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CAM DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
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CAM DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
17520 NEWHOPE STREET, SUITE 100
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 92708
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
MAY 7, 1998
To the Stockholders of CAM Data Systems, Inc.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
CAM DATA SYSTEMS, INC. (the "Company"), will be held on May 7, 1998 at 2:00
o'clock P.M. at 17520 Newhope Street, Suite 100, Fountain Valley, California
92708 (the "Annual Meeting") for the purposes described below.
1. To elect five (5) persons to serve on the Company's Board of Directors
who shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or
until their successors are duly elected and shall have qualified.
Management proposes to nominate to the Board of Directors the following
individuals:
Geoffrey D. Knapp
Walter W. Straub
David Frosh
Corley Phillips
Fred Haney
2. To confirm the appointment of Ernst & Young as the independent auditors
of the Company.
3. To amend the Company's 1993 Stock Option Plan.
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual
Meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 1998 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and at any adjournment
thereof.
Holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common
Stock must be present, either in person or by proxy, in order for the Annual
Meeting to be held. The proxy is revocable at any time and will not affect your
right to vote in person if you attend the Annual Meeting. Properly executed and
returned proxies, unless revoked, will be voted as directed by the stockholder
or in the absence of such direction, by the persons named therein FOR the
election of the three director nominees listed, FOR the approval of the
confirmation of the appointment of Ernst & Young to serve as the independent
auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and FOR
the amendment to the 1993 Stock Option Plan. As to any other business which may
properly come before the Annual Meeting, the proxyholders will vote in
accordance with their best judgment.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ GEOFFREY D. KNAPP
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Geoffrey D. Knapp
Secretary
March 10, 1998
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING. HOWEVER, IF YOU
ARE NOT ABLE TO BE PRESENT, PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR SHARES ARE REPRESENTED AT
THE ANNUAL MEETING BY INDICATING YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS, DATING AND SIGNING
THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURNING IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED, POSTAGE PAID
ENVELOPE.
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CAM DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
17520 NEWHOPE STREET, SUITE 100
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 92708
PROXY STATEMENT
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by
the Board of Directors of CAM Data Systems, Inc. (the "Company") of proxies, in
the form enclosed, for use at the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the
Company (the "Annual Meeting") to be held at the time and place and for the
purpose set forth in the attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the
person giving it at any time before it is voted. Proxies may be revoked by (i)
filing with the Secretary of the Company, at or before the taking of the vote at
the Annual Meeting, a written notice of revocation bearing a later date than the
proxy, (ii) duly executing a subsequent proxy relating to the same shares and
delivering it to the Secretary of the Company before the Annual Meeting, or
(iii) attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person (although attendance at
the Annual Meeting will not in and of itself constitute a revocation of a
proxy).
The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. It is
expected that proxies will be solicited exclusively by mail; however, if it
should appear to be desirable to do so, directors, officers and employees of the
Company may communicate with stockholders, banks, brokerage houses and others by
telephone or in person to request that proxies be furnished. The Company may
also reimburse persons holding stock as nominees for reasonable expenses in
sending proxy material to their principals.
Mailing of this proxy statement and the accompanying proxy is to
commence on or about March 20, 1998.
VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF
On March 10, 1998, the record date for Stockholders entitled to vote at
the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, the Company's
outstanding voting securities consisted of 2,008,700 shares of Common Stock, par
value $.001, of which each share is entitled to one vote.
The following table sets forth as of December 31, 1997, certain
information regarding ownership of the Company's Common Stock by (i) each person
that the Company knows is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company's
outstanding Common Stock, (ii) each director and executive officer of the
Company who owns Common Stock and (iii) all directors and officers as a group,
without naming them, showing name and address, amount and nature of shares
beneficially owned and the percentage of the class owned.
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NAME AND ADDRESS AMOUNT & NATURE PERCENTAGE
TITLE OF OF BENEFICIAL OF BENEFICIAL OF
CLASS OWNER OWNERSHIP (9) CLASS (10)
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Common Stock Geoffrey D. Knapp(1) 391,900 (2) 17.1%
Common Stock Paul Caceres Jr. (1) 47,000 (3) 2.0%
Common Stock Timothy D. Coco (1) 18,500 (4) *
Common Stock David Fuller (1) 25,800 (5) 1.1%
Common Stock Walter W. Straub(1) 84,400 (6) 3.7%
Common Stock David Frosh (1) 91,000 (7) 4.0%
Common Stock Corley Phillips (1) 20,500 (8) *
Common Stock Fred Haney (1) 12,500 (8) *
Common Stock ZPR Investment Mgmt. 547,600 23.9%
Common Stock All Directors and Officers
as a Group (of 8 persons) 691,600 30.2%
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* Less than 1.0%.
