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Giga-tronics Incorporated
4650 Norris Canyon Road
San Ramon, California 94583
(925) 328-4650
August 12, 2006
To Our Shareholders:
I cordially invite you to attend the annual meeting of Giga-tronics Incorporated shareholders
to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2006, at the Giga-tronics executive offices, 4650
Norris Canyon Road, San Ramon, California.
At the meeting, you will be asked to elect six directors and approve the ratification of
Perry-Smith LLP as our independent accountants. Information about these matters is set forth in
the attached Notice and Proxy Statement.
Giga-tronics counts on your continued interest, and I hope you will be able to attend the
meeting. However, regardless of whether you plan to attend in person, it is important that your
vote be counted. I urge you to vote your shares by signing and returning the accompanying proxy
card.
Sincerely,
George H. Bruns, Jr.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Giga-tronics Incorporated
4650 Norris Canyon Road
San Ramon, California 94583
(925) 328-4650
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To the Shareholders:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Giga-tronics Incorporated will be held at 9:30 AM, local
time, on Tuesday, September 12, 2006, at the Giga-tronics executive offices, at 4650 Norris Canyon
Road, San Ramon, California, for the following purposes:
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Only shareholders of record at the close of business on July 12, 2006 will be entitled to vote
at this meeting, or any adjournment of this meeting.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER
YOU HOLD. PLEASE DATE, SIGN, VOTE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED, PREPAID
ENVELOPE.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Mark H. Cosmez II
Secretary
San Ramon, California
August 12, 2006
Giga-tronics Incorporated
4650 Norris Canyon Road
San Ramon, California 94583
(925) 328-4650
August 12, 2006
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
to be held
September 12, 2006
This proxy statement is submitted by the Board of Directors of Giga-tronics Incorporated
(Giga-tronics or the Company), a California corporation, in connection with the solicitation of
proxies for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting) to be held on
September 12, 2006, in accordance with the notice to shareholders, and at any adjournment thereof.
Our Board of Directors has fixed July 12, 2006 as the record date for the Annual Meeting.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of
and to vote at this meeting. A majority of the shares of common stock will constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. On the record date, there were 4,809,021 shares
of Giga-tronics common stock issued and outstanding. Each share outstanding on the record date is
entitled to one vote as to each matter to be acted on at this meeting. However, each shareholder
will be entitled to cumulate his votes in the election of directors provided that notice of an
intention to cumulate votes is given at this meeting by at least one shareholder before voting for
the election of directors. Under cumulative voting, a shareholder is allowed one vote per share
multiplied by the number of directors to be elected and may cast the total number of votes for one
nominee or may distribute the total number of votes among as many nominees as the shareholder
chooses. Six directors will be elected at this meeting.
Shares represented by properly executed proxies received by Giga-tronics will be voted at the
Annual Meeting according to the instructions on the proxies. It is intended that shares
represented by proxies received by Giga-tronics which are not marked to the contrary will be voted
FOR all proposals included in the notice of this meeting.
Any person giving a proxy in the form accompanying this proxy statement has the power to
revoke it at any time before its exercise. A shareholder giving a proxy may revoke it before its
exercise by filing with the Secretary of Giga-tronics either an instrument revoking the proxy or a
duly executed proxy bearing a later date. A proxy will be revoked automatically if the shareholder
who executed it is present at the Annual Meeting and votes in person. Attendance at this meeting
will not, in and of itself, constitute the revocation of a proxy. The granting of a proxy will
give the proxy holder authority to cumulate votes if cumulative voting is elected.
The approximate date on which this Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy will be
sent to Giga-tronics shareholders is August 12, 2006.
In the election of directors, the candidates receiving the highest number of affirmative votes
of the shares entitled to be voted for them up to the number of directors to be elected by such
shares are elected. Votes against the director and votes withheld have no legal effect. Approval
of a majority of the shares present or represented and voting at the Annual Meeting is required for
all items submitted to the
shareholders for their consideration except the election of directors. The Altman Group
(Altman Group) will be using an automated system for the tabulation of shareholder votes for
Giga-tronics. With regard to the election of directors, votes may be cast in favor or withheld;
votes that are withheld will be excluded entirely from the vote and generally will have no effect.
