-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TZc0/JEHqAXuVPv5G9lnB0Jm67VonGF1uK5wF5Ub1mVbKkkmJQCUELVb9OqrStrb j/1zwwnfOhq0mpw4x+EGPw== 0000047035-96-000016.txt : 19961111 0000047035-96-000016.hdr.sgml : 19961111 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000047035-96-000016 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEF 14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19961217 FILED AS OF DATE: 19961108 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HERLEY INDUSTRIES INC /NEW CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000047035 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL SYS [3812] IRS NUMBER: 232413500 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEF 14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-05411 FILM NUMBER: 96656307 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 INDUSTRY DR CITY: LANCASTER STATE: PA ZIP: 17603 BUSINESS PHONE: 7173972777 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 INDUSTRY DRIVE CITY: LANCASTER STATE: PA ZIP: 17603 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HERLEY MICROWAVE SYSTEMS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900510 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HERLEY INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19831103 DEF 14A 1 SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION PROXY STATEMENT SCHEDULE 14A Information Required in Proxy Statement SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant [X] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [ ] Check the appropriate box: [ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement [X] Definitive Proxy Statement [ ] Definitive Additional Materials [ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-11(c) or Section 240.14a-2. HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC. ------------------------------------------------ (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): [X] $125 per Exchange Act Rules 0-11(c)(1)(ii), 14a-6(i)(1), or 14a-6(j) (2). [ ] $500 per each party to the controversy pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-6(i)(3). [ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11. 1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: 2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: 3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11: 4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: 5) Total fee paid: o Fee paid previously with preliminary materials o Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule, and the date of its filing. 1) Amount Previously Paid: 2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: 3) Filing Party: 4) Date Filed: HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC. ----------------------- NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS December 17, 1996 ----------------------- To the Stockholders of HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC.: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Herley Industries, Inc. will be held at the Comfort Inn, 500 Centerville Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 on Tuesday, December 17, 1996 at 10:00 a.m., or at any adjournment thereof, for the following purposes: 1. To elect five directors. 2. To consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before this meeting or any adjournment thereof. The above matters are set forth in the Proxy Statement attached to this Notice to which your attention is directed. Only stockholders of record on the books of the Company at the close of business on October 30, 1996 will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or at any adjournment thereof. You are requested to sign, date and return the enclosed Proxy at your earliest convenience in order that your shares may be voted for you as specified. By Order of the Board of Directors, LEE N. BLATT Chairman Dated: November 7, 1996 Lancaster, Pennsylvania HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC. 10 Industry Drive Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603 ---------------------- PROXY STATEMENT ---------------------- ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS Tuesday, December 17, 1996 The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Herley Industries, Inc. (the "Company") will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 1996 at The Comfort Inn, 500 Centerville Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 at 10:00 a.m., for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The enclosed proxy is solicited by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. This proxy statement and the enclosed proxy has been mailed on or about November 7, 1996 to all stockholders as of the record date. If a proxy in the accompanying form is duly executed and returned, the shares represented by such proxy will be voted as specified. Any person executing the proxy may revoke it prior to its exercise either by letter directed to the Company or in person at the Annual Meeting. Voting Rights Only stockholders of record on October 30, 1996 (the "Record Date") will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof. The Company has outstanding one class of voting capital stock, namely 2,951,247 shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value. Stockholders are entitled to one vote for each share registered in their names at the close of business on the Record Date. The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting is required for approval of each matter to be submitted to a vote of the stockholders. For purposes of determining whether proposals requiring a majority of the votes cast at the meeting have received a majority vote, abstentions will not be included in the vote totals, and in instances where brokers are prohibited from exercising discretionary authority for beneficial owners who have not returned a proxy (so called "broker non-votes"), those votes will not be included in the vote totals. Therefore, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on such vote, but will be counted in the determination of a quorum. To the knowledge of the Board of Directors, upon whose behalf this solicitation is made, the only persons owning of record or beneficially more than 5% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock as of the Record Date are Lee N. Blatt, Chairman of the Board, residing in Vero Beach, Florida, who owns 669,864 (20.7%) shares , Myron Levy, President, residing in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who owns 273,311 shares (8.8%), and Gerald I. Klein, the Company's Chief Technical Officer, residing in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who owns 290,146 (9.4%) shares. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides for a Board of Directors consisting of not less than three nor more than twelve directors, classified into three classes as nearly equal in number as possible, whose terms of office expire in successive years. The Company's Board of Directors now consists of six directors, including Gerald I. Klein who, while still employed by the Company in an executive capacity, will not be seeking renomination to the Board at the 1996 Annual Meeting. The Company's Board of Directors nominated for election at this meeting and the classes in which they will serve are as follows: Class I Class II Class III (To Serve until the (To Serve until the (To Serve until the Annual Meeting of Annual Meeting of Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 1997) Stockholders in 1998) Stockholders in 1999) --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- David H. Lieberman (1) Myron Levy Lee N. Blatt Adm. Thomas J. John A. Thonet (2) Allshouse(1)(2) (1) Member of Compensation Committee (2) Member of Audit Committee The directors are to be elected to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders as set forth above or until their successors are chosen and qualified. Shares represented by executed proxies in the form enclosed will be voted, if authority to do so is not withheld, for the election as directors of the aforesaid nominees (each of whom is now a director) unless any such nominee shall be unavailable, in which case such shares will be voted for a substitute nominee designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unavailable or, if elected, will decline to serve. Directors who are not employees of the Company receive a fee of $7,500 for each annual meeting of the Board of Directors and $1,500 for each interim Board of Directors or committee meeting attended. There were four meetings of the Board of Directors during the fiscal year ended July 28, 1996, including the annual meeting. Each Director attended or participated in at least 75% of such meetings of the Board of Directors. During the fiscal year ended July 28, 1996, there was one meeting each of the Audit and Compensation Committees. The Audit Committee is involved in discussions with the Company's independent certified public accountants with respect to the year end audited financial statements. The Compensation Committee recommends executive compensation and the granting of stock options and warrants to key employees. See "Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation." The Company does not have a nominating committee. Security Ownership The following table sets forth the indicated information as of October 14, 1996 with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company's securities by (i) all persons known to the Company to be beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock, (ii) each director of the Company, and (iii) by all officers and directors as a group: 2 Shares of Common Stock Director Beneficially Owned Name Age Since (1)(5) - ---- --- -------- ---------------------- Lee N. Blatt (2)(4) 68 1965 669,864 (20.7%) Myron Levy (4) 56 1992 273,311 ( 8.8%) Gerald I. Klein (4) 68 1991 290,146 ( 9.4%) Anello C. Garefino (4) 49 -- 33,051 ( 1.1%) Allan Coon (4) 60 -- 20,000 Adm. Thomas J. Allshouse 71 1983 19,600 David H. Lieberman 51 1985 16,600 John A. Thonet (3) 46 1991 16,270 Directors and officers as a group (8 persons) 1,338,842 (37.4%) - ------ (1) No officer or director owns more than one percent of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company unless otherwise indicated. Ownership represents sole voting and investment power. (2) Does not include an aggregate of 356,700 shares owned by family members, including Hannah Thonet, Rebecca Thonet, Kathi Thonet, Randi Rossignol and Allyson Gerber, of which Mr. Blatt disclaims beneficial ownership. (3) Does not include 105,000 shares, owned by Mr. Thonet's children, Hannah and Rebecca Thonet, and 137,233 shares owned by his wife, Kathi Thonet. Mr. Thonet disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. (4) Includes shares subject to options exercisable within the 60-day period following October 30, 1996 at prices ranging from $3.38 to $9.25 per share pursuant to the Company's Non-Qualified Stock Option Plans: Lee N. Blatt - 183,333, Myron Levy - 94,167, Gerald I. Klein - 76,667, Anello C. Garefino - 13,333, Allan Coon - 10,000. (5) Includes shares subject to outstanding warrants exercisable within the the 60-day period following October 30, 1996 at a price of $6.1875: Lee N. Blatt - 100,000, Myron Levy - 50,000, Gerald I. Klein - 50,000, Anello C. Garefino - 10,000, Allan Coon - 10,000; and the following at a price of $7.125: Adm. Thomas J. Allshouse - 10,000, David H. Lieberman - 10,000, John A. Thonet - 10,000. Principal Occupations of Directors The following is a brief account of the business experience for the past five years of the Company's directors: Mr. Lee N. Blatt