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[LOGO OF HNC SOFTWARE INC.]
April 22, 1997
To Our Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of HNC Software Inc. (the "Company") to be held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla
located at 3777 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, California, on Thursday,
May 22, 1997, at 9:30 a.m., P.D.T.
The matters expected to be acted upon at the meeting include the election of
the Board of Directors and the ratification of Price Waterhouse LLP as the
Company's independent accountants, and are described in detail in the
accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement.
Please use this opportunity to take part in the Company's affairs by voting
on the business to come before this meeting. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND
THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENCLOSED
PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PRIOR TO THE MEETING SO THAT YOUR
SHARES WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING. Returning the Proxy does not
deprive you of your right to attend the meeting and to vote your shares in
person.
We hope to see you at the meeting.
Sincerely,
/s/ Robert L. North
Robert L. North
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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HNC SOFTWARE INC.
5930 CORNERSTONE COURT WEST
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92121-3728
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
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To Our Stockholders:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of HNC
Software Inc. (the "Company") will be held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla
located at 3777 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, California, on Thursday,
May 22, 1997, at 9:30 a.m., P.D.T. , for the following purposes:
1. To elect six directors of the Company, each to serve until the next
Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor has been elected
and qualified or until his earlier resignation, death or removal. The
Company's Board of Directors intends to present the following nominees
for election as directors:
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<S> <C>
Edward K. Chandler Thomas E. Farb
Oliver D. Curme Charles H. Gaylord, Jr.
Roger L. Evans Robert L. North
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2. To ratify the selection of Price Waterhouse LLP as the Company's
independent accountants for the current fiscal year ending December 31,
1997.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournment thereof.
The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy
Statement accompanying this Notice.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 27, 1997 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Raymond V. Thomas
Raymond V. Thomas
Vice President, Finance and
Administration,
Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary
San Diego, California
April 22, 1997
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND
PROMPTLY RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE
SO THAT YOUR SHARES MAY BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
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HNC SOFTWARE INC.
5930 CORNERSTONE COURT WEST
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92121-3728
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PROXY STATEMENT
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April 22, 1997
The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of
HNC Software Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company" or "HNC"), for use at
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at the Hyatt
Regency La Jolla located at 3777 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego,
California, on Thursday, May 22, 1997, at 9:30 a.m., P.D.T. (the "Meeting").
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy were first mailed to
stockholders on or about April 22, 1997. An annual report for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1996 is enclosed with this Proxy Statement.
RECORD DATE; QUORUM
Only holders of record of the Company's Common Stock at the close of
business on March 27, 1997 (the "Record Date") will be entitled to vote at the
Meeting. A majority of the shares outstanding on the Record Date will
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting.
OUTSTANDING SHARES
At the close of business on the Record Date, the Company had 19,260,626
shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote held of record by
approximately 200 stockholders (though HNC has been informed that there are in
excess of 3,800 beneficial owners).
VOTING RIGHTS; REQUIRED VOTE
Holders of the Company's Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each
share held as of the Record Date. Shares of Common Stock may not be voted
cumulatively.
In the event that a broker, bank, custodian, nominee or other record holder
of HNC Common Stock indicates on a proxy that it does not have discretionary
authority to vote certain shares on a particular matter (a "broker non-vote"),
then those shares will not be considered present and entitled to vote with
respect to that matter, although they will be counted in determining the
presence of a quorum.
Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares of
Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting and
entitled to vote on the election of directors. Proposal No. 2 (a proposal to
ratify the selection of Price Waterhouse LLP as the Company's independent
accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1997) requires for
approval the affirmative vote of the majority of shares of Common Stock
present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting that are voted "for"
or "against" the proposal. Neither an abstention from voting on Proposal No. 2
by a stockholder present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting nor
a broker non-vote will be counted as a vote "for" or "against" Proposal No. 2.
All votes will be tabulated by the inspector of elections appointed for the
Meeting who will separately tabulate, for each proposal, affirmative and
negative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes.
VOTING OF PROXIES
The proxy accompanying this Proxy Statement is solicited on behalf of the
Board of Directors of HNC for use at the Meeting. Stockholders are requested
to complete, date and sign the accompanying proxy card and promptly return it
in the enclosed envelope or otherwise mail it to HNC. All executed, returned
proxies that are not revoked will be voted in accordance with the instructions
contained therein; however, returned signed proxies that give no instructions
as to how they should be voted on a particular proposal at the Meeting will be
counted
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as votes "for" such proposal (or, in the case of the election of directors, as
a vote "for" election to the Board of all the nominees presented by the
Company's Board of Directors). So far as is known to HNC's Board of Directors,
no other matters are to be brought before the Meeting. As to any business that
may properly come before the Meeting however, it is intended that proxies in
the form enclosed will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the persons
holding such proxies.
In the event that sufficient votes in favor of the proposals are not
received by the date of the Meeting, the persons named as proxies may propose
one or more adjournments of the Meeting to permit further solicitations of
proxies. Any such adjournment would require the affirmative vote of the
majority of the outstanding shares present in person or represented by proxy
at the Meeting.
The expenses of soliciting proxies to be voted at the Meeting will be paid
by the Company. Following the original mailing of the proxies and other
soliciting materials, the Company and/or its agents may also solicit proxies
by mail, telephone, telegraph or in person. Following the original mailing of
the proxies and other soliciting materials, the Company will request that
brokers, custodians, nominees and other record holders of the Company's Common
Stock forward copies of the proxy and other soliciting materials to persons
for whom they hold shares of Common Stock and request authority for the
exercise of proxies. In such cases, the Company, upon the request of the
record holders, will reimburse such holders for their reasonable expenses.
REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
Any person signing a proxy in the form accompanying this Proxy Statement has
the power to revoke it prior to the Meeting or at the Meeting prior to the
vote pursuant to the proxy. A proxy may be revoked by a writing delivered to
the Company stating that the proxy is revoked, by a subsequent proxy that is
signed by the person who signed the earlier proxy and is presented at the
Meeting, or by attendance at the Meeting and voting in person. Please note,
however, that if a stockholder's shares are held of record by a broker, bank
or other nominee and that stockholder wishes to vote at the Meeting, the
stockholder must bring to the Meeting a letter from the broker, bank or other
nominee confirming that stockholder's beneficial ownership of the shares.
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PROPOSAL NO. 1--ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") is presently composed of
six members, with each director serving until the next annual meeting of
stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until
such director's earlier resignation, death or removal.
At the Meeting, the following six incumbent directors will be nominated for
reelection by the Board: Edward K. Chandler, Oliver D. Curme, Roger L. Evans,
Thomas F. Farb, Charles H. Gaylord, Jr. and Robert L. North. Shares
represented by the accompanying proxy will be voted "for" the election of the
six nominees recommended by the Board of Directors unless the proxy is marked
in such a manner as to withhold authority so to vote. In the event that any
nominee for any reason is unable to serve or for good cause will not serve,
the proxies may be voted for such substitute nominee as the proxy holder may
determine. The Company is not aware of any nominee who will be unable to or
for good cause will not serve as a director. Directors will be elected by a
plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy
at the Meeting and entitled to vote in the election of directors. The six
nominees for election as directors who receive the greatest number of votes
cast for the election of directors at the Meeting, a quorum being present,
will become directors at the conclusion of the tabulation of votes.
DIRECTORS/NOMINEES
The names of the Company's directors, including the nominees, and certain
information about them, are set forth below:
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DIRECTOR
NAME OF DIRECTOR AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION SINCE
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Edward K. Chandler(1)...... 39 Managing Director, Graystone 1991
Venture Partners, LLC
Oliver D. Curme(2)......... 43 General Partner, Battery Ventures, 1987
L.P.
Roger L. Evans............. 51 General Partner, Greylock Limited 1990
Partnership
Thomas F. Farb(1).......... 40 Senior Vice President and Chief 1987
Financial Officer, Interneuron
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Charles H. Gaylord, Jr.(2). 51 Private technology investor 1995
Robert L. North............ 61 President and Chief Executive 1987
Officer, HNC Software Inc.
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(1) Member of the Audit Committee.
(2) Member of the Compensation Committee.
Each of the nominees, if elected, will serve until the 1998 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders and until his successor has been elected and qualified or
until his earlier resignation, death or removal.
Mr. Chandler has been a director of the Company since August 1991. Since
July 1991, he has been President of Prairie-EKC, Inc., a partner of the
general partner of PCE 1991 Limited Partnership, a venture capital firm. Since
November 1996, Mr. Chandler has also been a Managing Director of Graystone
Venture Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm. Mr. Chandler holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Economics from Yale University and a Master in Business
Administration from Harvard University.
Mr. Curme has served as a director of the Company since June 1987. He has
been a general partner with Battery Ventures, a venture capital investment
firm, since January 1988. Mr. Curme also serves as a director of Aurum
Software, Inc. and InfoSeek Corporation. Mr. Curme holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Biochemistry from Brown University and a Master in Business
Administration from Harvard University.
Mr. Evans has been a director of the Company since June 1990. He has been
associated with Greylock, a venture capital firm, since May 1989, serving as a
special limited partner of Greylock Capital Limited Partnership since May 1989
and as a general partner of Greylock Limited Partnership since January 1991.
He also serves as a director of Ascend Communications, Inc. He holds a Masters
degree in Economics from Cambridge University, England.
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Mr. Farb has been a director of the Company since November 1987. Since April
1994, he has been Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
of Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly-held diversified
pharmaceutical company, and an officer of several of its subsidiaries. From
October 1992 to March 1994, Mr. Farb served as Vice President of Corporate
Development, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Cytyc Corporation, a
medical device and diagnostics company. From April 1989 to October 1992, he
served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of
Airfund Corporation, a commercial aircraft leasing company. Mr. Farb also
serves as a director of Redwood Trust, Inc., a California-based publicly-held
Real Estate Investment Trust. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology
from Harvard College.
Mr. Gaylord has been a director of the Company since May 1995. He is
currently a private technology investor and a director of Stac Inc. and Maxis
Inc., both publicly-held software companies. From December 1993 to September
1994, Mr. Gaylord served as Executive Vice President of Intuit Inc., a
publicly-held personal and small business finance software company, following
Intuit's acquisition of ChipSoft, Inc., a tax preparation software company.
Prior to that acquisition, from June 1990 to December 1993, he served first as
President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of ChipSoft and then as
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. He holds
Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Aerospace Engineering
from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master in Business Administration
from Harvard University.
Mr. North has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of
the Company since June 1987. Mr. North is also a director of Peerless Systems
Corporation. Mr. North holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees
in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. During fiscal 1996, the Board met ten times, including
telephone conference meetings, and acted by written consent twice. No director
attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of
the Board (held during the period for which he was a director) and the total
number of meetings held by all committees of the Board on which such director
served (during the period that such director served).
Standing committees of the Board include an Audit Committee and a
Compensation Committee. The Board does not have a nominating committee or a
committee performing similar functions.
AUDIT COMMITTEE. Messrs. Chandler and Farb are the current members of the
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee met five times during fiscal 1996. The
Audit Committee meets with the Company's independent accountants to review the
adequacy of the Company's internal control systems and financial reporting
procedures; reviews the general scope of the Company's annual audit and the
fees charged by the independent accountants; reviews and monitors the
performance of non-audit services by the Company's auditors, reviews the
fairness of any proposed transaction between the Company and any officer,
director or other affiliate of the Company (other than transactions subject to
the review of the Compensation Committee), and after such review, makes
recommendations to the full Board; and performs such further functions as may
be required by any stock exchange or over-the-counter market upon which the
Company's Common Stock may be listed.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. Messrs. Curme and Gaylord are the current members of
the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee met four times during
fiscal 1996 and acted by written consent once. The Compensation Committee
recommends compensation for officers and employees of the Company, grants (or
delegates authority to grant) options and stock awards under the Company's
employee benefit plans, and reviews and recommends adoption of and amendments
to stock option and employee benefit plans.
