SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2002
Commission File Number 000-49602
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
(408) 434-0110
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Delaware
77-0118518
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2381 Bering Drive
San Jose, California
95131
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant (19,171,828 shares) based on the closing price of the registrants Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on September 6, 2002, was $113,688,940. For purposes of this computation, all officers, directors, and 10% beneficial owners of the registrant are deemed to be affiliates. Such determination should not be deemed to be an admission that such officers, directors, or 10% beneficial owners are, in fact, affiliates of the registrant.
As of September 6, 2002, there were outstanding 23,329,943 shares of the registrants Common Stock, par value $.001 per share.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of the registrants definitive Proxy Statement for the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I | ||||
ITEM 1. | BUSINESS | 1 | ||
ITEM 2. | PROPERTIES | 29 | ||
ITEM 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 29 | ||
ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS | 29 | ||
PART II | ||||
ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | 30 | ||
ITEM 6. | SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA | 31 | ||
ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 32 | ||
ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 41 | ||
ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA | 42 | ||
ITEM 9. |
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE |
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PART III | ||||
ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT | 43 | ||
ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 43 | ||
ITEM 12. |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
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ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS | 43 | ||
PART IV | ||||
ITEM 14. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 43 | ||
ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K | 44 | ||
SIGNATURES | 46 | |||
CERTIFICATIONS | 47 | |||
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | F-1 |
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained in this report on Form 10-K that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, anticipation, intentions, beliefs, or strategies regarding the future, whether or not those words are used. Forward-looking statements also include statements regarding revenue, margins, expenses, and earnings analysis for fiscal 2003 and thereafter; technological innovations; products or product development, including their performance, market position, and potential; our product development strategies; potential acquisitions or strategic alliances; the success of particular product or marketing programs; the amounts of revenue generated as a result of sales to significant customers; and liquidity and anticipated cash needs and availability. All forward-looking statements included in this report are based on information available to us as of the filing date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the factors discussed in Item 1, Business Risk Factors.
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PART I
ITEM 1.
BUSINESS
Overview
We are the leading worldwide developer and supplier of custom-designed
user interface solutions for notebook computers. In our fiscal year ended June
30, 2002, we estimate that more than half of all notebooks shipped contained
our products. Our original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, customers include
Acer, Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard/Compaq, and Samsung, as well as
Fujitsu/Siemens, IBM, NEC, Sony, and Toshiba. We generally supply our OEM
customers through their contract manufacturers, which take delivery of our
products and pay us directly for them. These contract manufacturers include
Arima, Compal, Inventec, Mitac, Nypro, Quanta, and Wistron.
The latest industry projections for notebook shipments for 2002-2006 show
a compound annual growth rate of 12.7% compared to 8.6% for desktop computers,
reflecting the continuing trend of corporate buyers to replace desktops with
notebooks. Based on the strength of our technology and engineering know-how,
we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of the growth opportunity
in the notebook market and to provide innovative, value-added interface
solutions for each of the key end-user preferences. We estimate that in fiscal
2002 approximately 56% of all notebook computers sold used solely a touch pad
interface; 25% used solely a pointing stick interface; 16% used a dual pointing
interface, which consists of both a touch pad and a pointing stick; and 3% used
some other type of interface. Our notebook product lines of touch pads and
pointing sticks allow us to address 97% of the total notebook market. In
fiscal 2002, we also expanded our customer base to include large Japanese-based
notebook OEMs.
Our TouchPad is a small, touch-sensitive pad that senses the position of
a persons finger on its surface to provide screen navigation, cursor movement,
and a platform for interactive input. Our TouchPads offer various advanced
features, such as virtual scrolling; customizable tap zones to simulate mouse
clicks, launch applications, or perform other select functions; Palm Check to
eliminate false activation; and Edge Motion to continue cursor movement when
the users finger reaches the edge of the touch pad. Our TouchPads are custom
designed to meet our OEM customers specifications regarding electrical
interface, size, thickness, functionality, and driver software for various
advanced features and operating systems. Our pointing stick solutions,
including TouchStyk, our proprietary pointing stick solution, enable computer
manufacturers to offer end users the choice of a touch pad, a pointing stick,
or a combination of both interface devices. TouchStyk is a self-contained,
easily integrated module that uses similar sensing technology as our TouchPad.
Our QuickStroke® provides a fast, easy, and accurate way to input Chinese
characters and has the potential to become a primary interface for the Chinese
language market. Using our patented pattern recognition software with our
TouchPad, QuickStroke can recognize handwritten, partially finished Chinese
characters, thereby saving considerable time and effort.
We believe our extensive intellectual property portfolio, our experience
in providing interface solutions to major OEMs, and our proven track record of
growth in our expanding core notebook computer interface business position us
to be a key technological enabler for multiple applications in many markets.
Based on these strengths, we are addressing the opportunities created by the
growth of a new class of mobile computing and communications devices, which we
call information appliances, or iAppliances, as well as a variety of other
electronic devices. iAppliances include personal digital assistants, or PDAs,
smart phones, and MP3 portable jukeboxes as well as a variety of mobile,
handheld, wireless, and Internet devices. Other electronic devices include
Touchpads for set-top box remote controls for Internet access and home
entertainment utilizing the users television screen as the monitor as well as
touch screens for use in ATMs, kiosks, Web phones, and interactive gaming
machines. We believe our existing technologies, our new product solutions, and
our emphasis on ease of use, small size, low power consumption, advanced
functionality, durability, and reliability will enable us to penetrate the
markets for iAppliances and other electronic devices. We have not yet, however,
penetrated these markets in a manner that has resulted in significant revenue
to us.
We continually strive to introduce new user interface solutions, including
solutions for iAppliance and other electronic devices. These solutions include
ClearPad and Spiral as well as our new touch sensitive scroll wheel, touch
sensing modules for large touch screens, integrated fingerprint touch pad
module, and touch pads with embedded character recognition software. Our
ClearPad touch screen solution is a thin sensor that can be placed
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over any surface, including display devices, such as liquid crystal displays, or LCDs.
The ClearPad is a lightweight, low power consumption solution, and its flexible
design allows it to be mounted on curved surfaces, such as the lens of a
cellular phone. ClearPad is an extension of our capacitive TouchPad
technologies. Unlike standard resistive touch screens, ClearPad eliminates the
need for an internal air gap, which causes internal reflections and their
associated adverse impact on display quality. This performance advantage makes
ClearPad an excellent solution for devices with color displays or for use
outdoors. Our Spiral is a thin, lightweight, low power consumption, inductive
pen-sensing system. The Spiral sensor lies behind an LCD screen, effectively
permitting 100% light transmissivity and lower overall power consumption
resulting from reduced backlighting requirements. Spiral uses a patented
inductive coupling technology that offers the unique feature of proximity
sensing to measure the position of the pen relative to the pen-based device.
ClearPads first application is in a new high-end Toshiba notebook; touch
wheel, an integrated solid-state interface device utilizing our capacitive
touch sensing technology, is being used in a recently introduced MP3 portable
jukebox; the first application for the touch sensing module for the large touch
screens is expected to be in ATM machines; our integrated Fingerprint TouchPad
module, which provides biometric security for notebooks, is expected to begin
shipments in the next 12 months; and our TouchPad with embedded Chinese
character recognition software is being developed for integration into the
public access telephones of a China-based communications company to enable
short text messaging services in China.
Our Strategy
Our objective is to continue to enhance our position as the worlds
leading supplier of interface solutions for the notebook computer market and to
become a leading supplier of interface solutions for other markets, including
the markets for iAppliances and other electronic devices. Key aspects of our
strategy to achieve this objective include the following:
Extend Our Technological Leadership
We plan to utilize our extensive intellectual property portfolio and
technological expertise to provide competitive advantages, extend the
functionality of our product solutions, and offer innovative product solutions
to customers across multiple market segments. We intend to continue to utilize
our technological expertise to reduce the overall size, weight, cost, and power
consumption of our interface solutions while increasing their applications,
capabilities, and performance. We plan to expand our research and development
efforts through strategic acquisitions and alliances, increased expenses, and
the hiring of additional engineering personnel. We believe that these efforts
will enable us to meet customer expectations and to achieve our goal of
supplying on a timely and cost-effective basis the most advanced, easy-to-use,
functional interface solutions to our target markets.
Enhance Our Leadership Position in the Notebook Computer Market
We intend to continue to introduce market-leading interface solutions in
terms of performance, functionality, size, and ease of use. Our touch stick
solutions, including our proprietary TouchStyk, enable us to address both the
pointing stick and the expanding dual pointing segments of the notebook
interface market. Our new pen-sensing applications, multi-finger gestures, and
scroll strip products are designed to provide additional functionality that
results in competitive advantages. Our hyper-thin TouchPad solution allows our
customers to produce even thinner notebook computers.
Capitalize on Growth of New Markets
We intend to capitalize on the growth of new markets, including the
iAppliance markets, brought about by the convergence of computing and
communications. We plan to offer innovative, easy-to-use interface solutions
that address the evolving portability, connectivity, and functionality
requirements of these new markets. We plan to offer these solutions to
existing and potential OEM customers as a means to increase the functionality,
reduce the size, lower the cost, and enhance the user experience of our
customers products. We plan to utilize our existing technologies as well as
aggressively pursue new technologies as new markets evolve and demand new
solutions.
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Emphasize and Expand Customer Relationships
We plan to emphasize and expand our strong and long-lasting customer
relationships and to provide the most advanced interface solutions for our
customers products. We recognize that our interface solutions enable our
customers to deliver a positive user experience and to differentiate their
products from those of their competitors. We continually attempt to enhance
the competitive position of our customers by providing them with innovative,
distinctive, and high-quality interface solutions on a timely and
cost-effective basis. To do so, we work continually to improve our
productivity, to reduce costs, and to speed the delivery of our interface
solutions. We endeavor to streamline the entire design and delivery process
through our ongoing design, engineering, and production improvement efforts.
We also devote considerable effort to support our customers after the purchase
of our interface solutions.
Pursue Strategic Relationships and Acquisitions
We intend to develop and expand strategic relationships to enhance our
ability to offer value-added customer solutions, address new markets, rapidly
gain market share, and enhance the technological leadership of our product
solutions. Our strategic relationship with Three-Five Systems, a leading
supplier of custom designed display modules, provides for the development and
marketing of touch screen LCD products and the integration of our Spiral and
ClearPad product solutions with their LCD displays for use in cellular phones,
PDAs, and other electronic devices. We established our relationship with
AuthenTec, a leading developer of fingerprint sensing technology, to develop
fingerprint verification security capabilities for the notebook computer and
iAppliance markets. Our strategic relationship with Zytronic, a developer of
large glass laminated touch screen products, provides for the development of a
capacitive touch sensing controller module to be integrated by Zytronic into
its products. We intend to enter into additional strategic relationships with
other leading companies in our target markets. We also intend to acquire
companies in order to expand our technological expertise and to establish or
strengthen our presence in selected target markets.
Continue Virtual Manufacturing
We plan to expand and diversify our production capacity through
third-party relationships, thereby strengthening our virtual manufacturing
platform. This strategy results in a scalable business model; enables us to
concentrate on our core competencies of research and development, technological
advances, and product design; and reduces our capital expenditures. Our
virtual manufacturing strategy allows us to maintain a variable cost model, in
which we do not incur most of our manufacturing costs until our product
solutions have been shipped and billed to our customers.
Product Solutions
We develop, acquire, and enhance interface technologies that improve the
way people interact with mobile computing and communications devices. Our
innovative and intuitive interfaces accommodate many diverse platforms. Our
extensive array of technologies includes ASICs, firmware, software, and pattern
recognition and touch sensing technologies.
Through our technologies, we seek to provide our customers with customized
solutions that address their individual design issues and result in
high-performance, feature-rich, and reliable interface solutions. Our new
TouchStyk addresses the pointing stick and dual pointing portions of the
notebook computer market; our new ClearPad addresses the notebook computer and
iAppliance markets; and our new Spiral solution addresses the iAppliance
markets. We believe our interface solutions offer the following
characteristics:
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We believe these characteristics will enable us to maintain our leadership
position in the notebook computer market and will enhance our position as a
technological enabler of iAppliances and other electronic devices and a
differentiator for OEMs of these products.
Our emphasis on technological leadership and customized-design
capabilities positions us to provide unique interface solutions that address
specific customer requirements. Our long-term working relationships with
large, global OEMs provide us with experience in satisfying their demanding
design specifications and other requirements. Our custom product solutions
provide OEMs with numerous benefits, including the following:
We work with our customers to customize our solutions in order to meet
their design requirements. This collaborative effort reduces the duplication
and overlap of investment and resources, enabling our OEM customers to devote
more time and resources to the market development of their products.
We utilize capacitive and inductive technologies rather than traditional
resistive technology in our product solutions. Unlike resistive technology,
our capacitive and inductive technologies require no activation force, thereby
permitting easy movement across the touch surface, and use no moving parts.
Our capacitive technology also can be integrated with both curved and flat
surfaces.
Capacitive and inductive technologies provide additional key benefits over
resistive technology. Capacitive and inductive sensors are fabricated without
the air or liquid gap required by resistive technology, reducing undesirable
internal reflections and the power requirements for the LCD backlight, thereby
extending the battery life of small handheld devices. Capacitive and inductive
technologies also allow for much thinner sensors than resistive technology,
allowing for slimmer, more compact, and unique industrial designs.
Products
We offer customers user interface solutions that provide competitive
advantages. Our family of product solutions allows our customers to solve
their interface needs and differentiate their products from those of their
competitors.
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The following table sets forth certain information relating to our
proprietary products.
TouchPad
In fiscal 2002, we supplied approximately 70% of the touch pads used in
notebook computers throughout the world. Our TouchPad, which takes the place
and exceeds the functionality of a mouse, is a small, touch-sensitive pad that
senses the position of a persons finger on its surface through the measurement
of capacitance. Our TouchPad provides the most accurate, comfortable, and
reliable method for screen navigation and cursor movement, and provides a
platform for interactive input, which allows our customers to provide stylish,
simple, user-friendly, and intuitive interface solutions for both the consumer
and professional markets. Our TouchPads offer various advanced features,
including the following:
Our TouchPads are available in a variety of sizes and can be designed to meet
the electrical and mechanical specifications of our customers. Customized
driver software ensures the availability of specialized features.
Our fingerprint touch pad is an integrated biometric security and
interface solution for fingerprint verification for notebook access.
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Utilizing our TouchPad technology, we have introduced our scroll strip, a
touch-sensitive device similar to a TouchPad. Our initial applications will be
to mount the scroll strip within keyboards, external mice, and portable
communication devices. Users can take advantage of the scroll strip to easily
scroll up and down Web pages or word processing documents. Future applications
for the scroll strip may include cellular phones and other communications and
computing devices.
TouchStyk
TouchStyk, our proprietary pointing stick interface solution, is a
self-contained, easily integrated module that uses similar capacitive
technology as our TouchPad. TouchStyk is enabled with press-to-select and
tap-to-click capabilities and can be easily integrated into multiple computing
and communications devices. We have reduced the number of components needed to
control the pointing device, allowing the electronics for the TouchStyk to be
mounted directly on the printed circuit board, or PCB, of the unit. In
addition, this design greatly reduces susceptibility to electromagnetic
interference, thereby providing greater pointing accuracy and preventing the
pointer from drifting when not in use.
Our TouchStyk can operate either with our proprietary algorithms or
algorithms licensed from IBM. This allows OEMs to select the algorithms of
their choice while still gaining the advantages of our pointing stick solution.
Our modular approach allows OEMs to include our TouchPad, our TouchStyk, or a
combination of both interfaces in their notebook computers.
We are currently shipping our TouchStyk in connection with our dual
pointing solutions. With respect to the portion of the notebook computer
market that uses a pointing stick as the sole interface, our TouchStyk has been
qualified for use by two OEM customers.
Dual Pointing Solutions
Our dual pointing solutions offer both a touch pad and a pointing stick in
a single notebook computer, enabling users to select their interface of choice.
Our dual pointing solution also provides the end user the ability to use both
interfaces interchangeably. Our dual pointing solution provides the following
advantages:
We have developed two solutions for use in the dual pointing market. Our
first solution integrates all the electronics for controlling a third-party
resistive strain gauge pointing stick onto our TouchPad PCB. This solution
simplifies OEM integration by eliminating the need to procure the pointing
stick electronics from another party and physically integrate them into the
notebook. Our second dual pointing solution uses our TouchStyk rather than a
third-party pointing stick, and offers the same simplified OEM integration.
The second solution is a completely modular design, allowing OEMs to offer
TouchPad-only, TouchStyk-only, or dual pointing solutions on a build-to-order
basis.
ClearPad
ClearPad, our innovative and customizable touch screen solution, consists
of a clear thin sensor that can be placed over any viewable surface, including
display devices such as LCDs. ClearPad is controlled by a small electronics
module, which can be located remotely from the sensor. Similar to our
traditional TouchPad, our ClearPad has various distinct advantages, including
light weight; low profile form factor; high reliability, durability, and
accuracy; and low power consumption. In addition, ClearPad enables visual
information display in conjunction with touch commands.
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The size and shape of both the sensor surface and electronics module can
be customized for many applications. ClearPad can be mounted on a curved
surface, resulting in new opportunities for industrial design. In applications
with extreme space constraints, the electronic module can be integrated into an
existing PCB. ClearPad also can emulate physical buttons or slider switches
displayed on an active display device or printed on an underlying surface.
ClearPad is an extension of our capacitive TouchPad technologies.
Standard resistive touch screens include an air gap, causing significant
internal reflections that degrade the quality of the display. When used as a
touch screen, ClearPad eliminates the internal air gap present in resistive
touch screens, significantly decreasing internal reflections and their
associated impact on display quality. This makes ClearPad an excellent
solution for use outdoors and for devices with color displays.
We believe ClearPad is well suited for widespread application in the
iAppliance markets. These applications include the following:
We have used our ClearPad technology to develop a product solution that
replaces the touch pad in notebook computers. Our solution consists of a
ClearPad mounted over an LCD display. This solution provides all of the
features of a standard touch pad while providing information content and
additional features, including an application launcher, calendar, calculator,
and signature input. We have developed this solution with a USB interface for
significant and rapid data transfer and easy integration into notebook computer
designs.
Spiral
Spiral is a thin, lightweight, low power, inductive pen-sensing solution.
The Spiral sensor lies behind an LCD screen, effectively permitting 100% light
transmissivity and lower overall power consumption resulting from reduced
backlighting requirements. Spiral uses a patented inductive coupling
technology that offers the unique feature of proximity sensing, which measures
the precise position of the tip of the pen relative to a pen-based device.
This feature enhances applications by providing better user interaction and
experience. Spiral also has a high tolerance to user abuse. Spiral combines
100% light transmissivity, high accuracy, high noise immunity, and a passive
stylus into a solution that provides alternatives for richer user interfaces.
We anticipate that Spiral will be used in new markets that require
high-quality pen-based solutions. The applications in the iAppliance markets
are expected to be similar to those of ClearPad.
QuickStroke®
QuickStroke provides a fast, easy, and accurate way to input Chinese
characters. Using our recognition technology that combines our patented
software with our TouchPad, QuickStroke can recognize handwritten, partially
finished Chinese characters, thereby saving considerable time and effort. Our
QuickStroke operates with our touch pad products that can be integrated into
notebook computers, keyboards, and a host of stand-alone interface devices that
use either a pen or a finger.
Our patented Incremental Recognition Technology allows users to simply
enter the first few strokes of a Chinese character and QuickStroke accurately
interprets the intended character. Since the typical Chinese character
consists of an average of 13 strokes, QuickStroke technology saves considerable
time and effort. QuickStroke provides a solution to enhance Chinese
communication for both business and personal use electronic devices.
Technologies
We have developed and own an extensive array of technologies encompassing
ASICs, firmware, software, and pattern recognition and touch sensing
technologies. With 64 U.S. patents issued and 27 U.S. patents pending, we
continue to develop technology in those areas. We believe these technologies
and the related intellectual
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property create significant barriers for competitors and allow us to
provide interface solutions in a variety of high-growth market segments.
Our broad line of interface solutions currently is based upon the following key technologies:
In addition to these technologies, we have the core competency of
developing software that provides unique features, such as virtual scrolling,
customizable tap zones, Palm Check, Edge Motion, tapping and dragging of icons,
and multi-finger gestures. In addition, our ability to integrate all of our
products to interface with major operating systems, including Windows 98,
Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows CE, Windows XP, Windows ME, Mac OS, Pocket
PC, Palm OS, Symbian, UNIX, and LINUX, provides us with a key competitive
advantage.
Capacitive Position Sensing Technology.
This technology provides a method
for sensing the presence, position, and contact area of one or more fingers or
a conductive stylus on a flat or curved surface, such as our TouchPad. Our
technology works with very light touch and provides highly responsive cursor
navigation and scrolling. It uses no moving parts, can be embedded in a tough
plastic coating, and is extremely durable.
Capacitive Force Sensing Technology.
This technology senses the direction
and magnitude of a force applied to an object. The object can either move when
force is applied, like a typical joystick used for gaming applications, or it
can be isometric, with no perceptible motion during use, like our TouchStyk.
The primary competition for this technology is resistive strain gauge
technology. Resistive strain gauge technology requires electronics that can
sense very small changes in resistance, presenting significant challenges to
the design of that circuitry, including sensitivity to electrical noise and
interference. Our electronic circuitry determines the magnitude and direction
of an applied force, permits very accurate sensing of tiny changes in
capacitance, and minimizes interference from electrical noise.
Transparent Capacitive Position Sensing Technology.
This technology
allows us to build transparent sensors for use with our capacitive position
sensing technology, such as in our ClearPad. It has all the advantages of our
capacitive position sensing technology and allows for visual feedback when
incorporated with a display device such as an LCD. Our technology never
requires calibration, does not produce undesirable internal reflections, and
has reduced power requirements, allowing for longer battery life.
Inductive Position Sensing Technology.
This technology provides a method
for sensing the presence and position, in three dimensions, of a pen on
surfaces like the touch screen used in smart handheld devices. The sensor
board can be placed behind the display screen, such as an LCD, thus eliminating
any undesirable reflections or transmissivity losses and the need for
backlighting, which enhances battery life. This technology could be used in
the future for other position sensing applications.
Pattern Recognition Technology.
This technology is a set of software
algorithms for converting real-world data, such as handwriting, into a digital
form that can be manipulated within a computer, such as our QuickStroke product
and gesture decoding for our TouchPad products. Our technology provides
reliable handwriting recognition and facilitates signature verification.
Mixed Signal VLSI Technology.
This hybrid analog-digital integrated
circuit technology combines the power of digital computation with the ability
to interface with non-digital real-world signals like the position of a
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finger or stylus on a surface. Our patented design techniques permit us
to utilize this technology to optimize our core ASIC engine for all our
products, which provides cost and performance advantages over our competitors.
Proprietary Microcontroller Technology.
This technology consists of
proprietary 16-bit microcontroller cores embedded in the digital portion of our
mixed signal ASIC, which allows us to optimize our ASIC for position sensing
tasks. Our embedded microcontroller provides great flexibility in customizing
our product solutions utilizing firmware, which eliminates the need to design
new circuitry for each new application.
Competing Technology
Many interface solutions currently utilize resistive sensing technology.
Resistive sensing technology consists of a flexible membrane above a flat,
rigid, electrically conductive surface. When finger or stylus pressure is
applied to the membrane, it deforms until it makes contact with the rigid layer
below, at which point attached electronics can determine the position of the
finger or stylus. Since the flexible membrane is a moving part, it is
susceptible to mechanical wear and will eventually suffer degraded performance.
Due to the way that resistive position sensors work, it is not possible for
them to detect more than a single finger or stylus at any given time. The
positional accuracy of a resistive sensor is limited by the uniformity of the
resistive coating as well as by the mechanics of the flexible membrane.
Finally, due to reduced transmissivity, or the amount of light that can pass
through the display, resistive technology requires the use of a backlight,
thereby reducing the battery life of the device.
Research and Development
We conduct active and ongoing research and development programs that focus
on advancing our technologies, developing new products, improving design
processes, and enhancing the quality and performance of our product solutions.
Our goal is to provide our customers with innovative solutions that address
their needs and improve their competitive positions. Our research and
development concentrates on our market-leading interface technologies,
especially on improving the performance of our current product solutions and
expanding our technologies to serve new markets. Our vision is to develop
solutions that integrate touch, handwriting, vision, and voice capabilities
that can be readily incorporated into varied electronic devices.
Our research and development programs focus on the development of
accurate, easy to use, feature rich, reliable, and intuitive user interfaces
for electronic devices. We believe our innovative interface technologies can
be applied to many diverse platforms. As a result, we are currently focusing
considerable research and development efforts on interface solutions for
iAppliances and other electronic devices. We believe the interface will be a
key factor in the differentiation of these products. We anticipate that our
interface technologies will enable us to provide customers with product
solutions that have significant advantages over alternative technologies in
terms of functionality, size, power consumption, durability, and reliability.
We also pursue strategic acquisitions and enter into strategic relationships to
enhance our research and development capabilities, leverage our technology, and
shorten our time to market with new technological applications.
Our research, design, and engineering teams frequently work directly with
our customers to design custom solutions for specific applications. We focus
on enabling our customers to overcome technological barriers and enhance the
performance of their products. We believe our efforts provide significant
benefits to our customers by enabling them to concentrate on their core
competencies of production and marketing.
As of June 30, 2002, we employed 112 people in our technology,
engineering, and product design functions in the United States, the United
Kingdom, and Taiwan. Our research and development expenses were approximately
$8.4 million in fiscal 2000, $11.6 million in fiscal 2001, and $16.6 million in
fiscal 2002.
Intellectual Property Rights
Our success and ability to compete depend in part on our ability to
maintain the proprietary aspects of our technologies and products. We rely on
a combination of patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks,
confidentiality agreements, and other contractual provisions to protect our
intellectual property, but these measures may provide only limited protection.
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As of June 30, 2002, we held 64 U.S. patents and had 27 U.S. pending patent
applications. These patents and patent applications cover various aspects of
our key technologies, including touch sensing, pen sensing, handwriting
recognition, edge motion, and virtual scrolling technologies. Our proprietary
software is protected by copyright laws. The source code for our proprietary
software is also protected under applicable trade secret laws.
Patent applications that we have filed or may file in the future, may not
result in a patent being issued. Our issued patents may be challenged,
invalidated, or circumvented, and claims of our patents may not be of
sufficient scope or strength, or issued in the proper geographic regions, to
provide meaningful protection or any commercial advantage. We have not applied
for, and do not have, any copyright registration on our technologies or
products. We have applied to register certain of our trademarks in the United
States and other countries. There can be no assurances that we will obtain
registrations of trademarks in key markets. Failure to obtain registrations
could compromise our ability to protect fully our trademarks and brands and
could increase the risk of challenge from third parties to our use of our
trademarks and brands. In addition, our failure to enforce and protect our
intellectual property rights or obtain from third parties the right to use
necessary technology could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, and results of operations.
Our extensive array of technologies includes ASICs, firmware, software,
and pattern recognition and touch sensing technologies. Any one of our
products rely on a combination of these technologies, making it difficult to
use any single technology as the basis for replicating our products.
Furthermore, the length and customization of the customer design cycle serve to
protect our intellectual property rights. Our research, design, and
engineering teams frequently work directly with our customers to design custom
solutions for specific applications.
We do not consistently rely on written agreements with our customers,
suppliers, manufacturers, and other recipients of our technologies and
products, and therefore some trade secret protection may be lost and our
ability to enforce our intellectual property rights may be limited.
Furthermore, our customers, suppliers, manufacturers, and other recipients of
our technologies and products may seek to use our technologies and products
without appropriate limitations. In the past, we did not consistently require
our employees and consultants to enter into confidentiality agreements,
employment agreements, or proprietary information and invention agreements.
Therefore, our former employees and consultants may try to claim some ownership
interest in our technologies and products and may use our technologies and
products competitively and without appropriate limitations.
Other companies, including our competitors, may develop technologies that
are similar or superior to our technologies, duplicate our technologies, or
design around our patents and may have or obtain patents or other proprietary
rights that would prevent, limit, or interfere with our ability to make, use,
or sell our products. Effective intellectual property protection may be
unavailable or limited in some foreign countries, such as China and Taiwan, in
which we operate. Unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise use
aspects of our technologies and products that we regard as proprietary. There
can be no assurance that our means of protecting our proprietary rights in the
United States or abroad will be adequate or that competitors will not
independently develop similar technologies. If our intellectual property
protection is insufficient to protect our intellectual property rights, we
could face increased competition in the market for our technologies and
products.
We may receive notices from third parties that claim our products infringe
their rights. From time to time, we receive notice from third parties of the
intellectual property rights such parties have obtained. We cannot be certain
that our technologies and products do not and will not infringe issued patents
or other proprietary rights of others. While we are not currently subject to
any infringement claim, any future claim, with or without merit, could result
in significant litigation costs and diversion of resources, including the
payment of damages, which could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, and results of operations.
Customers
We currently serve the worlds ten largest PC OEMs, based on unit
shipments, as well as a variety of consumer electronics manufacturers. Our
demonstrated track record of technological leadership, design innovation,
product performance, and on-time delivery have resulted in our serving as the
sole source of notebook interfaces for many of our customers. We believe our
strong relationship with our OEM customers, many of which are currently
developing iAppliance and other products, will position us as a primary source of
supply for their product offerings.
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Our OEM customers include the following:
We supply our OEM customers through their contract manufacturers. These
contract manufacturers include Arima, Compal, Inventec, Mitac, Nypro, Quanta,
and Wistron. During fiscal 2002, sales to Quanta and Nypro accounted for 16%
and 12%, respectively, of our revenue. No other customer accounted for more
than 10% of our revenue during this period.
We consider both the OEMs and the contract manufacturers to be our
customers. The OEMs typically determine the design and pricing requirements
and make the overall decision regarding the use of our interface solutions in
their products. The contract manufacturers place orders with us for the
purchase of our products, take title to the products purchased upon shipment by
us, and pay us directly for those purchases. These customers have no return
privileges, except for warranty provisions.
Strategic Relationships
We have established key strategic relationships to enhance our ability to
offer value-added customer solutions and rapidly gain market share. We intend
to enter into additional strategic relationships with other leading companies
in our target markets.
Three-Five Systems
Our strategic relationship with Three-Five Systems, a leading supplier of
custom designed display modules, provides for the development and marketing of
touch screen LCD products. We plan to expand our product solutions by
integrating our ClearPad and Spiral touch screen solutions with LCD display
modules developed by Three-Five Systems. We believe that LCD screens that
incorporate our ClearPad technology result in superior LCD touch screens for
use in a variety of OEM products, including cellular phones, MP3 players, and
ultra-portable computers.
AuthenTec
We established our relationship with AuthenTec, a leading developer of
fingerprint sensing technology, to develop products that contain fingerprint
verification security capabilities. We plan to incorporate fingerprint
verification capabilities into our TouchPad products, allowing us to offer our
customers enhanced security for their notebook computers and iAppliances.
Before gaining access to the computer, users will be required to authenticate
their identity by placing a finger on the fingerprint sensor that is integrated
into a module containing our TouchPad product.
Zytronic
We established our relationship with Zytronic, a developer of large glass
laminated sensors, to develop a capacitive touch sensing controller to be
integrated in Zytronics products. We jointly announced the availability of
the integrated touch screens in March 2002, which are now being marketed and
sold by Zytronic. These products can be used in applications utilizing large
screen interface displays.
CityOne
We established our relationship with CityOne Network Communications, a
company specializing in research and development, manufacturing and sales of
public communications systems and information terminal products in China, to
develop and manufacture a character recognition enabled TouchPad module for
short text
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message input for integration into CityOne public access telephones in
China. The module, combining our QuickStroke Chinese character recognition
software with a TouchPad, can be easily integrated into public telephones, as
well as home telephones.
Sales and Marketing
We sell our product solutions for incorporation into the products of OEMs.
We generate sales through direct sales employees and sales representatives.
Our sales personnel receive substantial technical assistance and support from
our internal engineering resources because of the highly technical nature of
our product solutions. Sales frequently result from multi-level sales efforts
that involve senior management, design engineers, and our sales personnel
interacting with our customers decision makers throughout the product
development and order process.
We currently employ 34 sales and marketing professionals. We maintain
five sales offices domestically and internationally, which are in the United
States, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Japan, and China. In addition, we maintain
sales representatives in offices in Singapore, Korea, Japan, and Europe.
International sales, primarily in the Asian and European markets,
constituted approximately 95%, 86%, and 97% of our revenue in fiscal 2000,
2001, and 2002, respectively. Substantially all of these sales were made to
companies that provide manufacturing services for major notebook computer OEMs.
All of these sales were denominated in U.S. dollars, and we believe that a
substantial portion of the notebooks containing our products were ultimately
shipped to the United States.
Manufacturing
We employ a virtual manufacturing platform through third-party
relationships. We currently utilize a single semiconductor manufacturer to
supply us with our requirements for our proprietary ASICs utilized in our
notebook interface solutions.
After production and testing, the ASICs are shipped to our subcontractors
for assembly. During the assembly process, our ASIC is combined with other
components to complete our product solution. The finished assembly is then
shipped by our subcontractors directly to our customers for integration into
their products.
We believe our virtual manufacturing strategy provides a scalable business
model; enables us to concentrate on our core competencies of research and
development, technological advances, and product design; and reduces our
capital expenditures. In addition, this strategy significantly reduces our
inventory costs because we do not incur most of our manufacturing costs until
we have actually shipped our product solutions to our customers and billed
those customers for those products.
Our third-party manufacturers are Asian-based organizations. We provide
our manufacturing subcontractors with six-month rolling forecasts of our
production requirements. We do not, however, have long-term agreements with
any of our manufacturing subcontractors that guarantee production capacity,
prices, lead times, or delivery schedules. The strategy of relying on those
parties exposes us to vulnerability owing to our dependence on few sources of
supply. We believe that other sources of supply are available. In addition,
we may establish relationships with other manufacturing subcontractors in order
to reduce our dependence on any one source of supply.
Backlog
As of June 30, 2002, we had a backlog of orders of approximately $7.9
million. The backlog of orders as of June 30, 2001 was approximately $12.5
million. Our backlog consists of product orders for which purchase orders have
been received and which are scheduled for shipment within six months. Most
orders are subject to rescheduling or cancellation with limited penalties.
Because of the possibility of customer changes in product shipments, our
backlog as of a particular date may not be indicative of net sales for any
succeeding period.
Competition
Our principal competitor in the sale of notebook touch pads is Alps
Electric, a Japanese conglomerate. Our principal competitors in the sale of
notebook pointing sticks are Alps Electric, NMB, and CTS. In the iAppliance
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interface markets, our potential competitors include Alps Electric,
Panasonic, Gunze, and various other companies involved in user interface
solutions. In certain cases, large OEMs may develop alternative interface
solutions for their own products.
In the notebook interface markets, we plan to continue to compete
primarily on the basis of our technological expertise, design innovation,
customer service, and the long track record of performance of our interface
solutions, including their ease of use, reliability, and cost-effectiveness as
well as their timely design, production, and delivery schedules. Our new
pointing stick solutions, including our proprietary TouchStyk, now enable us to
address the approximate 25% of the notebook computer market that uses solely a
pointing stick rather than a touch pad as the user interface as well as to
address the growing trend toward dual pointing interfaces. Our ability to
supply OEMs with both TouchPads and TouchStyks enhances our market position
since we can provide OEMs with the following advantages:
In the interface markets for iAppliances and other electronic devices, we
intend to compete primarily based on the advantages of our capacitive,
inductive, and neural pattern recognition technologies. We believe our
technologies offer significant benefits in terms of size, power consumption,
durability, light transmissivity, resolution, ease of use, and reliability when
compared to other technologies. While these markets are just beginning to
emerge, and we do not know what the competitive factors will ultimately be, we
believe we are positioned to compete aggressively for this business based on
our proven track record, our marquee global customer base, and our reputation
for design innovation in the notebook market. However, some of our
competitors, particularly in the iAppliance and electronic device markets, have
greater market recognition, large customer bases, and substantially greater
financial, technical, marketing, distribution, and other resources than we
possess that afford them competitive advantages. As a result, they may be able
to introduce new product solutions and respond to customer requirements more
quickly than we can. In addition, new competitors, alliances among
competitors, or alliances among competitors and OEMs may emerge and allow
competitors to rapidly acquire significant market share. Furthermore, our
competitors may in the future develop technologies that more effectively
address the interface needs of the notebook market and other markets.
Our sales, profitability, and success depend on our ability to compete
with other suppliers of interface solutions. Our competitive position could be
adversely affected if one or more of our current OEMs reduce their orders or if
we are unable to develop customers for interface solutions in other markets.
Employees
As of June 30, 2002, we employed a total of 174 persons, including 28 in
finance, administration, and operations, 34 in sales and marketing, and 112 in
research and development. Of these employees, 128 were located in the United
States, 25 in the United Kingdom, and 21 in Taiwan, some of which also spend
time in our satellite offices in Hong Kong, China, and Thailand. We consider
our relationship with our employees to be good, and none of our employees are
represented by a union in collective bargaining with us.
Competition for qualified personnel in our industry is extremely intense,
particularly for engineering and other technical personnel. Our success
depends in part on our continued ability to attract, hire, and retain qualified
personnel.
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Executive Officers
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers:
Francis F. Lee
has served as a director and the President and Chief
Executive Officer of our company since December 1998. He was a consultant from
August 1998 to November 1998. From May 1995 until July 1998, Mr. Lee served as
General Manager of NSM, a Hong Kong-based joint venture between National
Semiconductor Corporation and S. Megga. Mr. Lee held a variety of executive
positions for National Semiconductor from 1988 until August 1995. These
positions included Vice President of Communication and Computing Group, Vice
President of Quality and Reliability, Director of Standard Logic Business Unit,
and various other operations and engineering management positions. Mr. Lee
holds a Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in electrical engineering from
the University of California at Davis.