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(1) c/o Cam Data Systems, Inc., 17520 Newhope Street, Suite 100, Fountain
Valley, California 92708.
(2) Includes (i) an aggregate of 3,100 shares of Common Stock held in trust for
three daughters of Mr. Geoffrey Knapp over which he has shared voting
power; (ii) options to purchase an aggregate of 10,000 shares until the
sooner of October 12, 1997, or twelve months after ceasing to serve as a
director at a price of $2.34 per share; (iii) options to purchase an
aggregate of 50,000 shares until October 20, 2003 at a price of $1.93 per
share; and (iv) options to purchase an aggregate of 20,000 shares until
December 16, 2006 at a price of $3.75 per share.
(3) Includes options to purchase (i) an aggregate of 15,000 shares of Common
Stock until October 20, 2003, at a price of $1.75 per share; (ii) an
aggregate of 30,000 shares of Common Stock until January 3, 2004 at a price
of $2.13 per share; and (iii) an aggregate of 2,000 shares until December
16, 2006 at a price of $3.75 per share..
(4) Includes options to purchase (i) an aggregate of 5,000 shares of Common
Stock until April 1, 2003, at a price of $3.38 per share; (ii) an aggregate
of 9,400 shares of Common Stock until January 3, 2004, at a price of $2.13
per share; (iii) an aggregate of 3,100 shares of Common Stock until June
26, 2006, at a price of $4.75 per share; and (iv) an aggregate of 1,000
shares of Common Stock until December 16, 2006, at a price of $3.75 per
share.
(5) Includes options to purchase an aggregate of 25,800 shares of Common Stock
until March 13, 2005, at a price of $2.25 per share.
(6) Includes options to purchase (i) an aggregate of 7,500 shares until the
sooner of October 19, 2003, or twelve months after ceasing to serve as a
director at a price of $1.75 per share; (ii) an aggregate of 7,500 shares
until the sooner of May 25, 2005, or twelve months after ceasing to serve
as a director at a price of $2.375 per share; (iii) an aggregate of 7,500
shares until the sooner of May 9, 2006, or twelve months after ceasing to
serve as a director at a price of $5.50 per share; and (iv) an aggregate of
4,400 shares until May 8, 2007, at a price of $3.38 per share.
(7) Includes options to purchase (i) an aggregate of 7,500 shares until the
sooner of October 19, 2003, or twelve months after ceasing to serve as a
director at a price of $1.75 per share; (ii) an aggregate of 7,500 shares
until the sooner of May 25, 2005, or twelve months after ceasing to serve
as a director at a price of $2.375 per share; (iii) an aggregate of 7,500
shares until the sooner of May 9, 2006, or twelve months after ceasing to
serve as a director at a price of $5.50 per share; and (iv) an aggregate of
41,300 shares until June 10, 2006, at a price of $5.50 per share.
(8) Includes options to purchase (i) an aggregate of 5,000 shares until the
sooner of September 23, 2006, or twelve months after ceasing to serve as a
director at a price of $4.375 per share; and (ii) an aggregate of 7,500
shares until the sooner of May 8, 2007, or twelve months after ceasing to
serve as a director at a price of $3.375 per share
(9) For the purposes of the above table and the notes thereto, the Company's
Common Stock shown as "beneficially owned" includes all securities which
pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, may be deemed to be "beneficially owned" including, without
limitation, all securities which the "beneficial owner" has the right to
acquire within 60 days of the record date for the Annual Meeting, as, for
example, through the exercise of any option, warrant or right, the
conversion of convertible securities or pursuant to the power to revoke a
trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement.
(10) The percentage of ownership of the class of voting securities in the above
table has been calculated by dividing (i) the aggregate number of shares of
such class actually owned by the named individual plus all shares of such
class which may be deemed to be "beneficially owned," by (ii) the number of
shares of such class actually outstanding plus the number of shares of such
class such "beneficial owner" may be deemed to "beneficially own" assuming
no other acquisitions of shares of such class through the exercise of any
option, warrant or right by any other person.
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MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
A total of five directors will be elected at the Annual Meeting.
Management proposes to nominate Geoffrey D. Knapp, Walter W. Straub, David
Frosh, Corley Phillips, and Fred Haney for election as directors, each to hold
office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors
have been duly elected and qualified. While the Company's Board of Directors has
no reason to believe that any nominee will be unavailable to serve as a director
of the Company, the proxies solicited hereby will be voted for such other
persons as shall be designated by the Company's Board of Directors should any
nominee become unavailable to serve. The five nominees receiving the highest
number of votes at the Annual Meeting will be elected.
