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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )
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/ / Soliciting Material Pursuant to sec.240.14a-11(c) or sec.240.14a-12
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SANMINA CORPORATION
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SANMINA CORPORATION
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To be held on January 31, 1997
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Sanmina Corporation (the "Company")
will be held on Friday, January 31, 1997, at 11:00 a.m., local time, at the
Sheraton San Jose Hotel located at 1801 Barber Lane, Milpitas, California 95035
(telephone 408-943-0600) for the following purposes (as more fully described in
the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice):
1. To elect directors of the Company.
2. To approve an amendment of the Company's Amended 1990 Incentive
Stock Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock reserved
for issuance thereunder to 3,650,000.
3. To confirm the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as the independent
public accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997.
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on December 20, 1996 are
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and are cordially invited to attend the
meeting. However, to ensure your representation at the meeting, you are urged to
mark, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy as promptly as possible in the
postage-prepaid envelope enclosed for that purpose.
If you attend the meeting, you may vote in person even if you return a proxy.
FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jure Sola
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
San Jose, California
December 30, 1996
IMPORTANT
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE AND PROMPTLY
RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED. IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING,
YOU MAY VOTE IN PERSON, EVEN IF YOU RETURN A PROXY.
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SANMINA CORPORATION
PROXY STATEMENT FOR
1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
INFORMATION CONCERNING VOTING AND PROXY SOLICITATION
GENERAL
The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Sanmina Corporation ("Sanmina" or the "Company") for use at the Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to be held on Friday, January 31, 1997 at 11 00 a.m., local
time, or at any adjournment thereof. The Annual Meeting will be held at the
Sheraton San Jose Hotel located at 1801 Barber Lane, Milpitas, California 95035.
The telephone number at the meeting location is (408) 943-0600.
This Proxy Statement was mailed on or about December 30, 1996, to all
stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
RECORD DATE AND STOCK OWNERSHIP
Stockholders of record at the close of business on December 20, 1996 (the
"Record Date") are entitled to vote at the meeting. As of December 2, 1996,
16,936,416 shares of the Company's Common Stock were issued and outstanding and
held of record by approximately 270 stockholders.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of the Common Stock of the Company as of September 30, 1996, as to (i)
each person who is known to the Company to beneficially own more than five
percent of the outstanding shares of its Common Stock, (ii) each director and
nominee for election, (iii) each officer named in the Summary Compensation Table
below and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group.
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SHARES APPROXIMATE
BENEFICIALLY PERCENT
NAME OWNED(1) OWNED
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State Street Research & Management Company................................... 1,667,000 9.9
One Financial Center, 38th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
RCM Capital Management....................................................... 1,136,000 6.7
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2900
San Francisco, CA 94111
Fidelity Management & Research............................................... 1,108,000 6.6
(subsidiary of Fidelity Investments)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Ltd............................................. 934,400 5.5
1255 Drummers Lane, Suite 300
Wayne, PA 19087
Seligman J.W. & Company, Inc................................................. 859,034 5.1
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Jure Sola (1)................................................................ 408,669 2.4
Bernard Vonderschmitt (1).................................................... 19,225 *
John C. Bolger (1)........................................................... 15,376 *
Neil Bonke (1)............................................................... 8,165 *
Mario Rosati (1)............................................................. -- --
Randy Furr (1)............................................................... 72,138 *
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<CAPTION>
SHARES APPROXIMATE
BENEFICIALLY PERCENT
NAME OWNED(1) OWNED
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<S> <C> <C>
Eric Naroian (1)............................................................. 18,589 *
Michael Sparacino (1)........................................................ -- --
All directors and executive officers as a group (1).......................... 542,162 3.2
</TABLE>
*Less than 1%.
(1) Includes stock issuable upon exercise of options within 60 days after
September 30, 1996.
REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person
giving it at any time before its use by delivering to the Secretary of the
Company a written notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later
date or by attending the meeting and voting in person. Attending the Annual
Meeting in and of itself may not constitute a revocation of a proxy.
