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TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
MAY 7, 2015
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Annual Meeting) of Trimble Navigation Limited (the Company) will be held at 945 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94085 in the Orion Conference Room, on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. local time, for the following purposes:
1. | To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected. |
2. | To re-approve the material terms of the performance goals applicable to stock awards under the Companys Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Plan that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. |
3. | To hold an advisory vote on approving the compensation for our Named Executive Officers. |
4. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor of the Company for the current fiscal year ending January 1, 2016. |
The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this notice. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2015 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting in person. However, to ensure your representation at the meeting, you are urged to vote via the Internet or by telephone or, if you requested to receive printed proxy materials, by mailing a proxy, in accordance with the detailed instructions on your proxy card. Any shareholder attending the meeting may vote in person even if such shareholder previously voted via the Internet, by telephone or by returning a proxy.
We have decided to use the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions notice and access rules that allow companies to furnish proxy materials to their shareholders primarily over the Internet. This means most of our shareholders will receive only a notice containing instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet and vote online. We believe that this process should expedite shareholders receipt of proxy materials, lower the costs of our Annual Meeting, and help reduce the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting.
On approximately March 24, 2015, we mailed to our shareholders (other than those who previously requested electronic or paper delivery) a notice of internet availability of proxy materials (Notice) containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including our proxy statement and our annual report. The Notice also included instructions on how to receive a paper copy of our Annual Meeting materials, including the notice of Annual Meeting, proxy statement and proxy card. If you received your Annual Meeting materials by mail, the notice of Annual Meeting, proxy statement, and proxy card from our Board of Directors were enclosed. If you received your Annual Meeting materials via e-mail, the e-mail contained voting instructions and links to the annual report and the proxy statement on the Internet, which are both available at http://investor.trimble.com/annuals.cfm.
Sunnyvale, California March 24, 2015 |
For the Board of Directors, Ulf J. Johansson Chairman of the Board |
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
May 7, 2015
The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the board of directors (Board of Directors) of Trimble Navigation Limited, a California corporation (the Company), for use at the Companys Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Annual Meeting), to be held at 945 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94085 in the Orion Conference Room, on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. local time, and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, for the purposes set forth herein and in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting.
The Companys principal executive offices are located at 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94085. The telephone number at that address is (408) 481-8000.
A copy of the Companys annual report on Form 10-K may be obtained by sending a written request to the Companys Investor Relations Department at 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94085. Full copies of the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the 2014 fiscal year, and proxy statement, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are available via the Internet at the Companys web site at http://investor.trimble.com/annuals.cfm.
Shareholders may obtain directions to attend the Annual Meeting by contacting the Company by phone at (408) 481-8000.
General directions to the Annual Meeting are as follows:
From San Francisco:
Take U.S. Route 101 South toward San Jose; take exit 394 for Lawrence Expressway south; turn right on east Duane Ave; turn left at the traffic signal onto Stewart Drive and proceed to 945 Stewart Drive.
From San Jose:
Take U.S. Route 101 North to Lawrence Expressway; take exit 394 for Lawrence Expressway south; turn right on east Duane Ave; turn left at the traffic signal onto Stewart Drive and proceed to 945 Stewart Drive.
INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
Under the notice and access rules adopted by the SEC, we are furnishing proxy materials to our shareholders primarily via the Internet, instead of mailing printed copies of those materials to each shareholder. As a result, on or about March 24, 2015, we mailed our shareholders a notice of internet availability of proxy materials (Notice) containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including our proxy statement and our annual report. The Notice also instructs you on how to access your proxy card to vote through the Internet or by telephone. The Notice is not a proxy card and cannot be used to vote your shares.
This process is designed to expedite shareholders receipt of proxy materials, lower the cost of the Annual Meeting, and help minimize the environmental impact of the Annual Meeting. However, if you would prefer to receive printed proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice. If you have previously elected to receive our proxy materials electronically, you will continue to receive these materials via e-mail unless you elect otherwise.
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INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING
Record Date and Shares Outstanding
Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2015 (the Record Date) are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. At the Record Date, the Company had issued and outstanding 259,487,749 shares of common stock, without par value (Common Stock).
Revocability of Proxies
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person giving it at any time before its use by delivering to the Company (Attn: Corporate Secretary) a written notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date (including a proxy by telephone or over the Internet) or by attending the meeting and voting in person. Attendance at the meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy.
Voting
Each share of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date is entitled to one vote on all matters, and shareholders may cumulate such votes in the election of directors, as described below. An automated system administered by the Companys agent tabulates the votes.
Abstentions and broker non-votes are each included in the determination of the number of shares present and voting at the Annual Meeting and the presence or absence of a quorum. The required quorum is a majority of the shares outstanding on the Record Date. Abstentions and broker non-votes have no effect on Item I (Election of Directors). In the case of each of the other items, abstentions and broker non-votes have no effect on determining whether the affirmative vote constitutes a majority of the shares present and voting at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. Approval of these other items also requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares necessary to constitute a quorum, however, and therefore abstentions and broker non-votes could prevent the approval of these other items because they do not count as affirmative votes.
A broker non-vote occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular item because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power with respect to that item and has not received instructions with respect to that item from the beneficial owner, despite voting on at least one other item for which it does have discretionary authority or for which it has received instructions. If your shares are held by your broker, bank or other agent as your nominee (that is, in street name), you will need to obtain a proxy form from the institution that holds your shares and follow the instructions included on that form regarding how to instruct your broker, bank or other agent to vote your shares. If you do not give instructions, under the rules that govern brokers who are record owners of shares that are held in street name for the beneficial owners of the shares, brokers who do not receive voting instructions from their clients have the discretion to vote uninstructed shares on routine matters but have no discretion to vote them on non-routine matters. Items I, II and III are non-routine matters. Item IV is a routine matter.
Voting via the Internet or by Telephone
Shareholders may vote by submitting proxies electronically either via the Internet or by telephone or, if they request paper copies of the proxy materials, they may complete and submit a paper version of the proxy card. Please note that there are separate arrangements for voting via the Internet and by telephone depending on whether shares are registered in the Companys stock records directly in a shareholders name or whether shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm or bank. Detailed electronic voting instructions can be found on the Notice mailed to each shareholder.
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In order to allow individual shareholders to vote their shares and to confirm that their instructions have been properly recorded, the Internet and telephone voting procedures have been designed to authenticate each shareholders identity. Shareholders voting via the Internet should be aware that there may be costs associated with electronic access, such as usage charges from Internet access providers and telephone companies that will be borne solely by the individual shareholder.
Voting in Person
Registered Shareholders
If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Co., Inc., you are considered to be the registered shareholder with respect to those shares. A Notice for registered shareholders was mailed directly to you by our mailing agent, Broadridge Investor Communications, Inc. Registered shareholders have the right to vote in person at the meeting.
Beneficial Shareholders
If your shares are held in a brokerage account or by another nominee, you are considered to be a beneficial shareholder of those shares. A Notice for beneficial shareholders was forwarded to you together with voting instructions. In order to vote in person at the Annual Meeting, beneficial shareholders must obtain a legal proxy from the broker, trustee or nominee that holds their shares. Without a legal proxy, beneficial owners will not be allowed to vote in person at the Annual Meeting.
Solicitation of Proxies
The entire cost of this proxy solicitation will be borne by the Company. The Company has retained the services of Morrow & Co., LLC, 470 West Ave., Stamford, CT 06902, to solicit proxies, for which services the Company has agreed to pay approximately $6,500. In addition, the Company will also reimburse certain out-of-pocket expenses in connection with such proxy solicitation. The Company may reimburse brokerage firms and other persons representing beneficial owners of shares for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to such beneficial owners. Proxies may also be solicited by certain of the Companys directors, officers, and regular employees, without additional compensation, personally or by telephone, or facsimile.
Deadline for Receipt of Shareholder Proposals for 2016 Annual Meeting
Shareholders are entitled to present proposals for action at future shareholder meetings of the Company if they comply with the requirements of the appropriate proxy rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC.
Proposals of shareholders which are intended to be considered for inclusion in the Companys proxy statement and form of proxy related to the Companys 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must be received by the Company at its principal executive offices (Attn: Corporate SecretaryShareholder Proposals, Trimble Navigation Limited at 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94085) no later than November 25, 2015. Shareholders interested in submitting such a proposal are advised to retain knowledgeable legal counsel with regard to the detailed requirements of the applicable securities laws. The timely submission of a shareholder proposal to the Company does not guarantee that it will be included in the Companys applicable proxy statement.
If the Company is not notified at its principal executive offices of a shareholder proposal at least 45 days prior to the one year anniversary of the mailing of the Notice, which is February 8, 2016, then such proposal shall be deemed untimely and, therefore, the proxy holders for the Companys
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2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will have the discretionary authority to vote against any such shareholder proposal if it is properly raised at such Annual Meeting, even though such shareholder proposal is not discussed in the Companys proxy statement related to that shareholder meeting.
The proxy card provided in conjunction with this proxy statement, to be used in connection with the 2015 Annual Meeting, grants the proxy holder discretionary authority to vote on any matter otherwise properly raised at such Annual Meeting. The Company presently intends to use a similar form of proxy card for next years Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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ITEM I
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees
A board of eight directors is to be elected at the Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors of the Company has authorized the nomination at the Annual Meeting of the persons named below as candidates, except for Mr. Goodrich, who will not seek election and will be retiring from the Board effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting, May 7, 2015. All nominees currently serve on the Board of Directors, except for Mr. Ekholm and Mr. Gabriel. The Company adopted an amendment to the Companys Bylaws increasing the number of Company directors from seven to eight, which will become effective immediately prior to the Annual Meeting. Each of the directors, except for Mr. Berglund, are independent directors as defined by Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) Marketplace Rules. Except for Mr. Ekholm and Mr. Gabriel, each of the director nominees listed below was elected to be a director at the Companys 2014 Annual Meeting.
The names of the nominees and certain information about them, as of the Record Date, are set forth below:
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Steven W. Berglund |
63 | President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company | 1999 | |||||||
Merit E. Janow (3) (4) |
56 | Dean of the Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University | 2008 | |||||||
Ulf J. Johansson (2) (3) |
69 | Business Consultant | 1999 | |||||||
Ronald S. Nersesian (1) (3) |
55 | President and Chief Executive Officer, Keysight Technologies | 2011 | |||||||
Mark S. Peek (2) |
57 | Chief Financial Officer, Workday, Inc. | 2010 | |||||||
Nickolas W. Vande Steeg (1) (2) |
72 | Venture Capital Investor and Business Consultant | 2003 | |||||||
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Kaigham (Ken) Gabriel* |
59 | President and Chief Executive Officer of The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory | - | |||||||
Börje Ekholm** |
52 | President and Chief Executive Officer of Investor AB | - | |||||||
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John B. Goodrich (1)(4)*** |
73 | Business Consultant | 1981 |
(1) | Member of the Compensation Committee |
(2) | Member of the Audit Committee |
(3) | Member of the Nominating Committee |
(4) | Member of the Governance Committee |
* | Mr. Gabriel is not a current director of the Company but has been nominated by the Board of Directors to stand for election at the Annual Meeting. |
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** | Mr. Ekholm is not a current director of the Company but has been nominated by the Board of Directors to stand for election at the Annual Meeting. Upon his election, Mr. Ekholms term as a director of the Company will commence upon stepping down from his officer and director positions at Investor AB effective May 12, 2015. |
*** | Mr. Goodrich is not being nominated for election as a director at the Annual Meeting, and will be retiring from the Board of Directors effective May 7, 2015. |
Steven W. Berglund has served as president and chief executive officer of Trimble since March 1999. Prior to joining Trimble, Mr. Berglund was president at Spectra Precision, a group within Spectra Physics AB. Mr. Berglunds business experience includes a variety of senior leadership positions with Spectra Physics and manufacturing and planning roles at Varian Associates. He began his career as a process engineer at Eastman Kodak. He attended the University of Oslo and the University of Minnesota where he received a B.S. in chemical engineering. Mr. Berglund received his M.B.A. from the University of Rochester. He is a member of the board of directors of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and a member of the board of trustees of World Educational Services. He is also a member of the construction sector board of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. In December 2013, Mr. Berglund was appointed to the board of directors and compensation committee of Belden Inc., a global provider of end-to-end signal transmission solutions.
Mr. Berglund is qualified to serve as director of the Company because of his intimate knowledge and understanding of the Companys business and operations, resulting from his service as director, president and chief executive officer of the Company since 1999. In addition, Mr. Berglund brings to the Board of Directors extensive industry experience.
John B. Goodrich has served as a director of Trimble since January 1981. Mr. Goodrich retired in 2002 from the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati where he practiced corporate, federal tax, securities and intellectual property law from 1970 until 2002. Since 2002, Mr. Goodrich has worked as a business consultant, rancher and investor. From 2004 to 2009, Mr. Goodrich also served as the chief executive officer of MaxSP Corporation, an information technology services company. Mr. Goodrich currently serves on the board of directors of the Fogarty Institute for Innovation. He owns and operates the Tonini Farm and Cattle Company in San Luis Obispo and has advised beef marketing companies in the Northwest. Mr. Goodrich has a variety of business and legal experience working with technology-based companies and serves as an advisor to several startup companies. Mr. Goodrich received a B.A. degree from Stanford University in 1963, a J.D. from the University of Southern California in 1966, and an L.L.M. in Taxation from New York University in 1970.
Merit E. Janow was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2008. Professor Janow has been a professor at Columbia Universitys School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) since 1994. She has had a number of leadership positions at the University and became Dean of the Faculty at SIPA in July 2013. Previously, she directed the program in international finance and economic policy. Professor Janow regularly teaches advanced courses in international trade, World Trade Organization (WTO) law, and comparative antitrust at Columbia Law School, and international economic policy and China in the Global Economy at SIPA. She has published numerous articles and several books on international trade and economic matters. Professor Janow has had several periods of public service: she served as one of seven members of the WTOs Appellate Body from 2003-2007, she served as the Executive Director of an international antitrust advisory committee to the attorney general from 1997-2000, and Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan and China from 1990-1993. In May 2005, Professor Janow was elected to the board of directors of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. She
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now serves on the board of directors of the Nasdaq Stock Markets LLC of the Nasdaq OMX Group. Since 2001, Professor Janow has served on the board of directors of a cluster of the American Funds family comprising the Capital Income Builder (CIB) Fund, the World Growth and Income (WGI) Fund and the New Economy Fund (NEF). In 2007, she joined the board of another fund cluster of the American Funds family, the American Funds Insurance Series (AFIS), the American Fund Target Date Retirement Fund (AFTD) and the Fixed Income (FI) Fund. In June 2014, she joined the Board of Mastercard. Professor Janow holds a B.A. in Asian Studies from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Columbia Law School where she was a Stone Scholar.
Professor Janow is qualified to serve as director of the Company based on her extensive knowledge and experience in international trade and economics, which provide valuable insight to the Company given the global nature of its business. Professor Janow also brings to the Board of Directors significant investment management expertise through her experience serving on the boards of several mutual funds.
Ulf J. Johansson was appointed chairman of the board in 2007, and has served as a director of the Company since December 1999. Dr. Johansson is a Swedish national with a distinguished career in communications technology. Dr. Johansson currently serves on the board of directors of Telefon AB LM Ericsson, a telecommunications company, and as chairman of Acando AB, a management and IT consultancy company. Since 2012, he has been a member of the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, an EU entity funding research and education. From 1990 to 2005, Dr. Johansson served as chairman of Europolitan Vodafone AB, a GSM mobile telephone operator in Sweden. From 1998 to 2005, Dr. Johansson served on the board of directors of Novo Nordisk A/S, a Danish pharmaceutical/life science company, and from 2005 until 2013, he served as chairman of its majority owners, the Novo Nordisk Foundation and Novo A/S. Dr. Johansson also currently serves on the boards of directors of several privately held companies. During 1998 to 2003 Dr. Johansson served as chairman of the University Board of Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and formerly also served as president and chief executive officer of Spectra-Physics AB, and executive vice president at Ericsson Radio Systems AB. Dr. Johansson received a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, and a Doctor of Technology (Communication Theory) from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden.
Dr. Johansson is qualified to serve as director of the Company because of his significant industry knowledge and experience resulting from his service on the boards of several telecommunications companies. In addition, Dr. Johansson has considerable knowledge of the Companys business and operations, having served as a member of the Board of Directors since 1999.
Ronald S. Nersesian was appointed to the Board of Directors in November 2011. Mr. Nersesian is president and chief executive officer of Keysight Technologies, an electronic measurement company. From November 2011 to November 2012, he served as Agilent Technologies executive vice president and chief operating officer. From March 2009 to November 2011, Mr. Nersesian served as president of Agilents Electronic Measurement group (EMG), and from February 2005 to March 2009, he served as the vice president and general manager of the Wireless Business Unit of EMG. Mr. Nersesian began his career in 1982 with Computer Sciences Corporation as a systems engineer for satellite communications systems. In 1984, he joined Hewlett-Packards New Jersey Division, and from 1987 through 1996 served in various management roles in the division, including marketing manager. In 1996, Mr. Nersesian joined LeCroy Corporation as vice president of worldwide marketing and corporate officer. He subsequently took on other senior management roles,
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including senior vice president and general manager of the companys digital storage oscilloscope business. Mr. Nersesian rejoined Agilent in 2002 as vice president and general manager of the companys Design Validation Division. Mr. Nersesian holds a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from Lehigh University and an MBA from New York University, Stern School of Business.
Mr. Nersesian is qualified to serve as director of the Company because of his strong business operational experience with technology companies and management expertise developed over three decades. This breadth of experience includes his current position as president and chief executive officer of Keysight Technologies. Mr. Nersesian has extensive experience in managing and growing international technology enterprises, which is directly relevant and valuable to the Company.
Mark S. Peek was appointed to the Board of Directors on March 9, 2010. Mr. Peek is the chief financial officer of Workday, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for human resources, financial management and analytics. He has held this position since June 2012. Prior to joining Workday, Mr. Peek was president, business operations and chief financial officer of VMware, Inc., a provider of business infrastructure virtualization solutions. From 2007 to January 2011, Mr. Peek served as chief financial officer of VMware, Inc. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Peek was senior vice president and chief accounting officer at Amazon.com. Prior to joining Amazon.com, Mr. Peek spent 19 years at Deloitte, the last ten years as a partner. Mr. Peek received a B.S. in accounting and international finance from Minnesota State University.
Mr. Peek is qualified to serve as director of the Company because of his strong background and years of experience in accounting and financial management, including his current position as chief financial officer at Workday, Inc., as well as his past service as chief financial officer at VMware and chief accounting officer at Amazon.com. In addition, Mr. Peek brings key financial expertise gained through his 19 years of experience at Deloitte.
Nickolas W. Vande Steeg was appointed vice chairman in 2007, and has served as a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Vande Steeg served as president and chief operating officer of Parker Hannifin Corporation until March 2007, where he began his career in 1971. Mr. Vande Steeg currently is chairman of the board of University College of Azusa Pacific University and serves on the board of directors of Wabtec Corporation, a supplier of products and services to the rail transportation industry. In 2013 Mr. Vande Steeg joined the board of directors of Gardner Denver, Inc. Mr. Vande Steeg began his career at Deere & Company serving as an industrial engineer and industrial relations manager from 1965 to 1970. Mr. Vande Steeg received his B.S. in Industrial Technology from the University of California, Long Beach in 1968 and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California in 1985.
Mr. Vande Steeg is qualified to serve as director of the Company because he brings valuable operational and strategic expertise through his experience serving as president and chief operating officer of Parker Hannifin Corporation. In addition, Mr. Vande Steeg has considerable knowledge of the Companys business and operations resulting from his service as a director of the Company since 2003.
