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Pursuant to Rule 424B1
File No: 333-14803
PROSPECTUS
1,100,000 SHARES
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Periphonics LOGO
CORPORATION
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COMMON STOCK
All of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby are being sold by certain
stockholders (the "Selling Stockholders") of Periphonics Corporation (the
"Company"). See "Principal and Selling Stockholders." The Company will not
receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the Selling Stockholders.
The Company has declared a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a stock
dividend, to be paid on October 31, 1996 to holders of record on October 15,
1996. All share and per share information in this Prospectus has been
adjusted to reflect this stock dividend.
The Company's Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol "PERI." The last sale price for the Common Stock on November 4,
1996, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market, was $18.625 per share. See
"Price Range of Common Stock."
See "Risk Factors" on page 5 for a discussion of certain factors that
should be considered by prospective purchasers of the Common Stock offered
hereby.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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Proceeds to
Underwriting Selling
Price to Public Discount (1) Stockholders (2)
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Per Share ......... $18.25 $1.05 $17.20
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Total (3) ........ $20,075,000 $1,155,000 $18,920,000
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(1) The Company and the Selling Stockholders have agreed to indemnify the
Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. See "Underwriting."
(2) Before deducting expenses payable by the Selling Stockholders, estimated
at $275,000.
(3) The Selling Stockholders have granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to
purchase up to 165,000 shares, solely to cover over-allotments, if any.
See "Underwriting." If all such shares are purchased, the total Price to
Public, Underwriting Discount and Proceeds to Selling Stockholders will
be $23,086,250, $1,328,250 and $21,758,000, respectively.
The Common Stock is offered by the several Underwriters when, as and if
delivered to and accepted by them and subject to their right to reject orders
in whole or in part. It is expected that delivery of the certificates for the
Common Stock will be made on or about November 8, 1996.
WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY DAIN BOSWORTH
Incorporated
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOVEMBER 5, 1996
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The following documents previously filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are hereby incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement:
(1) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31,
1996;
(2) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
August 31, 1996;
(3) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on August 13, 1996; and
(4) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the
Commission on February 21, 1995.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which removes
from registration all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in
a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in
any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
The Company undertakes to provide without charge to each person to whom a
Prospectus is delivered, upon oral or written request of such person, a copy
of any document that has been incorporated in this Prospectus by reference.
Requests for such documents should be directed to the Company at its offices
located at 4000 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, New York 11716 (telephone
number (516) 468-9000), Attention: Secretary.
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IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AND SELLING GROUP
MEMBERS (IF ANY) OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES MAY ENGAGE IN PASSIVE MARKET
MAKING TRANSACTIONS IN THE COMMON STOCK ON THE NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 10b-6A UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. SEE
"UNDERWRITING."
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR
EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE
COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE
PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE
DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed
information and financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere or
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus. All information in this
Prospectus has been adjusted to reflect a 2-for-1 split of the Common Stock
in the form of a stock dividend to be paid on October 31, 1996 to holders of
record on October 15, 1996. Unless otherwise indicated, all information in
this Prospectus assumes no exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment
option. This Prospectus contains or incorporates by reference forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's expectations
regarding its future financial condition and operating results, product
development, business strategy, market conditions and competitive
environment. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain
factors, including those set forth under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this
Prospectus.
THE COMPANY
Periphonics develops, builds, markets and supports high performance,
automated interactive transaction processing systems that facilitate
interaction with computer databases using a touch-tone telephone, speech
input and output, Web browsers and fax output. The Company's interactive
voice response ("IVR") and transaction processing systems are based on
industry-standard, open architecture computer hardware and operating system
software which, in combination with its own proprietary technology, address
the needs of mid-size and large scale customer installations. The Company is
an established leader within the mid-size and large scale segments of the IVR
industry, having installed systems with over 150,000 ports since 1988, and
with over 25 years of experience serving the IVR market. The Company's
systems enable callers to use a touch-tone telephone to access information in
an organization's computer database for a variety of transactions including
accessing bank, mutual fund, or brokerage account data; checking the status
of insurance claims or tax filings; obtaining loan or credit card rates;
registering for college courses; and retrieving descriptions of products or
services.
THE OFFERING
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Shares Offered by the Selling Stockholders .......... 1,100,000 shares
Shares Outstanding Immediately After the Offering ... 13,625,132 shares (1)
Nasdaq National Market Symbol ....................... PERI
Proceeds ............................................ The Company will not receive any
proceeds of the offering.
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(1) Excludes (i) 136,832 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
outstanding options granted by the Company under its 1986 Incentive Stock
Option Plan (the "1986 Plan") at exercise prices between $0.75 and $1.67
per share; (ii) 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under the Company's 1995 Stock Option Plan, of which options to purchase
536,200 are outstanding at exercise prices between $7.00 and $18.00 per
share; and (iii) 200,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under the Company's 1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, of
which options to purchase 50,000 shares are outstanding at exercise
prices between $8.87 and $13.25 per share. See "Description of Capital
Stock."
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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
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Three Months Ended
Fiscal Year Ended May 31, August 31,
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1992 1993 1994 1995(1) 1996 1995 1996
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Statement of Earnings Data:
Total revenues .............. $33,703 $39,398 $51,485 $64,777 $88,803 $17,544 $23,259
Gross profit ................ 17,444 18,971 25,084 32,704 45,049 8,869 11,933
Earnings from operations .... 2,820 1,503 4,874 6,874 14,529 2,392 3,348
Net earnings ................ 1,469 543 1,951 3,184 9,215 1,450 2,315
Net earnings per common and
common equivalent share
(2)(3) ................... $ 0.16 $ 0.05 $ 0.21 $ 0.33 $ 0.69 $ 0.12 $ 0.17
Weighted average common and
common equivalent shares
outstanding (2)(3) ....... 9,330 7,864 9,228 9,778 13,260 12,558 13,982
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August 31, 1996
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Balance Sheet Data:
Working capital ....................................... $50,088
Total assets .......................................... 78,555
Total debt ............................................ --
Common stockholders' equity 61,222
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(1) On February 1, 1995, the Company accelerated the vesting of all
outstanding stock options under its 1986 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the
"1986 Plan"), thereby allowing all such options to be fully vested at
such date. The Company also relinquished its right to repurchase shares
obtained by employees under the 1986 Plan. As a result, the Company
recorded a nonrecurring, non-cash compensation charge of approximately
$1.25 million, or $0.13 per share.
(2) On September 20, 1996, the Board of Directors approved a two-for-one
stock split of the Company's Common Stock in the form of a stock dividend
to be paid on October 31, 1996 to holders of record at the close of
business on October 15, 1996. Earnings per common and common equivalent
share and weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares
outstanding have been adjusted to reflect the stock split.