VOTING AND SOLICITATION
Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share held as of the
record date. Stockholders will not be entitled to cumulate their votes in the
election of directors.
Votes cast by proxy or in person at the Annual Meeting will be tabulated by
the Inspector of Elections (the "Inspector") with the assistance of the
Company's Transfer Agent. The Inspector will also determine whether or not a
quorum is present. Except in certain specific circumstances, the affirmative
vote of a majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at a duly
held meeting at which a quorum is present is required under Delaware law for
approval of proposals presented to stockholders. In general, Delaware law also
provides that a quorum consists of a majority of shares entitled to vote and
present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The Inspector will treat
abstentions as shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes of
determining the presence of a quorum but will not be treated as votes in favor
of approving any matter submitted to the stockholders for a vote. Any proxy
which is returned using the form of proxy enclosed and which is not marked as to
a particular item will be voted for the election of directors, for approval of
the amendment to the 1990 Incentive Stock Plan, for the confirmation of the
appointment of the designated independent public accountants and, as the proxy
holders deem advisable, on other matters that may come before the meeting, as
the case may be with respect to the items not marked. If a broker indicates on
the enclosed proxy or its substitute that it does not have discretionary
authority as to certain shares to vote on a particular matter ("Broker
Non-Votes"), those shares will not be considered as present with respect to that
matter. The Company believes that the tabulation procedures to be followed by
the Inspector are consistent with the general statutory requirements in Delaware
concerning voting of shares and determination of a quorum.
The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. The Company
may retain the services of its transfer agent, Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., or
other proxy solicitors to solicit proxies, for which the Company estimates that
it would pay fees not to exceed an aggregate of $10,000. In addition, the
Company expects to reimburse brokerage firms and other persons representing
beneficial owners of shares for their expense in forwarding solicitation
material to such beneficial owners. Proxies may be solicited by certain of the
Company's directors, officers and regular employees, without additional
compensation, in person or by telephone or facsimile.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 1998 ANNUAL MEETING
Proposals that are intended to be presented by stockholders of the Company
at the 1998 Annual Meeting must be received by the Company no later than October
31, 1997 in order that they may be included in the proxy statement and form of
proxy relating to that meeting.
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PROPOSAL NO. 1:
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
A board of five directors will be elected at the Annual Meeting. Unless
otherwise instructed, the proxy holders will vote the proxies received by them
for the five nominees named below. Messrs. Bolger, Bonke, Sola and Vonderschmitt
are presently directors of the Company. If any nominee is unable or declines to
serve as a director at the time of the Annual Meeting, the proxies will be voted
for any nominee who shall be designated by the present Board of Directors to
fill the vacancy. It is not expected that any nominee will be unable or will
decline to serve as a director. If stockholders nominate additional persons for
election as directors, the proxy holders will vote all proxies received by them
in accordance to assure the election of as many of the Board's nominees as
possible, with the proxy holder making any required selection of specific
nominees to be voted for. The term of office of each person elected as a
director will continue until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until
that person's successor has been elected.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the nominees listed below:
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Director
Name of Nominee Age Principal Occupation Since
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John Bolger.................................... 50 Independent consultant 1994
Neil Bonke..................................... 55 Chairman of the Board of Electroglas, 1995
Inc.
Jure Sola...................................... 45 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 1989
of Sanmina Corporation
Bernard Vonderschmitt.......................... 73 Chairman of the Board of Xilinx, Inc. 1990
Mario Rosati................................... 50 Member, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & --
Rosati
</TABLE>
Mr. Bolger has been a director of the Company since 1994. From June 1989
through April 1992, he served as Vice President of Finance and Administration of
Cisco Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of computer networking systems. Mr. Bolger
is currently an independent business consultant and serves as a director of
Integrated Device Technology, Inc., Integrated Systems, Inc., TCSI, Inc. and
McAfee Associates, Inc.
