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3501 Algonquin Road
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
August 5, 1997
Dear Stockholder:
Delphi's annual meeting of stockholders will be held at 10:00 a.m.
local time on Wednesday, September 3, 1997, at Delphi's principal executive
office located at 3501 Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
The notice of meeting, proxy statement and proxy card are included
with this letter. The formal business of the meeting is described in the
attached notice of meeting. After completion of that business, there will be an
update on developments in Delphi's products and markets.
It is important that your shares are represented and voted at the
annual meeting, regardless of the size of your holdings. Regardless of whether
you plan to attend, please complete and return the enclosed proxy to ensure that
your shares will be represented at the annual meeting. If you attend the annual
meeting, you may, of course, withdraw your proxy should you wish to vote in
person.
Sincerely,
/s/ John Trustman
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John Trustman
President and Chief Executive Officer
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3501 ALGONQUIN ROAD
ROLLING MEADOWS, ILLINOIS 60008
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
SEPTEMBER 3, 1997
The annual meeting of stockholders of Delphi Information Systems,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), will be held at the principal
executive office of the Company, which is located at 3501 Algonquin Road in
Rolling Meadows, Illinois, at 10:00 a.m. local time, on Wednesday, September 3,
1997, for the following purposes:
(1) To elect four directors of the Company for the ensuing year.
(2) To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment thereof.
The close of business on August 5, 1997, has been fixed as the record
date for determination of those stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
Only holders of record of shares of the Company's Common Stock and Series D
Preferred Stock on that date will be entitled to vote.
A list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting may be
examined at the Company's principal executive office, located at 3501 Algonquin
Road in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, during the ten-day period preceding the
meeting.
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING IN PERSON,
PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY. THE PROXY IS
REVOCABLE AT ANY TIME. IF YOU ARE PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, YOU MAY
WITHDRAW YOUR PROXY AND VOTE IN PERSON IF YOU SO DESIRE.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ James A. Harsch
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James A. Harsch
Secretary
August 5, 1997
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DELPHI INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
3501 ALGONQUIN ROAD
ROLLING MEADOWS, ILLINOIS 60008
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PROXY STATEMENT
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This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are being mailed on
or about August 11, 1997, to stockholders of Delphi Information Systems, Inc.
(the "Company") in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") for use at the annual
meeting (the "Meeting") of stockholders to be held on September 3, 1997, and any
adjournments thereof.
The total cost of this solicitation will be borne by the Company. In
addition to the mails, proxies may be solicited by officers and other employees
of the Company, without extra remuneration, by personal interviews, telephone
and telecopy. It is anticipated that banks, brokerage houses and other
custodians, nominees and fiduciaries will forward soliciting material to
beneficial owners of shares entitled to vote at the Meeting, and such parties
will be reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection therewith.
If you execute and deliver a proxy pursuant to this proxy statement,
you may revoke it at any time before it is exercised at the Meeting by filing
with the Secretary of the Company an instrument revoking it or by delivering a
duly executed proxy bearing a later date. In addition, if you are present at
the Meeting, you may vote your shares in person. Proxies in the form enclosed,
if duly signed and received in time for voting and not so revoked, will be voted
at the Meeting in accordance with the directions specified therein. If no
directions are specified, proxies will be voted in favor of each of the
proposals and for the nominees for election as directors set forth herein and
otherwise at the discretion of the proxyholders on all other matters that may
properly come before the Meeting and any adjournment thereof.
OUTSTANDING SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS
At the close of business on August 5, 1997, the record date for the
Meeting, there were 36,713,668 shares of Common Stock and 221 shares of Series D
Preferred Stock outstanding. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one
vote, and each share of Series D Preferred Stock is entitled to 226.2 votes
(representing a total of 49,990 votes for the Series D Preferred Stock), on all
matters of business to come before the Meeting. There is no right to cumulative
voting as to any matter, including the election of directors. Under Delaware
law, abstentions are treated as present and entitled to vote and, therefore,
have the effect of a vote against the matter. A broker nonvote on a matter is
considered not entitled to vote on that matter and, therefore, is not counted in
determining whether a matter requiring approval of a majority of the shares
present and entitled to vote has been approved.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table sets forth, as of July 15, 1997, the ownership of
Common Stock and Series D Preferred Stock by each director of the Company, by
each of the Named Officers (as defined below under "EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION"), by
all current executive officers and directors of the Company as a group, and by
all persons known to the Company to be beneficial owners of more than five
percent of the Common Stock or the Series D Preferred Stock. The Common Stock
and the Series D Preferred Stock are the Company's only outstanding classes of
voting securities. The information set forth in the table as to directors and
officers is based upon information provided to the Company by such persons in
connection with the preparation of this proxy statement. Except where otherwise
indicated, the mailing address of each of the stockholders named in the table is
c/o Delphi Information Systems, Inc., 3501 Algonquin Road, Suite 500, Rolling
Meadows, Illinois 60008.
