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RF MONOLITHICS, INC.
4347 Sigma Road
Dallas, Texas 75244
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2000
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF RF MONOLITHICS, INC.:
Notice Is Hhereby Given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of RF
Monolithics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), will be held on
Wednesday, January 26, 2000 at 10:00 a.m., local time, at Bank One Centre,
1717 Main Street, 4th Floor Auditorium, Dallas, Texas 75201 for the following
purpose:
1. To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their
successors are elected.
2. To approve the Company's 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, to
increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock authorized for
issuance under such plan by 200,000 shares and to eliminate the Board's
authority and discretion to reprice options.
3. To approve the amendment to the Company's 1994 Non-Employee Directors'
Stock Option Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock authorized for issuance under such plan by 100,000 shares.
4. To approve the amendment to the Company's 1994 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
authorized for issuance under such plan by 175,000 shares.
5. To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors
of the Company for its fiscal year ending August 31, 2000.
6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy
Statement accompanying this Notice.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on December 10, 1999,
as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of
and to vote at this Annual Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ James P. Farley
James P. Farley
Secretary
Dallas, Texas
December 22, 1999
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person.
Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting, please complete, date, sign
and return the enclosed proxy as promptly as possible in order to ensure
your representation at the meeting. A return envelope (which is postage
prepaid if mailed in the United States) is enclosed for that purpose. Even
if you have given your proxy, you may still vote in person if you attend the
meeting. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a
broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the meeting, you must
obtain from the record holder a proxy issued in your name.
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RF MONOLITHICS, INC.
4347 Sigma Road
Dallas, Texas 75244
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
January 26, 2000
INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING
General
The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of RF
Monolithics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), for use at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Wednesday, January 26, 2000, at
10:00 a.m., local time (the "Annual Meeting"), or at any adjournment or
postponement thereof, for the purposes set forth herein and in the
accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held at Bank
One Centre, 1717 Main Street, 4th Floor Auditorium, Dallas, Texas 75201. The
Company intends to mail this proxy statement and accompanying proxy card on or
about Wednesday, December 22, 1999, to all stockholders entitled to vote at
the Annual Meeting.
Solicitation
The Company will bear the entire cost of solicitation of proxies, including
preparation, assembly, printing and mailing of this proxy statement, the proxy
and any additional information furnished to stockholders. Copies of
solicitation materials will be furnished to banks, brokerage houses,
fiduciaries and custodians holding in their names shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by others to forward to such beneficial owners. The Company
may reimburse persons representing beneficial owners of Common Stock for their
costs of forwarding solicitation materials to such beneficial owners. Original
solicitation of proxies by mail may be supplemented by telephone, telegram or
personal solicitation by directors, officers or other regular employees of the
Company. No additional compensation will be paid to directors, officers or
other regular employees for such services.
Voting Rights and Outstanding Shares
Only holders of record of Common Stock at the close of business on December
10, 1999 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. At
the close of business on December 10, 1999 the Company had outstanding and
entitled to vote 5,919,740 shares of Common Stock. Each holder of record of
Common Stock on such date will be entitled to one vote for each share held on
all matters to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
All votes will be tabulated by the inspector of election appointed for the
meeting, who will separately tabulate affirmative and negative votes,
abstentions and broker non-votes. Abstentions will be counted towards the
tabulation of votes cast on proposals presented to the stockholders and will
have the same effect as negative votes. Broker non-votes are counted towards a
quorum, but are not counted for any purpose in determining whether a matter
has been approved.
Revocability of Proxies
Any person giving a proxy pursuant to this solicitation has the power to
revoke it at any time before it is voted. It may be revoked by filing with the
Secretary of the Company at the Company's principal executive office, 4347
Sigma Road, Dallas, Texas 75244, a written notice of revocation or a duly
executed proxy bearing a later date, or it may be revoked by attending the
meeting and voting in person. Attendance at the meeting will not, by itself,
revoke a proxy.
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Stockholder Proposals
Proposals of stockholders that are intended to be presented at the Company's
2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Company not later
than August 24, 2000 in order to be included in the proxy statement and proxy
relating to that Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1
Election Of Directors
There are five nominees for the seven Board positions presently authorized
in the Company's By-laws. Each director to be elected will hold office until
the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is elected and
has qualified, or until such director's earlier death, resignation or removal.
Each nominee listed below is currently a director of the Company, four
directors having been elected by the stockholders, and one director, David M.
Kirk, having been elected by the Board. Matthew J. Desch has decided not to
stand for re-election.
Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, if authority to do so
is not withheld, for the election of the five nominees named below. In the
event that any nominee should be unavailable for election as a result of an
unexpected occurrence, such shares will be voted for the election of such
substitute nominee as management may propose. Each person nominated for
election has agreed to serve if elected and management has no reason to
believe that any nominee will be unable to serve.
Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes present in person or
represented by proxy and entitled to vote.
The Board Of Directors Recommends
A Vote In Favor Of Each Named Nominee.
Nominees
The names of the nominees and certain information about them are set forth
below:
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David M. Kirk.............. 39 President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael R. Bernique........ 55 Chairman of the Board of the Company, President
and Chief Executive Officer, TelOptica
Technologies, Inc.
Cornelius C. Bond, Jr. .... 66 Retired, formerly General Partner, New
Enterprise Associates
Dean C. Campbell........... 49 Managing General Partner, Campbell Venture
Management
Francis J. Hughes, Jr...... 49 General Partner, American Research and
Development
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David M. Kirk has served on the Company's Board of Directors since November
1999. In November 1999, Mr. Kirk was also elected as the Company's President
and Chief Executive Officer to replace Sam L. Densmore after his retirement.
From May 1998, Mr. Kirk served the Company as Vice President, Marketing. Prior
to joining the Company, Mr. Kirk served as Director of Marketing of Murata
Electronics North America, Inc., an electronic component company, from June
1995 to May 1998. Mr. Kirk has a B.S.E.E. from Clemson University.
Michael R. Bernique has served on the Company's Board of Directors since
October 1997 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors since November 1999.
Mr. Bernique is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of
TelOptica Technologies, Inc., a developer of software that helps companies
design and optimize
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fiber-optic telecommunications networks. In 1997, Mr. Bernique retired from
Next Level Systems, Inc., a telecommunications company, where he had served as
President of Satellite Data Networks Group since 1996. From 1993 to 1995, Mr.
Bernique served as Sr. Vice President, North American Sales and Service at DSC
Communications ("DSC"), a telecommunications company, and from 1992 to 1993 he
served as Vice President and General Manager, Transmission Products Division
of DSC.
Cornelius C. Bond, Jr. has served on the Company's Board of Directors since
November 1992. From 1982 to 1997, he was a general partner of various New
Enterprise Associates venture capital funds. Mr. Bond is a director of
Spectranetics, Inc., a medical device company. He also serves on the Board of
Advisors to the Princeton School of Engineering and to the University of
Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
Dean C. Campbell has served on the Company's Board of Directors since May
1989. Since 1982, Mr. Campbell has been the Managing General Partner of
Campbell Venture Management, a venture capital fund. Mr. Campbell served as a
director of Texas Micro Inc., a manufacturer of ruggedized systems, acquired
by RadiSys Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of embedded computer
solutions, in August 1999.
Francis J. Hughes, Jr. has served on the Company's Board of Directors since
1983. Mr. Hughes joined American Research & Development, a private venture
capital firm, in January 1982, became Chief Operating Officer in November 1990
and President in June 1992. He has been a general partner of three American
Research & Development venture capital funds, as well as a general partner of
Hospitality Technology Funds, L.P. He is also a general partner of Egan-
Managed Capital, a private venture capital firm. Mr. Hughes also serves as a
director of Ceramic Process Systems Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced
metal-matrix composites and ceramic components. He also served as Chairman of
the Board of Texas Micro Inc., a manufacturer of ruggedized computers,
acquired by RadiSys Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of embedded
computer solutions, in August 1999.
Board Committees and Meetings
During the fiscal year ended August 31, 1999 the Board of Directors held 6
meetings. The Board has an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee.
The Audit Committee: (I) meets with the Company's independent auditors at
least annually to review the results of the annual audit and discuss the
financial statements; (ii) recommends to the Board the independent auditors to
be retained; and (iii) receives and considers the accountants' comments as to
controls, adequacy of staff and management performance and procedures in
connection with audit and financial controls. The Audit Committee is composed
of two non-employee directors: Messrs. Campbell and Hughes. It met three times
during such fiscal year, although not as an individual committee, but rather
as part of a regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
The Compensation Committee makes recommendations concerning salaries and
incentive compensation, awards stock options to employees and consultants
under the Company's stock option plans and otherwise determines compensation
levels and performs such other functions regarding compensation as the Board
may delegate. The Compensation Committee is composed of three non-employee
directors: Messrs. Bond, Campbell and Hughes. It met five times during such
fiscal year, although not as an individual committee, but rather as part of a
regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
During the fiscal year ended August 31, 1999, all Board members attended 75%
or more of the aggregate of the meetings of the Board and of the committees on
which he served, held during the period for which he was a director or
committee member.