Mr. Bonke has been a director of the Company since 1995. He is Chairman of
the Board of Directors of Electroglas, Inc., a manufacturer of automatic
semiconductor wafer probing equipment. From April 1993 to April 1996, he served
as Chief Executive Officer of Electroglas. From September 1990 to April 1993,
Mr. Bonke was a Group V.P. and President of Semiconductor Operations of General
Signal Corp. Mr. Bonke also serves on the Board of Directors of FSI
International and SpeedFam International, a semiconductor equipment company.
Mr. Sola co-founded Sanmina in 1980 and initially held the position of Vice
President of Sales and was responsible for the development and growth of the
Company's sales organization. He became Vice President and General Manager in
October 1987 with responsibility for all manufacturing operations as well as
sales and marketing. Mr. Sola has been a director of the Company since July 1989
and was elected President in October 1989 and has served as Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer since April 1991.
Mr. Vonderschmitt has been a director of the Company since October 1990. He
co-founded Xilinx, Inc., a manufacturer of field programmable gate array
semiconductor products and related system software, served as its Chief
Executive Officer and as a director from its inception in February 1984 through
February 1996, and has served as the Chairman of its Board of Directors since
February, 1996. He is also a director of Chips and Technologies, Inc., and
International Microelectronic Products, Inc.
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Mr. Rosati has been a member of the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &
Rosati, Professional Corporation since 1971. Mr. Rosati is a director of Genus,
Inc., a semiconductor equipment manufacturer, Ross Systems, Inc., a software
company, and C-ATS Software, Inc., a financial database software company.
There are no family relationships among directors or executive officers of
the Company.
BOARD MEETINGS, COMMITTEES AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The Board of Directors of the Company held six meetings during the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1996. No nominee who was a director during the entire
fiscal year attended fewer than 75 percent of the meetings of the Board of
Directors or of committees on which such person served.
The Board of Directors has an Officer Stock Committee, an Audit Committee
and a Compensation Committee. It does not have a nominating committee or a
committee performing the functions of a nominating committee. From time to time,
the Board has created various ad hoc committees for special purposes. No such
committee is currently functioning.
The Officer Stock Committee consists of directors Bonke and Vonderschmitt.
The Officer Stock Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board
concerning option grants to executive officers of the Company. The Officer Stock
Committee held two meetings and acted by unanimous written consent once during
the last fiscal year.
The Audit Committee consists of directors Bonke and Bolger. The Audit
Committee is responsible for reviewing the results and scope of the audit and
other services provided by the Company's independent public accountants. The
Audit Committee held two meetings in the last fiscal year.
The Compensation Committee consists of directors Bonke, Sola and
Vonderschmitt. The Compensation Committee reviews and makes recommendations to
the Board concerning salaries and incentive compensation for executive officers
and certain employees of the Company. The Compensation Committee held two
meetings during the last fiscal year. Mr. Sola, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, participates fully with all other committee members in
recommending salaries and incentive compensation to the board of directors,
except that he does not participate in committee proceedings relating to his
salary and compensation.
Directors who are not employees of the Company ("Outside Directors") are
paid an annual retainer of $10,000, a fee of $2,000 for attending each board
meeting and a fee of $1,000 for attending each committee meeting. The directors
are reimbursed for travel and related expenses incurred by them in attending
board and committee meetings. Prior to the adoption of the Company's 1995
Director Option Plan (the "Director Option Plan"), Outside Directors received
initial and annual grants of options to purchase shares of the Company's Common
Stock under the Company's Amended 1990 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Stock Plan").
Since the adoption of the Director Option Plan in January 1996, Outside
Directors have received the same initial and annual grants only under the
Director Option Plan under substantially similar terms as under the Stock Plan.
