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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 27, 2009

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from              to             

Commission File Number 0-22660

 

 

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   95-3654013

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2300 N.E. Brookwood Parkway,

Hillsboro, Oregon 97124

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(503) 615-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of July 30, 2009, there were 150,595,785 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.

 

 

 


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INDEX

 

     PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION     
Item 1.    Financial Statements (Unaudited)   
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008    1
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 27, 2009 and December 31, 2008    2
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008    3
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    4
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    11
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    19
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures    19
   PART II. OTHER INFORMATION   
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings    19
Item 1A.    Risk Factors    20
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    21
Item 6.    Exhibits    22


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 27,
2009
    June 28,
2008
    June 27,
2009
    June 28,
2008
 

Revenues

   $ 169,063      $ 126,957      $ 288,010      $ 238,095   

Cost of goods sold

     114,492        83,042        210,141        155,734   
                                

Gross profit

     54,571        43,915        77,869        82,361   

Operating expenses:

        

Research, development and engineering

     27,467        21,664        50,689        41,607   

Selling, general and administrative

     19,851        18,758        36,659        35,039   

In-process research and development

     —          1,400        —          1,400   

Settlement of lawsuit

     2,950        —          2,950        —     

Loss (gain) on disposal of equipment

     4        16        8        (417
                                

Total operating expenses

     50,272        41,838        90,306        77,629   
                                

Income (loss) from operations

     4,299        2,077        (12,437     4,732   

Other (expense) income:

        

Interest income

     199        1,115        541        3,116   

Interest expense

     (224     (10     (542     (14

Foreign currency (loss) gain

     (38     399        (113     579   

Recovery of impairment

     —          —          —          105   

Other, net

     53        18        430        19   
                                

Total other (expense) income, net

     (10     1,522        316        3,805   
                                

Income (loss) before income tax

     4,289        3,599        (12,121     8,537   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     386        235        (380     693   
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,903      $ 3,364      $ (11,741   $ 7,844   
                                

Net income (loss) per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.03      $ 0.02      $ (0.08   $ 0.05   

Diluted

   $ 0.03      $ 0.02      $ (0.08   $ 0.05   

Common equivalent shares:

        

Basic

     148,063        143,712        147,721        143,332   

Diluted

     149,882        146,888        147,721        145,761   

 

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TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     June 27,
2009
    December 31,
2008
     (unaudited)      

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 59,336      $ 50,773

Investments in marketable securities

     40,094        35,304

Accounts receivable, net

     107,319        78,419

Inventories, net

     88,226        108,260

Prepaid expenses

     5,109        5,624

Other current assets

     20,362        17,775
              

Total current assets

     320,446        296,155

Property, plant and equipment, net

     265,066        264,250

Intangible assets, net

     29,885        32,895

Other noncurrent assets, net

     9,488        25,077
              

Total assets

   $ 624,885      $ 618,377
              

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 45,132      $ 37,819

Accrued payroll

     19,061        18,737

Other accrued liabilities

     14,562        12,775
              

Total current liabilities

     78,755        69,331

Long-term liabilities:

    

Long-term income tax liability

     9,714        10,676

Other long-term liabilities

     10,336        12,294
              

Total liabilities

     98,805        92,301

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $.001 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized, 149,780,149 and 147,355,994 shares issued and outstanding at June 27, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

     150        147

Additional paid-in capital

     533,537        521,613

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     796        978

(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings

     (8,403     3,338
              

Total stockholders’ equity

     526,080        526,076
              

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 624,885      $ 618,377
              

 

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TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended  
     June 27,
2009
    June 28,
2008
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net (loss) income

   $ (11,741   $ 7,844   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     22,637        15,264   

Stock-based compensation expense

     6,538        5,178   

Write-off of in process research and development

     —          1,400   

Settlement of lawsuit

     2,950        —     

Other

     8        (359

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     (28,900     (669

Inventories, net

     20,503        (32,011

Other assets

     (3,520     (8,221

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     7,691        22,536   
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     16,166        10,962   

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of available-for-sale investments

     (38,038     (22,149

Maturity/sale of available-for-sale investments

     48,925        2,500   

Proceeds from sale of assets

     —          388   

Other

     678        746   

Business acquisition, net of cash acquired (Note 4)

     —          (61,462

Capital expenditures

     (24,137     (45,535
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (12,572     (125,512

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Subscription/issuance of common stock, net

     4,969        7,364   
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     4,969        7,364   
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     8,563        (107,186

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     50,773        203,501   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 59,336      $ 96,315   
                

Supplemental disclosures:

    

Cash paid for income taxes

   $ 650      $ 797   

 

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TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). However, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed, or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In addition, the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. For TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (the “Company”), the accounting estimates requiring management’s most difficult and subjective judgments include revenue recognition, the valuation of inventory, the assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets, the valuation of investments in and receivables from privately held companies, the recognition and measurement of income tax assets and liabilities and the accounting for stock-based compensation. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments consisting of normal, recurring adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, included in the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.

2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2009, the FASB issued Statement (“SFAS”) No. 165, “Subsequent Events,” which establishes standards of accounting and reporting for events occurring after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. SFAS 165 requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date, that is, whether the date represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available to be issued. The effective date of SFAS 165 is for annual and interim periods ending after June 15, 2009, which for the Company is the second quarter of 2009. The Company has evaluated subsequent events for disclosure and recognition after the balance sheet date of June 28, 2009 through August 4, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued.

Also in June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162.” SFAS 168 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) as the single source of authoritative, nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), along with rules and interpretive releases of the SEC as authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. Although the Codification does not change GAAP, it substantially reorganizes the literature, which will require enterprises to revise GAAP references contained in financial statement disclosures. The effective date of SFAS 168 is for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009, which for the Company is the third quarter of 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 168 to have a material effect on its financial statements.

3. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

SFAS No. 157 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. These two types of inputs have created the following fair-value hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1—Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;

 

   

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

 

   

Level 3—Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

 

          Fair Value Measurements as of
June 27, 2009
     Carrying
Amount
   Total
Fair Value
   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3

Assets:

              

Cash and cash equivalents—money market funds

   $ 59,336    $ 59,336    $ 59,336    $ —      $ —  

Short-term—marketable securities

     40,094      40,094      7,384      32,710      —  
                                  

Total

   $ 99,430    $ 99,430    $ 66,720    $ 32,710    $ —  
                                  

 

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The instruments classified as Level 1 are measured at fair value using statement value and quoted market prices. The investments classified as Level 2 were valued using quoted prices for similar instruments in markets that are not active since identical instruments were not available. At June 27, 2009, the Company did not have any investments in auction-rate securities.

4. Business Combinations

WJ Communications, Inc, (“WJ”)

On May 22, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of WJ, a radio frequency (“RF”) semiconductor company that provides RF product solutions worldwide to communications equipment companies. The Company paid $71,957 in cash on the closing date, and $580 of direct acquisition costs through the year ended December 31, 2008 for 100% of the shares of WJ.

The Company accounted for the WJ acquisition as a purchase in accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations.” Details of the purchase price are as follows:

 

Cash paid at closing

   $  71,957

Acquisition costs

     580
      

Total

   $ 72,537
      

The total purchase price was allocated to WJ’s assets and liabilities based upon fair values as determined by the Company.

 

Cash

   $ 10,789   

Accounts receivables and other assets

     7,472   

Inventory

     10,043   

Property, plant and equipment

     4,673   

Intangible assets

     30,356   

In-process research and development

     1,400   

Goodwill

     28,989   

Payables and other liabilities

     (21,185
        

Total

   $ 72,537   
        

The Company recognized goodwill of $28,989, which represents payment in excess of the fair values of WJ’s assets and liabilities because the acquisition enables the Company to combine RF power, switching and filtering in cost effective module solutions for base station and other infrastructure applications. The acquisition leverages WJ’s radio frequency/ microwave design expertise with the Company’s technologies to expand the Company’s presence in the communications infrastructure market. The acquisition completes the Company’s RF front-end portfolio for cellular base stations, adds products which complement the Company’s current base station line-up, and provides the Company with a Silicon Valley based design center, which are key aspects of the Company’s networks strategy. In the three months ended December 31, 2008, in accordance with FAS 142, the Company impaired the entire balance of goodwill.

The results of operations for the WJ business are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the period from May 23, 2008 through June 27, 2009. The following unaudited pro forma consolidated information gives effect to the acquisition of WJ as if it had occurred on January 1, 2008 after giving effect to certain adjustments, including the amortization of intangible assets, interest income, and tax adjustments, and assumes the purchase price has been allocated to assets and purchased liabilities assumed based on values at the date of purchase. Results may not be indicative of future operating results.

 

Proforma results of operations (unaudited)

   Three Months Ended
June 27,
2008
   Six Months Ended
June 27,
2008

Revenue

   $ 132,294    $ 253,685

Net loss

     190      138

Basic EPS

     0.00      0.00

Diluted EPS

     0.00      0.00

 

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In accordance with EITF 95-3 “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination” the Company committed to a restructuring plan to consolidate facilities in San Jose and China and to reduce certain redundant positions in the WJ operations as a result of the acquisition. The consolidation of the facilities and the reduction of personnel were substantially complete by the end of the second quarter of 2009. The plan to consolidate facilities includes partial abandonment of the San Jose facility and full abandonment of the China leases. The China and San Jose leases expire in 2009 and 2011, respectively. Payments related to this restructuring are expected to be complete by 2011. During the six months ended June 27, 2009, the Company revised its future payments relating to the San Jose lease and accordingly recorded a reduction to the future liability of $534.

The following table summarizes the charges taken as part of the restructuring plan:

 

     Personnel     Lease abandonment
costs
    Total  

Balance at May 22, 2008

   $ 3,859      $ 11,148      $ 15,007   

Payments

     (2,194     (2,248     (4,442

Accretion

     —          310        310   
                        

Balance at December 31, 2008

   $ 1,665      $ 9,210      $ 10,875   

Payments

     (1,554     (1,961     (3,515

Accretion

     —          222        222   

Change in estimate

     —          (534     (534
                        

Balance at June 27, 2009

   $ 111      $ 6,937      $ 7,048   
                        

5. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Net income (loss) per share is presented as basic and diluted net income (loss) per share. Basic net income (loss) per share is net income (loss) available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss is net loss available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share is similar to basic net income per share, except that the denominator includes potential common shares that, had they been issued, would have had a dilutive effect.

The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted shares:

 

     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
     June 27,
2009
   June 28,
2008
   June 27,
2009
   June 28,
2008

Shares for net income (loss) per share:

           

Weighted-average shares outstanding—Basic

   148,063    143,712    147,721    143,332

Dilutive securities

   1,819    3,176    —      2,429
                   

Weighted-average shares outstanding—Diluted

   149,882    146,888    147,721    145,761
                   

For the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, options totaling 25,544 and 33,855 shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation as their effect would have been antidilutive. For the three and six months ended June 28, 2008, options and other exercisable convertible securities totaling 11,212 and 10,889 shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation as their effect would have been antidilutive.

6. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 27,
2009
   June 28,
2008
    June 27,
2009
    June 28,
2008
 

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,903    $ 3,364      $ (11,741   $ 7,844   

Other comprehensive income (loss):

         

Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges

     —        153        —          134   

Net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale investments

     7      (88     (182     (88
                               

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 3,910    $ 3,429      $ (11,923   $ 7,890   
                               

 

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7. Foreign Currency Exchange

The Company’s functional currency for all operations worldwide is the U.S. dollar. For foreign operations with the U.S. dollar as the functional currency, monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at the period-end exchange rates. Certain non-monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured using historical rates. Statements of operations for each month are remeasured at the prior month’s balance sheet rate which approximates the average exchange rates for the month. To manage its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, the Company previously entered into derivative financial instruments including hedges until the three months ended September 27, 2008. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss on derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are immediately reported as a component of other income (expense), net. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is initially recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income as a separate component of stockholders’ equity and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized into earnings. During the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, the Company reported foreign currency loss from remeasurement of $38 and $113, respectively, compared to a gain from remeasurement and hedging activity of $399 and $579, respectively during the three and six months ended June 28, 2008.

As of June 27, 2009 the company had no forward currency contracts outstanding. As of June 28, 2008, the Company had forward currency contracts outstanding totaling $1,612.

8. Inventories

Inventories, stated at the lower of cost or market, consisted of the following:

 

     June 27,
2009
   December 31,
2008

Inventories, net:

     

Raw materials

   $ 22,481    $ 27,013

Work-in-process

     39,368      43,025

Finished goods

     26,377      38,222
             
   $ 88,226    $ 108,260
             

9. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment for operations consisted of the following:

 

     June 27,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 

Land

   $ 15,668      $ 15,668   

Buildings

     89,379        89,361   

Leasehold improvements

     9,690        8,856   

Machinery and equipment

     369,762        357,367   

Furniture and fixtures

     5,867        5,799   

Computer equipment and software

     35,093        34,187   

Assets in process

     38,361        35,041   
                
     563,820        546,279   

Accumulated depreciation

     (298,754     (282,029
                
   $ 265,066      $ 264,250   
                

For the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, the Company incurred depreciation expense of $10,167 and $20,101, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 28, 2008, the Company incurred depreciation expense of $7,336 and $14,397, respectively. As of June 27, 2009 the Company had $4,023 of excess land classified as available for sale. The land consists of 17.25 undeveloped acres in Hillsboro, Oregon and is currently listed for sale.

 

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10. Other Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets

Information regarding the Company’s acquisition-related intangible assets is as follows:

 

     Useful
Life
(Years)
   June 27, 2009    December 31, 2008
      Gross    Accumulated
Amortization
   Net Book
Value
   Gross    Accumulated
Amortization
   Net Book
Value

Amortizing:

                    

Patents, trademarks and other

   2 -10      43,707      13,822      29,885      44,181      11,286      32,895
                                            

Total intangible assets

      $ 43,707    $ 13,822    $ 29,885    $ 44,181    $ 11,286    $ 32,895
                                            

Amortization expense of amortizing intangible assets was $1,259 and $2,536 for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 respectively. During the three and six months ended June 28, 2008, amortization expense of amortizing intangible assets was $603 and $867, respectively.

11. Bank Line

On June 27, 2008, the Company and Bank of America, N.A. (the “Lender”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Agreement provides the Company with a two-year unsecured revolving credit facility of $50,000.

Borrowings under the Agreement bear interest in two possible ways, at the election of the Company. The Company pays interest at an amount equal to the sum of a rate per annum calculated from the British Bankers Association LIBOR rate plus a designated percentage per annum (the “Applicable Rate.”) The Applicable Rate is based on the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio (as defined in the Agreement) and is subject to a floor of 1.25% per annum and a cap of 1.75% per annum. Alternatively, the Company may pay interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate plus  1/2 % and the prime rate of the Lender plus the Applicable Rate. The interest payment date (as defined in the Agreement) varies based on the type of loan but generally is either quarterly or a specified period of every one, two or three months.

The Agreement contains non-financial covenants including restrictions on the ability to create, incur or assume liens and indebtedness, make certain investments and dispositions, including payments of dividends or repurchases of stock, change the nature of the business, and merge with other entities. The Agreement requires the Company to maintain a consolidated total leverage ratio during any period of four fiscal quarters not in excess of 2.00:1.00 and a consolidated liquidity ratio (as defined in the Agreement) of at least 1.50:1.00.

Outstanding amounts are due in full on the maturity date of June 27, 2010, subject to a one-year extension at the Company’s option and with the Lender’s consent. Upon the occurrence of certain events of default specified in the Agreement, amounts due under the Agreement may be declared immediately due and payable. At June 27, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had no amounts outstanding under the Agreement.

12. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS No. 123(R) consists of stock-based compensation expense related to unvested grants of employee stock options and the Company’s 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Program. The table below summarizes the stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008:

 

     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
     June 27,
2009
   June 28,
2008
   June 27,
2009
   June 28,
2008

Stock-based compensation expense:

           

Cost of goods sold

   $ 615    $ 1,099    $ 1,263    $ 2,085
                           

Total in cost of goods sold

     615      1,099      1,263      2,085

Research, development and engineering

     1,503      586      2,801      1,089

Selling, general and administrative

     1,277      1,091      2,474      2,004
                           

Total in operating expenses

     2,780      1,677      5,275      3,093
                           

Total in income from operations

   $ 3,395    $ 2,776    $ 6,538    $ 5,178
                           

 

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Stock Option Plans

The following summarizes the Company’s stock option transactions for the six months ended June 27, 2009:

 

     Six months ended
June 27, 2009
   Shares     Weighted-
average
exercise price
per share

Outstanding at the beginning of the period

   29,851      $ 9.36

Granted

   4,784        2.27

Exercised

   (82     3.88

Forfeitures

   (698     7.09
            

Outstanding at the end of the period

   33,855      $ 8.42
            

13. Income Taxes

During the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, the Company recorded net income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations of $386 and $(380), respectively. The second quarter net tax expense was primarily associated with estimated taxes from the Company’s foreign entities. The net tax benefit for the six months ended June 27, 2009 was primarily associated with the release of a FIN 48 liability due to the expiration of the statute of limitations offset by tax expense recorded from foreign entities. The Company’s income tax liability recorded on its condensed consolidated balance sheets relates primarily to management’s estimate of the income tax expense in the jurisdictions in which the Company has operations.

No provision has been made for the U.S, state or additional foreign income taxes related to approximately $99,041 of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries which have been, or are, intended to be permanently reinvested.

The Company expects to receive an 89% income tax exemption in 2009 due to agreements with the Costa Rican government that grant a 50% income tax exemption through March 24, 2009 and a 100% exemption thereafter. Full exemption from Costa Rican income tax is expected through March 2017, subject to the Company meeting certain employment and investment requirements.

14. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Matters

On July 23, 2009, the Company filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona against Avago Technologies Limited, Avago Technologies U.S., and Avago Technologies Wireless IP (collectively, “Avago”). Avago sent letters to the Company’s customers advising them that Avago owns certain U.S. patents (“Avago patents”) identified in the letter. Avago’s letters further stated that Avago has not licensed its patents to any competitors, and that if customers purchase certain radio frequency products from suppliers other than Avago, they will not be protected against Avago’s patents. The Company’s complaint seeks a declaration that the Avago patents are invalid and that no TriQuint products infringe them. The Company’s complaint also alleges that certain Avago products infringe on certain of TriQuint’s U.S. patents. Avago has not yet filed an answer to the Company’s complaint.

On February 28, 2007, a purported derivative action (case no. C-07-0299) was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, allegedly on behalf of the Company, against certain of the Company’s officers and directors. On March 16, 2007, a substantially similar action (case no. C-07-0398) was filed. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, breached their fiduciary duty, abused control, engaged in constructive fraud, corporate waste, insider selling, and gross mismanagement, and were unjustly enriched by improperly backdating stock options. The plaintiffs also allege that the Company failed to properly account for stock options and that the defendants’ conduct caused artificial inflation in the Company’s stock price. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and disgorgement of profits from the alleged conduct, corporate governance reform, establishment of a constructive trust over defendants’ stock options and proceeds derived therefrom, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney’s, accountant’s, and expert’s fees. On April 25, 2007, the Court consolidated the two cases. Plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on or about May 25, 2007. On July 23, 2007, the Company and the individual defendants filed separate motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case with the District Court for the District of Oregon. On September 28, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated opposition to the motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case. On October 26, 2007, the Company and the individual defendants filed separate reply briefs in support of their motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case. On March 13, 2008, the Court granted motions for dismissal, but indicated that plaintiffs could amend their complaint to address the grounds on which the Court based the dismissal. On March 28, 2008, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint pursuant to the Court’s ruling on the motions for dismissal. Defendants filed an answer to the amended complaint on September 29, 2008. The parties to this action have negotiated a preliminary settlement agreement, which the Company expects to be memorialized in a Stipulation of Settlement submitted to the Court during the third quarter of 2009. The anticipated settlement of $2,950 has been recorded in the results of operations for the three months ended June 27, 2009. The parties are expected to move the Court for preliminary approval of the settlement, which, if granted, will be followed by notice of the proposed settlement to TriQuint stockholders, and a Settlement Hearing at which the Court will determine if the terms of the settlement are fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of TriQuint and current TriQuint stockholders.

 

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In October 2006, the Company received an informal request for information from the staff of the San Francisco district office of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its option granting practices. In November 2006, the Company was contacted by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon and was asked to produce documents relating to option granting practices on a voluntary basis. On October 24, 2007, the San Francisco district office of the SEC sent the Company a letter indicating that the district office had terminated its investigation and is not recommending that the SEC take any enforcement action against the Company. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon has also stated that it has terminated its inquiry.

Prior to filing the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, the Company conducted an extensive review of its option granting practices. Accordingly, the Company concluded that no backdating had occurred with respect to its option grants and that the Company’s prior disclosures regarding its option grants were not incorrect. The Company remains current in its reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Environmental Remediation

Current operations are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the use, storage, disposal of and exposure to hazardous materials, the release of pollutants into the environment and the remediation of contamination.

The Company continues to be in compliance with the remedial action plans being monitored by various regulatory agencies at WJ’s former Palo Alto and Scotts Valley sites. WJ had entered into funded fixed price remediation contracts and obtained cost-overrun and unknown pollution conditions insurance coverage. The Company believes that it is remote that it would incur any significant liability beyond that which it has recorded. The Company does ultimately retain responsibility for these environmental liabilities in the unlikely event that the environmental remediation firm and the insurance company do not meet their obligations.

With respect to other former production facilities, to date either no contamination of significance has been identified or reported to the Company or the regulatory agency involved has granted closure with respect to the identified contamination. Nevertheless, the Company may face environmental liabilities related to these sites in the future.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in this Report on Form 10-Q and with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The discussion in this Report contains forward-looking statements including statements regarding fundamental drivers of long-term growth in the handset market, functional price erosion in the handset market, continued government funding, participation in government programs and expansion of programs in the future, future acquisitions or investments in strategic partners, projected working capital and capital expenditures, potential investment needs, and other statements preceded by terminology such as “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goal,” “hope,” “intends,” “may,” “our future success depends,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “reasonably,” “should,” “thinks,” “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. In addition, historical information should not be considered an indicator of future performance.

A number of factors affect our operating results and could cause our actual future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements made below, including, but not limited to, those related to expected demand and growth in the wireless handset, broadband, base station, networks, networking and defense & aerospace markets; changes in our critical accounting estimates; the reasonableness of our estimates; the ability to enter into defense & aerospace contracts; our ability to meet our revenue guidance and penetrate our market; expected operating expenses, gross margins and per share earnings; transactions affecting liquidity; expected capital expenditures and other factors and risks referenced in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. In addition, historical information should not be considered an indicator of future performance.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Report on Form 10-Q to conform these statements to actual results. These forward-looking statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provision of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Overview

We are a supplier of high performance modules, components and foundry services for communications applications. Our focus is on the specialized expertise, materials and know-how of RF and other high and intermediate frequency applications. We enjoy diversity in our markets, applications, products, technology and customer base. Our products are designed on various wafer substrates, including compound semiconductor materials such as gallium arsenide (“GaAs”), gallium nitride on silicon carbide (“GaN”), and piezoelectric crystals such as LiTaO3. We use a variety of process technologies using GaAs substrates including heterojunction bipolar transistors (“HBT”) and pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors (“pHEMT”). Using various other substrates we also manufacture surface acoustic wave (“SAW”) and bulk acoustic wave (“BAW”) products. Using these materials and our proprietary technology, we believe our products can offer key advantages such as steeper selectivity, lower distortion, higher power and power-added efficiency, reduced size and weight and more precise frequency control. For example, GaAs has inherent physical properties that allow its electrons to move up to five times faster than those of silicon. This higher electron mobility permits the manufacture of GaAs integrated circuits that operate at higher levels of performance than silicon devices. We believe that these advantages are a tremendous benefit to our customers, which include major communication companies worldwide.

We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Our principal executive offices are located at 2300 N.E. Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 and our telephone number at that location is (503) 615-9000. Information about the company is also available at our website at www.triquint.com, which includes links to reports we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The contents of our website are not incorporated by reference in this Report on Form 10-Q.

Strategy and Industry Considerations

Our business strategy is to provide our customers with high-performance, low-cost solutions to applications in the handset, networks and defense & aerospace markets. Our mission is, “Connecting the Digital World to the Global Network™,” and we accomplish this through a diversified product portfolio within the communications and defense & aerospace industries. In the handset market, we primarily provide transmit and power amplifier modules. In the networks markets, we are a supplier of both active GaAs and passive SAW components. We provide the defense & aerospace market with phased-array radar antenna components and in 2005 were chosen to be the prime contractor on a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (“DARPA”) contract to develop high power wide band amplifiers in GaN, a next generation GaAs-derived technology. Subsequently, we have obtained additional funding from DARPA and other government and defense industry sources for development of future generation materials and technologies.

Wafer and semiconductor manufacturing facilities require a significant level of fixed cost due to investments in plant and equipment, labor costs, and repair and maintenance costs. During periods of low demand, selling prices also tend to decrease which, when combined with high fixed manufacturing costs, can create an adverse impact on operating results. During the fourth quarter of

 

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2008 and the first quarter of 2009, demand slowed and as a result, we experienced a corresponding decrease in factory utilization which created downward pressure on gross margins. Demand increased in the second quarter of 2009 resulting in an increase in factory utilization which improved gross margins. The increase in gross margins was offset by inefficiencies associated with the high sequential growth in the second quarter of 2009 after the low demand in the first quarter of 2009 and the ramping of our new BAW filter line.

We experienced 33% overall revenue growth in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2008, lead by handset growth of 77% and defense & aerospace growth of 41%. The handset growth is primarily attributable to strong growth in 3G and EDGE product revenues with an increase of 195% for the second quarter of 2009 compared to 2008. We produce a highly integrated transmit modules built using our copper flip interconnect technology which allows us to build small, robust and power efficient solutions. The current demand for increased RF content required for the higher data rates and increased functionality of 3G handset devices has allowed average selling prices to stabilize. Our opportunity in a 3G phone, which is quad band capable in the GPRS/GSM/EDGE mode and supports 3 bands in the wideband code division multiple access (“WCDMA”) mode, is $6.00 to $8.00 per unit. By comparison, our content for a low cost dual-band GSM/GPRS phone is $0.90 to $1.50 per unit. Typical functional price erosion is 10-15% per year, offset by increasing content. We believe the fundamental drivers of continued long-term growth in the handset market remain solid as the number of new users in developed countries grows and existing users are adopting 3G enabled handsets that offer additional features and functionality compared to a traditional 2G handset. These more sophisticated handsets, sometimes called Smartphones, which incorporate a variety of features, and offer wireless broadband access enabled by 3G technologies, represent one of the fastest growing portions of the handset market. This transition to more sophisticated handsets increases the RF content in each device, increasing our addressable market. Further, China, India and other emerging countries with improving economies are growing the traditional 2G as well as the new 3G market by introducing a new customer base. In the past, however, during times of growing demand we have also experienced significant selling price pressure on some of our highest volume products.

Networks revenue decreased 27% in the second quarter of 2009 compared to 2008 with large declines in most submarkets offset slightly by growth in 3G infrastructure. The decrease was primarily driven by a decline in WLAN revenue due to high inventory buildup in the channel in the third quarter of 2008 that cleared in the second quarter of 2009 with shipments of WLAN products resuming late in the second quarter. This decrease was partially offset by increases in revenue from point-to-point radio and 3G basestation products. Revenue from our networks submarkets are gradually recovering from the softness in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009 when companies delayed build outs and capital purchases due to the economic conditions. Our networks market includes products that support the transfer of data at high rates across wireless or fixed line networks. Our products for this market include those related to base station, wireless client, transport, and emerging markets. Wireless client includes submarkets such as wireless local area networks (“WLANs”), worldwide interoperability for microwaved access (“WiMAX”) and global positioning system (“GPS”). Transport includes submarkets such as cable, microwave radio, satellite, groundstation, and optical communications. We also support emerging wireless markets such as automotive and radio-frequency identification (“RFID”). We include our multi-market standard products in the emerging markets category.

Revenues from the defense & aerospace market are generally for products in large scale programs with long lead-times. Once a component has been designed into an end-use product for a defense & aerospace application, the same component is generally used during the entire production life of the end-use product. Currently, we are actively engaged with multiple defense & aerospace industry contractors in the development of next-generation phased-array systems and have key design wins in major projects such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (“JSF”) and Active Electronically Scanned Array (“AESA”) airborne radar. In addition, in 2005 we entered into a multi-year contract with DARPA to develop high power, wide band amplifiers in GaN. We are currently executing phase III of our DARPA GaN contract which represents approximately $16 million of revenue over 2 years. From the Office of Naval Research, we were awarded a $4.5 million, 2 year contract to advance manufacturing methods in the production of GaAs technologies. We expect to continue to win government funding for advanced technologies in the future and to participate in other large projects such as the B-2 radar upgrade. In 2008, we launched a new family of GaN power amplifier products and PowerBand, a disruptive new technology enabling wide bandwidth with output power and efficiency performance previously restricted to narrow band amplifiers. These products also have crossover application in our aerospace and networks markets. During the second quarter of 2009 we received increased contract-based revenue for research sponsored by the US government and defense industry as compared to the same period in 2008 when we saw a pause in funding between phases of a major program.

On an ongoing basis, we review acquisition and investment opportunities that would strengthen our product lines, expand our market presence and complement our technologies. We will continue to evaluate strategic opportunities available to us and we may pursue product, technology or business acquisitions or investments in strategic partners.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Some of our accounting policies require us to make difficult and subjective

 

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judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Our accounting policies involve critical accounting estimates because they are particularly dependent on estimates and assumptions made by management about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimates are made. While we have used our best estimates based on facts and circumstances available to us at the time, different estimates reasonably could have been used. Changes in the accounting estimates we use are reasonably likely to occur from time to time, which may have a material impact on the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations. Our most critical accounting estimates include revenue recognition; the valuation of inventory, which impacts gross margin; assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets, which primarily impacts operating expense when we impair assets or accelerate depreciation; valuation of investments and debt in privately held companies, which impacts net income when we record impairments; valuation of deferred income tax assets and liabilities, which impacts our tax provision; and stock-based compensation, which impacts cost of goods sold and operating expenses. We also have other policies that we consider to be key accounting policies, such as our policies for the valuation of accounts receivable, reserves for sales returns and allowances, reserves for warranty costs and our reserves for commitments and contingencies; however, these policies either do not meet the definition of critical accounting estimates described above or are not currently material items in our financial statements. We review our estimates, judgments, and assumptions periodically and reflect the effects of revisions in the period in which they are deemed to be necessary. We believe that these estimates are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Revenue Recognition

We derive revenues primarily from the sale of standard and customer-specific products and foundry services in the handset, networks and defense & aerospace markets. We also receive revenues from non-recurring engineering fees and cost-plus contracts for research and development work, which collectively are between 5% and 10% of consolidated revenues for any period. Our handset distribution channels include our direct sales staff, manufacturers’ representatives and independent distributors. The majority of our shipments are made directly to our customers. Revenues from the sale of standard and customer-specific products are recognized when title to the product passes to the buyer.

We receive periodic reports from customers who utilize inventory hubs and recognize revenues when the customers acknowledge they have pulled inventory from our hub, which is the point at which title to the product passes to the customer.

Revenues from foundry services and non-recurring engineering fees are recorded when the service is completed. Revenues from cost plus contracts are recognized as costs are incurred.