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Proposal 2
Approval Of The Amendment To The 1997 Equity Incentive Plan
In 1982, the Board adopted, and the stockholders subsequently approved, the
Company's Amended and Restated 1982 Stock Option Plan (the "1982 Plan"). As a
result of a series of amendments, there are 650,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 1982 Plan.
In October 1997, the Board amended and restated the 1982 Plan as the 1997
Equity Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"), and the stockholders
subsequently approved the Incentive Plan, to enhance the flexibility of the
Board and the Compensation Committee in granting stock awards to the Company's
employees, directors and consultants. The amendment also increased the number
of shares authorized for issuance under the 1982 Plan from a total of 650,000
shares to 975,000 shares (an increase of 325,000 shares).
In October 1998, the Board amended the Incentive Plan, and the stockholders
subsequently approved the Incentive Plan, to increase the number of shares
authorized for issuance under the Incentive Plan from a total of 975,000
shares to 1,175,000 shares (an increase of 200,000 shares).
In December 1999, the Board amended the Incentive Plan, subject to
stockholder approval, to increase the authorized number of shares authorized
for issuance under the Incentive Plan from a total of 1,175,000 shares to
1,375,000 shares (an increase of 200,000 shares) and to eliminate the Board's
authority and discretion to reprice options. The Board adopted the increase
amendment to ensure that the Company can continue to grant stock options to
employees at levels determined appropriate by the Board and the Compensation
Committee.
As of December 10, 1999, options (net of canceled or expired options)
covering an aggregate of 888,067 shares of the Company's Common Stock had been
granted under the Incentive Plan, and 69,049 shares (plus any shares that
might in the future be returned to the plans as a result of cancellations or
expiration of options) remained available for future grant under the Incentive
Plan.
Stockholders are requested in this Proposal 2 to approve the amendment to
the Incentive Plan, as amended. The affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled
to vote at the meeting will be required to approve the Incentive Plan.
Abstentions will be counted toward the tabulation of votes cast on proposals
presented to the stockholders and will have the same effect as negative votes.
Broker non-votes are counted towards a quorum, but are not counted for any
purpose in determining whether this matter has been approved.
The Board Of Directors Recommends
A Vote In Favor Of Proposal 2.
The essential features of the Incentive Plan, as amended, are outlined
below:
General
The Incentive Plan provides for the grant or issuance of incentive stock
options to employees and nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock purchase
awards, and stock bonuses to consultants, employees and directors. To date
only incentive stock options and nonstatutory stock options have been awarded
under the Incentive Plan. Incentive stock options granted under the Incentive
Plan are intended to qualify as "incentive stock options" within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
Nonstatutory stock options granted under the Incentive Plan are intended not
to qualify as incentive stock options under the Code. See "Federal Income Tax
Information" for a discussion of the tax treatment of the various awards
included in the Incentive Plan.
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Purpose
The Incentive Plan provides a means by which selected employees and
directors of, and consultants to, the Company, and its affiliates, may be
given an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the Company. The Company, by
means of the Incentive Plan, seeks to retain the services of persons who are
now employees of or consultants to the Company or its affiliates, to secure
and retain the services of new employees and consultants, and to provide
incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the
Company and its affiliates.
Forms Of Benefit
The Incentive Plan provides for incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock
options, restricted stock purchase awards, stock bonuses (collectively "Stock
Awards").
Administration
The Incentive Plan is administered by the Board unless and until the Board
delegates administration to a committee composed of not fewer than two Board
members, all of the members of which committee may be non-employee directors
and may also be outside directors, in the discretion of the Board. If
administration has been delegated to a committee, the committee will have, in
connection with the administration of the Incentive Plan, the powers possessed
by the Board, subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Incentive Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the
Board. The Board or committee may delegate to a committee of one or more
members of the Board the authority to grant Stock Awards to eligible persons
who are not then subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act") and/or who are either (I) not then employees
covered by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code") and are not expected to be covered by Section 162(m) of the Code
at the time of recognition of income resulting from such Stock Award, or (ii)
not persons with respect to whom the Company wishes to avoid the application
of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Board may abolish such committee at any
time and revest in the Board the administration of the Incentive Plan. The
Board has delegated the administration of the Incentive Plan to the
Compensation Committee. As used herein with respect to the Incentive Plan, the
"Board" refers to the Compensation Committee as well as to the Board of
Directors itself.
The Board has the power to determine from time to time which of the persons
eligible under the Incentive Plan shall be granted awards, the type of awards
to be granted and when and how each award shall be granted. The Board also has
the authority to construe and interpret the Incentive Plan and awards granted
under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its
administration. The Board may correct any defect in the Incentive Plan or in
any award agreement to make the Incentive Plan fully effective.
Shares Subject To The Plan
Subject to stockholder approval of this Proposal, the Common Stock that may
be sold pursuant to awards under the Incentive Plan, as amended, shall not
exceed in the aggregate 1,375,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. If any
award expires or terminates, in whole or in part, without having been
exercised in full, the stock not issued under such award will revert to and
again become available for issuance under the Incentive Plan. The Common Stock
subject to the Incentive Plan may be unissued shares or reacquired shares,
bought on the market or otherwise.
Eligibility
Incentive stock options may be granted only to employees. Nonstatutory stock
options, restricted stock purchase awards, and stock bonuses may be granted
only to employees, directors or consultants.
No person is eligible for the grant of an incentive stock option if, at the
time of grant, such person owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%)
of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
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Company unless the exercise price of such option is at least one hundred ten
percent (110%) of the fair market value of such Common Stock subject to the
option at the date of grant and the option is not exercisable after the
expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant. In order to entitle the
Company to grant options that are considered exempt as "performance-based
compensation," pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code the Incentive Plan has a
limit on the number of options that may be granted to any person in a given
period. The current limit under the Incentive Plan is two hundred fifty
thousand (250,000) shares of the Company's Common Stock in any calendar year.
Term And Termination
No option is exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the
date it was granted.
In the event an optionee's continuous status as an employee, director or
consultant is terminated, the optionee may exercise his or her option (to the
extent that the optionee was entitled to exercise it at the time of
termination) for a given period of time determined by the Board provided in
the option agreement. Generally, an option granted under the Incentive Plan
must be exercised within the earlier of (I) the date established by the Board
and (ii) the expiration of the term of the option as set forth in the option
agreement.
An optionee's option agreement may also provide that if the exercise of the
option following the termination of the optionee's continuous status as an
employee, director, or consultant would result in liability under Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act, then the option shall terminate on the earlier of
(i) the expiration of the term of the option set forth in the option
agreement, or (ii) the tenth (10th) day after the last date on which such
exercise would result in such liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act. Finally, an optionee's option agreement may also provide that if the
exercise of the option following the termination of the optionee's continuous
status as an employee, director or consultant would be prohibited at any time
solely because the issuance of shares would violate the registration
requirements under the Securities Act, then the option shall terminate on the
earlier of (i) the expiration of the term of the option as set forth in the
immediately preceding paragraph, or (ii) the expiration of a period of three
(3) months after the termination of the optionee's continuous status as an
employee, director or consultant during which the exercise of the option would
not be in violation of such registration requirements.
In the event an optionee's continuous status as an employee, director or
consultant terminates as a result of the optionee's death or disability, the
optionee (or such optionee's estate, heirs or beneficiaries) may exercise his
or her option for a given period of time determined by the Board and
established in the option agreement. Generally, an option granted under the
Incentive Plan must be exercised within the earlier of (i) the period of time
established by the Board and (ii) the expiration of the term of the option as
set forth in the option agreement.
In the event a stock bonus or restricted stock recipient's continuous status
as an employee, director or consultant terminates, the Company may repurchase
or otherwise reacquire any or all of the shares of stock held by that person
which have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the
stock bonus or restricted stock purchase agreement between the Company and
such person.
Exercise Price
The exercise price of each incentive stock option will not be less than one
hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock
on the date of grant. The exercise price of each nonstatutory stock option
shall be determined on the date of grant by the Board. The purchase price of
restricted stock shall be determined and designated by the Board. Stock
bonuses may be awarded in consideration for past services actually rendered to
the Company or for its benefit.
The Incentive Plan, as amended, in the event of a decline in the value of
the Company's Common Stock, the Board does not have the authority to offer
optionees the opportunity to replace outstanding higher priced options with
new lower priced options.