Under the Director Option Plan, upon first becoming a director, each new
Outside Director will receive an automatic grant of an option to purchase up to
15,000 shares of Common Stock and each continuing Outside Director will receive
(provided that such Outside Director has been a director for at least four
months prior to such grant), on October 1 of each year, an automatic grant of an
option to purchase up to 5,000 shares of Common Stock.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION TABLES
Summary Compensation Table. The following table sets forth the compensation
paid by the Company for each of the three years in the period ended September
30, 1996 to the Chief Executive Officer and all other executive officers of the
Company:
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LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS OF ALL OTHER
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NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION FISCAL OPTIONS COMPENSATION
YEAR SALARY($) BONUS($) (#-OF-SHARES)(2) ($)(1)
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Jure Sola............................... 1996 250,000 300,000 150,000 48,163
Chief Executive Officer 1995 201,937 210,000 120,000 40,122
and Chairman of the Board 1994 169,234 180,000 100,000 6,475
Randy Furr.............................. 1996 175,000 225,000 60,000 25,190
President, Chief 1995 144,620 139,500 34,000 19,510
Operating Officer 1994 130,000 110,500 14,000 6,012
Eric Naroian............................ 1996 140,000 90,000 20,000 6,836
Vice President, Sales 1995 103,041 60,000 15,020 916
1994 90,908 10,000 34,000 916
Michael Sparacino....................... 1996 123,942 38,175 30,000 5,971
Vice President, Marketing
</TABLE>
(1) Includes car allowance and premium payments for keyman life, medical and
dental insurance.
(2) All share amounts reported reflect the 2 for 1 split of the Company's
Common Stock effected in March 1996.
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year. The following table sets forth each
grant of stock options made during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 to
each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table above:
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<CAPTION>
% OF TOTAL EXERCISE POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE AT
OPTIONS E-OR ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES OF
GRANTED TO BASE STOCK PRICE APPRECIATION
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES PRICE(1) EXPIRATION FOR OPTION TERM(2)
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NAME GRANTED(1)(#) IN FY96 ($/SH) DATE 5% ($) 10% ($)
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Jure Sola.......................... 150,000 21.9 $24.38 11/24/05 2,308,500 5,829,000
Randy Furr......................... 60,000 8.8 $24.38 11/24/05 919,800 2,331,600
Eric Naroian....................... 20,000 2.9 $24.38 11/24/05 306,600 777,200
Michael Sparacino.................. 30,000 4.4 $25.88 12/04/05 488,400 1,237,500
</TABLE>
(1) The exercise price and tax withholding obligations related to exercise may
in some cases, be paid by delivery of other shares or by offset of the
shares subject to the options.
(2) The dollar amounts under these columns are the result of calculations at
the 5% and 10% rates set by the SEC and therefore are not intended to
forecast possible future appreciation, if any, of the Company's stock
price. The Company did not use an alternative formula for a grant date
valuation, as the Company does not believe that any formula will determine
with reasonable accuracy a present value based on future unknown or
volatile factors.
(3) All share amounts reported reflect the 2 for 1 split of the Company's
Common Stock effected in March 1996.
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Aggregate Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Values.
The following table sets forth, for each of the executive officers named in the
Summary Compensation Table above, each exercise of stock options during the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 and the year-end value of unexercised
options:
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<CAPTION>
Value of Unexercise
Shares Number of Unexercised In-the-Money
Acquired on Value Options at Year-End Options at Year-End(2)
Exercise Realized(1) Exercisable/Unexercisable Exercisable/Unexercisable
(#) ($) (#) ($)
Name -------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Jure Sola.......................... -- -- 129,225 / 240,775 3,371,826 / 5,233,674
Randy Furr......................... 90,867 613,951 39,966 / 107,167 1,121,392 / 2,684,430
Eric Naroian....................... 13,750 0 15,266 / 39,984 398,021 / 934,364
Michael Sparacino.................. -- 0 0 / 30,000 0 / 431,100
</TABLE>
(1) Based on the last reported sale price of the Company's Common Stock on the
date of exercise.
(2) Based on a fair market value of $40.25, which was the last reported sal
price of the Company's Stock on September 30, 1996.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND OFFICER STOCK COMMITTEE REPORTS
The following reports are provided to stockholders by the members of the
Compensation Committee and the Officer Stock Committee of the Board of
Directors.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
Compensation Philosophy. The goals of the Company's executive compensation
program are to attract and retain executive officers who will strive for
excellence, and to motivate those individuals to achieve superior performance by
providing them with rewards for assisting the Company in meeting revenue and
profitability targets.
