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INTERNATIONAL MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE, INC.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD JANUARY 19, 1996
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To the Shareholders:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of International Microcomputer
Software, Inc. (the "Company") will be held at the Company's offices, 1895 E.
Francisco Boulevard, San Rafael, California 94901 on Friday, January 19, 1996,
at 10:00 a.m. for the following purposes:
1. To elect five directors to hold office until the next annual
meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected.
2. To approve an amendment to the Company's 1993 Employee Incentive
Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
thereunder by 300,000 shares, from 450,000 shares to 750,000 shares.
3. To transact such other business as properly may come before the
meeting and any adjournments and postponements 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 15,
1995 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting and any
adjournments and postponements thereof.
You are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ GEOFFREY B. KOBLICK
Geoffrey B. Koblick,
Chairman of the Board, Secretary
San Rafael, California
December 15, 1995
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WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND
RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN THE ENCLOSED
POSTAGE PREPAID ENVELOPE. THANK YOU FOR ACTING PROMPTLY.
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INTERNATIONAL MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE, INC.
1895 E. FRANCISCO BOULEVARD
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA 94901
(415) 257-3000
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ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
PROXY STATEMENT
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DECEMBER 15, 1995
To the Shareholders:
The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors
(the "Board") of International Microcomputer Software, Inc., a California
corporation (the "Company"), for use at the Company's annual meeting of
shareholders and any adjournments and postponements (the "Annual Meeting") to
be held at 10:00 a.m. on January 19, 1996, at the Company's offices, 1895 E.
Francisco Boulevard, San Rafael, California 94901. Only shareholders of record
on the close of business on Friday, December 15, 1995 (the "Record Date") are
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date,
the Company had 3,198,545 shares of Common Stock, no par value ("Common
Stock"), outstanding and entitled to vote. Unless otherwise stated, all share
and per share amounts contained in this Proxy Statement have been adjusted to
reflect the Company's 3-for-2 stock split implemented by means of a stock
dividend in November 1995. A majority of the shares outstanding on the Record
Date will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. This Proxy
Statement and the accompanying form of proxy were first mailed to shareholders
on or about December 15, 1995.
VOTING RIGHTS AND SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of
Common Stock held, except that in the election of directors each shareholder
has cumulative voting rights as described below. The authorized number of
directors of the Company currently is five. For the election of directors, any
shareholder may exercise cumulative voting rights, which enable the shareholder
to cast a number of votes equal to the number of shares held multiplied by the
number of directors to be elected by the class of stock held. All such votes
may be cast for a single nominee or may be distributed among any or all of the
nominees. Proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than the
number of nominees named. In order to be entitled to cumulate votes, a
shareholder must give notice at the Annual Meeting, prior to voting, of the
shareholder's intention to do so. In addition, no shareholder will be entitled
to cumulate votes for a candidate unless that candidate's name has been placed
in nomination before the voting. If one shareholder gives such a notice, all
shareholders may cumulate their votes. In such an event, the proxy holder may
allocate among the Board of Directors' nominees the votes required by proxies
in the proxy holder's sole discretion. Shareholders are requested, by means of
the accompanying proxy, to grant discretionary authority to the proxy holders
to cumulate votes.
In the event that a broker indicates on a proxy that it does not have
discretionary authority as to certain shares to vote on a particular matter,
those shares will not be considered present and entitled to vote with respect
to that matter.
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Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares of
Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting
and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Proposal No. 2 requires for
approval the affirmative vote of the majority of shares of Common Stock present
in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on
such proposals. The aggregate number of votes entitled to be cast by all
shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting,
whether those shareholders vote "for," "against," "abstain" or give no
instructions, will be counted for purposes of determining the minimum number of
affirmative votes required to approve Proposal No. 2, and the total number of
shares cast "for" Proposal No. 2 or giving no instructions will be counted for
purposes of determining whether sufficient affirmative votes have been cast.
An abstention from voting on a matter by a shareholder present in person or
represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting has the same effect as a vote
"against" the matter.
In the event that sufficient votes in favor of the proposals are not
received by the date of the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies may
propose one or more adjournments of the Annual Meeting to permit further
solicitations of proxies. Any such adjournment would require the affirmative
vote of the majority of the outstanding shares present in person or represented
by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The cost of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing the Proxy
Statement, the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the enclosed form
of proxy, as well as the cost of soliciting proxies relating to the Annual
Meeting, will be borne by the Company. Following the original mailing of the
proxies and other soliciting materials, the Company will request that the
brokers, custodians, nominees and other record holders forward copies of the
proxy and other soliciting materials to persons for whom they hold shares of
Common Stock and 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. The original solicitation of proxies by
mail may be supplemented by telephone, telegram and personal solicitation by
directors, officers and employees of the Company.
REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
Any shareholder giving a proxy in the form accompanying this Proxy
Statement has the power to revoke the proxy before its use. A proxy can be
revoked (i) by an instrument of revocation delivered before the Annual Meeting
to the Secretary of the Company at the Company's principal executive offices,
(ii) by a duly executed proxy bearing a later date or time than the date or
time of the proxy being revoked, or (iii) by voting in person at the Annual
Meeting. 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 Annual Meeting, the shareholder must bring to the Annual Meeting a
letter from the broker, bank or other nominee confirming that shareholder's
beneficial ownership of the shares. Attendance at the Annual Meeting will not
by itself revoke a proxy.
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PROPOSAL NO. 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
NOMINEES
Five directors are to be elected to the Board at the Annual Meeting to
serve until the next annual meeting and until their respective successors are
elected and qualified or until the death, resignation, or removal of the
director. Each of the nominees is currently a director of the Company. If any
nominee is unable or unwilling to serve as a director, the proxies may be voted
for such substitute nominee as the proxy holder may determine. The Board has
no reason to believe that any of the persons named below will be unable or
unwilling to serve as a director if elected. Proxies received will be voted
"FOR" the election of the nominees named below unless the proxy is marked in
such a manner as to withhold authority so to vote.
The names of the nominees and certain information about them are set forth
below:
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PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR
NAME AGE OCCUPATION SINCE
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Earl S. Hamlin 56 Private Investor 1995
Geoffrey B. Koblick 41 Chairman of the Board of Directors and 1982
Secretary of the Company
Gordon K. Landies 39 Executive Vice President of Domestic 1995
Sales of Mindscape
Robert Mayer 41 Vice President of the Company 1985
Martin Sacks 35 President and Chief Executive Officer 1988
of the Company
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Mr. Hamlin became a director in 1995. Mr. Hamlin is a private investor.
From 1989 to 1994, he was a portfolio manager at Volpe, Welte & Company, an
investment banking firm. From 1973 to 1989, he was employed at Hambrecht &
Quist, where he held several positions, including financial analyst. He has been
a director of 800 Software, a distributor of personal computer software and
hardware, and is currently a director of Data Storage Systems, Inc. and National
Employment Wire Service, Inc., which are both private companies.
Mr. Koblick has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Secretary of the Company since its inception and served as the Company's
President from its inception through September 15, 1987, and from July 1, 1988
to June 30, 1990. From 1981 to 1982, Mr. Koblick was legal counsel at MicroPro
International Corporation (which later changed its name to WordStar
International Incorporated). Between 1979 and 1981, he practiced law in San
Francisco with Gunheim & Yturbide.
Mr. Landies became a director in 1995. Mr. Landies has held several
managerial positions with Mindscape (formerly known as The Software Toolworks)
since 1989, most recently as Executive Vice President of Domestic Sales. Between
1984 and 1989, Mr. Landies was the President and founder of Design Software.
Prior to founding Design Software, he was employed by several firms in various
financial management capacities.
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Mr. Mayer has served as the Company's Vice President of Sales since
1990 and as a director since 1985. Prior to 1990 he served as Vice President
of Operations. Before joining the Company, Mr. Mayer worked at Gundlach
Bundschu Winery in Sonoma from 1980 to 1983, where he was the assistant wine
maker and oversaw day-to-day operations.
Mr. Sacks has been a director of the Company since 1988 and the
Company's President and Chief Executive Officer since June 30, 1990. He was
the founder of Milan Systems America, Inc. which was acquired by the Company in
1988. From 1979 to 1983, Mr. Sacks served as a consultant for Arthur Young &
Company. Mr. Sacks also founded a software training company in 1984 and
received a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Accounting degree from the
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa in 1981, and is a qualified chartered
accountant (South Africa).
All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of
shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.
BOARD MEETINGS
During the last full fiscal year ended June 30, 1995 ("fiscal 1995"),
the Board held three meetings, including telephone conference meetings, and
acted by written consent one time during fiscal 1995. Each nominee who was a
director during fiscal 1995 attended more than 75% of the number of Board
meetings and the total number of meetings held by all committees on which such
director served that were held during fiscal 1995 during the time such person
was a director. The Board does not have a nominating committee or any
committee performing such function, and there are no specific procedures for
shareholders to follow to submit nominee recommendations.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Directors employed by the Company do not currently receive any
monetary fees for services performed for the Company; non- employee directors
receive $500 per Board meeting attended. Directors are also eligible to
participate in the Company's incentive plans. Officers serve at the pleasure
of the Board of Directors.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION
OF EACH OF THE NOMINATED DIRECTORS.
PROPOSAL NO. 2 - APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO 1993
EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
GENERAL
Shareholders are being asked to approve an amendment to the Company's
1993 Employee Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to increase the number of shares of
Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 300,000 shares, from 450,000
shares to 750,000 shares. The Board of Directors of the Company approved the
proposed amendment described above on September 23, 1995, subject to
shareholder approval. The Board believes that adding shares to the Plan is in
the best interests of the Company because it will permit the Company to attract
and retain key employees by providing them with appropriate equity incentives.