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Consideration
The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to a Stock Award may be paid
either in cash at the time of exercise or purchase, or (if determined by the
Board at the time of grant for an option) by deferred payment or other
arrangement or in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable
to the Board, which may include that the purchase price may be paid by
delivery to the Company of other Common Stock of the Company. In the case of
any deferred payment arrangement, interest will be payable at least annually
and will be charged at the minimum rate of interest necessary to avoid the
treatment as interest of amounts that are not stated to be interest.
Transferability
An incentive stock option will not be transferable except by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime
of the person to whom the incentive stock option is granted only by such
person. A nonstatutory stock option, stock bonus, or restricted stock award
generally will be transferable only as provided in the stock award agreement.
An optionee may designate a beneficiary who may exercise his or her option
after death.
Vesting
The total number of shares of stock subject to an option may, but need not,
be allotted in periodic installments. The option agreement may provide that
from time to time during each of such installment periods, the option may
become exercisable ("vest") with respect to some or all of the shares allotted
to that period, and may be exercised with respect to some or all of the shares
allotted to such period and/or any prior period as to which the option became
vested but was not fully exercised. The option agreement may also provide that
an optionee may exercise an option prior to full vesting, provided that the
Company may have a repurchase right with respect to any unvested shares.
Restricted stock purchase awards and stock bonuses granted under the
Incentive Plan may be granted pursuant to a repurchase option in favor of the
Company in accordance with a vesting schedule determined by the Board.
Adjustments Upon Changes In Stock
If any change is made in the Common Stock subject to the Incentive Plan, or
subject to any Stock Award, without receipt of consideration by the Company
(through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock
dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, liquidating
dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate
structure or otherwise), the class(es) and maximum number of shares subject to
the Incentive Plan, the maximum annual award applicable under the Incentive
Plan and the class(es) and number of shares and price per share of stock
subject to outstanding Stock Awards will be appropriately adjusted.
In the event of (a) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group
(within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act)
of 35% or more of either (I) the then outstanding shares of common stock of
the Company, or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of the
Board of Directors of the Company, (b) a change in the composition of the
Board in connection with or in anticipation of, any acquisition, merger or
reorganization in which individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the
Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, or
(c) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company, then any surviving corporation shall assume any Stock Awards
outstanding under the Incentive Plan or shall substitute similar awards for
those outstanding under the Incentive Plan or such Stock Awards shall continue
in full force and effect. In the event a surviving corporation refuses to
assume such Stock Awards or substitute similar awards, then, with respect to
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stock awards held by persons then performing services as employees, directors
or consultants, the time during which such Stock Awards may be exercised shall
be accelerated prior to completion of such transaction and such Stock Awards
terminated if not exercised prior to such transaction. If any surviving
corporation assumes Stock Awards outstanding under the Incentive Plan or
substitutes similar stock awards for those outstanding under the Incentive
Plan, then if the holder of a Stock Award (or substitute stock award) is
terminated for any reason other than (I) death, (ii) cause (as defined in the
Incentive Plan, as amended), (iii) disability which prevents the holder of
such award from performing his or her duties for more than one hundred and
eighty (180) days during any twelve (12) month period, or (iv) voluntary
resignation (as defined in the Incentive Plan), then the vesting of such award
shall be accelerated in full and, if applicable, such award shall be
exercisable in full for the post-termination exercise period provided in such
award's agreement.
Amendment Of The Incentive Plan
The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Incentive Plan.
However, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders
of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the adoption of the
amendment, where the amendment will increase the number of shares reserved for
issuance under the Incentive Plan, modify the requirements as to eligibility
for participation or in any other way if such modification requires
stockholder approval in order for the Incentive Plan to satisfy the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code, Rule 16b-3, or any Nasdaq or
securities exchange requirements. The Board may in its sole discretion submit
any other amendment to the Incentive Plan for stockholder approval.
Right and obligations under any stock award granted before an amendment to
the Incentive Plan shall not be impaired by such amendment unless the Company
requests the consent of the party to whom the stock award was granted and such
person consents in writing.
Termination Or Suspension Of The Incentive Plan
The Board may suspend or terminate the Incentive Plan at any time. Unless
sooner terminated, the Incentive Plan shall terminate on October 7, 2007. No
Stock Awards may be granted under the Incentive Plan while the Incentive Plan
is suspended or after it is terminated.
Federal Income Tax Information
Incentive Stock Options. Incentive stock options under the Incentive Plan
are intended to be eligible for the favorable federal income tax treatment
accorded "incentive stock options" under the Code.
There generally are no federal income tax consequences to the optionee or
the Company by reason of the grant or exercise of an incentive stock option.
However, the exercise of an incentive stock option may increase the optionee's
alternative minimum tax liability, if any.
If an optionee holds stock acquired through exercise of an incentive stock
option for at least two years from the date on which the option is granted and
at least one year from the date on which the shares are transferred to the
optionee upon exercise of the option, any gain or loss on a disposition of
such stock will be capital gain or loss. Generally, if the optionee disposes
of the stock before the expiration of either of these holding periods (a
"disqualifying disposition"), at the time of disposition, the optionee will
realize taxable ordinary income equal to the lesser of (a) the excess of the
stock's fair market value on the date of exercise over the exercise price, or
(b) the optionee's actual gain, if any, on the purchase and sale. The
optionee's additional gain, or any loss, upon the disqualifying disposition
will be a capital gain or loss, which will be long-term or short-term
depending on how long the optionee holds the stock. Capital gains are
generally subject to lower tax rates than ordinary income. Slightly different
rules may apply to optionees who acquire stock subject to certain repurchase
options or who are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
To the extent the optionee recognizes ordinary income by reason of a
disqualifying disposition, the Company will generally be entitled (subject to
the requirement of reasonableness and the satisfaction of a tax
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reporting obligation) to a corresponding business expense deduction in the tax
year in which the disqualifying disposition occurs.
Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock Purchase Awards and Stock
Bonuses. Nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock purchase awards and
stock bonuses granted under the Incentive Plan generally have the following
federal income tax consequences:
There are no tax consequences to the participant or the Company by reason of
the grant. Upon acquisition of the stock, the participant normally will
recognize taxable ordinary income equal to the excess, if any, of the stock's
fair market value on the acquisition date over the purchase price. However, to
the extent the stock is subject to certain types of vesting restrictions, the
taxable event will be delayed until the vesting restrictions lapse unless the
participant elects to be taxed on receipt of the stock. With respect to
employees, the Company is generally required to withhold from regular wages or
supplemental wage payments an amount based on the ordinary income recognized.
Subject to the requirement of reasonableness, the provisions of Section 162(m)
of the Code and the satisfaction of a tax reporting obligation, the Company
will generally be entitled to a business expense deduction equal to the
taxable ordinary income realized by the participant.
Upon disposition of the stock, the participant will recognize a capital gain
or loss equal to the difference between the selling price and the sum of the
amount paid for such stock plus any amount recognized as ordinary income upon
acquisition (or vesting) of the stock. Such gain or loss will be long-term or
short-term depending on whether the stock was held for more than one year.
Slightly different rules may apply to participants who acquire stock subject
to certain repurchase options or who are subject to Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act.
Potential Limitation On Company Deductions. Section 162(m) of the Code
denies a deduction to any publicly held corporation for compensation paid to
certain employees in a taxable year to the extent that compensation exceeds $1
million for a covered employee. It is possible that compensation attributable
to awards granted in the future under the Incentive Plan, when combined with
all other types of compensation received by a covered employee from the
Company, may cause this limitation to be exceeded in any particular year.
Certain kinds of compensation, including qualified "performance-based
compensation," are disregarded for purposes of the deduction limitation. In
accordance with Treasury regulations issued under Section 162(m), compensation
attributable to stock options will qualify as performance-based compensation,
provided that the option is granted by a compensation committee comprised
solely of "outside directors" and either: (I) the option plan contains a per-
employee limitation on the number of shares for which options may be granted
during a specified period, the per-employee limitation is approved by the
stockholders, and the exercise price of the option is no less than the fair
market value of the stock on the date of grant; or (ii) the option is granted
(or exercisable) only upon the achievement (as certified in writing by the
compensation committee) of an objective performance goal established in
writing by the compensation committee while the outcome is substantially
uncertain, and the option is approved by stockholders.
Compensation attributable to restricted stock and stock bonuses will qualify
as performance-based compensation, provided that: (I) the award is granted by
a compensation committee comprised solely of "outside directors" and (ii) the
purchase price of the award is no less than the fair market value of the stock
on the date of grant. Stock bonuses qualify as performance-based compensation
under the Treasury regulations only if (I) the award is granted by a
compensation committee comprised solely of "outside directors," (ii) the award
is granted (or exercisable) only upon the achievement of an objective
performance goal established in writing by the compensation committee while
the outcome is substantially uncertain, (iii) the compensation committee
certifies in writing prior to the granting (or exercisability) of the award
that the performance goal has been satisfied and (iv) prior to the granting
(or exercisability) of the award, stockholders have approved the material
terms of the award (including the class of employees eligible for such award,
the business criteria on which the performance goal is based, and the maximum
amount--or formula used to calculate the amount--payable upon attainment of
the performance goal).