Börje Ekholm has been president and chief executive officer, as well as a board member, of Investor AB since September 2005 and has announced that he will be stepping down from these positions in May 2015. Mr. Ekholm joined Investor AB in 1992 as an associate in the companys corporate finance department. From 1995 to 1997, he founded and managed Novare Kapital, an early
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stage venture capital company owned by Investor AB. From 1997 until August 2005, he was responsible for new investment activities within Investor AB and was a member of Investor ABs Management Group. Mr. Ekholm is chairman of the board of Nasdaq OMX and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Other board assignments include Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Choate Rosemary Hall. Mr. Ekholm has a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD, France. He also holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
Mr. Ekholm is qualified to serve as director of the Company because he brings a valuable combination of operational and financial management expertise, particularly in the area of venture capital, through his experience serving as president and chief executive officer of Investor AB and manager of Novare Kapital. In addition, Mr. Ekholm brings management expertise from a diverse range of industries and organizations through serving as chairman of the board of Nasdaq OMX and a director of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Kaigham (Ken) Gabriel is the president and chief executive officer of The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, an independent not-for-profit research institution that develops innovative technology solutions in the fields of national security, space, biomedical systems and energy. He has held that position since October 2014. Prior to that, Dr. Gabriel served as deputy director of the Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group at Google from 2012 to 2014 and as corporate vice president at Google/Motorola Mobility. From 2009 to 2012, he was the deputy director, and then acting director, of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Department of Defense. Between 2002 and 2009, Dr. Gabriel was the Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of Akustica, a fabless semiconductor company that commercialized Micro Electro Mechanical Systems audio devices and sensors. Dr. Gabriel holds SM and ScD degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dr. Gabriel is qualified to serve as director of the Company because of his strong background and experience in management in technology companies, including in his current position as president and chief executive officer of Draper Laboratory. Dr. Gabriel also brings deep technological expertise and knowledge of the industry to the Company.
Vote Required
The eight nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes of the shares entitled to be voted shall be elected as directors. Please note that proxies may not vote for greater than eight nominees. Every shareholder voting for the election of directors may cumulate such shareholders votes and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of shares held by the shareholder as of the Record Date, or distribute such shareholders votes on the same principle among as many candidates as the shareholder may select, provided that votes cannot be cast for more than the number of directors to be elected. However, no shareholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes unless the candidates name has been placed in nomination prior to the voting and the shareholder has given notice at the meeting of the intention to cumulate the shareholders votes in the proxy card or ballot. Beneficial shareholders should direct their broker, trustee or other nominee on how to cumulate such shareholders votes. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted only for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present, but they will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of the election of directors.
Unless otherwise directed, the proxy holders will vote the proxies received by them for the eight nominees named above. In the event that any such nominee is unable or declines to serve as a
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director at the time of the Annual Meeting, the proxies will be voted for any nominee who shall be designated by the present Board of Directors to fill the vacancy. In the event that additional persons are nominated for election as directors, the proxy holders intend to vote all proxies received by them in such a manner as will ensure the election of as many of the nominees listed above as possible. In such event, the specific nominees to be voted for will be determined by the proxy holders. As of the date of this proxy statement, the Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable or will decline to serve as a director. The directors elected will hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Recommendation of the Board of Directors:
The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR the election of the above-named persons to the Board of Directors of the Company.
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ITEM II
RE-APPROVAL OF MATERIAL TERMS OF THE PERFORMANCE GOALS APPLICABLE TO STOCK AWARDS UNDER THE COMPANYS AMENDED
AND RESTATED 2002 STOCK PLAN THAT ARE INTENDED TO QUALIFY AS PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION UNDER SECTION 162(M) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
The Board of Directors is seeking shareholder approval to re-approve the material terms of the performance goals applicable to stock awards that may be issued under the Companys Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Plan, as amended January 31, 2012 and May 9, 2014 (2002 Stock Plan or the Plan), which were first approved by the Board and by the Companys shareholders at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. These stock awards are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).
Pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company generally may not deduct for federal income tax purposes compensation paid to such a covered employee to the extent that the covered employee receives from the Company more than $1 million in compensation in any single year. Compensation that is paid based on achievement of pre-established performance goals that are set by the Compensation Committee, where stockholder approval of the material terms of the performance goals is received at least once every five years, is exempt from the tax deduction limitations of Section 162(m). The material terms of the performance goals include: (a) the employees eligible to receive awards under the 2002 Stock Plan; (b) the business criteria on which performance goals may be based; and (c) the limits on the maximum aggregate amounts of awards that may be made to any individual participant during a calendar year under the 2002 Stock Plan.
There has been no change to the material terms of the performance goals from those previously approved by shareholders. The Board and the Compensation Committee have re-approved the material terms of the performance goals, subject to re-approval by shareholders. If re-approval is not received from shareholders at the Annual Meeting, while performance-based awards could still be granted, the Company would not be able to deduct compensation in excess of $1 million to certain employees for federal income tax purposes.
Shareholder Re-Approval of Material Terms of Performance-Based Awards
In March 2009, the Board of Directors approved amendments to the 2002 Stock Plan to authorize the grant of stock awards that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, subject to shareholder approval.
Pursuant to the amendments to the 2002 Stock Plan, the Board of Directors or a designated committee (the Administrator) may grant performance-based awards to covered employees. A covered employee is an employee who is, or could be, a covered employee within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Administrator may establish the criteria for performance-based awards for covered employees. The criteria for performance conditions may be established and administered in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.
The performance criteria that will be used to establish performance goals are limited to the following: earnings or net earnings (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); economic value-added; sales or revenue; income; net income (either before or after taxes); operating earnings; cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash
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flow); cash flow return on capital; return on assets or net assets; return on shareholders equity; return on capital; shareholder returns (including total shareholder returns); return on sales; gross or net profit margin; productivity; expense; margins; operating efficiency; customer satisfaction; working capital; earnings per share; price per share; market share; new products; customer penetration; technology and risk management; any of which may be measured either in absolute terms, or as compared to any incremental increase, or as compared to results of a peer group.
Following the completion of each performance period, the Administrator shall certify in writing whether the applicable performance goals have been achieved in the performance period. The Administrator shall have the right to reduce or eliminate (but not to increase) the amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional factors that the committee may deem relevant to the assessment of individual or corporate performance for the performance period.
The Board of Directors believes that the proposal to approve the material terms of the performance-based awards is in the best interests of the Company, its shareholders, and its employees. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders are being asked to approve the material terms of the performance goals applicable to stock awards which are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
The essential features of the 2002 Stock Plan are summarized below. This summary does not purport to be a complete description of all the provisions of the 2002 Stock Plan, and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2002 Stock Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A.
General
The purpose of the 2002 Stock Plan is to help the Company attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to the Companys employees, directors and consultants and the employees and consultants of the Companys parent and subsidiary companies and to promote the success of the Companys business. Options granted under the 2002 Stock Plan may be either incentive stock options or nonstatutory stock options. In addition, the 2002 Stock Plan allows the granting of stock awards, performance-based awards, dividend equivalents, restricted stock units, or stock appreciation rights, either in connection with an option grant or as stand-alone awards.
Administration
The 2002 Stock Plan is administered by the Board of Directors or the Administrator (a committee of the Board of Directors appointed by the Board to administer the Plan). Consistent with the terms of the 2002 Stock Plan, the Administrator may make any determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the 2002 Stock Plan.
In order to comply with, or recognize differences in, the laws in other countries in which the Company and its affiliates operate or have eligible service providers, the Administrator has the authority, among other powers, to determine which affiliates will be covered by the Plan, modify the terms and conditions of option and other awards to facilitate compliance with non-US laws, and establish sub-plans for participants outside of the U.S.
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Eligibility
Nonstatutory stock options and stock awards may be granted to the Companys employees, directors and consultants and to employees and consultants of any of the Companys parent or subsidiary companies. Incentive stock options may be granted only to the Companys employees and to employees of any of the Companys parent or subsidiary companies. The Administrator, in its discretion, but subject to the terms of the 2002 Stock Plan, selects which of the Companys employees, directors and consultants to whom options or awards may be granted, the time or times at which such options or awards shall be granted, and the exercise or purchase price, number of shares and other terms and conditions subject to each such grant.
As of March 10, 2015, approximately 6,260 persons were in a class of persons eligible to participate in the 2002 Stock Plan.
Shares Subject to Awards
Subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain changes in capitalization, the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be awarded or optioned and delivered under the 2002 Stock Plan is 57,800,000, plus (a) any shares which were reserved but not issued under the Companys 1993 Stock Option Plan, and (b) any shares returned to the 1993 Stock Option Plan as a result of termination of options granted under the 1993 Plan; provided, however, that the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options shall in no event exceed 57,800,000 shares.
Any shares that are subject to options or stock appreciation rights shall be counted against this limit as 1 share for every 1 share granted. Any shares that are subject to any awards other than options or stock appreciation rights or other awards for which awardees pay full value (as determined on the date of the grant) shall be counted against this limit as 1.69 shares for 1 share granted.
If an award or option expires, is cancelled or forfeited or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full or otherwise settled in full, or is settled in cash, the undelivered shares that were subject to the award will become available for future awards or options. Any shares that become available for the grant of awards or options as described in the foregoing sentence will be added back in accordance with the following: (i) if the shares were subject to option or stock appreciation rights, shares will be added back as 1 share for every share subject to the option or stock appreciation right and (ii) if the shares were subject to an award other than an option or stock appreciation right, shares will be added back as 1.69 shares for every share subject to the award.
The following will not be added to the shares authorized for grant: (x) shares subject to an option surrendered in payment of the option exercise price, or to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to an option or stock appreciation right, (y) shares that are not issued as a result of a net settlement of a stock appreciation right, and (z) shares reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of options.
The shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock, all of which shares may be granted as stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, or stock appreciation rights.
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Terms of Options and Awards
Each option or award under the 2002 Stock Plan is evidenced by an agreement between the Company and the optionee or awardee, as applicable, and is subject to the following terms and conditions, but other specific terms may vary:
Exercise Price of Options. The Administrator determines the exercise price of options at the time the options are granted. The exercise price of options may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of Common Stock on the date such option is granted. However, the exercise price of an incentive stock option granted to a holder of more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of the Companys shares may not be less than 110% of the fair market value on the date such option is granted. The fair market value of Common Stock is generally determined with reference to the closing sale price for the Common Stock (or the closing bid if no sales were reported) on the date the option is granted. As of March 10, 2015, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock was $25.44.
Exercise of Options; Form of Consideration. The Administrator determines when options become vested and exercisable, and may, in its discretion, accelerate the vesting or exercisability of any outstanding option. The means of payment for shares issued upon exercise of an option is specified in each option agreement. The 2002 Stock Plan permits payment to be made by cash, check, promissory note, other shares of Common Stock (with some restrictions), cashless exercises, reduction in any Company liability the Company may owe to an optionee, shares withheld by the Company that are otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the option (with the consent of the Administrator), any other form of consideration permitted by applicable law, or any combination thereof.
Term of Option. The term of an option under the 2002 Stock Plan may be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant. However, in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a holder of more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of the Companys shares, the term of the option may be no more than five (5) years from the date of grant. No option may be exercised after the expiration of its term.
Restricted Stock Awards. The Administrator may grant restricted stock awards under the 2002 Stock Plan. The Administrator will determine the vesting conditions, the purchase price, if any, and any other restrictions on transferability of the shares subject to restricted stock awards.
Restricted Stock Units. The Administrator may grant restricted stock units under the 2002 Stock Plan. The Administrator will determine the time or times at which restricted stock units vest, and any other conditions on which vesting will occur. Awardees are entitled to receive restricted stock units without payment of any consideration to the Company, unless otherwise required by applicable law. Unless otherwise provided in the award agreement, awardees will have full voting rights and be entitled to regular cash dividends, if any, with respect to the shares issued pursuant to an award upon the settlement of such awards. At the Companys option, a restricted stock unit may be settled in shares, cash, or a combination thereof.
Performance-Based Awards. Stock awards, other than stock options and stock appreciation rights, which are granted under the 2002 Stock Plan, may be made subject to performance conditions as well as time-vesting conditions. Such performance conditions may be established and administered in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code for awards intended to qualify as
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performance-based compensation thereunder. To the extent that performance conditions under the 2002 Stock Plan are applied to awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, such performance conditions shall utilize one or more objective measurable performance goals as determined by a committee of the Board of Directors at the time of grant.
Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator may determine the amounts and terms for grants of stock appreciation rights under the 2002 Stock Plan. A stock appreciation right gives an awardee the right to receive a payment, equal to the excess of the fair market value of a specified number of shares on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, over the grant price of the shares. Awardees may exercise all or a specified portion of the stock appreciation right, to the extent then exercisable pursuant to its terms, and to receive from the Company an amount equal to the product of (i) the excess of (A) the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date over (B) the grant price of the stock appreciation right and (ii) the number of shares with respect to which the stock appreciation right is exercised, subject to any limitations the Administrator may impose.
Exercise Price. The per-share exercise price of a stock appreciation right shall be determined by the Administrator and set forth in the award agreement; provided that, the per share exercise price for any stock appreciation right shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant.
Payment and Limitations on Exercise. Payment of the exercise price for stock appreciation rights shall be in cash, in shares (based on its fair market value as of the date the stock appreciation right is exercised) or a combination of both, as determined by the Administrator.
Term. The term of stock appreciation rights shall be no longer than ten (10) years from the date of grant.
Termination of Service. If an optionees service relationship with the Company terminates for any reason (excluding death or disability), then, unless the Administrator provides otherwise, the optionee may generally exercise the option within three (3) months of such termination to the extent that the option is vested on the date of termination, (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such option as set forth in the option agreement). If an optionees service relationship with the Company terminates due to the optionees death or disability, then, unless the Administrator provides otherwise, the optionee or the optionees personal representative, estate, or the person who acquires the right to exercise the option by bequest or inheritance, as the case may be, generally may exercise the option, to the extent the option was vested on the date of termination, within twelve (12) months from the date of such termination. Unless otherwise provided in the award agreement, if an awardees service relationship with the Company is terminated for any reason, all unvested shares covered by the award are forfeited.
Non-transferability. Incentive stock options granted under the 2002 Stock Plan are not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the optionees lifetime only by the optionee. Other awards granted under the 2002 Stock Plan are also not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the optionees lifetime only by the optionee, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.
Term. The term of awards and options will not exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant.
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Dividend Equivalents. The Administrator may determine at the time of grant whether awards will provide for dividend equivalent rights. Dividend equivalent rights granted with respect to an awards that vest based on achievement of performance goals will either (i) not be paid or credited or (ii) be accumulated and be subject to restrictions and risk of forfeiture to the same extent that the shares underlying the award are subject.
Other Provisions. The stock option or award agreement may contain other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the 2002 Stock Plan as may be determined by the Administrator.
Limitations
The 2002 Stock Plan provides that no service provider may be granted, in any Company fiscal year, an aggregate amount of options or awards that cover more than 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding this limit, however, in connection with such individuals initial service with the Company, he or she may be granted an aggregate amount of options or awards that cover up to an additional 1,800,000 shares of Common Stock. These limits are subject to appropriate adjustments in the case of stock splits, reverse stock splits and the like.
Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization
In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, common stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Common Stock or other of the Companys securities, or other change in the Companys corporate structure affecting the Companys Common Stock or their value occurs, then the Administrator will make proportional adjustments to (i) the number and class or kind of shares that may be delivered under the 2002 Stock Plan, (ii) the number, class or kind, and price of shares covered by each outstanding option or award, and the numerical limits applicable to individuals. A regular cash dividend that does not affect the shares or the value of the shares will not result in the proportional adjustments described in the foregoing sentence.
In the event of a liquidation or dissolution, any unexercised options and unvested awards will terminate. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide that each optionee shall have the right to exercise all or any part of an option, including shares as to which the option would not otherwise be exercisable. The Administrator may provide that the vesting of an award will accelerate at any time prior to such transaction.
In connection with the merger of the Company with or into another corporation or the Companys change in control, as defined in the 2002 Stock Plan, each outstanding award or option shall be assumed or an equivalent award or option substituted by the successor corporation.
If the successor corporation refuses to assume the options or awards or to substitute substantially equivalent options or awards, the optionee shall have the right to exercise the option as to all the optioned stock, including shares not otherwise vested or exercisable, and in the case of an award, the Administrator shall provide for the acceleration of the award. In such event, with respect to options, the Administrator shall notify the optionee that the option is fully exercisable for fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice and that the option terminates upon expiration of such period. If, in such a merger or change in control, an award or option is assumed or an equivalent award or option is substituted by such successor corporation, and if during a one-year period after the effective date of
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such merger or change in control, the optionees or awardees status as a service provider is terminated for any reason other than the optionees or awardees voluntary termination of such relationship, then (i) in the case of an option, the optionee shall have the right within three (3) months thereafter to exercise the option as to all of the optioned stock, including shares as to which the option would not otherwise be exercisable, effective as of the date of such termination and (ii) in the case of an award, the award shall be fully vested as of the date of such termination.
Amendment and Termination of the 2002 Stock Plan
The Board of Directors may amend, alter, suspend or terminate the 2002 Stock Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. However, the Company will obtain shareholder approval for any amendment to the 2002 Stock Plan to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with applicable laws. Additionally, unless the Company obtains prior shareholder approval, the Administrator may not amend any option or stock appreciation right to reduce its exercise price to below the per share fair market value as of the date the award was granted, or agree to grant options, another award or cash in exchange for participants agreeing to cancel outstanding options or stock appreciation rights at any time when the then-current fair market value of a share is less than the fair market value of a share on the date that the outstanding option or stock appreciation right was granted where the economic effect would be the same as reducing the exercise price of the cancelled option or stock appreciation right. No such action by the Board of Directors or shareholders may alter or impair any option or award previously granted under the 2002 Stock Plan without the written consent of the optionee or awardee except for amendments made or other actions taken to address potential Code Section 409A violations or where the Administrator determines is required or desirable to facilitate compliance with applicable laws.
No incentive stock options may be granted under the 2002 Stock Plan after January 31, 2022.
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Information
The following is only a summary of the effect of federal income taxation upon the Company and optionees or awardees with respect to the grant and exercise of options or the grant or vesting of awards under the 2002 Stock Plan. It does not purport to be complete, and does not discuss the tax consequences of the employees, directors or consultants death or the provisions of the income tax laws of any municipality, state or foreign country in which the employee, director or consultant may reside.
A recipient of a stock option or stock appreciation right will not have taxable income upon the grant of the stock option or stock appreciation right. For nonstatutory stock options and stock appreciation rights, the recipient will recognize ordinary income upon exercise in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares and the exercise price on the date of exercise. Any gain or loss recognized upon any later disposition of the shares generally will be a capital gain or loss.
The acquisition of shares upon exercise of an incentive stock option will not result in any taxable income to the recipient, except, possibly, for purposes of the alternative minimum tax. The gain or loss recognized by the participant on a later sale or other disposition of such shares will either be long-term capital gain or loss or ordinary income, depending upon whether the participant holds the shares for the legally-required period (which is two years from the date of grant and one year from the date of exercise). If the shares are not held for the legally-required period, the recipient will recognize
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ordinary income equal to the lesser of (i) the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise and the exercise price, or (ii) the difference between the sales price and the exercise price. Unless limited by Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company is entitled to a deduction in the same amount as the ordinary income recognized by an optionee.
For restricted stock awards, unless vested or the recipient elects to be taxed at the time of grant, the recipient will not have taxable income upon the grant, but upon vesting will recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the shares at the time of vesting less the amount paid for such shares (if any). Any gain or loss recognized upon any later disposition of the shares generally will be a capital gain or loss.
