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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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RADIUS INC.
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[LOGO]
January 24, 1996
To Our Shareholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Radius Inc. to be held at Radius Inc.'s offices at 215 Moffett Park Drive,
Sunnyvale, California 94089 on Wednesday, February 21, 1996 at 11:00 a.m.
The matters expected to be acted upon at the meeting are described in detail in
the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement following
this letter. Audited financial statements and certain other useful information
are included in Appendix A to the Proxy Statement entitled "Additional
Information for Shareholders."
It is important that you use this opportunity to take part in the affairs of
your company by voting on the business to come before the meeting. WHETHER OR
NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE
ACCOMPANYING PROXY AND RETURN IT PRIOR TO THE MEETING IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-
PAID ENVELOPE. Returning the proxy does NOT prevent you from attending the
meeting and voting your shares in person.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Sincerely,
[SIGNATURE]
Charles W. Berger
Chairman & CEO
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RADIUS INC.
215 MOFFETT PARK DRIVE
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA 94089
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Our Shareholders:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Radius
Inc. (the "Company") will be held at the offices of the Company at 215 Moffett
Park Drive, Sunnyvale, California on February 21, 1996 at 11:00 a.m. for the
following purposes:
1. To elect four directors of the Company to hold office until the next
annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors
have been elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or
removal. The Board of Directors intends to nominate the following
individuals for election: Charles W. Berger; Michael D. Boich; Regis
McKenna; and David B. Pratt.
2. To consider and vote upon a proposal to adopt the Company's 1995 Stock
Option Plan and to reserve 850,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance
thereunder.
3. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors
for the Company for the current fiscal year.
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment thereof.
The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement
accompanying this Notice.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on December 20, 1995 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting and any adjournment thereof.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE
THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY AND RETURN IT PRIOR TO THE MEETING IN THE ENCLOSED
POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Sunnyvale, California David G. Pine
January 24, 1996 Secretary
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RADIUS INC.
PROXY STATEMENT
JANUARY 24, 1996
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GENERAL
The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Radius Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"), for use at the 1996
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held at the principal
executive offices of the Company at 215 Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale,
California 94089 on Wednesday, February 21, 1996 at 11:00 a.m. (the "Meeting").
Only holders of record of the Company's Common Stock on December 20, 1995 (the
"Record Date") will be entitled to vote at the Meeting. On that date, the
Company had 17,401,094 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote
at the Meeting. A majority, or 8,700,548 of these shares represented in person
or by proxy will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the
Meeting. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy were first mailed to
shareholders on or about January 24, 1996.
Holders of the Company's Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share
held as of the above record date. Any person signing a proxy in the form
accompanying this Proxy Statement has the power to revoke it prior to the
Meeting or at the Meeting prior to the vote pursuant to the proxy. A proxy may
be revoked by (i) a writing delivered to the Company stating that the proxy is
revoked, (ii) a subsequent proxy executed by the person executing the prior
proxy and presented at the Meeting, or (iii) attendance at the Meeting and
voting in person. Please note, however, that if a shareholder's shares are held
of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and that shareholder wishes to vote
at the Meeting, the shareholder must bring to the Meeting a letter from the
broker, bank or other nominee confirming that shareholder's beneficial ownership
of the shares.
In the event that sufficient votes in favor of the proposals are not received by
the date of the Meeting, the proxy holder may propose one or more adjournments
of the Meeting to permit further solicitations of proxies. Any such adjournment
would require the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares present in
person or represented by proxy at the Meeting.
The expenses of soliciting proxies in the form accompanying this Proxy Statement
will be paid by the Company. Following the original mailing of the proxies and
other soliciting materials, the Company and/or its agents may also solicit
proxies by mail, telephone, facsimile or in person. The Company has retained
Skinner & Co., a proxy solicitation firm, and will pay Skinner & Co. a fee of
approximately $3,500, plus expenses estimated at $3,500. In addition, the
Company will request brokers, custodians, nominees and other record holders of
the Company's Common Stock to forward copies of the proxy and other soliciting
materials to persons for whom they hold shares of Common Stock and to request
authority for the exercise of proxies. In such cases, the Company, upon the
request of the record holders, will reimburse such holders for their reasonable
expenses.
PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Meeting, shareholders will elect a board of four directors to hold office
until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective
successors have been elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or
removal. Shares represented by a proxy returned to the Company will be voted
for the election of the four nominees set forth below unless the proxy is marked
in such a manner as to withhold authority so to vote. If any nominee for any
reason is unable to serve or for good cause will not serve, the proxies may be
voted for such substitute nominee as the proxy holder may determine. The
Company is not aware of any nominee who will be unable to, or for good cause
will not, serve as a director. Directors are elected by the affirmative vote of
a plurality of the shares of Common Stock represented and voting at the Meeting.
Abstentions will have no effect. Broker non-votes will be disregarded. Each of
the four nominees currently serves on the Company's Board of Directors (the
"Board").
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DIRECTORS/NOMINEES
The names of the nominees, and certain information about them (including their
respective terms of service), are set forth below.
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Director
Name of Nominee Age Principal Occupation Since
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Charles W. Berger 42 Chairman of the Board, Chief 1993
Executive Officer and President
of the Company
Michael D. Boich (1)(2) 42 President and Chief Executive Officer 1986
of Rendition, Inc.
David B. Pratt (2) 56 Senior Vice President and Co-Chief 1995
Operating Officer of Adobe Systems
Incorporated
Regis McKenna (1)(2) 55 Chairman and Chief Executive 1987
Officer of Regis McKenna, Inc.
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(1) Member of the Audit Committee
(2) Member of the Compensation Committee
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MR. BERGER was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of
the Company in March 1993 and Chairman of the Board of Directors in March 1994.
From April 1992 until he joined the Company, Mr. Berger was Senior Vice
President, Worldwide Sales, Operations and Support for Claris Corporation, a
subsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc. ("Apple") that develops and markets
application software ("Claris"). From February 1991 to April 1992, he was
President of Sun Microsystems Federal, Inc., a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems,
Inc. ("Sun"), a manufacturer of computer work stations. From July 1989 to
February 1991, he served as Vice President of Business Development for Sun, and
from March 1989 to July 1989, he was Sun's Vice President of Product Marketing.
From April 1982 to March 1989, Mr. Berger held numerous executive positions
involving sales, marketing, business development and finance for Apple.
MR. BOICH has been a director of the Company since its inception in May 1986 and
was the Chairman of the Board of Directors from April 1991 until March 1994.
Mr. Boich has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Rendition, Inc., a
developer of graphics chips, since March 1994. Mr. Boich served as the
Company's President and Chief Executive Officer from its inception until April
1991 and again assumed these positions from September 1992 through February
1993. From July 1985 to April 1986, Mr. Boich worked as an independent data
communications consultant. From March 1982 to July 1985, Mr. Boich was employed
by Apple, where he was part of the original Macintosh development team and was
responsible for applications software acquisitions and promoting third-party
software development for the Macintosh.
MR. PRATT has been a director of the Company since June 1995. Mr. Pratt is
Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Adobe Systems
Incorporated, a developer of systems and software for electronic printing and
publishing. He joined Adobe in May of 1988 as General Manager of the
Application Products Division, was promoted to Vice President in August 1989,
was promoted to Senior Vice President in September 1992, and was appointed Co-
Chief Operating Officer in December 1995. Prior to joining Adobe Mr. Pratt was
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Logitech Corporation
from October 1987 to April 1988.
MR. MCKENNA has been a director of the Company since February 1987. In October
1970, Mr. McKenna founded Regis McKenna, Inc., a marketing consulting firm, and
he has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since that time. Mr.
McKenna has also been a general partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a
venture capital firm, since June 1986. Mr. McKenna currently serves on the
Board of Directors of BBN Planet Corporation, an internet service provider, and
Conductus, Inc., a manufacturer of electronic components and systems.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE NOMINEES.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Standing committees of the Board include an Audit Committee and a Compensation
Committee. The Board does not have a nominating committee or a committee
performing a similar function.
Messrs. Boich and McKenna are currently the members of the Audit Committee. The
Audit Committee meets with the Company's independent auditors concerning the
scope of their annual audit, the findings of the auditors with respect to the
Company's accounting systems and controls, and other matters relating to the
preparation of the Company's audited financial statements.
Messrs. Boich, Pratt and McKenna are currently the members of the Company's
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee considers all matters of
executive compensation and makes recommendations to the Board regarding the
compensation of the Company's executive officers and the establishment of
employee benefit plans generally. The Compensation Committee also administers
the Company's stock option plans and makes stock option awards to executive
officers.
During the year ended September 30, 1995, the Board met eight times, the Audit
Committee met three times, and the Compensation Committee met six times (five of
which such meetings occurred during regularly scheduled full Board meetings).
None of the nominees for director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate total
number of meetings of the Board of Directors (held during the period for which
he was a director) and the total number of meetings held by all committees of
the Board of Directors on which he served (held during the period that he
served).
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
None
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
During fiscal 1995, the Board adopted a director compensation policy pursuant to
which all directors appointed to the Board on or after June 1995 will receive
$1,500 for each Board meeting attended. This compensation policy was
implemented to facilitate the recruitment of additional directors. The
directors of the Company appointed prior to June 1995 do not currently receive
compensation for services on the Board or any committee thereof.
The 1994 Directors Stock Option Plan (the "1994 Directors Plan") was adopted by
the Company's Board on December 14, 1994 and approved by the Company's
shareholders on February 15, 1995. A total of 155,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock have been reserved for issuance under the 1994 Directors Plan
(consisting of 100,000 shares allocated to the 1994 Directors Plan at the time
of its adoption by the Board plus 55,000 shares that were authorized for
issuance, but not issued or subject to outstanding options, under the Company's
1990 Directors' Stock Option Plan (the "Prior Directors Plan") as of February
15, 1995). In addition, shares of the Company's Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of outstanding stock options granted under the Prior Directors Plan
that expire or become unexercisable for any reason after February 15, 1995 will
be available for issuance under the 1994 Directors Plan. A total of 23,750
shares of Common Stock from the Prior Directors Plan have been added to the 1994
Directors Plan since February 15, 1995 as a result of the expiration of stock
options under the Prior Directors Plan.
The 1994 Directors Plan provides for the grant of 10,000 nonqualified stock
options ("NQSOs") to non-employee members of the Board upon appointment to the
Board and annual grants of 2,500 NQSOs on each anniversary of a director's
initial grant under either the Prior Directors Plan or the 1994 Directors Plan,
provided the Director continues to serve on the Board at such time. In
addition, each director who received a grant to purchase 1,250 shares under the
Prior Directors Plan after August 30, 1994 and before February 15, 1995 was
eligible to receive a one time grant under the 1994 Directors Plan to purchase
1,250 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Although options granted prior to
termination of the Prior Directors Plan remain outstanding in accordance with
their terms, no further options may be granted under the Prior Directors Plan.
During fiscal 1995, the following director nominees received options to purchase
shares of the Company's Common Stock under the 1994 Directors Plan and/or the
Prior Directors Plan: Mr. Pratt received an option to purchase 10,000 shares at
exercise price of $12.00 per share; Mr. Boich received an option to purchase
2,500 shares at an exercise price of $10.88 per share; and Mr. McKenna received
two options to purchase a total of 2,500 shares at an exercise price of $8.00.
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During fiscal 1995, the following individuals who resigned from the Board, or
will resign as of the date of the Meeting, received options to purchase shares
of the Company's Common Stock, under the 1994 Directors Plan and/or the Prior
Directors Plan: William Campbell, who resigned effective as of April 1995,
received two options to purchase a total of 2,500 shares at an exercise price of
$8.00 per share. Lawrence G. Finch, who resigned effective as of October 1995,
received an option to purchase 2,500 shares at exercise price of $7.44 per
share. Michael A. McConnell, who will resign upon the election of directors at
the Meeting, received an option to purchase 10,000 shares at exercise price of
$10.56 per share.
All director stock options were granted at the market price of the Company's
Common Stock on the date of grant.
PROPOSAL NO. 2
APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF 1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
On December 20, 1995, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the 1995
Stock Option Plan (the "1995 Plan") and reserved 850,000 shares of Common Stock
for issuance thereunder, plus the total number of shares authorized for
issuance, but not issued or subject to outstanding options, under the Company's
1986 Stock Option Plan (the "Prior Employee Plan") as of the date of shareholder
approval of the 1995 Plan. In addition, shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of outstanding stock options pursuant to the Company's Prior Employee
Plan that expire or become unexercisable for any reason after the date on which
shareholders approve the 1995 Plan, will be available for issuance under the
1995 Plan. The 1995 Plan is intended to replace the Prior Employee Plan, which
the Board of Directors has terminated, effective upon shareholder approval of
the 1995 Plan. The Prior Employee Plan was scheduled to expire in October 1996.
Although options granted prior to the termination of the Prior Employee Plan
will remain outstanding in accordance with their terms, no further options will
be granted under the Prior Employee Plan after shareholder approval of the 1995
Plan. As of November 30, 1995, 728,070 shares of Common Stock remained
available for future grants under the Prior Employee Plan and there were
1,050,124 shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding options under the Prior
Employee Plan. No options will be exercisable pursuant to the 1995 Plan unless
and until shareholder approval of the 1995 Plan has been obtained.
The approval of the 1995 Plan requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares of Common Stock represented and voting at the Meeting
(which shares voting affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the
required quorum). Abstentions will be counted toward the number of shares
represented and voted at the meeting. Broker non-votes will be disregarded.
The 1995 Plan is described below in "Description of 1995 Stock Option Plan."
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE
1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN.
PROPOSAL NO. 3
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Company has appointed Ernst & Young LLP as its independent auditors to
perform the audit of the Company's financial statements for the 1996 fiscal
year, and the shareholders are being asked to ratify such appointment. Ernst &
Young LLP has audited the Company's financial statements since the Company's
inception. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP will be present at the Meeting,
will be given an opportunity to make a statement at the Meeting if they desire
to do so and will be available to respond to questions.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF
ERNST & YOUNG LLP.
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DESCRIPTION OF 1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
HISTORY. The 1995 Plan was adopted by the Company's Board on December 20, 1995.
PURPOSE. The purpose of the 1995 Plan is to provide incentives to attract,
retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions
are important to the success of the Company by offering them an opportunity to
participate in the Company's future performance.
PLAN ADMINISTRATION. The 1995 Plan shall be administered by the Board or by a
committee of at least two directors appointed by the Board that meets the
requirements of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act"). The committee consists of "outside" directors as
that term is defined pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"). References herein to the "Board" mean the
committee appointed by the Board unless clearly indicated to the contrary.
Except as otherwise limited by the 1995 Plan, the Board determines the
optionees, the number of shares subject to each option, the exercise prices, the
exercise periods, the vesting schedules and the dates of grants. The Board has
granted to the Company's CEO the authority to grant options to all eligible
persons other than executive officers. Each option granted pursuant to the 1995
Plan is evidenced by a Stock Option Grant (the "Grant") issued by the Company
and a Stock Option Exercise Notice (the "Exercise Notice") completed at the time
of option exercise.
The Board has the authority to construe and interpret any provision of the 1995
Plan, and such interpretations are binding on the Company and the employees.
The Board does not receive any compensation for administering the 1995 Plan.
ELIGIBILITY. All officers, employees (including directors who are also
employees), independent contractors, advisors and consultants of the Company or
any parent or subsidiary of the Company are eligible to receive option grants
under the 1995 Plan. As of November 30, 1995, there were approximately 275
persons eligible to receive awards of stock options under the 1995 Plan. No
"Named Executive Officer" as that term is defined under Item 402(a)(3) of
Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") and the Exchange Act is eligible to receive more than
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at any time during the term of the 1995 Plan.
TYPE OF OPTION. Both incentive stock options ("ISOs") as defined in Section 422
of the Code and NQSOs may be granted under the 1995 Plan. The 1995 Plan limits
the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the time the option is
granted) of the shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first
time by the optionee during any calendar year to not more than $100,000. There
is no similar limit on NQSOs granted under the 1995 Plan.
TERMS OF THE OPTIONS.
- VESTING. Options under the 1995 Plan generally become exercisable or vest
on a monthly basis over a fifty-month period.
- EXPIRATION DATE. Options granted under the 1995 Plan may be exercisable
for up to ten years after the option grant date, except that an ISO granted
to a person owning ten percent or more of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of the Company or of any parent or subsidiary of
the Company (a "Ten Percent Shareholder") must be exercised within five
years of the option grant date.
- EXERCISE PRICE. Each Grant states the exercise price of the option. The
exercise price of an option granted under the 1995 Plan must be equal to
the fair market value per share of the Company's Common Stock on the date
of grant, except that NQSOs may be granted with an exercise price equal to
or greater than 50% of the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock
on the date of grant. The exercise price of an ISO granted to a Ten
Percent Shareholder must be at least equal to 110% of the fair market value
per share on the date of the grant. The Board determines such fair market
value on the date of grant based upon the closing price of the Company's
Common Stock on the NASDAQ National Market on the date of grant.
- OPTION EXERCISE AND PAYMENT ALTERNATIVES. To exercise an option, the
optionee must deliver to the Company an executed Exercise Notice and full
payment for the shares being purchased. Payment may be made: (i) in cash;
(ii) by surrender of fully paid shares of the Company's Common Stock; (iii)
where permitted by applicable law and approved by the Board, by tender of a
full recourse promissory note having such terms as determined by the Board;
(iv) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to an optionee for
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services rendered; (v) by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to
the optionee; (vi) through a "same day sale"; (vii) through a "margin
commitment"; or (viii) through any combination of the foregoing where
approved by the Board.
- NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. Options granted under the 1995 Plan may not
be transferred by the optionee other than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution. During the lifetime of an optionee, options may be
exercised only by the optionee or his or her legal representative.
- TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. If an optionee's employment or other
association with the Company is terminated for any reason other than death
or disability, any outstanding option, to the extent that it was
exercisable on the date of such termination, may be exercised by the
optionee within thirty days after such termination, but in no event later
than the expiration of the option. If an optionee's association with the
Company is terminated because of the optionee's death or disability within
the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, any outstanding option, to the
extent that it was exercisable on the date of such termination, may be
exercised by the optionee (or the optionee's legal representative or
authorized assignee) within twelve months after such termination, but in no
event later than the expiration of the option. Neither the 1995 Plan nor
any Grant impose any obligation on the Company to continue an optionee's
employment or other association with the Company.
- MODIFICATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF OPTIONS. If the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock of the Company is changed by a stock dividend, stock
split, reverse stock split, combination, reclassification or similar change
in the capital structure of the Company without consideration, the number
of shares of Common Stock available for option grants under the 1995 Plan
and the number of shares and the exercise price per share for each
outstanding option will be proportionately adjusted, subject to any
required action by the Board or shareholders of the Company.
- CHANGE IN CONTROL. In a transaction in which the Company is not the
surviving corporation and the successor corporation does not assume the
options or substitute equivalent options, the outstanding options under the
1995 Plan will accelerate and become exercisable in full at least ten days
prior to (and expire on) the consummation of such a transaction at such
times and on such conditions as the Board determines.
- AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION. The Board may amend or terminate the 1995 Plan
at any time and in any respect, including modifying the form of the Grant
or the Exercise Notice, except that the Board cannot, without the approval
of the shareholders of the Company, amend the 1995 Plan in any manner that
requires shareholder approval pursuant to applicable corporate law, the
Exchange Act, the Code, any regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act
or the Code, or the requirements of any stock exchange or national market
system upon which the Company's securities are traded. No amendment of the
1995 Plan may adversely affect any outstanding option or unexercised
portion thereof without the optionee's written consent. The 1995 Plan will
continue in effect until December 2005, subject to earlier termination by
the Board of Directors.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION
THE FOLLOWING IS A GENERAL SUMMARY AS OF THE DATE OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT OF THE
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THE COMPANY AND PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE 1995
PLAN. THE FEDERAL TAX LAWS MAY CHANGE AND THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX
CONSEQUENCES FOR ANY PARTICIPANT WILL DEPEND UPON HIS OR HER INDIVIDUAL
CIRCUMSTANCES. EACH PARTICIPANT HAS BEEN AND IS ENCOURAGED TO SEEK THE ADVICE
OF A QUALIFIED TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PARTICIPATION IN
THE 1995 PLAN.
- INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. A participant will recognize no income upon grant
of an ISO and incur no tax on its exercise (unless the participant is
subject to the alternative minimum tax ("AMT")). If the participant holds
the stock acquired upon exercise of an ISO (the "ISO Shares") for more than
one year after the date the option was exercised and for more than two
years after the date the option was granted, the participant generally will
realize long-term capital gain or loss (rather than ordinary income or
loss) upon disposition of the ISO Shares. This gain or loss will be equal
to the difference between the amount realized upon such disposition and the
amount paid for the ISO Shares.
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- If the participant disposes of ISO Shares prior to the expiration of either
required holding period (a "disqualifying, disposition"), the gain realized
upon such disposition, up to the difference between the fair market value
of the ISO Shares on the date of exercise (or, if less, the amount realized
on a sale of such shares) and the option exercise price, will be treated as
ordinary income. Any additional gain will be long-term or short-term
capital gain, depending upon the amount of time the ISO Shares were held by
the participant.
- ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX. The difference between the fair market value of
the ISO Shares on the date of exercise and the exercise price is an
adjustment to income for purposes of the AMT. The AMT (imposed to the
extent it exceeds the taxpayer's regular tax) is 26% of an individual
taxpayer's alternative minimum taxable income (28% in the case of
alternative minimum taxable income in excess of $175,000). Alternative
minimum taxable income is determined by adjusting regular taxable income
for certain items, increasing that income by certain tax preference items
(including the difference between the fair market value of the ISO Shares
on the date of exercise and the exercise price) and reducing this amount by
the applicable exemption amount ($45,000 in case of a joint return, subject
to reduction under certain circumstances). If a disqualifying disposition
of the ISO Shares occurs in the same calendar year as exercise of the ISO,
there is no AMT adjustment with respect to those ISO Shares. Also, upon a
sale of ISO Shares that is not a disqualifying disposition, alternative
minimum taxable income is reduced in the year of sale by the excess of the
fair market value of the ISO Shares at exercise over the amount paid for
the ISO Shares.
- NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTIONS. A participant will not recognize any taxable
income at the time a NQSO is granted. However, upon exercise of a NQSO,
the participant must include in income as compensation an amount equal to
the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of
exercise and the participant's exercise price. The included amount must be
treated as ordinary income by the participant and may be subject to
withholding by the Company (either by payment in cash or withholding out of
the participant's salary). Upon resale of the shares by the participant,
any subsequent appreciation or depreciation in the value of the shares will
be treated as capital gain or loss.
- OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1993. The Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 provides that the maximum tax rate applicable to
ordinary income is 39.6%. Long-term capital gain will be taxed at a
maximum of 28%. For this purpose, in order to receive long-term capital
gain treatment, the stock must be held for more than one year. Capital
gains may be offset by capital losses and up to $3,000 of capital losses
may be offset annually against ordinary income.
- TAX TREATMENT OF THE COMPANY. The Company generally will be entitled to a
deduction in connection with the exercise of a NQSO by a participant to the
extent that the participant recognizes ordinary income and the Company
withholds tax. The Company will be entitled to a deduction in connection
with the disposition of ISO Shares only to the extent that the participant
recognizes ordinary income on a disqualifying disposition of the ISO
Shares.
ERISA. The 1995 Plan is not subject to any of the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information known to the Company with
respect to beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock as of
November 30, 1995, for (i) each shareholder who is known by the Company to be
the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock; (ii) the
Chief Executive Officer and each of the Company's four other most highly
compensated executive officers at September 30, 1995 (the "Named Executive
Officers"), (iii) each of the Company's directors, and (iv) all current
directors and executive officers of the Company as a group.
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AMOUNT AND NATURE OF PERCENT
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP (1) OF CLASS
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Michael D. Boich (2) 214,301 1.26%
Charles W. Berger (3) 181,250 1.06%
Michael A. McConnell (4) 61,569 *
Gregory M. Millar (5) 46,201 *
Regis McKenna (6) 33,150 *
Douglas W. C. Boake (7) 22,073 *
Keith Harris (8) 21,417 *
David B. Pratt 1,000 *
J. Daniel Shaver (9) 0 *
All current executive officers and 667,109 3.91%
directors as a group (15 persons) (10)
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* Less than one percent.
(1) Unless otherwise indicated below, the persons and entities named in the
table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares
beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable.
(2) Represents 211,801 shares held by Mr. Boich, and 2,500 shares subject to
options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1995.
(3) Represents 150 shares held by Mr. Berger as beneficial owner for his
children, and 181,100 shares subject to an option exercisable within
60 days of November 30, 1995.
(4) Represents 51,569 shares held by Mr. McConnell, and 10,000 shares subject
to options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1995.
(5) Represents shares subject to options held by Mr. Millar that are
exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1995.
(6) Represents 21,276 shares held by Mr. McKenna, and 11,874 shares subject to
options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1995.
(7) Represents 1,073 shares held by Mr. Boake, and 21,000 shares subject to
options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1995.
(8) Represents 2,397 shares held by Mr. Harris, and 19,020 shares subject to
options exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1995.
(9) Mr. Shaver resigned from the Company on October 1, 1995 and all of his
stock options expired on November 1, 1995.
(10) Includes the shares described in all footnotes above relating to directors
and executive officers, a total of 6,026 shares not described in the
footnotes above held by three executive officers, and a total of
54,421 shares subject to options held by five executive officers
exercisable within 60 days of November 30, 1995.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation awarded
to, earned by or paid for services rendered in all capacities to the Company
during each of the fiscal years ended September 30, 1993, 1994 and 1995 (except
as otherwise indicated) by (i) the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and (ii)
the Company's four other most highly compensated executive officers who were
serving as executive officers as of September 30, 1995 (collectively, the "Named
Executive Officers").
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG TERM COMPENSATION
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SECURITIES
NAME AND ANNUAL OTHER UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY($) BONUS($) COMPENSATION($) OPTIONS(#) COMPENSATION($)(1)
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Charles W. Berger (2) 1995 275,000 48,700 77,459(3) 62,500 35,600(4)
President, CEO and 1994 225,000 117,500 88,417(3) - 35,600(4)
Chairman of the Board 1993 116,826 75,000 - 250,000 1,000
of Directors
Gregory M. Millar 1995 180,000 167,700(5) - 40,250 1,000
Vice President, Engineering 1994 150,000 38,900 - - 1,000
and Chief Technology 1993 135,383 - - 16,094 1,000
Officer
J. Daniel Shaver (6) 1995 305,950 12,784 - - 1,000
Vice President, Sales 1994 266,116 36,348 - 25,000 1,000
and Marketing 1993 86,484 - - 63,277 1,000
Keith Harris (7) 1995 199,789 9,392 - 500 17,413(8)
Vice President/General 1994 188,529 10,307 - 30,000 14,304(8)
Manager, Europe 1993 144,714 - - 3,000 11,538(8)
Douglas W. C. Boake (9) 1995 192,092 8,523 - - 1,000
Vice President, Asia- 1994 176,505 - - - 1,000
Pacific Sales 1993 - - - 37,500 -
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(1) Includes the Company's $1,000 matching payment under the Company's
401(k) Plan.
(2) Mr. Berger joined the Company in March 1993.
(3) Consists of a payment to Mr. Berger to pay for outstanding mortgage
interest on his home.
(4) Includes $34,600 of principal and interest forgiven on a $100,000 loan to
Mr. Berger. See "Certain Transactions."
(5) Includes a one-time special performance bonus of $155,000. See "Board of
Directors and Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation."
(6) Mr. Shaver joined the Company in May 1993. The calculation of his salary
includes sales commissions earned during the 1995 fiscal year.
(7) The calculation of Mr. Harris' salary includes sales commissions earned
during the 1995 fiscal year.
(8) Represents the amounts paid by the Company into Mr. Harris' pension fund
as required by law in the United Kingdom where Mr. Harris resides.
(9) Mr. Boake joined the Company in September 1993. The calculation of his
salary includes sales commissions earned during the 1995 fiscal year.
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STOCK OPTION GRANTS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR
The following table sets forth further information regarding individual
grants of stock options pursuant to the Company's 1986 Stock Option Plan
during fiscal 1995 to each of the Named Executive Officers. In accordance
with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the table sets
forth the hypothetical gains or "option spreads" that would exist for the
options at the end of their respective ten-year terms based on assumed
annualized rates of compound stock appreciation of 5% and 10% from the dates
the options were granted to the end of the respective option terms. Actual
gains, if any, on option exercises are dependent on the future performance
of the Company's Common Stock and overall market conditions. There can be
no assurance that the potential realizable values shown in this table will
be achieved.
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INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
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POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE
NUMBER OF AT ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES
SECURITIES OF STOCK PRICE
UNDERLYING % OF TOTAL APPRECIATION FOR OPTION
OPTIONS OPTIONS GRANTED EXERCISE TERMS ($)(1)
GRANTED TO EMPLOYEES IN OR BASE EXPIRATION --------------------------
NAME (#) FISCAL YEAR PRICE ($/SH) DATE 5% 10%
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Charles W. Berger 62,500(2) 7.57% 10.56 4/25/05 415,169 1,052,119
J. Daniel Shaver - - - - - -
Gregory M. Millar 40,000(2) 4.85% 10.56(4) 4/25/05 265,678 673,280
250(3) .03% 10.38(4) 4/06/05 1,631 4,134
Keith Harris 500(3) .06% 11.25(4) 7/03/05 3,538 8,965
Douglas W. C. Boake - - - - - -
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(1) The potential realizable value is calculated based on the term of the
option at its time of grant, compounded annually. It is calculated by
assuming that the stock price on the date of grant appreciates at the
indicated annual rate, compounded annually for the entire term of the
option and that the option is exercised and sold on the last day of its
term for the appreciated stock price. Actual gains, if any, on option
exercises are dependent on future performance of the Company's Common
Stock and overall market conditions. There can be no assurance that the
potential realizable values shown in this table will be achieved.
(2) These stock options were granted with an exercise price equal to the
closing fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of
grant. These options become exercisable at the rate of 2% of the total
shares per month over a period of 50 months. These options lapse within
30 days after the termination of an employment or consultancy relationship
with the Company.
(3) This stock option was granted with an exercise price equal to the closing
fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of grant. This
option becomes exercisable at the rate of 4% of the total shares per month
over a period of 25 months. The option will lapse within 30 days after the
termination of an employment or consultancy relationship with the Company.
(4) These stock options were repriced as of December 13, 1995 to $2.375 per
share, which equaled the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on
that date, provided that the officer accept a six month prohibition on
exercising any such options. See "Board of Directors and Compensation
Committee Report on Executive Compensation."
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EMPLOYMENT AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
CHARLES W. BERGER
The Company and Mr. Berger entered into an employment agreement dated
February 26, 1993, as amended on September 17, 1993, that provides for his at
will employment until such time as either the Company or Mr. Berger terminates
the employment agreement with or without cause. Under the employment agreement,
the Company paid Mr. Berger a sign-on bonus of $25,000 and an initial base
salary of $225,000. The employment agreement established an annual performance
bonus of up to $50,000 in fiscal 1993 and up to $100,000 in fiscal 1994, unless
otherwise increased by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The employment
agreement also required the Company to grant Mr. Berger stock options for
250,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at fair market value on the date of
grant and to loan him $100,000. See "Certain Transactions."
In the event of an acquisition following which Mr. Berger is not offered the
position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the surviving company
(i) the vesting of a portion of his option shares will accelerate, (ii) all
remaining principal and interest under his loan will be forgiven, and
(iii) Mr. Berger will, subject to certain conditions, continue to receive his
salary and benefits during a twelve month transition period. For purposes of
the employment agreement, an "acquisition" is defined as the sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, the merger or consolidation of
the Company with or into another corporation, or the acquisition of more than
fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of the Company by a single person
or a group of related persons.
If Mr. Berger's employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other
than cause or following an acquisition, Mr. Berger will continue to receive his
salary, and vest under his stock options for six months.
KEITH HARRIS
The Company and Mr. Harris entered into an employment agreement dated April 12,
1990, which was subsequently assigned to Radius UK Limited, the Company's wholly
owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom. The employment agreement provides for
Mr. Harris' at will employment until such time as either the Company or
Mr. Harris terminate the employment agreement with or without cause. If the
employment agreement is terminated by the Company without cause, the Company
must provide Mr. Harris with either one year's prior written notice or pay
Mr. Harris his base salary for one year in lieu of notice.
J. DANIEL SHAVER
The Company and Mr. Shaver entered into a Settlement Agreement and General
Release on September 28, 1995, in connection with Mr. Shaver's resignation from
his position as Vice President, Sales and Marketing in October 1995. Pursuant
to that agreement, on February 1, 1996 the Company will forgive a $150,000 loan
previously extended to Mr. Shaver, together with all of the interest accrued
thereon, provided that he has complied with certain consulting obligations set
forth in the agreement.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
This Section is not "soliciting material," is not deemed filed with the SEC and
is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act whether made before or after the date hereof
and irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in any such
filing.
During the 1995 fiscal year, final decisions regarding executive compensation
were made by the Compensation Committee (the "Committee"). The Committee
currently consists of Messrs. Boich, McKenna and Pratt. William Campbell served
as a member of the Committee until he resigned from the Board in April 1995.
Mr. Pratt became a member of the Committee in August 1995.
GENERAL COMPENSATION POLICY
The Committee establishes the general compensation policies for the Company's
executive officers and typically reviews base salary levels, option levels and
target bonuses for the executive officers of the Company. The Board has
delegated to the Committee the authority to grant stock options to the Company's
executive officers and has delegated to the CEO the authority to grant stock
options to employees other than executive officers.
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When establishing salaries, bonus levels and stock option awards for executive
officers, the Committee considers: (1) the Company's financial performance
during the past year and recent quarters, (2) the individual's performance
during the past year and recent quarters, and (3) the salaries of executive
officers in similar positions in companies of comparable size within the
computer industry. With respect to executive officers other than the CEO, the
Committee places considerable weight upon the recommendation of the CEO. The
method for determining compensation varies from case to case based on a
discretionary and subjective determination of what is appropriate at the time.
The Company's Human Resources Department assists the Committee by making
available executive compensation sample data for similar companies within the
computer industry. The companies included in the sample data included companies
present in the NASDAQ (US) Index and the Hambrecht & Quist Technology Index
(used for purposes of the returns data presented in the "Performance Graph"
below), but the sample was not intended to correlate with either of these
indices. The Committee assessed this data in reviewing executive officer
salaries. During the 1995 fiscal year, base salaries were set somewhat below
market, and target bonuses were set above market in order to emphasize Company
performance.
Significant stock options are granted to the Company's executives in order to
provide appropriate long term financial incentives and to align the interests of
the executives with the shareholders. Initial option grants are awarded to
executives when they first join the Company. Initial option grants are normally
larger than subsequent option grants in order to incent the executive to join
the Company by participating in the Company's long term success. Subsequent
option grants are awarded from time to time depending on a number of factors
such as significant change in the executive's responsibilities, superior
performance, the number of unvested options then held by the executive, and the
number of stock options awarded by comparably sized peer companies. While the
number of stock options awarded to any given executive officer is based on a
discretionary and subjective determination by the Committee based on the
foregoing factors, in December 1994 the Committee adopted general stock option
guidelines designed to provide executive officers with additional stock option
grants from time to time in order to maintain a constant rate of vesting per
year.
FISCAL YEAR 1995 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
For the 1995 fiscal year, the Committee and the CEO reviewed data collected by
Radford Associates in evaluating base salaries for executive officers. Base
salaries for the Company's executives for the 1995 fiscal year were determined
based upon these surveys, the compensation policies described above and the
CEO's recommendations.
The Company's executive officer bonus plan for the 1995 fiscal year (the "1995
Executive Plan") provided for a target bonus of 35% of base salary for vice
presidents with payments to be made semi-annually. Fifty percent of the target
bonus was based on the Company's attainment of revenue goals and fifty percent
of target bonus was based on the Company's attainment of operating income goals.
Bonus payments were contingent on achieving at least eighty percent of these
financial goals. In the event the Company exceeded its financial goals,
payments would exceed target amounts.
The Company establishes its financial goals in conjunction with its normal
fiscal year planning process. The specific financial goals established by the
Company are confidential commercial and business information. Based on the
Company's financial goals, a bonus pool was established on a semi-annual basis.
The size of the semi-annual bonus pool was dependent on whether or not the
Company achieved at least eighty percent of its financial goals.
For the first half of fiscal 1995, the Company attained 97% of its revenue goal
but did not achieve at least 80% of its operating income goal. Accordingly,
bonuses paid to the Company's executive officers for that period equaled
approximately 50% of the target amount. While the Company's executive officers
were eligible to receive bonuses for the second half of fiscal 1995 as a result
of the Company achieving in excess of 80% of its revenue goal for that period,
the Company's executive officers declined to accept such bonuses in light of the
Company's financial condition at fiscal year end.
During fiscal 1995, the Committee also approved a one-time special performance
bonus of $155,000 for Gregory M. Millar, the Company's Vice President of
Engineering and Chief Technical Officer. This bonus was paid to Mr. Millar in
recognition of his critical role in leading the Company's research and
development efforts, particularly in the digital video area, and his success in
retaining and motivating the Company's engineering personnel.
In December of 1995, the Committee authorized the repricing of stock options
held by the Company's employees and executive officers (other than the CEO)
after determining that decreases in the fair market value of the Company's
Common Stock was adversely affecting the Company's ability to retain and
motivate the Company's employees and
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executives. Under the repricing program, nine executive officers holding
stock options to purchase a total of 443,066 shares with exercise prices ranging
from $8.00 to $14.75 per share were repriced to $2.375 per share, which equaled
the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on that date of the
repricing, provided that the officer accept a six month prohibition on
exercising any such options. The six month exercise prohibition is designed to
provide a significant incentive for the Company's executive officers to remain
with the Company as it attempts to implement plans to improve its financial
performance.
CEO COMPENSATION
Mr. Berger was hired by the Company pursuant to an Employment Agreement in March
of 1993 which provided for an initial base salary of $225,000 which was
subsequently increased to $275,000 for the 1995 fiscal year following the
Committee's review of executive compensation levels in September 1994. For the
1995 fiscal year, Mr. Berger's target bonus was set at $200,000, to be paid in
semi-annual installments in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the 1995
Executive Plan described above. Mr. Berger received a bonus under the 1995
Executive Plan in the amount of $48,700 for the first half of the 1995 fiscal
year reflecting the Company's achievement of 97% of its revenue goal but less
than 80% of its operating income goal. Mr. Berger, like the Company's other
executive officers, was eligible to receive a bonus for the second half of
fiscal 1995 as a result of the Company achieving in excess of 80% of its revenue
goal for that period, but he declined to accept such a bonus in light of the
Company's financial condition at fiscal year end. In addition to the amounts
paid to Mr. Berger under the 1995 Executive Plan, Mr. Berger also received
additional compensation of $77,459 to pay interest due on his mortgage.
Mr. Berger received a stock option grant in June 1995 to purchase 62,500 shares
of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.56 per share, which
equaled the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of
grant. This option vests at the rate of 2% of the total shares per month over a
period of 50 months. The Committee granted this option to Mr. Berger in order
to maintain a vesting rate of approximately 75,000 shares per year and thereby
continue to provide Mr. Berger with an appropriate long term financial incentive
that is aligned with the interests of the shareholders. On Mr. Berger's
recommendation, the Compensation Committee did not reprice Mr. Berger's stock
options in December of 1995 when it approved the repricing for the Company's
employees and other executive officers.
During fiscal 1995, the Company forgave a total of $34,600 of principal and
interest on Mr. Berger's loan in accordance with the terms of his Employment
Agreement. See "Certain Transactions."