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Other Equity Plans
On April 8, 1999, the Company adopted the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (the
"1999 Plan"). The 1999 Plan provides for granting nonstatutory stock options,
stock bonuses and rights to purchase restricted stock to employees,
consultants and non-executive officers. Non-executives officers are only
eligible to receive awards that are an inducement essential to such individual
entering into an employment agreement with the Company or any of its
affiliates. An aggregate of 200,000 shares of Common Stock currently is
reserved for issuance under the 1999 Plan. If awards granted under the 1999
Plan expire or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, without having been
exercised in full, the stock will revert back to and again become available
for issuance under the 1999 Plan. The Board in its sole discretion at any time
and from time to time may amend, suspend or terminate the 1999 Plan, and may
also amend the terms of an outstanding award, including the purchase price
thereunder. However, no such amendment, suspension or termination may impair
the rights and obligations of the grantee unless the Company requests the
consent of the party to whom the award was granted and such person consents in
writing.
Proposal 3
Approval Of The Amendment To The 1994 Non-employee Directors' Stock Option
Plan
In April 1994, the Board adopted the Company's 1994 Non-Employee Directors'
Stock Option Plan ("Directors' Plan"), and the stockholders subsequently
approved the Directors' Plan, authorizing for issuance 175,000 shares under
the Directors' Plan.
In December 1999, the Board amended the Directors' Plan, subject to
stockholder approval, to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance
under the Directors' Plan from 175,000 shares to 275,000 shares (an increase
of 100,000 shares). The Board adopted this amendment to ensure that the
Company can continue to attract and retain the services of persons capable of
serving on the Board of Directors of the Company and to provide incentives for
such persons to exert maximum efforts to promote the success of the Company.
As of December 10, 1999, options (net of canceled or expired options)
covering an aggregate of 131,768 shares of the Company's Common Stock had been
granted under the Directors' Plan. Only 36,000 shares of Common Stock (plus
any shares that might in the future be returned to the Directors' Plan as a
result of cancellations or expiration of options) remained available for
future grant under the Directors' Plan.
Stockholders are requested in this Proposal 3 to approve the amendment to
the Directors' Plan. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the
meeting will be required to approve the amendment to the Directors' Plan.
Abstentions will be counted toward the tabulation of votes cast on proposals
presented to the stockholders and will have the same effect as negative votes.
Broker non-votes are counted towards a quorum, but are not counted for any
purpose in determining whether this matter has been approved.
The Board Of Directors Recommends
A Vote In Favor Of Proposal 3
The essential features of the Directors' Plan are outlined below:
General
The Directors' Plan provides for the automatic grant of nonstatutory stock
options. Options granted under the Directors' Plan are not intended to qualify
as "incentive stock options" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
See "Federal Income Tax Information" for a discussion of the tax treatment of
nonstatutory stock options.
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Purpose
The Board adopted the Directors' Plan to provide a means by which non-
employees directors of the Company may be given an opportunity to purchase
stock in the Company, to assist in retaining the services of such persons, to
secure and retain the services of persons capable of filling such positions
and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the
success of the Company. Four of the current directors of the Company are
eligible to participate in the Directors' Plan.
Administration
The Board administers the Directors' Plan. The Board has the power to
construe and interpret the Directors' Plan but not to determine the persons to
whom or the dates on which options will be granted, the number of shares to be
subject to each option, the time or times during the term of each option
within which all or a portion of such option may be exercised, the exercise
price, the type of consideration or the other terms of the option.
The Board has the power to delegate administration of the Directors' Plan to
a committee composed of not fewer than two members of the Board. The Board has
not delegated administration of the Directors' Plan to any committee of the
Board.
Eligibility
The Directors' Plan provides that options may be granted only to non-
employee directors of the Company. A "non-employee director" is defined in the
Directors' Plan as a director of the Company who is not otherwise an employee
of the Company or any affiliate.
Stock Subject to the Directors' Plan
Subject to stockholder approval of this Proposal, an aggregate of 275,000
shares of Common Stock is reserved for issuance under the Directors' Plan, as
amended. If options granted under the Directors' Plan expire or otherwise
terminate without being exercised, the shares of Common Stock not acquired
pursuant to such options again becomes available for issuance under the
Directors' Plan. If the Company reacquires unvested stock issued under the
Directors' Plan, the reacquired stock will again become available for
reissuance under the Directors' Plan.
The following is a description of the terms of options under the Directors'
Plan. Individual option grants may not be more restrictive as to the terms
described below except as otherwise noted.
Automatic Grant
Option grants under the Directors' Plan are non-discretionary. Pursuant to
the terms of the Directors' Plan, each person elected for the first time to be
a non-employee director of the Company will automatically be granted an option
to purchase 12,500 shares of Common Stock upon the date of his or her initial
election as a non-employee director by the Board or the stockholders of the
Company. On January 1st of each year (or the next business day should such
date be a legal holiday), each member of the Company's Board of Directors who
is not an employee of the Company and has served as a non-employee director
for at least three months is automatically granted under the Directors' Plan,
without further action by the Company, the Board of Directors or the
stockholders of the Company, an option to purchase 4,500 shares of Common
Stock of the Company. No other options may be granted at any time under the
Directors' Plan.
Exercise Price; Payment
The exercise price of options may not be less than 100% of the fair market
value of the stock subject to the option on the date of the grant. At December
10, 1999, the closing price of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market System was $6.125 per share.
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The exercise price of options granted under the Directors' Plan must be paid
either (I) in cash at the time the option is exercised (ii) by delivery of
other Common Stock of the Company, (iii) under an "same day sale" program
established by the Company or (iv) payment by a combination of such payment
method.
In the event of a decline in the value of the Company's Common Stock, the
Board does not have the authority to offer non-employee directors the
opportunity to replace outstanding higher priced options with new lower priced
options.
Options granted under the Directors' Plan become exercisable in cumulative
increments as set out in the Directors' Plan during the non-employee
director's service as a non-employee director, employee of and consultant to
the Company or an affiliate of the Company. Options are subject to vesting
over a four-year period commencing one year after the date of grant. In the
event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation or
consolidation, acquisition of assets or other change-in-control transaction
involving the Company, each option either becomes exercisable in full or is
assumed or an equivalent option is substituted by the successor corporation.
Term
The term of options under the Directors' Plan is 10 years. Options under the
Directors' Plan terminate 6 months after termination of the service for any
reason. A non-employee director may designate a beneficiary who may exercise
the option following the non-employee director's death.
Other Provisions
The option agreement may contain such other terms, provisions and conditions
not inconsistent with the Directors' Plan as determined by the Board.
Transferability
The non-employee director may not transfer an option otherwise than by will
or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order. During the lifetime of the non-employee director, an option
may be exercised only by the non-employee director or his or her guardian or
legal representative.
Adjustment Provisions
In the event of a transaction not involving receipt of consideration by the
Company (such as a merger, consolidation, reorganization, stock dividend, or
stock split) the Directors' Plan will be appropriately adjusted as to the
class and the maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to the
Directors' Plan, and outstanding options will be adjusted as to the class,
number of shares and price per share of Common Stock subject to such options.
Effect of Certain Corporate Events
The Directors' Plan provides that, in the event of specified types of merger
or other corporate reorganization ("change in control"), the vesting and the
time during which options may be exercised will be accelerated. An outstanding
option will terminate if the non-employee director does not exercise it before
a change in control. The acceleration of an option in the event of an
acquisition or similar corporate event may be viewed as an anti-takeover
provision, which may have the effect of discouraging a proposal to acquire or
otherwise obtain control of the Company.
Duration, Amendment and Termination
The Board may suspend or terminate the Directors' Plan without stockholder
approval or ratification at any time or from time to time. Unless sooner
terminated, the Directors' Plan will terminate on April 19, 2004.
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The Board may also amend the Directors' Plan at any time or from time to
time, provided, however, that the Board shall not amend the Directors' Plan
more than once every 6 months with respect to the provisions in the Directors'
Plan which relate to the amount, price and timing of grants other than to
comport with applicable laws. No amendment will be effective unless approved
by the stockholders of the Company within 12 months before or after its
adoption by the Board if the amendment would (i) modify the requirements as to
eligibility for participation (to the extent such modification requires
stockholder approval in order for the Directors' Plan to satisfy Rule 16b-3 of
the Exchange Act); (ii) increase the number of shares reserved for issuance
upon exercise of options; or (iii) change any other provision of the
Directors' Plan in any other way if such modification requires stockholder
approval in order to comply with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act. The Board may
submit any other amendment to the Directors' Plan for stockholder approval.