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The Company reimburses the members of its Board of Directors for reasonable
expenses associated with their attendance at Board meetings. With the
exception of Thomas F. Farb, who receives a fee from the Company of $1,000 for
each Board meeting he attends, none of the members of the Board receives a fee
for attending Board meetings. Members of the Board who are not employees,
consultants or independent contractors of the Company, or any parent,
subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, are eligible to participate in the
Company's 1995 Directors Stock Option Plan (the "Directors Plan"). Messrs.
Chandler, Curme, Evans, Farb and Gaylord have each received, pursuant to the
Directors Plan, (i) an option grant to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock on June 20, 1995 at an exercise price of $7.00 per share and (ii)
an option grant to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock on
June 20, 1996 at an exercise price of $41.00 per share.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION
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OF EACH OF THE NOMINATED DIRECTORS.
PROPOSAL NO. 2--RATIFICATION OF SELECTION
OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Company has selected Price Waterhouse LLP as its independent accountants
to perform the audit of the Company's financial statements for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 1997, and the stockholders are being asked to ratify such
selection. Price Waterhouse LLP has been engaged as the Company's independent
accountants since the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 1989.
Representatives of Price Waterhouse LLP will be present at the Meeting, will
have the opportunity to make a statement at the Meeting if they desire to do
so, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION
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OF THE SELECTION OF PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information, as of February 28, 1997,
with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock by: (i)
each stockholder known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than
5% of the Company's Common Stock; (ii) each director and nominee; (iii) each
executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table below; and (iv) all
directors and executive officers as a group.
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AMOUNT AND NATURE OF
BENEFICIAL PERCENT OF OUTSTANDING
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNERSHIP(1) COMMON STOCK(1)
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Husic Capital Management(2)........ 2,305,000 12.0%
Miurkirk Investments Limited(3).... 1,162,117 6.0
Janus Capital Corporation(4)....... 1,136,925 5.9
Investment Advisers, Inc.(5)....... 1,090,200 5.7
Robert L. North(6)................. 440,791 2.3
Roger L. Evans(7).................. 186,495 1.0
Michael A. Thiemann(8)............. 110,167 *
Edward K. Chandler(9).............. 64,774 *
Raymond V. Thomas(10).............. 52,583 *
Charles H. Gaylord, Jr.(11)........ 30,000 *
Krishna Gopinathan(12)............. 29,063 *
Oliver D. Curme(13)................ 21,436 *
Lee E. Martin(14).................. 15,457 *
Thomas F. Farb(15)................. 0 *
All executive officers and
directors as a group (13
persons)(16)...................... 1,362,696 7.1%
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* Less than 1%
(1) Based upon a total of 19,230,575 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of
February 28, 1997. Unless otherwise indicated below, the persons and
entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power
with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community
property laws where applicable. Shares of Common Stock subject to options
that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of February
28, 1997 are deemed to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the
person holding such options for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of such person but are not treated as outstanding for the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
(2) Based upon a Schedule 13G/A filed on February 5, 1997 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Husic Capital Management held voting and/or
dispositive power with respect to 2,305,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock. Frank J. Husic and Co., the general partner of Husic
Capital Management, and Mr. Frank J. Husic, the sole shareholder of Frank
J. Husic and Co., are indirect beneficial owners of these securities.
However, based upon a Schedule 13G/A dated April 7, 1997 filed by such
beneficial owners, the Company is informed that as of March 31, 1997
these beneficial owners held voting and/or dispositive power with respect
to only 213,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock. The address of each
of these beneficial owners is 555 California Street, Suite 2900, San
Francisco, California 94104.
(3) To the Company's knowledge, all the outstanding stock of Miurkirk
Investments Limited ("Miurkirk") is owned by the Mulberry Trust. The
Mulberry Trust (whose address is c/o St. George's Trust Company Limited,
P. O. Box HM 3051, Hamilton AMX Bermuda) was the original record owner of
the shares indicated as being beneficially owned by Miurkirk in the above
table. Such shares were originally issued by the Company to the Mulberry
Trust in connection with the Company's acquisition of Retek Distribution
Corporation and were subsequently transferred from the Mulberry Trust to
Miurkirk. To the Company's knowledge, the beneficiaries of the Mulberry
Trust are relatives of John Buchanan, the President of the Company's
Retek subsidiary. The address of Miurkirk is 4th Floor, 33 Reid Street,
Hamilton, Bermuda.
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(4) Based upon a Schedule 13G filed on February 13, 1997 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Janus Capital Corporation ("Janus") held voting
and dispositive power with respect to 1,136,925 shares of the Company's
Common Stock. Thomas H. Bailey, as the owner of approximately 12.2% of
Janus, may be deemed to have voting and/or dispositive power with respect
to these shares. The address of Janus and Mr. Bailey is 100 Fillmore
Street, Denver, Colorado 80206-4923.
(5) Based upon a Schedule 13G filed on February 7, 1997 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Investment Advisers, Inc. held voting and
dispositive power with respect to 1,090,200 shares of the Company's
Common Stock. The address of Investment Advisers, Inc. is 3700 First Bank
Place, Box 357, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440.
(6) Includes 301,581 shares of Common Stock subject to options exercisable
within 60 days of February 28, 1997. Mr. North is the President and Chief
Executive Officer and a director of the Company. Mr. North's address is
c/o HNC Software Inc., 5930 Cornerstone Court West, San Diego, California
92121.
