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COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
301 ROUTE 17 NORTH
RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY 07070
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
JUNE 18, 1999
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TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS:
The annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Computron
Software, Inc. (the "Company") will be held at The Crowne Plaza, 2 Harmon Plaza,
Secaucus, New Jersey, telephone number (201) 348-6900 on June 18, 1999, at 10:00
a.m. for the following purposes:
(1) To elect seven directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting or until
their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified;
(2) To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent
auditors for 1999; and
(3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual
Meeting.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on May 7, 1999 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. A list of stockholders
eligible to vote at the meeting will be available for inspection at the meeting
and for a period of ten days prior to the meeting during regular business hours
at the corporate headquarters at the address above.
Whether or not you expect to attend the Annual Meeting, your proxy vote is
important. To assure your representation at the Annual Meeting, please sign and
date the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope,
which requires no additional postage if mailed in the United States. A copy of
the Company's Annual Report for the year 1998 is enclosed.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
John A. Rade
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT
Rutherford, New Jersey
April 30, 1999
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD
BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED PROMPTLY
COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
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PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
JUNE 18, 1999
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This Proxy Statement is furnished to stockholders of record of Computron
Software, Inc. (the "Company") as of the close of business on May 7, 1999 in
connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the
Company (the "Board of Directors" or "Board") for use at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on June 18, 1999 (the "Annual Meeting").
Shares cannot be voted at the meeting unless the owner is present in person
or by proxy. All properly executed and unrevoked proxies in the accompanying
form that are received in time for the meeting will be voted at the meeting or
any adjournment thereof in accordance with instructions thereon, or if no
instructions are given, will be voted "FOR" the election of the named nominees
as Directors of the Company, "FOR" the approval of the Company's independent
public accountants, and will be voted in accordance with the best judgment of
the persons appointed as proxies with respect to other matters which properly
come before the Annual Meeting. Any person giving a proxy may revoke it by
written notice to the Company at any time prior to exercise of the proxy. In
addition, although mere attendance at the Annual Meeting will not revoke the
proxy, a stockholder who attends the meeting may withdraw his or her proxy and
vote in person. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of
determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of business
at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions will be counted as votes "AGAINST" in
tabulations of the votes cast on each of the proposals presented at the Annual
Meeting, whereas broker non-votes will not be counted and therefore will not
affect the vote with respect to any such proposal.
The Annual Report of the Company (which does not form a part of the proxy
solicitation materials), including the Annual Report on Form 10-K with the
financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998,
is being distributed concurrently herewith to stockholders. The expense of this
proxy solicitation will be borne by the Company. In addition to solicitation by
mail, proxies may be solicited in person or by telephone, telegraph or other
means by directors or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries without
additional compensation. The Company will reimburse brokerage firms and other
nominees, custodians and fiduciaries for costs incurred by them in mailing proxy
materials to the beneficial owners of shares held of record by such persons.
The mailing address of the principal executive offices of the Company is 301
Route 17 North, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070. This Proxy Statement and the
accompanying form of proxy are being mailed to the stockholders of the Company
on or about May 3, 1999.
VOTING SECURITIES
The Company has only one class of voting securities, its common stock, par
value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"). At the Annual Meeting, each
stockholder of record at the close of business on May 7, 1999 will be entitled
to one vote for each share of Common Stock owned on that date as to each matter
presented at the Annual Meeting. On April 9, 1999 there were 23,913,557 shares
of Common Stock outstanding. A list of stockholders eligible to vote at the
Annual Meeting will be available for inspection at the Annual Meeting and for a
period of ten days prior to the Annual Meeting during regular business hours at
the principal executive offices of the Company at the address specified above.
PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Unless otherwise directed, the persons appointed in the accompanying form of
proxy intend to vote at the Annual Meeting for the election of the seven
nominees named below as Directors of the Company to serve until the next Annual
Meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. If any nominee
is unable to be a candidate when the election takes place, the shares
represented by valid proxies will be voted in favor of the remaining nominees.
The Board of Directors does not currently anticipate that any nominee will be
unable to be a candidate for election.
There is currently one vacancy on the Board, which the Board has determined
not to fill at this time. Proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of
persons than seven.
The Board of Directors currently has seven members, all of whom were elected
to the Board of Directors by the stockholders at the 1998 annual stockholders
meeting, and are nominees for election. Each director shall serve until the next
Annual Meeting or until their respective successors shall have been duly elected
and qualified. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Company's outstanding
Common Stock represented and voting at the Annual Meeting is required to elect
the Directors.
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS
The following information with respect to the principal occupation or
employment, other affiliations and business experience of each nominee during
the last five years has been furnished to the Company by such nominee. Except as
indicated, each of the nominees has had the same principal occupation for the
last five years.
ELIAS TYPALDOS, 48, a founder of the Company, has been Senior Vice
President, Research and Development and a director since the Company's formation
in 1978. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since March 1997.
JOHN A. RADE, 64, joined the Company as a Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer in February 1997. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Rade, was
from April 1995, a Vice President of American Management Systems, Inc. an
international consulting company, and was also still active at S-Cubed
International, a company in the client server system development and consulting
market, which he founded in February 1990.
GENNARO VENDOME, 52, a founder of the Company, has been a Vice President and
a director since the Company's formation in 1978. Mr. Vendome was Treasurer of
the Company from 1981 until 1991 and Secretary of the Company from 1982 until
1991.
GREGORY KOPCHINSKY, 47, has been a director since 1994. Mr. Kopchinsky is a
partner of the venture capital partnership Canaan Partners, which through its
affiliates is a principal stockholder of the Company. Mr. Kopchinsky joined
Canaan Partners as a General Partner in 1990. From 1984 to 1990, he was a Vice
President at J. P. Morgan with principal responsibility for private debt and
equity financings. Prior to joining J. P. Morgan, Mr. Kopchinsky was an attorney
with Davis Polk & Wardwell specializing in complex financing transactions.