Abstentions may be specified on proposals other than the election of directors and will be counted
as present for purposes of the item on which the abstention is noted, and therefore counted in the
tabulation of the votes cast on a proposal with the effect of a negative vote. Broker non-votes
are shares which are represented at the Annual Meeting which a broker or nominee has indicated it
does not have discretionary authority to vote with respect to a particular matter. A broker
non-vote will not be counted for purposes of determining the election of directors or ratifying the
selection of Giga-tronics independent accountants, but for other proposals generally have the
effect of a negative vote. Approval of Proposal 2 requires approval of holders of a majority of the
shares present or represented and voting at the Annual Meeting but implementation of the plan under
the California Corporate Securities Law may require approval of holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares, and withheld votes and broker non-votes will have the effect of a negative vote
for this purpose.
The Annual Report of Giga-tronics for its fiscal year ended March 25, 2006 is being mailed
with this mailing of the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement to all shareholders entitled
to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.
The costs of solicitation of proxies, including the printing, handling and mailing of the
proxy material, will be paid by Giga-tronics. Copies of solicitation material will be furnished to
brokerage houses, fiduciaries and custodians to be forwarded to beneficial owners of shares held in
their names, and Giga-tronics will reimburse them for their expenses. The solicitation of proxies
through this proxy statement may be supplemented by telephone, telegram or personal solicitation by
directors, officers or other regular employees of Giga-tronics and by The Altman Group.
Giga-tronics has retained The Altman Group to solicit proxies for a fee of approximately $2,500,
plus a reasonable amount to cover expenses. No additional compensation will be paid to directors,
officers or other employees for such services.
The executive offices of Giga-tronics are located at 4650 Norris Canyon Road, San Ramon,
California 94583, and the telephone number at that location is (925) 328-4650.
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PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Annual Meeting, six directors are to be elected to serve until the next annual meeting
and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nominees of the Board of Directors for
election as directors are listed below. There are no family relationships among the nominees or
between any nominee and any executive officer of Giga-tronics. The Board of Directors has
determined that Messrs. Cole, Garrettson, Harvey and Wilson are independent for purposes of Nasdaq
requirements.
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George H. Bruns, Jr. |
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Chairman of the Board and a Director
of the Company. Chief Executive
Officer from January 1995 until April
2006. He provided seed financing for
the Company in 1980 and has been a
Director since inception. Mr. Bruns
is General Partner of The Bruns
Company, a private venture investment
and management consulting firm. Mr.
Bruns is Director of Testronics, Inc.
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James A. Cole |
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General Partner of Windward Ventures,
General Partner of Spectra Enterprise
Associates and a Partner of New
Enterprise Associates. Founder and
President of Amplica, Inc. and
presently a director of Vitesse
Semiconductor Corp., a public company,
and eleven private companies including
Troika Network and Astute Networks. |
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Kenneth A. Harvey |
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President of Peak Consulting Group.
Former CEO of Advanced Wireless &
Telecom, Vice President and General
Manager of Credence Systems
Corporation. Co-founded Modulation
Instruments where he served as
President and CEO. |
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Garrett A. Garrettson |
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Garrett Garrettson is currently
President of G. Garrettson Consulting
LLC, providing management consulting
to public and private companies.
Until September 2004, Dr. Garrettson
was President and CEO of
Clairvoyante, a private company that
develops and licenses critical
technology to the flat panel display
industry. From 1996 until 2002, he
held the position of Chairman, and
before that President & CEO, of
Spectrian Corporation, a public
company that developed, manufactured
and sold wireless telecommunications
infrastructure equipment and
semiconductors. Before Spectrian he
spent ten years in the data storage
industry as President and CEO of
Censtor Corporation, a Vice President
at Seagate Technology and a Vice
President at Control Data. He began
his career as a Director at HP
Laboratories after being an Assistant
Professor of Physics, Naval
Postgraduate School. He was educated
at Stanford in Engineering Physics,
receiving his PhD. In addition to
being a Director of Giga-tronics, he
is a Director of Catalyst
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John R. Regazzi |
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Chief Executive Officer and a
Director of the Company since April
2006. Mr. Regazzi had been President
and General Manager of Instrument
Division since August 2005, and prior
to that, was Vice President of
Operations for Instrument Division
from October 2004 through August
2005. Prior to that, he was Vice
President of Engineering for
Instrument Division from June 2001
through October 2004. Previous
experience includes 22 years at
Hewlett Packard and Agilent
Technologies in various design and
management positions associated with
their microwave sweeper and
synthesizer product lines. His final
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Robert C. Wilson |
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Chairman of Wilson & Chambers, a
private investment firm. Formerly
Vice President of General Electric,
Executive Vice President of Rockwell
International, CEO of Collins Radio,
and CEO of Memorex. |
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES NAMED.