A recipient of a restricted stock unit award is not deemed to receive any taxable income at the time an award of restricted stock units is granted. When vested restricted stock units (and dividend equivalents, if any) are settled and distributed, the recipient will recognize ordinary income equal to the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of shares received less the amount paid for such stock units (if any). Unless limited by Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company will be entitled to a deduction for federal income tax purposes equal to the amount of ordinary income that the recipient is required to recognize.
2002 Stock Plan Benefits
Additional future benefits under the 2002 Stock plan are not determinable, as grants of stock options and stock awards are at the discretion of the Board of Directors and are dependent upon the price of Common Stock in the future.
The table shown below summarizes the number of stock options and stock awards granted under the 2002 Stock Plan since its inception to (i) the persons named in the Summary Compensation Table, (ii) all current executive officers as a group, (iii) all current directors who are not executive officers as a group and (iv) all employees (excluding executive officers) as a group.
Name and Principal Position |
Number of Options Granted |
Average Exercise Price Per Share |
Number of Restricted Stock Units Granted |
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Steven W. Berglund Chief Executive Officer |
5,020,250 | $ | 17.52 | 398,293 | ||||||||
François Delépine, Chief Financial Officer |
20,000 | $ | 27.48 | 146,492 | ||||||||
Bryn Fosburgh, Vice President |
1,483,504 | $ | 16.89 | 79,900 | ||||||||
Christopher W. Gibson, Vice President |
913,000 | $ | 18.09 | 73,900 | ||||||||
James Veneziano, Vice President |
808,300 | $ | 17.55 | 71,267 | ||||||||
All Executive Officers, as a group |
11,301,558 | $ | 19.52 | 991,546 | ||||||||
Non-Executive Directors, as a group |
1,440,000 | $ | 19.82 | - | ||||||||
All employees, as a group, including officers who are not executive officers |
31,357,198 | $ | 14.05 | 5,328,543 |
All employees (including officers), directors and consultants of the Company are eligible to participate in the 2002 Stock Plan. This table includes only stock award and stock option grant information for the 2002 Stock Plan. Stock options granted prior to adoption of the 2002 Stock Plan to the individuals and groups listed are not included herein.
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Vote Required
The approval of the proposal to re-approve the material terms of the performance goals applicable to awards under the 2002 Stock Plan which are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote as of the Record Date.
Recommendation of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the proposal to re-approve the material terms of the performance goals applicable to awards under the 2002 Stock Plan which are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
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ITEM III
ADVISORY VOTE ON APPROVING THE COMPENSATION FOR
OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
This proposal, commonly known as a Say on Pay proposal, provides our shareholders with the opportunity to cast an advisory vote on the compensation of the Companys Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement. This proposal gives the Companys shareholders the opportunity to approve, reject, or abstain from voting, with respect to our executive compensation programs and policies and the compensation paid to the Named Executive Officers.
The Say on Pay vote is a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Companys Named Executive Officers, as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section, the tabular disclosure regarding such compensation, and the accompanying narrative disclosure. The Say on Pay vote on executive compensation is not a vote on the Companys general compensation policies, compensation of the Companys Board of Directors, or the Companys compensation policies as they relate to risk management.
The Say on Pay vote allows our shareholders to express their opinions regarding the decisions of the Compensation Committee with respect to the 2014 compensation of the Named Executive Officers. Because the Say on Pay vote is advisory in nature, it will not affect any compensation already paid or awarded to any Named Executive Officer, nor modify any terms of our existing compensation plans or awards. In addition, the Say on Pay vote will not be binding on or overrule any decisions by the Board of Directors; it will not create or imply any additional fiduciary duty on the part of the Board of Directors.
The Company is providing its shareholders with the opportunity to cast an advisory Say on Pay vote every year, until the next advisory vote on the frequency of such votes.
At the Companys 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, approximately 91% of the votes cast were in favor of the Say on Pay vote and our executive compensation program. The Board of Directors and Compensation Committee reviewed the results of the Say on Pay vote and, in light of the substantial approval from shareholders of our executive compensation program, did not make any significant changes to the Companys executive compensation program as a result of such favorable Say on Pay vote.
Your advisory vote will serve as an additional tool to help guide the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee in continuing to improve the alignment of the Companys executive compensation programs with the interests of the Company and its shareholders. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors take into account the outcome of the vote as a part of their considerations in determining future compensation arrangements for our Named Executive Officers.
The Company and the Board of Directors believe that our compensation policies and practices for our Named Executive Officers are aligned with the long term interests of our shareholders because our policies emphasize pay for performance, and our mix of short and long term incentives provide a balance between the Companys short-term goals and long term performance. As such, the Board of Directors recommends a vote For the advisory approval of our compensation policies and practices as disclosed in this proxy statement.
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Vote Required
Advisory approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote as of the Record Date.
Recommendation of the Board of Directors:
The Companys Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement.
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ITEM IV
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors intends to appoint Ernst & Young LLP (EY) as the Companys independent auditors, to audit the financial statements of the Company for the current fiscal year ending January 1, 2016. EY has been the Companys independent auditor since 1986. The Company anticipates that a representative of EY will be present at the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to do so, and will be available to answer any appropriate questions.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Audit Fees and Non-Audit Fees
The following table presents fees billed by EY for professional audit services rendered for the audit of the Companys annual financial statements for the years ended January 2, 2015 and January 3, 2014, and fees billed by EY for other services rendered during those periods.
Category | Fiscal Year January 2, |
Fiscal Year January 3, |
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Audit Fees |
$ | 5,028,269 | $ | 3,931,443 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees (1) |
$ | 11,790 | $ | 4,823 | ||||
Tax Fees (2) |
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Tax Compliance |
$ | 383,687 | $ | 388,531 | ||||
Tax Planning & Tax Advice |
$ | 201,883 | $ | 348,397 | ||||
Total Tax Fees |
$ | 585,570 | $ | 736,928 | ||||
All Other Fees (3) |
$ | 16,529 | $ | 52,179 |
(1) | Represents compliance program assessment, accounting consultation and advisory services performed by the Companys auditors. |
(2) | Represents various tax compliance and filing services with respect to U.S. and international tax matters, as well as tax planning advice related to acquisitions, integration activities and general matters. |
(3) | Represents conflict minerals advisory services and subscription to EYs accounting research tool. |
Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee is responsible for appointing, setting compensation, and overseeing the work of the independent auditor. The Audit Committee has established a pre-approval procedure for all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by EY. The pre-approval policy requires that requests for services by the independent auditor be submitted to the Companys chief financial officer (CFO) for review and approval. Any requests that are approved by the CFO are then aggregated and submitted to the Audit Committee for approval of services at a meeting of the Audit Committee. Requests may be made with respect to either specific services or a type of service for predictable or recurring services. All permissible non-audit services performed by EY were approved by the Audit Committee.
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The Audit Committee has concluded that the provision of the non-audit services listed above is compatible with maintaining EYs independence.
Vote Required
Ratification of the appointment of EY as the Companys independent auditor for the current fiscal year ending January 1, 2016, will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present and voting at the Annual Meeting either in person or by proxy. In the event that such ratification by the shareholders is not obtained, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors will reconsider such selection.
Recommendation of the Board of Directors:
The Companys Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of EY as the independent auditors for the Company for the current fiscal year ending January 1, 2016.
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BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES; DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The Board of Directors held 5 meetings during the fiscal year ended January 2, 2015. No director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of all the meetings of the Board of Directors and the meetings of the committees, if any, upon which such director also served during the fiscal year ended January 2, 2015. It is the Companys policy to encourage directors to attend the Annual Meeting. All of the current members of the Board of Directors attended the 2014 Annual Meeting. Each of the directors, except for Mr. Berglund, are independent directors as defined by Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.
Shareholder Communications with Directors
The Board of Directors has established a process to receive communications from shareholders. Shareholders of the Company may communicate with one or more of the Companys directors (including any board committee or group of directors) by mail in care of Board of Directors, Trimble Navigation Limited, 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94085. Such communications should specify the intended recipient or recipients.
Board Leadership Structure; Oversight and Risk Management
The Company currently separates the positions of chief executive officer and chairman of the board. Our chairman of the board is responsible for setting the agenda for each Board meeting, in consultation with the chief executive officer, and presiding at executive sessions. The chairman of the board is also responsible for recommending committee assignments to the Nominating Committee. Our chief executive officer is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Company.
The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the oversight of risk management for the Company, and it exercises this oversight through committees and regular engagement with the Companys senior management. The Audit Committee has oversight of the Companys financial matters, internal controls, financial reporting and internal investigations relating to financial misconduct. The Compensation Committee has oversight of our compensation policies and practices, our Nominating Committee is responsible for the independence and qualification of the board members, and our Governance Committee is responsible for the Companys corporate governance principles. The committees report their activities back to the Board of Directors. In addition, members of the Companys senior management attend meetings of the Board of Directors to discuss strategic planning and risks and opportunities for the Companys business areas, in addition to answering any questions that the Board of Directors may raise.
Audit Committee
The Board of Directors has a separately-designated, standing Audit Committee, established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Audit Committee is governed by a charter, a current copy of which is available on our corporate website at http://investor.trimble.com/documents.cfm.
The current members of the Audit Committee are directors Johansson, Peek, and Vande Steeg, and director Peek currently serves as the committee chairman. The Audit Committee held 8 meetings during the 2014 fiscal year. The purpose of the Audit Committee is to make such examinations as are necessary to monitor the corporate financial reporting and the internal and external audits of the Company, to provide to the Board of Directors the results of its examinations and recommendations derived therefrom, to outline to the Board of Directors improvements made, or to be made, in internal accounting controls, to nominate independent auditors, and to provide such additional information as
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the committee may deem necessary to make the Board of Directors aware of significant financial matters which require the Boards attention.
All Audit Committee members are independent directors as defined by applicable NASDAQ Marketplace Rules and listing standards.
All members of the Audit Committee are financially sophisticated and are able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. The Board of Directors has determined that director Peek is a financial expert as that term is defined in the rules promulgated by the SEC. Mr. Peek has an extensive accounting and financial management background, which includes holding positions as chief financial officer and chief accounting officer with several leading publicly-traded technology companies, and almost two decades of experience with Deloitte.
Compensation Committee
The Board of Directors has a standing Compensation Committee, comprised of directors Goodrich, Nersesian and Vande Steeg. Director Vande Steeg currently serves as the committee chairman. All Compensation Committee members are independent as defined by applicable NASDAQ Marketplace Rules and listing standards. The Compensation Committee is governed by a charter, a current copy of which is available on our corporate website at http://investor.trimble.com/documents.cfm. The Compensation Committee held 3 meetings during the 2014 fiscal year. The purpose of the Compensation Committee is to review and make recommendations to the full Board of Directors with respect to all forms of compensation to be paid or provided to the Companys executive officers. See Compensation Discussion and Analysis.
Governance Committee
As of January 2011, the Board of Directors established a standing Governance Committee (Governance Committee). The current members of the Governance Committee are directors Goodrich and Janow. Director Janow serves as committee chairman. The Governance Committee is governed by a charter that is posted on the Companys website at http://investor.trimble.com/documents.cfm. The purpose of the Governance Committee is to develop and recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the Company; and to oversee the implementation of these principles. The Governance Committee met once during the 2014 fiscal year.
Nominating Committee
As of January 2011, the Board of Directors established a standing Nominating Committee (Nominating Committee). The current members of the Nominating Committee are directors Janow, Johansson and Nersesian. Director Johansson serves as committee chairman. The Nominating Committee is governed by a charter that is posted on the Companys website at http://investor.trimble.com/documents.cfm. The purpose of the Nominating Committee is to recommend to the Board of Directors individuals qualified to serve as directors of the Company, and on committees, and to advise the Board of Directors with respect to composition, procedures and committees. The Nominating Committee met twice during the 2014 fiscal year.
The Nominating Committee will consider director candidates recommended by shareholders. In considering candidates submitted by shareholders, the Nominating Committee will take into consideration the needs of the Board of Directors and the qualifications of the candidate. To have a
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candidate be considered by the Nominating Committee, a shareholder must submit the recommendation in writing and the recommendation must include the following information:
| The name of the shareholder and evidence of the shareholders ownership of Company shares, including the number of shares owned and the length of time of ownership; and |
| The name of the candidate, the candidates resume or a listing of his or her qualifications to be a director of the Company and the candidates consent to be named as a director if selected by the Nominating Committee and nominated by the Board of Directors. |
The shareholder recommendation and information described above must be sent to the Committee Chairman in care of the Corporate Secretary at Trimble Navigation Limited, 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94085 and must be received by the Corporate Secretary not less than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the Companys most recent proxy statement issued in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The Nominating Committee believes that the minimum qualifications for serving as a director of the Company are that a nominee demonstrate possession of such knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, international background, personal and professional integrity, character, business judgment, time availability in light of other commitments, dedication, potential conflicts of interest, and diversity so as to enhance the Board of Directors ability to manage and direct the affairs and business of the Company, including, when applicable, to enhance the ability of committees of the Board of Directors to fulfill their duties and/or to satisfy any independence requirements imposed by law, regulation or NASDAQ listing requirement.
The Nominating Committee identifies potential nominees by asking current directors and executive officers to notify the Nominating Committee if they become aware of persons, meeting the criteria described above, who have had a change in circumstances that might make them available to serve on the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee also, from time to time, may engage firms that specialize in identifying director candidates and pay any corresponding fees for such services. As described above, the Nominating Committee will also consider candidates recommended by shareholders.
Once a person has been identified by the Nominating Committee as a potential candidate, the Nominating Committee may collect and review publicly available information regarding the candidate to assess whether the candidate should be considered further. If the Nominating Committee determines that the candidate warrants further consideration, the chairman or another member of the Nominating Committee contacts the candidate. Generally, if the person expresses a willingness to be considered and to serve on the Board of Directors, the Nominating Committee requests information from the candidate, reviews the candidates accomplishments and qualifications, including in light of any other candidates that the Nominating Committee might be considering, and conducts one or more interviews with the candidate. In certain instances, Nominating Committee members may contact one or more references provided by the candidate or may contact other members of the business community or other persons that may have greater first-hand knowledge of the candidates accomplishments. The Committees evaluation process does not vary based on whether or not a candidate is recommended by a shareholder.
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NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Non-employee directors received compensation according to the terms of the Board of Directors Compensation Policy (Board Compensation Policy). The description of the Board Compensation Policy below is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Board Compensation Policy, which was filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 28, 2013.
The current Board Compensation Policy was adopted on May 1, 2013. Under the Board Compensation Policy, each non-employee director receives an annual cash retainer of $60,000, payable on a quarterly basis, for the period starting July 1 and ending June 30 of each year.
Non-employee directors are reimbursed for local travel expenses or paid a fixed travel allowance based on the distance to the meeting, and reimbursed for other necessary business expenses incurred in the performance of their services as directors of the Company. In addition, directors are eligible to participate in the Companys Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.
The Board Compensation Policy also provides for the grant of nonstatutory stock options to each non-employee director of the Company (the Outside Directors). Pursuant to the terms of the current Board Compensation Policy, each Outside Director is granted an option to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock upon his or her initial appointment to the Board of Directors. Thereafter, each year, each Outside Director receives an additional option grant to purchase 25,000 shares, upon re-election at the Annual Meeting. Outside Director options have an exercise price equal to the closing price of Common Stock on the date of grant, vest monthly over a period of one year, and have a seven-year term.
Non-Employee Director Compensation Table
Except as noted below, the table below shows the compensation earned by each of the persons serving on the Board of Directors in the fiscal year ending January 2, 2015.
Director Compensation for the 2014 Fiscal Year (1) | ||||||||||||
Name | Cash Retainer (2) |
Option Awards (3)(4) |
Total | |||||||||
John B. Goodrich |
$ | 60,000 | $ | 246,250 | $ | 306,250 | ||||||
Merit E. Janow |
$ | 60,000 | $ | 246,250 | $ | 306,250 | ||||||
Ulf J. Johansson |
$ | 60,000 | $ | 246,250 | $ | 306,250 | ||||||
Ronald S. Nersesian |
$ | 60,000 | $ | 246,250 | $ | 306,250 | ||||||
Mark S. Peek |
$ | 60,000 | $ | 246,250 | $ | 306,250 | ||||||
Nickolas W. Vande Steeg |
$ | 60,000 | $ | 246,250 | $ | 306,250 |
(1) | Steven W. Berglund, the Companys president and chief executive officer, receives no additional compensation for his service on the Board of Directors. Mr. Berglunds compensation for service as president and chief executive officer is reported in the Summary Compensation Table and described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis. |
(2) | Annual cash retainer, paid pro rata quarterly. |
(3) | Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock options, calculated pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718. For a description of the assumptions used in determining the values described in this column, please refer to Note 13: Employee Stock Benefit Plans, in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2015. Each director in the table was granted an option to purchase |
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25,000 shares of the Companys common stock in connection with such directors re-election at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, in accordance with the Companys Board Compensation Policy. |
(4) | As of January 2, 2015, the directors held options to purchase shares of the Companys Common Stock as follows: Mr. Goodrich, 25,834 options; Ms. Janow, 143,334 options; Mr. Johansson, 270,000 options; Mr. Nersesian, 110,000 options; Mr. Peek, 140,000 options; and Mr. Vande Steeg, 110,000 options. |
Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Guidelines
In February 2013, the Company adopted a policy that requires each director to own a minimum number of shares of the Companys common stock equal to a value of $200,000 to help demonstrate the alignment of the personal interest of the directors with the interests of shareholders. The shares counted toward the ownership guidelines include shares owned directly and indirectly, provided there is an economic interest in the shares. For current directors, these ownership levels must be attained within five years from the date the guidelines were adopted. New directors have five years from appointment to meet the minimum stock ownership level. Two of the non-employee directors (including Mr. Goodrich, who will be retiring from the Board effective May 7, 2015) have met the ownership requirement; the remaining non-employee directors have until February 2018 to achieve the ownership requirement.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The executive compensation section of the proxy statement contains information about the Companys compensation policies and practices, and the application of those policies and practices with respect to our Named Executive Officers. Under the SEC rules, the Companys Named Executive Officers are the Companys chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and the three other executive officers who received the highest amounts of compensation during the 2014 fiscal year. The following is a brief description of each part of our Executive Compensation section:
Compensation Committee Report. This section contains a report of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors regarding the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the proxy statement.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation. This section contains information concerning certain types of relationships involving our Compensation Committee members.
Compensation Discussion and Analysis. This section describes the elements of the Companys compensation policies and the application of those policies to our Named Executive Officers.
Executive Compensation Tables. This section describes the amounts or values and types of compensation earned by our Named Executive Officers.
Post-Employment Compensation. This section describes certain benefits and payments that our Named Executive Officers would be eligible for in the event of a change in control event, upon death, or, in the case of our Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, payments that a Named Executive Officer may receive following termination of employment.
Tax and Accounting Treatment; Other Information. This section describes the tax treatment of certain elements of compensation, and a description of certain information about the Companys equity plans.
Compensation Committee Report
The information contained in this Compensation Committee Report shall not be deemed to be soliciting material or filed or incorporated by reference in future filings with the SEC, or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that it is specifically incorporated by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with the Companys management, and has recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Companys proxy statement.