ROBERT MIGLIORINO, 49, has been a director since 1991. Mr. Migliorino is a
founding partner of the venture capital partnership Canaan Partners, which
through its affiliates is a principal stockholder of the Company. Prior to
establishing Canaan Partners in 1987, he spent 15 years with General Electric
Co. in their Drive Systems, Industrial Control, Power Delivery, Information
Services and Venture Capital businesses.
WILLIAM E. VOGEL, 61, has been a director since August 1996. Since 1971, Mr.
Vogel has been Chief Executive Officer of Centennial Financial Group, Inc.,
which is the parent of Centennial Life Insurance Company. Mr. Vogel has also
been the Chief Executive Officer of W.S. Vogel Agency, Inc. since 1961.
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EDWIN T. BRONDO, 51, has been a director since May 1997. Mr. Brondo is
currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Elligent
Consulting Group, Inc. Elligent may be deemed to be an affiliate of the Company
by virtue of the relationship of Elligent with a major stockholder of the
Company. Mr. Brondo was Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President
of First Albany Companies, Inc. from June 1993 until December 1997. From June
1992 to June 1993 he was a Financial Management Consultant at Comtex Information
Systems, Inc., a software consulting firm. He also held positions at Goldman,
Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. and Bankers Trust Company.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors reviews, acts on and reports
to the Board of Directors with respect to various auditing and accounting
matters, including the selection of the Company's auditors, the scope of the
annual audits, fees to be paid to the auditors, the performance of the Company's
auditors and the accounting practices of the Company. The Audit Committee met
four times during 1998. Messrs. Migliorino, Vogel and Brondo are the members of
the Audit Committee.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determines the salaries
and incentive compensation of the senior officers of the Company and provides
recommendations for the salaries and incentive compensation of the other
employees and the consultants of the Company. The Compensation Committee held
one formal meeting during 1998. The Compensation Committee also administers
various incentive compensation, stock and benefit plans. Messrs. Kopchinsky and
Vogel are the members of the Compensation Committee.
ATTENDANCE AT BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
During fiscal year 1998, the Board of Directors held six meetings. During
fiscal year 1998, each incumbent Director, other than Mr. Kopchinsky, attended
at least 75% of the number of meetings held of the Board of Directors and
Committees on which he served. In addition to formal meetings, the Board of
Directors and the Audit and Compensation Committees meet frequently on an
informal basis.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
CASH COMPENSATION. Directors do not receive a fee for attending Board of
Directors or committee meetings, but are reimbursed for expenses incurred in
connection with performing their respective duties as Directors of the Company.
STOCK OPTION GRANT. Under the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan, each
non-employee Director first elected or appointed to the Board of Directors after
June 1998 will automatically be granted an option for 20,000 shares of Common
Stock on the date of his or her election or appointment to the Board of
Directors. In addition, at each Annual Meeting of Stockholders commencing with
the 1998 meeting, each non-employee director with at least twelve months of
service on the Board of Directors who will continue to serve as a non-employee
Director following the meeting will automatically be granted an option for
10,000 shares of Common Stock. Each option granted under the automatic grant
program will have an exercise price equal to 100% of the fair market value of
the Common Stock on the automatic grant date, a maximum term of ten years,
subject to earlier termination upon the optionee's cessation of Board of
Director service, and will vest in successive equal annual installments on the
first four anniversaries of the date of grant. However, each outstanding option
will immediately vest upon (i) certain changes in the ownership or control of
the Company or (ii) the death or disability of the optionee while serving on the
Board of Directors. Pursuant to the automatic option grant program, Messrs.
Kopchinsky, Migliorino, Vogel and Brondo will receive a 10,000-share option
grant on the date of the Annual Meeting, if such individuals are reelected.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND INFORMATION
REGARDING EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The executive officers of the Company as of March 31, 1999 were as follows:
NAME AGE POSITION
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John A. Rade......................................... 64 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Elias Typaldos....................................... 48 Senior Vice President, Research and Development and
Chairman of the Board
Michael R. Jorgensen................................. 46 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
Gregory Groom........................................ 50 Senior Vice President of Business Operations
Paul Abel............................................ 45 Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Rick Hartung......................................... 44 Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for North
America
Gennaro Vendome...................................... 52 Vice President, Eastern Region and Director
Robert T. Hewitt..................................... 51 Vice President, Product Development
Thomas V. Manobianco................................. 42 Vice President, Professional Services
William G. Levering III.............................. 39 Vice President, Corporate Controller
Robert Nishi......................................... 38 Vice President, Product Marketing
INFORMATION CONCERNING EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS
MICHAEL R. JORGENSEN joined the Company as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary in February 1997. Prior to
joining the Company, from June 1993 to December 1996, Mr. Jorgensen was Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ground Round Restaurants, Inc., a
publicly-held chain of family restaurants. Prior to that, from March 1992, to
April 1993, he was Vice President/Finance-Middle East of Alghanim Industries.
Mr. Jorgensen was Chief Financial Officer of International Proteins Corporation
from May 1988 to September 1991. Prior to 1991, Mr. Jorgensen served in a
financial role with several companies in the information technology/software
industry.
GREGORY GROOM joined the Company in October 1997 as Senior Vice President of
Business Operations. Mr. Groom was in charge of Channel Marketing from October
1996 to September 1997 for Healtheon, Inc., an Internet solutions provider.
Prior to October 1996, Mr. Groom was the Technology and Administrative Systems
Practice Leader at Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a benefits consulting firm.
PAUL ABEL joined the Company in April 1997 as Secretary and Corporate
Counsel and was promoted to Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel in
June 1998. From October 1996 to March 1997, Mr. Abel served as Project Manager
for Charles River Computers, an IT systems integrator. From 1983 to September
1996, Mr. Abel was an attorney with Matsushita Electric Corporation of America,
an electronic products manufacturer/distributor.
RICK HARTUNG joined the Company in December 1998, as Senior Vice President
of Sales and Marketing for North America. Prior to joining the Company, he spent
21 years in the software industry with MSA,
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Oracle Corporation and Marcam in a variety of sales, sales management and
operations management positions.
ROBERT T. HEWITT joined the Company as Vice President, Product Development
in April 1996. From June 1988 to April 1996, Mr. Hewitt was Senior Vice
President, Product Development at Financial Technologies International, Inc., a
software development company.
THOMAS V. MANOBIANCO joined the Company in January 1995 as a member of the
consulting organization. In February 1999 he became Vice President of
Professional Services. From January 1989 to January 1995, Mr. Manobianco was
employed by Andersen Consulting as a manager in the systems integration
practice.
WILLIAM G. LEVERING III joined the Company as Revenue Controller in June
1996, was promoted to Corporate Controller in February 1997 and became Vice
President, Corporate Controller in July 1998. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
Levering was a Senior Manager with the international accounting firm of KPMG
LLP. Mr. Levering was employed by KPMG LLP from August 1982 to June 1996, and is
a Certified Public Accountant.
ROBERT NISHI joined the Company in August 1986 as Manager of Consulting, was
promoted in 1991 to Director of National Sales Support, and became Vice
President, Product Marketing in January 1998.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth the annual and long-term compensation
received for the three fiscal years ended December 31, 1998, by the Company's
Chief Executive Officers who served in such capacity in the fiscal year 1998,
and the four most highly compensated executive officers of the Company, other
than the CEO, whose total compensation during fiscal year 1998 exceeded $100,000
and who were serving as executive officers as of fiscal year ended December 31,
1998 or served during fiscal year 1998 (collectively, the "Named Executive
Officers"):
LONG TERM
ANNUAL COMPENSATION COMPENSATION AWARDS
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SECURITIES ALL
NAME AND PRINCIPAL FISCAL OTHER ANNUAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNDERLYING OTHER
POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION AWARDS (1) OPTIONS COMPENSATION
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John A. Rade(2)......... 1998 $ 250,008 $ 100,000 -- -- 88,000 $ 20,714(3)
Chief Executive 1997 229,174 200,000 -- 25,000 600,000 4,393(3)
Officer and President
Elias Typaldos.......... 1998 289,224 -- -- -- -- 7,056(5)
Senior Vice President, 1997 264,224 -- -- -- -- 7,571(5)
Research and 1996 222,557 -- -- -- -- 6,214(5)
Development
John-Louis Nives(9)..... 1998 150,000 -- -- -- -- 100,000(7)
Former Senior Vice 1997 -- -- -- -- -- --
President, Sales and
Marketing for North
America
Michael R. 1998 165,000 10,000 -- -- 72,500 10,774(11)
Jorgensen(8).......... 1997 147,548 85,000 -- -- 150,000 --
Executive Vice
President, Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
Gennaro Vendome......... 1998 166,920 -- 55,927(6) -- -- 7,842(4)
Vice President, 1997 151,920 -- 39,678(6) -- -- 7,959(4)
Eastern Region 1996 126,920 -- 2,499(6) -- -- 10,177(4)
Robert T. Hewitt(10).... 1998 189,372 -- -- -- 5,000 1,829(12)
Vice President, 1997 172,500 5,000 -- -- 15,000 1,152(12)
Product Development 1996 121,330 25,000 -- -- -- --
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(1) Represents the fair value on the grant date of a restricted stock award of
25,000 shares of common stock. The fair value of such shares on December
31, 1998 was $23,437.
(2) Mr. Rade joined the Company on February 1, 1997.
(3) Includes premiums on life and disability insurance and matching
contributions to the Company's 401(k) plan of $1,000 and $5,000 for 1997
and 1998 respectively. In addition, 1998 includes $10,800 of auto
allowance.
(4) Includes for 1996, 1997 and 1998 respectively, premiums on life and
disability insurance for the benefit of the Named Executive Officer, and
matching contributions to the Company's 401(k) plan of $1,035 in 1997 and
$2,000 in 1998.
(5) Includes for 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively, matching contributions to
the Company's 401(k) plan in the amount of $2,375, $1,071 and $2,000, and
premiums on life and disability insurance.
(6) Includes for 1996, 1997 and 1998 respectively, commissions of $149, $35,295
and $52,002 and amounts for auto allowance of $2,350, $4,383 and $3,925.
(7) Represents severance payments.
(8) Mr. Jorgensen joined the Company in February 1997.
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(9) Mr. Nives voluntarily resigned in October 1998.
(10) Mr. Hewitt joined the Company in April 1996.
(11) Includes premiums on life and disability insurance and matching
contributions to the Company's 401(K) plan of $5,000, as well as, an auto
allowance of $4,800 for 1998.
(12) Represents premiums on life and disability insurance.
1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
The 1995 Stock Option Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors and
approved by the Stockholders in June 1995. The Board of Directors and
Stockholders approved certain amendments to the 1995 Stock Option Plan in 1997.
1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN
The 1998 Stock Option Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors, and
approved by the Stockholders in June 1998. No options were granted to employees
or officers during 1998 under this plan.
OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL 1998
POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
VALUE AT
ASSUMED ANNUAL
RATES OF
NUMBER OF PERCENT OF STOCK PRICE
SECURITIES TOTAL OPTIONS APPRECIATION FOR
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO EXERCISE OR OPTION TERM (1)
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES IN BASE PRICE EXPIRATION --------------------
NAME GRANTED (#) FISCAL YEAR ($/SHARE) DATE 5% 10% ($)
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John A. Rade........................ 88,000(3) 5.3 1.00 10 years 55,343 140,249
Elias Typaldos...................... -- -- -- -- -- --
Michael R. Jorgensen................ 50,000(2) 3.0 2.25 10 years 70,751 179,296
Michael R. Jorgensen................ 22,500(4) 1.4 1.00 10 years 14,150 35,859
Genarro Vendome..................... -- -- -- -- -- --
Robert T. Hewitt.................... 5,000(2) 0.3 2.38 10 years 7,484 18,965
John-Louis Nives.................... -- -- -- -- -- --
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(1) The dollar amounts under these columns are the result of calculations at the
hypothetical rates of appreciation of 5% and 10% as prescribed by the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expresses no opinion
regarding whether future appreciation, if any, will be realized and
expressly disclaims any representations to that effect.
(2) Options are exercisable twenty five percent on each anniversary of the
original grant date.
(3) Options to purchase 44,000 shares vest in three equal installments
commencing on February 1, 1997. Options to purchase 44,000 shares vest upon
the earlier to occur of the completion of seven years of service or the
achievement of certain milestones as measured by the performance of and
trading of the Company's common stock.
(4) Options are exercisable twenty five percent on each anniversary of March 3,
1997.
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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Named
Executive Officers regarding stock option holdings as of December 31, 1998. No
stock options were exercised by such persons in fiscal year 1998. No stock
appreciation rights were exercised by any Named Executive Officer during fiscal
year 1998 and no stock appreciation rights were outstanding as of December 31,
1998.
NUMBER OF SECURITIES
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
OPTIONS IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
AT FISCAL YEAR-END AT FISCAL YEAR-END(1)
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NAME EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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John A. Rade.............................................. 114,667 573,333 -- --
Elias Typaldos............................................ -- -- -- --
Michael R. Jorgensen...................................... 43,125 179,375 -- --
Gennaro Vendome........................................... -- -- -- --
Robert T. Hewitt.......................................... 3,750 16,250 -- --
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(1) Based on the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock using the
closing selling price on the American Stock Exchange of $0.9375 per share of
Common Stock at December 31, 1998, less the exercise price payable for such
shares.
EMPLOYMENT AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
The Company typically has employment agreements with all its employees
including the Named Executive Officers, which detail initial annual salary,
stock options, benefits and severance agreements, if applicable. The Named
Executive Officers' severance agreements range from six months to one year.
Mr. Nives resigned from the Company in October 1998. In connection with his
resignation, Mr. Nives is entitled to receive severance pay totaling
approximately $100,000.
401(K) PLAN
The Company participates in a tax-qualified employee savings and retirement
plan (the "401(k) Plan") which covers all of the Company's employees with three
months of service who are at least 21 years of age. Pursuant to the 401(k) Plan,
employees may elect to reduce their current compensation by up to the
statutorily prescribed annual limit and have the amount of such reduction
contributed to the 401(k) Plan. The 401(k) Plan requires matching contributions
by the Company on behalf of all participants in the 401(k) Plan. During 1998,
the Company made matching contributions in the amount of 50% of the first six
percent contributed by each employee. The 401(k) Plan is intended to qualify
under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, so that
contributions by employees or by the Company to the 401(k) Plan, and income
earned on plan contributions, are not taxable to employees until withdrawn from
the 401(k) Plan, and so that contributions by the Company, if any, will be
deductible by the Company when made. The trustee under the 401(k) Plan, at the
direction of each participant, invests the assets of the 401(k) Plan in a number
of investment options.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
During fiscal year 1998, Messrs. Kopchinsky and Vogel served as members of
the Company's Compensation Committee.
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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors advises the Chief
Executive Officer and the Board of Directors on matters of the Company's
compensation philosophy and the compensation of executive officers and other
individuals compensated by the Company. The Compensation Committee also is
responsible for the administration of the Company's Option Plans under which
option grants may be made to executive officers. The Compensation Committee has
reviewed and is in accord with the compensation paid to executive officers in
fiscal year 1998.
GENERAL COMPENSATION POLICY. The fundamental policy of the Compensation
Committee is to provide the Company's executive officers with competitive
compensation opportunities based upon their contribution to the development and
financial success of the Company and their personal performance. It is the
Compensation Committee's objective to have a portion of each executive officer's
compensation contingent upon the Company's performance as well as upon such
executive officer's own level of performance. Accordingly, the compensation
package for each executive officer is comprised of two elements: (i) base salary
which reflects individual performance and is designed primarily to be
competitive with salary levels in the industry and (ii) long-term stock-based
incentive awards which strengthen the mutuality of interests between the
executive officers and the Company's stockholders.
FACTORS. The principal factors which the Compensation Committee considered
with respect to each executive officer's compensation package for fiscal year
1998 are summarized below. The Compensation Committee may, however, in its
discretion apply entirely different factors in advising the Chief Executive
Officer and the Board of Directors with respect to executive compensation for
future years.
BASE SALARY. The suggested base salary for each executive officer is
determined on the basis of the following factors: experience, personal
performance, the salary levels in effect for comparable positions within and
without the industry and internal base salary comparability considerations. The
weight given to each of these factors differs from individual to individual, as
the Compensation Committee deems appropriate.
From time to time, the Compensation Committee may advocate cash bonuses when
such bonuses are deemed to be in the best interest of the Company.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION. Long-term incentives are provided through
grants of stock options. The grants are designed to align the interests of each
executive officer with those of the stockholders and to provide each individual
with a significant incentive to manage the Company from the perspective of an
owner with an equity stake in the Company. Each option grant allows the
individual to acquire shares of the Company's Common Stock at a fixed price per
share (generally, the market price on the grant date) over a specified period of
time (up to ten years). Each option generally becomes exercisable in
installments over a five-year period, contingent upon the executive officer's
continued employment with the Company. Accordingly, the option grant will
provide a return to the executive officer only if the executive officer remains
employed by the Company during the vesting period, and then only if the market
price of the underlying shares appreciates.
