Form 10-Q SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 26, 1997 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transaction period from to Commission file number 0-9321 PRINTRONIX, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 95-2903992 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) (Identification No.) 17500 Cartwright P.O. Box 19559 Irvine, California 92623 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (714) 863-1900 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) 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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES X NO Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Class of Common Stock Outstanding at October 31, 1997 $ .01 par value 8,150,873 PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES TABLE OF CONTENTS ------------------------------ PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Financial Statements Statement Regarding Financial Information (2) Consolidated Balance Sheets Assets (3) Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (4) Consolidated Statements of Operations (5) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (6) Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (8) Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (10) PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings (13) Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (13) Item 5. Other Information (14) Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (14) Signatures (15) Index to Exhibits (16) Certificate of Incorporation Together With the Amendment Exhibit 3.1 PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES FORM 10-Q ------------ FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 26, 1997 ---------------------------------------- PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------- Item 1. Financial Statements --------------------------------- Statement Regarding Financial Information --------------------------------------------------------- The financial statements included herein have been prepared by Printronix, Inc. (the "Company"), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles has been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is suggested that the financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 1997, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Balance Sheets --------------------------- Assets September 26, 1997 March 28, 1997 (Derived from audited (Unaudited) financial statements) ----------------------------------------------- - --------- (In thousands) CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $23,713 $12,766 Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,227 as of September 26, 1997 and $ 1,010 as of March 28, 1997 20,927 23,086 Inventories: Raw materials, subassemblies and work in process 15,333 16,253 Finished goods 3,562 3,775 ----------- ----------- 18,896 20,028 Prepaid expenses 677 792 ----------- ----------- TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 64,213 56,672 ----------- ----------- Property and equipment, at cost: Machinery and equipment 31,026 32,690 Furniture and fixtures 18,193 13,581 Building and improvements 6,852 6,769 Leasehold improvements 2,105 2,008 ----------- ----------- 58,176 55,048 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (34,435) (31,520) ----------- ----------- 23,741 23,528 ----------- ----------- Other assets 592 453 ----------- ----------- TOTAL ASSETS $88,546 $80,653 ======= ======= See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - continued --------------------------- Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity ------------------------------------ September 26, 1997 March 28, 1997 (Derived from audited (Unaudited) financial statements) ----------------------------------------------- - --------- (In thousands) CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable $8,603 $8,621 Accrued expenses: Payroll and employee benefits 4,730 4,087 Warranty 1,636 1,536 Income taxes 1,045 641 Environmental 214 214 Other 1,870 1,326 ----------- ----------- TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 18,098 16,425 ----------- ----------- Other long-term liabilities 720 720 ----------- ----------- TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 720 720 ----------- ----------- STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: Common stock, par value $0.01 Authorized 30,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 7,897,141 and 8,032,303 shares as of September 26, 1997 and March 28, 1997, respectively. 79 80 Additional paid-in capital 31,398 30,887 Retained earnings 38,251 32,541 ----------- ----------- Total Stockholders' Equity 69,728 63,508 ----------- ----------- TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $88,546 $80,653 ======= ======= See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Operations ------------------------------------- (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Sep. 26, Sep. 27, Sep. 26,Sep. 27, 1997 1996 1997 1996 (Amounts in thousands, except share data) NET SALES $40,788 $43,193 $84,455 $87,812 COST OF SALES 27,596 32,001 58,339 65,637 ---------------------------------------- Gross Profit 13,192 11,192 26,116 22,175 OPERATING EXPENSES: Engineering and development 3,722 3,749 7,573 7,205 Selling, general and administrative 5,733 4,975 11,051 9,880 ---------------------------------------- Total operating expenses 9,455 8,724 18,624 17,085 ---------------------------------------- INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 3,737 2,468 7,492 5,090 ---------------------------------------- Other income, net (404) (33) (717) (3) ---------------------------------------- INCOME BEFORE TAXES 4,141 2,501 8,209 5,093 Provision for income taxes 402 100 827 200 ---------------------------------------- NET INCOME $ 3,739 $ 2,401 $ 7,382 $ 4,893 ====== ====== ====== ====== EARNINGS PER SHARE: Primary $ 0.45 $ 0.29 $ 0.90 $ 0.59 Fully Diluted $ 0.45 $ 0.29 $ 0.88 $ 0.58 ====== ====== ====== ====== WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING: Primary 8,260,773 8,288,696 8,214,113 8,314,110 Fully Diluted 8,378,656 8,355,968 8,388,773 8,367,235 ======== ======== ======== ======== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows ------------------------------------- For the Six Months Ended: September 26, 1997 and September 27, 1996 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Unaudited) 1997 1996 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $7,382 $ 4,893 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 3,571 3,551 Loss on sales of property & equipment 33 94 Compensation