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INFORMATION ABOUT EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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George H. Bruns, Jr.
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Mark H. Cosmez II
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Financial Officer, Giga-tronics
since October 1997. Before joining
Giga-tronics, Mr. Cosmez was the
Chief Financial Officer for Pacific
Bell Public Communications. Prior
to 1997, he was the Vice President
of Finance and Chief Financial
Officer for International
Microcomputer Software Inc., a
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Jeffrey T. Lum
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President, ASCOR, Inc. since
November 1987. Mr. Lum founded
ASCOR in 1987 and has been
President since inception. Mr. Lum
was a founder and Vice President of
Autek Systems Corporation, a
manufacturer of precision waveform
analyzers. Mr. Lum is on the Board
of Directors for the Santa Clara
Aquamaids, a non-profit
organization dedicated to advancing
athletes in synchronized swimming
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Daniel S. Markowitz
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President of Microsource, Inc.
since 2003. Prior to that,
President of Dymatix, a subsidiary
of Giga-tronics, Inc., and its
Ultracision and Viking predecessors
from 1996 through 2003. General
Manager of Mar Engineering from
1993 to 1996. Prior to that, some
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
Meetings
There were six meetings of the Board of Directors during the last fiscal year. Four of the
directors attended all the regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors and all the
committees on which they sat. One director did not attend one of the regularly scheduled meetings
and did not attend two meetings of the committee on which he sat. Directors are expected to attend
the Annual Meeting except for good cause. Two of five directors attended the Annual Meeting in
2005.
Committees
Giga-tronics Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a
Nominating Committee.
Audit Committee. During fiscal 2006, the Audit Committee consisted of independent (as
determined under the rules of the Nasdaq and the Sarbanes Oxley Act) non-employee directors James
A. Cole, Kenneth A. Harvey and Robert C. Wilson. The Audit Committee serves to monitor the
effectiveness of the independent audit, as well as the Companys accounting, financial controls and
financial reports. The charter of the Audit Committee was included as an exhibit to the Proxy
Statement for the 2004 Annual Meeting. The Audit Committee must approve all non-audit services
provided by the independent accountants. The Audit Committee has not adopted any standards for
pre-approval of non-audit services and has not pre-approved any non-audit services. The Audit
Committee held six meetings during the past fiscal year. The board has determined that Robert
Wilson has:
(i) an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;
(ii) the ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the
accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves;
(iii) experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that
present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable
to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the
registrants financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons
engaged in such activities;
(iv) an understanding of internal control over financial reporting; and
(v) an understanding of audit committee functions.
Therefore the Board of Directors determined that Robert Wilson is the Audit Committees
financial expert for purposes of Nasdaq rules and requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act.
Compensation Committee. During fiscal 2006, the Compensation Committee consisted of
independent non-employee directors James A. Cole, Kenneth A. Harvey and Robert C. Wilson. The
committee formulates recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding levels of compensation for
management. In addition, in order to recognize the expected future contributions of key employees
and provide an additional incentive for them to remain with Giga-tronics over the long-term, the
Committee awards options to purchase shares of our common stock. The Compensation Committee
reviews and approves all stock options and executive compensation as part of the Board of Directors
meetings. The Compensation Committee met six times during the last fiscal year. The Compensation
Committee does not have a formal charter.
Nominating Committee. The Board of Directors has a Nominating Committee, which is
currently comprised of independent non-employee directors James A. Cole and Robert C. Wilson, both
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independent under Nasdaq standards. The purposes of the Nominating Committee are to
recommend persons for membership on the Board and to establish criteria and procedures for the
selection of new directors. The Nominating Committee met two times during the last fiscal year.
The Nominating Committee has no formal process for identifying and evaluating candidates.
Existing directors attempt to identify suitable candidates as the need arises. The Boards policy
is to consider any director candidate nominated or recommended by a shareholder in the same manner
that it would consider a candidate nominated by the Board or committee. In the past year the
Company did not receive any recommendations for director candidates from any shareholders.
Shareholder recommendations should be submitted in writing to the Company by mail at its main
office at least 120 days in advance of the anniversary date of the mailing of notice of the
previous years annual meeting and should include sufficient biographical information (including
all information that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement for a shareholder
meeting at which directors are to be elected) for the committee to make an initial evaluation of
the candidates qualifications. The Company has never engaged or paid a fee to a third party
search firm in connection with the nomination of a candidate for director.