(3) Net earnings per common and common equivalent share has been computed by
dividing net earnings, after reduction for preferred stock dividends,
when applicable, by the weighted average number of common shares and
common equivalent shares outstanding. Common equivalent shares included
in the computation represent common shares and equivalent shares
attributable to convertible preferred stock, when applicable, and
dilutive common equivalent shares from stock options (using the treasury
stock method).
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RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information contained or incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus, the following investment considerations should
be considered carefully by prospective investors in evaluating the Company,
its business and an investment in the shares of Common Stock offered by this
Prospectus. This Prospectus contains or incorporates by reference
forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's
expectations regarding its future financial condition and operating results,
product development, business strategy, market conditions and competitive
environment. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain
factors, including those set forth in the following risk factors and
elsewhere in this Prospectus.
Variability of Quarterly Results; Limited Backlog. The Company's quarterly
operating results may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors,
including the length of the sales cycle, the timing of orders from and
shipments to customers, delays in development and customer acceptance of
custom software applications, product development expenses, new product
introductions or announcements by the Company or its competitors, levels of
market acceptance for new products and the hiring and training of additional
staff as well as general economic conditions. Historically, the size and
timing of the Company's sales transactions, including international sales,
have varied substantially from quarter to quarter, and the Company expects
such variations to continue in future periods. The Company is typically able
to deliver an IVR system within 60 days of receipt of the order and
therefore, does not customarily have a significant long-term backlog. Because
a significant portion of the Company's overhead is fixed in the short-term,
the Company's results of operations may be materially adversely affected if
revenues fall below the Company's expectations. During the fiscal year ended
May 31, 1996, 30.1% of the Company's system sales and 37.3% of the Company's
net earnings occurred in the Company's fourth fiscal quarter. Generally, the
Company's inventory of computer hardware is determined by the Company's
forecasts of sales during future periods. If management's forecasts of
product sales and product mix prove to be substantially inaccurate, the
Company may not have the necessary inventory available to deliver systems in
a timely manner which may have a material adverse effect on the Company's
results of operations during such period.
Highly Competitive Market Environment. The market for IVR and automated
transaction processing systems is highly competitive. Certain of the
Company's competitors have substantially greater financial, technical,
marketing and sales resources than the Company. There can be no assurance
that the Company's present or future competitors will not exert increased
competitive pressures on the Company. In particular, the Company may in the
future experience pricing pressures as the markets in which it competes
mature, as new technologies are introduced or for other reasons, and such
price competition could adversely affect the Company's market share and
results of operations. In addition, many suppliers of voice mail systems and
telecommunications systems have added IVR capabilities to some of their
product offerings and offer IVR systems as a component or add-on of an
overall sale of a voice mail system or a telecommunications switch. The
Company also competes with providers of internet-based systems for
transaction processing applications. Such internet-based systems may provide
an alternative means of allowing customers to interact with computer-based
information, thereby reducing the need for the Company's systems in certain
markets. Although the Company believes it has certain marketing, technical
and other advantages over many of its competitors, maintaining such
advantages will require continued investment by the Company in product
innovation and development, as well as in sales, marketing and customer
support. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in
such efforts. If the Company is unable to maintain such advantages, it may
have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations.
Risk of Rapid Technological Change and New Product Introduction. The
market for IVR and automated transaction processing systems is characterized
by rapid continual technological change and improvements in hardware and
software technology and in the features and capabilities of these systems.
The Company's future success depends upon its ability to introduce new
products and to add new features and enhancements to its existing systems
that keep pace with technological and market developments, and that address
the increasingly sophisticated and demanding needs of its customers. In order
to remain competitive, the Company expects to continue to expend significant
resources for research and development.
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There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in developing
and marketing, on a timely basis, product modifications or enhancements or
new products that respond to technological advances by others, or that such
new or enhanced products or features will adequately and competitively
address the needs of the marketplace.
A portion of the Company's IVR systems sales depends, in part, upon
customers' belief that the Company's UNIX and RISC-based systems offer more
performance, features and benefits than PC-based systems offered by certain
of the Company's competitors. As PC hardware and operating system software
become more powerful, however, the capabilities of PC-based IVR systems are
likely to increase and may become increasingly competitive alternatives to
the Company's products in mid-size and large scale installations.
The Company's software products, like software programs generally, may
contain undetected errors or bugs when introduced, or as new versions are
released. While the Company's current products have not experienced
post-release software errors that have had a significant financial or
operational impact on the Company, there can be no assurance that such
problems will not occur in the future, particularly as the Company's systems
continue to become more complex and sophisticated. Such defective software
may result in loss of or delay in market acceptance of the Company's
products, warranty liability or product recalls.
Risk of International Sales. System sales to customers outside the U.S.
accounted for approximately 34%, 35%, 36% and 26% of the Company's total
system sales in the fiscal years ended May 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 and the
three months ended August 31, 1996, respectively. System sales to customers
outside the United States, as a percentage of the Company's overall sales,
fluctuate signficantly on a quarterly basis, and the percentage of such sales
in a particular quarter may not be indicative of the percentage of
international sales for the full fiscal year. The Company's international
business is subject to a number of risks, including compliance with special
national telecommunications standards and regulatory requirements, export
regulations, currency exchange rates, tariffs and other barriers,
difficulties in staffing and managing foreign subsidiary operations,
potentially adverse tax consequences, longer payment cycles, greater
difficulty in accounts receivable collections and specialized inventory
requirements applicable to particular foreign countries. There can be no
assurance that these factors will not have an adverse impact on the Company's
future international sales or operating results. The Company does not
currently engage in international currency hedging transactions. To the
extent the Company is unable to match revenue received in foreign currencies
with expenses paid in the same currency, it is exposed to possible losses on
international currency transactions. Included in the Company's net earnings
of $9.2 million for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996 was a foreign exchange
loss of approximately $0.3 million. Such foreign exchange loss consisted
primarily of unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the
currency remeasurement of the financial statements (primarily inventories,
accounts receivable and intercompany debt) of the Company's foreign
subsidiaries into U.S. dollars.
Risk of Industry Concentration. In fiscal 1996 and for the three months
ending August 31, 1996, approximately 37% and 24% of the Company's worldwide
system sales were to customers in the telecommunications industry and 36% and
33% of system sales were to U.S. customers within the financial services
industry. Although the Company is broadening its vertical market focus to
include additional industries such as government, higher education,
healthcare services, transportation, electric and water utilities and
distribution companies, it expects that it will continue to derive a
substantial percentage of its system sales from telecommunications and
financial services businesses. Accordingly, unfavorable economic conditions
or factors that relate to these industries, particularly any such conditions
that might result in reductions in capital expenditures by the Company's
target customers, could have a material adverse affect on the Company's
results of operations. The Company believes that in recent periods certain of
its competitors have experienced results below their expectations
particularly with respect to certain of their telecommunications customers.