If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the holders of a
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majority of the shares of Common Stock present or represented at the Annual
Meeting is required for approval of the amendment to the Plan.
The Plan was approved by the Board in June 1993 and approved by the
Company's shareholders in April 1994. In April 1995, the shareholders approved
amendments (previously approved by the Board) to the Plan increasing the number
of shares reserved for issuance thereunder from 300,000 shares to 450,000
shares and making certain other amendments to the Plan. The Plan provides for
awards of stock options, restricted stock, and stock purchase rights, and
authorizes profit sharing awards. As of September 30, 1995, approximately 100
employees and directors of the Company were eligible to receive awards under
the Plan. As of September 30, 1995, approximately 37,500 shares were available
for future options and other awards under the Plan and all other stock plans of
the Company, and on November 10, 1995, the average of the high bid and low
asked prices of the Common Stock was $7.25. No options or other awards have
been granted from the proposed additional 300,000 share pool under the Plan.
Employees, directors and officers of the Company have an interest in the
approval of the proposed amendments to the Plan by virtue of their eligibility
to receive awards under the Plan. The Company will provide, without charge, to
each person to whom a proxy statement is delivered, upon request of such person
and by first class mail within one business day of receipt of such request, a
copy of the Plan. Any such request should be directed as follows: Secretary,
International Microcomputer Software, Inc., 1895 East Francisco Blvd., San
Rafael, CA 94901; telephone number (415) 257-3000.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A
VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE PLAN.
SUMMARY OF THE PLAN
Administration. The Plan is administered by the Board, but the Board
may delegate administration to a committee (in either case, the
"Administrator"). The Administrator acts as the manager of the Plan, and as
such has the power, subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in the
Plan, to select the persons ("Participants") to receive options granted
pursuant to the Plan ("Options") or other awards under the Plan (collectively,
"Awards"), to fix the number of shares that each Participant may acquire, to
set the terms and conditions of each Award (including any vesting or
exercisability provisions or limitations regarding any Award and/or the shares
of Common Stock relating thereto, and the waiver, amendment, extension or
acceleration of any such provisions or limitations), to reduce the exercise
price of any Award to the then current fair market value if the fair market
value of the Common Stock covered by such Award shall have declined since the
date the Award was granted, and to determine all other matters relating to the
Plan, subject to applicable law. Determinations made by the Administrator are
final and binding on all parties. The Administrator may delegate
nondiscretionary administrative duties to such employees of the Company as it
deems proper. The Plan at present is administered by the Board.
ERISA, Internal Revenue Code. The Plan is not subject to the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") and is not qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
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Eligibility. Every person who at the date on which an Award was
granted to the person (the "Grant Date") is a full-time employee of the Company
or any Affiliate is eligible to receive Awards (including options that are
intended to be incentive stock options ("ISOs") within the meaning of the Code).
Every person who at the Grant Date is a consultant to the Company or any
Affiliate, or any person who is a director of the Company, but not a full-time
employee, is eligible to receive non-qualified options ("NQOs") but is not
eligible to receive ISOs. The term "Affiliate" means a "parent corporation" or a
"subsidiary corporation" as defined in the applicable provisions of the Code.
Securities Subject to the Plan. The total number of shares that are
reserved and available for issuance pursuant to the exercise of Awards under
the Plan, as proposed to be amended, is 750,000 shares of Common Stock. The
shares covered by the portion of any grant that expires unexercised under the
Plan will become available again for grants under the Plan. The number of
shares reserved for issuance under the Plan is subject to adjustment in
accordance with the provisions for adjustment in the Plan.
Granting of Options. No Options may be granted under the Plan after
10 years from the date the Board initially adopted the Plan. Unless an earlier
expiration date is specified by the Administrator at the Grant Date, an NQO
generally expires 10 years and two days from its Grant Date, and an ISO expires
10 years from its Grant Date, except that an ISO granted to any ten percent
shareholder expires five years from its Grant Date. The exercise price of an
NQO is determined by the Administrator. The exercise price of an ISO shall be
determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Code and is at
best equal to the fair market value of the stock covered by the ISO at the
Grant Date.
Each Award will be evidenced by a written agreement (in the case of
Options, referred to as the "Option Agreement", and in the case of other
Awards, referred to as the "Award Agreement"), in a form satisfactory to the
Company, executed by the Company and the Participant to whom the Award is
granted. Provisions of Award Agreements need not be the same for each
Participant. Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, be
exercisable entirely at the Grant Date or at such times and in such amounts as
the Administrator may specify. No Award is assignable or otherwise
transferable by the Participant except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. During the life of the Participant, an Option is exercisable
only by the Participant or the Participant's guardian or legal representative.
Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the aggregate value of
all shares covered by any ISOs granted to a Participant with respect to stock
in the Company or any Affiliate that first become exercisable during any one
calendar year may not exceed $100,000. For this purpose, value is the fair
market value of the shares covered by the ISOs when the ISOs were granted. If
the Administrator grants Options that would otherwise be ISOs in excess of this
$100,000 limit, the Options that exceed the limit, determined in order of
grant, will be treated for tax purposes as NQOs.
Changes in Capital Structure. Subject to the provisions described in
the next two sections, if the stock of the Company is changed by reason of a
stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, or recapitalization, or
converted into or exchanged for other securities as a result of a merger,
consolidation or reorganization, the Administrator may make appropriate
adjustments in (a) the number and class of shares of stock subject to the Plan
and each outstanding Award, and (b) the exercise price of each outstanding
Award.
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Corporate Transactions. New option rights may be substituted for
Awards granted, or the Company's obligations as to outstanding Awards may be
assumed by an employer corporation other than the Company, or an affiliate
thereof, in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition, separation,
reorganization, dissolution, liquidation, sale or like occurrence in which the
Company is involved and which the Administrator determines, in its absolute
discretion, would materially alter the structure of the Company or its
ownership. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such an event occurs and if such
employer corporation, or an affiliate thereof, does not substitute new option
rights for, and substantially equivalent to, outstanding Awards, or assume the
outstanding Awards, or if there is no employer corporation, or if the
Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, that outstanding Awards
should not then continue to be outstanding, the Administrator may upon ten
days' prior written notice to Participants, in its absolute discretion, (a)
shorten the period during which Awards, are exercisable (provided they remain
exercisable to the extent otherwise exercisable, for at least ten days after
the date the notice is given), or (b) cancel Awards upon payment to the
Participant in cash with respect to each Award to the extent then exercisable,
of an amount which, in the absolute discretion of the Administrator, is
determined to be equivalent to any excess of the fair market value (at the
effective time of such event) of the consideration that the Participant would
have received if the Award had been exercised before the effective time, over
the exercise price of the Awards. If, however, there is a successor
corporation and replacement Awards are not granted, or existing Awards are not
assumed by the successor corporation, all outstanding Awards shall become
exercisable before the consummation of the transaction such that the
Participants have not less than ten days to exercise their Awards and become
shareholders of record entitled to receive the consideration paid to the other
shareholders of the Company. The actions described above may be taken without
any regard to any resultant tax consequences to the Participant.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, except where prohibited by the
terms of a state securities law permit or qualification with respect to the
grant of an Award or the issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of an
Award, the Administrator may, in particular Award Agreements or thereafter,
provide for the accelerated vesting of an Award upon any event which the
Administrator determines, in its discretion, constitutes a "change in control"
of the Company as defined in the Plan. Except as expressly provided in any
Award Agreement, in the event of a "change in control," any Options outstanding
immediately before the change in control and not then exercisable and vested
become fully exercisable and vested immediately before the change in control;
provided that the Administrator may in its discretion decide that a change in
control does not alter the exercisability or vesting of outstanding Options.
In this context, certain actions described above may result in "parachute
payments" under the Code for certain Participants.
Payment of Exercise Price. Except as described below, payment in
full, in cash, must be made for all stock purchased at the time a written
notice of exercise is given to the Company. Proceeds of any such payment will
constitute general funds of the Company. At the time an Award is granted or
before it is exercised, the Administrator, in the exercise of its absolute
discretion, may authorize any one or more of the following additional methods
of payment: (a) acceptance of the Participant's full recourse promissory note
for some or all of the aggregate exercise price of the shares being acquired,
with such terms as the Administrator approves; (b) delivery by the Participant
of Common Stock or other securities of the Company already owned by the
Participant; (c) surrender, sale or withholding from the shares issuable upon
exercise of the Award of a number of shares with a fair market value equal to
the aggregate exercise price of the shares being acquired; or (d) any other
property, so long as such property constitutes valid consideration under
applicable law.
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Termination of Employment. Any Award or portion thereof that has not
vested on or before the date on which a Participant ceases, for any reason,
with or without cause, to be an employee or director of, or a consultant to,
the Company or an Affiliate ("Employment Termination"), expires upon the date
of Employment Termination. An Award or portion thereof that has vested as of
the date of Employment Termination, to the extent the Award has not then
expired or been exercised, is exercisable for a period of (a) three months, or
(b) in the case of Participants subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), if the Company and the
Participant so agree, seven months following the date of the Participant's
sale, if any, of Common Stock within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated
pursuant to the Exchange Act, within six months before the date of Employment
Termination. If, however, Employment Termination is due to the permanent
disability or death of the Participant, then the Participant, the Participant's
personal representative or any other person who acquires Award rights from the
Participant by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, may,
within 12 months after the date of Employment Termination, exercise such Award
rights to the extent they were exercisable on the date of Employment
Termination. The Administrator may, with the consent of the Participant,
modify any of the periods described above in an Award Agreement or thereafter.
Tax Compensation Rights. In connection with the grant of any Award
(the "Associated Award"), the Administrator may grant the Participant the right
(the "Tax Compensation Right") to receive from the Company an amount (the "Tax
Compensation Amount") in cash which will not exceed an amount equal to the then
existing maximum statutory federal income tax rate (including any surtax or
similar charge or assessment) for corporations multiplied by the amount of
compensation expense deductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes
as a result of exercise of the Associated Award. The Administrator may also,
in its discretion, loan to the Participant an amount equal to the Tax
Compensation Amount.
Withholding and Employment Taxes. At the time of exercise of an
Award, the Participant must remit to the Company in cash all applicable federal
and state withholding and employment taxes. The Administrator may, in the
exercise of the Administrator's sole discretion, permit a Participant to pay
some or all of such taxes by means of a promissory note on such terms as the
Administrator deems appropriate. If and to the extent authorized and approved
by the Administrator in its sole discretion, a Participant may elect, by means
of a form of election to be prescribed by the Administrator, to have shares
which are acquired upon exercise of an Award withheld by the Company or tender
other shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company owned by the
Participant to the Company at the time the amount of such taxes is determined
in order to pay the amount of such tax obligations. Unless the Administrator
otherwise determines, the Participant must pay to the Company in cash, promptly
when the amount of such obligations becomes determinable, all applicable
federal and state withholding taxes resulting from the lapse of restrictions
imposed on exercise of an Award, from a transfer or other disposition of shares
acquired upon exercise of an Award, or otherwise related to the Award or the
shares acquired upon exercise of the Award.
Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. The Board may at
any time amend, alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan without shareholder
approval, except as required by applicable law; provided, however, that no
amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuation shall be made that would
impair the rights of any Participant under any Award previously granted,
without the Participant's consent, except to conform the Plan and Awards
granted under the Plan to the requirements of federal or other tax laws or the
requirements of Rule 16b-3.
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Liability and Indemnification of Administrator. No member of the
group constituting the Administrator will be liable for any act or omission on
such member's own part, including but not limited to the exercise of any power
or discretion given to such member under the Plan, except for those acts or
omissions resulting from such member's own gross negligence or willful
misconduct. The Company will indemnify each present or future member of the
group constituting the Administrator against, and each member of the group
constituting the Administrator shall be entitled without further act on his or
her part to indemnity from the Company for, all expenses (including the amount
of judgments and the amount of approved settlements made with a view to the
curtailment of costs of litigation, other than amounts paid to the Company
itself) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or arising out of
any action, suit or proceeding to the full extent permitted by law and by the
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company.
Restricted Stock. Participants awarded Restricted Stock must, within
certain time periods specified in the Plan, pay to the Company, if required by
applicable law, an amount equal to the par value of the Stock subject to the
Award. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, during a
period set by the Administrator, commencing with, and not exceeding 10 years
from, the date of such award (the "Restriction Period"), the Participant may
not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber shares of Restricted
Stock. Within these limits, the Administrator may in its discretion provide
for the lapse of such restrictions in installments and may accelerate or waive
such restrictions, in whole or in part, based on service, performance or such
other factors or criteria as the Administrator may determine. Unless otherwise
determined by the Administrator, cash dividends with respect to shares of
Restricted Stock will be automatically reinvested in additional Restricted
Stock, and dividends payable in Stock shall be paid in the form of Restricted
Stock. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the Award Agreement and as
described above under "Restrictions," upon a Participant's Employment
Termination during the Restriction Period, all shares still subject to
restriction will be forfeited by the Participant.
Stock Purchase Rights. The Administrator may grant Stock Purchase
Rights which enable the recipients to purchase Common Stock at a price
determined by the Administrator. Stock Purchase Rights will be exercisable for
a period determined by the Administrator not exceeding 30 days from the date of
grant. The Administrator, however, may provide that, if required under Rule
16b-3, Stock Purchase Rights granted to persons subject to Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act will not become exercisable until six months and one day after the
grant date and will then be exercisable for 10 trading days at the purchase
price specified by the Administrator as described in the preceding paragraph.
The Administrator, in its discretion, may provide for rights of repurchase of
shares acquired upon exercise of Stock Purchase Rights, including without
limitation at the original purchase price of such shares, upon the Employment
Termination of a Participant.
Profit Sharing. After completion of a particular fiscal year of the
Company (or other fiscal period established by the Administrator) and delivery
to the Company of its financial statements for that fiscal period, the Company
may in its discretion allocate a percentage of the net income of the Company
for that fiscal period for possible distribution to the Company's employees
(any such amount for a particular fiscal period referred to as a "Profit
Sharing Amount"). The Administrator shall have complete discretion to allocate
some or all of a Profit Sharing Amount to qualifying employees of the Company,
and to determine the allocation of any Profit Sharing Amount among particular
qualifying employees. To qualify, an employee must have been a regular,
permanent employee of the Company for the full fiscal year to which the Profit
Sharing Amount relates or, if a shorter fiscal period is utilized, for the past
four full consecutive fiscal quarters, including the fiscal period to which the
Profit Sharing Amount relates; for example, if the Company's fiscal year ends
on June 30, and the Profit Sharing Amount relates
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to that fiscal year, an employee must have been a full-time regular employee
from July 1 through June 30.
The Administrator may allocate some or all of the Profit Sharing
Amount in cash to eligible employees, in such amounts as the Administrator may
in its discretion determine (the amount allocated to a particular employee
referred to as the "Employee's Allocation"). An eligible employee may elect to
request distributions of the Employee's Allocation in cash or to have a portion
of the Employee's Allocation take the form of shares of Stock or (if the
Administrator so approves) discounted stock options, or a combination thereof,
by making a written election at such times, and by means of such written
documentation, as the Administrator may prescribe; provided, however, that the
Company shall be under no obligation to deliver shares of Stock, and delivery
of such shares shall be in the discretion of the Company.
The Company may, in lieu of distributing some or all of an Employee's
Allocation in cash, distribute some or all of an Employee's Allocation by
issuing shares of Common Stock. Such shares may either be authorized but
unissued shares, shares reacquired in private transactions, or shares purchased
by the Company in open market purchase transactions. The purchase price for
such shares will be paid from (and credited against) an Employee's Allocation.
The purchase price for any such shares will be their fair market value on the
date of issuance (or, if they are acquired by the Company, then the purchase
price paid by the Company).
A person or entity selected by the Administrator will hold the
certificates representing any shares allocated to an employee pursuant to such
documentation as is satisfactory to the Administrator. All shares held by any
such person or entity shall at all times remain subject to the claims of the
Company's general creditors. If such person or entity is the record owner of
such shares, then the person or entity shall vote any shares of Common Stock
included in an Employee's Allocation held pursuant to such documentation in
accordance with the instructions of the employee. At any time after allocated
shares have vested (pursuant to the provisions described below), an employee
shall be entitled to receive a certificate representing the vested shares.
Unless the Administrator determines otherwise in a particular case,
any award of cash or shares under the profit sharing provisions of the Plan
will be subject to a five-year vesting period. Twenty percent of the
Employee's Allocation for any fiscal year shall vest immediately, and the
balance shall vest ratably and equally over five years on each anniversary of
the fiscal year of the profit-sharing. No employee shall have any right to
receive any cash portion of an Employee's Allocation, or transfer or make any
other disposition of Stock, that has not vested. Upon the Employment
Termination of an employee, the employee shall have no further rights with
respect to any unvested portion of the Employee's Allocation, and any shares of
Stock which have not vested may be redeemed at the option of the Company,
without payment of any consideration, by notice from the Company to the record
holder of such shares.
Retirement. Upon retirement of an employee, all outstanding shares
included in the Employee's Allocation held by the Company for that employee's
account shall be considered fully vested and distributed to the retiring
employee. For purposes of this section, "retirement" shall mean voluntary
termination by the employee of the employee's employment with the Company or an
affiliate after the employee has reached age 60.
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Offset and Withholding. In the event that any amounts are due to the
Company from a participating employee, regardless of the source of the
obligation, an Employee's Allocation may be applied by the Company towards
satisfaction of such other obligations.
No Vested Rights; Company Discretion. Without limiting any other
provision in this Plan giving the Company or the Administrator the flexibility
to administer and interpret the Plan, all benefits, Awards, and provisions of
this Section 10 may be changed, modified, terminated or canceled, at any time
without notice, with or without any reason, by the Company; and no employee,
officer or director of the Company shall have any right to receive any amounts
under the profit sharing provisions of the Plan otherwise than in the absolute
discretion of the Company.
SUMMARY OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following description of federal income tax consequences
associated with participation in the plan is based on current provisions of the
Code and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof. It does not
describe applicable state, local, or foreign tax considerations, nor does it
discuss any estate or gift tax considerations. The applicable rules are
complex and may vary depending upon a participant's individual circumstances.
The following description is thus necessarily general and does not address all
of the potential federal and other income tax consequences to every participant
of the Amended Plan or transactions thereunder. Moreover, comprehensive
Treasury regulations covering certain of the issues described below have been
proposed but have not yet been adopted.
