DIODES INCORPORATED
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD JUNE 2, 20033, 2004
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ANNUAL MEETING (THE "MEETING")
OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF DIODES INCORPORATED (THE "COMPANY") WILL BE HELD AT THE
RENAISSANCE HOTEL, 30100 AGOURA ROAD, AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA 91301, ON
MONDAY,THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 20033, 2004 AT 10:9:00 A.M. (CALIFORNIA TIME) FOR THE FOLLOWING
PURPOSES:
TO ACT ON:
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. To elect seven persons to the Board of
Directors of the Company, each to serve until the next annual
meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been
elected and qualified. The Board of Directors' nominees are: C.H.
Chen, Michael R. Giordano, Keh-Shew Lu, M.K. Lu, Shing Mao,
Raymond Soong and John M. Stich.
2. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. To ratify the
appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent
certified public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2003.2004.
3. OTHER BUSINESS. To transact such other business as properly may
come before the Meeting or any continuation, adjournment or
postponement thereof.
Only persons who are stockholders of record (the
"Stockholders") at the close of business on April 18, 20038, 2004 are entitled to notice
of and to vote, in person or by proxy, at the Meeting or any continuation,
adjournment or postponement thereof.
The Proxy Statement, which accompanies this Notice, contains
additional information regarding the proposals to be considered at the Meeting,
and Stockholders are encouraged to read it in its entirety.
As set forth in the enclosed Proxy Statement, proxies are
being solicited by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company. All
proposals set forth above are proposals of the Company.Board of Directors. It is
expected that these materials first will be mailed to Stockholders on or about
April 29, 2003.30, 2004.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE MARK,
DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
TO BE SURE THAT YOUR SHARES ARE VOTED. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT, WHETHER YOU OWN A
FEW SHARES OR MANY. IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AND
VOTE YOUR SHARES IN PERSON. THEYOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY MAY BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ITS
EXERCISE.EXERCISE AT THE MEETING.
Dated at Westlake Village, California, this seventeenththirtieth day of
April, 2003.2004.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
DIODES INCORPORATED
/s/ Carl C. Wertz
Carl C. Wertz,
Secretary
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DIODES INCORPORATED
3050 EAST HILLCREST DRIVE
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA 91362
(805) 446-4800
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING: JUNE 2, 20033, 2004
GENERAL INFORMATION
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors") of Diodes Incorporated (the
"Company") for use at the annual meeting (the Meeting") of the stockholders of
the Company to be held on Monday,Thursday, June 2, 2003,3, 2004, at the Renaissance Hotel,
30100 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, California 91301, at 10:9:00 a.m. (California
time) and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. C.H. Chen
and Carl C. Wertz, the designated proxyholders (the "Proxyholders"), are members
of the Company's management. Only stockholders of
record (the "Stockholders") at the close of business on April 18, 20038, 2004 (the
"Record Date") are entitled to notice of and to vote in person or by proxy at
the Meeting or any continuation, adjournment or postponement thereof. ThisThe Notice
of Annual Meeting, this Proxy Statement and the enclosed proxy card (the "Proxy") first will
be mailed to Stockholders on or about April 29, 2003.30, 2004.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED
The matters to be considered and voted upon at the Meeting
will be:
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. To elect seven persons to the Board of
Directors of the Company, each to serve until the next annual
meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been
elected and qualified. The Board of Directors' nominees are: C.H.
Chen, Michael R. Giordano, Keh-Shew Lu, M.K. Lu, Shing Mao,
Raymond Soong and John M. Stich.
2. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. To ratify the
appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent
certified public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2003.2004.
3. OTHER BUSINESS. To transact such other business as properly may
come before the Meeting or any continuation, adjournment or
postponement thereof.
COSTMETHOD OF SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
ThisVOTING
Stockholders can vote by proxy or by attending the Meeting and
voting in person. A proxy card (the "Proxy") is enclosed. If you vote by means
of the Proxy, solicitationthe Proxy must be completed, signed and dated by you or your
authorized representative. The completed Proxy may be returned in the
postage-paid envelope provided, or by facsimile to the Inspector of Elections at
(805) 374-1255. C.H. Chen and Carl C. Wertz, the designated proxyholders (the
"Proxyholders"), are members of the Company's management. If you hold Common
Stock in "street name," you must either instruct your broker or nominee as to
how to vote such shares or obtain a proxy, executed in your favor by your broker
or nominee, to be able to vote at the Meeting.
If a Proxy is made byproperly signed, dated and returned and is not
revoked, the Proxy will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the
Stockholder's instructions indicated on the Proxy. If no instructions are
indicated on the Proxy, the Proxy will be voted "FOR" the election of the Board
of Directors' nominees, "FOR" the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004 and in
accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors as to any other
matter that may properly be brought before the Meeting or any continuation,
adjournment or postponement thereof.
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REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
Any Stockholder giving a Proxy has the power to revoke it at
any time before it is exercised. A Stockholder may revoke a proxy by filing an
instrument of revocation, or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date, with
the Company's Secretary at our principal executive offices located at 3050 East
Hillcrest Drive, Westlake Village, California 91362 prior to the commencement of
the Company, andMeeting. A Stockholder may also revoke the Company will bear the costs of this solicitation, including
the expense of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement
and any other material used in this solicitation of Proxies. This solicitation
of Proxies will be made by mail and may be supplemented by telephone or other
personal contact to be made without special compensation by regular officers and
employees of the Company. If it should appear desirable to do so to ensure
adequate representation atattending the Meeting
officers and regular employees may
communicatevoting in person. Stockholders whose shares are held in "street name" should
consult with Stockholders, beneficial owners, banks, brokerage houses,
custodians, nominees and others, by telephone, facsimile transmissions,
telegraph,their broker or in person to request that Proxies be furnished. The Company will
reimburse banks, brokerage houses, and other custodians, nominees and
fiduciaries,nominee concerning the method for revoking their
reasonable expenses in forwarding proxy materials to
their principals. The total estimated cost for the printing and solicitation of
Proxies is $10,000.
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Proxy.
OUTSTANDING SECURITIES AND VOTING RIGHTS; REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
The authorized capital of the Company consists of (i)
30,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.66-2/3 per share ("Common
Stock"), $0.66-2/3 par value, of which 8,412,09213,202,701 shares were issued and outstanding on the Record
Date (with an additional 1,075,6721,613,508 shares held as treasury stock) and (ii)
1,000,000 shares of Class A Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value ("Class A Preferred
Stock"), none of which were issued and outstanding on the Record Date. The
Common Stock and the Class A Preferred Stock are collectively referred to as the
"Stock."
A majority of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock
constitutes a quorum for the conduct of business at the Meeting. AbstentionsVotes withheld,
abstentions and "broker non-votes" (as defined below) will be treated as shares present and entitled to votecounted for the
purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.
Each Stockholder is entitled to one vote, in person or by
proxy, for each share of Common Stock standing in his or her name on the books
of the Company as of the Record Date on any matter submitted to the
Stockholders, except that in connection with the election of directors, each
Stockholder has the right to cumulate votes, provided that the candidates' names
have been properly placed in nomination prior to commencement of voting and a
Stockholder has given notice prior to commencement of voting of his or her
intention to cumulate votes. If a Stockholder has given such notice, all
Stockholders may cumulate their votes for all nominated candidates. Cumulative
voting entitles a Stockholder to give one candidate a number of votes equal to
the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of shares of
Common Stock owned by such Stockholder, or to distribute such Stockholder's
votes on the same principle among as many candidates as the Stockholder shall
think fit. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes, up to the
number of directors to be elected, shall be elected. Discretionary authority to
cumulate votes is hereby solicited by the Board of Directors and the return of
the Proxy shall grant such authority.
A Proxy for use at the Meeting is enclosed. The Proxy must be
signed and dated by you or your authorized representative or agent. Telegraphed,
cabled or telecopied Proxies are also valid. You may revoke a Proxy at any time
before it is exercised at the Meeting by submitting a written revocation to the
Secretary of the Company or a duly executed Proxy bearing a later date or by
voting in person at the Meeting.
Brokers holding Common Stock in "street name" who are members
of a stock exchange are required by the rules of the exchange to transmit this
Proxy Statement to the beneficial owner of the Common Stock and to solicit
voting instructions with respect to the matters submitted to the Stockholders.
In the event any such broker has not received instructions from the beneficial
owner by the date specified in the statement accompanying such material, the
broker may give or authorize the giving of a Proxy to vote such Common Stock in
his discretion as to the election of directors or the appointment of independent
auditors. Certain other proposals, however, are non-discretionary, andHowever, brokers or nominees who have received no instructions from their clients do not have discretion to vote on suchcertain
other proposals without specific instructions from the beneficial owner. When a
broker or nominee votes a client's shares on some but not all proposals, the
missing votes are referred to as "broker non-votes." If you hold Common Stock in
"street name" and you fail to instruct your broker or nominee as to how to vote
such Common Stock, your broker or nominee may, in its discretion, vote such
Common Stock "FOR" the election of the Board of Director's nominees and "FOR"
the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent auditors.
Each proposal described herein, other than the election of
directors, requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the
Meeting. Abstentions with respect toon any proposal submitted to the Stockholders, other than
the election of directors, will be included in the number of votes cast on such
proposal and, accordingly, will have the effect of a vote "AGAINST" such
proposal. However, broker non-votes with respect to a proposal submitted to the Stockholders will not be
included in the number of shares counted as being present for the purposes of
voting on such proposed and, accordingly, will have nothe effect onof reducing the
approvalnumber of votes required to approve the proposal.
Unless revoked, the shares of Common Stock represented by
Proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions given thereon. In the
absence of any instruction in the Proxy, your shares of Common Stock will be
voted "FOR" the election of the nominees for director set forth herein and "FOR"
the other proposals described herein.
Of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date,
3,067,6394,601,458 (or approximately 36.5%34.9%) (the "Shares") were held in the name of
Lite-On Semiconductor Corporation ("LSC"), formerly named Lite-On Power
Semiconductor ("LPSC"). See "General Information - Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management" and "Proposal One - Election of Directors -
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" for a discussion of the
relationship between LPSC, LSC and the Company. An additional 215,31296,318 shares (or
approximately
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2.6%0.7%) were owned by directors and executive officers of the
Company on the Record Date. LSC and each director and executive officer has
informed the Company that they will vote "FOR" the election of the nominees to
the Board of Directors identified herein, and "FOR" the appointment of Moss
Adams LLP as the Company's independent auditors.