expense related to restricted stock plan 794 687 Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 2,159 (310) Inventories 1,132 (3,298) Accounts payable (18) (3,296) Payroll and employee benefits 643 1,001 Accrued income taxes 404 259 Other assets and liabilities, net 620 485 ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by operating activities 16,720 4,066 ----------- ----------- Cash flows from investing activities: Investment in property and equipment (3,896) (3,920) Purchase of building and improvements (83) (6,290) Proceeds from disposition of equipment 162 600 ----------- ----------- Net cash used in investing activities (3,817) (9,610) ----------- ------------ See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - continued ------------------------------------- For the Six Months Ended: September 26, 1997 and September 27, 1996 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Unaudited) 1997 1996 Cash flows from financing activities: Payment of short-term debt -- (187) Proceeds from issuance of common stock 520 160 Purchase of common stock (2,476) -- Increase in long-term debt -- 5,000 ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by financing activities (1,956) 4,973 ----------- ----------- Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 10,947 (571) ----------- ----------- Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 12,766 6,486 ----------- ----------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $23,713 $5,915 ======= ======= - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information: Taxes paid $274 $56 Interest paid $ 20 $93 Capital lease additions -- -- See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ----------------------------------------------- SEPTEMBER 26, 1997 ------------------------- (Unaudited) 1) Management Opinion In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations as of and for the periods presented. 2) Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments with maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances held in foreign currencies was not material for the periods presented. 3)Inventories Inventories are priced at the lower of cost (FIFO) or market and include the cost of material, labor and manufacturing overhead. 4) Reclassifications Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation. 5)Statements of Financial Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 128 "Earnings per Share." This statement required dual presentation of newly defined basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") on the face of the income statements for all entities with complex capital structures. The accounting standard is effective for all fiscal years ending after December 15, 1997 and requires restatement of all prior period EPS presented. Earlier application is not permitted. SFAS No. 128 specifies the computation, presentation and disclosure requirements for EPS. The implementation of SFAS 128 is not expected to have a material impact on data previously presented by the Company. 6) Bank Borrowings and Debt Arrangements The Company ended the quarter with no outstanding debt against its unsecured lines of credit. PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ----------------------------------------------- SEPTEMBER 26, 1997 ------------------------- (Unaudited) 7) Earnings per Share The number of shares used in computing earnings per share equals the total of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods presented plus common stock equivalents relating to options. Common stock equivalents relating to options represent additional shares which may be issued in connection with their exercise, reduced by the number of shares which could be repurchased with the proceeds at the average market price per share computed on a quarterly basis during the year. The following table shows the calculation for primary and fully diluted shares outstanding: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Sep. 26, Sep. 27, Sep. 26, Sep. 27, 1997 1996 1997 1996 Weighted avg. shares outstanding 7,884,334 7,882,381 7,894,594 7,879,089 Common stock equivalents: Options - Primary 376,439 406,315 319,519 435,021 Options - Fully Diluted 494,322 473,587 494,179 488,146 Shares outstanding: Primary 8,260,773 8,288,696 8,214,113 8,314,110 Fully Diluted 8,378,656 8,355,968 8,388,773 8,367,235 8) Capital Stock As authorized by the Board of Directors, the Company repurchased and retired 15,000 shares of common stock during the quarter at a cost of $225 thousand. Future purchases of up to 792,500 shares of common stock may be made at the Company's discretion. In June 1996, Printronix completed a stock split-up effected in the form of a fifty percent (50%) stock dividend. Retroactive effect has been given to the stock split in all share and per share data presented. PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations --------------------------------------------- Reference is made to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 1997 for a detailed discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and results of operations for the periods covered by that report. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Revenues and Backlog Net sales for the quarter ended September 26, 1997 were $40.8 million a reduction of $2.8 million or 6.6% lower than last quarter and $2.4 million or 5.6% lower than the year-ago quarter. On a year-to-date basis, sales were down $3.4 million or 3.8% over the first six months of the prior fiscal year. The decrease in revenue for the first six months of the year compared with the same period last year was driven by lower sales to the Company's largest OEM customer and a weaker market in Europe, partially offset by increased sales in Asia Pacific. Regionally, year-to-date sales to customers in the Americas decreased 5.7% compared with the same period of the prior year while sales to customers in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) decreased approximately 7.0%. Revenue to customers located in Asia Pacific increased 43.6% or $1.8 million for the first six months of fiscal 1998 compared with the same period of the prior year. Revenue from the Company's five largest customers, which primarily represent OEM business, decreased 17.0% from the prior quarter and decreased 23.4% over the year-ago quarter. For the first six months of the fiscal year, sales to these customers were down $8.2 million or 16.5% over the prior year period. Order backlog at quarter-end was $20.8 million compared with $14.0 million at the end of the previous quarter and $18.0 million at the end of the second quarter for the previous fiscal year. Gross Profit Gross profit as a percentage of sales for the quarter increased to 32.3% compared with 29.6% in the prior quarter and 25.9% in the prior year quarter. The year-to-date gross profit percentage increased to 30.9% from 25.3% for the first six months of the fiscal year compared with the first six months of the prior fiscal year. The higher margin is attributable to manufacturing efficiencies and cost reductions from the planned move of the Singapore manufacturing operations to a new facility in October 1996 and the successful conversion to the ProLine Series line matrix products. PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Operating Expenses, Other Income and Taxes Engineering expense for the quarter was 3.3% lower than the prior quarter and remained flat compared to the prior year quarter. On a year-to-date basis, engineering expenses increased to $7.6 million compared with $7.2 million for the first six months of the prior fiscal year. Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased 7.8% over the prior quarter and increased 15.2% over the prior year quarter. Year-to-date expenses increased by 11.9% to $11.1 million compared with $9.9 million for the corresponding prior year six months. The increased spending over the prior year periods continues to be driven by higher sales expenses for advertising and marketing due to the rollout of the ProLine series printers. As a percentage of sales, selling, general, and administrative spending increased to 13.1% for the first six months of the year compared to 11.3% for the same period in the prior year. Other income was $0.1 million higher than the prior quarter and $0.4 million higher than the prior year quarter. On a year-to-date basis, other income increased $0.7 million. The increase in other income was due to increased interest income from higher average cash balances and increased foreign currency gains. The year-to-date income tax provision increased to $0.8 million as compared to $0.2 million in the prior year. The increase in tax provision is due to the full utilization of the California net operating loss carryforwards in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1997. The Company continues utilizing Federal net operating loss carryforwards and is required to provide only for state and foreign taxes. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES The Company ended the quarter with cash, net of short-term borrowings, of $23.7 million compared with $18.5 million last quarter and $5.9 million for the year-ago quarter. The Company's current cash position results primarily from increased profitability and lower inventory levels. The higher inventory levels in the prior year supported the planned move of the Singapore manufacturing operations to a new facility without impacting the Company's product availability to its customers. Investment in capital equipment for the first six months of the fiscal year was $3.9 million compared with $10.2 million for the same period in the prior year. Prior year capital expenditures of $10.2 million included manufacturing equipment for ProLine printer production and a new facility for Singapore manufacturing. Both the current year and prior year capital expenditures included amounts related to the Company's new business information system. PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES - CONTINUED In June 1996, the Company completed a split-up effected in the form of a fifty percent (50%) stock dividend. Retroactive effect has been given to the stock dividend in stockholder's equity accounts as of September 26,1997, and in all share and per share data presented. During the quarter ended September 26, 1997, the Company completed the installation of a new business information system which is year 2000 compliant. The cost of the new business information system was capitalized and will be amortized over its useful life. The Company continues to assess the effect of the year 2000 on its operations and does not expect the impact to be significant. The Company believes that its internally-generated funds, together with available financing, will be adequate in providing its working capital requirements, capital expenditures, and engineering development needs through the current fiscal year. STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOT YET ADOPTED In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 128 "Earnings per Share." This statement requires dual presentation of newly defined basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") on the face of the income statement for all entities with complex capital structures. The accounting standard is effective for all fiscal years ending after December 15, 1997 and requires restatement of all prior period EPS presented. Earlier application is not permitted. SFAS No. 128 specifies the computation, presentation and disclosure requirements for EPS. The implementation of SFAS 128 is not expected to have a material impact on data previously presented by the Company. PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES PART II. OTHER INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------- Item 1. Legal Proceedings --------------------------------------- See "Item 3. Legal Proceedings" reported in Part I of the Company's Report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 1997 and the Company's Report on Form 10Q for the period ended June 27, 1997. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The annual meeting of stockholders of the Company was held on August 12, 1997, at which five persons, constituting the entire board of directors, were elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders. The names of the persons elected as directors are as follows: Shares For Shares Withheld Robert A. Kleist 6,960,621 480,363 Bruce T. Coleman 6,962,021 478,963 John R. Dougery 6,962,021 478,963 Ralph Gabai 6,961,671 479,313 Erwin A. Kelen 6,961,721 479,263 At the annual meeting, the stockholders also voted upon and approved the following matters: 1. An amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares to 30,000,000. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 6,500,246 913,785 26,953 0 2. An amendment to the 1994 Stock Incentive Plan to increase shares available for awards to 1,525,000 shares. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 3,936,222 961,007 24,987 2,518,768 PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES PART II. OTHER INFORMATION - continued ------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 5. Other Information ----------------------------------------------------------- The Company is party to restricted stock purchase agreements with certain of its officers pursuant to which those officers purchased stock from the Company at a discount to the market price. These agreements each provide for a right of repurchase by the Company. The right of repurchase lapses as to a portion of the shares in each fiscal year in which a certain performance criterion is met. The lapse of the repurchase right means that such portion of the shares becomes vested. In October 1997, 236,000 additional shares were issued under the plan. The excess of the fair market value on the date of vesting over the purchase price is charged to operations as compensation expense as the performance criterion is met. Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ----------------------------------------------------------- (a) Exhibits. 27. Financial Data Schedule (b) Reports. No reports on Form 8-K have been filed by the Registrant for the quarterly period covered by this report. PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Signatures ------------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. PRINTRONIX, INC. (Registrant) Date: November 7, 1997 By: George L. Harwood Sr. Vice-President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer) PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Index to Exhibits to Form 10-Q ----------------------------------------------------- SEPTEMBER 26, 1997 ------------------------- EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION PAGE -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- --------- 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation Together With the Amendment -- 27 Financial Data Schedule Filed only with EDGAR version CERTIFICATION OF INCORPORATION OF PRINTRONIX, INC. ARTICLE 1 - NAME The name of this Corporation is Printronix, Inc. ARTICLE 2 - REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT The name and address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is the United States Corporation Company, 229 South State Street, Dover, County of Kent, Delaware. The name of the Corporation's registered agent at that address is the United States Corporation Company. ARTICLE 3 - PURPOSE The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time. ARTICLE 4 - AUTHORIZED CAPITAL The total number of shares of capital stock which this Corporation has the authority to issue is 12,000,000. All such shares are of one class and are Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share. ARTICLE 5 - INCORPORATOR The name and mailing address of the Incorporator of the Corporation are as follows: Susan J. Glass c/o Printronix, Inc. 17500 Cartwright Road, C-5 Irvine, California 92714 ARTICLE 6 - NUMBER AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (a) The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than 5 nor more than 9 members. The exact number of authorized directors shall initially be 7 and, thereafter, shall be fixed from time to time, within the foregoing limits, in a By-law or amendment thereto duly adopted by the Board of Directors or the stockholders. The limits specified above may be changed, or a definite number fixed without provision for a variable number, only by an amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation. (b) At all elections of directors of the Corporation, subject to the requirements of the next sentence, each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to as many votes as shall equal the number of votes which (except for this provision as to cumulative voting) such holder would be entitled to cast for the election of directors with respect to his shares of stock multiplied by the number of directors to be elected, and such holder may cast all of such votes for a single director or may distribute them among the number to be voted for or for any two or more of them as such holder may see fit. No stockholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes unless the name of the candidate for whom such votes would be cast has been placed in nomination prior to the voting, and any stockholder has given notice at the meeting prior to the voting of such stockholder's intention to cumulate his votes. (c) Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless otherwise provided in the By-laws. ARTICLE 7 - LIMITATION OF DIRECTORS' LIABILITY (a) The personal liability of the directors of the Corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time. (b) Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article 7 by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification. ARTICLE 8 - AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-laws of the Corporation. ARTICLE 9 - AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation or to adopt new provisions, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, and all rights conferred on stockholders and directors herein are granted subject to this reservation. I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the incorporator, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, do make, file and record this Certificate of Incorporation, do certify that the facts herein stated are true under the penalties of perjury, and accordingly, have hereto set my hand this 29th day of September, 1986. Susan J. Glass CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF PRINTRONIX, INC. A Delaware Corporation Printronix, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Printronix, Inc., resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and authorizing said amendment to be presented to the stockholders for their consideration at the annual meeting. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows: RESOLVED, that it is fair to and in the best interests of the corporation and its stockholders and it is advisable that Article 4 of the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended to read: "The total number of shares which this Corporation has the authority to issue is 30,000,000. All such shares are of one class and are Common Stock, $.01 par value per share." SECOND: That thereafter, at the annual meeting of stockholders held on August 12, 1997, pursuant to notice duly given in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment. THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned declares under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, that he is the duly elected and acting Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Printronix, Inc. and this instrument is the act and deed of the corporation. Executed on August 12, 1997. Printronix, Inc. By George L. Harwood, Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary