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MICROS SYSTEMS, INC.
12000 BALTIMORE AVENUE
BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND 20705-1291
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 17, 1995
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of MICROS
Systems, Inc., ("MICROS" or the "Company") will be held at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time on Friday, November 17, 1995, at the corporate offices of MICROS,
12000 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland, for the following purposes:
(1) To elect five directors to serve for a one-year term (Proposal 1); and
(2) To approve the appointment of Price Waterhouse LLP as independent
public accountants for the 1996 fiscal year (Proposal 2); and
(3) To approve an amendment to the Company's 1991 Stock Option Plan
(Proposal 3); and
(4) To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
The close of business on October 2, 1995, has been fixed as the record
date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at
the Annual Meeting. Only holders of Common Stock of record at the close of
business on that date will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual
Meeting or any adjournments thereof. The transfer books of the Company will
not be closed.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Judith F. Wilbert
Corporate Secretary
Beltsville, Maryland
October 16, 1995
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. THEREFORE, WHETHER OR NOT
YOU PLAN TO BE PRESENT IN PERSON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND DATE
THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE WHICH REQUIRES NO
POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
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MICROS SYSTEMS, INC.
12000 BALTIMORE AVENUE
BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND 20705-1291
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
NOVEMBER 17, 1995
VOTING RIGHTS AND PROXY SOLICITATION
This Proxy Statement is furnished to stockholders of MICROS Systems, Inc.
("MICROS" or the "Company") in connection with the solicitation by the Board of
Directors of MICROS of proxies to be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held on Friday, November 17, 1995 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at
the corporate offices of MICROS, 12000 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland
20705-1291 and at any adjournments thereof.
It is anticipated that this Proxy Statement and form of proxy will initially
be mailed to stockholders on or about October 16, 1995.
If the enclosed form of proxy is properly executed and returned to the
Company in time to be voted at the Annual Meeting, the shares represented
thereby will be voted in accordance with the instructions marked thereon.
EXECUTED BUT UNMARKED PROXIES WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF MANAGEMENT'S
NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS AND FOR ALL OTHER PROPOSALS. If any other matters are
properly brought before the Annual Meeting, the persons named in the
accompanying proxy will vote the shares represented by such proxies on such
matters according to their best judgment.
The presence of a stockholder at the Annual Meeting will not automatically
revoke such stockholder's proxy. Stockholders may, however, revoke a proxy at
any time prior to its exercise by filing with the Secretary of the Company a
written notice of revocation, by delivering to the Company a duly executed
proxy bearing a later date, or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in
person.
The cost of solicitation of proxies in the form enclosed herewith will be
borne by the Company. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, the
Company, through its Directors, officers and regular employees, may also
solicit proxies personally or by telephone or telegraph. The Company will
request persons, firms and corporations holding shares in their names or in the
name of their nominees, which are beneficially owned by others, to send proxy
material to and obtain proxies from such beneficial owners and will reimburse
such holders for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in doing so. The
Company may retain a proxy solicitor if it were to determine subsequently that
such action is appropriate.
The securities which can be voted at the Annual Meeting consist of shares of
Common Stock of the Company with each share entitling its owner to one vote.
The close of business on October 2, 1995 has been fixed as the record date for
determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting. The number of
shares outstanding on October 2, 1995 was 7,871,280. The presence in person or
by proxy of stockholders holding of record a majority of all votes entitled to
be cast at the Annual Meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum.
A majority of all votes cast at the meeting, a quorum being present, is
required for the adoption of each of the Proposals. Under applicable Maryland
law, proxies marked as abstentions and broker non-votes (where a nominee
holding shares for a beneficial owner has not received voting instructions from
the beneficial owner with respect to a particular matter and such nominee does
not possess or choose to exercise discretionary authority with respect thereto)
will be considered as present at the meeting for purposes of determining
existence of a quorum but not entitled to vote with respect to the particular
matter and will therefore have no effect on the vote. A proxy marked to
withhold a vote from a nominee in the case of election of Directors shall have
the effect of a negative vote. Each stockholder of record on the record voting
date is entitled to one vote per share. There are no cumulative voting rights.
A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS FOR ITS FISCAL YEAR
ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 ACCOMPANIES THIS PROXY STATEMENT. THE COMPANY HAS FILED AN
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR ITS FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. STOCKHOLDERS MAY OBTAIN, FREE OF CHARGE, A
COPY OF SUCH ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K BY WRITING TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY
AT THE COMPANY'S ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Set forth below is the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock and
the percentage of total outstanding shares beneficially owned by each Director
of the Company, the Chief Executive Officer, the four most highly compensated
executive officers, all Directors and executive officers as a group and, to the
knowledge of the Company, all persons beneficially owning 5% or more of the
Company's Common Stock as of August 31, 1995. Also set forth below is the
address of each such 5% beneficial owner.
NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED AS OF PERCENT OF
INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP (1) AUGUST 31, 1995 (2) CLASS
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Louis M. Brown, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,000 Less than 1%
Director/Chairman of the Board
Daniel A. Cohen,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,400 Less than 1%
Director
Alan M. Voorhees, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000 (3) Less than 1%
Director
Edward T. Wilson, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,000 (4) Less than 1%
Director
T. Paul Armstrong,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,334 (5) Less than 1%
Senior Vice President,
Research and Development
Daniel G. Interlandi,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,050 (6) Less than 1%
Senior Vice, President, Sales and Marketing
Gary C. Kaufman, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 (7) Less than 1%
Vice President, Finance and Administration/
Chief Financial Officer
Ronald J. Kolson,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,000 (8) Less than 1%
Executive Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer
Directors and Executive Officers. . . . . . . . . . 134,384 (9) 1.7%
as a group (11 persons,
including the above named 4 officers)
Westinghouse Holdings Corporation. . . . . . . . . 3,849,123 49.0%
Westinghouse Building
Gateway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Notes:
(1) A.L. Giannopoulos, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer,
does not beneficially own any shares of Common Stock at August 31, 1995. Mr.
Giannopoulos beneficially owns 1,550 shares of Westinghouse common stock and
has options, currently exercisable, to purchase 55,000 shares of Westinghouse
stock. Claudia E. Morf, Director, does not beneficially own any shares of
Common Stock at August 31, 1995. Ms. Morf beneficially owns 401 shares of
Westinghouse common stock and has options, currently exercisable, to purchase
90,000 shares of Westinghouse common stock. Effective September 22, 1995, Ms.
Morf resigned as a member of the Company's Board. Fredric G. Reynolds,
Director, does not beneficially own any shares of Common Stock at August 31,
1995. Mr. Reynolds beneficially owns 8,000 shares of Westinghouse common stock
and has options, currently exercisable, to purchase 287,000 shares of
Westinghouse common stock. Effective September 22, 1995, Mr. Reynolds resigned
as a member of the Company's Board of Directors.
(2) Information with respect to beneficial ownership is based on
information furnished by each shareholder. Sole voting and sole investing
power is exercised by each individual.
(3) Does not include 30,000 shares held by irrevocable trusts created for
the benefit of the adult children of Mr. Voorhees, with respect to which he
disclaims any beneficial interest.
(4) Mr. Wilson disclaims any beneficial interest in 23,500 shares of
Common Stock, not included here, held in custody for his dependent children.
(5) Represents options to purchase 16,334 shares of Common Stock which are
exercisable as of or within 60 days of August 31, 1995.
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(6) Includes options to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock which are
exercisable as of or within 60 days of August 31, 1995.
(7) Mr. Kaufman beneficially owns 2,400 shares of Westinghouse common
stock (less than 1%).
(8) Includes options to purchase 20,500 shares of Common Stock which are
exercisable as of or within 60 days of August 31, 1995.
(9) Includes stock options for the purchase of 46,834 shares of Common
Stock which are exercisable as of or within 60 days of August 31, 1995 and
assumes 7,906,065 shares outstanding upon the exercise of such options.
As of August 31, 1995, CEDE & Co., nominee for Stock Clearing Corporation,
Box 20, Bowling Green Station, New York, New York, a central certificate
service, held of record 3,659,304 shares (46.6%) of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock. Those shares are believed to be owned beneficially by a large
number of beneficial owners and, except as indicated in this table, the Company
is not aware of any other individual or group owning beneficially more than 5%
of the outstanding Common Stock.