Incentive Stock Options
Option, Exercise, Alternative Minimum Tax. A Participant will not
have taxable income upon the grant or exercise of an ISO. However, the "Option
Spread" (the amount by which the fair market value of the Common Stock acquired
upon exercise of the Option (the "Option Shares") on the relevant measurement
date exceeds the exercise price) is includable in the Participant's
"alternative minimum taxable income" in determining the Participant's liability
for the "alternative minimum tax." The maximum alternative minimum tax rate
applicable to individuals is now 28%. The Option Spread generally is measured
for this purpose on the day the Option is exercised; however, if both (i) the
Option Shares are subject to a "substantial risk of forfeiture" (including a
right of repurchase in favor of the Company and perhaps, in the case of certain
officers, limitations on the resale of such shares imposed by Section 16(b) of
the Exchange Act) and (ii) the Participant does not make an election under
Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to such shares within 30 days after the
purchase date (a "Section 83(b) Election"), then the Option Spread should be
measured, and should be includable in alternative minimum taxable income, on
the date the risk of forfeiture lapses. (For purposes of the alternative
minimum tax, the fair market value of Option Shares acquired under an ISO is
determined by ignoring any restriction which by its terms may some day lapse.)
The Company receives no income tax deduction upon grant or exercise of an ISO
but is entitled to a deduction equal to the ordinary income taxable to the
Participant upon a Disqualifying Disposition.
In general, an ISO must be exercised within three months of Employment
Termination to retain the federal income tax treatment described above. In the
case of a Participant who is permanently and totally disabled, as defined in
the Code, or who dies while owning an Option, this three-month period is
extended to 12 months. The Plan allows the Company to extend this three- month
in the case of certain Participants who are subject to Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act. Any such extension may be treated as the grant of a new Option
to the Participant, which must meet the requirements for ISO status on the date
of the agreement; in all events, if an Option is exercised more than three
months after Employment
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Termination, it will, except in the cases of a permanently and totally disabled
or deceased Participant, not qualify as an ISO.
Sale of Option Shares; Disqualifying Dispositions. A Participant
generally will be entitled to long-term capital gain treatment upon sale (other
than to the Company) or other disposition of Option Shares held longer than two
years from the grant date and one year from the date the Participant receives
the shares. If the Option Shares are sold or disposed of (including by gift,
but not including certain tax-free exchanges) before both of these holding
periods have expired (a "Disqualifying Disposition"), the Option Spread (but
generally not more than the amount of gain if the Disqualifying Disposition is
a sale) is taxable as ordinary income. For this purpose, the Option Spread is
measured at the Exercise Date unless the Option Shares were subject to a
substantial risk of forfeiture upon purchase and the Participant did not file a
Section 83(b) Election, in which event the Option Spread is measured at the
date the restriction lapsed. If gain on a Disqualifying Disposition exceeds
the amount treated as ordinary income, the excess is capital gain, which will
be long-term if the Option Shares were held for more than one year. The
holding period for Option Shares commences with the Option exercise date unless
the shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and no Section 83(b)
Election is filed, in which event the holding period commences with the date
the risk lapsed. A sale of Common Stock to the Company, including use of
Common Stock to pay withholding or withheld by the Company upon exercise of an
ISO, will constitute a redemption of such Common Stock and may be taxable as a
dividend unless certain tests in the Code are met.
Non-Qualified Stock Options
Option; Exercise; Tax Consequences to the Company. A Participant does
not have taxable income upon the grant of an NQO. Federal income tax
consequences upon exercise will depend upon whether the Option Shares thereby
acquired are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, described above. If
the Option Shares are not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (or if
they are subject to such a risk and the Participant files a Section 83(b)
Election with respect to the shares), the Participant will have ordinary income
at the time of exercise measured by the Option Spread on the Exercise Date.
The Participant's tax basis in the Option Shares will be their fair market
value on the date of exercise, and the holding period for purposes of
determining whether capital gain or loss upon sale is long-term or short-term
also will begin with the day after transfer. If the Option Shares are
restricted and no Section 83(b) Election is filed, the Participant will not be
taxable upon exercise, but instead will have ordinary income on the date the
restrictions lapse, in an amount equal to the Option Spread on the date of
lapse. The Participant's holding period begins with the date of lapse.
In either case, the amount of ordinary income recognized by a
Participant who is an employee constitutes "supplemental wages" subject to
withholding of federal income and employment taxes by the Company, and the
Company receives a corresponding income tax deduction.
Sale of Option Shares. Upon sale other than to the Company of Option
Shares acquired under an NQO, a Participant generally will recognize capital
gain or loss to the extent of the difference between the sale price and the
Participant's tax basis in the shares, which will be "long-term" gain or loss
if the shares are held more than one year. A sale of shares to the Company
will constitute a redemption of such shares, which may be taxable as a
dividend.
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Tender of Stock to Satisfy Withholding Obligation. If a Participant
tenders Common Stock in satisfaction of an income tax withholding obligation
described above, the surrendered shares will be treated as redeemed by the
Company at their then fair market value. The amount of the withholding
obligation thus satisfied may be taxable to the participant as a dividend
unless the redemption meets certain tests set forth in the Code. If Shares
acquired pursuant to exercise of an ISO are tendered, the redemption may also
be a disqualifying disposition of those shares. Participants should consult
with their personal tax advisors before tendering Common Stock in satisfaction
of a withholding obligation.
Deductibility of Interest. Interest paid on indebtedness incurred to
purchase Option Shares should constitute "investment interest" deductible for
income tax purposes only against "net investment income." Investment income
includes most interest and dividend income, but does not include earned income
(e.g., wages) or income from "passive activities" of a participant. Interest
paid on indebtedness incurred to satisfy a withholding obligation generally
will be nondeductible "personal" interest.
Parachute Payments. In certain corporate transactions, such as a merger
in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, the Plan permits the
Administrator to cancel outstanding options and pay to Participants an amount
equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares issuable
upon exercise of the option and the exercise price of the option (such
difference referred to as the "spread"). Under certain circumstances, the amount
of the spread could be, or be part of, an "excess parachute payment" under
Section 280G of the Code. If the spread is an excess parachute payment, the
Participant would incur tax liability equal to 20% of the amount deemed to be an
"excess parachute payment." Similarly, the value of the acceleration of
outstanding options pursuant to a "Change in Control" may also be regarded as an
excess parachute payment. The Company is not entitled to a deduction for any
excess parachute payments, even if the Company would otherwise have been
entitled to a deduction for such payments.
Tax Compensation Rights. Tax compensation rights will constitute
ordinary wage income, subject to income and employment tax withholding, when
paid to the Participant other than as proceeds of a loan.
Profit Sharing Plan Awards. Profit sharing amounts paid in cash will
constitute ordinary wage income, subject to income and employment tax
withholding, to the Participant on the date paid. Profit sharing amounts paid in
shares constitute ordinary wage income, subject to income and employment tax
withholding, to the Participant on the date transferred to the Participant if
they either are not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, described
above, on that date or if they are subject to such a risk and the Participant
files a Section 83(b) Election with respect to the shares. The amount of such
income is the fair market value of the shares on the date of transfer,
determined without regard to any restriction that by its terms may some day
lapse. If the shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and the
Participant does not make a Section 83(b) Election with respect to them, the
Participant will have ordinary wage income, subject to income and employment tax
withholding, on the date the risk of forfeiture lapses, in the amount of the
fair market value of the shares on that date, again determined without regard to
any additional restriction that by its terms may someday lapse.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of September 15, 1995, the
ownership of the Company's Common Stock by (i) each person who is known by the
Company to own of record or beneficially more than five percent of the
Company's Common Stock, (ii) each director or nominee, (iii) each other
executive officer (of which there are none) named in the Summary Compensation
Table below, and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. Except
as otherwise indicated, the shareholders listed in the table have sole voting
and dispositive power with respect to the shares indicated, subject to
community property laws where applicable. The business address of Messrs.
Koblick, Landies, Mayer and Sacks is 1895 E. Francisco Boulevard, San Rafael,
California 94901. The business address of Tudor Investment Corporation is 40
Rowes Wharf, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02110.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND ADDRESS
OF BENEFICIAL OWNER SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (1) PERCENTAGE OF CLASS(1)
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<S> <C> <C>
Geoffrey B. Koblick(2) 300,692 8.6%
Robert Mayer(3) 308,576 8.8%
Martin Sacks(4) 514,914 14.7%
Earl S. Hamlin(5) 26,088 *%
Gordon K. Landies(6) 75,000 2.1%
Tudor Investment Corporation (7) 224,850 6.4%
All directors and executive officers as a 1,247,769 35.7%
group (6 persons)
</TABLE>
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* Less than one percent.
(1) Assumes that the person has exercised, to the extent exercisable on or
before 60 days from the date of the table, all options and warrants to
purchase Common Stock held by such person and that no other person has
exercised any outstanding options. Includes, with respect to the category
of all officers and directors as a group, 312,272 shares subject to
options so exercisable held by all officers and directors as a group.
(2) Includes 52,500 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options held by
Mr. Koblick. Mr. Koblick shares voting and dispositive power with his
wife with respect to such shares.
(3) Includes 68,424 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options held by
Mr. Mayer.
(4) Includes 108,848 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options held
by Mr. Sacks.
(5) Includes 15,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options held by
Mr. Hamlin.
(6) Includes 45,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options held by
Mr. Landies.