has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since its organization in 1965. Mr. Blatt holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from City College of New York. Mr. Blatt is primarily involved in the financial and administrative activities of the Company. Mr. Myron Levy has been President of the Company since June 1993 and served as Executive Vice President and Treasurer since May 1991, and prior thereto as Vice President for Business Operations and Treasurer since October 1988. For more than ten years prior to joining the Company, Mr. Levy, a certified public accountant, was employed in various executive capacities by Instrument Systems Corporation, most recently holding the position of Vice President. Mr. Gerald I. Klein has been Chief Technical Officer of the Company since March 1994, and has served as Chief Operating Officer and as Executive Vice President since January 1988. 3 Admiral Thomas J. Allshouse has been a director of the Company since September 1983. Prior to 1981, when he retired from the United States Navy, Admiral Allshouse served for 34 years in various naval officer positions, including acting as commanding officer of the United States Naval Ships Parts Control Center. Admiral Allshouse holds a Bachelors Degree in Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Harvard University. Mr. David H. Lieberman has been a practicing attorney in the State of New York for more than the past ten years and is a member of the firm of Blau, Kramer, Wactlar & Lieberman, P.C., general counsel to the Company. For the fiscal year ended July 28, 1996, approximately $64,000 in legal fees were paid to this firm. Mr. John A. Thonet has been President of Thonet Associates, an environmental consulting firm specializing in land planning and zoning matters for the past ten years. Mr. Thonet is the son-in-law of Mr. Lee N. Blatt. MANAGEMENT Officers of the Company The executive officers of the Company are as follows: Name Position Held with the Company ---- ------------------------------ Lee N. Blatt Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Myron Levy President Gerald I. Klein Chief Technical Officer Anello C. Garefino Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Allan Coon Vice President David H. Lieberman Secretary Mr. Anello C. Garefino (49 years of age) has been employed by the Company in various executive capacities for more than the past five years. Mr. Garefino, a certified public accountant, was appointed Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer in June 1993. From 1987 to January 1990, Mr. Garefino was Corporate Controller of Exide Corporation. Mr. Allan Coon (60 years of age) joined the Company in 1992 and has served as a Vice President since December 1995. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Coon held various financial positions with Alpha Industries, Inc. Executive Compensation The following table sets forth the annual and long-term compensation with respect to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer and each of the other executive officers of the Company, for services rendered for the fiscal years ended July 28, 1996, July 30, 1995 and July 31, 1994. 4
Summary Compensation Table Annual Compensation Long-Term Compensation ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- Name and Other Annual Stock Long-Term Principal Fiscal Compensation Option Incentive All Other Position Year Salary(1) Bonus(2) (3) Awards(#) Plan Payouts Compensation - --------------- ------ --------- --------- ------------ ---------- ------------ ------------ Lee N. Blatt 1996 $ 483,028 $ 203,068 $ - 200,000(5) - $ 4,500 (4) Chairman of 1995 503,842 - - 100,000 - 4,620 the Board 1994 454,705 - - 100,000 - 22,400 Myron Levy 1996 288,726 121,841 - 125,000(5) - 7,380 (4) President 1995 295,331 27,500 - 50,000 - 6,636 1994 240,384 - - 40,000 - 5,041 Gerald I. Klein 1996 288,726 121,841 - 50,000(5) - 4,500 (4) Chief Technical 1995 295,328 - - 50,000 - 4,620 Officer 1994 286,727 - - 60,000 - 4,980 - --------
(1) Amounts set forth herein include cost of living adjustments under employment contracts in fiscal 1996 and 1995 and are less than contractual obligations in fiscal 1994 as a result of voluntary salary reductions. (2) Represents for Messrs. Blatt, Levy and Klein incentive compensation under employment agreements. No incentive compensation was earned under the employment agreements in fiscal 1995. Mr. Levy was awarded a bonus by the Board of Directors for fiscal 1995. Messrs. Blatt, Levy and Klein each waived their incentive compensation payment under the employment agreements for fiscal 1994. See "Management - Employment Agreements." (3) Other Annual Compensation does not include amounts of certain perquisites and other non-cash benefits provided by the Company since such amounts do not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total annual base salary and bonus disclosed in this table for the respective officer. (4) All Other Compensation includes: (a) $2,880 paid by the Company for term life insurance on Mr. Levy, and (b) $4,500, $4,500 and $4,500 contributed to the Company's 401(k) Plan as a pre-tax salary deferral for Messrs. Blatt, Levy and Klein respectively. (5) Includes the following warrants issued in December 1995 for the right to purchase Common Stock of the Company at a price of $6.1875: Lee N. Blatt - 100,000, Myron Levy - 50,000, Gerald I. Klein - 50,000; and options issued in October 1996 at a price of $9.25: Lee N. Blatt - 100,000, Myron Levy - 75,000. Employment Agreements In June 1984, Lee N. Blatt entered into an employment agreement with the Company, which, as amended, terminates on December 31, 2002, subject to extension each January 1 for six years from that date not to extend, in any event, beyond December 31, 2006. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Blatt receives compensation consisting of salary, an annual cost of living increment, and an incentive bonus. The present base annual salary for Mr. Blatt is $475,000. Mr. Blatt's incentive bonus is not less than 5% of the Company's consolidated pretax earnings. In October 1988, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Myron Levy, which, as amended, terminates on December 31, 2002, subject to extension each January 1 for six years from that date not to extend, in any event, beyond December 31, 2006. The agreement, as amended, provides for a present base salary of $275,000 per annum, plus cost-of-living increments. Mr. Levy also is entitled to an incentive bonus in an amount equal to not less than 3% of the consolidated pretax earnings of the Company. 5 In December 1991, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Gerald I. Klein which, as amended, terminates on December 31, 2001. The agreement provides for a present base salary at the annual rate of $275,000, an annual cost of living increment and an incentive bonus equal to not less than 3% of the consolidated pretax earnings of the Company. The employment agreements with Messrs. Blatt, Levy and Klein make provision for certain payments following death or disability. The employment agreements also provide for certain rights in the event there is a change in control of the Company, as defined therein. Certain Transactions In November 1995 and March 1996, the Company loaned $1,700,000 and $300,000, respectively, to certain officers as authorized by the Board of Directors, pursuant to the terms of non-negotiable promissory notes. The loans are secured by 445,774 shares of common stock of the Company. The notes are due November 1996 and March 1997, respectively, and may be renewed by the Company for up to four additional one-year periods. Interest is payable at maturity at the average rate of interest paid by the Company on borrowed funds during the fiscal year. The pledge agreement also provides for the Company to have the right of first refusal to purchase the pledged securities, based on a formula as defined, in the event of the death or disability of the officer. On March 6, 1996, the Board of Directors approved the purchase of an industrial parcel of land from the Chairman of the Company for $940,000. A deposit of $94,000 was paid on execution of the contract, and the balance of $846,000 will be paid at settlement on or before April 30, 1998. The Company intends to use this land for possible future expansion. Stock Plans 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan The Company's 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan covers 500,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Under the terms of the plan, the purchase price of the shares subject to each option granted will not be less than 85% of the fair market value at the date of grant. The date of exercise may be determined at the time of grant by the Board of Directors; however, if not specified, 20% of the shares can be exercised each year beginning one year after the date of grant so that such option may be exercised as to 100% of the shares covered thereby five years after the date of grant. In December 1995, this Plan was terminated except for outstanding options thereunder. At July 28, 1996, options to purchase 23,100 shares of Common Stock were outstanding. 1992 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan The 1992 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan covers 1,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Under the terms of the Plan, the purchase price of the shares, subject to each option granted, is 100% of the fair market value at the date of grant. The date of exercise is determined at the time of grant by the Board of Directors; however, if not specified, 50% of the shares can be exercised each year beginning one year after the date of grant. The options expire ten years from the date of grant. In December 1995, this Plan was terminated except for outstanding options thereunder. At July 28, 1996, options to purchase 489,468 shares of Common Stock were outstanding. 6 1996 Stock Option Plan The 1996 Stock Option Plan covers 500,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Options granted under the plan may be incentive stock options qualified under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or non-qualified stock options. Under the terms of the Plan, the exercise price of options granted under the plan will be the fair market value at the date of grant. The nature and terms of the options to be granted is determined at the time of grant by the Board of Directors. If not specified, 100% of the shares can be exercised one year after the date of grant. The options expire ten years from the date of grant. No options were granted during the fiscal year ended July 28, 1996. Warrant Agreements In April 1993, common stock warrants were issued to certain officers and directors for the right to acquire 430,000 shares of common stock of the Company at the fair market value of $7.125 per share at date of issue. In December 1995, warrants for 400,000 shares were canceled. The warrants expire April 30, 1998. In December 1995, common stock warrants were issued to certain officers for the right to acquire 220,000 shares of common stock of the Company at the fair market value of $6.1875 per share at date of issue. The warrants expire December 13, 2005. Employee Savings Plan The Company maintains an Employee Savings Plan which qualifies as a thrift plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan allows employees to contribute between 2% and 15% of their salaries to the plan. The Company, at its discretion can contribute 100% of the first 2% of the employees' salary so contributed and 25% of the next 4% of salary. Additional Company contributions can be made, depending on profits. The aggregate benefit payable to an employee is dependent upon his rate of contribution, the earnings of the fund, and the length of time such employee continues as a participant. The Company accrued approximately $159,000 for the fiscal year ended July 28, 1996 and contributed approximately $151,000 and $199,000 to this plan for the years ended July 30, 1995 and July 31, 1994, respectively. For the year ended July 28, 1996, $4,500 each was contributed by the Company to this plan for Messrs. Blatt, Levy, and Klein, and $19,674 was contributed for all officers and directors as a group. Warrants Issued in Last Fiscal Year (1) The following table sets forth all warrants issued to the named executive officers during the fiscal year ended July 28, 1996:
