time during any calendar year may not exceed $100,000. Any option
granted in excess of such amount is treated as a NQSO.
(g) No fractional shares of Common Stock may be exercised or acquired
under the Plan.
Adjustments in the Event of Capital Changes
In the event the number of shares of Common Stock are increased or
decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares
of stock or other securities of the Corporation through reorganization, merger
or consolidation, recapitalization, stock split, split-up, combination, exchange
of shares, declaration of any Common Stock dividends or similar events, the
number and kind of shares of stock and the price per share subject to the
unexercised portion of any option, the number and kind of shares of stock
subject to the Plan and the maximum number of shares which may be granted to a
person in any fiscal year is to be appropriately adjusted by the Board of
Directors.
Duration and Amendment of the Plan
No ISO may be granted under the Plan after February 27, 2006. The Board of
Directors may terminate the Plan from time to time, except that without majority
shareholder approval no amendment may increase the maximum number of shares with
respect to which options may be granted under the Plan (except in the case of
the events for which adjustment authority has been granted to the Board of
Directors as described above), materially increase the benefits accruing to
optionees under the Plan or change the eligibility requirements for optionees.
Federal Income Tax Treatment
The following is a general summary of the federal income tax consequences
under current tax law of NQSOs and ISOs. It does not purport to cover all the
special rules, including special rules relating to optionees subject to Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act and the exercise of an option with previously-acquired
shares, or the state or local income or other tax consequences inherent in the
ownership and exercise of stock options and the ownership and disposition of the
underlying shares.
An optionee will not recognize taxable income for federal income tax
purposes upon the grant of a NQSO or ISO.
Upon the exercise of a NQSO, the optionee will recognize ordinary income in
an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the shares
acquired on the date of exercise over the exercise price thereof, and the
Corporation will generally be entitled to a deduction for such amount at that
time. If the optionee later sells shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of a
NQSO, he or she will recognize long-term or short-term capital gain or loss,
depending on the period for which the shares were held. Long-term capital gain
is generally subject to more favorable tax treatment than ordinary income or
short-term capital gain. Proposed legislation, if adopted, would treat long-
term capital gain even more favorably.
Upon the exercise of an ISO, the optionee will not recognize taxable
income. If the optionee disposes of the shares acquired pursuant to the
exercise of an ISO more than two years after the date of grant and more than one
year after the transfer of the shares to him or her, the optionee will recognize
long-term capital gain or loss and the Corporation will not be entitled to a
deduction. However, if the optionee disposes of such shares within the required
holding period, all or a portion of the gain will be treated as ordinary income
and the Corporation will generally be entitled to deduct such amount.
In addition to the federal income tax consequences described above, an
optionee may be subject to the alternative minimum tax.
The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR the proposal.
1996 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
The deadline for shareholders to submit proposals to be considered for
inclusion in the Proxy Statement for the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is
expected to be October 11, 1996.
ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Report of the Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1995,
will be mailed to each shareholder on or about February 27, 1996. The
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by the Corporation with the
Commission, will be furnished without charge to any person requesting a copy
thereof in writing and stating such person is a beneficial holder of shares of
Common Stock of the Corporation on the record date for the annual meeting of
shareholders.
Requests and inquiries should be addressed to Mr. Charles W. Sprague.
BY THE ORDER OF THE /S/ CHARLES W. SPRAGUE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHARLES W. SPRAGUE
FEBRUARY 27, 1996 SECRETARY
Proxy
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The undersigned hereby appoints George D. Dalton, Leslie M.
Muma and Charles W. Sprague as Proxies, each with the power
to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes them to
represent and to vote as designated below, all the shares of
Common Stock of FIserv, Inc. (the "Corporation") held of
record by the undersigned on February 12, 1996, at the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 21, 1996,
or any adjournment thereof.
1. ELECTION OF THREE DIRECTORS TO SERVE FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM EXPIRING IN 1999:
FOR all nominees and their term listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote
for all nominees listed below
(except as written to the contrary on the line provided)
For a term expiring in 1999: L.M. Muma, G.J. Levy, D.F. Dillon
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(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee write
that nominee's name on the line provided above.)
2. PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF Deloitte & Touche LLP, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, as the independent auditors of the Corporation and subsidiaries
for 1996:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
3. PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES of the Company's Common
Stock from 75,000,000 to 150,000,000:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
4. PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE COMPANY from FIserv, Inc. to Fiserv, Inc.:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
5. PROPOSAL TO AMEND and restate the FIserv, Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option,
among other things, to (i) increase the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable under the Plan by 4,000,000; and (ii) to provide for the issuance of
incentive stock options under the Plan:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
6. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
PLEASE SIGN exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint
tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please
sign in full corporate name by President or other authorized officer. If a
partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.