The Nominating Committee considers the following criteria in proposing nominations for
director to the full Board: independence; high personal and professional ethics and integrity;
ability to devote sufficient time to fulfilling duties as a director; impact on diversity of the
Board, including skills and other factors relevant to the Companys business; overall experience in
business, education, and other factors relevant to the Companys business. At a minimum, the
Nominating Committee must be satisfied that each nominee, both those recommended by the Nominating
Committee and any recommended by shareholders, meets the following minimum qualifications:
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The nominee should have demonstrated business experience and the ability to
exercise sound judgment. |
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The nominee should have an understanding of the Company and its industry. |
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The nominee should have the ability and willingness to act in the interests of
the Company and its shareholders. |
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The nominee should not have a conflict of interest that would impair the
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The Nominating Committee also serves as the Corporate Governance Committee. The Corporate
Governance Committee has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to all directors, officers and
employees. The Company will provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of such
Code of Ethics upon written request mailed to the Company at its main office, to the attention of
the Corporate Secretary.
The charter of the Nominating Committee was included as an exhibit to the Proxy Statement for
the 2004 Annual Meeting.
Compensation of Directors
Each of the directors who is not employed by Giga-tronics receives an annual directors fee of
$10,000 and $1,000 for attendance at each Board of Directors meeting. Outside directors serving on committees
of the Board of Directors receive $500 for attendance at each committee meeting
held on a day other than a Board meeting date. From time to time, Giga-tronics makes discretionary
grants of options to purchase shares of its common stock to directors in consideration for services
they provide to Giga-tronics as members of the Board.
Giga-tronics has entered into indemnification agreements with all of its officers and
directors.
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Communications with Directors
The Company does not have a formal process for shareholders to send communications to the
Board of Directors or to specified individual directors. Shareholders may send communications to
the full board or to individual directors at the Companys main office. Communications will be
forwarded unopened to the director to whom it is addressed or to the lead independent director if
addressed to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors believes that this informal process is
adequate to ensure that shareholder communications are received by the intended recipients.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our directors,
executive officers, and holders of more than 10% of Giga-tronics common stock to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. Officers,
directors, and greater than 10% shareholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish
Giga-tronics with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on a review of the copies of such forms received by Giga-tronics, or written
representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that during the fiscal year ended March
25, 2006 its officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders complied with all applicable
filing requirements.
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STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The table below includes information as of July 12, 2006, concerning the beneficial ownership
of Giga-tronics common stock for: each person known by Giga-tronics to own beneficially more than
5% of Giga-tronics outstanding common stock; each director and nominee; each executive officer
named in the Summary Compensation Table below; and all directors and executive officers of
Giga-tronics as a group:
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George H. Bruns, Jr.
4650 Norris Canyon Road
San Ramon, California 94583 |
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James A. Cole
2291 Melford Court
Thousand Oaks, California 91361 |
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Mark H. Cosmez II
4650 Norris Canyon Road
San Ramon, California 94583 |
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75,787(3) |
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Garrett A. Garrettson
P.O. Box 157
Pebble Beach, California 93953 |
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Kenneth A. Harvey
4650 Norris Canyon Road
San Ramon, California 94583 |
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16,000(4) |
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Jeffrey T. Lum
4384 Enterprise Place
Fremont, California 94538 |
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38,364(5) |
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Daniel S. Markowitz
1269 Corporate Center Parkway
Santa Rosa, California 95407 |
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John R. Regazzi
4650 Norris Canyon Road
San Ramon, California 94583 |
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58,000(7) |
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Robert C. Wilson
620 Sand Hill Road #413-G
Palo Alto, California 94304 |
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Includes 260,870 shares owned by the Bruns Trust; 170,000 registered in the names of Mr.
Bruns son and daughter; 22,163 shares owned by The Bruns Company; 19,740 shares owned directly and 40,000 shares
issuable under options exercisable within 60 days of July 12, 2006. |
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Includes 2,500 shares issuable under options exercisable within 60 days of July 12, 2006.