Individual Warrants Issued (1)(2) -------------------------------------------------- Potential Realizable Value % of Total at Assumed Annual Rates of Warrants Stock Price Appreciation Warrants Issued to Exercise for Warrant Term (4)(5) Issued Employees in Price Expiration --------------------------- Name (#) Fiscal Year (3) ($/Sh) Date 0% 5% 10% - ----------------- -------- --------------- ------- ---------- ---- -------- -------- Lee N. Blatt 100,000 45% $6.1875 12/13/05 $0 $389,100 $986,100 Myron Levy 50,000 23% 6.1875 12/13/05 0 195,600 493,100 Gerald I. Klein 50,000 23% 6.1875 12/13/05 0 195,600 493,100
7 (1) All warrants are issued under individual agreements. Dollar gains are based on the assumed annual rates of appreciation of the exercise price of each option for the term of the option. (2) Warrants were issued in fiscal 1996 at 100% of the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on date of issue and are fully vested. (3) Total warrants issued to employees in 1996 were for 220,000 shares of Common Stock. (4) The amounts under the columns labeled "5%" and "10%" are included by the Company pursuant to certain rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not intended to forecast future appreciation, if any, in the price of the Company's stock. Such amounts are based on the assumption that the named persons hold the warrants for their full ten year term. The actual value of the warrants will vary in accordance with the market price of the Company's Common Stock. The column headed "0%" is included to demonstrate that the warrants were issued at fair market value and holders of the warrants will not recognize any gain without an increase in the stock price, which increase benefits to all stockholders commensurately. The Company did not use an alternative formula to attempt to value the warrants at the date of issue, as management is not aware of any formula which determines with reasonable accuracy a present value of warrants of the type issued. (5) The increase in market value of the Company's stock for all stockholders as of the Record Date, assuming annual rates of stock appreciation from July 28, 1996 (stock price at $8.50 per share) over the ten year period used in this table, aggregates $15,776,200 at a rate of 5% and $39,980,000 at a rate of 10%. AGGREGATE OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION/SAR VALUES The following table sets forth stock options exercised during fiscal 1996 and all unexercised stock option grants and warrants issued to the named executive officers as of July 28, 1996.
Shares Number of Unexercised Value of Unexercised In-The-Money Acquired on Value Options/SARs at Fiscal Year-End Options/SARs at Fiscal Year-End(2) Name Exercise(#) Realized($)(1) Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable - ---- ----------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ----------- ------------- Lee N. Blatt 200,000 1,000,000 233,333 66,667 $563,900 $341,300 Myron Levy 70,000 350,000 106,667 33,333 265,800 170,700 Gerald I. Klein 100,000 500,000 126,667 33,333 298,200 170,700
(1) Values are calculated by subtracting the exercise price from the fair market value of the stock as of the exercise date. (2) Based upon the closing price of the Company's Common Stock of $8.50 on July 28, 1996. Board of Directors Interlocks and Insider Participation During fiscal 1996, the Company's Compensation Committee consisted of Messrs. Thomas J. Allshouse and David H. Lieberman. Except for Mr. Lieberman being Secretary and a member of a law firm acting as counsel to the Company, none of these persons were officers or employees of the Company during fiscal 1996 nor had any relationship requiring disclosures in this Proxy Statement. In accordance with rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange 8 Commission, the information included under the captions "Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation" and "Performance Graph" will not be deemed to be filed or to be proxy soliciting material or incorporated by reference in any prior or future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act. Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation The primary function of the Compensation Committee is to oversee policies relating to executive compensation including salary, incentive bonuses, fringe benefits and stock option awards. Its objective is to attract and retain qualified individuals by providing competitive compensation, while, at the same time, linking such compensation to corporate objectives. The Committee believes that providing a direct relationship between corporate results and executive compensation will best serve shareholder interest. This link between executive compensation and corporate performance is facilitated through incentive bonuses based on earnings and also through stock option awards. Salary ranges for the chief executive officer and other executive officers are based on the underlying accountability of each executive's position, which is reviewed on a regular basis, subject to the terms and conditions of employment agreements. Relationship