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
amended its rule governing a company's ability to use discretionary proxy
authority with respect to stockholder proposals with were not submittedSOLICITATION OF PROXIES
This Proxy solicitation is made by the stockholdersBoard of Directors of
the Company, and the Company will bear the costs of this solicitation, including
the expense of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement
and any other material used in timethis solicitation of Proxies. This solicitation
of Proxies will be made by mail and may be supplemented by telephone or other
personal contact to be included inmade without special compensation by regular officers and
employees of the proxy statement. As a result of that
rule change, in the event a stockholder proposal was not submittedCompany. If it should appear desirable to the
Company priordo so to March 15, 2003, the enclosed Proxy will confer authority on the
Proxyholders to vote the shares in accordance with their best judgment and
discretion if the proposal is presentedensure
adequate representation at the Meeting.Meeting, officers and regular employees may
communicate with Stockholders, beneficial owners, banks, brokerage houses,
custodians, nominees and others, by telephone, facsimile transmissions,
telegraph, e-mail or in person to request that Proxies be furnished. The Company
will reimburse banks, brokerage houses, and other custodians, nominees and
fiduciaries, for their reasonable expenses in forwarding proxy materials to
their principals. The total estimated cost for the printing and solicitation of
Proxies is $10,000.
As of the date hereof,of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors
knows of no stockholder proposal has been submitted to the Company, and management is not
aware of any other mattersbusiness to be presented for actionconsideration at the Meeting other than
as stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting. However, if any other matters
properly come before the Meeting, including a motion to adjourn the Meeting to
another time or place to solicit additional Proxies in favor of the
recommendation of the Board of Directors, the Proxyholders will vote the shares
represented by the Proxies solicited
hereby will be voted byand authority to do so is included in the ProxyholdersProxy in
accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors. Such
authorization includes authority to appoint a substitute nominee or nominees to
the Board of Directors' nominees identified herein where death, illness or other
circumstances arise which prevent any such nominee for directors from serving in
such position and to vote such Proxy for such substitute nominee.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of
Common Stock as of the Record Date by (i) each person known to the Company to be
the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock (other than depositories), (ii) each executive officer, director
and nominee for director of the Company, and (iii) all directors and executive
officers as a group:
AMOUNT AND
NATURE OF
BENEFICIAL PERCENT
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER (1) OWNERSHIP (2) OF CLASS(3)
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Lite-On Semiconductor Corporation ("LSC") 3,067,639 (4) 36.5%
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Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") 814,800 9.7%
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Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. ("Dimensional Funds") 452,050 5.4%
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Raymond Soong 374,167 (5) 4.3%
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C.H. Chen 150,000 (5) 1.8%
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Michael R. Giordano 107,625 (5)(6) 1.3%
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Keh-Shew Lu 3,333 (5) *
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M.K. Lu 63,333 (5) *
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Shing Mao 146,000 (5) 1.7%
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John M. Stich 19,333 (5)(7) *
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Joseph Liu 292,000 (5) 3.4%
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Mark A. King 155,749 (5) 1.8%
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Carl C. Wertz 72,187 (5) *
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All directors, nominees and executive officers as a group (10 persons) 1,383,727 (8) 14.4%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- -------------- ----- ------------group.
AMOUNT AND
NATURE OF
BENEFICIAL PERCENT
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER (1) OWNERSHIP (2) OF CLASS(3)
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Lite-On Semiconductor Corporation ("LSC") 4,601,458 (4) 34.9%
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Raymond Soong 434,100 (5) 3.2%
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C.H. Chen 250,000 (5) 1.9%
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Michael R. Giordano 138,688 (5)(6) 1.0%
- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----- ----------
Keh-Shew Lu 15,500 (5) *
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M.K. Lu 44,000 (5) *
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Shing Mao 149,000 (5) 1.1%
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John M. Stich 18,500 (5)(7) *
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Joseph Liu 326,500 (5) 2.4%
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Mark A. King 155,624 (5) 1.2%
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Carl C. Wertz 117,281 (5) *
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All directors, nominees and executive officers
as a group (10 persons) 1,649,192 (8) 11.2%
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* Less than 1%.
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(1) The address of LSC is 9F. No. 233-2, Pao-Chiao Road, Hsin-Tien,
Taipei-hsien 23115, Taiwan, R.O.C. The address of the directors and
executive officers of the Company is 3050 East Hillcrest Drive,
Westlake Village, California 91362. The address of FMR is 82 Devonshire
Street, Boston, MA 02109-3614. The address of Dimensional Funds is 1299
Ocean Avenue, 11th Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
(2) The named stockholder has sole voting power and investment power with
respect to the shares listed, except as indicated and subject to
community property laws where applicable.
(3) Shares which the person (or group) has the right to acquire within 60
days after the Record Date are deemed to be outstanding in calculating
the beneficial ownership and the percentage ownership of the person (or
group) but are not deemed to be outstanding as to any other person or
group.
(4) LSC, which holds 3,067,6394,601,458 shares of Common Stock, as the record
holder, is a public company listed on the Taiwan OTC and a member of
theThe Lite-On Group of companies. See "Proposal One - Election of
Directors - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" for a
discussion of the relationship among LSC, the Company and certain
directors and executive officers of the Company.
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(5) Includes the following shares of Common Stock, which the named
individual has the right to acquire within 60 days after the Record
Date by the exercise of vested stock options:
NAMED INDIVIDUAL SHARES
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Raymond Soong 244,167401,250
C.H. Chen 150,000250,000
Michael R. Giordano 67,50098,000
Keh-Shew Lu 3,33315,500
M.K. Lu 63,33344,000
Shing Mao 120,000140,000
John M. Stich 18,33317,000
Joseph Liu 277,000319,000
Mark A. King 155,749155,624
Carl C. Wertz 69,000112,500
(6) Includes 1,5002,250 shares of Common Stock held in the name of UBS PaineWebber Trust for
the IRA of Mr. Giordano.
(7) Includes 1,0001,500 shares of Common Stock held in a joint account with
Mr. Stich's spouse.
(8) Includes 1,168,4151,552,874 shares that the directors and executive officers
have the right to acquire within 60 days after the Record Date, by the
exercise of vested stock options, but excludes an additional 239,334460,001
shares that the directors and executive officers will have the right to
acquire upon the exercise of stock options, which options will become
exercisable in installments more than 60 days after the Record Date.
PROPOSAL ONE - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The Company's Bylaws provide that the number of directors
shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors, but may not be
less than five nor more than seventeen. Currently, the Board of Directors has
fixed the number of directors at seven. The Bylaws further provide for the
election of each director at each annual meeting of stockholders.
The persons named below have been nominated for election to
the Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders
and until their successors have been elected and qualified. All nominees have
indicated their willingness to serve and, unless otherwise instructed, Proxies
will be voted in such a way as to elect as many 5
of these nominees as possible
under applicable voting rules. In the event that any of the nominees should be
unable to serve as a director, it is intended that the Proxies will be voted for
the election of such substitute nominees, if any, as shall be designated by the
Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any
nominee will be unavailable. The seven nominees who receive the highest number
of affirmative votes will be elected.
None of the directors, nominees for director or executive
officers were selected pursuant to any arrangement or understanding, other than
with the directors and executive officers of the Company acting within their
capacity as such. There are no family relationships among directors or executive
officers of the Company as of the date hereof, and, except as set forth, as of
the date hereof, no directorships are held by any director in a company that has
a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or subject to the
requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act or any company registered as
an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Officers serve
at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
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The following table sets forth certain biographical
information concerning the nominees for director and the executive officers of
the Company as of the Record Date.
DIRECTOR
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AGE POSITION WITH THE COMPANY SINCE
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Raymond Soong (1) 6162 Chairman of the Board of Directors 1993
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C.H. Chen (2) 6061 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director 2000
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Michael R. Giordano (3) 5657 Director 1990
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Keh-Shew Lu (4) 5657 Director 2001
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M.K. Lu (5) 5455 Director 1995
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Shing Mao (6) 6768 Director 1990
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John M. Stich (7) 6162 Director 2000
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Joseph Liu (8) 6162 Senior Vice President, Operations --
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Mark A. King (9) 4445 Vice President, Sales and Marketing --
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Carl C. Wertz (10) 4849 Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer --
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(1) Mr. Raymond Soong has been the Chairman of the Board of Silitek
Corporation since 1990 and has been Chairman of the Boards of LSC,
formerly LPSC, since 1992, and Lite-On Technology Corporation (a
Lite-On Group company), since 1992. In October 2002, Silitek
Corporation and Taiwan Lite-On merged with Lite-On Technology
Corporation. See "General Information - Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management" and "Proposal One - Election of
Directors - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" for a
discussion of the relationships among Lite-On Technology, Silitek,
LPSC, LSC and the Company. Since 1996, Mr. Soong has also been Chairman
of the Board of FabTech, Inc. ("Diodes-FabTech" or "FabTech") (formerly
a subsidiary of LSC, acquired by the Company in December 2000). Mr.
Soong is a graduate of the National Taipei Institute of Technology's
Electronic Engineering Department. After serving as a senior engineer
for RCA and as a chief engineer for Texas Instruments, Inc. ("TI"), Mr.
Soong, together with several of his co-workers, founded Taiwan Lite-On
Electronic Co. Ltd. ("Taiwan Lite-On"), a manufacturer of electronic
components and subsystems, in 1975. Mr. Soong is also Chairman of the
Board of the Company's manufacturing subsidiary in Shanghai, China
("Diodes-China"), and its Taipei, Taiwan subsidiary ("Diodes-Taiwan").
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and is an ex officio member of the Nominating Committee.
(2) Mr. C.H. Chen was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company onin March 30, 2000. From 1969 to 1990, Mr. Chen held various
positions at TI, most recently as Vice President of TI-Taiwan. In 1990,
he left TI to found Dyna Image Corporation (a public company listed on
the Taiwan OTC market), a Lite-On Group company and the world's leading
supplier of contact image sensors (CISs), which are key components in
fax machines and scanners. In December 2000, Dyna Image Corporation
merged with LPSC to form LSC. Mr. Chen is currently the Vice Chairman
of LSC, Chairman of the Company's Strategic Planning Committee, an ex
officio member of the Nominating Committee and a director of
Diodes-Taiwan, Diodes-FabTech, and Diodes-FabTech.Diodes-China.
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(3) Mr. Michael R. Giordano CIMA joined the investment-bankingprivate-banking firm of PaineWebber,UBS,
Inc. as a Senior Vice President-Investment Consulting when UBS acquired
PaineWebber, Inc. PaineWebber, Inc. acquired his previous employer,
Kidder Peabody and Co., Inc. Mr. Giordano, with whom he was with Kidder Peabodyemployed since 1979. In 2000,
PaineWebber, Inc. merged with UBS AG to form UBS PaineWebber, Inc. Mr.