Federal Income Tax Information
Nonstatutory stock options granted under the Directors' Plan generally have
the following federal income tax consequences:
There are no tax consequences to the non-employee director or the Company by
reason of the grant of a nonstatutory stock option. Upon exercise of a
nonstatutory stock option, the non-employee director normally will recognize
taxable ordinary income equal to the excess of the stock's fair market value
on the date of exercise over the option exercise price. Generally, the Company
is not required to withhold income taxes with respect to non-employee
directors. Subject to the requirement of reasonableness and the satisfaction
of a tax reporting obligation, the Company will generally be entitled to a
business expense deduction equal to the taxable ordinary income realized by
the non-employee director. Upon disposition of the stock, the non-employee
director will recognize a capital gain or loss equal to the difference between
the selling price and the sum of the amount paid for such stock plus any
amount recognized as ordinary income upon exercise of the option. Such gain or
loss will be long-term or short-term depending on how long the non-employee
director holds the stock. Long-term capital gains currently are generally
subject to lower tax rates than ordinary.
Proposal 4
Approval Of The Amendment To The 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In April 1994, the Board of Directors adopted the 1994 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") authorizing the issuance of 175,000 shares
of the Company's Common Stock. The Board of Directors subsequently amended the
Purchase Plan to increase the maximum period during which an offering may be
effective from twelve months to twenty-seven months. The stockholders of the
Company approved the amendment to the Purchase Plan in January 1996. In
October 1997, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted amendments to the
Purchase Plan, and the stockholders subsequently approved the Purchase Plan,
to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Purchase
Plan to 350,000 shares. In December 1999, the Board of Directors of the
Company adopted amendments to the Purchase Plan to further increase the number
of shares authorized for issuance under the Purchase Plan to 525,000 shares.
This amendment is intended to afford the Company greater flexibility in
providing employees with stock incentives and ensures that the Company can
continue to provide such incentives at levels determined appropriate by the
Board.
Stockholders are requested in this Proposal 4 to approve the Purchase Plan,
as amended. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares
present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting
will be required to approve the Purchase Plan, as amended. Abstentions will be
counted toward the tabulation of votes cast on proposals presented to the
stockholders and will have the same effect as negative votes. Broker non-votes
are counted towards a quorum, but are not counted for any purpose in
determining whether this matter has been approved.
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The Board Of Directors Recommends
A Vote In Favor Of Proposal 4.
The essential features of the Purchase Plan, as amended, are outlined below:
Purpose
The purpose of the Purchase Plan is to provide a means by which key
employees of the Company (and any parent or subsidiary of the Company
designated by the Board of Directors to participate in the Purchase Plan) may
be given an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the Company through
payroll deductions, to assist the Company in retaining the services of its
employees, to secure and retain the services of new employees, and to provide
incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the
Company. Approximately 425 of the Company's approximately 483 employees are
eligible to participate in the Purchase Plan.
The rights to purchase Common Stock granted under the Purchase Plan are
intended to qualify as options issued under an "employee stock purchase plan"
as that term is defined in Section 423(b) of the Code.
Administration
The Purchase Plan is administered by the Board of Directors, which has the
final power to construe and interpret the Purchase Plan and the rights granted
under it. The Board has the power, subject to the provisions of the Purchase
Plan, to determine when and how rights to purchase Common Stock of the Company
will be granted, the provisions of each offering of such rights (which need
not be identical), and whether employees of any parent or subsidiary of the
Company shall be eligible to participate in such plan. The Board has the
power, which it has not exercised, to delegate administration of such plan to
a committee of not less than two Board members. The Board may abolish any such
committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of the
Purchase Plan.
Offerings
The Purchase Plan is implemented by offerings of rights to all eligible
employees from time to time by the Board. The initial offering commenced on
November 27, 1995 and ended on December 31, 1997. Beginning in the calendar
year 1998, a new offering with a duration of 2 years shall commence every
other January 1. Generally, the purchase dates under an offering shall be
every June 30 and December 31.
Eligibility
Any person who is customarily employed at least 20 hours per week and five
months per calendar year by the Company or by any parent or subsidiary of the
Company, and who, on the date an offering commences, has been employed by the
Company or an affiliate for such continuous period of not more than two years
preceding an offering as the Board may require (six months under the current
offering), is eligible to participate in such offering under the Purchase
Plan. The Board also may provide that, if any employee becomes eligible to
participate in the Purchase Plan during the course of an Offering, the
employee may be granted a right under that offering and enroll in the Plan on
specified dates. Such employee's rights shall have the same characteristics as
any rights originally granted under that offering, except that (I) the
specified date on which such rights are granted shall be treated as the date
of the commencement of the offering for purposes of determining the purchase
price (see below) and (ii) the period of the offering for such rights shall
begin on the specified date on which such rights are granted and end
coincident with the end of that offering.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no employee is eligible for the grant of any
rights under the Purchase Plan if, immediately after such grant, the employee
would own, directly or indirectly, stock possessing 5% or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of
any parent or subsidiary of the Company (including any stock which such
employee may purchase under all outstanding rights and
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options), nor will any employee be granted rights that would permit him to buy
more than $25,000 worth of stock (determined at the fair market value of the
shares at the time such rights are granted) under all employee stock purchase
plans of the Company per calendar year in which the rights were outstanding.
Participation in the Plan
Eligible employees become participants in the Purchase Plan by delivering to
the Company as of the date selected by the Board as the offering date for the
offering, an agreement authorizing payroll deductions of up to 15% of such
employees' compensation during the purchase period.
Purchase Price
The purchase price per share at which shares are sold in an offering under
the Purchase Plan is the lower of (a) 85% of the fair market value of a share
of Common Stock on the date of commencement of the offering, or (b) 85% of the
fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the last day of the purchase
period.
Payment of Purchase Price; Payroll Deductions
The purchase price of the shares is accumulated by payroll deductions over
the offering period. At any time during the 6 month period ending on a
purchase date (excluding the last 10 days of the purchase period), a
participant may increase or reduce his or her payroll deductions once, and
only once. A participate may withdraw from an offering at any time (excluding
the last 10 days of a purchase period). All payroll deductions made for a
participant are credited to his or her account under the Purchase Plan and
deposited with the general funds of the Company. A participant may not make
any additional payments into such account.
Purchase of Stock
By executing an agreement to participate in the Purchase Plan, the employee
is entitled to purchase shares under such plan. In connection with offerings
made under the Purchase Plan, the Board may specify a maximum number of shares
any employee may be granted the right to purchase and the maximum aggregate
number of shares which may be purchased pursuant to such offering by all
participants. If the aggregate number of shares to be purchased upon exercise
of rights granted in the offering would exceed the maximum aggregate number,
the Board would make a pro rata allocation of shares available in a uniform
and equitable manner. Unless the employee's participation is discontinued, his
right to purchase shares is exercised automatically at the end of the purchase
period at the applicable price. See "Withdrawal" below.
Withdrawal
While each participant in the Purchase Plan is required to sign an agreement
authorizing payroll deductions, the participant may withdraw from a given
offering by terminating his or her payroll deductions and by delivering to the
Company a notice of withdrawal from the Purchase Plan. Such withdrawal may be
elected at any time prior to the end of the applicable offering period
(excluding the last 10 days of any purchase period).
Upon any withdrawal from an offering by the employee, the Company will
distribute to the employee his or her accumulated payroll deductions without
interest, less any accumulated deductions previously applied to the purchase
of stock on the employee's behalf during such offering, and such employee's
interest in the offering will be automatically terminated. The employee is not
entitled to again participate in such offering. An employee's withdrawal from
an offering will not have any effect upon such employee's eligibility to
participate in subsequent offerings under the Purchase Plan.
Termination of Employment
Rights granted pursuant to any offering under the Purchase Plan terminate
immediately upon cessation of an employee's employment for any reason, and the
Company will distribute to such employee all of his or her accumulated payroll
deductions, without interest.
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Restrictions on Transfer
Rights granted under the Purchase Plan are not transferable and may be
exercised only by the person to whom such rights are granted.
Duration, Amendment and Termination
The Board may suspend, terminate or amend the Purchase Plan at any time. Any
amendment of the Purchase Plan must be approved by the stockholders within
twelve months of its adoption by the Board if the amendment would (a) increase
the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Purchase
Plan, (b) modify the requirements relating to eligibility for participation in
the Purchase Plan, or (c) modify any other provision of the Purchase Plan if
such approval is required in order to comply with the requirements of Rule
16b-3 under the Exchange Act or Section 423 of the Code.