(7) Includes 10,000 shares of Common Stock subject to options exercisable
within 60 days of February 28, 1997. The address of Mr. Evans is c/o
Greylock Management Corporation, 1 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02110.
(8) Mr. Thiemann is the President of Aptex Software Inc. Mr. Thiemann's
address is c/o Aptex Software Inc., 9605 Scranton Road, Suite 240, San
Diego, California 92121.
(9) Includes 10,000 shares of Common Stock subject to options exercisable
within 60 days of February 28, 1997. The address of Mr. Chandler is c/o
Portage Financial Management, 1056 Gage Street, Winnetka, Illinois 60093.
(10) Includes 52,583 shares of Common Stock subject to options exercisable
within 60 days of February 28, 1997. Mr. Thomas is Vice President,
Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the
Company. Mr. Thomas' address is c/o HNC Software Inc., 5930 Cornerstone
Court West, San Diego, California 92121.
(11) Includes 10,000 shares of Common Stock subject to options exercisable
within 60 days of February 28, 1997. Represents 20,000 shares held of
record by the Gaylord Family Trust UTD 12/31/93, Charles H. Gaylord, Jr.
and Lynn M. Gaylord trustees. Mr. Gaylord is a director of the Company.
Mr. Gaylord's address is P.O. Box 3292, Rancho Santa Fe, California
92067.
(12) Includes 29,063 shares of Common Stock subject to options exercisable
within 60 days of February 28, 1997. Mr. Gopinathan is the Vice
President, Payment Systems of the Company. Mr. Gopinathan's address is
c/o HNC Software Inc., 5930 Cornerstone Court West, San Diego, California
92121.
(13) Includes 10,000 shares of Common Stock subject to options exercisable
within 60 days of February 28, 1997. Mr. Curme is a director of the
Company. Mr. Curme's address is c/o Battery Ventures L.P., 300 Portland
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114.
(14) Includes 7,968 shares of Common Stock subject to options exercisable
within 60 days of February 28, 1997. Mr. Martin is Vice President, North
American Sales of the Company. Mr. Martin's address is c/o HNC Software
Inc., 5930 Cornerstone Court West, San Diego, California 92121.
(15) Mr. Farb is a director of the Company. Mr. Farb's address is c/o
Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 99 Hayden Avenue, Lexington,
Massachusetts 02173.
(16) Includes 473,234 shares of Common Stock subject to options exercisable
within 60 days of February 28, 1997, including the options described in
footnotes (6) through (15).
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The executive officers of the Company, and their ages as of March 27, 1997
are as follows:
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NAME AGE POSITION
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Robert L. North............. 61 President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Raymond V. Thomas........... 54 Vice President, Finance and Administration,
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Krishna Gopinathan.......... 31 Vice President, Payment Systems
Todd W. Gutschow............ 36 Vice President, Technology Development
Allen P. Jost............... 49 Vice President, Marketing
Lee E. Martin............... 35 Vice President, North American Sales
Larry A. Spelhaug........... 57 Vice President, Financial Systems
Michael A. Thiemann......... 40 President, Aptex Software Inc.
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For information regarding the positions and offices with the Company held by
Mr. North, please refer to the discussion regarding nominees for election as
directors in "Directors/Nominees" under Proposal No. 1 above.
Mr. Thomas has been Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company since February 1995 and Secretary of the
Company since May 1995. From May 1993 to February 1995, he served as Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Golden Systems, Inc., a power
supply manufacturer, and from September 1994 to February 1995 he also served
as Chief Operating Officer. From April 1991 to May 1993, Mr. Thomas served as
Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial
Officer of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer.
Mr. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from
Purdue University and attended the Wharton School of Business at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Gopinathan joined the Company in October 1990 and has been Vice
President, Payment Systems of the Company since January 1994. Mr. Gopinathan
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and a
Master of Science degree in Physics from Sri Sathya Sai Institute, India and a
Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Mr. Gutschow is a co-founder of the Company and has been Vice President,
Technology Development of the Company since October 1990. He was also
Secretary of the Company from January 1993 to May 1995. Mr. Gutschow holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from Harvard University and attended the
University of California at San Diego.
Dr. Jost joined the Company in January 1990. He has been Vice President,
Marketing since December 1996, and prior to that time he served as Vice
President, New Business Development of the Company from June 1993 to November
1996. Dr. Jost holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science from St.
Cloud State University and a Masters degree in Social Science and a Ph.D.
degree in Applied Statistics from the University of Northern Colorado.
Mr. Martin joined the Company in July 1992 and has served as Vice President,
Sales of the Company since January 1996. He has also served as Vice President,
North American Sales for the Company from August 1993 to January 1996. From
May 1989 to June 1992, he was employed at Data Line Service Company, Inc.,
where he served most recently as Vice President, Business Development from
January 1991 to June 1992. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
from South Carolina State University.
Mr. Spelhaug has been Vice President, Financial Systems, since May 1996. He
was the Vice President, Strategic Business Development of the Company from
November 1995 to May 1996. From August to November 1995, Mr. Spelhaug served
as a consultant to the Company. From January 1992 to June 1995, he was the
President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Pages Software, Inc.,
a word processing software company. Mr. Spelhaug holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Psychology from Western Washington State University.
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Mr. Thiemann joined the Company in June 1989. He ran the Company's Aptex
text analysis division from January 1996 to September 1996 and in September
1996 was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Aptex Software Inc.