Giordano advises corporations, foundations, trusts, and municipal
governments in investments and finance. Formerly a captain and pilot in
the United States Air Force, Mr. Giordano received his Bachelor of
Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from California State
Polytechnic University and his Masters degree in Business
Administration (Management and Finance) from the University of Utah.
Mr. Giordano also did post-graduate work in International Investments
at Babson College. Mr. Giordano is certified by the Investment
Management Consultants Association. Mr. Giordano was Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Leo D. Fields Co. from 1980 to
1990, when GWC Holdings acquired it. Mr. Giordano serves on the Board of Directors of
Professional Business Bank in Pasadena, California. Mr. Giordano is Chairman of the
Company's Audit Committee and the Compensation and Stock Options
Committee, and is a member of the Strategic Planning Committee. Mr.
Giordano is also the pension consultant for the Company's 401(k) plan.
(4) In 2001, Dr. Keh-Shew Lu retired as Senior Vice President of TI and
manager of Worldwide Mixed-Signal Products--Semiconductor Group, in
which position he served since 1998. His responsibilities included all
aspects of the mixed-signal system and end-equipment businesses for TI
worldwide, including design, process and product development,
manufacturing and marketing. Dr. Lu's business areas included the
mixed-signal portion of TI's digital signal processing solutions,
display solutions, and mixed-signal wireless communications and RF.
From 1996 to 1998, Dr. Lu was manager of TI's worldwide memory
business. In addition, he served as President of TI Asia from 1994
until 1998, where he had responsibility for all of TI's activities in
Asia (excluding Japan). Since beginning his career at TI in 1974, Dr.
Lu has held a number of technical and managerial positions within TI's
Semiconductor Group, including Vice President and division manager of
the Linear Products Division. Dr. Lu holds a bachelor'sBachelor's degree in
engineering from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, and a
master'sMaster's degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from Texas Tech
University. Dr. Lu is a director of Zeevo, Inc., a privately held
emerging developer of Bluetooth and wireless controller products,
Chairman of Asia American Citizen's Council, and is a member of the
Advisory Board to Southern Methodist University's Asian Studies
Program. Dr. Lu is also a director of two publicly held companies in
Taiwan: Lite-On Technology Corporation and Winbond Electronics
Corporation ("Winbond"). Winbond is focused on the development,
manufacture, and marketing of personal computer, telecommunications,
and consumer electronics products. Dr. Lu is a director of PicoNetics
and MicroFabrica, and is a partner of WK Technology Fund. Dr. Lu is a
member of the Company's Compensation and Stock Options Committee, the
Audit Committee, and the Strategic Planning Committee, and Chairman of the
Nominating Committee.
(5) Mr. M.K. Lu is currently President of LSC, to which position he was
re-appointed in March 2000. In November 1998, Mr. Lu formed a new
company, Actron Technology Corporation, and is also acting President of
this manufacturer of pressfit diodes for the automotive market. From
1991 to June 1998, Mr. Lu was President and a director of LPSC. From
1983 to 1990, Mr. Lu was General Manager/Vice President of Silitek. See
"General - Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management" and "Proposal One - Election of Directors - Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions" for a discussion of the
relationship among Silitek, LPSC, LSC and the Company. Since 1995, Mr.
Lu has been a director of FabTech. Mr. Lu earned his Bachelor's degree
in Electrical Engineering at Tatung Institute of Technology and is a
Business Administration graduate of the National Chengchi University.
Mr. Lu is also a member of the Chinese Management Association and the
Chinese Association for Advancement of Management, and is a director of
Diodes-China.
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(6) In 2000, Dr. Shing Mao retired as Chairman of the Board of Lite-On,
Inc., a California corporation located in Milpitas, California, and a
wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwan Lite-On, in which position he served
since 1988. See "General Information - Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management" and "Proposal One - Election of
Directors - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" for a
discussion of the relationship among Silitek, LSC and the Company.
Since 1989, Dr. Mao has been a director of Dyna Investment Co., Ltd. of
Taiwan, a venture capital company. Dr. Mao was a director of LSC from
1989 to 2000. Since 1996, Dr. Mao has also been a director of FabTech.
Before joining Lite-On, Dr. Mao served in a variety of management
positions with Raytheon Company for four years, with TI for 11 years,
and with UTL Corporation (later acquired by Boeing Aircraft Company)
for seven years. Dr. Mao earned his Ph.D. degree in electrical
engineering at Stanford University in 1963. Dr. Mao is a member of the
Company's Strategic Planning Committee, Nominating Committee and the
Compensation and Stock Options Committee.
(7) Mr. John M. Stich is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The
Asian Network; a consulting company that specializes in assisting
high-technology companies to expand their business in Asia. Prior to
this position, Mr. Stich was the Chief Marketing Officer for TI in
Japan with responsibility for TI's sales and marketing in Japan from
1994 to 1999. Mr. Stich joined TI in 1964, and has served in various
management positions, including Marketing Manager for TI Asia in Tokyo
from 1970 to 1972, Marketing Director in Taiwan from 1978 to 1982,
Managing Director of TI-Hong Kong from 1982 to 1991, and Vice
President-Semiconductors for TI Asia from 1991 to 1994. Mr. Stich has
also been active in leading various industry associations, including
serving as Governor for the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan and
in Hong Kong, as Chairman of the Semiconductor Industry Association
(Japan Chapter), and as President of the Japan America Society of
Dallas/Fort Worth. Mr. Stich is also a member of the Advisory Board to
Southern Methodist University's Asian Studies Program and is President
of Project Oasis, a non-profit organization that helps needy children.
Mr. Stich was recently appointed Honorary Consul-General of Japan at
Dallas. Mr. Stich is a member of the Company's Audit Committee, the
Compensation and Stock Options Committee, Nominating Committee and the
Strategic Planning Committee.
(8) In May 1998, Mr. Joseph Liu was appointed President of Vishay/LPSC and
Vice President, Far East Operations for the Company, the former
position in which he served until March 2000, when Vishay agreed to
sell its 65% interest in the Vishay/LPSC joint venture to theThe Lite-On
Group, the 35% owner. Mr. Liu continues to serve as the Company's
Senior Vice-President, Operations. Mr. Liu previously served as Vice
President, Operations of the Company from 1994 to 1998 and Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer from 1990 to 1998. Mr. Liu
was also the Company's Vice-President, Administration from 1990 to
1994. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Liu held various management
positions with TI Dallas, since 1971, including Planning Manager,
Financial Planning Manager, Treasury Manager, Cost Accounting Manager
and General Accounting Manager with TI Taiwan, Ltd. in Taipei; from
1981 to 1986 as Controller with TI Asia in Singapore and Hong Kong;
from 1986 to 1989 as Financial Planning Manager, TI Latin America
Division (for TI Argentina, TI Brazil and TI Mexico) in Dallas; and
from 1989 to 1990 as Chief Coordinator of Strategic Business Systems
for TI Asia Pacific Division in Dallas. Mr. Liu is also President and a
director of Diodes-China and President of Diodes-FabTech. See "Proposal
One - Election of Directors - Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions" for a discussion of the relationship between Diodes-China
and the Company.
(9) Mr. Mark A. King, the Company's Vice President, Sales since 1991, was
appointed the Company's Vice President, Sales and Marketing in May
1998. Before joining the Company, Mr. King served for nine years in
various sales management positions at Lite-On, Inc., a California
corporation located in Milpitas, California, and a manufacturer of
optoelectronic products.
(10) Mr. Carl C. Wertz the Company's Controller since 1993, was appointed the Company's Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer in 1998. Mr. Wertz was the Company's Controller
since 1993. Before joining the Company, Mr. Wertz served in various
financial management and accounting positions, most recently as
Controller of Westco Products, a manufacturer and distributor of food
products, headquartered in Pico
Rivera,Southern California. Mr. Wertz, a licensed
CPA, has over 20 years of manufacturing and distribution experience,
and began his accounting career with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Wertz
is a director of the Company's Asian subsidiaries, Diodes-China and
Diodes-Taiwan.
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COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors has a standing Audit Committee, a
Compensation and Stock Options Committee, a Nominating Committee and a Strategic
Planning Committee, each of which consists of two or more directors who serve at
the discretion of the Board of Directors. The members of each Committee are as
follows:
AUDIT COMMITTEE COMPENSATION AND
STOCK OPTIONS COMMITTEE STRATEGIC PLANNING
AUDIT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE NOMINATING COMMITTEE COMMITTEE
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Michael
RAYMOND SOONG Ex officio member (1)
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C. H. CHEN Ex officio member (1) Chairman
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MICHAEL R. Giordano* Michael R. Giordano* C.H. Chen*
Dr. Keh-Shew Lu JohnGIORDANO (2) Chairman (3) Chairman Member
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KEH-SHEW LU (2) Member Member Chairman Member
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M.K. LU
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SHING MAO (2) Member Member
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JOHN M. Stich Michael. R. Giordano
John M. Stich Dr. Shing Mao Dr. Shing Mao
Dr. Keh-Shew Lu John M. Stich
* Chairman Dr. Keh-Shew LuSTICH (2) Member Member Member Member
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(1) - Non-voting Member
(2) - Independent Director
(3) - Audit Committee Financial Expert
AUDIT COMMITTEE. The Audit Committee makes recommendations to
the Board of Directors regarding the engagement of the Company's independent
auditors, reviews the plan, scope and results of the audit, reviews with
management the Company's policies and procedures with respect to internal
accounting and financial controls and reviews changes in accounting policy and
the scope of the non-audit services which may be performed by the Company's
independent auditors. The Audit Committee also monitors policies to prohibit
unethical, questionable or illegal activities by the Company's employees.
The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the
Audit Committee is "independent" as that term is defined under the rules of
Nasdaq and the SEC, and that Mr. Giordano qualifies as an "audit committee
financial expert" as defined under the rules of the SEC.
On April 8, 2004, the Audit Committee recommended, and the
Board of Directors adopted, a revised charter for the committee, a copy of which
is attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit A.
COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTIONS COMMITTEE. The Compensation and Stock
Options Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding
compensation, benefits and incentive arrangements for the Chief Executive
Officer and other officers and other key employees of the Company. The Compensation
and Stock Options Committee also administers the Company's 1993 Incentive Stock
Option Plan ("1993 ISO Plan"), the 1993 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan ("1993
NQO Plan"), the Incentive Bonus Stock Plan, and the Company's 401(k) profit sharing
plan (the "401(k) Plan"), and the 2001 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the
Compensation and Stock Options Committee is "independent" as that term is
defined under the rules of Nasdaq.
STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE. The Strategic Planning Committee
focuses on new product development, marketing, and research and development
operations of the Company.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE. On April 8, 2004, the Board of Directors
established the Nominating Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that
each member of the committee is "independent" as that term is defined under the
rules of Nasdaq.
The principal purposes of the Nominating Committee are to help
ensure that the Board (i) identifies individuals qualified to become members of
the Board of Directors, consistent with criteria approved by the Board of
Directors, and (ii) selects the director nominees for the next annual meeting of
stockholders.
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On April 8, 2004, the Nominating Committee recommended, and
the Board of Directors adopted, a charter for the committee, a copy of which is
attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit B.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors held twothree meetings during calendar year
2002.2003. The
Compensation and Stock Options Committee held threetwo meetings, the Audit Committee
held sixeight meetings, and the Strategic Planning Committee held one meeting
during calendar year 2002.2003. All of the persons who were directors of the Company or members of
committees were present for at least 75% of the meetings during calendar2003.
NOMINATING PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA
Among its functions, the Nominating Committee considers and
approves nominees for election to the Board of Directors. In addition to the
candidates proposed by the Board of Directors or identified by the committee,
the committee considers candidates for director suggested by stockholders.
Stockholder nominations that meet the criteria outlined below will receive the
same consideration that the committee's nominees receive.
Essential criteria for all candidates considered by the
Nominating Committee include the following: integrity and ethical behavior,
maturity, management experience and expertise, independence and diversity of
thought and broad business or professional experience, with an understanding of
business and financial affairs and the complexities of business organizations.
In evaluating candidates for certain Board positions, the
committee evaluates additional criteria, including the following: financial or
accounting expertise; experience in the semiconductor industry or other
technology industries; scientific accomplishment; experience in commercializing
and marketing semiconductors or other electronic components; business and other
experience relevant to public companies of a size comparable to the Company; and
experience in investment banking, commercial lending or other financing
activities.
In selecting nominees for the Board of Directors, the
committee evaluates the general and specialized criteria set forth above,
identifying the relevant specialized criteria prior to commencement of the
recruitment process, considers previous performance if the candidate is
candidate for re-election, and generally considers the candidate's ability to
contribute to the success of he Company.
The Board of Director's nominees for the Meeting have been
recommended by the Nominating Committee, as well as the full Board of Directors.
Stockholders did not propose any candidates for election at
the Meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
You may communicate with the chair of our Audit Committee,
Nominating Committee, or Compensation Committee, or with our independent
directors as a group, by writing to any such person or group c/o the Secretary
at 3050 East Hillcrest Drive, Westlake Village, California 91362.
Communications are distributed to the Board of Directors, or
to any individual director, depending on the facts and circumstances set forth
in the communication. In that regard, the Board of Directors has requested that
certain items that are unrelated to the duties and responsibilities of the Board
of Directors should be excluded, including the following: junk mail and mass
mailings; product complaints; product inquiries; new product suggestions;
resumes and other forms of job inquiries; surveys; and business solicitations or
advertisements. In addition, material that is unduly hostile, threatening,
illegal or similarly unsuitable will not be distributed, with the provision that
any communication that is not distributed will be made available to any
independent director upon request.
Communications that include information better addressed by
the complaint hotline supervised by the Audit Committee will be delivered to the
hotline.
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Each director of the Company receives (i) a fee of $1,500 for
each meeting of the Board of Directors or committee meeting attended in person,
and (ii) a fee of $750 for each meeting in which such director participates by
telephone. The Chairman of the Board receives an annual 3-year vesting stock
option grant to purchase 35,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. All other
directors each receive an annual 3-year vesting stock option grant to purchase
8,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. In addition, the Audit Committee
members receive an annual stock option grant to purchase 3,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, with the Audit Committee chairman receiving an
additional stock option grant to purchase 2,000 shares. All other committee
members receive an annual stock option grant to purchase 1,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, with the committee chairman receiving an additional
1,000-share stock option grant. The Board of Directors may modify such
compensation in the future. Both employee and non-employee directors are
eligible to receive stock option grants.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY OF CASH AND CERTAIN OTHER COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth certain information concerning
all cash and non-cash compensation paid or accrued for services to the Company
in all capacities to its Chief Executive Officer and to each of the other three
most highly compensated executive officers (the "Named Executives") for each of
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG TERM COMPENSATION
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS PAYOUTS
----------------------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------
OTHER SECURITIES
ANNUAL RESTRICTED UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND COMPEN-SATION STOCK OPTIONS/ SARS LTIP COMPENSATION
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY ($) BONUS ($) ($) (1) AWARDS ($) (#) (2) PAYOUTS($) ($)
- ----------------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------
C.H. CHEN 2003 150,000 272,000 -- -- 52,500 -- --
President and 2002 150,000 210,000 -- -- 75,000 -- --
Chief Executive 2001 150,000 -- -- -- -- -- --
Officer
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JOSEPH LIU 2003 200,000 224,000 -- -- 22,500 -- --
Sr. Vice President, 2002 164,800 170,000 51,800 -- 22,500 -- --
Operations 2001 160,000 -- 42,100 -- 18,000 -- --
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MARK KING 2003 170,000 191,000 -- -- 18,000 -- --
Vice President, Sales 2002 164,800 140,000 32,400 -- 18,000 -- --
and Marketing 2001 160,000 -- 22,200 -- 18,000 -- --
- ----------------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------
CARL WERTZ 2003 140,000 138,000 29,200 -- 13,500 -- --
Chief Financial 2002 123,600 100,000 24,500 -- 13,500 -- --
Officer, Secretary 2001 120,000 -- 18,500 -- 13,500 -- --
and Treasurer
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(1) Certain of the Company's executive officers receive personal benefits
in addition to salary and cash bonuses, including, but not limited to,
auto allowances, per-diem, life insurance payable at the direction of
the employee, contributions under the Company's 401(k) Plan, and group
health insurance. This amount is reported only when the aggregate
amount of such personal benefits exceeds the lesser of $50,000 or 10%
of the total annual salary and bonus reported for the individual Named
Executive.
(2) Adjusted for 3-for-2 stock split in November 2003.
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STOCK OPTION GRANTS
The following table contains certain information concerning
the grant of stock options during the fiscal year 2002.ended December 31, 2003 to the
Named Executives (adjusted for a 3-for-2 stock split in November 2003). The
Company granted no Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") during 2003.
OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2003 POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE
AT ASSUMED
ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK
PRICE APPRECIATION FOR
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS TEN-YEAR OPTION TERM(1)
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NUMBER OF SECURITIES PERCENT OF TOTAL
UNDERLYING OPTIONS/SARS EXERCISE OR
OPTIONS/SARS GRANTED TO BASE PRICE EXPIRATION
NAME GRANTED (#) EMPLOYEES (%) ($/SH) DATE 5% ($) 10% ($)
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C.H. CHEN 52,500 14.1 13.04 8/1/2013 430,541 1,091,076
------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------- --------------
JOSEPH LIU 22,500 6.0 13.04 8/1/2013 184,518 467,604
------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------- --------------
MARK A. KING 18,000 4.8 13.04 8/1/2013 147,614 374,083
------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------- --------------
CARL C. WERTZ 13,500 3.6 13.04 8/1/2013 110,711 280,562
------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------- --------------
Increase in market value of the Company's Common Stock for ALL STOCKHOLDERS 5% (to $21.24/share) 10% (to $33.82/share)
at assumed annual rates of stock price appreciation (as used in the table -------------------- ---------------------
above) from $13.04 per share, over the ten-year period, based upon 13,013,776 $ 106,723,187 $ 270,457,510
shares outstanding on December 31, 2003
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(1) The Potential Realizable Value is the product of (a) the difference
between (i) the product of the closing sale price per share at the date
of grant and the sum of (A) 1 plus (B) the assumed rate of appreciation
of the market price of the Common Stock, compounded annually over the
term of the option and (ii) the per share exercise price of the option
and (b) the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the option at
December 31, 2003. These amounts represent certain assumed rates of
appreciation only. For example, an $13.04 per share price with a 5%
annual growth rate for 10 years results in a stock price of $21.24 per
share and a 10% growth rate results in a price of $33.82 per share.
Actual gains, if any, on stock option exercises are dependent upon a
variety of factors, including market conditions and the price
performance of the Common Stock. No assurance can be made that the rate
of appreciation presented in this table can be achieved.
STOCK OPTION EXERCISES AND HOLDINGS
The following table contains certain information with respect
to the Named Executives concerning the exercise of options during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2003 and unexercised options held by the Named
Executives as of December 31, 2003:
AGGREGATED OPTION / SAR EXERCISES IN FISCAL YEAR 2003
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES (1)
SHARES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
ACQUIRED ON VALUE NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED "IN-THE-MONEY" OPTIONS/SARS
NAME EXERCISE (#) REALIZED ($) OPTIONS/SARS AT 12/31/03 (#) AT 12/31/03 ($) (2)
- ---- ------------ ------------ ---------------------------- -------------------
EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
------------ -------------- ------------ --------------
C.H. CHEN -- -- 250,000 102,500 1,595,333 978,567
- ----------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
JOSEPH LIU 45,000 689,245 384,000 43,500 4,288,790 414,519
- ----------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
MARK A. KING 45,000 695,366 200,624 36,001 2,792,348 347,773
- ----------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
CARL C. WERTZ -- -- 112,500 27,000 1,491,617 260,820
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(1) All stock options have been adjusted to account for the Company's
3-for-2 stock split in July 2000 and November 2003.
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(2) The value of unexercised "in-the-money" options is the difference
between the closing sale price of the Company's Common Stock on
December 31, 2003 ($19.00 per share) and the exercise price of the
option, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the option.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The following table sets forth information with respect to
shares of Common Stock that may be issued under our equity compensation plans as
of December 31, 2003 (adjusted for 3-for-2 stock split in November 2003):
NUMBER OF SECURITIES
REMAINING AVAILABLE FOR
NUMBER OF SECURITIES TO WEIGHTED-AVERAGE FUTURE ISSUANCE UNDER
BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE EXERCISE PRICE OF EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, (EXCLUDING SECURITIES
WARRANTS AND RIGHTS WARRANTS AND RIGHTS REFLECTED IN COLUMN (A))
(A) (B) (C)
PLAN CATEGORY
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Equity Compensation Plans Approved by
Security Holders 3,395,200 (1) $7.56 1,062,706 (2)
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Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by
Security Holders 0 N/A 0
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TOTAL 3,395,200 $7.56 1,062,706
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(1) Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options under the 1993
Non-qualified Stock Option Plan, the 1993 Incentive Stock
Option Plan, and the 2001 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan as of
December 31, 2003.