Submitted by the Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of Directors,
John B. Goodrich, Member | Ronald S. Nersesian, Member | Nickolas W. Vande Steeg, Chairman | ||
Compensation Committee | Compensation Committee | Compensation Committee |
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Also submitted by the Companys Board of Directors other than with respect to the Tax and Accounting Treatment section of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis,
Steven W. Berglund Merit E. Janow Ulf J. Johansson Mark S. Peek
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
John B. Goodrich, Ronald Nersesian and Nickolas Vande Steeg are the current members of the Companys Compensation Committee. Since 1998, Mr. Goodrich has served as the Companys corporate secretary; however, he is not, and has never been an employee of the Company. None of the Companys executive officers serve on the board of directors or compensation committee of a company that has an executive officer that serves on our Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee.
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
This section of the proxy statement describes the Companys compensation practices and policies with respect to its Named Executive Officers.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the Compensation Committee) reviews and recommends the general compensation practices of the Company, including the compensation plans and specific compensation levels for executive officers of the Company. The Compensation Committee engaged Compensia, Inc. (Compensia) as its independent compensation consultant to advise it on matters related to executive compensation. Compensia provides independent expertise in executive compensation issues including competitive market pay analysis for executives, advice on executive pay practices as well as peer group selection.
The scope of Compensias engagement includes the review and analysis of the Companys compensation for the Named Executive Officers, and the review of the Companys compensation peer group. The terms of Compensias engagement include reporting directly to the Compensation Committee and to the Compensation Committee chairman. Compensia also coordinates with the Companys management for data collection and job matching for the Named Executive Officers. Compensia does not provide any other services to the Company; the Compensation Committee has analyzed Compensias independence pursuant to relevant SEC rules and has determined that no conflict of interest exists that would prevent Compensia from being so independently engaged.
Compensia provided compensation benchmark data directly to the Compensation Committee as well as to members of the Companys management team. The chief executive officer utilized the benchmark data provided by Compensia to assist in the determination of compensation recommendations for the Named Executive Officers, excluding himself, to the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee utilized the benchmark data provided by Compensia to assist in determining compensation for the Named Executive Officers.
The Compensation Committee believes that it is important to involve the full Board of Directors in the analysis and approval of compensation for executive officers, and may consult with members of management and other members of the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee also engages in discussion of compensation matters during board meetings.
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Compensation Program Objectives
The guiding principles of the Companys compensation program objectives are to:
| Establish compensation that is competitive, rewards performance and maintains internal equity; |
| Attract, motivate and retain highly talented executive officers by providing compensation opportunities that are competitive and reward for performance; and |
| Align interests of executives with shareholders by creating long-term shareholder value. |
The main elements of the Companys compensation policies for its Named Executive Officers, and the purposes for each element, are summarized in the table below.
Element | Form of Compensation | Purpose | ||
Base Salary | Cash | Designed to attract and retain highly talented executives by providing pay opportunities that are competitive in the market and reward performance | ||
Short Term Incentives (Bonus) |
Cash | Designed to motivate executives to achieve business goals and provide financial incentives when the Company and business areas meet or exceed annual goals and targets established under the incentive plan | ||
Long Term Incentives (Equity) |
Stock options, restricted stock units | Designed to align the interests of executives with the interests of shareholders by motivating our executives to achieve long term shareholder value |
Setting Compensation
The Companys current practice is to combine a mixture of compensation elements into its compensation policies to balance short term goals with the long term performance of the Company. The Company uses incentive cash bonus programs, which focus on yearly operating results, and equity grants such as stock options and restricted stock units, which have long term vesting cycles that derive value from increases in the Companys share price over time. The Company does not have a policy on the allocation percentages between short term and long term compensation elements. However, the Company makes determinations of the type and size of awards relative to the awards made to similarly situated executives in the Companys compensation peer group.
In making compensation decisions for the Named Executive Officers, the Companys compensation philosophy is to target base salaries for our Named Executive Officers generally within a competitive range of the market median of our compensation peer group and the Radford survey data for similar situated executives in the compensation peer group. Although the Company targets its base salary compensation within a competitive range of the market median, the actual positioning will include other factors such as business results, internal equity, individual experience and individual performance. Our incentive programs are designed to reward our Named Executive Officers for exceptional performance. For example, a significant portion of the compensation for the Named Executive Officers is variable. Generally, this means zero to smaller bonuses and lower overall compensation in years of low performance and higher bonuses and higher compensation in years of exceptional performance, which is reflective of the performance achieved.
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The Compensation Committee uses Compensia data from our compensation peer group, which is comprised of technology companies that are similar to the Company, as well as Radford compensation survey data to benchmark our total direct compensation package for our executives, including base salary, incentive cash bonus program and equity incentive compensation. Radford provides compensation market intelligence, and is widely used within the high technology industry. The Radford executive survey includes input from over 700 companies. A subset of the Radford high tech executive compensation data, based on companies with similar sized revenues, was used in order to analyze the compensation for our executives. The specific names of the companies in the subset are not available to us. The survey data supplements the compensation peer group data and provides additional information for our Named Executive Officers and other vice president positions for which there is less public comparable data available.
Competitive Market Data
The Companys compensation peer group consists of technology companies that are similar to the Company in terms of revenue, market capitalization, physical location, and the number of employees. Based on recommendations from Compensia, the Company used the compensation peer group shown in the table below to assist with the determination of compensation for the Named Executive Officers. In developing the peer group, Compensia generally observes the following guidelines with respect to selecting comparable companies: for peers within a similar industry, within a range of 0.5x to 2.0x of the Companys revenue, and within a range of 0.3x to 3.0x of the Companys market capitalization. The information in the table below was taken from benchmark data (rounded to the nearest whole number) provided by Compensia to the Compensation Committee, and, unless otherwise noted, is based on
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financial data from S&Ps Research Insight available as of September 15, 2014 for each companys prior four quarters.
Company | Market Capitalization (30 day avg., as of 9/15/2014) ($M) |
Last 4 Quarters of Revenue (as of 9/15/2014 ($M) |
1-Year Revenue Growth (%) |
Number of Employees (1) |
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ARRIS Group |
$ | 4,429 | $ | 4,921 | 138 | % | 6,500 | |||||||||
Atmel |
$ | 3,578 | $ | 1,402 | 1 | % | 5,000 | |||||||||
Autodesk |
$ | 12,269 | $ | 2,371 | 4 | % | 7,600 | |||||||||
Brocade Communications |
$ | 4,253 | $ | 2,206 | -2 | % | 4,143 | |||||||||
CA |
$ | 12,547 | $ | 4,456 | -3 | % | 12,700 | |||||||||
Cadence Design Systems |
$ | 5,067 | $ | 1,501 | 7 | % | 5,700 | |||||||||
Citrix Systems |
$ | 11,490 | $ | 3,048 | 9 | % | 9,166 | |||||||||
Equinix |
$ | 11,539 | $ | 2,293 | 13 | % | 3,500 | |||||||||
FLIR Systems |
$ | 4,766 | $ | 1,479 | 2 | % | 2,839 | |||||||||
JDS Uniphase |
$ | 2,691 | $ | 1,743 | 4 | % | 5,100 | |||||||||
Juniper Networks |
$ | 11,106 | $ | 4,859 | 9 | % | 9,483 | |||||||||
Linear Technology |
$ | 10,721 | $ | 1,388 | 8 | % | 4,661 | |||||||||
Nuance Communications |
$ | 5,397 | $ | 1,893 | 2 | % | 12,000 | |||||||||
PTC |
$ | 4,556 | $ | 1,335 | 5 | % | 6,000 | |||||||||
Synopsys |
$ | 6,233 | $ | 2,023 | 6 | % | 8,573 | |||||||||
Varian Medical Systems |
$ | 8,747 | $ | 3,008 | 3 | % | 6,400 | |||||||||
75th Percentile |
$ | 11,202 | $ | 3,018 | 8 | % | 8,721 | |||||||||
50th Percentile |
$ | 5,815 | $ | 2,115 | 4 | % | 6,200 | |||||||||
25th Percentile |
$ | 4,524 | $ | 1,495 | 2 | % | 4,915 | |||||||||
Trimble Navigation Limited |
$ | 8,682 | $ | 2,403 | 12 | % | 7,086 |
(1) | Based on the most recent fiscal year end information available at the time of Compensias compilation of peer group data during the Fall of 2014. The Companys employee information is taken from the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the 2013 fiscal year. |
For our prior fiscal year, our peer group included BMC Software, which was removed as a result of acquisition, as well as Polycom. Compensia added ARRIS Group, CA and PTC to our peer group from the last fiscal year, and removed Polycom, to maintain an appropriately balanced peer group for comparison purposes, within which the Company was positioned closer to median in key size metrics.
Discussion of Compensation Elements
Base Salary
Using the salary survey data supplied by Compensia, the Compensation Committee establishes base salaries for each Named Executive Officer within a range of salaries of the Companys compensation peer group. In addition, the base salaries of the Named Executive Officers, including the chief executive officer, may be adjusted by the Compensation Committee after consideration of factors such as the relative performance of the Company, the performance of the business unit or function for which the executive is responsible, and the individuals past performance and future potential.
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The Compensation Committee believes that the compensation of the chief executive officer should be primarily influenced by the overall financial performance and total shareholder return of the Company. The Compensation Committee also believes that the compensation of the chief executive officer should be established within a range of compensation provided to similarly situated chief executive officers of the Companys compensation peer group, as adjusted by the Compensation Committees consideration of the particular factors influencing the Companys performance. A portion of the chief executive officers compensation package is established as base salary and the balance is variable and consists of an annual incentive cash bonus, stock option grants and/or restricted stock units.
In May 2014, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee approved increases in the annual base salaries for each of the Named Executive Officers, including the chief executive officer. The Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee considered the Companys performance and percentile rankings compared to its compensation peer group, the current risks and challenges facing the Company, as well as the individual qualifications, skills and past performance of the Named Executive Officers in determining the amount of increases for the base salaries of the executives. Compared to its compensation peer group, the base salaries of the Companys Named Executive Officers are generally at or slightly below the median of its compensation peer group.
Short Term Incentives (Bonus Program)
The Companys short term cash bonus incentive program is designed to motivate executives to achieve business goals and provide financial incentives when the Company and business areas meet or exceed annual goals and targets established under the incentive plan. Senior-level managers, executives of the Company, including Named Executive Officers, and certain other individual employees participate, upon approval by the chief executive officer, or by the Board with respect to the chief executive officer, in the Companys Annual Management Incentive Plan (MIP). The MIP is a cash bonus plan that is designed to motivate our executives and other participants to achieve annual and quarterly business goals. At the time of this proxy filing, the 2015 MIP performance metrics had not yet been approved by the Board of Directors.
Cash bonuses under the MIP are based upon an eligible percentage of each participants base salary within a range of target incentive opportunities. For the Named Executive Officers, payments earned under the 2014 MIP depended upon the Companys, or a combination of the Companys and each sectors, achievement of certain levels of operating income with certain minimum thresholds for revenue, and operating margin, established by the Board of Directors. The amount of payments under the MIP to each Named Executive Officer is dependent on the actual operating income results relative to the Named Executive Officers operating income target. Operating Income, for the purposes of the MIP, means: (i) with respect to a sector or division, operating income for that sector or division; and (ii) with respect to the Company, operating income for the Company adjusted for amortization of intangibles, restructuring and infrequent charges. A sector is a grouping of divisions within the Company.
Quarterly incentive payouts for Named Executive Officers under the 2014 MIP were based on the achievement of the operating income targets described in the Management Incentive Plan table; an annual payout was based on full-year performance against operating income targets.
In 2014, each Named Executive Officer was eligible to receive 15% of his target incentive opportunity each quarter and the remainder after the close of the fiscal year. In that regard, if quarterly
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targets were paid out, they were not additive to the full year payout. It is possible for a Named Executive Officer to achieve quarterly targets for operating income and therefore receive quarterly payouts, but not achieve the annual target for operating income. In such a case, the Named Executive Officer could receive a quarterly payout, but not receive an annual payout. Conversely, a Named Executive Officer could achieve the annual target and receive the full annual payout amount, but not receive all quarterly payouts if the quarterly targets for operating income were not met in each quarter. Participants are required to remain continuously employed through a payment date to be entitled to a payout for the applicable period.
The target incentive opportunities for the Named Executive Officers (other than the chief executive officer) are recommended by the chief executive officer of the Company and approved by the Board of Directors. The target incentive opportunities for the Named Executive Officers were 80% of the annual base salary for each executive for the 2014 fiscal year. The target incentive opportunity for the Companys chief executive officer is 125% of his annual base salary, and was approved by the disinterested members of the Board of Directors. These target opportunities remained the same as the opportunities for the fiscal year 2013. Potential target incentive opportunities for the Named Executive Officers, including the chief executive officer, under the 2014 MIP could range from zero to 300% of the target incentive opportunity based upon achievement of operating income goals of the Company or a combination of Company and sector performance, as applicable, for such executives, and if threshold requirements for revenue and operating margin were met.
The actual incentive payouts to the Named Executive Officers under the 2014 MIP ranged from 29% to 88% of each participants target incentive opportunity, depending on how the Company and its sectors performed relative to the respective operating income targets, and whether threshold requirements were met for revenue and operating margin for the Company and its sectors, as shown in the Management Incentive Plan Table below.
The Management Incentive Plan Table below sets forth the 2014 MIP operating income targets, operating income results, and targets and actual incentive awards for each of the Named Executive Officers. The Management Incentive Plan table also sets forth the percentages of the incentive payouts, as a percentage of each participants target incentive opportunity, for each Named Executive Officer for the 2013 and 2012 fiscal years. The targets, operating income results, and incentive payouts shown in the table below for Berglund and Delépine were based on total Company targets and results. The operating income targets and results for each of Gibson, Veneziano and Fosburgh were based on both targets and results of the Company and of each such executives sectors. The award columns for Gibson, Veneziano and Fosburgh, were based 50% on total Company results and 50% based on each executives respective sectors. The dollar targets and operating income are shown in millions while the awards are shown in thousands, rounded.
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Management Incentive Plan Table
Operating Income Targets (M$) |
Operating Income Results (M$) |
2014 Award (K$) | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 2014 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 2014 | Annual Revenue & Oper- ating Margin Thres- holds Met |
Target | Actual | % of Target |
% of Target |
% of Target |
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Steven W. Berglund (1) |
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Company: |
110 | 125 | 123 | 127 | 485 | 118 | 138 | 107 | 73 | 436 | N | 1,048 | 306 | 29 | % | 72 | % | 197 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
François Delépine (1) |
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Company: |
110 | 125 | 123 | 127 | 485 | 118 | 138 | 107 | 73 | 436 | N | 333 | 98 | 29 | % | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher W. Gibson (2) |
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Company: |
110 | 125 | 123 | 127 | 485 | 118 | 138 | 107 | 73 | 436 | N | 161 | 45 | 28 | % | 72 | % | 197 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sector: |
25 | 36 | 39 | 34 | 134 | 28 | 44 | 34 | 25 | 130 | N | 161 | 76 | 47 | % | 0 | % | 13 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total: |
322 | 121 | 38 | % | 36 | % | 105 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Veneziano (3) |
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Company: |
110 | 125 | 123 | 127 | 485 | 118 | 138 | 107 | 73 | 436 | N | 145 | 41 | 29 | % | 72 | % | 197 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sector: |
21 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 108 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 117 | Y | 145 | 213 | 147 | % | 157 | % | 287 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total: |
290 | 254 | 88 | % | 114 | % | 242 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryn A. Fosburgh (4) |
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Company: |
110 | 125 | 123 | 127 | 485 | 118 | 138 | 107 | 73 | 436 | N | 166 | 49 | 29 | % | 72 | % | 197 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sector: |
18 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 117 | 25 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 116 | N | 166 | 155 | 94 | % | 94 | % | 190 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total: |
332 | 204 | 61 | % | 83 | % | 193 | % |
(1) | Mr. Berglund and Mr. Delépines incentive awards were $306,231 and $98,077, respectively, or 29% of their target bonus opportunities because the Company met operating income performance targets for the first and second quarters of 2014, but did not meet other quarterly targets or the annual threshold requirements for revenue and operating margin. |
(2) | Mr. Gibsons incentive award was $121,120 or 38% of his target incentive opportunity because both the Company and his sectors operating income performance met targets for the first and second quarters of 2014, but neither the Company nor his sector met other quarterly targets or the annual threshold requirements for revenue and operating margin. |
(3) | Mr. Venezianos incentive award was $253,669 or 88% of his target incentive opportunity because his sector met its annual threshold requirements for revenue and operating margin and exceeded its target for operating income performance, even though the Company as a whole did not meet the annual threshold requirements for revenue and operating margin. Additionally, the Company met operating income performance targets for the first and second quarters of 2014, and Mr. Venezianos sector met operating income targets for all but one quarter of 2014. |
(4) | Mr. Fosburghs incentive award was $204,070 or 61% of his target incentive opportunity because both the Company and his sectors operating income performance met targets for the first and second quarters of 2014 and his sectors operating income performance was near target, although the Company overall did not meet other quarterly targets or the annual threshold requirements for revenue and operating margin. |
The MIP formula is not a one to one ratio between the percentage by which the operating income target was exceeded and the percentage of bonus paid to the Named Executive Officers. The table below reflects the degree of difficulty required for each level of payout under the MIP, shown as the minimum percentage of growth in operating income versus the operating income for the prior year.
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Incentive payouts under the MIP can range from zero to 300% of the executives target opportunity, upon achievement of the required annual thresholds for revenue and operating margin, and the achievement of minimum operating income targets.
Operating Income Growth % (vs. prior year) | ||||||||
Incentive Payout as a % of Target Opportunity |
Company | Christopher Gibson Sector |
James Veneziano |
Bryn Fosburgh Sector | ||||
0% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 9% | ||||
100% | 11% | 15% | 8% | 20% | ||||
200% | 26% | 29% | 28% | 35% | ||||
300% | 39% | 50% | 54% | 59% |
Long Term Incentives (Equity)
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors view equity awards such as stock options and restricted stock units as an important component of the Companys long term, performance-based compensation program. The value of a stock option or a restricted stock unit bears a direct relationship to the Companys stock price, and therefore, these awards are an incentive for executives, managers and other employees to create value for shareholders. Equity awards also help the Company retain qualified employees in a competitive market.
In February 2013, the Board of Directors adopted stock ownership guidelines for the Companys chief executive officer and directors to further align their respective interests with the interests of the Companys shareholders, and to further promote the Companys commitment to sound corporate governance. The guidelines require the chief executive officer to own a minimum number of Company common stock shares equal to a value of five times his or her annualized base salary. Directors are required to own a minimum number of common stock shares equal to a value of $200,000. The number of shares necessary to meet the minimum ownership level may be accumulated during the first five years following adoption of the guidelines or, if later, during the first five years after becoming chief executive officer or a director, as applicable.
All stock option grants and restricted stock units to the Named Executive Officers are granted out of the Companys 2002 Stock Plan. Stock options are granted with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Companys Common Stock on the date of grant.
Currently, stock options and restricted stock unit awards generally are granted on a semi-annual basis to the Named Executive Officers, based on individual performance, future potential, ability to influence the Companys long term growth and profitability, and importance to the Companys success. The amounts of the stock option grants and restricted stock unit awards are also intended to provide competitively sized grants and resulting total target compensation within a competitive range of the market median relative to our compensation peer group and Radford survey companies for similar roles and positions for each of the Named Executive Officers, taking into consideration business results, internal equity, experience and individual performance.
The Board of Directors may grant stock options or restricted stock units while the directors are in possession of material, non-public information. Due to the fact that the Board of Directors regular meetings are timed to coincide with the preparation of the Companys quarterly financial results, option grants have and will occur shortly before an earnings release. The Compensation Committee or
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the Board of Directors may also grant options at a special meeting, or by unanimous written consent, in special circumstances, such as to facilitate the hiring of a key executive.