of Compensation to Performance for Officers and Chief Executive Officer The Compensation Committee annually establishes, subject to any applicable employment agreements, the salaries which will be paid to the Company's executive officers during the coming year. In setting salaries, the Committee takes into account several factors, including competitive compensation data, the extent to which an individual may participate in the stock option plans maintained by the Company and its affiliates, and qualitative factors bearing on an individual's experience, responsibilities, management and leadership abilities and job performance. The Compensation Committee: Thomas J. Allshouse David H. Lieberman Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's executive officers, directors and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company's equity securities (Reporting Persons") to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership on Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"). These Reporting Persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Forms 3, 4 and 5 they file with the SEC and NASD. Based solely upon the Company's review of the copies of the forms it has received, the Company believes that all Reporting Persons complied on a timely basis with all filing requirements applicable to them with respect to transactions during fiscal year 1996. 9 PERFORMANCE GRAPH The following graph sets forth the cumulative total stockholder return to the Company's stockholders during the five year period ended July 28, 1996 as well as an overall stock market index (NASDAQ Stock Market-US) and the Company's peer group index (S&P Aerospace/Defense): COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN* AMONG HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC., THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET-US INDEX AND THE S & P AEROSPACE/DEFENSE INDEX
MEASUREMENT PERIOD HERLEY NASDAQ S & P (FISCAL YEAR COVERED) INDUSTRIES, INC. STOCK MARKET AEROSPACE/DEFENSE - --------------------- ---------------- ------------ ----------------- 1991 100 100 100 1992 154 117 102 1993 137 143 130 1994 68 147 148 1995 93 206 221 1996 152 225 287
* $100 Invested on July 31, 1991 in stock or index including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending July 31. 10 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION A representative of Arthur Andersen LLP, the Company's independent public accountants for the fiscal year ended July 28, 1996, plans to be present at the Annual Meeting with the opportunity to make a statement if he desires to do so, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors does not know of any business other than specified above to come before the meeting, but, if any other business does lawfully come before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed Proxy to vote in regard thereto, in accordance with their judgment. The Company will pay the cost of soliciting proxies in the accompanying form. In addition to solicitation by use of the mails, certain officers and regular employees of the Company may solicit proxies by telephone, telegraph or personal interview. The Company may also request brokerage houses and other custodians, and, nominees and fiduciaries, to forward soliciting material to the beneficial owners of stock held by record by such persons, and may make reimbursement for payments made for their expense in forwarding soliciting material to the beneficial owners of the stock held of record by such persons. Stockholder proposals with respect to the Company's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Company no later than October 1, 1997 to be considered for inclusion in the Company's next Proxy Statement. A copy of the Company's Annual Report for the fiscal year ended July 28, 1996 has been provided to all stockholders as of the Record Date. The Annual Report is not to be considered as proxy soliciting material. By Order of the Board of Directors, LEE N. BLATT Chairman of the Board Dated: November 7, 1996 Lancaster, Pennsylvania 11 HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING December 17, 1996 The undersigned hereby appoints Lee N. Blatt and Myron Levy, or either of them, attorneys and Proxies with full power of substitution in each of them, in the name and stead of the undersigned to vote as Proxy all the stock of the undersigned in HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held December 17, 1996 and any adjournments thereof. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposals: 1. Election of the following nominees, as set forth in the proxy statement: David H. Lieberman, Myron Levy, Adm. Thomas J. Allshouse, Lee N. Blatt and John A. Thonet /__/ FOR ALL NOMINEES /__/ WITHHELD FROM ALL NOMINEES /__/ FOR ____________________ BUT WITHHELD FROM ______________________ 2. Upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. (Continued and to be signed on reverse side) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY SHALL BE VOTED BY PROXIES, AND EACH OF THEM, AS SPECIFIED AND, IN THEIR DISCRETION, UPON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. SHAREHOLDERS MAY WITHHOLD THE VOTE FOR ONE OR MORE NOMINEE(S) BY WRITING THE NOMINEE(S) NAME(S) IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE SHARES WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. Dated: _____________, 1996 _________________________________ [L.S.] _________________________________ [L.S.] (Note: Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon. Executors, administrators, trustees, etc. should so indicate when signing, giving full title as such. If signer is a corporation, execute in full corporate name by authorized officer. If shares are held in the name of two or more persons, all should sign.) PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----