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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the year ended December 31, 1996
Commission File Number 0-25936
USDATA CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 75-2405152
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
2435 N Central Expressway, Richardson, Texas 75080
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 680-9700
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No____________
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]
The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant was approximately $48,580,000 based on the last reported sale price
of $4.375 on the Nasdaq National Market on March 24, 1997.
As of March 24, 1997, there were 11,104,154 shares of Common Stock
outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:
The name, age and position of each executive officer of the Company is set
forth under "Executive Officers of the Registrant" in Part I of this report,
which information is incorporated herein by reference.
DIRECTORS:
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PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND BUSINESS HAS BEEN A
NAME EXPERIENCE DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS DIRECTOR SINCE Age
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Arthur R. Spector Managing Director, TL Ventures LLC,
a venture capital management company(1)(2)(3)(4)..................... 1994 56
Gary J. Anderson, M.D. Managing Director, TL Ventures LLC,
a venture capital management company(3).............................. 1994 57
James W. Dixon President and Chief Executive Officer,
Information Technology Consulting, Inc., a software development
company(3)(6)....................................................... 1994 50
Max D. Hopper Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Max D.
Hopper Associates, an information systems
consulting firm(2)(7)................................................ 1995 62
Jack L. Messman Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Union
Pacific Resources Group Inc., an energy company(2)(3)(8)............. 1994 57
Charles A. Root Executive Vice President,
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(1)(9).................................... 1994 64
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(1) Member of the Executive Committee.
(2) Member of the Compensation Committee.
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(3) Member of the Audit Committee.
(4) Mr. Spector has been Chairman of the Board and a Director of the Company
since November 1994. Since January 1997, Mr. Spector has been a managing
director of TL Ventures LLC, a venture capital fund management company
organized to manage the day-to-day operations of TL Ventures III L.P. and
TL Ventures III Offshore L.P., which are recently organized venture
capital partnerships investing in tandem. From January 1995 through
December 1996, Mr. Spector served as Director of Acquisitions of
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. Mr. Spector also serves as Chairman of the
Board of HDS Network Systems Inc., a manufacturer of network computers
and a provider of desktop computing services. From July 1992 until May 1995,
Mr. Spector served as Vice Chairman and Secretary of Casino & Credit
Services, Inc. From October 1991 to December 1994, Mr. Spector was Chief
Executive Officer and a director of Perpetual Capital Corporation, a
merchant banking organization.
(5) Dr. Anderson has served as a managing director since 1991 and a general
partner since 1995 of Technology Leaders Management L.P., as a managing
director and a general partner of Technology Leaders II Management L.P.
since 1994, and as a managing director of TL Ventures LLC since
1996. Dr. Anderson also served as Executive Vice President, Fund Management
of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. from November 1993 to December 1994.
(6) Prior to joining Information Technology Consulting, Inc. in September 1996,
Mr. Dixon served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ClientLink,
Inc., a software development company, from March 1996 until August, 1996.
From June 1988 through February 1996, Mr. Dixon was an officer of CompuCom
Systems, Inc., most recently serving as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Dixon is
a director of Fisher Restaurant Systems, Inc.
(7) From December 1985 until January 1995, Mr. Hopper served as Senior Vice
President, Information Systems, of American Airlines, Inc. Mr. Hopper also
served as Chairman of The SABRE Group, the airline reservation system unit
of American Airlines, from April 1993 until January 1995. Mr. Hopper serves
as a director of The Gartner Group, Inc., Gupta Corporation, VTEL
Corporation, CLR, Inc., SCOPUS Technology, Inc., BBN Corporation, Worldtalk
Corporation, MCC Corporation and Matthews Communications.
(8) Mr. Messman is a director of Cambridge Technology Partners (Massachusetts),
Inc., Novell, Inc., Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., Tandy Corp. and Union
Pacific Resources Group Inc.
(9) Mr. Root is Chairman of the Board of Coherent Communications Systems
Corporation, CompuCom Systems, Inc. and Tangram Enterprise Solutions, Inc.
DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
Directors are elected annually and hold office until their successors
are elected and have qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.
Directors are reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in connection with
attendance at meetings or other Company business, but directors are not
compensated for their services as directors.
DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTIONS
Directors who are not employees of the Company and its subsidiaries or
Safeguard and its wholly owned subsidiaries ("Eligible Directors")
participate in the 1994 Equity Compensation Plan ("1994 Plan"). Pursuant to
the terms of the 1994 Plan, each Eligible Director received an option to
purchase 15,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock on the date of the
adoption of the amendment to the 1994 Plan establishing formula grants to
Eligible Directors. Thereafter, each new Eligible Director will receive an
option to purchase 15,000 shares of Common Stock upon his or her initial
election to the Board, and each Eligible Director will receive a grant to
purchase 3,000 shares of Common Stock on the second anniversary of his or her
election and following every two years' service thereafter. The Board of
Directors has approved an amendment to the 1994 Plan, which would remove the
formula grant feature. The amendment is subject to stockholder approval at
the Company's next annual meeting of stockholders. The exercise price of each
option is equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant.
Each option has a term of eight years and vests in 25% installments on each
of the first through fourth anniversaries of the date of grant. The maximum
number of shares of Common Stock subject to options granted to an Eligible
Director under the 1994 Plan cannot exceed 25,000 shares. On November 8,
1996, Mr. Spector received an option to purchase 3,000 shares of Common Stock
at an exercise price of $7.50 per share, and on December 2, 1996, each of
Messrs. Dixon and Messman received an option to purchase 3,000 shares of
Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.875 per share.
COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board held four meetings in 1996. The Company's Board has appointed
standing compensation, executive, and audit committees. The Compensation
Committee reviews and recommends the compensation arrangements for senior
management of the Company, including salaries, bonuses and grants of options
to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Company's stock option and
equity compensation plans. The Compensation Committee met four times during
1996. The Executive Committee, which did not meet during 1996, has the
authority to approve transactions on behalf of the Company that do not exceed
$1 million in the aggregate, except where such functions are required by law
to be approved by the full Board of Directors. The Audit Committee recommends
the firm to be appointed as independent certified public accountants to audit
the Company's financial statements, discusses the scope and results of the
audit with the independent certified public accountants, reviews with
management and the independent certified public accountants the Company's
interim and year-end operating results, considers the adequacy of the
internal accounting controls and audit procedures of the Company and reviews
the non-audit services to be performed by the independent certified public
accountants. The audit committee met twice during 1996. All of the directors
attended at least 75% of the total number of Board and Committee meetings of
which they were members during the period in which they served as a director,
except Mr. Messman, who attended 50% of the meetings.
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 ("10%
Stockholders") to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of
Common Stock and other equity securities of the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Officers, directors and 10% Stockholders are
required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section
16(a) forms that they file. Based solely on its review of the copies of such
forms received by it and written representations from certain reporting
persons that no other reports were required for those persons, the Company
believes that during the period from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996,
all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors
and 10% Stockholders were complied with, except for a late Form 3 filed by
each of Messrs. Grefer and Keenan.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth information concerning compensation paid
during the last two calendar years to the Chief Executive Officer and each of
the Company's other most highly compensated executive officers at December
31, 1996 (collectively, the "Named Officers").
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG TERM
COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION -----------------------------
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OTHER RESTRICTED SECURITIES
ANNUAL STOCK UNDERLYING
NAME AND PRINCIPAL SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION AWARD(S) OPTIONS/
POSITION YEAR ($)(1) ($) ($)(2) ($) (3) SARS (#)
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William G. Moore, Jr., 1996 $ 274,017 $0 -- -- --
Former President and Chief
Executive Officer(4) 1995 250,000 150,000 -- -- 114,000
Mark S. Grefer, 1996 $ 107,500 $0 -- -- 1,000
Senior Vice President of
Worldwide Sales (5) 1995 62,884 50,750 -- -- 75,000
John Keenan, 1996 $ 115,042 $0 -- -- 1,000
Former Vice President
of Worldwide 1995 98,294 46,000 -- -- 75,000
Marketing(6)
H. Kenneth Whitaker, 1996 $ 160,813 $0 -- -- 1,000
Senior Vice President of
Product Development 1995 148,750 55,394 -- -- 100,000
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(1) Amounts shown do not include amounts expended by the Company pursuant to
plans (including group, disability, life, and health insurance) that do not
discriminate in scope, terms or operation in favor of executive officers or
directors and that are generally available to all salaried employees.