In May and November of 2014 the Board of Directors, on recommendation from the Compensation Committee, approved merit grants of stock options and restricted stock units to the Named Executive Officers, except that Mr. Delépine, who received separate grants of restricted stock units in connection with his appointment as chief financial officer and start of employment in 2014, did not receive any grants in May. In May 2014, the Named Executive Officers (except for the chief executive officer and chief financial officer) received stock option grants to purchase shares in amounts ranging from 17,000 to 18,500 at an exercise price of $35 per share and restricted stock units in amounts ranging between 5,667 to 6,167 shares. In November 2014, the Named Executive Officers (except for the chief executive officer) received stock option grants to purchase shares in amounts ranging from 20,000 to 45,000 at an exercise price of $27.48 per share and restricted stock units in amounts ranging between 6,700 to 15,000 shares.
Based on the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committees evaluation of the chief executive officer, in May 2014, the Board of Directors approved an option for Mr. Berglund to purchase 128,575 shares of the Companys Common Stock at an exercise price of $35 per share, and 42,858 restricted stock units. In addition, in November 2014, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation from the Compensation Committee, approved an option for Mr. Berglund to purchase 180,000 shares of the Companys Common Stock at an exercise price of $27.48 per share, and 60,000 restricted stock units.
In connection with Mr. Delépines appointment as chief financial officer and start of employment, Mr. Delépine was granted 89,792 restricted stock units in January 2014 and 50,000 restricted stock units in June 2014. In both cases, the restricted stock units vest over a three year period, with 33% vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date, 33% vesting on the second anniversary of the grant date and 34% vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date.
The options granted to each of the Named Executive Officers in 2014 vest 50% after two years and ratably on a monthly basis thereafter such that the options become fully vested after four years. The vesting schedule was changed in 2013 from five years to four years to better align the Company with the most common market practice for stock option vesting. Upon any change in control, these options would become fully vested. The restricted stock units granted to each of the Named Executive Officers vest in full on the third anniversary of the grant date. Upon vesting, the restricted stock units may be settled by issuing the number of shares shown below in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table, or by a cash payment equal to the fair market value of the shares on the vesting date, or a combination of shares and cash, at the discretion of the Company.
The grants to the Named Executive Officers are enumerated in the table entitled Grants of Plan-Based Awards for the 2014 Fiscal Year.
Chief Executive Officer Stock Ownership Guidelines
In February 2013, the Company adopted a policy that requires its chief executive officer to own a minimum number of shares of the Companys common stock equal to a value of five times his or her annualized base salary to help demonstrate the alignment of the chief executive officer with the interests of shareholders. The shares counted toward the ownership guidelines include shares owned directly and indirectly, provided there is an economic interest in the shares. For Mr. Berglund, this
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ownership level must be attained within five years from the date the guidelines were adopted. As of March 2013, Mr. Berglund had achieved the required ownership level.
Other Compensation and Benefits, Including Perquisites and Retirement Benefit
The Companys Named Executive Officers are entitled to employee benefits generally available to all full time employees, subject to the satisfaction of certain eligibility requirements. These benefits include health, welfare and paid time off benefits generally available to all U.S. employees. In addition, employees, including the Named Executive Officers, are eligible to participate in the Companys 401(k) retirement plan. Participants in the 401(k) in general may receive up to $2,500 per year in matching Company contributions. In structuring these benefits, the Company provides an aggregate level of benefits that are comparable to those provided by similar companies. Certain of the Named Executive Officers also participate in the Companys Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, further discussed below under Post-Employment Compensation. In addition, the Company pays for life insurance premiums on behalf of the Named Executive Officers, as part of the Companys general death benefits for its full time employees.
Say on Pay
Our Board of Directors and the Companys management value the opinions of our shareholders. The Company currently provides its shareholders with the opportunity to cast a vote on the Say on Pay proposal on an annual basis, until the next advisory vote on the frequency of such votes.
At the 2014 Annual Meeting of shareholders, approximately 91% of the votes cast on the Say on Pay proposal were in favor of our executive compensation program. The Board of Directors and Compensation Committee reviewed the results of the Say on Pay vote and in light of the substantial approval from shareholders of our executive compensation program, did not make any significant changes to the Companys executive compensation program as a result of such favorable Say on Pay vote. Accordingly, our Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR Item III at the Annual Meeting. For more information, please see Item III, Advisory Vote on Compensation for Our Named Executive Officers in this proxy statement.
Risk Assessment
In setting compensation, our Compensation Committee also considers the risks to our shareholders, and the Company as a whole, arising out of our compensation programs. The Companys management team has assessed the risk profile of our compensation programs. Their review considered risk-determining characteristics of the overall structure and individual components of our Company-wide compensation program, including our base salaries, incentive plans and equity plans. The management team provided its report of the findings to the Board of Directors for its review and consideration. Following this assessment, the Board of Directors concurred with managements conclusions that the Companys compensation policies were not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. For example:
Balance of Compensation: Across the Company, individual elements of our compensation program include base salaries, incentive compensation, and for certain of our employees, equity-based awards. By providing a mix of different elements of compensation which reward both short-term and long-term performance, the Companys compensation programs as a whole provide a balanced approach to incentivizing and retaining employees, without placing an inappropriate emphasis on any particular form of compensation.
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Objective Company Results and Pre-established Performance Measures Dictate Annual Incentives: Under the Companys cash incentive plans, payments are subject to the satisfaction of specific annual performance targets established by our Board of Directors. These performance targets are directly and specifically tied to revenue and operating income performance for the Company and/or divisions for the applicable fiscal year. Profit sharing payments are made quarterly based on actual Company profits, and not estimated profits.
Use of Long Term Incentive Compensation: Equity-based long-term incentive compensation that vests over a period of years is a key component of total compensation of our executive employees. This vesting period encourages our executives to focus on sustaining the Companys long-term performance. These grants are also made annually, so executives always have unvested awards that could decrease significantly in value if our business is not managed for the long-term.
Internal Processes Further Limit Risk: The Company has in place additional processes to limit risk to the Company from our compensation programs. Specifically, payroll programs and financial results upon which incentive compensation payments are based are subject to regular review and audit and our human resources executives meet periodically with our internal audit personnel to review various controls in place with respect to our compensation programs. In addition, the Company engages an external compensation consulting firm for design and review of our compensation programs, as well as external legal counsel to assist with the periodic review of our compensation plans to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
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Executive Compensation Tables
This section includes the executive compensation tables required by Item 402 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth the compensation, including incentive cash bonuses earned under the MIP during the 2014, 2013, and 2012 fiscal years, respectively, by: (i) all persons who served as the Companys chief executive officer during the last completed fiscal year; (ii) all persons who served as the Companys chief financial officer during the last completed fiscal year; and (iii) the three other most highly compensated executive officers of the Company serving at the end of the last completed fiscal year.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary (1) | Stock Awards (2) |
Option Awards (2) |
Non-Equity ensation (1) |
All Other Comp- ensation (3) |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Steven W. Berglund President and Chief Executive Officer |
|
2014 2013 2012 |
|
$ $ $ |
838,308 791,250 753,500 |
|
$ $ $ |
3,149,687 2,753,922 1,568,510 |
|
$ $ $ |
2,754,808 3,034,898 3,835,750 |
|
$ $ $ |
306,231 714,905 1,855,831 |
|
$ $ $ |
7,049,034 7,294,975 8,013,591 |
| ||||||||||
François Delépine Chief Financial Officer |
|
2014 |
|
$ |
416,827 |
|
$ |
5,028,350 |
|
$ |
160,800 |
|
$ |
98,077 |
|
$ |
2,500 |
|
$ |
5,706,554 |
| |||||||
Bryn A. Fosburgh Vice President |
|
2014 2013 2012 |
|
$ $ $ |
414,853 392,758 370,777 |
|
$ $ $ |
628,168 493,923 491,270 |
|
$ $ $ |
549,945 556,800 767,150 |
|
$ $ $ |
204,070 260,897 573,608 |
|
$ $ $ |
2,500 2,500 2,500 |
|
$ $ $ |
1,799,536 1,706,878 2,205,305 |
| |||||||
Christopher W. Gibson Vice President |
|
2014 2013 2012 |
|
$ $ $ |
402,151 391,053 315,733 |
|
$ $ $ |
566,690 556,800 767,150 |
|
$ $ $ |
494,490 524,811 400,010 |
|
$ $ $ |
121,120 101,893 265,448 |
|
$ $ $ |
1,641 28,005 27,523 |
(4) (4) (4) |
$ $ $ |
1,586,092 1,602,562 1,775,864 |
| |||||||
James Veneziano Vice President |
|
2014 2013 |
|
$ $ |
361,923 319,500 |
|
$ $ |
541,958 554,772 |
|
$ $ |
474,390 531,968 |
|
$ $ |
253,669 293,251 |
|
$ $ |
2,500 2,500 |
|
$ $ |
1,634,440 1,701,991 |
|
(1) | The amounts shown in the columns for Salary and Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation include amounts earned in the applicable year but deferred at the election of the Named Executive Officer pursuant to the Companys Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. In May 2014, the Board of Directors approved the following annual base salaries for the Named Executive Officers: Mr. Berglund, $860,000; Mr. Delépine, $425,000; Mr. Fosburgh, $425,000; Mr. Gibson, $425,000; and Mr. Veneziano, $380,000. |
(2) | The amounts in these columns represent the grant date fair value of stock options and restricted stock unit awards, calculated pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718, for the year in which the stock option or restricted stock unit award was granted. For a description of the assumptions used in determining the values described in these columns, please refer to Note 13: Employee Stock Benefit Plans of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2015. |
(3) | The amounts in this column for the 2014 fiscal year represent Company matching contributions under the Companys 401(k) plan for the periods in which they accrued. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in the Companys 401(k) plan. |
(4) | Represents the Companys contributions to the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan on Mr. Gibsons behalf pursuant to the letter of assignment between the Company and Mr. Gibson dated June 11, 2008, as amended on December 20, 2009. |
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards
The table below lists the stock option grants, and restricted stock unit awards, and estimated future MIP target incentive opportunities, for each of the Named Executive Officers during the fiscal year ended January 2, 2015.
GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estimated Future Payouts Under Non- Equity Incentive Plan Awards (3) |
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Name | Grant Date |
Threshold | Target | Maximum | All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stocks or Units (#) |
All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#) |
Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Share) (1) |
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards (2) |
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Steven W. Berglund | 5/9/2014 |
42,858 | 128,575 | $ | 35.00 | $ | 2,808,494 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11/6/2014 |
60,000 | 180,000 | $ | 27.48 | $ | 3,096,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,047,885 | $ | 3,143,654 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
François Delépine | 1/6/2014 |
89,792 | $ | 3,050,234 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/2/2014 |
50,000 | $ | 1,794,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/6/2014 |
6,700 | 20,000 | $ | 27.48 | $ | 344,916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 333,461 | $ | 1,000,384 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryn A. Fosburgh | 5/9/2014 |
6,167 | 18,500 | $ | 35.00 | $ | 404,113 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11/6/2014 |
15,000 | 45,000 | $ | 27.48 | $ | 774,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 331,883 | $ | 995,648 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher W. Gibson | 5/9/2014 |
5,667 | 17,000 | $ | 35.00 | $ | 371,348 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11/6/2014 |
13,400 | 40,000 | $ | 27.48 | $ | 689,832 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 321,721 | $ | 965,162 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Veneziano | 5/9/2014 |
5,667 | 17,000 | $ | 35.00 | $ | 371,348 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11/6/2014 |
12,500 | 37,500 | $ | 27.48 | $ | 645,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 289,538 | $ | 868,615 |
(1) | The exercise price for each of the stock options granted to the Named Executive Officers was equal to the closing price of the Companys Common Stock on the date of grant. |
(2) | Represents the aggregate grant date fair value for each of the stock options, and restricted stock units, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. All stock options and restricted stock units were granted under the Companys 2002 Stock Plan. |
(3) | The target incentive opportunities for the 2014 fiscal year were as follows: Mr. Berglund, 125% of his annual base salary; and Messrs. Delépine, Fosburgh, Gibson, and Veneziano, 80% of each of their respective annual base salaries. |
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The table below shows the stock options and stock awards outstanding for each of the Named Executive Officers as of the fiscal year ended January 2, 2015.
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) |
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) |
Option Exercise Price |
Option Expiration Date (1) |
Option Grant Date |
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) (2) |
Award Grant Date |
Market of Shares |
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Exercisable | Unexercisable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven W. Berglund | 150,000 | - | $ | 10.005 | 5/19/2016 | 5/19/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
400,000 | - | $ | 10.840 | 10/23/2016 | 10/23/2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
186,666 | 13,334 | $ | 15.400 | 4/27/2017 | 4/27/2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
333,334 | 66,666 | $ | 18.100 | 10/26/2017 | 10/26/2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
143,334 | 56,666 | $ | 21.530 | 5/3/2018 | 5/3/2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
253,334 | 146,666 | $ | 20.640 | 10/28/2018 | 10/28/2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
133,332 | 116,668 | $ | 26.975 | 5/1/2019 | 5/1/2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
86,666 | 113,334 | $ | 23.530 | 10/29/2019 | 10/29/2012 | 66,660 | 10/29/2012 | $ | 1,793,820.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 166,675 | $ | 28.080 | 5/7/2020 | (4) | 5/7/2013 | 27,775 | 5/7/2013 | $ | 747,425.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 215,000 | $ | 28.200 | 10/29/2020 | (4) | 10/29/2013 | 70,000 | 10/29/2013 | $ | 1,883,700.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 128,575 | $ | 35.002 | 5/9/2021 | (4) | 5/9/2014 | 42,858 | 5/4/2014 | $ | 1,153,308.78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 180,000 | $ | 27.480 | 11/6/2021 | (4) | 11/6/2014 | 60,000 | 11/6/2014 | $ | 1,614,600.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
François Delépine | - | 20,000 | $ | 27.480 | 11/6/2021 | (4) | 11/6/2014 | 89,792 | 1/6/2014 | (5) | $ | 2,416,302.72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
50,000 | 6/2/2014 | (5) | $ | 1,345,500.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6,700 | 11/6/2014 | $ | 180,297.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryn A. Fosburgh | 4,668 | - | $ | 10.005 | 5/19/2016 | 5/19/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12,000 | - | $ | 10.840 | 10/23/2016 | 10/23/009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3,668 | 1,332 | $ | 15.400 | 4/27/2017 | 4/27/2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14,666 | 13,334 | $ | 18.100 | 10/26/2017 | 10/26/2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,336 | 14,166 | $ | 21.530 | 5/3/2018 | 5/3/2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14,666 | 29,334 | $ | 20.640 | 10/28/2018 | 10/28/2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26,666 | 23,334 | $ | 26.975 | 5/1/2019 | 5/1/2012 | 6,000 | 5/1/2012 | $ | 161,460.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17,332 | 22,668 | $ | 23.530 | 10/29/2019 | 10/29/2012 | 14,000 | 10/29/2012 | $ | 376,740.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 30,000 | $ | 28.080 | 5/7/2020 | (4) | 5/7/2013 | 4,233 | 5/7/2013 | $ | 113,910.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 40,000 | $ | 28.200 | 10/29/2020 | (4) | 10/29/2013 | 13,300 | 10/29/2013 | $ | 357,903.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 18,500 | $ | 35.002 | 5/9/2021 | (4) | 5/9/2014 | 6,167 | 5/9/2014 | $ | 165,953.97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 45,000 | $ | 27.480 | 11/6/2021 | (4) | 11/6/2014 | 15,000 | 11/6/2014 | $ | 403,650.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chris Gibson | 2,800 | - | $ | 10.005 | 5/19/2016 | 5/19/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
80,000 | - | $ | 10.840 | 10/23/2016 | 10/23/009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46,668 | 3,332 | $ | 15.400 | 4/27/2017 | 4/27/2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66,666 | 13,334 | $ | 18.100 | 10/26/2017 | 10/26/2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35,834 | 14,166 | $ | 21.530 | 5/3/2018 | 5/3/2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50,666 | 29,334 | $ | 20.640 | 10/28/2018 | 10/28/2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26,668 | 23,332 | $ | 26.975 | 5/1/2019 | 5/1/2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17,332 | 22,668 | $ | 23.530 | 10/29/2019 | 10/29/2012 | 17,000 | 10/29/2012 | $ | 457,470.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 30,000 | $ | 28.080 | 5/7/2020 | (4) | 5/7/2013 | 5,333 | 5/7/2013 | $ | 143,511.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 40,000 | $ | 28.200 | 10/29/2020 | (4) | 10/29/2013 | 13,300 | 10/29/2013 | $ | 357,903.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 17,000 | $ | 35.002 | 5/9/2021 | (4) | 5/9/2014 | 5,667 | 5/9/2014 | $ | 152,498.97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 40,000 | $ | 27.480 | 11/6/2021 | (4) | 11/6/2014 | 13,400 | 11/6/2014 | $ | 360,594.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
James Veneziano | 2,800 | - | $ | 10.005 | 5/19/2016 | 5/19/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8,000 | - | $ | 10.840 | 10/23/2016 | 10/23/2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33,832 | 2,668 | $ | 15.400 | 4/27/2017 | 4/27/2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50,000 | 10,000 | $ | 18.100 | 10/26/2017 | 10/26/2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28,666 | 11,334 | $ | 21.530 | 5/3/2018 | 5/3/2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38,000 | 22,000 | $ | 20.640 | 10/28/2018 | 10/28/2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21,334 | 18,666 | $ | 26.975 | 5/1/2019 | 5/1/2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21,666 | 28,334 | $ | 23.530 | 10/29/2019 | 10/29/2012 | 17,000 | 10/29/2012 | $ | 457,470.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 26,800 | $ | 28.080 | 5/7/2020 | (4) | 5/7/2013 | 6,400 | 5/7/2013 | $ | 172,224.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 40,000 | $ | 28.200 | 10/29/2020 | (4) | 10/29/2013 | 13,300 | 10/29/2013 | $ | 357,903.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 17,000 | $ | 35.002 | 5/9/2021 | (4) | 5/9/2014 | 5,667 | 5/9/2014 | $ | 152,498.97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | 37,500 | $ | 27.480 | 11/6/2021 | (4) | 11/6/2014 | 12,500 | 11/6/2014 | $ | 336,375.00 |
(1) | All stock options granted prior to May 2013 vest 40% on the second anniversary of the date of the grant and 1/60th of each stock option vests each month thereafter such that the stock options become fully vested five years from the date of grant. Stock options granted from May 2013 onwards vest 50% on the second anniversary of the date of grant and ratably on a monthly basis thereafter such that the stock options become fully vested four years from the date of grant. All stock options have a term of seven years. |
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(2) | Except for Mr. Delépine, the restricted stock units shown in this column vest in full on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to each Named Executive Officers continued employment with the Company through such anniversary date. Upon vesting, the restricted stock units may be settled by issuing the number of shares shown in the table, or by making a cash payment equal to the fair market value of the shares on the vesting date, or a combination of shares and cash, at the discretion of the Company. |
(3) | The market value of the unvested portion of the restricted stock units for each Named Executive Officer was calculated by multiplying the number of unvested shares by the closing price of the Companys Common Stock on January 2, 2015, which was $26.91. |
(4) | The stock options noted vest 50% on the second anniversary of the date of the grant and 1/48th each month thereafter such that the stock options become fully vested four years from the date of grant. These options have a term of seven years. |
(5) | The restricted stock units granted to Mr. Delépine vest over a three year period, with 33% vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date, 33% vesting on the second anniversary of the grant date and 34% vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date. |
Option Exercises and Stock Vested
The table below shows the aggregate number of shares subject to stock options that were exercised by each of the Named Executive Officers and the aggregate number of shares acquired through vesting of restricted stock units, during the fiscal year ended January 2, 2015.
OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED | ||||||||||||||||
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||||||
Name | Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) |
Value Realized on Exercise (1) |
Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) |
Value Realized on Vesting (2) |
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Steven W. Berglund | 50,000 | $ | 1,357,445 | 4,000 | $ | 123,720 | ||||||||||
François Delépine | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | ||||||||||
Bryn A. Fosburgh | 158,998 | $ | 3,367,606 | 3,200 | $ | 98,976 | ||||||||||
Christopher W. Gibson | 53,200 | $ | 1,498,851 | 3,200 | $ | 98,976 | ||||||||||
James Veneziano | 91,035 | $ | 2,242,816 | 4,400 | $ | 136,092 |
(1) | The dollar amounts shown for option awards are determined by multiplying (x) the difference between the closing price of a share of our Common Stock on the NASDAQ on the exercise date and the option exercise price by (y) the number of shares exercised. |
(2) | The dollar amounts shown for stock awards are determined by multiplying the closing price of a share of our Common Stock on the date of vesting by the number of shares vesting. |
Post-Employment Compensation
Deferred Compensation
The Company has adopted a Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) in which certain employees, officers and members of the Board of Directors may participate. Participants in the DCP may elect to defer a portion of their salary, bonus, commissions or director fees in accordance with the terms of the DCP. Participation in the DCP is voluntary. A participant in the DCP may defer a minimum of 5% of the participants base salary and a maximum of 90% of the participants base salary and 100% of the participants bonus, commissions or directors fees.
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The Company has not made any contributions to the DCP on behalf of the members of the Board of Directors or the Named Executive Officers or directors, even though the Company has the ability to do so under the terms of the DCP.
Contributions by participants are held in an irrevocable grantor trust for the benefit of the participants, and are subject to claims by the Companys general creditors. Upon enrollment in the DCP, participants may choose from a selection of measurement funds in which to place their contributions. The DCPs measurement funds are similar to the funds available to employees who participate in the Companys 401(k) retirement plan. Participants may elect to receive withdrawals from the DCP in the form of scheduled distributions, retirement benefits, or in the event of a change in control, as defined in the DCP. The DCP also provides for distributions in the event of a participants termination of employment, disability or death. In addition, participants may request withdrawals from the DCP in the event of a severe financial hardship.
The table below shows contributions to the DCP by, or on behalf of, each of the Named Executive Officers during the fiscal year ended January 2, 2015.
NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION | ||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Executive Contributions in Last FY (1) ($) |
Registrant Contributions in Last FY ($) |
Aggregated Earnings in Last FY ($) |
Aggregate Withdrawals/ Distributions ($) |
Aggregate Balance at Last FYE ($) |
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Steven W. Berglund | ||||||||||||||||||||
François Delépine | $ | 44,135 | $ | - | $ | 344 | $ | - | $ | 44,479 | ||||||||||
Bryn A. Fosburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher W. Gibson | $ | 38,241 | $ | 1,641 | $ | 38,705 | $ | - | $ | 572,967 | ||||||||||
James Veneziano |
(1) | The amount of each Named Executive Officers contribution, if any, to the DCP is included in the Summary Compensation Table for each respective officer for the fiscal year in which such compensation was earned. |
Potential Payments on a Change in Control and Upon Qualifying Termination Following a Change in Control
The Companys Board of Directors approved a standard form of change in control and severance agreement for executive officers in 2003, and modified this form in 2008 to comply with Section 409A of the Code. All of the Named Executive Officers, including the chief executive officer, are parties to change in control and severance agreements with the Company.
The standard form of agreement provides that each of the executives then-unvested stock options will vest upon a change in control (as defined in the agreement), with Mr. Delépines agreement also providing for vesting of restricted stock units. The standard agreement also provides that, if the executives employment is terminated other than by reason of a Nonqualifying Termination (as defined in the agreement) within the period commencing with the change in control and ending one year following the change in control, (i) the executive shall receive a severance payment equal to one year of base salary plus the highest of the executives target bonus for the fiscal year in which the change in control occurs, or in which the termination occurs, or the average of the executives bonus for the three years preceding the termination (each calculated in accordance with the terms of the agreement), (ii) the Company shall continue to provide the executive with medical and other insurance
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for a period of one year following the date of termination of employment on the same basis as provided prior to termination, and (iii) the executive may exercise any then-outstanding stock options for a period of one year following the date of termination of employment, unless such options expire earlier. Such executive will also be entitled to a pro rata portion of the executives target bonus for the year in which the termination of employment occurs (or if greater, a pro rata portion of the executives projected bonus for the year based on quarterly financial performance).
In the event that the benefits payable under the change in control and severance agreement constitute parachute payments within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (Excise Tax), then the executives benefits under the change in control and severance agreement shall be either: (i) delivered in full, or (ii) delivered as to such lesser extent as would result in no portion of such benefits being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts results in the receipt by the executive on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits. The foregoing shall take into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. None of the change in control and severance agreements provide for a tax gross-up obligation by the Company in the event that any Excise Tax becomes payable by a Named Executive Officer.
The foregoing description of the Change in Control and Severance Agreements is qualified in its entirety by the form of change in control and severance agreement filed as exhibit 10.13 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 2, 2009.
The Board of Directors evaluated a variety of factors that would constitute triggering events for executives and determined that those factors included in the form of change in control and severance agreement were appropriate.
The table below sets forth the estimated benefits that each respective Named Executive Officer would receive under his form of change in control severance agreement. The calculation of the estimated payments described in the table is based upon the assumption that a change in control event occurred on January 2, 2015 (except as otherwise indicated), and that each Named Executive Officers employment terminated upon or immediately following such event.
All unvested stock options for the Named Executive Officers listed below will immediately vest upon the occurrence of a change in control event, as that term is defined in each named executive officers change in control and severance agreement. The amounts shown below reflect the aggregate number of shares underlying each executives unvested stock options that would have vested if a change in control event had occurred on January 2, 2015. In addition, under the terms of the Companys 2002 Stock Plan, if the then unvested restricted stock units for the Named Executive
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Officers were assumed by an acquiring company, and the Named Executive Officers were terminated following a change in control, the restricted stock units would immediately vest.
Potential Payments upon a Change-in-Control and Qualifying Termination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Salary | Bonus Accrued but Unpaid as of Fiscal Year End (1) |
Bonus (2) |
Accrued Vacation |
Health Benefits (3) |
Accelerated (# of |
Aggregate Accelerated (4) |
Aggregate (5) |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven W. Berglund | $ | 860,000 | $ | - | $ | 1,047,885 | $ | 160,423 | $ | 19,292 | 1,470,877 | $ | 2,348,329 | $ | 7,192,855 | $ | 11,628,784 | |||||||||||||||||||
François Delépine | $ | 425,000 | $ | - | $ | 333,461 | $ | 1,643 | $ | 17,323 | 166,492 | $ | - | $ | 3,942,100 | $ | 4,719,257 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bryn A. Fosburgh | $ | 425,000 | $ | 106,940 | $ | 346,192 | $ | 82,591 | $ | 12,907 | 296,368 | $ | 469,559 | $ | 1,579,617 | $ | 3,022,806 | |||||||||||||||||||
Christopher W. Gibson | $ | 425,000 | $ | 30,088 | $ | 321,721 | $ | 71,106 | $ | 16,817 | 287,866 | $ | 492,579 | $ | 1,471,977 | $ | 2,829,288 | |||||||||||||||||||
James Veneziano | $ | 380,000 | $ | 146,592 | $ | 365,728 | $ | 54,199 | $ | 19,292 | 269,169 | $ | 413,495 | $ | 1,476,471 | $ | 2,855,777 |
(1) | The incentive bonus amount represents the amount of bonus accrued under the MIP as of January 2, 2015. |
(2) | Under the Companys change in control and severance agreement, each Named Executive Officer is entitled to receive the highest of the target bonus for the fiscal year in which the change in control occurs or in which the termination occurs, or the average of the executives bonuses for the three years preceding the termination. For Fosburgh and Veneziano, the amounts shown are the averages of the bonuses for the prior 3 years for such executives. For Berglund, Delépine, and Gibson, the amounts shown are the target bonus for the fiscal year 2014. |
(3) | Health benefits are calculated as of December 31, 2014 to reflect 2014 health plan rates. |
(4) | The amounts shown in this column represent the market value of the unvested options on January 2, 2015, less the exercise price of such options. The closing price of the Companys common stock on January 2, 2015 was $26.91. |
(5) | The aggregate market value of the unvested portion of the restricted stock units for each Named Executive Officer was calculated by multiplying the number of unvested shares by the closing price of the Companys common stock on January 2, 2015, which was $26.91. |
Chief Executive Officer
In addition, Mr. Berglund is eligible to receive certain severance benefits pursuant to a letter of employment dated March 17, 1999. In the event of an involuntary termination, or upon his disability or any termination other than for cause, Mr. Berglund is eligible to receive 12 months severance pay in an amount equal to his base salary at the date of separation, plus one half of his annual bonus accrued to the date of separation.
An Involuntary Termination under the letter of employment means: (i) without Mr. Berglunds consent, his assignment to any duties or the significant reduction of his duties, either of which is inconsistent with his position or title with the Company and responsibilities in effect immediately prior to such assignment, or his removal from such position and responsibility, or a reduction in his title; (ii) a greater than 10% reduction by the Company in Mr. Berglunds base compensation as in effect immediately prior to such reduction; provided, however, that such reduction shall not apply if substantially all executive officers of the Company agree to a similar reduction in base compensation; or (iii) any purported termination of Mr. Berglund by the Company (other than a voluntary termination initiated by Mr. Berglund) which is not effected for disability or for cause.
Mr. Berglund would not receive severance benefits under the letter of employment if he: (i) is convicted of a felony; (ii) commits any willful act which constitutes gross misconduct and which is
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injurious to the Company and which is not cured within 30 days after written notice of such breach is given to Mr. Berglund by the Board of Directors; or (iii) continuously and repeatedly refuses to abide by the reasonable directions of the Board of Directors. The description of Mr. Berglunds employment letter is qualified in its entirety by the text of the letter of employment dated March 17, 1999, which is filed as exhibit 10.67 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 1999.
The table below sets forth the estimated severance payments payable to Mr. Berglund upon an involuntary termination, disability or a termination other than for cause under the letter of employment dated March 17, 1999. The amounts shown assume that an involuntary termination event occurred on January 2, 2015. Upon termination of Mr. Berglunds employment on or following the occurrence of a change in control event, Mr. Berglund would be entitled to the severance amount set forth below in addition to the amount described in the table above.
12 Months
Base Salary |
50% of Accrued Bonus |
Total | ||
$ 860,000 | $ 0 | $ 860,000 |
Chief Financial Officer
In addition, Mr. Delépine is eligible to receive certain severance benefits pursuant to a severance agreement with the Company dated November 1, 2013 in circumstances where the change in control agreement does not apply. If during Mr. Delépines first three years of employment he is terminated by the Company without cause or he terminates his employment for good reason (each as defined in the agreement), Mr. Delépine is eligible to receive one year of base salary and his target bonus, as well as additional vesting of his restricted stock units for a period of one year, plus any partial year which has elapsed since the last cliff vesting date. The description of Mr. Delépines severance agreement is qualified in its entirety by the text of the severance agreement that is attached to his offer letter, which is filed as exhibit 10.9 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2014.
The table below sets forth the estimated severance payments payable to Mr. Delépine upon a qualifying termination under the severance agreement, assuming a qualifying termination occurred on January 2, 2015.
12 Months
Base Salary and Target Bonus |
Aggregate Market Value of Accelerated (1) |
Total | ||
$ 758,461 | $ 1,241,385.21 | $ 1,999,846.21 |
(1) The aggregate market value of the unvested portion of the restricted stock units was calculated by multiplying the number of unvested shares by the closing price of the Companys common stock on January 2, 2015, which was $26.91.
Death Benefits
The Company provides certain death benefits generally to its full time employees, including to the Named Executive Officers. In the event of the death of a Named Executive Officer, the following payments and benefits would become payable in a lump sum or provided to such Named Executive
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Officers estate (unless otherwise noted): (i) payment of six months base salary to the surviving spouse/dependents of the Named Executive Officer, (ii) with respect to equity awards granted on or after July 30, 2012, vesting of those awards that would have vested within the two years following the death of the Named Executive Officer but for such death, (iii) payout under the life insurance policy (with base coverage of 2 times base salary) on the Named Executive Officer, (iv) 12 months of continued health insurance coverage for the surviving spouse/dependents of the Named Executive Officer, and (v) a pro rata payment under the MIP based on the date of the Named Executive Officers death. The table below sets forth the value of the foregoing, assuming that the triggering event occurred on January 2, 2015 (except as otherwise indicated):
Name | 6 Months Base Salary |
Aggregate Market (# of Shares) (1) |
Life Insurance (2) |
Health Benefits (3) |
Pro Rata Bonus (4) |
Total (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
Steven W. Berglund | $ | 430,000 | $ | 4,988,277 | $ | 1,100,000 | $ | 15,526 | $ | - | $ | 6,533,803 | ||||||||||||
François Delépine | $ | 212,500 | $ | 2,482,770 | $ | 850,000 | $ | 12,788 | $ | - | $ | 3,558,058 | ||||||||||||
Bryn A. Fosburgh | $ | 212,500 | $ | 961,215 | $ | 794,000 | $ | 7,988 | $ | 106,940 | $ | 2,082,643 | ||||||||||||
Christopher W. Gibson | $ | 212,500 | $ | 1,071,546 | $ | 724,000 | $ | 12,149 | $ | 30,088 | $ | 2,050,283 | ||||||||||||
James Veneziano | $ | 190,000 | $ | 1,128,428 | $ | 660,000 | $ | 15,526 | $ | 146,592 | $ | 2,140,546 |
(1) | The market value of the accelerated portion of the restricted stock units and stock options for each Named Executive Officer was calculated by using the closing price of the Companys Common Stock on January 2, 2015, which was $26.91. |
(2) | Life insurance payouts are based on the Named Executive Officers benefit salary which is defined as his or her base salary as of September 1st of the previous fiscal year. Mr. Berglunds life insurance payout is capped at $1,100,000. |
(3) | Health benefits reflect twelve months of COBRA premiums for the Named Executive Officers spouse and/or dependents, and are calculated as of December 31, 2014 to reflect 2014 health plan rates. |
(4) | The incentive bonus amount represents the amount of bonus accrued but unpaid under the MIP as of January 2, 2015. |
(5) | Named Executive Officers are also entitled to additional death benefits due to a death caused by an accident while working for the Company or while traveling on Company business. Officers and vice presidents of the Company are entitled to an additional $500,000 if they die while travelling on Company business. An employee of the Company who dies in an accident while working for the Company will be entitled to receive an additional 2x his or her base salary. |
Tax and Accounting Treatment; Other Information
Tax and Accounting Treatment
Section 162(m) of the Code generally limits the deductibility by the Company of compensation in excess of $1,000,000 paid to certain executive officers to the extent the compensation is not considered performance-based. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors believe that it is essential to reward and motivate executives based on the assessment of the individuals performance, the current market conditions and the individuals contribution to the success of the Company. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors also believe that preserving the Companys future tax deductions under Section 162(m) is beneficial to the Company and its shareholders. However, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors reserve the right to
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award compensation to executive officers that may not be deductible under Section 162(m) where such compensation furthers overall compensation objectives and is in the best interest of the Companys shareholders. As noted in Item II of the proxy, approval of the proposal with respect to the performance goals under the Companys 2002 Stock Plan would assist the Company in being able to grant compensation that is deductible under Section 162(m).
A portion of the compensation paid by the Company to Messrs. Berglund, Gibson, Veneziano and Fosburgh for the 2014 fiscal year may not be fully deductible for federal income tax purposes if such compensation does not satisfy the requirements of performance-based compensation under Section 162(m).
To the extent that non-performance based compensation received by certain executive officers in a future year would exceed $1,000,000, the amount in excess of $1,000,000 may not be deductible by the Company.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The information contained in this Audit Committee Report shall not be deemed to be soliciting material or filed or incorporated by reference in future filings with the SEC, or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that it is specifically incorporated by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Audit Committee is a separately-designated standing committee of the Board of Directors, established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. Among its other functions, the Audit Committee recommends to the Board of Directors, subject to shareholder ratification, the selection of the Companys independent auditor.
The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the Companys consolidated financial statements and financial reporting process with the Companys management, which has the primary responsibility for the Companys consolidated financial statements and financial reporting processes, including establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting and evaluating the effectiveness of such internal controls. EY, the Companys current independent auditor, is responsible for performing an audit and expressing an opinion on the conformity of the Companys audited financial statements to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and performing an audit and expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. The Audit Committee has reviewed and candidly discussed with EY the overall scope and plans of its audits, its evaluation of the Companys internal controls, the overall quality of the Companys financial reporting processes and accounting principles and judgment, and the clarity of disclosures in the Companys consolidated financial statements.
The Audit Committee has discussed with EY those matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 16, Communications with Audit Committees issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). EY has provided the Audit Committee with the written disclosures and the letter required by the PCAOB. The Audit Committee has also discussed with EY its independence from management, and the Company and has also determined that EYs provision of non-audit services (such as tax-related services) to the Company and its affiliates is compatible with maintaining the independence of EY with respect to the Company and its management.
Based on the Audit Committees discussion with management and the independent auditors, and the Audit Committees review of the representation of management and the report of the independent auditor to the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee recommended that the Board of Directors include the audited consolidated financial statements in the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2015.
Submitted by the Audit Committee of the Companys Board of Directors,
Ulf J. Johansson, Member | Mark S. Peek, Chair | Nickolas W. Vande Steeg, Member | ||
Audit Committee | Audit Committee | Audit Committee |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The following table sets forth the shares of the Companys Common Stock beneficially owned as of March 10, 2015, the Record Date, by the persons known to the Company to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Companys outstanding Common Stock. The applicable percentage of share ownership in the table is based on 259,487,749 shares of the Companys Common Stock outstanding at March 10, 2015.
We have computed beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of Common Stock subject to options or warrants held by that person that are exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the ownership of any other person. To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to applicable community property laws, each shareholder named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite such shareholders name.
Name and Address | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership |
Percent of Class |
||||||
FMR LLC 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 (1) |
21,830,096 | 8.4 | % | |||||
Black Rock, Inc. 40 East 52nd Street, New York, New York, 10022 (2) |
17,389,201 | 6.7 | % | |||||
The Vanguard Group 100 Vanguard Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355 (3) |
15,804,570 | 6.1 | % | |||||
PRIMECAP Management Company 225 South Lake Ave., #400, Pasadena, California 91101 (4) |
13,771,574 | 5.3 | % | |||||
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202 (5) |
13,504,406 | 5.2 | % |
(1) | The information is based upon Schedule 13G as filed with the SEC on February 13, 2015. |
(2) | The information is based upon Schedule 13G/A as filed with the SEC on January 29, 2015. Various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the common stock of Trimble Navigation Limited. No one persons interest in the common stock of Trimble Navigation Limited is more than five percent of the total outstanding common shares. |
(3) | The information is based upon Schedule 13G/A as filed with the SEC on February 10, 2015. |
(4) | The information is based upon Schedule 13G/A as filed with the SEC on February 13, 2015. |
(5) | The information is based upon Schedule 13G/A as filed with the SEC on February 11, 2015. These securities are owned by various individual and institutional investors which T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) serves as an investment adviser with power to direct investments and/or sole power to vote the securities. For the purposes of the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Price Associates is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, Price Associates expressly disclaims that it is, in fact, the beneficial owner of such securities. Price Associates does not serve as custodian of the assets of any of its clients; accordingly, in each instance only the client or the clients custodian or trustee bank has the right to receive dividends paid with respect to, and proceeds from the sale of, such securities. The ultimate power to direct the receipt of dividends paid with respect to, and the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, is vested in the individual and institutional clients, which Price |
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Associates serves as investment adviser. Any and all discretionary authority which has been delegated to Price Associates may be revoked in whole or in part at any time. Except as may be indicated if this is a joint filing with one of the registered investment companies sponsored by Price Associates which it also serves as investment adviser (T. Rowe Price Funds), not more than 5% of the class of such securities is owned by any one client subject to the investment advice of Price Associates. With respect to securities owned by any one of the T. Rowe Price Funds, only State Street Bank and Trust Company, as custodian for each of such Funds, has the right to receive dividends paid with respect to, and proceeds from the sale of, such securities. No other person is known to have such right, except that the shareholders of each such Fund participate proportionately in any dividends and distributions so paid. |
Security Ownership of Management
The following table sets forth the shares of the Companys Common Stock beneficially owned as of March 10, 2015, the Record Date, (unless otherwise noted below) by: (i) all directors and nominees; (ii) all executive officers of the Company named in the Summary Compensation Table presented in this Proxy Statement; and (iii) all directors and executive officers of the Company, as a group. The applicable percentage share ownership is based on 259,487,749 shares of the Companys Common Stock outstanding at March 10, 2015.