Information regarding the current directors and executive officers,
nominees for election as directors and significant employees of the Company
appears below. These statements are in each instance based on information
furnished to the Company by the person concerned. Information regarding
ownership of the Company's Common Stock by the directors and executive officers
of the Company is set forth above under "Voting Securities and Principal Holders
Thereof" contained in the preceding table.
NOMINEES
Certain information concerning the five persons nominated at the Annual
Meeting by the Board of Directors for election as directors for the ensuing year
is set forth below:
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NAME AGE POSITION WITH THE COMPANY
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Geoffrey D. Knapp 39 Chief Executive Officer,
Chairman of the Board
David Frosh 39 President and Director
Walter W. Straub 54 Director
Corley Phillips 43 Director
Fred Haney 56 Director
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Geoffrey D. Knapp, founder of the Company, has been a director and an
officer of the Company since its organization in September, 1983. From 1980 to
1983, he was employed by Triad Systems Corporation as a point of sale systems
salesman selling to retail hardware stores. Mr. Knapp received a bachelor's
degree in Marketing from the University of Oregon in 1980.
Walter W. Straub, has been a director of the Company since May 1989. He
is also currently, and since October 1983, has been President, Chief Executive
and a director of Rainbow Technologies, Inc., a public company engaged in the
business of designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing of proprietary
computer related security products. Mr. Straub received a bachelor's degree in
Electrical Engineering in 1965 and a master's degree in Finance in 1970 from
Drexel University.
David A. Frosh joined the Company as President in June 1996. Mr. Frosh
has been a member of the board of directors in August 1991. From June 1990 to
June 1996, Mr. Frosh was employed as a sales executive for the national accounts
division of Automatic Data Processing (ADP). ADP provides computerized
transaction processing, data communications and information services. From June
1988 to June 1990, Mr. Frosh served as director of marketing for Optima Retail
Systems, a privately held company which manufactured and marketed inventory
control systems for the retail apparel industry. From July 1980 to June 1988,
Mr. Frosh held several marketing and management positions including national
accounts manager for the Los Angeles division of Savin Corporation, a marketer
of office copier and facsimile machines. Mr. Frosh received a bachelor's degree
in Marketing from Central Michigan University in 1980.
Corley Phillips joined CAM Data as a director in September 1996. Mr.
Phillips is an independent investor. From 1996 to 1997, Mr. Phillips was
president, CEO and a director for Telephone Response Technologies, a Roseville,
California-
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based developer of computer technology software. From 1995 to 1996, Mr. Phillips
served as vice president of marketing and product support for State of The Art,
an accounting software company based in Irvine, California. From 1990 to 1994,
Mr. Phillips was president and CEO of Manzanita Software Systems, a developer of
Windows-based accounting software. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Phillips was president
and co-founder of Grafpoint, a developer of software for computer applications
based in San Jose, California. Mr. Phillips has also held various sales and
marketing positions with Envision Technology and Hewlett-Packard. Mr. Phillips
holds both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in electrical engineering
from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, as well as a master's degree
in business administration from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara,
California.
Dr. Fred M. Haney joined CAM Data as director in September 1996. Dr.
Haney has been the president of Venture Management Company, Palos Verdes
Estates, California, since 1991. From 1984 to 1991, he was founder and manager
of 3I Ventures, California, a high technology venture capital fund. From 1980 to
1983, he performed senior management functions at TRW, and from 1968 to 1980, he
held management positions at Xerox Corporation and Computer Science Corporation.
Dr. Haney has extensive experience in strategic planning, operations and finance
in the information and computer industry. Dr. Haney holds a doctorate in
computer science from Carnegie-Mellon University.
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
During the Company's fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, the Board of
Directors held four meetings. Each incumbent director attended 100% of the total
number of meetings of the Board of Directors.
The Company has a Compensation Committee which consists of Geoffrey D.
Knapp, Walter Straub, and Fred Haney. During fiscal 1997, the Compensation
Committee held one meeting. The Company has an Audit Committee which consists of
Walter W. Straub and Corley Phillips. The Audit Committee held one meeting
during fiscal 1997. The Company has an Option Committee which consists of Walter
Straub, Corley Phillips, and Fred Haney. There is no nominating committee of the
Board of Directors; the Board of Directors meets as a whole to nominate
individuals for election as directors.
Except as stated, there are no arrangements or understandings by or
between any director or executive officer and any other person(s), pursuant to
which he or she is to be selected as a director or executive officer,
respectively.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
In addition to Mr. Knapp, the Company has four other executive officers,
David Frosh, President, Paul Caceres Jr., Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Accounting Officer, Timothy D. Coco, Vice President of Customer Service, and
David Fuller, Vice President of Research and Development. The executive officers
serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Paul Caceres, Jr. has been the Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Accounting Officer of the Company since September, 1987. From 1982 to 1987, Mr.