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 162 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 added Section 162(m) to the
Internal Revenue Code, Section 162(m) limits deductions for certain executive
compensation in excess of $1 million. Certain types of compensation are
deductible only if performance criteria are specified in detail, and payments
are contingent on shareholder approval of the compensation arrangement. The
Company believes that it is in the best interests of its shareholders to
structure its compensation plans to achieve maximum deductibility under
Section 162(m) with minimal sacrifices in flexibility and corporate objectives.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code for
all cash-based compensation and stock option grants made during the 1996 fiscal
year. The Company is submitting to shareholders at its 1996 Annual Meeting a
proposal to adopt the 1995 Stock Option Plan which is in compliance with
Section 162(m).
With respect to non-equity compensation arrangements, the Committee has reviewed
the terms of those arrangements most likely to be subject to Section 162(m) and
believes that at this time no changes are necessary. The Committee will
continue to monitor this situation and will take appropriate action if and when
it is warranted. Since corporate objectives may not always be consistent with
the requirements for full deductibility, it is conceivable that the Company may
enter into compensation arrangements in the future under which payments are not
deductible under Section 162(m); deductibility will not be the sole factor used
by the Committee in ascertaining appropriate levels or modes of compensation.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Michael D. Boich
Regis McKenna
David B. Pratt
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The Securities and Exchange Commission requires a comparison on an indexed basis
of cumulative total shareholder return for the Company, a relevant broad equity
market index and a published industry or line-of-business index. Cumulative
total shareholder return represents share value appreciation assuming the
investment of $100 in the Common Stock of the Company and each of the other
indexes in September 1990, and reinvestment of all dividends. The Common Stock
of the Company is traded on the NASDAQ National Market. Set forth below is a
graph comparing cumulative total shareholder return on the Company's Common
Stock, the NASDAQ(US) Index and the Hambrecht & Quist Technology Index.
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG RADIUS, INC., THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET-US INDEX
AND THE HAMBRECHT & QUIST TECHNOLOGY INDEX
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
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RADIUS, INC NASDAQ STOCK MARKET-US HAMBRECHT & QUIST TECHNOLOGY
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9/90 $100 $100 $100
9/91 95 157 145
9/92 71 176 165
9/93 58 231 197
9/94 62 233 223
9/95 51 321 374
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* $100 INVESTED ON 09/30/90 IN STOCK OR INDEX-
INCLUDING REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30.
This Section is not "soliciting material," is not deemed filed with the SEC and
is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act whether made before or after the date hereof
and irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in any such
filing.
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 1997 ANNUAL MEETING
Proposals of shareholders intended to be included in the Company's Proxy
Statement and form of proxy relating to the Company's 1997 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders must be received at the Company's principal executive office by
September 8, 1996.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
In September 1993, the Company loaned $100,000 to Charles W. Berger, the
Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, as required under the terms of
his Employment Agreement. The loan has a three-year term and accrues simple
interest at the rate of 3.9% per annum. The loan is secured by shares of Common
Stock subject to Mr. Berger's stock option, and fifty percent (50%) of the
proceeds from the sale of any such shares is payable to the Company until such
time as the loan is paid in full. One third of the principal amount, together
with all accrued interest, will be forgiven by the Company on each anniversary
of the date that Mr. Berger commenced employment with the Company, which was
March 22, 1993. As of September 30, 1995, $33,300 of the principal amount of
the loan remained outstanding.
In April 1993, SuperMac Technology, Inc. ("SuperMac") loaned $300,064 to Michael
A. McConnell in connection with the payment of Mr. McConnell's alternative
minimum tax resulting from his exercise of a stock option in 1992. Mr.
McConnell is currently a director of the Company but will resign from that
position when directors are elected at the Meeting. The Company assumed the
loan in connection with the merger with SuperMac in August 1994. The loan is
due on or before April 30, 2003 and is repayable in amounts equal to the tax
saving resulting from the minimum tax credit allowable under Section 53 of the
Code (or the adjustment provided in Section 56 thereunder). The loan bears
interest at the rate of 3.75% per annum. As of September 30, 1995,
approximately $152,064 of the principal amount of the loan remained outstanding.
In April 1994, the Company loaned a total of $150,000 to J. Daniel Shaver to
purchase a home in the Bay Area. Mr. Shaver served as the Company's Vice
President of Sales and Marketing from May 1993 to October 1995. The loan has a
five year term and bears simple interest at the rate of 5.88% per annum. On
February 1, 1996, the Company will forgive all of the $150,000 principal amount,
together with all of the interest accrued thereon, provided he has complied with
certain consulting obligations set forth in his severance agreement.
During the 1995 fiscal year the Company retained John Webster to assist the
Company with its personnel recruiting efforts. Mr. Webster is the spouse of
Dawn Thompson who served as the Company's Vice President of Human Resources from
September 1992 to December 1995. Mr. Webster assisted in the recruitment of
personnel at all levels including the Company's Vice President and General
Manager for Digital Video, senior engineers, and operations staff. The Company
paid Mr. Webster a total of $149,720 for services rendered during the 1995
fiscal year.
The Company has entered into indemnity agreements with certain officers and
directors which provide, among other things, that the Company will indemnify
such officer or director, under the circumstances and to the extent provided for
therein, for expenses, damages, judgments, fines and settlements the officer or
director may be required to pay in actions or proceedings which the officer or
director is or may be made a party by reason of the officer's or director's
position with the Company, and otherwise to the full extent permitted under
California law and the Company's By-laws.
COMPLIANCE WITH SEC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The Company believes that its executive officers, directors and all other
persons required to file reports pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
in connection with their ownership of the Company's equity securities made such
filings on a timely basis and in accordance with the requirements of the
Exchange Act.
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OTHER BUSINESS
The Board does not presently intend to present matters other than the foregoing
for action by the shareholders at the Meeting, and, so far as is known to the
Board, no matters are to be brought before the Meeting except as specified in
the notice of the Meeting. As to any business that may properly come before the
Meeting, however, it is intended that proxies, in the form accompanying this
Proxy Statement, will be voted in the respect thereof in accordance with the
judgment of the proxy holder.
By Order of the Board of Directors
David G. Pine
Secretary
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE
THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY AND RETURN IT PRIOR TO THE MEETING IN THE ENCLOSED
POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.
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APPENDIX A
RADIUS INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR SHAREHOLDERS
CONTENTS PAGE
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Business of the Company 17
Selected Financial Data 18
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 19
Consolidated Financial Statements 31
Market for Radius Inc.'s Common Equity and
Related Shareholder Matters 50
Executive Officers and Directors 51
Form 10K 51
BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY
Radius Inc. (the "Company" or "Radius") designs, develops, manufactures, markets
and supports color publishing and digital video computer products for creative
professionals. The Company's current product line includes: accelerated color
graphics products that facilitate the creation and manipulation of graphical
images; video systems and software that can acquire and manipulate video and
audio information; high resolution color reference displays that allow users to
view two full pages of text, graphics, images and video; and Macintosh operating
system ("MacOS") compatible computer systems.
The primary target markets for the Company's products are color publishing and
multimedia. These markets encompass creative professionals involved in such
areas as color prepress, graphic arts, video editing, video and multimedia
production and playback, and corporate training.
To date substantially all of the Company's products have been designed for and
sold to users of Macintosh computer products (the "Macintosh") manufactured by
Apple Computer, Inc. ("Apple") as Apple products have been the preferred
platform in the Company's target markets.
As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has
incurred substantial operating losses and has a deficiency in assets and working
capital. Management has implemented, or has developed plans to implement, a
number of actions to address this situation including: refocusing its efforts on
providing solutions for high end digital video and graphics customers;
discontinuing sales of mass market and other low value added products; divesting
its color server and monochrome display businesses and exploring opportunities
for the divestiture of its MacOS compatible systems products and other product
lines; significantly reducing expenses and headcount; subleasing all or a
portion of its current facility given its reduced occupancy requirements; and
investigating various strategic partnering opportunities.
The Company acquired SuperMac Technologies, Inc. ("SuperMac") effective August
31, 1994 (the "Merger"). The Company's executive offices are located at 215
Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, and its telephone number is (408) 541-
6100.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction
with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included
elsewhere herein. The consolidated statements of operations data set forth
below with respect to the years ended September 30, 1995, 1994 and 1993 and the
consolidated balance sheet data at September 30, 1995 and 1994 are derived from,
and are qualified by reference to, the audited consolidated financial statements
included elsewhere herein and should be read in conjunction with those financial
statements and the notes thereto. The consolidated statements of operations
data for the year ended September 30, 1992 and 1991 and the consolidated balance
sheet data as of September 30, 1993, 1992 and 1991 are derived from audited
consolidated financial statements not included herein.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SEPTEMBER 30, (1)
----------------------------------------------------------
1995 1994 (2) 1993 (2) 1992 (2) 1991 (2)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS DATA:
Net sales $ 308,133 $ 324,805 $ 337,373 $ 284,598 $ 199,033
Cost of sales 302,937 276,948 254,321 181,198 130,918
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Gross profit 5,196 47,857 83,052 103,400 68,115
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Operating expenses:
Research and development 19,310 33,956 33,503 21,093 14,576
Selling, general and administrative 90,068 94,731 84,132 61,824 44,054
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total operating expenses 109,378 128,687 117,635 82,917 58,630
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income (loss) from operations (104,182) (80,830) (34,583) 20,483 9,485
Interest (expense) income, net (6,068) (1,245) 70 878 731
Litigation settlement (12,422) - - - -
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income (loss) before income taxes and
cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle (122,672) (82,075) (34,513) 21,361 10,216
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 9,070 (4,600) (13,774) 8,329 4,012
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of
a change in accounting principle (131,742) (77,475) (20,739) 13,032 6,204
Cumulative effect of a change in method of
accounting for income taxes - - 600 - -
Net income (loss) $(131,742) $(77,475) $(20,139) $ 13,032 $ 6,204
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
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Net Income (loss) per share:
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of
a change in accounting principle $ (8.75) $ (5.70) $ (1.61) $ 1.04 $ 0.54
Cumulative effect of a change in method
of accounting for income taxes - - 0.05 - -
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net income (loss) per share $ (8.75) $ (5.70) $ (1.56) $ 1.04 $ 0.54
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Common and common equivalent shares
used in computing net income (loss)
per share 15,049 13,598 12,905 12,485 11,473
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
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<CAPTION>
SEPTEMBER 30, (1)
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1995 1994 (2) 1993 (2) 1992 (2) 1991 (2)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital (Working capital deficiency) ($59,334) $ 29,856 $ 86,711 $ 84,303 $ 60,748
Total assets 87,878 126,859 172,275 150,658 106,306
Long-term debt---noncurrent portion 1,331 2,857 3,975 1,935 2,707
Shareholder's equity (Net capital deficiency) (57,117) 35,691 98,155 96,631 70,400
__________________________________________
</TABLE>
(1) The Company's fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to September 30
and includes 53 weeks in fiscal 1993 and 52 weeks in all other fiscal years
presented. During fiscal 1995, the Company changed its fiscal year end from
the Sunday closest to September 30 to the Saturday closest to September 30
for operational efficiency purposes. For clarity of presentation, all fiscal
periods in this Form 10-K are reported as ending on a calendar month end.
(2) These periods have been restated to reflect the Merger of Radius and
SuperMac which has been accounted for as a pooling of interests. See Note 10
of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The consolidated
financial statements for all periods prior to fiscal 1994 have not been
restated to adjust SuperMac's fiscal year end to that of Radius. Such
periods include Radius' results of operations and balance sheet data on a
September 30 fiscal year basis and SuperMac's on a December 31 calendar year
basis.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS--ANNUAL PERIODS
The following table sets forth for the years indicated certain operational data
as a percentage of net sales (may not add due to rounding).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
-----------------------------
1995 1994 (1) 1993 (1)
------ -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net sales 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of sales 98.3 85.3 75.4
------ ------ -----
Gross profit 1.7 14.7 24.6
Operating expenses:
Research and development 6.3 10.5 9.9
Selling, general, and administrative 29.2 29.2 24.9
------ ------ -----
Total operating expenses 35.5 39.6 34.9
Loss from operations (33.8) (24.9) (10.3)
Interest expense, net (2.0) (0.4) -
Litigation settlement (4.0) -
------ ------ -----
Loss before income taxes (39.8) (25.3) (10.2)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 2.9 (1.4) (4.1)
------ ------ -----
Loss before cumulative effect of
a change in accounting principle (42.8) (23.9) (6.1)
Cumulative effect of change in method
of accounting for income taxes - - 0.2
------ ------ -----
Net loss (42.8)% (23.9)% (6.0)%
------ ------ -----
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</TABLE>
(1) These periods have been restated to reflect the Merger of Radius and
SuperMac which has been accounted for as a pooling of interests. See Note 10
of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The consolidated
financial statements for all periods prior to fiscal 1994 have not been
restated to adjust SuperMac's fiscal year end to that of Radius. Such
periods include Radius' results of operations and balance sheet data on a
September 30 fiscal year basis and SuperMac's on a December 31 calendar year
basis. The operating results for both the twelve months ended September 30,
1994 and September 30, 1993 include the restructuring and other charges of
$16.6 million recorded by SuperMac in December 1993.
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FISCAL 1995 COMPARED TO FISCAL 1994
NET SALES. The Company's net sales decreased 5.1% to $308.1 million in fiscal
1995 from $324.8 million in fiscal 1994. Fiscal 1995 net sales were reduced by
approximately $11.4 million due to reserves taken by the Company in anticipation
of future price reductions on a number its graphics cards, MacOS compatible
systems and other products that are designed for Apple's NuBus-based computers
which have been largely replaced by Apple's recently introduced PCI Bus-based
computers.
During the fiscal year, net sales of graphics cards declined substantially due
primarily to reduced demand resulting from Apple's incorporation of built-in
graphics capabilities in its PowerPC based Macintosh systems. Net sales from
displays, accelerator cards and printers also declined during the fiscal year.
These declines were largely offset by sales of MacOS compatible systems which
were first introduced in the 1995 fiscal year and by a substantial increase in
net sales from the Company's color server products.
While net sales from the Company's digital video products increased slightly
during the fiscal year, the Company anticipates lower revenue from this product
line until the introduction of new products now under development.
The Company anticipates significantly lower overall net sales in fiscal 1996 as
a result of the Company's decision to focus its efforts on providing solutions
for high end digital video and graphics customers, discontinue selling mass
market displays and other low value added products, and divest of certain
businesses such as color servers and MacOS compatible systems.
On December 23, 1995, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell
its color server business to Splash Technology, Inc., a company in which Radius
will retain a 19.9% equity interest, for approximately $21.9 million. That sale
is anticipated to be completed in January 1996. In addition the Company is now
negotiating to sell its MacOS compatible systems business and does not
anticipate significant net sales from this business during the 1996 fiscal year.
Export sales represented approximately 40.4%, 34.5%, and 32.0% of net sales for
fiscal 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively. See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements. Export sales are subject to the normal risks associated
with doing business in foreign countries such as currency fluctuations, longer
payment cycles, greater difficulties in accounts receivable collection, export
controls and other government regulations and, in some countries, a lesser
degree of intellectual property protection as compared to that provided under
the laws of the United States.
GROSS PROFIT. The Company's gross profit margin including restructuring and
other charges declined to 1.7% in fiscal 1995, compared to 14.7%, in fiscal
1994. The Company's gross profit margin excluding the restructuring and other
charges declined to 16.9% in fiscal 1995, compared to 27.3% in fiscal 1994.
Excluding restructuring and other charges, the Company's gross profit margin
declined primarily due to lower sales of higher margin graphics cards, costs
incurred to process higher than expected product returns resulting from the
consolidation of the Radius and SuperMac product lines and slower than expected
sell through of its Radius Telecast digital video product, significant price
erosion on NuBus based MacOS compatible systems combined with high production
costs for these systems, the sale of end of life products, and increased pricing
pressures. The Company anticipates continued competitive pricing actions
resulting in declining prices in its industry.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES. Research and development expenses decreased
to $19.3 million (6.3% of net sales) in fiscal 1995 from $34.0 million (10.5% of
net sales) in fiscal 1994. The Company's research and development expenses in
fiscal 1994 included restructuring and other charges of $4.3 million. No
restructuring and other charges were included in research and development
expenses in fiscal 1995.
The decrease in research and development expenses during the fiscal year was
primarily due to the reduction of expenses as a result of the Company's
restructuring following the Merger. The merger-related restructuring resulted
in reduced costs primarily related to headcount, depreciation, and facilities.
While there can be no assurance that the Company's product development efforts
will result in commercially successful products, the Company believes that
development of new products and enhancement of existing products
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are essential to its continued success, and management intends to continue
to devote substantial resources to research and new product development.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and
administrative expenses including restructuring and other charges decreased to
$90.1 million (29.2% of net sales) in fiscal 1995 from $94.7 million (29.2% of
net sales) in fiscal 1994. Selling, general and administrative expenses
excluding restructuring and other charges decreased to $79.2 million (25.7% of
net sales) in fiscal 1995 from $84.0 million (25.9% of net sales) in fiscal
1994.
The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses during the fiscal
year was primarily due to the reduction of expenses as a result of the Company's
restructuring following the Merger. The merger-related restructuring resulted
in reduced costs primarily related to headcount, depreciation and facilities.
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. The Company's annual combined federal and state
effective income tax rates were approximately (7.4%) (expense) in fiscal 1995
and 6% (benefit) in fiscal 1994. In fiscal 1995, the rate differs from the
combined statutory rate in effect during the period primarily as a result of the
impact of not benefiting the 1995 operating losses and the reversal of existing
deferred tax assets. The fiscal 1994 rate differs from the combined statutory
rate in effect during the period primarily as a result of non-deductible merger
related costs, the one time write-off of purchased research and development
which is not tax deductible and the impact of not benefiting a significant
portion of the 1994 operating loss.
FASB Statement 109 provides for the recognition of deferred tax assets if
realization of such assets is more likely than not. The Company's valuation
allowance reduced the deferred tax asset to the amount realizable. The Company
has provided a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets due
to uncertainties surrounding their realization. Due to the net losses reported
in the prior three years and as a result of the material changes in operations
reported in its 1995 fiscal fourth quarter, predictability of earnings in future
periods is uncertain. The Company will evaluate the realizability of the
deferred tax asset on a quarterly basis.
FISCAL 1994 COMPARED TO FISCAL 1993
NET SALES. The Company's net sales decreased 3.7% to $324.8 million in fiscal
1994 from $337.4 million in fiscal 1993. The Company believes that this decline
in net sales was in part attributable to the customers postponing purchasing
decisions during the fourth quarter while waiting to see which of the Company's
product lines would be supported and which would be discontinued following the
Merger. Sales were flat for the nine months ended June 30, 1994 prior to the
Merger. Net sales of video products and displays increased but this increase
was offset by pricing pressure on graphics cards. Demand was lower than
anticipated for graphics cards due to the introduction of the Power Macintosh by
Apple and the resulting customer uncertainty surrounding the need for graphics
acceleration given the built-in video capabilities of this new product.
GROSS PROFIT. The Company's gross profit margin including the restructuring and
other charges declined to 14.7% in fiscal 1994, compared to 24.6%, in fiscal
1993. The Company's gross profit margin excluding the restructuring charges
declined to 27.3% in fiscal 1994, compared to 31.8% in fiscal 1993. See Note 8
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements regarding the restructuring and
other charges for SuperMac in December 1993 and Merger related restructuring and
other charges in September 1994. Excluding the restructuring charges, the
decline in gross margins was due to increased pricing pressures and a change in
the product mix favoring lower margin displays over higher margin graphics
accelerator cards.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES. Research and development expenses increased
slightly to $34.0 million (10.5% of net sales) in fiscal 1994 from $33.5 million
(9.9% of net sales) in fiscal 1993. The relatively flat absolute dollar
expenditures in research and development activities were due to recording
significant restructuring and other charges related to development project
cancellations, equipment disposal, and severance in fiscal 1994 offset by the
decrease in expenditures in fiscal 1994 as a result of the cancellation of
Radius' efforts to develop a variety of technologies originally intended for a
minicomputer-class server product. Additionally, the research and development
expenses appeared flat due to the SuperMac 1993 restructuring of $2.0 million
for development project cancellations included in both the fiscal 1993 and
fiscal 1994 results of operations.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and
administrative expenses increased to $94.7 million (29.2% of net sales) in
fiscal 1994 from $84.1 million (24.9% of net sales) in fiscal 1993. The
increase in
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absolute dollars was primarily due to increased personnel expense,
market development expenses, restructuring and other charges in fiscal 1994 and
the Company's investment in its information system. The 1993 restructuring and
other charges included the elimination of excess facilities, capital equipment
write-offs, severance payments and the termination of certain contractual
agreements. Restructuring and other charges for fiscal 1994 included the
elimination of duplicative facilities, property and equipment and other assets,
severance payments, as well as transaction fees and costs incidental to the
Merger.