Donald E. Kirby
has been Senior Vice President and General Manager PC
Products of our company since November 2001. He served as the General Manager
PC Products and Vice President of Operations of our company from August 1999
until October 2001. From September 1997 to July 1999, Mr. Kirby served as Vice
President of Technology Infrastructure and Core Technology Group of National
Semiconductor; from January 1997 to August 1997, he served as Director of
Strategic Technology Group of National Semiconductor; and from October 1995 to
December 1996, he served as Director of Operations/ Co-GM, LAN Division of
National Semiconductor. Mr. Kirby holds a patent for a Micro-controller ROM
Emulator.
Russell J. Knittel
has been Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer of our company
since November 2001. He served as the Vice President of Administration and
Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary of our company from April 2000
until October 2001. Mr. Knittel served as Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Probe Technology Corporation from May 1999 to March 2000. He was a
consultant from January 1999 until April 1999. Mr. Knittel held Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer positions at Starlight Networks from November 1994
to December 1998. Mr. Knittel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting
from California State University at Fullerton and a Masters of Business
Administration from San Jose State University.
Shawn P. Day, Ph.D.
has been the Vice President of Research and
Development of our company since June 1998. He served as the Director of
Software Development of our company from November 1996 until May 1998 and as
principal software engineer from August 1995 until October 1996. Mr. Day holds
a Bachelor of Science degree and a Doctorate, both in electrical engineering,
from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
Richard C. McCaskill
has been the Vice President of Marketing and Business
Development of our company since May 2000. Mr. McCaskill served as the
Executive Vice President and General Manager for ART
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Inc., a speech and handwriting recognition company, from December 1996 to
April 2000. Mr. McCaskill served as a consultant for ART Inc. and Micropolis
from June 1996 to December 1996. From April 1993 to May 1996, Mr. McCaskill
held the position of Vice President of Technology at Reveal Computer Products,
a sister company to Packard Bell Computers. Mr. McCaskill holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in electrical engineering from California State University at
Los Angeles.
David T. McKinnon
has been the Vice President of System Silicon of our
company since September 2001. From May 2000 until September 2001, Mr. McKinnon
served as a consultant to start-up companies in the networking IC sector. From
April 1998 until April 2000, Mr. McKinnon served as Vice President of
Networking Business for Level One Communications. From December 1995 until
April 1998, Mr. McKinnon served as the Chief Operating Officer/ Chief Technical
Officer of the Japan Business Group of National Semiconductor. Mr. McKinnon
holds a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering and a Masters in Science, Digital Techniques in Communications &
Control from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Thomas D. Spade
has been the Vice President of Worldwide Sales of our
company since July 1999. From May 1998 until June 1999, he served as our
Director of Sales. From May 1996 until April 1998, Mr. Spade was the Director
of International Sales for Alliance Semiconductor. Mr. Spade previously has
held additional sales and management positions at Alliance Semiconductor,
Anthem Electronics, Arrow Electronics, and Andersen Consulting. Mr. Spade
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and management from Albion
College.
William T. Stacy, Ph.D.
has been the Vice President of Operations of our
company since October 2001. From August 1992 to June 2001, Mr. Stacy held a
number of business management positions in the Data Management and Analog
Groups of National Semiconductor. Most recently, from April 1999 until June
2001, he was Vice President of the Wireless Division. Prior to joining
National, he held a series of operational and business management positions at
Philips Semiconductors. He started his career in Philips Research Laboratories
in Eindhoven, where he worked on magnetic and semiconducting device structures.
Mr. Stacy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and mathematics from
Oregon State University and a Masters and Ph.D. degree in physics from the
University of Illinois.
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the following factors, together with all the
other information included in this report, in evaluating our company and our
business.
We currently depend on TouchPad and TouchStyk products, and the notebook
computer market, for our revenue, and a downturn in this product or market
could have a more disproportionate impact on our revenue than if we were more
diversified.
Historically, we derived substantially all of our revenue from the sale of
our TouchPads for notebook computers. Our new pointing stick solutions,
including our proprietary TouchStyk, which also address the notebook computer
market, began to produce revenue in the second half of fiscal 2002. The PC
market as a whole recently has experienced a slowdown in growth. While our
long-term objective is to derive revenue from multiple interface solutions for
both the notebook computer market and the iAppliance and other electronic
device markets, we anticipate that sales of our TouchPads and TouchStyks for
notebooks will continue to represent the most substantial portion of our
revenue, in the near term. Although our revenue has continued to expand during
the recent decline in demand for notebook computers as a result of an increase
in our market share and the accelerating use of dual pointing solutions, we do
not know whether we will be able to sustain or continue to increase our market
share, that the use of dual pointing solutions will continue to expand, or that
the notebook computer market will not continue to soften. As a result, a
continuing or accelerating softening in the demand in the notebook portion of
the PC market or the level of our participation in that market would cause our
business, financial condition, and results of operations to suffer more than
they would have if we offered a more diversified line of products.
Our emerging interface business for iAppliances and other electronic devices
may not be successful.
Our emerging interface business for iAppliances and other electronic
devices faces many uncertainties. Our inability to address these uncertainties
successfully and to become a leading supplier of interfaces to these markets
would result in a slower growth rate than we currently anticipate. We have not
yet penetrated these markets in a manner that has resulted in meaningful
revenue to us. We do not know whether our user interface solutions for these
markets will gain market acceptance or will ever result in meaningful revenue
to us. The failure to succeed in these markets would result in no return on
the substantial investments we have made to date and plan to make in the future
to penetrate these markets.
Various target markets for our interfaces in these markets, such as those
for PDAs, smart phones, MP3 players, smart handheld devices, Web terminals,
Internet appliances, and interactive games and toys, are uncertain, may develop
slower than anticipated, or could utilize competing technologies. The market
for certain of these products depends in part upon the development and
deployment of wireless and other technologies, which may or may not address the
needs of users of these new products.
Our ability to generate significant revenue from the iAppliance and other
electronic device markets will depend on various factors, including the
following:
Many manufacturers of these products have well-established relationships
with competitive suppliers. Penetrating these markets will require us to offer
better performance alternatives to existing solutions at competitive costs. We
do not have any significant backlog of orders for our interface solutions to be
incorporated in products in these markets. The revenue and income potential
from these markets is unproven. The failure of any of these target markets to
develop as we expect, or our failure to penetrate these markets, will impede
our anticipated sales growth
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and could result in substantially reduced earnings from those we
anticipate. We cannot predict the size or growth rate of these markets or the
market share of these markets that we will achieve.
If our emerging Spiral solutions are not commercially accepted, our revenue
growth will be negatively impacted.
Our emerging Spiral solutions have no established track record. The
failure to incorporate this technology successfully into our customers
products as the interface of choice would adversely affect our revenue growth.
To succeed, we must help potential customers recognize the performance
advantages of our solutions. The ability to produce these new products in
sufficient quantities and the revenue and income potential of our new solutions
are unproven.
Our historical financial information is based on sales of interface solutions
to the notebook computer market and may not be indicative of our future
performance in other markets.
Our historical financial information primarily reflects the sale of
interface solutions for notebook computers. While we expect sales of our
interface solutions for notebook computers to continue to generate a
substantial percentage of our revenue, we expect to derive an increasing
percentage of our revenue from sales of our product solutions for additional
markets, including iAppliances and other electronic devices. We do not have an
operating history in these markets upon which you can evaluate our prospects,
which may make it difficult to predict our actual results in future periods.
Actual results of our future operations may differ materially from our
anticipated results.
The products of our customers may not achieve market acceptance, particularly
in the case of iAppliances and other electronic devices, and our sales will
decline if sales of those products do not develop or decline.
We do not sell any products to end users. Instead, we design various
interface solutions that our OEM customers incorporate into their products. As
a result, our success depends almost entirely upon the widespread market
acceptance of our customers products. We do not control or influence the
manufacture, promotion, distribution, or pricing of the products that
incorporate our interface solutions. Instead, we depend on our customers to
manufacture and distribute products incorporating our interface solutions and
to generate consumer demand through marketing and promotional activities. Even
if our technologies successfully meet our customers price and performance
goals, our sales would decline or fail to develop if our customers do not
achieve commercial success in selling their products that incorporate our
interface solutions.
Our customer base historically has consisted primarily of major U.S.-based
OEMs that sell notebook computers worldwide. During fiscal 2002, we began to
ship products to many of the Japan-based OEMs. Competitive advances by
Japan-based OEMs, which do not utilize our interface solutions broadly in their
product offerings, at the expense of our U.S.-based OEM customers could result
in lost sales opportunities for our customers. Any significant slowdown in the
demand for our customers products or the failure in the marketplace of new
products of our customers would adversely affect the demand for our interface
solutions and our future sales would decline.
If we fail to maintain and build relationships with our customers and do not
continue to satisfy our customers, we may lose future sales and our revenue may
stagnate or decline.
Because our success depends on the widespread market acceptance of our
customers products, we must continue to maintain our relationships with the
leading notebook computer OEMs. In addition, we must identify areas of
significant growth potential in other markets, establish relationships with
OEMs in those markets, and assist those OEMs in developing products that use
our interface technologies. Our failure to identify potential growth
opportunities, particularly in new markets, or establish and maintain
relationships with OEMs in those markets, would prevent our business from
growing in those markets.
Our ability to meet the expectations of our customers requires us to
provide innovative interface solutions for customers on a timely and
cost-effective basis and to maintain customer satisfaction with our interface
solutions. We must match our design and production capacity with customer
demand, maintain satisfactory delivery schedules,
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and meet performance goals. If we are unable to achieve these goals for
any reason, our customers could reduce their purchases from us and our sales
would decline or fail to develop.
Our customer relationships also can be affected by factors affecting our
customers that are unrelated to our performance. These factors can include a
myriad of situations, including business reversals of customers, determinations
by customers to change their product mix or abandon business segments, or
mergers, consolidations, or acquisitions involving our customers, such as the
recent combination of Compaq and Hewlett-Packard.
We relied on two companies in fiscal 2002 for an aggregate of 28% of our sales,
and the loss of sales to either of those companies could harm our business,
financial condition, and results of operations.
Sales to two companies that provide manufacturing services for major
notebook computer OEMs accounted for 16% and 12% of our net revenue during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2002, and two companies accounted for 32% and 11% of
our net revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001. These companies are
Quanta and Nypro in both fiscal 2002 and fiscal 2001. Additionally,
receivables from Shanghai Yi Hsin, Quanta, and Chenming Mold comprised a total
of 39% of our accounts receivable at June 30, 2002.
These contract manufacturers serve our OEM customers. Any material delay,
cancellation, or reduction of orders from any one or more of these contract
manufacturers or the OEMs they serve could harm our business, financial
condition, and results of operations. The adverse effect would be more
substantial if our other customers in the notebook computer industry do not
increase their orders or if we are unsuccessful in generating orders for
interface solutions in other markets, including iAppliances and other
electronic devices, from existing or new customers. Many of these contract
manufacturers sell to the same OEMs, and therefore our concentration with
certain OEMs may be higher than with any individual contract manufacturer.
Concentration in our customer base may make fluctuations in revenue and
earnings more severe and make business planning more difficult.
Our revenue may decline if customers for which we are sole source providers
seek alternative sources of supply.
We serve as the sole source provider for many of our customers. Those
customers may choose to reduce their dependence on us by seeking second sources
of supply, which could reduce our revenue. To remain a sole source provider,
we must continue to demonstrate to our customers that we have adequate
alternate sources for components, that we maintain adequate alternatives for
production, and that we can deliver high value products on a timely basis.
We rely on others for our production, and any interruptions of these
arrangements could disrupt our ability to fill our customers orders.
We contract for all of our production requirements. The majority of our
manufacturing is conducted in China, Thailand, and Taiwan by manufacturing
subcontractors that also perform services for numerous other companies. We do
not have a guaranteed level of production capacity. Qualifying new
manufacturing subcontractors, and specifically semiconductor foundries, is
time-consuming and might result in unforeseen manufacturing and operations
problems. The loss of our relationships with our manufacturing subcontractors
or assemblers or their inability to conduct their manufacturing and assembly
services for us as anticipated in terms of cost, quality, and timeliness could
adversely affect our ability to fill customer orders in accordance with
required delivery, quality, and performance requirements. If this were to
occur, the resulting decline in revenue would harm our business.
We depend on third parties to maintain satisfactory manufacturing yields and
delivery schedules, and their inability to do so could increase our costs,
disrupt our supply chain, and result in our inability to deliver our products,
which would adversely affect our results of operations.
We depend on our manufacturing subcontractors to maintain high levels of
productivity and satisfactory delivery schedules at manufacturing and assembly
facilities in China, Thailand, and Taiwan. We provide our manufacturing
subcontractors with six-month rolling forecasts of our production requirements.
We do not, however, have long-term agreements with any of our manufacturing
subcontractors that guarantee production capacity, prices, lead times, or
delivery schedules. Our manufacturers serve many other customers, a number of
which have greater
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production requirements than we do. As a result, our manufacturing
subcontractors could determine to prioritize production capacity for other
customers or reduce or eliminate deliveries to us on short notice. At times,
we have experienced lower than anticipated manufacturing yields and lengthening
of delivery schedules. Lower than expected manufacturing yields could increase
our costs or disrupt our supplies. We may encounter lower manufacturing yields
and longer delivery schedules in commencing volume production of our new
products. Any of these problems could result in our inability to deliver our
product solutions in a timely manner and adversely affect our operating
results.
Shortages of components and materials may delay or reduce our sales and
increase our costs, thereby harming our results of operations.
The inability to obtain sufficient quantities of components and other
materials necessary for the production of our products could result in reduced
or delayed sales or lost orders. Any delay in or loss of sales could adversely
impact our operating results. Many of the materials used in the production of
our products are available only from a limited number of foreign suppliers,
particularly suppliers located in Asia. In most cases, neither we nor our
manufacturing subcontractors have long-term supply contracts with these
suppliers. As a result, we are subject to economic instability in these Asian
countries as well as to increased costs, supply interruptions, and difficulties
in obtaining materials. Our customers also may encounter difficulties or
increased costs in obtaining the materials necessary to produce their products
into which our product solutions are incorporated.
From time to time, materials and components used in our product solutions
or in other aspects of our customers products have been subject to allocation
because of shortages of these materials and components. During portions of
fiscal 2000 and 2001, limited manufacturing capacity for ASICs resulted in
significant cost increases of our ASICs. Similar shortages in the future could
cause delayed shipments, customer dissatisfaction, and lower revenue.
We are subject to lengthy development periods and product acceptance cycles,
which can result in development and engineering costs without any future
revenue.
We provide interface solutions that are incorporated by OEMs into the
products they sell. OEMs make the determination during their product
development programs whether to incorporate our interface solutions or pursue
other alternatives. This process requires us to make significant investments
of time and resources in the custom design of interface solutions well before
our customers introduce their products incorporating these interfaces and
before we can be sure that we will generate any significant sales to our
customers or even recover our investment. During a customers entire product
development process, we face the risk that our interfaces will fail to meet our
customers technical, performance, or cost requirements or that our products
will be replaced by competitive products or alternative technological
solutions. Even if we complete our design process in a manner satisfactory to
our customer, the customer may delay or terminate its product development
efforts. The occurrence of any of these events could cause sales to be
deferred or to be cancelled, which would adversely affect our operating results
for that period.
We do not have long-term purchase commitments from our customers, and their
ability to cancel, reduce, or delay orders could reduce our revenue and
increase our costs.
Our customers do not provide us with firm, long-term volume purchase
commitments. As a result, customers can cancel purchase commitments or reduce
or delay orders at any time. The cancellation, delay, or reduction of customer
commitments could result in reduced revenue, excess inventory, and unabsorbed
overhead. Substantially all of our sales to date have been in the notebook
computer market, and we expect an increasing portion of our sales will be in
the iAppliance and other electronics devices markets. All of these markets are
subject to severe competitive pressures, rapid technological change, and
product obsolescence, which increase our inventory and overhead risks,
resulting in increased costs.
We face intense competition that could result in our losing or failing to gain
market share and suffering reduced revenue.
We serve intensely competitive markets that are characterized by price
erosion, rapid technological change, and competition from major domestic and
international companies. This intense competition could result in pricing
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pressures, lower sales, reduced margins, and lower market share. Some of
our competitors, particularly in the markets for iAppliances and other
electronic devices, have greater market recognition, larger customer bases, and
substantially greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution, and other
resources than we possess and that afford them competitive advantages. As a
result, they may be able to devote greater resources to the promotion and sale
of products, to negotiate lower prices on raw materials and components, to
deliver competitive products at lower prices, and to introduce new product
solutions and respond to customer requirements more quickly than we can. Our
competitive position could suffer if one or more of our customers decide to
design and manufacture their own interfaces, to contract with our competitors,
or to use alternative technologies.
Our ability to compete successfully depends on a number of factors, both
within and outside our control. These factors include the following:
If we do not keep pace with technological innovations, our products may not be
competitive and our revenue and operating results may suffer.
We operate in rapidly changing markets. Technological advances, the
introduction of new products, and new design techniques could adversely affect
our business unless we are able to adapt to the changing conditions.
Technological advances could render our solutions obsolete, and we may not be
able to respond effectively to the technological requirements of evolving
markets. As a result, we will be required to expend substantial funds for and
commit significant resources to
Our business could be harmed if we are unable to develop and utilize new
technologies that address the needs of our customers, or our competitors or
customers do so more effectively than we do.
Our efforts to develop new technologies may not result in commercial success,
which could cause a decline in our revenue and could harm our business.
Our research and development efforts with respect to new technologies may
not result in customer or market acceptance. Some or all of those technologies
may not successfully make the transition from the research and development lab
to cost-effective production as a result of technology problems, competitive
cost issues, yield problems, and other factors. Even when we successfully
complete a research and development effort with respect to a particular
technology, our customers may decide not to introduce or may terminate products
utilizing the technology for a variety of reasons, including the following:
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The nature of our business requires us to make continuing investments for
new technologies. To facilitate the development of our inductive technology,
we completed the acquisition of Absolute Sensors Limited during fiscal 2000.
We may be required to make similar acquisitions and other investments in the
future to maintain or enhance our ability to offer technological solutions.
Significant expenses relating to one or more new technologies that
ultimately prove to be unsuccessful for any reason could have a material
adverse effect on us. In addition, any investments or acquisitions made to
enhance our technologies may prove to be unsuccessful. If our efforts are
unsuccessful, our business could be harmed.
We may not be able to enhance our existing product solutions and develop new
product solutions in a timely manner.
Our future operating results will depend to a significant extent on our
ability to continue to provide new interface solutions that compare favorably
with alternative solutions on the basis of time to introduction, cost, and
performance. Our success in maintaining existing and attracting new customers
and developing new business depends on various factors, including the
following:
Our inability to enhance our existing product solutions and develop new
product solutions on a timely basis could harm our operating results and impede
our growth.
A technologically new interface solution that achieves significant market share
could harm our business.
Our interface solutions are designed to integrate touch, handwriting, and
vision capabilities. New computing and communications devices could be
developed that call for a different interface solution. Existing devices also
could be modified to allow for a different interface solution. Our business
could be harmed if our products become noncompetitive as a result of a
technological breakthrough that allows a new interface solution to displace our
solutions and achieve significant market acceptance.
International sales and manufacturing risks could adversely affect our
operating results.
Our manufacturing and assembly operations are conducted in China,
Thailand, and Taiwan, and we have other operations in Taiwan and the United
Kingdom. These international operations expose us to various economic,
political, and other risks that could adversely affect our operations and
operating results, including the following:
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Sales to Taiwan-based contract manufacturers for OEMs based in the United
States account for a significant percentage of our net sales. In fiscal 2002,
sales to Taiwan-based contract manufacturers for U.S.-based OEMs alone
accounted for 62% of our net sales. In the future, we expect sales to contract
manufacturers for OEMs based in Europe and Japan to increase. The risks
associated with international operations could negatively affect our operating
results.
Our business may suffer if international trade is hindered, disrupted, or
economically disadvantaged.
Political and economic conditions abroad may adversely affect the foreign
production and sale of our products. Protectionist trade legislation in either
the United States or foreign countries, such as a change in the current tariff
structures, export or import compliance laws, or other trade policies, could
adversely affect our ability to sell interface solutions in foreign markets and
to obtain materials or equipment from foreign suppliers.
Changes in policies by the U.S. or foreign governments resulting in, among
other things, higher taxation, currency conversion limitations, restrictions on
the transfer of funds, or the expropriation of private enterprises also could
have a material adverse effect on us. Any actions by countries in which we
conduct business to reverse policies that encourage foreign investment or
foreign trade also could adversely affect our operating results. In addition,
U.S. trade policies, such as most favored nation status and trade preferences
for certain Asian nations, could affect the attractiveness of our services to
our U.S. customers and adversely impact our operating results.
Our operating results could be adversely affected by fluctuations in the value
of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies.
We transact business predominantly in U.S. dollars and bill and collect
our sales in U.S. dollars. A weakening of the dollar could cause our overseas
vendors to require renegotiation of the prices we pay for their goods and
services. In the future, customers may make payments in non-U.S. currencies.
In addition, a portion of our costs, such as payroll, rent, and indirect
operating costs, are denominated in non-U.S. currencies, including British
pounds and Taiwan dollars.
Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could affect our cost of
goods and operating margins and could result in exchange losses. In addition,
currency devaluation can result in a loss to us if we hold deposits of that
currency. Hedging foreign currencies can be difficult, especially if the
currency is not freely traded. We cannot predict the impact of future exchange
rate fluctuations on our operating results.
A majority of our outsourced operations are located in Taiwan, increasing the
risk that a natural disaster, labor strike, war, or political unrest in that
country would disrupt our operations.
A majority of our outsourced operations are located in Taiwan. Events out
of our control, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, or other natural disasters
in Taiwan or political unrest, war, labor strikes, or work stoppages in Taiwan,
would disrupt our operations. The risk of earthquakes in Taiwan is significant
because of its proximity to major earthquake fault lines. An earthquake, such
as the one that occurred in Taiwan in September 1999, could cause significant
delays in shipments of our product solutions until we are able to shift our
outsourced operations. In addition, there is currently significant political
tension between Taiwan and China, which could lead
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to hostilities. If any of these events occur, we may not be able to
obtain alternative capacity. Failure to secure alternative capacity could
cause a delay in the shipment of our product solutions, which would cause our
revenue to fluctuate or decline.
Variability of customer requirements resulting in cancellations, reductions, or
delays may adversely affect our operating results.
OEM suppliers must provide increasingly rapid product turnaround and
respond to ever-shorter lead times. A variety of conditions, both specific to
individual customers and generally affecting the demand for their products, may
cause customers to cancel, reduce, or delay orders. Cancellations, reductions,
or delays by a significant customer or by a group of customers could adversely
affect our operating results. On occasion, customers require rapid increases
in production, which can strain our resources and reduce our margins. Although
we have been able to obtain increased production capacity from our third-party
manufacturers, we may be unable to do so at any given time to meet our
customers demands if their demands exceed anticipated levels.
Our operating results may experience significant fluctuations that could result
in a decline in the price of our stock.
In addition to the variability resulting from the short-term nature of our
customers commitments, other factors contribute to significant periodic and
seasonal quarterly fluctuations in our results of operations. These factors
include the following:
Accordingly, you should not rely on period-to-period comparisons as an
indicator of our future performance. Fluctuations in our operating results may
result in a decline in the price of our stock.
If we fail to effectively manage our growth, our infrastructure, management,
and resources could be strained, our ability to effectively manage our business
could be diminished, and our operating results could suffer.
The failure to manage our growth effectively could strain our resources,
which would impede our ability to increase revenue. We have increased the
number of our interface solutions and plan to expand further the number and
diversity of our solutions and their use in the future. Our ability to manage
our planned growth effectively will require us to
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As we expand and diversify our product and customer base, we may be
required to increase our overhead and selling expenses. We also may be
required to increase staffing and other expenditures, including expenses in
order to meet the anticipated demand of our customers. Our customers, however,
do not commit to firm production schedules for more than a short time in
advance. Any increase in expenses in anticipation of future orders that do not
materialize would adversely affect our profitability. Our customers also may
require rapid increases in design and production services that place an
excessive short-term burden on our resources and the resources of our
third-party manufacturers. If we cannot manage our growth effectively, our
business and results of operations could suffer.
We depend on key personnel who would be difficult to replace and our business
will likely be harmed if we lose their services or cannot hire additional
qualified personnel.
Our success depends substantially on the efforts and abilities of our
senior management and technical personnel. The competition for qualified
management and technical personnel, especially engineers, is intense. Although
we maintain noncompetition and nondisclosure covenants with most of our key
personnel, we do not have employment agreements with any of them. The loss of
services of one or more of our key employees or the inability to hire, train,
and retain key personnel, especially engineers and technical support personnel,
could delay the development and sale of our products, disrupt our business, and
interfere with our ability to execute our business plan.
Our inability to protect our intellectual property could impair our competitive
advantage, reduce our revenue, and increase our costs.
Our success and ability to compete depend in part on our ability to
maintain the proprietary aspects of our technologies and products. We rely on
a combination of patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks,
confidentiality agreements, and other contractual provisions to protect our
intellectual property, but these measures may provide only limited protection.
We license from third parties certain technology used in and for our products.
These third-party licenses are granted with restrictions, and there can be no
assurances that such third-party technology will remain available to us on
terms beneficial to us. Our failure to enforce and protect our intellectual
property rights or obtain from third parties the right to use necessary
technology could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition, and results of operations. In addition, the laws of some foreign
countries do not protect proprietary rights as fully as do the laws of the
United States.
Patents may not issue from the patent applications that we have filed or
may file. Our issued patents may be challenged, invalidated, or circumvented,
and claims of our patents may not be of sufficient scope or strength, or issued
in the proper geographic regions, to provide meaningful protection or any
commercial advantage. We have not applied for, and do not have, any copyright
registration on our technologies or products. We have applied to register
certain of our trademarks in the United States and other countries. There can
be no assurances that we will obtain registrations of principle or other
trademarks in key markets. Failure to obtain registrations could compromise
our ability to protect fully our trademarks and brands and could increase the
risk of challenge from third parties to our use of our trademarks and brands.
We do not consistently rely on written agreements with our customers,
suppliers, manufacturers and other recipients of our technologies and products,
and therefore some trade secret protection may be lost and our ability to
enforce our intellectual property rights may be limited. Additionally, our
customers, suppliers, manufacturers, and other recipients of our technologies
and products may seek to use our technologies and products without appropriate
limitations. In the past, we did not consistently require our employees and
consultants to enter into confidentiality agreements, employment agreements, or
proprietary information and invention agreements. Therefore, our former
employees and consultants may try to claim some ownership interest in our
technologies and products and may use our technologies and products
competitively and without appropriate limitations.
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We may be required to incur substantial expenses and divert management
attention and resources in defending intellectual property litigation against
us.
We may receive notices from third parties that claim our products infringe
their rights. From time to time, we receive notice from third parties of the
intellectual property rights such parties have obtained. We cannot be certain
that our technologies and products do not and will not infringe issued patents
or other proprietary rights of others. While we are not currently subject to
any infringement claim, any future claim, with or without merit, could result
in significant litigation costs and diversion of resources, including the
attention of management, and could require us to enter into royalty and
licensing agreements, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our
business. There can be no assurance that such licenses could be obtained on
commercially reasonable terms, if at all, or that the terms of any offered
licenses would be acceptable to us. If forced to cease using such technology,
there can be no assurance that we would be able to develop or obtain alternate
technology. Accordingly, an adverse determination in a judicial or
administrative proceeding or failure to obtain necessary licenses could prevent
us from manufacturing, using, or selling certain of our products, which could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and
results of operations.
Furthermore, parties making such claims could secure a judgment awarding
substantial damages, as well as injunctive or other equitable relief that could
effectively block our ability to make, use, or sell our products in the United
States or abroad. Such a judgment could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, we are
obligated under certain agreements to indemnify the other party in connection
with infringement by us of the proprietary rights of third parties. In the
event we are required to indemnify parties under these agreements, it could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and
results of operations.
We may incur substantial expenses and divert management resources in
prosecuting others for their unauthorized use of our intellectual property
rights.
The markets in which we compete are characterized by frequent litigation
regarding patents and other intellectual property rights. Other companies,
including our competitors, may develop technologies that are similar or
superior to our technologies, duplicate our technologies, or design around our
patents and may have or obtain patents or other proprietary rights that would
prevent, limit, or interfere with our ability to make, use, or sell our
products. Effective intellectual property protection may be unavailable or
limited in some foreign countries, such as China and Taiwan, in which we
operate. Unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise use aspects of
our technologies and products that we regard as proprietary. There can be no
assurance that our means of protecting our proprietary rights in the United
States or abroad will be adequate or that competitors will not independently
develop similar technologies. If our intellectual property protection is
insufficient to protect our intellectual property rights, we could face
increased competition in the market for our technologies and products.
Should any of our competitors file patent applications or obtain patents
that claim inventions also claimed by us, we may choose to participate in an
interference proceeding to determine the right to a patent for these inventions
because our business would be harmed if we fail to enforce and protect our
intellectual property rights. Even if the outcome is favorable, this
proceeding could result in substantial cost to us and disrupt our business.
In the future, we also may need to file lawsuits to enforce our
intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, or to determine the
validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. This litigation,
whether successful or unsuccessful, could result in substantial costs and
diversion of resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition, and results of operations.
If we become subject to product returns and product liability claims resulting
from defects in our products, we may fail to achieve market acceptance of our
products and our business could be harmed.
We develop complex products in an evolving marketplace. Despite testing
by us and our customers, defects may be found in existing or new products. In
fiscal 2001, a manufacturing error of one of our manufacturing subcontractors
was discovered. Although the error was promptly discovered without significant
interruption of supply and the manufacturing subcontractor rectified the
problem at its own cost, any such manufacturing errors or product defects could
result in a delay in recognition or loss of revenue, loss of market share, or
failure to achieve market acceptance. Additionally, these defects could result
in financial or other damages to our customers; cause us
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to incur significant warranty, support, and repair costs; and divert the
attention of our engineering personnel from our product development efforts.
In such circumstances, our customers could also seek and obtain damages from us
for their losses. A product liability claim brought against us, even if
unsuccessful, would likely be time-consuming and costly to defend. The
occurrence of these problems would likely harm our business.
Potential strategic alliances may not achieve their objectives, and the failure
to do so could impede our growth.
We anticipate that we will enter into various additional strategic
alliances. Among other matters, we will explore strategic alliances designed
to enhance or complement our technology or to work in conjunction with our
technology; to provide necessary know-how, components, or supplies; and to
develop, introduce, and distribute products utilizing our technology. Any
strategic alliances may not achieve their intended objectives, and parties to
our strategic alliances may not perform as contemplated. The failure of these
alliances may impede our ability to introduce new products and enter new
markets.
Any acquisitions that we undertake could be difficult to integrate, disrupt our
business, dilute stockholder value, and harm our operating results.
We expect to review opportunities to acquire other businesses and
technologies that would complement our current interface solutions, expand the
breadth of our markets, enhance our technical capabilities, or otherwise offer
growth opportunities. While we have no current agreements or negotiations
underway, we may acquire businesses, products, or technologies in the future.
If we make any future acquisitions, we could issue stock that would dilute
existing stockholders percentage ownership, incur substantial debt, or assume
contingent liabilities. Our experience in acquiring other businesses and
technologies is limited. Potential acquisitions also involve numerous risks,
including the following:
We cannot assure you that we would be successful in overcoming problems
encountered in connection with any acquisitions, and our inability to do so
could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business.
The PC and electronics industries are cyclical and may result in fluctuations
in our operating results and stock price.
The PC and electronics industries have experienced significant economic
downturns at various times, such as the downturn currently being experienced.
These downturns are characterized by diminished product demand, accelerated
erosion of average selling prices, and production over-capacity. In addition,
the PC and electronics industries are cyclical in nature. We seek to reduce
our exposure to industry downturns and cyclicality by providing design and
production services for leading companies in rapidly expanding industry
segments. We may, however, experience substantial period-to-period
fluctuations in future operating results because of general industry conditions
or events occurring in the general economy.
Legislation affecting the markets in which we compete could adversely affect
our ability to implement our iAppliance strategy.
Our ability to expand our business may be adversely impacted by future
laws or regulations. Our customers products may be subject to laws relating
to communications, encryption technology, electronic
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commerce, e-signatures, and privacy. Any of these laws could be expensive
to comply with, and the marketability of our products could be adversely
affected.
We must finance the growth of our business and the development of new products,
which could have an adverse effect on our operating results.
To remain competitive, we must continue to make significant investments in
research and development, marketing, and business development. Our failure to
increase sufficiently our net sales to offset these increased costs would
adversely affect our operating results.
From time to time, we may seek additional equity or debt financing to
provide for funds required to expand our business. We cannot predict the
timing or amount of any such requirements at this time. If such financing is
not available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to expand our business or
to develop new business at the rate desired and our operating results may
suffer. Debt financing increases expenses and must be repaid regardless of
operating results. Equity financing could result in additional dilution to
existing stockholders.
Continuing uncertainty of the U.S. economy may have serious implications for
the growth and stability of our business and may negatively affect our stock
price.
The revenue growth and profitability of our business depends significantly
on the overall demand in the notebook computer market and in the iAppliance and
other electronic device markets. Softening demand in these markets caused by
ongoing economic uncertainty may result in decreased revenue or earnings levels
or growth rates. The U.S. economy has weakened and market conditions continue
to be challenging, which has resulted in individuals and companies delaying or
reducing expenditures. Further delays or reductions in spending could have a
material adverse effect on demand for our products, and consequently on our
business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects, and stock
price.
The market price of our common stock may be volatile.
The trading price of our common stock could be subject to wide
fluctuations in response to various factors, including the following:
In addition, stocks of technology companies have experienced extreme price
and volume fluctuations that often have been unrelated or disproportionate to
these companies operating performance. Public announcements by technology
companies concerning, among other things, their performance, accounting
practices, or legal problems could cause the market price of our common stock
to decline regardless of our actual operating performance.
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Our charter documents and Delaware law could make it more difficult for a third
party to acquire us, and discourage a takeover.
Our certificate of incorporation and the Delaware General Corporation Law
contain provisions that may have the effect of making more difficult or
delaying attempts by others to obtain control of our company, even when these
attempts may be in the best interests of our stockholders. Our certificate of
incorporation also authorizes our board of directors, without stockholder
approval, to issue one or more series of preferred stock, which could have
voting and conversion rights that adversely affect or dilute the voting power
of the holders of common stock. Delaware law also imposes conditions on
certain business combination transactions with interested stockholders.
Our stockholders rights plan may adversely affect existing stockholders.
On August 14, 2002, we adopted a Stockholders Rights Plan that may have
the effect of deterring, delaying, or preventing a change in control that might
otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders. Under the Rights Plan,
we issued a dividend of one Preferred Share Purchase Right for each share of
our common stock held by stockholders of record as of the close of business on
August 19, 2002. Each right entitles stockholders to purchase, at an exercise
price of $60 per share, one-thousandth of a share of our newly created Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock.
In general, the stock purchase rights become exercisable when a person or
group acquires 15% or more of our common stock or a tender offer or exchange
offer of 15% or more of our common stock is announced or commenced. After any
such event, our other stockholders may purchase additional shares of our common
stock at 50% of the then-current market price. The rights will cause
substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire us on terms
not approved by our board of directors. The rights should not interfere with
any merger or other business combination approved by our board of directors
since the rights may be redeemed by us at $0.01 per stock purchase right at any
time before any person or group acquires 15% or more of our outstanding common
stock. The rights expire in August 2012.
Our officers, directors, and affiliated entities own a large percentage of our
company, and they could make business decisions with which you disagree that
will affect the value of your investment.
Our executive officers, directors, entities affiliated with them, and
other 5% or greater stockholders beneficially own approximately 28% of our
outstanding common stock. These stockholders, acting together, would be able
to influence significantly all matters requiring approval by our stockholders,
including the election of directors. Thus, actions might be taken even if
other stockholders oppose them. This concentration of ownership might also
have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our company,
which could cause our stock price to decline.
Sales of large numbers of shares could adversely affect the price of our common
stock.
All of the 23,329,943 shares outstanding as of September 6, 2002, are
eligible for resale in the public markets. Of these shares, 6,489,377 shares
are eligible for resale in the public markets subject to compliance with the
volume and manner of sale rules of Rule 144 or 701 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, 455,747 shares are eligible for resale in the public markets
by nonaffiliates subject to manner of sale rules under Rule 701, and 16,384,819
shares are eligible for resale in the public markets either as unrestricted
shares or pursuant to Rule 144(k). In general, under Rule 144 as currently in
effect, any person (or persons whose shares are aggregated for purposes of Rule
144) who beneficially owns restricted securities with respect to which at least
one year has elapsed since the later of the date the shares were acquired from
us, or from an affiliate of ours, is entitled to sell within any three-month
period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of 1% of the then
outstanding shares of our common stock and the average weekly trading volume in
common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding such sale. Sales under
Rule 144 also are subject to certain manner-of-sale provisions and notice
requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.
Rule 701, as currently in effect, permits our employees, officers, directors,
and consultants who purchase shares pursuant to a written compensatory plan or
contract to resell these shares in reliance upon Rule 144, but without
compliance with specific restrictions. Rule 701 provides that affiliates may
sell their Rule 701 shares under Rule 144 without complying with the holding
period requirement and that non-affiliates may sell their shares in reliance on
Rule 144 without complying with the holding period, public information, volume
limitation, or notice provisions of Rule 144. A person who is not an affiliate, who has not been
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an affiliate within three months prior to sale, and who beneficially owns
restricted securities with respect to which at least two years have elapsed
since the later of the date the shares were acquired from us, or from an
affiliate of ours, is entitled to sell such shares under Rule 144(k) without
regard to any of the volume limitations or other requirements described above.
Sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market could
adversely affect prevailing market prices.
We have registered for offer and sale up to 5,886,208 shares of common
stock that are reserved for issuance pursuant to our outstanding stock option
plans and available for issuance pursuant to the employee stock purchase plan.