Caceres was employed by Arthur Young & Company (a public accounting firm), the
predecessor to Ernst & Young, as an Audit Manager. He received a bachelor's
degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California in
1982.
Timothy D. Coco has been the Vice President of Customer Service since
January 1994. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Coco served as sales manager for Lindy
Office products, a company that sells office supplies, office furniture and
printing services to small and medium size businesses. From 1989 to 1990, Mr.
Coco served as a sales trainer and management consultant for IDK Group Inc., a
company that provides sales training, management consulting, and employee
development related services to the micro computer industry. From 1984 to 1989,
Mr. Coco was the President of his own Company called Quality Automation Systems
(QAS). QAS developed and marketed turn key computerized distribution management,
point of sale, and accounting systems to the office supply industry. Mr.
Coco sold this company in 1989.
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David Fuller has been the Vice President of Research and Development
since April 1995. From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Fuller was the sole proprietor of
Retail Software Innovators, a company that provided point of sale software,
programming services, and technical support to small and medium size retailers.
From 1982 to 1988, Mr. Fuller was the Vice President of Research and Development
for Retail Solutions Inc., a company that provided point of sale software,
programming services, and technical support to small and medium size retailers.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
There are no family relationships between any director and/or executive
officer of the Company.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, the Company granted
non-qualified options to certain employees and directors to purchase an
aggregate of 369,400 shares of Common Stock of the Company, at prices ranging
from $2.62 to $3.75 per share, which expire ten years from the date of grant. In
June 1997, the Company sold land and building to an officer of the Company at
book value. The Company entered into a lease agreement with the officer of the
Company to lease the building for a term of ten years, at current fair market
value rates. See the Options Granted in Fiscal Years 1997 and Aggregate Option
Exercises and Fiscal Year End Option Values tables below, together with the
description of the Company's 1993 Stock Option Plan, as proposed to be amended
at the Annual Meeting.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following summary compensation table sets forth, as of the date
hereof, information concerning cash compensation, bonuses and deferred
compensation paid by the Company for services rendered to the Company during the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, and the prior two fiscal years, to the
Company's Chief Executive Officer, and the executive officers whose total
compensation exceeded $100,000:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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ANNUAL LONG TERM
COMPENSATION COMPENSATION
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NAME AND OTHER (2)
PRINCIPAL (1) ANNUAL NUMBER OF ALL OTHER
POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION OPTIONS COMPENSATION
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Geoffrey Knapp
Chairman of 1997 $200,700 -- -- 20,000 $7,500
the Board 1996 $194,600 $54,300 -- -- $7,800
and CEO 1995 $164,500 $31,400 -- -- $7,300
Paul Caceres Jr.
Chief Financial 1997 $127,700 -- -- 10,000 $4,900
Officer 1996 $123,300 $34,500 -- -- $7,200
1995 $103,800 $20,000 -- -- $4,400
David Frosh
President 1997 $127,500 -- -- 4,400 --
Timothy Coco
Vice President of 1997 $100,000 -- -- 5,000 --
Customer Service 1996 $92,400 $27,700 -- -- --
1995 $84,000 $16,800 -- -- --
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(1) Bonuses paid to the Named executives are pursuant to annual incentive
compensation programs established each year for selected employees of the
Company, including the Company's executive officers. Under this program,
performance goals, relating to such matters as sales growth, gross profit
margin and net income as a percentage of sales and individual efforts
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were established each year. Incentive compensation, in the form of cash
bonuses, was awarded based on the extent to which the Company and the
individual achieved or exceeded the performance goals.
(2) All other compensation consists of interest on employee notes payable to
the Company and the amortization of the notes, that was declared
compensation during the year.
OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR 1997
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
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(1) Potential Realizable
Number of Value at Assumed
Securities % of Total (2) Annual Rates of
Underlying Options Exercise Stock Price
Options Granted to or Base Appreciation for
Granted Employees Price Expiration Option Term
Name (#) in 1997 ($/Sh) Date 5%($) 10%($)
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Geoffrey Knapp 20,000 5% 3.75 12/16/06 47,200 119,500
Paul Caceres Jr. 10,000 2% 3.75 12/16/06 23,600 59,800
David Frosh 4,400 1% 3.75 12/16/06 10,400 26,300
Timothy Coco 5,000 1% 3.75 12/16/06 11,800 29,900
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(1) Options granted in fiscal year 1997 vest over a four-year period. (2) The
exercise price was equal to the market price on the date of grant.