As of August 31, 1995, Westinghouse Holdings Corporation ("Holdings"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Corporation ("Westinghouse"),
beneficially owned 49% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Company. On September 19, 1995, Holdings sold all of its 3,849,123 shares of
the Common Stock of the Company. As of September 30, 1995, neither
Westinghouse nor any of its affiliates owned any of the Common Stock of the
Company.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(PROPOSAL 1)
Unless otherwise specified on the proxy, it is the intention of the persons
named in the proxy to vote the shares represented by each properly executed
proxy for the election of Directors of the nominees listed below for the
ensuing year. Management believes that all such nominees will stand for
election and will serve if elected as Directors. However, if any person
nominated by management fails to stand for election or is unable to accept
election, the proxies will be voted for the election of such other person or
persons as management may recommend.
Pursuant to the Company's By-Laws, the number of Directors shall be no less
than five and no more than nine. Directors are elected for a term of one year
and until their successors are elected and qualified. There are currently five
Directors and the Board has nominated five individuals for election. Proxies
cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than the five nominees named.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995, the Board of Directors held five
regular meetings and four special meetings. Each incumbent Director attended
more than 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board of
Directors and meetings of committees of the Board of Directors of which he was
a member.
The Board of Directors had an Audit Committee for fiscal 1995. The Audit
Committee was chaired by Mr. Wilson, and included Mr. Voorhees and Mr. Carroll
H. Johnson, until his resignation from the Company's Board effective August 23,
1995. The Audit Committee for fiscal 1996 is comprised of Mr. Wilson as its
Chairman, Mr. Brown and Mr. Voorhees. The Audit Committee reviews the
financial statements of the Company and the scope of the independent annual
audit and internal audits. It also reviews the Company's internal accounting
procedures and the independent accountants' recommendations to management
concerning the effectiveness of the Company's internal financial and accounting
controls. In addition, the Audit Committee reviews and recommends to the Board
of Directors the firm to be engaged as the Company's independent accountants.
The Audit Committee also examines and considers other matters relating to the
financial affairs of the Company as it determines appropriate. The Audit
Committee met two times during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995.
Representatives of Price Waterhouse LLP have attended both meetings of the
Audit Committee in fiscal 1995.
The Company in the past has used a Stock Option Committee to administer the
Company's 1991 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "1991 Option Plan") and the
Company's 1981 Stock Option Plan. During the past fiscal year, there was one
meeting of the Stock Option Committee. Further, in fiscal 1995, the Board of
Directors participated in the administration of the 1991 Option Plan.
Additionally, the Board of Directors had no standing Compensation Committee
during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995. For fiscal 1996, the Board of
Directors has established a Compensation Committee comprised of Mr. Brown, who
is the Compensation Committee chairman, Mr. Voorhees and Mr. Wilson. The Board
of Directors has assigned the Compensation Committee with the function of
providing analysis and recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect
to, among other things, executive compensation and the issuance of stock
options under the 1991 Option Plan. Accordingly, the former Stock Option
Committee was disbanded.
Further, the Board of Directors has established a Nominating Committee
comprised of Mr. Giannopoulos, who is the Nominating Committee chairman, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Voorhees and Mr. Wilson. The Nominating Committee has been assigned
with the
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responsibility of identifying and interviewing individuals who may be qualified
to serve as new Board members. The Nominating Committee shall act
unilaterally, and accordingly, will not currently consider proposed
recommendations from shareholders.
At the Annual Meeting on November 11, 1994, the holders of 7,828,424
outstanding shares of Common Stock were eligible to cast votes in the election
of Directors. Of such shares, 83.78% were present in person or by proxy and
voted or withheld authority to vote in the election of Directors.
INFORMATION AS TO NOMINEES
The following table sets forth the names of management's nominees for
election as Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting and until their
successors are elected and qualified. Also set forth is certain other
information, some of which has been obtained from the Company's records and
some of which has been supplied by the nominees, with respect to each nominee's
principal occupation or employment, his background, his age as of August 31,
1995, the periods during which he has served as a Director of the Company and
positions held with the Company.
NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR POSITION
DIRECTORS SINCE HELD IN MICROS
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Louis M. Brown, Jr. 1977 Director, Chairman of the Board
Daniel A. Cohen 1992 Director
A.L. Giannopoulos 1992 Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Alan M. Voorhees 1982 Director
Edward T. Wilson 1981 Director
Louis M. Brown, Jr., 52, has been a Director of the Company since 1977. Mr.
Brown held the position of President/Chief Executive Officer from January 1986
until his appointment as Chairman of the Board in January 1987. He is also
Chairman of IDEAS, Inc., a supplier of high technology, custom-engineered
products and services with whom the Company has a product purchasing agreement,
through Granite Communications, Inc., a corporation in which IDEAS currently
holds a minority interest. Mr. Brown also serves as President/Chief Executive
Officer and as a Director of Autometric, Inc. and Chairman of Planning Systems,
Inc. Mr. Brown also serves as a board member of Integral Systems, Inc. He is a
graduate of The Johns Hopkins University (B.E.S.-E.E.).
Daniel A. Cohen, 40, has been a Director since November 1992. He is
Managing Director and was a principal shareholder of D.A.C. Systemes/MICROS
France, a current subsidiary and distributor of the Company's products, and is
Managing Director of Fidelio France S.A. In 1983, Mr. Cohen had worked for
the former distributor in France, prior to starting the representation in
Israel. In 1986, he founded D.A.C. Systemes and took over the distribution of
products in France. In 1992, the Company acquired a 15% equity interest in Mr.
Cohen's company and the name was changed to D.A.C. Systemes/MICROS France. An
additional 8% equity interest was acquired by the Company in fiscal 1994, and
the remainder of the stock was acquired by the Company in August 1995. Mr.
Cohen is a graduate of the Hotel School of Lausanne, Switzerland, from which he
holds a Masters degree in Hotel Administration.
A.L. Giannopoulos, 55, has been a Director since March 1992, and was elected
President and Chief Executive Officer in May 1993. Effective June 1, 1995, Mr.
Giannopoulos resigned as General Manager of the Westinghouse Information and
Security Systems Divisions, having been with Westinghouse for 30 years, and was
hired by the Company pursuant to an Employment Agreement to terminate December
31, 1999. In prior assignments at Westinghouse, Mr. Giannopoulos was General
Manager of the Automation Division and National Industrial Systems Sales Force,
Industries Group. Mr. Giannopoulos is a graduate of Lamar University with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
Alan M. Voorhees, 72, has been a Director of the Company since 1982. He is
Chairman of Summit Enterprises, Inc. of Virginia, a privately-held investment
company. Mr. Voorhees also is the Chairman of the Board of Autometric, Inc.,
and a member of the Board of Directors of both Atlantic Southeast Airlines,
Inc. and IDEAS, Inc. with whom the Company has a product purchasing agreement,
through Granite Communications, Inc., a corporation in which IDEAS currently
holds a minority interest. Mr. Voorhees is a graduate of Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and holds a Masters degree from Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.
Edward T. Wilson, 54, has been a Director of the Company since 1981. He is
currently a private investment advisor and President of the Fund for Fine Arts.
Previously, Mr. Wilson held senior management positions in domestic and
international banking with Riggs National Bank and The Bank of America and in
trade relations with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Commerce
Department. Mr. Wilson holds a doctorate in international relations from The
Johns Hopkins University.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ELECTION OF THE FIVE NOMINEES AS
DIRECTORS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
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COMPENSATION
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth the total annual compensation paid or accrued
by the Company for services in all capacities for the Chief Executive Officer
and the four most highly compensated executive officers of the Company whose
aggregate compensation exceeded $100,000.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Long-Term
Annual Compensation Compensation
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Name and Other Securities
Principal Annual Underlying All Other
Position Year Salary Bonus (1) Compensation (2) Options (#) Compensation (3)
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A.L. Giannopoulos (4) 1995 $ 16,523 $ 115,346 $ 0 22,000 $ 0
President, Chief 1994 N/A
Executive Officer 1993 N/A
Ronald J. Kolson 1995 107,885 93,916 0 18,000 49,924
Executive Vice 1994 89,726 73,020 0 -- 2,819
President, Chief 1993 83,623 45,684 0 9,000 2,573
Operating Officer
T. Paul Armstrong 1995 86,986 86,576 0 17,000 47,734
Senior Vice 1994 83,271 75,499 0 -- 2,483
President, 1993 79,877 41,580 161,994 8,000 3,120
Research and
Development
Daniel G. Interlandi 1995 91,463 86,576 0 17,000 48,372
Senior Vice 1994 86,723 75,499 62,500 -- 1,032
President, 1993 76,519 42,633 35,000 6,000 953
Sales and Marketing
Gary C. Kaufman 1995 105,117 49,646 0 14,000 38,268
Vice President, 1994 (5)
Finance and 1993 N/A
Administration,
Chief
Financial Officer
Notes:
(1) Bonus - Bonuses were paid to all recipients pursuant to decisions made
by the Board of Directors based on financial performance of the Company,
including profitability and growth of the Company as measured by pre-tax income
and net revenue, and satisfaction of individual performance objectives.
(2) Represents the aggregate difference between the actual exercise price
of options previously granted and the fair market value of the Common Stock
sold during the year.
(3) All Other Compensation - includes the Company's contributions to the
401(k) savings plan for the named executives for fiscal 1993 and 1994, and in
fiscal 1995 of $2,701 for Mr. Armstrong, $1,874 for Mr. Interlandi, and $2,751
for Mr. Kolson. Also included in this column is the Westinghouse incentive
bonus payments of $45,033 for Mr. Armstrong, $46,498 for Mr. Interlandi,
$38,268 for Mr. Kaufman, and $47,173 for Mr. Kolson. Specifically,
Westinghouse, as an incentive to 11 key officers to remain with the Company for
a period of two years following June 1, 1995, agreed to make payments to such
officers aggregating up to approximately $1.25 million, payable in three equal
installments promptly after such date (subject to the officer remaining
employed by the Company on the relevant payment date). In June 1995, the first
installment of $409,100 was paid to these key officers of the Company.
(4) Mr. Giannopoulos was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in
May 1993. Inasmuch as he was a full-time employee of Westinghouse until May
31, 1995, he received no compensation in this capacity, nor stock options,
until June 1, 1995. As of June 1, 1995, Mr. Giannopoulos became a full-time
MICROS employee.
(5) Mr. Kaufman was elected Vice President, Finance and Administration,
Chief Financial Officer in May 1994. Inasmuch as he was a full-time employee
of Westinghouse until July 31, 1994, he received no compensation in this
capacity, nor was he eligible to receive stock options, until August 1, 1994.
As of August 1, 1994, Mr. Kaufman became a full-time MICROS employee.
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
The Company has entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr.
Giannopoulos that expires on December 31, 1999. The Agreement provides that
Mr. Giannopoulos will be paid an annual salary of $203,000 for fiscal 1996 and
is eligible for a bonus targeted at $120,000 for fiscal 1996. The actual
amount of the bonus is tied to certain performance criteria but cannot exceed
200% of the targeted amount. The annual salary and target bonus will each
increase $10,000 each year of the Agreement.
The Company has also entered into a Management Agreement with Mr. Cohen
that expires on August 25, 2000. The Agreement provides for an annual salary
of FF600,000 (approximately $119,000 at exchange rates in effect at the time
the Agreement was executed) plus a bonus based on the future operating results
of the subsidiaries that Mr. Cohen will be managing.
STOCK OPTIONS
Certain full-time, salaried officers and employees (including Directors)
and non-employee Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to
participate in the 1991 Option Plan which provides for the issuance of
incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options and stock appreciation
rights. The Company initially had an Option Plan which became effective as of
November 25, 1981, and terminated on November 25, 1991. Unexercised options
issued under the Company's 1981 Option Plan may be exercised according to their
terms.
The 1991 Option Plan currently in effect was approved by the stockholders
at the Annual Meeting held on November 22, 1991 and amended at the Annual
Meeting held on November 19, 1993. The Company has reserved 348,191 shares of
the Company's Common Stock for issuance under the Option Plan. Options to
purchase 335,191 shares were outstanding as of August 31, 1995.
An option may not be exercised within one year after the date of grant and
is exercisable in installments during its term as determined by the Board of
Directors or Stock Option Committee. If an option holder dies or becomes
disabled, his or her option becomes fully exercisable and may be exercised for
one year following the termination of employment. If the option holder
retires, his or her option becomes fully exercisable and may be exercised for
three months following retirement. If termination occurs for any other reason,
an option may be exercised, to the extent exercisable at termination, for 30
days after termination of employment. No option may be exercised after the
expiration of its term.
The exercise price of the shares of Common Stock covered by an option may
not be less than the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of
grant.
The following table sets forth the details of stock options granted to the
individuals listed in the Summary Compensation Table during fiscal 1995. The
second table in this section shows the value of exercised and unexercised
options for the individuals listed in the Summary Compensation Table.
OPTION GRANTS TABLE
POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE AT
ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES OF
STOCK PRICE APPRECIATION FOR
OPTION TERM
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS -----------------------------
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%OF TOTAL
OPTIONS
GRANTED TO EXERCISE
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES PRICE EXPIRATION
NAME GRANTED IN 1995 PER SHARE DATE 5%($) 10%($)
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A. L. Giannopoulos 22,000 10.2% 29.75 06/02/00 180,826 399,579
Ronald J. Kolson 3,000/15,000 8.3% 31.50/29.75 09/12/99 / 06/02/00 149,400 330,133
T. Paul Armstrong 3,000/14,000 7.9% 31.50/29.75 09/12/99 / 06/02/00 141,180 311,970
Daniel G. Interlandi 3,000/14,000 7.9% 31.50/29.75 09/12/99 / 06/02/00 141,180 311,970
Gary C. Kaufman 14,000 6.5% 29.75 06/02/00 115,071 254,277
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OPTION EXERCISES AND YEAR-END VALUE TABLE
NUMBER OF VALUE OF
SECURITIES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS AT 6/30/95 OPTIONS AT 6/30/95 (2)
SHARES ACQUIRED VALUE ------------------ ----------------------
NAME ON EXERCISE (#) REALIZED (1) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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A. L. Giannopoulos -- -- -- 22,000 -- $ 71,500
Ronald J. Kolson 3,500 $ 118,125 16,500 21,000 $ 435,375 126,375
T. Paul Armstrong -- -- 12,666 19,668 334,653 115,033
Daniel G. Interlandi -- -- 7,000 19,000 178,875 98,750
Gary C. Kaufman -- -- -- 14,000 -- 45,500
(1) Represents market value of the Company's Common Stock at exercise date
less the exercise price.
(2) Represents market value of the Company's Common Stock at June 30, 1995
less the exercise price.
EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
The Company sponsors an employee savings plan (the "Savings Plan") which
conforms to the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The
Savings Plan covers substantially all full-time employees and allows employees
to voluntarily defer a certain percentage of their income through contributions
to the Savings Plan. Prior to January 1, 1995, the Company elected to
contribute to the Savings Plan at its discretion. Effective January 1, 1995,
the Company amended the Savings Plan to provide for a contribution of one
percent of the salary of all eligible, non-highly compensated employees and to
match fifty percent of the first five percent of each participating employee's
voluntary contributions. The Company may elect to make additional
contributions, at its discretion. Company contributions were made during the
years ended June 30, 1995, 1994, and 1993 totaling $346,100, $241,200, and
$163,800, respectively.
The Company does not have any obligations to past or present employees
related to post-employment benefits.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Directors received a fee of $2,000 per quarter during fiscal 1995 and an
additional $750 for each Board of Directors meeting attended. The compensation
for Directors for fiscal 1996 has been set at $2,000 per quarter and $750 for
each Board of Directors meeting attended. The Audit Committee members were
compensated during fiscal 1995 at $250 per meeting attended while the Chairman
of the Audit Committee received $500 per meeting attended. The compensation
for Audit Committee members, Compensation Committee members and Nominating
Committee members for fiscal 1996 has been set at $250 per meeting attended and
at $500 per meeting attended for the chairman of each respective committee.
Members of the Board of Directors are reimbursed for travel and other
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Directors who are full-time, salaried
employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates do not
receive any fees for their services as members of the Board of Directors or any
of its committees. Mr. Brown and Mr. Giannopoulos will not receive any
compensation for serving on the Board-appointed committees.
In addition to the above-mentioned fees, Mr. Brown was compensated
$182,900, $154,000 and $35,000 in fiscal 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively, for
consulting services provided to the Company. See "Certain Relationships and
Related Transactions" below.
BOARD REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
In fiscal 1995, the Company did not have a standing Compensation
Committee. Decisions on compensation of the Company's executive officers
generally were made by the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and the Board Chairman. The Company in the
past has used a Stock Option Committee to administer the Company's Stock Option
Plan. In fiscal 1995, there was one meeting of the Stock Option Committee.
Further, in fiscal 1995, the Board of Directors participated in the
administration of the 1991 Option Plan. Set forth below is a report submitted
by Messrs. Brown, Cohen, Giannopoulos, Voorhees and Wilson, as members of the
Company's Board of Directors, addressing the Company's compensation policies
for the last completed fiscal year, as they affected Mr. Giannopoulos, in his
capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and the four
executive officers other than Mr. Giannopoulos, who, for the last completed
fiscal year, were the Company's most highly compensated executives
(collectively with Mr. Giannopoulos, the "Named Executive Officers").
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COMPONENTS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The basic premise of the Company's executive compensation policy is to
ensure a link between executive compensation and the creation of stockholder
value, while motivating and retaining key employees. The primary components of
the compensation packages offered to the Company's executive officers by the
Company for the last completed fiscal year consisted of three basic elements -
base salary, annual incentive bonus and long-term incentives in the form of
stock options.
SALARY
Base salaries of the executive officers, including the Named Executive
Officers, reflect the evaluation of the Board of Directors of the performance
of the Company's executive officers in the point-of-sale and property
management computer systems industry (specifically, information systems for the
hospitality industry) on an international, rather than a national, regional or
local level. Although there is no fixed relationship between corporate
performance and base salary, the Board of Directors considers several factors
in determining base salaries of the Company's executive officers, including
corporate performance, the increasing importance of their role in the Company's
operations on a consolidated basis and the general effect of increases in the
cost of living.
The Company is one of the leading suppliers of information systems to the
hospitality industry and has grown significantly over the past few years. The
Board of Directors considers the base salary and incentive bonus components of
total compensation to be generally in the middle range of compensation as
compared to compensation levels of other senior executives of companies in the
same industry. The Company considers that the compensation levels are
comparable to those companies in the computer software and services peer group.
BONUSES
Bonuses for the last completed fiscal year were determined by the Board of
Directors based on the assessment of the Board of Directors of various factors
relating to both corporate and individual performance, as further discussed
below.
STOCK OPTIONS
The stock options granted during the last completed fiscal year have been
granted by the Stock Option Committee or the Board of Directors after taking
into account the respective scope of accountability, strategic and operating
goals, anticipated performance requirements and contributions of each of the
executive officers. To the extent stock options are exercised, the benefit
derived therefrom provides additional compensation to those executives whom the
Board of Directors believes are deserving of such benefits on the basis of the
value of their efforts on behalf of the Company and its stockholders. Stock
options constitute the element of executive compensation most linked to
stockholder value inasmuch as their value increases directly with any increase
in the price of the Company's Common Stock. The real value recognized by the
award recipient is directly related to future corporate performance. The stock
option grants tie executive compensation to stock performance, since the stock
options will only have value if and to the extent the market price of the
Company's stock increases from the exercise price of the stock options.
Recommendations with respect to recipients and the number of options to be
granted thereto are made by the President and CEO based on performance.
COMPENSATION POLICIES TOWARD EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The Board's executive compensation policies are designed to provide
competitive levels of compensation by integrating into total compensation the
Company's annual and long-term performance goals. The Board acknowledges and
emphasizes the importance of stock ownership by management and, accordingly,
stock-based performance compensation arrangements. Stock-based incentives
create a nexus between stockholder and management interests by providing
motivation for executives over the long term. The Company's 1991 Option Plan
is designed to attract, motivate and retain the valuable executive talent
necessary to ensure the continued success of the Company. As a result of the
use of long-term compensation as part of executive officers' total
compensation, actual compensation levels in any particular year may be above or
below those of the Company's competitors, depending upon the Company's overall
performance.
RELATIONSHIP OF CORPORATE PERFORMANCE TO EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The determination of bonuses for the last completed fiscal year was based
primarily on corporate performance as measured by pre-tax income and net
revenue. Individual performance was taken into consideration as well.
In reviewing corporate performance, the emphasis on pre-tax income
provides a focal point for the Board's attention, with growth of net revenue
still having great importance. It is the Board's policy that the total
compensation package, the sum total of base
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salaries and incentive bonuses, for executive officers, including the Named
Executive Officers, eligible for incentive compensation should be equal to
competitive average total compensation as presented in appropriate wage
surveys. Target bonus amounts vary according to salary levels and positions
comparable to those established in the previous fiscal year. The total amount
of the incentive bonuses can vary from zero to six percent of the pre-tax
income of the Company when positive operating income is achieved.
The financial position of the Company is reviewed annually to determine
which aspects of the executive officers' performance need to be emphasized, and
accordingly, which factors will be taken into consideration in the
determination of the incentive bonuses. The measures of corporate performance
that were considered by the Board for the last completed fiscal year included
pre-tax income and net revenue. In addition to these performance factors, the
Board considered the "individual" factor. This factor is based on the judgment
of the Chief Executive Officer and may be quantitative or qualitative,
depending on emphasis desired, but not necessarily derived from normal
financial reports.
As in most other executive compensation packages, the subjective factor of
human judgment plays a key role in determining the Company's incentive bonuses.
Individual bonuses are reviewed and judgment is applied by the Board based upon
the executive's individual contribution to the performance of the Company as a
whole and his or her primary area of responsibility in particular. No bonuses
are paid where an executive fails to perform duties in accordance with the
Company's Code of Business Practices.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
The Company considers that the compensation level of the Chief Executive
Officer should be comparable to those companies in the computer software and
services peer group. Mr. A. L. Giannopoulos was elected President and Chief
Executive Officer in May 1993. Until May 31, 1995, Mr. Giannopoulos was a
full-time employee of Westinghouse and as such received no compensation from
the Company. Effective June 1, 1995, Mr. Giannopoulos became a full-time
employee of the Company pursuant to the terms of an Employment Agreement to
terminate on December 31, 1999. Mr. Giannopoulos' compensation arrangement
with the Company provides for a fiscal 1995 salary at an annual rate of
$193,000 and a fiscal 1995 target bonus of $110,000, the actual amount of the
bonus paid to be based on certain performance criteria and not to exceed 200%
of the target bonus. Such annual salary and target bonus will each increase
$10,000 each July 1 thereafter.
LOUIS M. BROWN, JR. A.L. GIANNOPOULOS
DANIEL A. COHEN
ALAN M. VOORHEES EDWARD T. WILSON
Members of the Board of Directors
COMMON STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following line graph compares (1) the cumulative total stockholder return
on the Company's Common Stock during the past five fiscal years, based on the
market price of MICROS Systems, Inc. Common Stock, with (2) the cumulative
total yearly return of the S&P 500 Index and (3) the S&P Computer Software and
Services composite index.
SHAREHOLDER RETURN
(Dividends Reinvested)
Jun90 Jun91 Jun92 Jun93 Jun94 Jun95
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Micros Systems, Inc 100 90.48 138.10 261.90 504.76 628.57
S&P 500 Index 100 107.40 121.80 138.40 140.35 176.94
Computer S/W & Svc 100 86.72 97.86 144.54 163.74 254.89
Note to graph:
Assumes $100 invested on July 1, 1990 in MICROS Systems, Inc. Common Stock, and
an identical amount in the S&P 500 Index or the Computer Software and Services
composite index.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Giannopoulos,
was formerly a full-time employee of Westinghouse. In connection with his
departure from Westinghouse, Mr. Giannopoulos and Westinghouse entered into a
severance agreement, which provides for, among other things, a severance
payment and continued participation in certain aspects of Westinghouse's stock
option and pension plans.
In addition, Westinghouse, as an incentive to 11 key officers to remain
with the Company for a period of two years following June 1, 1995, agreed to
make payments to such officers aggregating up to approximately $1.25 million,
payable in three equal installments promptly after such date and on the first
and second anniversaries of such date (subject to the officer remaining
employed by the Company on the relevant payment date). In June 1995, the first
installment of $409,100 was paid to these key officers of the Company. Even
though such payments are entirely funded by Westinghouse and will not require
any use of the Company's cash, for accounting purposes, one-third of such
payments are required to be reflected as compensation expense in the Company's
financial statements on the first payment date with the remainder to be
reflected as compensation expense over the 24-month period following June 1,
1995.