(7) Based solely on a Schedule 13D filed on July 11, 1994.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth all compensation awarded, earned or
paid for services rendered in all capacities to the Company and its
subsidiaries during each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 1995, 1994 and 1993
to (i) any individual who served as the Company's chief executive officer
during fiscal 1995, and (ii) the Company's two other executive officers other
than the Chief Executive Officer who were serving as executive officers at the
end of fiscal 1995 whose compensation exceeded $100,000 for fiscal 1995
(collectively, "Named Persons"). No person for whom disclosure would otherwise
have been required was an executive officer during part of fiscal 1995 but was
not an executive officer at the end of fiscal 1995.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG TERM COMPENSATION AWARDS
--------------------------- -------------------------------------------
Other Annual Stock All Other
Name and Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Compensation Options Compensation
--------------------------- ---- ------ ----- ------------ ------- ------------
($) ($) ($)(1) ($)(1)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Martin Sacks 1995 166,375 28,609 5,324 75,000 --
President and Chief 1994 160,000 -- 4,300 -- --
Executive Officer 1993 110,000 45,000 4,404 -- --
Robert Mayer 1995 120,229 12,790 5,324 15,000 --
Vice President 1994 121,005 -- 4,300 -- --
1993 94,600 28,000 4,464 -- --
Mark H. Cosmez II 1995 100,834 -- -- 22,500 --
Vice President of Finance 1994 -- -- -- -- --
Chief Financial Officer 1993 -- -- -- -- --
</TABLE>
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(1) Consists of medical insurance premiums paid by the Company.
There are no employment agreements between the Company and any of the
named executive officers.
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OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL 1995
The following table sets forth further information regarding individual
grants of options to acquire the Company's Common Stock during fiscal 1995 to
each Named Person.
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Individual Grants
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% of Total Options Granted Exercise or
Name Options Granted to Employees In Fiscal Year Base Price ($/Shr) Expiration Date
- - ---- --------------- --------------------------- ------------------ ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Martin Sacks 75,000 26.5% 3.50 10/14/04
Robert Mayer 15,000 5.3% 3.50 10/14/04
Mark H. Cosmez II 22,500 7.9% 2.83 08/01/04
</TABLE>
The following table sets forth information with respect to the options
exercised during fiscal 1995 by the Name Persons during fiscal 1995.
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND
FY-END OPTION/SAR VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Unexercised Value of Unexercised
Options/SARs In-The-Money Options
At June 30, 1995 At June 30, 1995 ($)
Name Exercise(#) Value Realized Exercisable/Unexercisable Exercisable/Unexercisable
- - ---- ----------- -------------- ------------------------- -------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Martin Sacks 0 0 31,578 / 77,270(1) $ 48,038 / $171,384(2)
Robert Mayer 0 0 51,609 / 16,815(1) $227,645 / $ 41,479(2)
Mark Cosmez 0 0 0 / 22,500(1) $0 / $ 62,813(2)
</TABLE>
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(1) These options, which have a five-year vesting period, become
exercisable over time based on continuous employment with the Company,
and in certain cases are subject to various performance criteria or
vest in full upon acquisition of the Company.
(2) Based on the difference between the market price of the Common Stock
at June 30, 1995 ($8.4375 per share, actual; $5.625 per share, as
adjusted for the Company's November 1995 3-for-2 stock split) and the
aggregate exercise prices of options shown in the table.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's directors and
executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered
class of the Company's equity securities, to file with the Commission initial
reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of the Company's
Common Stock and other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors
and greater than ten percent shareholders are required by the Commission's
regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they
filed. To the Company's knowledge, based solely on review of the copies of
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such reports furnished to the Company, during the last fiscal year all Section
16(a) filing requirements applicable to the Company's officers, directors, and
greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with, except as
follows: a late Form 4 reporting the grant of a stock option under the Plan
and a gift of 1,500 shares of Common Stock was filed by Mr. Sacks, late Form 4s
reporting the grants of stock options under the Plan were filed by Messrs.
Cosmez, Koblick and Mayer, and late Form 3s were filed by each of Messrs.
Cosmez, Hamlin and Landies.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Company previously leased office and warehouse space from a
partnership which is partially owned by Geoffrey and Phyllis Koblick (25%
interest), the Company's Chairman, and Maury and Jane Koblick (25% interest),
Mr. Koblick's parents. The Company terminated its lease with the
above-mentioned partnership in fiscal 1995. The Company believes that the
terms of said lease were as favorable as those that the Company could have
obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended June
30, 1995, containing the audited consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 1994
and 1995 and the related consolidated statements of operations, consolidated
statements of shareholders' equity, and consolidated statements of cash flows
for each of the three years ended June 30, 1995, is being mailed with this
Proxy Statement to shareholders entitled to notice of the Annual Meeting.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
The Company will, in the future proxy statements of the Board, include
shareholder proposals complying with the applicable rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, any applicable state laws, and the Company's charter
documents. Accordingly, in order for a proposal by a shareholder to be
included in the proxy statement of the Board relating to the annual meeting of
shareholders following completion of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, the
proposal must be received in writing by the Secretary of the Company no later
than August 19, 1996.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board knows of no other matters that will be presented at the
Annual Meeting. If however, any matter is properly presented at the Annual
Meeting, the proxy solicited hereby will be voted in accordance with the
judgment of the proxy holders.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ GEOFFREY B. KOBLICK
Geoffrey B. Koblick,
Chairman of the Board, Secretary
San Rafael, California
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INTERNATIONAL MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE, INC.
PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
January 19, 1996
The undersigned hereby appoints Martin Sacks and Geoffrey B. Koblick, or either
of them, each with full power of substitution, to represent the undersigned at
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of International Microcomputer Software,
Inc. ("IMSI") to be held at 10:00 a.m. P.D.T., on January 19, 1996, at the
Company's offices at the 1895 E. Francisco Boulevard, San Rafael, California,
and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, and to vote the number of
shares the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present at the
meeting on the following matters:
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
/ / FOR all nominees listed / / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
below (except as indicated to vote for all nominees
to the contrary below) listed below
Nominees: Earl S. Hamlin, Geoffrey B. Koblick, Gordon K. Landies, Robert Mayer
and Martin Sacks
Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name on the space provided below:
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2. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO 1993 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (AND OPTIONS THEREFOR) RESERVED AND
AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE PLAN BY 300,000 SHARES.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
3. THE TRANSACTION OF SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE
MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR POSTPONEMENTS OF THE MEETING.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF
ALL NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSAL NO. 2.
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THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED ABOVE. WHEN NO CHOICE IS
INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE FIVE NOMINEES FOR
ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FOR PROPOSAL NO. 2. In their
discretion, the proxy holders are authorized to vote upon such other business
as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements
thereof to the extent authorized by Rule 14a-4(c) promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Dated:__________________
___________________________
___________________________
Note: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on your stock certificate.
When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title
as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by President or
other authorize officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by
an authorized person.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON, YOU ARE URGED TO
COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND PROMPTLY MAIL THIS PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED RETURN
ENVELOPE SO THAT YOUR SHARES MAY BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
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APPENDIX I
1993 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
OF
INTERNATIONAL MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE, INC.
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN AND DEFINITIONS
1.1 Purpose. The purposes of this 1993 Employee Incentive
Plan (the "Plan") of International Microcomputer Software, Inc. (the "Company")
are to:
(a) furnish incentive to individuals chosen to receive options
because they are considered capable of responding by improving operations and
increasing profits;
(b) encourage selected employees, directors and consultants to
accept or continue employment with, or consulting to, the Company or its
affiliates; and
(c) increase the interest of selected employees, directors and
consultants in the Company's welfare through their participation in the growth
in value of the common stock, no par value, of the Company ("Common Stock" or
"Stock").
To accomplish the foregoing objectives, this Plan provides a means
whereby employees, directors and consultants may receive Awards. Options will be
either NQOs subject to federal income taxation upon exercise or Options intended
to be ISOs not subject to immediate federal income taxation upon exercise.
1.2 Definitions. For purposes of this Plan, the following
terms will have the following meanings:
"Administrator" means the Administrator referred to
in Section 4, or the Board in its capacity as administrator of the Plan in
accordance with Section 4.
"Affiliate" means a parent or subsidiary corporation,
as defined in the applicable provisions (currently Sections 424(e) and (f)), of
the Code.
"Award" means any award under the Plan, including any
Option, Restricted Stock, or Stock Purchase Right.
"Award Agreement" means, with respect to each Award,
the signed written agreement between the Company and the Plan participant
setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award.
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"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time, and any successor provisions.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any successor agency.
The term "consultant" includes persons employed by,
or otherwise affiliated with, a consultant.
The term "employee" shall have the meaning ascribed
for purposes of Section 3401(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder and shall include an officer or a director who is also an
employee.
"Employment Termination" means that a Participant has
ceased, for any reason and with or without cause, to be an employee or director
of, or a consultant to, the Company or an Affiliate.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor.
"Grant Date" means the date on which an Award becomes
effective.
"Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" means any Option
intended to be and designated as an "Incentive Stock Option" within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code.
"Non-Qualified Stock Option" or "NQO" means any
Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
"Option" means an Option granted under Section 6.
"Participant" means an eligible person granted an
Award.
"Restricted Stock" means an Award of Stock subject to
restrictions, as more fully described in Section 8.
"Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, and any
successor rule.
"Stock Purchase Right" means an Award granted under
Section 9.
"Ten Percent Shareholder" means any person who owns,
directly or indirectly (or is treated as owning by reason of attribution rules,
currently set forth in Code Section 424), stock of the
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Company constituting more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of
all classes of outstanding stock of the Company or of any Affiliate of the
Company.