AGGREGATE OPTION EXERCISES AND FISCAL YEAR END OPTION VALUES
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VALUE OF
NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS OPTIONS
SHARES AT SEPT. 30, AT SEPT. 30,
ACQUIRED 1997 1997
ON VALUE(1) EXERCISABLE/ EXERCISABLE/
NAME EXERCISE REALIZED UNEXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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Geoffrey Knapp -- $ -- 60,000/-- $52,600/$--
Paul Caceres Jr. -- $ -- 45,000/-- $39,400/$--
David Frosh -- $ -- 15,000/-- $12,200/$--
Timothy Coco -- $ -- 9,400/600 $ 7,000/$500
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(1) Market value of the underlying securities at the exercise date minus the
exercise price of the options.
(2) Calculated based on the closing bid price for a share of the Company's
common stock as reported by NASDAQ on September 30, 1997, which was $2.875.
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REPORT OF COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
The following report of the Compensation Committee is provided solely to
the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the requirements of Schedule 14A
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed
to be "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of
establishing statutory liability. The Report shall not be incorporated by
reference in any document previously or subsequently filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission that incorporates by reference all or any portion of
this proxy statement.
TO: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As members of the Compensation Committee, it is our duty to review and
recommend the compensation levels for members of the Company's management,
evaluate the performance of management and administer the Company's various
incentive plans. This Committee has reviewed in detail the Compensation of the
Company's five executive officers. In the opinion of the Committee, the
compensation of the five executive officers of the Company is reasonable in view
of its performance and the respective contributions of such officers to the
Company' performance.
In determining the management compensation, this Committee compares the
compensation paid to management to the level and structure of compensation paid
to management of competing companies. Additionally, the Committee considers the
sales and earnings performance of the Company compared to competing and
similarly situated companies. The Committee also takes into account such
relevant external factors as general economic conditions, geographic market of
work place, stock price performance and stock market prices.
Management compensation is comprised of 75% to 80% of fixed salary, and 20%
to 25% variable compensation based on performance factors. Stock options are
granted at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and there is no set minimum
or maximum amount of options that can be issued. Performance factors that
determine management compensation are sales and net income of the Company. These
performance factors were not met in fiscal 1997, and no bonuses were paid.
The committee examines compilations of executive compensation such as
various industry compensation surveys for middle market companies. In 1997, the
compensation for the Chief Executive Officer was comparable to other Chief
Executive Officers of middle market companies in related industries.
Mr. Knapp, a member of the Committee, is also an executive officer of the
Company. However, Mr. Knapp abstained from any considerations with respect to
any decision directly affecting his compensation.
Compensation Committee
Walter Straub, Fred Haney, and Geoffrey D. Knapp
March 10, 1998
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph shows the performance of the Company's stock for the
last five fiscal years in relation to the Total Return Index for The NASDAQ
Stock Market (US Companies) and also compared to the NASDAQ Retail Trade Stocks
Total Return Index.
9/30/92 9/30/93 9/30/94 9/30/95 9/30/96 9/30/97
100 130.9801 132.0573 182.4069 216.4498 297.1395
100 112.9352 110.8119 122.1838 146.4473 167.6461
100 250 200 362.5 462.5 287.5
This stock price data is prepared from data generated under the assumption
of dividend reinvestment.
THE STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE GRAPH IS PURELY HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND SHOULD
NOT BE RELIED UPON AS INDICATIVE OF FUTURE PRICE PERFORMANCE.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.
In May 1997, the Company granted options to purchase 7,500 shares of Common
Stock to each outside director, as compensation for serving as such, and these
options were issued at the current market price of $3.375 per share. These
options were granted under the terms and conditions of the Company's 1993 Stock
Option Plan.
In addition, directors who are not also executive officers of the Company
are entitled to an expense reimbursement for attending meetings of the Board of
Directors.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of the
Company's common stock to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Officers, directors and
greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish
the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Management
believes all such individuals were in compliance with Section 16(a) at September
30, 1997, except as noted below. These reports were subsequently filed.
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The following table sets forth the individuals who met the requirements of
Section 16(a) during the year ended September 30, 1997 and were filed late:
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NO. OF NO. OF
NO. OF TRANSACTIONS REPORTS
NAME LATE REPORTS ON LATE REPORTS NOT FILED
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Fred Haney 1 1 --
Corley Phillips 1 1 --
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1993 STOCK OPTION PLAN
In April 1993, the stockholders of the Company approved the Company's 1993
Stock Option Plan (the "1993 Plan") under which non-statutory options may be
granted to key employees and individuals who provide services to the Company, at
a price not less than the fair market value at the date of grant, and expire ten
years from the date of grant. The options are exercisable based on vesting
periods as determined by the Board of Directors. The Plan allows for the
issuance of an aggregate of 900,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The
Plan has a term of ten years. As of December 31, 1997, options to purchase a
total of 835,000 shares had been granted and were outstanding under the 1993
Plan. See proposed amendment to 1993 Stock Option Plan in Proposal 3 of this
proxy.