Pursuant to the Stock Unit Purchase Agreement dated October 30, 1986, as
amended, for so long as Westinghouse Holdings Corporation ("Holdings"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse, held not less than 18% of the then
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Company was required to use
its best efforts to cause the Board of Directors of the Company to nominate as
Directors of the Company such two representatives as Holdings may have
designated. On July 6, 1995, Holdings sold 1,000,000 shares of the Common
Stock of the Company to certain underwriters and owned after that sale
3,849,123 shares, representing approximately 49% of the outstanding Common
Stock of the Company as of June 30, 1995. The remaining shares of the Company
held by Holdings were sold by Holdings to and through certain underwriters on
September 19, 1995. Westinghouse and its affiliates no longer own any of the
Common Stock of the Company.
During the years of its affiliation with Westinghouse, the Company
obtained certain insurance coverage and other services through arrangements
negotiated by Westinghouse for itself and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Many
of these arrangements will be replaced by the Company with its own contracts as
and when the Company elects to do so or is no longer eligible to participate in
such arrangements. The Company has already replaced certain of these
arrangements, including the Westinghouse provided legal services and insurance
coverage. The Company estimates that the incremental cost to it of purchasing
all such services without the benefit of participating in programs of
Westinghouse could total approximately $1.0 million per year on a pre-tax
basis.
The Company has purchased certain raw materials and has contracted for
certain sub-assembly operations through Westinghouse to take advantage of more
competitive pricing available through off-shore manufacturing locations. The
Company estimates that it purchased approximately $964,700, $1,691,200, and
$1,543,000 in such materials and labor from Westinghouse during fiscal 1995,
1994, and 1993, respectively.
During fiscal 1995, 1994, and 1993, the Company also purchased from
Westinghouse and its subsidiaries approximately $877,600, $667,400, and
$673,400, respectively, for other products and services provided to the
Company, including insurance coverage, office space, consulting, office
furniture, and telecommunications services.
During fiscal 1993, the Company sold approximately $779,200 in products
to Hugin Sweda-Austria, under the same terms and conditions offered to other
independently-owned dealers/distributors of the Company. Hugin Sweda-Austria is
owned, in part, by Peter Unterweger, a Director of the Company until October
1992.
During fiscal 1995, 1994, and 1993, the Company sold approximately
$1,208,200, $1,107,500, and $946,600, respectively, in products to D.A.C.
Systemes/MICROS France, under the same terms and conditions offered to other
independently-owned dealers/distributors of the Company. D.A.C.
Systemes/MICROS France was principally owned by Daniel Cohen, a Director of the
Company, as of June 30, 1995. On August 25, 1995, the Company purchased from
Mr. Cohen and his family (the "Cohen Family"), the remaining 77% of D.A.C.
Systemes/MICROS France and AD-Maintenance Informatique ("ADMI") for FF 14.0
million (approximately $2.8 million at exchange rates in effect at the date of
purchase),of which FF 8.0 million was payable at closing and FF 6.0 million was
payable over the next four years, plus potential additional payments based on
earnings over the next four years. In addition, Mr. Cohen was granted a five
year employment contract at FF 600,000 (approximately $119,000 at exchange
rates in effect at the date of purchase) per year plus a bonus based on future
operating results. The merger of D.A.C. Systemes/MICROS France and ADMI,
previously 23% owned equity investees, and Fidelio France, currently a 51%
owned consolidated subsidiary, is in the process of being consummated, after
which the Company will own 97% of the merged entity, and Fidelio Software GmbH
("Fidelio"), a 30% owned equity investee of the Company, will own the remaining
3%.
During fiscal 1992, the Company entered into an agreement with Granite
Communications, Inc. ("Granite") to purchase certain hardware and
communications software for the Company's handheld products to be sold in
conjunction with its internally-developed
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applications software. Granite is an entity affiliated with the Chairman of
the Board, Louis M. Brown, Jr., and another Director of the Company, Alan
Voorhees, since it was acquired by IDEAS, Inc. in fiscal 1992. During fiscal
1995, after a series of transactions, IDEAS' once majority interest in Granite
was reduced to approximately a 17% interest. In fiscal 1991, the Company had
advanced the sum of $220,000 to the predecessor of Granite for the development
of a product, and advanced $150,000 in fiscal 1994 to Granite for the
development of an additional product. Under the current agreements with
Granite, the crediting of the advances is being reflected in product purchases
through a reduced price for each unit purchased. During fiscal 1995, 1994 and
1993, the Company purchased products from Granite in the amount of $487,600,
$1,301,500 and $863,500, respectively, net of $127,500 and $92,500 in fiscal
1994 and 1993, respectively, in credits against the advance payment made in
1991. The $150,000 advance made in fiscal 1994 will reduce the price of
products purchased subsequent to fiscal 1995. In fiscal 1995 (for a license
fee payable over time in the amount of $300,000, and a royalty payment per unit
sold into certain designated markets), the Company acquired a license for the
technology to develop, manufacture and market the products exclusively in the
Hospitality Food Service market, and non-exclusively in the Lodging market and
certain Retail and General Merchandise locations. Additionally, pursuant to an
asset purchase agreement entered into in fiscal 1995, the Company purchased
from Granite $144,500 of machinery and equipment designed for the manufacture
of certain handheld products.
During fiscal 1993, the Company assumed a liability in the amount of
$180,000 to a minority shareholder, payable in equal installments over the
subsequent three fiscal years. The liability was assumed as a part of the
purchase of a majority interest in Fidelio Software Corporation from Fidelio, a
German company in which the Company currently maintains a 30% interest, with an
option to acquire the remaining 70%. In addition, the Company has entered into
certain software licensing and royalty agreements with Fidelio through the
Company's majority-owned subsidiaries in the U.S., France and the U.K. which
distribute Fidelio software products. The terms and conditions of the
licensing and royalty agreements are substantially similar to agreements which
Fidelio has with its other distributors.
During fiscal 1995, 1994, and 1993, the Company compensated Louis M.
Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Board, $182,900, $154,000, and $35,000,
respectively, for consulting services provided to the Company. On June 30,
1995, the Company and Mr. Brown entered into a Consulting Agreement pursuant to
which Mr. Brown is to provide on the average 20 hours per week of consulting
services to the Company terminating on June 30, 2000 in exchange for a base fee
commencing at $150,000 plus a target bonus of $70,000, with annual adjustments.
RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
(PROPOSAL 2)
The Company's Board of Directors has selected the firm of Price Waterhouse
LLP as the independent public accountants for the Company for the year ending
June 30, 1996. The approval of its selection is to be voted upon at the Annual
Meeting. Price Waterhouse LLP has served in this role since August 1990 and
its selection was approved by the stockholders at the last Annual Meeting. It
is expected that representatives of Price Waterhouse LLP will be present at the
Annual Meeting and available to respond to appropriate questions, and will have
the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF PRICE
WATERHOUSE LLP AS INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE 1996 FISCAL YEAR.
APPROVAL OF AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SHARES
AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE PURSUANT TO THE
MICROS SYSTEMS, INC. 1991 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(PROPOSAL 3)
INTRODUCTION
Under the MICROS Systems, Inc. 1991 Stock Option Plan (the "1991 Option
Plan"), as approved by stockholders at the 1991 Annual Meeting, 250,000 shares
of Common Stock were reserved for issuance in the form of incentive stock
options and non-qualified stock options to officers, Directors and other key
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. In addition, non-qualified
options may be granted to non-employee Directors.
At this Annual Meeting, the stockholders are being requested to consider
and approve the adoption of an amendment to the 1991 Option Plan to authorize
the issuance of up to 550,000 shares of Common Stock, an increase of 200,000
shares to the 250,000 shares originally authorized pursuant to shareholder
approval at the 1991 Annual Meeting and the additional 100,000 shares
authorized pursuant to shareholder approval at the 1993 Annual Meeting.
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The affirmative vote of a majority of all votes cast by stockholders at a
meeting at which a quorum is present is required in order to adopt the
amendment to the 1991 Option Plan. As of the record date, Directors and
officers of the Company have the power to vote approximately 1.8% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock. All of the Directors and officers have
expressed an intent to vote in favor of the proposed amendment to the 1991
Option Plan.
The principal features of the 1991 Option Plan, as proposed to be amended,
are summarized below. The summary is qualified by reference to the complete
text of the 1991 Option Plan, as amended, which is attached as Exhibit A.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the 1991 Option Plan, as amended, is to provide a
performance incentive to certain Directors, officers, and other key employees
of the Company and its subsidiaries in order that such persons may acquire a
(or increase their) proprietary interest in the Company and to encourage such
persons to remain in the employ of the Company and its subsidiaries. In
addition, non-employee Directors may participate in the 1991 Option Plan, as
amended.
ADMINISTRATION
The 1991 Option Plan, as amended, may be administered by either a
committee (which, commencing in fiscal 1996, is the "Compensation Committee" of
the Company's Board of Directors) or by the Board of Directors itself (the
"Administrating Committee"). It is intended that at all times the 1991 Option
Plan will be administered by Directors who are "disinterested persons" within
the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act").
In general, the Administrating Committee determines the persons to whom
options are granted, the terms of the options and the number of shares covered
by each option.
DURATION, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
The 1991 Option Plan became effective as of September 23, 1991 and will
terminate on September 23, 2001, unless sooner terminated by the Board of
Directors.
In addition to the power to terminate the 1991 Option Plan at any time,
the Board of Directors also has the power to amend the 1991 Option Plan;
provided, no amendment to the 1991 Option Plan may be made without stockholder
approval if the amendment would (i) change the minimum option prices set forth
in the 1991 Option Plan, (ii) increase the maximum term of options, (iii)
materially increase the benefits accruing to the participants under the 1991
Option Plan, or (v) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility under
the 1991 Option Plan.
ELIGIBILITY
The 1991 Option Plan provides for the grant of options to directors,
officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. As
described below, non-employee Directors may be granted only non-qualified
options. As of September 30, 1995, 337,000 options have been granted under the
1991 Option Plan.
AWARDS UNDER THE 1991 OPTION PLAN
350,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock are currently subject to
options under the 1991 Option Plan. As of October 5, 1995, the closing market
price for the Company's Common Stock was $35.25 per share. The 1991 Option
Plan provides for the grant of Incentive Stock Options as defined under Section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and
non-qualified options.
The type and terms of each option granted under the 1991 Option Plan are
determined by the Administrating Committee. The option price per share shall
not be less than the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock at the
date of grant of the option. Fair market value will be determined by the
Administrating Committee pursuant to the criteria set forth in the 1991 Option
Plan. An option may contain such terms as are deemed appropriate by the
Administrating Committee, including a provision that allows the Company to
re-acquire an option for cash.
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EXERCISE OF OPTIONS
An option may be exercised by an optionee by delivery to the Company of
the exercise price which must be paid either: (i) in cash or cash equivalent;
or (ii) in the discretion of the Administrating Committee, by delivery of
previously owned shares of Common Stock or by a combination of cash and Common
Stock.
The term of an option may not exceed ten (10) years. An option is
exercisable in such installments and at such times during its term as
determined by the Administrating Committee. To the extent not exercised,
installments are cumulative and may be exercised in whole or in part at any
time after becoming exercisable until the option expires.
With respect to Incentive Stock Options, the aggregate fair market value
of shares that may be exercised by an optionee for the first time during any
year may not exceed $100,000.
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
In the event the optionee's employment (or service as a non-employee
Director) terminates by reason of death, all options become fully exercisable
and may be exercised by the optionee's estate within one year after the date of
such death but not later than the date on which such options would otherwise
expire.
If the optionee's employment (or service as a non-employee Director) is
terminated as a result of disability, all options become fully exercisable and
may be exercised within one year after such termination but not later than the
date on which such options would otherwise expire.
If an optionee's employment is terminated in accordance with the Company's
normal retirement policies, as determined by the Administrating Committee, all
options become fully exercisable and may be exercised for a period of three
months after such termination but not later than the date on which the options
would otherwise expire.
If an optionee's employment (or service as a non-employee Director)
terminates other than for retirement, death or disability, the options held by
such optionee, to the extent exercisable as of the date of termination, may be
exercised at any time during the thirty (30) day period immediately following
the date of termination, but not after the date on which such options would
otherwise expire. However, if termination is on account of cause, all options
expire as of the date of termination.
An optionee's estate means the optionee's legal representative or any
person who acquires the right to exercise an option by reason of the optionee's
death.
RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER
Options are transferable only by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution. During an optionee's lifetime, an option may be exercised only
by the optionee.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX TREATMENT
Treatment of Grants
The grant of Incentive Stock Options or non-qualified options will not
result in tax consequences to the Company or the optionees.
Incentive Stock Options
Incentive Stock Options under the 1991 Option Plan are intended to meet
the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. In general, if an optionee
acquires stock upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, no income will
result to the optionee upon such exercise and the Company will not be allowed a
deduction as a result of such exercise provided the optionee makes no
disposition of the stock within two years from the date of grant and one year
after the option is exercised. The basis to the optionee of shares acquired on
the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option will be equal to the exercise price.
Any gain or loss realized upon the sale of the shares acquired will be treated
as long term capital gains or loss, as applicable.
If the optionee fails to satisfy the one or two-year holding periods
described above, the optionee will be treated as having received ordinary
income at the time of the disposition of the stock equal to the excess of the
value of the stock on the date of exercise (or, if less, the amount realized
from the disposition) over the exercise price. Any gain in excess of the
amount treated as ordinary
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income will be treated as capital gain. The Company will be entitled to a
deduction for the amount taxable to the optionee as ordinary income.
Although the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option will not result in
regular income tax liability to an optionee, it may subject the optionee to
liability for the "alternative minimum tax."
Non-Qualified Options
In general, an optionee who exercises a non-qualified option will realize
ordinary income in an amount equal to the difference between the option price
and the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise and the Company
will be entitled to a deduction in the same amount. The Company will withhold
federal and state income and employment taxes due on this compensation from
amounts otherwise payable to the optionee. The optionee's basis in such shares
will generally be their fair market value on the date of exercise, and when he
disposes of the shares he will recognize capital gain or loss, either long-term
or short-term, depending on the holding period of the shares.
For any optionee who is subject to Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act, if such
an optionee exercises a non-qualified option and disposes of any of the shares
acquired within six months of grant, recognition of ordinary income with
respect to the disposed shares will be deferred until such time as such
optionee is no longer subject to liability under Section 16(b). Such optionee
may elect, however, to recognize income at the time of exercise of the
non-qualified option. At the time the optionee recognizes income, the Company
will be entitled to a deduction in the same amount.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BELIEVES THAT APPROVAL OF AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER
OF SHARES ISSUABLE UNDER THE MICROS SYSTEMS, INC. 1991 STOCK OPTION PLAN IS IN
THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL STOCKHOLDERS AND RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSAL.
NEW PLAN BENEFITS
The following table sets forth the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to options granted to each of the following under the 1991 Option Plan
during fiscal 1995. Future awards under the 1991 Option Plan as proposed to be
amended are not determinable at this time. The Company does not believe that
the amount of awards granted during fiscal 1995 or since the inception of the
1991 Option Plan would have been different if the 1991 Option Plan had been
amended at the time such grants were made.
NAME AND POSITION 1991 OPTION PLAN (1)
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A. L. Giannopoulos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,000
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ronald J. Kolson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,000
Executive Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer
T. Paul Armstrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,000
Senior Vice President,
Research and Development
Daniel G. Interlandi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,000
Senior Vice President,
Sales and Marketing
Gary C. Kaufman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,000
Vice President, Finance and
Administration/Chief Financial
Officer
Executive Officers as a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,000
(5 executive officers as named above)
Non-Executive Employee Group (22 persons) . . . . . . . . . . 128,000
(1) A copy of such plan, as amended, is included as Exhibit A.
SECTION 16(a) DISCLOSURE
Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 requires the
Company's executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10%
of a registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC"). Executive officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial
owners are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all
Section 16(a) forms they file.
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Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it, the
Company believes that during fiscal 1995 all filing requirements applicable to
its executive officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners have
been satisfied.
SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Stockholder proposals intended to be presented at the fiscal 1996 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Company by June 18, 1996, to be
considered for inclusion in the proxy statement and form of proxy relating to
that meeting.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors is not aware of any matters other than those
discussed herein which are to be presented for action at the Annual Meeting.