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Common Stock Series D Preferred
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Name and Position of Percent of Percent of Percent of
Beneficial Owner Ownership(1) Class (2) Ownership(1) Class Total Vote(2)
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Bay Area Micro-Cap Fund, 2,348,751 6.2 -- -- 6.2
L.P.(3)
Covington Associates(4) -- -- 221 100 *
Coral Partners II, a limited 5,413,115 14.8 -- -- 14.8
partnership(5)
Okabena Partnership K, a 2,500,000 6.6 -- -- 6.6
general partnership(6)
Yuval Almog(7) 5,591,115 15.2 -- -- 15.2
Director and Chairman of the
Board
John Trustman -- -- -- -- --
President and Chief Executive
Officer
James Harsch(8) 75,000 * -- -- *
Vice President-
Administration; Chief
Financial Officer
Joseph Oddo(9) 38,000 * -- -- *
Director
William Baumel(10) 84,222 * -- -- *
Larry Gerdes(11) 246,719 * -- -- *
M. Denis Connaghan 20,000 * -- -- *
Director
All directors and executive 6,055,056 16.5 -- -- 16.5
officers as a group (7
persons)
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(1) Each holder has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares
listed unless otherwise indicated.
(2) Percentages less than one percent are indicated by an asterisk.
(3) The address of Bay Area Micro-Cap Fund, L.P. is 1151 Bay Laurel Drive,
Menlo Park, California 94025.
(4) The address of Covington Associates is 60 State Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109.
(5) The address of Coral Partners II is 60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3510,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.
(6) The address of Okabena Partnership K is 5140 Norwest Center, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55402-4133.
(7) Other than 78,000 shares subject to currently exercisable options and
50,000 shares subject to warrants exercisable on July 15, 1997 and within
60 days thereafter held by Mr. Almog, all shares of Common Stock are held
by Coral Partners II. Mr. Almog is the managing general partner of Coral
Partners II. Mr. Almog disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held
by Coral Partners II. The address of Mr. Almog is 60 South Sixth Street,
Suite 3510, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.
(8) Includes 75,000 shares subject to options exercisable on July 15, 1997 and
within 60 days thereafter.
(9) Total is options exercisable on July 15, 1997 and within 60 days
thereafter.
(10) Includes 44,222 shares subject to options, and 20,000 shares subject to
warrants exercisable on July 15, 1997 and within 60 days thereafter.
(11) Includes 93,000 shares subject to options exercisable on July 15, 1997 and
within 60 days thereafter. The address of Mr. Gerdes is 3353 Peachtree
Road, N.E., Suite 1030, Atlanta, Georgia 30326.
PROPOSAL NO. 1 -- ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Four members of the Board of Directors are proposed to be elected at
the Meeting to serve until the next annual meeting and until their successors
have been elected and qualified. Proxies received will be voted for the
election of the nominees named below as directors, unless authority to do so is
withheld. Each of the nominees is currently a director of the Company and has
served continuously as such since the date indicated in his biography below. In
the event that any nominee is unable or declines to serve as a director at the
time of the Meeting (which is not anticipated), proxies will be voted for the
election of such person or persons as may be designated by the present Board of
Directors. Directors will be elected at the Meeting by a plurality of the votes
cast at the Meeting by the holders of shares represented in person or by proxy.
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Set forth below is information as to each nominee for director,
including age, as of July 15, 1997, principal occupation and employment during
the past five years, directorships with other publicly-held companies, and
period of service as a director of the Company.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF
THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR.
YUVAL ALMOG, 47, was elected a director of the Company in September
1991 and was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors on November 30, 1993.