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. The Company's annual combined federal and state
effective income tax rates were approximately 6% in fiscal 1994 and 40% in
fiscal 1993 before the cumulative effect of the change in method of accounting
for income taxes. The fiscal 1994 rate differs from the combined statutory rate
in effect during the period primarily as a result of non-deductible merger
related costs, the one time write-off of purchased research and development
which is not tax deductible and the impact of not benefiting a significant
portion of the 1994 operating loss. The 1993 rate differs from the combined
statutory rate in effect during the period primarily as a result of the
utilization of the research and development tax credit.
RESTRUCTURING, MERGER AND OTHER CHARGES
During fiscal 1993, 1994 and 1995, four restructuring and other charges were
recorded. Radius recorded a $15.5 million restructuring charge during the third
quarter of fiscal 1993 in connection with the implementation of a program
designed to reduce costs and improve operating efficiencies. SuperMac recorded
a $16.6 million restructuring charge during December 1993 in connection with a
program to realign its inventory and facility and personnel resources.
Subsequently, the two companies merged and incurred a restructuring charge of
$43.4 million. In September 1995, Radius recorded $57.9 million restructuring
charge in connection with the Company's efforts to refocus and streamline its
business. A discussion of each of these events follows.
RADIUS JUNE 1993 RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
In June 1993, Radius announced a restructuring program designed to reduce costs
and improve operating efficiencies. The program included, among other things,
the write-down of inventory following Radius' decision to phase out its older
generation of products, lease termination expenses, capital equipment write-
offs, severance payments, and costs associated with the discontinuation of
Radius' minicomputer-class server product. The restructuring program costs of
$15.5 million were recorded during the third quarter of fiscal 1993. These
charges (in thousands) are included in: cost of sales ($10,993); research and
development ($411); and selling, general and administrative expenses ($4,096).
The Company completed this restructuring event by the end of calendar 1994.
There were no material changes in the restructuring plan or in the estimates of
the restructuring costs from the recognition of the charge in June 1993 with the
completion of the restructuring program in December 1994.
SUPERMAC DECEMBER 1993 RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
In December 1993, SuperMac recorded charges of $16.6 million in connection with
a program to adjust inventory levels, eliminate excess facilities, terminate
certain projects and contract arrangements and reduce the number of employees.
The charges (in thousands) are included in: cost of sales ($13,352); research
and development ($2,000); and selling, general and administrative expenses
($1,238). There have been no material changes in the restructuring plan or in
the estimates of the restructuring costs. The Company has $236,000 remaining in
its restructuring reserve related to facility costs, the balance of which is
expected to be eliminated in fiscal 1996. As noted in the Consolidated
Financial Statements, the consolidated results for the Company in both the
twelve months ended September 30, 1994 and the fiscal period ended 1993 include
SuperMac's $16.6 million charge.
RADIUS FISCAL 1994 MERGER RELATED RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1994, the Company recorded charges of $43.4
million in connection with the Merger of Radius and SuperMac. These charges
include the discontinuance of duplicative product lines and related assets;
elimination of duplicative facilities, property and equipment and other assets;
and personnel severance costs as well as transaction fees and costs incidental
to the merger. The charges (in thousands) are included in: net sales ($3,095);
cost of sales ($25,270); research and development ($4,331); and selling, general
and administrative expenses ($10,711). The elements of the total charge as of
September 30, 1995 are as follows (in thousands):
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<CAPTION>
REPRESENTING
-----------------------------------
CASH OUTLAYS
--------------------
Asset
Provision Write-Downs Completed Future
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Adjust inventory levels $22,296 $19,200 $ 3,096 $ -
Excess facilities 2,790 400 2,236 154
Revision of the operations
business model 9,061 7,078 1,268 715
Employee severance 6,311 - 6,311 -
Merger related costs 2,949 - 2,949 -
------- ------- ------- ----
Total charges $43,407 $26,678 $15,860 $869
</TABLE>
The adjustment of inventory levels reflects the discontinuance of duplicative
product lines. The provision for excess facility costs represents the write-off
of leaseholds and sublease costs of Radius' previous headquarters, the
consolidation into one main headquarters and the consolidation of sales offices.
The revision of the operations business model reflects the reorganization of the
combined Company's manufacturing operations to mirror Radius' manufacturing
reorganization in 1993. This reorganization was designed to outsource a number
of functions that previously were performed internally, reduce product costs
through increased efficiencies and lower overhead, and focus the Company on a
limited number of products. Employee severance costs are related to employees
or temporary employees who were released due to the revised business model.
Approximately 250 employees were terminated in connection with the Merger. The
provision for merger related costs is for the costs associated with the Merger
transaction, such as legal, investment banking and accounting fees. The
Company has spent $15.9 million of cash for restructuring through September 30,
1995. The Company expects to have substantially completed the restructuring by
September 1996. During fiscal 1995, approximately $2.1 million of merger
related restructuring reserves were reversed and recorded as an expense
reduction due to changes in estimated requirements.
RADIUS FISCAL 1995 RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
In September 1995, Radius recorded charges of $57.9 million in connection with
the Company's efforts to refocus its business on the color publishing and
multimedia markets. The charges primarily included a writedown of inventory and
other assets. Additionally, it included expenses related to the cancellation of
open purchase orders, excess facilities and severance. The charges (in
thousands) are included in cost of sales ($47,004), and selling, general and
administrative expense ($10,861). The elements of the total charge as of
September 30, 1995 are as follows (in thousands):
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<CAPTION>
REPRESENTING
-----------------------------------
CASH OUTLAYS
--------------------
Asset
Provision Write-Downs Completed Future
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Adjust inventory levels $33,138 $ 32,300 $ - $838
Excess facilities 2,004 404 - 1,600
Cancellation fees and asset
write-offs 19,061 5,196 - 13,865
Employee severance 3,662 - - 3,662
------- ------- ------- ----
Total charges $57,865 $37,900 $ - $19,965
</TABLE>
The adjustment of inventory levels reflects the discontinuance of several
product lines. The provision for excess facility costs represent the write-off
of leasehold improvements and the costs associated with anticipated reductions
in facilities. The cancellation fees and asset write-offs reflect the Company's
decision to refocus its efforts on providing solutions for the color publishing
and multimedia markets. Employee severance costs are related to employees or
temporary employees who have been or will be released due to the revised
business model. As of December 15, 1995, approximately 157 positions had been
eliminated in connection with the new business model. The Company had not spent
any cash for this restructuring as of September 30, 1995. As of September 30,
1995, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $4.8 million. See
"Management's Business Recovery Plans" at Note 1 due to the Consolidated
Financial Statements. The Company expects to have substantially completed the
restructuring by September 1996.
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BUSINESS DIVESTITURES
COLOR SERVER GROUP
On December 23, 1995, the Company signed a definitive agreement pursuant to
which the Company will sell its Color Server Group ("CSG") to Splash Merger
Company, Inc. (the "Buyer"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Splash Technology
Holdings, Inc. (the "Parent"), a corporation formed by various investment
entities associated with Summit Partners. The Company will receive approximately
$21,945,175 in cash (subject to certain post-closing adjustments) and 4,282
shares of the Parent's 6% Series B Redeemable and Convertible Preferred Stock
(the "Series B Preferred Stock"). The shares of Series B Preferred Stock will
be convertible by the Company at any time into 19.9% of the Parent's common
stock outstanding as of the closing of the transaction. The shares of Series B
Preferred Stock also will be redeemable by the Parent at any time, and will be
subject to mandatory redemption beginning on the sixth anniversary of issuance,
in each case at a redemption price of $1,000 per share plus accrued dividends.
The transaction is expected to close in January 1996. Under the Inventory and
Working Capital Agreement, as recently amended, with IBM Credit Corp., the
Company is required to pay all of the net proceeds of the Color Server Group
transaction to IBM Credit Corp. in order to reduce the Company's outstanding
indebtedness under that agreement.
PORTRAIT DISPLAY LABS
On December 19, 1995, the Company signed a series of agreements with Portrait
Display Labs, Inc. ("PDL"). The agreements assigned the Company's pivoting
technology to PDL and canceled PDL's on-going royalty obligation to the Company
under an existing license agreement in exchange for a one-time cash payment. PDL
also granted the Company a limited license back to the pivoting technology.
Under these agreements, PDL also settled its outstanding receivable to the
Company by paying the Company $500,000 in cash and issuing to the Company
214,286 shares of PDL's Common Stock. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES ELECTROHOME INC.
On December 21, 1995, the Company signed a Business Purchase Agreement and an
Asset Purchase and License Agreement with Display Technologies Electrohome Inc.
("DTE"). Pursuant to the agreements and subject to certain closing conditions,
DTE will purchase Radius' monochrome display monitor business and certain assets
related thereto, for approximately $200,000 in cash and cancellation of $2.5
million of the Company's indebtedness to DTE. In addition, DTE and Radius will
cancel outstanding contracts relating to DTE's manufacture and sale of
monochrome display monitors to Radius.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS--QUARTERLY PERIODS
The following table sets forth certain unaudited quarterly financial information
for the Company's last eight fiscal quarters (in thousands, except per share
data). The information includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal
recurring adjustments) that management considers necessary for a fair
presentation thereof. The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily
indicative of results for any future period. The Company's fiscal year ends on
the Sunday closest to September 30.
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<CAPTION>
FISCAL 1995 FISCAL 1994 (1)
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9/30/95 6/30/95 3/31/95 12/30/95 9/30/94 6/30/94 3/31/94 12/31/93
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net sales $ 57,126 $ 87,325 $ 84,447 79,235 $ 66,940 $ 86,673 $83,180 $ 88,013
Cost of sales 118,055 65,211 62,913 56,758 86,682 59,931 57,279 73,057
--------- --------- --------- --------- -------- -------- ------- --------
Gross profit (loss) (60,929) 22,114 21,534 22,477 (19,742) 26,742 25,901 14,956
--------- --------- --------- --------- -------- -------- ------- --------
Operating expenses:
Research and development 5,530 4,990 4,672 4,118 13,119 5,645 6,445 8,648
Selling, general and administrative 41,343 18,442 14,401 15,882 35,190 19,232 19,003 21,405
--------- --------- --------- --------- -------- -------- ------- --------
Total operating expenses 46,873 23,432 19,073 20,000 48,309 24,877 25,448 30,053
--------- --------- --------- --------- -------- -------- ------- --------
Income (loss) from operations (107,802) (1,318) 2,461 2,477 (68,051) 1,865 453 (15,097)
Interest (expense) income, net (1,463) (1,531) (2,154) (920) (739) (223) (121) (159)
Litigation settlement - - - (12,422) - - - -
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Income (loss) before income taxes (109,265) (2,849) 307 (10,865) (68,790) 1,642 332 (15,256)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 8,620 263 31 156 209 580 688 (6,077)
--------- --------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ------- --------
Net income (loss) $(117,885) $ (3,112) $ 276 $(11,021) $(68,999) $ 1,062 $ (356) $ (9,179)
--------- --------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ------- --------
--------- --------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ------- --------
Net income (loss) per share $ (6.92) $ (0.21) $ 0.02 $ (0.78) $ (4.99) $ 0.08 $ (0.03) $ (0.69)
--------- --------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ------- --------
--------- --------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ------- --------
Common and common equivalent
shares used in computing
net income (loss) per share 17,039 14,791 14,556 14,215 13,828 14,042 13,496 13,370
--------- --------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ------- --------
--------- --------- --------- -------- -------- -------- ------- --------
</TABLE>
(1) These periods have been restated to reflect the Merger of Radius and
SuperMac which has been accounted for as a pooling of interests. See Note 10
of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The consolidated
financial statements for all periods prior to fiscal 1994 have not been
restated to adjust SuperMac's fiscal year end to that of Radius. Such
periods include Radius' results of operations and balance sheet data on a
September 30 fiscal year basis and SuperMac's on a December 31 calendar year
basis. Therefore, results for the quarter ended September 30, 1993 shown
above include a $16.6 million charge recorded by SuperMac in December 1993.
Additionally, the results for the quarter ended December 31, 1993 reflect
this same $16.6 million charge recorded by SuperMac in December 1993.
The Company's operating results are subject to quarterly fluctuations as a
result of a number of factors, including: the sales rate and mix of Apple
computers; the introduction of new products by Apple, the Company or its
competitors; the timing of sales and marketing expenses by the Company; the
timing of business cycles in the United States and worldwide; the availability
and cost of key components; the Company's ability to develop innovative
products; the Company's product and customer mix; and the level of competition.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's cash and cash equivalents decreased approximately $11.2 million
during fiscal 1995 to approximately $4.8 million at September 30, 1995, as
compared with the fiscal 1994 ending balance of cash and cash equivalents of
$16.0 million. Approximately $1.6 million of the $4.8 million of cash and cash
equivalents available at September 30, 1995 was restricted under various letters
of credit. Capital expenditures were $1.9 million in fiscal 1995 and $3.5
million in fiscal 1994.
The decrease in the Company's cash and cash equivalents during fiscal 1995 was
primarily attributable to expenditures made in connection with the development
and introduction of the Company's MacOS compatible systems.
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The Company completed a private placement during the third quarter of the 1995
fiscal year, the proceeds of which allowed the Company to build inventory of
MacOS-compatible systems components and reduce other vendor payables. In the
private placement, the Company sold 2,509,319 shares of its Common Stock
resulting in net proceeds of approximately $21.4 million.
At September 30, 1995, the Company's principal sources of liquidity included
approximately $30.0 million in inventory and working capital financing under an
agreement with IBM Credit Corporation (the "ICC Agreement") together with an
additional $20.0 million provided by IBM Credit Corp. under the ICC Agreement to
finance the manufacturing of the Company's MacOS compatible products, all of
which was fully utilized.
In addition, the Company has a $5.0 million credit arrangement with Silicon
Valley Bank ("SVB") which was partially utilized as of that date. Additionally,
the Company's Japanese subsidiary has a revolving line of credit with a bank in
Japan under which $3.1 million has been utilized as of September 30, 1995.
As of September 30, 1995, the Company was not in compliance with all of its
contractual obligations and financial covenants under the ICC Agreement;
however, IBM Credit Corp. has waived such defaults pursuant to an amendment to
the ICC Agreement executed in December 1995 (the "ICC Amendment"). The ICC
Amendment, among other things, also provides that until March 31, 1996 IBM
Credit Corp. will extend advances to the Company in an amount up to 90% of the
Company's collections and fund the Company's payroll in the event that
collections are insufficient to permit the advances needed for this purpose.
Such advances and payroll funding, however, may be suspended by IBM Credit Corp.
(i) immediately following a default of the ICC Amendment, and (ii) following
thirty (30) days notice in the event of any default of the ICC Agreement.
As of September 30, 1995, the Company was not in compliance with all of its
contractual obligations and financial covenants under its credit arrangement
with SVB. As of December 15, 1995 approximately $1,200,000 was outstanding
under this credit arrangement, all of which the Company anticipates paying SVB
during the first calendar quarter of 1996.
Recently, the Company's limited cash resources have restricted the Company's
ability to purchase inventory which in turn has limited its ability to
manufacture and sell products and has resulted in additional costs for expedited
deliveries. The Company also is delinquent in its accounts payables as payments
to vendors are not being made in accordance with vendor terms. The adverse
effect on the Company's results of operations due to its limited cash resources
can be expected to continue until such time as the Company is able to return to
profitability, or generate additional cash from other sources. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be able to do so.
Additional funds will be needed to finance the Company's development plans and
for other purposes, and the Company is now investigating possible financing
opportunities. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be
available when needed or, if available, that the terms of such financing will
not adversely affect the Company's results of operations.
CERTAIN FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE COMPANY'S FUTURE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
A number of uncertainties exist that could affect the Company's future
operating results, including, without limitation, the following:
CONTINUING OPERATING LOSSES
The Company experienced net operating losses in the fiscal years ended
September 30, 1993, 1994 and 1995. The Company's ability to achieve and
sustain profitable operations will depend upon a number of factors, including
the Company's ability to control costs; to develop innovative and
cost-competitive new products and to bring those products to market in a
timely manner; the rate and mix of Apple computers and related products sold;
competitive factors such as new product introductions, product enhancements
and aggressive marketing and pricing practices; general economic conditions;
and other factors. The Company has faced and expects to continue to face
increased competition in graphic cards as a result of Apple's transition of
its product line to the PCI Bus. In addition, the Company anticipates
significantly lower revenue and gross profit from its digital video products
primarily due to lower than anticipated sell through rates for Radius
Telecast. For these and other reasons, there can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to achieve profitability in the near term.
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FLUCTUATIONS IN OPERATING RESULTS
The Company has experienced substantial fluctuations in operating results.
The Company's customers generally order on an as-needed basis, and the
Company has historically operated with relatively small backlogs. Quarterly
sales and operating results depend heavily on the volume and timing of
bookings received during the quarter, which are difficult to forecast. A
substantial portion of the Company's revenues are derived from sales made
late in each quarter, which increases the difficulty in forecasting sales
accurately. Recently, shortages of available cash have delayed the Company's
receipt of products from suppliers and increased shipping and other costs.
The Company recognizes sales upon shipment of product, and allowances are
recorded for estimated noncollectable amounts, returns, credits and similar
costs, including product warranties and price protection. Due to the
inherent uncertainty of such estimates, there can be no assurance that the
Company's forecasts regarding bookings, collections, rates of return, credits
and related matters will be accurate. A significant portion of the operating
expenses of the Company are relatively fixed in nature, and planned
expenditures are based primarily on sales forecasts which, as indicated
above, are uncertain. Any inability on the part of the Company to adjust
spending quickly enough to compensate for any failure to meet sales forecasts
or to receive anticipated collections, or any unexpected increase in product
returns or other costs, could also have an adverse impact on the Company's
operating results.
DEPENDENCE ON AND COMPETITION WITH APPLE
Historically, substantially all of the Company's products have been designed
for and sold to users of Apple personal computers, and it is expected that
sales of products for such computers will continue to represent substantially
all of the net sales of the Company for the foreseeable future. The
Company's operating results would be adversely affected if Apple should lose
market share, if Macintosh sales were to decline or if other developments
were to adversely affect Apple's business. As software applications for the
color publishing and multimedia markets become more available on platforms
other than Macintosh, it is likely that these other platforms will continue
to gain acceptance in these markets. For example, recently introduced
versions of the Windows operating environment support high performance
graphics and video applications similar to those offered on the Macintosh.
There is a risk that this trend will reduce the support given to Macintosh
products by third party developers and could substantially reduce demand for
Macintosh products and peripherals over the long term.
A number of the Company's products compete with products marketed by Apple.
As a competitor of the Company, Apple could in the future take steps to
hinder the Company's development of compatible products and slow sales of the
Company's products. The Company's business is based in part on supplying
products that meet the needs of high-end customers that are not fully met by
Apple's products. As Apple improves its products or bundles additional
hardware or software into its computers, it reduces the market for Radius
products that provide those capabilities. For example, the Company believes
that the on-board performance capabilities included in Macintosh Power PC
products have reduced and continue to reduce overall sales for the Company's
graphics cards. In the past, the Company has developed new products as
Apple's progress has rendered existing Company products obsolete, but there
can be no assurance that the Company will continue to develop successful new
products on a timely basis in the future. In order to develop products for
the Macintosh on a timely basis, the Company depends upon access to advance
information concerning new Macintosh products. A decision by Apple to cease
sharing advance product information with the Company would adversely affect
the Company's business.