Rights granted before amendment or termination of the Purchase Plan will not
be altered or impaired by any amendment or termination of such plan without
consent of the person to whom such rights were granted.
Effect of Certain Corporate Events
In the event of a dissolution, liquidation or specified type of merger of
the Company, the surviving corporation may assume or continue the rights under
the Purchase Plan or substitute similar rights, or the exercise date of any
ongoing offering may be accelerated such that the outstanding rights may be
exercised immediately prior to, or concurrent with, any such event, otherwise
such rights will continue in full force and effect.
Stock Subject to Purchase Plan
Subject to stockholder approval of this Proposal, an aggregate of 525,000
shares of Common Stock is reserved for issuance under the Purchase Plan, as
amended. If rights granted under the Purchase Plan expire, lapse or otherwise
terminate without being exercised, the Common Stock not purchased under such
rights again becomes available for issuance under such plan.
Federal Income Tax Information
Rights granted under the Purchase Plan are intended to qualify for favorable
federal income tax treatment associated with rights granted under an employee
stock purchase plan which qualifies under provisions of Section 423 of the
Code.
A participant will be taxed on amounts withheld for the purchase of shares
of Common Stock as if such amounts were actually received. Other than this, no
income will be taxable to a participant until disposition of the acquired
shares, and the method of taxation will depend upon the holding period of the
acquired shares.
If the stock is disposed of at least two years after the beginning of the
offering period and at least one year after the stock is transferred to the
participant, then the lesser of (I) the excess of the fair market value of the
stock at the time of such disposition over the exercise price or (ii) the
excess of the fair market value of the stock as of the beginning of the
offering period over the exercise price (determined as of the beginning of the
offering period) will be treated as ordinary income. Any further gain or any
loss will be taxed as a long-term capital gain or loss. Long-term capital
gains currently are generally subject to lower tax rates than ordinary income.
If the stock is sold or disposed of before the expiration of either of the
holding periods described above, then the excess of the fair market value of
the stock on the exercise date over the exercise price will be treated as
ordinary income at the time of such disposition. The balance of any gain will
be treated as capital gain. Even if the stock is later disposed of for less
than its fair market value on the exercise date, the same amount of ordinary
income is attributed to the participant, and a capital loss is recognized
equal to the difference between the sales price and the fair market value of
the stock on such exercise date. Any capital gain or loss will be short-term
or long-term, depending on how long the stock has been held.
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There are no federal income tax consequences to the Company by reason of the
grant or exercise of rights under the Purchase Plan. The Company is entitled
to a deduction to the extent amounts are taxed as ordinary income to a
participant (subject to the requirement of reasonableness and the satisfaction
of tax reporting obligation).
Proposal 5
Ratification Of Selection Of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors has selected Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2000 and has
further directed that management submit the selection of independent auditors
for ratification by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting. Deloitte & Touche
LLP has audited the Company's financial statements since August 1986.
Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP are expected to be present at the
Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire
and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
Stockholder ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
Company's independent auditors is not required by the Company's By-laws or
otherwise. However, the Board is submitting the selection of Deloitte & Touche
LLP to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate
practice. If the stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the Audit
Committee and the Board will reconsider whether or not to retain that firm.
Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee and the Board in their
discretion may direct the appointment of different independent auditors at any
time during the year if they determine that such a change would be in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders.
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in
person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will
be required to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
The Board Of Directors Recommends
A Vote In Favor Of Proposal 5.
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Security Ownership Of
Certain Beneficial Owners And Management
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the ownership
of the Company's Common Stock as of October 31, 1999 by: (I) each nominee for
director; (ii) each of the executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table; (iii) all executive officers and directors of the Company
as a group; and (iv) all those known by the Company to be beneficial owners of
more than five percent of its Common Stock.
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Beneficial Ownership(1)
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Beneficial Owner Number of Shares Percent of Total(2)
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Quaker Capital Management Corpora- 633,300 10.79%
tion(3).................................
401 Wood Street, Suite 1300
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Kopp Investment Advisors, Inc.(4)........ 584,000 9.95%
6600 France Avenue South
Suite 672
Edina, MN 55435
Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.(5)...... 301,000 5.13%
10829 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63141
Michael R. Bernique(6)................... 31,775 *
Cornelius C. Bond, Jr.(7)................ 55,126 *
Dean C. Campbell(8)...................... 111,121 1.88%
Matthew J. Desch(9)...................... 12,562 *
Francis J. Hughes, Jr.(10)............... 80,618 1.37%
David M. Kirk(11)........................ 27,066 *
Sam L. Densmore(12)...................... 222,855 3.68%
Darrell L. Ash(13)....................... 121,967 2.06%
James P. Farley(14)...................... 35,758 *
Thomas J. Phillips, Jr.(15).............. 38,290 *
Robert J. Kansy(16)...................... 33,415 *
All executive officers and directors as a 770,553 12.21%
group (12 persons)(17)..................
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* Less than one percent.
(1) This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and
principal stockholders and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Unless otherwise
indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to community
property laws where applicable, the Company believes that each of the
stockholders named in this table has sole voting and investment power
with respect to the shares indicated as beneficially owned.
(2) Applicable percentages are based on 5,870,390 shares outstanding on
October 31, 1999, adjusted as required by rules promulgated by the SEC.
(3) Quaker Capital Management Corporation holds sole voting and investment
power with respect to 317,900 shares and shares voting and investment
power with respect to 315,400 shares with its clients.
(4) Kopp Investment Advisors, Inc. holds sole investment and voting power
with respect to 220,000 shares, sole dispositive power with respect to
190,000 shares and shares dispositive power with respect to 394,000
shares with its clients.
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(5) Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. holds sole investment and voting power
with respect to 283,000 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to
301,000 shares.
(6) Includes 16,775 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are
exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 1999.
(7) Represents (i) 33,649 shares held through NEA Partners, (ii) 2,684 shares
held in The Bond Family Trust, (iii) 52 shares held in the Bond
Survivor's Trust, and (iv) 1,500 shares held by Mr. Bond's wife. Also
includes 17,241 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are
exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 1999.
(8) Includes (i) 30,000 shares held by the Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust
Company FBO Dean C. Campbell--IRA, (ii) 2,500 shares held in the LBC 1992
Irrevocable Trust, (iii) 2,500 shares held in the JHC 1992 Irrevocable
Trust, (iv) 1,000 shares held in the Raymond W. Campbell Non-Marital
Trust A, and (v) 10,000 shares held in the Raymond W. Campbell Non-
Marital Trust B. Also includes 26,843 shares issuable upon exercise of
options that are exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 1999.
(9) Represents 11,562 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are
exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 1999.
(10) Includes 26,843 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are
exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 1999.
(11) Includes 16,801 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are
exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 1999.
(12) Includes 178,756 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are
exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 1999.
(13) Includes 58,353 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are
exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 1999.
(14) Includes 28,959 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are
exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 1999.
(15) Includes 32,362 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are
exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 1999.
(16) Includes 25,299 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are
exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 1999.
(17) Includes an aggregate of 439,724 shares issuable upon exercise of options
held by executive officers and directors that are exercisable within 60
days of October 31, 1999.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
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 SEC initial reports
of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock and other
equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors and greater than ten
percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company
with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
To the Company's knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such
reports furnished to the Company and written representations that no other
reports were required, during the fiscal year ended August 31, 1999, all
Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and
greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with except that
three reports were filed late by Mr. Farley, two reports were filed late by
Mr. Phillips and one report was filed late by Mr. Bernique.
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Executive Compensation
Compensation of Directors
Each non-employee director of the Company receives a quarterly retainer of
$3,000 and a per meeting fee of $1,000 per day for each board meeting attended
by a member in person. The members of the Board of Directors are also eligible
for reimbursement for their expenses incurred in connection with attendance at
Board meetings in accordance with Company policy.
Each non-employee director of the Company also receives stock option grants
under the Directors' Plan. Only non-employee directors of the Company or an
affiliate of such directors (as defined in the Code) are eligible to receive
options under the Directors' Plan. Options granted under the Directors' Plan
are intended by the Company not to qualify as incentive stock options under
the Code.
On October 8, 1997, the date of his election to the Board, options to
purchase 12,500 shares of Common Stock were granted to Mr. Bernique at a price
per share of $27.0625, the fair market value of the stock on the date of
grant. On January 2, 1998, each of Messrs. Bond, Campbell and Hughes received
an automatic grant of options to purchase 4,500 shares of Common Stock under
the Directors' Plan at a price per share of $11.375, the fair market value of
the Common Stock as of January 2, 1998, the date of the grant. During the last
fiscal year, each of Messr. Bernique, Bond, Campbell and Hughes received an
automatic grant of options to purchase 4,500 shares of Common Stock under the
Directors' Plan at an exercise price of $9.25, the fair market value of the
Common Stock as of January 4, 1999, the date of grant. As of December 1999, no
options had been exercised under the Directors' Plan.