Mr. Almog is President of Coral Group, Inc. and managing general partner of its
venture capital partnerships. He joined the Coral Group in 1986 and became its
managing partner in 1991. Mr. Almog is Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Tricord Systems, Inc., Racotek, Inc. and Computer Aided Service, Inc. and is
also a director of Advanced Telecommunication Services, Systems & Networks and
Teltech Resource Network. Mr. Almog earned a bachelor of arts degree in
mathematics and bachelor of science degree in compute sciences and economics
from the University of Alabama and a master of science degree in management from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
WILLIAM R. BAUMEL, 29, was appointed a director of the Company on July
15, 1996. Mr. Baumel is a venture capitalist with Coral Group, where he
specializes in information services and technology investing. He joined Coral
Group in 1996. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Baumel held various positions with the
Private Markets Group of Brinson Partners, Inc., an institutional money manager.
His last position with Brinson Partners' Private Market Group was as portfolio
manager. Mr. Baumel was in marketing with Proctor & Gamble, a consumer products
company, during 1993, and from 1990 to 1992, he was a certified public
accountant and consultant with Deloitte & Touche, an international accounting
and consulting firm. Mr. Baumel earned a bachelor of science degree in
accounting and economics from The Ohio State University, SUMMA CUM LAUDE, and an
MBA from The University of Michigan, with HIGHEST DISTINCTION.
LARRY G. GERDES, 47, was elected a director of the Company in 1985.
Mr. Gerdes has been Chief Executive Officer of Transcend Services, Inc., which
provides consulting and management services to hospitals in the medical records
area, since 1991. He is also a director of Transcend Services, Inc.
JOHN TRUSTMAN, 41, joined the Company in June 1997 as President and
Chief Executive Officer. From 1995 through 1996 Mr. Trustman was Senior Vice
President and Chief Information Officer of Aetna Health Plans. From 1990
through 1995 he was with Fidelity Investments as Senior Vice President. Prior
to Fidelity he served as a manager and consultant for Bain Consulting. Mr.
Trustman has an MBA from Harvard University and an AB degree from Yale
University.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors has a standing Audit Committee that consists
exclusively of nonemployee directors. The Audit Committee meets with the
Company's independent auditors, reviews audit procedures, receives
recommendations and reports from the auditors and reviews internal controls.
The Audit Committee currently consists of Mr. Gerdes (Chairman) and Mr. Baumel.
The Audit Committee met one time during fiscal 1997.
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The Board of Directors has a standing Compensation Committee that
consists exclusively of nonemployee directors. The Compensation Committee is
responsible for reviewing and recommending to the full Board of Directors
compensation of officers and directors and administration of the Company's
various employee benefit plans. The Compensation Committee currently consists
of Messrs. Almog (Chairman) and Gerdes. The Compensation Committee did not meet
during fiscal 1997.
The Board of Directors does not have a nominating committee or a
committee performing similar functions.
The Board of Directors held 11 meetings during fiscal 1997. No
director attended fewer than 75 percent of the meetings of the Board of
Directors and its committees on which he served.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Nonemployee directors participate in the Company's Nonqualified Stock
Option Plan for Directors (the "Directors' Plan"), pursuant to which a
nonqualified option to purchase 15,000 shares of Common Stock is granted to each
director on the date he first becomes a nonemployee director and an additional
option to purchase 5,000 shares is granted to him on the first business day of
each year thereafter for so long as he continues to serve as a nonemployee
director. Pursuant to the Company's 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the "1996
Plan"), nonemployee directors are eligible to receive discretionary grants from
time to time of options to purchase shares of Common Stock and other stock-based
incentive-compensation awards. Nonemployee directors do not receive an annual
retainer or any other fees for their service as directors.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Set forth in the table below is information regarding the annual and
long-term compensation for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997,
for the acting and former Chief Executive Officers and the four most highly
compensated executive officers of the Company (collectively, the "Named
Officers").
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE*
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Annual Compensation Long-Term
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Stock
Name and Fiscal Other Annual Options All Other
Present Position Year Salary Bonus Compensation (A) (# of Shares) Compensation
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Joseph Oddo(1) 1997 $132,687 -- -- 438,000 --
Chairman of the Executive 1996 0 -- -- -- --
Committee 1995 0 -- -- -- --
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* The table does not include William Baumel who oversaw management of the
Company when the Company was searching for a new Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Baumel was not paid for these services.