(2) Perquisites and other personal benefits for fiscal year 1996 did not exceed
the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of any Named Officer's salary and bonus.
(3) Any dividends that become payable will be paid on restricted stock awards at
the same rate as paid to all stockholders. At December 31, 1996, Mr. Moore
held 273,910 shares of restricted stock. See "Certain Relationships and
Related Transactions."
(4) Mr. Moore resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer in March
1997. Bill E. Newell, a Vice President of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., is
currently serving as President and Chief Executive of the Company.
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(5) Mr. Grefer joined the Company in May 1995 and has been serving as an
executive officer of the Company since January 1996.
(6) Mr. Keenan joined the Company in February 1995 and served as an executive
officer of the Company from January 1996 until his resignation in February
1997.
STOCK OPTIONS
The following tables set forth information with respect to (i) individual
grants of stock options during 1996 to each of the Named Officers, (ii) options
exercised during fiscal year 1996, and (iii) the number of unexercised options
and the value of unexercised in-the-money options at December 31, 1996.
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OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
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POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
VALUE
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS AT ASSUMED ANNUAL
RATES OF STOCK PRICE
APPRECIATION
FOR OPTION TERM(1)
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NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL
SECURITIES OPTIONS/
UNDERLYING SARS
OPTIONS/ GRANTED TO EXERCISE
SARS EMPLOYEES OR
GRANTED IN FISCAL BASE PRICE EXPIRA- 5% 10%
NAME (#)(2) YEAR ($/SH)(3) TION DATE ($) ($)
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William G. Moore, Jr.................................... 0 -- -- -- -- --
Mark S. Grefer.......................................... 1,000 .5% $ 7.50 10/22/04 3,581 8,577
John Keenan............................................. 1,000 .5% $ 7.50 10/22/04 3,581 8,577
H. Kenneth Whitaker..................................... 1,000 .5% $ 7.50 10/22/04 3,581 8,577
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(1) The potential realizable values are based on an assumption that the stock
price of the shares of Common Stock of the Company appreciate at the annual
rate shown (compounded annually) from the date of grant until the end of
the option term. These values do not take into account amounts required to
be paid as income taxes under the Code and any applicable state laws or
option provisions providing for termination of an option following
termination of employment, nontransferability or vesting over periods of
up to four years. These amounts are calculated based on the requirements
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not reflect
the Company's estimate of future stock price growth of the shares of
Common Stock of the Company.
(2) Each option vests 25% each year commencing on the first anniversary of the
grant date, has an eight-year term and continues vesting and remains
exercisable so long as employment with the Company or one of its
subsidiaries continues. The option exercise price may be paid in cash or by
(i) delivery of previously acquired shares or (ii) same day sales, i.e.
cashless broker's exercises.
(3) All options have an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value
on the date of grant of the shares subject to each option.
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Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
and Fiscal Year-End Option/SAR Values
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NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
SHARES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS/
ACQUIRED OPTIONS/SARS SARS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
ON VALUE AT FISCAL YEAR-END(#) ($)(1)
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NAME (#) ($) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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William G. Moore, Jr............................... 0 -- 57,000 57,000 $ 121,125 $ 121,125
Mark S. Grefer..................................... 0 -- 18,750 57,250 11,719 35,156
John Keenan........................................ 5,000 $ 12,500 13,750 57,250 29,219 119,531
H. Kenneth Whitaker................................ 5,500 $ 94,225 33,412 76,000 79,413 159,375
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(1) The value of unexercised in-the-money options is calculated based upon (i)
the fair market value per share of the stock at December 31, 1996, less the
option exercise price, multiplied by (ii) the number of shares subject to
an option. On December 31, 1996, the fair market value of a share of the
Company's common stock was $5.625. This table is presented solely for the
purpose of complying with the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and does not necessarily reflect the amounts optionees will
actually receive upon the sale of any shares acquired upon the exercise of
the options.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
During 1996, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Compensation
Committee") consisted of Messrs. Spector, Hopper and Messman. Mr. Spector
served as Chairman of the Board of the Company during that time.