Revenues from our distributors are recognized when the product is sold to the distributors. Our distributor agreements provide for selling prices that are fixed at the date of sale, although we offer price protections, which are specific, of a fixed duration and for which we reserve. Further, the distributors are obligated to pay the amount and the price or payment obligation is not contingent on reselling the product. The distributors take title to the product and bear substantially all of the risks of ownership; the distributors have economic substance; and we have no significant obligations for future performance to bring about resale. We can reasonably estimate the amount of future returns. Sales to our distributors were less than 10% of our total revenues for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 and approximately 20% for the same period in 2008. We allow our distributors to return products for warranty reasons and give them stock rotation rights, within certain limitations, and reserve for such instances. Customers that are not distributors can only return products for warranty reasons. If we are unable to repair or replace products returned under warranty, we will issue a credit for a warranty return.

Inventories

We state our inventories at the lower of cost or market. We use a combination of standard cost and moving average cost methodologies to determine our cost basis for our inventories. This methodology approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis. In addition to stating our inventory at the lower of cost or market, we also evaluate it each period for excess quantities and obsolescence. We analyze forecasted demand versus quantities on hand and reserve for the excess.

Long-Lived Assets

We evaluate long-lived assets for impairment of their carrying value when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors we consider in deciding when to perform an impairment review include significant negative industry or economic trends, significant changes or planned changes in our use of the assets, plant closure or production line discontinuance, technological obsolescence, or other changes in circumstances which indicate the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. If such an event occurs, we evaluate whether the sum of the estimated undiscounted cash flows attributable to the assets in question is less than their carrying value. If this is the case, we recognize an impairment loss to the extent that carrying value exceeds fair value. Fair value is determined based on market prices or discounted cash flow analysis, depending on the nature of the asset and the availability of market data. Any estimate of future cash flows is inherently uncertain. The factors we take into consideration in making estimates of future cash flows include product life cycles, pricing trends, future capital needs, cost trends, product development costs, competitive factors and technology trends as they each affect cash inflows and outflows. If an asset is written down to fair value, that value becomes the asset’s new carrying value and is depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset.

 

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Investments in Privately Held Companies

In previous years, we made a number of investments in small, privately held technology companies in which we held less than 20% of the capital stock or held notes receivable. We account for all of these investments at cost unless their value has been determined to be other than temporarily impaired, in which case we write the investment down to its estimated fair value. We review these investments periodically for impairment and make appropriate reductions in carrying value when an other-than-temporary decline is evident; however, for non-marketable equity securities, the impairment analysis requires significant judgment. During our review, we evaluate the financial condition of the issuer, market conditions, and other factors providing an indication of the fair value of the investments. Adverse changes in market conditions or operating results of the issuer that differ from expectation could result in additional other-than-temporary losses in future periods.

In addition, as a result of the sale of our former optoelectronics operations, we received as partial consideration $4.5 million of preferred stock in CyOptics, Inc. (“CyOptics”) and an unsecured promissory note from CyOptics for $5.6 million, that was discounted by $2.3 million to reflect the current market rate for similar debt of comparable companies. CyOptics paid $0.7 million towards the promissory note for the six months ended June 27, 2009 and $0.9 million for the six months ended June 28, 2008. On October 9, 2007, we participated in an additional bridge financing where we purchased $0.5 million of a subordinated convertible promissory note from CyOptics which converted into preferred stock on July 24, 2008. In December 2008, we received a letter of intent from Millennium Partners (“Millennium”) and signed a definitive agreement to sell the preferred stock and debt to Millennium for approximately $3.8 million, inclusive of certain purchase adjustments. On February 13, 2009, we received notice from Millennium indicating that it no longer wished to pursue completion of the purchase of our preferred stock and that it believed it had the right to purchase the note for $1.0 million. We dispute Millennium’s interpretation of the agreement and do not believe any transaction with them is probable. The carrying value of the investments is $2.4 million as of June 27, 2009.

Income Taxes

We are subject to taxation from federal, state and international jurisdictions. A significant amount of management judgment is involved in preparing our annual provision for income taxes and the calculation of resulting deferred tax assets and liabilities. We evaluate liabilities for estimated tax exposures in jurisdictions of operation which include federal, state and international tax jurisdictions. Significant income tax exposures include potential challenges on foreign entities, merger, acquisition and disposition transactions and intercompany pricing. Exposures are settled primarily through the completion of audits within these tax jurisdictions, but can also be affected by other factors. Changes could cause management to find a revision of past estimates appropriate. The liabilities are frequently reviewed by management for their adequacy and appropriateness. As of June 27, 2009, we were not under audit by U.S. income taxing authorities. We have previously concluded federal income tax audits for the U.S. consolidated tax group on earlier years, most recently for the years 2000 and 2001. During the first quarter of 2009, a 2004 to 2007 German tax audit of our subsidiary, TriQuint Semiconductor GmbH, was completed, with no adjustments. Tax periods within the statutory period of limitations not previously audited are potentially open for examination by the taxing authorities. Potential liabilities associated with these years will be resolved when an event occurs to warrant closure, primarily through the completion of audits by the taxing jurisdictions and/or the expiration of the statutes of limitation. To the extent audits or other events result in a material adjustment to the accrued estimates, the effect would be recognized during the period of the event. Management believes that an appropriate estimated liability has been established for potential exposures.

In January 2008, we made a $63.3 million dividend distribution from our Costa Rica subsidiary. Of the $63.3 million dividend, the majority was from previously taxed income with the remainder taxed in 2008 on which a deferred tax liability was established in prior years. No provision has been made for the U.S, state or additional foreign income taxes related to approximately $99.0 million of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries which have been, or are, intended to be permanently reinvested.

In 2002, we determined that a valuation allowance should be recorded against all of our deferred tax assets based on the criteria of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. We record the valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of the deferred tax assets may not be realized. We consider future taxable income and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in determining the need for a valuation allowance and evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a regular basis.

In assessing the realizability of our deferred tax assets, we considered the four sources of taxable income. Because we have no carryback ability and have not identified any viable tax planning strategies, two of the sources are not available. Reversing taxable temporary differences have been properly considered as the deferred tax liabilities reverse in the same period as existing deferred tax assets. However, reversing the deferred tax liabilities is insufficient to fully recover existing deferred tax assets. Therefore, future taxable income, the most subjective of the four sources, is the remaining source available for realization of our net deferred tax assets.

 

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Significant operating losses in the first quarter of 2009, the years ended 2008, 2005 and prior years, modest earnings levels in other recent years that are highly sensitive to changes in the business environment, instances of missed projections, the cyclical nature of our industry and the recent significant economic uncertainties in the market have been important in concluding that projected future taxable income is too uncertain to be used as justification for the realization of deferred tax assets. For example, the pre-tax loss for the year ended 2008 was below earlier projections. Subsequently, a number of events have made forecasting taxable income even more difficult. The substantial slow down in the world economy has also heightened the risk of a material reduction in business levels. Our customers and competitors have noted similar uncertainties regarding the performance of our industry. In addition, during the second and third quarters of 2008, we added significant capacity and fixed costs to respond to growth in demand, adding more risk to taxable income should sales decline. Finally, our third quarter 2008 earnings were negatively impacted by the unpredictable volatility in platinum pricing which resulted in higher costs that could not be passed on to customers. Our first quarter of 2009 operating loss combined with a highly uncertain economic environment indicates continued need for the valuation reserve.

Stock-Based Compensation

There were no significant changes to our stock-based compensation accounting estimates and assumptions in the three and six months ended June 27, 2009. Refer to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for a complete description of our stock-based compensation accounting estimates and assumptions.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the results of our operations expressed as a percentage of revenues for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008:

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 27,
2009
    June 28,
2008
    June 27,
2009
    June 28,
2008
 

Revenues

   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0

Cost of goods sold

   67.7      65.4      73.0      65.4   
                        

Gross profit

   32.3      34.6      27.0      34.6   

Operating expenses:

        

Research, development and engineering

   16.3      17.1      17.6      17.5   

Selling, general and administrative

   11.8      14.8      12.7      14.7   

In-process research and development

   —        1.1      —        0.6   

Settlement of lawsuit

   1.7      —        1.0      —     

Loss (gain) on disposal of equipment

   0.0      0.0      0.0      (0.2
                        

Total operating expenses

   29.8      33.0      31.3      32.6   
                        

Income (loss) from operations

   2.5      1.6      (4.3   2.0   
                        

Other (expense) income:

        

Interest income

   0.1      0.9      0.2      1.3   

Interest expense

   (0.1   (0.0   (0.2   (0.0

Foreign currency (loss) gain

   (0.0   0.3      (0.0   0.2   

Recovery of impairment

   —        —        —        0.1   

Other, net

   0.0      0.0      0.1      0.0   
                        

Total other (expense) income, net

   (0.0   1.2      0.1      1.6   
                        

Income (loss) before income tax

   2.5      2.8      (4.2   3.6   

Income tax expense (benefit)

   0.2      0.2      (0.1   0.3   
                        

Net income (loss)

   2.3   2.6   (4.1 )%    3.3
                        

Three Months Ended June 27, 2009 and June, 28, 2008

Revenues from Operations.

Our revenues increased $42.1 million, or 33%, to $169.1 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared to $127.0 million in the second quarter of 2008.

 

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Our revenues by end market for the second quarter of 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

(as a % of Total Revenues)

   Three Months Ended  
   June 27,
2009
    June 28,
2008
 

Handsets

   65   48

Networks

   23      41   

Defense & aerospace

   12      11   
            

Total

   100   100
            

Handsets

Revenues from the handset market products increased approximately 77% for the three months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the three months ended June 28, 2008. The revenue increase resulted from a higher volume of sales of our 3G products. Revenues from our WCDMA/EDGE 3G products increased approximately 195%, in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2008. These products collectively accounted for 57% of handset revenues for the three months ended June 27, 2009 and 34% of handset revenues for the three months ended June 28, 2008. Revenues from our CDMA products increased approximately 42% in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2008. These products accounted for 27% of handset revenues in the second quarter of 2009 compared with 33% of handset revenues in the second quarter of 2008.

The increases in 3G product revenues were partially offset by decreases in revenues from sales of our GSM/GPRS products of approximately 29%, for the three months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the three months ended June 28, 2008. The revenues from our GSM/GPRS products comprised approximately 11% of total handset revenues in the second quarter of 2009, compared to 28% of total handset revenues in the second quarter of 2008.

Networks

Revenues from the networks market products decreased approximately 27% for the three months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the three months ended June 28, 2008, primarily as a result of decreases in our wireless client and transport products. Revenue from wireless client products such as WLAN and broadband wireless access (“BWA”) products decreased 68% and 76%, respectively, in the three months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the three months ended June 28, 2008. Revenue from transport products such as cable and optical broadband products decreased 50% and 46%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2009, compared to the second quarter of 2008.

Defense & Aerospace

Revenues from our defense & aerospace-related market products increased approximately 41% for the three months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the three months ended June 28, 2008. The increase in revenue during the second quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2008 was primarily the result of an 18% increase in radar products revenue and a 402% increase in contract based revenue.

Gross Profit

Our gross profit as a percentage of revenues decreased to 32% for the second quarter of 2009, compared to 35% for the second quarter of 2008. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to a change in the product mix to more handset revenue which have lower gross margins and less network revenue which have higher gross margins, inefficiencies associated with high sequential growth and the ramping of our new BAW filter line.

Operating expenses

Research, development and engineering

Our research, development and engineering expenses for the second quarter of 2009 increased $5.8 million, or 27%, to $27.5 million, from $21.7 million in the second quarter of 2008. Research, development and engineering expenses increased primarily due to an increase in labor costs and a full quarter of WJ operations.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2009 increased $1.1 million, or 6%, to $19.9 million, from $18.8 million for the second quarter of 2008. Our selling, general and administrative expenses increase was due to an increase in labor costs.

 

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Settlement of lawsuit

The anticipated settlement of the derivative lawsuit of $2.95 million resulted from a negotiated settlement between the parties.

Other income (expense), net

In the second quarter of 2009, net other income decreased $1.5 million from the second quarter of 2008. The change from the prior year was primarily a result of decreased interest income of $0.9 million due to a decrease in interest rates.

Income tax expense

In the second quarter of 2009, we recorded a net income tax expense of $0.4 million, an increase from the $0.2 million recorded for the second quarter of 2008. The change from the prior year was primarily a result of an increase in tax expense recorded from foreign entities.

Six Months Ended June 27, 2009 and June, 28, 2008

Revenues increased $49.9 million, or 21%, to $288.0 million for the six months ended June 27, 2009 as compared to $238.1 million for the six months ended June 28, 2008. Our revenues by end market for the six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008 were as follows:

 

(as a % of Total Revenues)

   Six Months Ended  
   June 27,
2009
    June 28,
2008
 

Handsets

   62   49

Networks

   25      39   

Military

   13      12   
            

Total

   100   100
            

Handsets

Our revenues in the wireless handset market increased 52% during the six months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008. Revenues from our 3G and handset WLAN products increased approximately 199% and 104%, respectively for the six months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008. The 3G products increase is primarily due to an increase in the power amplifier modules and transmit modules of 81% and 420%, respectively.

The increases were offset by a decrease in revenue from our GSM/GPRS products of approximately 41% for the six months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008.

Networks

Revenues from the networks market decreased approximately 24% in the six months ended June 27, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008. This decrease was primarily a result of decreases in our wireless client and transport products. Revenues from our wireless client products such as WLAN and BWA products decreased 77% and 82%, respectively, in the six months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008. Revenues from our transport products such as cable and optical broadband products decreased 45% and 53%, respectively, for the six months ended June 27, 2009 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008.

Defense & Aerospace

Revenues from our military-related products increased approximately 33% during the six months ended June 27, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 28, 2008. The increase in revenue was primarily due to a 184% increase in contract based revenue and a 19% increase in radar products revenue.

Gross Profit

Our gross profit margin as a percentage of revenues decreased to 27% in the six months ended June 27, 2009, compared to 35% in the six months ended June 28, 2008. The decrease in gross profit margin was primarily due to a change in the product mix to more handset revenue which have lower gross margins and less network revenue which have lower gross margins, inefficiencies associated with high sequential growth and the ramping of our new BAW filter line.

 

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Operating expenses

Research, development and engineering

Our research, development and engineering expenses during the six months ended June 27, 2009 increased $9.1 million, or 22%, to $50.7 million, from $41.6 million in the six months ended June 28, 2008. Research, development and engineering expenses increased primarily due to increases in labor costs and a full six months of WJ operations.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses during the six months ended June 27, 2009 increased $1.6 million, or 5%, to $36.7 million from $35.0 million in the six months ended June 28, 2008. Our selling, general and administrative expenses increased primarily due to increased labor costs.

In-process research and development

In-process research and development costs of $1.4 million in the six months ended June 28, 2008, resulted from the acquisition of WJ Communications, which was completed on May 22, 2009. No similar charges were incurred during the six months ended June 27, 2009.

Settlement of lawsuit

The anticipated settlement of the derivative lawsuit of $3.0 million resulted from a negotiated settlement between the parties.

Other income (expense), net

Our net other income during the six months ended June 27, 2009 decreased $3.5 or 92%, to $0.3 million from $3.8 million in the six months ended June 28, 2008. The decrease in other income is primarily due to a decrease of $2.6 million in interest income for the six months ended June 27, 2009, which totaled $0.5 million, as compared to $3.1 million for the six months ended June 28, 2008.

Income tax expense

During the six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008, we recorded a net income tax benefit of $0.4 million and expense of $0.7 million, respectively. The change from the prior year was primarily a result of tax expense recorded from foreign entities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

As of June 27, 2009 our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities increased $13.4 million, or 16%, to $99.4 million, from $86.1 million as of December 31, 2008. This increase in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities for the six months ended June 27, 2009 was primarily due to cash from operations and from the sale of long-term investments. The primary use of cash was for capital expenditures.

At June 27, 2009, our net accounts receivable balance increased $28.9 million, or 37%, to $107.3 million, from $78.4 million at December 31, 2008. This increase was primarily a result of shipments that occurred late in the quarter. Our days sales outstanding were 58 days as of June 27, 2009 compared to 48 days as of December 31, 2008.