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James Harsch(2) 1997 $100,385 -- $43,963 300,000 --
Vice President-Administration; 1996 0 -- -- -- --
Chief Financial Officer 1995 0 -- -- -- --
Greg Gamp 1997 $128,077 -- -- 220,000 --
Vice President-Strategy 1996 $118,592 $26,000 -- 40,000 --
1995 $109,874 -- -- 40,000 --
M. Denis Connaghan(3) 1997 $162,886 -- $25,136 -- --
Former President and Chief 1996 $200,818 -- -- 300,000 $88,375(A)
Executive Officer 1995 $141,104 -- -- -- --
Meigan Putnam(4) 1997 $140,000 -- $61,850 200,000 --
Former Vice President- 1996 $139,818 -- -- 100,000 --
Operations 1995 $16,154 -- -- -- --
Rangaswarmy Srihari(5) 1997 $116,539 -- -- 220,000 --
Former Vice President-Product 1996 $120,456 $15,000 -- -- --
Development 1995 $45,306 -- -- 80,000 --
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(A) Represents reimbursement of relocation expenses.
(1) Mr. Oddo was chairman of the Executive Committee from August 1996.
(2) Mr. Harsch joined the Company effective July 15, 1996.
(3) Mr. Connaghan left the employment of the Company effective December 31,
1996.
(4) Ms. Putnam left the employment of the Company effective May 31, 1997.
(5) Mr. Srihari left the employment of the Company effective January 31,
1997.
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, 438,000 stock options
were granted to Mr. Oddo, 300,000 were granted to Mr. Harsch, 220,000 were
granted to each of Mr. Gamp and Mr. Srihari and 200,000 were granted to Ms.
Putnam.
OPTION EXERCISES AND FISCAL YEAR-END VALUES
Set forth in the table below is information with respect to (i) the
exercise by the Named Officers of options to purchase Common Stock during the
fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, and (ii) the fiscal year-end value of
unexercised options to purchase Common Stock that were held by the Named
Officers at March 31, 1997.
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AGGREGATE OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND
FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
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Number of Unexercised
Unexercised Options In-the-Money Options
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Acquired
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M. Denis -- -- 150,000 150,000 -- --
Connaghan
Joseph Oddo -- -- 190,500 247,500 -- --
Meigan Putnam -- -- 50,000 250,000 10,950 10,950
James Harsch -- -- 62,500 237,500 (11,875) (106,875)
Greg Gamp -- -- 40,000 260,000 (11,400) (11,400)
Rangaswarmy -- -- 40,000 260,000 8,760 8,760
Srihari
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS WITH NAMED OFFICERS
Mr. Connaghan was employed pursuant to a letter agreement dated June
17, 1994, as amended by a letter agreement dated July 7, 1994, under which he
received an annual salary of not less than $200,000, with an annual bonus target
equal to 45 percent of annual base salary. The bonus would be earned upon Mr.
Connaghan's achievement of all planned objectives agreed upon by him and the
Board of Directors. Pursuant to the letter agreement, Mr. Connaghan was granted
an option to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$1.00 per share, which was the closing price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq
National Market on the date of grant, October 6, 1994. The option became
exercisable to the extent of 25 percent of the shares covered thereby after six
months from the date of grant and to the extent of an additional 25 percent
thereof after 18 months from the date of grant and will become exercisable to
the extent of an additional 25 percent of the shares covered thereby after 30
months from the date of grant and 42 months from the date of grant. Pursuant to
the letter agreement, Mr. Connaghan would have received up to 12 months of
salary continuance if his employment had been terminated by the Company without
cause prior to December 31, 1995. Mr. Connaghan left the employment of the
Company effective December 31, 1996.
Mr. Oddo was employed pursuant to a letter agreement dated August 26,
1996 under which he was paid a consulting fee of $25,000 per month for the
period in which he was advising the Company on a full-time basis. Pursuant to
the letter agreement, Mr. Oddo was granted 60,000 restricted shares of Common
Stock which vested at the rate of 5,000 shares a month at the end of each month
in which he was paid the consulting fee. Mr. Oddo was also granted options to
purchase 300,000 shares of Company Common Stock, 120,000 of which were to vest
on the completion of short-term objectives and 180,000 of which were to vest on
the completion of long-term objectives.
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Mr. Trustman is employed pursuant to a letter agreement dated May 28, 1997
under which he receives a base salary of $175,000 per year and a performance
bonus of up to $87,500 per year based upon performance objectives established by
Mr. Trustman and the Board of Directors. Pursuant to the letter agreement, Mr.