New products anticipated from and introduced by Apple could cause customers
to defer or alter buying decisions due to uncertainty in the marketplace, as
well as presenting additional direct competition for the Company. For
example, the Company believes that Apple's transition during 1994 to Power PC
products caused delays and uncertainties in the market place and had the
effect of reducing demand for the Company's products. In addition, sales of
the Company's products have been adversely affected by Apple's revamping of
its entire product line from NuBus-based to PCI Bus-based computers. In the
past, transitions in Apple's products have been accompanied by shortages in
those products and in key components for them, leading to a slowdown in sales
of those products and in the development and sale by the Company of
compatible products. In addition, it is possible that the introduction of
new Apple products with improved performance capabilities may create
uncertainties in the market concerning the need for the performance
enhancements provided by the Company's products and could reduce demand for
such products.
COMPETITION
The markets for the Company's products are highly competitive, and the
Company expects competition to intensify. Many of the Company's current and
prospective competitors have significantly greater financial, technical,
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manufacturing and marketing resources than the Company. The Company believes
that its ability to compete will depend on a number of factors, including the
success and timing of new product developments by the Company and its
competitors, product performance, price and quality, breadth of distribution
and customer support. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
able to compete successfully with respect to these factors. In addition, the
introduction of lower priced competitive products could result in price
reductions that would adversely affect the Company's results of operations.
DEPENDENCE ON SUPPLIERS
The Company outsources the manufacturing and assembly of its products to
third party suppliers. Although the Company uses a number of
manufacturer/assemblers, each of its products is manufactured and assembled
by a single supplier. The failure of a supplier to ship the quantities of a
product ordered by the Company could cause a material disruption in the
Company's sales of that product. In the past, the Company has at times
experienced substantial delays in its ability to fill customer orders for
displays and other products, due to the inability of certain suppliers to
meet their volume and schedule requirements and, recently, due to the
Company's shortages in available cash. Due to recent shortages in cash
resources and because the Company seeks to manage its use of working capital
by, among other things, limiting the backlog of inventory it purchases, the
Company is particularly vulnerable to delays in shipments from suppliers.
Such delays can cause fluctuations in the Company's short term results and
contribute to order cancellations.
The Company is also dependent on sole or limited source suppliers for certain
key components used in its products, including certain digital to analog
converters, digital video chips, and other products. Certain other
semiconductor components and molded plastic parts are also purchased from
sole or limited source suppliers. The Company purchases these sole or
limited source components primarily pursuant to purchase orders placed from
time to time in the ordinary course of business and has no guaranteed supply
arrangements with sole or limited source suppliers. The Company expects that
these suppliers will continue to meet its requirements for the components,
but there can be no assurance that they will do so. The introduction of new
products presents additional difficulties in obtaining timely shipments from
suppliers. Additional time may be needed to identify and qualify suppliers
of the new products. Also, the Company has experienced delays in achieving
volume production of new products due to the time required for suppliers to
build their manufacturing capacity. An extended interruption in the supply
of any of the components for the Company's products, regardless of the cause,
could have an adverse impact on the Company's results of operations. The
Company's products also incorporate components, such as VRAMs, DRAMs and
ASICs that are available from multiple sources but have been subject to
substantial fluctuations in availability and price. Since a substantial
portion of the total material cost of the Company's products is represented
by these components, significant fluctuations in their price and availability
could affect its results of operations.
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; CONTINUING NEED TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS
The personal computer industry in general, and the color publishing and video
applications within the industry, are characterized by rapidly changing
technology, often resulting in short product life cycles and rapid price
declines. The Company believes that its success will be highly dependent on
its ability to develop innovative and cost-competitive new products and to
bring them to the marketplace in a timely manner. Should the Company fail to
introduce new products on a timely basis, the Company's operating results
could be adversely affected. Technological innovation is particularly
important for the Company, since its business is based on its ability to
provide functionality and features not included in Apple's products. As
Apple introduces new products with increased functionality and features, the
Company's business will be adversely affected unless it develops new products
that provide advantages over Apple's latest offerings. Continued reduction
in the available cash resources of the Company could result in the
interruption or cancellation of research and product development efforts.
The Company anticipates that the video editing industry will follow the
pattern of the professional publishing industry in which desktop publishing
products, including those produced by Radius, replaced more expensive,
proprietary products, and the Company also anticipates that this evolution
will lead to a significant increase in the purchase and use of video editing
products. There is a risk that this evolution will not occur in the video
editing industry as expected by the Company, or that it will occur at a
slower pace than anticipated.
The introduction of new products is inherently subject to risks of delay.
Should the Company fail to introduce new products on a timely basis, the
operating results of the Company could be adversely affected. The
introduction of new products and the phasing out of older products will
require the Company to carefully manage its inventory to avoid inventory
obsolescence and may require increases in inventory reserves. The long lead
times -- as much as
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three to five months -- associated with the procurement of certain components
(principally displays and ASICs) exposes the Company to greater risk in
forecasting the demand for new products. There can be no assurance that the
Company's forecasts regarding new product demand and its estimates of
appropriate inventory levels will be accurate. Moreover, no assurance can be
given that the Company will be able to cause all of its new products to be
manufactured at acceptable manufacturing yields or that the Company will
obtain market acceptance for these products.
DISTRIBUTION
The Company's primary means of distribution is through a limited number of
third-party distributors and master resellers. As a result, the Company's
business and financial results are highly dependent on the amount of the
Company's products that is ordered by these distributors and resellers. Such
orders are in turn dependent upon the continued viability and financial
condition of these distributors and resellers as well as on their ability to
resell such products and maintain appropriate inventory levels. Due in part
to the historical volatility of the personal computer industry, certain of
the Company's resellers have from time to time experienced declining profit
margins, cash flow shortages and other financial difficulties. The future
growth and success of the Company will continue to depend in large part upon
its reseller channels. If its resellers were to experience financial
difficulties, the Company's results of operations could be adversely affected.
INTERNATIONAL SALES
The Company's international sales are primarily made through distributors and
the Company's subsidiary in Japan. The Company expects that international
sales will represent a significant portion of its net sales and that it will
be subject to the normal risks of international sales such as currency
fluctuations, longer payment cycles, export controls and other governmental
regulations and, in some countries, a lesser degree of intellectual property
protection as compared to that provided under the laws of the United States.
In addition, fluctuations in exchange rates could affect demand for the
Company's products. If for any reason exchange or price controls or other
restrictions on foreign currencies are imposed, the Company's business and
operating results could be materially adversely affected.
DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL
The Company's success depends to a significant degree upon the continued
contributions of its key management, marketing, product development and
operational personnel and the Company's ability to retain and continue to
attract highly skilled personnel. Competition for employees in the computer
industry is intense, and there can be no assurance that the Company will be
able to attract and retain qualified employees. The Company has recently
made a number of management changes, including the appointment of a new Chief
Financial Officer. If the Company continues to experience financial
difficulties, it may become increasingly difficult for it to hire new
employees and retain current employees. The Company does not carry any key
person life insurance with respect to any of its personnel.
DEPENDENCE ON PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
The Company relies on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade
secret protection, nondisclosure agreements and licensing arrangements to
establish and protect its proprietary rights. The Company has a number of
patents and patent applications and intends to file additional patent
applications as it considers appropriate. There can be no assurance that
patents will issue from any of these pending applications or, if patents do
issue, that any claims allowed will be sufficiently broad to protect the
Company's technology. In addition, there can be no assurance that any
patents that may be issued to the Company will not be challenged, invalidated
or circumvented, or that any rights granted thereunder would provide
proprietary protection to the Company. The Company has a number of
trademarks and trademark applications. There can be no assurance that
litigation with respect to trademarks will not result from the Company's use
of registered or common law marks, or that, if litigation against the Company
were successful, any resulting loss of the right to use a trademark would not
reduce sales of the Company's products in addition to the possibility of a
significant damages award. Although, the Company intends to defend its
proprietary rights, policing unauthorized use of proprietary technology or
products is difficult, and there can be no assurance that the Company's
efforts will be successful. The laws of certain foreign countries may not
protect the proprietary rights of the Company to the same extent as do the
laws of the United States.
The Company has received, and may receive in the future, communications
asserting that its products infringe the proprietary rights of third parties,
and the Company is engaged and has been engaged in litigation alleging that
the Company's products infringe others' patent rights. As a result of such
claims or litigation, it may become necessary
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or desirable in the future for the Company to obtain licenses relating to one
or more of its products or relating to current or future technologies, and
there can be no assurance that it would be able to do so on commercially
reasonable terms.
VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE; DILUTION
The price of the Company's Common Stock has fluctuated widely in the past.
Management believes that such fluctuations may have been caused by
announcements of new products, quarterly fluctuations in the results of
operations and other factors, including changes in conditions of the personal
computer industry in general. Stock markets have experienced extreme price
volatility in recent years. This volatility has had a substantial effect on
the market prices of securities issued by the Company and other high
technology companies, often for reasons unrelated to the operating
performance of the specific companies. Due to the factors referred to
herein, the dynamic nature of the Company's industry, general economic
conditions and other factors, the Company's future operating results and
stock prices may be subject to significant volatility in the future. In
addition, any change in other operating results could have an immediate and
significant effect on the prices of the Company's Common Stock. Such stock
price volatility for the Common Stock has in the past provoked securities
litigation, and future volatility could provoke litigation in the future that
could divert substantial management resources and have an adverse effect on
the Company's results of operations.
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS
RADIUS INC.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Radius Inc.
as of September 30, 1995 and 1994, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, shareholders' equity (net capital deficiency) and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 1995. Our audits
also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at
Item 14(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respect, the consolidated financial position
of Radius Inc. at September 30, 1995 and 1994, and the consolidated results
of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended September 30, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken
as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared
assuming that Radius Inc. will continue as a going concern. As more fully
described in Note 1, the Company has incurred recurring operating losses, and
has a deficiency in assets and working capital. In addition the Company has
not complied with certain covenants of loan agreements with its lenders.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern. (Management's plans in regard to these matters
are also described in Note 1.) The financial statements do not include any
adjustment to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and
classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities
that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
As discussed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, in 1993 the
Company changed its method of accounting for income taxes.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California
December 8, 1995
except for Note 11, as to which the
date is December 27, 1995
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,760 $ 15,997
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
for doubtful accounts of $8,502 in 1995
and $2,548 in 1994 61,644 62,145
Inventories 15,071 21,069
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,336 1,473
Income tax receivable 519 9,083
Deferred income taxes - 8,400
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Total current assets 84,330 118,167
Property and equipment, net 3,031 7,728
Deposits and other assets 517 964
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$ 87,878 $126,859
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (NET CAPITAL DEFICIENCY)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 73,098 $ 39,255
Accrued payroll and related expenses 5,815 4,024
Accrued warranty costs 3,170 2,255
Other accrued liabilities 11,920 6,650
Accrued income taxes 1,665 1,237
Accrued restructuring and other charges 17,013 15,148
Short-term borrowings 29,489 18,095
Obligations under capital leases - current portion 1,494 1,647
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Total current liabilities 143,664 88,311
Obligations under capital leases-noncurrent portion 1,331 2,857
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity: (Net capital deficiency)
Convertible preferred stock, no par value, 1,000 shares
authorized; none issued and outstanding
Common stock, no par value; 50,000 shares authorized;
issued and outstanding--17,143 shares in 1995 and
14,046 shares in 1994 113,791 87,017
Common stock to be issued 12,022 -
Accumulated deficit (182,993) (51,251)
Accumulated translation adjustment 63 (75)
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Total shareholders' equity (Net capital deficiency) (57,117) 35,691
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$87,878 $126,859
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For years ended September 30
(in thousands, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 (1) 1993 (1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net sales $ 308,133 $324,805 $ 337,373
Cost of sales 302,937 276,948 254,321
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Gross profit 5,196 47,857 83,052
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Operating expenses:
Research and development 19,310 33,956 33,503
Selling, general and administrative 90,068 94,731 84,132
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Total operating expenses 109,378 128,687 117,635
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Loss from operations (104,182) (80,830) (34,583)
Interest and other income (loss) (3,045) (376) 705
Interest expense (3,023) (869) (635)
Litigation settlement (12,422) - -
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Loss before income taxes (122,672) (82,075) (34,513)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 9,070 (4,600) (13,774)
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Loss before cumulative effect of a change
in accounting principle (131,742) (77,475) (20,739)
Cumulative effect of a change in method
of accounting for income taxes - - 600
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Net loss $(131,742) $(77,475) $(20,139)
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Net loss per share:
Loss before cumulative effect
of a change in accounting principle $(8.75) $(5.70) $(1.61)
Cumulative effect of a change in method
of accounting for income taxes - - 0.05
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Net loss per share $ (8.75) $(5.70) (1.56)
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Common and common equivalent shares used in
computing net loss per share 15,049 13,598 12,905
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</TABLE>
(1) This period has been restated to reflect the 1994 Merger of Radius and
SuperMac which was accounted for as a pooling of interests. See Note 10
of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The consolidated
financial statements for fiscal 1993 have not been restated to adjust
SuperMac's fiscal year end to that of Radius. This period includes Radius'
results of operations and balance sheet data on a September 30 fiscal year
basis and SuperMac's on a December 31 calendar year basis. The operating
results for both the twelve months ended September 30, 1994 and
September 30, 1993 include the restructuring and other charges of
$16.6 million recorded by SuperMac in December 1993.
See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the years ended September 30, 1995, 1994 and 1993
(in thousands, except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Total
Retained Shareholders
Earnings Accumulated Equity
Common (Accumulated Deferred Translation (Net Capital
Stock Deficit) Compensation Adjustment Deficiency)
---------- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at September 30, 1992 (1) $ 60,203 $ 36,449 $(58) $ 37 $ 96,631
Issuance of 738 shares of common stock
under the SuperMac public offering 15,401 15,401
Issuance of 517 shares of common stock
under Stock Option Plans 1,324 - - - 1,324
Issuance of 159 shares of common stock
under the Employee Stock Purchase Plans 1,663 - - - 1,663
Tax benefit from stock options exercised 3,358 - - - 3,358
Amortization of deferred compensation - - 36 - 36
Currency translation adjustment - - - (119) (119)
Net loss - (20,139) - - (20,139)
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Balance at September 30, 1993 (1) 81,949 16,310 (22) (82) 98,155
Issuance of 350 shares of common stock
under Stock Option Plans 1,800 - - - 1,800
Issuance of 170 shares of common stock
under Employee Stock Purchase Plans 989 - - - 989
Issuance of 206 shares of common stock
pursuant to the acquisition of VideoFusion 1,854 - - - 1,854
Tax benefit from stock options exercised 425 - - - 425
Amortization of deferred compensation - - 22 - 22
Currency translation adjustment - - - 7 7
Net loss - (77,475) - - (77,475)
Elimination of SuperMac net loss
for the three months ended December 31, 1993 9,914 - - 9,914
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Balance at September 30, 1994 87,017 (51,251) - (75) 35,691
Issuance of 214 shares of common stock
under Stock Option Plans 1,254 1,254
Issuance of 162 shares of common stock
under Employee Stock Purchase Plan 1,298 1,298
Issuance of 212 shares pursuant to the
acquisition of VideoFusion 2,857 2,857
Settlement of Litigation-stock to be issued 12,022 12,022
Issuance of 2,509 shares of common stock
through private placement 21,365 21,365
Currency translation adjustment 138 138
Net Loss (131,742) (131,742)
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Balance at September 30, 1995 $125,813 $(182,993) - $ 63 $ (57,117)
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
(1) These periods have been restated to reflect the 1994 Merger of Radius and
SuperMac which was accounted for as a pooling of interests. See Note 10 of
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The consolidated financial
statements for all periods prior to fiscal 1994 have not been restated to
adjust SuperMac's fiscal year end to that of Radius. Such periods include
Radius' results of operations and balance sheet data on a September 30 fiscal
year basis and SuperMac's on a December 31 calendar year basis.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
For years ended September 30
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993(1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $(131,742) $(77,475) $(20,139)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 4,689 4,542 8,160
Acquired in-process research and development expenses - 2,550 -
Elimination of SuperMac net loss for the three months
ended December 31, 1993 - 9,914 -
Non-cash restructuring and other charges 57,865 40,775 28,981
Common stock to be issued 12,022 - -
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Accounts receivable (5,471) (20,171) (7,543)
Allowance for doubtful accounts 5,954 426 297
Inventories (27,140) (1,058) (5,633)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (862) 1,739 15
Income tax receivable 8,564 468 (9,551)
Deferred income taxes 8,400 11,248 (11,322)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable 33,843 3,470 2,570
Accrued payroll and related expenses (1,871) (1,441) 1,014
Accrued warranty costs 915 (1,584) 438
Other accrued liabilities 5,270 (4,039) 2,171
Accrued restructuring and other charges (13,601) (6,117) -
--------- -------- --------
Accrued income taxes 428 (1,534) 4,585
Total adjustments 89,005 39,188 14,182
--------- -------- --------
Net cash used in operating activities (42,737) (38,287) (5,957)
--------- -------- --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures (1,894) (3,460) (7,739)
Deposits and other assets (238) 71 -
Purchase of short-term investments - (2,002) (31,914)
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments - 18,395 35,938
--------- -------- --------
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (2,132) 13,004 (3,715)
--------- -------- --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of short-term borrowings, net 11,394 15,275 1,158
Issuance of common stock 23,917 3,214 18,388
Principal payments of long-term debt - (43) (1,388)
Principal payments under capital leases (1,679) (1,179) (1,140)
--------- -------- --------
Net cash provided by
financing activities 33,632 17,267 17,018
--------- -------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (11,237) (8,016) 7,346
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 15,997 24,013 16,667
--------- -------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 4,760 $ 15,997 $ 24,013
--------- -------- --------
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
(1) This period has been restated to reflect the 1994 Merger of Radius and
SuperMac which was accounted for as a pooling of interests. See Note 10 of
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The consolidated financial
statements for fiscal 1993 have not been restated to adjust SuperMac's fiscal
year end to that of Radius. This period includes Radius' results of
operations and balance sheet data on a September 30 fiscal year basis and
SuperMac's on a December 31 calendar year basis.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE ONE. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Radius Inc.
("Radius") and its wholly owned subsidiaries after elimination of significant
intercompany transactions and balances.
Radius and SuperMac Technologies, Inc. ("SuperMac") merged into the combined
company (the "Company") effective August 31, 1994 (the "Merger"), which was
accounted for as a pooling of interests. The consolidated financial
statements for fiscal 1993 have not been restated to adjust SuperMac's fiscal
year end to that of Radius. This period includes Radius' results of
operations and balance sheet data on a September 30 fiscal year basis and
SuperMac's on a December 31 calendar year basis.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses. Such estimates include the level of allowance for potentially
uncollectable receivables and sales returns; inventory reserves for obsolete,
slow-moving, or non-salable inventory; and estimated cost for installation,
warranty and other customer support obligations. Actual results could differ
from these estimates.
MANAGEMENT'S BUSINESS RECOVERY PLANS
As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company
has incurred recurring operating losses, and has a deficiency in assets and
working capital. In addition, as of September 30, 1995, the Company was not
in compliance with all of its contractual obligations and financial covenants
under its credit agreements. The Company also is delinquent in its accounts
payables as payments to vendors are not being made in accordance with vendor
terms.
The Company's relatively limited cash resources have restricted the Company's
ability to purchase inventory which in turn has limited its ability to
manufacture and sell products and has resulted in additional costs for
expedited deliveries. The adverse effect on the Company's results of
operations due to its limited cash resources can be expected to continue
until such time as the Company is able to return to profitability, or
generate additional cash from other sources.