From May 1993 to January 1996, he served as Executive Vice President, Sales
and Marketing of the Company. He has also served as Executive Vice President
and General Manager, Decision Systems of the Company from January 1993 to May
1993, Vice President and General Manager, Decision Systems of the Company from
February 1990 to January 1993 and Vice President, New Business Development of
the Company from June 1989 to February 1990. Mr. Thiemann holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Art, a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and
a Master degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a
Master in Business Administration from Harvard University.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth all compensation awarded, earned or paid for
services rendered in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries during
each of fiscal 1994, fiscal 1995 and fiscal 1996 to: (i) the Company's Chief
Executive Officer; and (ii) the Company's four other most highly compensated
executive officers (collectively the "Named Executive Officers"). This
information includes the dollar values of base salaries, bonus awards, the
number of shares subject to stock options granted and certain other
compensation, if any, whether paid or deferred. The Company does not grant
stock appreciation rights and has no long-term compensation benefits other
than stock options.
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LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS
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SECURITIES
NAME AND PRINCIPAL FISCAL OTHER ANNUAL UNDERLYING
POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION(1) OPTIONS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Robert L. North......... 1996 $175,000 $85,700 $4,472 70,000
President and Chief
Executive 1995 174,428 64,100 1,797 100,000
Officer 1994 155,000 39,000 6,283 --
Raymond V. Thomas....... 1996 125,004 42,400 438 20,000
Vice President, Finance
and 1995 104,389 46,750 87,750(3) 110,000
Administration, Chief
Financial 1994 -- -- -- --
Officer and Secretary
Michael A. Thiemann..... 1996 146,667 109,170(2) 1,799 --
President, Aptex
Software Inc. 1995 111,351 202,823(2) 201 --
1994 110,000 228,772(2) 1,872 --
Krishna Gopinathan...... 1996 113,750 31,077 71 50,000
Vice President, 1995 95,285 48,480 48 40,000
Payment Systems 1994 80,000 23,020 29 --
Lee E. Martin........... 1996 75,000 251,966(2) 205 10,000
Vice President, Sales 1995 74,719 236,026(2) 200 --
1994 75,000 260,189(2) 38 10,000
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(1) Unless otherwise indicated below, represents premiums for group term life
and disability insurance.
(2) Includes commissions.
(3) Represents premiums for group term life and disability insurance in the
amount of $360 and reimbursements for relocation expenses in the amount of
$87,390.
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The following table sets forth further information regarding stock option
grants pursuant to the 1995 Equity Incentive Plan during fiscal 1996 to each
of the Named Executive Officers. In accordance with the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the table sets forth the hypothetical
gains or "option spreads" that would exist for the stock options at the end of
their respective ten-year terms. These gains are based on assumed rates of
annual compound stock price appreciation of 5% and 10% from the date the
option was granted to the end of the option term.
STOCK OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL 1996
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POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
VALUE AT ASSUMED ANNUAL
NUMBER OF PERCENTAGE OF RATES OF STOCK PRICE
SECURITIES TOTAL OPTIONS APPRECIATION FOR
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO OPTION TERM(2)
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES IN EXERCISE PRICE EXPIRATION ------------------------
NAME GRANTED(1) FISCAL 1996 PER SHARE DATE 5% 10%
---- ---------- ------------- -------------- ---------- ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Robert L. North......... 70,000 4.45% $25.38 02/09/06 $ 1,117,074 $ 2,830,885
Raymond V. Thomas....... 20,000 1.30 25.38 02/09/06 319,164 808,824
Michael A. Thiemann..... -- -- -- -- --
Krishna Gopinathan...... 50,000 3.24 25.38 02/09/06 797,910 2,002,061
Lee E. Martin........... 10,000 0.65 25.38 02/09/06 159,582 404,412
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(1) The options shown in the table were granted at fair market value, are
incentive stock options (to the extent permitted under the Internal
Revenue Code) and will expire ten years from the date of grant, subject to
earlier termination upon termination of the optionee's employment.
(2) The 5% and 10% assumed annual compound rates of stock price appreciation
are mandated by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do
not represent the Company's estimate or projection of future Common Stock
prices.
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The following table sets forth certain information concerning the exercise
of stock options by each of the Named Executive Officers during fiscal 1996,
including the aggregate amount of gains on the date of exercise. In addition,
the table includes the number of shares covered by both exercisable and
unexercisable stock options as of December 31, 1996. Also reported are values
of "in-the-money" options that represent the positive spread between the
respective exercise prices of outstanding stock options and $31.25 per share,
which was the closing price of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market on December 31, 1996, the last day of trading for
fiscal 1996.
AGGREGATE OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 1996 AND FISCAL YEAR-END VALUES
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<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF SECURITIES
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
OPTIONS AT IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
SHARES FISCAL YEAR-END(1) AT FISCAL YEAR-END(2)
ACQUIRED ON VALUE ------------------------- -------------------------
NAME EXERCISE(1) REALIZED(1) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
---- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Robert L. North......... 125,000 $3,683,625 340,751 122,083 $10,428,642 $1,882,604
Raymond V. Thomas....... 4,000 96,500 46,417 79,583 1,311,271 1,800,729
Michael A. Thiemann..... 213,429 6,167,739 4,167 0 128,969 0
Krishna Gopinathan...... 30,000 956,557 11,250 90,000 346,188 1,448,750
Lee E. Martin........... 11,095 378,987 3,905 15,000 120,860 210,000
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(1) "Value Realized" represents the fair market value of the shares of Common
Stock underlying the option on the date of exercise less the aggregate
exercise price of the option.
(2) These values, unlike the amounts set forth in the column entitled "Value
Realized", have not been, and may never be, realized and are based on the
positive spread between the respective exercise prices of outstanding
options and the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on December
31, 1996, the last day of trading for fiscal 1996.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Curme and Gaylord. For a
description of transactions between the Company and members of the
Compensation Committee and entities affiliated with such members, see the
discussion under "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" below.
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REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Final decisions regarding executive compensation and stock option grants to
executives are made by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the
"Committee"). The Committee is composed of two independent non-employee
directors, none of whom have any interlocking relationships as defined by the
SEC. Although Mr. North and Mr. Thomas attend some of the meetings of the
Committee, they do not participate in deliberations that relate to their own
compensation.
GENERAL COMPENSATION POLICY
The Committee acts on behalf of the Board to establish the general
compensation policy of the Company for all employees of the Company. The
Committee typically reviews base salary levels and target bonuses for the
Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and other executive officers and employees of
the Company at or about the beginning of each fiscal year. The Committee
administers the Company's incentive and equity plans, including the 1987 Stock
Option Plan, the 1995 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan") and the
1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company no longer grants options under
the 1987 Stock Option Plan.
The Committee's philosophy in compensating executive officers, including the
CEO, is to relate compensation directly to corporate performance. Thus, the
Company's compensation policy, which applies to executive officers and other
key employees of the Company, relates a portion of each individual's total
compensation to the Company's profit objectives and individual objectives set
forth at the beginning of the Company's fiscal year. Consistent with this
policy, a designated portion of the compensation of the executive officers of
the Company is contingent on corporate performance and, in the case of certain
executive officers, is also based on the individual officer's performance, as
determined by the Committee in its discretion. Long-term equity incentives for
executive officers are effected through the granting of stock options under
the Incentive Plan. Stock options have value for the executive only if the
price of the Company's stock increases above the fair market value on the
grant date and the executive remains in the Company's employ for the period
required for the options to vest.
The base salaries, incentive compensation and stock option grants of the
executive officers are determined in part by the Committee reviewing the
American Electronics Association Executive Compensation Survey for Electronics
and Information Technology Companies (the "AEA Survey") and certain other
surveys of prevailing compensation practices among high-technology companies
with whom the Company competes for executive talent, and by their evaluating
such information in connection with the Company's corporate goals. These
surveys are nationally known for their data bases of high technology company
compensation practices. The AEA Survey itself includes over 490 high
technology companies. To this end, the Committee attempts to compare the
compensation of the Company's executive officers with comparable survey
positions and the compensation practices of comparable companies to determine
base salary, target bonuses and target total cash compensation. In addition to
their base salaries, the Company's executive officers, including the CEO, are
each eligible to receive cash bonuses and to participate in the Incentive
Plan.
In preparing the performance graph for this Proxy Statement, the Company
used the H&Q Technology Index ("H&Q Index") as its published line of business
index. The companies in the AEA Survey are substantially similar to the
companies contained in the H&Q Index. Nevertheless, certain of the companies
in the H&Q Index were not included in the AEA Survey and were not included in
the Company's other salary surveys because they were not determined to be
competitive with the Company for executive talent or because compensation
information was not available.
This competitive market data is reviewed by the Committee with the Chief
Executive Officer for each executive level position and within the Committee
as to the Chief Executive Officer. In addition, each executive officer's
performance for the last fiscal year and objectives for the subsequent year
are viewed, together with such executive officer's responsibility level and
the Company's fiscal performance versus objectives and potential performance
targets for the subsequent year.
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FISCAL 1996 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
BASE COMPENSATION. The foregoing information was presented to the Committee
in February 1996. The Committee reviewed the recommendations and performance
and market data outlined above and established a base salary level to be
effective February 1, 1996 for each executive officer, including the CEO.
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION. Cash bonuses are awarded to the extent that an
executive officer has achieved predetermined individual objectives and the
Company has met predetermined revenue and profit objectives set by the Board
at the beginning of the year. The CEO's subjective judgment of executives'
performance (other than his own) is taken into account in determining whether
those objectives have been satisfied. Cash bonuses to individuals are not
limited with the exception of the profit factor of such bonus, which is
limited to twice the amount of the relevant individual's target for such
profit factor. Performance is measured at the end of the fiscal year. For
fiscal 1996, the basis of target incentive compensation for executive officers
were Company revenues and profits, ranging from approximately 45% to 70% of an
individual's target incentive compensation, with the balance, if any, based on
individual objectives, depending on the individual executive. The targets and
actual bonus payments are determined by the Committee, in its discretion.
STOCK OPTIONS. Stock options are an essential element of the Company's
executive compensation package. The Compensation Committee believes that
equity-based compensation in the form of stock options links the interests of
management and stockholders by focusing employees and management on increasing
stockholder value. The actual value of such equity-based compensation depends
entirely on appreciation of the Company's stock. Approximately 100% of the
Company's full-time employees participate in the Incentive Plan.
In fiscal 1996, stock options were granted to certain executive officers to
aid in the retention of executive officers and to align their interests with
those of the stockholders. See "Executive Compensation--Option Grants in
Fiscal 1996". Stock options typically have been granted to executive officers
when the executive first joins the Company, in connection with a significant
change in responsibilities and, occasionally, to achieve equity within a peer
group. The Committee may, however, grant additional stock options to
executives for other reasons. The number of shares subject to each stock
option granted is within the discretion of the Committee and is based on
anticipated future contribution and ability to impact corporate and/or
business unit results, past performance or consistency within the executive's
peer group. In the discretion of the Committee, executive officers may also be
granted stock options to provide greater incentives to continue their
employment with the Company and to strive to increase the value of the
Company's Common Stock. In fiscal 1996, as part of an annual review of the
stock options held by executive officers and managers, the Committee
considered these factors, as well as the number of options held by such
executive officers as of the date of grant that remained unvested. The stock
options generally become exercisable over a four-year period and are granted
at a price that is equal to the fair market value of the Company's Common
Stock on the date of grant.
For fiscal 1997, the Committee will be considering whether to grant future
options under the Incentive Plan to executive officers based on the factors
described above, with particular attention to the Company-wide management
objectives and the executive officers' success in obtaining specific
individual financial and operational objectives established or to be
established for fiscal 1997, to the Company's revenue and profit expectations
and to the number of options currently held by the executive officers that
remain unvested.
COMPANY PERFORMANCE AND CEO COMPENSATION. In fiscal 1996, Mr. North's base
salary remained at $175,000. Based upon the criteria set forth under the
discussion of Incentive Compensation above, the Committee awarded Mr. North
incentive compensation of $85,700 for fiscal 1996. This bonus figure
represents approximately 101% of the target bonus for Mr. North for fiscal
1996. All of Mr. North's incentive compensation was based upon obtaining and
surpassing corporate operating revenue and profit objectives and performance
relative to individual goals. These objectives included satisfactorily
managing the Company's overall corporate business plan, such as meeting the
Company's profitability projections and the Company's sales targets and
significantly strengthening the Company's market position. As an additional
incentive to Mr. North to achieve the objectives established by the Committee
for fiscal 1996, in February 1996, the Committee exercised its
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discretion and granted Mr. North a stock option to purchase 70,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock to become exercisable as to 1.785% of the shares
underlying such stock option monthly for each full month that Mr. North
renders services to the Company during the period from February 1997 through
January 1999 and 4.76% of the shares underlying such stock option monthly for
each full month that Mr. North renders services to the Company during the
period from February 1999 to January 2000. In granting the stock option to Mr.
North, the Committee reviewed Mr. North's prior outstanding option grants, the
number of options that remained unexercisable, the number of shares Mr. North
already owned as of the dates the options were granted and the Company's
performance in fiscal 1995. The Committee believes that this grant was
appropriate because it provided the proper incentives to Mr. North for fiscal
1996 and beyond and takes account of his prior significant stock holdings. The
Committee reviewed the compensation practices of comparable companies in
making these awards to Mr. North.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 162(M) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. The
Company intends to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for fiscal 1997. The Incentive Plan is already
in compliance with Section 162(m) by limiting stock awards to named executive
officers. The Company does not expect cash compensation for fiscal 1997 to any
of its executive officers to be in excess of $1,000,000 or consequently
affected by the requirements of Section 162(m).
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
OLIVER D. CURME
CHARLES H. GAYLORD, JR.
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COMPANY STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE
The stock price performance graph below is required by the SEC and shall not
be deemed to be incorporated by reference by any general statement
incorporating by reference this Proxy Statement into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically
incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed
soliciting material or filed under such Acts.
The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on the
Common Stock of the Company on June 20, 1995 (the effective date of the
Company's registration statement with respect to the Company's initial public
offering) to December 31, 1996 with the cumulative total return on the Nasdaq
Stock Market--U.S. Index and the H&Q Technology Index over the same period
(assuming the investment of $100 in the Common Stock of Company and in each of
the other indices on the date of the Company's initial public offering, and
reinvestment of all dividends).
The comparisons in the graph below are based on historical data and are not
intended to forecast the possible future performance of the Company's Common
Stock.
[PERFORMANCE CHART APPEARS HERE]
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NASDAQ STOCK
MARKET--U.S. H&Q TECHNOLOGY
HNC SOFTWARE INC. INDEX INDEX
------------------ ---------------- -----------------
MARKET INVESTMENT INVESTMENT INVESTMENT
PRICE VALUE INDEX VALUE INDEX VALUE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
06/20/95.................. $ 7.00 $100.00 281.9 $100.00 739.59 $100.00
06/30/95.................. $10.625 $151.78 304.7 $108.09 751.21 $101.57
09/30/95.................. $13.125 $187.49 341.4 $121.11 848.49 $114.72
12/31/95.................. $23.875 $341.05 345.5 $122.56 803.01 $108.58
03/31/96.................. $34.000 $485.68 361.9 $128.37 818.00 $110.60
06/30/96.................. $46.250 $660.67 391.4 $138.84 875.71 $118.40
09/30/96.................. $40.000 $571.39 405.3 $143.79 929.01 $125.61
12/31/96.................. $31.370 $448.11 425.3 $150.85 995.67 $134.62
</TABLE>
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
From January 1, 1996 to the present, there are no currently proposed
transactions in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000 to which the Company
or any of its subsidiaries was (or is to be) a party and in which any
executive officer, director, 5% beneficial owner of the Company's Common Stock
or member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had (or will
have) a direct or indirect material interest, except for: (i) payments set
forth under "Executive Compensation" above; (ii) the transactions described
below; and (iii) indemnification agreements entered into by the Company with
each of its directors and executive officers that provide the maximum
indemnity available to directors and executive officers under Section 145 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Company's Bylaws, as well as
certain additional procedural protections. Such indemnity agreements provide
generally that the Company will advance expenses incurred by directors and
executive officers in any action or proceeding as to which they may be
indemnified, and require the Company to indemnify such individuals to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
Aptex Software Inc. ("Aptex") is a partially-owned subsidiary of the Company
formed to exploit HNC's text analysis technology in certain markets. Since
January 1996, Michael A. Thiemann, formerly the Company's Executive Vice
President, has managed the Aptex business unit. In September 1996, following
Aptex's incorporation and the Company's purchase of Aptex Preferred Stock, Mr.
Thiemann was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Aptex. He also
serves as a member of Aptex's Board of Directors. On September 10, 1996 Mr.
Thiemann and Aptex entered into an employment agreement under which Mr.
Thiemann is employed by Aptex as its President and Chief Executive Officer for
compensation consisting of base salary at the rate of at least $150,000 per
year and the opportunity to earn a cash bonus of $50,000 per fiscal year based
on Aptex's achievement of certain mutually agreed on financial objectives.
Under the employment agreement, Mr. Thiemann's employment can be terminated
without cause by Aptex's Board of Directors at any time on thirty days'
advance written notice, in which event Mr. Thiemann will be entitled to
receive continuation of his then-current base salary and benefits (to the
extent permitted under Aptex's benefits plans) for six months after
termination, plus any fully accrued and earned but unpaid bonus payment. In
addition, apart from this employment agreement, Mr. Thiemann receives certain
sales commissions from the Company.