There can be no assurance that the Company will not experience similar
difficulties with its telecommunications customers (or other vertical market
customers) in future periods. During fiscal 1996 and the three months ended
August 31, 1996, sales to governmental customers represented 13% and 25%,
respectively, of system sales. The system sales to governmental customers in
the three months ended August 31, 1996 reflect the delivery in that quarter
of an unusually large system to one governmen-
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tal customer. System sales to any particular vertical market fluctuate as a
percentage of total sales from quarter to quarter. As such, the percentage of
sales to any particular vertical market in any given quarter may not be
indicative of the percentage of sales for the full fiscal year. Future
reductions in the budgets of government entities could result in reductions
in capital expenditures by these potential customers. In addition, the
Company has experienced longer payment cycles with its government customers
than it typically has with customers in other vertical markets.
Limited Protection of Proprietary Technology. The Company's success is
heavily dependent upon its proprietary software technology. The Company has
no patents; consequently it relies on a combination of copyright, trademark
and trade secret laws, employee and third-party non-disclosure agreements,
and license agreements to protect its proprietary software technology.
Nonetheless, there can be no assurance that the steps taken by the Company to
protect its proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent misappropriation
of such rights or that third parties will not independently develop
functionally equivalent or superior software technology. The Company from
time to time receives correspondence alleging that its products may infringe
patents held by third parties. The Company believes that its products and
other proprietary rights do not infringe the proprietary rights of third
parties. There can be no assurance, however, that third parties will not
assert infringement claims against the Company in the future or that any such
claims will not require the Company to enter into license arrangements or
result in protracted and costly litigation, regardless of the merits of such
claims. There also can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
obtain licenses to disputed third party technology or that such licenses, if
available, would be available on commercially reasonable terms. The Company
is aware that certain segments of the voice processing industry, particularly
voice mail/voice messaging systems, are affected by active and costly
litigation. There can be no assurance that as the Company's interactive
transaction processing systems evolve and provide features which extend their
uses and capabilities, possibly to include certain voice mail/voice messaging
and/or additional internet-related features, the Company will not become
involved in, or otherwise be affected by, litigation which may or may not be
meritorious.
Dependence on Suppliers. In certain instances, despite the availability of
multiple supply sources, the Company elects to procure certain components or
parts from a single source to maintain quality control or to develop a
strategic relationship with a supplier. Although the Company has entered into
long-term supply contracts with certain of its vendors, the Company has no
assurance that components and parts will be available as required, or that
prices of such components and parts will not increase. In certain instances
the manufacture of components used by the Company in its products has been
discontinued by suppliers and the Company has been required to seek
functionally similar substitutes or substantially increase its inventories of
these discontinued components for its future use. If the Company were to
experience significant delays, interruptions, discontinuations or reductions
in the supply of certain components and parts purchased from suppliers, the
Company's results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Dependence on Key Personnel. The Company's success during the foreseeable
future will depend largely upon the continued services of its executive
officers, each of whom has entered into an employment agreement with the
Company. Each employment agreement contains non-competition covenants that
extend for a period of up to two years following termination of employment.
The Company does not have key-man life insurance on its executive officers.
The Company's success also depends in part on its ability to attract and
retain qualified managerial, technical and sales and marketing personnel. The
Company's results of operations could be materially adversely affected if the
Company were unable to attract, hire, assimilate and train these personnel in
a timely manner.
Anti-Takeover Provisions and Rights Plan. Certain "anti-takeover"
provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, among other matters,
restrict the ability of certain stockholders to effect a merger or business
combination or obtain control of the Company. In addition, the Company's
By-Laws provide for a classified Board of Directors with staggered three-year
terms. The Company has an authorized class of 1,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, which may be issued by the Board of Directors on such terms and with
such rights, preferences and designations as the Board of Directors may
determine, without further stockholder action. Issuance of such preferred
stock, depending upon the rights, preferences
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and designations thereof, may have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change in control of the Company. On July 15, 1996, the Board of
Directors of the Company approved a Rights Plan designed to protect
stockholders in the event of an unsolicited attempt to acquire the Company,
including a gradual accumulation of shares in the open market, a partial or
two-tier tender offer that does not treat all stockholders equally, and other
takeover tactics which the Board of Directors believes may be abusive and not
in the best interests of stockholders. The implementation of the Rights Plan
increases the Board of Directors' power in the event of an unsolicited
proposal by giving the Board of Directors more time and the opportunity to
evaluate an offer and exercise its good faith business judgment to take
appropriate steps to protect and advance stockholder interests by negotiating
with the bidder, auctioning the Company, implementing a recapitalization or
restructuring designed as an alternative to the offer, or taking other
action.
Potential Volatility of Stock Price. The market price of the shares of the
Company's Common Stock may be highly volatile. Factors such as fluctuations
in the Company's quarterly operating results, announcements of technological
innovations or new commercial products by the Company or its competitors, and
conditions in the markets in which the Company and its customers compete may
have a significant effect on the market price and marketability of the Common
Stock. Prices for many technology company stocks, including the Common Stock,
may fluctuate widely as a result of the factors cited above or for reasons
that are not directly related to the operating performance of such companies,
including general fluctuations in stock prices and changes in earnings
estimates or recommendations by securities analysts. See "Price Range of
Common Stock."
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THE COMPANY
Periphonics develops, builds, markets and supports high performance,
automated interactive transaction processing systems that facilitate
interaction with computer databases using a touch-tone telephone, speech
input and output, Web browsers and fax output. The Company's interactive
voice response ("IVR") and transaction processing systems are based on
industry-standard open architecture computer hardware and operating system
software which, in combination with its own proprietary technology, address
the needs of mid-size and large scale customer installations. The Company is
an established leader within the mid-size and large scale segments of the IVR
industry, having installed systems with over 150,000 ports since 1988, and
with over 25 years of experience serving the IVR market. The Company's
systems enable callers to use a touch-tone telephone to access information in
an organization's computer database for a variety of transactions including
accessing bank, mutual fund, or brokerage account data; checking the status
of insurance claims or tax filings; obtaining loan or credit card rates;
registering for college courses; and retrieving descriptions of particular
products or services.
Periphonics focuses its resources on the needs of specific vertical
markets in North America including telecommunications, financial services,
government and higher education and on selected international markets. This
focus enables the Company to demonstrate its commitment to these markets and
to identify and offer new features and services that meet the changing IVR
and transaction processing needs of those market segments. Periphonics
systems have been implemented by a wide variety of customers including many
of the major telecommunications and financial services companies worldwide.
The Company markets its products through direct sales, marketing and
pre-sales technical support personnel deployed in 15 cities across the U.S.,
as well as in Canada, Mexico, Germany, the United Kingdom and Singapore.
IVR and automated transaction processing systems represent an increasingly
important element in the telecommunications and data processing
infrastructure for many customer service-oriented organizations. These
systems enable businesses and other organizations to offer their customers
24-hour access to information, to provide new revenue generating services, to
better utilize the capabilities and capacities of their telephone and
computer systems, to increase the productivity of their customer support
staffs and to thereby offer better services to customers in less time and at
a lower cost.