The number of shares subject to each option grant is set at a level intended
to create a meaningful opportunity for stock ownership based on the executive
officer's current position with the Company, the base salary associated with
that position, the size of comparable awards made to individuals in similar
positions within the industry, the individual's potential for increased
responsibility and promotion over the option term and the individual's personal
performance in recent periods. The Compensation Committee also considers the
number of unvested options held by the executive officer in order to maintain an
appropriate level of equity incentive for that individual. However, the
Compensation Committee does not adhere to any specific guidelines as to the
relative option holdings of the Company's executive officers.
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CEO COMPENSATION. In advising the Board of Directors with respect to the
compensation payable to the Company's Chief Executive Officer, the Compensation
Committee seeks to achieve two objectives: (i) establish a level of base salary
competitive with that paid by companies within the industry which are of
comparable size to the Company and by companies outside of the industry with
which the Company competes for executive talent and (ii) to make a significant
percentage of the total compensation package contingent upon the Company's
performance and stock price appreciation.
The suggested base salary established for Mr. Rade on the basis of the
foregoing criteria was intended to provide a level of stability and certainty
each year. Accordingly, this element of compensation was not affected to any
significant degree by Company performance factors. Mr. Rade also receives a
guaranteed bonus and is eligible to receive an additional performance-measured
bonus. Upon his employment by the Company, Mr. Rade was granted 25,000 shares of
restricted stock and two stock options. The first stock option for 300,000
shares shall vest in three equal annual installments, and the other stock option
for 300,000 shares shall vest either upon the earlier to occur of the completion
of seven years of service with the Company or the achievement of certain
performance-measured milestones. The Company granted Mr. Rade 88,000 additional
options due to antidilution provisions contained in the original stock option
agreement related to certain stock issuances. 50% of these additional options
vest in the manner of the first stock option and 50% vest in the manner of the
other stock option.
COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 162(M). As a result of
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which was
enacted into law in 1993, the Company will not be allowed a federal income tax
deduction for compensation paid to certain executive officers, to the extent
that compensation exceeds $1 million per officer in any one year. This
limitation will apply to all compensation paid to the covered executive officers
which is not considered to be performance based. Compensation which does qualify
as performance-based compensation will not have to be taken into account for
purposes of this limitation. The Option Plan contains certain provisions which
are intended to assure that any compensation deemed paid in connection with the
exercise of stock options granted under that plan with an exercise price equal
to the market price of the option shares on the grant date will qualify as
performance-based compensation.
The Compensation Committee does not expect that the compensation to be paid
to the Company's executive officers for the 1999 fiscal year will exceed the $1
million limit per officer. Because it is very unlikely that the cash
compensation payable to any of the Company's executive officers in the
foreseeable future will approach the $1 million limit, the Compensation
Committee has decided at this time not to take any other action to limit or
restructure the elements of cash compensation payable to the Company's executive
officers. The Compensation Committee will reconsider this decision should the
individual compensation of any executive officer ever approach the $1 million
level.
THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Gregory Kopchinsky
William E. Vogel
April 29, 1999
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
Set forth below is a table comparing the annual percentage change in the
Company's cumulative total stockholder return on its Common Stock from August
24, 1995 (the date public trading of the Company's stock commenced) to the last
day of the Company's last completed fiscal year (as measured by dividing (i) the
sum of (A) the cumulative amount of dividends for the measurement period,
assuming dividend reinvestment, and (B) the excess of the Company's share price
at the end over the price at the beginning of the measurement period, by (ii)
the share price at the beginning of the measurement period) with the cumulative
total return so calculated of the Nasdaq Stock Market-US Index and a stock index
comprised of companies in a line of business similar to the Company during the
same period.
COMPARISON OF 40 MONTH CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC., THE AMEX MARKET VALUE INDEX
AND THE HAMBRECHT & QUIST COMPUTER SOFTWARE INDEX
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
DOLLARS
8/24/95 12/95 12/96 12/97 12/98
COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC. 100.00 102.86 8.57 13.57 5.36
AMEX MARKET VALUE 100.00 104.78 111.47 135.20 137.69
HAMBRECHT & QUIST COMPUTER SOFTWARE 100.00 102.92 125.10 151.27 197.61
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* $100 invested on 8/24/95 in Computron Software, Inc. Common Stock and on
7/31/95 in The Nasdaq Stock Market (US) Index, The Hambrecht & Quist
Computer Software Index and the Amex Market Value Index, including
reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending December 31, 1998.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of the Company's
previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which might incorporate future filings made by
the Company under those statutes, the preceding Compensation Committee Report on
Executive Compensation and the Company Stock Performance Graph will not be
incorporated by reference into any of those prior filings, nor will such report
or graph be incorporated by reference into any future filings made by the
Company under those statutes.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial
ownership of the Company's Common Stock as of April 9, 1999 by (i) each Director
and nominee for Director, (ii) each of the Named Executive Officers, (iii) each
person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the
Company's Common Stock and (iv) all executive officers and Directors as a group.
The information concerning beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Company's
Common Stock is based on filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
Schedules 13(D), 13(G) and on Forms 3, 4, and 5; and certain other information
obtained by the Company.