401-K PLAN
In July 1991, the Company adopted a contributory profit- sharing plan under
Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, which covers substantially all
employees. Under the plan, eligible employees are able to contribute up to 15%
of their compensation. The Company's contributions are at the discretion of the
board of directors. The Company contribution for the fiscal year ended September
30, 1997, totaled $15,000.
PROPOSAL 2: SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
It is proposed that the Stockholders approve the selection of Ernst & Young
as independent auditors for the Company for the 1998 fiscal year. Ernst & Young
is the successor firm of Arthur Young & Company which has been the independent
auditors for the Company since 1987, and their reappointment has been
recommended by the Board of Directors. Representatives of Ernst & Young are not
expected to be present at the Annual Meeting.
Approval by the stockholders of the proposed selection requires a majority
vote of the shares of Common Stock at the Annual Meeting. In the event such
approval is not obtained, the Board of Directors will select alternative
independent auditors.
PROPOSAL 3: AMENDMENT TO 1993 STOCK OPTION PLAN
To consider and vote upon a proposal to amend the Company's 1993 Stock
Option Plan to increase from 900,000 to 1,200,000 the number of shares of the
Company's Common stock for which options may be granted to directors, officers
and employees of , and consultants to, the Company.
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO 1993 STOCK OPTION PLAN
Description of the Plan
Under the Company's existing 1993 Plan as currently in effect, only 65,000
shares of Common Stock remain available for the grant of options. See
"Compensation of Executive Officers and Directors; 1993 Stock Option Plan". The
Company's Board of Directors believes it to be in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders to increase the number the number of shares
available for the grant of options to provide incentives to officers and other
key employees of the Company to remain with and increase their efforts on behalf
of the Company, and to enable the Company's management to grant options to
non-employee directors, consultants, major vendors and others expected to
provide significant services to the Company. Accordingly, on January 22, 1998,
the Company's Board of Directors unanimously approved an amendment to the 1993
Plan to increase by 300,000 the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock
available for the grant of
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options thereunder, and directed that this amendment to the 1993 Plan be
submitted to the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting for their
approval.
Subject to typical anti-dilution provisions for stock splits, stock
dividends, and the like, the 1993 Plan, as amended, would authorize the grant of
options to purchase an aggregate of up to 1,200,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock. As of January 28, 1998, the aggregate market value of these
1,200,000 shares of Common Stock was 2.7 million dollars, based upon the closing
sale price of the Common Stock on that date as reported by NASDAQ. If an option
granted under the 1993 Plan expires or terminates, the shares subject to any
unexercised portion of that option will again become available for the issuance
of further options under the 1993 Plan. Options granted under the 1993 Plan will
be exclusively "Nonstatutory Options" that will not qualify as "incentive stock
options" under Section 422A of the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986
("Incentive Stock Options"). The 1993 Plan will terminate on April 15, 2003, and
no options may be granted under the 1993 Plan thereafter. As of the date of this
Proxy Statement, options to purchase an aggregate of 835,000 shares have been
granted and remain outstanding under the 1993 Plan.
The 1993 Plan is be administered by a the Board of Directors, or by a
committee consisting of at least two members of the Board of Directors who have
been appointed by the Board (the "Committee"). The Board or the Committee, as
the case may be, has the authority to select the persons to receive options
granted under the 1993 Plan, the extent of their participation, and the terms
and conditions of each option, subject to certain limitations set forth in the
1993 Plan. Full and part time employees, officers, non-employee directors,
consultants, major vendors, and others expected to provide significant services
to the Company may be granted Nonstatutory Options under the 1993 Plan. The
Company presently employs approximately 145 persons on a full-time basis, all of
whom except for the members of the Committee, if there be one, are eligible for
the selection as participants in the 1993 Plan. Each member of the Option
Committee shall automatically receive an option for 7,500 shares of Common Stock
of the Company at a price equal to the fair market value on each one year
anniversary date of his service as a member of the Option Committee, provided he
is a member of the Option Committee at such anniversary date.
Options granted under the 1993 Plan will become exercisable in accordance
with the terms of the grant made by the Board of the Committee, as set forth in
a written stock option agreement to be entered into by all participants
receiving options granted under the 1993 Plan. The Board or the Committee has
discretionary authority to select participants from among eligible persons and
to determine at the time an option is granted, when and in what increments
shares covered by the option may be purchased. Options may be granted on terms
providing that they will be exercisable either in whole or in part at any time
or times during their respective terms, or only in specified percentages at
stated time periods or intervals during the term of the option. While the 1993
Plan does not limit the number of shares as to which options may be granted to
any one participant (including executive officers and directors of the Company),
it does provide that no employee may be granted Stock Options which first become
exercisable in any calendar year to purchase shares of Common Stock having a
fair market value (determined at the time of the grant of the option) in excess
of $100,000, reduced by the fair market value (similarly determined) of any
shares subject to stock options granted under any other plan of the Company
which also become exercisable in such calendar year.