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Includes 23,000 shares issuable under options exercisable within 60 days of July 12, 2006. |
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Includes 2,500 shares issuable under options exercisable within 60 days of July 12, 2006. |
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Includes 5,000 shares issuable under options exercisable within 60 days of July 12, 2006. |
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Includes 5,000 shares issuable under options exercisable within 60 days of July 12, 2006. |
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Includes 30,000 shares issuable under options exercisable within 60 days of July 12, 2006. |
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Includes 2,500 shares issuable under options exercisable within 60 days of July 12, 2006. |
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(9) |
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Includes 110,500 shares issuable under options exercisable within 60 days of July 12, 2006. |
9
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary of Compensation
The following table provides information concerning compensation paid or accrued by the
Company, to or on behalf of Giga-tronics chief executive officer and the other executive officers
during the last fiscal year ended March 25, 2006, and for the fiscal years ended March 26, 2005 and
March 27, 2004:
Summary Compensation Table
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Annual Compensation |
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Long-Term Compensation |
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Number of |
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Securities |
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All Other |
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Fiscal |
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Other Annual |
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Underlying Options/ |
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Compensation |
Principal Position |
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Year |
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Salary($) |
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Bonus |
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Compensation |
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SARs(#)(1) |
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($)(2) |
George H. Bruns, Jr. |
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2006 |
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$ |
140,000 |
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$ |
484 |
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Chairman (3) |
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2005 |
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$ |
140,000 |
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10,000 |
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$ |
458 |
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2004 |
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$ |
140,000 |
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75,000 |
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$ |
1,373 |
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Mark H. Cosmez II |
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2006 |
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$ |
104,326 |
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$ |
507 |
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Vice President, Finance |
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2005 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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$ |
500 |
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CFO & Secretary |
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2004 |
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$ |
100,000 |
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30,000 |
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$ |
1,500 |
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Jeffrey T. Lum |
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2006 |
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$ |
119,223 |
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$ |
7,200 |
(4) |
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$ |
2,036 |
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President, |
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2005 |
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$ |
115,137 |
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$ |
7,200 |
(4) |
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$ |
1,833 |
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ASCOR, Inc. |
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2004 |
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$ |
114,689 |
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$ |
7,200 |
(4) |
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27,500 |
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$ |
1,833 |
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Daniel S. Markowitz |
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2006 |
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$ |
110,000 |
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$ |
550 |
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President, |
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2005 |
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$ |
110,000 |
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$ |
550 |
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Microsource, Inc. |
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2004 |
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$ |
97,384 |
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20,000 |
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$ |
1,926 |
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John R. Regazzi |
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2006 |
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$ |
115,569 |
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$ |
486 |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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2005 |
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$ |
110,400 |
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$ |
552 |
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2004 |
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$ |
110,400 |
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10,000 |
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$ |
2,165 |
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(1) |
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Stock options granted under Giga-tronics 2000 Stock Option Plan. |
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Represents contributions made by Giga-tronics to its 401(k) Plan which match in part the
pre-tax elective deferral contributions included under Salary made to the 401(k) plan by the
executive officers. |
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As of April 2006 Mr. Bruns is no longer the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. |
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Other compensation for Mr. Jeffrey T. Lum represents the use of a company automobile. |
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Stock Options
The following table sets forth stock options granted in fiscal 2006 to each of Giga-tronics
executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table. No stock appreciation rights were
granted during the 2006 fiscal year. All option exercise prices were based on market price on the
date of grant. The table also sets forth the hypothetical gains that would exist for the options
at the end of their five-year terms, assuming compound annual rates of stock appreciation of 5% and
10%. These numbers are calculations based on the requirements promulgated by the SEC and do not
reflect Giga-tronics estimate of future stock price growth. The actual future value of all
options will depend on the market value of Giga-tronics common stock.
Option Grants in Fiscal 2006
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Potential Realization |
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Value at Assumed Annual |
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Options Granted to |
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Exercise Price |
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Appreciation for Option |
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Date of Grant |
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2006 |
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10 |
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No Options Granted |
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Options Exercises and Fiscal Year End Option Value Table
The table below provides information for the executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table, concerning the exercise of options during fiscal 2006 and unexercised options
held as of the end of the fiscal year.
Aggregated Options Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
and Fiscal Year-End Options Values
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Value of Unexercised In |
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the Money Options at |
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Options at March 25, 2006 (#) |
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March 25, 2006(1) |
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Shares |
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Acquired |
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Value |
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Name |
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on Exercise |
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Realized |
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Exercisable |
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Unexercisable |
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Exercisable |
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Unexercisable |
George H. Bruns, Jr.