Based on information available from Dataquest, the Company believes that
sales of IVR systems in the United States have grown at a compound annual
rate of 19% from approximately $475 million in 1991 to approximately $939
million in 1995. The Company believes that sales of mid-to-large scale IVR
systems have grown at least as fast as the overall market during this period
and that the growth in the sale of IVR systems has been due to several
factors, including improvements in product features, public acceptance of IVR
systems as a means for obtaining information or executing transactions, and
competitive pressures on organizations to offer improved customer service
while reducing costs.
The Company's products consist of a family of scalable systems called the
VPS Series, which can be configured for small (4-16 ports), mid-size (20 to
128 ports) and large scale installations (up to 960 ports) or as a network of
multiple systems configured to handle thousands of telephone ports.
Periphonics has developed its systems to run on industry-standard RISC-based
hardware and the UNIX operating system in order to take advantage of the
continual performance improvements and price reductions of industry-standard
computer systems. This allows the Company to focus its product development
efforts on expanding its systems' IVR and transaction processing features and
interfaces to a broad array of telephone switches and mainframe and
client/server computer and database systems. The highly scalable architecture
of the Company's systems readily accommodates expansion and upgrades while
preserving a customer's original investment and extending the useful life of
installed systems.
Most IVR installations require customized application software. Therefore,
Periphonics maintains a skilled staff of programmers which utilizes proven
project-management techniques to develop customer applications in a timely
and economical manner. This is often an important factor in the Company's
selection as the supplier of large scale, turnkey IVR systems. The Company
also licenses its software tools to support customers that develop
application programs with their own staff. Reflecting the mission-critical
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nature of many of the applications based on the Company's IVR products,
Periphonics offers direct maintenance and support services 24-hours per day.
The Company believes that it has one of the largest technical support and
field service organizations dedicated solely to IVR maintenance.
The Company's principal facilities and executive offices are located at
4000 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, New York 11716, its telephone number
is (516) 468-9000 and its web-site address is www.peri.com. Information
contained in the Company's Web site shall not be deemed to be a part of this
Prospectus.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the
Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders. See "Principal and Selling
Stockholders."
PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK
The Company's Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol "PERI." The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated,
the range of high and low sale prices, by quarter, for the Common Stock as
reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
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Fourth Quarter Ended May 31, 1995 ......... $ 8 5/8 $ 7 3/8
Fiscal 1996
First Quarter Ended August 31, 1995 ....... 12 1/4 7 3/8
Second Quarter Ended November 30, 1995 .... 14 3/4 11 3/4
Third Quarter Ended February 29, 1996 ..... 13 7/8 10 1/2
Fourth Quarter Ended May 31, 1996 ......... 18 10 3/8
Fiscal 1997
First Quarter Ended August 31, 1996 ....... 20 1/8 12 7/8
Second Quarter (through November 4, 1996) . 21 16 1/2
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All sales prices have been adjusted to reflect the 2-for-1 stock split to
be effected as a stock dividend payable on October 31, 1996 to shareholders
of record on October 15, 1996.
On November 4, 1996, the last reported sale price of the Company's Common
Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market was $18.625, as adjusted to
reflect the 2-for-1 stock dividend payable on October 31, 1996.
DIVIDEND POLICY
Since its initial public offering in 1995, the Company has not paid cash
dividends on its Common Stock and does not anticipate paying cash dividends
in the foreseeable future. The Company currently intends to retain its
earnings to finance future growth of its business.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected consolidated financial data as of and for each of
the five fiscal years in the period ended May 31, 1996 has been derived from
the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company. The report of
Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as of May 31, 1995 and 1996, and
for each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 1996 is included in
the Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 1996, incorporated by reference
herein.
The selected consolidated financial data for the three month periods ended
August 31, 1995 and 1996 are derived from the unaudited consolidated
financial statements of the Company. In the opinion of management, the
unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same
basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all
adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a
fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for
such periods. Results for the three months ended August 31, 1996 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year
ending May 31, 1997. The selected consolidated financial data should be read
in conjunction with and is qualified in its entirety by, the Company's
consolidated financial statements, related notes and other financial
information included in the Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 1996, and
the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 1996 incorporated by reference
herein.
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
Fiscal Year Ended May 31, August 31,
---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1995 1996
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
(in thousands, except per share data)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Statement of Earnings Data:
System sales ........................ $24,787 $29,906 $41,192 $51,747 $71,800 $13,887 $17,755
Service revenues .................... 8,916 9,492 10,293 13,030 17,003 3,657 5,504
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total revenues ..................... 33,703 39,398 51,485 64,777 88,803 17,544 23,259
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Cost of system sales ................ 10,055 13,677 18,653 23,686 32,798 6,408 8,022
Cost of service revenues ............ 6,204 6,750 7,748 8,387 10,956 2,267 3,304
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total cost of revenues ............. 16,259 20,427 26,401 32,073 43,754 8,675 11,326
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Gross profit ........................ 17,444 18,971 25,084 32,704 45,049 8,869 11,933
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Selling, general and administrative . 11,309 13,062 15,249 18,749 22,587 4,865 6,165
Research and development ............ 3,315 4,406 4,961 5,831 7,933 1,612 2,420
Non-recurring, noncash compensation
charge (1) ......................... -- -- -- 1,250 -- -- --
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total operating expenses ........... 14,624 17,468 20,210 25,830 30,520 6,477 8,585
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Earnings from operations ............ 2,820 1,503 4,874 6,874 14,529 2,392 3,348
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Interest expense .................... (617) (673) (936) (992) -- -- --
Interest and other income ........... 242 117 159 170 885 191 329
Foreign exchange gain (loss) ........ 22 175 (464) 88 (345) (125) 118
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total other (expenses) income ...... (353) (381) (1,241) (734) 540 66 447
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Earnings before provision for income
taxes and cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle ..... 2,467 1,122 3,633 6,140 15,069 2,458 3,795
Provision for income taxes .......... 998 579 1,599 2,956 5,854 1,008 1,480
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Earnings before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle ..... 1,469 543 2,034 3,184 9,215 1,450 2,315
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle (2) ........... -- -- 83 -- -- -- --
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net earnings ........................ $ 1,469 $ 543 $ 1,951 $ 3,184 $ 9,215 $ 1,450 $ 2,315
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Earnings per common and common
equivalent share (3)(4):
Earnings before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle ..... $ 0.16 $ 0.05 $ 0.22 $ 0.33 $ 0.69 $ 0.12 $ 0.17
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle (2) ........... -- -- (0.01) -- -- -- --
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Earnings per common share ........... $ 0.16 $ 0.05 $ 0.21 $ 0.33 $ 0.69 $ 0.12 $ 0.17
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
Weighted average number of common and
common equivalent shares (3)(4) .... 9,330 7,864 9,228 9,778 13,260 12,558 13,982
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA -- (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
May 31, August 31,
--------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1995 1996
-------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
(in thousands, except per share data)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance Sheet Data:
Working capital .................... $ 9,228 $14,574 $13,837 $27,550 $48,476 $29,010 $50,088
Total assets ....................... 21,439 28,460 33,714 47,722 75,103 50,166 78,555
Total debt ......................... 5,439 11,285 10,032 -- -- -- --
Redeemable cumulative convertible
preferred stock issued by subsidiary 1,215 1,215 1,215 1,215 -- 1,215 --
Redeemable cumulative convertible
preferred stock ................... 4,500 4,500 4,500 -- -- -- --
Common stockholders' equity ........ 4,729 5,337 6,289 33,576 58,781 35,182 61,222
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(1) On February 1, 1995, the Company accelerated the vesting of all
outstanding stock options under its 1986 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the
"1986 Plan"), thereby allowing all such options to be fully vested at
such date. The Company also relinquished its right to repurchase shares
obtained by employees under the 1986 Plan. As a result, the Company
recorded a non-recurring, noncash compensation charge of approximately
$1.25 million, or $0.13 per share.