(2) Represents shares of Company Common Stock which may be issued
pursuant to future awards under the Incentive Bonus Stock Plan
and the 2001 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLANS
1993 ISO PLAN
The 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "1993 ISO Plan")
provides for the grant of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), to purchase
up to 1,500,0002,250,000 shares (split adjusted) of the Company's Common Stock. Options
granted under the 1993 ISO Plan are not transferable, except by will or the laws
of descent or distribution. A vested but unexercised option is normally
exercisable for 90 days after termination of employment, other than by death or
retirement. In the event of death, unvested options are accelerated to maturity.
An option granted under the 1993 ISO Plan may not be priced at less than 100% of
fair market value on the date of grant and expires ten years from the date of
grant. As of the Record Date, 453,1131,122,733 shares have been issued on the exercise
of options granted 1,038,992and 1,112,575 shares were subject to outstanding options, and 7,895 shares were
available for issuance upon the grant of options
under the 1993 ISO Plan. The 1993 ISO Plan expiresexpired on May 10, 2003, after which timetherefore
and, no additional options can be granted.
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1993 NQO PLAN
The 1993 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "1993 NQO Plan")
became effective on July 6, 1993. The 1993 NQO Plan provides for the grant of
options that do not qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the
Code to purchase up to 1,500,0002,250,000 shares (split adjusted) of the Company's Common
Stock. The options may be exercised by the optionee during his or her lifetime
or after his or her death by those who have inherited by will or intestacy. A
vested but unexercised option is normally exercisable for 90 days after
termination of employment, other than by death or retirement. In the event of
death, unvested options are accelerated to maturity. The shares to be issued
upon exercise of options under the 1993 NQO Plan require a three-year vesting
period. An option granted under the 1993 NQO Plan may not be priced at less than
100% of fair market value on the date of grant and expires ten years from the
date of grant. As of the Record Date, 657,5001,114,000 shares have been issued on the
exercise of options granted 830,000and 1,117,250 shares were subject to outstanding options, and 12,500
shares were available for issuance upon the grant of
options under the 1993 NQO Plan. The 1993 NQO Plan expiresexpired on May 10, 2003, after which timeand
therefore no additional options can be granted.
2001 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
GENERAL. In April 2001, the 2001 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan
(the "2001 Incentive Plan") became effective. Under the 2001 Incentive Plan,
employees, non-employee directors and consultants of the Company and its
subsidiaries are eligible to receive shares of Common Stock of the Company or
other securities or benefits with a value derived from the value of the Common
Stock of the Company. The purpose of the 2001 Incentive Plan is to enable the
Company to attract, retain and motivate employees, non-employee directors and
consultants by providing for or increasing their proprietary interests in the
Company and, thereby, further align their interests with those of the Company's
stockholders.
The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be
issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2001 Incentive Plan may not exceed
the sum of (i) 1,000,0001,500,000 shares (split adjusted) and (ii) on each January 1, an
additional number of shares equal to 1% of the total number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31; provided, however,
that the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to
incentive stock options under the 2001 Incentive Plan may not exceed 2,000,000 shares.3,000,000
shares (split adjusted).
As of the Record Date, no16,750 shares have been issued on the
exercise of options granted, 324,000976,550 shares were subject to outstanding options,
and 861,204930,779 shares were available for issuance upon the grant of options under
the 2001 Incentive Plan.
ADMINISTRATION. The 2001 Incentive Plan is administered by a
committeethe
Compensation and Stock Options Committee of the Board of Directors (the
"Committee") of two or more directors appointed by the Board,
each of whom is an "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and who otherwise
comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Committee has full
and final authority to select the recipients of awards and to grant such awards. Subject to the provisions of the 2001 Incentive Plan, the
Committee has a wide degree of flexibility in determining the terms and
conditions of awards and the number of shares to be issued pursuant thereto,
including conditioning the receipt or vesting of awards upon the achievement by
the Company of specified performance criteria. The expenses of administering the
2001 Incentive Plan are borne by the Company.
TERMS OF AWARDS. The 2001 Incentive Plan authorizes the
Committee to enter into any type of arrangement with an eligible recipient that,
by its terms, involves or might involve the issuance of Common Stock or any
other security or benefit with a value derived from the value of Common Stock.
Awards are not restricted to any specified form or structure and may include,
without limitation, sales or bonuses of stock, restricted stock, stock options,
reload options, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, dividend equivalents,
performance units or performance shares. An award may consist of one such
security or benefit or two or more of them in tandem or in the alternative.
An award granted under the 2001 Incentive Plan may include a
provision accelerating the receipt of benefits upon the occurrence of specified
events, such as a change of control of the Company or a dissolution,
liquidation, merger, reclassification, sale of substantially all of the property
and assets of the Company or other significant corporate transactions. The
Committee may grant options that either are intended to be "incentive stock
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options" as defined under Section 422 of the Code, or are not intended to be
incentive options ("non-qualified stock options"). Incentive stock options may
be granted only to employees.
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No incentive stock option may be granted under the 2001
Incentive Plan to any person who, at the time of the grant, owns (or is deemed
to own) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of the
Company or any affiliate of the Company, unless the option exercise price is at
least 110% of the fair market value of the stock subject to the option on the
date of the grant and the term of the option does not exceed five years from the
date of the grant. In addition, the aggregate fair market value, determined at
the time of the grant, of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which
incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by an optionee during
any calendar year (under all such plans of the Company and its subsidiaries) may
not exceed $100,000. As a result of enactment of Section 162(m) of the Code, and
to provide the Committee flexibility in structuring awards, the 2001 Incentive
Plan states that in the case of stock options and stock appreciation rights, no
person may receive in any year a stock option to purchase more than 100,000
shares or a stock appreciation right measured by more than 100,000 shares.
If awards granted under the 2001 Incentive Plan expire, are
canceled or otherwise terminate without being exercised, the Common Stock not
purchased pursuant to the award again becomes available for issuance under the
2001 Incentive Plan. Awards may not be granted under the 2001 Incentive Plan on
or after the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the 2001 Incentive Plan.
PAYMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE. An award may permit the recipient
to pay all or part of the purchase price of the shares or other property
issuable pursuant thereto, or to pay all or part of such recipient's tax
withholding obligation with respect to such issuance, by (i) delivering
previously owned shares of capital stock of the Company or other property or
(ii) reducing the amount of shares or other property otherwise issuable pursuant
to the award or (iii) delivering a promissory note, the terms and conditions of
which will be determined by the Committee. The exercise price and any
withholding taxes are payable in cash by consultants and non-employee directors,
although the Committee at its discretion may permit such payment by delivery of
shares of Common Stock, or by delivery of broker instructions authorizing a loan
secured by the shares acquired upon exercise or payment of proceeds from the
sale of such shares.
AMENDMENT. Subject to limitations imposed by law, the Board
may amend or terminate the 2001 Incentive Plan at any time and in any manner.
However, no such amendment or termination may deprive the recipient of any award
previously granted under the 2001 Incentive Plan or any rights thereunder
without the recipient's consent.
SECTION 16(B). Pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act,
directors, certain officers and ten percent shareholders of the Company are
generally liable to the Company for repayment of any "short-swing" profits
realized from any non-exempt purchase and sale of Common Stock occurring within
a six-month period. Rule 16b-3, promulgated under the Exchange Act, provides an
exemption from Section 16(b) liability for certain transactions by an officer or
director pursuant to an employee benefit plan that complies with such Rule.
Specifically, the grant of an option under an employee benefit plan that
complies with Rule 16b-3 will not be deemed a purchase of a security for
purposes of Section 16(b). The 2001 Incentive Plan is designed to comply with
Rule 16b-3.
TERM. Awards may not be granted under the 2001 Incentive Plan
on or after the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the 2001 Incentive Plan.
Although any award that was duly granted on or prior to such date may thereafter
be exercised or settled in accordance with its terms, no shares of Common Stock
may be issued pursuant to any award on or after the twentieth anniversary of the
adoption of the 2001 Incentive Plan.
PERFORMANCE GOALS. The business criteria on which performance
goals are based under the 2001 Incentive Plan will be determined on a
case-by-case basis, except that with respect to stock options and stock
appreciation rights compensation is based on increases in the value of the
Common Stock after the date of grant of award. Similarly, the maximum amount of
compensation that could be paid to any participant or the formula used to
calculate the amount of compensation to be paid to the participant if a
performance goal is obtained will be determined on a case-by-case basis, except
that in the case of stock options the maximum possible compensation will be
calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the option and the
fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of option exercise, times the
maximum number of shares for which grants may be made to any participant.
ADJUSTMENTS. If there is any change in the stock subject to
the 2001 Incentive Plan or subject to any award made under the 2001 Incentive
Plan (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, re-capitalization, stock
dividend, dividend in kind, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination or
exchange of shares, change in corporate 11
structure or otherwise), the 2001
Incentive Plan and shares outstanding thereunder will be appropriately adjusted
as to the class and the maximum number of shares subject to the 2001 Incentive
Plan and the class, number of shares and price per share of stock subject to
such outstanding options as determined by the Committee to be fair and equitable
to
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the holders, the Company and the shareholders. In addition, the Committee may
also make adjustments in the number of shares covered by, and the price or other
value of any outstanding awards under the 2001 Incentive Plan in the event of a
spin-off or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company
assets to stockholders.
INCENTIVE BONUS STOCK PLAN
The Company's Incentive Bonus Stock Plan provides that the
Board of Directors may fix a dollar value to an employee bonus and determine to
pay such bonus in the form of shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The
number of shares to be awarded to the employee is determined by dividing the
dollar amount of the bonus by the fair market value of one share of Common
Stock. The Board of Directors may also elect to grant a number of shares of
Common Stock to the employee. As of the Record Date, 186,000279,000 were available for
issuance under the Incentive Bonus Stock Plan.
401(K) PLAN
The Company maintains a 401(k) profit sharing plan ("401(k)
Plan") for the benefit of qualified employees in North America. Employees who
participate may elect to make salary deferral contributions to the 401(k) Plan
up to 17%100% of the employees' eligible payroll, subject to annual Internal
Revenue Code maximum limitations. The Company makes a contribution of $1 for
every $2 contributed by the participant, up to 6% of the participant's eligible
payroll. In addition, the Company may make a discretionary contribution to the
entire qualified employees,employee pool, in accordance with the 401(k) Plan.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Each director of the Company receives (i) a fee of $1,500 for
each meeting of the Board of Directors or committee meeting attended in person,
and (ii) a fee of $750 for each meeting in which such director participates by
telephone. The Board of Directors may modify such compensation in the future.