At June 27, 2009, our net inventory balance decreased $20.0 million, or 19%, to $88.2 million, from $108.3 million at December 31, 2008. Inventory turns are now at a roughly appropriate level.

At June 27, 2009, our net property, plant and equipment increased $0.8 million, to $265.1 million, from $264.3 million at December 31, 2008. The increase was primarily a result of capital expenditures of $24.1 million during the six months ended June 27, 2009, partially offset by depreciation of $20.1 million. The capital expenditures made during the six months ended June 27, 2009 was primarily for equipment to support new products and technologies.

At June 27, 2009, our accounts payable and accrued expenses increased $9.5 million, or 14% to $78.8 million, from $69.3 million at December 31, 2008. The increase is primarily a result of an increase in production levels in addition to an accrual of $3.0 million for the anticipated settlement of the derivative lawsuit.

Sources of Liquidity

Our current cash, cash equivalent and short-term investment balances together with cash anticipated to be generated from operations and the balance available on our revolving loan constitute our principal sources of liquidity. We believe these will satisfy our projected working capital and capital expenditure through the next 12 months. The principal risks to these sources of liquidity are lower than expected earnings or capital expenditures in excess of our expectations, in which case we may be required to finance any shortfall through additional equity offerings, debt financings or credit facilities. We may not be able to obtain additional financing or credit facilities, or if these funds are available, they may not be available on satisfactory terms.

 

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Except for the anticipated legal settlement for the derivative lawsuit of $2.95 million as disclosed above, there have been no material changes in the disclosure related to our contractual obligations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 27, 2009, we did not have any off balance sheet arrangements as defined in Regulation S-K Item 303 (a)(4). We did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, we are not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our investments in cash equivalents are classified as available-for-sale securities and consist of highly rated, short term investments, such as money market funds, in accordance with an investment policy approved by our board of directors. All of these investments are held at fair value. We do not hold or issue derivatives, derivative commodity instruments or other financial instruments for speculative trading purposes. In addition, at June 27, 2009, we did not have any investments in auction-rate securities.

The following table shows the fair values of our investments as of June 27, 2009 (in millions):

 

     Cost    Fair Value

Cash and Cash equivalents (including unrealized gain of less than $0.000)

   $ 59.3    $ 59.3

Available-for-sale investments (including net unrealized gains of $0.142)

   $ 40.0    $ 40.1

Foreign Currency Risk

We are exposed to currency exchange rate fluctuations, because we sell our products internationally and have operations in Costa Rica and Germany. We manage the foreign currency risk of our international sales, purchases of raw materials and equipment by denominating most transactions in U.S. dollars.

Customer Risk

For the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, Futaihua Industrial (Shenzhen) Co Ltd, a sister of company of Foxconn, accounted for 20% and 18%, respectively, of our revenues. For the three and six months ended June 28, 2008 there were no customers that accounted for more than 10% of our revenues.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding our required disclosure, and that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On July 23, 2009, we filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona against Avago Technologies Limited, Avago Technologies U.S., and Avago Technologies Wireless IP (collectively, “Avago”). Avago sent letters to our customers advising them that Avago owns certain U.S. patents (“Avago patents”) identified in the letter. Avago’s letters further

 

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stated that Avago has not licensed its patents to any competitors, and that if customers purchase certain radio frequency products from suppliers other than Avago, they will not be protected against Avago’s patents. Our complaint seeks a declaration that the Avago patents are invalid and that no TriQuint products infringe them. Our complaint also alleges that certain Avago products infringe on certain of TriQuint’s U.S. patents. Avago has not yet filed an answer to our complaint.

On February 28, 2007, a purported derivative action (case no. C-07-0299) was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, allegedly on behalf of TriQuint, against certain of TriQuint’s officers and directors. On March 16, 2007, a substantially similar action (case no. C-07-0398) was filed. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, breached their fiduciary duty, abused control, engaged in constructive fraud, corporate waste, insider selling, and gross mismanagement, and were unjustly enriched by improperly backdating stock options. The plaintiffs also allege that TriQuint failed to properly account for stock options and that the defendants’ conduct caused artificial inflation in TriQuint’s stock price. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and disgorgement of profits from the alleged conduct, corporate governance reform, establishment of a constructive trust over defendants’ stock options and proceeds derived therefrom, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney’s, accountant’s, and expert’s fees. On April 25, 2007, the Court consolidated the two cases. Plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on or about May 25, 2007. On July 23, 2007, we filed separate motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case with the District Court for the District of Oregon. On September 28, 2007, the Plaintiffs filed a consolidated opposition to our motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case. On October 26, 2007, we filed separate reply briefs in support of our motions for the dismissal of all claims in each case. On March 13, 2008, the Court granted us motions for dismissal, but indicated that Plaintiffs could amend their complaint to address the grounds on which the Court based the dismissal. On March 28, 2008, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint pursuant to the Court’s ruling on the motions for dismissal. Defendants filed an answer to the amended complaint on September 29, 2008. The parties to this action have negotiated a preliminary settlement agreement, which we expect to be memorialized in a Stipulation of Settlement submitted to the Court during the third quarter of 2009. The anticipated settlement of $2.95 million has been recorded in the results of operations for the three months ended June 27, 2009. The parties are expected to move the Court for preliminary approval of the settlement, which, if granted, will be followed by notice of the proposed settlement to TriQuint stockholders, and a Settlement Hearing at which the Court will determine if the terms of the settlement are fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of TriQuint and current TriQuint stockholders.

In October 2006, we received an informal request for information from the staff of the San Francisco district office of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its option granting practices. In November 2006, we were contacted by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon and were asked to produce documents relating to its option granting practices on a voluntary basis. On October 24, 2007, the San Francisco district office of the SEC sent us a letter indicating that the district office has terminated its investigation and is not recommending that the SEC take any enforcement action against us. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon has also stated that it has terminated its inquiry.

Prior to the filing of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, we conducted an extensive review of our option granting practices. Our management concluded that no backdating had occurred with respect to our option grants and that our prior disclosures regarding our option grants were not incorrect. We remain current in our reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

In addition, from time to time we are involved in judicial and administrative proceedings incidental to our business. Although occasional adverse decisions (or settlements) may occur, we believe that the final disposition of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to our market risk exposures during the first six months of fiscal 2009. For a discussion on our exposure to market risk, refer to Item 1A, Risk Factors, contained in our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009.

 

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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 5, 2009, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Hillsboro, Oregon. We solicited votes by proxy pursuant to proxy solicitation materials first distributed to our stockholders on or about March 26, 2009. All directors were elected and all proposed matters were approved. The following is a brief description of the matters voted on at the meeting and a statement of the number of votes cast for, withheld and against and the number abstentions:

 

1. The election of Dr. Paul A. Gary, Charles Scott Gibson, Nicolas Kauser, Ralph G. Quinsey, Dr. Walden C. Rhines, Steven J. Sharp and Willis C. Young as directors of the Company until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected:

 

Nominee

   For    Withheld

Dr. Paul A. Gary

   72,406,169    57,824,095

Charles Scott Gibson

   59,048,681    71,181,583

Nicolas Kauser

   74,371,069    55,859,195

Ralph G. Quinsey

   80,899,536    49,330,728

Dr. Walden C. Rhines

   73,332,002    56,898,262

Steven J. Sharp

   62,937,322    71,279,596

Willis C. Young

   81,060,812    49,169,452

 

2. The ratification of the audit committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

128,971,793

  1,651,298   176,695

 

3. The approval of the amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate cumulative voting in the election of directors and adopt a majority voting standard in uncontested elections of directors:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

95,451,564

  3,744,486   913,673

 

4. The approval of the amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation to provide for indemnification of directors and officers:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

125,734,984

  4,357,149   707,652

 

5. The adoption and approval of the Company’s 2009 Incentive Plan:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

72,219,576

  27,507,201   382,947

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
3.2   Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant
10.1+   TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2009)
10.2+   Automatic Stock Option Grant Program for Eligible Directors Under the TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan
10.3+   Form of Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement under the TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan
10.54+   TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a—14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a—14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32   Certification pursuant to 18.U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

 

+ Management contract or compensatory plan

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

        TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Dated: August 4, 2009     By:  

/s/    RALPH G. QUINSEY

     

Ralph G. Quinsey

President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: August 4, 2009     By:  

/s/    STEVE BUHALY

      Steve Buhaly
     

Vice President of Finance,

Secretary and Chief Financial Officer

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description of Exhibit

3.1     Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
3.2     Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant
10.1+    TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2009)
10.2+    Automatic Stock Option Grant Program for Eligible Directors Under the TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan
10.3+    Form of Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement under the TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2009 Incentive Plan
10.54+    TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
31.1      Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a—14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2      Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a—14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32        Certification pursuant to 18.U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.

 

+ Management contract or compensatory plan

 

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EX-3.1 2 dex31.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

 

FIRST:    The name of the Corporation is TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (the “Corporation”).
SECOND:    The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, zip code 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD:    The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
FOURTH:    A. Classes of Stock. The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated respectively Common Stock and Preferred Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is Six Hundred Five Million (605,000,000), consisting of Six Hundred Million (600,000,000) shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”), and Five Million (5,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Preferred Stock”).
   B. Rights and Preferences of Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock authorized by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized subject to limitations prescribed by law, to fix by resolution or resolutions the designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of each such series of Preferred Stock, including without limitation authority to fix by resolution or resolutions, the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices, and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of the foregoing.
   The Board of Directors is further authorized to increase (but not above the total number of authorized shares of the class) or decrease (but not below the number of shares of any such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series, the number of which was fixed by it, subsequent to the issue of shares of such series then outstanding, subject to the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof stated in the resolution of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares of such series. If the number of shares of any series is so decreased, then the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

 

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  C. Designation and Rights and Preferences of Series A Participating Preferred Stock.
 

Section 1. Designation and Amount. The first series of Preferred Stock shall be designated Series A Participating Preferred Stock and shall consist of 25,000 shares. The Series A Participating Preferred Stock shall have a par value $0.001 per share.

 

Section 2. Proportional Adjustment. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the issuance of any share of shares or Series A Participating Preferred Stock (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock of the Corporation (“Common Stock”) payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Corporation shall simultaneously effect a proportional adjustment to the number of outstanding shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock.

 

Section 3. Dividends and Distributions.

 

(a) Subject to the prior and superior right of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock ranking prior and superior to the shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the last day of January, April, July and October in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the First Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock.

 

(b) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Participating Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (a) above immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock).

 

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(c) Dividends shall begin to accrue on outstanding shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date or issue of such shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be no more than 30 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

 

Section 4. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:

 

(a) Each share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, the holders of shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

 

(c) Except as required by law, holders of Series A Participating Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action.

 

Section 5. Certain Restrictions.

 

(a) The Corporation shall not declare any dividend on, make any distribution on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Common Stock after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock unless concurrently therewith it shall declare a dividend on the Series A Participating Preferred Stock as required by Section 3 hereof.

 

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(b) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A Participating Preferred Stock as provided in Section 3 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not

 

(i) declare or pay dividends on, make any other distributions on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Participating Preferred Stock;

 

(ii) declare or pay dividends on, make any other distributions on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with Series A Participating Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Participating Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;

 

(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Participating Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such parity stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Participating Preferred Stock;

 

(iv) Purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Participating Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.

 

(c) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph (a) of this Section 5, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

 

Section 6. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but

 

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   unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein and, in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as then amended.
  

Section 7. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of shares of Common Stock plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock.

  

Section 8. Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case the shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed in an amount per share equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged.

  

Section 9. No Redemption. The shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.

  

Section 10. Ranking. The Series A Participating Preferred Stock shall rank junior to all other series of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, unless the terms of any such series shall provide otherwise.

  

Section 11. Amendment. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall not be further amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preference or special rights of the Series A Participating Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class.

  

Section 12. Fractional Shares. Series A Participating Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share which shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series A Participating Preferred Stock.

FIFTH:    The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:
  

Chris F. Fennell

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

  

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

 

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SIXTH:    The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
SEVENTH:    The election of directors need not be by written ballot unless a stockholder demands election by written ballot at a meeting of stockholders and before voting begins or unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.
EIGHTH:    A nominee for director shall be elected to the Board of Directors if the votes cast for such nominee’s election exceed the votes cast against such nominee’s election; provided, however, that directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting of stockholders for which (i) the Secretary of the Corporation receives a notice that a stockholder has nominated a person for election to the Board of Directors in compliance with the advance notice requirements for stockholder nominees for director set forth in the Corporation’s Bylaws and (ii) such nomination has not been withdrawn by such stockholder on or prior to fourteenth day before the date the Corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders. The number of directors which constitute the whole Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be designated as provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
NINTH:    In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.
TENTH:    To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
   The Corporation shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or any predecessor of the Corporation, or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director or officer at the request of the Corporation or any predecessor to the Corporation.
   Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.
ELEVENTH:    Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. No action shall be taken by the stockholders of the corporation except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called in

 

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   accordance with the Bylaws and no action shall be taken by the stockholders by written consent. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the laws of the state of Delaware) outside of the State of Delaware at such places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
TWELFTH:    The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights conferred herein are granted subject to this reservation.

 

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EX-3.2 3 dex32.htm SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF REGISTRANT Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant

Exhibit 3.2

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYLAWS

OF

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

a Delaware Corporation

Adopted February 24, 2009,

to be effective on adoption of

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I. CORPORATE OFFICES    1

1.1  

     REGISTERED OFFICE    1

1.2  

     OTHER OFFICES    1
ARTICLE II. MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS    1

2.1  

     PLACE OF MEETINGS    1

2.2  

     ANNUAL MEETING    1

2.3  

     SPECIAL MEETING    4

2.4  

     NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS    4

2.5  

     ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER NOMINEES AND STOCKHOLDER BUSINESS    4

2.6  

     MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE    4

2.7  

     QUORUM    4

2.8  

     ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE    5

2.9  

     VOTING    5

2.10

     VALIDATION OF MEETINGS; WAIVER OF NOTICE; CONSENT    6

2.11

     STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT    6

2.12

     RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING    6

2.13

     PROXIES    7

2.14

     ORGANIZATION    7

2.15

     LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE    7

2.16

     REMOTE COMMUNICATION    7
ARTICLE III. DIRECTORS    8

3.1  

     POWERS    8

3.2  

     NUMBER OF DIRECTORS    8

3.3  

     ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS    8

3.4  

     RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES    8

3.5  

     REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS    9

3.6  

     PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE    10

3.7  

     REGULAR MEETINGS    10

3.8  

     SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE    10

3.9  

     QUORUM    11

3.10

     WAIVER OF NOTICE    11

3.11

     ADJOURNMENT    11

3.12

     NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT    11

3.13

     BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING    11

3.14

     FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS    12

3.15

     APPROVAL OF LOANS TO OFFICERS    12

3.16

     SOLE DIRECTOR PROVIDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION    12
ARTICLE IV. COMMITTEES    12

4.1  

     COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS    12

4.2  

     MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES    13

4.3  

     COMMITTEE MINUTES    13
ARTICLE V. OFFICERS    13

5.1  

     OFFICERS    13

 

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5.2  

     ELECTION OF OFFICERS    14

5.3  

     SUBORDINATE OFFICERS    14

5.4  

     REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS    14

5.5  

     VACANCIES IN OFFICES    14

5.6  

     CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD    15

5.7  

     CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT    15

5.8  

     VICE PRESIDENTS    15

5.9  

     SECRETARY    15

5.10

     CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER    16

5.11

     ASSISTANT SECRETARY    16

5.12

     ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS    16

5.13

     AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS    17
ARTICLE VI. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AGENTS    17

6.1  

     INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    17

6.2  

     INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS    18

6.3  

     INSURANCE    18

6.4  

     EXPENSES    18

6.5  

     NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS    19

6.6  

     SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS    19

6.7  

     AMENDMENTS    19

6.8  

     SEVERABILITY    19

6.9  

     NOTICE    20

6.10

     DEFINITIONS    20
ARTICLE VII. RECORDS AND REPORTS    20

7.1  

     MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS    20

7.2  

     INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS    21

7.3  

     ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS    21

7.4  

     REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS    21

7.5  

     CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF BYLAWS    21
ARTICLE VIII. GENERAL MATTERS    21

8.1  

     RECORD DATE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN NOTICE AND VOTING    21

8.2  

     CHECKS; DRAFTS; EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS    22

8.3  

     CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS: HOW EXECUTED    22

8.4  

     STOCK CERTIFICATES; TRANSFER; PARTLY PAID SHARES    22

8.5  

     SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES    23

8.6  

     LOST CERTIFICATES    23

8.7  

     TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS    24

8.8  

     CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS    24
ARTICLE IX. MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE AND WAIVER    24

9.1  

     NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS    24

9.2  

     NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION    24

9.3  

     NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS    25

9.4  

     NOTICE TO PERSON WITH WHOM COMMUNICATION IS UNLAWFUL    25

9.5  

     WAIVER OF NOTICE    26
ARTICLE X. AMENDMENTS    26

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYLAWS

OF

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

(a Delaware corporation)

ARTICLE I.