NUMBER OF SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY OWNED PERCENTAGE OF SHARES
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER (1) OUTSTANDING (1)
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Elias Typaldos....................................................... 3,276,423(2) 13.70%
John A. Rade......................................................... 268,783(3) *
Gennaro Vendome...................................................... 1,578,998(4) 6.60
Gregory Kopchinsky................................................... 3,251,110(5) 13.60
Robert Migliorino.................................................... 3,247,110(6) 13.58
William Vogel........................................................ 23,250(7) *
Edwin T. Brondo...................................................... 56,000(8) *
Robert T. Hewitt..................................................... 5,000(9) *
Michael R. Jorgensen................................................. 54,375 (10 *
Andreas Typaldos..................................................... 5,620,084 (11 23.50
London Merchant Securities PLC....................................... 1,884,375 (12 7.88
Lion Investments Limited............................................. 1,875,000 (12 7.84
Westpool Investment Trust PLC........................................ 1,884,375 (12 7.88
The Weber Family Trust............................................... 1,884,375 (12 7.88
Eugene M. Weber...................................................... 1,884,375 (12 7.88
Angela G. Weber...................................................... 1,884,375 (12 7.88
Funds controlled by Canaan Partners (13)............................. 3,230,360 (14 13.51
All Current Directors and Executive Officers As a Group (15
persons)........................................................... 8,615,622 (15 36.03%
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* Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent of the Common Stock
outstanding.
(1) Applicable percentage of ownership as of April 9, 1999 is based upon
23,913,557 shares of Common Stock outstanding. Beneficial ownership is
determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and includes voting and investment power with respect to shares.
Gives effect to the shares of Common Stock issuable within 60 days of April
9, 1999 upon exercise of all options and other rights beneficially owned by
the indicated stockholders on that date.
(2) Includes (i) 327,521 shares owned by the Elias Typaldos Grantor Retained
Annuity Trust dated October 13, 1994, (ii) 1,147,750 shares held by the
Elias Typaldos Family Limited Partnership, and (iii) 331,938 shares owned by
the Judith Typaldos Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated October 13, 1994.
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(3) Includes 229,333 shares of Common Stock which may be purchased within 60
days of April 9, 1999 upon the exercise of stock options granted on March 3,
1997. On March 3, 1997, Mr. Rade also received stock option grants for
344,000 shares, which will vest upon the earlier to occur of the completion
of seven years of service with the Company or the achievement of certain
milestones as measured by the performance of and trading volume of the
Company's Common Stock.
(4) Includes (i) 160,000 shares held by the Vendome Charitable Remainder Annuity
Trust dated December 21, 1995, (ii) 240,704 shares held by the Vendome
Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated January 24, 1995, (iii) 237,249 shares
held by the Carol Vendome Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated January 24,
1995, (iv) 5,656 shares held by Carol Vendome as custodian for Laura
Vendome, and (v) 109,095 shares held by the Vendome Family Limited
Partnership.
(5) Includes (i) 2,884,714 shares of Common Stock directly held by Canaan
Capital Offshore Limited Partnership, C.V., (ii) 345,646 shares of Common
Stock directly held by Canaan Capital Limited Partnership, and (iii) 16,750
shares of Common Stock which may be purchased within 60 days of April 9,
1999 upon exercise of stock options. Mr. Kopchinsky is a general partner of
Canaan Capital Partners, L.P., the general partner of Canaan Capital
Management, L.P., which is the general partner of each of the entities
described in clauses (i) and (ii) above. In such capacity, Mr. Kopchinsky
may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares, although he
disclaims such beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest, if any.
(6) Includes (i) 2,884,714 shares of Common Stock directly held by Canaan
Capital Offshore Limited Partnership, C.V., (ii) 345,646 shares of Common
Stock directly held by Canaan Capital Limited Partnership, and (iii) 16,750
shares of Common Stock which may be purchased within 60 days of April 9,
1999 upon exercise of stock options. Mr. Migliorino is a general partner of
Canaan Capital Partners, L.P., the general partner of Canaan Capital
Management, L.P., which is the general partner of each of the entities
described in clauses (i) and (ii) above. In such capacity, Mr. Migliorino
may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares, although he
disclaims such beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest, if any.
(7) Includes (i) 4,000 shares held by the W.S. Vogel Agency, Inc. Profit Sharing
Plan and (ii) 17,500 shares of Common Stock which may be purchased within 60
days of April 9, 1999 upon exercise of stock options.
(8) Includes (i) 2,000 shares held by Pamela R. Brondo, Mr. Brondo's wife, as
custodian for Edwin T. Brondo, Jr. UTMA/NY and (ii) 10,000 shares of Common
Stock which may be purchased within 60 days of April 9, 1999 upon exercise
of stock options.
(9) This number represents the number of shares of Common Stock which may be
purchased by Mr. Hewitt within 60 days of April 9, 1999 upon the exercise of
stock options.
(10) This number represents the number of shares of Common Stock which may be
purchased by Mr. Jorgensen within 60 days of April 9, 1999 upon the exercise
of stock options.
(11) Includes (i) 755,504 shares owned by the Andreas Typaldos GRAT dated
September 29, 1993; (ii) 11,047 shares owned by Renee Typaldos, Mr.
Typaldos' wife, (iii) 755,504 shares owned by the Renee Typaldos GRAT dated
September 29, 1993, (iv) 3,758,529 shares held by the Andreas Typaldos
Family Limited Partnership, and (v) 350,000 shares held by the Andreas
Typaldos Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust dated November 12, 1995.
(12) This number represents the number of shares benefically owned by London
Merchant Securities PLC; Lion Investments Limited; Westpool Investment Trust
PLC; the Weber Family Trust; Eugene M. Weber; and Angela G. Weber as a
"group" under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
number includes 125,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
warrants by Lion Investments Limited; 250,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of warrants by
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Westpool Investment Trust PLC; and 1,875 shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of warrants by the Weber Family Trust. Lion Investments
Limited and Westpool Investment Trust PLC are investment companies
wholly-owned by London Merchant Securities PLC. Eugene M. Weber and Angela
G. Weber are trustees of the Weber Family Trust. Of the total number of
shares beneficially owned, Lion Investments Limited has sole voting and sole
dispositive power over 625,000 shares; Westpool Investment Trust PLC has
sole voting and sole dispositive power over 1,250,000 shares; London
Merchant Securities has shared voting and shared dispositive power over
1,875,000 shares; and the Weber Family Trust, Eugene M. Weber, and Angela G.