Both employee and non-employee directors are eligible to receive stock option
grants.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, the Company's
directors, executive officers and any persons holding ten percent or more of the
Common Stock are required to report their ownership of Common Stock and any
changes in that ownership to the SEC and to furnish the Company with copies of
such reports. Specific due dates for these reports have been established and the
Company is required to report any failure to file on a timely basis by such
persons. Based solely upon a review of copies of reports filed with the SEC
during the calendar year ended December 31, 2002, or written representations
that no reports were necessary, all reporting persons filed reports on a timely
basis. To avoid the inadvertent failure of directors and executive officers to
timely file these reports, the Company periodically advises such persons of
their filing obligations.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND RELATED INFORMATION
SUMMARY OF CASH AND CERTAIN OTHER COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth certain information concerning
compensation paid or accrued by the Company to its Chief Executive Officer and
to each of the other four most highly compensated executive officers (the "Named
Executives") for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and
2002:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG TERM COMPENSATION
----------------------
ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS PAYOUTS
------------------- -------------------- --------------------
OTHER SECURITIES
ANNUAL RESTRICTED UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND COMPENSATION STOCK OPTIONS/ SARS LTIP COMPENSATION
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY ($) BONUS ($) ($) (1) AWARDS ($) (#) PAYOUTS($) ($)
- ------------------ ---- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --- ---------- ---
- ----------------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------
C.H. CHEN 2002 150,000 210,000 -- -- 50,000 -- --
President and 2001 150,000 -- -- -- -- -- --
Chief Executive 2000 112,500(2) 290,000 -- -- 150,000 -- --
Officer
- ----------------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------
- ----------------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------
JOSEPH LIU 2002 164,800 170,000 51,800 -- 15,000 -- --
Vice President, 2001 160,000 -- 42,100 -- 12,000 -- --
Operations 2000 160,000 244,000 52,600 -- 108,000 -- --
- ----------------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------
- ----------------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------
MARK KING 2002 164,800 140,000 32,400 -- 12,000 -- --
Vice President, Sales 2001 160,000 -- 22,200 -- 12,000 -- --
and Marketing 2000 160,000 244,000 -- -- 18,000 -- --
- ----------------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------
- ----------------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------
CARL WERTZ 2002 123,600 100,000 24,500 -- 9,000 -- --
Chief Financial 2001 120,000 -- 18,500 -- 9,000 -- --
Officer, Secretary 2000 120,000 176,200 30,000 -- 13,500 -- --
and Treasurer
- ----------------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------
- ----------------------- -------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- ------------
WALTER BUCHANAN 2002 240,200(3) -- -- -- -- -- 281,000(5,6)
Former President, 2001 255,600 -- -- -- -- -- 150,000 (5)
Diodes-FabTech 2000 21,845(4) -- -- -- -- --
--
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(1) Certain of the Company's executive officers receive personal benefits
in addition to salary and cash bonuses, including, but not limited to,
auto allowances, per-diem, life insurance payable at the direction of
the employee, contributions under the Company's 401(k) Plan, and group
health insurance. This amount is reported only when the aggregate
amount of such personal benefits exceeds the lesser of $50,000 or 10%
of the total annual salary and bonus reported for the individual Named
Executive.
(2) Mr. Chen was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company on March 30, 2000 at a base salary of $150,000 per year.
(3) Mr. Buchanan's employment was terminated in October 2002.
(Footnotes continued on following page)
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(Footnotes continued from previous page)
(4) Mr. Buchanan joined the Company in December 2000 as part of the
Company's acquisition of FabTech, Inc.
(5) Amounts paid are accordance with the terms of a management incentive
agreement as part of the FabTech acquisition, and these amounts paid by
the Company are reimbursed by LSC, the selling party.
(6) Includes severance pay of $131,000 paid in January 2003.
STOCK OPTION GRANTS
The following table contains certain information concerning
the grant of stock options during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 to the
Named Executives. The Company granted no Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs")
during 2002.
OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2002
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------
POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE
AT ASSUMED
ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK
PRICE APPRECIATION FOR
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS TEN-YEAR OPTION TERM(1)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------
NUMBER OF SECURITIES
UNDERLYING PERCENT OF TOTAL
OPTIONS/SARS OPTIONS/SARS EXERCISE OR
GRANTED (#) GRANTED TO BASE PRICE EXPIRATION
NAME EMPLOYEES (%) ($/SH) DATE 5% ($) 10% ($)
---- ------------- ------ ---- ------ -------
------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------- --------------
C.H. CHEN 50,000 20.0 8.53 6/28/2012 268,224 679,731
------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------- --------------
JOSEPH LIU 15,000 6.0 8.53 6/28/2012 80,467 203,919
------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------- --------------
MARK A. KING 12,000 4.8 8.53 6/28/2012 64,374 163,135
------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------- --------------
CARL C. WERTZ 9,000 3.6 8.53 6/28/2012 48,280 122,352
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Increase in market value of the Company's Common Stock for all stockholders 5% (to $13.89/share) 10% (to $22.12/share)
at assumed annual rates of stock price appreciation (as used in the table -------------------- ---------------------
above) from $8.53 per share, over the ten-year period, based upon 8,217,092 $44.1 million $111.7 million
shares outstanding on December 31, 2002
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
(1) The Potential Realizable Value is the product of (a) the difference
between (i) the product of the closing sale price per share at the date
of grantalso maintains retirement plans pursuant to Taiwan
Labor Standard Law and the sum of (A) 1 plus (B) the assumed rate of appreciation
of the Common Stock compounded annually over the term of the option and
(ii) the per share exercise price of the option and (b) the number of
shares of Common Stock underlying the option at December 31, 2002.
These amounts represent certain assumed rates of appreciation only. For
example, an $8.53 per share price with a 5% annual growth rate for 10
years results in a stock price of $13.89 per share and a 10% growth
rate results in a price of $22.12 per share. Actual gains, if any, on
stock option exercises are dependent upon a variety of factors,
including market conditions and the price performance of the Common
Stock. No assurance can be made that the rate of appreciation presented
in this table can be achieved.
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STOCK OPTION EXERCISES AND HOLDINGS
The following table contains certain information with respect
to the Named Executives concerning the exercise of options during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2002 and unexercised options held by the Named
ExecutivesFactory Law, as of December 31, 2002:
AGGREGATED OPTION / SAR EXERCISES IN FISCAL YEAR 2002
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES (1)
SHARES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
ACQUIRED ON VALUE NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED "IN-THE-MONEY" OPTIONS/SARS
NAME EXERCISE (#) REALIZED ($) OPTIONS/SARS AT 12/31/02 (#) AT 12/31/02 ($) (2)
- ---- ------------ ------------ ---------------------------- -----------------------------
EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
------------ -------------- ------------ --------------
- ----------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
C.H. CHEN -- -- 100,000 100,000 0 54,000
- ----------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
JOSEPH LIU -- -- 271,000 29,000 938,310 26,520
- ----------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
MARK A. KING -- -- 149,749 26,000 658,724 23,280
- ----------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
CARL C. WERTZ -- -- 64,500 19,500 260,895 17,460
- ----------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------
(1) All stock options have been adjusted to account for the Company's
three-for-two stock split in July 2000.
(2) The value of unexercised "in-the-money" options is the difference
between the closing sale price of the Company's Common Stock on
December 31, 2002 ($9.61 per share) and the exercise price of the
option, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the option.well as China Municipal Government
regulations.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTIONS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TO STOCKHOLDERS
The Report of the Compensation and Stock Options Committee of
the Board of Directors shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any
general statement incorporating by reference this Proxy Statement into any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this
information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such
Acts.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTIONS COMMITTEE
GENERAL
The Compensation and Stock Options Committee (the "Committee")
consists of fourthree directors, Michael R. Giordano (Chairman), Dr. Shing Mao, John M. Stich and
Dr. Keh-Shew Lu who are not employees or former employeesLu. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the
Company.Committee is "independent" as that term is defined under the rules of Nasdaq.
The Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding
compensation, benefits and incentive arrangements for officers and other key
employees of the Company. The Committee also administers the Company's 1993 ISO
Plan, the 1993 NQO Plan, the 2001 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, the Incentive
Bonus Stock Bonus Plan and the 401(k) Plan.
The Company's policy in compensating executive officers is to
establish methods and levels of compensation that will provide strong incentives
to promote the profitability and growth of the Company and reward superior
performance. Compensation of executive officers includes base salary,
performance-based incentive bonuses and stock-based programs. The Company's
general approach to compensating executive officers is to pay cash salaries
which are competitive with salaries paid to executives of other companies in the
Company's industry whichthat are of similar size and engaged in a similar line of
business. Salaries are established by the Committee based on the Committee's
subjective assessment of the executive's scope of responsibility, level of
experience, individual performance, and past and potential contribution to the
Company's business.
The Committee believes that the emphasis on performance-based
and stock-based compensation serves to align the interests of the executive
officers with the interests of the Company's stockholders. The Committee also
seeks to establish overall compensation levels that are sufficiently competitive
to attract, retain, and motivate highly competent management personnel. Base
salaries for Messrs. Chen, King, Liu and Wertz are paid in accordance
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with subjective criteria set by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. Performance-based incentive
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bonuses are paid in accordance with
specific financial performance results against goals established prior to the
start of the calendar year.
COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Mr. C.H. Chen was appointed President, Chief Executive
Officer, and a director of the Company on March 30, 2000. Mr. Chen also serves
as the Vice Chairman of LSC, a Lite-On Group company (now listed on the Taiwan
OTC market), for which he is also compensated by LSC. Stock options granted to
Mr. Chen are based upon the Committee's subjective assessment of the performance
of Mr. Chen and the Company.
STOCK OPTIONS
The Committee believes that the interests of senior management must be
closely aligned with those of the Company's stockholders. Stock options are
granted to officers and selected employees whose contributions and skills are
important to the long-term success of the Company. Stock options granted to
executive officers to date have been granted at no less than the fair market
value of the Common Stock as of the date of grant with a ten-year term. If
employment is terminated, the unvested portion of the option expires immediately
and the vested portion of the option expires 90 days from the termination date.
To encourage retention, the ability to exercise options granted under the plans
is subject to vesting restrictions. The Committee's policy is to award an
initial grant at the date of employment, which vests over three years, and is in
recognition of the executive officer's potential contribution to the Company.
The three-year vesting period may be increased or decreased at the Committee's
discretion. Decisions made by the Committee regarding the timing and size of
other option grants take into consideration the Company's and the individual's
performance, competitive market practices, and the size and term of option
grants made in prior years.