On January 14, 1998, an option to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock was
granted to Mr. Bernique under the Incentive Plan at a price per share of
$12.5625, the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant.
On June 23, 1999, an option to purchase 40,000 shares of Common Stock was
granted to Mr. Bernique under the Incentive Plan at a price per share of
$8.875, the fair market value on of the Common Stock on the date of grant.
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Compensation of Executive Officers
Summary of Compensation
The following table shows for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1999,
compensation awarded or paid to, or earned by, the Company's Chief Executive
Officer and its other four most highly compensated executive officers at
August 31, 1999 whose total annual salary and bonus exceeded $100,000 during
the fiscal year ended August 31, 1999 (the "Named Executive Officers"):
Summary Compensation Table
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Annual Long-Term
Compensation Compensation Awards
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Restricted Securities
Other Annual Stock Underlying All Other
Name and Compensation Awards Options Compensation
Principal Position Year Salary($) Bonus($) ($)(1) ($)(2) (#)(3) ($)(4)
------------------ ---- --------- -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sam L. Densmore 1999 211,667 -- -- 10,000 25,000 1,770
Former President and 1998 182,302 46,584 -- -- 50,000 2,250
Chief Executive Officer 1997 179,232 126,754 -- -- 30,000 1,215
David M. Kirk 1999 140,000 12,908 -- 7,000 20,000 300
President and Chief 1998 40,833(5) 33,992 -- -- -- --
Executive Officer
Darrell L. Ash 1999 119,025 -- -- 3,200 10,000 1,388
Senior Vice President 1998 115,000 -- -- -- 7,000 1,037
and Chief Technical
Officer 1997 115,864 15,000 -- -- -- 369
James P. Farley 1999 110,000 6,000 -- 3,200 15,000 767
Vice President, 1998 97,550 19,877 -- -- -- 522
Controller and
Secretary 1997 94,502 21,480 -- -- -- 153
Robert J. Kansy 1999 121,667 5,765 -- 3,200 7,500 852
Vice President,
Engineering 1998 113,323 21,547 50,302(6) -- 12,000 1,037
Thomas J. Phillips, Jr. 1999 121,667 5,765 -- 4,000 15,000 852
Vice President, 1998 112,073 21,547 -- -- 17,000 626
Manufacturing 1997 86,013 24,551 -- -- 5,000 174
</TABLE>
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(1) In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission")
rules, Other Annual Compensation in the form of perquisites and other
personal benefits has been omitted where the aggregate amount of such
perquisites and other personal benefits constitute less than the lesser of
$50,000 or 10% of the total annual salary and bonus for the Named
Executive Officer for the fiscal year.
(2) Represents Restricted Stock Awards granted in April 1999. As of August 31,
1999, the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock was $9.875 per
share and the value of the Restricted Stock Awards was $98,750, $69,125,
$31,600, $31,600, $31,600, $39,500, respectively. The Restricted Stock
Awards vest at a rate of 25% annually, and therefore will be fully vested
in April 2003.
(3) The Company has not granted stock appreciation rights.
(4) Represents premiums paid by the Company on a life insurance policy. The
Company is not the beneficiary of the policy.
(5) Represents pro-rated salary paid from Mr. Kirk's appointment as Vice
President, Marketing in May 1998, based on an annual salary of $140,000.
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Stock Option Grants And Exercises
The Company has two stock option plans for the benefit of officers and other
employees: its 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as previously described in detail
in Proposal 2, and its 1986 Supplemental Stock Option Plan (the "1986 Plan").
The 1986 Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors in July 1986 and has
been amended seven times, most recently in January 1994. Pursuant to the 1986
Plan, the Company may grant nonstatutory stock options to key employees,
directors of or consultants or advisors to the Company. A total of 712,500
shares of Common Stock have been reserved for issuance under the 1986 Plan.
The 1986 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee. No vesting is
required under the 1986 Plan, although it may be imposed by the committee. The
maximum term of a stock option under the 1986 Plan is 10 years, but if the
optionee at the time of grant has voting power over more than 10% of the
Company's outstanding capital stock, the maximum term of an incentive stock
option in five years. The exercise price of nonstatutory stock options granted
under the 1986 Plan is determined by the Compensation Committee. Options
granted under the 1986 Plan are generally non-transferable. The exercise price
may be paid in cash or any other form of consideration that may be acceptable
to the Board of Directors.
Options generally terminate three months after termination of the optionee's
employment or relationship as a consultant or director unless such termination
is caused by the permanent disability or death of the optionee. The 1986 Plan
may be amended at any time by Board of Directors, although certain amendments
would require stockholder approval. The 1986 Plan will terminate in November
2002, unless earlier terminated by the Board of Directors.
The following tables show for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1999,
regarding options held at year-end by the Named Executive Officers. Options to
purchase 92,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock were granted to the Named
Executive Officers during the last fiscal year. Options to purchase 2,500
shares of the Company were exercised by the Named Executive Officers during
the last fiscal year.
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Potential Realizable
Value at Assumed
Number of % of Total Annual Rates
Securities Options of Stock Price
Underlying Granted to Appreciation for
Options Employees in Exercise or Option Term(3)
Granted Fiscal Base Price Expiration --------------------
Name (#) Year(1) ($/Sh)(2) Date 5% ($) 10% ($)
- ---- ---------- ------------ ----------- ---------- --------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sam L. Densmore......... 25,000 0.60% $6.0625 04/07/09 95,484 240,984
David M. Kirk........... 20,000 0.48% $6.0625 04/07/09 76,388 192,788
Darrell L. Ash.......... 10,000 0.24% $6.0625 04/07/09 38,194 96,394
James P. Farley......... 15,000 0.36% $6.0625 04/07/09 57,291 144,591
Robert J. Kansy......... 7,500 0.18% $6.0625 04/07/09 28,645 72,295
Thomas J. Phillips,
Jr..................... 15,000 0.36% $6.0625 04/07/09 57,291 144,591
</TABLE>
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(1) Based on aggregate of 417,000 options granted to employees of, consultants
to and directors of the Company during fiscal year ended August 31, 1999,
including the Named Executive Officers.
(2) The exercise price per share of each option is equal to the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the date of grant.
(3) The potential realizable value is calculated based on the term of the
option at its time of grant (ten years). It is calculated by assuming that
the stock price on the date of grant appreciates at the indicated annual
rate compounded annually for the entire term of the option and that the
option is exercised and sold on the last day of its term for the
appreciated stock price. No gain to the optionee is possible unless the
stock price increases over the option term, which will benefit the
stockholder.
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Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fy-end Option Values
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of
Securities Value of
Underlying Unexercised
Unexercised In-the-Money
Options at Options at
08/31/99 (#) 08/31/99 ($)
Shares Acquired Value Exercisable/ Exercisable/
Name on Exercise (#) Realized ($) Unexercisable Unexercisable(1)
- ---- --------------- ------------ -------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sam L. Densmore......... -- -- 168,132/66,868 941,564/41,623
David M. Kirk........... -- -- 11,511/48,489 0/6,886
Darrell L. Ash.......... -- -- 56,101/14,231 227,479/28,027
James P. Farley......... 2,500 23,188 26,041/20,625 125,167/41,266
Robert J. Kansy......... -- -- 21,520/22,980 0/3,490
Thomas J. Phillips,
Jr..................... -- -- 27,874/28,626 39,036/38,364
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(1) Based on the fair market value of the Common Stock as of August 31, 1999
of $9.875 per share, minus the exercise price, multiplied by the number of
shares underlying the option.
Employment Agreement
In November 1999, the Company entered into an agreement with Sam L.
Densmore, former President and Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the
agreement, Mr. Densmore will maintain his employment or consulting status with
the Company for a period of eighteen months from November 11, 1999. In
addition, the Company has agreed to continue to pay Mr. Densmores's current
salary for such period. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Densmore's options
shall continue to vest during the period he continues to provide services to
the Company.
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Report of the Compensation Committee on Executive Compensation
General
Compensation of senior executives of the Company is determined by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"). The
Committee, comprised entirely of outside directors, meets to fix annual
salaries in advance and bonuses for the current year, to review annual goals
and to reward outstanding annual performance of executive officers and to
grant stock options pursuant to the Incentive Plan and the 1986 Plan.
Compensation Philosophy
The primary goal of the Company is to align compensation with the Company's
business objectives and performance. The Company's aim is to attract, retain
and reward executive officers and other key employees who contribute to the
long-term success of the Company and to motivate those individuals to enhance
long-term stockholder value. To establish this relationship between executive
compensation and the creation of stockholder value, the Board of Directors has
adopted a total compensation package comprised of base salary, bonus and stock
option awards. Key elements of this compensation package are:
. The Company pays competitively with leading companies with which the
Company competes for talent.