(2) During fiscal 1994, the Company changed its method of accounting for
income taxes to conform with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 109.
(3) On September 20, 1996, the Board of Directors approved a two-for-one
stock split of the Company's Common Stock in the form of a stock dividend
to be paid on October 31, 1996 to holders of record on October 15, 1996.
Earnings per common and common equivalent share and weighted average
number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding have been
retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split.
(4) Earnings per common and common equivalent share has been computed by
dividing net earnings, after reduction for preferred stock dividends,
when applicable, by the weighted average number of common shares and
common equivalent shares outstanding. Common equivalent shares included
in the computation represent common equivalent shares from convertible
preferred stock, when applicable, and dilutive common equivalent shares
from stock options (using the treasury stock method).
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 1995 AND 1996
Total Revenues. Total revenues increased by 32.6% to $23.3 million in the
three months ended August 31, 1996 from $17.5 million in the three months
ended August 31, 1995. System sales increased by 27.9% to $17.8 million in
the three months ended August 31, 1996 from $13.9 million in the three months
ended August 31, 1995. The increase in system sales was primarily due to an
increase in unit sales volume. Service revenues increased by 50.5% to $5.5
million in the three months ended August 31, 1996 from $3.7 million in the
three months ended August 31, 1995, primarily due to the addition of more
units to the service base as well as an increase in installation revenues.
Gross Profit. The Company's gross profit increased by $3.0 million, or
34.5%, to $11.9 million in the three months ended August 31, 1996 from $8.9
million in the three months ended August 31, 1995. Gross profit as a
percentage of total revenues increased to 51.3% in the three months ended
August 31, 1996 from 50.6% in the three months ended August 31, 1995. Gross
profit on system sales increased by $2.3 million, or 30.1%, to $9.7 million
in the three months ended August 31, 1996 from $7.5 million in the three
months ended August 31, 1995. The gross margin on system sales increased to
54.8% in the three months ended August 31, 1996 from 53.9% in the three
months ended August 31, 1995. The Company attributes this increase primarily
to manufacturing and productivity efficiencies of scale resulting from
increased sales volume during the period. Gross profit on service revenues
increased by $0.8 million, or 58.3%, to $2.2 million in the three months
ended August 31, 1996 from $1.4 million in the three months ended August 31,
1995. Gross margin on service revenues increased to 40.0% in the three months
ended August 31, 1996 from 38.0% in the three months ended August 31, 1995.
This increase was attributable to higher installation revenues and an
increase in the service base.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, General and
Administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $6.2 million and $4.9 million for the
three months ended August 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively, or 26.5% and 27.7%
of total revenues, respectively. The increase in the dollar amount of SG&A
expenses was primarily due to both the continued expansion of the Company's
sales effort in domestic and international markets and to increases in SG&A
expenses necessary to support the increased level of sales. SG&A expenses
decreased as a percentage of total revenues due to the Company's ability to
leverage certain fixed expenses over its growing revenue base.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and Development ("R&D")
expenses were $2.4 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended August
31, 1996 and 1995, respectively, or 10.4% and 9.2% of total revenues,
respectively. The increase in the dollar amount of R&D expenses reflects the
continued expansion of the Company's R&D staff which increased to 100 from 79
between August 31, 1995 and August 31, 1996. R&D expenses are charged to
operations as incurred, and no software development costs have been
capitalized. The Company expects the dollar amount of R&D expenditures to
continue to increase, although such expenses as a percentage of total
revenues will vary from period to period.
Other Income (Expense). Other income was $0.4 and $0.1 million for the
three months ended August 31, 1996 and 1995 respectively. Interest and other
income increased to $0.3 million in the three months ended August 31, 1996
from $0.2 million in the three months ended August 31, 1995 primarily due to
increased cash balances. The Company had a foreign exchange gain of $0.1
million for the three months ended August 31, 1996 compared to a foreign
exchange loss of $0.1 million for the three months ended August 1995. To the
extent the Company is unable to match revenue received in foreign currencies
with expense paid in the same currency it is exposed to fluctuations on
international currency transactions.
Income Taxes. Variations in the customary relationship between the
provision for income taxes and the statutory federal income tax rate
primarily result from foreign subsidiaries' net operating losses which did
not produce current tax benefits, the utilization of research and development
tax credits and state and local income taxes. The Company's effective income
tax rates were 39.0% and 41.0% for the three months ended August 31, 1996 and
1995, respectively.
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Foreign Operations. The Company's European subsidiary operated at
approximately a $0.4 million loss during the three months ended August 31,
1996 as compared to approximately break-even during the three months ended
August 31, 1995. The increase in such losses was attributed to a decrease in
the gross margin and increase in the dollar amount of SG&A expenses to
support the expansion of the sales and marketing effort in the three months
ended August 31, 1996. Transfers from the Company's North American operations
to its European subsidiary are accounted for at cost, plus a reasonable
profit.
FISCAL YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 1995 AND 1996
Total Revenues. Total revenues increased by 37.1%, from $64.8 million in
fiscal 1995 to $88.8 million in fiscal 1996. System sales increased by 38.8%,
from $51.7 million in fiscal 1995 to $71.8 million in fiscal 1996. The
increase in system sales was due to a 35.8% increase in domestic sales and a
44.5% increase in international sales and was in part related to the
introduction of the VPS/is system, a new RISC and UNIX based product. The
increase in system sales was primarily due to increases in unit sales volume.
Service revenues increased by 30.5%, from $13.0 million in fiscal 1995 to
$17.0 million in fiscal 1996, primarily due to the addition of units to the
service base, as well as an increase in installation revenues.
Gross Profit. The Company's gross profit increased by $12.3 million from
$32.7 million in fiscal 1995 to $45.0 million in fiscal 1996. Gross profit as
a percentage of total revenues increased from 50.5% in fiscal 1995 to 50.7%
in fiscal 1996. Gross profit on system sales increased by $10.9 million, or
39.0%, from $28.1 million in fiscal 1995 to $39.0 million in fiscal 1996.