Weber have sole voting and sole dispositive power over 9,375 shares. The
address for London Merchant Securities PLC, Lion Investments Limites and
Westpool Investment Trust PLC is Carlton House, 33 Robert Adam Street,
London W1M 5AH England. The address for the Weber Family Trust is 50
California Street, Suite 3200, San Francisco, CA 94111. The address for
Eugene M. Weber and Angela G. Weber is 1806 Vallejo Street, San Francisco,
CA 94123.
(13) The address of Canaan Partners is 105 Rowayton Avenue, Rowayton, CT 06853.
The address of Canaan Capital Offshore Limited Partnership C.V. and Canaan
Capital Offshore Management, N.V. is: c/o ABN Trustcompany, Pietermaai 15,
Curacao, the Netherlands Antilles.
(14) Includes (i) 2,884,714 shares of Common Stock directly held by Canaan
Capital Offshore Limited Partnership, C.V. and (ii) 345,646 shares of Common
Stock directly held by Canaan Capital Limited Partnership.
(15) Includes 273,625 shares of Common Stock which may be purchased within 60
days of April 9, 1999 upon the exercise of stock options. Also includes (i)
2,884,714 shares of Common Stock directly held by Canaan Capital Offshore
Limited Partnership, C.V. and (ii) 345,646 shares of Common Stock directly
held by Canaan Capital Limited Partnership. Messrs. Kopchinsky and
Migliorino are general partners of Canaan Capital Partners, L.P., the
general partner of Canaan Capital Management, L.P., which is the general
partner of each of the entities described in clauses (i) and (ii) above. In
such capacity, Messrs. Kopchinsky and Migliorino may be deemed to be the
beneficial owners of such shares, although they each disclaim such
beneficial ownership except as to their pecuniary interest, if any. The
shares described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this footnote are included only
once in the total number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by all
directors and executive officers as a group. The Schedule 13(G) filing on
behalf of the above Canaan entities (and other related Canaan entities) and
Messrs. Kopchinsky and Migliorino reflects that James J. Fitzpatrick,
Stephen L. Green, Deepak Kamra, Harry T. Rein, and Eric A. Young have shared
voting power and shared dispositive power with respect to all of the shares
of Common Stock described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this note 20.
Accordingly, such individuals may also be deemed to be the beneficial owners
of such shares, although they each disclaim such beneficial ownership except
as to their pecuniary interest, if any.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Under the securities laws of the United States, the Company's Directors,
Executive Officers, and any persons holding more than ten percent of the
Company's Common Stock are required to report their ownership of the Company's
Common Stock and any changes in that ownership to the Securities Exchange
Commission and the American Stock Exchange. Specific due dates for these reports
have been established and the Company is required to report in this Proxy
Statement any failure to file by these dates during fiscal year 1998. Based
solely on its review of such forms received by it from such persons for their
fiscal year 1998 transactions, the Company believes that all filing requirements
applicable to such officers, directors, and greater than ten percent beneficial
owners were complied with, except that the following filings were not timely
made but were filed in Fiscal Year 1998: Form 4 Statement of Claims in
Beneficial Ownership forms for John Rade (for 7/98) and William Vogel (for
8/98). A Form 5 Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership for William
Vogel was filed in February 1999 to reflect additional transactions in fiscal
year 1998.
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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company recorded as expense
approximately $513,000 related to work performed by S-Cubed International on
behalf of the Company. Mr. Rade, who joined the Company as Chief Executive
Officer and President in February 1997, founded S-Cubed International in
February 1990 and owns 45% of its outstanding stock. The Company believes that
the amounts paid to S-Cubed International are comparable to the amounts the
Company would have otherwise paid for comparable services from an unaffiliated
party.
The Company entered into a Consulting Agreement dated September 29, 1997
with Andreas Typaldos, the Company's former chairman and principal stockholder.
The Agreement provides for consulting services during the period of December 1,
1997 through November 30, 2000, in exchange for $300,000 for each of the first
two years and $250,000 for the third year.
On December 24, 1997, the Company loaned $175,000 to Gennaro Vendome.
Principal and interest at a per annum rate of 8% were paid in full on March 31,
1998. The loan was secured by shares of the Company's common stock.
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PROPOSAL 2
PROPOSED RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors has appointed KPMG LLP to serve as its independent
public accountant for fiscal year 1999. KPMG LLP served as the Company's
independent public accountant and auditor during fiscal year 1998. In the event
that ratification of this selection of auditors is not approved by the
affirmative vote of a majority of shares having voting power present in person
or represented by proxy at the meeting, the selection of independent auditors
will be reconsidered by the Board of Directors.
A member of KPMG LLP is expected to be in attendance at the Annual Meeting
with the opportunity to make a statement and respond to questions.
On July 23, 1997 at the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of
Directors approved the dismissal and replacement of Arthur Andersen LLP ("AA")
as the Company's certifying independent accountant with KPMG LLP ("KPMG").
Working in conjunction with AA, the Company restated its consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1995, and certain unaudited
quarters therein, and for each of the three unaudited quarters ended September
30, 1996. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments necessary to
correct the financial statements have been recorded.
AA's audit report on the Company's restated financial statements for the
1995 fiscal year, and on the Company's financial statements for the 1996 fiscal
year, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was
such report qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
principles.
During the Company's 1995 and 1996 fiscal years, and thereafter, there was
no disagreement with AA on any matter of accounting principles or practices,
financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which
disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of AA, would have caused AA to
make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with
its reports.
Upon completion of each of the 1995 and 1996 audits, the Company received a
management letter from AA that identified material weaknesses in the Company's
financial and accounting processes, controls, reporting systems and procedures.