Trustman is also granted options to purchase 750,000 shares of Common Stock at
an exercise price of $1.094 per share which are to vest at 25% at then end of
each year. Mr. Trustman was also granted options to purchase 150,000 shares of
Company Common Stock which are to vest on the earlier of May 31, 2003 and the
business day following the thirtieth consecutive trading day on which the
closing bid price for Company Common Stock is $2.50 or more per share, provided
that in both instances, on the date of vesting Mr. Trustman continues to be the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The members of the Compensation Committee are Messrs. Almog and
Gerdes. None of the executive officers of the Company serves on the board of
directors of another company in any instance where an executive officer of the
other company serves on the Board of Directors.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee")
is pleased to present its report on executive compensation. The Committee
reviews and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding salaries,
compensation and benefits of officers and other key employees of the Company and
grants options to purchase Common Stock. This report documents the components
of the Company's executive officer compensation programs and describes the bases
upon which compensation is determined by the Committee with respect to the
executive officers of the Company, including the Named Officers.
This report shall not be deemed filed, and shall not be deemed
incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference
this proxy statement into any filing, under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this
information by reference.
COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY. The compensation philosophy of the Company
is to endeavor to directly link executive compensation to continuous
improvements in corporate performance and increases in stockholder value. The
Committee has adopted the following objectives as guidelines for compensation
decisions.
- Display a willingness to pay levels of compensation that are
necessary to attract and retain highly qualified executives.
- Be willing to compensate executive officers in recognition of
superior individual performance, new responsibilities or new
positions within the Company.
- Take into account historical levels of executive compensation and
the overall competitiveness of the market for high quality
executive talent.
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- Implement a balance between short and long-term compensation to
complement the Company's annual and long-term business objectives
and strategies and encourage executive performance in furtherance
of the fulfillment of those objectives.
- Provide variable compensation opportunities based on the
performance of the Company, encourage stock ownership by
executives and align executive remuneration with the interests of
stockholders.
COMPENSATION PROGRAM COMPONENTS. The Committee regularly reviews the
Company's compensation program to ensure that pay levels and incentive
opportunities are competitive with the market and reflect the performance of the
Company. The particular elements of the compensation program for executive
officers are further explained below.
BASE SALARY. The Company's base pay levels are largely determined by
evaluating the responsibilities of the position held and the experience of
the individual and by comparing the salary scale with companies of similar
size and complexity. Actual base salaries are kept within a competitive
salary range for each position that is established through job evaluation
and market comparisons and approved by the Committee as reasonable and
necessary.
ANNUAL INCENTIVES. The Company has historically awarded cash bonuses
to certain salaried employees (including the Named Officers) of the
Company. Bonuses are based on various factors, including prior year
profitability, management development and the procurement and assimilation
of acquisitions. The Company awarded bonuses to Messrs. Gamp and Srihari
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996. The Company did not award
bonuses to any Named Officers for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997.
STOCK OPTION PROGRAM. The Committee strongly believes that by
providing those persons who have substantial responsibility over the
management and growth of the Company with an opportunity to increase their
ownership of the Company's stock, the interests of stockholders and
executives will be closely aligned. Therefore, the Company's officers
(including the Named Officers) and other key employees are eligible to
receive either incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options as the
Committee may determine from time to time, giving them the right to
purchase shares of Common Stock at an exercise price equal to 100 percent
of the fair market value of the Common Stock at the date of grant. The
number of stock options granted to executive officers is based on
competitive practices.
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. The compensation
of the former President and Chief Executive Officer since he joined the Company
in July 1994 was chiefly determined under his employment contract described
above under "Employment Agreements with Named Officers." Mr. Trustman only
recently joined the Company. His compensation is solely the product of the
negotiation of his employment agreement described above under "Employment
Agreements with Named Officers." The factors that are expected to predominate
in the evaluation of the President and Chief Executive Officer over time are his
performance in relation to (i) strengthening the Company's management team,
(ii) upgrading the Company's products and
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broadening its product lines, and (iii) installing the disciplines necessary to
achieve consistent profitability.
SUMMARY. After its review of all existing programs, the Committee
continues to believe that the total compensation program for executives of the
Company is focused on enhancing corporate performance and increasing value for
stockholders. The Committee believes that the compensation of executive
officers is properly tied to stock appreciation through awards to be granted
under the 1996 Plan and that executive compensation levels at the Company are
competitive with the compensation programs provided by other corporations with
which the Company competes. The foregoing report has been approved by all
members of the Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
Yuval Almog
Larry G. Gerdes
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
Rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") under the Exchange Act require that the Company include in this proxy
statement a line-graph presentation comparing cumulative shareholder returns for
the last five fiscal years with the Nasdaq SmallCap Market stock index and
either a nationally recognized industry index or an index of peer group
companies selected by the Company. The Company chose the Nasdaq Computer & Data
Processing Index for purposes of this comparison. The following graph assumes
the investment of $100 on March 31, 1992, and the reinvestment of dividends
(rounded to the nearest dollar).