The Board or Committee may in its discretion also include in a stock option
agreement a provision making the exercise price of any option granted under the
1993 Plan payable in full (i ) by cash, by cancellation of indebtedness owed by
the Company to Optionee, or by any combination of the foregoing, or (ii) by a
full recourse promissory note executed by the optionee. If payment is made by
means of a promissory note, the shares purchased generally would be held in
pledge to secure payment of the note. Unless and until the purchaser defaulted
under the promissory note or governing instruments, the shares so pledged would
remain registered in the name of the purchaser, and the purchaser would be
entitled to vote the shares and to receive all dividends and any other amounts
accruing as a result of his or her ownership of such shares.
If an optionee's employment is terminated other than for cause (as defined
in each option agreement). The employee will have the right to exercise his
option to the extent then exercisable, at any time within a three (3) month
period thereafter, to the extent he was entitled to exercise the option prior
thereto. If an optionee dies while still employed, or within the period of time
within twelve (12) months thereafter by his estate of by the person or persons
to whom his rights under the option passed by will or the laws of descent or
distribution, but only to the extent such which options may be exercised.
Options granted under the 1993 Plan will not be transferable except by will and
the laws of descent and distribution. During the life of the person to whom the
option is granted, that person alone may exercise it.
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Within the limits of the 1993 Plan, the Board or Committee may also modify,
extend or renew outstanding options or accept the cancellation of outstanding
options (to the extent not previously exercised) for the granting of new options
in substitution therefor. However, no modification of any option which alters or
impairs any rights or obligations under any option previously granted may be
made without the consent of the optionee.
For employees holding more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined
voting power of all classes of outstanding stock, the purchase price of each
option granted under the 1993 Plan cannot be less than 110% of the fair market
value per share of the Company's Common Stock subject thereto on the date of the
grant. For all other participants, the option exercise price may not be less
than the fair market value per share of the Company's Common Stock subject
thereto on the date of the grant. The fair market value per share will generally
be the closing bid quotation for a share of the Company's Common Stock on the
date an option is or was granted under the 1993 Plan. If there is no market
price available on such date, the fair market value per share will be determined
on the basis of factors deemed relevant by the Committee, including without
limitation the book value of the shares on such date and the earnings of the
Company.
The Board of Directors may, without affecting any outstanding options, from
time to time revise or amend the 1993 Plan, and may suspend or discontinue it at
any time. However, no such revision or amendment may either increase the number
of shares subject to the 1993 Plan (with the exception of adjustments resulting
from changes in capitalization) or change the class of participants eligible to
receive options granted under the 1993 Plan without stockholder approval.
In the event that the Company should elect to dissolve, merge or
consolidate with any other corporation, sell substantially all of its assets to
another person or entity, or enter into any other reorganization in a
transaction which the company is not the surviving corporation, the date of
exercisability of each option outstanding under the 1993 Plan will be
accelerated to date prior to such transaction unless provision is made in
connection with such transaction for the option or substitution of new options
with appropriate adjustments by the surviving corporation.
The foregoing description of the 1993 Plan is only a summary of the
principle terms of the 1993 Plan, does not purport to be complete, and reference
is made to the 1993 Plan which sets forth in detail all of the terms and
conditions upon which option scan be granted thereunder. A complete copy of the
1993 Plan, as amended, will be provided without charge, upon written request, to
any stockholder to whom this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement is
being sent, addressed to Corporate Secretary, CAM Data Systems, Inc., 17520
Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, California 92708.
Federal Income Tax Consequences
At the time of the grant of an option under the 1993 Plan, the optionee
will recognize no taxable income, and the Company will not be entitled to a
deduction, as long as such options are not actively traded on an established
market and their fair market value cannot otherwise be measured with reasonable
accuracy. However, upon the exercise of a Nonstatutory Option the optionee will
recognize taxable income in the amount by which the then fair market value of
the shares of the Company's Common Stock acquired upon exercise exceeds the
aggregate exercise price therefor, with the Company being entitled to a
compensation deduction for federal income tax purposes in an equal amount. The
amount of such taxable income will be characterized as compensation income to
the optionee. Persons that may be subject to the application of the provisions
of Section 16(b) are subject to certain additional rules.