The Company's stock option plans have been amended and approved by the
stockholders so stock options that have been awarded can qualify for exclusion
under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as performance-based
compensation.
Dated: April 17, 200316, 2004
Compensation and Stock Options Committee of the Board of Directors
of Diodes Incorporated
Michael R. Giordano, Chairman
Dr. Shing MaoKeh-Shew Lu
John M. Stich
Dr. Keh-Shew Lu
COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTIONS COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Compensation and Stock Options Committee consists of fourthree
directors, Michael R. Giordano (Chairman), Dr. Shing Mao,Keh-Shew Lu and John M. Stich and Dr. Keh-Shew
Lu.Stich. No
person who served as a member of the Company's Compensation and Stock Options
Committee during the 2002 calendar year2003 has ever been an officer or employee of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO STOCKHOLDERS
The Report of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement
incorporating by reference this Proxy Statement into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to
the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by
reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors maintains an Audit Committee comprised of three of
the Company's directors, Michael R. Giordano (Chairman), Dr. Keh-Shew Lu and
John M. Stich. Each member of the Audit Committee meets 16
the independence and
experience requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market. Mr. Giordano qualifies as an
"audit
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committee financial expert" as defined under the rules of the SEC. The
Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in monitoring the accounting,
auditing and financial reporting practices of the Company.
Management is responsible for the preparation of the Company's
financial statements and financial reporting process, including its system of
internal controls. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Audit
Committee:
o Reviewed and discussed with management the audited
financial statements contained in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2002;2003; and
o Obtained from management their representation that the
Company's financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States.
The independent auditors are responsible for performing an
audit of the Company's financial statements in accordance with the auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States and expressing an opinion on
whether the Company's financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the Company's financial position and results of operations for the
periods presented and conform with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Audit
Committee:
o Discussed with the independent auditors the matters
required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing
Standards No. 61, as amended ("Communication with Audit
Committees"); and
o Received and discussed with the independent auditors the
written disclosures and the letter from the independent
auditors required by Independent Standards Board Standard
No. 1 ("Independence Discussions with Audit Committees"),
and reviewed and discussed with the independent auditors
whether the rendering of the non-audit services provided
by them to the Company during fiscal 20022003 was compatible
with their independence.
The Audit Committee operates under a written charter, which
was adopted by the Board of Directors and is assessed annually for adequacy by
the Audit Committee. On April 8, 2004, the Audit Committee recommended, and the
Board of Directors adopted, an amended charter for the committee, a copy of
which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit A. The Audit Committee held
sixeight meetings during fiscal 2002.2003.
In performing its functions, the Audit Committee acts only in
an oversight capacity. It is not the responsibility of the Audit Committee to
determine that the Company's financial statements are complete and accurate, are
presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States or present fairly the results of operations of the Company for the
periods presented or that the Company maintains appropriate internal controls.
Nor is it the duty of the Audit Committee to determine that the audit of the
Company's financial statements has been carried out in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards or that the Company's auditors are independent.
Based upon the reviews and discussions described above, and
the report of the independent auditors, the Audit Committee has recommended to
the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors has approved, that the
audited financial statements be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20022003 for filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee also has recommended, and the Board
of Directors also has approved, subject to stockholder ratification, the
selection of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2003.2004.
Dated: April 17, 200316, 2004
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Diodes Incorporated,
Michael R. Giordano, Chairman
Dr. Keh-Shew Lu
John M. Stich
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AUDIT COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATIONCODE OF ETHICS
The Audit Committee consistsCompany has adopted a Code of three directors, Michael R.
Giordano, Dr. Keh-Shew Lu and John M. Stich. No person who served as a memberEthics applicable to the
principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting
officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions of the Company's Audit Committee during the 2002 calendar year has ever been an
officerCompany.
The Code of Ethics is published on our website, at www.diodes.com. We intend to
disclose future amendments to, or employeewaivers from, certain provisions of the CompanyCode
of Ethics applicable to senior financial executives on our website within two
business days following the date of such amendment or any of its subsidiaries.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF SECURITIES TO
BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, EXERCISE PRICE OF NUMBER OF SECURITIES
WARRANTS AND RIGHTS OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, REMAINING AVAILABLE FOR
(A) WARRANTS AND RIGHTS FUTURE ISSUANCE UNDER
(B) EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
(EXCLUDING SECURITIES
REFLECTED IN COLUMN (A))
PLAN CATEGORY (C)
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Equity Compensation Plans Approved by
Security Holders 2,384,492 (1) $8.86 1,067,099 (2)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by
Security Holders 0 N/A 0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 2,384,492 $8.86 1,067,099
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(1) Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options under the 1993
Non-qualified Stock Option Plan, the 1993 Incentive Stock
Option Plan, and the 2001 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan as of
December 31, 2002.
(2) Represents shares of Company Common Stock which may be issued
pursuant to future awards under the Incentive Bonus Stock
Plan, the 1993 Non-qualified Stock Option Plan, the 1993
Incentive Stock Option Plan, and the 2001 Omnibus Equity
Incentive Plan.
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waiver.
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
On June 19, 2000, the Company's Common Stock commenced trading
on the NASDAQ Stock Market, National Market System ("Nasdaq"), under the symbol
"DIOD." From November 10, 1966 to June 16, 2000, the Company's Common Stock
traded on the American Stock Exchange ("Amex"), under the symbol "DIO." Set
forth below is a line graph comparing the yearly percentage change in the
cumulative total stockholder return of the Company's Common Stock against the
cumulative total return of the Nasdaq Composite and the Nasdaq Industrial Index
for the five calendar years ending December 31, 2002.2003. The graph is not
necessarily indicative of future price performance.
The graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any
general statement incorporating by reference this Proxy Statement into any
filing under the Securities Act or under the Exchange Act, except to the extent
that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference, and
shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.
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TOTAL RETURN ANALYSIS (1) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
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TOTAL RETURN ANALYSIS (1) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002DIODES INCORPORATED $ 100 $430.28 $ 311.37 $ 199.57 $ 288.40 $ 855.30
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DIODES INCORPORATED $NASDAQ INDUSTRIAL INDEX 100 $ 51.28 $ 220.51 $ 159.68 $ 102.34 $147.90171.67 113.71 106.52 78.95 122.96
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NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 100 139.63 259.14 157.32 124.20 85.05
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NASDAQ INDUSTRIAL INDEX 100 106.82 183.37 121.46 113.78 84.33185.59 112.67 88.95 60.91 91.37
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(1) The graph assumes $100 invested on December 31, 19971998 in the Common
Stock of the Company, the stock of the companies in the Nasdaq
Composite Index and the Nasdaq Industrial Index, and that all dividends
received within a quarter, if any, were reinvested in that quarter.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Company conducts business with two related party
companies, LSC a public company listed on the Taiwan OTC market,(and its subsidiaries) and Xing International.International (and its
subsidiaries). LSC, a 36.5%34.9% shareholder, is the Company's largest shareholder,
and Xing International is owned by the Company's 5% joint venture partner in
Diodes-China, Ms. J.Y. Xing.Diodes-China. C.H. Chen, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer,
and a member of the Company's Board of Directors, is also Vice-Chairman of LSC.
M.K. Lu, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, is President of LSC,
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Raymond Soong, the Company's Chairman of the Board, is the Chairman of The
Lite-On Technology Corporation,Group, a significant shareholder of LSC.
The Audit Committee reviews all related party transactions for
potential conflict of interest situations, and approves all such transactions,
in accordance with such procedures as it may adopt from time to time. The
Company believes that all related party transactions are on terms no less
favorable to the Company than would be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
In 2002,2003, the Company sold silicon wafers to LSC totaling 13.7%
(7.7%10.7%
(13.7% in 2001)2002) of the Company's sales, making LSC the Company's largest
customer. Also for 2002, 17.9% (15.2%2003, 17.3% (17.9% in 2001)2002) of the Company's sales were from
discrete semiconductor products purchased from LSC, making LSC the Company's
largest outside vendor. The Company hasUnder a long-standing sales agreement, where the Company is
the exclusive North American distributor for certain of LSC'sLSC product lines. In
addition, the Company leases warehouse space from LSC for its operations in Hong
Kong.
All such transactions are on terms no less favorable to
the Company than could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
In December 2000, the Company acquired thea wafer foundry,
FabTech, Inc., from LSC. As part of the purchase price, at December 31, 2002,the Company issued to
LSC holds a subordinated, interest-bearing note for approximately $8.8 million.$13.6 million (the
balance is $6.3 million at December 31, 2003). In May 2002, the Company
renegotiated the terms of the note to extend the payment period from two years
to four years, and, therefore,as a result payments of approximately $208,000 plus interest
began in July 2002. In connection with the terms of the acquisition, LSC entered
into a volume purchase agreement to purchase wafers from FabTech. In addition,
as perin accordance with the terms of the stock
purchase agreement,acquisition, the Company has entered into
several management incentive agreements with members of FabTech's management.
The agreements provide several members of FabTech's management guaranteed annual
payments as well as contingent bonuses based on the annual profitability of
FabTech, subject to a maximum annual amount. Any portion of the guaranteed and
contingent liability paid by FabTech is reimbursed by LSC.
In 2002,2003, the Company sold silicon wafers to companies owned by
Xing International totaling 1.5% (0.6%1.1% (1.5% in 2001)2002) of the Company's sales. Also for
2002, 5.6% (4.4%2003, 4.6% (5.6% in 2001)2002) of the Company's sales were from discrete
semiconductor products purchased from companies owned by Xing International. In
addition, Diodes-China leases its manufacturing facilities from, subcontracts a
portion of its manufacturing process (metal plating)plating and environmental services)
to, and pays a consulting fee to Xing International. All such transactions are on terms no less favorable
to the Company than could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties. Ms. J.Y.
Xing is also a director of Diodes-China.
In October 2002, Silitek and Taiwan Lite-On merged with
Lite-On Technology Corporation, a publicly traded company on the Taiwan Stock
Exchange. Prior to this merger, Silitek was affiliated through common ownership
and control with Taiwan Lite-On, and both companies were members of the Lite-On
Group and publicly traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
Mr. Raymond Soong, who became a director and Chairman of the
Board of the Company effective March 1993, is also the Chairman of the Boards of
theThe Lite-On Group, Lite-On Technology Corporation, Diodes-China, Diodes-Taiwan
and Diodes-FabTech.
Dr. Shing Mao, who is a director of the Company, retired in
2000 as Chairman of the Board of Lite-On Milpitas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Taiwan Lite-On which merged with Lite-On Technology Corporation in 2002. Dr. Mao
was also a director of LSC from 1989 to 2000, and since 1996, has been a
director of FabTech.