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of April 1, 1997, the Company's Common
Stock beneficially owned by each person known to the Company to be the
beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company's
Common Stock (the "Shares"), the Company's only class of equity securities
outstanding. The table also shows the number of Shares owned beneficially by
each director, by each named executive officer, and by all executive officers
and directors as a group:
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NUMBER OF SHARES PERCENT OF
OWNED (1) CLASS
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Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(2)
800 The Safeguard Building
435 Devon Park Drive
Wayne, PA 19087................................... 2,946,211 25.0%
Technology Leaders I(3)
800 The Safeguard Building
435 Devon Park Drive
Wayne, PA 19087................................... 1,654,356 14.9%
Technology Leaders II(4)
800 The Safeguard Building
435 Devon Park Drive
Wayne, PA 19087................................... 1,654,356 14.9%
Bob B. Midyett(5)
2211 Sutton Place
Richardson, TX 75080.............................. 1,389,572 12.3%
Arthur R. Spector(6).............................. 85,082 *
William G. Moore, Jr.(5).......................... 331,010 3.0%
Gary J. Anderson, M.D. (7)........................ 12,148 *
James W. Dixon(5)................................. 9,950 *
Max D. Hopper(5).................................. 3,750 *
Jack L. Messman(8)................................ 76,725 *
Charles A. Root(9)................................ 62,229 *
Mark S. Grefer(5)................................. 18,975 *
John Keenan....................................... 25,000 *
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H. Kenneth Whitaker(5)............................ 58,412 *
Executive officers and
directors as a group (12 persons)(10)............. 683,281 6.0%
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* Less than 1% of the outstanding Common Stock
(1) Except as otherwise disclosed, the nature of beneficial ownership is the
sole power to vote and to dispose of the Shares (except for Shares held
jointly with spouse).
(2) Safeguard Scientifics (Delaware), Inc. ("Safeguard Delaware"), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. ("Safeguard"), is the
record owner of the Shares set forth above. Consequently, such Shares are
beneficially owned by Safeguard. Includes 698,238 Shares that may be
acquired pursuant to currently exercisable warrants held by Safeguard
Delaware. All of the Shares beneficially owned by Safeguard have been
pledged by Safeguard as collateral under its bank line of credit. Does not
include 1,654,356 Shares beneficially owned by each of Technology Leaders
I and Technology Leaders II, venture capital partnerships in which
Safeguard has a beneficial interest. Safeguard disclaims beneficial
ownership of the Shares beneficially owned by each of Technology Leaders
I and Technology Leaders II.
(3) Technology Leaders I consists of Technology Leaders L.P. and Technology
Leaders Offshore C.V. Technology Leaders Management L.P., the sole general
partner of Technology Leaders L.P. and the co-general partner of Technology
Leaders Offshore C.V., exercises, through its executive committee, sole
investment and voting power with respect to the Shares owned by such
entities. Of the 1,654,356 Shares owned by Technology Leaders I, 772,418
Shares are owned by Technology Leaders L.P. and 881,938 Shares are owned by
Technology Leaders Offshore C.V. Technology Leaders L.P., Technology
Leaders Offshore C.V., Technology Leaders Management L.P., Technology
Leaders II L.P., Technology Leaders II Offshore C.V. and Technology
Leaders II Management L.P. are members of a group for purposes of
Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Technology Leaders I disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares
beneficially owned by Technology Leaders II.
(4) Technology Leaders II consists of Technology Leaders II L.P. and Technology
Leaders II Offshore C.V. Technology Leaders II Management L.P., the sole
general partner of Technology Leaders II L.P. and the co-general partner of
Technology Leaders II Offshore C.V., exercises, through its executive
committee, sole investment and voting power with respect to the Shares
owned by such entities. Of the 1,654,356 Shares owned by Technology
Leaders II, 921,972 Shares are owned by Technology Leaders L.P. and
732,384 Shares are owned by Technology Leaders Offshore C.V. Technology
Leaders L.P., Technology Leaders Offshore C.V., Technology Leaders
Management L.P., Technology Leaders II L.P., Technology Leaders II
Offshore C.V. and Technology Leaders II Management L.P. are members of a
group for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. Technology Leaders II disclaims beneficial ownership of the
Shares beneficially owned by Technology Leaders I.