On September 10, 1996, Mr. Thiemann purchased 1,000,000 shares of Aptex
Common Stock (the "Aptex Shares") for $30,000 in cash pursuant to a Restricted
Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") and Aptex's 1996
Equity Incentive Plan (the "Aptex Plan"). If Mr. Thiemann's employment with
Aptex is terminated prior to January 1, 2000, then Aptex is entitled to
repurchase from Mr. Thiemann any Aptex Shares that are not then "vested" at
the price at which such shares were issued to Mr. Thiemann. On January 1, 1997
twenty-five percent of the Aptex Shares vested free of Aptex's repurchase
right, and an additional 1/48 of the Aptex Shares vest free of Aptex's
repurchase right on the first day of each successive calendar month thereafter
(beginning on February 1, 1997) so long as Mr. Thiemann remains continuously
employed by Aptex. The Stock Purchase Agreement also provides that, if Mr.
Thiemann's employment is terminated by Aptex without cause, then 12.5% of the
Aptex Shares will vest free of Aptex's repurchase right, and that if Aptex is
acquired in certain circumstances and Mr. Thiemann's employment is thereafter
terminated without cause before January 1, 2000, then all his Aptex Shares
will vest free of Aptex's repurchase right. In addition, under the terms of
the Plan and the Stock Purchase Agreement, Mr. Thiemann's shares are subject
to a General Repurchase Option held by HNC that entitles HNC, at any time on
or after July 1, 1998 and before July 1, 2006 (or earlier if Aptex is acquired
or effects an initial public offering) to repurchase Mr. Thiemann's Aptex
Shares and all other Aptex stock issued under the Aptex Plan at a price per
share equal to the higher of (i) 125% of an appraised fair market value of
Aptex Common Stock, or (ii) 150% of the original purchase price per share.
Under an Investors' Rights Agreement entered into in connection with the
formation of Aptex, Mr. Thiemann is also entitled to certain rights of refusal
to purchase shares of stock subsequently issued by Aptex (excluding shares
issued under the Aptex Plan and certain other shares). In addition, so long as
he is Aptex's Chief Executive Officer, HNC has agreed to elect Mr. Thiemann to
Aptex's Board of Directors. Mr. Thiemann's rights under the Investor's Rights
Agreement terminate upon the earlier of, an acquisition of Aptex, the closing
of a firm commitment underwritten public offering of Aptex Common Stock
meeting certain criteria, the termination of Thiemann's employment with Aptex
for any reason or the first date that Mr. Thiemann owns less than half the
Aptex Shares purchased by him under the Stock Purchase Agreement.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the Company's 1998
Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Company at its
principal executive offices no later than March 23, 1998 in order to be
included in the Company's Proxy Statement and form of proxy relating to that
meeting.
COMPLIANCE UNDER SECTION 16(A)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the
Company's directors and officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a
registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file initial reports
of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the Nasdaq National Market. Such persons are
required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section
16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms furnished to the
Company and written representations from the executive officers and directors
of the Company, the Company believes that all Section 16(a) filing
requirements were met during fiscal 1996.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board does not presently intend to bring any other business before the
Meeting, and, so far as is known to the Board, no matters are to be brought
before the Meeting except as specified in the notice of the Meeting. As to any
business that may properly come before the Meeting, however, it is intended
that proxies, in the form enclosed, will be voted in respect thereof in
accordance with the judgment of the persons voting such proxies.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN
AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID
ENVELOPE SO THAT YOUR SHARES WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
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1409-PS-97
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DETACH HERE HNC F
[HNC LOGO HERE]
HNC SOFTWARE INC.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS - MAY 22, 1997
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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X The undersigned hereby appoints Robert L. North and Raymond V. Thomas,
or either of them, as proxies each with full power to appoint his
Y substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote all shares
of stock of HNC Software, Inc. which the undersigned is entitled to vote,
as specified on the reverse side of this card, at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of HNC Software Inc. (the "Meeting") to be held on May 22,
1997 at 9:30 a.m., P.D.T., at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla in San Diego,
California, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES TO WHICH THIS PROXY
RELATES WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED AND, IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, WILL
BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS IN PROPOSAL 1 AND FOR PROPOSAL 2,
AND THIS PROXY AUTHORIZES THE ABOVE DESIGNATED PROXIES TO VOTE IN THEIR
DISCRETION ON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING
OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED BY
RULE 14a-4(c) PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED.
(CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE) SEE REVERSE
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THIS IS YOUR PROXY.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting in person, you are urged to
complete, date, sign and promptly mail your proxy in the enclosed return
envelope so that your shares may be represented at the Meeting.
DETACH HERE HNC F
[X] Please mark
votes as in
this example.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposals 1 and 2.
1. Election of Directors
Nominees: Edward K. Chandler, Oliver D. Curme, Roger L. Evans, Thomas E. Farb,
Charles H. Gaylord Jr. and Robert L. North
[_] FOR ALL NOMINEES [_] WITHHELD FROM ALL NOMINEES
__________________________________________________
INSTRUCTION: to withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name on the space provided above
2. To ratify the selection of Price FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Waterhouse LLP as the Company's independent [_] [_] [_]
auditors for the year ending December 31,
1997.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting and
any adjournnment or postponement thereof.
MARK HERE
FOR ADDRESS
CHANGE AND
NOTE BELOW [_]
Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on this Proxy. If shares of stock
stand of record in the names of two or more persons or in the name of husband
and wife, whether as joint tenants or otherwise, both or all of such persons
should sign this Proxy. If shares of stock are held of record by a corporation,
this Proxy should be executed by the president or vice president, and the
secretary or assistant secretary. Executors, administrators or other fiduciaries
who execute this Proxy for a deceased stockholder should give their full title.
Please date this Proxy.
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