. The Company maintains annual incentive opportunities sufficient to
provide motivation to achieve specific operating goals and to generate
rewards that bring total compensation to competitive levels.
. The Company provides significant equity-based incentives for executives
and other key employees to ensure that individuals are motivated over
the long term to respond to the Company's business challenges and
opportunities as owners and not just as employees.
Base Salary
Each executive officer's base salary is reviewed on an annual basis. Among
those factors taken into consideration are (1) individual and corporate
performance, (2) level of responsibility, (3) prior experience, (4) breadth of
knowledge of the industry, and (5) competitive pay practices.
Bonus
The Company believes that executive performance may be maximized via a
system of annual incentive awards. The actual incentive award earned depends
on the extent to which the Company and individual performance objectives are
achieved. Early in the fiscal year, the Compensation Committee will review and
approve the annual performance objectives for the Company and the individual
officers. The Company's objectives consist of operating, strategic and
financial goals that are considered to be critical to the Company's overall
goal: building stockholder value. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 1999,
the Board of Directors determined that the primary goal in building
stockholder value would be the increase in net income via both an expansion of
revenues and the control of costs. During the most recent fiscal year, product
sales decreased by 7% over the results of the prior fiscal year and net income
decreased by 85% during the same period. This represented partial achievement
of the targeted revenue bonus goal and no achievement of the targeted bonus
goal for net income. The cash and stock option bonuses were determined in
accordance with those results.
Long-Term Incentives
The Company's primary long-term incentive program presently consists of the
Plans and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan"). The Plans
utilize vesting periods (generally four years) to encourage key employees to
continue in the employ of the Company. Through option grants and other stock
awards,
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executives receive significant equity incentives to build long-term
stockholder value. The exercise price of options granted under the Plans
generally is 100% of the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date
of grant. Employees receive value from these grants only if the Company's
Common Stock appreciates in the long term.
The Company established the Purchase Plan both to encourage employees to
continue in the employ of the Company and to motivate employees through
ownership interest in the Company. Under the Purchase Plan, employees,
including officers, may have up to 15% of their earnings withheld for
purchases of Common Stock on certain dates specified by the Board. The price
of Common Stock purchased will be equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the purchase date of the commencement date or
closing date of the relevant offering period. In Fiscal 1999, the Committee
granted stock options to purchase 92,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock
to the Company's Named Executive Officers.
Chief Executive Officer Compensation
Mr. Densmore's base salary, bonus and grants of stock options were
determined in accordance with the criteria described in the "Base Salary,"
"Bonus," and "Long Term Incentives" sections of this report. Mr. Densmore's
Base Salary of $211,667 and cash bonus of $0 reflect the Board and the
Committee's assessment of (1) his performance, (2) his skills in relation to
other CEO's in the Company's industry, (3) the Board's confidence in Mr.
Densmore's ability to lead the Company's continued development, and (4) his
broad involvement in the operations of the Company. In November 1999, Mr.
Densmore retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
David M. Kirk was named as President and Chief Executive Officer assuming the
responsibilities previously performed by Mr. Densmore. In November 1999, the
Board set Mr. Kirk's base salary for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2000 at
$175,000.
Certain Tax Considerations
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") limits the Company
to a deduction for federal income tax purposes of not more than $1 million of
compensation paid to certain executive officers in a taxable year.
Compensation above $1 million may be deducted if it is "performance-based
compensation" within the meaning of the Code.
The Board of Directors believes that at the present time it is unlikely that
the compensation paid to any executive officer in a taxable year will exceed
$1 million. Therefore, the Board of Directors has not established a policy for
determining which forms of incentive compensation awarded to executive
officers shall be designed to qualify as "performance-based compensation."
From the disinterested members of the Board of Directors and Compensation
Committee:
Michael R. Bernique
Cornelius C. Bond, Jr.
Dean C. Campbell
Francis J. Hughes, Jr.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Sam L. Densmore, the Company's former President and Chief Executive Officer,
participated in the deliberations of the Board of Directors concerning
executive officer compensation, except where the decision directly involved
his compensation package.
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Performance Measurement Comparison(/1/)
The following graph shows the total stockholder return of an investment of
$100 in cash on August 31, 1999 for (I) the Company's Common Stock, (ii) the
NASDAQ Stock Market (U.S.) and (iii) the NASDAQ Electronic Components Index.
All values assume reinvestment of the full amount of all dividends and are
calculated as of August 31 of each year:
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG RF MONOLITHICS, INC., THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.) INDEX
AND THE NASDAQ ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS INDEX
[CHART]
Cumulative Total Return
-------------------------------------
8/94 8/95 8/96 8/97 8/98 8/99
RF MONOLITHICS, INC. 100 110 89 261 103 130
NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.) 100 135 152 212 200 371
NASDAQ ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS 100 199 202 411 283 722
. $100 INVESTED ON 8/31/94 IN STOCK
OR INDEX- INCLUDING REINVESTMENT
OF DIVIDENDS, FISCAL YEAR ENDING
AUGUST 31.
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(1) This Section is not "soliciting material," is not deemed "filed" with the
SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company
under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act whether made before or after the date
hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such
filing.
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Certain Transactions
Indemnification
The Company has entered into indemnity agreements with certain officers and
directors which provide, among other things, that the Company will indemnify
such officer or director, under the circumstances and to the extent provided
for therein, for expenses, damages, judgments, fines and settlements he may be
required to pay in actions or proceedings which he is or may be made a party
by reason of his position as a director, officer or other agent of the
Company, and otherwise to the full extent permitted under Delaware law and the
Company's By-laws.
Other Matters
The Board of Directors knows of no other matters that will be presented for
consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought
before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the
accompanying proxy to vote on such matters in accordance with their best
judgment.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ James P. Farley
James P. Farley
Secretary
December 22, 1999
A copy of the Company's Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange
Commission on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1999 is available
without charge upon written request to: Corporate Secretary, RF Monolithics,
Inc., 4347 Sigma Road, Dallas, Texas 75244.
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DETACH HERE
PROXY
RF MONOLITHICS, INC.
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 26, 2000
The undersigned hereby appoints DAVID M. KIRK and JAMES P. FARLEY, and each of
them, as attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution, to vote all of the shares of stock of RF Monolithics, Inc.,
which the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of RF
Monolithics, Inc. to be held at Bank One Centre, 1717 Main Street, 4th Floor
Auditorium, Dallas, Texas 75201 on Wednesday, January 26, 2000, at 10:00 a.m.,
local time, and at any and all continuations and adjournments thereof, with
all power that the undersigned would possess if personally present, upon and
in respect of the following matters and in accordance with the following
instructions, with discretionary authority as to any and all other matters
that may properly come before the meeting.
UNLESS A CONTRARY DIRECTION IS INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL
NOMINEES LISTED IN PROPOSAL 1 AND FOR PROPOSALS 2 THROUGH 5 AS MORE
SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT. IF SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ARE
INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH.
MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR AND A VOTE FOR
PROPOSALS 2 THROUGH 5.
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SEE REVERSE CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE SEE REVERSE
SIDE SIDE
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DETACH HERE
[X] Please mark
votes as in
this example.
MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR AND A VOTE FOR
PROPOSALS 2 THROUGH 5.
1. To elect five directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and until their successors are elected.
Nominees: David M. Kirk, Michael R. Bernique, Cornelius C. Bond, Jr., Dean
C. Campbell and Francis J. Hughes, Jr.
FOR WITHHELD
ALL [_] [_] FROM ALL
NOMINEES NOMINEES
[_]________________________________________
For all nominees except as noted above
2. To approve the Company's 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, to increase
the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under such plan
by 200,000 shares and to eliminate the Board's authority and discretion to
reprice options.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
[_] [_] [_]
3. To approve the amendment of the Company's 1994 Non-Employee Directors' Stock
Option Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock,
authorized for issuance under such plan by 100,000 shares.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
[_] [_] [_]
4. To approve the amendment of the Company's 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
to increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock authorized for
issuance under such plan by 175,000 shares.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
[_] [_] [_]
5. To ratify selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors of the
Company for its fiscal year ending August 31, 2000.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
[_] [_] [_]
MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [_]
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ENVELOPE, THAT IS POSTAGE PREPAID IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon. If the stock is registered in
the names of two or more persons, each should sign. Executors, administrators,
trustees, guardians and attorneys-in-fact should add their titles. If signer is
a corporation, please give full corporate name and have a duly authorized
officer sign, stating title. If signer is a partnership, please sign in
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