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(5) Includes for Messrs. Midyett, Moore, Dixon, Hopper, Grefer and Whitaker,
152,460 Shares, 57,000 Shares, 7,500 Shares, 3,750 Shares, 18,750 Shares
and 58,412 Shares, respectively, that may be acquired pursuant to stock
options that are currently exercisable or that will become exercisable by
May 31, 1997.
(6) Includes 7,500 Shares that may be acquired pursuant to stock options that
are currently exercisable or that will become exercisable by May 31, 1997,
and 77,582 Shares that may be acquired pursuant to currently exercisable
warrants.
(7) Excludes 1,654,356 Shares beneficially owned by Technology Leaders I and
1,654,356 Shares beneficially owned by Technology Leaders II, of which Dr.
Anderson disclaims beneficial ownership.
(8) Includes 7,500 Shares that may be acquired upon exercise of stock options
that are currently exercisable or that will become exercisable by May 31,
1997, 6,620 Shares held in trust for Mr. Messman's daughter, and 6,620
Shares held in trust for Mr. Messman's son. Mr. Messman disclaims
beneficial ownership of the securities held in trust for his children.
(9) Does not include 2,936,611 Shares beneficially owned by Safeguard. Mr. Root
currently serves as Executive Vice President of Safeguard. Mr. Root
disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares.
(10) Includes 160,412 Shares that may be acquired pursuant to stock options
that are currently exercisable or that will become exercisable by May 31,
1997, and 77,582 Shares that may be acquired pursuant to currently
exercisable warrants.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Company and Safeguard are parties to an Administrative Services
Agreement pursuant to which Safeguard provides the Company with
administrative support services for a monthly fee of $30,000. The
administrative support services include consultation regarding the Company's
general management, investor relations, financial management, certain legal
services, insurance programs administration, audit administration and tax
research and planning. The annual administrative services fee does not cover
extraordinary services provided by Safeguard to the Company or services that
are contracted out. The initial term of the agreement expired on December 31,
1996, and has been extended until December 31, 1997, with annual renewals
thereafter by mutual agreement between the parties. The Company expensed
$360,000 during 1996 for these services.
During 1995, Safeguard and the Company entered into an agreement whereby
the Company would lend to Safeguard its excess cash and receive a negotiated
interest rate which was higher than the rate the Company might realize by
independently investing the funds, but which was less than Safeguard's cost
of funds. Safeguard borrowings under this arrangement accrued interest at the
prime rate of interest less one percent. The principal and unpaid interest on
these borrowings are payable within five business days of demand by the
Company, and accrued interest on this note is payable on a monthly basis. The
highest principal balance of these borrowings since January 1, 1995 was $7
million, and at December 31, 1995, the principal balance and accrued, unpaid
interest on this note were $7 million and $40,326, respectively. The
outstanding principal and unpaid interest on the note were paid in full in
March 1996. Mr. Root, a director of the Company, currently serves as
Executive Vice President of Safeguard.
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In connection with the purchase of 273,910 shares of Common Stock on
February 20, 1995 at a purchase price of $3.50 per share, William G. Moore,
Jr., the former President and Chief Executive Officer and director of the
Company, borrowed $958,685 from the Company evidenced by note bearing
interest at the rate of 7.75% per annum.
On November 8, 1994, Safeguard and certain other investors acquired
6,198,808 shares of Common Stock from the Company's then majority
shareholders for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $18 million. In
connection therewith, the Company granted to Safeguard a warrant to purchase
698,238 shares of Common Stock and to Arthur R. Spector, the Chairman of the
Board of the Company and the Director of Acquisitions of Safeguard, a warrant
to purchase 77,582 shares of Common Stock. Each warrant is currently
exercisable at an exercise price of $3.02 per share.
The Company and Bob B. Midyett, Jr. are parties to an Employment
Agreement under which Mr. Midyett initially served as Chief Executive Officer
and now serves as Senior Advisor to the Company. The Employment Agreement has
an initial term of three years, commencing November 8, 1994. Pursuant to the
Employment Agreement, Mr. Midyett receives annual compensation of $360,000
and reimbursement of certain expenses. For as long as he owns at least 5% of
the outstanding Common Stock of the Company, Mr. Midyett is entitled to serve
on the Board of Directors of the Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 30, 1997 USDATA CORPORATION
By: /s/ Bill E. Newell
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Bill E. Newell,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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