Compensation for the Company's executive officers consists of base salary
and potential cash bonus, as well as potential long-term incentive compensation
through stock options. The Compensation Committee considers the total current
and potential long-term compensation of each executive officer in establishing
each element of compensation.
Cash-Based Compensation. Each fiscal year, the Compensation Committee
reviews with the Chief Executive Officer and approves, with appropriate
modifications, an annual base salary plan for the Company's executive officers.
This base salary plan is based on industry and peer group surveys and
performance judgements as to the past and expected future contributions of the
individual executive officers. The Compensation Committee reviews and fixes the
base salary of the Chief Executive Officer based on similar competitive
compensation data and the Committee's assessment of his past performance and its
expectation as to his future contributions in leading the Company.
Each officer who served in an executive capacity throughout the last fiscal
year, including the Chief Executive Officer, received a cash bonus for such
service. These bonuses ranged in amount from approximately 30% to approximately
120% of base salary. In determining the bonus paid to each officer (other than
the Chief Executive Officer), the Compensation Committee reviewed with the Chief
Executive Officer the performance of each of the officers in their respective
areas of accountability as compared to the Company's operating plan, and each
officer's respective contribution to the Company's operating performance in its
electronics manufacturing services, backplane assembly and subassembly and
printed circuit board fabrication businesses. The members of the Compensation
Committee (other than the Chief Executive Officer) reviewed these same factors
in determining the bonus paid to the Chief Executive Officer.
Respectfully submitted,
Neil Bonke, Jure Sola and Bernard Vonderschmitt
OFFICER STOCK COMMITTEE REPORT
Stock Options. During each fiscal year, the Officer Stock Committee
considers the desirability of granting to executive officers awards under the
Company's Amended 1990 Incentive Stock Plan, which allows for the grant of
longer-term incentives in the form of stock options. In fixing the grants of
stock options to executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer) in
the last fiscal year, the Committee reviewed with the Chief Executive Officer
the recommended individual award, taking into account the officer's scope of
responsibility and specific assignments, strategic and operational goals
applicable to the officer, anticipated performance requirements and
contributions of the officer, and the number of options previously granted to
the officer. All stock options granted to executive officers in the last fiscal
year provide for vesting over a five-year period. During the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996, an option award exercisable for up to 150,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock was made to the Chief Executive Officer and options
exercisable for up to 260,000 shares were granted to all executive officers as a
group.
Respectfully submitted,
Neil Bonke and Bernard Vonderschmitt
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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph shows a comparison of cumulative total stockholder
returns for the Company's Common Stock, the Nasdaq Stock Market Index, and an
index based on companies in a peer group (Standard Industrial Classification
3670 -- Electronic Components). The graph assumes the investment of $100 on
April 14, 1993, the date of the Company's initial public offering. The
performance shown is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
4/14/93 9/30/93 9/30/94 9/30/95 9/30/96
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sanmina 100 237 226 444 749
Nasdaq U.S. 100 113 114 158 187
Peer Group 100 129 125 250 297
</TABLE>
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PROPOSAL NO. 2:
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO 1990 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
The Company's Amended 1990 Incentive Stock Plan was adopted by the
Company's board of directors and approved by its stockholders in January 1990.
The Stock Plan provides for the granting to employees (including officers and
employee directors) of "incentive stock options" within the meaning of Section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and for the granting to
employees (including officers and employee directors) and consultants of
nonstatutory stock options. The Stock Plan also provides for the grant of "stock
purchase rights" to employees and consultants pursuant to which the Company
issues stock as a bonus or as a purchase. In October 1996, the Board of
Directors approved the amendment of the Stock Plan to increase the shares
available for issuance thereunder by 850,000 shares from the current level of
2,800,000 shares to a new total of 3,650,000 shares. The Board of Directors
approved the amendment to the Stock Plan to establish a sufficient number of
shares of Common Stock as a reserve for issuance under the Stock Plan. The
affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock
represented at the meeting is necessary to approve the amendment to the Stock
Plan. The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR approval of
the amendment to the Stock Plan. The essential features of the Stock Plan and
certain information regarding the Stock Plan are set forth below.