CORPORATE OFFICES

1.1 REGISTERED OFFICE

The registered office of the corporation shall be fixed in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation.

1.2 OTHER OFFICES

The board of directors may at any time establish branch or subordinate offices at any place or places where the corporation is qualified to do business.

ARTICLE II.

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

2.1 PLACE OF MEETINGS

Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware designated by the board of directors. In lieu of holding a stockholders’ meeting at a designated place, the board of directors, in its sole discretion, may determine that any stockholders’ meeting may be held solely by means of remote communication. In the absence of any such designation, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.

2.2 ANNUAL MEETING

(a) The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated by the board of directors. At the meeting, directors shall be elected, and any other proper business may be transacted.

(b) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such nominations for director will be made and only such other business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, nominations and other business must be: (A) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the board of directors, (B) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the board of directors, or (C) otherwise

 

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properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder of record at the time of giving notice provided for in these Bylaws, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.2. For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the corporation not less than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days in advance of the estimated mailing date from the proxy statement relating to the corporation’s next annual meeting as specified in the corporation’s proxy statement released to stockholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting has been changed by more than thirty (30) days from the date contemplated at the time of the previous year’s proxy statement, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received no later than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the annual meeting.

(c) A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (other than director nominations, which are governed by paragraph (e) of this Section 2.2: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment) and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business, (iii) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder, (iv) any material interest of the stockholder in such business, (v) a representation that the stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business; (vi) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the business between or among the stockholder and any other person, (vii) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions profit interests, options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by or on behalf of, the stockholder or beneficial owner, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit from changes in the share price of any class of shares of the corporation, or increase or decrease the voting power of the stockholder or beneficial owner with respect to shares of the corporation; (viii) the stockholder’s agreement to notify the corporation in writing within five business days after the record date for such meeting of the class and number of shares of the corporation beneficially owned as of the record date and of any agreement, arrangement or understanding of the type described in this Section 2.2(c) in effect as of the record date and (ix) any other information that is required to be provided by the stockholder pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), in his capacity as a proponent to a stockholder proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy for a stockholder’s meeting, stockholders must provide notice as required by the regulations promulgated under the 1934 Act.

(d) Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2. The chairman of the annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and

 

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declare at the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting and in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, and, if he should so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting that any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.2, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder does not provide the information required under Section 2.2(c) or does not appear at the annual meeting to present the business described in the stockholder’s notice described in Section 2.2(c), such business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the corporation.

(e) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2 shall be eligible for election as Directors. Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the corporation may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders or at a special meeting at which directors are to be elected by or at the direction of the board of directors or by any stockholder of the corporation entitled to vote in the election of Directors at the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.2. Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the board of directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the corporation in accordance with the provisions of the prior paragraph of this Section 2.2. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (i) as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a Director: (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (B) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (C) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are beneficially owned by such person, (D) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nominations are to be made by the stockholder, (E) any other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for elections of Directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act (including without limitation such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement, if any, as a nominee and to serving as a Director if elected) and (F) a written statement executed by such nominee acknowledging that, as a director of the corporation, such person will owe a fiduciary duty, under the General Corporation Law of Delaware, exclusively to the corporation and its stockholders; and (ii) as to such stockholder giving notice, the information required to be provided pursuant to Section 2.2(c) . At the request of the board of directors, any person nominated by a stockholder for election as a Director shall furnish to the Secretary of the corporation that information required to be set forth in the stockholder’s notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee.

(f) No person shall be eligible for election as a Director of the corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.2(e). The chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrants, determine and declare at the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these Bylaws, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting, and the defective nomination shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.2, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder does not provide the information required under Section 2.2(e) or does not appear at the annual meeting to present the business described in the stockholder’s notice described in Section 2.2(c), such nomination shall not be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the corporation.

 

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2.3 SPECIAL MEETING

A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the board of directors.

2.4 NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

All notices of meetings of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 2.5 of these bylaws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting. The notice shall specify the place (if any), date and hour of the meeting and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at the meeting and (i) in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called (no business other than that specified in the notice may be transacted) or (ii) in the case of the annual meeting, those matters which the board of directors, at the time of giving the notice, intends to present for action by the stockholders (but any proper matter may be presented at the meeting for such action). The notice of any meeting at which directors are to be elected shall include the name of any nominee or nominees who, at the time of the notice, the board intends to present for election.

2.5 ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER NOMINEES AND STOCKHOLDER BUSINESS

To be properly brought before an annual meeting or special meeting, nominations for the election of directors or other business must be (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the board of directors, (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the board of directors or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder.

2.6 MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE

Written notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be given either personally or by first-class mail, express mail, courier service, by telegraphic or other written communication, including, with the actual or constructive consent of the stockholder entitled to receive such notice, by facsimile, electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission. If sent by mail, express mail or courier service, such notice will be sent charges prepaid and shall be addressed to the stockholder at the address of that stockholder appearing on the books of the corporation or given by the stockholder to the corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice shall be deemed given as set forth in Article IX.

An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any stockholders’ meeting, executed by the secretary, assistant secretary or any transfer agent of the corporation giving the notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the giving of such notice.

2.7 QUORUM

The holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If, however, such quorum is not present or

 

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represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the chairman of the meeting or (ii) the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting in accordance with Section 2.8 of these bylaws, each without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.

When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless (a) the question is one upon which, by express provision of the laws of the State of Delaware or of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of the question; or (b) the matter is brought pursuant to the rules of an exchange upon which the securities of the corporation are listed, in which case such rules will determine the required vote.

If a quorum be initially present, the stockholders may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.

2.8 ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE

When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place (if any), unless these bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting.

2.9 VOTING

The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12 of these bylaws, subject to the provisions of Sections 217 and 218 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners, and to voting trusts and other voting agreements).

Except as may be otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, each stockholder will be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock registered in such stockholder’s name on the books of the corporation on the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting.

Any stockholder entitled to vote on any matter may vote part of such stockholder’s shares in favor of the proposal and refrain from voting part or all of such stockholder’s remaining shares or, except when the matter is the election of directors and plurality voting applies, may vote part or all of the shares against the proposal; but if the stockholder fails to specify the number of shares which the stockholder is voting affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the stockholder’s vote is with respect to all shares which the stockholder is entitled to vote.

 

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2.10 VALIDATION OF MEETINGS; WAIVER OF NOTICE; CONSENT

The transactions of any meeting of stockholders, either annual or special, however called and noticed, and wherever held, will be as valid as though they had been taken at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present either in person or by proxy.

Attendance by a person at a meeting also will constitute a waiver of notice of and presence at that meeting, except when the person objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of matters required by law to be included in the notice of the meeting but not so included, if that objection is expressly made at the meeting.

2.11 STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT

The stockholders of the corporation may not take action by written consent without a meeting. Any such actions must be taken at a duly called annual or special meeting.

2.12 RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING

For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote thereat, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors and which shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any such meeting, and in such event only stockholders of record on the date so fixed are entitled to notice and to vote, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date.

If the board of directors does not so fix a record date, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.

A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting unless the board of directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, but the board of directors shall fix a new record date if the meeting is adjourned for more than thirty (30) days from the date set for the original meeting.

The record date for any other purpose shall be as provided in Section 8.1 of these bylaws.

 

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2.13 PROXIES

Every person entitled to vote for directors, or on any other matter, shall have the right to do so either in person or by one or more agents authorized by a written proxy signed by the person and filed with the secretary of the corporation, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after 11 months from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the stockholder’s name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission, facsimile or otherwise) by the stockholder or the stockholder’s attorney-in-fact. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212(e) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

2.14 ORGANIZATION

The president, or in the absence of the president, the chairman of the board, shall call the meeting of the stockholders to order, and shall act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of the president, the chairman of the board, and all of the vice presidents, the stockholders shall appoint a chairman for such meeting. The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedures at the meeting, including such matters as the regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of business. The secretary of the corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of the stockholders, but in the absence of the secretary at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

2.15 LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE

The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

2.16 REMOTE COMMUNICATION

For the purposes of these bylaws, if authorized by the board of directors in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, the stockholders and proxyholders may, by means of remote communications:

(a) participate in a meeting of stockholders; and

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deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder, (ii) the corporation will implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholder, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and (iii) if any stockholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, the corporation or its agent will maintain a record of such vote or other action.

ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

3.1 POWERS

Subject to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware and to any limitations in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board of directors.

3.2 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

The number of directors may be set by resolution duly adopted by the board of directors, or by an amendment to this bylaw duly adopted by the board of directors or by the stockholders, or by a duly adopted amendment to the certificate of incorporation, at one or more directors.

3.3 ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS

Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these bylaws, directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. Each director, including a director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified.

Each director shall be elected by the vote of the majority of votes cast with respect to the nominee at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present. For purposes of this Section, a majority of votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a nominee exceeds the votes cast “against” a nominees election. However in the case in which stockholder nominees have been properly submitted under Section 2.2 and not withdrawn and there are more nominees than open board positions, those nominees for director who receive the highest plurality of votes “for” shall be elected, up to the number of open board positions, and votes against shall be disregarded.

3.4 RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES

Any director may resign effective on giving written notice to the chairman of the board, the president, the secretary or the board of directors, unless the notice specifies a later time for that resignation to become effective. If the resignation of a director is effective at a future time, the board of directors may elect a successor to take office when the resignation becomes effective.

 

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Vacancies in the board of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Each director so elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until a successor has been elected and qualified.

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws:

i. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

ii. Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.

iii. A vacancy created by the removal of a director may be filled by a majority of directors then in office or the stockholders.

If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the corporation should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, or may apply to the Court of Chancery for a decree summarily ordering an election as provided in Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately prior to any such the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten (10) percent of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office as aforesaid, which election shall be governed by the provisions of Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware as far as applicable.

3.5 REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

Unless otherwise restricted by statute, by the certificate of incorporation or by these bylaws, any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors.

 

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For purposes of the foregoing paragraph, “cause” shall mean (i) continued willful failure to perform the obligations of a director, (ii) gross negligence by the director, (iii) engaging in transactions that defraud the corporation, (iv) fraud or intentional misrepresentation, including falsifying use of funds and intentional misstatements made in financial statements, books, records or reports to stockholders or governmental agencies, (v) material violation of any agreement between the director and the corporation, (vi) knowingly causing the corporation to commit violations of applicable law (including by failure to act), (vii) acts of moral turpitude or (viii) conviction of a felony.

No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of such director’s term of office.

3.6 PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE

Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware that has been designated from time to time by resolution of the board. In the absence of such a designation, regular meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation. Special meetings of the board may be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware that has been designated in the notice of the meeting or, if not stated in the notice or if there is no notice, at the principal executive office of the corporation.

Any meeting of the board, regular or special, may be held by conference telephone or similar communication equipment, so long as all directors participating in the meeting can hear one another; and all such participating directors shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

3.7 REGULAR MEETINGS

Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice at such time as shall from time to time be determined by the board of directors. If any regular meeting day shall fall on a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held at the same time and place on the next succeeding full business day.

3.8 SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE

Special meetings of the board of directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the secretary or any two directors.

Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each director or sent by first-class mail, express mail, courier service, facsimile or telegram, charges prepaid, or electronic mail, addressed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, as the case may be, as it is shown on the records of the corporation. If the notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is delivered personally or by telephone, facsimile, electronic mail or telegram, it shall be delivered personally or by telephone or to the telegraph company at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone

 

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may be communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the director. The notice need not specify the purpose or the place of the meeting, if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the corporation. Moreover, a notice of meeting need not state the purpose of such meeting, and, unless indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a meeting.

3.9 QUORUM

A majority of the authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except to adjourn as provided in Section 3.11 of these bylaws. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the board of directors, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and applicable law.

A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors.

3.10 WAIVER OF NOTICE

Notice of a meeting need not be given to any director (i) who signs a waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or (ii) who attends the meeting other than for the express purposed of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. All such waivers shall be filed with the corporate records or made part of the minutes of the meeting. A waiver of notice need not specify the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the board of directors.

3.11 ADJOURNMENT

A majority of the directors present, whether or not constituting a quorum, may adjourn any meeting of the board to another time and place.

3.12 NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT

Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting of the board of directors need not be given unless the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours. If the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, then notice of the time and place of the adjourned meeting shall be given before the adjourned meeting takes place, in the manner specified in Section 3.8 of these bylaws, to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment.

3.13 BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board of directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of

 

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the board of directors or committee. Such action by written consent will have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

3.14 FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

Directors and members of committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their services and such reimbursement of expenses as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the board of directors. This Section 3.14 shall not be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee or otherwise and receiving compensation for those services.

3.15 APPROVAL OF LOANS TO OFFICERS

The corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or any of its subsidiaries, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or any of its subsidiaries, whenever, in the judgment of the directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the board of directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.

3.16 SOLE DIRECTOR PROVIDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

In the event only one director is required by these bylaws or the certificate of incorporation, then any reference herein to notices, waivers, consents, meetings or other actions by a majority or quorum of the directors shall be deemed to refer to such notice, waiver, etc., by such sole director, who shall have all the rights and duties and shall be entitled to exercise all of the powers and shall assume all the responsibilities otherwise herein described as given to the board of directors.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

4.1 COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

The board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors, designate one (1) or more committees, each consisting of two or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the board. The board may designate one (1) or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. The appointment of members or alternate members of a committee requires the vote of a majority of the authorized number of directors. Any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board, but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) amend the certificate of

 

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incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the board of directors as provided in Section 151(a) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, fix the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the corporation), (ii) adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation under Sections 251 or 252 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, (iii) recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation’s property and assets, (iv) recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the corporation or a revocation of a dissolution or (v) amend the bylaws of the corporation; and, unless the board resolution establishing the committee, the bylaws or the certificate of incorporation expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

4.2 MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES

Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the following provisions of Article III of these bylaws: Section 3.6 (place of meetings; meetings by telephone), Section 3.7 (regular meetings), Section 3.8 (special meetings; notice), Section 3.9 (quorum), Section 3.10 (waiver of notice), Section 3.11 (adjournment), Section 3.12 notice of adjournment) and Section 3.13 (board action by written consent without meeting), with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the board of directors and its members; provided, however, that the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the board of directors or by resolution of the committee, that special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the board of directors, and that notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The board of directors may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.

4.3 COMMITTEE MINUTES

Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

5.1 OFFICERS

The Corporate Officers of the corporation shall be a chief executive officer and president, a secretary and a chief financial officer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the board of directors, a chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents (however denominated), one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers, and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

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In addition to the Corporate Officers of the Company described above, there may also be such Administrative Officers of the corporation as may be designated and appointed from time to time by the president of the corporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.12 of these bylaws.