These conditions raise concerns about the Company's ability to continue
operations as an ongoing concern. Management has implemented, or has
developed plans to implement, a number of actions to address these conditions
including: refocusing its efforts on providing solutions for high end digital
video and graphics customers; discontinuing sales of mass market and other
low value added products; divesting its color server and monochrome display
businesses and exploring opportunities for the divestiture of its MacOS
compatible systems products and other product lines; significantly reducing
expenses and headcount; subleasing all or a portion of its current facility
given its reduced occupancy requirements; and investigating various strategic
partnering opportunities.
Additional funds will be needed to finance the Company's development plans
and for other purposes, and the Company is now investigating possible
financing opportunities. There can be no assurance that additional financing
will be available when needed or, if available, that the terms of such
financing will not adversely affect the Company's results of operations.
FISCAL YEAR
The Company's fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to September 30 and
includes 53 weeks in fiscal 1993 and 52 weeks in all other fiscal years
presented. During fiscal 1995, the Company changed its fiscal year end from
the Sunday closest to September 30 to the Saturday closest to September 30
for operational efficiency
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purposes. For clarity of presentation, all fiscal
periods in this Form 10-K are reported as ending on a calendar month end.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The Company translates the assets and liabilities of its foreign subsidiaries
into dollars at the rates of exchange in effect at the end of the period and
translates revenues and expenses using rates in effect during the period.
Gains and losses from these translations are accumulated as a separate
component of shareholders' equity. Foreign currency transaction gains or
losses, which are included in the results of operations, are not material.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The Company reviews
the levels of its inventory in light of current and forecasted demand to
identify and provide reserve for obsolete, slow-moving, or non-salable
inventory. Cost is determined using standard costs that approximate cost on a
first-in, first-out basis. Inventories consist of the following (in
thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30 1995 1994
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
Raw materials $ 1,559 $ 4,515
Work in process 2,258 6,852
Finished goods 11,254 9,702
------- -------
$15,071 $21,069
------- -------
------- -------
</TABLE>
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment is stated at cost and consists of the following
(in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30 1995 1994
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
Computer equipment $ 17,429 $ 18,007
Machinery and equipment 12,335 14,184
Furniture and fixtures 6,023 5,562
Leasehold improvements 1,084 1,683
-------- --------
36,871 39,436
Less accumulated depreciation
and amortization (33,840) (31,708)
-------- --------
$ 3,031 $ 7,728
-------- --------
-------- --------
</TABLE>
Depreciation has been provided for using the straight-line method over
estimated useful lives of three to five years. Equipment under capital
leases and leasehold improvements are being amortized on the straight-line
method over six years or the remaining lease term, whichever is shorter.
LONG-LIVED ASSETS
In 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board released the Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 121 (SFAS 121), "Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of."
SFAS 121 requires recognition of impairment of long-lived assets in the event
the net book value of such assets exceeds the future undiscounted cash flows
attributable to such assets. SFAS 121 is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 1995. Adoption of SFAS 121 is not expected to have a
material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenue is recognized when products are shipped. Sales to certain resellers
are subject to agreements allowing certain rights of return and price
protection on unsold merchandise held by these resellers. The Company
provides for estimated returns at the time of shipment and for price
protection following price declines.
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WARRANTY EXPENSE
The Company provides at the time of sale for the estimated cost to repair or
replace products under warranty. The warranty period commences on the end
user date of purchase and is normally one year for displays and digital video
products and for the life of the product for graphics cards.
INCOME TAXES
Effective October 1, 1992, the Company adopted FASB Statement 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes." Under Statement 109, the liability method is
used in accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets
and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial
reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the
enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are
expected to reverse. Prior to the adoption of Statement 109, income tax
expense was determined using the liability method prescribed by Statement 96,
which is superseded by Statement 109. Among other changes, Statement 109
changes the recognition and measurement criteria for deferred tax assets
included in Statement 96.
As permitted by Statement 109, the Company has elected not to restate the
financial statements of any prior years. The cumulative effect of the change
in method of accounting for income taxes decreased the net loss by $600,000
or $0.05 per share in fiscal 1993 on a combined basis.
LOSS PER SHARE
Net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity from date
of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents; investments with
maturities between three and twelve months are considered to be short-term
investments. Cash equivalents are carried at cost which approximates market.
There were no short-term investments as of September 30, 1995 or 1994.
Approximately $1.6 million of the $4.8 million of cash and cash equivalents
available at September 30, 1995 was restricted under various letters of
credit.
OFF BALANCE-SHEET RISK AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
The Company sells its products to direct computer resellers in the United
States and to distributors in various foreign countries. The Company
performs on-going credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not
require collateral. The Company maintains reserves for potential credit
losses.
The Company also hedges substantially all of its trade accounts receivable
denominated in foreign currency through the use of foreign currency forward
exchange contracts based on firm commitments. Gains and losses associated
with currency rate changes on forward contracts are recognized in the
consolidated statements of operations and were not material. At September
30, 1995, the Company had forward contracts to sell three different foreign
currencies which totaled the equivalent of approximately $11.1 million and
mature between October 1995 and November 1995. At September 30, 1995, the
fair value of the Company's forward contracts approximated cost.
RELATED PARTIES
In fiscal 1994, the Company acquired shares of preferred stock of Portrait
Display Labs ("PDL") and a warrant to purchase additional shares of PDL
preferred stock in exchange for the cancellation of certain rights held by
the Company to purchase all of the outstanding equity securities or assets of
the predecessor entity to PDL. The warrant permitted the purchase of
approximately an additional 10% interest in PDL. The Company also was granted
one seat on PDL's Board of Directors. In addition, the Company licensed PDL
certain pivot display technology in exchange for the payment of royalties.
Product revenues were approximately $5.0 million in fiscal 1994. In fiscal
1995, the Company exercised the warrant for an additional 10% interest in PDL
in exchange for cancellation of approximately $945,000 in accounts
receivable. There were no product revenues for the fiscal 1995 to this
related party. The receivable from PDL at September 30, 1995 was
approximately $980,000.
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Subsequent to September 30, 1995, the Company signed a series of additional
agreements with Portrait Display Labs, see Note 11 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements.
There were no material transactions from this or any other related party
during fiscal 1993.
NOTE TWO. BORROWINGS
LINE OF CREDIT ARRANGEMENT
In February 1995, the Company and IBM Credit Corp. ("ICC") entered into a
$30.0 million Inventory and Working Capital Financing Agreement (the "ICC
Agreement"). The ICC Agreement permits advances for inventory and working
capital up to the lesser of $30.0 million or 85% of eligible receivables
("Inventory and Working Capital Advances"). In September 1995, ICC advanced
an additional $20.0 million under the ICC Agreement to finance the
manufacturing of the Company's MacOS compatible products (the "MacOS
Advances"). Advances bear interest at rates ranging from prime rate plus
2.25% to prime rate plus 4% and are secured by all the assets of the Company.
The ICC Agreement expires in March 1996.
As of September 30, 1995, $50.8 million was outstanding under the ICC
Agreement consisting of $30.8 million in Inventory and Working Capital
Advances and approximately $20.0 million in MacOS Advances. The outstanding
Inventory and Working Capital Advances included $18.7 million in working
capital advances supported by eligible receivables, $6.1 million in working
capital advances in excess of the borrowing base, and $6.1 million in
inventory advances. The $24.7 million in working capital advances are
included in Short-term borrowings in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The $6.1 million in inventory advances, together with the approximately $20.0
million in MacOS Advances, are included in Accounts payable in the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
As of September 30, 1995, the Company was not in compliance with all of its
contractual obligations and financial covenants under the ICC Agreement
(specifically, revenues to working capital ratio, net profit to revenue, and
total liabilities to total net worth); however, IBM Credit has waived such
defaults pursuant to an amendment to the ICC Agreement. See Note 11 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
In addition, the Company entered into a Business Loan Agreement on March 20,
1995 with Silicon Valley Bank. The agreement, which expires on March 19,
1996, allows the Company to issue letters of credit as a sub-facility under a
$5.0 million foreign accounts receivable revolving line of credit subject to
an interest rate of up to the prime rate plus 1.25%. The related debt
outstanding as of September 30, 1995 was $1.7 million and outstanding
letters of credit were $0.8 million. The Company was not in compliance with
all the terms of this credit arrangement.
One of the Company's subsidiaries has a revolving line of credit with a bank
in Japan. Borrowings were approximately $3.1 million at September 30, 1995.
This note bears interest at the lesser of the Euro-yen rate or the bank's
prime lending rate (1.5 percent at September 30, 1995, the prime rate). The
line of credit is renewed every six months with the next renewal in December
1995.
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NOTE THREE. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
LEASES
The Company leases facilities under operating leases and certain computer
equipment and office furniture under capital leases. Depreciation expense
for assets under capital leases is included in depreciation and
amortization expense. The cost and net book value of these capitalized
lease assets included in property and equipment are (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At September 30, Cost Net Book Value
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<S> <C> <C>
1995 $ 7,437 $ 2,642
1994 7,437 4,021
</TABLE>
Future minimum lease payments at September 30, 1995, under capital leases
and noncancelable operating leases are as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Capital Operating
Leases Leases
--------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
1996 $ 1,686 $ 1,837
1997 1,155 1,887
1998 280 1,843
1999 - 1,750
2000 - 1,759
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Total minimum lease payments 3,121 $ 9,076
Amount representing interest (296)
-------
Present value of minimum lease payments 2,825
Amount due within one year (1,494)
-------
Amount due after one year $1,331
-------
-------
</TABLE>
Rent expense charged to operations amounted to approximately $3.5 million,
$3.0 million and $3.8 million for the years ended September 30, 1995, 1994
and 1993, respectively. The rent expense amounts for fiscal 1995, 1994 and
1993 exclude a provision for remaining lease obligations on excess
facilities. See Note 8 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Sublease income for fiscal 1995 and 1994 was approximately $0.6 million and
$0.1 million. There was no sublease income for fiscal 1993.
CONTINGENCIES
DISPLAY SCREEN SIZE
The Company was named as one of approximately 42 defendants in Shapiro et
al. v. ADI Systems, Inc. et al., Superior Court of California, Santa Clara
County, case no. CV751685, filed August 14, 1995. Radius was named as one
of approximately 32 defendants in Maizes & Maizes et al. v. Apple Computer
et al., Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County, case no. L-13780-95,
filed December 15, 1995. Plaintiffs in each case purport to represent
alleged classes of similarly situated persons and/or the general public,
and allege that the defendants falsely advertise that the viewing areas of
their computer monitors are larger than in fact they are.
The Company was served with the Shapiro complaint on August 22, 1995, and
has not yet been served with the Maizes complaint. Defendants' petition to
the California State Judicial Council to coordinate the Shapiro case with
similar cases brought in other California jurisdictions was granted in part
and it is anticipated that the coordinated proceedings will be held in
Superior Court of California, San Francisco County. Discovery proceedings
have not yet begun in either case. In the opinion of management, based on
the facts known at this
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time, the eventual outcome of these cases is unlikely to have a material
adverse effect on the results of operations or financial position of the
Company.
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING
On November 16, 1995, Electronics for Imaging, Inc. ("EFI") filed a suit in
the United States District Court in the Northern District of California
alleging that the Company infringes a patent allegedly owned by EFI.
Although the complaint does not specify which Radius products allegedly
infringe the patent, EFI is a prime competitor of Radius in the Color
Server market. Radius' Color Server products are material to its business.
The Company has filed an answer denying all material allegations, and has
filed counterclaims against EFI alleging causes of action for interference
with prospective economic benefit, antitrust violations, and unfair
business practices. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to
EFI's claims and is defending them vigorously. In addition, the Company
believes it may have indemnification rights with respect to EFI's claims.
In the opinion of management, based on the facts known at this time, the
eventual outcome of this case is unlikely to have a material adverse effect
on the results of operations or financial position of the Company.
SECURITIES LITIGATION.
In September 1992, the Company and certain of its officers and directors
were named as defendants in a securities class action litigation brought
in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
that sought unspecified damages, prejudgment and postjudgment interest,
attorneys' fees, expert witness fees and costs, and equitable relief. In
July 1994, SuperMac and certain of its officers and directors, several
venture capital firms and several of the underwriters of SuperMac's May
1992 initial public offering and its February 1993 secondary offering were
named as defendants in a class action litigation brought in the same court
that sought unspecified damages, prejudgment and postjudgment interest,
attorneys' fees, experts' fees and costs, and equitable relief (including
the imposition of a constructive trust on the proceeds of defendants'
trading activities).
In June 1995, the Court approved the settlement of both litigations and
entered a Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal. Under the settlement of
the litigation brought in 1992 against the Company, our insurance carrier
paid $3.7 million in cash and the Company will issue 128,695 shares of its
Common Stock to a class action settlement fund. In the settlement of the
litigation brought in 1994 against SuperMac, the Company paid $250,000 in
cash and will issue into a class action settlement fund 707,609 shares of
its Common Stock. The number of shares to be issued by the Company will
increase by up to 100,000 if the price of the Common Stock is below $12 per
share during the 60-day period following the initial issuance of shares.
In connection with these settlements, the Company recorded a charge of
$12.4 million in the Consolidated Financial Statements reflecting
settlement costs not covered by insurance as well as related legal fees.
The Company has periodically received communications from third parties
asserting infringement of patent rights on certain of the Company's
products and features. Management does not believe any claims made will
have a material adverse effect on the results of operations or financial
position of the Company.
NOTE FOUR. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
COMMON STOCK
In June 1995, the Company sold approximately 2.5 million shares of its
Common Stock in a series of private placements to a small number of
investors unaffiliated with the Company. Proceeds from the offering, net
of commission and other related expenses were $21.4 million. The net
proceeds were used for working capital.
STOCK OPTIONS
The Company's 1986 Stock Option Plan, as amended, authorizes the issuance
of up to 2,975,000 shares of common stock upon the exercise of incentive
stock options or nonqualified stock options that may be granted to
officers, employees (including directors who are also employees),
consultants and independent contractors. Under the plan, options are
exercisable for a term of up to ten years after issuance. Options may be
granted at prices ranging from 50% to 100% of the fair market value of the
stock on the date of grant, as determined by the Board of Directors.
Vesting of shares is also determined by the Board of Directors at the date
of grant. The 1986 Stock Option Plan will expire in October 1996.
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On August 31, 1994, pursuant to the Merger, Radius assumed 975,239
outstanding options originally issued under the SuperMac 1988 Stock Option
Plan. These options will be administered in accordance with the SuperMac
1988 Stock Option Plan until all options are exercised or expired. Under
the plan, options are exercisable for a term of up to ten years after
issuance.
The following table summarizes the consolidated activity of the 1986 and
1988 Stock Option Plans and the 1992 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option
Plan:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30,
------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Outstanding at beginning of year 2,042,481 2,208,783 2,157,040
Granted 707,590 892,131 1,219,514
Exercised (213,791) (294,042) (516,597)
Canceled (838,745) (764,391) (651,174)
------------ ------------ -----------
Outstanding at September 30 1,697,535 2,042,481 2,208,783
------------ ------------ -----------
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Price range at September 30 $1.36-$28.96 $0.42-$32.18 $0.42-$30.14
------------ ------------ -----------
------------ ------------ -----------
Exercisable at September 30 1,325,222 706,474 455,241
------------ ------------ -----------
------------ ------------ -----------
Available for grant at September 30 415,586 281,726 331,314
------------ ------------ -----------
------------ ------------ -----------
</TABLE>
The stock option activity as shown in the table for fiscal 1993 has not
been restated to adjust SuperMac's fiscal year end to that of Radius.
Fiscal 1993 includes Radius' activity on a September 30 fiscal year basis
and SuperMac's activity on a December 31 calendar year basis. The fiscal
1994 period includes the Radius activity for fiscal year ended September
30, 1994 and SuperMac activity for the nine months ended September 30,
1994.
The Company has also reserved 100,000 shares of common stock for issuance
to non-employee directors pursuant to options granted under the 1994
Directors' Stock Option Plan (the "1994 Plan"). Such options may only be
nonqualified stock options, must be exercised within ten years from the
date of grant, and must be granted in accordance with a non-discretionary
formula. Under this formula, each new director receives an option to
purchase 10,000 shares when that director is first appointed to the Board
and an option to purchase 2,500 shares on each anniversary of such
director's appointment. As of September 30, 1995, 27,500 shares had been
granted under this plan at exercise prices ranging from $7.44 to $12.00 per
share. Options to purchase 1,250 shares were canceled following the
resignation of a director. None of the options granted under the 1994 Plan
are exercisable.
Prior to the approval of the 1994 Plan, the 1990 Directors' Stock Option
Plan (the "Prior Plan") was in effect. As of September 30, 1995, the Prior
Plan had 33,750 options outstanding at prices ranging from $8.00 to $17.25.
Such options are nonqualified stock options, must be exercised within five
years from the date of grant, and were granted in accordance with a non-
discretionary formula. Options unissued under the Prior Plan become
available for grant under the 1994 Plan. As of September 30, 1995, options
to purchase 37,500 shares became available upon the resignation of three
directors. In addition, 28,750 options to purchase shares, which were
never granted under the Prior Plan were transferred to the 1994 Plan.
In March 1993, the Company granted a nonqualified stock option to one
officer to purchase a total of 250,000 shares of common stock outside the
Company's 1986 Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of $7.75 per share.
This option is exercisable for a term of ten years and vests over a fifty
month period commencing on the date of grant. During fiscal 1994, 150 of
these shares were exercised by the officer, and as of September 30, 1995 an
additional 149,850 shares were exercisable.
In June 1995, the Company repriced approximately 232,000 of then
outstanding options to an exercise price of $12.00 per share, the fair
market value of the Company's stock on the date of the repricing.
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EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The Company has an employee stock purchase plan under which substantially
all employees may purchase common stock through payroll deductions at a
price equal to 85% of its fair market value as of certain specified dates.
Stock purchases under this plan are limited to 10% of an employee's
compensation, and in no event may exceed $21,250 per year. Under this plan
a total of 650,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance
to employees. At September 30, 1995, 255,859 shares remain available for
issuance under the plan.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PLANS
The Company account for its stock option plans and the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan in accordance with provisions of the accounting Principles
Board's Opinion No. 25 (APB 25), "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees." In 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board released the
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 (SFAS 123), "Accounting
for Stock Based Compensation." SFAS 123 provides an alternative to APB 25
and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1995. The
Company expects to continue to account for its employee stock plans in
accordance with the provision of APB 25. Accordingly, SFAS 123 is not
expected to have any material impact on the Company's financial position or
results of operations.
NOTE FIVE. FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES
The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
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For years ended September 30
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Federal:
Current $ - $ (12,583) $ (3,974)
Deferred 7,170 12,311 (7,505)
-------- --------- ----------
7,170 (272) (11,479)
Foreign:
Current 650 376 297
-------- --------- ----------
State:
Current 20 (3,641) 844
Deferred 1,230 (1,063) (3,436)
-------- --------- ----------
1,250 (4,704) (2,592)
-------- --------- ----------
$ 9,070 $ (4,600) $ (13,774)
-------- --------- ----------
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</TABLE>
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial
reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities
are as follows:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
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For years ended September 30
(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
<S> <C> <C>
Net operating loss carryovers $ 27,077 $ 5,100
Reserves and accruals not currently tax deductible 22,342 10,055
Restructuring reserves 22,314 -
Credit carryovers 6,280 3,100
Inventory valuation differences 4,188 12,612
Depreciation 4,079 4,202
Capitalized research & development expenditures 3,202 2,193
--------- ----------
Other - 374
Total deferred tax assets 89,482 37,636
--------- ----------
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets (85,086) (26,724)
--------- ----------
Deferred tax assets $ 4,396 $ 10,912
--------- ----------
--------- ----------
Deferred tax liabilities:
State income tax $ 3,849 $ 2,512
Other 547 -
--------- ----------
Total deferred tax liabilities 4,396 2,512
--------- ----------
Net deferred tax assets $ - $ 8,400
--------- ----------
--------- ----------
</TABLE>
FASB Statement 109 provides for the recognition of deferred tax assets if
realization of such assets is more likely than not. The Company's valuation
allowance reduced the deferred tax asset to the amount realizable. The Company
has provided a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets due
to uncertainties surrounding their realization. Due to the net losses reported
in the prior three years and as a result of the material changes in operations
reported in its 1995 fiscal fourth quarter, predictability of earnings in future
periods is uncertain. The Company will evaluate the realizability of the
deferred tax asset on a quarterly basis.