Gross margin on system sales increased from 54.2% in fiscal 1995 to 54.3% in
fiscal 1996. Gross profit on service revenues increased by $1.4 million, or
30.2%, from $4.6 million in fiscal 1995 to $6.0 million in fiscal 1996. Gross
margin on service revenues was 35.6% in both fiscal 1995 and fiscal 1996.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. SG&A expenses were $18.7
million and $22.6 million for fiscal 1995 and 1996, respectively, or 28.9%
and 25.4% of total revenues, respectively. The increase in the dollar amount
of the SG&A expenses was primarily due to expansion of the sales effort in
both domestic and international markets, increased sales commissions due to
the significant increase in revenues and increases in expenses to support the
increased level of sales. SG&A expenses decreased as a percentage of total
revenues due to the Company's ability to leverage certain fixed expenses over
its growing revenue base.
Research and Development Expenses. R&D expenses were $5.8 million and $7.9
million for fiscal 1995 and 1996, respectively, or 9.0% and 8.9% of total
revenues, respectively. The increase in the dollar amount of research and
development expense reflects the continued expansion of the Company's R&D
staff which increased from 69 to 101 between May 31, 1995 and 1996.
Non-recurring Noncash Stock Option Compensation Expense. On February 1,
1995, the Company accelerated the vesting on all outstanding stock options
under its 1986 Incentive Stock Option Plan ("the 1986 Plan"), thereby
allowing all such options to be fully vested at such date. The Company also
relinquished its right to repurchase shares obtained by employees under the
1986 Plan. As a result, the Company recorded a non-recurring noncash
compensation charge of approximately $1.25 million, equal to the difference
between the formula price as of February 1, 1995 (which was calculated
utilizing a formula based upon the book value of the Company's Common Stock)
of all outstanding stock options issued subsequent to January 28, 1988 and
their estimated value on February 1, 1995 (based upon the initial public
offering price of the Company's Common Stock).
Other Income (Expense). Other income was $0.5 million for fiscal 1996 as
compared to other expense of $0.7 million in fiscal 1995. Interest expense
decreased from $1.0 million in fiscal 1995 to $0.0 in fiscal 1996, due to the
elimination of debt by the use of proceeds from the Company's initial public
offering. Interest income was $0.2 million and $0.9 million in fiscal 1995
and fiscal 1996. Foreign exchange gain (loss) decreased from a gain of $0.1
million in fiscal 1995 to a loss of $0.4 million in fiscal 1996.
Income Taxes. Variations in the customary relationship between the
provision for income taxes and the statutory income tax rate primarily result
from foreign subsidiaries' net operating losses which did not produce current
tax benefits, the utilization of research and development tax credits and
state and local
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income taxes. The Company's effective income tax rates were 48.1% and 38.8%
for fiscal 1995 and fiscal 1996, respectively. Excluding the effect of the
non-recurring noncash compensation charge the effective income tax rate for
fiscal 1995 would have been 40.0%.
Foreign Operations. The Company's European subsidiary had an operating
profit of $0.8 million during fiscal 1996 as compared to an operating loss of
$0.2 million during fiscal 1995. The increase in profitability was primarily
due to an increase in the gross margin on increased system sales. Transfers
from the Company's North American operations to its European subsidiary are
accounted for at cost, plus a reasonable profit. The cost of revenues for the
Company's European subsidiary includes approximately $0.9 million and $0.6
million of intercompany gross profit earned by the Company's North American
operations on system sales by the European subsidiary to third parties during
fiscal 1995 and fiscal 1996, respectively.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's principal cash requirement to date has been to fund working
capital and capital expenditures in order to support the growth in revenues.
Historically, the Company has primarily financed this requirement through
cash flow from operations, bank borrowings and two public offerings of the
Company's Common Stock in 1995, which resulted in an aggregate of $41,100,000
of net proceeds to the Company. Cash flow from operations was $2.4 million
for the three months ended August 31, 1996 and $9.6 million for the year
ended May 31, 1996. At August 31, 1996, the Company had working capital of
$50.1 million, including $28.4 million of cash and cash equivalents and
short-term investments.
The average days sales outstanding (calculated by dividing the net
accounts receivable at the balance sheet date for each period by the average
sales per day during the quarter immediately preceding the balance sheet
date) were approximately 93 days and 83 days at August 31, 1996 and May 31,
1996, respectively. The Company attributes the increase in days' sales
outstanding primarily to increased sales to government agencies which
generally have longer payment cycles. To the extent the Company's sales mix
continues to shift towards government agencies, the average day's sales
outstanding is expected to increase.
The Company's inventory as of August 31, 1996 and May 31, 1996 was $13.1
million and $11.1 million respectively. The increase in inventory from May
31, 1996 to August 31, 1996 reflects an investment by the Company to support
future sales growth.
In January 1995, the Company increased its line of credit to $8.0 million
with interest charged at the prime rate plus 0.25%. The line of credit
expires on November 30, 1996. As of August 31, 1996, the Company had no
borrowings under this line of credit. The Company is presently negotiating to
increase, extend and restructure the line of credit to a revolving line of
credit, with a term loan option.
The Company made capital expenditures totaling $1.5 million and $0.7
million during the three months ended August 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
The Company expects that its capital expenditures in the current fiscal year
for facilities expansion, possible technology licenses and acquisitions, and
additional computer equipment utilized for development and testing of the
Company's products, will be substantially greater than its capital
expenditures in the prior several years.
The Company believes that its existing sources of working capital and
borrowings available under its revolving line of credit will be sufficient to
fund its operations and capital expenditures for at least 12 months.
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PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the
beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock as of the date of this
Prospectus, as adjusted to reflect the 2-for-1 stock dividend to be paid on
October 31, 1996, and the sale of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby,
by (i) each person who is known to the Company to own beneficially more than
5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) each of the Company's
Named Executives, (iii) each of the selling stockholders and (iv) all
Executive Officers and Directors of the Company as a group.
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<CAPTION>
Shares Beneficially Shares Beneficially
Name and Address of Beneficial Owned Prior to Shares To Be Sold Owned After
Owner (1) (2) Offering (2) In Offering (3) Offering (3)
----------------------------------------- ------------------------ ----------------- ------------------------
Number Percent Number Percent
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Peter J. Cohen (4) ...................... 916,490 6.7% 296,962 619,528 4.5%
George W. Cole .......................... 550,750 4.0% 178,454 372,296 2.7%
Richard A. Daniels (4) .................. 780,228 5.7% 252,808 527,420 3.9%
Terence Meehan .......................... 367,166 2.7% 118,968 248,198 1.8%
Kevin J. O'Brien ........................ 367,166 2.7% 118,968 248,198 1.8%
Jayandra Patel .......................... 413,060 3.0% 133,840 279,220 2.0%
Edward Blum (5) ......................... 6,250 * -- 6,250 *
Peter Breitstone (5) .................... 6,250 * -- 6,250 *
GeoCapital Corporation (1) .............. 869,400 6.4% -- 869,400 6.4%
OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (1) .............. 740,800 5.4% -- 740,800 5.4%
All Executive Officers and Directors as a
group (nine persons) (5)(6) ............. 3,535,360 25.9% 1,100,000 2,435,360 17.9%
</TABLE>
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* Less than 1%
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, all addresses are care of Periphonics
Corporation, 4000 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, New York 11716.