In its 1995 letter, AA (i) highlighted the Company's need for additional
financial and accounting personnel with software industry experience, (ii) noted
the need for uniformity in the language of its contracts and recommended that
the Company standardize the terms of its license agreements and expand its
internal contract review and approval procedures, (iii) noted deficiencies in
the organization of customer and contract files and recommended that the Company
improve and standardize record keeping, (iv) noted the need for expanded and
formalized accounts receivable collection procedures, (v) noted the need for
improved documentation and record keeping relating to consulting service
projects, (vi) noted the need to develop policies and procedures to accurately
identify the date when technological feasibility of developed software has been
attained, and to improve the documentation and record keeping for capitalized
software costs and to do so on a timely basis, and (vii) recommend that the
Company implement improved internal accounting control procedures approved by
the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and reorganize and upgrade the
contracts administration processes, procedures and personnel to ensure proper
revenue recognition and financial reporting.
In its 1996 letter, AA (i) noted the continued turnover of the Company's
financial management, (ii) recommended that the Company continue to standardize
the terms of its license agreements and expand its internal contract review and
approval procedures on a worldwide basis, (iii) noted the need for improved
documentation and record keeping relating to consulting service and maintenance
projects, (iv) recommended that the Company establish a formal list of products
in general release, (v) recommended that the Company establish written policies
with regard to activities in its foreign locations, and (vi) recommended that
the Company establish formal policies and procedures regarding the
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preparation and review of the consolidation and reconciliation of inter-company
accounts and foreign subsidiaries.
The Company's senior executive officers and members of the Audit Committee
of the Company's Board of Directors have participated in discussions with AA
concerning the specific matters described above. The Company has hired senior
executives with software industry experience, including a Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Corporate Controller, several
country Controllers and a General Counsel. In addition, the Company (1) has
established a worldwide contract review and administration process and is
continuing to standardize the terms of its license agreements, (2) has
formalized the worldwide consolidation and reporting process, (3) is formalizing
policy with regard to activities in foreign locations, (4) is formalizing the
product release process, and (5) is implementing the latest version of Computron
financials as part of a plan to improve record keeping relating to consulting
service and maintenance
The Company has authorized AA to respond fully to any and all inquiries made
by KPMG concerning the subject matter of each of the matters described above.
The Company has provided AA with a copy of its Form 8-K, and has requested
AA to furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission
stating whether it agrees with the above statements. A copy of AA's letter was
filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K pursuant to Item 304(a) (3) of
Regulation S-K.
On July 23, 1997, on the recommendation of its Audit Committee, the Board of
Directors of the Company engaged KPMG as the Company's certifying independent
accountant for the 1997 fiscal year. There were no material weaknesses
communicated to the Company upon completion of the 1997 or the 1998 audits.
During the Company's 1995 and 1996 fiscal years, and the subsequent interim
period prior to such engagement of KPMG, the Company did not consult with KPMG
regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified
transaction, either completed or proposed, (ii) the type of audit opinion that
might be rendered on the Company's financial statements, or (iii) items which
concerned the subject matter of any disagreement with AA or any reportable
event, as described in Item 304(a) (2) of Regulation S-K.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT
OF KPMG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
In accordance with regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, stockholder proposals intended for presentation at the 2000 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Secretary of the Company no
later than January 1, 2000 if such proposals are to be considered for inclusion
in the Company's Proxy Statement.
OTHER MATTERS
Management knows of no matters that are to be presented for action at the
meeting other than those set forth above. If any other matters properly come
before the meeting, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote
the shares represented by proxies in accordance with their best judgment on such
matters.
Proxies will be solicited by mail and may also be solicited in person or by
telephone by some regular employees of the Company. The Company may also
consider the engagement of a proxy solicitation firm. Costs of the solicitation
will be borne by the Company.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
John A. Rade
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rutherford, New Jersey
April 30, 1999
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P R O X Y
COMPUTRON SOFTWARE, INC.
PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS -- JUNE 18, 1999
(THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY)
The undersigned stockholder of Computron Software, Inc. hereby appoints John
A. Rade, President and Chief Executive Officer and Michael R. Jorgensen,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and each of
them, with full power of substitution, proxies to vote the shares of stock which
the undersigned could vote if personally present at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of Computron Software, Inc. to be held at The Crowne Plaza, 2
Harmon Plaza, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094, telephone number (201) 348-6900 on
June 18, 1999, at 10:00 A.M. or any adjournment thereof.
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/X/ Please mark your 9414
votes as in this
example.
FOR all nominees WITHHOLD
below (except as AUTHORITY to
marked to the vote for all
contrary) nominees below
1. ELECTION OF / / / /
DIRECTORS
(for terms as described in the Proxy Statement)
(1) Elias Typaldos; (2) John A. Rade; (3) Gennaro Vendome; (4) Gregory
Kopchinsky; (5) Robert Migliorino; (6) William E. Vogel; and (7) Edwin T.
Brondo.
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for an individual nominee, write the
nominee's name in the space provided below.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
WITH
RESPECT TO
2. APPROVAL OF KPMG / / / / / /
LLP AS THE
COMPANY'S
INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS
as described in the Proxy Statement.
3. IN THEIR DISCRETION UPON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY
PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE PERSONS
NOMINATED BY MANAGEMENT AS DIRECTORS AND
FOR PROPOSALS 2.
Signature(s) of Stockholder Dated:
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Note: Please date and sign exactly as your name appears on the envelope in which
this material was mailed. If shares are held jointly, each stockholder
should sign. Executors, administrators, trustees, etc. should use full
title and, if more than one, all should sign. If the stockholder is a
corporation, please sign full corporate name by an authorized officer. If
the stockholder is a partnership, please sign full partnership name by an
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