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the
statutory federal income tax rate to income before taxes. The sources and tax
effects of the differences are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
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For years ended September 30
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Expected tax at statutory rate $ (42,935) $ (28,726) $ (12,080)
Change in valuation allowance 49,820 26,724 -
State income tax, net of federal tax benefit 1,250 (3,105) (1,707)
Non-deductible merger costs - 1,054 -
Non-deductible charge for purchased
research and development - 763 -
Research and development tax credits (497) (458) (734)
Other 1,432 (852) 747
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$ 9,070 $ (4,600) $ (13,774)
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As of September 30, 1995, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for
federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $71,000,000 and
$27,900,000, respectively. The state loss carryforwards will expire beginning
in 1998, if not utilized, and the federal loss carryforwards will expire
beginning in 2010, if not utilized. In addition, the Company had tax credit
carryforwards of approximately $6,280,000 which will expire beginning in 2005,
if not utilized.
Utilization of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards may be subject to
substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided
by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and similar state provisions. The annual
limitation may result in the expiration of net operating losses before
utilization.
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NOTE SIX. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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<CAPTION>
1995 1994 1993
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For years ended September 30,
(in thousands)
Supplemental disclosure of cash
flow information (in thousands):
Cash paid (received) during the year for:
Interest $ 1,620 $ 812 $ 927
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Income taxes $ (8,370) $ (8,295) $ 2,661
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Supplemental schedule of noncash
investing and financing activities
(in thousands):
Retirement of fully and partially
depreciated assets $ 4,459 $ 6,025 $ 1,544
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Tax benefit from stock options
exercised $ - $ 425 $ 3,358
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Equipment acquired pursuant to
capital leases $ - $ 2,000 $ 4,138
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Common stock issued pursuant to
VideoFusion agreement $ 2,857 $ - $ -
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NOTE SEVEN. EXPORT SALES AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
The Company currently operates in one principal industry segment: the
design, manufacturing and marketing of color publishing and digital video
computer products. The Company's export sales were approximately
$124,469,000, $112,050,000 and $108,115,000 in the fiscal years ended
September 30, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively, and included export sales to
Europe of approximately $57,257,000, $60,621,000, and $59,473,000,
respectively. The Pacific, Asia, and Latin America region sales were
approximately $67,212,000, $51,428,000 and $48,642,000 for fiscal years ended
September 30, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.
One customer accounted for approximately 34.0%, 13.5% and 11.5% of the
Company's net sales during the years ended September 30, 1995, 1994 and 1993,
respectively.
NOTE EIGHT. RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
RADIUS JUNE 1993 RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
In June 1993, Radius announced a restructuring program designed to reduce
costs and improve operating efficiencies. The program included, among other
things, the write-down of inventory following Radius' decision to phase out
its older generation of products, lease termination expenses, capital
equipment write-offs, severance payments, and costs associated with the
discontinuation of Radius' minicomputer-class server product. The
restructuring program costs of $15.5 million were recorded during the third
quarter of fiscal 1993. These charges (in thousands) are included in: cost
of sales ($10,993); research and development ($411); and selling, general and
administrative expenses ($4,096). The Company completed this restructuring
event by the end of calendar 1994. There were no material changes in the
restructuring plan or in the estimates of the restructuring costs from the
recognition of the charge in June 1993 with the completion of the
restructuring program in December 1994.
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SUPERMAC DECEMBER 1993 RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
In December 1993, SuperMac recorded charges of $16.6 million in connection
with a program to adjust inventory levels, eliminate excess facilities,
terminate certain projects and contract arrangements and reduce the number of
employees. The charges (in thousands) are included in: cost of sales
($13,352); research and development ($2,000); and selling, general and
administrative expenses ($1,238). There have been no material changes in the
restructuring plan or in the estimates of the restructuring costs. The
Company has $236,000 remaining in its restructuring reserve related to
facility costs, the balance of which is expected to be eliminated in fiscal
1996. As noted in the Consolidated Financial Statements, the consolidated
results for the Company in both the twelve months ended September 30, 1994
and the fiscal period ended 1993 include SuperMac's $16.6 million charge.
RADIUS FISCAL 1994 MERGER RELATED RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1994, the Company recorded charges of $43.4
million in connection with the Merger of Radius and SuperMac. These charges
include the discontinuance of duplicative product lines and related assets;
elimination of duplicative facilities, property and equipment and other
assets; and personnel severance costs as well as transaction fees and costs
incidental to the merger. The charges (in thousands) are included in: net
sales ($3,095); cost of sales ($25,270); research and development ($4,331);
and selling, general and administrative expenses ($10,711). The elements of
the total charge as of September 30, 1995 are as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Representing
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Cash Outlays
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Asset
Provision Write-Downs Completed Future
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Adjust inventory levels $22,296 $19,200 $ 3,096 $ -
Excess facilities 2,790 400 2,236 154
Revision of the operations business model 9,061 7,078 1,268 715
Employee severance 6,311 - 6,311 -
Merger related costs 2,949 - 2,949 -
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Total charges $43,407 $26,678 $15,860 $ 869
</TABLE>
The adjustment of inventory levels reflects the discontinuance of duplicative
product lines. The provision for excess facility costs represents the write-
off of leaseholds and sublease costs of Radius' previous headquarters, the
consolidation into one main headquarters and the consolidation of sales
offices. The revision of the operations business model reflects the
reorganization of the combined Company's manufacturing operations to mirror
Radius' manufacturing reorganization in 1993. This reorganization was
designed to outsource a number of functions that previously were performed
internally, reduce product costs through increased efficiencies and lower
overhead, and focus the Company on a limited number of products. Employee
severance costs are related to employees or temporary employees who were
released due to the revised business model. Approximately 250 employees were
terminated in connection with the Merger. The provision for merger related
costs is for the costs associated with the Merger transaction, such as legal,
investment banking and accounting fees. The Company has spent $15.9 million
of cash for restructuring through September 30, 1995. The Company expects to
have substantially completed the restructuring by September 1996. During
fiscal 1995, approximately $2.1 million of merger related restructuring
reserves were reversed and recorded as an expense reduction due to changes in
estimated requirements.
RADIUS FISCAL 1995 RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
In September 1995, Radius recorded charges of $57.9 million in connection
with the Company's efforts to refocus its business on the color publishing
and multimedia markets. The charges primarily included a writedown of
inventory and other assets. Additionally, it included expenses related to
the cancellation of open purchase orders, excess facilities and severance.
The charges (in thousands) are included in cost of sales ($47,004), and
selling, general and administrative expense ($10,861). The elements of the
total charge as of September 30, 1995 are as follows (in thousands):
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<CAPTION>
Representing
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Cash Outlays
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Asset
Provision Write-Downs Completed Future
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Adjust inventory levels $ 33,138 $ 32,300 $ - $ 838
Excess facilities 2,004 404 - 1,600
Cancellation fees and asset write-offs 19,061 5,196 - 13,865
Employee severance 3,662 - - 3,662
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Total charges $ 57,865 $ 37,900 $ - $ 19,965
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The adjustment of inventory levels reflects the discontinuance of several
product lines. The provision for excess facility costs represent the write-
off of leasehold improvements and the costs associated with anticipated
reductions in facilities. The cancellation fees and asset write-offs reflect
the Company's decision to refocus its efforts on providing solutions for the
color publishing and multimedia markets. Employee severance costs are
related to employees or temporary employees who have been or will be released
due to the revised business model. As of December 15, 1995, approximately 157
positions had been eliminated in connection with the new business model. The
Company had not spent any cash for this restructuring as of September 30,
1995. As of September 30, 1995, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of
$4.8 million. See "Management's Business Recovery Plans" at Note 1 due to
the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company expects to have
substantially completed the restructuring by September 1996.
NOTE NINE. VIDEOFUSION ACQUISITION
The Company acquired VideoFusion, Inc. ("VideoFusion") on September 9, 1994.
VideoFusion is a developer of advanced digital video special effects software
for Apple Macintosh and compatible computers. The Company acquired
VideoFusion in exchange for approximately 890,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock, 205,900 shares of which were issued at the closing of the
acquisition. The balance of the shares were to be issued in installments over
a period of time contingent on the achievement of certain performance
milestones and other factors. In addition, the Company was required to pay
up to $1.0 million in cash based upon net revenues derived from future sales
of products incorporating VideoFusion's technology. The purchase price for
VideoFusion, including closing costs and the issuance of shares of Common
Stock valued at $500,000 in connection with the achievement of the first
milestone was approximately $2.4 million. This amount was allocated to the
assets and liabilities of VideoFusion and resulted in identifiable
intangibles of approximately $440,000 and an in-process research and
development expense of approximately $2.2 million. The intangible asset was
to be amortized over two years. The Company recognized the charge of
approximately $2.7 million for in-process research and development and other
costs associated with the acquisition of VideoFusion during the fourth
quarter of fiscal 1994.
In May 1995, the Company entered into an agreement with the former holders of
VideoFusion stock to settle the contingent stock and earnout payments that
were originally contemplated. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company issued
approximately 212,000 shares, and paid approximately $200,000, to the former
holders of VideoFusion stock. These transactions resulted in additional
compensation expense of approximately $3.0 million which was recorded in
fiscal 1995.
NOTE TEN. MERGER WITH SUPERMAC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
On August 31, 1994, Radius merged with SuperMac in exchange for 6,632,561
shares of Radius' common stock. SuperMac was a designer, manufacturer, and
marketer of products that enhanced the power and graphics performance of
personal computers. The Merger was accounted for as a pooling of interests,
and, accordingly, the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements have been restated to include the
results of SuperMac for all periods presented.
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Separate results of operations for the periods prior to the Merger are as
follows (in thousands):
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Merger-
Related
Radius SuperMac Expenses Adjustment Combined
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Year ended September 30, 1994
Net revenues $162,922 $164,978 $ (3,095) $ - $324,805
Net loss (18,293) (15,775) (43,407) - (77,475)
Year ended September 30, 1993
(SuperMac as of December 1993)
Net revenues 134,872 202,501 - - 337,373
Net loss (17,415) (2,724) - - (20,139)
</TABLE>
The merger related expenses reflect the recording of the merger related
restructuring and other charges.
Prior to the Merger, SuperMac's fiscal year end was December 31. SuperMac's
separate results for fiscal 1994 have been restated to conform with the
twelve months ended September 30. The Consolidated Financial Statements for
all periods prior to fiscal 1994 have not been restated to adjust SuperMac's
fiscal year end to that of Radius. Such periods include Radius' results of
operations and balance sheet data on a September 30 fiscal year basis and
SuperMac's on a December 31 calendar year basis. Therefore, the results for
both the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994 and the results for the fiscal
year ended 1993 include the results for SuperMac's three months ended
December 31, 1993. Unaudited revenues, cost and expenses, and net loss of
SuperMac for the three months ended December 31, 1993 were, $48,478,000,
$64,715,000 and $9,914,000, respectively.
The Company incurred substantial costs in connection with the Merger and
consolidation of operations. Included in the accompanying consolidated
statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 1994 are merger
related expenses totaling $43,407,000 consisting primarily of charges for the
discontinuance of duplicative product lines and related assets, elimination
of duplicative facilities, property and equipment and other assets, and
personnel severance costs as well as transaction fees and costs incident to
the Merger. See Note 8 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
NOTE ELEVEN. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
PORTRAIT DISPLAY LABS
On December 19, 1995, the Company signed a series of agreements with Portrait
Display Labs, Inc. ("PDL"). The agreements assigned the Company's pivoting
technology to PDL and canceled PDL's on-going royalty obligation to the
Company under an existing license agreement in exchange for a one-time cash
payment. PDL also granted the Company a limited license back to the pivoting
technology. Under these agreements, PDL settled its outstanding receivable to
the Company by paying the Company $500,000 in cash and issuing to the Company
214,286 shares of PDL's Common Stock. See Note 1 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements.
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES ELECTROHOME INC.
On December 21, 1995, the Company signed a Business Purchase Agreement and an
Asset Purchase and License Agreement with Display Technologies Electrohome
Inc. ("DTE"). Pursuant to the agreements and subject to certain closing
conditions, DTE will purchase Radius' monochrome display monitor business and
certain assets related thereto, for approximately $200,000 in cash and
cancellation of $2.5 million of the Company's indebtedness to DTE. In
addition, DTE and Radius will cancel outstanding contracts relating to DTE's
manufacture and sale of monochrome display monitors to Radius.
COLOR SERVER GROUP
On December 23, 1995, the Company signed a definitive agreement pursuant to
which the Company will sell its Color Server business to Splash Merger
Company, Inc. (the "Buyer"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Splash Technology
Holdings, Inc. (the "Parent"), a corporation formed by various investment
entities associated with Summit Partners. The Company will receive
approximately $21,945,175 in cash (subject to certain post-closing
adjustments) and 4,282 shares of the Parent's 6% Series B Redeemable and
Convertible Preferred Stock (the " Series B Preferred Stock"). The shares of
Series B Preferred Stock will be convertible by the Company at any time into
19.9% of the Parent's common stock outstanding as of the closing of the
transaction. The shares
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of Series B Preferred Stock also will be redeemable by the Parent at any
time, and will be subject to mandatory redemption beginning on the sixth
anniversary of issuance, in each case at a redemption price of $1,000 per
share plus accrued dividends. The transaction is expected to close in January
1996. Under the Inventory and Working Capital Agreement, as recently amended,
with IBM Credit Corp., the Company is required to pay all of the net proceeds
of the Color Server business transaction to IBM Credit Corp. in order to
reduce the Company's outstanding indebtedness under that agreement.
IBM CREDIT CORP.
On December 14, 1995, the Company and IBM Credit Corp. ("ICC") amended the
Inventory and Working Capital Financing Agreement (the "ICC Agreement")
entered into by the Company and ICC on February 17, 1995 and subsequently
revised in September 1995 to fund the manufacturing of the Company's MacOS
compatible systems products. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements. Under the amendment, ICC waived the Company's failure to comply
with all of its contractual obligations and financial covenants under the ICC
Agreement. The ICC Amendment, among other things, also provides that until
March 31, 1996 ICC will extend advances to the Company in an amount up to 90%
of the Company's collections and fund the Company's payroll in the event that
collections are insufficient to permit the advances needed for this purpose.
Such advances and payroll funding, however, may be suspended by ICC (i)
immediately following a default of the ICC Amendment, and (ii) following
thirty (30) days notice in the event of any default of the ICC Agreement. The
ICC Amendment also requires the Company to pay all of the net proceeds of the
Color Server Group transaction to ICC to reduce the Company's outstanding
indebtedness under the ICC Agreement.
1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
On December 20, 1995, the Company's Board of Directors adopted the 1995 Stock
Option Plan to replace the 1986 Stock Option Plan that expires in 1996, and
reserved 850,000 shares (plus all unissued and unexercised shares available
under the existing 1986 Stock Option Plan) for issuance thereunder. The 1995
Stock Option Plan is subject to shareholder approval. See Note 4 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
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MARKET FOR RADIUS INC.'S COMMON EQUITY AND
RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
The Company's Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market on the
Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "RDUS." The following table sets forth,
for the periods indicated, the high and low bid prices of the Common Stock as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market, giving effect to the one-for-two reverse
stock split of its Common Stock, which first affected trading on August 31,
1994. These prices reflect inter-dealer bid prices and do not include retail
markups, mark downs or commissions.
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1995 FISCAL YEAR
Quarter 1 ended December 31, 1994 10 1/4 to 7 5/8
Quarter 2 ended March 31, 1995 14 1/2 to 9
Quarter 3 ended June 30, 1995 13 3/4 to 9 1/8
Quarter 4 ended September 30, 1995 12 1/2 to 6 15/16
1994 FISCAL YEAR
Quarter 1 ended December 31, 1993 17 1/2 to 7 1/4
Quarter 2 ended March 31, 1994 17 3/4 to 13 3/4
Quarter 3 ended June 30, 1994 15 1/2 to 8 3/4
Quarter 4 ended September 30, 1994 10 1/4 to 8
</TABLE>
As of December 15, 1995, there were 598 holders of record of the Company's
Common Stock, which does not include those who held in street or nominee name.
The Company has never declared or paid any cash dividends on its capital stock.
In addition, the Company's revolving line of credit agreements require the prior
written consent of the lenders before the Company can pay any cash dividend on
its capital stock. The Company anticipates that it will retain earnings for use
in the operation and expansion of its business and does not anticipate paying
any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
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NAME POSITION
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Charles W. Berger Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief
Executive Officer and President
Weldon D. Bloom Vice President, North American Sales
Douglas W. Boake Vice President and General Manager, Pacific, Asia
and Latin America.
Patrick A. Burns Vice President and General Manager, Video and
Graphics
Dennis J. Dunnigan Chief Financial Officer
Mary E. Godwin Vice President, Operations
Keith M. Harris Vice President and General Manager, Europe
Kevin K. MacGillivray Vice President and General Manager, Publishing
Gregory M. Millar Vice President, Research
Michael D. Boich Director (President and CEO of Rendition, Inc.)
David B. Pratt Director (Senior Vice President and Co-Chief
Operating Officer of Adobe Systems
Incorporated)
Michael A. McConnell Director (CEO of Visioneer)
Regis McKenna Director (Chairman and CEO, Regis McKenna, Inc.)
</TABLE>
FORM 10K
The Company will provide without charge to any shareholder upon request a copy
of the Company's Annual Report of Form 10K. Such written request should be made
to:
Radius Inc.
Investor Relations
215 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94089
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RADIUS INC.
1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
As Adopted December 20, 1995
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to provide incentives to attract,
retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions
are important to the success of the Company, its Parent, Subsidiaries and
Affiliates, by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Company's
future performance through awards of stock options. Capitalized terms not
defined in the text are defined in Section 19.
2. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
2.1 NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 14, the
total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to
Awards under the Plan shall be Shares, consisting of 850,000 shares, plus the
total number of shares authorized for issuance, but not issued or subject to
outstanding options, under the Company's 1986 Stock Option Plan (the "Prior
Plan") as of the date of shareholder approval of this Plan. Any shares issuable
upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the Prior Plan that expire or
become unexercisable for any reason after the date of shareholder approval of
this Plan without having been exercised in full, shall no longer be available
for distribution under the Prior Plan, but shall be available for distribution
under this Plan. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 14, Shares shall again be
available for grant and issuance in connection with future Awards under the Plan
if such Shares cease to be subject to an Award for any reason other than the
exercise of such Award.
2.2 ADJUSTMENT OFSHARES. In the event that the number of outstanding
Shares is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse
stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the
capital structure of the Company without consideration, then (a) the number of
Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and (b) the Exercise Prices of and
number of Shares subject to outstanding Awards shall be proportionately
adjusted, subject to any required action by the Board or the shareholders of the
Company and compliance with applicable securities laws; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
fractions of a Share shall not be issued but shall either be paid in cash at
Fair Market Value or shall be rounded up to the nearest Share, as determined by
the Committee.
3. ELIGIBILITY. ISOs (as defined in Section 5 below) may be granted only
to employees (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the
Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. NQSOs (as defined in
Section 5 below) may be granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants,
independent contractors and advisors of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or
Affiliate of the Company; PROVIDED such consultants, contractors and advisors
render bona fide services not in connection with the offer and sale of
securities in a capital-raising transaction. A person may be granted more than
one Award under the Plan. No "Named Executive Officer" (as that term is defined
in Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act) shall be
eligible to receive more than 1,000,000 shares at any time during the term of
this Plan pursuant to the grant of Awards hereunder.