GeoCapital Corporation's address is 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
10153. OppenheimerFunds, Inc.'s address is Two World Trade Center, New
York, New York 10048. Information with respect to GeoCapital Corporation
and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. is based on the Schedule 13-G filing made by
such companies as of June 30, 1996.
(2) A person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities that can be
acquired by such person within 60 days from the date of this Prospectus
upon the exercise of options. Each beneficial owner's percentage
ownership is determined by assuming that options that are held by such
person (but not those held by any other person) and that are exercisable
within 60 days from the date of this Prospectus have been exercised.
Unless otherwise noted, the Company believes that all persons named in
the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them.
(3) Assumes no exercise of the over-allotment option. The Selling
Stockholders have granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up
to 165,000 shares of Common Stock solely to cover over-allotments, if
any. If such option is exercised in full, Messrs. Cohen, Cole, Daniels,
Meehan, O'Brien and Patel will sell an additional 44,542, 26,768, 37,922,
17,846, 17,846 and 20,076 shares of Common Stock, respectively, and their
percentage of beneficial ownership after the offering will be 4.2%, 2.5%,
3.6%, 1.7%, 1.7% and 1.9%, respectively.
(4) Of the shares beneficially owned by Mr. Cohen, 821,398 are held of record
in a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust for the benefit of Mr. Cohen's
children, of which Mr. Cohen is a co-trustee and retains voting and
dispositive power with respect to the shares. All the shares being sold
by Mr. Cohen are held of record in the Peter J. Cohen Grantor Trust. All
780,228 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Daniels are held of record in
the Richard A. Daniels Grantor Retained Annuity Trust for the benefit of
Mr. Daniels' children of which Mr. Daniels is the sole trustee.
(5) Does not include options to purchase 37,500 shares of Common Stock not
exercisable within 60 days.
(6) Includes 120,500 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of
this Prospectus.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The Company's authorized capital stock consists of 15,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred
Stock, par value $.01 per share. As of October 23, 1996, there were
13,625,132 shares of Common Stock (reflecting the 2-for-1 stock split in the
form of a stock dividend payable on October 31, 1996) issued and outstanding
held of record by 139 stockholders, and no shares of Preferred Stock are
currently outstanding. As of October 23, 1996, there were outstanding options
to purchase an additional 723,032 shares of the Company's Common Stock. At
the Company's annual meeting on November 8, 1996 the shareholders will vote
on a proposal to increase the authorized Common Stock to 30,000,000 shares.
COMMON STOCK
Holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share
held of record on matters to be voted on by the stockholders of the Company.
Holders of shares of Common Stock will be entitled to receive dividends,
subject to the superior rights of Preferred Stockholders, if any, when, as
and if declared by the Board of Directors. The Company currently intends to
retain all future earnings for use in the operation of its business and,
therefore, does not anticipate paying any cash dividends on its Common Stock
in the foreseeable future. Upon the dissolution, liquidation or sale of
substantially all of the assets of the Company, after payment in full of all
amounts required to be paid to creditors and subject to the rights, if any,
of the holders of any Preferred Stock, the holders of the Common Stock are
entitled to share ratably in the assets of the Company legally available for
distribution to its stockholders. Holders of Common Stock have no preemptive,
subscription, redemption or conversion rights. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock are, and all shares of Common Stock to be
sold in this offering will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable.
PREFERRED STOCK
The Company's Board of Directors may without further action by the
Company's stockholders, from time to time, direct the issuance of shares of
Preferred Stock in series and may, at the time of issuance, determine the
rights, preferences and limitation of each series. The holders of Preferred
Stock would normally be entitled to receive a preference payment in the event
of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company before any
payment is made to the holders of Common Stock.
The ability of the Company's Board of Directors to issue Preferred Stock
may delay or prevent a takeover or change in control of the Company. To the
extent that this ability has this effect, removal of the Company's incumbent
Board of Directors and management may be rendered more difficult. Further,
this may have an adverse impact on the ability of stockholders of the Company
to participate in a tender or exchange offer for the Common Stock and in so
doing diminish the market value of the Common Stock.
RIGHTS PLAN
On July 15, 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a Rights
Plan designed to protect stockholders in the event of an unsolicited attempt
to acquire the Company, including a gradual accumulation of shares in the
open market, a partial or two-tier tender offer that does not treat all
stockholders equally, and other takeover tactics which the Board of Directors
believes may be abusive and not in the best interests of stockholders. The
implementation of the Rights Plan increases the Board of Director's power in
the event of an unsolicited proposal by giving the Board of Directors more
time and the opportunity to evaluate an offer and exercise its good faith
business judgment to take appropriate steps to protect and advance
stockholder interests by negotiating with the bidder, auctioning the Company,
implementing a recapitalization or restructuring designed as an alternative
to the offer, or taking other action.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
"Certificate") provides that a director shall not be personally liable to the
Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty
as a director, except: (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty
to the Company or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law;
(iii) for liability under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
(relating to certain unlawful dividends, stock repurchases or stock
redemptions); or (iv) for any transaction
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from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. The effect of
this provision in the Certificate is to eliminate the rights of the Company
and its stockholders (through stockholders' derivative suits on behalf of the
Company) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of the
fiduciary duty of care as a director (including breaches resulting from
negligent or grossly negligent behavior) except in certain limited
situations. This provision does not limit or eliminate the rights of the
Company or any stockholder to seek non-monetary relief such as an injunction
or rescission in the event of a breach of a director's duty of care. These
provisions will not alter the liability of Directors under federal securities
laws.
The Company's By-Laws provide that the Company shall indemnify each
Director and such of the Company's officers, employees and agents as the
Board of Directors shall determine from time to time to the fullest extent
provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.
The Company carries insurance providing indemnification, under certain
circumstances, to all of its directors and officers for claims against them
by reason of, among other things, any act or failure to act in their
capacities as directors or officers. No sums have been paid to any past or
present director or officer under this or any prior indemnification insurance
policy.