5.2 ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The Corporate Officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 or Section 5.5 of these bylaws, shall be chosen by the board of directors, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, and shall hold their respective offices for such terms as the board of directors may from time to time determine.

5.3 SUBORDINATE OFFICERS

The board of directors may appoint, or may empower the president to appoint, such other Corporate Officers as the business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such power and authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the board of directors may from time to time determine.

The president may from time to time designate and appoint Administrative Officers of the corporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.12 of these bylaws.

5.4 REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS

Any Corporate Officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting of the board or, except in case of a Corporate Officer chosen by the board of directors, by any Corporate Officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the board of directors.

Any Corporate Officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract to which the Corporate Officer is a party.

Any Administrative Officer designated and appointed by the president may be removed, either with or without cause, at any time by the president. Any Administrative Officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the president or to the secretary of the corporation.

5.5 VACANCIES IN OFFICES

A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these bylaws for regular appointments to that office.

 

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5.6 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

The chairman of the board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at meetings of the board of directors and exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the board of directors or as may be prescribed by these bylaws. If there is no president, then the chairman of the board shall also be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 5.7 of these bylaws.

5.7 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT

Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of directors to the chairman of the board, if there be such an officer, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and the officers of the corporation. He or she shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence or nonexistence of a chairman of the board, at all meetings of the board of directors. He or she shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.

5.8 VICE PRESIDENTS

In the absence or disability of the president, and if there is no chairman of the board, the vice presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the board of directors or, if not ranked, a vice president designated by the board of directors, shall perform all the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the board of directors, these bylaws, the president or the chairman of the board.

5.9 SECRETARY

The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or such other place as the board of directors may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of the board of directors, committees of directors and stockholders. The minutes shall show the time and place of each meeting, whether regular or special (and, if special, how authorized and the notice given), the names of those present at directors’ meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at stockholders’ meetings and the proceedings thereof.

The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or at the office of the corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolution of the board of directors, a share register or a duplicate share register, showing the names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates evidencing such shares and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.

 

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The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the board of directors required to be given by law or by these bylaws. He or she shall keep the seal of the corporation, if one be adopted, in safe custody and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or by these bylaws.

5.10 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The chief financial officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director for a purpose reasonably related to his position as a director.

The chief financial officer shall deposit all money and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositaries as may be designated by the board of directors. He or she shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, shall render to the president and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all of his or her transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.

5.11 ASSISTANT SECRETARY

The assistant secretary, if any, or, if there is more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order determined by the board of directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall, in the absence of the secretary or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.

5.12 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

In addition to the Corporate Officers of the corporation as provided in Section 5.1 of these bylaws and such subordinate Corporate Officers as may be appointed in accordance with Section 5.3 of these bylaws, there may also be such Administrative Officers of the corporation as may be designated and appointed from time to time by the president of the corporation. Administrative Officers shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be determined by the president or the board of directors in order to assist the Corporate Officers in the furtherance of their duties. In the performance of such duties and the exercise of such powers, however, such Administrative Officers shall have limited authority to act on behalf of the corporation as the board of directors shall establish, including but not limited to limitations on the dollar amount and on the scope of agreements or commitments that may be made by such Administrative Officers on behalf of the corporation, which limitations may not be exceeded by such individuals or altered by the president without further approval by the board of directors.

 

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5.13 AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS

In addition to the foregoing powers, authority and duties, all officers of the corporation shall respectively have such authority and powers and perform such duties in the management of the business of the corporation as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors.

ARTICLE VI.

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES

AND OTHER AGENTS

6.1 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The corporation shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, indemnify any person against expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding in which such person was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.1, a “director” or “officer” of the corporation shall mean any person (i) who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, (ii) who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (iii) who was a director or officer of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.

The corporation shall be required to indemnify a director or officer in connection with an action, suit, or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such director or officer only if the initiation of such action, suit, or proceeding (or part thereof) by the director or officer was authorized by the board of directors of the corporation.

The corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by a director or officer of the corporation entitled to indemnification hereunder in defending any action, suit or proceeding referred to in this Section 6.1 in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that payment of expenses incurred by a director or officer of the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the director or officer to repay all amounts advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 6.1 or otherwise.

The rights conferred on any person by this Article shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of the stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

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Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

6.2 INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS

The corporation shall have the power, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, to indemnify any person (other than directors and officers) expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, in which such person was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee or agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.2, an “employee” or “agent” of the corporation (other than a director or officer) shall mean any person (i) who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation, (ii) who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (iii) who was an employee or agent of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.

6.3 INSURANCE

The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

6.4 EXPENSES.

The corporation will advance to any person eligible for indemnification pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof, and may advance to any person eligible for indemnification pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof, prior to the final disposition of the proceeding, all expenses reasonably incurred by any such person in connection with defending such proceeding, upon receipt of a request therefor and an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amounts if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VI or otherwise, such advances to be paid by the corporation within twenty (20) days after the receipt by the corporation of a statement or statements from the claimant requesting such advance or advances from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the corporation will not be required to advance expenses in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by any person unless the proceeding was authorized in advance by the Board of Directors of the corporation.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined pursuant to Section 6.5, the corporation will not advance or continue to advance expenses to any person (except by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director of the corporation in which event this paragraph will not apply) in any proceeding if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum (ii) if there are no Disinterested Directors or the Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion or (iii) by a majority vote of a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of Disinterested Directors, that the facts known to the decision-making party at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.

6.5 NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS

The rights conferred on any person by this Article VI will not be exclusive of any other right which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding office. The corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

6.6 SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS

The rights conferred on any person by this Article VI will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or other agent and will inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

6.7 AMENDMENTS

Any repeal or modification of this Article VI will only be prospective and will not affect the rights under this Article VI in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that is the cause of any proceeding against any agent of the Corporation.

6.8 SEVERABILITY

If any provision or provisions of this Article VI will be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article VI (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Article VI containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article VI (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Article VI containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) will be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

 

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6.9 NOTICE

Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given to the corporation under this Article VI will be in writing and either delivered in person or sent by confirmed telecopy, electronic mail, overnight mail or courier service, or certified or registered mail, postage or charges prepaid, return copy requested, to the secretary of the corporation and will be effective only upon receipt by the secretary.

6.10 DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Bylaw:

Disinterested Director” will mean a director of the corporation who is not and was not a party to the matter in respect of which indemnification is sought by the claimant.

Independent Counsel” will mean a law firm, a member of a law firm, or an independent practitioner, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and will include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would not have a conflict of interest in representing either the corporation or the claimant in an action to determine the claimant’s rights under this Article VI.

ARTICLE VII.

RECORDS AND REPORTS

7.1 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS

The corporation shall, either at its principal executive office or at such place or places as designated by the board of directors, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class of shares held by each stockholder, a copy of these bylaws as amended to date, accounting books and other records of its business and properties.

Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where the stockholder is other than a record holder of stock in the corporation, the demand under oath will state the person’s status as a stockholder, be accompanied by documentary evidence of beneficial ownership of the stock and state that such documentary evidence is a true and correct copy of what it purports to be. In every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal place of business.

 

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7.2 INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS

Any director shall have the right to examine the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her position as a director. The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court my summarily order the corporation to permit the director to inspect any and all books and records, the stock ledger, and the stock list and to make copies or extracts therefrom. The Court may, in its discretion, prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the inspection, or award such other relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

7.3 ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS

The board of directors shall present at each annual meeting, and at any special meeting of the stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders, a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the corporation.

7.4 REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS

The chairman of the board, if any, the president, any vice president, the chief financial officer, the secretary or any assistant secretary of this corporation, or any other person authorized by the board of directors or the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of this corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of the stock of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of this corporation. The authority herein granted may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.

7.5 CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF BYLAWS

The original or a copy of these bylaws, as amended or otherwise altered to date, certified by the secretary, shall be kept at the corporation’s principal executive office and shall be open to inspection by the stockholders of the corporation, at all reasonable times during office hours.

ARTICLE VIII.

GENERAL MATTERS

8.1 RECORD DATE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN NOTICE AND VOTING

For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and which shall not be more than sixty (60) days before any such action. In that case, only stockholders of record at the close of business on the date so fixed are entitled to receive the dividend, distribution or allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date so fixed, except as otherwise provided by law.

 

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If the board of directors does not so fix a record date, then the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the applicable resolution.

8.2 CHECKS; DRAFTS; EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS

From time to time, the board of directors shall determine by resolution which person or persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, and only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.

8.3 CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS: HOW EXECUTED

The board of directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize and empower any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation; such power and authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the board of directors or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

8.4 STOCK CERTIFICATES; TRANSFER; PARTLY PAID SHARES

The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the board of directors of the corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the board of directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates and, upon request, every holder of uncertificated shares, shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the chairman or vice-chairman of the board of directors, or the president or vice-president, and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of such corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Certificates for shares shall be of such form and device as the board of directors may designate and shall state the name of the record holder of the shares represented thereby; its number; date of issuance; the number of shares for which it is issued; a summary statement or reference to the powers, designations, preferences or other special rights of such stock and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights, if any; a statement or summary of liens, if any; a conspicuous notice of restrictions upon transfer or registration of transfer, if any; a statement as to any applicable voting trust agreement; if the shares be assessable, or, if assessments are collectible by personal action, a plain statement of such facts.

 

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In the case of certificated shares of stock, upon surrender to the secretary or transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. In the case of uncertificated shares of stock, upon delivery to the secretary or transfer agent of the corporation of proper transfer instructions from the registered holder of the shares or by such person’s attorney lawfully constituted in writing and upon compliance with appropriate procedures for transferring shares in uncertificated form, it shall be the duty of the corporation to record the transaction upon its books.

The corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, or upon the books and records of the corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the corporation shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.

8.5 SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES

If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

8.6 LOST CERTIFICATES

Except as provided in this Section 8.6, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the corporation and canceled at the same time. The board of directors may, in case any share certificate or certificate for any other security is lost, stolen or destroyed, authorize the issuance of replacement certificates on such terms and conditions as the board may require; the board may require indemnification of the corporation secured by a bond or other adequate security sufficient to protect the corporation against any claim that may be made against it, including any expense or liability, on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of the certificate or the issuance of the replacement certificate.

 

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8.7 TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS

The board of directors may appoint one or more transfer agents or transfer clerks, and one or more registrars, each of which shall be an incorporated bank or trust company — either domestic or foreign, who shall be appointed at such times and places as the requirements of the corporation may necessitate and the board of directors may designate.

8.8 CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS

Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction and definitions in the General Corporation Law of Delaware shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, as used in these bylaws, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term “person” includes both an entity and a natural person.

ARTICLE IX.

MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE AND WAIVER

9.1 NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Notice of any meeting of stockholders, if mailed, is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the corporation’s records. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation or of the transfer agent or other agent of the corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

9.2 NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any notice to stockholders given by the corporation under any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if:

(i) the corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the corporation in accordance with such consent; and

(ii) such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice.

However, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.

 

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Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:

(i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;

(ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;

(iii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and

(iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.

An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the corporation that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

An “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

Notice by a form of electronic transmission shall not apply to Sections 164, 296, 311, 312 or 324 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

9.3 NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS

Except as otherwise prohibited under the Delaware General Corporation Law, without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the corporation under the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation. Any stockholder who fails to object in writing to the corporation, within 60 days of having been given written notice by the corporation of its intention to send the single notice, shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single written notice.

9.4 NOTICE TO PERSON WITH WHOM COMMUNICATION IS UNLAWFUL

Whenever notice is required to be given, under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, to any person with whom communication is unlawful, the giving of such notice to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply to any governmental authority or agency for a license or permit to give such notice to such person. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or held without notice to any such

 

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person with whom communication is unlawful shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. In the event that the action taken by the corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the certificate shall state, if such is the fact and if notice is required, that notice was given to all persons entitled to receive notice except such persons with whom communication is unlawful.

9.5 WAIVER OF NOTICE

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENTS

The original or other bylaws of the corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote; provided, however, that the corporation may, in its certificate of incorporation, confer the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws upon the directors. The fact that such power has been so conferred upon the directors shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.

Whenever an amendment or new bylaw is adopted, it shall be copied in the book of bylaws with the original bylaws, in the appropriate place. If any bylaw is repealed, the fact of repeal with the date of the meeting at which the repeal was enacted or the filing of the operative written consent(s) shall be stated in said book.

 

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EX-10.2 4 dex102.htm AUTOMATIC STOCK OPTION GRANT PROGRAM Automatic Stock Option Grant Program

Exhibit 10.2

AUTOMATIC STOCK OPTION GRANT PROGRAM

FOR

ELIGIBLE DIRECTORS UNDER THE

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2009 INCENTIVE PLAN

The following provisions set forth the terms of the Automatic Stock Option Grant Program (the “Program”) for eligible directors of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (the “Company”) under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms contained herein and in the Plan, the Plan shall govern. All capitalized terms that are not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY

Each member of the Board of Directors of the Company elected or appointed to the Board who is not otherwise an employee or officer of the Company or any Related Company (an “Eligible Director”) shall be eligible to receive the grant of Options set forth in the Program, subject to the terms of the Program.

SECTION 2. OPTION GRANTS

2.1 Option Grant Types and Timing of Grants

(a) Initial Option Grants. Upon an Eligible Director’s initial election or appointment to the Board as an Eligible Director, he or she shall automatically be granted a Nonqualified Stock Option to purchase 33,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Option Grant”); provided, however, that a director who is also an employee of the Company or a Related Company but who subsequently ceases such employment status but remains a director shall not be eligible for an Initial Option Grant.

(b) Annual Option Grants

(i) Immediately after the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and at each Annual Meeting of Stockholders thereafter, each Eligible Director who was an Eligible Director from the date of the previous Annual Meeting of Stockholders through the date of the current Annual Meeting of Stockholders shall automatically be granted a Nonqualified Stock Option to purchase 17,500 shares of Common Stock (the “Annual Option Grant”).

(ii) Any individual who initially becomes an Eligible Director at any time other than the date of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders shall automatically be granted a pro-rated Annual Option Grant to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock obtained by multiplying 17,500 by a fraction, the numerator of which is the difference obtained by subtracting from twelve the number of whole calendar months that elapse from the date such person first becomes an Eligible Director through the date of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders immediately following the date he or she first becomes an Eligible Director and the denominator of which is twelve.


(c) Annual Chairman Grants. Immediately after the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and at each Annual Meeting of Stockholders thereafter, each Eligible Director who acts as the Chairman of the Board shall automatically be granted a Nonqualified Stock Option to purchase 2,500 shares of Common Stock, if immediately after such meeting, the Eligible Director continues to serve as the Chairman of the Board (the “Annual Chairman Grant”).

2.2 Exercise Price of Options

Options shall be granted under the Program with a per share exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date.

2.3 Option Vesting

(a) Initial Option Grants. Each Initial Option Grant shall each vest and become exercisable with respect to 28% of the Option one year after the Grant Date and as to an additional 2% of the Option each calendar month thereafter so that the Option is fully vested and exercisable four years after the Grant Date, subject to the Participant remaining a director through each applicable vesting date.

(b) Annual Option Grants and Annual Chairman Grants. Each Annual Option Grant and Annual Chairman Grant shall vest and become exercisable with respect to 25% of the Option six months after the Grant Date and as to an additional 12.5% of the Option each calendar quarter thereafter so that the Option is fully vested and exercisable two years after the Grant Date, subject to the Participant remaining a director through each applicable vesting date.

2.4 Term of Options

Initial Option Grants, Annual Option Grants and Annual Chairman Grants shall have an Option Expiration Date of ten years from the Grant Date, subject to earlier termination as follows:

(a) General Rule. In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason other than Disability, Retirement or death, the unvested portion of each Option granted to the Eligible Director under the Program shall terminate immediately, and the vested portion of each Option may be exercised by the Participant only until the earlier of (i) 90 days after the date of such Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date.