4. ADMINISTRATION.
4.1 COMMITTEE AUTHORITY. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. Subject to the general purposes, terms and conditions of the Plan,
the Committee shall have full power to implement and carry out the Plan. The
Committee shall have the authority to:
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(a) construe and interpret the Plan, any Stock Option Agreement and any
other agreement or document executed pursuant to the Plan;
(b) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the
Plan;
(c) select persons to receive Awards;
(d) determine the form and terms of Awards;
(e) determine the number of Shares subject to Awards;
(f) determine whether Awards will be granted in replacement of, or as
alternatives to, other Awards under the Plan or any other incentive or
compensation plan of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or
Affiliate of the Company;
(g) grant waivers of Plan or Award conditions;
(h) determine the vesting and exercisability of Awards;
(i) correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan, any Award or any Stock Option Agreement;
(j) determine the disposition of Awards in the event of a Participant's
divorce or dissolution of marriage; and
(k) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan.
4.2 COMMITTEE DISCRETION. Any determination made by the Committee
with respect to any Award shall be made in its sole discretion at the time of
grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan
or Award, at any later time, and such determination shall be final and binding
on the Company and all persons having an interest in any Award under the Plan.
The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority
to grant an Award under the Plan to Participants who are not Insiders of the
Company.
4.3 EXCHANGE ACT REQUIREMENTS. If two or more members of the Board
are Outside Directors, the Committee shall be comprised of at least two members
of the Board, all of whom are Outside Directors and Disinterested Persons. The
Company will take appropriate steps to comply with the disinterested director
requirements of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, including but not limited to,
the appointment by the Board of a Committee consisting of not less than two
persons (who are members of the Board), each of whom is a Disinterested Person.
It is the intent of the Company that the Plan and Awards hereunder satisfy and
be interpreted in a manner, that, in the case of Participants who are or may be
Insiders, satisfies the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 (or its successor)
of the Exchange Act. If any provision of the Plan or of any Award would
otherwise conflict with the intent expressed in this Section 4.3, that provision
to the extent possible shall be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid
such conflict.
5. STOCK OPTIONS. The Committee may grant Awards to eligible persons and
shall determine whether such Awards shall be Incentive Stock Options within the
meaning of the Code ("ISOS") or Nonqualified Stock Options ("NQSOS"), the number
of Shares subject to the Award, the Exercise Price of the Award, the period
during which the Award may be exercised, and all other terms and conditions of
the Award, subject to the following:
5.1 FORM OF OPTION GRANT. Each Award granted under the Plan shall be
evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement which shall expressly identify the Award
as an ISO or NQSO, and be in such form and
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contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the
Committee shall from time to time approve, and which shall comply with and be
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
5.2 DATE OF GRANT. The date of grant of an Award shall be the date
on which the Committee makes the determination to grant such Award, unless
otherwise specified by the Committee. The Stock Option Agreement and a copy of
the Plan will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after the
granting of the Award.
5.3 EXERCISE PERIOD. Awards shall be exercisable within the times or
upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Stock Option
Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Award shall be exercisable after the
expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Award is granted; and PROVIDED
FURTHER that no ISO granted to a person who directly or by attribution owns more
than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company ("TEN PERCENT
SHAREHOLDER") shall be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from
the date the Award is granted. The Committee also may provide for Awards to
become exercisable at one time or from time to time, periodically or otherwise,
in such number or percentage as the Committee determines.
5.4 EXERCISE PRICE. The Exercise Price shall be determined by the
Committee when the Award is granted and shall be not less than 50% of the Fair
Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant; PROVIDED, that (i) the Exercise
Price of an ISO shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the
Shares on the date of grant and (ii) the Exercise Price of any ISO granted to a
Ten Percent Shareholder shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of
the Shares on the date of grant. Payment for the Shares purchased may be made
in accordance with Section 6 of the Plan.
5.5 METHOD OF EXERCISE. Awards may be exercised only by delivery to
the Company of a written exercise agreement (the "EXERCISE AGREEMENT") in a form
approved by the Committee (which need not be the same for each Participant),
stating the number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions imposed on the
Shares, if any, and such representations and agreements regarding Participant's
investment intent and access to information and other matters, if any, as may be
required or desirable by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws,
together with payment in full of the Exercise Price for the number of Shares
being purchased.
5.6 TERMINATION. Notwithstanding the exercise periods set forth in
the Stock Option Agreement, exercise of an Award shall always be subject to the
following:
(a) If the Participant is Terminated for any reason except death or
Disability, then Participant may exercise such Participant's Awards
only to the extent that such Awards would have been exercisable upon
the Termination Date and for the period of time after the Termination
Date that is specified by the Committee, not to exceed five years. In
the event that the Committee fails to specify such a time period, such
Awards may be exercised no later than thirty (30) days after the
Termination Date. However, in no event may such Awards be exercised
after the expiration date of the Awards.
(b) If the Participant is terminated because of death or Disability (or
the Participant dies within the period of time that is specified by
the Committee for the exercise of Participant's Awards following such
termination or within Thirty (30) days of such termination if the
Committee failed to otherwise specify the time period, as described in
Section 5.6(a), above), then Participant's Awards may be exercised
only to the extent that such Awards would have been exercisable by
Participant on the Termination Date and must be exercised by
Participant (or Participant's legal representative or authorized
assignee) no later than twelve (12) months after the Termination Date
in the case of disability or death (or such longer time period not
exceeding five years as may be determined by the Committee), but in
any event no later than the expiration date of the Awards.
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5.7 LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE. The Committee may specify a reasonable
minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of an Award;
PROVIDED that such minimum number will not prevent Participant from exercising
the Award for the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable.
5.8 LIMITATIONS ON ISOS. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined
as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable
for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under the Plan or
under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company or any Affiliate,
Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) shall not exceed $100,000. If the Fair
Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect to which ISOs are
exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds
$100,000, the Awards for the first $100,000 worth of Shares to become
exercisable in such calendar year shall be ISOs and the Awards for the amount in
excess of $100,000 that become exercisable in that calendar year shall be NQSOs.
In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended
after the Effective Date of the Plan to provide for a different limit on the
Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to ISOs, such different
limit shall be automatically incorporated herein and shall apply to any Awards
granted after the effective date of such amendment.
5.9 MODIFICATION, EXTENSION OR RENEWAL. The Committee may modify,
extend or renew outstanding Awards and authorize the grant of new Awards in
substitution therefor; PROVIDED that any such action may not, without the
written consent of Participant, impair any of Participant's rights under any
Award previously granted. Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended,
renewed or otherwise altered shall be treated in accordance with Section 424(h)
of the Code. The Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Awards
without the consent of Participants affected by a written notice to them;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Exercise Price may not be reduced below the minimum
Exercise Price that would be permitted under Section 5.4 of the Plan for Awards
granted on the date the action is taken to reduce the Exercise Price.
5.10 NO DISQUALIFICATION. Notwithstanding any other provision in the
Plan, no term of the Plan relating to ISOs shall be interpreted, amended or
altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be
exercised, so as to disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code or,
without the consent of the Participant affected, to disqualify any ISO under
Section 422 of the Code.
6. PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES. Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to
the Plan may be made in cash (by check) or, where expressly approved for the
Participant by the Committee and where permitted by law:
(a) by cancellation if indebtedness of the Company to the Participant;
(b) by surrender of Shares that either: (1) have been owned by
Participant for more than six (6) months and have been paid for within
the meaning of SEC Rule 144 (and, if such shares were purchased from
the Company by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid
with respect to such Shares); or (2) were obtained by Participant in
the public market;
(c) by tender of a full recourse promissory note having such terms as may
be approved by the Committee and bearing interest at a rate sufficient
to avoid imputation of income under Section 483 and 1274 of the Code;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Participants who are not employees of the
Company shall not be entitled to purchase Shares with a promissory
note unless the note is adequately secured by collateral other than
the Shares; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the portion of the Purchase Price
equal to the par value of the Shares, if any, must be paid in cash.
(d) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to Participant for services
rendered;
(e) by tender of property;
(f) provided that a public market for the Company's stock exists:
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(1) through a "same day sale" commitment from Participant and a
broker-dealer that is a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers (a "NASD DEALER") whereby the Participant
irrevocably elects to exercise the Award and to sell a portion of
the Shares so purchased in order to pay for the Exercise Price,
and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of
such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the
Company; or
(2) through a "margin" commitment from Participant and a NASD Dealer
whereby Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Award and
to pledge the Shares so purchased to the NASD Dealer in a margin
account as security for a loan from the NASD Dealer in the amount
of the Exercise Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably
commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the exercise price
directly to the Company; or
(g) by any combination of the foregoing.
7. WITHHOLDING TAXES.
7.1 WITHHOLDING GENERALLY. Whenever Shares are to be issued in
satisfaction of Awards granted under the Plan, the Company may require the
Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal,
state and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of any
certificate or certificates for such Shares. Whenever, under the Plan, payments
in satisfaction of Awards are to be made in cash, such payment shall be net of
an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax
requirements.
7.2 STOCK WITHHOLDING. When, under applicable tax laws, a
Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise of any Award
that is subject to tax withholding and the Participant is obligated to pay the
Company the amount required to be withheld, the Committee may allow the
Participant to satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation by electing to
have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued that number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld,
determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined
(the "TAX DATE"). All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld for
this purpose shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the Committee and
shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(a) the election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date;
(b) once made, then except as provided below, the election shall be
irrevocable as to the particular Shares as to which the election is
made;
(c) all elections shall be subject to the consent or disapproval of the
Committee;
(d) if the Participant is an Insider and if the Company is subject to
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act: (1) the election may not be made
within six (6) months of the date of grant of the Award, except as
otherwise permitted by SEC Rule 16b-3(e) under the Exchange Act, and
(2) either (A) the election to use stock withholding must be
irrevocably made at least six (6) months prior to the Tax Date
(although such election may be revoked at any time at least six (6)
months prior to the Tax Date) or (B) the exercise of the Award or
election to use stock withholding must be made in the ten (10) day
period beginning on the third day following the release of the
Company's quarterly or annual summary statement of sales or earnings;
and
(e) in the event that the Tax Date is deferred until six (6) months after
the delivery of Shares under Section 83(b) of the Code, the
Participant shall receive the full number of Shares
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with respect to which the exercise occurs, but such Participant shall
be unconditionally obligated to tender back to the Company the proper
number of Shares on the Tax Date.
8. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP.
8.1 VOTING AND DIVIDENDS. No Participant shall have any of the
rights of a shareholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued
to the Participant. After Shares are issued to the Participant, the Participant
shall be a shareholder and have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to
such Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other
distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares.
8.2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Company shall provide financial
statements to each Participant annually during the period such Participant has
Awards outstanding; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the Company shall not be required to
provide such financial statements to Participants whose services in connection
with the Company assure them access to equivalent information.
9. TRANSFERABILITY. Subject to Section 4.1(j), Awards granted under the
Plan, and any interest therein, shall not: (a) be transferable or assignable by
the Participant, (b) be made subject to execution, attachment or similar
process, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or as
consistent with the specific Plan and Stock Option Agreement provisions relating
thereto or (c) during the lifetime of the Participant, be exercisable by anyone
other than the Participant, and any elections with respect to an Award, may be
made only by the Participant.
10. CERTIFICATES. All certificates for Shares or other securities
delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock transfer orders, legends
and other restrictions as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable,
including restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign securities
law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or any stock
exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed.
11. SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. An Award shall not be
effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable federal and
state securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental body, and the
requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the
Shares may then be listed, as they are in effect on the date of grant of the
Award and also on the date of exercise or other issuance. Notwithstanding any
other provision in the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or
deliver certificates for Shares under the Plan prior to (a) obtaining any
approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary
or advisable, and/or (b) completion of any registration or other qualification
of such shares under any state or federal law or ruling of any governmental body
that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable. The Company shall be
under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance
with the registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state
securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system, and the Company
shall have no liability for any inability or failure to do so.
12. NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY. Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted
under the Plan shall confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right
to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the
Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company or limit in any
way the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Company to terminate Participant's employment or other relationship at any time,
with or without cause.
13. EXCHANGE AND BUYOUT OF AWARDS. The Committee may, at any time or from
time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective
Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation
of any or all outstanding Awards. The Committee may at any time buy from a
Participant an Award previously granted with payment in cash, Shares or other
consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee and the
Participant shall agree.
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14. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.
14.1 ASSUMPTION OR REPLACEMENT OF AWARDS BY SUCCESSOR. In the event
of (a) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving
corporation (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned
subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or
other transaction in which there is no substantial change in the shareholders of
the Company and the Awards granted under the Plan are assumed or replaced by the
successor corporation, which assumption shall be binding on all Participants),
(b) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (c) the sale of substantially
all of the assets of the Company, or (d) any other transaction which qualifies
as a "corporate transaction" under Section 424(a) of the Code wherein the
shareholders of the Company give up all of their equity interest in the Company
(EXCEPT for the acquisition, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the
outstanding shares of the Company), any or all outstanding Awards may be assumed
or replaced by the successor corporation (if any), which assumption or
replacement shall be binding on all Participants. In the alternative, the
successor corporation may substitute equivalent Awards or provide substantially
similar consideration to Participants as was provided to shareholders (after
taking into account the existing provisions of the Awards). The successor
corporation may also issue, in place of outstanding Shares of the Company held
by the Participant, substantially similar shares or other property subject to
repurchase restrictions no less favorable to the Participant.
In the event such successor corporation (if any) refuses to assume or
substitute Options, as provided above, pursuant to a transaction described in
this Subsection 14.1, such Options shall accelerate and become exercisable in
full at least ten days prior to and shall expire on the consummation of such
event at such times and on such conditions as the Board shall determine.
14.2 OTHER TREATMENT OF AWARDS. Subject to any greater rights granted
to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 14, in the event
of the occurrence of any transaction described in Section 14.1, any outstanding
Awards shall be treated as provided in the applicable agreement or plan of
merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, sale of assets or other
"corporate transaction."
14.3 ASSUMPTION OF AWARDS BY THE COMPANY. The Company, from time to
time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by another
company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or
otherwise, by either (a) granting an Award under the Plan in substitution of
such other company's award, or (b) assuming such award as if it had been granted
under the Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award
granted under the Plan. Such substitution or assumption shall be permissible if
the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be
granted an Award under the Plan if the other company had applied the rules of
the Plan to such grant. In the event the Company assumes an award granted by
another company, the terms and conditions of such award shall remain unchanged
(EXCEPT that the exercise price and the number and nature of Shares issuable
upon exercise of any such option will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to
Section 424(a) of the Code). In the event the Company elects to grant a new
Option rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option may be granted
with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price.
15. ADOPTION AND SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The Plan shall become effective on
the date that it is adopted by the Board (the "EFFECTIVE DATE"). The Plan shall
be approved by the shareholders of the Company (excluding Shares issued pursuant
to this Plan), consistent with applicable laws, within twelve months before or
after the Effective Date. Upon the Effective Date, the Board may grant Awards
pursuant to the Plan; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that: (a) no Award may be exercised
prior to initial shareholder approval of the Plan; and (b) no Award granted
pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares approved by the Board shall be
exercised prior to the time such increase has been approved by the shareholders
of the Company. For so long as and whenever the Company is subject to Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Company will comply with the requirements of Rule
16b-3 (or its successor), as amended, with respect to shareholder approval.
16. TERM OF PLAN. The Plan will terminate ten (10) years from the
Effective Date or, if earlier, the date of shareholder approval.
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17. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Board may at any time terminate
or amend the Plan in any respect, including without limitation amendment of any
form of Stock Option Agreement or instrument to be executed pursuant to the
Plan; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Board shall not, without the approval of the
shareholders of the Company, amend the Plan in any manner that requires such
shareholder approval pursuant to the Code or the regulations promulgated
thereunder as such provisions apply to ISO plans or pursuant to the Exchange Act
or Rule 16b-3 (or its successor), as amended, thereunder; PROVIDED, FURTHER,
that no amendment may be made to outstanding Awards without the consent of the
Participant.
18. NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the
Board, the submission of the Plan to the shareholders of the Company for
approval, nor any provision of the Plan shall be construed as creating any
limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation
arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the
granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements
may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
19. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
"AFFILIATE" means any corporation that directly, or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common
control with the Company where "control" (including the terms "controlled by"
and "under common control with") means the possession, direct or indirect, of
the power to cause the direction of the management and policies of the
corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
"AWARD" means an award of an option to purchase Shares.
"STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT" means, with respect to each Award, the signed
written agreement between the Company and the Participant setting forth the
terms and conditions of the Award.
"BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"COMMITTEE" means the committee appointed by the Board to administer
the Plan, or if no committee is appointed, the Board.
"COMPANY" means Radius Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of
the State of California, or any successor corporation.
"DISABILITY" means a disability, whether temporary or permanent,
partial or total, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as
determined by the Committee.
"DISINTERESTED PERSON" means a director who has not, during the period
that person is a member of the Committee and for one year prior to service as a
member of the Committee, been granted or awarded equity securities pursuant to
the Plan or any other plan of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate
of the Company, except in accordance with the requirements set forth in Rules as
promulgated by the SEC under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as such Rules
are amended from time to time and as interpreted by the SEC.
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"EXERCISE PRICE" means the price at which a holder of an Award may
purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Award.
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"FAIR MARKET VALUE" means the value of a share of the Company's Common
Stock determined as follows:
(a) if such Common Stock is then quoted on the Nasdaq National Market the
closing price on the Nasdaq National Market System, or, if no such
reported sale takes place on such date, the closing price on the next
preceding trading date on which a reported sale occurred;
(b) if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then listed on a
national securities exchange, the closing price or, if no reported
sale takes place on such date, the closing price on the next preceding
trading day on which a reported sale occurred;
(c) if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not quoted on the
Nasdaq National Market nor listed or admitted to trading on a national
securities exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked prices
on such date, as reported by THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, for the over-
the-counter market; or
(d) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Board in good faith.
"INSIDER" means an officer or director of the Company or any other
person whose transactions in the Company's Common Stock are subject to Section
16 of the Exchange Act.
"OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" means any outside director as defined in Section
162(m) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.
"PARENT" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken
chain of corporations ending with the Company, if at the time of the granting of
an Award under the Plan, each of such corporations other than the Company owns
stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes
of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
"PARTICIPANT" means a person who receives an Award under the Plan.
"PLAN" means this Radius Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended from
time-to-time.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"SHARES" means shares of the Company's Common Stock, no par value,
reserved for issuance under the Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2 and 14,
and any successor security.
"SUBSIDIARY" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of
granting of the Award, each of the corporations other than the last corporation
in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such
chain.
"TERMINATION" or "TERMINATED" means, for purposes of the Plan with
respect to a Participant, that the Participant has ceased to provide services as
an employee, director, consultant, independent contractor or adviser, to the
Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, except in the case
of sick leave, military leave, or any other leave of absence approved by the
Committee; PROVIDED, that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety
(90) days, or reinstatement upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by
contract or statute. The Committee shall have sole discretion to determine
whether a Participant has ceased to provide services and the effective date on
which the Participant ceased to provide services (the "TERMINATION DATE").
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PROXY
RADIUS INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned shareholder of Radius Inc., a California corporation (the
"Company"), appoints Howard M. Freedland with full power to appoint a
substitute, as the undersigned's proxy to vote and otherwise represent all
shares of the Company's stock held by the undersigned at the Company's Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held at the Company at 215 Moffett Park Drive,
Sunnyvale, California 94089 on February 21, 1996 at 11:00 a.m., and at any
continuations or adjournments thereof, as specified below upon the following
proposals and in his discretion upon such other matters as may properly come
before the meeting.
See Reverse Side
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1. Election of Directors: Charles W. Berger, Michael D. Boich, Regis McKenna
and David B. Pratt
FOR all nominees listed (except as marked)
/ /
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees
/ /
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a
line through that nominee's name.)
2. Proposal to adopt the 1995 Stock Option Plan
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
/ / / / / /
3. Appointment of Ernst & Young L.L.P. as independent auditors for fiscal
1996.
/ / / / / /
Please date and sign exactly as name appears hereon. When signing as attorney,
personal representative, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please
give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by
an authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by an
authorized person.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN
THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY AND RETURN IT PRIOR TO THE MEETING IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
Signature(s) Date
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Note: Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When
signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give
full title as such.