We have computed beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of Common Stock subject to options or warrants held by that person that are exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the ownership of any other person. To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to applicable community property laws, each shareholder named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite such shareholders name.
Name and Address (1) | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership |
Percent of Class (%) | ||||
Steven W. Berglund (2) | 2,067,984 | * | ||||
John B. Goodrich (3) | 93,218 | * | ||||
Merit E. Janow (4) | 143,334 | * | ||||
Ulf J. Johansson (5) | 240,000 | * | ||||
Ronald S. Nersesian (6) | 110,000 | * | ||||
Mark S. Peek (7) | 94,481 | * | ||||
Nickolas W. Vande Steeg (8) | 113,700 | * | ||||
Kaigham (Ken) Gabriel (9) | - | * | ||||
Börje Ekholm (9) | - | * | ||||
François Delépine (9) | 18,983 | |||||
Christopher W. Gibson (10) | 379,764 | * | ||||
Bryn A. Fosburgh (11) | 147,218 | * | ||||
James Veneziano (12) | 281,874 | * | ||||
All Directors, Nominees and Executive Officers, as a group (17 persons) (2-12) |
4,372,261 | 1.68% |
* | Indicates less than 1% |
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(1) | The business address of each of the persons named in this table is: c/o Trimble Navigation Limited, 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94085. |
(2) | Includes 1,883,337 shares subject to options exercisable on or prior to May 9, 2015, and 158,060 shares held in trust. |
(3) | Includes 25,834 shares subject to options exercisable on or prior to May 9, 2015. |
(4) | Includes 143,334 shares subject to options exercisable on or prior to May 9, 2015. |
(5) | Includes 240,000 shares subject to options exercisable on or prior to May 9, 2015. |
(6) | Includes 110,000 shares subject to options exercisable on or prior to May 9, 2015. |
(7) | Includes 89,481 shares subject to options exercisable on or prior to May 9, 2015. |
(8) | Includes 110,000 shares subject to options exercisable on or prior to May 9, 2015. |
(9) | Includes 0 shares subject to options exercisable on or prior to May 9, 2015. |
(10) | Includes 365,802 shares subject to options exercisable on or prior to May 9, 2015. |
(11) | Includes 139,170 shares subject to options exercisable, and 6,000 restricted stock units vesting, on or prior to May 9, 2015. |
(12) | Includes 237,700 shares subject to options exercisable on or prior to May 9, 2015. |
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth, as of January 2, 2015, the total number of securities outstanding under the Companys stock option plans, the weighted average exercise price of such options, and the number of options available for grant under such plans. For a complete description of the Companys equity compensation plans, please see Note 13 to the Companys audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2015, included in the Companys annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2015.
Equity Compensation Plan Information | ||||||
Plan Category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) |
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights |
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) | |||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | 13,134,844 | $21.23 | 14,372,588 | |||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (1) | - | - | 3,271 | |||
Total | 13,134,844 | $21.23 | 14,375,859 |
(1) | In 1992, Trimbles board of directors approved the 1992 Employee Stock Bonus Plan (Bonus Plan). As of January 2, 2015, there were no options outstanding to purchase shares, and 3,271 shares were available for future grant, under the 1992 Employee Stock Bonus Plan. |
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires that the Companys executive officers and directors, as well as persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of the Companys equity securities during the fiscal year ended January 2, 2015, file reports of initial ownership on Form 3 and changes in ownership on Form 4 or 5 with the SEC. Such officers, directors and 10% shareholders are also required by SEC rules to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.
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Mr. Goodrich, a Company director, acknowledged in his Form 5 filed on February 4, 2015 that certain of his prior Section 16 disclosures inadvertently overstated his holdings by 4,504 shares.
To the Companys knowledge, except as described above, and based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by the Company, all other Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and 10% shareholders were complied with on a timely basis during the fiscal year ended January 2, 2015.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Company reviews all relationships and transactions between the Company, on the one hand, and our directors, executive officers or their immediate family members, on the other hand, to determine whether such persons have a direct or indirect material interest. The Companys legal staff is primarily responsible for the development and implementation of processes and controls to obtain information from the directors and executive officers with respect to related person transactions and for then determining, based on the facts and circumstances, whether a related person has a direct or indirect material interest in the transaction with the Company. On an annual basis, all directors and executive officers must respond to a questionnaire requiring disclosure about any related person transactions, arrangements or relationships (including indebtedness). As required under SEC rules, any transactions with the Company that are determined to be directly or indirectly material to a related person are disclosed in the Companys applicable SEC filings.
In addition, certain aspects of such types of transactions are the subject of the Companys Business Ethics and Conduct Policy (the Policy). The Policy applies to all of the Companys employees, directors and officers and is available in the Investors section of the Companys website at http://investor.trimble.com under the heading Corporate Governance Governance Documents. Pursuant to the Policy all employees must seek a waiver or approval from the Companys Compliance Officer for all actual or apparent conflicts of interests. Waivers affecting the Companys officers or members of the Board of Directors must be approved by the Board of Directors. The Companys officers must report any violations of the Policy to the Companys Compliance Officer or the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Companys compliance officer is the Companys general counsel, the chairman of the Audit Committee in the general counsels absence, or such other person as the Board of Directors may designate.
In determining whether to approve or ratify a related party transaction, the compliance officer may consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including the following factors:
| the nature of the related persons interest in the transaction; |
| the material terms of the transaction, including the amount involved and type of transaction and whether the terms are at least as favorable to the Company as those available from non-related parties; |
| the importance of the transaction to the related person and to the Company; |
| whether the transaction would impair the judgment of a director or executive officer to act in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders; and |
| any other matters the Audit Committee or other committee, as applicable, deems appropriate. |
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HOUSEHOLDING
As permitted by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we may deliver only one Notice or one paper copy of this proxy statement to shareholders residing at the same address, unless such shareholders have notified the Company of their desire to receive multiple copies of the Notice or the paper version of the proxy statement, respectively, as applicable. Shareholders that reside at the same address and receive multiple copies of the Notice of the paper version of the proxy statement may request delivery of only one copy of the Notice or proxy statement, as applicable, by directing a notice to the Companys Investor Relations department at the address below.
The Company will promptly deliver, upon oral or written request, a separate copy of the Notice or this proxy statement to any shareholder residing at an address to which only one copy was mailed. Requests for additional copies should be directed to the Company at its principal executive offices, Attention: Investor Relations, at 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94085, (408) 481-8000.
OTHER MATTERS
The Company knows of no other matters to be submitted for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy to vote the shares they represent as the Board of Directors may recommend. Discretionary authority with respect to such other matters is granted by the execution of the enclosed proxy.
It is important that your shares be represented at the meeting, regardless of the number of shares which you hold. You are, therefore, urged to vote electronically via the Internet or by telephone or, if you have requested a paper copy of the proxy materials, complete and return the accompanying proxy in accordance with the detailed instructions on your individual proxy card.
For the Board of Directors
ULF J. JOHANSSON
Chairman of the Board
Dated: March 24, 2015
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APPENDIX A
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2002 STOCK PLAN
(as amended May 9, 2014)
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Plan are:
| to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, |
| to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and |
| to promote the success of the Companys business. |
Grants under the Plan may be Awards, Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) Administrator means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) Affiliate means any parent or subsidiary as such terms are defined in Rule 405 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Board shall have the authority to determine the time or times at which parent or subsidiary status is determined within the foregoing definition.
(c) Applicable Laws means the requirements relating to the administration of stock incentive plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal, state and foreign securities laws, the Code, the rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options or Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.
(d) Award means a grant of Shares, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance-Based Awards, or of any other right to receive Shares or cash pursuant to Section 12 of the Plan.
(e) Award Agreement means a written or electronic form of notice or agreement between the Company and an Awardee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Award. The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(f) Awarded Stock means the Common Stock subject to an Award.
(g) Awardee means the holder of an outstanding Award.
(h) Board means the board of directors of the Company.
(i) Change in Control means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) Any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Companys then outstanding voting securities; or
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(ii) The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Companys assets; or
(iii) A change in the composition of the Board occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the Directors are Incumbent Directors. Incumbent Directors means Directors who either (A) are Directors as of the effective date of the Plan, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but will not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company); or
(iv) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, a transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if it is effected for the purpose of changing the place of incorporation or form of organization of the ultimate parent entity (including where the Company is succeeded by an issuer incorporated under the laws of another state, country or foreign government for such purpose and whether or not the Company remains in existence following such transaction) where all or substantially all of the persons or group that beneficially own all or substantially all of the combined voting power of the Companys voting securities immediately prior to the transaction beneficially own all or substantially all of the combined voting power of the Company in substantially the same proportions of their ownership after the transaction.
The Administrator shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control of the Company has occurred pursuant to the above definition, and the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto.
(j) Code means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(k) Committee means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(l) Common Stock means the common stock of the Company.
(m) Company means Trimble Navigation Limited, a California corporation.
(n) Consultant means any natural person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary or Affiliate to render services to such entity and the services rendered by the consultant or advisor are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Companys securities.
(o) Covered Employee means an Employee who is, or could be, a covered employee within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(p) Director means a member of the Board.
(q) Disability means that the Awardee or Optionee would qualify to receive benefit payments under the long-term disability policy, as it may be amended from time to time, of the Company or the Subsidiary or Affiliate to which the Awardee or Optionee provides services regardless of whether the Awardee
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or Optionee is covered by such policy. If the Company or Subsidiary or Affiliate to which the Awardee or Optionee provides service does not have a long-term disability plan in place, Disability means that an Awardee or Optionee is unable to carry out the responsibilities and functions of the position held by the Awardee or Optionee by reason of any medically determined physical or mental impairment for a period of not less than ninety (90) consecutive days. An Awardee or Optionee shall not be considered to have incurred a Disability unless he or she furnishes proof of such impairment sufficient to satisfy the Board in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan, Disability means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(r) Dividend Equivalents means rights granted to an Awardee related to the Award of Restricted Stock Units or other Awards for which Shares have not been issued yet, which is a right to receive the equivalent value of dividends paid on the Shares prior to vesting of the Award. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares, by such formula and at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the Administrator.
(s) Employee means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, but shall exclude individuals who are classified by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or Affiliate as (a) leased from or otherwise employed by a third party, (b) independent contractors or (c) intermittent or temporary, even if any such classification is changed retroactively as a result of an audit, litigation or otherwise. A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or protected under applicable local laws, as interpreted by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or any successor. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed three months, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then three (3) months following the last day of the three month period of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a directors fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute employment by the Company.
(t) Exchange Act means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(u) Fair Market Value means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable, or if no sales occurred on such date, then on the date immediately prior to such date on which sales prices are reported;
(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board, and to the extent applicable, in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, for income tax reporting purposes under U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. law and for such other purposes as the Administrator deems appropriate, including, without limitation, where Fair Market Value is used in reference to exercise, vesting, settlement or payout of an Award or an Option, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Company in accordance with Applicable Laws and uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted by it from time to time.
(v) Incentive Stock Option means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(w) Nonstatutory Stock Option means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(x) Officer means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(y) Option means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(z) Option Agreement means a written or electronic form of notice or agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(aa) Optioned Stock means the Common Stock subject to an Option.
(bb) Optionee means the holder of an outstanding Option.
(cc) Parent means a parent corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(dd) Performance-Based Award means an Award granted pursuant to Section 11.
(ee) Performance Criteria means the criteria that the Administrator selects for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for an Awardee for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following: earnings or net earnings (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), economic value-added, sales or revenue, income, net income (either before or after taxes), operating earnings, cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow), cash flow return on capital, return on assets or net assets, return on stockholders equity, return on capital, stockholder returns, return on sales, gross or net profit margin, productivity, expense, margins, operating efficiency, customer satisfaction, working capital, earnings per Share, price per Share, market share, new products, customer penetration, technology and risk management, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or as compared to results of a peer group. The Administrator shall define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period for such Awardee.
(ff) Performance Goals means, for a Performance Period, the goals established in writing by the Administrator for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance, the performance of a Subsidiary or Affiliate, the performance of a division or a business unit of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, or the performance of an individual. The Administrator, in its discretion, may, to the extent consistent with, and within the time prescribed by,
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Section 162(m) of the Code, appropriately adjust or modify the calculation of Performance Goals for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Awardees (a) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event, or development, or (b) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions.
(gg) Performance Period means the one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Administrator may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining an Awardees right to, and the payment of, a Performance-Based Award.
(hh) Plan means this Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Plan, as amended from time to time.
(ii) Qualified Performance-Based Compensation means any compensation that is intended to qualify as qualified performance-based compensation as described in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code.
(jj) Restricted Stock means Shares subject to certain restrictions, granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.
(kk) Restricted Stock Unit means the right to receive a Share, or the Fair Market Value of a Share in cash, granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan.
(ll) Rule 16b-3 means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.
(mm) Section 16(b) means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
(nn) Service Provider means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(oo) Share means a share of Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 14 of the Plan.
(pp) Stock Appreciation Right means the right, granted pursuant to Section 10, to receive a payment, equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of Shares on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, over the grant price of the Shares.
(qq) Subsidiary means a subsidiary corporation, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 14 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be awarded or optioned and delivered under the Plan is 57,800,000 Shares, plus (a) any Shares which were reserved but not issued under the Companys 1993 Stock Option Plan (the 1993 Plan), and (b) any Shares returned to the 1993 Plan as a result of termination of options granted under the 1993 Plan; provided, however, that the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive
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Stock Options shall in no event exceed 57,800,000 Shares.1 Any Shares that are subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against this limit as one (1) Share for every one (1) Share granted. Any Shares that are subject to any Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or other Awards which Awardees pay full value for (as determined on the date of the grant) shall be counted against this limit as 1.69 Shares for every one (1) Share granted. The Shares issued hereunder may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
(b) If an Award or Option expires, is cancelled or forfeited or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full or otherwise settled in full, or is settled in cash, the undelivered Shares which were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan has terminated, become available for future Awards or Options under the Plan. Any Shares that become available for the grant of Awards or Option pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall be added back in accordance with the following: (i) if the Shares were subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, Shares will be added back as one (1) Share for every Share subject to the Options or Stock Appreciation Rights; (ii) if the Shares were subject to Awards other than Stock Appreciation Rights, Shares will be added back as 1.69 Shares for every Share subject to the Award. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, Shares issued in assumption of, or in substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form of combination by the Company or any Subsidiary shall not be counted against Shares available for grant pursuant to this Plan. The payment of Dividend Equivalent rights in cash in conjunction with any outstanding Awards shall not be counted against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3, no Shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded if such action would cause an Incentive Stock Option to fail to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following shall not be added to the shares of Common Stock authorized for grant under Section 3.1(a) above: (x) Shares subject to an Option surrendered in payment of the Option exercise price, or to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, (y) Shares that are not issued as a result of a net settlement of a Stock Appreciation Right, and (z) Shares reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of Options. For purposes of this Section 3(c) and for the avoidance of any doubt, surrendered includes the tendering of Shares held by the Optionee or Awardee, as applicable, or withheld from an Option or Award, as applicable, voluntarily by the Optionee or Awardee, as applicable, or mandatorily by the Company.
4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) Procedure.
(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. Different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan.
(ii) Section 162(m). To the extent that the Administrator determines it to be desirable to qualify Awards or Options granted hereunder as qualified performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee of two or more outside directors within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(iii) Rule 16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.
1 The maximum number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options reflect a two-for-one stock split that was effective March 20, 2013, based on the 28,900,000 Shares that were reserved (and were issuable pursuant to Incentive Stock Options) as of the date immediately prior to the effective date of the stock split.
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(iv) Other Administration. Other than as provided above, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:
(i) to select the Service Providers to whom Awards or Options may be granted hereunder;
(ii) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock or other amounts to be covered by each Award or Option granted hereunder and to determine the amount, if any, of cash payment to be made to an Awardee;
(iii) to approve forms of agreements for use under the Plan;
(iv) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award or Option granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), the time or times when Awards vest (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or Option or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(v) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;
(vi) to establish, adopt, or revise any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan, including adopting sub-plans to the Plan or special terms for Options or Awards, for the purposes of complying with non-U.S. laws and/or taking advantage of tax favorable treatment for Options and Awards granted to Service Providers outside the United States (as further set forth in Section 5 of the Plan);
(vii) to modify or amend each Award or Option (subject to Section 15(c) of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan; provided, however, that except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for other Awards or Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, without the approval of the Companys shareholders; provided further, however, that the Administrator shall not have the discretionary authority to accelerate or delay issuance of Shares under an Option or Award that constitutes a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, except to the extent that such acceleration or delay may, in the discretion of the Administrator, be effected in a manner that will not cause any person to incur taxes, interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code;
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(viii) to allow Awardees or Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option or vesting of an Award that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by an Awardee or Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;
(ix) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award or Option previously granted by the Administrator; and
(x) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.
(c) Effect of Administrators Decision. The Administrators decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all Awardees and Optionees and any other holders of Awards or Options.
5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options and Awards may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
In order to comply with, or recognize differences in, the laws in other countries in which the Company and its Affiliates operate or have Service Providers, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: (i) determine which Affiliates shall be covered by the Plan; (ii) determine which Service Providers outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; (iii) modify the terms and conditions of any Option or Award granted to Service Providers outside the United States to comply or facilitate compliance with applicable foreign laws; (iv) establish sub-plans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable, including adoption of rules, procedures or sub-plans applicable to particular Affiliates or Service Providers in particular locations; provided, however, that no such sub-plans and/or modifications shall increase the share limitations contained in Section 3 of the Plan; and (v) take any action, before or after an Option or Award is granted, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to adopt rules, procedures and sub-plans with provisions that limit or modify rights on eligibility to receive an Option or Award under the Plan or on death, disability, retirement or other termination of employment or service, available methods of exercise or settlement of an Option or Award, payment of income, social insurance contributions and payroll taxes, the shifting of employer tax liability to the Service Provider, the withholding procedures and handling of any stock certificates or other indicia of ownership. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may not take any actions hereunder, and no Options or Awards shall be granted, that would violate the Exchange Act, the Code, any securities law or governing statute or any other Applicable Laws.
6. Limitations.
(a) Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.
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(b) Neither the Plan nor any Award or Option shall confer upon an Awardee or Optionee any right with respect to continuing that individuals relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way with the Awardees or Optionees right or the Companys right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause.