If any other business properly comes before the Annual Meeting, the persons
named in the accompanying form of proxy will vote in regard thereto according
to their best judgment.
By Order of The Board of Directors
Judith F. Wilbert
Corporate Secretary
Beltsville, Maryland
October 16, 1995
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EXHIBIT A
MICROS SYSTEMS, INC.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
1. PURPOSE OF PLAN. The purpose of the MICROS Systems, Inc. 1991 Stock
Option Plan, as amended (the "Plan") is to serve as a performance incentive and
to encourage the ownership of MICROS Systems, Inc. (the "Company") stock by key
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries (including officers and
directors) so that the person to whom the option is granted may acquire a (or
increase his or her) proprietary interest in the Company and its subsidiaries
and in order to encourage such person to remain in the employ of the Company or
its subsidiaries. In addition, nonemployee directors may participate in the
Plan as provided herein. Options granted pursuant to the Plan may consist of
incentive stock options ("ISOs") (within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")) and nonqualified
options.
2. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by a committee (the
"Committee") appointed by the Board of Directors; except that if and to the
extent that no Committee exists which has the authority to administer the Plan,
the functions of the Committee shall be exercised by the Board of Directors.
The Committee shall consist of not less than two (2) members of the Board of
Directors. Members of the Committee shall be "disinterested persons" (within
the meaning of Rule 240.16(b)-3(c) of the Securities and Exchange Commission)
who are not employees of the Company of its subsidiaries.
The Committee shall determine the purchase price of the stock covered by
each option, the employees and nonemployee directors to whom, and the time or
times at which, options shall be granted, the number of shares to be covered by
each option, and the term of each option. In addition, the Committee shall
have the power and authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the terms and
provisions of the respective option agreements (which need not be identical)
and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan.
If the Committee is appointed, the Board of Directors shall designate one
of the members of the Committee as chairman and the Committee shall hold
meetings at such times and places as it shall deem advisable. A majority of
the Committee members shall constitute a quorum. All determinations of the
Committee shall be made by a majority of its members. Any decision or
determination reduced to writing and signed by all the Committee members shall
be fully as effective as if it had been made by a vote at a meeting duly called
and held. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and shall make such
rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem
advisable.
3. EFFECTIVENESS AND TERMINATION OF PLAN.
(a) The Plan shall become effective as of September 23, 1991.
(b) This Plan shall terminate on the earliest of (i) the tenth anniversary
of the effective date (i.e., September 23, 2001), (ii) the date when all shares
of the Company's Common Stock (the "Shares") reserved for issuance under the
Plan have been acquired through the exercise of options granted under the Plan,
or (iii) such earlier date as determined by the Board of Directors. Any option
outstanding under the Plan at the time of the Plan's termination shall remain
in effect in accordance with its terms and conditions and those of the Plan.
4. GRANTEES. Subject to Section 2, options may be granted to key employees
(including directors and officers) and nonemployee directors of the Company and
its subsidiaries as determined by the Committee (each such employee or
director, a "Grantee"); provided, however, ISOs shall only be granted to
employees.
5. THE SHARES. Subject to Section 7, the aggregate number of Shares which
may be issued under the Plan shall be 550,000. Such number of Shares may be
set aside out of the authorized but unissued Common Stock not reserved for any
other purpose or out of Common Stock held in or acquired for the treasury of
the Company. If all or part of an expired option is unexercised, the Shares
which were not exercised may again be available for grant under the Plan.
6. GRANT, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. Options may be granted by the
Committee at any time and from time to time prior to the termination of the
Plan. Except as hereinafter provided, options granted pursuant to the Plan
shall be subject to the following terms and conditions.
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(a) PRICE. The purchase price of the Shares subject to an option shall be
no less than the fair market value of the Shares at the time of grant;
provided, however, if an ISO is granted to a person owning Common Stock of the
Company possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company as defined in Section 422 of the code ("10%
Stockholder"), the purchase price shall be no less than 110% of the fair market
value of the Shares. The fair market value of the Shares shall be determined
by and in accordance with procedures to be established by the Committee, whose
determination shall be final.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company's Common Stock is admitted to
quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
system on the date the option is granted, fair market value shall not be less
than the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices of the Common Stock
on such system on such date. If the Common Stock is admitted to trading on a
national securities exchange on the date the option is granted, fair market
value shall not be less than the last sales price reported for the Common Stock
on such exchange on such date or on the last date preceding such date on which
a sale was reported.
The exercise price shall be paid in full in United States dollars in cash
or by check at the time of exercise. At the discretion of the Committee, the
exercise price may be paid with (i) Common Stock already owned by, and in
possession of, the Grantee or (ii) any combination of United States dollars or
Common Stock. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any
required withholding tax shall be paid by the Grantee in full at the time of
exercise of an option. Common Stock used to satisfy the exercise price of an
option shall be valued at its fair market as of the close of business on the
day of exercise. The exercise price shall be subject to adjustment, but only
as provided in Section 7 hereof.
(b) LIMIT ON INCENTIVE OPTION AMOUNT. Notwithstanding any provisions
contained herein to the contrary, the Shares covered by an ISO granted to a
Grantee which are exercisable for the first time during any calendar year shall
not exceed the $100,000 limitation in Section 422 of the Code.
(c) DURATION AND EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. An option may be granted for a term
as determined by the Committee but not exceeding ten (10) years from the date
of grant; provided, however, the term of an ISO granted to a 10% Stockholder
may not exceed five (5) years. Options shall be exercised at such time and in
such amounts (up to the full amount thereof) as may be determined by the
Committee at the time of grant. If an option is exercisable in installments,
the Committee shall determine what events, if any, will accelerate the exercise
of the option.
The Plan shall be subject to approval by the Company's stockholders within
one (1) year from the date on which it was adopted. Prior to such stockholder
approval, options may be granted under the Plan, but any such option shall not
be exercisable prior to such stockholder approval. If the Plan is not approved
by the Company's stockholders, the Plan shall terminate and all options
theretofore granted under the Plan shall terminate and become null and void.
(d) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee, upon the termination of a Grantee's employment (or service as a
nonemployee director), the Grantee's rights to exercise an option shall be as
follows:
i) If the Grantee's employment (or service as a nonemployee director) is
terminated on account of total and permanent disability (pursuant to the
Company's long-term disability plan for Grantees who are employees) and as
defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), any option shall become fully (100%)
vested as of the date of termination and may be exercised by the Grantee (or by
the Grantee's estate if the Grantee dies after termination) at any time within
one (1) year after termination on account of disability but in no event after
the expiration of the term of the option.
ii) In the case of a Grantee whose employment (or service as a nonemployee
director) is terminated by death, any option shall become fully (100%) vested
as of the date of death and the Grantee's estate shall have the right for a
period of one (1) year following the date of such death to exercise the option
but in no event after the expiration of the term of the option.
iii) In the case of a Grantee who retires from the Company and its
subsidiaries after attaining age 62, an option shall become fully (100%) vested
as of the date of retirement and the Grantee may, within the three-month period
following retirement, exercise such option but in no event after the expiration
of the term of the option. If the Grantee dies during such three-month period,
the Grantee's estate may exercise such option during the period
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ending on the first anniversary of the Grantee's retirement but in no event
after the expiration of the term of the option.
iv) In the Case of a Grantee whose employment with the Company and its
subsidiaries (or service as a nonemployee director) is terminated for any
reason other than death, disability or retirement, the Grantee (or the
Grantee's estate in the event of the Grantee's death after such termination)
may, within the 30-day period following such termination, exercise an option to
the extent the right to exercise had accrued prior to suchtermination but in no
event after the expiration of the term of the option. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Grantee's termination of employment is on account of
misconduct or any act that is adverse to the Company, the Grantee's option
shall expire as of the date of termination of employment.
v) A Grantee's "estate" shall mean the Grantee's legal representative or
any person who acquires the right to exercise an option by reason of the
Grantee's death. The Committee may in its discretion require the transferee of
a Grantee to supply it with written notice of the Grantee's death or disability
and to supply it with written notice of the Grantee's death or disability and
to supply it with a copy of the will (in the case of the Grantee's death) or
such other evidence as the Committee deems necessary to establish the validity
of the transfer of an option. The Committee may also require the agreement of
the transferee to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(e) TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. Options shall be transferable only by will
or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the
Grantee's lifetime only by the Grantee.