DATED:__________________, 1996
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PLEASE CHECK LOWER BOX IF APPROPRIATE Signature
YES, I WILL ATTEND THE ANNUAL -------------------------
MEETING ON MARCH 21, 1996 Signature if held jointly
PLEASE MARK, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY
DRAFT OF JANUARY 26, 1996
FISERV, INC.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
(as amended through February __, 1996)
Section 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Fiserv, Inc. Stock Option
Plan (the "Plan") is to promote the interest of Fiserv, Inc. (the "Company") and
its Subsidiaries (the Company and each such Subsidiary being herein each
referred to as a "Fiserv Group Company") by (a) providing an incentive to
employees, and to directors who are not employees, of the Fiserv Group Companies
which will attract, retain and motivate persons who are able to make important
contributions to the Company's growth, profitability and long-term success, and
(b) furthering the identity of the Optionees with those of the Company's
stockholders through stock ownership opportunities. Options to be issued under
the Plan may be "incentive stock options" as defined in Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or "non-qualified stock
options" ("NQSOs"), which do not qualify as "incentive stock options" ("ISOs"),
but the Company makes no representation or warranty as to the qualification of
any Option as an incentive stock option under the Code.
Section 2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Plan, the following
terms used herein shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning
is clearly required by the context.
2.1 "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.
2.2 "Committee" shall mean the committee of the Board of Directors
referred to in Section 5 hereof.
2.3 "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock, $.01 par value, of
the Company.
2.4 "Non-Employee Director" shall mean a person who is a director of
the Company, but is not an employee of the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or a Parent.
2.5 "Non-Employee Director Option" shall mean a NQSO granted pursuant
to the Plan to a person who, at the time of the grant, is a Non-
Employee Director.
2.6 "Option" shall mean any option granted to a person pursuant to
this Plan.
2.7 "Optionee" shall mean a person to whom an Option is granted under
this Plan.
2.8 "Parent" shall mean a "parent corporation" as defined in Section
424(e) of the Code.
2.9 "Subsidiary" shall mean a "subsidiary corporation" as defined in
Section 424(f) of the Code.
Section 3. ELIGIBLE OPTIONEES.
3.1 Options may be granted hereunder to any employee of any Fiserv
Group Company. The Committee shall have the sole authority to
select employees to whom Options are to be granted hereunder.
3.2 Every individual who is a Non-Employee Director shall be granted
a Non-Employee Director Option to purchase 250 shares of Common
Stock immediately following every meeting of the Board of
Directors which he or she attended. In addition, immediately
following each annual meeting of shareholders at which such Non-
Employee Director is elected, such Non-Employee Director shall be
granted a Non-Employee Director Option to purchase 10,000 shares
of Common Stock. In the event the remaining shares available for
grant under the Plan are not sufficient to grant the Non-Employee
Director Options to each such Non-Employee Director at any time,
the number of shares subject to the Non-Employee Director Options
to be granted at such time shall be reduced proportionately. The
Committee shall not have any discretion with respect to the
selection of directors to receive Non-Employee Director Options
or the amount, the price or the timing with respect thereto. A
Non-Employee Director shall not be entitled to receive any
options under the Plan other than Non-Employee Director Options.
Section 4. COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; SPECIAL LIMITATIONS.
4.1 The total number of shares of Common Stock for which Options may
be granted under this Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate
[4,000,000] shares of Common Stock. The total number of shares
of Common Stock for which Options may be granted under this Plan
in any one fiscal year of the Company to any one person shall not
exceed in the aggregate 300,000 shares of Common Stock.
4.2 The shares of Common Stock that may be subject to Options granted
under this Plan may be either authorized and unissued shares or
shares reacquired at any time and now or hereafter held as
treasury stock as the Board of Directors may determine. In the
event that any outstanding Option expires or is cancelled or
terminated for any reason, the shares allocable to the
unexercised portion of such Option may again be subject to an
Option granted under this Plan.
Section 5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.
5.1 The Plan shall be administered by a committee of the Board of
Directors (the "Committee") and shall consist of not less than
three directors. All members of the Committee shall be both
"disinterested persons" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and "outside directors"
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee
shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the
pleasure of, the Board of Directors. A majority of the members
of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of a
majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum
is present and the acts approved in writing by all members
without a meeting shall be the acts of the Committee.
5.2 The Committee shall have the sole authority and discretion to
grant Options under this Plan and to determine the terms and
conditions of any such Option, including, without limitation, the
sole authority and discretion (i) to select the persons who are
to be granted Options hereunder, (ii) to determine the times when
Options shall be granted, (iii) to determine whether an Option
will be an ISO or a NQSO, (iv) to establish the number of shares
of Common Stock that may be issued under each Option and to
establish the option price therefor, (v) to determine the term of
each Option, (vi) to determine the time and the conditions
subject to which Options may be exercised in whole or in part,
(vii) to determine the form of consideration that may be used to
purchase shares of Common Stock upon exercise of any Option
(including the circumstances under which the Company's issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock may be used by an Optionee to
exercise an Option), (viii) to determine whether to restrict the
sale or other disposition of the shares of Common Stock acquired
upon the exercise of an option (including the circumstances under
which shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of any Option
may be subject to repurchase by the Company) and, if so, whether
to waive any such restriction, (ix) to accelerate the time when
outstanding Options may be exercised, (x) to determine the
amount, if any, necessary to satisfy the Fiserv Group Company's
obligation to withhold taxes or other amounts, (xi) to determine
the fair market value of a share of Common Stock, (xii) with the
consent of the Optionee, to cancel or modify an Option, PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that such Option as modified would have been permitted
to have been granted under the Plan on the date of grant of the
original Option and PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, that in the case
of a modification (within the meaning of Section 424(h) of the
Code) of an ISO, such Option as modified would be permitted to be
granted on the date of such modification under the terms of the
Plan, and (xiii) to establish any other terms and conditions
applicable to any Option and to make all other determinations
relating to the Plan and Options not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Plan.
5.3 The Committee shall be authorized to interpret the Plan and may,
from time to time, adopt such rules and regulations, not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as it may deem
advisable to carry out the purpose of this Plan.
5.4 The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any
provision of the Plan, any Option granted hereunder or any option
agreement evidencing any such Option shall be final and
conclusive upon all parties. Any controversy or claim arising
out of or relating to the Plan or any Option shall be determined
unilaterally by the Committee, whose determination shall be final
and conclusive upon all parties.
5.5 Members of the Committee may vote on any matter affecting the
administration of the Plan or any agreement or the granting of
Options under the Plan.
5.6 All expenses and liabilities incurred by the Board of Directors
(or the Committee) in the administration of the Plan shall be
borne by the Company. The Board of Directors (or the Committee)
may employ attorneys, consultants, accountants or other persons
in connection with the administration of the Plan. The Company
and its officers and directors shall be entitled to rely upon the
advice, opinions or valuations of any such persons. No member or
former member of the Board of Directors (or the Committee) shall
be liable for any action, determination or interpretation taken
or made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option or
agreement hereunder.
Section 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.
Subject to the Plan, the terms and conditions of each Option granted
under the Plan shall be specified by the Committee and shall be set forth in an
option agreement between the Company and the Optionee in such form as the
Committee shall approve. The terms and conditions of any Option granted
hereunder need not be identical to those of any other Option granted hereunder.
The terms and conditions of each Option shall include the following:
(a) The option price shall be fixed by the Committee, PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that in the case of an ISO, the option price may not be
less than the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock
subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted, and
PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, that if at the time an ISO is
granted, the Optionee owns (or is deemed to own under Section
424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, any
of its Subsidiaries or a Parent, the option price of such ISO
shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the
Common Stock subject to such ISO on the date of grant. The
option price of the shares of Common Stock subject to each Non-
Employee Director Option shall be equal to the fair market value
of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option on the date
of grant.
(b) Options shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the
laws of descent and distributions, and during an Optionee's
lifetime, an option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee or
the Optionee's legal guardian.
(c) The Committee shall fix the term of all Options (other than the
Non-Employee Director Options) granted pursuant to the Plan
(including the date on which such Option shall expire and the
conditions under which it terminates earlier), PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the term of an ISO may not exceed ten years from the date
such Option is granted, and PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, that if
at the time an ISO is granted, the Optionee owns (or is deemed to
own under Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than
10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or a Parent, the term of
such ISO may not exceed five years from the date of grant. Each
Option (other than a Non-Employee Director Option) shall be
exercisable in such amount or amounts, under such conditions, and
at such times or intervals or in such installments as shall be
determined by the Committee. The Committee may, in its sole
discretion, establish a vesting provision for any Option (other
than a Non-Employee Director Option) relating to the time or the
circumstances when the Option may be exercised by the Optionee.
(d) Subject to earlier termination as hereinafter provided, each Non-
Employee Director Option shall be exercisable for a term of ten
years commencing on the date of grant. A Non-Employee Director
Option shall vest and become exercisable as to 20% of the
aggregate number of shares subject to the Non-Employee Director
Option on the first anniversary of the date of grant and as to an
additional 20% on each of the next four anniversaries of such
date. The Non-Employee Director Option shall terminate 30 days
after the Optionee shall cease to be a director of the Company
(but not after the date the Option would otherwise expire),
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Non-Employee Director is
terminated as a director of the Company for cause, such Non-
Employee Director Option shall terminate immediately. The Non-
Employee Director Option shall not be affected by the Optionee
becoming an employee of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or a
Parent.
(e) In the event that any Fiserv Group Company is required to
withhold any Federal, state or local taxes or other amounts in
respect of any income realized by the Optionee in respect of an
Option granted hereunder, in respect of any shares acquired
pursuant to the exercise of an Option or in respect of the
disposition of an Option or any shares acquired pursuant to the
exercise of an Option, the Company may deduct (or require the
Fiserv Group Company to deduct) from any payments of any kind
otherwise due to such Optionee the aggregate amount of such
Federal, state or local taxes and other amounts required to be so
withheld. Alternatively, the Company may require such Optionee
to pay to the Company in cash, promptly on demand, or make other
arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding payment to the
Company of, the aggregate amount of any such taxes and other
amounts.
(f) The aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the
Option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock for which an
eligible employee may be granted ISOs under the Plan or any other
plan of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or a Parent which
are exercisable for the first time by such employee during any
calendar year shall not exceed $100,000. Such limitation shall
be applied by taking ISOs into account in the order in which they
were granted. Any Option (or portion thereof) granted in excess
of such amount shall be treated as an NQSO.
(g) In no case may a fraction of a share be exercised or acquired
pursuant to the Plan.
Section 7. ADJUSTMENTS. In the event that, after the adoption of the
Plan by the Board of Directors, the outstanding shares of the Company's Common
Stock shall be increased or decreased or changed into or exchanged for a
different number or kind of shares of stock or other securities of the Company
through reorganization, merger or consolidation, recapitalization, stock split,
split-up, combination, exchange of shares, declaration of any dividends payable
in Common Stock or the like, the number and kind of shares of stock and the
price per share subject to the unexercised portion of any outstanding Option,
the number and kind of shares of Stock subject to the Plan and the maximum
number of shares which may be granted to a person in any fiscal year shall be
appropriately adjusted by the Board of Directors, and such adjustment shall be
effective and binding for all purposes of this Plan. Such adjustment may
provide for the elimination of fractional shares which might otherwise be
subject to Options without payment therefor.
Section 8. EFFECT OF THE PLAN ON EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP . Neither
this Plan nor any Option granted hereunder shall be construed as conferring upon
any Optionee any right to continue in the employ of any Fiserv Group Company or
limit in any respect any right of any Fiserv Group Company to terminate such
Optionee's employment at any time without liability.
Section 9. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. The Board of Directors may amend
the Plan from time to time as it deems desirable, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that,
without the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock of
the Company present, or represented, and entitled to vote at any meeting duly
held in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Wisconsin, the Board
of Directors may not (a) increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
for which Options may be granted under this Plan (other than increases due to
adjustment in accordance with Section 7 hereof), (b) materially increase the
benefits accruing to participants under the Plan or (c) change the eligibility
requirements to receive Options hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
provisions regarding the selection of directors for participation in, and the
amount, the price or the timing of, Non-Employee Director Options shall not be
amended more than once every six months, other than to comport with changes in
the Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules thereunder.
Section 10. TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. The Board of Directors may
terminate the Plan at any time. No Option may be granted hereunder after
termination of the Plan. No ISO may be granted under the Plan more than ten
years after the date on which the Plan was adopted. The termination or
amendment of the Plan shall not alter or impair any rights or obligations under
any Option theretofore granted under the Plan, without the consent of the
Optionee.
Section 11. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN. This Plan (as amended and
restated) will become effective on the date on which it is approved by the Board
of Directors. This Plan (as amended and restated) is subject to approval by the
holders of the majority of the outstanding stock of the Company present, or
represented, and entitled to vote at the next meeting duly held in accordance
with the applicable laws of the State of Wisconsin. No Option granted hereunder
may be exercised prior to such approval, provided, however, that the date of
grant of any Option shall be determined as if the Plan had not been subject to
such approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Plan (as amended and
restated) is not approved by a vote of shareholders within 12 months after it is
adopted by the Board of Directors, the amendment shall be null and void, the
Plan as in effect prior to such amendment and restatement shall continue in full
force and effect and any Options granted pursuant to such amendment and
restatement shall terminate.
Section 12. GOVERNING LAW . This Plan, the Options and all related
matters shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Wisconsin, without regard to choice of law provisions. Neither the
Plan nor any agreement pursuant to the Plan shall be construed or interpreted
with any presumption against any Fiserv Group Company by reason of the Fiserv
Group Company having drafted or adopted the Plan or agreement. The invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability of any provision in the Plan or in any agreement
pursuant to the Plan shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability
of any other provision, all of which shall be valid, legal and enforceable to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