The Company has also entered into Indemnity agreements with all of its
directors and executive officers. The Indemnity Agreements provide for
indemnification of the Company's directors and executive officers to the
fullest extent permitted by the provisions of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware. The Indemnity Agreements also provide that the Company
will pay any costs which an indemnitee actually and reasonably incurs because
of any claims made against him by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director or officer of the Company, except that the Company is not obligated
to make any payment which the Company is prohibited by law from paying as
indemnity, or where (a) a final determination is rendered on a claim based
upon the indemnitee's obtaining a personal profit or advantage to which he
was not legally entitled; (b) a final determination is rendered on the claim
for an accounting of profits made in connection with a violation of Section
16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or similar state or common law
provisions; (c) a claim where the indemnitee was adjudged to be deliberately
dishonest; or (d) a final determination is rendered that indemnification is
not lawful.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be
permitted to Directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is therefore unenforceable.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock is American Stock
Transfer and Trust Company.
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UNDERWRITING
The Company and the Selling Stockholders have entered into an Underwriting
Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
and Dain Bosworth Incorporated (the "Underwriters"). Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, the Selling Stockholders
have agreed to sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters
has severally agreed to purchase from the Selling Stockholders, the number of
shares of Common Stock set forth opposite each Underwriter's name in the
table below:
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Number of
Underwriters Shares
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<S> <C>
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. ............................. 550,000
Dain Bosworth Incorporated ................................. 550,000
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In the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters have agreed, subject to
the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase all of the Common
Stock being sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement if any of the Common
Stock being sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (excluding shares
covered by the over-allotment option granted therein) is purchased. In the
event of a default by any Underwriter, the Underwriting Agreement provides
that, in certain circumstances, purchase commitments of the non-default
Underwriters shall be increased or the Underwriting Agreement may be
terminated.
The Underwriters have advised the Selling Stockholders that they propose
to offer the shares of Common Stock to the public initially at the public
offering price set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus and to certain
dealers at such price less a concession of not more than $0.58 per share.
Additionally, the Underwriters may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a
concession not in excess of $0.10 per share to certain other dealers. After
the shares are released for sale to the public, the public offering price and
other selling terms may be changed by the Underwriters.
The Selling Stockholders have granted to the Underwriters an option,
exercisable within 30 days after the date of this Prospectus, to purchase up
to 165,000 shares of Common Stock at the same price per share to be paid by
the Underwriters for the other shares offered hereby. If the Underwriters
purchase any such additional shares pursuant to this option, each of the
Underwriters will be committed to purchase such additional shares in
approximately the same proportion as set forth in the table above. The
Underwriters may exercise the option only for the purpose of covering
over-allotments, if any, made in connection with the distribution of the
Common Stock offered hereby. The additional shares purchased pursuant to this
option shall be allocated among each of the Selling Stockholders in
proportion to their total commitments to provide shares for this option.
The Company and the Selling Stockholders have agreed that they will not
sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock for
a period of 180 days after the date of this Prospectus without the written
consent of the Underwriters, except for the Common Stock offered hereby.
In general, the rules of the Commission will prohibit the Underwriters
from making a market in the Company's Common Stock during the "cooling off"
period immediately preceding the commencement of sales in this offering. The
Commission has, however, adopted exemptions from these rules that permit
passive market making under certain conditions. These rules permit an
underwriter to continue to make a market subject to the conditions, among
others, that its bid not exceed the highest bid by a market maker not
connected with the offering and that its net purchases on any one trading day
not exceed prescribed limits. Pursuant to these exemptions, certain
Underwriters, selling group members (if any) or their respective affiliates
intend to engage in passive market making in the Company's Common Stock
during the cooling off period.
The Company and the Selling Stockholders have agreed to indemnify the
Underwriters and their controlling persons against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to
contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make in respect
thereof.
The Underwriters do not intend to confirm sales to any accounts over which
they exercise discretionary authority.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity and issuance of the Common Stock offered hereby will be
passed upon for the Company and the Selling Stockholders by Ruskin, Moscou,
Evans & Faltischek, P.C., Mineola, New York. Certain legal matters in
connection with the offering will be passed upon for the Underwriters by
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts. As of the date of
this Prospectus, certain members of Ruskin, Moscou, Evans & Faltischek, P.C.,
and members of their immediate family own, in the aggregate, approximately
15,200 shares of the Company's Common Stock.
EXPERTS
The financial statements and related financial statement schedules
incorporated in this Prospectus by reference from the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 1996 have been audited by Deloitte &
Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report, which is
incorporated herein by reference, and has been so incorporated in reliance
upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in
accounting and auditing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 under
the Act, with respect to the Common Stock offered by this Prospectus. This
Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the Registration
Statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information
with respect to the Company and the Common Stock, reference is made to the
Registration Statement and such exhibits and schedules. Statements in the
Prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to
are not necessarily complete and in each instance reference is made to the
copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, each such statement being qualified in all respects
by such reference. The Registration Statement and the exhibits and schedules
thereto may be inspected by anyone without charge at the principal office of
the Commission at the Public Reference Section of the Commission at Room
1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at
the regional offices of the Commission located at Seven World Trade Center,
New York, New York 10048 and Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison
Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and copies of all or any part of
it may be obtained from the Commission upon payment of a prescribed fee. The
Registration Statement, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, can
also be accessed through the EDGAR terminals in the Commission's Public
Interest Rooms in Washington, Chicago and New York or through the World Wide
Web at http://www.sec.gov.
The Company is subject to the information requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith, files
reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"). Such reports and other information can be inspected and
copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at
Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the
Commission's regional offices located at Seven World Trade Center, 13th
Floor, New York, New York 10048 and Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West
Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such material can be
obtained at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Section of the
Commission, 450 Fifth Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20549. The Company's Common
Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market and reports and other information
concerning the Company may also be inspected and copies at the office of the
NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., 8513 Key West Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
The Company furnishes Annual Reports to the holders of its securities
which contain financial information which has been examined and reported
upon, with an opinion expressed by, its independent certified public
accountants.
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No dealer, sales representative or other person has been authorized to
give any information or to make any representation in connection with this
offering other than those contained in this Prospectus, and if given or made,
such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been
authorized by the Company or any Underwriters. This Prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy Common Stock
by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not
authorized, or in which the persons making such an offer or solicitation is
not qualified to do so, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such
an offer or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any
sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstance, create any implication
that the information contained herein is correct as of any date subsequent to
its date.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Documents Incorporated by Reference ............................ 2
Prospectus Summary ............................................. 3
Risk Factors ................................................... 5
The Company .................................................... 9
Use of Proceeds ................................................ 10
Price Range of Common Stock .................................... 10
Dividend Policy ................................................ 10
Selected Consolidated Financial Data ........................... 11
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of
Operations .................................................... 13
Principal and Selling Stockholders ............................. 16
Description of Capital Stock ................................... 17
Underwriting ................................................... 19
Legal Matters .................................................. 20
Experts ........................................................ 20
Additional Information ......................................... 20
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1,100,000 SHARES
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Periphonics LOGO
CORPORATION
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COMMON STOCK
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PROSPECTUS
NOVEMBER 5, 1996
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WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY
DAIN BOSWORTH
Incorporated
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