Below is a line graph comparing the annual percentage change in the cumulative total return on the Company’s common stock with the cumulative total return of the NASDAQ U.S. Index and the NASDAQ Computer and Data Processing Services Industry Index for the period commencing on April 30, 2001 and ending on April 30, 2006.
PROPOSAL NO. 2
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF UNIFY CORPORATION TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FROM 40,000,000 TO 80,000,000
Background
Under Delaware law, we may only issue shares of Common Stock to the extent such shares have been authorized for issuance under our Certificate of Incorporation. The Certificate of Incorporation currently authorizes the issuance of up to 40,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of August 31, 2006, 29,523,608 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding and 6,454,072 unissued shares were reserved for issuance under our equity compensation plans and pursuant to warrant agreements and other agreements. We have further committed to issuing an additional 5,000,00 shares of our Common Stock and warrants to purchase up to 750,000 shares of our Common Stock in connection with the Purchase and Exchange Agreement dated as of September 13, 2006 by and between Unify and Halo Technologies Holdings, Inc. In order to ensure sufficient shares of Common Stock will be available for issuance by Unify, the Board of Directors has approved, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to Unify’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of such Common Stock authorized for issuance from 40,000,000 to 80,000,000.
Purpose and Effect of the Amendment
The principal purpose of the proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation is to authorize additional shares of Common Stock which will be available in the event the Board of Directors determines that it is necessary or appropriate to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities, to acquire another company or its assets, to establish strategic relationships with corporate partners, to provide equity incentives to employees and officers, to permit future stock dividends or for other corporate purposes. The availability of additional shares of Common Stock is particularly important in the event that the Board of Directors needs to undertake any of the foregoing actions on an expedited basis and thus to avoid the time and expense of seeking stockholder approval in connection with the contemplated issuance of Common Stock. If the amendment is approved by the stockholders, the Board does not intend to solicit further stockholder approval prior to the issuance of any additional shares of Common Stock, except as may be required by applicable law.
The increase in authorized Common Stock will not have any immediate effect on the rights of existing stockholders. However, the Board will have the authority to issue authorized Common Stock without requiring future stockholder approval of such issuances, except as may be required by applicable law. To the extent that additional authorized shares are issued in the future, they may decrease the existing stockholders’ percentage equity ownership and, depending on the price at which they are issued, could be dilutive to the existing stockholders. The holders of Common Stock have no preemptive rights and the Board of Directors has no plans to grant such rights with respect to any such shares.
The increase in the authorized number of shares of Common Stock and the subsequent issuance of such shares could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of Unify without further action by the stockholders. Shares of authorized and unissued Common Stock could, within the limits imposed by applicable law, be issued in one or more transactions which would make a change in control of Unify more difficult, and therefore less likely. Any such issuance of additional stock could have the effect of diluting the earnings per share, or decreasing our net loss per share, and book value per share of outstanding shares of Common Stock and such additional shares could be used to dilute the stock ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of Unify.
The Board of Directors is not currently aware of any attempt to take over or acquire Unify. While it may be deemed to have potential anti-takeover effects, the proposed amendment to increase the authorized Common Stock is not prompted by any specific effort or takeover threat currently perceived by management.
If the proposed amendment is approved by the stockholders, Paragraph A of Article Four of our Certificate of Incorporation will be amended to read as follows:
“A. This Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 87,931,370 shares, 80,000,000 shares of which shall be Common Stock with a par value of $0.001 each and 7,931,370 shares of which shall be Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.001 each.”
The additional shares of Common Stock to be authorized pursuant to the proposed amendment will have a par value of $0.001 per share and be of the same class of Common Stock as is currently authorized under the Certificate.
We do not have any current agreements or commitments to issue any shares of our common stock except in connection with the shares reserved for issuance under our existing equity compensation plans, warrant agreements and other agreements, including our recent agreement to acquire GUPTA Technologies. We do not have sufficient shares currently authorized to meet our current commitments and we believe it will be necessary to issue equity securities in the form of warrants and/or convertible notes in connection with our plans to finance our cash commitment under the GUPTA Technologies agreement. We do not yet know the terms or amount of such financing or who the recipient of any equity securities will be. We would not be able to issue such equity securities and thus would likely not be able to secure financing or close the GUPTA acquisition on acceptable terms without the additional share increase sought hereunder.
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Please see Item 5 of our Annual Report for information about our common stock. There are no preemptive rights with respect to our common stock.
Vote Required and Board of Directors Recommendation
Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of determining if a quorum is present but will have the same effect as a negative vote on this proposal.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDER VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FROM 40,000,000 TO 80,000,000 SHARES.
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PROPOSAL NO. 3
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF
GRANT THORNTON LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007
The Company’s Audit Committee has appointed Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year 2007. A representative of Grant Thornton is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and available to respond to questions. An affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, at which a quorum is present, will ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton as our independent auditors for the fiscal year 2007.
For a discussion of fees paid to Grant Thornton LLP see “Information About Unify Corporation—Principal Accounting Fees and Services” above.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS TO BE PRESENTED
AT NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholder proposals may be included in our proxy materials for an annual meeting so long as they are provided to us on a timely basis and satisfy the other conditions set forth in applicable SEC rules. For a stockholder proposal to be included in our proxy materials for the 2007 Annual Meeting, the proposal must be received at our principal executive offices, addressed to the Secretary at 2101 Arena Boulevard, Suite 100, Sacramento, California 95834, not later than April 20, 2007. Stockholder business that is not intended for inclusion in our proxy materials may be brought before the 2007 Annual Meeting so long as we receive notice of the proposal, as specified by our Bylaws, addressed to the Secretary at our principal executive offices, not later than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting.
Should a stockholder proposal be brought before the 2007 Annual Meeting, our management proxy holders will be authorized by our proxy form to vote for or against the proposal, in their discretion, if we do not receive notice of the proposal, addressed to the Secretary at our principal executive offices, prior to the close of business on July 2, 2007.
TRANSACTION OF OTHER BUSINESS
At the date of this Proxy Statement, the only business which the Board of Directors intends to present or knows that others will present at the meeting is as set forth above. If any other matter or matters are properly brought before the meeting, or any adjournment thereof, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy to vote the proxy on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
| Sincerely, |
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| Todd E. Wille |
Sacramento, California | President and Chief Executive Officer |
October ___, 2006 | |
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