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG DELPHI INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.) INDEX
AND THE NASDAQ COMPUTER & DATA PROCESSING INDEX
Research [GRAPH] Total Return - Data Summary
DLPH
Cumulative Total Return
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3/92 3/93 3/94 3/95 3/96 3/97
DELPHI INFORMATION SYS INC DLPH 100 105 58 17 16 15
NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.) INAS 100 115 124 138 187 208
NASDAQ COMPUTER & DATA PROCESSING INAD 100 112 114 154 219 240
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CERTAIN INTERESTS AND TRANSACTIONS
The Company issued convertible promissory notes in the aggregate
principal amount of $1,375,000 as of March 15, 1994, and issued an additional
$125,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 1995. These notes were originally
convertible at the option of the holder into shares of Common Stock at a per
share conversion price of $2.00, subject to certain anti-dilution provisions.
On April 19, 1996, these notes were converted into shares of Common Stock and,
as a result of the anti-dilution provisions, redeemable warrants to purchase
shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share at the rate of
one share of Common Stock and one warrant for each $1.00 of original principal
amount. $1,000,000 of the convertible promissory notes were held by Coral
Partners II, of which Mr. Almog is the managing general partner, and $115,000
were held by foundations and trusts associated with, and family members of,
Donald L. Lucas, a former director of the Company.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's officers,
directors and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered
class of the Company's equity securities to file with the SEC reports of
securities ownership on Form 3 and changes in such ownership on Forms 4 and 5.
Officers, directors and more-than-ten-percent beneficial owners also are
required by rules promulgated by the SEC to furnish the Company with copies of
all such Section 16(a) reports that they file.
Based solely upon a review of the copies of Forms 3, 4, and 5
furnished to the Company or written representations that no Form 5 filings were
required, the Company believes that during the period from April 1, 1996,
through March 31, 1997, its officers, directors and more-than-ten-percent
beneficial owners filed in a timely manner all reports required to be filed
pursuant to Section 16(a).
OTHER BUSINESS
At the date of this proxy statement, the Company has no knowledge of
any business other than that described above that will be presented at the
Meeting. If any other business should come before the Meeting, the proxies will
be voted in the discretion of the proxyholders.
1997 ANNUAL REPORT
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1997, as filed with the SEC, is enclosed with this proxy statement.
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
It is expected that representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP, the
Company's independent public accountants who audited the financial statements of
the Company for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, will be present at the
Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will
be available to answer appropriate questions from stockholders. The company's
independent public accountants are selected annually by the Audit Committee of
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Board of Directors to audit the financial statements of the Company. The Audit
Committee has selected Arthur Andersen LLP as its independent public accountants
for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1998.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Any stockholder proposal intended to be presented at the Company's
next annual meeting of stockholders must be received by the Company at its
principal executive offices on or before April 15, 1998, to be included in the
Company's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ James A. Harsch
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James A. Harsch
Secretary
August 5, 1997
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PROXY
Solicited by the Board of Directors
DELPHI INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
3501 ALGONQUIN ROAD
ROLLING MEADOWS, ILLINOIS 60008
The undersigned hereby appoints John Trustman and James A. Harsch, and each
of them, as proxies, with power of substitution and revocation, acting by a
majority of those present and voting (or if only one if present and voting,
then that one) to vote the stock of Delphi Information Systems, Inc., (the
"Company") that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to be held on September 3, 1997, and at any adjournment or
postponement thereof, with all powers that the undersigned would possess if
present, with respect to the following:
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE
NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE FOLLOWING ITEM.
1. Election of Directors:
Election of Yuval Almog, William R. Baumel, Larry G. Gerdes and John
Trustman as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and
until their successors are elected and qualified.
/ / FOR ALL NOMINEES / / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ALL NOMINEES
/ / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE(S):
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THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL
BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED. IF NO DIRECTION IS
MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR EACH
NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR.
PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS NAMES APPEAR ON
THIS PROXY. JOINT OWNERS SHOULD EACH
SIGN. TRANSITION, EXECUTORS, ETC.
SHOULD INDICATE THE CAPACITY IN WHICH
THEY ARE SIGNING.
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SIGNED
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DATED