(b) Disability or Retirement. In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service due to Disability or Retirement, the unvested portion of each Option granted to the Eligible Director under the Program shall terminate immediately, and the vested portion of each Option may be exercised by the Participant until the Option Expiration Date.

 

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(c) Death. In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service due to death, the unvested portion of each Option granted to the Eligible Director under the Program shall terminate immediately and the vested portion of each Option must be exercised on or before the earlier of (i) one year after the date of such termination and (ii) the Option Expiration Date. If a Participant dies after a Termination of Service without Cause but while the Option is still exercisable, the vested portion of the Option may be exercised until the earlier of (x) one year after the date of death and (y) the Option Expiration Date.

Retirement,” for purposes of the Program, means a Participant’s Termination of Service when any of the following are true: (i) the Participant is at least 55 years old and has completed at least seven years of service to the Company or a Related Company, including as an employee, consultant or director, (ii) the Participant is at least 63 years old or (iii) the Participant’s age when added to the number of years of service to the Company or a Related Company, including as an employee, consultant or director, equals or exceeds 70.

2.5 Payment of Exercise Price

Options granted under the Program shall be exercised by giving notice to the Company (or a brokerage firm designated or approved by the Company) in such form as required by the Company, stating the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised, accompanied by payment in full for such Common Stock, which payment may be, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, in whole or in part:

(a) in cash or by check or wire transfer;

(b) by having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued on exercise of the Option that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option;

(c) by tendering (either actually or by attestation) shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option; or

(d) if and so long as the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act, by delivery of a properly executed exercise notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a broker, to promptly deliver to the Company the amount of proceeds to pay the exercise price, all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board.

SECTION 3. CHANGE IN CONTROL

In the event of a Change in Control, all Options granted under the Program shall become fully vested and exercisable immediately prior to the Change in Control and shall terminate at the effective time of the Change in Control if not exercised prior to such time.

 

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SECTION 4. AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Program or any portion of it at any time and in such respects as it deems advisable. Except as provided in the Plan, any such amendment, suspension or termination shall not, without the consent of the Participant, impair or diminish any rights of a Participant under an outstanding Option.

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE

The Program shall become effective on the Effective Date of the Plan.

Provisions of the Plan (including any amendments) that are not discussed above, to the extent applicable to Eligible Directors, shall continue to govern the terms and conditions of Options granted to Eligible Directors.

 

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EX-10.3 5 dex103.htm FORM OF OPTION GRANT NOTICE AND STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT Form of Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement

Exhibit 10.3

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2009

INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

(FOR U.S. OPTIONEES)

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to you an Option (the “Option”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the Company’s 2009 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Option is subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in this Stock Option Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”), in the Stock Option Agreement and in the Plan, which are incorporated into this Grant Notice in their entirety.

 

 

[Name]    Option Number:    [option number]
[Address]    Option Plan:    [Plan]
   Grant Date:    [date]
   Option Shares:    [number]
   Exercise Price (per Share):    [price]
   Type of Option:   

Incentive Stock Option*

Nonqualified Stock Option

 

Vesting and Exercisability Schedule: Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Option will become vested and exercisable in installments on the dates set forth below and remain cumulatively exercisable until the Option Expiration Date indicated, subject to earlier expiration in the event of your Termination of Service as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement:

 

Number of Shares

  

Date Option May First Be Exercised

  

Option Expiration Date

[number]

   [date]    [date]

[number]

   [date]    [date]

[number]

   [date]    [date]

[number]

   [date]    [date]

Additional Terms/Acknowledgement: By accepting the grant of the Option, you acknowledge and agree that: as of the Grant Date, this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the Option and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on the subject[ with the exception of the following agreements:                    ].

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

Ralph Quinsey

Chief Executive Officer


TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

2009 INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Pursuant to your Stock Option Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) and this Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”), TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. has granted you an Option under its 2009 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock indicated in your Grant Notice (the “Shares”) at the exercise price indicated in your Grant Notice. Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan have the same definitions as in the Plan. The Plan shall control in the event there is any express conflict between the Plan and the Grant Notice or this Agreement and with respect to such matters as are not expressly covered in this Agreement.

The details of the Option are as follows:

1. Vesting and Exercisability. Subject to the limitations contained herein, the Option will vest and become exercisable as provided in your Grant Notice, except that, unless otherwise provided in the Grant Notice or this Agreement, vesting will cease upon your Termination of Service and the unvested portion of the Option will terminate.

2. Securities Law Compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, you may not exercise the Option unless the Shares issuable upon exercise are registered under the Securities Act or, if such Shares are not then so registered, the Company has determined that such exercise and issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The exercise of the Option must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Option, and you may not exercise the Option if the Company determines that such exercise would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

3. Incentive Stock Option Qualification. If so designated in your Grant Notice, all or a portion of the Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under federal income tax law, but the Company does not represent or guarantee that the Option qualifies as such.

If the Option has been designated as an Incentive Stock Option and the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the grant date) of the shares of Common Stock subject to the portions of the Option and all other Incentive Stock Options you hold that first become exercisable during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, any excess portion will be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option, unless the Internal Revenue Service changes the rules and regulations governing the $100,000 limit for Incentive Stock Options. A portion of the Option may be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option if certain events cause exercisability of the Option to accelerate.

4. Notice of Disqualifying Disposition. To the extent the Option has been designated as an Incentive Stock Option, to obtain certain tax benefits afforded to Incentive


Stock Options, you must hold the Shares issued upon the exercise of the Option for two years after the Grant Date and one year after the date of exercise. By accepting the Option, you agree to promptly notify the Company if you dispose of any of the Shares within one year from the date you exercise all or part of the Option or within two years from the Grant Date.

5. Alternative Minimum Tax. You may be subject to the alternative minimum tax at the time of exercise of an Incentive Stock Option.

6. Independent Tax Advice. You should obtain tax advice when exercising the Option and prior to the disposition of the Shares.

7. Methods of Exercise. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the vested portion of the Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time during the term of the Option by giving written notice of exercise to the Company on the form furnished by the Company for that purpose or, to the extent applicable, by written notice to a brokerage firm designated or approved by the Company, specifying the number of Shares subject to the Option to be purchased, and accompanied by payment of the exercise price and any withholding taxes, or suitable arrangements for such payment satisfactory to the Company.

The exercise price for Shares to be purchased upon exercise of all or a portion of the Option shall be paid in any combination of the following:

(a) in cash (by wire transfer or certified or bank check or such other instrument acceptable to the Company);

(b) if permitted by the Committee for Nonqualified Stock Options, having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued on exercise of the Option that have a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Option equal to the exercise price of the Option;

(c) if permitted by the Committee, by using shares of Common Stock you already own;

(d) to the extent permitted by applicable law, by instructing a broker to deliver to the Company the total payment required, all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board; or

(e) by any other method permitted by the Committee.

8. Treatment Upon Termination of Employment or Service Relationship. The unvested portion of the Option will terminate automatically and without further notice immediately upon your Termination of Service. You may exercise the vested portion of the Option as follows:

(a) General Rule. You must exercise the vested portion of the Option on or before the earlier of (i) three months after your Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date;


(b) Retirement or Disability. In the event of your Termination of Service due to Retirement or Disability, you must exercise the vested portion of the Option on or before the Option Expiration Date; and

(c) Death. In the event of your Termination of Service due to your death, the vested portion of the Option must be exercised on or before the earlier of (i) one year after your Termination of Service and (ii) the Option Expiration Date. If you die after your Termination of Service but while the Option is still exercisable, the vested portion of the Option may be exercised until the earlier of (x) one year after the date of death and (y) the Option Expiration Date; and

The Option must be exercised within three months after termination of employment for reasons other than death or disability and one year after termination of employment due to disability to qualify for the beneficial tax treatment afforded Incentive Stock Options. For purposes of the preceding, “disability” has the meaning attributed to that term for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.

It is your responsibility to be aware of the date the Option terminates.

9. Limited Transferability. During your lifetime only you can exercise the Option. The Option is not transferable except by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution. The Plan provides for exercise of the Option by a beneficiary designated on a Company-approved form or the personal representative of your estate. Notwithstanding the foregoing and to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit you to assign or transfer the Option, subject to such terms and conditions as specified by the Committee.

10. Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the exercise of any portion of an Option, you must make such arrangements as the Company may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign tax withholding obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise.

11. Option Not an Employment or Service Contract. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement will be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer any right for you to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate your employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

12. No Right to Damages. You will have no right to bring a claim or to receive damages if you are required to exercise the vested portion of the Option within three months (one year in the case of death) of your Termination of Service or if any portion of the Option


is cancelled or expires unexercised. The loss of existing or potential profit in the Option will not constitute an element of damages in the event of your Termination of Service for any reason even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of the Company or a Related Company to you.

13. Binding Effect. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and be binding upon you and your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

EX-10.54 6 dex1054.htm TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION TriQuint Semiconductor Corporation

Exhibit 10.54

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

2007 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

The following constitute the provisions of the 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.

1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company and its Designated Companies with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock at a discount. It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code, although the Company makes no undertaking or representation to maintain such qualification. The provisions of the Plan, accordingly, will be construed so as to extend and limit Plan participation in a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. In addition, the Plan authorizes the purchase of Common Stock under a Non-423(b) Component, pursuant to rules, procedures or sub-plans adopted by the Administrator and designed to achieve tax, securities law or other objectives, provided, however, that U.S. Eligible Employees will not be permitted to purchase Stock under the Non-423(b) Component.

2. Definitions.

(a) Affiliate means any entity, other than a Subsidiary, in which the Company has an equity or other ownership interest.

(b) “Administrator” means the Board or any Committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan pursuant to Section 14.

(c) “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, 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 awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

(d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(e) “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 Company’s then outstanding voting securities; or

(ii) The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or

(iii) 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; or

(iv) A change in the composition of the Board occurring within a two (2)-year period, as a result of which less 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 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).

(f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code.

(g) Code Section 423(b) Component shall mean an employee stock purchase plan which is designed to meet the requirements set forth in Section 423(b) of the Code. The provisions of the Code Section 423(b) Component shall be construed, administered and enforced in accordance with Section 423(b) of the Code.

(h) “Committee” means a committee of the Board appointed in accordance with Section 14 hereof.

(i) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

(j) “Company” means TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(k) “Compensation” means an Employee’s base straight time gross earnings, commissions (to the extent such commissions are an integral, recurring part of compensation), overtime and shift premium, but exclusive of payments for incentive payments, bonuses and other compensation. The Administrator has the exclusive discretion to determine what constitutes Compensation for purposes of the Plan.

(l) “Designated Company” means any Affiliate and Subsidiary that has been designated by the Administrator from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan. For purposes of the Code Section 423(b) Component, only the Company and its Subsidiaries may be Designated Companies, provided, however, that at any given time, a Subsidiary that is a Designated Company under the Code Section 423(b) Component shall not be a Designated Company under the Non-423(b) Component.

(m) “Director” means a member of the Board.

(n) “Eligible Employee” means any individual who is a common law employee of an Employer and is customarily employed for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year by the Employer, provided, however, that employees of a Designated Company in the Non-423(b) Component may be Eligible Employees even if their customary employment is less than five (5) months per calendar year and/or twenty (20) hours per


week, to the extent required by Applicable Laws. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship will be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence that the Employer approves. Where the period of leave exceeds ninety (90) days and the individual’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship will be deemed to have terminated on the ninety-first (91st) day of such leave. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the Administrator, in its discretion, from time to time may, prior to an Offering Date for all options to be granted on such Offering Date, determine that the definition of Eligible Employee will or will not include an individual if he or she: (i) has not completed at least two (2) years of service since his or her last hire date (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (ii) customarily works not more than twenty (20) hours per week (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (iii) customarily works not more than five (5) months per calendar year (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (iv) is an officer or other manager, or (v) is a highly compensated employee under Section 414(q) of the Code, provided, however, that for Eligible Employees participating in the Code Section 423(b) Component, such determination must be made on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis.

(o) “Employer” means any one or all of the Company and its Designated Companies.

(p) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(q) “Exercise Date” means the first Trading Day on or after June 1 and December 1 of each year. The first Exercise Date under the Plan will be the first Trading Day on or after December 1, 2007. The Administrator, in its discretion, from time to time may, prior to an Offering Date for all options to be granted on such Offering Date, determine when the Exercise Dates will occur during an Offering Period.

(r) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date and unless the Administrator determines otherwise, 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 Stock Market, LLC its Fair Market Value will 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 date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value will be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on the date 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 thereof will be determined in good faith by the Administrator.

(s) “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company.


(t) Non-423(b) Component means the grant of an option under the Plan which is not intended to meet the requirements set forth in Section 423(b) of the Code.

(u) “Offering Date” means the first Trading Day of each Offering Period.

(v) “Offering Periods” means the period of time the Administrator may determine prior to an Offering Date, for options to be granted on such Offering Date, during which an option granted under the Plan may be exercised, not to exceed twenty-seven (27) months. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, Offering Periods will have a duration of approximately six (6) months (i) commencing on the first Trading Day on or after June 1 of each year and terminating on the first Trading Day on or following December 1, approximately six (6) months later, and (ii) commencing on the first Trading Day on or after December 1 of each year and terminating on the first Trading Day on or following June 1, approximately six (6) months later; provided, however, that the first Offering Period under the Plan will commence on the later of (i) the first Trading Day on or after June 1, 2007, or (ii) the first Trading Day on or after the Company’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and will end on the first Trading Day on or after December 1, 2007. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Sections 4 and 20.

(w) “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(x) “Plan” means this TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which includes a Code Section 423(b) Component and a Non-423(b) Component.

(y) “Purchase Period” means the period during an Offering Period which shares of Common Stock may be purchased on a participant’s behalf in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Unless and until the Administrator provides otherwise, the Purchase Period will have the same duration and coincide with the length of the Offering Period.

(z) “Purchase Price” shall be determined by the Administrator (on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis) prior to an Offering Date for all options to be granted on such Offering Date, subject to compliance with Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule) or pursuant to Section 20. Unless and until the Administrator provides otherwise, the Purchase Price will be equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date or the Exercise Date, whichever is lower.

(aa) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

(bb) “Trading Day” means a day on which the national stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed is open for trading.

(cc) U.S. Eligible Employee” means an Eligible Employee who (i) resides in the United States, and (ii) is employed by the Company or by a Designated Company located in the United States.


3. Eligibility.

(a) First Offering Period. Any individual who is an Eligible Employee immediately prior to the first Offering Period under the Plan will be automatically enrolled in the first Offering Period.

(b) Subsequent Offering Periods. Any individual who is an Eligible Employee on a given Offering Date of any future Offering Period will be eligible to participate in the Plan, subject to the requirements of Section 5.

(c) Limitations. Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Eligible Employee will be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that, immediately after the grant, such Eligible Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Eligible Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (as defined in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company accrues at a rate which exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) worth of stock (determined at the Fair Market Value of the stock at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time.

4. Offering Periods. The Plan will be implemented by consecutive Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day on or after June 1 and December 1 each year, or on such other date as the Administrator will determine; provided, however, that the first Offering Period under the Plan will commence on the later of (i) the first Trading Day on or after June 1, 2007, or (ii) the first Trading Day on or after the Company’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and will end on the first Trading Day on or after December 1, 2007. The Administrator will have the power to change the duration of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter.

5. Participation.

(a) First Offering Period. An Eligible Employee who has become a participant in the first Offering Period under the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a) will be entitled to continue his or her participation in such Offering Period only if he or she submits to the Company’s payroll office (or its designee) a properly completed subscription agreement authorizing contributions to the Plan in the form provided by the Administrator for such purpose or following an electronic or other enrollment procedure prescribed by the Administrator (i) no earlier than the effective date of the filing of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan (the “Effective Date”) and (ii) no later than ten (10) business days from the Effective Date or such other period of time as the Administrator may determine (the “Enrollment Window”). A participant’s failure to submit the subscription agreement during the Enrollment Window pursuant to this Section 5(a) will result in the automatic termination of his or her participation in the first Offering Period under the Plan.