Shares issued after the effective date of such registration statements upon the
exercise of stock options or pursuant to the employee stock purchase
plan generally will be eligible for sale in the public
market, except that affiliates will continue to be subject to volume
limitations and other requirements of Rule 144. The issuance of such shares
could depress the market price of our common stock.
Stockholders owning 1,973,465 shares are entitled, under contracts
providing for registration rights, to require us to register our securities
owned by them for public sale.
Sales as restrictions end or pursuant to registration rights may make it
more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at
a price that we deem appropriate.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Our principal executive offices as well as our principal research,
development, sales, marketing, and administrative functions are located in a
34,000 square foot leased facility in San Jose, California. The lease extends
through January 2005 and provides for an average monthly rental payment of
$53,615. We believe this facility will be adequate to meet our needs for at
least the next 18 months. Our European headquarters are located in Cambridge,
United Kingdom, where we lease approximately 4,000 square feet. We also
maintain a 5,000 square foot office in Taiwan. In addition, we maintain
satellite sales and support offices in Hong Kong, China, and Thailand.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We currently are not involved in any legal proceeding that we believe
would have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Not applicable.
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Ease of Use.
Our interface solutions offer the ease of use
and intuitive interaction that users demand.
Small Size.
The small, thin size of our interface solutions
enables our customers to reduce the overall size and weight of their
products in order to satisfy consumer demand for portability.
Low Power Consumption.
The low power consumption of our
interface solutions enables our customers to offer products with
longer battery life or smaller battery size.
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Advanced Functionality.
Our interface solutions offer many
advanced features to enhance user experience.
Reliability.
The reliability of our interface solutions
satisfies consumer demand for dependability, which is a major
component of consumer satisfaction.
Durability.
Our interface solutions withstand repeated use,
severe physical treatment, and temperature fluctuations while
providing a superior level of performance.
customized, modular integration;
reduced product development costs;
shorter product time to market;
compact and efficient platforms;
improved product functionality and utility; and
product differentiation.
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Virtual scrolling.
This feature enables the user to scroll
through any document by swiping a finger along the side or bottom of
the TouchPad.
Customizable tap zones.
These zones permit separate portions
of the TouchPad to be used to simulate mouse clicks, launch
applications, and perform other selected functions.
Palm Check.
Palm Check eliminates false activation when a
persons palm accidentally rests on the TouchPad.
Edge Motion.
This permits cursor movement to continue when a
users finger reaches the edge of the TouchPad.
Tapping and dragging of icons.
This feature allows the user
to simply tap on an icon in order to drag it, rather than being
forced to hold a button down in order to drag an icon.
Multi-finger gestures.
This feature allows the user to
designate specific actions when more than one finger is used on the
TouchPad.
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cost-effective and simplified OEM integration;
simplified OEM product line since one device contains both solutions;
single-source supplier, which eliminates compatibility issues; and
end user flexibility since one notebook can address both user preferences.
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PDAs
Internet devices
smart phones
e-mail terminals
smart handheld devices
automotive controls and displays
Web terminals
interactive games and toys
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capacitive position sensing technology;
capacitive force sensing technology;
transparent capacitive position sensing technology;
inductive position sensing technology;
pattern recognition technology;
mixed signal very large scale integrated circuit, or VLSI, technology; and
proprietary microcontroller technology.
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Acer
Hewlett-Packard/Compaq
Apple
IBM
Asustek
Legend
Dell
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single source supplier that eliminates compatibility issues;
cost-effective and simplified OEM integration;
simplified product line to address both markets;
end user flexibility since one notebook can address both user preferences; and
modular approach allowing OEMs to utilize our TouchPad, our
TouchStyk, or a combination of both interfaces.
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Name
Age
Position
Francis F. Lee
50
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Donald E. Kirby
54
Senior Vice President and General Manager PC Products
Russell J. Knittel
52
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief
Administrative Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer
Shawn P. Day, Ph.D.
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Vice President of Research and Development
Richard C. McCaskill
54
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
David T. McKinnon
55
Vice President of System Silicon
Thomas D. Spade
36
Vice President of Worldwide Sales
William T. Stacy, Ph.D.
60
Vice President of Operations
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the development and growth of these markets;
the ability of our technologies and product solutions to
address the needs of these markets, the requirements of OEMs, and
the preferences of end users; and
our ability to provide OEMs with interface solutions that
provide advantages in terms of size, power consumption, reliability,
durability, performance, and value-added features compared to
alternative solutions.
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our success in designing and introducing new interface
solutions, including those implementing new technologies;
our ability to predict the evolving needs of our customers
and to assist them in incorporating our technologies into their new
products;
our ability to meet our customers requirements for low power
consumption, ease of use, reliability, durability, and small form
factor;
the quality of our customer services;
the rate at which customers incorporate our interface solutions into their own products;
product or technology introductions by our competitors; and
foreign currency fluctuations, which may cause a foreign
competitors products to be priced significantly lower than our
product solutions.
continue research and development activities on existing and potential interface solutions;
hire additional engineering and other technical personnel; and
purchase advanced design tools and test equipment.
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difficulties with other suppliers of components for the
products;
superior technologies developed by our competitors and
unfavorable comparisons of our solutions with these technologies;
price considerations; and
lack of anticipated or actual market demand for the products.
innovative development of new solutions for customer products;
utilization of advances in technology;
maintenance of quality standards;
efficient and cost-effective services; and
timely completion of the design and introduction of new interface solutions.
difficulties and costs of staffing and managing a multi-national organization;
unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;
differing labor regulations;
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potentially adverse tax consequences;
tariffs and duties and other trade barrier restrictions;
possible employee turnover or labor unrest;
greater difficulty in collecting accounts receivable;
the burdens and costs of compliance with a variety of foreign laws;
potentially reduced protection for intellectual property rights; and
political or economic instability in certain parts of the world.
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the cyclicality of the markets we serve;
the timing and size of orders;
the volume of orders relative to our capacity;
product introductions and market acceptance of new products or new generations of products;
evolution in the life cycles of our customers products;
timing of expenses in anticipation of future orders;
changes in product mix;
availability of manufacturing and assembly services;
changes in cost and availability of labor and components;
timely delivery of product solutions to customers;
pricing and availability of competitive products;
pressures on gross margins; and
changes in economic conditions.
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successfully hire, train, retain, and motivate additional employees;
enhance our operational, financial, and management systems; and
expand our production capacity.
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problems assimilating the purchased operations, technologies, or products;
unanticipated costs associated with the acquisition;
diversion of managements attention from our core businesses;
adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers;
risks associated with entering markets in which we have little or no prior experience; and
potential loss of key employees of purchased organizations.
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variations in our quarterly results;
announcements of technological innovations by us or by our competitors;
introductions of new products or new pricing policies by us or by our competitors;
acquisitions or strategic alliances by us or by our competitors;
recruitment or departure of key personnel;
the gain or loss of significant orders;
the gain or loss of significant customers;
changes in the estimates of our operating performance or
changes in recommendations by any securities analysts that follow
our stock; and
market conditions in our industry, the industries of our
customers, and the economy as a whole.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market Information on Common Stock
Our common stock has been listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol SYNA since January 29, 2002. The following table sets forth the high
and low sales prices of our common stock on the Nasdaq National Market for the
periods indicated.
High
Low
$
20.75
$
12.45
$
20.38
$
7.51
$
8.74
$
3.52
On September 6, 2002, the closing sales price of our common stock on the Nasdaq National Market was $5.93 per share.
Stockholders
As of September 6, 2002, there were 405 holders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our preferred stock or our common stock. We currently plan to retain any earnings to finance the growth of our business rather than to pay cash dividends. Payments of any cash dividends in the future will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, and capital requirements as well as other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.
Our revolving line of credit places restrictions on the payment of any dividends.
Use of Proceeds
On February 1, 2002, we completed an initial public offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock, resulting in net proceeds, after the underwriters discount and offering expenses, of approximately $49.2 million. The underwriters purchased an additional 750,000 shares of common stock from certain selling stockholders from which we did not receive any proceeds.
Our initial public offering of common stock was effected through a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-56026) that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2002. A total of 5,750,000 shares of our common stock were registered and sold in this offering. Of these shares, 5,000,000 shares were registered and sold on our behalf and 750,000 shares were registered and sold on behalf of certain selling stockholders. All 5,750,000 shares were sold at an initial public offering price of $11.00 per share, for an aggregate offering price of $55 million on our behalf and $8.25 million on behalf of the selling stockholders. The shares were sold through a syndicate of underwriters managed by Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., SG Cowen Securities Corporation, and SoundView Technology Corporation.
We paid to the underwriters underwriting discounts and commissions totaling $3.8 million in connection with the offering and the selling stockholders paid underwriting discounts and commissions totaling $577,500. In addition, we incurred additional expenses of approximately $2.0 million in connection with the offering, which when added to the underwriting discounts and commissions paid by us, amounts to total estimated expenses of approximately $5.8 million. Thus, the net offering proceeds to us, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, were approximately $49.2 million. No offering expenses were paid directly or indirectly to any of our directors or officers (or their associates) or persons owning ten percent (10%) or more of any class of our equity securities or to any other affiliates.
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We intend to use the net proceeds from our initial public offering for the expansion of sales and marketing activities, for strategic relationships and acquisitions, and for working capital and general corporate purposes, including continued enhancement of our research and development and engineering capabilities. Pending these uses, since the time of receipt of the net proceeds, we have invested the net proceeds of this offering in government-backed securities and investment-grade fixed income instruments. We cannot predict whether the proceeds will be invested to yield a favorable return.
The amounts that we actually expend for these purposes will vary significantly depending on a number of factors, including future revenue growth and the amount of cash that we generate from operations. As a result, we will retain broad discretion over the allocation of the net proceeds of the offering.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Years Ended June 30,
1998
1999
2000
2001*
2002
(in thousands, except for share and per share data)
$
23,167
$
29,842
$
43,447
$
73,698
$
100,201
17,734
17,824
25,652
50,811
59,016
5,433
12,018
17,795
22,887
41,185
3,874
4,851
8,386
11,590
16,594
4,142
5,534
7,407
9,106
9,873
855
605
784
134
82
597
453
8,016
10,385
17,335
22,077
27,054
(2,583
)
1,633
460
810
14,131
397
334
365
180
325
(2,186
)
1,967
825
990
14,456
40
120
180
5,056
(1,500
)
(2,712
)
$
(3,686
)
$
1,927
$
(2,007
)
$
810
$
9,400
$
(0.93
)
$
0.46
$
(0.38
)
$
0.13
$
0.70
$
(0.93
)
$
0.12
$
(0.38
)
$
0.04
$
0.42
3,978,703
4,147,159
5,222,738
6,133,866
13,523,443
3,978,703
15,897,146
5,222,738
19,879,491
22,544,461
* | Fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 consisted of 53 weeks. | |
(1) | Cost of revenue excludes $0, $23,000, and $28,000 of amortization of deferred stock compensation for the years ended June 30, 2000, 2001, and 2002, respectively. Research and development expense excludes $0, $162,000, and $167,000 of amortization of deferred stock compensation for the years ended June 30, 2000, 2001, and 2002, respectively. Selling, general, and administrative expense excludes $82,000, $412,000, and $258,000 of amortization of deferred stock compensation for the years ended June 30, 2000, 2001, and 2002, respectively. These amounts have been aggregated and reflected as Amortization of deferred stock compensation. |
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June 30,
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
(in thousands)
$
11,513
$
11,711
$
6,507
$
3,766
$
45,491
10,681
13,057
10,695
12,974
73,318
16,564
18,051
20,661
27,157
90,381
1,831
1,850
1,700
1,829
1,759
9,729
11,757
11,538
13,754
74,003
Amounts for the year ended June 30, 2000 include the results of operations of Synaptics (UK) Limited (formerly Absolute Sensors Limited) from the date of acquisition in October 1999.
We calculated basic net income per share and basic and diluted net loss per share by dividing the net income (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, less weighted shares subject to repurchase. Diluted net income per common share also includes the effect of potentially dilutive securities, including stock options, warrants, and convertible preferred stock, when dilutive.
Our fiscal year ends on the last Saturday in June. For ease of presentation in this report, however, all fiscal years have been shown as ending on June 30. Fiscal year 2001 consisted of 53 weeks. Each of the other years presented consisted of 52 weeks.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT RESULTS
You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with
our financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this report.
This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks,
uncertainties, and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from
those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety
of factors, including those set forth under Risk Factors and elsewhere in
this report.
Overview
We are a leading worldwide developer and supplier of custom-designed user
interface solutions that enable people to interact more easily and intuitively
with a wide variety of mobile computing and communications devices. From our
inception in 1986 through 1994, we were a development stage company, which
focused on developing and refining our pattern recognition and capacitive
sensing technologies, and generated revenue by providing contract engineering
and design services. In fiscal 1996, we began shipping our proprietary
TouchPad and are now the worlds leading supplier of touch pads to the notebook
computer market. We estimate our market share to be approximately 70% for
touch pads and approximately 53% for all notebook computer interfaces for
fiscal 2002. We believe our market share results from the combination of our
customer focus, the strength of our intellectual property, and our engineering
know-how, which allow us to design products that meet the demanding design
specifications of OEMs.
In April 2000, we began shipping our initial dual pointing solution, which
includes third-party products, that enables notebook OEMs to offer end users
the combination of both a touch pad and a pointing stick. In January 2001, we
achieved our first design win incorporating our proprietary pointing stick
solution, TouchStyk, into a dual pointing application for use in a notebook
computer and began shipping them in volume in the December 2001 quarter. With
the introduction of our TouchStyk, we now offer OEMs the choice of a touch pad,
a pointing stick, or a combination of both of our proprietary interface
solutions for dual pointing applications. We believe that our proprietary
TouchStyk will enable us to penetrate that portion of the notebook market,
which is approximately 25%, that utilizes the pointing stick as the interface
solution and thereby increase our total market share of the overall notebook
interface market. In addition, we plan to leverage our industry-leading
capacitive sensing technology and introduce our new ClearPad and Spiral
technologies into the emerging iAppliance markets.
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We have experienced significant demand for our dual pointing solutions,
which results in higher revenue because we are able to sell two interface
solutions for each notebook computer. Most of our dual pointing revenue has
been derived from product solutions that include a significant percentage of
third-party products, which we either resell or license. As a consequence, the
gross margin on our dual pointing revenue was initially well below the gross
margin we experience from the sale of our proprietary interface solutions.
Beginning in the second half of fiscal 2001, we began to see the benefits from
phasing in cost-improvement programs aimed at reducing the cost of our dual
pointing solutions. For fiscal 2001, however, dual pointing revenue had a
significant negative impact on our gross margin. Although our dual pointing
solutions containing key third-party products will continue to represent a
significant portion of our dual pointing revenue for the foreseeable future, we
began shipments of our new proprietary dual pointing solutions in the first
quarter of fiscal 2002. Shipments of our proprietary dual pointing solutions
experienced steady growth during fiscal 2002. The combination of the full
implementation of our cost-improvement programs for our dual pointing solutions
containing key third-party products together with our new proprietary dual
pointing solutions improved our gross margin in fiscal 2002 compared to our
gross margin in fiscal 2001.
We recognize revenue upon shipment of our products and passage of title to
our customers. Our revenue increased from $23.2 million in fiscal 1998 to
$100.2 million in fiscal 2002, a compound annual growth rate of approximately
44%. Through fiscal 2000, we derived all of our product revenue from the
notebook computer market. We began to generate revenue from the iAppliance
markets in fiscal 2001, but our revenue to date primarily reflects shipments to
notebook OEMs.
While we have been awarded design wins by many of the Japanese OEMs of
notebook computers, and they are currently ordering and receiving products
from us, our largest customers are the major U.S.-based OEMs that sell notebook
computers worldwide. Adverse conditions in the notebook computer market or a
competitive shift from U.S. to Japanese OEMs could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and
prospects. We work closely with our customers to design interface solutions to
meet their specific requirements and provide both pre-sale custom-design
services and post-sale support. During the design phase, we typically do not
have any commitment from our customers to pay for our non-recurring engineering
costs should the customer decide not to introduce that specific product or
choose not to incorporate our interface solution in its products. We believe
our focus on customer service and support has allowed us to develop strong
customer relationships in the PC market, which we plan to expand in the future,
and has provided us with the experience necessary to develop strong customer
relationships in the new markets we intend to penetrate.
Our manufacturing operations are based on a variable cost model in which
we outsource all of our production requirements, eliminating the need for
significant capital expenditures and allowing us to minimize our investment in
inventories. This approach requires us to work closely with our manufacturing
subcontractors to ensure adequate production capacity to meet our forecasted
volume requirements. We provide our manufacturing subcontractors with
six-month rolling forecasts and issue purchase orders based on our anticipated
requirements for the next 90 days. We do not have any long-term supply
contracts with any of our manufacturing subcontractors. Currently, we
primarily use one third-party manufacturer to provide our proprietary
capacitive based ASICs, and in certain cases, we also rely on a single source
or a limited number of suppliers to provide other key components of our
products. Our cost of sales includes all costs associated with the production
of our products, including materials, manufacturing, and assembly costs paid to
third-party manufacturers and related overhead costs associated with our
manufacturing operations personnel. Additionally, all warranty costs and any
inventory provisions or write-downs are expensed as cost of sales.
Our gross margin generally reflects the combination of the added value we
bring to our customers products in meeting their custom design requirements
and our on-going cost-improvement programs. In fiscal 2001, we experienced
significant pressure on our gross margin, resulting from the increasing revenue
mix of dual pointing solutions containing significant third-party products. We
have been successful in implementing cost reductions that have significantly
improved the gross margins of these dual pointing solutions. These
cost-improvement programs include reducing component costs and implementing
design and process improvements. In addition, our gross margin has been
positively impacted by shipments of our proprietary dual pointing solutions,
which began shipping in volume in our December 2001 quarter. In the future, we
plan to introduce additional new products, which may initially negatively
impact our gross margin, as has been the case with our dual pointing solutions.
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Our research and development expenses include expenses related to product
development, engineering, materials costs, patent expenses, and the costs
incurred to design interface solutions for customers prior to the customers
commitment to incorporate those solutions into their products. These expenses
have generally increased, reflecting our continuing commitment to the
technological and design innovation required to maintain a leadership position
in our existing markets and to develop new technologies for new markets. In
fiscal 2000, we significantly increased our research and development expenses
as a result of our October 1999 acquisition of Absolute Sensors Limited, or
ASL, a company located in Cambridge, United Kingdom, which has been developing
inductive pen-sensing technology applicable to new markets we intend to
address. Also related to this acquisition was the write-off in fiscal 2000 of
acquired in-process research and development of $855,000 and the amortization
of goodwill and other intangible assets of approximately $502,000. The
amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets related to this
acquisition totaled $753,000 in fiscal 2001. As the result of the July 1, 2001
adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 142, Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets (FAS 142), we ceased amortization of goodwill and
accordingly recorded amortization of other intangible assets of $118,000 in
fiscal 2002. The carrying value of the goodwill will be reviewed at least
annually for impairment.
Selling, general, and administrative expenses include expenses related to
sales, marketing, and administrative personnel; internal sales and outside
sales representatives commissions; market research and consulting; and other
marketing and sales activities. These expenses have generally increased,
reflecting increased staffing, commission expense associated with higher
revenue levels, and additional management personnel in anticipation of our
continued growth in our existing markets and penetration into new markets. In
October 2001, we began replacing outside sales representatives with inside
sales personnel for certain customer accounts to facilitate a closer working
relationship with those customers. We continue to utilize both inside sales
personnel and outside sales representatives and agents. In fiscal 2002, we
recorded $16,000 of amortization related to the June 1999 acquisition of the
employees of a former Taiwanese sales agent. This compares to $103,000 and
$31,000 of amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets in fiscal 2000
and fiscal 2001, respectively, which is now fully amortized.
In connection with the grant of stock options to our employees, we
recorded deferred stock compensation of approximately $2.2 million through
fiscal 2001, representing the difference between the deemed fair value of our
common stock for financial reporting purposes and the exercise price of these
options at the date of grant. Deferred stock compensation is presented as a
reduction of stockholders equity and is amortized on a straight-line basis
over the vesting period. Options granted are typically subject to a four-year
vesting period. Restricted stock acquired through the exercise of unvested
stock options is subject to our right to repurchase the unvested stock at the
price paid, which right to repurchase lapses over the vesting period. We also
recorded $303,000 of deferred compensation related to options granted to
consultants through fiscal 2002. We are amortizing the deferred stock
compensation over the vesting periods of the applicable options and the
repurchase periods for the restricted stock. We recorded amortization of
deferred stock compensation of approximately $82,000, $597,000, and $453,000 in
fiscal 2000, 2001, and 2002, respectively. We will incur substantial expense
in future periods as a result of the amortization of the remaining $1.1 million
of deferred stock compensation relating to previously granted stock options.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to
make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenue, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our
more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our
consolidated financial statements. Actual results may differ from these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue from product sales when there is persuasive evidence
that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred and title has transferred,
the price is fixed and determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured.
We accrue for estimated sales returns and other allowances at the time of
recognition of revenue, which is typically upon shipment, based on historical
experience. Contract revenue for research and development is recorded as
earned based on the performance requirements of the contract. Non-refundable
contract fees for which no further
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performance obligations exist, and there is no continuing involvement by us,
are recognized on the earlier of when the payments are received or when
collection is assured.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses
resulting from the inability of customers to meet their financial obligations.
On an on-going basis, we evaluate the collectability of accounts receivable
based on a combination of factors. In circumstances in which we are aware of a
specific customers inability to meet its financial obligation, we record a
specific reserve of the bad debt against amounts due. In addition, we must
make judgments and estimates of the collectability of accounts receivables
based on historical bad debt, customers credit worthiness, current economic
trends, recent changes in customer payment trends, and deterioration in the
customers operating results or financial position. If circumstances change
adversely, additional allowances may be required.
Inventory
We are required to state our inventories at the lower of cost or market.
Our assessment of the ultimate realization of inventories is based on our
projections of future demand and market conditions. Any sudden decline in
demand or rapid product improvements and technological changes, or both, can
cause us to have excess or obsolete inventories. On an ongoing basis, we
review for estimated obsolete or unmarketable inventories and write down our
inventories to their net realizable value based upon our forecasts of future
demand and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable
than our forecasts, additional inventory reserves may be required. Our
estimates are influenced by the following considerations: sudden decline in
demand due to economic downturn, rapid product improvements and technological
changes, and termination by our OEM customers of any product offerings
incorporating our product solutions.
Warranty
We provide for the estimated cost of product warranties at the time
revenue is recognized. While we engage in extensive product quality programs
and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of our
component suppliers, our warranty obligation is affected by product failure
rates, material usage, and service delivery costs incurred in correcting a
product failure. Should actual product failure rates, material usage, or
service delivery costs differ from our estimates, revisions to the estimated
warranty liability may be required.
Results of Operations
The following table presents our historical operating results for the
periods indicated as a percentage of revenue.
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Fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 compared to fiscal year ended June 30, 2001
Net Revenue.
Revenue for the year ended June 30, 2002 was $100.2 million
compared to $73.7 million for the twelve months ended June 30, 2001, a 36.0%
increase. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to the increase
in unit shipments, higher revenue content per notebook from dual pointing
solutions that include both a touch pad and a pointing stick, and non-recurring
engineering and patent license fees of $1.1 million, partially offset by
general competitive pricing pressure. Revenue from our dual pointing solutions
represented approximately 47% of our revenue for the year ended June 30, 2002
compared to 41% for the year ended June 30, 2001.
Gross Margin.
Gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 41.1% for the
year ended June 30, 2002 compared to 31.1% for the year ended June 30, 2001.
The improvement in gross margin as a percentage of revenue resulted from the
implementation of cost-improvement programs, which reduced the cost of our dual
pointing solutions through the combination of design and process improvements,
lower outside assembly costs, generally lower costs for materials and
electronic components, the introduction of our proprietary dual pointing
solutions, and non-recurring engineering and patent license revenue in the
amount of $1.1 million, partially offset by general competitive pricing
pressure.
Research and Development Expenses.
Research and development expenses
increased 43.2% to $16.6 million, or 16.6% of revenue, for the year ended June
30, 2002 from $11.6 million, or 15.7% of revenue, for the year ended June 30,
2001. The major contributors to the increase in spending were higher
compensation costs associated with increased staffing levels and higher product
development related expenses, including outside services and materials costs.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses.
Selling, general, and
administrative expenses for the year ended June 30, 2002 increased to $9.9
million, or 9.8% of revenue, from $9.1 million, or 12.4% of revenue, for the
year ended June 30, 2001. The increase in actual spending resulted from
increased staffing, including additions to our inside sales force, increased
expenses related to our higher operating levels, and costs incurred related to
our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with
amendments to our initial public offering and periodic and quarterly filings,
partially offset by lower sales commissions resulting from the replacement of
outside sales representatives with inside sales personnel for certain customer
accounts beginning in October 2001.
Amortization of Goodwill and Other Acquired Intangible Assets.
The year
ended June 30, 2001 reflected charges of $784,000 for the amortization of
goodwill and other acquired intangible assets related to acquisitions. In
connection with the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets on July 1, 2001, amortization of
goodwill was terminated, which resulted in significantly lower amortization
charges in the year ended June 30, 2002 compared to the year ended June 30,
2001. Amortization of other intangible assets continued in accordance with the
previously determined useful economic lives, which resulted in total
amortization charges of $134,000 in the year ended June 30, 2002. We access
the impairment of goodwill annually or whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable.
Amortization of Deferred Stock Compensation.
The year ended June 30, 2002
includes amortization expense for deferred stock compensation of $453,000
compared to $597,000 for the year ended June 30, 2001. We expect to record
amortization expense of $433,000 in fiscal 2003 with the remaining balance of
$652,000 to be amortized through fiscal 2007.
Operating Income (Loss).
We generated operating income of $14.1 million
for the year ended June 30, 2002 compared to $810,000 for the year ended June
30, 2001. The major contributors to the improvement in operating income
included the increased revenue levels, the higher gross margin percentage
resulting from the implementation of our cost-improvement programs for our dual
pointing solutions, lower assembly costs, lower materials and electronic
components costs, non-recurring engineering and patent license revenue, lower
sales commissions related to the replacement of outside sales representatives
with inside direct sales personnel, and lower amortization expense for goodwill
and other acquired intangible assets. These factors were partially offset by
higher compensation costs, resulting from our increased staffing levels, higher
research and development project costs, and costs incurred related to our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with
amendments to our initial public offering and periodic and quarterly filings.
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Net Interest Income.
Net interest income was $325,000 for the year ended
June 30, 2002 compared to $180,000 for the year ended June 30, 2001. The
increase in net interest income primarily reflects the investment of the
proceeds from our initial public offering, which closed on February 1, 2002,
partially offset by the impact of lower interest rates on invested cash and
higher interest expense associated with equipment lease financing arrangements.
Provision for Income Taxes.
The provision for income taxes for the year
ended June 30, 2002 was $5.1 million compared to $180,000 for the year ended
June 30, 2001, reflecting the higher pre-tax profit levels. The income tax
provision represents the estimated federal and state taxes and the foreign
taxes associated with our operations in the United Kingdom and Taiwan. The
effective tax rate for the year ended June 30, 2002 was approximately 35%,
reflecting the benefit of research and development tax credits and a reduction
in the valuation allowance, partially offset by nondeductible deferred
compensation.
The effective tax rate for the year ended June 30, 2001 was 18% and was
lower than the statutory rate of 35%, primarily due to the benefits of
utilizing net operating loss carryforwards, which were fully utilized during
fiscal 2001, and research and development tax credits. Tax benefits for fiscal
2001 were partially offset by nondeductible deferred compensation and goodwill
amortization.
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 compared to fiscal year ended June 30, 2000
Net Revenue.
Revenue was $73.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2001
compared to $43.4 million for the year ended June 30, 2000, an increase of
69.6%. The increase in revenue was attributable to an increase in unit volume
shipments, and higher average selling prices resulting from the inclusion of
both a touch pad and pointing stick in our dual pointing solutions, which we
began shipping in the June 2000 quarter. Revenue from our dual pointing
solutions represented approximately 41% of our revenue for the year ended June
30, 2001.
Gross Margin.
Gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 31.1% for the
year ended June 30, 2001 compared to 41.0% for the year ended June 30, 2000.
The decline in gross margin as a percentage of revenue resulted from sales of
our dual pointing solutions, which during the year had significantly lower
margins than our touch pad products as a result of the high content of
third-party products, and higher costs for materials and components, which
resulted from general market supply-demand imbalances during the year.
Research and Development Expenses.
Research and development expenses
increased to $11.6 million, or 15.7% of revenue, for the year ended June 30,
2001 from $8.4 million, or 19.3% of revenue, for the year ended June 30, 2000.
Major contributors to the increase in spending included the ongoing development
of the inductive pen-sensing technology acquired in connection with the
acquisition of ASL in October 1999, additional staffing, and product
development and related materials expense in our San Jose research and
development organization.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses.
Selling, general, and
administrative expenses increased to $9.1 million, or 12.4% of revenue, for the
year ended June 30, 2001 from $7.4 million, or 17.0% of revenue, for the year
ended June 30, 2000. The $1.7 million increase in selling, general, and
administrative expenses reflects non-cash stock compensation charges, increased
staffing, and expenses related to our higher revenue and operating levels.
In-Process Research and Development.
The year ended June 30, 2000
included a $855,000 charge for the write-off of in-process research and
development associated with our October 1999 acquisition of ASL. In connection
with the ASL acquisition, we acquired ASLs primary technology, called Spiral.
See Purchased In-Process Research and Development.
Amortization of Goodwill and Other Acquired Intangible Assets.
The
amortization of goodwill and other acquired intangible assets related to
acquisitions resulted in total amortization expense of $784,000 in the year
ended June 30, 2001 compared to $605,000 in the year ended June 30, 2000,
reflecting the useful lives assigned to the intangible assets and the timing of
the acquisition.
Amortization of Deferred Stock Compensation.
The year ended June 30, 2001
included amortization of deferred stock compensation of $597,000 compared to
$82,000 for the year ended June 30, 2000.
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Operating Income (Loss).
We generated operating income of $810,000 for
the year ended June 30, 2001 compared to $460,000 for the year ended June 30,
2000. The increase in operating income primarily reflects the $5.1 million of
additional gross margin resulting from the significant increase in revenue.
This increase was partially offset by the lower gross margin percentage
attributable to the high percentage of lower margin dual pointing products
included in the revenue mix, incremental operating expenses associated with a
larger operation, and higher materials and components costs resulting from
general market supply-demand imbalances.
Provision for Income Taxes.
The provision for income taxes was $180,000
for the year ended June 30, 2001 compared to $120,000 for the year ended June
30, 2000. The income tax provision for both years represents the federal and
state taxes and the foreign taxes associated with our operations in the United
Kingdom and Taiwan. The effective tax rate was 18% for fiscal 2001 compared to
15% for fiscal 2000. The effective rate for both years is lower than the
statutory rate of 35%, primarily due to the benefits of utilizing net operating
loss carryforwards, partially offset by nondeductible deferred compensation and
goodwill amortization. Additionally, research and development tax credits
reduced the tax provision in fiscal 2001. The effective tax rate for fiscal
2001 is higher than the effective tax rate for fiscal 2000 because the net
operating loss carryforwards were fully utilized during fiscal 2001.
Equity Losses.
During Fiscal 2000, we recorded equity losses of
$2,712,000, representing our share of losses incurred by Foveon. The total
amount of the equity losses recognized were determined on the basis of our
ownership interest in Foveons convertible preferred shares and our
proportionate share of new funds provided to Foveon in exchange for convertible
promissory notes and have been limited to the maximum of our total investment.
Accordingly, the carrying value of our investment in Foveon has been reduced to
zero at the end of fiscal 2000.
Purchased In-Process Research and Development
Purchased in-process research and development, or IPRD, of $855,000 in
fiscal 2000 represents the write-off of in-process inductive position sensing
technology associated with our acquisition of ASL.
We used available information to calculate the amounts allocated to IPRD.
In calculating IPRD, we used established valuation techniques accepted in the
high-technology industry. These calculations gave consideration to relevant
market sizes and growth factors, expected industry trends, the anticipated
nature and timing of new product introductions by us and our competitors,
individual product sales cycles, and the estimated lives of each of the
products underlying technology. The value of the IPRD reflects the relative
value and contribution of the acquired research and development. We used a
discount rate of 30% to compute the net present value of the future cash flows
for the purpose of determining the value attributed to IPRD. We also gave
consideration to the IPRDs stage of completion, which was estimated to be
approximately 75% complete at the time of the acquisition, the complexity of
the work completed to date, the difficulty completing the remaining
development, costs already incurred, and the projected cost to complete the
project in determining the value assigned to IPRD. At the time of the
acquisition, the Spiral technology had not reached technological feasibility
and the IPRD did not have alternative future uses. At the time of acquisition
of ASL, the estimated cost to complete the project was estimated to be $6.0
million.
The value assigned to developed technologies related to the acquisition
was based upon discounted cash flows related to the future products projected
income streams. Elements of the projected income stream included revenue, cost
of sales, selling, general, and administrative expenses, and research and
development expenses. The discount rates used in the present value
calculations were generally derived from a weighted average cost of capital,
adjusted upward to reflect the additional risks inherent in the development
life cycle, including the useful life of the technology, profitability levels
of the technology, and the uncertainty of technology advances that were known
at the date of the acquisition.
The overall valuation methodology assumed a core technology leverage
factor of 15%, a projection of three-year revenue stream beginning fiscal 2001,
and a discount factor of 30% to determine the present value of future cash
flows.
Given the uncertainties of the commercialization process, no assurance can
be given that deviations from our estimates will not occur. At the time of the
ASL acquisition, we believed there was a reasonable chance of realizing the
economic return expected from the acquired in-process technology. Although we
have experienced delays in completing the development of IPRD, our assumptions
to compute the value of IPRD have generally been
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reasonable and consistent with our actual results. There can be no
assurance, however, that any project will achieve commercial success because of
the risk associated with the realization of benefits related to
commercialization of an in-process project due to rapidly changing customer
needs, the complexity of the technology, and growing competitive pressures.
Failure to successfully commercialize an in-process project would result in the
loss of the expected economic return inherent in the fair value allocation.
Additionally, the value of our intangible assets acquired may become impaired.
We expect to continue the development of the Spiral technology and
derivative commercial products and believe that there is a reasonable chance of
successfully completing these development efforts. There is, however, risk
associated with the completion of the in-process projects, and there can be no
assurance that any project will achieve either technological or commercial
success.
Quarterly Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our unaudited quarterly results of
operations for the eight quarters in the period ended June 30, 2002. You
should read the following table in conjunction with the financial statements
and related notes contained elsewhere in this report. We have prepared this
unaudited information on the same basis as our audited financial statements.
This table includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments, that we consider necessary for a fair presentation of our
financial position and operating results for the quarters presented. You
should not draw any conclusions about our future results from the results of
operations for any quarter.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were $65.2
million as of June 30, 2002 compared to $3.8 million as of June 30, 2001 and
$6.5 million as of June 30, 2000. On February 1, 2002, we completed our
initial public offering in which we sold 5.0 million shares of common stock at
$11.00 per share, generating approximately $49.2 million of net proceeds, after
the underwriters discount and offering expenses.
During the year ended June 30, 2002, net cash generated from operating
activities was $12.8 million, primarily reflecting our net income of $9.4
million plus non-cash adjustments for depreciation, amortization of acquired
intangible assets, deferred stock compensation, and lower working capital. We
expect that accounts receivable and inventory will increase if our revenue
continues to grow and that we will increase our investment in capital assets to
expand our business. During fiscal 2001, net cash used in operating activities
was $2.3 million, primarily reflecting increased working capital, excluding
cash and capital lease and equipment financing obligations, of $5.2 million
related to our higher operating levels, partially offset by non-cash
adjustments for depreciation, amortization, and stock compensation of $2.5
million. During fiscal 2000, net cash used in operating activities was
$40,000, reflecting our net loss of $2.0 million, offset by the combination of
the following items: (1) adjustments for non-cash charges, including our
proportionate share of equity losses in an affiliated company, Foveon, which
totaled $2.7 million, a write-off of $855,000 of in-process research and
development, $1.2 million of amortization and depreciation, and $137,000 of
stock based compensation; and (2) increases in accounts receivable,
inventories, and accounts payable of $3.7 million, $1.5 million, and $2.5
million, respectively, relating to our increased business activities.
Investing activities typically relate to purchases of government-backed
securities and investment-grade fixed income instruments and capital assets,
which totaled $20.9 million for the year ended June 30, 2002. Investing
activities for years ended June 30, 2000 and 2001, typically related purchases
of capital assets, which totaled $982,000 and $1.1 million, respectively. In
addition, we advanced $2.7 million in fiscal 2000 in the form of convertible
promissory notes to Foveon, an affiliated company, and invested $1.5 million in
cash in the October 1999 acquisition of ASL, which together with the capital
assets purchases referred to above resulted in total cash used in investing
activities of $5.3 million in fiscal 2000. We also issued 652,025 shares of
our common stock in connection with the acquisition of ASL. In connection with
the May 1999 acquisition of the sales representative workforce of our former
outside sales agent in Taiwan, we issued 37,500 shares of our common stock and
were obligated to issue an additional 37,500 shares if certain covenants were
fulfilled. In fiscal 2001, we issued the remaining 37,500 shares upon
fulfillment of those covenants.
Financing activities for the year ended June 30, 2002 were primarily
related to the sale of 5.0 million shares of our common stock at $11.00 per
share in our initial public offering, which closed on February 1, 2002. For
the three years prior to our initial public offering, our financing activities
generally related to the proceeds obtained from the financing of capital
assets, offset by the related repayments under those transactions, plus the
proceeds from the exercise of vested stock options. Net cash provided by
financing activities for the years ended June 30, 2000, 2001, and 2002 was
$99,000, $536,000, and $49.8 million, respectively.