2. ELIGIBLE PERSONS
Every person who at the Grant Date, is a full-time employee of the
Company or of any Affiliate is eligible to receive Awards under this Plan. Every
person who at the Grant Date is a consultant to the Company or any Affiliate or
any person who is a director of the Company, but not a full-time employee, is
eligible to receive NQOs or other Awards but shall not be eligible to receive
ISOs.
3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THIS PLAN
The total number of shares of Stock that may be issued upon the
exercise of Awards is 750,000 shares of Common Stock. Such shares may consist,
in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, shares reacquired in
private transactions or open market purchases, but all shares issued under the
Plan regardless of sources shall be counted against the 750,000 share
limitation. The shares covered by the portion of any Award that expires
unexercised under this Plan (or repurchased pursuant to a right of repurchase
relating to an Award) shall become available again for Awards under this Plan.
The number of shares reserved for issuance under this Plan is subject to
adjustment in accordance with the provisions for adjustment in this Plan.
4. ADMINISTRATION
This Plan shall be administered by the Board or by a committee
appointed by the Board (in either case, the "Administrator"). The Administrator
may delegate nondiscretionary administrative duties to such employees of the
Company as it deems proper. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the
Administrator shall have the authority to select the persons to receive Awards,
to fix the number of shares that each Participant may acquire, to set the terms
and conditions of each Award (including whether each Option will be a NQO or an
ISO, the share price and any vesting or exercisability provisions or limitations
regarding any Award and/or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, and the
waiver, amendment, extension or acceleration of any such provisions or
limitations, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator shall
determine, in its sole discretion), to reduce the exercise price of any Award to
the then current fair market value if the fair market value of the Common Stock
covered by such Award shall have declined since the date the Award was granted,
and to determine all other matters relating to this Plan. All questions of
interpretation, implementation and application of this Plan shall be determined
by the Administrator. Such determinations shall be final and binding on all
persons.
5. GRANTING OF OPTIONS
5.1 Term. No Options shall be granted under this Plan after
ten years from the date the Board adopts this Plan.
5.2 Written Agreement; Effect. Each Option shall be evidenced
by a written agreement (the "Option Agreement"), in form satisfactory to the
Company, executed by the Company and the person to whom such Option is granted.
The Option Agreement shall specify whether each Option it
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evidences is a NQO or an ISO. Failure of the grantee to execute an Option
Agreement shall not void or invalidate the grant of an Option; the Option may
not be exercised, however, until the Option Agreement is executed.
5.3 Annual $100,000 Limitation on ISOs. Unless the
Administrator determines otherwise, the aggregate value of all shares covered by
any ISOs granted on or after January 1, 1987, to an optionee with respect to
stock in the Company or any Affiliate or any predecessor of any of the foregoing
that first become exercisable during any one calendar year shall not exceed
$100,000. For this purpose, value shall be the fair market value of the shares
covered by the ISOs when the ISOs were granted. If, by their terms, such ISOs
taken together would first become exercisable at a faster rate, this $100,000
limitation shall be applied by deferring the exercisability of those ISOs or
portions of ISOs which have the highest per share exercise prices. The ISOs or
portions of ISOs, the exercisability of which are so deferred, shall become
exercisable on the first day of the first subsequent calendar year during which
they may be exercised, as determined by applying these same principles of this
Section and all other provisions of this Plan, including those relating to the
expiration and termination of ISOs.
5.4 Grants to Persons Expected to Become Employees, Directors
or Consultants. The Administrator may approve the grant of Options (or other
Awards) to persons who are expected to become employees or directors of, or
consultants to, the Company, but are not employees, directors or consultants at
the date of approval. In such cases, the Option (or other Award) shall be deemed
granted, without further approval, on the date the grantee becomes an employee,
director or consultant and must satisfy all requirements of this Plan for
Options (or Awards) granted on that date.
6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS AND OTHER AWARDS
Each Option shall be designated as an ISO or a NQO and shall be subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 6.1. NQOs shall be also subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 6.2, but not those set forth in
Section 6.3. ISOs shall also be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
Section 6.3, but not those set forth in Section 6.2.
6.1 Terms and Conditions to Which All Options and other Awards
Are Subject. All Options and other Awards shall be subject to the following
terms and conditions:
6.1.1 Changes in Capital Structure. Subject to
Section 6.1.2, if the stock of the Company is changed by reason of a stock
split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, or recapitalization, or converted
into or exchanged for other securities as a result of a merger, consolidation or
reorganization, appropriate adjustments shall be made in (a) the number and
class of shares of stock subject to this Plan and each outstanding Award, and
(b) the exercise price of each outstanding Award; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares as a result of any such
adjustments. Each such adjustment shall be determined by the Administrator in
its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding on all
persons.
6.1.2 Corporate Transactions. New Award rights may be
substituted for Award granted, or the Company's obligations as to outstanding
Award may be assumed, by an employer corporation other than the Company, or an
Affiliate thereof, in connection with any merger,
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consolidation, acquisition, separation, reorganization, dissolution,
liquidation, sale, or like occurrence in which the Company is involved and which
the Administrator determines, in its absolute discretion, would materially alter
the structure of the Company or its ownership. Such assumption or substitution
shall be done in such manner that the then outstanding Options which are ISOs
will continue to be "incentive stock options" within the meaning of the Code to
the full extent permitted thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing or the
provisions of Section 6.1.1, if such an event occurs and if such employer
corporation, or an Affiliate thereof, does not substitute new rights for, and
substantially equivalent to, the outstanding Award granted hereunder, or assume
the outstanding Award granted hereunder, or if there is no employer corporation,
or if the Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, that outstanding
Award should not then continue to be outstanding, the Administrator may upon ten
days' prior written notice to Participants in its absolute discretion (a)
shorten the period during which Award are exercisable, provided they remain
exercisable, to the extent otherwise exercisable, for at least ten days after
the date the notice is given, or (b) cancel Award upon payment to the
Participant in cash, with respect to each Award to the extent then exercisable,
of an amount which, in the absolute discretion of the Administrator, is
determined to be equivalent to any excess of the fair market value (at the
effective time of the dissolution, liquidation, merger, consolidation,
acquisition, separation, reorganization, sale or other event) of the
consideration that the Participant would have received if the Award had been
exercised before the effective time, over the exercise price of the Award;
provided, however, if there is a successor corporation and replacement Awards
are not granted (or existing Awards are not assumed) by the successor
corporation, all outstanding Awards shall become exercisable prior to the
consummation of the transaction such that the Participants shall have not less
than ten days to exercise their Awards and become shareholders of record
entitled to receive the consideration paid to the other shareholders of the
Company. The actions described in this Section may be taken without regard to
any resulting tax consequences to the Participant. In addition, except where
prohibited by the terms of a state securities law permit or qualification with
respect to the grant of an Award or the issuance of Common Stock upon the
exercise of an Award, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Amended
Plan, the Administrator may, in particular Award Agreements or thereafter,
provide for the accelerated vesting of an Award upon any event which the
Administrator determines, in its discretion, constitutes a change in control of
the Company, which events may, without limitation, include one or more of the
following: (i) any "person," as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
the Exchange Act (other than the Company, a subsidiary, an affiliate, or a
Company employee benefit plan, including any trustee of such plan acting as
trustee), is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (or a
successor to the Company) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power
of the then outstanding securities of the Company or such successor; or (ii) at
any time that the Company has registered shares under the Exchange Act, at least
40% of the directors of the Company constitute persons who were not at the time
of their first election to the Board, candidates proposed by a majority of the
Board in office prior to the time of such first election; or (iii) the
dissolution of the Company or liquidation of more than 50% in value of the
Company or a sale of assets involving 50% or more in value of the assets of the
Company, (x) any merger, reorganization, or other transaction to which the
Company is a party, whether or not another entity is the survivor, in each case
in which the holders, as a group, of all of the voting shares of the Company
outstanding immediately prior to the transaction hold, as a group, less than 50%
of the combined voting power of the Company or any successor company outstanding
immediately after the transaction, or (y) any other event which the Board
determines, in its discretion, would materially alter the structure of the
Company or its ownership. The Administrator shall have final authority to
determine
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whether one or more of the foregoing events has occurred. Except as expressly
provided in any Award Agreement, in the event of a "Change in Control," any
Options outstanding immediately before the Change in Control and not then
exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested immediately
before the Change in Control; provided that the Administrator may in its
discretion decide that any occurrence described above in this Section does not
alter the exercisability or vesting of outstanding Options.
6.1.3 Option Grant Date. Each Option Agreement shall
specify the date as of which it shall be effective which date shall be the Grant
Date (determined pursuant to Section 5.4 in the case of advance approvals).
6.1.4 Fair Market Value. For purposes of this Plan,
the fair market value of the Company's stock shall be determined as follows:
(a) if the stock is listed on any
established stock exchange or a national market system, including without
limitation the National Market System of the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation System, its fair market value shall be the closing
sales price for the stock, or the mean between the high bid and low asked prices
if no sales were reported, as quoted on such system or exchange (or the largest
such exchange) for the date the value is to be determined (or if there are no
sales or bids for such date, then for the last preceding business day on which
there were sales or bids), as reported in the Wall Street Journal or similar
publication;
(b) if the stock is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its fair
market value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the
stock on the date the value is to be determined (or if there are no quoted
prices for the date of grant, then for the last preceding business day on which
there were quoted prices); and
(c) in the absence of an established market
for the stock, the fair market value shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator, with reference to the Company's net worth, prospective earning
power, dividend-paying capacity, and other relevant factors, including the
goodwill of the Company, the economic outlook in the Company's industry, the
Company's position in the industry and its management and the values of stock of
other corporations in the same or a similar line of business.