Chairman |
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40,000 |
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45,000 |
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$ |
12,375 |
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$ |
12,375 |
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Mark H. Cosmez II
Vice President,
Finance/CFO &
Secretary |
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23,000 |
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15,000 |
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$ |
4,950 |
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$ |
4,950 |
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Jeffrey T. Lum
President,
ASCOR, Inc. |
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18,750 |
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$ |
51,363 |
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5,000 |
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13,750 |
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$ |
1,650 |
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$ |
5,775 |
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Daniel S. Markowitz
President,
Microsource, Inc. |
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15,000 |
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$ |
38,350 |
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5,000 |
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10,000 |
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$ |
1,650 |
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$ |
3,300 |
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John R. Regazzi
Chief Executive Officer |
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46,250 |
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8,750 |
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$ |
13,800 |
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$ |
6,800 |
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1) |
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Equal to the fair market value of the option shares on March 25, 2006 which was $2.62 per
share, less the aggregate option price payable for the shares. Options are in-the-money if
the market value of the shares is greater than the option exercise price. |
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information on options and other equity rights outstanding and
available at March 25, 2006.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information |
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No. of securities |
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remaining available |
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No. of |
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for future issuance |
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securities to be |
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under equity |
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issued upon |
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Weighted average |
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compensation plans |
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exercise of |
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exercise price of |
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(excluding |
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outstanding |
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outstanding |
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securities |
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options, warrants |
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options, warrants |
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reflected in column |
Plan category |
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and rights |
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and rights |
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(a)) |
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(a) |
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(b) |
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(c) |
Equity compensation
plans approved by
securities holders |
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438,975 |
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$ |
2.5652 |
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876,900 |
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Equity compensation
plans not approved
by security holders |
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NA |
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NA |
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NA |
Total |
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438,975 |
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$ |
2.5652 |
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876,900 |
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Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change-In-Control Arrangements
Change-In-Control Arrangements
All outstanding options will automatically accelerate and become exercisable for fully vested
shares upon a change in control of Giga-tronics, whether effected through merger, sale of
substantially all of Giga-tronics assets, the successful completion of a hostile tender offer for
30% or more of Giga-tronics outstanding common stock, or a change in the majority of the Board of
Directors as a result of one or more contested elections for Board of Directors membership.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
For the 2006 fiscal year, the Compensation Committee was comprised of Messrs. James A. Cole,
Kenneth A. Harvey and Robert C. Wilson.
No executive officer of Giga-tronics serves as a member of the Board of Directors or
compensation committee of any entity which has one or more executive officers serving as a member
of Giga-tronics Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.
Audit Committee
Report of the Audit Committee
The Audit Committee of the Board is responsible for providing independent, objective oversight
of Giga-tronics accounting functions and internal controls. The Audit Committee operates under a
written charter approved by the Board of Directors.
Management is responsible for the Companys internal controls and financial reporting process.
The independent accountants are responsible for performing an independent audit of the Companys
consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and
issuing a report thereon. The Audit Committees responsibility is to monitor and oversee these
processes.
In connection with these responsibilities, the Audit Committee met with management to review
and discuss the March 25, 2006 financial statements. The Audit Committee also discussed, with the
independent accountants, the matters required by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61,
Communication with Audit Committees. The Audit Committee also received written disclosures from
the independent accountants required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees, and the Audit Committee discussed with the independent
accountants that firms independence.
In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Committee recommended to the
Board of Directors (and the Board has approved) that the audited consolidated financial statements
be included in the Companys Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended March 25, 2006 for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Committee has approved the engagement of
Perry-Smith LLP to continue as the Companys auditors for the current year.
Respectfully submitted,
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Kenneth A. Harvey, Chair
Robert C. Wilson
James A. Cole
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Report on Executive Compensation
General Compensation Policy
Giga-tronics executive compensation philosophy rests on two fundamental principles. First,
the program is intended to provide fully competitive levels of compensation at expected levels of
performance in order to attract, motivate and retain talented executives. Secondly, the program
is intended to create an alignment of interest between Giga-tronics executives and its
shareholders such that a significant portion of each executives compensation is linked directly to
the creation of shareholder value.
The Executive Compensation Program is intended to place heavy emphasis on variable pay, which
is pay that varies with performance, and less focus on fixed base salary. The incentive pay
programs are intended to reward performance that is directly relevant to the Companys short term
and long term success. The three primary components of the program include base salary, annual
incentive, which is performance-based bonus, and long-term incentives such as stock options.
Factors
The process involved and the factors considered in the executive compensation determination
for fiscal year 2006 are summarized below. It is expected that this process will remain the same
in fiscal year 2007. However, the Committee may, at its discretion, apply a different set of
factors in setting executive compensation in the future in order to further enhance the basic
concept of pay-for-performance.