Upon subsequent disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired upon
exercise of a Nonstatutory Option, the optionee will recognize capital gain or
loss in an amount equal to the difference between the proceeds received upon
disposition and the basis for the shares (the basis being equal to the sum of
the price paid for the shares upon exercise and the amount of ordinary income
recognized on account thereof), provided that the shares were held as a capital
asset. Any capital gain or loss to the optionee will be characterized as long or
short term, depending upon whether the holding period for long-term capital gain
treatment has been met.
Recommendation
The Company's Board of Directors has unanimously recommended that the
Company's stockholders vote FOR approval of the amendment to the 1993 Plan.
Approval of the amendment to the 1993 Plan by the Company's stockholders will
require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of
Common Stock represented in person or by
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proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote. As of the record date for the
Annual Meeting, the company's management and nominees for election to the Board
at the Annual Meeting, owned or had voting control over aggregate of 409,000
shares, or approximately 20% of the outstanding shares, of the Company's Common
Stock. Each of these individual s has indicated his respective shares in favor
of the 1993 Plan. Accordingly approval of the 1993 Plan by the stockholders of
the Company will require the affirmative vote of 616,000 additional shares of
Common Stock.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board of Directors knows of no matters other than those described
herein which are to be brought before the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
However, if any other proper matters are brought before the Annual Meeting, the
persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote in accordance with their judgment
on such matters.
ANNUAL REPORTS
The Company's 1997 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes audited
financial statements for the Company's fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, has
been or is concurrently with this proxy statement being mailed to stockholders
of record on March 10, 1998. A copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, and any amendments thereto, is
available without charge to any stockholder of the Company upon written request
to CAM Data Systems, Inc., 17520 Newhope Street, Suite 100, Fountain Valley,
California 92708, Attention: Finance department.
SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDERS PROPOSALS
Stockholders of the Corporation wishing to include proposals to be put
before the stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to
be held in 1999, must submit the same in writing so as to be received at the
executive offices of the Company on or before December 1, 1998. Such proposals
must also meet the other requirements of the rules of Securities and Exchange
Commission relating to stockholders' proposals.
NOTICE TO BANKS, BROKERS/DEALERS
AND VOTING TRUSTEES AND THEIR NOMINEES
Please advise the Company, at 17520 Newhope Street, Suite 100, Fountain
Valley, California 92708, Attention: Secretary, whether other persons are the
beneficial owners of the shares for which proxies are being solicited and, if
so, the number of copies of the proxy statement, other soliciting material and
Annual Report you wish to receive in order to supply copies to the beneficial
owners of shares.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
/s/ GEOFFREY D. KNAPP
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Geoffrey D. Knapp
Secretary
Dated: Fountain Valley, California
March 10, 1998
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CAM DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS -- MAY 7, 1998
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned shareholder of Cam Data Systems, Inc. (the "Company")
hereby appoints Geoffrey D. Knapp, the Secretary of the Company, or failing him
Paul Caceres, Jr., the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or instead of
either of the foregoing, as the nominee of the undersigned to attend and to act
for and on behalf of the undersigned at the annual meeting of shareholders of
the Company to be held on May 7, 1998 at 2:00 P.M., Pacific Standard Time, and
at any adjournments thereof, to the same extent and with same power as if the
undersigned were personally present at said meeting or such adjournment or
adjournments thereof and, without limiting the generality of the power hereby
conferred, the nominees named above are specifically directed to vote as
indicated on the reverse side hereof.
SEE REVERSE SIDE
Please mark your
A [X] votes as in this
example
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR ALL NOMINEES"
IN ITEM 1 AND "FOR" ITEMS 2 AND 3.
FOR WITHHELD
1. ELECTION
OF [ ] [ ] NOMINEES: Geoffrey D. Knapp
DIRECTORS Walter W. Straub
David Frosh
Corley Phillips
Fred Haney
Withheld for the following only. (Write the name of the nominee(s) in the space
below)
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF [ ] [ ] [ ]
ERNST & YOUNG AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
OF THE COMPANY (SEE NOTE).
3. PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY'S 1993 [ ] [ ] [ ]
STOCK OPTION PLAN (SEE NOTE).
NOTE: In the event that no specifications has been made with respect to any
manner in which the named proxy nominees are required to vote on any matter,
this proxy nominees are instructed to vote the shares represented by this proxy
for any matter.
If there are amendments or variations to the matters proposed at the meeting,
or at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, or if any other business
property comes before the meeting, this proxy confers discretionary authority
on the proxy nominees named herein to vote on such amendments, variations or
other business.
IMPORTANT: Please SIGN, DATE AND RETURN this proxy as soon as possible to
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 40 Wall Street, New York, New York
10005, Attn: Proxy Dept.
SIGNATURE DATE SIGNATURE DATE
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SIGNATURE IF HELD JOINTLY
NOTE: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint
tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney, as executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a
corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other
authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by an
authorized person.