(c) The following limitations shall apply to grants of Awards and Options:
(i) No Service Provider shall be granted, in any fiscal year of the Company, Options and Awards covering more than 1,200,000 Shares.2
(ii) In connection with his or her initial service, a Service Provider may be granted Options and Awards covering an additional 1,800,000 Shares, which shall not count against the limit set forth in subsection (i) above.3
(iii) The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Companys capitalization as described in Section 14.
(iv) If an Award or Option is cancelled in the same fiscal year of the Company in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 14), the cancelled Option or Award will be counted against the limits set forth in subsections (i) and (ii) above.
7. Stock Options. The Administrator is authorized to make grants of Options to any Service Provider on the terms stated below.
(a) Term. The term of each Option shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement. However, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.
(b) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Administrator, subject to the following:
(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(B) granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in paragraph (A) immediately above, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
2 The individual maximum limitation reflects a two-for-one stock split that was effective March 20, 2013, based on the maximum limitation of 600,000 Shares that was provided for in the Plan on the date immediately prior to the effective date of the stock split.
3 The individual maximum limitation reflects a two-for-one stock split that was effective March 20, 2013, based on the maximum limitation of 900,000 Shares that was provided for in the Plan on the date immediately prior to the effective date of the stock split.
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(ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a merger or consolidation of or by the Company with or into another corporation, the purchase or acquisition of property or stock by the Company of another corporation, any spin-off or other distribution of stock or property by the Company or another corporation, any reorganization of the Company, or any partial or complete liquidation of the Company, if such action by the Company or other corporation results in a significant number of Employees being transferred to a new employer or discharged, or in the creation or severance of the Parent-Subsidiary relationship.
(c) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and shall determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.
(d) Form of Consideration. The Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely of:
(i) cash;
(ii) check;
(iii) promissory note;
(iv) other Shares already owned by the Optionee (for the period necessary to avoid a charge to the Companys earnings for financial reporting purposes) having a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised;
(v) consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program approved by the Company;
(vi) a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the Optionee, including any liability attributable to the Optionees participation in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement;
(vii) with the consent of the Administrator, Shares withheld by the Company that are otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option;
(viii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or
(ix) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
(e) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Awards and Options granted hereunder shall be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
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An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company (or its designated agent) receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option or such persons authorized agent, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 14 of the Plan.
Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for delivery under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
(f) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Optionees death or Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the Optionees termination. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, for any reason, all unvested Shares covered by his or her Option shall be forfeited. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(g) Disability of Optionee. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionees Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionees termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(h) Death of Optionee. If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider or within thirty (30) days of ceasing to be a Service Provider (or such longer period of time not exceeding three (3) months as is determined by the Administrator), the Option may be exercised following the Optionees death within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death (but in no event may the option be exercised later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the personal representative of the Optionees estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Optionees will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionees death. If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(i) Option Agreement. All Options granted under this Plan shall be subject to such additional terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator and shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement.
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8. Grant of Restricted Stock. The Administrator is authorized to make Awards of Restricted Stock to any Service Provider selected by the Administrator in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator.
(a) Purchase Price. At the time of the grant of an Award of Restricted Stock, the Administrator shall determine the price, if any, to be paid by the Awardee for each Share subject to the Award of Restricted Stock. To the extent required by Applicable Laws, the price to be paid by the Awardee for each Share subject to the Award of Restricted Stock shall not be less than the amount required by Applicable Laws (if any). The purchase price of Shares (if any) acquired pursuant to the Award of Restricted Stock shall be paid either: (i) in cash at the time of purchase; (ii) at the sole discretion of the Administrator, by services rendered or to be rendered to the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate; or (iii) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Administrator in its sole discretion and in compliance with Applicable Laws.
(b) Issuance and Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Administrator may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Stock). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, pursuant to such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Administrator determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.
(c) Certificates for Restricted Stock. Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator shall determine. If certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Awardee, certificates shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, and the Company may, at its discretion, retain physical possession of the certificate until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse.
9. Restricted Stock Units. The Administrator is authorized to make Awards of Restricted Stock Units to any Service Provider selected by the Administrator in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator. At the time of grant, the Administrator shall specify the date or dates on which the Restricted Stock Units shall vest and become nonforfeitable, and may specify such conditions to vesting as it deems appropriate. On or after the vesting date (as further described in Section 13(g) below), the Company shall transfer to the Awardee one unrestricted, fully transferable Share for each Restricted Stock Unit. Alternatively, settlement of a Restricted Stock Unit may be made in cash (in an amount reflecting the Fair Market Value of Shares that would have been issued) or any combination of cash and Shares, as determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.
10. Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator is authorized to make Awards of Stock Appreciation Rights to any Service Provider selected by the Administrator in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator.
(a) Description. A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the Awardee (or other person entitled to exercise the Stock Appreciation Right pursuant to the Plan) to exercise all or a specified portion of the Stock Appreciation Right (to the extent then exercisable pursuant to its terms) and to receive from the Company an amount equal to the product of (i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised over (B) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right and (ii) the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, subject to any limitations the Administrator may impose.
(b) Grant Price. The grant price per Share subject to a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement; provided that, the per Share grant price for any Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.
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(c) Payment and Limitations on Exercise.
(i) Payment of the amounts determined under Section 10(c) hereof shall be in cash, in Shares (based on its Fair Market Value as of the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised) or a combination of both, as determined by the Administrator.
(ii) To the extent any payment under Section 10(a) is effected in Shares, it shall be made subject to satisfaction of all applicable provisions of Section 7 pertaining to Options.
(d) Term. The term of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be no longer than ten (10) years from the date of grant.
11. Performance-Based Awards for Covered Employees.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this Section 11 is to provide the Administrator the ability to qualify Awards other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights as Qualified Performance-Based Compensation as determined under Code Section 162(m). If the Administrator, in its discretion, decides to grant a Performance-Based Award to a Covered Employee, the provisions of this Section 11 shall control over any contrary provision contained in this Plan; provided, however, that the Administrator may in its discretion grant Awards to Covered Employees that are based on Performance Criteria or Performance Goals but that do not satisfy the requirements of this Section 11.
(b) Applicability. This Section 11 shall apply only to those Covered Employees selected by the Administrator to receive Performance-Based Awards that are intended to qualify as Qualified Performance-Based Compensation. The designation of a Covered Employee as an Awardee for a Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle the Awardee to receive an Award for the period. Moreover, designation of a Covered Employee as an for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of such Covered Employee as an Awardee in any subsequent Performance Period and designation of one Covered Employee as an Awardee shall not require designation of any other Covered Employees as an Awardee in such period or in any other period.
(c) Procedures with Respect to Performance-Based Awards. To the extent necessary to comply with the Qualified Performance-Based Compensation requirements of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, with respect to any Award granted under this Plan which may be granted to one or more Covered Employees, no later than ninety (90) days following the commencement of any fiscal year in question or any other designated fiscal period or period of service (or such other time as may be required or permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code), the Administrator shall, in writing, (a) designate one or more Covered Employees, (b) select the Performance Criteria applicable to the Performance Period, (c) establish the Performance Goals, and amounts of such Awards, as applicable, which may be earned for such Performance Period, and (d) specify the relationship between Performance Criteria and the Performance Goals and the amounts of such Awards, as applicable, to be earned by each Covered Employee for such Performance Period. Following the completion of each Performance Period, the Committee shall certify in writing whether the applicable Performance Goals have been achieved for such Performance Period. In determining the amount earned by a Covered Employee, the Administrator shall have the right to reduce or eliminate (but not to increase) the amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional factors that the Administrator may deem relevant to the assessment of individual or corporate performance for the Performance Period.
(d) Payment of Performance-Based Awards. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, an Awardee must be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate on the day a Performance-Based Award for the appropriate Performance Period is paid to the Awardee. Furthermore, an Awardee shall be eligible to receive payment pursuant to a Performance-Based Award for a Performance Period only if the Performance Goals for such period are achieved.
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(e) Additional Limitations. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, any Award which is granted to a Covered Employee shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code (including any amendment to Section 162(m) of the Code) or any regulations or rulings issued thereunder that are requirements for qualification as qualified performance-based compensation as described in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, and the Plan shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements.
12. Other Awards. The Administrator is authorized under the Plan to make any other Award to a Service Provider that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and that by its terms involves or might involve the issuance of (i) Shares, (ii) a right with an exercise or conversion privilege related to the passage of time, the occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria or other conditions, or (iii) any other right with the value derived from the value of the Shares. The Administrator may establish one or more separate programs under the Plan for the purpose of issuing particular forms of Awards to one or more classes of Awardees on such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator from time to time.
13. General Provisions Applicable to All Awards.
(a) Transferability of Awards and Options. Incentive Stock Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and, may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Award or Nonstatutory Stock Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised (if applicable), during the lifetime of the Optionee or Awardee, only by the Optionee or Awardee. If the Administrator makes an Award or Nonstatutory Stock Option transferable, such Award or Nonstatutory Stock Option shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.
(b) Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of any Award or Option (to the extent applicable) shall be no longer than ten (10) years from the date of grant.
(c) Exercise and Vesting upon Termination of Employment or Service. Unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, all unvested Awards will terminate effective upon termination of employment or service for any reason. Unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, in the case of Awards that have an exercise period (e.g., Stock Appreciation Rights), if the Awardee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of his or her death or Disability, he or she (or his or her heirs or personal representative of his or her estate in the case of death) will have twelve (12) months after the date of termination to exercise outstanding vested Awards or shorter period if the expiration date for the Award is earlier. All Shares subject to unvested Awards that terminate upon termination of service and all unexercised Awards after expiration of the post termination will revert to the Plan.
(d) Form of Payment. Payments with respect to any Awards granted under the Plan shall be made in cash, in Shares, or a combination of both, as determined by the Administrator.
(e) Award Agreement. All Awards under this Plan shall be subject to such additional terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator and shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.
(f) Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Award or Option shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award or Option, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator in accordance with Applicable Laws. Notice of the determination shall be provided to each Awardee and Optionee within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
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(g) Timing of Settlement. At the time of grant, the Administrator shall specify the settlement date applicable to an Award, which shall be no earlier than the vesting date(s) applicable to the relevant Award and may be later than the vesting date(s) to the extent and under the terms determined by the Administrator, subject to compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Until an Award has been settled, the number of Shares subject to the Award shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 14(a) hereof.
(h) Exercise or Purchase Price. The Administrator may establish the exercise or purchase price (if any) of any Award provided however that such price shall not be less than required by Applicable Law.
(i) Vesting Conditions. The Administrator has the discretion to provide for vesting conditions for Awards tied to performance conditions which do not satisfy the requirements for Qualified Performance-Based Compensation as determined under Code Section 162(m).
(j) Dividend Equivalents. The Administrator may determine at the time of grant whether Awards (other than those Awards pursuant to which Shares are issued at grant) will provide for Dividend Equivalent rights on such terms and conditions and subject to such restrictions as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, which terms, conditions and restrictions shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dividend Equivalents granted with respect to any Award that vests based on achievement of performance goals shall either (i) not be paid or credited or (ii) be accumulated and be subject to restrictions and risk of forfeiture to the same extent that the Shares underlying the Award are subject.
14. Adjustments; Dissolution; Merger or Change in Control.
(a) Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares or their value occurs, then the Administrator shall make proportional adjustments to (i) the number and class or kind of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan, (ii) the number, class or kind and price of shares covered by each outstanding Award and Option, and (iii) the numerical limits of Section 6(c). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a regular cash dividend that does not affect the Shares or the value of the Shares shall not result in the proportional adjustment to the Shares, Awards and Options contemplated under the preceding sentence. The determination by the Administrator of the adjustments provided under this Section 14(a) shall be final and binding on the affected Optionee or Awardee and the Company.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Awardee and Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee or Awardee to have the right to exercise his or her Option or Award (if exercisable) until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned/Awarded Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option or Award would not otherwise be exercisable. The Administrator in its discretion may provide that the vesting of an Award or Option accelerate at any time prior to such transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Option or Award (if exercisable) will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, and unvested Awards will be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
(c) Merger or Change in Control. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or a Change in Control, each outstanding Award and Option shall be assumed or an equivalent award, option or right substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event the successor corporation does not agree to assume the Award or Option, or
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substitute an equivalent option or right, the Administrator shall, in lieu of such assumption or substitution, provide for the Awardee or Optionee to have the right to vest in and exercise the Option or Award (if exercisable) as to all of the Optioned/Awarded Stock, including Shares as to which the Option or Award would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, and in the case of an unvested Award, to vest in the entire Award. If the Administrator makes an Option or Award (if exercisable) fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee or Awardee that the Option or Award shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option or Award (if exercisable) will terminate upon the expiration of such period. If, in such a merger or Change in Control, the Award or Option is assumed or an equivalent award or option or right is substituted by such successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of such successor corporation, and if during a one-year period after the effective date of such merger or Change in Control, the Awardees or Optionees status as a Service Provider is terminated for any reason other than the Awardees or Optionees voluntary termination of such relationship, then (i) in the case of an Option or an Award (if exercisable), the Optionee or Awardee shall have the right within three (3) months thereafter to exercise the Option or Award (if exercisable) as to all of the Optioned/Awarded Stock, including Shares as to which the Option or Award (if exercisable) would not be otherwise exercisable, effective as of the date of such termination and (ii) in the case of an unvested Award, the Award shall be fully vested on the date of such termination.
For the purposes of this subsection (c), the Award or Option shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or Change in Control, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Awarded Stock subject to the Award or each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option, in each case, immediately prior to the merger or Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or an Award (if exercisable), for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option and each Share of Awarded Stock subject to the Award, and upon the vesting of an Award, for each Share of Awarded Stock to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or Change in Control.
15. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan. The Board may not materially alter the Plan without shareholder approval, including by increasing the benefits accrued to Awardees or Optionees under the Plan; increasing the number of securities which may be issued under the Plan; modifying the requirements for participation in the Plan; or including a provision allowing the Board to lapse or waive restrictions at its discretion.
(b) Shareholder Approval. The Company shall obtain shareholder approval of this Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws and paragraph (c) below.
(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan or any Award or Option shall (i) impair the rights of any Awardee or Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Awardee or Optionee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Awardee or Optionee and the Company, except with respect to any amendment made or other action taken pursuant to Section 25 hereof or any amendment or other action with respect to an outstanding Option or Award that may be required or desirable to comply with Applicable Laws, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator, or (ii) permit the reduction of the exercise price of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, after it has been granted, to below the per Share Fair Market Value as of the date the Option or Stock Appreciation Right was granted (except for adjustments made pursuant to Section 14 of the Plan),
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unless approved by the Companys shareholders. Neither may the Administrator, without the approval of the Companys shareholders and except as provided in Section 14 of the Plan, cancel any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right at any time when the then-current Fair Market Value of a Share is less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date that the outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right was granted, and replace it with (A) a new Option or Stock Appreciation Right with a lower exercise price, where the economic effect would be the same as reducing the exercise price of the cancelled Option or Stock Appreciation Right below the per Share Fair Market Value as of the date the Option or Stock Appreciation Right was granted, (B) cash or (C) any other Award. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrators ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards and Options granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination. Any increase in the number of Shares subject to the Plan, other than pursuant to Section 14 hereof, shall be approved by the Companys shareholders.
16. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option or Award (if exercisable) or the vesting of an Award unless the exercise of such Option or Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Option or Award (if exercisable), the Company may require the person exercising such Option or Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.
17. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Companys counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
18. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
19. Shareholder Approval; Effective Date; Plan Term for ISO Grants. The Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws. The Plan became effective on May 23, 2002 (the Effective Date). No Incentive Stock Options may be granted under the Plan after January 31, 2022.
20. Governing Law. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of California.
21. Section 409A. Except as provided in Section 25 hereof, to the extent that the Administrator determines that any Award or Option granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement or Option Agreement evidencing such Award or Option shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, the Plan and Award Agreements and Option Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and U.S. Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following the date an Option or an Award is granted the Administrator determines that the Award or Option may be subject to Section 409A of the Code and related U.S. Department of Treasury
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guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after the Effective Date), the Administrator may, without consent of the Awardee or Optionee, adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement or Option Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, including amendments or actions that would result in a reduction to the benefits payable under an Option or an Award, in each case, without the consent of the Optionee or Awardee, as applicable, that the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt the Award or Option from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Award or Option, or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related U.S. Department of Treasury guidance and thereby avoid the application of any penalty taxes under such Section or mitigate any additional tax, interest and/or penalties or other adverse tax consequences that may apply under Section 409A of the Code if compliance is not practical.
22. Tax Withholding. The Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate, as appropriate, shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require an Awardee or Optionee to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy U.S. federal, state, and local taxes and taxes imposed by jurisdictions outside of the United States (including income tax, social insurance contributions, payment on account and any other taxes that may be due) that the Company or an Affiliate determines are required to be withheld with respect to any taxable event concerning an Optionee or Awardee arising as a result of this Plan or to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, as appropriate, to satisfy withholding obligations for the payment of taxes. The Administrator may in its discretion and in satisfaction of the foregoing requirement allow the Company to withhold, or allow a participant to elect to have the Company withhold, Shares otherwise issuable under an Option or Award (or allow the return of Shares) having a Fair Market Value equal to the sums required to be withheld. No Shares shall be delivered hereunder to any Optionee or Awardee or other person until the Optionee or Awardee, or such other person has made arrangements acceptable to the Administrator for the satisfaction of these tax obligations with respect to any taxable event concerning the Optionee or Awardee, or such other person arising as a result of the Options or Awards made under this Plan.
23. No Right to Employment or Services. Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement or Option Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate any Awardees or Optionees employment or services at any time, nor confer upon any Awardee or Optionee any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.
24. Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to an Awardee pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Awardee any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate.
25. No Representations or Covenants with respect to Tax Qualification. Although the Company may endeavor to (1) qualify an Award for favorable tax treatment under the laws of the United States or jurisdictions outside of the United States (e.g., incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code or French-qualified stock options) or (2) avoid adverse tax treatment (e.g., under Sections 280G, 409A or 457A of the Code), the Company makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment and any liability to any Optionee or Awardee for failure to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax result. The Company shall be unconstrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential negative tax impact on Awardees or Optionees under the Plan. Nothing in this Plan or in an Option Agreement or Award Agreement shall provide a basis for any person to take any action against the Company or any Affiliate based on matters covered by Section 409A of the Code, including the tax treatment of any Option or Awards, and neither the Company nor any Affiliate will have any liability under any circumstances to an Optionee or Awardee or any other party if the Option or Award that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code, is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Administrator with respect thereto.
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TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
935 STEWART DRIVE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94085
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TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED For All Withhold All For All Except To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark For All Except and
write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees:
01) Steven W. Berglund 05) Mark S. Peek
02) Merit E. Janow 06) Nickolas W. Vande Steeg
03) Ulf J. Johansson 07) Börje Ekholm
04) Ronald S. Nersesian 08)
Kaigham (Ken) Gabriel
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals: For Against Abstain
2. To re-approve the material terms of the performance goals applicable to stock awards under the Companys Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Plan that are intended to qualify
as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
3. To hold an advisory vote on approving the compensation for our Named
Executive Officers.
4. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor of the Company for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2016.
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
May 7, 2015 5:30 PM
This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors
The shareholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Steven
W. Berglund and François Delépine, or either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his/her substitute, and hereby authorize(s) them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the
shares of Common stock of TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED that the shareholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 5:30 PM, Pacific Time on May 7, 2015, at 945 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California, 94085,
and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this
proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors recommendations.
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