Base Salary
Base salaries are based primarily on individual performance, and each individuals role in
Giga-tronics. Employees with higher levels of sustained performance over time and/or those
assuming greater responsibilities will be paid correspondingly higher salaries.
On the basis of its knowledge of the industry, this Committee believes that the base salary
levels in effect for Giga-tronics executive officers are competitive with the companies within and
outside our industry with which Giga-tronics competes for executive talent. However, the Committee
did not, through one or more external salary surveys for the industry, independently confirm the
specific percentiles at which the base salary levels in effect for Giga-tronics executive officers
stood in relation to other companies in our industry.
Salaries are reviewed annually based on individual performance, overall financial results and
the general level of increases in the marketplace. Salary increases are granted within a
pay-for-performance framework.
Annual Performance (Non-Stock) Based Incentive Compensation
Giga-tronics annual incentive bonus plan is intended to:
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motivate, and |
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provide competitive cash compensation opportunities. |
Incentive awards are paid annually in cash based upon achievement of individual performance
objectives for the most recently completed fiscal year.
There were no bonus payments earned in fiscal 2006.
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Long-Term (Stock Based) Incentive Compensation
Giga-tronics has always believed that stock ownership or stock option participation was the
most effective way of aligning its management and shareholder interests. Options are generally
issued at 100% of market value, for five year terms, exercisable for 25% of the total grant per
year after the first year. The right to exercise options expires 60 days after termination of
employment, except in case of death when an optionees estate would have six months to exercise.
CEO Compensation
The CEO compensation is based on the same considerations as any other senior executive. Other
compensation factors, including salary increases, incentive bonus and option participation are
performance-based.
Based upon Giga-tronics performance, the Compensation Committee increased Mr. Bruns base
compensation to $200,000 annually effective March 2001. Based on the subsequent performance of the
company, Mr. Bruns elected to reduce his salary to $160,000 effective July 16, 2001 and again
reduce his salary to $140,000 effective July 1, 2002. The Compensation Committee reviewed and
approved this election.
Upon the election of Mr. Regazzi as the Chief Executive Officer effective April 2006 the
Compensation committee established his annual compensation as $140,000.
Deduction Limit for Executive Compensation
Effective January 1, 1994, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code limits federal income
tax deductions for compensation paid to the chief executive officer and the four other most highly
compensated officers of a public company to $1 million per individual per year, but contains an
exception for performance-based compensation that satisfies certain conditions.
The 1990 Stock Option Plan was amended in 1994 to restrict the maximum number of shares of
common stock for which any one participant may be granted stock options and stock appreciation
rights to 200,000 shares, and the stockholders approved this amendment at the 1994 Annual Meeting.
As a result, stock options granted to Giga-tronics executive officers with an exercise price not
less than the fair market value of the underlying shares on the grant date will generally qualify
as performance-based compensation which is not subject to the $1 million limitation. The 2000
Stock Option Plan reflects these same restrictions.
BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE:
James A. Cole
Kenneth A. Harvey
Robert C. Wilson
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN* AMOUNG GIGA-TRONICS
INCORPORATED, THE S&P 500 INDEX AND THE NASDAQ TELECOMUNICATIONS
STOCKS
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$100 INVESTED ON 3/30/01, INCLUDING REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS, AS OF FISCAL YEAR ENDING
3/25/06. |
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Giga-tronics |
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NASDAQ Telecom S |
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S&P 500 Index |
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March-01 |
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100.000000 |
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100.000000 |
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100.000 |
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March-02 |
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61.876797 |
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54.150660 |
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98.884800 |
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March-03 |
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20.000000 |
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40.927087 |
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74.418490 |
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March-04 |
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38.400000 |
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53.750159 |
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95.495255 |
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March-05 |
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76.800000 |
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58.529803 |
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100.955770 |
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March-06 |
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41.920000 |
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58.529803 |
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112.291336 |
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PROPOSAL 2
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Audit Committee has re-appointed the firm of Perry-Smith LLP as Giga-tronics independent
accountants for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 and to perform other appropriate services.
We are seeking ratification by the shareholders for this appointment. In case of a negative vote,
the appointment will be reconsidered.
Representatives of Perry-Smith LLP are expected to be present at Giga-tronics Annual Meeting with
the opportunity to make a statement, if they desire to do so, and they are expected to be available
to respond to appropriate questions.