(b) Subsequent Offering Periods. An Eligible Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3(b) may become a participant by (i) submitting to the Company’s payroll office (or its designee), on or before a date prescribed by the Administrator prior to an applicable Offering Date, a properly completed subscription agreement authorizing contributions to the Plan in the form provided by the Administrator for such purpose, or (ii) following an electronic or other enrollment procedure prescribed by the Administrator.

6. Payroll Deductions/Contributions.

(a) At the time a participant enrolls in the Plan pursuant to Section 5, he or she will elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of the Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering Period; provided, however, that should a pay day occur on an Exercise Date, a participant will have the payroll deductions made on such day applied to his or her account under the subsequent Offering Period. To the extent required by Applicable Laws, the Administrator, in its discretion, may decide that a participant may contribute to the Plan by means other than payroll deductions, provided that contributions other than payroll deductions will be permissible only for Eligible Employees participating in the Non-423(b) Component. A participant’s subscription agreement will remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof.

(b) Payroll deductions or other contributions authorized by a participant will commence on the first pay day following the Offering Date and will end on the last pay day prior to the Exercise Date of such Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof; provided, however, that for the first Offering Period under the Plan, payroll deductions or other contributions will commence on the first pay day on or following the Enrollment Window.

(c) All payroll deductions or other contributions made for a participant will be credited to his or her account under the Plan and will be withheld in whole percentages only. A participant may not make any additional payments into such account, unless required by loca law.

(d) A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10, or may increase or decrease the rate of his or her payroll deductions or other contributions during the Offering Period by (i) properly completing and submitting to the Company’s payroll office (or its designee), on or before a date prescribed by the Administrator prior to an applicable Exercise Date, a new subscription agreement authorizing the change in payroll deduction or contribution rate in the form provided by the Administrator for such purpose, or (ii) following an electronic or other procedure prescribed by the Administrator. If a participant has not followed such procedures to change the rate of payroll deductions or other contributions, the rate of his or her payroll deductions or contributions will continue at the originally elected rate throughout the Offering Period and future Offering Periods (unless terminated as provided in Section 10). The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, limit the nature and/or number of payroll deduction or contribution rate changes that may be made by participants during any Offering Period. Any change


in payroll deduction or contribution rate made pursuant to this Section 6(d) will be effective as of the first full payroll period following five (5) business days after the date on which the change is made by the participant (unless the Administrator, in its sole discretion, elects to process a given change in payroll deduction or contribution rate more quickly).

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(c), or if the Administrator reasonably anticipates a participant has contributed a sufficient amount to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or in excess of the applicable limit for such Offering Period (as set forth in Section 7 or as established by the Administrator), a participant’s payroll deductions or other contributions may be decreased to zero percent (0%) at any time during an Offering Period. Subject to Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(c) hereof, or for participants who have had their contributions reduced due to the applicable limits on the maximum number of shares that may be purchased in any Offering Period, payroll deductions or other contributions will recommence at the rate originally elected by the participant effective as of the beginning of the first Offering Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10.

(f) At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, at the time some or all of the Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed of, or at the time of any other relevant taxable event, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company’s or Employer’s federal, state, or any other tax liability payable to any authority, national insurance, social security or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the relevant taxable event. At any time, the Company or the Employer may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from the participant’s compensation the amount necessary for the Company or the Employer to meet applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company or the Employer any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the Eligible Employee.

7. Grant of Option. On the Offering Date of each Offering Period, each Eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period will be granted an option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period (at the applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing such Eligible Employee’s contributions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Eligible Employee’s account as of the Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided that in no event will an Eligible Employee be permitted to purchase during each Offering Period more than twenty thousand (20,000) shares of the Common Stock (subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 19), and provided further that such purchase will be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(c) and 13. The Eligible Employee may accept the grant of such option (i) with respect to the first Offering Period under the Plan, by submitting a properly completed subscription agreement in accordance with the requirements of Section 5(a) on or before the last day of the Enrollment Window, and (ii) with respect to any future Offering Period under the Plan, by electing to participate in the Plan in accordance with the requirements of Section 5(b). The Administrator may, for future Offering Periods, increase or decrease, in its absolute discretion, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that a participant may purchase during each Offering Period. Exercise of the option will occur as provided in Section 8, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10. The option will expire on the last day of the Offering Period.


8. Exercise of Option.

(a) Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 10, his or her option for the purchase of shares of Common Stock will be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full shares subject to the option will be purchased for such participant at the applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated contributions in his or her account. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be purchased; any contributions accumulated in a participant’s account which are not sufficient to purchase a full share will be retained in the participant’s account for the subsequent Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the participant as provided in Section 10. Any other funds left over in a participant’s account after the Exercise Date will be returned to the participant. During a participant’s lifetime, a participant’s option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

(b) Notwithstanding any contrary Plan provision, if the Administrator determines that, on a given Exercise Date, the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which options are to be exercised may exceed (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale under the Plan on the Offering Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock available for sale under the Plan on such Exercise Date, the Administrator may in its sole discretion provide that the Company will make a pro rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock available for purchase on such Offering Date or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as will be practicable and as it will determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Exercise Date, and either (x) continue all Offering Periods then in effect or (y) terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 20. The Company may make a pro rata allocation of the shares available on the Offering Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s stockholders subsequent to such Offering Date.

9. Delivery. As soon as administratively practicable after each Exercise Date on which a purchase of shares of Common Stock occurs, the Company will arrange the delivery to each participant, as appropriate, the shares purchased upon exercise of his or her option in a form determined by the Administrator (in its sole discretion) and pursuant to rules established by the Administrator. The Company may permit or require that shares be deposited directly with a broker designated by the Company or to a designated agent of the Company, and the Company may utilize electronic or automated methods of share transfer. The Company may require that shares be retained with such broker or agent for a designated period of time and/or may establish other procedures to permit tracking of disqualifying or other dispositions of such shares. No participant will have any voting, dividend, or other stockholder rights with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to any option granted under the Plan until such shares have been purchased and delivered to the participant as provided in this Section 9.


10. Withdrawal.

(a) Pursuant to procedures established by the Administrator, a participant may withdraw all but not less than all the contributions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or her option under the Plan at any time by (i) submitting to the Company’s payroll office (or its designee) a written notice of withdrawal in the form prescribed by the Administrator for such purpose, or (ii) following an electronic or other withdrawal procedure prescribed by the Administrator. All of the participant’s contributions credited to his or her account will be paid to such participant as promptly as practicable after the effective date of his or her withdrawal and such participant’s option for the Offering Period will be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions or other contributions for the purchase of shares will be made for such Offering Period. If a participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions or other contributions will not resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant re-enrolls in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.

(b) A participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period will not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the participant withdraws.

11. Termination of Employment. Upon a participant’s ceasing to be an Eligible Employee, for any reason, he or she will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the contributions credited to such participant’s account during the Offering Period but not yet used to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan will be returned to such participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 15, and such participant’s option will be automatically terminated.

12. Interest. No interest will accrue on the contributions of a participant in the Plan, unless required by Applicable Laws.

13. Stock.

(a) Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which will be made available for sale under the Plan will be 2,000,000 shares, plus an annual increase to be added on the first day of the Fiscal Year beginning with the 2008 Fiscal Year, equal to the least of (i) 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock, (ii) 1.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on such date or (iii) an amount determined by the Administrator. Any or all of such shares of Common Stock may be granted under the Code Section 423(b) Component.

(b) 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), a participant will only have the rights of an unsecured creditor with respect to such shares, and no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to such shares.

(c) Shares of Common Stock to be delivered to a participant under the Plan will be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and his or her spouse.


14. Administration. The Plan will be administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee will be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws. The Administrator will have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and determination made by the Administrator will, to the full extent permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan, the Administrator may adopt rules, procedures or sub-plans relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of Applicable Laws and procedures for jurisdictions outside of the United States. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to adopt rules, procedures and sub-plans regarding eligibility to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of payroll deductions, making of contributions to the Plan (including, without limitation, in forms other than payroll deductions), establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold contributions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, determination of beneficiary designation requirements, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements.

15. Designation of Beneficiary.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator, a participant may designate a beneficiary who is to receive any shares of Common Stock and cash, if any, from the participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such participant’s death subsequent to an Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such participant of such shares and cash. In addition, except as otherwise provided by the Administrator, a participant may designate a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such participant’s death prior to exercise of the option. If a participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent will be required for such designation to be effective.

(b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant at any time by notice in a form determined by the Administrator. In the event of the death of a participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such participant’s death, the Company will deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

(c) All beneficiary designations under this Section 15 will be made in such form and manner as the Administrator may prescribe from time to time.

16. Transferability. Neither contributions credited to a participant’s account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive shares of Common Stock under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as provided in Section 15) by the participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition will be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10.


17. Use of Funds. The Company may use all contributions received or held by it under the Plan for any corporate purpose, and the Company will not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions, unless required by Applicable Laws. Until shares of Common Stock are issued, participants will only have the rights of an unsecured creditor with respect to such shares.

18. Reports. Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Eligible Employees at least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of contributions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares of Common Stock purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.

19. Adjustments, Dissolution, Liquidation, Merger or Change in Control.

(a) Adjustments. 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 securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Common Stock occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust the number and class of Common Stock which may be delivered under the Plan, the Purchase Price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised, and the numerical limits of Section 7.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any Offering Period then in progress will be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the “New Exercise Date”), and will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Administrator. The New Exercise Date will be before the date of the Company’s proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Administrator will notify each participant in writing, at least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the participant’s option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that the participant’s option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10.

(c) Merger or Change in Control. In the event of a merger or Change in Control, each outstanding option will be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the option, the Offering Period with respect to which such option relates will be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the “New Exercise Date”) and will end on the New Exercise Date. The New Exercise Date will occur before the date of the Company’s proposed merger or Change in Control. The Administrator will notify each participant in writing prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the participant’s option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that the participant’s option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10.


20. Amendment or Termination.

(a) The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. If the Plan is terminated, the Administrator, in its discretion, may elect to terminate all outstanding Offering Periods either immediately or upon completion of the purchase of shares of Common Stock on the next Exercise Date (which may be sooner than originally scheduled, if determined by the Administrator in its discretion), or may elect to permit Offering Periods to expire in accordance with their terms (and subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 19). If the Offering Periods are terminated prior to expiration, all amounts then credited to participants accounts which have not been used to purchase shares of Common Stock will be returned to the participants (without interest thereon, except as otherwise required under Applicable Laws) as soon as administratively practicable.

(b) Without stockholder consent and without limiting Section 20(a), the Administrator will be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll deductions or contributions in excess of the amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the participant’s Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

(c) In the event the Administrator determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Administrator may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify, amend or terminate the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but not limited to:

(i) amending the Plan to conform with the safe harbor definition under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123(R), including with respect to an Offering Period underway at the time;

(ii) altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price;

(iii) shortening any Offering Period so that Offering Period ends on a new Exercise Date, including an Offering Period underway at the time of the Board action;

(iv) reducing the maximum percentage of Compensation a participant may elect to set aside as payroll deductions; and

(v) reducing the maximum number of Shares a participant may purchase during any Offering Period or Purchase Period.

Such modifications or amendments will not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Plan participants.


21. Notices. All notices or other communications by a participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan will be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form and manner specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares of Common Stock will not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto will comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option 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 by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

23. Term of Plan. The Plan will become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the stockholders of the Company. It will continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years, unless sooner terminated under Section 20.

24. Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.

25. Automatic Transfer to Low Price Offering Period. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on any Exercise Date in an Offering Period is lower than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Offering Date of such Offering Period, then all participants in such Offering Period will be automatically withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise of their option on such Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the immediately following Offering Period.

26. Severability. If any particular provision of this Plan is found to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall not affect the other provisions of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid provision had been omitted.

27. Section 409A. The Code Section 423(b) Component is exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code. The Non-423(b) Component is intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code under the short-term deferral exception and any ambiguities shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. In the case of a participant who would otherwise be subject to Section 409A of the Code, to the extent an option to purchase Common Stock or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the option to purchase Common Stock shall be granted, paid, exercised, settled or deferred in a manner that will comply with Section 409A of the Code, including the final regulations and other guidance issued


with respect thereto, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no liability to a participant or any other party if the option to purchase Common Stock under the Plan 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.

28. Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law rules.


EXHIBIT A

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

2007 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

             Original Application Offering Date:                    

             Change in Payroll Deduction Rate

             Change of Beneficiary(ies)

 

1.                              hereby elects to participate in the TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) and subscribes to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Plan.

 

2. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount of     % of my Compensation on each payday (from 0 to 15%) during the Offering Period in accordance with the Plan. (Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted.)

 

3. I understand that said payroll deductions will be accumulated for the purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price determined in accordance with the Plan. I understand that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise my option and purchase Common Stock under the Plan.

 

4. I have received a copy of the complete Plan and its accompanying prospectus. I understand that my participation in the Plan is in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan.

 

5. Shares of Common Stock purchased for me under the Plan should be issued in the name(s) of (Eligible Employee or Eligible Employee and Spouse only).

 

6.

I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan within two (2) years after the Offering Date (the first day of the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or one (1) year after the Exercise Date, I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary income at the time of such disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time such shares were purchased by me over the price which I paid for the shares. I hereby agree to notify the Company in writing within thirty (30) days after the date of any disposition of my shares and I will make adequate provision for Federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the disposition of the Common Stock. The Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to meet any applicable withholding obligation including any withholding necessary to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me. If I dispose of such shares at any time after the


 

expiration of the two (2)-year and one (1)-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received income only at the time of such disposition, and that such income will be taxed as ordinary income only to the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the purchase price which I paid for the shares, or (b) 15% of the fair market value of the shares on the first day of the Offering Period. The remainder of the gain, if any, recognized on such disposition will be taxed as capital gain.

 

7. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my eligibility to participate in the Plan.

 

8. In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

 

NAME: (please print)   

 

   First    Middle    Last

 

 

    

 

Relationship

    

 

    

 

Percentage Benefit

    
    

 

     Address

 

NAME: (please print)   

 

   First    Middle    Last

 

 

    

 

Relationship

    

 

    

 

Percentage of Benefit

    
    

 

     Address


Employee’s Social

 

Security Number:

 

 

Employee’s Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.

 

Dated:  

 

    

 

       Signature of Employee
Dated:  

 

    

 

       Spouse’s Signature (If beneficiary other than spouse)


EXHIBIT B

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

2007 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan that began on                     ,              (the “Offering Date”) hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby withdraws from the Offering Period. He or she hereby directs the Company to pay to the undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions credited to his or her account with respect to such Offering Period. The undersigned understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering Period will be automatically terminated. The undersigned understands further that no further payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in the current Offering Period and the undersigned will be eligible to participate in succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new Subscription Agreement.

 

Name and Address of Participant:

 

 

 

Signature:

 

Date:

 

 

EX-31.1 7 dex311.htm SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CEO Certification

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Ralph G. Quinsey, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/    RALPH G. QUINSEY

Ralph G. Quinsey

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: August 4, 2009

EX-31.2 8 dex312.htm SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CFO Certification

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Steve Buhaly, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/    STEVE BUHALY

Steve Buhaly

Vice President of Finance,

Secretary and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: August 4, 2009

EX-32 9 dex321.htm SECTION 906 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CEO and CFO Certification

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION

1350 OF CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18

OF THE UNITED STATES CODE AS

ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (“TriQuint”) for the quarterly period ended June 27, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (“the Report”), each of the undersigned officers of TriQuint, hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of TriQuint.

The undersigned have executed this Certification effective as of August 4, 2009.

 

/s/    RALPH G. QUINSEY

Ralph G. Quinsey

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/    STEVE BUHALY

Steve Buhaly

Vice President of Finance,

Secretary and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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