SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K/A /x/ Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, or / / Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from ________ to _______. Commission File Number 1-5562 KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New York 04-2151861 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) Reservoir Place, 1601 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02154-7333 (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (617) 890-5655 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange on Title of each class which registered Common Stock - $2.50 par value New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Preferred Stock Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange, Inc. 8 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2009 New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None (Title of each class) 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 the registrant's 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. / / State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non- affiliates of the registrant. $134,919,979 as of March 19, 1997. Indicate the number of outstanding shares of the registrant's Common Stock. 9,772,562 shares as of March 19, 1997. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the 1997 Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed for the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III. 2 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - continued Note 7. Long-term debt Long-term debt consists of the following: 1996 1995 -------- -------- 8 3/4% Convertible subordinated debentures due 2009 $ 34,590 $ 36,340 10.50% Convertible subordinated debentures due 1997 2,000 4,000 Term loan, 7.45% due through 2001 22,750 - Term loan, 4.50% due through 2001 424 - Term loans, 10.50% due 1997 9 28 Capital lease obligations 223 421 -------- -------- 59,996 40,789 Less current maturities 6,942 3,901 -------- -------- $ 53,054 $ 36,888 ======== ======== The 8.75% Convertible Subordinated Debentures are convertible at any time prior to maturity, unless previously redeemed, into 1,006,987 shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $34.35 per share, subject to adjustment in certain events. The Company is required to make annual sinking fund payments sufficient to retire principal amounts of at least $1.75 million, but not more than $3.5 million commencing May 1, 1994, and each year thereafter including May 1, 2008. The balance, if any, is due on May 1, 2009. At December 31, 1996 the market price of these debentures approximated carrying value. The 10.50% Convertible Subordinated Debentures, issued in a private placement, are convertible into 80,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $25 per share at any time prior to maturity, unless previously redeemed. The debentures are subject to mandatory sinking fund payments which commenced on August 1, 1993, and each year thereafter including August 1, 1997, in the amount of $2 million of principal reduction. As described in Note 6 above, the 7.45% term loan was for the sole purpose of redeeming the Company s Preferred Stock (as described in Note 8), and the balance is to be repaid in mandatory installments of $3 million, $5.25 million, $6 million, $6.75 million, and $1.75 million in the years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 respectively. The Company incurred $5.8 million, $4.7 million, and $4.6 million of interest expense on debt in 1996, 1995, and 1994, respectively. 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Kollmorgen Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION /s/ Robert J. Cobuzzi Robert J. Cobuzzi Its: Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer March 28, 1997 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 Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: /s/ Gideon Argov Gideon Argov March 28, 1997 President and Chief Executive Officer/Director /s/ Robert J. Cobuzzi Robert J. Cobuzzi March 28, 1997 Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer/Director /s/ Keith D. Jones Keith D. Jones March 28, 1997 Controller and Chief Accounting Officer /s/ James A. Eder James A. Eder March 28, 1997 Vice President and Secretary and Attorney-in-Fact For: James H. Kasschau, Director Geoffrey S. Rehnert, Director J. Douglas Maxwell, Jr., Director George P. Stephan, Director Robert N. Parker, Director