Our principal sources of liquidity as of June 30, 2002 consisted of $65.2
million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments and a $4.2
million working capital line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank. The Silicon
Valley Bank revolving line of credit was set to expire on August 29, 2002, had
an interest rate equal to 0.5% above Silicon Valley Banks prime lending rate,
and provides for a security interest in substantially all of our assets. We
had not borrowed any amounts under the line of credit as of June 30, 2002.
Subsequent to June 30, 2002, the terms of this revolving line of credit have
been modified to extend the expiration date to October 31, 2002 and change the
interest rate to equal Silicon Valley Banks prime lending rate. The long-term
note payable to National
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Semiconductor represents limited-recourse debt that is secured solely by a
portion of our preferred stockholdings in Foveon, Inc., in which National
Semiconductor is also an investor. We do not anticipate making any payments
under the limited-recourse loan with National Semiconductor, either prior to or
at maturity, unless Foveon is participating in a liquidity event, such as an
initial public offering of its equity securities or a merger, through which we
would be able to receive amounts in excess of our $1.5 million long-term note
payable plus accrued interest expense.
We believe our existing cash balances will be sufficient to meet our cash
requirements at least through the next 12 months. Our future capital
requirements will depend on many factors, including our rate of revenue growth,
the timing and extent of spending to support product development efforts, the
expansion of sales and marketing activities, the timing of introductions of new
products and enhancements to existing products, the costs to ensure access to
adequate manufacturing capacity, the continuing market acceptance of our
product solutions, and the amount and timing of our investment in, or
acquisition of, other technologies or companies. We cannot assure you that
additional equity or debt financing will be available to us on acceptable terms
or at all.
The following table provides a summary of the effect on cash flows from
our contractual obligations as June 30, 2002:
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
(FAS 144). FAS 144 supercedes Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived
Assets to be Disposed of (FAS 121). FAS 144 retains the requirements of
Statement 121 to (a) recognize an impairment loss only if the carrying amount
of a long-lived asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows and
(b) measure an impairment loss as the difference between the carrying amount
and the fair value of the asset. FAS 144 removes goodwill from its scope. FAS
144 is applicable to financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2001, which is in our fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. The
adoption of FAS 144 is not expected to have any material adverse impact on our
financial position or results of its operations.
In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 146, Cost Associated with Exit or Disposal
Activities (FAS 146). FAS 146 nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination
Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity. FAS 146 requires that a
liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized
and measured initially at fair value only when the liability is incurred. FAS
146 is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after
December 31, 2002 and will be effective in our fiscal year ending June 30,
2003. The adoption of FAS 146 is not expected to have any material adverse
impact on our financial position or results of its operations.
ITEM
7.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Years Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
59.0
%
68.9
%
58.9
%
41.0
%
31.1
%
41.1
%
19.3
%
15.7
%
16.6
%
17.0
%
12.4
%
9.8
%
2.0
%
1.4
%
1.1
%
0.1
%
0.2
%
0.8
%
0.5
%
39.9
%
30.0
%
27.0
%
1.1
%
1.1
%
14.1
%
1.2
%
0.5
%
0.5
%
(0.4
)%
(0.3
)%
(0.2
)%
1.9
%
1.3
%
14.4
%
0.3
%
0.2
%
5.0
%
(6.2
)%
(4.6
)%
1.1
%
9.4
%
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Three Months Ended
September 30,
December 31,
March 31,
June 30,
September 30,
December 31,
March 31,
June 30,
2000
2000
2001
2001
2001
2001
2002
2002
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
$
13,988
$
18,441
$
19,638
$
21,631
$
23,569
$
26,402
$
24,421
$
25,809
8,959
13,178
13,922
14,752
14,607
15,376
14,197
14,836
5,029
5,263
5,716
6,879
8,962
11,026
10,224
10,973
2,792
2,848
2,665
3,285
3,691
4,117
4,072
4,714
1,961
2,276
2,334
2,535
2,674
2,426
2,351
2,422
197
195
188
204
13
62
29
30
154
158
166
119
121
121
121
90
5,104
5,477
5,353
6,143
6,499
6,726
6,573
7,256
(75
)
(214
)
363
736
2,463
4,300
3,651
3,717
102
35
35
8
(31
)
(1
)
108
249
27
(179
)
398
744
2,432
4,299
3,759
3,966
26
5
5
144
845
1,497
1,321
1,393
$
1
$
(184
)
$
393
$
600
$
1,587
$
2,802
$
2,438
$
2,573
$
*
$
(0.03
)
$
0.06
$
0.09
$
0.24
$
0.42
$
0.14
$
0.11
$
*
$
(0.03
)
$
0.02
$
0.03
$
0.08
$
0.14
$
0.10
$
0.10
5,769
6,047
6,270
6,492
6,623
6,709
17,653
23,179
18,654
6,047
20,200
19,964
20,362
20,376
24,422
25,957
*
Less than $0.01 per share
(1)
Excludes the amortization of deferred stock compensation as follows
(unaudited) (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended
September 30,
December 31,
March 31,
June 30,
September 30,
December 31,
March 31,
June 30,
2000
2000
2001
2001
2001
2001
2002
2002
$
2
$
3
$
11
$
7
$
7
$
7
$
7
$
7
10
50
55
47
49
49
49
20
142
105
100
65
65
65
65
63
$
154
$
158
$
166
$
119
$
121
$
121
$
121
$
90
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Payments Due by Fiscal Year (in thousands)
Contractual
2004
2006
2008 and
Cash Obligations
2003
to 2005
to 2007
thereafter
Total
$
$
$
2,686
$
$
2,686
956
1912
491
3,359
471
266
737
$
1,427
$
2,178
$
3,177
$
$
6,782
Interest rate risk
Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates
primarily to our cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments. Due to
the conservative nature of our investment portfolio, which is predicated on
capital preservation and consisted primarily of government-backed securities
and investment-grade instruments, we would
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not expect our operating results or cash flows to be significantly
affected by changes in market interest rates. We do not use our investment
portfolio for trading or other speculative purposes.
The table below presents principal amounts and related weighted average
interest rates by year of maturity for our investment portfolio and debt
obligations as of June 30, 2002 (in thousands):
There have been no significant changes in the maturity dates and average
interest rates for our investment portfolio and debt obligations subsequent to
June 30, 2002.
Foreign currency exchange risk
All of our sales and our expenses, except those expenses related to our
U.K. and Taiwan operations, are denominated in U.S. dollars. As a result, we
have relatively little exposure to foreign currency exchange risks and foreign
exchange losses have been immaterial to date. We do not currently enter into
forward-exchange contracts to hedge exposure denominated in foreign currencies
or any other derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative
purposes. In the future, if we feel that our foreign exchange exposure has
increased, we may consider entering into hedging transactions to help mitigate
that risk.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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Fair
Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Thereafter
Total
Value
$
30
$
$
$
$
$
$
30
$
30
1.4
%
1.4
%
$
20,492
$
$
$
$
$
$
20,492
$
20,492
1.6
%
1.6
%
$
5,527
$
14,162
$
$
$
$
$
19,689
$
19,689
1.8
%
2.1
%
2.0
%
$
445
$
231
$
28
$
$
$
$
704
$
704
7.5
%
6.7
%
5.8
%
6.7
%
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,500
$
1,500
$
1,500
6.0
%
6.0
%
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Reference is made to the financial statements, the reports thereon, and the notes thereto commencing at page F-1 of this report, which financial statements, report, and notes are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The information required by this Item relating to directors of our company is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for our 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The information required by this Item relating to our executive officers is included in Item 1, Business Executive Officers.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act for our 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
ITEM 14. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Since April 1, 2002, there have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect those controls.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) | Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules |
(1) | Financial Statements are listed in the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1 of this report. | ||
(2) | Financial Statement Schedules: Schedule II, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts is set forth on page S-1 of this report. |
(b) | Reports on Form 8-K. |
None.
(c) | Exhibits |
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(1) | Incorporated by reference to the registrants Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 29, 2001, as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2002. | |
(2) | Incorporated by reference to the registrants registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-56026) as filed with the SEC January 22, 2002 and declared effective January 28, 2002. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED | ||||
Date: September 11, 2002 | By: | /s/ Francis F. Lee | ||
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Francis F. Lee | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
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/s/ Francis F. Lee | President, Chief Executive Officer, | September 11, 2002 | ||
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and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
Francis F. Lee | ||||
/s/ Russell J. Knittel | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, | September 11, 2002 | ||
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Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary And Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||
Russell J. Knittel | ||||
/s/ Federico Faggin | Chairman of the Board | September 11, 2002 | ||
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Federico Faggin | ||||
/s/ Keith B. Geeslin | Director | September 11, 2002 | ||
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Keith B. Geeslin | ||||
/s/ Richard L. Sanquini | Director | September 11, 2002 | ||
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Richard L. Sanquini | ||||
/s/ Joshua C. Goldman | Director | September 11, 2002 | ||
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Joshua C. Goldman | ||||
/s/ W. Ronald Van Dell | Director | September 11, 2002 | ||
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W. Ronald Van Dell |
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CERTIFICATION
I, Francis F. Lee, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Synaptics Incorporated;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual 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 annual report.
Date: September 11, 2002 | ||
/s/ Francis F. Lee | ||
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Francis F. Lee | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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CERTIFICATION
I, Russell J. Knittel, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Synaptics
Incorporated;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual 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 annual report.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
F-1
REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Synaptics
Incorporated as of June 30, 2001 and 2002, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders equity, and cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended June 30, 2002. Our audits also included the
financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These
financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Companys
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements and schedule based on our audits. We did not audit the financial
statements of Foveon, Inc., which statements reflect net losses of $13,807,000
for the year ended July 1, 2000. Those statements were audited by other
auditors whose report has been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it
relates to the losses from the affiliated company under the equity method and
other data included for Foveon, Inc., is based solely on the report of the
other auditors.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits and the report of
other auditors provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, based on our audits and the report of other auditors, the
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial position of Synaptics Incorporated at June
30, 2001 and 2002, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2002, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly
in all material respects the information set forth therein.
As discussed in Notes 1 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements, in
the year ended June 30, 2002 the Company changed its method of accounting for
goodwill and other acquired intangible assets.
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
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1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization and Basis of Presentation
We were founded in March 1986. We develop intuitive user interface
solutions for intelligent electronic devices and products. We started shipping
our current core product, the TouchPad, in 1995. The TouchPad is incorporated
into a number of notebook computer product lines by original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) and contract manufacturers and sold throughout the world.
The consolidated financial statements include our financial statements and
those of our wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances
and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Our fiscal year ends on the last Saturday in June. For ease of
presentation, the accompanying financial statements have been shown as ending
on June 30, 2000, 2001, and 2002. The years ended June 30, 2000 and 2002
consisted of 52 weeks, and the year ended June 30, 2001 consisted of 53 weeks.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying
notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original
maturities of three months or less. Short-term investments are held as
securities available for sale and are carried at their market value as of the
balance sheet date with approximated amortized cost. The amortized cost of
securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts
to maturity. Such amortization is included in investment income. Realized
gains or losses are determined on the specific identification method and are
reflected in income. Net unrealized gains or losses are recorded directly in
stockholders equity except those unrealized losses that are deemed to be other
than temporary are reflected in income. There have been no sales of short-term
investments to date.
The following is a summary of amortized costs and estimated fair values of
debt securities by contractual maturity at June 30, 2002 (in thousands):
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Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The fair values of our cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid
expenses and other current assets, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities
approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of those
instruments.
Concentration of Risk
We sell our products primarily to contract manufacturers that provide
manufacturing services to notebook computer OEMs. Credit is extended based on
an evaluation of a customers financial condition, and we generally do not
require collateral. To date, credit losses have been within our expectations,
and we believe that an adequate allowance for doubtful accounts has been
provided. One of the contract manufacturers for OEMs comprised 37% and 14% of
our accounts receivable balance at June 30, 2001 and 2002, respectively.
Another contract manufacturer for OEMs comprised 1% and 14% of our accounts
receivable balance at June 30, 2001 and 2002, respectively. Another contract
manufacturer for OEMs comprised 8% and 11% of the accounts receivable balance
at June 30, 2001 and 2002, respectively.
Other Concentrations
Our products include certain components that are currently single sourced.
We believe other vendors would be able to provide similar components; however,
the qualification of such vendors may require start-up time. In order to
mitigate any adverse impacts from a disruption of supply, we attempt to
maintain an adequate supply of critical single-sourced components.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue from product sales when there is persuasive evidence
that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred and title has transferred,
the price is fixed and determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured.
We accrue for estimated sales returns and other allowances at the time of
recognition of revenue, which is typically upon shipment, based on historical
experience. Contract revenue for research and development is recorded as
earned based on the performance requirements of the contract. Non-refundable
contract fees for which no further performance obligations exist, and there is
no continuing involvement by us, are recognized on the earlier of when the
payments are received or when collection is assured.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses
resulting from the inability of customers to meet their financial obligations.
On an on-going basis, we evaluate the collectability of accounts receivable
based on a combination of factors. In circumstances in which we are aware of a
specific customers inability to meet its financial obligation, we record a
specific reserve of the bad debt against amounts due. In addition, we must
make judgments and estimates of the collectability of accounts receivables
based on historical bad debt, customers credit worthiness, current economic
trends, recent changes in customer payment trends, and deterioration in the
customers operation results or financial position.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method)
or market (estimated net realizable value) and consisted of the following (in
thousands):
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Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using
the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the
assets of three years or the lease term. Depreciation expense for years ending
2000, 2001, and 2002 was $642,000, $876,000 and $1,182,000, respectively.
During the year ended June 30, 2001, we retired fully depreciated equipment and
furniture at an original cost of $1,655,000. No such equipment and furniture
was retired during the years ended 2000 and 2002.
Foreign Currency Translation
Our functional and reporting currency is the U.S. dollar in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52, Foreign Currency
Translation. Our monetary assets and liabilities not denominated in the
functional currency are translated into U.S. dollar equivalents at the rate of
exchange in effect on the balance sheet date. Non-monetary balance sheet
accounts are measured and recorded at the rate in effect at the date of
translation. Revenue and expenses are translated at the weighted average
exchange rate in the month that the transaction occurred. Remeasurement of
monetary assets and liabilities that are not denominated in the functional
currency are included currently in operating results. Translation gains
(losses) included in operating results for the years ended June 30, 2000, 2001
and 2002 totaled ($94,000), $29,000 and $25,000, respectively. To date we
have not undertaken hedging transactions related to foreign currency exposure.
Goodwill and Other Acquired Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess purchase price of net tangible and
intangible assets acquired in business combinations over their estimated fair
value. Other acquired intangible assets primarily represent core technology
and patent rights. In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business
Combinations, and No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (FAS 141 and
FAS 142, respectively). FAS 141 supercedes APB Opinion No. 16, Business
Combinations, and eliminates the pooling-of-interest method of accounting for
business combinations. FAS also changes the criteria for recognizing
intangible assets apart from goodwill and states the following criteria should
be considered in determining the recognition of intangible assets: (1) the
intangible asset arises from contractual or other rights, or (2) the intangible
asset is separable or divisible from the acquired entity and capable of being
sold, transferred, licensed, returned, or exchanged. We adopted FAS 141
effective July 1, 2001, the results of which are reflected in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements effective for the year ended June 30, 2002.
Adoption of FAS 141 on July 1, 2001 did not have any impact on our financial
position or historical results of operations. However, certain intangible
assets that did not meet the new criteria for recognition as a separate class
of intangible assets have been reclassified as part of goodwill for all periods
presented.
FAS 142 supersedes APB Opinion No. 17, Intangible Assets, and requires
goodwill and other intangible assets that have an indefinite useful life to no
longer be amortized; however, these assets must be reviewed at least annually
for impairment. We had previously amortized goodwill over its estimated useful
life of three years; however, pursuant to the adoption of FAS 142 on July 1,
2001, the goodwill is no longer amortized. We continue to amortize separately
identifiable intangible assets with finite useful lives over periods ranging
from two to three years and the adoption of FAS 142 had no impact on such
identifiable intangible assets. In our opinion, no material impairment existed
at June 30, 2002.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We evaluate long-lived assets, including goodwill and acquired intangible
assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable based on expected
undiscounted cash flows attributable to that asset. The amount of any
impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the
fair value of the impaired asset.
Ownership Interest in Affiliated Company
Investment consists of an ownership interest in the form of convertible
preferred stock in a privately held development stage company. We account for
the investment under the equity method in accordance with APB 18
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and the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) topic D-68 and issues No. 98-13 and
No. 99-10. We consider our ownership of preferred stock and advances made to
the affiliated company in determining the amount of equity losses to be
recognized (see Note 3).
Segment Information
We have adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB)
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, Disclosure About Segments
of an Enterprise and Related Information (FAS 131). We operate in one
segment, the development, marketing, and sale of intuitive user interface
solutions for intelligent electronic devices and products.
Stock-Based Compensation
As permitted by FAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, we
applied APB25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related
interpretations in accounting for our stock option plans and, accordingly, we
do not recognize compensation expense for stock option grants with an exercise
price equal to the fair market value of the shares at the date of grant. We
provide additional pro forma disclosures as required under FAS 123. (See
Note 8 for pro forma disclosure of stock-based compensation pursuant to FAS
123).
Options granted to consultants and other non-employees are accounted for
at fair value determined by using the Black-Scholes method in accordance with
EITF Consensus No. 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to
Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or In Conjunction with Selling, Goods or
Services. These options are subject to periodic revaluation over their
vesting term, if any. The assumptions used to value stock-based awards to
consultants and non-employees are similar to those used for employees, except
that a volatility of 0.8 was used
Warranty
Upon product shipment, we provide for estimated warranty costs to repair
or replace products for a period of 12 months from the date of sale. To date,
warranty costs have not been material.
Advertising Expense
All advertising costs are expensed as incurred. The advertising costs for
the years ended June 30, 2001 and 2002 were $322,000 and $190,000,
respectively. Advertising costs for the year ended June 30, 2000 were
insignificant.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income includes all changes in stockholders equity during a
period, except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to
owners. Other comprehensive income (loss) comprises unrealized gains and
losses, on available-for-sale securities, which have been insignificant through
June 30, 2001. At June 30, 2002, accumulated other comprehensive income
amounted to $63,000.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes in accordance with the liability method.
Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured based on
differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when
differences are expected to reverse.
Research and Development
Costs to develop our products, which include the costs incurred to design
interface solutions for customers prior to the customers incorporating those
solutions into their products, are expensed as incurred in accordance with FAS
2 Accounting for Research and Development Costs, which establishes accounting
and reporting standards for research and development costs.
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We account for software development costs in accordance with FAS 86,
Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise
Marketed, which requires capitalization of certain software development costs
once technological feasibility for the software component is established, and
research and development activities for the hardware component are completed.
Based on our development process, the time period between the establishment of
technological feasibility and completion of the hardware component and the
release of the product is short and capitalization of internal development
costs has not been material to date.
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share amounts are presented in
conformity with the FAS 128, Earning Per Share, for all periods presented.
In accordance with FAS 128, basic and diluted net loss per share amounts and
basic net income per share amounts have been computed using the
weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each
period, less shares subject to repurchase. Diluted net income per share
amounts also includes the effect of potentially dilutive securities, including
stock options, warrants, and convertible preferred stock, when dilutive.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
(FAS 144). FAS 144 supercedes Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived
Assets to be Disposed of (FAS 121). FAS 144 retains the requirements of FAS
121 to (a) recognize an impairment loss only if the carrying amount of a
long-lived asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows and (b)
measure an impairment loss as the difference between the carrying amount and
the fair value of the asset. FAS 144 removes goodwill from its scope. FAS 144
is applicable to financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2001, which in our case is our fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.
The adoption of FAS 144 is not expected to have any material adverse impact on
our financial position or results of our operations.
In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 146, Cost Associated with Exit or Disposal
Activities (FAS 146). FAS 146 nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
Consensus No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination
Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity. FAS 146 requires that a
liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized
and measured initially at fair value only when the liability is incurred. FAS
146 is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after
December 31, 2002 and will be effective in our fiscal year ending June 30,
2003. The adoption of FAS 146 is not expected to have any material adverse
impact on our financial position or results of its operations.
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2. Completion of Initial Public Offering
On February 1, 2002, we completed an initial public offering of 5,000,000
shares of common stock, resulting in net proceeds, after the underwriters
discount and offering expenses, of $49.2 million. The underwriters purchased
an additional 750,000 shares of common stock from certain selling stockholders
from which we did not receive any proceeds. In connection with the initial
public offering, we completed a change-of-domicile merger in which we were
reincorporated in Delaware; our authorized capital was increased to 60,000,000
shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, each with a
par value of $.001 per share; each share of common stock, no par value, was
converted into one share of common stock, $.001 par value; and all of the
preferred stock, including the net exercise of warrants, was converted into
11,099,415 shares of common stock.
3. Ownership Interest in Affiliated Company and Note Payable to Related Party
During the year ended June 30, 1998, we entered into agreements with
National Semiconductor Corporation (National), a related party, with respect
to the formation of a development stage company, Foveonics, Inc. (now known as
Foveon, Inc.), which was formed to develop and produce digital imaging
products. We contributed technology for which we had no accounting basis for a
30% interest in Foveon in the form of voting convertible preferred stock.
Under the agreements, we had the right to acquire additional shares of
convertible preferred stock at a specified price in exchange for a
limited-recourse loan from National. National loaned us $1,500,000 under a
limited-recourse note, which we utilized to purchase additional preferred
shares of Foveon, which increased our ownership interest in Foveon to 43%. The
note matures in 2007 and bears interest at 6.0% per annum. If the note and
related accrued interest are not repaid, Nationals sole remedy under the loan
is to require us to return to National a portion of Foveon shares purchased
with the proceeds of the loan and held by us.
During the year ended June 30, 1998, we recorded our share of losses
incurred by Foveon under the equity accounting method on the basis of our
proportionate ownership of voting convertible preferred stock and reduced the
carrying value of this equity investment to nil as our share of losses incurred
by Foveon exceeded the carrying value of the investment. No equity losses were
recorded during the year ended June 30, 1999 as we did not have any carrying
value associated with the investment.
During the year ended June 30, 2000, we advanced to Foveon a total of
$2,712,000 in return for convertible promissory notes. The notes were
convertible into shares of Foveon preferred stock in accordance with the
defined terms, had a term of ten years, and bore interest at rates ranging from
6.5% to 6.85%, payable at maturity. During the year ended June 30, 2000, we
recorded our share of losses incurred by Foveon on the basis of our
proportionate share of funding provided to Foveon by us and National and
accordingly recorded additional equity losses limited to the then maximum
carrying value of our total investment, which was $2,712,000, including the
ownership of convertible debt securities issued by Foveon. Accordingly, as of
June 30, 2000, 2001, and 2002, the carrying value of our investment in Foveon
had been reduced to nil as our share of losses incurred by Foveon exceeded the
carrying value of the investment. We are not obligated to provide additional
funding to Foveon.
In August 2000, the convertible promissory notes we held and related
accrued interest were automatically converted into 443,965 shares of Foveon
preferred stock in connection with an equity financing completed by Foveon.
In connection with the issuance of the convertible promissory notes, we
also received warrants to purchase 106,718 shares of Foveon Series B preferred
stock and warrants to purchase 22,918 shares of Foveon Series C preferred stock
at exercise prices of $5.88 and $6.76 per share, respectively. The preferred
shares are convertible into common shares upon a firm underwritten public
offering of Foveon common stock for proceeds of at least $20 million and a
pre-offering market capitalization of at least $225 million. The voting rights
of preferred stock were restricted as to the election of board of directors and
certain protective provisions with respect to the sale of Foveon or
substantially all the assets of Foveon. The preferred stockholders also have
the right of first refusal in connection with the purchase of new securities to
be offered by Foveon.
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The following is a summary of Foveons financial information as of and for the
years ended June 30, 2000, 2001, and 2002 (in thousands):
4. Acquisitions
Acquisition of Sales Representative Workforce
In May 1999, our Board of Directors approved the establishment of a branch
in Taiwan. On June 1, 1999, we entered into an employee transfer agreement
with an outside sales agent ( the agent) to transfer certain of the agents
employees to a subsidiary of ours. In consideration for the transfer of the
assembled workforce, we entered into a restricted stock purchase agreement (the
Agreement) with the agent.
The Agreement required us to issue 37,500 fully paid shares of common
stock to the agent on the closing date of the agreement and also required us to
place an additional 37,500 shares in escrow. The escrow shares were released
to the agent in December 2001 since the agent had fulfilled the covenant not to
solicit any employee or consultant for two years from the transfer of the
agents employees to us. We recorded the acquisition of assembled sales
representative workforce as an intangible asset in the amount of $150,000,
representing the fair value of the total stock-based consideration, which was
amortized on a straight-line basis over 30 months.
Acquisition of Absolute Sensors Limited
On October 26, 1999, we completed the acquisition of Absolute Sensors
Limited (ASL), now known as Synaptics (UK) Limited. ASL, a United
Kingdom-based company, is a developer of inductive sensing technology. We
acquired all of the outstanding shares and certain assets of ASL in exchange
for approximately $1,450,000 in cash and 652,025 shares of our common stock.
The total purchase price of ASL, including acquisition-related costs of
approximately $232,000, was $3,103,000. We allocated the total purchase price
based on available information with respect to the fair value of assets
acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):
(See Note 1 and the table below for the impact of the adoption of FAS 141 and
FAS 142.)
The purchase price allocation performed by us resulted in a $855,000
in-process research and development charge related to the value of ASLs 3D
position-sensing technology. The value of acquired in-process research and
development represents the appraised value of technology in the development
stage that had not yet reached economic and technological feasibility. In
reaching this determination, we used a present value income approach and
considered, among other factors, the stage of development of each product, the
time and resources needed to completed each product, and expected income and
associated risks. The stage of completion was determined by estimated in the
costs and time incurred and the milestones completed to date relative to the
time and costs incurred to develop the in-process technology into a
commercially viable technology or product. The estimated net present
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value of cash flows was based on incremental future cash flows from revenue
expected to be generated by the technology or product being developed. The
core technology, goodwill, and other intangibles are being amortized on a
straight-line basis over periods from two to three years, the estimated useful
lives of these acquired assets. Pursuant to the adoption of FAS 142, goodwill
and other intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are no longer
amortized. In addition, acquired workforce does not meet the criteria for
separate recognition under FAS 142 and therefore is now combined with goodwill
(see Note 1).
Under the agreement, we were obligated to issue an aggregate of up to an
additional 200,000 shares of our common stock to ASL shareholders as additional
purchase consideration if the sale of our products incorporating ASL technology
reached a certain defined volume within a period of 24 months after the
acquisition. In November 2001 the additional shares held in escrow were
canceled, as we did not sell any products incorporating ASL technology through
the expiration of the 24 month-period in October 2001.
This acquisition was accounted for as a purchase, and accordingly, the
results of operations of ASL subsequent to October 26, 1999 are included in our
consolidated statements of operations. Unaudited pro forma net loss of
$2,140,000 ($0.39 per share) for the year ended June 30, 2000 represents the
net loss as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the year and
includes the amortization of goodwill and other acquired intangible assets but
excludes the charge for acquired in-process research and development, as it is
nonrecurring. ASL did not generate any revenue from external customers during
these periods, and accordingly, pro forma revenue has not been disclosed
separately.
Goodwill and other acquired intangible assets consist of the following (in
thousands):
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Had we been accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets under FAS
142 since the date of acquisition, the impact on the reported income (loss) and
basic and diluted income (loss) per share for 2000 and 2001, would have been as
follows (in thousands, except per share data):
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5. Net Income Per Share
Basic net income per share amounts have been computed using the
weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each
period, less shares subject to repurchase. Diluted net income per share
amounts also include the effect of potentially dilutive securities, including
stock options, warrants, and convertible preferred stock, when dilutive.
The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted net
income per share, (dollars in thousands, except share amounts):
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6. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
7. Leases, Equipment Financing Obligations and Line of Credit
We lease our domestic facility under an operating lease that expires on
May 31, 2005. We lease our UK facility under an operating lease that expires
on May 3, 2007. Total rent expense, recognized on a straight-line basis, was
approximately $583,000, $708,000 and $725,000 for the years ended June 30,
2000, 2001, and 2002, respectively.
Equipment Financing Obligations
Through June 30, 2002 we purchased a total of $618,000 of equipment under
an equipment financing line. At June 30, 2001 and 2002, the outstanding
balance under this line was approximately $184,000 and $21,000, respectively.
Obligations under this facility bear interest at rates ranging from between
7.79% and 8.89% per year and are payable monthly through September 2002 and are
subject to certain financial covenants. Assets acquired under this arrangement
secure the related obligations.
We entered into a $750,000 equipment financing line agreement during the
year ended June 30, 2001. At June 30, 2002, the outstanding balance under
this line approximated $486,000. Obligations under this facility bear interest
at rates ranging between 5.80% and 7.60% per year, are payable monthly through
September 2004, and are subject to certain financial covenants. Assets
acquired under this arrangement secure the related obligations.
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Leases
We also lease certain equipment under noncancelable lease agreements that
are accounted for as capital leases. Equipment acquired under capital leases
aggregated approximately $549,000 and $579,000 at June 30, 2001 and 2002,
respectively. Amortization expense related to assets under capital leases is
included in depreciation expense. At June 30, 2001 and 2002, the outstanding
balance payable under these capital leases approximated $280,000 and $197,000,
respectively. The aggregate future minimum rental commitments as of June 30,
2002 for noncancelable operating leases and capital and equipment financing
obligations with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year are as
follows (in thousands):
Line of Credit
In August 2001, we entered into a $4.2 million revolving line of credit
(line of credit) with a bank. This revolving line of credit was set to
expire on August 29, 2002, had an interest rate equal to 0.5% above prime
lending rate, and provides for a security interest in substantially all our
assets. Borrowings under this line of credit are subject to certain financial
and non-financial covenants, and are limited to 75% of qualifying account
receivables as defined in the agreement with the bank. This line of credit
places restrictions on the payment of any dividends. As of June 30, 2002, we
had not borrowed any amounts under this facility. Subsequent to June 30, 2002,
the terms of this revolving line of credit have been modified to extend the
expiration date to October 31, 2002 and change the interest rate to equal
Silicon Valley Banks prime lending rate.
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8. Stockholders Equity
Convertible Preferred Stock
As of June 30, 2001, the convertible preferred stock consisted of the
following:
All preferred stock was converted into 11,073,517 shares of common stock
upon the closing of our initial public offering, and accordingly we did not
have convertible preferred stock outstanding as of June 30, 2002.
Preferred Stock
We authorized, subject to limitations imposed by Delaware law, to issue up
to a total of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series,
without stockholder approval. The Board of Directors is authorized to
establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each series,
and to fix the rights, preferences and privileges of the shares of each wholly
unissued series and any of its qualifications, limitations or restrictions.
The Board of Directors can also increase or decrease the number of shares of a
series, but not below the number of shares of that series then outstanding,
without any further vote or action by the stockholders.
The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with
voting or conversion rights that could harm the voting power or other rights of
the holders of the common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while
providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other
corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying,
deferring or preventing a change in control of control of Synaptics and might
harm the market price of its common stock and the voting power and other rights
of the holders of common stock. We have no current plans to issue any shares
of preferred stock. As of June 30, 2002, there were no shares of preferred
stock outstanding.
Stock-Based Compensation
During 1986, 1996, 2000, and 2001, we adopted stock option plans (the
Plans) under which employees and directors may be granted incentive stock
options or nonqualified stock options to purchase up to a total of 7,650,000
shares of the our common stock at not less than 100% or 85% of the fair value,
respectively, on the date of grant as determined by the Board of Directors.
Options issued under the Plans generally vest 25% at the end of 12 months
from the vesting commencement date and approximately 2% each month thereafter
or 100% at the end of 48 months from the vesting commencement date. Options
not exercised ten years after the date of grant are canceled.
The 1986 Stock Option Plan expired by its terms with respect to any future
option grants effective November 1996. At June 30, 2002, all shares available
for issuance were pursuant to the 1996 Stock Option Plan, the 2000 Nonstatutory
Stock Option Plan, and the 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan.
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During the year ended June 30, 2000, we issued 31,835 shares of common
stock to vendors and consultants in exchange for services rendered. The fair
value of $55,000 assigned to the shares was based on our estimate of the fair
value of the common stock. The fair value of such shares was amortized over
the period in which the services were rendered. No shares of common stock were
issued to vendors or consultants during the years ended June 30, 2001 and 2002.
During the years ended June 30, 2000 and 2001, we granted options for the
purchase of 52,500 and 17,000 shares of common stock, respectively, to
consultants and advisors in consideration for services, at an exercise price of
$2.50 per share. These options became vested and exercisable upon achievement
of predetermined milestones and accordingly were subject to periodic
re-measurement over the vesting period of six months. We recorded deferred
stock compensation of approximately $135,000 and $168,000 for the years ended
June 30, 2000 and 2001, respectively, representing the fair value of stock
options on the respective grant dates, which was computed on the basis of
Black-Scholes methodology using the valuation inputs similar to those used for
employees except for the use of contractual life of the options instead of
expected life. We recorded compensation expense of approximately $80,000 and
$223,000 for the years ended June 30, 2000 and 2001, respectively, related to
the amortization of deferred compensation for these options. These options
became fully vested during the year ended June 30, 2001.
We also recorded compensation charges of $202,000 for the year ended June
30, 2001 in connection with the modification of terms of stock options granted
to certain employees, which modification related to the acceleration of vesting
upon termination of employment and exercisability of the option for the
aggregate number of 73,750 shares. The compensation expense was computed on
the basis of intrinsic value representing the difference between the option
exercise price and the deemed fair value of underlying common stock on the
respective date of modification of terms. The underlying options had exercise
prices ranging from $2.00 to $2.50 per share. As of June 30, 2001, all of the
options were fully vested and had been exercised.
The following table summarized option activity for the years ended June 30,
2000, 2001, and 2002:
The weighted average grant date fair value of options was $0.61, $2.25 and
$5.15 for the years ended June 30, 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively.
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The following table summarizes stock options outstanding at June 30, 2002:
At June 30, 2001, 956,138 shares were exercisable at a weighted average
exercise price of $1.66.
We have elected to follow APB Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations
in accounting for our employee stock options because, as discussed below, the
alternative fair value accounting provided for under FAS 123 requires use of
option valuation models that were not developed for use in valuing employee
stock options. When the exercise price of our employee stock options equals
the fair value of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation
expense is recognized.
Pro forma information regarding net income (loss) has been determined as
if we had accounted for our employee stock options under the fair value method
of FAS 123 during the years ended June 30, 2000, 2001, and 2002. The fair
value of options granted in 2002 was determined based on estimated stock price
volatility. Options granted prior to 2002 were determined based on the minimum
value method. The weighted average assumptions used to determine fair value
were as follows:
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Had compensation cost for our stock-based compensation plans been
determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for awards under those
plans consistent with the method of FAS 123, pro forma income (loss) would be
as follows:
Deferred Compensation
We recorded deferred stock compensation of $85,000 and $1,940,000 during
the years ended June 30, 2000 and 2001, respectively, representing the
aggregate difference between the exercise prices of options granted to
employees and the deemed fair values for common stock subject to the options as
of the respective measurement dates. These amounts are being amortized by
charges to operations, on a straight-line basis over the vesting periods of the
individual stock options. During the years ended June 30, 2000, 2001 and 2002,
we recorded $2,000, $374,000, and $453,000, respectively, of amortization
expense related to deferred stock compensation. Also during year ended June
30, 2002, we recorded a reversal of $111,000 of deferred stock compensation and
amortization expense for terminated employees.
Warrants
In connection with certain financing transactions during 1995, the Board
of Directors authorized the issuance of warrants to purchase 32,000 shares of
the Companys Series E preferred stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share.
The grant date fair value of the warrants for financial reporting purposes was
determined to be immaterial. During 2002 the warrant was exercised for a net
of 25,898 shares.
Shares Reserved for Future Issuance
We have reserved shares of common stock for future issuance as follows:
9. Notes Receivable from Stockholders
During the years ended June 30, 1999 and 2000, we received $493,000 and
$300,000, respectively, of full-recourse notes receivable from certain
employees, which notes bear interest at rates ranging from 4.5% to 6.1%, in
consideration for stock issued upon the exercise of stock options. During the
year ended June 30, 2001, we received $200,000 of full-recourse and $73,000 of
non-recourse notes receivable from certain employees in consideration for stock
issued upon the exercise of stock options. These notes bear interest rates
ranging from 6.1% to 6.3%. The notes and accrued interest, which are
compounded semiannually, become due over the period from December 2002 to
October 2009 or upon termination of employment, whichever is earlier. As of
June 30, 2001 and 2002, the
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principal amounts outstanding amounted to $906,000 and $876,000,
respectively. The non-recourse notes receivable were issued in connection with
fully vested and exercisable stock options. We recorded compensation expense
of approximately $109,000 computed on the basis of the intrinsic value of the
options on the date of the exercise of the stock options and issuance of the
notes (see Note 8).
10. Employee benefit plans
401(k) Plan
We have a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan for full-time employees (the
Plan). Under the Plan, eligible employees may contribute a maximum of 25% of
their net compensation or the annual limit of $11,000. The annual limit for
employees who are 50 years or older is $12,000. We do not provide any matching
funds.
2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
We adopted the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the Purchase Plan) in
February 2001. The Purchase Plan became effective on January 29, 2002, the
effective date of the registration statement for the initial public offering.
The Purchase Plan allows employees to designate up to 15% of their total
compensation, subject to legal restrictions and limitations, to purchase shares
of common stock at 85% of fair market value. We reserved 1,000,000 shares of
common stock for issuance under the Purchase Plan.
11. Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
Income before provision for income taxes and equity losses consisted of
the following (in thousands):
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The provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the federal
statutory rate as follows:
Significant components of our deferred tax assets are as follows (in
thousands):
Realization of deferred tax assets depends on our generating sufficient
taxable income in future years to obtain benefit from the reversal of temporary
differences. At June 30, 2002, a valuation allowance of $1,388,000 has been
reserved against part of our deferred tax assets due to uncertainty regarding
their realization. The valuation allowance increased (decreased) by $700,000,
($800,000) and $2,046,000 during 2000, 2001, and 2002, respectively.
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12. Segment, Customers, and Geographic Information
We operate in one segment: the development, marketing, and sale of
interactive user interface solutions for intelligent electronic devices and
products, and generate our revenue from two broad product categories, the
notebook computer market and information appliances (iAppliances and other
electronic devices) market. The notebook computer market accounted for 97%
and 98% of the revenue in fiscal year 2001 and 2002, respectively
The following is a summary of operations within geographic areas based on
customers location (in thousands):
Major customer data as a percentage of total revenue
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13. Subsequent Events
On August 14, 2002, we adopted a Stockholders Rights Plan that may have
the effect of deterring, delaying, or preventing a change in control that might
otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders. Under the Rights Plan,
we issued a dividend of one Preferred Share Purchase Right for each share of
our common stock held by stockholders of record as of the close of business on
August 19, 2002. Each right entitles stockholders to purchase, at an exercise
price of $60 per share, one-thousandth of a share of our newly created Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock.
In general, the stock purchase rights become exercisable when a person or
group acquires 15% or more of our common stock or a tender offer or exchange
offer of 15% or more of our common stock is announced or commenced. After any
such event, our other stockholders may purchase additional shares of our common
stock at 50% of the then-current market price. The rights will cause
substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire us on terms
not approved by our board of directors. The rights should not interfere with
any merger or other business combination approved by our board of directors
since the rights may be redeemed by us at $0.01 per stock purchase right at any
time before any person or group acquires 15% or more of our outstanding common
stock. The rights expire in August 2012.
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REPORT OF KPMG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
We have audited the accompanying statements of operations, convertible
preferred stock and shareholders deficit, and cash flows of Foveon, Inc. (a
development stage enterprise) for the year ended July 1, 2000. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of Foveon, Inc.
(a development stage enterprise) for the year ended July 1, 2000, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Mountain View, California
August 31, 2000
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(A Development Stage Enterprise)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND
SHAREHOLDERS DEFICIT
[Additional columns below]
[Continued from above
table, first column(s) repeated]
See accompanying notes
to financial statements.
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INC.
See accompanying notes
to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2002 and 2001 and July 1, 2000
(1) Description of Business
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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Notes to Financial
Statements (Continued)
June 30, 2002 and 2001 and July 1, 2000
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
June 30, 2002 and 2001 and July 1, 2000
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Notes to Financial Statements
(Continued)
June 30, 2002 and 2001 and July 1, 2000
(3) Inventories
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Notes to Financial Statements
(Continued)
June 30, 2002 and 2001 and July 1, 2000
(4) Property and Equipment
(5) Accrued Liabilities
(6) Convertible Preferred Stock and Shareholders Deficit
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Notes to Financial
Statements (Continued)
June 30, 2002 and 2001 and July 1, 2000
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
June 30, 2002 and 2001 and July 1, 2000
(7) 1997 Stock Plan
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
June 30, 2002 and 2001 and July 1, 2000
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Notes to Financial
Statements (Continued)
June 30, 2002 and 2001 and July 1, 2000
(8) Related Party Transactions
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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
June 30, 2002 and 2001 and July 1, 2000
(9) Income Taxes
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Notes to Financial Statements -
(Continued)
June 30, 2002 and 2001 and July 1, 2000
(10) Commitments
(11) Employee Savings Plan
(12) Subsequent Event
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SCHEDULE II
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
S-1
EXHIBIT INDEX
Date: September 11, 2002
/s/ Russell J. Knittel
Russell J. Knittel
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Chief Administrative Officer,
Secretary, and Treasurer
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San Jose, California
July 26, 2002
except for Note 13, as to which the date is
August 14, 2002
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
June 30,
June 30,
2001
2002
ASSETS
$
3,766
$
45,491
19,689
12,245
13,242
7,290
5,867
651
2,964
23,952
87,253
1,795
2,043
765
765
174
40
471
280
$
27,157
$
90,381
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
$
7,289
$
5,867
1,563
2,161
509
1,002
522
2,646
549
1,814
546
445
10,978
13,935
329
259
1,500
1,500
596
684
no par value; 12,000,000 shares authorized; 8,170,207
issued and outstanding in 2001; no shares issued and
outstanding in 2002
18,650
$0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
issued and outstanding
$0.001 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 6,601,849
shares issued and outstanding in 2001; 23,182,757 shares
issued and outstanding in 2002
6,194
23
75,013
(1,649
)
(1,085
)
(906
)
(876
)
(8,535
)
865
63
13,754
74,003
$
27,157
$
90,381
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Years ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
$
43,447
$
73,698
$
100,201
25,652
50,811
59,016
17,795
22,887
41,185
8,386
11,590
16,594
7,407
9,106
9,873
855
605
784
134
82
597
453
17,335
22,077
27,054
460
810
14,131
524
363
522
(159
)
(183
)
(197
)
825
990
14,456
120
180
5,056
(2,712
)
$
(2,007
)
$
810
$
9,400
$
(0.38
)
$
0.13
$
0.70
$
(0.38
)
$
0.04
$
0.42
5,222,738
6,133,866
13,523,443
5,222,738
19,879,491
22,544,461
(1)
Cost of revenue excludes $0, $23,000, and $28,000 of amortization of
deferred stock compensation for the years ended June 30, 2000, 2001, and
2002, respectively. Research and development expense excludes $0,
$162,000, and $167,000 of amortization of deferred stock compensation for
the years ended June 30, 2000, 2001, and 2002, respectively. Selling,
general, and administrative expenses exclude $82,000, $412,000, and
$258,000 of amortization of deferred stock compensation for the years
ended June 30, 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively. These amounts have
been aggregated and reflected as Amortization of deferred stock
compensation.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(in thousands, except for share data)
Convertible
Notes
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Additional
Deferred
Receivable
Paid in
Stock
From
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Compensation
Stockholders
8,170,207
$
18,650
4,782,608
$
938
$
$
$
(493
)
542,100
512
(300
)
652,025
1,302
37,500
75
31,835
55
62
(97,780
)
(98
)
98
220
(220
)
82
8,170,207
18,650
5,948,288
3,004
(138
)
(633
)
653,561
880
(273
)
2,108
(2,108
)
597
202
8,170,207
18,650
6,601,849
6,194
(1,649
)
(906
)
(6,187
)
6,187
5,000,475
5
49,242
(8,170,207
)
(18,650
)
11,073,517
11
18,639
25,898
443,518
835
(218
)
564
253
30
37,500
75
$
23,182,757
$
23
$
75,013
$
(1,085
)
$
(876
)
Retained
Accumulated
Earnings
Other
Total
(Accumulated
Comprehensive
Stockholders'
Deficit)
Income
Equity
$
(7,338
)
$
$
11,757
212
1,302
75
55
62
82
(2,007
)
(2,007
)
(9,345
)
11,538
607
597
202
810
810
(8,535
)
13,754
9,400
9,400
63
63
9,463
49,247
835
346
253
30
75
$
865
$
63
$
74,003
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
(in thousands)
Years Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
$
(2,007
)
$
810
$
9,400
855
2,712
642
876
1,182
605
784
134
82
597
453
253
202
(107
)
55
(3,671
)
(5,145
)
(997
)
(1,549
)
(3,698
)
1,423
(114
)
100
(968
)
(400
)
(1,345
)
(59
)
(349
)
191
2,508
2,791
(1,422
)
4
403
598
(121
)
30
493
(412
)
314
1,340
120
362
2,124
310
28
88
(40
)
(2,295
)
12,840
(19,626
)
(1,101
)
(982
)
(1,287
)
(1,450
)
(2,712
)
(5,263
)
(982
)
(20,913
)
(397
)
(570
)
(622
)
222
499
308
49,247
net of notes receivable
212
607
835
62
30
99
536
49,798
(5,204
)
(2,741
)
41,725
11,711
6,507
3,766
$
6,507
$
3,766
$
45,491
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (continued)
(in thousands)
Years Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
$
$
1,655
$
59
76
84
160
3,988
300
273
98
(111
)
423
143
150
75
1,302
138
100
520
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As of June 30, 2002:
Gross
Gross
Amortized
Unrealized
Unrealized
Fair
Cost
Gains
Losses
Value
(in thousands)
$
19,626
$
63
$
$
19,689
$
19,626
$
63
$
19,689
Amortized
Fair
Cost
Value
$
5,513
$
5,527
14,113
14,162
$
19,626
$
19,689
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30,
June 30,
2001
2002
$
6,938
$
5,690
352
177
$
7,290
$
5,867
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30,
2000
2001
2002
$
10,132
$
36,545
11,074
38,209
1,769
1,473
1,769
2,014
$
(13,807
)
(13,606
)
(14,093
)
$
201
855
160
154
1,663
70
$
3,103
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30,
2001
2002
$
1,823
(1,058
)
$
765
$
765
201
201
150
150
154
154
505
505
(331
)
(465
)
$
174
$
40
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Years ended
June 30,
2000
2001
$
(2,007
)
$
810
370
555
53
80
$
(1,584
)
$
1,445
Reported net income (loss)
$
(0.38
)
$
0.13
0.07
0.09
0.01
0.01
$
(0.30
)
$
0.23
Reported net income (loss)
$
(0.38
)
$
0.04
0.07
0.03
0.01
*
$
(0.30
)
$
0.07
*
Less than $0.01 per share.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Years Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
$
(2,007
)
$
810
$
9,400
5,498,218
6,329,832
13,529,537
(275,480
)
(195,946
)
(6,094
)
5,222,738
6,133,886
13,523,443
5,222,738
6,133,886
13,523,443
2,614,663
2,484,360
19,925
22,665
11,073,517
6,492,418
37,500
21,575
5,222,738
19,879,491
22,544,461
$
(0.38
)
$
0.13
$
0.70
$
(0.38
)
$
0.04
$
0.42
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
June 30,
2001
2002
$
3,029
$
4,434
390
414
3,419
4,848
(1,624
)
(2,805
)
$
1,795
$
2,043
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Capital Leases
and Equipment
Operating
Financing
Leases
Obligations
$
956
$
471
977
238
935
28
268
223
$
3,359
737
33
704
445
$
259
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Issued and
Designated
Outstanding
Liquidation
Shares
Shares
Preference
(in thousands)
496,095
496,095
$
635
871,428
871,428
1,525
545,455
545,455
600
2,314,284
2,314,284
4,050
2,887,703
2,887,703
7,219
1,055,556
1,055,242
4,749
8,170,521
8,170,207
$
18,778
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264,295
2,315,291
$
1.13
1,750,000
(1,951,410
)
1,951,410
$
2.27
(542,100
)
$
1.06
224,581
(224,581
)
$
1.77
287,466
3,500,020
$
1.77
1,600,000
(1,651,272
)
1,651,272
$
4.24
(653,561
)
$
1.35
506,490
(526,490
)
$
2.04
742,684
3,971,241
$
2.81
600,000
(1,148,240
)
1,148,240
$
9.90
(443,518
)
$
1.88
169,711
(169,711
)
$
4.56
364,155
4,506,252
$
4.64
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Options Outstanding
Options Exercisable
Weighted
Average
Weighted
Weighted
Remaining
Average
Average
Range of
Number
Contractual
Exercise
Number
Exercise
Exercise Prices
Outstanding
Life
Price
Exercisable
Price
20,000
2.96
$
0.60
20,000
$
0.60
569,638
6.21
$
1.00
431,661
$
1.00
658,196
7.19
$
2.00
420,247
$
2.00
770,031
7.74
$
2.50
281,248
$
2.50
40,000
5.05
$
2.90
40,000
$
2.90
698,707
8.23
$
3.00
90,053
$
3.00
431,750
8.43
$
4.76
133,946
$
4.59
818,430
9.14
$
8.50
69,346
$
8.50
365,000
9.53
$
9.13
134,500
9.82
$
18.70
4,506,252
8.03
$
4.64
1,486,501
$
2.41
Options
ESPP
Years Ended June 30,
Years Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
2000
2001
2002
N/A
N/A
0.5
N/A
N/A
0.5
5
5
5
N/A
N/A
0.4
6.3
%
5.7
%
4.4
%
N/A
N/A
1.7
%
0
0
0
N/A
N/A
0
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Years Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
$
(2,007
)
$
810
$
9,400
$
(2,432
)
$
453
$
7,986
$
(0.38
)
$
0.13
$
0.70
$
(0.47
)
$
0.07
$
0.59
$
(0.38
)
$
0.04
$
0.42
$
(0.47
)
$
0.02
$
0.35
June 30,
2002
4,506,252
364,156
4,870,408
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Years Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
$
58
$
475
$
5,341
1
1
920
61
104
140
120
580
6,401
(400
)
(1,345
)
(400
)
(1,345
)
$
120
$
180
$
5,056
Years Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
$
2,033
$
1,371
$
14,198
(1,208
)
(381
)
258
$
825
$
990
$
14,456
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Years Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
$
324
$
347
$
5,059
598
(794
)
(236
)
(789
)
299
176
263
47
(536
)
(400
)
59
279
121
56
63
420
$
120
$
180
$
5,056
Years Ended June 30,
2001
2002
$
1,025
$
1,085
1,085
449
619
204
401
207
267
398
575
481
206
3,849
3,153
(3,434
)
(1,388
)
415
1,765
(15
)
(20
)
(15
)
(20
)
$
400
$
1,745
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Year Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
$
38,125
$
58,902
$
77,807
1,967
10,351
3,240
1,335
2,012
2,502
193
655
5,280
1,037
758
3,945
790
1,020
7,427
$
43,447
$
73,698
$
100,201
June 30,
2001
2002
$
39
$
42
415
692
1,341
1,309
$
1,795
$
2,043
Year Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
24
%
32
%
16
%
13
%
5
%
5
%
13
%
6
%
7
%
12
%
6
%
5
%
2
%
11
%
12
%
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Balance Sheets
June 30, 2002 and 2001
2002
2001
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
$
36,289,363
9,765,055
41,577
72,965
8,124
51,899
192,836
94,511
13,064
147,635
36,544,964
10,132,065
1,663,661
941,454
$
38,208,625
11,073,519
$
497,284
725,627
632,179
630,706
281,038
255,599
62,717
156,727
1,473,218
1,768,659
541,205
2,014,423
1,768,659
6,890,625
6,890,625
14,160,708
14,160,708
26,391,732
26,391,732
40,885,407
1,516
1,338
2,092,055
1,995,094
(675
)
(675
)
(54,227,166
)
(40,133,962
)
(52,134,270
)
(38,138,205
)
$
38,208,625
11,073,519
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Statements of Operations
Period from
July 9, 1997
Years ended
(inception) to
June 30, 2002
June 30, 2001
July 1, 2000
June 30, 2002
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
$
589,119
1,275,512
311,043
2,175,674
51,899
1,679,914
720,726
2,452,539
9,892,207
7,206,279
5,834,902
31,453,303
2,330,567
2,034,711
1,815,413
8,275,622
2,673,416
4,367,109
4,993,297
14,264,791
14,948,089
15,288,013
13,364,338
56,446,255
(14,358,970
)
(14,012,501
)
(13,053,295
)
(54,270,581
)
(22,323
)
(263,022
)
(850,046
)
(1,549,839
)
288,089
669,821
96,806
1,593,254
$
(14,093,204
)
(13,605,702
)
(13,806,535
)
(54,227,166
)
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(Unaudited, except for the year ended July 1, 2000)
Convertible preferred
stock
Series A
Series B
Series C
Series D
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
1,728,571
$
1,890,625
$
$
$
4,571,429
5,000,000
6,300,000
6,890,625
514,047
3,023,804
6,300,000
6,890,625
514,047
3,023,804
30,000
176,471
6,300,000
6,890,625
544,047
3,200,275
2,809,321
19,000,002
1,185,953
6,976,191
850,000
3,984,242
887,143
5,478,050
282,954
1,913,680
6,300,000
6,890,625
2,580,000
14,160,708
3,979,418
26,391,732
5,249,677
40,885,407
6,300,000
$
6,890,625
2,580,000
$
14,160,708
3,979,418
$
26,391,732
5,249,677
$
40,885,407
Deficit
accumulated
Additional
during the
Total
Common stock
paid-in
Shareholder
development
shareholders
Shares
Amount
capital
receivable
stage
deficit
$
1,700
1,700
350,000
350
34,650
35,000
370,000
370
36,630
37,000
200,000
200
19,800
20,000
(4,794,435)
(4,794,435)
920,000
920
92,780
(4,794,435)
(4,700,735)
85,000
85
8,415
8,500
6,250
6
619
625
10,000
10
4,990
5,000
150,000
150
74,850
75,000
(7,927,290)
(7,927,290)
1,171,250
1,171
181,654
(12,721,725)
(12,538,900)
(35,000)
(35)
(3,465)
(3,500)
327,215
(82)
327,133
779,274
(193)
779,081
14,063
14
1,392
1,406
1,562
2
779
781
30,000
30
14,970
15,000
273,714
(200)
273,514
2,916
3
1,455
1,458
5,000
5
2,495
2,500
(6,667)
(7)
(660)
(667)
273,714
(200)
273,514
7,083
7
3,535
3,542
3,000
3,000
(13,806,535)
(13,806,535)
1,190,207
1,190
1,859,072
(675)
(26,528,260)
(24,668,673)
25,000
25
12,475
12,500
8,375
8
4,180
4,188
(13,542)
(13)
(1,341)
(1,354)
312
156
156
25,000
25
12,475
12,500
9,457
10
4,718
4,728
1,385
1
691
692
(67,397)
(67)
(6,673)
(6,740)
9,000
9
4,491
4,500
150,000
150
104,850
105,000
(13,605,702)
(13,605,702)
Balances as of June 30, 2001
1,337,797
1,338
1,995,094
(675)
(40,133,962)
(38,138,205)
7,291
7
3,639
3,646
5,833
6
2,910
2,916
8,895
9
4,613
4,622
30,009
30
19,141
19,171
40,000
40
27,960
28,000
70,726
71
30,834
30,905
15,541
15
7,864
7,879
(14,093,204)
(14,093,204)
1,516,092
$
1,516
2,092,055
(675)
(54,227,166)
(52,134,270)
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Statements of Cash Flows
Period from
July 9, 1997
Years ended
(inception) to
June 30, 2002
June 30, 2001
July 1, 2000
June 30, 2002
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
$
(14,093,204)
(13,605,702)
(13,806,535)
(54,227,166)
529,556
561,113
522,517
1,931,248
36,882
771,549
1,209,562
5,211
127,255
20,731
157,179
3,000
3,000
1,890,625
1,005,462
1,005,462
31,388
(72,965)
(41,577)
43,775
(232,325)
(444,731)
(1,013,586)
36,246
12,968
(89,729)
(205,900)
(226,870)
34,013
703,593
1,129,463
(94,010)
(92,546)
249,273
62,717
(13,767,908)
(12,225,845)
(12,070,332)
(48,098,973)
(360,511)
(580,257)
(423,114)
(2,080,941)
97,139
144,264
24,687
447,215
(8,094)
(4,167)
(12,261)
9,000,000
15,976,191
1,000,000
1,000,000
40,885,407
20,913,682
176,471
70,001,064
(329,819)
(331,001)
(207,855)
(942,932)
40,652,727
21,718,851
8,989,136
86,469,277
26,524,308
8,912,749
(3,504,310)
36,289,363
9,765,055
852,306
4,356,616
$
36,289,363
9,765,055
852,306
36,289,363
$
22,323
1,320,169
78,497
1,434,306
1,890,625
1,653,243
1,653,243
675
675
896,463
1,671,147
9,462,292
9,462,292
6,976,191
6,976,191
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(A Development Stage Enterprise)
(All information as of and for the periods ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is unaudited)
Foveon, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated in California on July 9, 1997
and reported its financial results for fiscal years ending on the first
Friday in July through its fiscal year ended July 1, 2000. During fiscal
2001, the Company changed its fiscal year-end to June 30th. The Companys
business consisted of developing and manufacturing digital camera systems.
In late fiscal 2001, the Company changed its development focus from
producing digital camera systems to marketing the imagers and imaging
subsystems to customers. In fiscal 2002, the Company continued to make a
limited number of sales of digital camera systems, primarily to existing
customers. Years ending in June or July of a particular year are referred
to herein as fiscal years (for example, the year ended June 30, 2002 is
referred to as fiscal 2002). As of June 30, 2002, the Company is in the
development stage with primary activities to date including customer
demonstrations and limited sales, raising capital, performing research and
development activities, producing prototypes, developing strategic
alliances, and identifying markets. Revenue related to its planned
principal operations of selling imagers and imaging subsystems have not yet
commenced
(a)
Revenue Recognition
To date, revenue has been derived from sale of digital camera systems.
Contracts from the sale of digital camera systems are multiple element
arrangements with a combination of camera hardware, computer hardware
and software, and software support services. As a result, revenue is
recognized in accordance with the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2,
Software
Revenue Recognition
, and SOP 98-9,
Modification of SOP 97-2, Software
Revenue Recognition, with Respect to Certain Arrangements.
SOP 97-2 generally requires revenue earned on arrangements involving
software products and services to be allocated to each element based
on the relative fair values of the elements. The fair value of the
elements must be based on vendor-specific objective evidence of the
fair values of the elements. Revenue for each element is recognized
when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has
occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is
probable.
Due to the early stage of the product, the sale of digital camera
systems in fiscal 2000 involved installation and demonstration
obligations performed by the Company subsequent to the delivery of the
systems to the customer. After customer acceptance of the delivered
hardware and software products has been received, the only remaining
obligation to the customer was post-contract customer support.
Vendor-specific objective evidence of the fair value of the individual
elements of the Companys fiscal 2000 sales arrangements does not
exist. Since essentially all the costs of the arrangement were
incurred upon delivery of the hardware and software products, the
costs of sales related to those items were recorded upon the later of
payment or acceptance by the customer, and an equal amount of revenue
was recognized at that time. The entire gross margin was deferred and
is being recognized ratably over the term of the support arrangement
(one to three years).
During fiscal 2001, the Company developed sufficient experience in
marketing its systems such that the installation and demonstration
obligations became incidental and collectibility is assured upon
shipment. In addition, the Company discontinued offering substantial
post-contract customer support. As a result, the Company began
recognizing all revenue upon shipment during fiscal 2001.
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(All information as of and for the periods ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is unaudited)
(b)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and 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.
Actual results could differ from these estimates.
(c)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with remaining
maturities at the date of purchase of 90 days or less to be cash
equivalents. As of June 30, 2002 and 2001, cash equivalents consisted
of money market funds in the amounts of $36,222,725 and $9,713,092,
respectively.
(d)
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of weighted-average cost or
market.
(e)
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed
using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
assets, generally three years. Leasehold improvements are amortized
straight line over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful
life of the asset. Amortization of assets recorded under capital lease
agreements is computed using the straight-line method over the shorter
of the lease term or the estimated useful lives of the related assets.
(f)
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial
statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and
their respective tax bases, and operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in
which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or
settled. A valuation allowance is recorded against deferred tax assets
if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred
tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred tax assets and
liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the
period that includes the enactment date.
(g)
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of
credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The
Company maintained 100% and 99% as of June 30, 2002 and 2001,
respectively, of its cash and cash equivalents with one financial
institution. Management believes the financial risks associated with
these financial instruments are minimal.
(h)
Research and Development Costs
Development costs incurred in the research and development of new
software products are expensed as incurred until technological
feasibility in the form of a working model has been established. Under
this policy, no software development costs have been capitalized to
date.
(i)
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for its stock-based employee compensation plans
using the intrinsic-value method. Deferred stock-based compensation
expense is recorded if, on the date of grant, the fair value
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(All information as of and for the periods ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is unaudited)
of the
underlying stock exceeds the exercise price. Options granted to
nonemployees are accounted for at fair value pursuant to Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123,
Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation
and EITF Issue No. 96-18
, Accounting for
Equity Instruments Issued to Other than Employees for Acquiring, or in
Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services
. The Company discloses the
pro forma effect of using the fair-value method of accounting for all
stock-based compensation arrangements in accordance with SFAS No. 123.
(j)
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets and certain identifiable
intangibles for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a
comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows
expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered
to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the
amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair
value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the
lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
(k)
Comprehensive Income
To date, the Company has not experienced any material elements of
other comprehensive income. As a result, net loss is equal to
comprehensive loss for all periods presented.
(l)
Advertising Costs
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. These amounts are
included in sales and marketing expenses in the accompanying financial
statements. Advertising expense was $-0-, $86,607, $60,801, and
$170,759 for the years ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, July 1, 2000, and
the period from July 9, 1997 (inception) to June 30, 2002,
respectively.
(m)
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No.
141,
Business Combinations
and SFAS No. 142,
Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets
. SFAS No. 141 provides guidance on the accounting
for a business combination at the date a business combination is
completed. The statement requires the use of the purchase method of
accounting for all business combinations initiated after June 30,
2001, thereby eliminating use of the pooling-of-interests method. The
Company adopted SFAS No. 141 on July 1, 2001. The adoption did not
have an effect on the financial statements. SFAS No. 142 provides
guidance on how to account for goodwill and intangible assets after an
acquisition is completed. The most substantive change is that goodwill
will no longer be amortized but instead will be tested for impairment
periodically. The Company adopted SFAS No. 142 as of the beginning of
fiscal 2002 and the effect of adoption did not have an effect on the
financial statements.
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No.
143,
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations
. SFAS No. 143
addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations
associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the
associated asset retirement costs. The Company is currently analyzing
this statement and has not yet determined its impact on the financial
statements. This Statement will be effective for fiscal 2003.
In October 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS
No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets
, which replaces SFAS No. 121,
Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be
Disposed Of
. Although SFAS No. 144 retains the basic requirements of
SFAS No. 121 regarding when and how to measure an impairment loss, it
provides additional implementation guidance. SFAS No. 144 also
supersedes the
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(All information as of and for the periods ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is unaudited)
provisions of APB Opinion No. 30,
Reporting Results of
Operations
, pertaining to discontinued operations. Separate reporting
of a discontinued operation is still required, but SFAS No. 144
expands the presentation to include a component of an entity, rather
than strictly a business segment. The Company is currently analyzing
this statement and has not yet determined its impact on the financial
statements. This statement will be effective for fiscal 2003.
In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standard Board issued SFAS No.
145,
Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, 64, Amendment of
FASB No. 13, and Technical Corrections
. Among other provisions, SFAS
No. 145 rescinds SFAS No. 4,
Reporting Gains and Losses from
Extinguishment of Debt
. Accordingly, gains or losses from
extinguishment of debt shall not be reported as extraordinary items
unless the extinguishment qualifies as an extraordinary item under
the criteria of APB No. 30. Gains or losses from extinguishment of
debt that do not meet the criteria of APB No. 30 should be
reclassified to income from continuing operations in all prior periods
presented. This statement will be effective for fiscal 2003. The
Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 145 to have a material
impact on its financial position or results of operations.
In June 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 146,
Accounting for Costs
Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
. This Statement requires
recording costs associated with exit or disposal activities at their
fair values when a liability has been incurred. Under previous
guidance, certain exit costs were accrued upon managements commitment
to an exit plan, which is generally before an actual liability has
been incurred. The requirements of this Statement are effective
prospectively for exit or disposal activities initiated after December
31, 2002; however, early application of the Statement is encouraged.
The Companys adoption of Statement 146 will not have a material
impact on its financial position or results of operations.
Inventories as of June 30, 2002 and 2001 consisted of the following:
2002
2001
$
8,124
51,899
$
8,124
51,899
Near the end of fiscal 2001, the Company changed its business model from
selling digital camera systems to marketing the imagers and imaging
subsystems. As a result, the Company recorded a charge for inventory
obsolescence totaling $1,005,462 to cost of revenue during the year ended
June 30, 2001. During fiscal 2002, the Company made a limited number of
sales of digital camera systems and recovered $83,716 of the inventory
obsolescence loss recorded in fiscal 2001.
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(All information as of and for the periods ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is unaudited)
Property and equipment as of June 30, 2002 and 2001 consisted of the
following:
2002
2001
$
1,109,911
928,003
469,023
334,371
845,623
107,340
711,751
298,266
37,316
17,332
40,632
385,890
3,214,256
2,071,202
1,550,595
1,129,748
$
1,663,661
941,454
Accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2002 and 2001 consisted of the
following:
2002
2001
$
299,583
206,528
5,018
75,073
327,578
349,105
$
632,179
630,706
(a)
Convertible Preferred Stock
Rights, preferences, and privileges of the holders of Series A, B, C,
and D preferred stock are as follows:
Dividends
The holders of the Series A, B, C, and D
preferred stock are entitled to receive noncumulative dividends
at the rate of $0.11, $0.59, $0.54, and $0.78 per share per
annum, respectively. Dividends are payable when and if declared
by the board of directors in preference and priority to any
payment of dividends to holders of common stock.
Liquidation Preference
In the event of any
liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of the
Series A, B, C, and D preferred stock are entitled to receive a
liquidation preference of $1.09375, $5.88235, $6.763219, and
$7.81 per share, respectively, plus all declared but unpaid
dividends over holders of common stock. After payment has been
made to the holders of all preferred stock of the full
preferential amounts to which they shall be entitled, the
remaining assets of the Company available for distribution to
shareholders shall be distributed among the holders of Series A,
B, C, and D preferred stock and the common stock pro rata based
on the number of shares of common stock held by each assuming
conversion of all Series A, B, C, and D preferred shares until
the holders of Series A, B, C, and D preferred stock have
received an aggregate of $3.28125, $17.64705, $20.289, $23.43 per
share, respectively. A change in control of the Company is
considered to be a liquidation event that entitles the holders of
preferred stock to receive their liquidation preference from any
proceeds.
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(All information as of and for the periods ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is unaudited)
Conversion
The holders of the Series A, B, C, and D
preferred stock have the right to convert the Series A, B, C, and
D preferred stock, at any time, into shares of common stock. The
initial conversion rate shall be 1:1 subject to adjustment for
common stock dividends, combinations or splits and certain
subsequent issuances of common or preferred stock for
consideration per share less than $7.81.
Automatic Conversion
The Series A, B, C, and D
preferred stock shall be automatically converted into common
stock at the then effective conversion price (i) in the event
that the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the outstanding Series A,
B, C, and D preferred stock, voting together as a class, consent
to such conversion; or (ii) upon the closing of an underwritten
public offering of shares of common stock of the Company at an
aggregate offering price of not less than $20,000,000 and an
aggregate pre-offering market capitalization of at least
$225,000,000.
Voting Rights
The holders of Series A, B, C, and D
preferred stock vote equally with shares of common stock on an
as-if-converted basis.
No dividends have been declared or paid on preferred stock or common
stock since inception of the Company.
(b)
Warrants
In conjunction with the issuance of Series A preferred stock, the
Company issued for $1,700 in cash a warrant to purchase 1,700,000
shares of Series B preferred stock at an exercise price of $5.88 a
share, expiring 10 years from the date of issuance. In July 1998, the
warrant holder exercised a portion of the warrant to purchase 514,047
shares of Series B preferred stock. In August 2000, the warrant holder
exercised the remainder of the warrant to purchase 1,185,953 shares of
Series B preferred stock.
In connection with equipment financing in April 1999, the Company
issued a warrant to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock at a price
of $6.00 per share, exercisable at any time prior to April 2009. The
fair value of the warrant was estimated using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free rate of
5%; contractual life of 10 years; no dividends; and 80% expected
volatility. The proceeds assigned to the warrant were insignificant,
and consequently, no debt discount was recorded. As of June 30, 2002,
all of these warrants remained outstanding.
In conjunction with the issuance of an aggregate of $6,287,500 of
convertible subordinated notes payable to National Semiconductor
Corporation (National) in fiscal 2000, the Company issued warrants to
purchase 168,683 shares of Series B preferred stock at $5.88 per share
and warrants to purchase 95,368 shares of Series C preferred stock at
$6.76 per share. These warrants are exercisable at any time prior to
the end of their five year contractual life. The proceeds from the
issuances of the convertible subordinated notes and warrants were
assigned to the warrants and notes payable based on their relative
fair values. The fair values of the warrants were estimated using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
risk-free interest rates ranging from 5.97% to 6.19%; contractual
lives of five years; no dividends; and 80% expected volatility. Using
these assumptions, the proceeds assigned to the warrants were
$1,119,087 with a corresponding amount recorded as a debt discount to
be amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the
term of the loan. As of June 30, 2002, all these warrants remained
outstanding.
In August 2000, the convertible subordinated notes held by National
were converted into shares of Series B and C preferred stock. At the
time of conversion, the carrying value of the loans was reclassified
to convertible preferred stock.
Restrictions on the exercise apply such that National can only
exercise these warrants to the extent that the number of shares of
Series B and C preferred stock to be obtained, when added to all other
shares
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(All information as of and for the periods ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is unaudited)
of the Companys common and preferred stock held by National,
do not represent more than 47.5% of the outstanding voting stock of
the Company on the date of exercise.
Notwithstanding the provisions above, National may exercise all of its
outstanding warrants upon any reclassification of the capital stock of
the Company, any consolidation, or merger of the Company in which the
shareholders immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not
retain, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the beneficial
interest in the voting stock of the surviving entity, or transfer all
of the assets of the Company.
In conjunction with the issuance of an aggregate $2,712,500 of
convertible subordinated notes payable to Synaptics Inc. (Synaptics)
in fiscal 2000, the Company issued warrants to purchase 106,718 shares
of Series B preferred stock at $5.88 per share and warrants to
purchase 22,918 shares of Series C preferred stock at $6.76 per share.
These warrants are exercisable at any time prior to end of their five
year contractual life. The proceeds from the issuances of the
convertible subordinated notes and warrants were assigned to the
warrants and notes payable based on their relative fair values. The
fair values of the warrants were estimated using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free
interest rates ranging from 5.97% to 6.19%; contractual lives of five
years; no dividends; and 80% expected volatility. Using these
assumptions the proceeds assigned to the warrants were $534,830 with a
corresponding amount recorded as a debt discount to be amortized to
interest expense on a straight-line basis over the life of the loan.
In August 2000, the convertible subordinated notes held by Synaptics
were converted into shares of Series B and C preferred stock. At the
time of conversion, the carrying value of the loans was reclassified
to redeemable convertible preferred stock. As of June 30, 2002, all
these warrants remained outstanding.
The Company adopted a stock plan in July 1997 (the 1997 Plan) that provides
for the issuance of incentive and nonstatutory options to purchase shares
of common stock and rights to purchase restricted common stock. As of June
30, 2002 and 2001, a cumulative total of 3,900,000 and 3,200,000 shares of
common stock, respectively, had been reserved for issuance under the 1997
Plan. Nonstatutory stock options may be granted to employees and
consultants and incentive stock options to employees. Options have a term
no greater than 10 years and generally vest 25% at the end of the first
year and at a rate of 1/48 per month thereafter.
Nonstatutory options are exercisable at a price not less than 85% of the
fair value of the stock at the date of grant, as determined by the
Companys board of directors, unless they are granted to an individual who
owns greater than 10% of the voting rights of all classes of stock, in
which case the exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the fair value.
Incentive stock options are exercisable at a price no less than 100% of
fair value of the stock at the date of grant, as determined by the
Companys board of directors, except when they are granted to an employee
who owns greater than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock, in
which case they are exercisable at a price not less than 110% of fair
value.
Under the terms of the 1997 Plan, employees may be granted rights to
purchase restricted common stock and exercise unvested options. The
Companys repurchase rights with respect to restricted common stock lapse
in accordance with the option-vesting schedule described above. Upon
termination of service, an employees or nonemployees unvested shares may
be repurchased by the Company at the original purchase price. As of June
30, 2002 and 2001, 185,522 and 262,294 shares of outstanding restricted
common stock, respectively, were subject to repurchase by the Company.
Under Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, the Company has
recorded no compensation costs related to its stock-based awards to
employees for the period from July 9, 1997 (inception) to June 30, 2002,
because the exercise price of each option equals or exceeds the fair value
of the underlying common stock as of the grant date for each stock option.
Had compensation cost for the Companys employee stock
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(All information as of and for the periods ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is unaudited)
awards been
determined consistent with the fair value approach prescribed in SFAS No.
123, the Companys pro forma net loss for the years ended June 30, 2002 and
2001, and July 1, 2000 would have been $14,134,653, $13,632,038, and
$13,819,462, respectively, and for the period from July 9, 1997 (inception)
to June 30, 2002 would have been $54,309,775.
The fair values of employee stock options granted were estimated on the
date of grant using the minimum value method. The following weighted
average assumptions were used in this calculation: risk-free interest rate
between 4.17% and 6.37%; expected life of 4.5 years; no dividends; and
expected volatility of 0%.
The weighted average fair value of employee options granted for the years
ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, and July 1, 2000 was $0.12, $0.14, and $0.10,
respectively.
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding
under the 1997 Plan as of June 30, 2002:
Weighted average
remaining
Number
Exercise
Number
contractual
of shares
prices
outstanding
life (years)
vested
313
5.83
313
594,169
7.34
375,958
1,093,994
9.21
160,523
1,688,476
8.55
536,794
The weighted average exercise price of shares vested as of June 30, 2002
was $0.56.
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(All information as of and for the periods ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is unaudited)
Option activity for the 1997 Plan is summarized as follows (unaudited
except for the year ended July 1, 2000):
Options/
Weighted average
shares
Stock
exercise/
available
options
purchase
for grant
outstanding
price
$
2,000,000
(920,000
)
0.10
1,080,000
0.10
(245,000
)
0.36
(440,500
)
440,500
0.50
20,000
(20,000
)
0.10
(6,250
)
0.10
414,500
414,250
0.47
500,000
(651,500
)
651,500
0.50
136,626
(136,626
)
0.49
(30,624
)
0.32
399,626
898,500
0.48
700,000
(150,000
)
0.70
(521,250
)
521,250
0.70
74,263
(74,263
)
0.51
(78,529
)
0.50
502,639
1,266,958
0.58
700,000
(40,000
)
0.70
(691,950
)
691,950
0.74
132,137
(132,137
)
0.66
(138,295
)
0.50
602,826
1,688,476
0.65
In fiscal 2002, 2001, and 2000, the Company purchased raw materials from
National totaling $1,433,067, $1,667,909, and $880,631, respectively, to be
used in manufacturing and research and development. In addition, the
Company also leased an office facility from National and paid rent and a
related security deposit in fiscal 2002, 2001, and 2000 of $-0-, $581,410,
and $643,512, respectively.