Status of Shares. As of September 30, 1996, options to purchase 2,600,727
shares of Common Stock had been granted under the Stock Plan and 199,273 shares
remained available for future grant. Assuming the approval of the amendment of
the Stock Plan, 1,049,273 shares (less options granted from October 1, 1996 to
the date of the annual meeting) will be available for future grant thereunder.
In March 1996, the Company's board of directors approved a 1996 Supplemental
Stock Plan (the "Supplemental Plan") and reserved 250,000 shares for issuance
thereunder. The Supplemental Plan permits the grant of only nonstatutory options
at an exercise price at least equal to 100% of the fair market value of the
Company's Common Stock on the date of grant. The Supplemental Plan does not
permit the grant of stock options to executive officers or directors of the
Company. In the event that the amendment to the Stock Plan is approved by the
Company's stockholders, the Company does not intend to grant additional options
under the Supplemental Plan.
Eligibility; Administration. The Stock Plan is administered by the board of
directors or a committee thereof, which determines the terms of each option
granted under the Stock Plan, including the exercise price, number of shares of
stock subject to the option and exercisability. The Company cannot grant an
incentive stock option if as a result of the grant the optionee would have the
right in any calendar year to exercise for the first time one or more incentive
stock options for stock having an aggregate fair market value (under all plans
of the Company and determined for each share of stock as of the date such option
was granted) in excess of $100,000.
Exercise Price; Market Value. The exercise price of all incentive stock
options granted under the Stock Plan must be at least equal to the fair market
value of the Common Stock of the Company on the date of grant. The exercise
price of all nonstatutory stock options and stock purchase rights must also
equal at least 100% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of
grant. Payment of the exercise price may be made in cash, promissory notes or
other consideration determined by the Board of Directors.
Exercisability. The board or its committee determines when options and
stock purchase rights become exercisable. Options granted under the Stock Plan
generally become exercisable at a rate ate of 1/5th of the shares of stock
subject to the option one year after grant and subsequently 1/60th of the shares
of stock subject to the option per month. Stock purchase rights may be fully
exercisable upon grant, or may at the board's discretion be subject to a right
of repurchase by the Company at the original issue price. The repurchase option
lapses at a rate determined by the board. The board or its committee determines
the terms of options and stock purchase rights. The term of an incentive stock
option may not exceed ten years.
Amendment and Termination. The Board of Directors may amend the Stock Plan
from time to time without approval of the stockholders. However, to the extent
necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (or any
other applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain approval of the
stockholders with respect to plan amendments in the manner required by such law
or regulation. No amendment may impair any options previously granted under
the Stock Plan without the consent of the optionee. The Stock Plan will
terminate in March 2000, unless earlier terminated by the Board of Directors.
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Tax Information Regarding Stock Options. An optionee under the Stock Plan
will not recognize any taxable income upon the grant of the option. However,
upon exercise of an option, the optionee will recognize ordinary income for tax
purposes measured by the excess of the then fair market value of the shares over
the exercise price. Upon resale of the shares by the optionee, any difference
between the sales price and the fair market value at the time of exercise, to
the extent not recognized as ordinary income as described above, will be treated
as capital gain or loss. The Company will be allowed a deduction for federal
income tax purposes equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the
optionee.
PROPOSAL NO. 3:
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors has selected Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public
accountants, to audit the financial statements of the Company for the year
ending September 30, 1997. Arthur Andersen LLP has audited the financial
statements of the Company for each fiscal year since the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1992. The affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares
of Common Stock represented at the meeting is necessary to appoint Arthur
Andersen LLP as the Company's independent public accountants and the Board of
Directors recommends that the stockholders vote FOR confirmation of such
selection. In the event of a negative vote, the Board of Directors will
reconsider its selection. Representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP are expected to
be present at the Annual Meeting with the opportunity to make a statement if
they desire to do so, and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, provides that the
personal liability of its directors for monetary damages arising from a breach
of their fiduciary duties in certain circumstances shall be eliminated to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, also authorizes the Company to indemnify its directors and officers to
the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The Company has entered into
indemnification agreements with its officers and directors providing such
indemnification. The indemnification agreements may require the Company, among
other things, to indemnify such officers and directors against certain
liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or
officers (other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable
nature), to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding
against them as to which they could be indemnified, and to obtain directors' and
officers' insurance.