(f) FORM, MODIFICATION, EXTENSION AND RENEWAL OF OPTIONS. Subject to the
terms and conditions and within the limitations of the Plan, an option shall be
evidenced by such form of agreement as is approved by the Committee, and the
Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding options (up to the extent not
theretofore exercised) and authorize the granting of new options in
substitution therefor (to the extent not theretofore exercised).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification of an option shall, without the
consent of the Grantee, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any
option theretofore granted under the Plan nor shall any modification be made
which shall adversely affect the status of an ISO as an incentive stock option
under Section 422 of the Code.
(g) MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES. The minimum number of Shares for which an
option may be exercised at any time shall be 100 shares, unless the unexercised
portion of the option covers a lesser number of Shares.
(h) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Options may contain such other
provisions, which shall not be inconsistent with any of the foregoing terms of
the Plan, as the Committee shall deem appropriate, including a provision
permitting the Company or a subsidiary to reacquire an option for cash.
7. CAPITAL STRUCTURE CHANGES.
(a) If the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock are increased,
decreased or changed into, or exchanged for a different number or kind of
shares or securities of the Company, whether through merger, consolidation,
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock
split, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure
or the like, the Board of Directors shall make appropriate and proportionate
adjustments in the number and kinds of shares available for options pursuant to
the Plan or subject to any outstanding options and in the purchase price
therefor. The determination of the Board of Directors as to such adjustments
shall be conclusive.
(b) Fractional Shares resulting from any adjustment in options pursuant to
Section 7 shall be eliminated at the time of exercise by rounding-down for
fractions less than one-half (1/2) and rounding-up for fractions equal to or
greater than one-half (1/2). No cash settlements shall be made with respect to
fractional Shares eliminated by rounding. Notice of any adjustments shall be
given by the Committee to each Grantee whose option has been adjusted and such
adjustment (whether or not such notice is given) shall be effective and binding
for all purposes of the Plan.
(c) Upon dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or upon a
reorganization, merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the
surviving corporation, or upon the sale of substantially all of the property of
the Company to another corporation, the Plan and options issued thereunder
shall terminate, unless provision is made in connection with such transaction
for the assumption of options theretofore granted, or the substitution for such
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options of new options of the successor employer corporation or a parent or
subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustment as to the number and kinds of
shares and the per share exercise price. In the event of such termination, all
outstanding options shall be exercisable in full for at least 30 days prior to
the termination date whether or not otherwise exercisable during such period.
(d) Options may be granted under this Plan from time to time in
substitution for similar options held by employees of corporations who become
or are about to become employees of the Company or a subsidiary as the result
of a merger or consolidation, the acquisition by the Company or a subsidiary of
the assets of the employing corporation, or the acquisition by the Company or a
subsidiary of the fifty percent (50%) or more of the stock of the employing
corporation causing it to become a subsidiary.
8. SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS. No option granted pursuant to this Plan
shall be exercisable in whole or in part nor shall the Company be obligated to
sell any Shares subject to any such option if such exercise or sale, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, violates the Securities Act of 1933 (or
other federal or state statutes having similar requirements). Each option
shall be subject to the further requirement that, if at any time the Committee
shall determine in its discretion that the listing, registration nor
qualification of the Shares subject to such option under any securities
exchange requirements or under any applicable law, or the consent or approval
of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in
connection with, the granting of such option or the issuance of Shares
thereunder, such option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such
listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been
effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
The Committee may require each person purchasing Shares pursuant to an option
to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that he is acquiring the
Shares without a view to distribution thereof. The certificates for such
Shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect
any restrictions on transfer. All certificates for Shares delivered under the
Plan shall be subject to stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the
Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon
which the Common Stock is then listed, and any applicable federal or state
securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on
any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
9. AMENDMENTS. The Board of Directors may amend or terminate the Plan in
whole or in part as it deems appropriate and proper; provided, however, except
as provided in Section 7, (i) without stockholder approval no action may be
taken which changes the minimum option price, increases the maximum term of
options, materially increases the benefits accruing to Grantees under the Plan,
materially increases the number of Shares which may be subject to options
pursuant to this Plan, or materially modifies the requirements as to
eligibility for participation hereunder, and (ii) without the consent of the
Grantee, no action may be taken which adversely affects the rights of such
Grantee concerning an option.
10. NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHT. Neither this Plan nor any action taken hereunder
shall be construed as giving any right to any individual to be retained as an
officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
11. INDEMNIFICATION. Each person who is or at any time serves as a member
of the Board of Directors or the Committee shall be indemnified and held
harmless by the Company against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability or
expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to
which such person may be a party or in which such person may be involved by
reason of any action or failure to act under this Plan and (ii) any and all
amounts paid by such person in satisfaction of judgment in any such action,
suit or proceeding relating to this Plan.
Each person covered by this indemnification shall give the Company an
opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such
person undertakes to handle and defend the same on such person's own behalf.
The foregoing persons may be entitled under the charter or by-laws of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any
power that the Company or a subsidiary may have to indemnify such person or
hold such person harmless.
12. GOVERNING LAW. Except to he extent preempted by federal law, all
matters relating to this Plan or to options granted hereunder shall be governed
by the laws of the State of Maryland.
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13. EXPENSES; PROCEEDS. The expenses of implementing and administering
this Plan shall be borne by the Company and its subsidiaries. Proceeds from
the sale of Common Stock under the Plan shall constitute general funds of the
Company.
14. TITLES AND HEADINGS. The titles and headings of the Sections in this
Plan are for convenience of reference only; in the event of any conflict, the
text of this Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.
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/X/ PLEASE MARK VOTES REVOCABLE PROXY
AS IN THIS EXAMPLE MICROS SYSTEMS, INC.
FOR all nominees WITHHOLD
listed below (except AUTHORITY
as marked to the to vote for all
contrary below) nominees below
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF I. Election of Directors / / / /
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Proposal 1)
Louis M. Brown, Jr., Daniel A. Cohen, A.L. Giannopoulos,
The undersigned stockholder of MICROS Systems, Inc. Alan M. Voorhees, Edward T. Wilson
(the "Company") hereby appoints Louis M. Brown, Jr. and
A.L. Giannopoulos as Proxies, each with the power to appoint INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual
his substitute, and hereby authorizes either of them to nominee, write that nominee's name in the space provided below.
represent and to vote, as designated below, all shares of
Common Stock of the Company held on record by the ------------------------------------------------------------------
undersigned on October 2, 1995 at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held at 2:00 PM on November 17, 1995 at FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
MICROS Systems, Inc., 12000 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, II. Proposal to approve the appoint- / / / / / /
Maryland or at any adjournments thereof. The Board of ment of Price Waterhouse LLP as
Directors recommends votes FOR Proposals 1 through 3. the independent public accountants
of the Company (Proposal 2)
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
III. Proposal to approve the amend- / / / / / /
ment to the Company's 1991 Stock
Option Plan (Proposal 3)
This proxy will be voted as directed by the undersigned
stockholder. UNLESS CONTRARY DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY
WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2, AND 3. The Proxies are
authorized, in their discretion, to vote upon such other
------------------ business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or
PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY IN THE Date any adjournments thereof. The undersigned stockholder may
BOXES PROVIDED. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY revoke this proxy at any time before it is voted by delivering
JOINT TENANTS, BOTH SHOULD SIGN. to the Secretary of the Company either a written revocation
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or by appearing at the Annual Meeting and voting in person.
The undersigned stockholder hereby acknowledges receipt of the
Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.
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MICROS SYSTEMS, INC.
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PLEASE PROMPTLY COMPLETE,
DATE, SIGN AND MAIL YOUR PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE
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IF YOU RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE PROXY CARD, PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN ALL CARDS IN
THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. WHEN SIGNING AS ATTORNEY, EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR,
TRUSTEE OR GUARDIAN, PLEASE GIVE FULL TITLE AS SUCH. IF A CORPORATION, PLEASE
SIGN IN FULL CORPORATE NAME BY PRESIDENT OR OTHER AUTHORIZED OFFICER. IF A
PARTNERSHIP, PLEASE SIGN IN PARTNERSHIP NAME BY AUTHORIZED PERSON.