6.1.5 Time of Exercise. Awards may, in the sole
discretion of the Administrator, be exercisable entirely at the Grant Date or at
such times and in such amounts as may be specified by the Administrator. Unless
otherwise established by the Administrator with respect to any individual or
group of individuals, an Option shall become exercisable with respect to 20
percent of all shares subject to the Option on the first anniversary of the
Grant Date (the Grant Date, unless otherwise established by the Administrator,
referred to as the "Vesting Base Date"), with respect to an additional 20
percent on the second anniversary of the Vesting Base Date, with respect to an
additional 20 percent on the third anniversary of the Vesting Base Date, with
respect to an additional 20 percent on the fourth anniversary of the Vesting
Base Date, and with respect to an additional 20 percent on the fifth anniversary
of the Vesting Base Date. In the exercise of its discretion, however, the
Administrator may establish a Vesting
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Base Date different from the Grant Date and may establish different vesting
schedules with respect to any individual or group of individuals.
6.1.6 Nonassignability of Rights. No Award shall be
assignable or otherwise transferable by the Participant except by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution. During the life of the Participant, an Award
shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant's guardian or
legal representative.
6.1.7 Payment. Except as provided below, payment in
full, in cash, shall be made for all stock purchased at the time written notice
of exercise of an Award is given to the Company, and proceeds of any payment
shall constitute general funds of the Company. At the time an Award is granted
or before it is exercised, the Administrator, in the exercise of its absolute
discretion, may authorize any one or more of the following additional methods of
payment:
(a) acceptance of the Participant's full recourse
promissory note for some or all of the aggregate exercise price of the shares
being acquired, payable on such terms and bearing such interest rate as
determined by the Administrator, and secured in such manner as the Administrator
shall approve; including, without limitation, by a security interest in Common
Stock or other securities of the Company;
(b) delivery by the Participant of Common Stock or
other securities of the Company already owned by the optionee for all or part of
the aggregate exercise price of the shares being acquired, provided the fair
market value of such Common Stock or securities is equal on the date of exercise
to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being acquired, or such portion
thereof as the Participant is authorized to pay by delivery of such Common Stock
or securities;
(c) surrender, sale or withholding from the shares
issuable upon exercise of the Award of a number of shares with a fair market
value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being acquired,
together with such documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if
applicable, shall require; or
(d) any other property, so long as such property
constitutes valid consideration under applicable law for the shares being
acquired and is surrendered in good form for transfer.
6.1.8 Termination of Employment. Any Award or portion
thereof which has not vested on or before the date of a Participant's Employment
Termination shall expire upon the date of Employment Termination. An Award or
portion thereof that has vested as of the date of Employment Termination, to the
extent the Award has not then expired or been exercised, shall be exercisable
for a period of (a) three months, or (b) in the case of Participant subject to
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, if the Company and the Participant so agree
seven months following the date of the Participant's sale, if any, of Common
Stock within the meaning of Rule 16b-3). The foregoing sentence notwithstanding,
if Employment Termination is due to the permanent disability or death of the
Participant, the Participant, the Participant's personal representative or any
other person who acquires Award rights from the Participant by will or the
applicable laws of descent and distribution, may, within twelve months after the
date of Employment Termination, exercise such option or other Award rights to
the extent they were exercisable on the date of Employment Termination. The
Administrator may, with the consent of the
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Participant, modify any of the periods described above in an Award Agreement or
thereafter. A transfer of a Participant from the Company to an Affiliate or vice
versa, or from one Affiliate to another, or a leave of absence duly authorized
by the Company, shall not be deemed an Employment Termination or a break in
continuous employment. The Administrator may, with the consent of the
Participant, modify any of the periods described above in an Award Agreement or
thereafter.
6.1.9 Other Provisions. Each Award Agreement may
contain such other terms, provisions, and conditions not inconsistent with this
Plan, including without limitation rights of repurchase in favor of the Company
with respect to shares acquired upon the exercise of Awards, as may be
determined by the Administrator, and each ISO granted under this Plan shall
include such provisions and conditions as are necessary to qualify such option
as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code,
unless the Administrator determines otherwise.
6.1.10 Tax Compensation Rights. In connection with
the grant of any Award (the "Associated Award"), the Administrator may grant the
Participant the right (the "Tax Compensation Right") to receive from the Company
an amount (the "Tax Compensation Amount") in cash which shall not exceed an
amount equal to the then existing maximum statutory federal income tax rate
(including any surtax or similar charge or assessment) for corporations
multiplied by the amount of compensation expense deductible by the Company for
federal income tax purposes as a result of exercise of the Associated Award. The
Tax Compensation Right may be granted concurrently with or after the grant of
the Associated Award. The Administrator may subject the Tax Compensation Right
to any terms and conditions the Administrator may deem appropriate, and may
cancel or limit the term or amount of the Tax Compensation Right at any time.
The Administrator may also, in its discretion, loan to the Participant an amount
equal to the Tax Compensation Amount in return for Participant's non-recourse
promissory note, payable on such terms and bearing such interest rate as may be
determined by the Administrator, which promissory note may be unsecured or
secured in such manner as the Administrator may approve, including, without
limitation, by a security interest in the shares of the Company.
6.1.11 Withholding and Employment Taxes. At the
time of exercise of an Award, the Participant shall remit to the Company in cash
all applicable federal and state withholding and employment taxes. The
Administrator may, in the exercise of the Administrator's sole discretion,
permit a Participant to pay some or all of such taxes by means of a promissory
note on such terms as the Administrator deems appropriate. If and to the extent
authorized and approved by the Administrator in its sole discretion, a
Participant may elect, by means of a form of election to be prescribed by the
Administrator, to have shares which are acquired upon exercise of an Award
withheld by the Company or tender other shares of Common Stock or other
securities of the Company owned by the Participant to the Company at the time
the amount of such taxes is determined, in order to pay the amount of such tax
obligations, subject to such limitations as the Administrator determines are
necessary or appropriate to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3, including
any one or more of the following limitations:
(a) such election shall be irrevocable;
(b) such election shall be subject to the disapproval of the
Administrator at any time;
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(c) such election may not be made within six months of the
acquisition of the securities to be tendered to satisfy the tax
withholding obligation (except that this limitation shall not
apply in the event death or disability of the Participant
occurs before the expiration of the six-month period); and
(d) such election must be made in any ten-day period beginning
on the third business day following the date of release by the
Company for publication of quarterly or annual summary
statements of sales or earnings of the Company.
Any Common Stock or other securities so withheld or tendered will be valued by
the Company as of the date they are withheld or tendered. Unless the
Administrator otherwise determines, the Participant shall pay to the Company in
cash, promptly when the amount of such obligations become determinable, all
applicable federal and state withholding taxes resulting from the lapse of
restrictions imposed on exercise of an Award, from a transfer or other
disposition of shares acquired upon exercise of an Award or otherwise related to
the Award or the shares acquired upon exercise of the Award.
6.2 Terms and Conditions to Which Only NQOs Are Subject.
Options granted under this Plan which are designated as NQOs shall be subject to
the following terms and conditions:
6.2.1 Exercise Price. The exercise price of an NQO
shall be determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that if expressly
required by one or more state securities authorities or laws as a condition of
issuing Awards and Stock in compliance with the securities laws of such state,
the exercise price of an NQO shall be not less than 85 percent of the fair
market value of the Stock subject to the Option on the Grant Date, and the
exercise price of an NQO granted to any Ten Percent Shareholder shall in no
event be less than 110 percent of such fair market value.
6.2.2 Option Term. Unless an earlier expiration date
is specified by the Administrator at the Grant Date, each NQO shall expire ten
years and two days from its Grant Date, except that if required by applicable
state securities laws, an NQO granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder shall expire
five years from its Grant Date.
6.3 Terms and Conditions to Which Only ISOs Are Subject.
Options granted under this Plan which are designated as ISOs shall be subject to
the following terms and conditions:
6.3.1 Exercise Price. The exercise price of an ISO
shall be determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Code and
shall in no event be less than the fair market value of the stock covered by the
ISO at the Grant Date; provided, however, that the exercise price of an ISO
granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder shall in no event be less than 110 percent
of such fair market value.
6.3.2 Option Term. Unless an earlier expiration date
is specified by the Administrator at the Grant Date, each ISO shall expire ten
years from its Grant Date, except that an ISO granted to any person who owns,
directly or indirectly (or is treated as owning by reason of applicable
attribution rules, currently set forth in Code Section 424), stock of the
Company constituting more than
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ten percent of the total combined voting power of the Company's outstanding
stock, or the stock of any Affiliate of the Company, shall expire five years
from its Grant Date.
6.3.3 Disqualifying Dispositions. If stock acquired by
exercise of an ISO is disposed of within two years from the Grant Date or within
one year after the transfer of the stock to the optionee, the holder of the
stock immediately prior to the disposition shall promptly notify the Company in
writing of the date and terms of the disposition and shall provide such other
information regarding the disposition as the Company may reasonably require.
Such holder shall pay to the Company any withholding and employment taxes which
the Company in its sole discretion deems applicable to such disposition. Any
disposition not in accordance with this Section shall be void and of no effect.
The Company may instruct its stock transfer agent by appropriate means,
including placement of legends on stock certificates, not to transfer stock
acquired by exercise of an ISO unless it has been advised by the Company that
the requirements of this Section have been satisfied.