In connection with the July 1989 acquisition of Sanmina's predecessor
company, Mr. Sola and Mr. Milan Mandaric, a former officer and director of the
Company and its predecessor, and certain other former stockholders of the
predecessor company agreed to indemnify Sanmina for costs associated with
environmental remediation that may be required at a former predecessor company
facility. In February 1993, Messrs. Mandaric and Sola agreed to place 150,000
and 15,000 shares of Common Stock, respectively, into escrow for the purpose of
securing their indemnification obligations. In November 1996, as a result of a
determination by a local regulatory authority that groundwater remediation at
such facility would not be required, this escrow arrangement was terminated.
During fiscal 1996, Mario M. Rosati, a nominee for election to the
Board of Directors of the Company, was also a member of the law firm of Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, Palo Alto, California
("WSGR"). The Company retained WSGR as its legal counsel during the fiscal
year. The Company plans to retain WSGR as its legal counsel again during fiscal
1997. The amounts paid by the Company to WSGR were less than 5% of WSGR's total
gross revenues for its last completed fiscal year.
The Company knows of no other matters to be submitted to the meeting. If
any other matters properly come before the meeting, it is the intention of the
persons named in the accompanying form of proxy to vote the shares they
represent as the Board of Directors may recommend.
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OTHER MATTERS
THE COMPANY WILL MAIL WITHOUT CHARGE TO ANY STOCKHOLDER UPON WRITTEN
REQUEST A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K, INCLUDING THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SCHEDULES AND A LIST OF EXHIBITS. REQUESTS SHOULD BE SENT
TO INVESTOR RELATIONS, SANMINA CORPORATION, 355 EAST TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE,
CALIFORNIA 95131.
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SANMINA CORPORATION
1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
JANUARY 31, 1997
The undersigned stockholder of SANMINA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and
Proxy Statement, each dated December 30, 1996, and 1996 Annual Report to
Stockholders and hereby appoints Jure Sola, Randy W. Furr, or either of them,
proxies and attorneys-in-fact, with full power to each of substitution, on
behalf and in the name of the undersigned, to represent the undersigned at the
1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of SANMINA CORPORATION to be held on January
31, 1997 at 11:00 a.m., local time, at the Sheraton San Jose Hotel located at
1801 Barber Lane, Milpitas, California 95035, and at any adjournment or
adjournments thereof, and to vote all shares of Common Stock which the
undersigned would be entitled to vote if then and there personally present, on
the matters set forth below.
This Proxy will be voted as directed or, if no contrary direction is
indicated, will be voted for the election of directors, for the amendment of the
Amended 1990 Incentive Stock Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for
issuance thereunder, for the ratification of the appointment of Arthur Andersen
LLP as independent public accountants, and as said proxies deem advisable on
such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS:
[ ]FOR all nominees listed below [ ] WITHHOLD
(except as indicated.)
IF YOU WISH TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE,
STRIKE A LINE THROUGH THAT NOMINEE'S NAME IN THE LIST BELOW:
John Bolger; Neil Bonke; Jure Sola; Bernard Vonderschmitt; Mario Rosati.
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2. Proposal to approve the amendment to the Amended 1990 Incentive Stock
Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder
from 2,800,000 shares to 3,650,000 shares:
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
3. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as the
independent public accountants of the Company for its fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997:
[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN
and, in their discretion, upon such other matter or matters which may properly
come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
Dated: , 199 _
Signature
Signature
(This Proxy should be marked,
dated and signed by the
stockholder(s) exactly as his, her
or its name appears hereon, and
returned promptly in the enclosed
envelope. Persons signing in a
fiduciary capacity should so
indicate. If shares are held by
joint tenants or as community
property, both should sign.)