The following table presents aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by
Perry-Smith LLP in fiscal year 2006 and in fiscal year 2005 in the following categories:
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2005 |
Audit fees |
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$ |
151,000 |
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$ |
144,000 |
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Audit-related fees |
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Tax fees |
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All other fees |
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Independence of Perry-Smith LLP
Since Perry-Smith LLP did not perform any financial information systems design and implementation
or any other professional services, the Audit Committee did not need to consider the independence
issue which might arise from such services.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF
PERRY-SMITH LLP.
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SHAREHOLDERS PROPOSALS
To be considered for presentation to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2007, a
shareholder proposal must be received by Giga-tronics no later than June 5, 2007. To be considered
for inclusion in the Giga-tronics proxy statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
in 2007, a shareholder proposal must be received by Giga-tronics no later than April 14, 2007.
Proposals should be addressed to the Corporate Secretary, Giga-tronics Incorporated, 4650 Norris
Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583.
The Annual Report of Giga-tronics for the fiscal year ended March 25, 2006 is being mailed
with this mailing of the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement to all shareholders entitled
to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Giga-tronics will mail the Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the most recent fiscal year to any shareholder who requests a copy. Requests should be
sent to the Corporate Secretary as noted above for proposals.
OTHER MATTERS
Giga-tronics knows of no other business which will be presented at the Annual Meeting other
than the proposals included in the Notice of Meeting. If any other business is properly brought
before the Annual Meeting, persons appointed as proxies for the shareholders in the enclosed form
will vote on these matters in accordance with their judgments. Regardless of whether you intend to
be present at the Annual Meeting, you are urged to complete, date, sign and return your proxy
promptly.
The Report of the Compensation Committee, the Report of the Audit Committee, the Performance
Graph and the statement of independence of Audit Committee members referred to under Information
About the Board of Directors and Committees of the Board are not to be considered as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission or incorporated by reference into any other filings which
the Company makes with the Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor is this information considered as proxy soliciting
material. These portions of this proxy statement are not a part of any of those filings unless
otherwise stated in those filings.
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By order of the Board of Directors,
George H. Bruns, Jr.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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San Ramon, California
August 12, 2006
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TO VOTE BY MAIL, PLEASE DETACH PROXY CARD HERE
GIGA-TRONICS INCORPORATED
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
George H. Bruns, Jr. and Mark H. Cosmez II, or either of them are hereby constituted and appointed
the lawful attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, each with full power of substitution, to vote
and act as proxy with respect to all shares of common stock of Giga-tronics Incorporated standing in
the name of the undersigned on the books of Giga-tronics at the close of business on July 12, 2006
at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 9:30 A.M., on September 12, 2006, at
Giga-tronics principal executive offices at 4650 Norris Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583, or at
any adjournment or postponement thereof.
THE POWERS HEREBY GRANTED MAY BE EXERCISED BY BOTH OF SAID ATTORNEYS OR PROXIES OR THEIR
SUBSTITUTES PRESENT AND ACTING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OR ANY ADJOURNMENT OR
POSTPONEMENT THEREOF OR, IF ONLY ONE BE PRESENT AND ACTING, THEN BY THAT ONE. THE UNDERSIGNED
HEREBY REVOKES ANY AND ALL PROXIES HERETOFORE GIVEN BY THE UNDERSIGNED TO VOTE AT SAID MEETING.
(Continued, and to be signed, on the other side.)
TO VOTE YOUR PROXY
Simply sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope to:
Giga-tronics
Inc., c/o The Altman Group, Inc., PO Box 238, Lyndhurst NJ 07071-9902.
TO VOTE BY MAIL, PLEASE DETACH PROXY CARD HERE
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Elect six Directors for the ensuing year.
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FOR ALL
NOMINEES LISTED
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Nominees: (1) George H. Bruns, Jr., (2) James A. Cole,
(3) Kenneth A. Harvey, (4) Robert C. Wilson,
(5) Garrett A. Garrettson, (6) John R. Regazzi |
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INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for one or more
individual nominees, write such names in the space provided
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Ratify the appointment of Perry-Smith LLP as
independent certified public accountants.
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In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized
to vote upon such other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
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Dated: , 2006 |
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Please sign exactly as the name appears printed hereon. When shares are
held by joint tenants, both should sign. 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 annual authorized President or other officer. If a partnership, please sign in full partnership name by authorized
person. Receipt of the Proxy statement for the meeting is hereby acknowledged.
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