7. MANNER OF EXERCISE
An optionee wishing to exercise an Award shall give written notice to
the Company at its principal executive office, to the attention of the Secretary
of the Company, accompanied by an executed stock purchase agreement (or other
Award agreement) in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, accompanied
by payment of the exercise price and by such other documents as the
Administrator may request. The date the Company receives written notice of an
exercise hereunder accompanied by payment of the exercise price and all such
other documents will be considered the date the Award was exercised. Promptly
after receipt of written notice of exercise of an Award, the Company shall,
without stock issue or transfer taxes to the Participant or any other person
entitled to exercise the Award, deliver to the Participant or such other person
a certificate or certificates for the requisite number of shares of stock.
8. RESTRICTED STOCK
Shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
8.1 Price. Participants awarded Restricted Stock, within 45
days of receipt of the applicable Award Agreement, which in no event shall be
later than ten (10) days after the Award grant date, shall pay to the Company,
if required by applicable law, an amount equal to the par value of the Stock
subject to the Award. If such payment is not made and received by the Company by
such date, the Award of Restricted Stock shall lapse.
8.2 Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the
Award Agreement, during a period set by the Administrator, commencing with, and
not exceeding 10 years from, the date of such award (the "Restriction Period"),
the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or
otherwise encumber shares of Restricted Stock. Within these limits, the
Administrator may in its discretion provide for the lapse of such restrictions
in installments and may accelerate or waive such restrictions, in whole or in
part, based on service, performance or such other factors or criteria as the
Administrator may determine; and provided further, that if expressly required by
any state securities
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authorities as a condition of the offer and sale of Restricted Stock, such
restrictions shall lapse at a rate of at least 20% of the Restricted Stock on
each anniversary date of the Award of such Restricted Stock.
8.3 Dividends. Unless otherwise determined by the
Administrator, cash dividends with respect to shares of Restricted Stock shall
be automatically reinvested in additional Restricted Stock, and dividends
payable in Stock shall be paid in the form of Restricted Stock.
8.4 Termination. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the
Award Agreement and pursuant to Section 8.2, upon a Participant's Employment
Termination during the Restriction Period, all shares still subject to
restriction shall be forfeited by the Participant.
9. STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS
9.1 Price. The Administrator may grant Stock Purchase Rights
which shall enable the recipients to purchase Common Stock at a price determined
by the Administrator; provided, that if expressly required by any state
securities authorities as a condition of the offer and sale of shares subject to
Stock Purchase Rights, the purchase price shall be not less than 85 percent of
the fair market value of the shares on the date of the Award, and the purchase
price for Stock Purchase Rights granted to any Ten Percent Shareholder shall be
110% of the fair market value of the shares on the date of the Award.
9.2 Exercisability. Stock Purchase Rights shall be exercisable
for a period determined by the Administrator not exceeding 30 days from the date
of grant. The Administrator, however, may provide that, if required under Rule
16b-3, Stock Purchase Rights granted to persons subject to Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act shall not become exercisable until six months and one day after the
grant date and shall then be exercisable for 10 trading days at the purchase
price specified by the Administrator in accordance with Section 9.1. The
Administrator in its discretion, may provide for rights of repurchase of shares
acquired upon exercise of Stock Purchase Rights, including without limitation at
the original purchase price of such shares upon the Employment Termination of a
Participant.
10. PROFIT SHARING PLAN
10.1 Allocation of Profit Sharing Amount. After completion of a
particular fiscal year of the Company (or other fiscal period established by the
Administrator) and delivery to the Company of its financial statements for that
fiscal period, the Company may in its discretion allocate a percentage of the
net income of the Company for that fiscal period for possible distribution to
the Company's employees as described in this Section 10 (any such amount for a
particular period referred to as a "Profit Sharing Amount"). The Administrator
shall have complete discretion to allocate some or all of a Profit Sharing
Amount to qualifying employees of the Company, and to determine the allocation
of any Profit Sharing Amount among particular qualifying employees. To qualify,
an employee must have been a full-time, regular employee of the Company for the
full fiscal year to which the Profit Sharing Amount relates or, if a shorter
fiscal period is utilized, for the past four full consecutive fiscal quarters,
including the fiscal period to which the Profit Sharing Amount relates; for
example, if the Company's fiscal year ends on June 30, and the Profit Sharing
Amount relates to that fiscal year, an employee must have been a full-time
regular employee from July 1 through June 30.
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10.2 Allocation of Profit Sharing Amount; Purchase of Shares.
(a) The Administrator may allocate some or all of
the Profit Sharing Amount in cash to eligible employees, in such amounts as the
Administrator may in its discretion determine (the amount allocated to a
particular employee referred to as the "Employee's Allocation"). An eligible
employee may elect to request distributions of the Employee's Allocation in cash
or to have a portion of the Employee's Allocation take the form of shares of
Stock or (if the Administrator so approves) discounted stock options, or a
combination thereof, by making a written election at such times, and by means of
such written documentation, as the Administrator may prescribe; provided,
however, that the Company shall be under no obligation to deliver shares of
Stock, and delivery of such shares shall be in the discretion of the Company.
(b) The Company may, in lieu of distributing some or
all of an Employee's Allocation in cash, distribute some or all of an Employee's
Allocation by issuing shares of Stock. Such shares may either be authorized but
unissued shares, shares reacquired in private transactions, or shares purchased
by the Company in open market purchase transactions. The purchase price for such
shares will be paid from (and credited against) an Employee's Allocation. The
purchase price for any such shares will be their fair market value on the date
of issuance (or, if they are acquired by the Company, then the purchase price
paid by the Company).
(c) A person or entity selected by the Administrator
will hold the certificates representing any shares allocated to an employee
pursuant to such documentation as is satisfactory to the Administrator. All
shares held by any such person or entity shall at all times remain subject to
the claims of the Company's general creditors. If such person or entity is the
record owner of such shares, then the person or entity shall vote any shares of
Stock included in an Employee's Allocation held pursuant to such documentation
in accordance with the instructions of the employee. At any time after allocated
shares have vested (pursuant to the provisions described below), an employee
shall be entitled to receive a certificate representing the vested shares.
10.3 Vesting. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise in
a particular case, any award of cash or shares under Section 10 will be subject
to a five-year vesting period. Twenty percent of the Employee's Allocation for
any fiscal year shall vest immediately, and the balance shall vest ratably and
equally over five years on each anniversary of the fiscal year of the
profit-sharing. No employee shall have any right to receive any cash portion of
an Employee's Allocation, or transfer or make any other disposition of Stock,
that has not vested. Upon the Employment Termination of an employee, the
employee shall have no further rights with respect to any unvested portion of
the Employee's Allocation, and any shares of Stock which have not vested may be
redeemed at the option of the Company, without payment of any consideration by
notice from the Company to the record holder of such shares.
10.4 Retirement. Upon retirement of an employee, all
outstanding shares included in the Employee's Allocation held by the Company for
that employee's account shall be considered fully vested and distributed to the
retiring employee. For purposes of this section, "retirement" shall mean
voluntary termination by the employee of the employee's employment with the
Company or an affiliate after the employee has reached age 60.
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10.5 Offset and Withholding. In the event that any amounts are
due to the Company from a participating employee, regardless of the source of
the obligation, an Employee's Allocation may be applied by the Company towards
satisfaction of such other obligations.
10.6 No Vested Rights; Company Discretion. Without limiting any
other provision in this Plan giving the Company or the Administrator the
flexibility to administer and interpret the Plan, all benefits, Awards, and
provisions of this Section 10 may be changed, modified, terminated or cancelled,
at any time without notice, with or without any reason, by the Company; and no
employee, officer or director of the Company shall have any right to receive any
amounts under this Section 10 otherwise than in the absolute discretion of the
Company.
11. EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP
Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted hereunder shall interfere
with or limit in any way the right of the Company or of any of its Affiliates to
terminate any Participant's employment, consultancy or status as a director at
any time, nor confer upon any optionee any right to continue in the employ of,
as a consultant to or as a director of, the Company or any of its Affiliates.
12. AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THIS PLAN
The Board of Directors may at any time amend, alter, suspend or
discontinue this Plan without shareholder approval, except as required by
applicable law; provided, however, that no amendment, alteration, suspension or
discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any Participant
under any Award theretofore granted, without the Participant's consent, except
to conform this Plan and Award granted thereunder to the requirements of federal
or other tax laws or to the requirements of Rule 16b-3.
13. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATOR
No member of the group constituting the Administrator shall be liable
for any act or omission on such member's own part, including but not limited to
the exercise of any power or discretion given to such member under this Plan,
except for those acts or omissions resulting from such member's own gross
negligence or willful misconduct. The Company shall indemnify each present and
future member of the group constituting the Administrator against, and each
member of the group constituting the Administrator shall be entitled without
further act on his or her part to indemnity from the Company for, all expenses
(including the amount of judgments and the amount of approved settlements made
with a view to the curtailment of costs of litigation, other than amounts paid
to the Company itself) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or
arising out of any action, suit, or proceeding to the full extent permitted by
law and by the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company.
14. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PLAN
This Plan shall become effective upon adoption by the Board; provided,
however, that if this Plan is not approved by the shareholders of the Company,
within 12 months after its adoption then any
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Awards granted or exercised pursuant to this Plan shall constitute NQOs and not
ISOs, regardless of their status on the Grant Date.
* * * * *
Originally adopted by the Board of Directors on June 30, 1993.
Approved by the shareholders on April 30, 1994.
Amendments adopted by the Board of Directors on December 20, 1994.
Approved by the shareholders on April 1, 1995.
Amendments adopted by the Board of Directors on September 23, 1995.
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