As of June 30, 2002 and 2001, amounts payable to National (included in
accounts payable) were $104,698 and $68,701, respectively. As of June 30,
2001, amounts due from National (included in other current assets) were
$102,568.
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(All information as of and for the periods ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is unaudited)
Income tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S.
federal income tax rate of 34% to pretax loss as a result of the following:
Period from
Years ended
July 9, 1997
(inception) to
June 30, 2002
June 30, 2001
July 1, 2000
June 30, 2002
$
(4,791,689
)
(4,625,939
)
(4,694,222
)
(18,437,236
)
4,652,203
4,534,245
4,601,747
17,385,839
139,486
91,694
92,475
1,051,397
$
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant
portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2002 and
2001 are presented below:
2002
2001
$
1,603,000
1,080,000
844,000
1,063,000
17,674,000
12,712,000
583,000
611,000
20,704,000
15,466,000
20,704,000
15,466,000
$
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers
whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred
tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax
assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the
periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Due to the
uncertainty surrounding the Companys ability to realize such deferred tax
assets, a full valuation allowance has been established.
As of June 30, 2002, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of
approximately $46,403,000 and $32,512,000 for federal and California income
tax purposes, respectively. The federal and California net operating loss
carryforwards begin to expire in fiscal 2018 and 2006, respectively. As of
June 30, 2002, the Company has research and experimental tax credit
carryforwards for federal and California purposes of approximately
$1,097,000 and $756,000, respectively. The federal research and
experimental credit carryforwards expire in fiscal 2022. The California
research and experimental credit can be carried forward indefinitely.
Federal and state tax laws impose significant restrictions on the
utilization of net operating loss carryforwards in the event of a change in
ownership of the Company which constitutes an ownership change, as
defined by the Internal Revenue Code, Section 382. The Company has not
determined whether such an ownership change has occurred which could
limit the availability of the net operating losses and tax credits.
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(All information as of and for the periods ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is unaudited)
(a)
Operating Leases
The Company leases its facilities and certain office equipment under
operating leases. These leases expire at various dates through fiscal
2005. Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating
leases as of June 30, 2002 are as follows:
$
508,948
508,948
381,711
$
1,399,607
The Companys rent expense was $417,274, $570,844, and $696,636 for
the years ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, and July 1, 2000,
respectively, and $2,233,953 for the period from July 9, 1997
(inception) to June 30, 2002.
(b)
Capital Lease Obligations
The following is a schedule by fiscal year of future minimum lease
payments under capital lease obligations for leased equipment and
licensed software, together with the present value of the net minimum
lease payments:
$
328,478
328,478
249,387
906,343
(84,100
)
822,243
281,038
$
541,205
Property and equipment under capital lease was $1,671,147 as of June
30, 2002, with accumulated amortization of $797,182.
The Company sponsors a retirement savings and investment plan that is
intended to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the
401(k) Plan) covering all of the Companys employees. An employee may elect
the Company to defer, in the form of contributions to the 401(k) Plan on
his or her behalf, up to 12% of the total compensation that would otherwise
be paid to the employee, not to exceed statutory limits. The Company does
not match employee contributions to the 401(k) Plan.
In August 2002, the Company issued an additional 214,466 shares of Series D
preferred stock for net cash proceeds of $1,674,979.
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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Years Ending June 30, 2000, 2001, and 2002
Balance at
Additions
Deductions
Balance at
Beginning
Charged to
fom
End of
of Year
Income
Reserve
Year
$
79,000
$
41,000
$
$
120,000
120,000
5,000
125,000
125,000
75,000
200,000
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(1)
Incorporated by reference to the registrants Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended December 29, 2001, as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2002.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the registrants registration statement on
Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-56026) as filed with the SEC January 22,
2002 and declared effective January 28, 2002.
EXHIBIT 4
COMMON STOCK [SYNAPTICS' LOGO] COMMON STOCK
NUMBER SHARES
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF SEE REVERSE FOR STATEMENT RELATING THE STATE OF DELAWARE TO RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, PRIVILEGES AND RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY CUSIP 87157D 10 9 |
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
SPECIMEN
IS THE RECORDER HOLDER OF
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE,
OF SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
Dated:
[INCORPORATED GRAPHIC]
SECRETARY PRESIDENT
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
BY
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the respective classes or series of shares and upon the holders thereof as established by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and by any certificate of determination, and the number of shares constituting each class or series and the designations thereof, may be obtained by any shareholder of the Corporation upon written request and without charge from the Secretary of the Corporation at its corporate headquarters.
KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM- as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - ....Custodian ....... TEN ENT- as tenants by the entireties (CUST) (Minor) JT TEN - as joint tenants with right under Uniform Gifts to survivorship and not Minors Act .............. as tenants in common (State) |
UNIF TRF MIN ACT - Custodian (until age .....)
(CUST)
...under Uniform Transfers
(Minor)
to Minors Act. .............
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
[ ]
Dated____________________________
Signature(s) Guaranteed
By________________________________________
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS,
STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN
AN APPROVED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE
17Ad-15.
This certificate also evidences and entitles the holder hereof to certain Rights as set forth in a Rights Agreement between Synaptics Incorporated (the "Company") and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, dated as of August 15, 2002 and as amended from time to time (the "Rights Agreement"), the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on file at the principal executive offices of the Company. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Rights Agreement, such Rights will be evidenced by separate certificates and will no longer be evidenced by this certificate. The Company will mail to the holder of this certificate a copy of the Rights Agreement without charge after receipt of a written request therefor. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Rights Agreement, Rights owned by or transferred to any Person who is or becomes an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement) and certain transferees thereof will become null and void and will no longer be transferable.
EXHIBIT 10.3(b)
SYNAPTIC INCORPORATED
1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
1. GRANT OF OPTION. Synaptics Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants to the person ("Optionee") whose name is set forth on the Notice of Grant of Stock Options attached hereto and made a part hereof, an option (the "Option") to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options (the "Exercise Price") subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Synaptics Incorporated 1996 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Company, which is incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Option.
If designated an Incentive Stock Option on the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code.
2. EXERCISE OF OPTION. This Option shall be exercisable during its Term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options and with the provisions of Section 9 of the Plan as follows:
(a) RIGHT TO EXERCISE.
(i) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.
(ii) In the event of Optionee's death, disability or other termination of employment, the exercisability of the Option is governed by Sections 5, 6 and 7 below, subject to the limitation contained in Section 2(a)(i).
(iii) In no event may this Option be exercised after the Expiration Date of this Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options.
(b) METHOD OF EXERCISE. This Option shall be exercisable by execution and delivery of an Exercise Notice or of any other form of written notice approved for such purpose by the Company ("Exercise Agreement"), which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements with respect to such shares of Common Stock as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such written notice accompanied by the Exercise Price.
No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions of applicable law and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.
3. METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of Optionee:
(a) cash;
(b) check;
(c) surrender of other shares of Common Stock of the Company which (i) in the case of Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of a Company option, have been owned by Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the Exercise Price of the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised;
(d) if there is a public market for the Shares and they are registered under the Exchange Act, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds required to pay the Exercise Price; or
(e) a promissory note.
4. RESTRICTIONS ON EXERCISE. This Option may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities or other law or regulation, including any rule under Part 207 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation.
5. TERMINATION OF RELATIONSHIP. In the event of termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, Optionee may, to the extent otherwise so entitled at the date of such termination (the "Termination Date"), exercise this Option during the Termination Period set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise this Option at such Termination Date, or if Optionee does not exercise this Option within the Termination Period, the Option shall terminate.
6. DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5 above, in the event of termination of Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant as a result of Optionee's total and permanent disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), Optionee
may, but only within twelve months from the Termination Date (but in no event
later than the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock
Options), exercise this Option to the extent Optionee was entitled to exercise
it as of such Termination Date. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to
exercise the Option as of the Termination Date, or if Optionee does not exercise
such Option (to the extent so entitled) within the time specified in this
Section 6(a), the Option shall terminate.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5 above, in the event of termination of Optionee's consulting relationship or Continuous Status as an Employee as a result of disability not constituting a total and permanent disability (as set forth in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), Optionee may, but only within six months from the Termination Date (but in no event later than the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options), exercise the Option to the extent Optionee was entitled to exercise it as of such Termination Date; provided, however, that if this is an Incentive Stock Option and Optionee fails to exercise this Incentive Stock Option within three months from the Termination Date, this Option will cease to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option (as defined in Section 422 of the Code) and Optionee will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary income at the time of such exercise in an amount generally measured by the difference between the Exercise Price for the Shares and the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the Termination Date, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified in this Section 6(b), the Option shall terminate.
7. DEATH OF OPTIONEE. In the event of the death of Optionee (a) during the Term of this Option and while an Employee or Consultant of the Company and having been in Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant since the date of grant of the Option, or (b) within 30 days after Optionee's Termination Date, the Option may be exercised at any time within six months following the date of death (but in no event later than the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options), by Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the Termination Date.
8. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by him or her. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of Optionee.
9. TERM OF OPTION. This Option may be exercised only within the Term set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 7 of the Plan.
10. TAX CONSEQUENCES. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date of this Option of certain of the federal and California tax consequences of exercise of this Option and disposition of the Shares under the laws in effect as of the Date of Grant. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) EXERCISE OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION. If this Option qualifies as an Incentive Stock Option, there will be no regular federal or California income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option, although the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price will be treated as an adjustment to the alternative minimum tax for federal tax purposes and may subject Optionee to the alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise.
(b) EXERCISE OF NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION. If this Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, there may be a regular federal income tax liability and a California income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option. Optionee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. If Optionee is an employee, the Company will be required to withhold from Optionee's compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise.
(c) DISPOSITION OF SHARES. In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, if Shares are held for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal and California income tax purposes. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, if Shares transferred pursuant to the Option are held for at least one year after exercise and are disposed of at least two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will also be treated as long-term capital gain for federal and California income tax purposes. In either case, the long-term capital gain will be taxed for federal income tax and alternative minimum tax purposes at a maximum rate of 28% if the Shares are held more than one year but less than 18 months after exercise and at 20% if the Shares are held more than 18 months after exercise. If Shares purchased under an Incentive Stock Option are disposed of within one year after exercise or within two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized on such disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the difference between the Exercise Price and the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of exercise, or (ii) the sale price of the Shares.
(d) NOTICE OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION SHARES. If the Option granted to Optionee herein is an Incentive Stock Option, and if Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Incentive Stock Option on or before the later of (i) the date two years after the Date of Grant, or (ii) the date one year after the date of exercise, Optionee shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. Optionee acknowledges and agrees that he or she may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by Optionee from the early disposition by payment in cash or out of the current earnings paid to Optionee.
11. WITHHOLDING TAX OBLIGATIONS. Optionee understands that, upon exercising a Nonstatutory Stock Option, he or she will recognize income for tax purposes in an amount equal to the excess of the then Fair Market Value of the Shares over the Exercise Price. However, the timing of this income recognition may be deferred for up to six months if Optionee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. If Optionee is an employee, the Company will be required to withhold from Optionee's compensation, or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income. Additionally, Optionee may at some point be required to satisfy tax withholding obligations with respect to the disqualifying disposition of an Incentive Stock Option. Optionee shall satisfy his or her tax withholding obligation arising upon the exercise of this Option by one or some combination of the following methods: (a) by cash payment, (b) out of Optionee's current compensation, (c) if permitted by the Administrator, in its discretion, by surrendering to the Company Shares which (i) in the case of Shares previously acquired from the Company, have been owned by Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to or greater than Optionee's marginal tax rate times the ordinary income recognized, or (d) by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. For this purpose, the Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined (the "Tax Date").
If Optionee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act (an "Insider"), any surrender of previously owned Shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising upon exercise of this Option must comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act ("Rule 16b-3").
All elections by Optionee to have Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the Administrator and shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(a) the election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date;
(b) once made, the election shall be irrevocable as to the particular Shares of the Option as to which the election is made; and
(c) all elections shall be subject to the consent or disapproval of the Administrator.
12. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of shares pursuant to the Option granted is earned only by continuing employment or consultancy at the will of the Company (not through the act of being hired, being granted this Option or acquiring shares hereunder). Optionee further acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Option Agreement, nor in the Plan, shall confer upon Optionee any right with respect to continuation of employment or consultancy by the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with Optionee's right or the Company's right to terminate Optionee's employment or consultancy at any time, with or without cause.
13. EXECUTION. This Option Agreement is executed by the parties hereto on the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
EXHIBIT 10.6(b)
2001 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
1. Grant of Option. SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED (the "Company") hereby grants, as of the date of grant (the "Date of Grant") set forth in the attached Notice of Grant of Stock Options attached hereto and made a part hereof, to the person whose name is set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options (the "Optionee") an option (the "Option") to purchase the total number of shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Shares") set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options. The Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Option was issued pursuant to the Company's 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), which is incorporated herein for all purposes. The Option is an Incentive Stock Option, and not a nonqualified stock option. The Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and thereof and all applicable laws and regulations.
2. Definitions. Unless otherwise provided herein, terms used herein that are defined in the Plan and not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed thereto in the Plan.
3. Exercise Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 6 or 10 of this Option Agreement, or in the Plan, the Option is exercisable in installments as provided in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, which shall be cumulative. To the extent that the Option has become exercisable with respect to a percentage of Shares as provided in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, the Option may thereafter be exercised by the Optionee, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to the expiration of the Option as provided herein. The Notice of Grant of Stock Options table indicates each date (the "Vesting Date") upon which the Optionee shall be entitled to exercise the Option with respect to the number of Shares granted as indicated beside the date, provided that the Continuous Service of the Optionee continues through and on the applicable Vesting Date. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each Vesting Date, and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate Vesting Date. Upon the termination of an Optionee's Continuous Service, any unvested portion of the Option shall terminate and be null and void.
4. Method of Exercise. The vested portion of this Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part in accordance with the exercise schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options by written notice, which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder's investment intent with respect to such Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the exercise price. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised after both (a) receipt by the Company of such written notice accompanied by the exercise price and (b) arrangements that are satisfactory to the Committee or
the Board in its sole discretion have been made for Optionee's payment to the Company of the amount, if any, that is necessary to be withheld in accordance with applicable Federal or state withholding requirements. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the Option unless and until such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions of applicable law, including the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares then may be traded.
5. Method of Payment. Payment of the exercise price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee: (a) cash; (b) check; or (c) such other consideration or in such other manner as may be determined by the Board or the Committee in its absolute discretion.
6. Termination of Option.
(a) Any unexercised portion of the Option shall automatically and without notice terminate and become null and void at the time of the earliest to occur of the following:
(i) three months after the date on which the
Optionee's Continuous Service is terminated other than by reason of (A) Cause,
(B) a mental or physical disability (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code
Section 22(e)) of the Optionee as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to
the Committee or the Board, or (C) the death of the Optionee;
(ii) immediately upon the termination of the Optionee's Continuous Service for Cause;
(iii) twelve months after the date on which the Optionee's Continuous Service is terminated by reason of a mental or physical disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code) as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee or the Board;
(iv) (A) twelve months after the date of termination of the Optionee's Continuous Service by reason of the death of the Optionee, or, if later, (B) three months after the date on which the Optionee shall die if such death shall occur during the one year period specified in Subsection 6(a)(iii) hereof; or
(v) the tenth anniversary of the date as of which the Option is granted.
(b) To the extent not previously exercised, (i) the Option
shall terminate immediately in the event of (1) the liquidation or dissolution
of the Company, or (2) any reorganization, merger, consolidation or other form
of corporate transaction in which the Company does not survive or the shares of
Stock are converted into or exchanged for securities issued by another entity,
unless the successor or acquiring entity, or an affiliate of such successor or
acquiring entity, assumes the Option or substitutes an equivalent option or
right pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Plan, and (ii) the Committee or the Board
in its sole discretion may by written notice ("cancellation notice") cancel,
effective upon the consummation of any corporate transaction described in
Subsection 9(b)(i) of the Plan in which the Company does survive, the Option (or
portion thereof) that remains unexercised on such date. The Committee or the
Board shall give written notice of any proposed transaction referred to in this
Section 6(b) a reasonable
period of time prior to the closing date for such transaction (which notice may be given either before or after approval of such transaction), in order that the Optionee may have a reasonable period of time prior to the closing date of such transaction within which to exercise the Option if and to the extent that it then is exercisable (including any portion of the Option that may become exercisable upon the closing date of such transaction). The Optionee may condition his exercise of the Option upon the consummation of a transaction referred to in this Section 6(b).
7. Transferability. The Option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and during the lifetime of the Optionee the Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.
8. No Rights of Stockholders. Neither the Optionee nor any personal representative (or beneficiary) shall be, or shall have any of the rights and privileges of, a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Stock purchasable or issuable upon the exercise of the Option, in whole or in part, prior to the date of exercise of the Option.
9. Market Stand-Off Agreement. At the request of the Company or the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Company's securities, the Optionee agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Stock (other than those included in the registration) acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option, without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed 180 days) from the effective date of such registration as may be requested by the Company or such managing underwriters.
10. Acceleration of Exercisability of Option. This Option shall become immediately fully exercisable in the event that, prior to the termination of the Option pursuant to Section 6 hereof, (a) there is a "Change in Control", as defined in Section 9(b) of the Plan, that occurs while the Optionee is employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (b) the Committee or the Board exercises its discretion to provide a cancellation notice with respect to the Option pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii) hereof, or (c) the Option is terminated pursuant to Section 6(b)(i) hereof.
11. No Right to Continued Employment. Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of shares pursuant to the Option granted is earned only by continuing employment or consultancy at the will of the Company (not through the act of being hired, being granted this Option or acquiring shares hereunder). Optionee further acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Option Agreement, nor in the Plan, shall confer upon Optionee any right with respect to continuation of employment or consultancy by the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with Optionee's right or the Company's right to terminate Optionee's employment or consultancy at any time, with or without Cause.
12. Law Governing. This Option Agreement shall be governed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of California.
13. Incentive Stock Option Treatment. The terms of this Option shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the intent of the Company and the Optionee that the Option qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code. If any provision of the Plan or this Option Agreement shall be impermissible in order for the Option to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then the Option shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had never been included in the Plan or the Option. If and to the extent that the number of Options granted pursuant to this Option Agreement exceeds the limitations contained in Section 4(b) of the Plan or the value of Shares with respect to which this Option may qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, this Option shall be a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
14. Interpretation / Provisions of Plan Control. This Option Agreement is subject to all the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan, including, without limitation, the amendment provisions thereof, and to such rules, regulations and interpretations relating to the Plan adopted by the Committee or the Board as may be in effect from time to time. If and to the extent that this Option Agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan, the Plan shall control, and this Option Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly. The Optionee accepts the Option subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. The undersigned Optionee hereby accepts as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee or the Board upon any questions arising under the Plan and this Option Agreement.
15. Notices. Any notice under this Option Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or when deposited in the United States mail, registered, postage prepaid, and addressed, in the case of the Company, to the Company's Secretary at:
Synaptics Incorporated 2381 Bering Drive San Jose, California 95131
or if the Company should move its principal office, to such principal office, and, in the case of the Optionee, to the Optionee's last permanent address as shown on the Company's records, subject to the right of either party to designate some other address at any time hereafter in a notice satisfying the requirements of this Section.
16. Tax Consequences. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date of this Option of some of the federal tax consequences of exercise of this Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercise of Option. There will be no regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option, although the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price will be treated as an adjustment to the
alternative minimum tax for federal tax purposes and may subject the Optionee to the alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise.
(b) Disposition of Shares. If Shares transferred pursuant to
the Option are held for at least one year after exercise and are disposed of at
least two years after the date of grant, any gain realized on disposition of the
Shares will also be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax
purposes. If Shares purchased under an Option are disposed of within such
one-year period or within two years after the Date of Grant, any gain realized
on such disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary
income rates) to the extent of the difference between the exercise price and the
lesser of (1) the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise, or
(2) the sale price of the Shares.
(c) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of Option Shares. If Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Option on or before the later of (1) the date two years after the date of grant, (2) the date one year after the date of exercise, the Optionee shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. Optionee agrees that Optionee may be subject to the income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by the Optionee from the early disposition by payment in cash or out of the current earnings paid to the Optionee.
If and to the extent that the number of Options granted hereunder exceeds the limitations contained in Section 4(b) of the Plan or the value of Shares with respect to which this Option may qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, this Option shall be a Non-Qualified Stock Option. The holder of a Non-Qualified Stock Option will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) at the time the Option is exercised equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the shares of Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price. If the shares of Stock transferred pursuant to the Non-Qualified Stock Option are held for at least one year after the Option is exercised, any gain realized on disposition of the shares of Stock will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
The foregoing discussion assumes that, and only is applicable if, the fair market value of the Shares as of the date on which the Option is granted is not less than the exercise price. The Company believes that it has made a good faith effort to determine the fair market value of the Shares and does not believe that the exercise price is less than the fair market value of the Shares on the Date of Grant. No assurances can be given, however, that the Internal Revenue Service would not take a contrary position, or that the Internal Revenue Service would not treat the Option as an Incentive Stock Option for some other reason. If the exercise price is determined to be less than the fair market value of a Share on the Date of Grant, then the Option may be taxable as a Non-Qualified Stock Option. It is also possible that if the fair market value is determined to be significantly greater than the exercise price, the Internal Revenue Service may take the position that the Option is not in effect a stock option but should be treated as a restricted stock for tax purposes. The Optionee should consult with his or her own tax advisors as to whether any action should be taken to minimize these risks.
17. Execution. This Option Agreement is executed by the parties hereto on the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
2001 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
1. Grant of Option. SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED (the "Company") hereby grants, as of the date of grant ("Date of Grant") set forth in the attached Notice of Grant of Stock Options attached hereto and made a part hereof, to the person whose name is set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Optons (the "Optionee") an option (the "Option") to purchase the total number of shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Shares") set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, at the exercise price per share set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options. The Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Option was issued pursuant to the Company's 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), which is incorporated herein for all purposes. The Option is a nonqualified stock option, and not an Incentive Stock Option. The Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and thereof and all applicable laws and regulations.
2. Definitions. Unless otherwise provided herein, terms used herein that are defined in the Plan and not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed thereto in the Plan.
3. Exercise Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 6 or 8 of this Option Agreement, or in the Plan, the Option is exercisable in installments as provided in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, which shall be cumulative. To the extent that the Option has become exercisable with respect to a percentage of Shares as provided in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, the Option may thereafter be exercised by the Optionee, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to the expiration of the Option as provided herein. The Notice of Grant of Stock Options table indicates each date (the "Vesting Date") upon which the Optionee shall be entitled to exercise the Option with respect to the number of Shares granted as indicated beside the date, provided that the Continuous Service of the Optionee continues through and on the applicable Vesting Date. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each Vesting Date, and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate Vesting Date. Upon the termination of an Optionee's Continuous Service, any unvested portion of the Option shall terminate and be null and void.
4. Method of Exercise. The vested portion of this Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part in accordance with the exercise schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options by written notice, which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder's investment intent with respect to such Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the exercise price. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised after both (a) receipt by the Company of such written notice accompanied by the exercise price and (b) arrangements that are satisfactory to the Committee or the Board in its sole discretion have been made for Optionee's payment to the Company of the
amount that is necessary to be withheld in accordance with applicable Federal or state withholding requirements. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the Option unless and until such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions of applicable law, including the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares then may be traded.
5. Method of Payment. Payment of the exercise price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee: (a) cash; (b) check; or (c) such other consideration or in such other manner as may be determined by the Board or the Committee in its absolute discretion.
6. Termination of Option.
(a) Any unexercised portion of the Option shall automatically and without notice terminate and become null and void at the time of the earliest to occur of:
(i) three months after the date on which the
Optionee's Continuous Service is terminated other than by reason of (A) Cause,
(B) a mental or physical disability (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code
Section 22(e)) of the Optionee as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to
the Committee or the Board, or (C) the death of the Optionee;
(ii) immediately upon the termination of the Optionee's Continuous Service for Cause;
(iii) twelve months after the date on which the Optionee's Continuous Service is terminated by reason of a mental or physical disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code) as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee or the Board;
(iv) (A) twelve months after the date of termination of the Optionee's Continuous Service by reason of the death of the Optionee, or , if later, (B) three months after the date on which the Optionee shall die if such death shall occur during the one year period specified in Subsection 6(a)(iii) hereof; or
(v) the tenth anniversary of the date as of which the Option is granted.
(b) To the extent not previously exercised, (i) the Option
shall terminate immediately in the event of (1) the liquidation or dissolution
of the Company, or (2) any reorganization, merger, consolidation or other form
of corporate transaction in which the Company does not survive or the shares of
Stock are converted into or exchanged for securities issued by another entity,
unless the successor or acquiring entity, or an affiliate of such successor or
acquiring entity, assumes the Option or substitutes an equivalent option or
right pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Plan, and (ii) the Committee or the Board
in its sole discretion may by written notice ("cancellation notice") cancel,
effective upon the consummation of any corporate transaction described in
Subsection 9(b)(i) of the Plan in which the Company does survive, the Option (or
portion thereof) that remains unexercised on such date. The Committee or the
Board shall give written notice of any proposed transaction referred to in this
Section 6(b) a reasonable period of time prior to the closing date for such
transaction (which notice may be given either before or after approval of such
transaction), in order that the Optionee may have a reasonable
period of time prior to the closing date of such transaction within which to exercise the Option if and to the extent that it then is exercisable (including any portion of the Option that may become exercisable upon the closing date of such transaction). The Optionee may condition his exercise of the Option upon the consummation of a transaction referred to in this Section 6(b).
7. Transferability
(a) General. Except as provided herein, a Participant may not assign, sell, transfer, or otherwise encumber or subject to any lien any Award or other right or interest granted under this Plan, in whole or in part, including any Award or right which constitutes a derivative security as generally defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act, other than by will or by operation of the laws of descent and distribution, and such Awards or rights that may be exercisable shall be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative.
(b) Permitted Transfer of Option. The Committee or Board, in its sole discretion, may permit the transfer of an Option granted under this Option Agreement as follows: (A) by gift to a member of the Participant's Immediate Family or (B) by transfer by instrument to a trust providing that the Option is to be passed to beneficiaries upon death of the Optionee. For purposes of this Section 7(b), "Immediate Family" shall mean the Optionee's spouse (including a former spouse subject to terms of a domestic relations order); child, stepchild, grandchild, child-in-law; parent, stepparent, grandparent, parent-in-law; sibling and sibling-in-law, and shall include adoptive relationships. If a determination is made by counsel for the Company that the restrictions contained in this Section 7(b) are not required by applicable federal or state securities laws under the circumstances, then the Committee or Board, in its sole discretion, may permit the transfer of Options granted under this Option Agreement to one or more Beneficiaries or other transferees during the lifetime of the Participant, which may be exercised by such transferees in accordance with the terms of this Option Agreement, but only if and to the extent permitted by the Committee or the Board pursuant to the express terms of this Option Agreement (subject to any terms and conditions which the Committee or the Board may impose thereon, and further subject to any prohibitions and restrictions on such transfers pursuant to Rule 16b-3). A Beneficiary, transferee, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award agreement applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise determined by the Committee or the Board, and to any additional terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee or the Board.
[8. Acceleration of Exercisability of Option. This Option shall become immediately fully exercisable in the event that, prior to the termination of the Option pursuant to Section 6 hereof, (a) there is a "Change in Control", as defined in Section 9(b) of the Plan, that occurs while the Optionee is employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (b) the Committee or the Board exercises its discretion to provide a cancellation notice with respect to the Option pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii) hereof, or (c) the Option is terminated pursuant to Section 6(b)(i) hereof. [Optional]
9. No Rights of Stockholders. Neither the Optionee nor any personal representative (or beneficiary) shall be, or shall have any of the rights and privileges of, a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Stock purchasable or issuable upon the exercise of the Option, in whole or in part, prior to the date of exercise of the Option.
10. Market Stand-Off Agreement. At the request of the Company or the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Company's securities, the Optionee agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Stock (other than those included in the registration) acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option, without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed 180 days) from the effective date of such registration as may be requested by the Company or such managing underwriters.
11. No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Option nor this Option Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continued employment or service with the Company.
12. Law Governing. Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the vesting of shares pursuant to the Option granted is earned only by continuing employment or consultancy at the will of the Company (not through the act of being hired, being granted this Option or acquiring shares hereunder). Optionee further acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Option Agreement, nor in the Plan, shall confer upon Optionee any right with respect to continuation of employment or consultancy by the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with Optionee's right or the Company's right to terminate Optionee's employment or consultancy at any time, with or without Cause.
13. Interpretation / Provisions of Plan Control. This Option Agreement is subject to all the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan, including, without limitation, the amendment provisions thereof, and to such rules, regulations and interpretations relating to the Plan adopted by the Committee or the Board as may be in effect from time to time. If and to the extent that this Option Agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan, the Plan shall control, and this Option Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly. The Optionee accepts the Option subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. The undersigned Optionee hereby accepts as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee or the Board upon any questions arising under the Plan and this Option Agreement.
14. Notices. Any notice under this Option Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or when deposited in the United States mail, registered, postage prepaid, and addressed, in the case of the Company, to the Company's Secretary at:
Synaptics Incorporated 2381 Bering Drive San Jose, California 95131
or if the Company should move its principal office, to such principal office, and, in the case of the Optionee, to the Optionee's last permanent address as shown on the Company's records, subject to the right of either party to designate some other address at any time hereafter in a notice satisfying the requirements of this Section.
15. Tax Consequences. Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date of this Option of some of the federal tax consequences of exercise of this Option and disposition of the Shares. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercise of Option. There may be a regular federal income tax liability upon the exercise of the Option. The Optionee will be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price. If Optionee is an employee, the Company will be required to withhold from Optionee's compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise.
(b) Disposition of Shares. If Shares are held for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
The foregoing discussion assumes that, and only is applicable if, the fair market value of the Shares as of the date on which the Option is granted is not significantly less than the exercise price. The Company believes that it has made a good faith effort to determine the fair market value of the Shares and does not believe that the exercise price is significantly less than the fair market value of the Shares on the Date of Grant. No assurances can be given, however, that the Internal Revenue Service would not take a contrary position. It is possible that if the fair market value is determined to be significantly greater than the exercise price, the Internal Revenue Service may take the position that the Option is not in effect a stock option but should be treated as a restricted stock for tax purposes. The Optionee should consult with his or her own tax advisors as to whether any action should be taken to minimize these risks.
16. Execution. This Option Agreement is executed by the parties hereto on the Notice of Grant of Stock Options, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
2001 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT FOR UK EMPLOYEES
1. Grant of Option. SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED (the "Company") hereby grants, as of the _________ day of _________________, 20____ ("Date of Grant"), to ________________________________________ (the "Optionee") an option (the "Option") to purchase up to _________ shares of the Company's Common Stock, $_______ par value per share (the "Shares"), at an exercise price per share equal to $_______. The Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and to the terms and conditions of the Joint Election (as defined in paragraph 9 herein). The Option was issued pursuant to the Company's 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), which is incorporated herein for all purposes. The Option is a nonqualified stock option, and not an Incentive Stock Option. The Optionee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and the Joint Election and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and thereof and all applicable laws and regulations.
2. Definitions. Unless otherwise provided herein, terms used herein that are defined in the Plan and not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed thereto in the Plan.
3. Exercise Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 6 or 12 of this Agreement, or in the Plan, the Option is exercisable in installments as provided below, which shall be cumulative. To the extent that the Option has become exercisable with respect to a percentage of Shares as provided below, the Option may thereafter be exercised by the Optionee, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time prior to the expiration of the Option as provided herein. The following table indicates each date (the "Vesting Date") upon which the Optionee shall be entitled to exercise the Option with respect to the percentage of Shares granted as indicated beside the date, provided that the Continuous Service of the Optionee continues through and on the applicable Vesting Date:
Percentage of Shares Vesting Date
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each Vesting Date, and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate Vesting Date. Upon the termination of an Optionee's Continuous Service, any unvested portion of the Option shall terminate and be null and void.
4. Method of Exercise. The vested portion of this Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part in accordance with the exercise schedule set forth in Section 3 hereof by written notice which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder's investment intent with respect to such Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the exercise price payment of the Option Tax Liability (as defined in Section 8b herein) and payment of any liability arising under the
terms of the Joint Election as so required by the Company. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised after receipt by the Company of such written notice accompanied by such payments or evidence of arrangements, satisfactory to the Board or the committee in its sole discretion, which have been made for the Optionee's payment to the Company of the Option Tax Liability and/or the liability arising under the terms of the Joint Election. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the Option unless and until such issuance and such exercise shall comply with all relevant provisions of applicable law, including the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares then may be traded.
5. Method of Payment. Payment of the exercise price and of the Option Tax Liability shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee: (a) cash; (b) cheque; or (c) such other consideration or in such other manner as may be determined by the Board or the Committee in its absolute discretion.
Payment of any liability arising under the terms of the Joint Election will be pursuant to the provisions of the Joint Election.
6. Termination of Option.
(a) Any unexercised portion of the Option shall automatically and without notice terminate and become null and void at the time of the earliest to occur of:
(i) three months after the date on which the Optionee's Continuous Service is terminated other than by reason of (A) Cause, which, solely for purposes of this Plan, shall mean the termination of the Optionee's Continuous Service by reason of the Optionee's willful misconduct or gross negligence, (B) a mental or physical disability (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 22(e)) of the Optionee as determined by a medical doctor satisfactory to the Committee or the Board, or (C) the death of the Optionee;
(ii) immediately upon the termination of the Optionee's Continuous Service for Cause;
(iii) twelve months after the date on which the Optionee's
Continuous Service is terminated by reason of a
mental or physical disability (within the meaning of
Section 22(e) of the Code) as determined by a medical
doctor satisfactory to the Committee or the Board;
(iv) (A) twelve months after the date of termination of the Optionee's Continuous Service by reason of the death of the Optionee, or , if later, (B) three months after the date on which the Optionee shall die if such death shall occur during the one year period specified in Subsection 6(a)(iii) hereof; or
(v) the tenth anniversary of the date as of which the Option is granted.
(b) To the extent not previously exercised, (i) the Option shall terminate immediately in the event of (1) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or (2) any reorganization, merger, consolidation or other form of corporate transaction in which the Company does not survive or the shares of Stock are converted into or exchanged for securities issued by another entity, unless the successor or acquiring entity, or an
affiliate of such successor or acquiring entity, assumes the Option or substitutes an equivalent option or right pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Plan, and (ii) the Committee or the Board in its sole discretion may by written notice ("cancellation notice") cancel, effective upon the consummation of any corporate transaction described in Subsection 9(b)(i) of the Plan in which the Company does survive, the Option (or portion thereof) that remains unexercised on such date. The Committee or the Board shall give written notice of any proposed transaction referred to in this Section 6(b) a reasonable period of time prior to the closing date for such transaction (which notice may be given either before or after approval of such transaction), in order that the Optionee may have a reasonable period of time prior to the closing date of such transaction within which to exercise the Option if and to the extent that it then is exercisable (including any portion of the Option that may become exercisable upon the closing date of such transaction). The Optionee may condition his exercise of the Option upon the consummation of a transaction referred to in this Section 6(b).
7. Tax Consequences
(a) The Optionee should obtain advice from an appropriate independent professional adviser in relation to the United Kingdom taxation implications of the grant, exercise, assignment, release, cancellation or any other disposal of this Option (the "Trigger Event") pursuant to the Plan and on any subsequent sale of the Option Shares. The Optionee should also take advice in respect of the United Kingdom taxation indemnity provisions comprising Sections 8a and 8b below.
8. Optionee's Taxation Indemnity
(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Optionee hereby agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Company, as trustee for and on behalf of any related corporation, in respect of any liability or obligation of the Company and/or any related corporation to account for income tax (under PAYE) or any other taxation provisions and primary class 1 National Insurance contributions ("NICs") in the United Kingdom to the extent arising from a Trigger Event or arising out of the acquisition, retention and disposal of the Shares acquired pursuant to this Option.
(b) The Company shall not be obliged to allot and issue any Shares or any interest in Shares pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless and until the Optionee has paid to the Company such sum as is, in the opinion of the Company, sufficient to indemnify the Company in full against any liability the Company has to account to the Inland Revenue for any amount of, or representing, income tax and/or primary NICs (the "Option Tax Liability"), or the Optionee has made such other arrangement as in the opinion of the Company will ensure that the full amount of any Option Tax Liability will be recovered from the Optionee within such period as the Company may then determine.
(c) In the absence of any such other arrangement being made, the Company shall have the right to retain out of the aggregate number of shares to which the Optionee would have otherwise been entitled upon the exercise of an Option, such number of Shares as, in the opinion of the Company, will enable the Company to sell as agent for the Optionee (at the best price which can reasonably expect to be obtained at the time of
the sale) and to pay over to the Company sufficient monies out of the net proceeds of sale, after deduction of all fees, commissions and expenses incurred in relation to such sale, to satisfy the Optionee's liability under such indemnity.
9. Employer's NICs. As a consideration of the grant of an Option under the Plan the Optionee has joined with the Company, or if and to the extent that there is a change in the law, any other company or person who is or becomes a secondary contributor for NIC purposes in respect of this Option (the "Secondary Contributor") in making an election (in such terms and such form as provided in paragraphs 3A and 3B of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992) which has been approved by the Inland Revenue (the "Joint Election"), for the transfer of the whole or any liability of the Secondary Contributor to Employer's Class 1 NICs to be transferred to the Optionee.
10. Restrictions While Stock is Not Registered.
(a) Restricted Shares. Any shares of Stock acquired upon exercise of the Option specified in Section 1 and (i) all shares of the Company's capital stock received as a dividend or other distribution upon such shares, and (ii) all shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company into which such shares may be changed or for which such shares shall be exchanged, whether through reorganization, recapitalization, stock split-ups or the like, shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 10 at all times, and only at those times, that shares of the Company's Common Stock are not registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such times during which the Stock is not so registered sometimes hereinafter being referred to as the "Restricted Period") and are during the Restricted Period hereinafter referred to as "Restricted Shares."
(b) No Sale or Pledge of Restricted Shares. Except as otherwise provided herein, Optionee agrees and covenants that during the Restricted Period he or she will not sell, pledge, encumber or otherwise transfer or dispose of, and will not permit to be sold, encumbered, attached or otherwise disposed of or transferred in any manner, either voluntarily or by operation of law (all hereinafter collectively referred to as "transfers"), all or any portion of the Restricted Shares or any interest therein except in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Section 10.
(c) Voluntary Transfer Repurchase Option. If Optionee desires to effect a voluntary transfer of any of the Restricted Shares during the Restricted Period, Optionee shall first give written notice to the Company of such intent to transfer (the "Offer Notice") specifying (i) the number of the Restricted Shares (the "Offered Shares") and the date of the proposed transfer (which shall not be less than thirty (30) days after the giving of the Offer Notice), (ii) the name, address, and principal business of the proposed transferee (the "Transferee"), and (iii) the price and other terms and conditions of the proposed transfer of the Offered Shares to the Transferee. The Offer Notice by Optionee shall constitute an offer to sell all, but not less than all, of the Offered Shares, at the price and on the terms specified in such Offer Notice, to the Company and/or its designated purchaser. If the Company desires to accept Optionee's offer to sell, either for itself or on behalf of its designated purchaser, the Company shall signify such acceptance by written notice to Optionee within thirty (30) days following the giving of the Option Notice. Failing such acceptance, Optionee's offer
shall lapse on the thirty-first day following the giving of the Option Notice. With such written acceptance, the Company shall designate a day not later than ten days following the date of giving its notice of acceptance on which the Company or its designated purchaser shall deliver the purchase price of the Offered Shares (in the same form as provided in the Offer Notice) and Optionee shall deliver to the Company or its designated Purchaser, as applicable, all certificates evidencing the Offered Shares endorsed in blank for transfer or with separate stock powers endorsed in blank for transfer. Payment of the purchase price may, at the discretion of the Company, include cancellation of all or a part of any outstanding indebtedness of Optionee to the Company. Upon the lapse without acceptance by the Company of Optionee's offer to sell the Offered Shares, Optionee shall be free to transfer the Offered Shares not purchased by the Company or the designated purchaser to the Transferee (and no one else), for a price and on terms and conditions which are no more favorable to the Transferee than those set forth in the Offer Notice, for a period of thirty days thereafter, but after such period the restrictions of this Section 10 shall again apply to the Restricted Shares. The Offered Shares so transferred by Optionee to the Transferee shall continue to be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Section 10 and the Company shall have the right to require, as a condition of such transfer, that the Transferee execute an agreement substantially in the form and content of the provisions of this Section 10, as well as any shareholders agreement required by the Company.
(d) Involuntary Transfer Repurchase Option. Whenever, during the Restricted Period, Optionee has any notice or knowledge of any attempted, pending, or consummated involuntary transfer or lien or charge upon any of the Restricted Shares, whether by operation of law or otherwise (including divorce), Optionee shall give immediate written notice thereof to the Company. Whenever the Company has any other notice or knowledge of any such attempted, impending, or consummated involuntary transfer, lien, or charge, it shall give written notice thereof to the Optionee. In either case, Optionee agrees to disclose forthwith to the Company all pertinent information in his possession relating thereto. If during the Restricted Period any of the Restricted Shares are subjected to any such involuntary transfer, lien, or charge, the Company and its designated purchaser shall at all times have the immediate and continuing option to purchase such of the Restricted Shares upon notice by the Company to Optionee or other record holder at a price and on terms determined according to Section 10(f) below, and any of the Restricted Shares so purchased by the Company or its designated purchaser shall in every case be free and clear of such transfer, lien, or charge.
(e) Excepted Transfers. The provisions of Sections 10(b) and (c) shall not apply to transfers by Optionee to his or her spouse, lineal descendants or trustee of trusts for their benefit, provided, however, that during the Restricted Period Optionee shall continue to be subject to all of the terms and provisions of this Section 10 with respect to any remaining present or future interest whatsoever he or she may have in the transferred Restricted Shares, and, further provided that during the Restricted Period any shares transferred pursuant to this subsection (e) shall continue to be treated as Restricted Shares and the transferee of any such Restricted Shares shall likewise be subject to all such terms and conditions of this Section 10 as though such transferee were a party hereto.
(f) Repurchase Price. For purposes of Section 10(d) hereof, the per share purchase price of Restricted Shares shall be an amount equal to the fair market value of such share, determined by the Board and agreed by the Inland Revenue Share Valuation division as of any date determined by the Board that is not more than one year prior to the date of the event giving rise to the Company's right to purchase such Restricted Shares. The Company shall notify Optionee or his or her executor of the price so determined within 30 days after receipt of notice of the involuntary transfer, lien or charge. Any determination of fair market value made by the Board shall be binding and conclusive on all parties unless shown to have been made in an arbitrary and capricious manner. The purchase price shall, at the option of the Company, be payable in cash or in the form of the Company's promissory note payable in up to two equal annual installments commencing on the date of the acquisition by the Company (the "Restricted Share Acquisition Date") of the Restricted Shares, together with interest on the unpaid balance thereof at the rate equal to the prime rate of interest as quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the Restricted Share Acquisition Date.
(g) Legends. The certificate or certificates representing any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option prior to the last day of the Restricted Period shall bear the following legends (as well as any legends required by applicable state and federal corporate and securities laws):
(A) "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT") AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH."
(B) "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND REPURCHASE OPTIONS HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN A STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT DATED ______________________, AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS, RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND REPURCHASE RIGHTS ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES."
11. Transferability
(a) General. Except as provided herein, a Participant may not assign, sell, transfer, or otherwise encumber or subject to any lien any Award or other right or interest granted under this Plan, in whole or in part, including any Award or right which constitutes a derivative security as generally defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act, other than by will or by operation of the laws of descent and distribution, and such Awards or rights that may be exercisable shall be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative.
(b) Permitted Transfer of Option. The Committee or Board, in its
sole discretion, may permit the transfer of an Option granted
under this Agreement as follows: (A) by gift to a member of
the Participant's Immediate Family or (B) by transfer by
instrument to a trust providing that the Option is to be
passed to beneficiaries upon death of the Optionee. For
purposes of this Section 11(b), "Immediate Family" shall mean
the Optionee's spouse (including a former spouse subject to
terms of a domestic relations order); child, stepchild,
grandchild, child-in-law; parent, stepparent, grandparent,
parent-in-law; sibling and sibling-in-law, and shall include
adoptive relationships. If a determination is made by counsel
for the Company that the restrictions contained in this
Section 11(b) are not required by applicable federal or state
securities laws under the circumstances, then the Committee or
Board, in its sole discretion, may permit the transfer of
Options granted under this Agreement to one or more
Beneficiaries or other transferees during the lifetime of the
Participant, which may be exercised by such transferees in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, but only if and
to the extent permitted by the Committee or the Board pursuant
to the express terms of this Agreement (subject to any terms
and conditions which the Committee or the Board may impose
thereon, and further subject to any prohibitions and
restrictions on such transfers pursuant to Rule 16b-3). A
Beneficiary, transferee, or other person claiming any rights
under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be
subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award
agreement applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise
determined by the Committee or the Board, and to any
additional terms and conditions deemed necessary or
appropriate by the Committee or the Board.
12. Acceleration of Exercisability of Option. This Option [shall] [shall
not] become immediately fully exercisable in the event that, prior to
the termination of the Option pursuant to Section 6 hereof, (a) there
is a "Change in Control", as defined in Section 9(b) of the Plan, that
occurs while the Optionee is employed by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, (b) the Committee or the Board exercises its discretion
to provide a cancellation notice with respect to the Option pursuant to
Section 6(b)(ii) hereof, or (c) the Option is terminated pursuant to
Section 6(b)(i) hereof.
13. No Rights of Stockholders. Neither the Optionee nor any personal representative (or beneficiary) shall be, or shall have any of the rights and privileges of, a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Stock purchasable or issuable upon the exercise of the Option, in whole or in part, prior to the date of exercise of the Option.
14. Market Stand-Off Agreement. In the event of an initial public offering of the Company's securities and upon request of the Company or the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Company's securities, the Optionee agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any shares of Stock (other than those included in the registration) acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option, without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed 180 days) from the effective date of such registration as may be requested by the Company or such managing underwriters.
15. Optionee's Representations. In the event the Company's issuance of the shares of Stock purchasable pursuant to the exercise of this Option has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this Option is exercised, Optionee shall, if
required by the Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to the Company his Investment Representation Statement in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A or in such other form as the Company may request.
16. No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Option nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continued employment or service with the Company.
17. Data Protection
(a) In order to facilitate the administration of the Plan, it will be necessary for Synaptics UK Limited (or its payroll administrators) to collect, hold and process certain personal information about the Optionee and to transfer this data to the Company and to certain third parties such as brokers with whom the Optionee may elect to deposit any share capital under the Plan. The Optionee consents to Synaptics (UK) Limited (or its payroll administrators) collecting, holding and processing its personal data and transferring this data to the Company or any other third parties insofar as is reasonably necessary to implement, administer and manage the Plan.
(b) Where the transfer is to be to a destination outside the European Economic Area, the Company shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the Optionee's personal data continues to be adequate protected and securely held.
(c) The Optionee understands that the Optionee may, at any time, view its personal data, require any necessary corrections to it or withdraw the consents herein in writing by contacting the [Human Resources Department] of the Company (but acknowledges that without the use of such data it may not be practicable for Synaptics (UK) Limited and the Company to administer the Optionee's involvement in the Plan in a timely fashion or at all and this may be detrimental to the Optionee.
18. Law Governing. This Agreement shall be governed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of California. The Joint Election is governed by the laws of England and Wales.
19. Interpretation / Provisions of Plan Control. This Agreement is subject to all the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan, including, without limitation, the amendment provisions thereof, and to such rules, regulations and interpretations relating to the Plan adopted by the Committee or the Board as may be in effect from time to time. If and to the extent that this Agreement conflicts or is inconsistent with the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan or the Joint Election, the Plan shall control, except in respect to the liabilities arising under the Joint Election in relation to which the Joint Election shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly. The Optionee accepts the Option subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Joint Election and this Agreement. The undersigned Optionee hereby accepts as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee or the Board upon any questions arising under the Plan, the Joint Election and this Agreement.
20. Notices. Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or when deposited in the Royal Mail, registered, postage prepaid, and addressed, in the case of the Company, to the Company's Secretary at:
Synaptics Incorporated 2381 Bering Drive San Jose, California 95131
or if the Company should move its principal office, to such principal office, and, in the case of the Optionee, to the Optionee's last permanent address as shown on the Company's records, subject to the right of either party to designate some other address at any time hereafter in a notice satisfying the requirements of this Section.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the _______ day of ________________, 20_____.
COMPANY:
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, A
CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
Title:
Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and the Joint Election and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. Optionee has reviewed the Plan, the Joint Election and this Option in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain independent legal advice prior to executing this Option, and fully understands all provisions of the Option.
Dated: OPTIONEE: --------------------- By: ------------------------------- |
Name:
EXHIBIT A INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT PURCHASER : COMPANY : SECURITY : COMMON STOCK AMOUNT : |
DATE :
In connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, I, the Purchaser, represent to the Company the following:
(a) I am aware of the Company's business affairs and financial condition, and have acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. I am purchasing these Securities for my own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to, or for the resale in connection with, any "distribution" thereof for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
(b) I understand that the Company's issuance of the Securities has not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of my investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, I understand that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if my representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the market price of the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed period in the future.
(c) I further understand that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless the transfer is subsequently registered under the Securities Act or unless an exemption from registration is otherwise available. Moreover, I understand that the Company is under no obligation to register any transfer of the Securities. In addition, I understand that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel for the Company.
(d) I am familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public resale of "restricted securities" acquired, directly or indirectly, from the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701 provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of issuance of the Securities, such issuance will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act. In the event the Company later becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter the securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144, including among other things: (1) the sale being made through a broker in an unsolicited "broker's transaction" or in transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and, in the case of an affiliate, (2) the availability of certain public information about the Company, and the amount of securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the limitations specified in Rule 144(e), if applicable. Notwithstanding this paragraph (d), I acknowledge and agree to the restrictions set forth in paragraph (e) hereof.
In the event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of issuance of the Securities, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which requires among other things: (1) the availability of certain public information about the Company, (2) the resale occurring not less than one year after the party has purchased, and made full payment for, within the meaning of Rule 144, the securities to be sold; and, in the case of an affiliate, or of a non-affiliate who has held the securities less than two years, (3) the sale being made through a broker in an unsolicited "broker's transaction" or in transactions directly with a market maker (as said term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and the amount of securities being sold during any three month period not exceeding the specified limitations stated therein, if applicable.
(e) I further understand that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 144 or Rule 701 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rule 144 and Rule 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the SEC has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 701 will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own risk.
Signature of Purchaser:
EXHIBIT 10.7(a)
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
CORRECTED AMENDED AND RESTATED
2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(AS AMENDED THROUGH FEBRUARY 20, 2002)
CORRECTED AMENDED AND RESTATED
2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
1. Purpose............................................................... 1 2. Definitions........................................................... 1 3. Eligibility........................................................... 3 4. Offering Periods...................................................... 3 5. Election to Participate............................................... 4 6. Participant Contributions............................................. 5 7. Grant of Option....................................................... 6 8. Exercise Price........................................................ 7 9. Exercise of Options................................................... 7 10.Delivery.............................................................. 7 11.Withdrawal; Termination of Employment................................. 8 12.Stock................................................................. 8 13.Administration........................................................ 9 14.Designation of Beneficiary............................................ 9 15.Transferability....................................................... 10 16.Participant Accounts.................................................. 10 17.Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate Transactions.... 10 18.Amendment of the Plan................................................. 11 19.Termination of the Plan............................................... 11 20.Notices............................................................... 11 21.Effective Date........................................................ 11 22.Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.................................... 12 23.Expenses of the Plan.................................................. 12 24.No Employment Rights.................................................. 12 25.Applicable Law........................................................ 12 26.Additional Restrictions of Rule 16b-3................................. 12 |
CORRECTED AMENDED AND RESTATED
2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide incentive for present and future employees of the Company and any Designated Subsidiary to acquire a proprietary interest (or increase an existing proprietary interest) in the Company through the purchase of Common Stock. It is the Company's intention that the Plan qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423 of the Code. Accordingly, the provisions of the Plan shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the Code.
2. Definitions.
(a) "Applicable Percentage" means the percentage specified in
Section 8, subject to adjustment by the Committee as provided in Section 8.
(b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto.
(d) "Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan as described in Section 13 of the Plan or, if no such Committee is appointed, the Board.
(e) "Common Stock" means the Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share.
(f) "Company" means Synaptics Incorporated, a Delaware corporation.
(g) "Compensation" means, with respect to each Participant for each
pay period, the full base salary and overtime paid to such Participant by the
Company or a Designated Subsidiary. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee, "Compensation" does not include: (i) bonuses or commissions; (ii) any
amounts contributed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary to any pension
plan; (iii) any automobile or relocation allowances (or reimbursement for any
such expenses); (iv) any amounts paid as a starting bonus or finder's fee; (v)
any amounts realized from the exercise of any stock options or incentive awards;
(vi) any amounts paid by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary for other fringe
benefits, such as health and welfare, hospitalization and group life insurance
benefits, or perquisites, or paid in lieu of such benefits, or; (vii) other
similar forms of extraordinary compensation.
(h) "Continuous Status as an Employee" means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be considered interrupted in the case of a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company or the Designated Subsidiary that employs the Employee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days or reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute.
(i) "Designated Subsidiaries" means the Subsidiaries that have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan.
(j) "Employee" means any person, including an Officer, whose customary employment with the Company or one of its Designated Subsidiaries is at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year.
(k) "Entry Date" means the first day of each Exercise Period.
(l) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(m) "Exercise Date" means the last Trading Day ending on or before each June 30 and December 31.
(n) "Exercise Period" means, for any Offering Period, each period commencing on the Offering Date and on the day after each Exercise Date, and terminating on the immediately following Exercise Date.
(o) "Exercise Price" means the price per share of Common Stock offered in a given Offering Period determined as provided in Section 8.
(p) "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to a share of Common Stock, the Fair Market Value as determined under Section 7(b).
(q) "First Offering Date" means the commencement date of the initial public offering contemplated by the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(r) "Offering Date" means the first Trading Day of each Offering Period; provided, that in the case of an individual who becomes eligible to become a Participant under Section 3 after the first Trading Day of an Offering Period, the term "Offering Date" shall mean the first Trading Day of the Exercise Period coinciding with or next succeeding the day on which that individual becomes eligible to become a Participant. Options granted after the first day of an Offering Period will be subject to the same terms as the options granted on the first Trading Day of such Offering Period except that they will have a different grant date (thus, potentially, a different exercise price) and, because they expire at the same time as the options granted on the first Trading Day of such Offering Period, a shorter term.
(s) "Offering Period" means, subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4, (i) with respect to the first Offering Period, the period beginning
on the First Offering Date and ending on December 31, 2003, and (ii) with
respect to each Offering Period thereafter, the period beginning on the January
1 immediately following the end of the previous Offering Period and ending on
the December 31 which is 24 months thereafter.
(t) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(u) "Participant" means an Employee automatically enrolled in the Plan pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, or an Employee who has elected to participate in the Plan by filing an enrollment agreement with the Company as provided in Section 5(b) hereof.
(v) "Plan" shall mean this Amended and Restated Synaptics Incorporated 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(w) "Plan Contributions" means, with respect to each Participant, the lump sum cash transfers, if any, made by the Participant to the Plan pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, plus the after-tax payroll deductions, if any, withheld from the Compensation of the Participant and contributed to the Plan for the Participant as provided in Section 6 hereof, and any other amounts contributed to the Plan for the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
(x) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation, domestic or foreign, of which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, and that otherwise qualifies as a "subsidiary corporation" within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.
(y) "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which the national stock exchanges and the Nasdaq system are open for trading.
3. Eligibility.
(a) Any Employee who has completed at least three (3) months of
employment with the Company or any Designated Subsidiary and who is an Employee
as of the Offering Date of a given Offering Period shall be eligible to become a
Participant as of any Entry Date within that Offering Period under the Plan,
subject to the requirements of Section 5(a) and the limitations imposed by
Section 423(b) of the Code; provided, however, that any Employee who is an
Employee as of the First Offering Date shall be eligible to become a Participant
as of such First Offering Date.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Participant shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that if, immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own stock and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Code to accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 of fair market value of stock (determined 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 shall generally be implemented by a series of Offering Periods. The first Offering Period shall commence on the First Offering Date and end on December 31, 2003, and succeeding Offering Periods shall commence on the January 1 immediately following the end of the previous Offering Period and end on the December 31 which is 24 months thereafter. If, however, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on any Exercise Date (except the final scheduled Exercise Date of any Offering Period) is lower than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date, then the Offering Period in progress shall end immediately
following the close of trading on such Exercise Date, and a new Offering Period shall begin on the next subsequent January 1 or July 1, as applicable, and shall extend for a 24 month period ending on December 31 or June 30, as applicable. Subsequent Offering Periods shall commence on the January 1 or July 1, as applicable, immediately following the end of the previous Offering Period and shall extend for a 24 month period ending on December 31 or June 30, as applicable. The Committee shall have the power to make other changes to the duration and/or the frequency of Offering Periods with respect to future offerings if such change is announced at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected.
5. Participation.
(a) All Employees who are eligible Employees as of the First
Offering Date shall automatically become Participants in the Plan as of the
First Offering Date, and shall be eligible to purchase shares of the Common
Stock on the Exercise Date of the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering
Period in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate purchase price for
one thousand five hundred (1,500) shares of Common Stock or (ii) fifteen (15%)
percent of the Compensation that the Participant receives during the first
Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period (subject to the restrictions
contained in Section 3(b) hereof), unless the Participant elects a lower level
of participation as provided under Section 5(c) hereof. Such purchase shall be
made by a direct lump sum cash transfer by the Participant to the Plan, unless
the Participant files a payroll deduction election in accordance with Section
5(c), or withdraws from the Plan pursuant to Section 11 hereof. No enrollment
agreement or payroll deduction election need be filed by a Participant with the
Company in order to participate in the initial Offering Period.
(b) Employees meeting the eligibility requirements of Section 3 hereof after the First Offering Date may elect to participate in the Plan commencing on any Entry Date by completing an enrollment agreement on the form provided by the Company and filing the enrollment agreement with the Company on or prior to such Entry Date, unless a later time for filing the enrollment agreement is set by the Committee for all eligible Employees with respect to a given offering. The enrollment agreement shall contain a payroll deduction election setting forth the percentage of the Participant's Compensation that is to be withheld by payroll deduction pursuant to the Plan.
(c) No payroll deductions shall be made (and no payroll deduction
elections shall be accepted) by the Company for Participants during the first
Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period prior to the time that a
registration statement with respect to the shares of Common Stock being offered
under the Plan has been filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on Form
S-8, and is effective. Once the Form S-8 is effective, a Participant may, but
need not, make a payroll deduction election with respect to the first Exercise
Period of the initial Offering Period by filing an enrollment agreement
containing the payroll deduction election with the Company. A Participant may
elect a lower level of participation than that provided in Section 5(a) hereof
with respect to the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period at that
time. If a payroll deduction is elected under this Section 5(c), payroll
deductions may commence as early as with the first pay period beginning after
the First Offering Date. Subject to the participation level specified in Section
5(a), the rate of payroll deduction during the first Exercise Period of the
initial Offering Period may exceed the maximum permitted rate under Section 6(a)
hereof to make up for the payroll deductions, if any, which would otherwise have
been made prior to the effectiveness of the Form S-8 with respect to the
Plan. If a payroll deduction election is made under this Section 5(c), payroll deductions shall continue at the rate elected by the Participant under Section 6(a) for subsequent Exercise Periods, unless the Participant makes a change permitted under Section 6(b), or withdraws from the Plan under Section 11.
(d) For all Exercise Periods subsequent to the first Exercise Period
of the initial Offering Period, purchases generally must be made via payroll
deduction. Participants in the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering
Period who do not make a payroll deduction election pursuant to Section 5(c)
must file an enrollment form containing a payroll deduction election with
respect to subsequent Exercise Periods with the Company prior to the
commencement of a subsequent Exercise Period (unless a later time for filing is
set by the Administrator for all Participants) in order to make further
purchases under the Plan. Payroll deductions for Participants required to file a
payroll deduction election under this Section 5(d) shall commence on the first
payroll of the subsequent Exercise Period and shall end on the last payroll in
the Offering Period, unless sooner terminated by the Participant as provided in
Section 11.
(e) Except as otherwise determined by the Committee under rules applicable to all Participants, payroll deductions for Participants enrolling in the Plan after the First Offering Date under Section 5(b) shall commence on the first payroll following the Entry Date on which the Participant files an enrollment agreement in accordance with Section 5(b) and shall end on the last payroll in the Offering Period, unless sooner terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 11.
(f) Unless a Participant elects otherwise prior to the last Exercise Date of an Offering Period, including the last Exercise Date prior to termination in the case of an Offering Period terminated by operation of the rule contained in Section 4 hereof, such Participant shall be deemed (i) to have elected to participate in the immediately succeeding Offering Period (and, for purposes of such Offering Period such Participant's "Entry Date" shall be deemed to be the first day of such Offering Period) and (ii) to have authorized the same payroll deduction for such immediately succeeding Offering Period as was in effect for such Participant immediately prior to the commencement of such succeeding Offering Period.
6. Plan Contributions.
(a) Except with respect to the first Exercise Period of the initial
Offering Period, and except as otherwise authorized by the Committee pursuant to
Section 6(d) below, all contributions to the Plan shall be made only by payroll
deductions. At the time a Participant files the enrollment agreement with
respect to an Offering Period, the Participant may authorize payroll deductions
to be made on each payroll date during the portion of the Offering Period that
he or she is a Participant in an amount not less than 1% and not more than 15%
of the Participant's Compensation on each payroll date during the portion of the
Offering Period that he or she is a Participant (or subsequent Offering Periods
as provided in Section 5(f)). The amount of payroll deductions shall be a whole
percentage (i.e., 1%, 2%, 3%, etc.) of the Participant's Compensation.
(b) A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 11, or may decrease or increase the rate or amount of his or her payroll deductions during such Offering Period (within the limitations of Section 5(c) and 6(a) above) by completing and filing with the Company a new enrollment agreement authorizing a change in the rate or amount of payroll
deductions; provided, that a Participant may not change the rate or amount of his or her payroll deductions more than once in any Exercise Period. The change in rate or amount shall be effective with the first full payroll period following ten (10) business days after the Company's receipt of the new enrollment agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a Participant's payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% at such time during any Exercise Period which is scheduled to end during the current calendar year that the aggregate of all payroll deductions accumulated with respect to such Exercise Period and any other Exercise Period ending within the same calendar year are equal to the product of $25,000 multiplied by the Applicable Percentage for the calendar year. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in the Participant's enrollment agreement at the beginning of the following Exercise Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 11.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, but subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3(b), the Committee may permit Participants to make after-tax contributions to the Plan at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may in its discretion determine. All such additional contributions shall be made in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 423 of the Code or any successor thereto, and shall be held in Participants' accounts and applied to the purchase of shares of Common Stock pursuant to options granted under this Plan in the same manner as payroll deductions contributed to the Plan as provided above.
(e) All Plan Contributions made for a Participant shall be deposited in the Company's general corporate account and shall be credited to the Participant's account under the Plan. No interest shall accrue or be credited with respect to a Participant's Plan Contributions. All Plan Contributions received or held by the Company may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate or otherwise set apart such Plan Contributions from any other corporate funds.
7. Grant of Option.
(a) On a Participant's Entry Date, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 12(a), the Participant shall be granted an option to purchase on each subsequent Exercise Date during the Offering Period in which such Entry Date occurs (at the Exercise Price determined as provided in Section 8 below) up to a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing such Participant's Plan Contributions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant's account as of such Exercise Date by the Exercise Price; provided, that the maximum number of shares a Participant may purchase during any Exercise Period shall be One Thousand Five Hundred (1,500) shares. The Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be determined as provided in Section 7(b).
(b) The Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on a given date shall be determined by the Committee in its discretion; provided, that if there is a public market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value per share shall be either (i) the closing price of the Common Stock on such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the
immediately preceding trading date), as reported by the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (Nasdaq) National Market System, (ii) if
such price is not reported, the average of the bid and asked prices for the
Common Stock on such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded
on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported by Nasdaq,
(iii) in the event the Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the closing
price of the Common Stock on such exchange on such date (or, in the event that
the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding
trading date), as reported in The Wall Street Journal, or (iv) if no such
quotations are available for a date within a reasonable time prior to the
valuation date, the value of the Common Stock as determined by the Committee
using any reasonable means. For purposes of the First Offering Date, the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the Price to Public as set
forth in the final prospectus filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
8. Exercise Price. The Exercise Price per share of Common Stock offered
to each Participant in a given Offering Period shall be the lower of: (i) the
Applicable Percentage of the greater of (A) the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the Offering Date or (B) the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the Entry Date on which the Employee elects to become a
Participant within the Offering Period or (ii) the Applicable Percentage of the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date. The
Applicable Percentage with respect to each Offering Period shall be 85%, unless
and until such Applicable Percentage is increased by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, provided that any such increase in the Applicable Percentage with
respect to a given Offering Period must be established not less than fifteen
(15) days prior to the Offering Date thereof.
9. Exercise of Options. Unless the Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 11, the Participant's option for the purchase of shares will be exercised automatically on each Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full shares subject to such option shall be purchased for the Participant at the applicable Exercise Price with the accumulated Plan Contributions then credited the Participant's account under the Plan. During a Participant's lifetime, a Participant's option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by the Participant.
10. Delivery. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date, the Company shall arrange for the delivery to each Participant (or the Participant's beneficiary), as appropriate, or to a custodial account for the benefit of each Participant (or the Participant's beneficiary) as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares purchased upon exercise of such Participant's option. Any amount remaining to the credit of a Participant's account after the purchase of shares by such Participant on an Exercise Date, or which is insufficient to purchase a full share of Common Stock, shall be carried over to the next Exercise Period if the Participant continues to participate in the Plan or, if the Participant does not continue to participate, shall be returned to the Participant.
11. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.
(a) A Participant may withdraw from the Plan at any time after the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to the Plan is effective by giving written notice to the Company. All of the Plan Contributions credited to the Participant's account, if any, and not yet invested in Common Stock will be paid to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable after receipt of the Participant's notice of withdrawal, the Participant's option to purchase shares pursuant
to the Plan automatically will be terminated, and no further payroll deductions,
if any have been authorized, for the purchase of shares will be made for the
Participant's account. Payroll deductions will not resume on behalf of a
Participant who has withdrawn from the Plan (a "Former Participant") unless the
Former Participant enrolls in a subsequent Offering Period in accordance with
Section 5(b).
(b) Upon termination of the Participant's Continuous Status as an Employee prior to any Exercise Date for any reason, including retirement or death, the Plan Contributions credited to the Participant's account and not yet invested in Common Stock will be returned to the Participant or, in the case of death, to the Participant's beneficiary as determined pursuant to Section 14, and the Participant's option to purchase shares under the Plan will automatically terminate.
(c) A Participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period will not have any effect upon the Participant's eligibility to participate in succeeding Offering Periods or in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company.
(d) A Participant may elect at any time within the first thirty (30) days of any Exercise Period to receive a distribution of cash from the Plan equal to all or any portion of any amount credited to the Participant's account as a carry over, pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan, of any remaining amounts from the immediately preceding Exercise Period. A Participant who makes such election shall not be treated as having withdrawn from the Plan solely by reason of that election, and thus shall not as a result of that election be precluded from participating in the Plan for the Offering Period in which the election is made or in any subsequent Offering Period.
12. Stock.
(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 17, the maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock that shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be One Million (1,000,000) shares, plus an automatic annual increase on the first day of each of the Company's fiscal years beginning in 2002 and ending in 2011 equal to the lesser of (i) Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) shares, (ii) 1% of all shares of Common Stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, or (iii) a lesser amount determined by the Board. Shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan may be newly issued shares or shares reacquired in private transactions or open market purchases. If and to the extent that any right to purchase reserved shares shall not be exercised by any Participant for any reason or if such right to purchase shall terminate as provided herein, shares that have not been so purchased hereunder shall again become available for the purpose of the Plan unless the Plan shall have been terminated, but all shares sold under the Plan, regardless of source, shall be counted against the limitation set forth above.
(b) A Participant will have no interest or voting right in shares covered by his option until such option has been exercised.
(c) Shares 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, as requested by the Participant.
13. Administration.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The administration, interpretation, or application of the Plan by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a) of this Section 13, in the event that Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor provision thereto ("Rule 16b-3") provides specific requirements for the administrators of plans of this type, the Plan shall only be administered by such body and in such a manner as shall comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3. Unless permitted by Rule 16b-3, no discretion concerning decisions regarding the Plan shall be afforded to any person that is not "disinterested" as that term is used in Rule 16b-3.
(c) The Committee may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding handling of payroll deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, payroll tax, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements.
(d) The Committee may also adopt sub-plans applicable to particular Subsidiaries or locations, which sub-plans may be designed to be outside the scope of Code Section 423. The rules of such sub-plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 12(a), but unless otherwise superceded by the terms of such sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of such sub-plan.
14. Designation of Beneficiary.
(a) A Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the Participant's account under the Plan in the event of the Participant's death subsequent to an Exercise Date on which the Participant's option hereunder is exercised but prior to delivery to the Participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participant's account under the Plan in the event of the Participant's death prior to the exercise of the option.
(b) A Participant's beneficiary designation may be changed by the Participant at any time by written notice. 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 shall 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.
15. Transferability. Neither Plan Contributions credited to a Participant's account nor any rights to exercise any option or receive shares of Common Stock under the Plan may be
assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or as provided in Section 14). Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge or other distribution shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds in accordance with Section 11.
16. Participant Accounts. Individual accounts will be maintained for each Participant in the Plan to account for the balance of his Plan Contributions and options issued and shares purchased under the Plan. Statements of account will be given to Participants semi-annually in due course following each Exercise Date, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the per share purchase price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.
17. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate Transactions.
(a) If the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased or decreased, or are changed into or are exchanged for a different number or kind of shares, as a result of one or more reorganizations, restructurings, recapitalizations, reclassifications, stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends or the like, upon authorization of the Committee, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and/or kind of shares, and the per-share option price thereof, which may be issued in the aggregate and to any Participant upon exercise of options granted under the Plan.
(b) In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Committee. In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation (each, a "Sale Transaction"), each option under the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the Committee determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, to shorten the Exercise Period then in progress by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date"). If the Committee shortens the Exercise Period then in progress in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a Sale Transaction, the Committee shall notify each Participant in writing, at least ten (10) days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the exercise date for such Participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that such Participant's option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Plan as provided in Section 11. For purposes of this Section 17(b), an option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to have been assumed if, following the Sale Transaction, the option confers the right to purchase, for each share of option stock subject to the option immediately prior to the Sale Transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the Sale Transaction by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held on the effective date of the Sale Transaction (and if such holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, that if the consideration received in the Sale Transaction was not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), the Committee may, with the consent of the successor corporation and the Participant, provide for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by the holders of Common Stock in the Sale Transaction.
(c) In all cases, the Committee shall have sole discretion to exercise any of the powers and authority provided under this Section 17, and the Committee's actions hereunder shall be final and binding on all Participants. No fractional shares of stock shall be issued under the Plan pursuant to any adjustment authorized under the provisions of this Section 17.
18. Amendment of the Plan. The Board or the Committee may at any time, or from time to time, amend the Plan in any respect; provided, that (i) no such amendment may make any change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any Participant and (ii) the Plan may not be amended in any way that will cause rights issued under the Plan to fail to meet the requirements for employee stock purchase plans as defined in Section 423 of the Code or any successor thereto. To the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, Section 423 of the Code, or any other applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any such amendment.
19. Termination of the Plan.
The Plan and all rights of Employees hereunder shall terminate on the earliest of:
(a) the Exercise Date that Participants become entitled to purchase a number of shares greater than the number of reserved shares remaining available for purchase under the Plan;
(b) such date as is determined by the Board in its discretion; or
(c) the last Exercise Date immediately preceding the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Plan's effective date.
In the event that the Plan terminates under circumstances described in
Section 19(a) above, reserved shares remaining as of the termination date shall
be sold to Participants on a pro rata basis.
20. Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
21. Effective Date. Subject to adoption of the Plan by the Board, the Plan shall become effective on the First Offering Date. The Board shall submit the Plan to the shareholders of the Company for approval within twelve months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.
22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a) The Plan, the grant and exercise of options to purchase shares under the Plan, and the Company's obligation to sell and deliver shares upon the exercise of options to purchase shares shall be subject to compliance with all applicable federal, state and foreign laws, rules and regulations and the requirements of any stock exchange on which the shares may then be listed.
(b) The Company may make such provisions as it deems appropriate for withholding by the Company pursuant to federal or state tax laws of such amounts as the Company determines it is required to withhold in connection with the purchase or sale by a Participant of any
Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. The Company may require a Participant to satisfy any relevant tax requirements before authorizing any issuance of Common Stock to such Participant.
23. Expenses of the Plan. All costs and expenses incurred in administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company, except that any stamp duties or transfer taxes applicable to participation in the Plan may be charged to the account of such Participant by the Company.
24. No Employment Rights. The Plan does not, directly or indirectly, create any right for the benefit of any employee or class of employees to purchase any shares under the Plan, or create in any employee or class of employees any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company, and it shall not be deemed to interfere in any way with the Company's right to terminate, or otherwise modify, an employee's employment at any time.
25. Applicable Law. The laws of the State of California shall govern all matter relating to this Plan except to the extent (if any) superseded by the laws of the United States.
26. Additional Restrictions of Rule 16b-3. The terms and conditions of
options granted hereunder to, and the purchase of shares by, persons subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall comply with the applicable provisions of
Rule 16b-3. This Plan shall be deemed to contain, and such options shall
contain, and the shares issued upon exercise thereof shall be subject to, such
additional conditions and restrictions as may be required by Rule 16b-3 to
qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with
respect to Plan transactions.
EXHIBIT 10.7(b)
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE SUB-PLAN FOR UK EMPLOYEES
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE SUB-PLAN FOR UK EMPLOYEES
1. Purpose.....................................................................................1 2. Definitions.................................................................................1 3. Eligibility.................................................................................3 4. Offering Periods............................................................................4 5. Election to Participate.....................................................................4 6. Participant Contributions...................................................................6 7. Grant of Option.............................................................................7 8. Exercise Price..............................................................................7 9. Exercise of Options.........................................................................8 10. Delivery....................................................................................8 11. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.......................................................8 12. Stock.......................................................................................9 13. Administration..............................................................................9 14. Designation of Beneficiary..................................................................9 15. Transferability............................................................................10 16. Participant Accounts.......................................................................10 17. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate Transactions.........................10 18. Amendment of the Plan......................................................................11 19. Termination of the Plan....................................................................11 20. Notices....................................................................................11 21. Effective Date.............................................................................12 22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.........................................................12 23. Expenses of the Plan.......................................................................12 24. No Employment Rights.......................................................................12 25. Applicable Law.............................................................................12 26. Additional Restrictions of Rule 16b-3......................................................12 |
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE SUB-PLAN FOR UK EMPLOYEES
1. Purpose. The purpose of this Sub-Plan is to provide incentive for present and future employees of the Company's Designated Subsidiaries in the UK to acquire a proprietary interest (or increase an existing proprietary interest) in the Company through the purchase of Common Stock. It is the Company's intention that the Plan under which this Sub-Plan is adopted qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423 of the Code. Accordingly, the provisions of the Plan shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the Code. This Sub-Plan is governed by the Plan and the shares authorized hereunder are included in the shares authorized by the Plan. This Sub-Plan restates all of the applicable provisions of the Plan together with any revision necessary to accommodate the specific requirements of UK law.
2. Definitions.
(a) "Applicable Percentage" means the percentage specified in
Section 8, subject to adjustment by the Committee as provided in Section 8.
(b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto.
(d) "Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan as described in Section 13 of the Plan or, if no such Committee is appointed, the Board.
(e) "Common Stock" means the Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share.
(f) "Company" means Synaptics Incorporated, a Delaware corporation.
(g) "Compensation" means, with respect to each Participant for each
pay period, the full base salary and overtime paid to such Participant by the
Company or a Designated Subsidiary. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee, "Compensation" does not include: (i) bonuses or commissions; (ii) any
amounts contributed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary to any pension
plan; (iii) any automobile or relocation allowances (or reimbursement for any
such expenses); (iv) any amounts paid as a starting bonus or finder's fee; (v)
any amounts realized from the exercise of any stock options or incentive awards;
(vi) any amounts paid by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary for other fringe
benefits, such as health and welfare, hospitalization and group life insurance
benefits, or perquisites, or paid in lieu of such benefits, or; (vii) other
similar forms of extraordinary compensation.
(h) "Continuous Status as an Employee" means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be considered interrupted in the case of a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company or the Designated
Subsidiary that employs the Employee, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days or reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute.
(i) "Designated Subsidiaries" means the Subsidiaries that have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan.
(j) "Employee" means any person, including an Officer employed by one of the Company's Designated Subsidiaries in the UK.
(k) "Eligible Employee" means any Employee who is designated as eligible to participate by the Administrator in accordance with UK law and pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
(l) "Entry Date" means the first day of each Exercise Period.
(m) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(n) "Exercise Date" means the last Trading Day ending on or before each June 30 and December 31.
(o) "Exercise Period" means, for any Offering Period, each period commencing on the Offering Date and on the day after each Exercise Date, and terminating on the immediately following Exercise Date.
(p) "Exercise Price" means the price per share of Common Stock offered in a given Offering Period determined as provided in Section 8.
(q) "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to a share of Common Stock, the Fair Market Value as determined under Section 7(b).
(r) "First Offering Date" means the commencement date of the initial public offering contemplated by the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(s) "Joint Election" means an election within the meaning of paragraph 3B, Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act.
(t) "Offering Date" means the first Trading Day of each Offering Period; provided, that in the case of an individual who becomes eligible to become a Participant under Section 3 after the first Trading Day of an Offering Period, the term "Offering Date" shall mean the first Trading Day of the Exercise Period coinciding with or next succeeding the day on which that individual becomes eligible to become a Participant. Options granted after the first day of an Offering Period will be subject to the same terms as the options granted on the first Trading Day of such Offering Period except that they will have a different grant date (thus, potentially, a different exercise price) and, because they expire at the same time as the options granted on the first Trading Day of such Offering Period, a shorter term.
(u) "Offering Period" means, subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4, (i) with respect to the first Offering Period, the period beginning
on the First Offering Date and ending
on December 31, 2003, and (ii) with respect to each Offering Period thereafter, the period beginning on the January 1 immediately following the end of the previous Offering Period and ending on the December 31 which is 24 months thereafter.
(v) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(w) "Participant" means an Eligible Employee automatically enrolled in the Plan pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, or an Eligible Employee who has elected to participate in the Plan by filing an enrollment agreement with the Company as provided in Section 5(b) hereof.
(x) "Plan" shall mean the Amended and Restated Synaptics Incorporated 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and this Sub-Plan taken as a whole.
(y) "Plan Contributions" means, with respect to each Participant, the lump sum cash transfers, if any, made by the Participant to the Plan pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof plus the after tax payroll deductions if any withheld from the Compensation of the Participant and contributed to the Plan for the Participant or as provided in section 6 hereof and any other amounts contributed to the Plan for the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
(z) "Right" means an option to purchase shares granted pursuant to the Plan.
(aa) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation, domestic or foreign, of which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, and that otherwise qualifies as a "subsidiary corporation" within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.
(bb) "Tax" shall include all forms of tax, charges, duties, costs and imposts and levies and whether of the United Kingdom, United States of America or elsewhere and whether chargeable directly or primarily against or attributable directly or primarily to the Company or to any other person including without limitation, income tax (including income tax or amounts equivalent to or in respect of income tax required to be deducted or withheld from or accounted for in respect of any payment), withholding taxes, Primary (employee) class 1 National Insurance contributions, social security or other similar contributions.
(cc) "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which the national stock exchanges and the Nasdaq system are open for trading.
(dd) "Trigger Event" shall mean the grant, exercise, cancellation, release, assignment or other disposal of any Rights pursuant to this Plan.
3. Eligibility.
(a) Any Eligible Employee who has completed at least three (3) months of employment with the Company or any Designated Subsidiary and who is an Eligible Employee as of the Offering Date of a given Offering Period shall be eligible to become a Participant as of any Entry Date within that Offering Period under the Plan, subject to the requirements of Section 5(a) and the
limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code; provided, however, that any Employee who is an Eligible Employee as of the First Offering Date shall be eligible to become a Participant as of such First Offering Date.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Participant shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that if, immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own stock and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Code to accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 of fair market value of stock (determined 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 shall generally be implemented by a series of Offering Periods. The first Offering Period shall commence on the First Offering Date and end on December 31, 2003, and succeeding Offering Periods shall commence on the January 1 immediately following the end of the previous Offering Period and end on the December 31 which is 24 months thereafter. If, however, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on any Exercise Date (except the final scheduled Exercise Date of any Offering Period) is lower than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date, then the Offering Period in progress shall end immediately following the close of trading on such Exercise Date, and a new Offering Period shall begin on the next subsequent January 1 or July 1, as applicable, and shall extend for a 24 month period ending on December 31 or June 30, as applicable. Subsequent Offering Periods shall commence on the January 1 or July 1, as applicable, immediately following the end of the previous Offering Period and shall extend for a 24 month period ending on December 31 or June 30, as applicable. The Committee shall have the power to make other changes to the duration and/or the frequency of Offering Periods with respect to future offerings if such change is announced at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected.
5. Participation.
(a) All Employees who are Eligible Employees as of the First
Offering Date shall automatically become Participants in the Plan as of the
First Offering Date, and shall be eligible to purchase shares of the Common
Stock on the Exercise Date of the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering
Period in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate purchase price for
one thousand five hundred (1,500) shares of Common Stock or (ii) fifteen (15%)
percent of the Compensation that the Participant receives during the first
Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period (subject to the restrictions
contained in Section 3(b) hereof), unless the Participant elects a lower level
of participation as provided under Section 5(c) hereof. Such purchase shall be
made by a direct lump sum cash transfer by the Participant to the Plan, unless
the Participant files a payroll deduction election in accordance with Section
5(c), or withdraws from the Plan pursuant to Section 11 hereof. No enrollment
agreement or payroll deduction election need be filed by a Participant with the
Company in order to participate in the initial Offering Period.
(b) Employees meeting the eligibility requirements of Section 3 hereof after the First Offering Date may elect to participate in the Plan commencing on any Entry Date by completing an enrollment agreement on the form provided by the Company and filing the enrollment agreement with the Company on or prior to such Entry Date, unless a later time for filing the enrollment agreement is set by the Committee for all Eligible Employees with respect to a given offering. The enrollment agreement shall contain a payroll deduction election setting forth the percentage of the Participant's Compensation that is to be withheld by payroll deduction pursuant to the Plan.
(c) No payroll deductions shall be made (and no payroll deduction
elections shall be accepted) by the Company for Participants during the first
Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period prior to the time that a
registration statement with respect to the shares of Common Stock being offered
under the Plan has been filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on Form
S-8, and is effective. Once the Form S-8 is effective, a Participant may, but
need not, make a payroll deduction election with respect to the first Exercise
Period of the initial Offering Period by filing an enrollment agreement
containing the payroll deduction election with the Company. A Participant may
elect a lower level of participation than that provided in Section 5(a) hereof
with respect to the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period at that
time. If a payroll deduction is elected under this Section 5(c), payroll
deductions may commence as early as with the first pay period beginning after
the First Offering Date. Subject to the participation level specified in Section
5(a), the rate of payroll deduction during the first Exercise Period of the
initial Offering Period may exceed the maximum permitted rate under Section 6(a)
hereof to make up for the payroll deductions, if any, which would otherwise have
been made prior to the effectiveness of the Form S-8 with respect to the Plan.
If a payroll deduction election is made under this Section 5(c), payroll
deductions shall continue at the rate elected by the Participant under Section
6(a) for subsequent Exercise Periods, unless the Participant makes a change
permitted under Section 6(b), or withdraws from the Plan under Section 12.
(d) For all Exercise Periods subsequent to the first Exercise Period
of the initial Offering Period, purchases generally must be made via payroll
deduction. Participants in the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering
Period who do not make a payroll deduction election pursuant to Section 5(c)
must file an enrollment form containing a payroll deduction election with
respect to subsequent Exercise Periods with the Company prior to the
commencement of a subsequent Exercise Period (unless a later time for filing is
set by the Administrator for all Participants) in order to make further
purchases under the Plan. Payroll deductions for Participants required to file a
payroll deduction election under this Section 5(d) shall commence on the first
payroll of the subsequent Exercise Period and shall end on the last payroll in
the Offering Period, unless sooner terminated by the Participant as provided in
Section 12.
(e) Except as otherwise determined by the Committee under rules applicable to all Participants, payroll deductions for Participants enrolling in the Plan after the First Offering Date under Section 5(b) shall commence on the first payroll following the Entry Date on which the Participant files an enrollment agreement in accordance with Section 5(b) and shall end on the last payroll in the Offering Period, unless sooner terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 12.
(f) Unless a Participant elects otherwise prior to the last Exercise Date of an Offering Period, including the last Exercise Date prior to termination in the case of an Offering
Period terminated by operation of the rule contained in Section 4 hereof, such Participant shall be deemed (i) to have elected to participate in the immediately succeeding Offering Period (and, for purposes of such Offering Period such Participant's "Entry Date" shall be deemed to be the first day of such Offering Period) and (ii) to have authorized the same payroll deduction for such immediately succeeding Offering Period as was in effect for such Participant immediately prior to the commencement of such succeeding Offering Period.
6. Plan Contributions.
(a) Except with respect to the first Exercise Period of the initial
Offering Period, and except as otherwise authorized by the Committee pursuant to
Section 6(d) below, all contributions to the Plan shall be made only by payroll
deductions. At the time a Participant files the enrollment agreement with
respect to an Offering Period, the Participant may authorize payroll deductions
to be made on each payroll date during the portion of the Offering Period that
he or she is a Participant in an amount not less than 1% and not more than 15%
of the Participant's Compensation net of any Tax on each payroll date during the
portion of the Offering Period that he or she is a Participant (or subsequent
Offering Periods as provided in Section 5(f)). The amount of payroll deductions
shall be a whole percentage (i.e., 1%, 2%, 3%, etc.) of the Participant's
Compensation net of any Tax.
(b) A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 11, or may decrease or increase the rate or amount of his or her payroll deductions during such Offering Period (within the limitations of Section 5(c) and 6(a) above) by completing and filing with the Company a new enrollment agreement authorizing a change in the rate or amount of payroll deductions; provided, that a Participant may not change the rate or amount of his or her payroll deductions more than once in any Exercise Period. The change in rate or amount shall be effective with the first full payroll period following ten (10) business days after the Company's receipt of the new enrollment agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a Participant's payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% at such time during any Exercise Period which is scheduled to end during the current calendar year that the aggregate of all payroll deductions accumulated with respect to such Exercise Period and any other Exercise Period ending within the same calendar year are equal to the product of $25,000 multiplied by the Applicable Percentage for the calendar year. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in the Participant's enrollment agreement at the beginning of the following Exercise Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 12.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, but subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3(b), the Committee may permit Participants to make after-tax contributions to the Plan at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may in its discretion determine. All such additional contributions shall be made in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 423 of the Code or any successor thereto, and shall be held in Participants' accounts and applied to the purchase of shares of Common Stock pursuant to options granted under this Plan in the same manner as payroll deductions contributed to the Plan as provided above.
(e) All Plan Contributions made for a Participant shall be deposited in the Company's general corporate account and shall be credited to the Participant's account under the Plan. No interest shall accrue or be credited with respect to a Participant's Plan Contributions. All Plan Contributions received or held by the Company may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate or otherwise set apart such Plan Contributions from any other corporate funds.
7. Grant of Option.
(a) On a Participant's Entry Date, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 13(a), the Participant shall be granted an option to purchase on each subsequent Exercise Date during the Offering Period in which such Entry Date occurs (at the Exercise Price determined as provided in Section 8 below) up to a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing such Participant's Plan Contributions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant's account as of such Exercise Date by the Exercise Price; provided, that the maximum number of shares a Participant may purchase during any Exercise Period shall be One Thousand Five Hundred (1,500) shares. The Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be determined as provided in Section 7(b).
(b) The Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on a given date shall be determined by the Committee in its discretion; provided, that if there is a public market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value per share shall be either (i) the closing price of the Common Stock on such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (Nasdaq) National Market System, (ii) if such price is not reported, the average of the bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported by Nasdaq, (iii) in the event the Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the closing price of the Common Stock on such exchange on such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported in The Wall Street Journal, or (iv) if no such quotations are available for a date within a reasonable time prior to the valuation date, the value of the Common Stock as determined by the Committee using any reasonable means. For purposes of the First Offering Date, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the Price to Public as set forth in the final prospectus filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
8. Exercise Price. The Exercise Price per share of Common Stock
offered to each Participant in a given Offering Period shall be the lower of:
(i) the Applicable Percentage of the greater of (A) the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock on the Offering Date or (B) the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock on the Entry Date on which the Employee elects to become a
Participant within the Offering Period or (ii) the Applicable Percentage of the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date. The
Applicable Percentage with respect to each Offering Period shall be 85%, unless
and until such Applicable Percentage is increased by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, provided that any such increase in the Applicable Percentage with
respect to a given Offering Period must be established not less than fifteen
(15) days prior to the Offering Date thereof.
9. Exercise of Options. Unless the Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 11, the Participant's option for the purchase of shares will be exercised automatically on each Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full shares subject to such option shall be purchased for the Participant at the applicable Exercise Price with the accumulated Plan Contributions then credited the Participant's account under the Plan. During a Participant's lifetime, a Participant's option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by the Participant.
10. Tax.
(i) No Rights granted under the Plan may be exercised to any extent unless (i) the Participant has paid to the Company and/or any Designated Subsidiary the Tax liabilities which have arisen or may arise on a Trigger Event; and
(ii) if requested by the Company, the Participant has paid to the Company and/or any Designated Subsidiary (collecting as agent for the Inland Revenue) any transferred employer's (secondary) class 1 National Insurance contributions pursuant to the terms of the Joint Election.
11. Delivery. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date, the Company shall arrange for the delivery to each Participant (or the Participant's beneficiary), as appropriate, or to a custodial account for the benefit of each Participant (or the Participant's beneficiary) as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares purchased upon exercise of such Participant's option. Any amount remaining to the credit of a Participant's account after the purchase of shares by such Participant on an Exercise Date, or which is insufficient to purchase a full share of Common Stock, shall be carried over to the next Exercise Period if the Participant continues to participate in the Plan or, if the Participant does not continue to participate, shall be returned to the Participant.
12. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.
(a) A Participant may withdraw from the Plan at any time after the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to the Plan is effective by giving written notice to the Company. All of the Plan Contributions credited to the Participant's account, if any, and not yet invested in Common Stock will be paid to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable after receipt of the Participant's notice of withdrawal, the Participant's option to purchase shares pursuant to the Plan automatically will be terminated, and no further payroll deductions, if any have been authorized, for the purchase of shares will be made for the Participant's account. Payroll deductions will not resume on behalf of a Participant who has withdrawn from the Plan (a "Former Participant") unless the Former Participant enrolls in a subsequent Offering Period in accordance with Section 5(b).
(b) Upon termination of the Participant's Continuous Status as an Employee prior to any Exercise Date for any reason, including retirement or death, the Plan Contributions credited to the Participant's account and not yet invested in Common Stock will be returned to the Participant or, in the case of death, to the Participant's beneficiary as determined pursuant to Section 15, and the Participant's option to purchase shares under the Plan will automatically terminate.
(c) A Participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period will not have any effect upon the Participant's eligibility to participate in succeeding Offering Periods or in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company.
13. Stock.
(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 18, the maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock that shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be One Million (1,000,000) shares, plus an automatic annual increase on the first day of each of the Company's fiscal years beginning in 2002 and ending in 2011 equal to the lesser of (i) Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) shares, (ii) 1% of all shares of Common Stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, or (iii) a lesser amount determined by the Board. Shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan may be newly issued shares or shares reacquired in private transactions or open market purchases. If and to the extent that any right to purchase reserved shares shall not be exercised by any Participant for any reason or if such right to purchase shall terminate as provided herein, shares that have not been so purchased hereunder shall again become available for the purpose of the Plan unless the Plan shall have been terminated, but all shares sold under the Plan, regardless of source, shall be counted against the limitation set forth above.
(b) A Participant will have no interest or voting right in shares covered by his option until such option has been exercised.
(c) Shares 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, as requested by the Participant.
14. Administration.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The administration, interpretation, or application of the Plan by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a) of this Section 14, in the event that Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor provision thereto ("Rule 16b-3") provides specific requirements for the administrators of plans of this type, the Plan shall only be administered by such body and in such a manner as shall comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3. Unless permitted by Rule 16b-3, no discretion concerning decisions regarding the Plan shall be afforded to any person that is not "disinterested" as that term is used in Rule 16b-3.
15. Designation of Beneficiary.
(a) A Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the Participant's account under the Plan in the event of the Participant's death subsequent to an Exercise Date on which the Participant's option hereunder is exercised but prior to delivery to the Participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a Participant
may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participant's account under the Plan in the event of the Participant's death prior to the exercise of the option.
(b) A Participant's beneficiary designation may be changed by the Participant at any time by written notice. 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 shall 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.
16. Transferability. Neither Plan Contributions credited to a Participant's account nor any rights to exercise any option or receive shares of Common Stock under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or as provided in Section 15). Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge or other distribution shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds in accordance with Section 12.
17. Participant Accounts. Individual accounts will be maintained for each Participant in the Plan to account for the balance of his Plan Contributions and options issued and shares purchased under the Plan. Statements of account will be given to Participants semi-annually in due course following each Exercise Date, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the per share purchase price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.
18. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate Transactions.
(a) If the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased or decreased, or are changed into or are exchanged for a different number or kind of shares, as a result of one or more reorganizations, restructurings, recapitalizations, reclassifications, stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends or the like, upon authorization of the Committee, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and/or kind of shares, and the per-share option price thereof, which may be issued in the aggregate and to any Participant upon exercise of options granted under the Plan.
(b) In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Committee. In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, or the merger of the Company with or into another corporation (each, a "Sale Transaction"), each option under the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the Committee determines, in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, to shorten the Exercise Period then in progress by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date"). If the Committee shortens the Exercise Period then in progress in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a Sale Transaction, the Committee shall notify each Participant in writing, at least ten (10) days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the exercise date for such Participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that such Participant's option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the
Participant has withdrawn from the Plan as provided in Section 12. For purposes of this Section 17(b), an option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to have been assumed if, following the Sale Transaction, the option confers the right to purchase, for each share of option stock subject to the option immediately prior to the Sale Transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the Sale Transaction by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held on the effective date of the Sale Transaction (and if such holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, that if the consideration received in the Sale Transaction was not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), the Committee may, with the consent of the successor corporation and the Participant, provide for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by the holders of Common Stock in the Sale Transaction.
(c) In all cases, the Committee shall have sole discretion to exercise any of the powers and authority provided under this Section 18, and the Committee's actions hereunder shall be final and binding on all Participants. No fractional shares of stock shall be issued under the Plan pursuant to any adjustment authorized under the provisions of this Section 18.
19. Amendment of the Plan. The Board or the Committee may at any time, or from time to time, amend the Plan in any respect; provided, that (i) no such amendment may make any change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any Participant and (ii) the Plan may not be amended in any way that will cause rights issued under the Plan to fail to meet the requirements for employee stock purchase plans as defined in Section 423 of the Code or any successor thereto. To the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, Section 423 of the Code, or any other applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any such amendment.
20. Termination of the Plan.
The Plan and all rights of Employees hereunder shall terminate on the earliest of:
(a) the Exercise Date that Participants become entitled to purchase a number of shares greater than the number of reserved shares remaining available for purchase under the Plan;
(b) such date as is determined by the Board in its discretion; or
(c) the last Exercise Date immediately preceding the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Plan's effective date.
In the event that the Plan terminates under circumstances described in
Section 20(a) above, reserved shares remaining as of the termination date shall
be sold to Participants on a pro rata basis.
21. Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
22. Effective Date. Subject to adoption of the Plan by the Board, the Plan shall become effective on the First Offering Date. The Board shall submit the Plan to the shareholders of the Company for approval within twelve months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.
23. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a) The Plan, the grant and exercise of options to purchase shares under the Plan, and the Company's obligation to sell and deliver shares upon the exercise of options to purchase shares shall be subject to compliance with all applicable federal, state and foreign laws, rules and regulations and the requirements of any stock exchange on which the shares may then be listed.
(b) The Company may make such provisions as it deems appropriate for withholding by the Company pursuant to federal or state tax laws of such amounts as the Company determines it is required to withhold in connection with the purchase or sale by a Participant of any Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan. The Company may require a Participant to satisfy any relevant tax requirements before authorizing any issuance of Common Stock to such Participant.
24. Expenses of the Plan. All costs and expenses incurred in administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company, except that any stamp duties or transfer taxes applicable to participation in the Plan may be charged to the account of such Participant by the Company.
25. No Employment Rights. The Plan does not, directly or indirectly, create any right for the benefit of any employee or class of employees to purchase any shares under the Plan, or create in any employee or class of employees any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company, and it shall not be deemed to interfere in any way with the Company's right to terminate, or otherwise modify, an employee's employment at any time.
26. Applicable Law. The laws of the State of California shall govern all matter relating to this Plan except to the extent (if any) superseded by the laws of the United States.
27. Additional Restrictions of Rule 16b-3. The terms and conditions of
options granted hereunder to, and the purchase of shares by, persons subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall comply with the applicable provisions of
Rule 16b-3. This Plan shall be deemed to contain, and such options shall
contain, and the shares issued upon exercise thereof shall be subject to, such
additional conditions and restrictions as may be required by Rule 16b-3 to
qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with
respect to Plan transactions.
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN FOR UK EMPLOYEES
ENROLLMENT AGREEMENT
Employee's Name: Social Security Number: ------------------------------ - - ----- ----- ------ Address: ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ |
Entry Date: First Offering Date
I, , hereby make the following elections with respect to the Synaptics Incorporated Amended and Restated 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for UK Employees (the "Plan"). Capitalized terms used in this Enrollment Agreement have the meanings set forth under the Plan, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
I. ELECTION OF PARTICIPATION LEVEL IN FIRST EXERCISE PERIOD OF INITIAL OFFERING PERIOD
As a Participant in the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period of the Plan, I understand that I am automatically entitled to make a lump sum payment to the Company of up to 15% of my Compensation net of Tax during the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period for the purchase of Common Stock.
[ ] I hereby elect to change my participation level in the Plan during this first Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period from 15% to:
of my Compensation net of Tax during this Exercise Period.
[ ] I hereby elect to continue participating in the Plan during this Exercise Period at the level of 15% of my Compensation net of Tax during this Exercise Period.
II. PAYROLL DEDUCTION ELECTION FOR FIRST EXERCISE PERIOD OF INITIAL OFFERING PERIOD
[ ] I authorize a payroll deduction in an amount equal to my participation level as a percentage of my Compensation net of Tax during this Exercise Period. I understand that, in order to make up for the payroll deductions which would otherwise have been made during this Exercise Period prior to the effectiveness of the Company's registration of the Plan with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the deductions from my paycheques during the remainder of this Exercise Period may exceed the participation level I have elected as a percentage of each paycheque (though the deductions, in total, will not exceed my participation level as a percentage of my Compensation net of Tax for the entire Exercise Period).
[ ] I do not authorize a payroll deduction with respect to the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period. I will make a lump sum payment to the Company prior to the first Exercise Date, in an amount equal to my participation level in this Exercise Period. I understand that I must make a payroll deduction election with respect to subsequent Exercise Periods in order to continue participating in the Plan.
III. PAYROLL DEDUCTION / PARTICIPATION LEVEL ELECTION FOR SUBSEQUENT EXERCISE PERIODS
For Exercise Periods subsequent to the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period, I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount of:
[ ] the same percentage I elected with respect to the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period
[ ] % (must be a whole number between 1% and 15%)
of my Compensation net of Tax on each payday, in accordance with the Plan. I understand that all purchases of Common Stock under the Plan after the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period may only be made through payroll deductions; thus the payroll deduction I am electing shall also be my participation level in the Plan for Exercise Periods after the first Exercise Period of the initial Offering Period. I understand that my total payroll deductions, plus lump sum payments, if any, for any calendar year may not exceed the Sterling equivalent of $21,250, and that I may not purchase more than 1,500 shares of Common Stock during any one Exercise Period. I understand that I may change my payroll deduction election (no more frequently than once per Exercise Period) by filing a new Enrollment Agreement with the Company, and that any new election will be effective with the first full payroll period which begins at least ten business days after the Company's receipt of my new Enrollment Agreement.
IV. DESIGNATION OF NAME(S) ON SHARES
Shares to be delivered to me under the Plan should be issued in the name(s) of:
[ ] My name only.
[ ] Jointly in my name and my spouse's name. My spouse's name is:
--------------------------------- .
V. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY (OR BENEFICIARIES)
[ ] In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive (in equal shares) all payments and Common Stock due me under the Plan:
------------------------------ --------------------------------- (Relationship) --------------------------------- --------------------------------- (Address) NAME: (Please print) ----------------------------------------------------------- (First) (Middle) (Last) ------------------------------ --------------------------------- (Relationship) --------------------------------- --------------------------------- (Address) |
VI. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
[ ] I acknowledge that by continuing to participate in the Plan, I agree to continue to be bound by the terms of the Plan. The Plan shall control in the event of any discrepancy between the terms of the Plan and of this Enrollment Agreement.
[ ] I understand that the payroll deductions authorized by this Enrollment Agreement shall be accumulated, without interest, for the purchase of shares of the Company's Common Stock at the applicable purchase price determined in accordance with the Plan. I understand that if I do not withdraw from the Plan during an Offering Period, any accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise my options on each Exercise Date during the Offering Period.
[ ] I have received a copy of the Company's most recent prospectus describing the Plan, as well as a complete copy of the Plan document.
[ ] I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ENROLLMENT AGREEMENT AND THE ELECTIONS MADE
HEREON SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS I WITHDRAW FROM THE PLAN OR AMEND MY ELECTIONS.
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE SUB-PLAN FOR UK EMPLOYEES
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
Employee's Name: National Insurance Number: ------------------------------ - - ------- ---------- ------- Address: ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ |
[ ] I, , hereby elect to withdraw from the Synaptics Incorporated Amended and Restated 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for UK Employees (the "Plan").
[ ] I understand that my withdrawal will become effective on the fifth business day after the Human Resources Department at Synaptics Incorporated (the "Company") receives my completed Notice of Withdrawal.
[ ] I understand that any payroll deductions which may have been accumulated for my account and not used to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock will be distributed to me as soon as administratively practicable following the effectiveness of my withdrawal.
[ ] I UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A PARTICIPANT IN
THE PLAN AGAIN UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT OFFERING PERIOD FOLLOWING THE OFFERING PERIOD FROM WHICH I AM WITHDRAWING. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A NEW ENROLLMENT AGREEMENT IF I CHOOSE TO BECOME A PARTICIPANT IN THE PLAN AFTER I AM AGAIN ELIGIBLE.
DATED 2002
SYNAPTICS, INCORPORATED
- and -
SYNAPTICS (UK) LIMITED
- and -
[OPTIONEE]
JOINT ELECTION
TAYLOR JOYNSON GARRETT
Carmelite
50 Victoria Embankment
Blackfriars
London EC4Y 0DX
Tel: +44 (0)20 7300 7000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7300 7100
DX 41 London
FINAL - ESPP
10/09/2002
Ref: FXB/DNK
JOINT ELECTION
BETWEEN
(1) SYNAPTICS, INCORPORATED whose registered office is at 2381 Bering Drive, San Jose, CA 95131, USA (the "Company"); and]
(2) SYNAPTICS (UK) LIMITED (company registration no. 3460714) whose registered office is at 7340 Cambridge Research Park, Ely Road, Waterbreech, Cambridge CB5 9TE (the "Employer"); and
(3) [INSERT NAME OF OPTIONEE] of [INSERT ADDRESS OF OPTIONEE] (the "Optionee" which shall include his executors or administrators in the case of his death).
INTRODUCTION
(A) From time to time the Optionee may be granted options (each one an "Option") to acquire shares of common stock in the ten year period commencing on the date of this joint election (the "Joint Election") in the Company (the "Shares") on terms to be set out in the Synaptics Incorporated 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan").
(B) The Joint Election is in an approved format. The exercise, cancellation, release, assignment or other disposal of an Option is subject to the Optionee entering into this Joint Election.
(C) The Optionee is currently an employee of the Employer.
(D) The exercise, release, cancellation, assignment or other disposal of an Option (a "Trigger Event") (whether in whole or in part), may result in the Employer or, if and to the extent that there is a change in law, any other company or person who becomes the secondary contributor for National Insurance contributions ("NIC") purposes at the time of such Trigger Event having a liability to pay employer's (secondary) Class I NICs (or any tax or social security premiums which may be introduced in substitution or in addition thereto) in respect of such Trigger Event.
(E) Where the context so admits, any reference in this Joint Election:
(i) to the singular number shall be construed as if it referred also to the plural number and vice versa;
(ii) to the masculine gender shall be construed as though it referred also to the feminine gender;
(iii) to a statute or statutory provision shall be construed as if it referred also to that statute or provision as for the time being amended or re-enacted; and
(iv) Shares means shares of common stock each of the Company.
AGREED TERMS
1. JOINT ELECTION
1.1 It is a condition of the exercise, cancellation, release, assignment or other disposal of an Option that the Optionee has entered into this Joint Election with the Employer.
1.2 The Optionee, the Company and the Employer elect to transfer the liability (the "Liability") for all of the employer's (Secondary) Class I NICs, referred to in (D) above and charged on payments or other benefits arising on a Trigger Event and treated as remuneration and earnings pursuant to section 4(4)(a) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefit Act 1992 ("SSCBA") to the Optionee. This Joint Election is made pursuant to an arrangement authorised by paragraph 3B, Schedule 1 of the SSCBA.
2. RESTRICTION ON REGISTRATION UNTIL LIABILITY PAID BY OPTIONEE
The Optionee hereby agrees that no Shares shall be registered in his name until he has met the Liability as a result of a Trigger Event in accordance with this Joint Election.
3. PAYMENT
3.1 Where, in relation to an Option, the Optionee is liable, or is in accordance with current practice at the date of the Trigger Event believed by the Employer to be liable (where it is believed that the shares under option are readily convertible assets), to account to the Inland Revenue for the Liability, the Optionee and the Employer agree that, upon receipt of the funds to meet the Liability from the Employee, that such funds to meet the Liability shall be paid to the Collector of Taxes or other relevant taxation authority by the Employer on the Optionee's behalf within 14 days of the end of the income tax month in which the gain on the Option was made ("the 14 day period") and for the purposes of securing payment of the Liability the Optionee will on the occurrence of a Trigger Event:
(a) pay to the Employer a cash amount equal to the Liability; and/or
(b) suffer a deduction from salary or other remuneration due to the Optionee such deduction being in an amount not exceeding the Liability; and/or
(c) at the request of the Company enter into such arrangement or
arrangements necessary or expedient with such person or persons
(including the appointment of a nominee on behalf of the Optionee)
to effect the sale of Shares acquired through the exercise of an
Option to cover all or any part of the Liability and use the
proceeds to pay the Employer a cash amount equal to the Liability.
3.2 The Optionee hereby irrevocably appoints the Company and the Employer as his attorney with full power in his name to execute or sign any document and do any other thing which the Company or the Employer may consider desirable for the purpose of giving effect to the Optionee satisfying the Liability under clause 3.1 and satisfying any penalties and interest under clause 3.4. The Optionee further agrees to ratify and confirm whatever the Company and the Employer may lawfully do as his attorney. In particular, the Employer and/or the Company will have the right to enter into such an
arrangement (as envisaged by clause 3.1(c)) on the Optionee's behalf to sell sufficient of the Shares issued or transferred to the Optionee on the exercise of an Option to meet the Liability pursuant to clause 3.1 and any penalty or interest arising under clause 3.4.
3.3 The Employer shall pass all monies it has collected from the Optionee in respect of the Liability to the Collector of Taxes by no later than 14 days after the end of the income tax month in which the Trigger Event occurred. The Employer shall be responsible for any penalties or interest that may arise in respect of the Liability from any failure on its part after it has collected any monies from the Optionee to pass the Liability to the Collector of Taxes within the said 14 days period.
3.4 If the Optionee has failed to pay all or part of the Liability to the Employer within the 14 day period the Optionee hereby indemnifies the Employer against such penalties or interest that the Employer would have to pay in respect of the late payment of all or part of the Liability to the Collector of Taxes.
4. TERMINATION OF JOINT ELECTION
4.1 This Joint Election shall cease to have effect on the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) if the terms of this Joint Election are satisfied in the reasonable opinion of the Company, the Employer and the Optionee;
(b) if the Company, the Employer and the Optionee jointly agree in writing to revoke this Joint Election;
(c) if the Inland Revenue withdraws approval of this Joint Election so far as it relates to share options covered by the Joint Election but not yet granted;
(d) if the Option shall lapse or the Option is otherwise not capable of being exercised pursuant to the Plan; and/or
(e) if the Company and/or the Employer serve notice on the Optionee that the Joint Election is to cease to have effect.
5. FURTHER ASSURANCE
5.1 The Company, Employer and the Optionee shall do all such things and execute all such documents as may be necessary or desirable to ensure that this Joint Election complies with all relevant legislation and/or Inland Revenue requirements.
5.2 The Optionee shall notify the Employer in writing of any Trigger Event which occurs in relation to an Option within three days of such Trigger Event.
5.3 The Company intends, as soon as practicable, to notify the Employer of the Optionee's intention of exercising an Option and shall provide the Employer with such information available to the Company to enable the Employer to calculate the Liability arising on the Trigger Event.
6. SECONDARY CONTRIBUTOR
The Employer enters into this Joint Election on its own behalf and on behalf of the Company, or, if and to the extent that there is a change in law, any other company or person who is or becomes a secondary contributor for NIC purposes in respect of an Option. It is agreed that the Employer can enforce the terms of this Joint Election against the Optionee on behalf of any such company.
7. BINDING EFFECT
7.1 The Optionee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Joint Election and for the avoidance of doubt the Optionee shall continue to be bound by the terms of this Joint Election regardless of which country the Optionee is working in when the Liability arises and regardless of whether the Optionee is an employee of the Employer when the Liability arises.
7.2 The Employer and the Company agree to be bound by the terms of this Joint Election and for the avoidance of doubt the Employer and Company shall continue to be bound by the terms of this Joint Election regardless of which country the Optionee is working in when the Liability arises and regardless of whether the Optionee is an employee of the Employer when the Liability arises.
8. GOVERNING LAW
8.1 This Joint Election shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the parties irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts to settle any claims, disputes or issues which may arise out of this deed.
This Joint Election has been executed and delivered as a deed on the date written above.
SIGNED AS A DEED
BY [INSERT NAME OF OPTIONEE]
in the presence of:
Witness signature:
Name:
Address:
Occupation:
SIGNED AS A DEED
BY SYNAPTICS (UK) LIMITED
acting by:
Director
Director/Secretary
SIGNED AS A DEED
BY SYNAPTICS, INCORPORATED
acting by the under-mentioned
person(s) acting on the authority
of the Company in accordance
with the laws of
the territory of its incorporation:
Authorised signatory
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-81820) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Compensation Plan, the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-82288) pertaining to the 1986 Incentive Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Option Plan, the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-82286) pertaining to the 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-82282) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated July 26, 2002, except for Note 13, as to which the date is August 14, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Synaptics Incorporated included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30, 2002.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP San Jose, California September 11, 2002 |
EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF KPMG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Foveon, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-81820, 333-82288, 333-82286, and 333-82282) of Synaptics Incorporated of our report dated August 31, 2000 relating to the statements of operations, convertible preferred stock and shareholders' deficit, and cash flows of Foveon Inc. (a development stage enterprise) for the year ended July 1, 2000, which report appears in the June 30, 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of Synaptics Incorporated.
/s/ KPMG LLP Mountain View, California September 11, 2002 |
EXHIBIT 99.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Synaptics Incorporated (the "Company") for the year ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Francis F. Lee, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Francis F. Lee ------------------------------------ Francis F. Lee President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director September 11, 2002 |
EXHIBIT 99.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Synaptics Incorporated (the "Company") for the year ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Russell J. Knittel, President, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Russell J. Knittel ------------------------------------ Russell J. Knittel Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary and Treasurer September 11, 2002 |