Mr. M.K. Lu, who has been a director of the Company since
1995, is also President of LSC and acting President of Actron Technology
Corporation, both Lite-On Group companies. From 1983 to 1990, Mr. Lu was General
Manager/Vice President of Silitek. Mr. Lu is also a director of Diodes-China and
Diodes-FabTech.
Mr. Michael Giordano, a director of the Company and Senior
Vice President-Investment Consulting at the investment-banking firm of UBS,
PaineWebber, Inc., has, from time to time, assisted directors and executive officers of the
Company in stock option exercises and subsequent stock sales of the Company's
Common Stock. Mr. Giordano is also the pension
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consultant for the Company's 401(k) plan. Mr. Giordano has, from time to
time, assisted directors and officers of the Company and LSC in stock
transactions. Compensation received by Mr. Giordano for services rendered to
the Company and LSC for services other than as a director in 20022003 was less than
$20,000.$50,000.
Mr. John M. Stich, a director of the Company, is also
President and CEO of The Asian Network. In 2000 and 2001, Mr. Stich has previouslyhad received
fees as a marketing consultant to the Company. During 2002, Mr. Stich did not performceased performing
marketing consulting services for the Company, and thus received no fees.
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Company.
Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, a director of the Company, retired as Senior
Vice President of TI and manager of Worldwide Mixed-Signal Products -
Semiconductor Group in 2001. During 2002, Dr. Lu received approximately $46,000fees as an engineering
consultant to the Company. Dr. Lu ceased performing engineering consulting
services for the Company. Dr. Lu is also a director of Lite-On Technology
Corporation.
Mr. Mark A. King, the Company's Vice President of Sales and
Marketing, has aan approximate $100,000 investment in one of the Company's
computer software vendors (a privately-held company). Mr. King's investment was
made subsequent to the Company's purchase of the software, which is used for
sales quotation and channel management.management, and was approved by the Board of
Directors. Fees paid to this software vendor in 2002,2003, including annual software
maintenance, were approximately $35,000.$12,000.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, the Company's
directors, executive officers and any persons holding ten percent or more of the
Common Stock are required to report their ownership of Common Stock and any
changes in that ownership to the SEC and to furnish the Company with copies of
such reports. Specific due dates for these reports have been established and the
Company is required to report any failure to file on a timely basis by such
persons. Based solely upon a review of copies of reports filed with the SEC
during the calendar year ended December 31, 2003, or written representations
that no reports were necessary, all reporting persons filed reports on a timely
basis. To avoid the inadvertent failure of directors and executive officers to
timely file these reports, the Company periodically advises such persons of
their filing obligations.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR"
THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' NOMINEES.
PROPOSAL TWO - RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The firm of Moss Adams LLP, certified accountants, has been
the Company's independent accountants since 1993 and has been selected by the
Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee to serve as its
independent accountants for the calendar year ending December 31, 2003.2004.
Professional services rendered by Moss Adams LLP for the calendar year ended December 31, 20022003 consisted of an audit
of the Company's financial statements, consultation on interim financial
statements, services related to filings with the SEC, meetings with the
Company's Audit Committee and consultation on various matters relating to
accounting and financial reporting. All professional services rendered by Moss
Adams LLP during calendar 20022003 were furnished at customary rates and terms. The Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors met with representatives of Moss Adams LLP during the past calendar
year. The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Giordano, Lu, and Stich.
Representatives of Moss Adams LLP are expected to be present at the Meeting.
They will have the opportunity to make a statement, if they so desire, and
respond to appropriate questions from Stockholders.
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AUDIT FEES, TAX FEES, AND ALL OTHER FEES
For the fiscal yearyears ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, fees
for services provided by Moss Adams LLP were approximately as follows:
DESCRIPTION 2002 (1) 2003
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AUDIT FEES, including audit of financial statements included in
the Annual Report on Form 10-K and review of financial
statements included in the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q $ 128,000 $ 158,000
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AUDIT-RELATED FEES, including assurance related fees,
accounting consultation and related services $ 25,000 $ 31,000
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TAX FEES, professional services for income tax return
preparation, tax advice and tax planning $ 51,000 $ 74,000
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ALL OTHER FEES, not included in above $ 8,000 $ 11,000
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TOTAL $ 212,000 $ 274,000
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(1) - Prior year figures conform to current-year presentation
The Audit Committee administers the Company's engagement of
Moss Adams LLP and pre-approves all audit and permissible non-audit services on
a case-by-case basis. In approving non-audit services, the Audit Committee
considers whether the engagement could compromise the independence of Moss Adams
LLP, and whether for reasons of efficiency or convenience it is in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q $ 128,000
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AUDIT-RELATED FEES, including assurance related fees $ 0
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TAX FEES, professional services for income tax return
preparation, tax advice and tax planning $ 51,000
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ALL OTHER FEES, include Audit Committee meetings, accounting
consulting and similar matters $ 33,000
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TOTAL $ 212,000
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interest of the Company to engage its independent auditor to perform the
services.
Moss Adams LLP has advised the Company that neither the firm,
nor any member of the firm, has any financial interest, direct or indirect, in
any capacity in the Company or its subsidiaries. The Audit Committee, in
reliance on the independent auditors, determined that the provision of these
services is compatible with maintaining the independence of Moss Adams LLP.
Prior to engagement, the Audit Committee pre-approves all
independent auditor services. The fees are budgeted and the Audit Committee
requires the independent auditor and management to report actual fees versus the
budget periodically throughout the year by category of service. During the year,
circumstances may arise when it may become necessary to engage the independent
auditor for additional services not contemplated in the original pre-approval
categories. In those instances, the Audit Committee requires specific
pre-approval before engaging the independent auditor.
The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one
or more of its members. The member to whom such authority is delegated must
report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit
Committee at its next scheduled meeting.
Stockholders are being asked to ratify the appointment of Moss
Adams LLP as the Company's independent public accountants for the calendar year ending
December 31, 2003.2004. Ratification of the proposal requires the affirmative vote of
a majority of the shares of Common Stock representedpresent and votingentitled to vote at the
Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR"
THE RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
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PROPOSALS OF STOCKHOLDERS AND STOCKHOLDER NOMINATIONS FOR 2005 ANNUAL MEETING
Under certain circumstances, stockholders are entitled to
present proposals at stockholder meetings. Any suchThe 2005 annual meeting of
stockholders is presently expected to be held on or about June 3, 2005.
SEC rules provide that any stockholder proposal to be included
in the proxy statement for the Company's 20042005 annual meeting of stockholders must be submittedreceived by
a stockholderthe Secretary of the Company at the Company's office at 3050 East Hillcrest
Drive, Westlake Village, California 91362 prior to December 30, 2003,31, 2004, in a form
that complies with applicable regulations. Recently,If the date of the 2005 annual
meeting is advanced or delayed more than 30 days from the date
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of the 2004 annual meeting, stockholder proposals intended to be included in the
proxy statement for the 2005 annual meeting must be received by us within a
reasonable time before the Company begins to print and mail the proxy statement
for the 2005 annual meeting. Upon any determination that the date of the 2005
annual meeting will be advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the date
of the 2004 annual meeting, the Company will disclose the change in the
earliest practicable Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
SEC amended its rule
governingrules also govern a company's ability to use discretionary
proxy authority with respect to stockholder proposals which arethat were not submitted by
the stockholders in time to be included in the proxy statement. As a result of that rule change, inIn the event a
stockholder proposal is not submitted to the Company prior to March 15, 2004,2005,
the proxies solicited by the Board of Directors for the 20042005 annual meeting of
stockholders will confer authority ofon the holders of the proxyproxyholders to vote the shares in
accordance with their best judgment and discretion if the proposal is presented
at the 20042005 annual meeting of stockholders without any discussion of the
proposal in the proxy statement for such meeting.
Stockholders may nominate candidates for the board of
directors at an annual meeting. Stockholders who wish to request that the
Nominating Committee consider a candidate for the 2005 annual meeting should
submit information about the candidate to the Nominating Committee a reasonable
time before the Company begins to print and mail the proxy statement for the
2005 annual meeting. The requesting stockholder should provide sufficient
biographical information about the proposed candidate to satisfy the
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the
proxy statement and to permit the Nominating Committee to evaluate the proposed
candidate in light of the criteria described under the caption "Nominating
Procedures and Criteria." The request should also provide the full name, address
and telephone number of the requesting stockholder and sufficient information to
verify that the requesting shareholder is eligible to vote at the 2005 annual
meeting. Additional information and certifications by the requesting stockholder
and the proposed candidate may be required before the Nominating Committee can
make its evaluation.
ANNUAL REPORT AND FORM 10-K
The Company's annual report to stockholders for the calendar
year ended
December 31, 20022003 accompanies or has preceded this Proxy Statement. The annual
report contains consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
subsidiaries and the report thereon of Moss Adams LLP, the Company's independent
auditors, for the calendar years ended December 31, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2002.2003.
STOCKHOLDERS MAY OBTAIN, WITHOUT CHARGE, A COPY OF THE
COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K, INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REQUIRED TO
BE FILED WITH THE SEC PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE ACT, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
31, 2002,2003, BY WRITING TO THE COMPANY; ATTN: INVESTOR RELATIONS, 3050 EAST
HILLCREST DRIVE, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA 91362, OR EMAIL THE REQUEST TO
DIODES-FIN@DIODES.COM. THE INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE COMPANY'S
WEBSITE AT WWW.DIODES.COM.
OTHER MATTERS
Management knows of no business that will be presented for
consideration at the Meeting other than as stated in the Notice of Meeting. If,
however, other matters are properly brought before the Meeting, it is the
intention of the Proxyholders to vote the shares represented by the Proxies on
such matters in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors and
authority to do so is included in the Proxy.
On December 4, 2000, the SEC adopted amendments to the proxy
rules, permitting companies and intermediaries to satisfy the delivery
requirements for proxy and information statements with respect to two or more
security holders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement
or information statement to those security holders. "Householding," as this is
commonly known, will reduce the amount of duplicate information that security
holders receive and lower printing and mailing costs for companies. Householding
is in effect for the Company's proxy distribution. However, Stockholders can
obtain additional material if desired by contacting the Company directly.
Dated at Westlake Village, California, this seventeenththirtieth day of
April 2003.2004.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
DIODES INCORPORATED
/s/ Carl C. Wertz
Carl C. Wertz,
Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board to assist the Board in monitoring
(1) the integrity of the financial statements of the Company, (2) the compliance
by the Company with legal and regulatory requirements and (3) the independence
and performance of the Company's internal and external auditors.
The members of the Audit Committee shall meet the independence and audit
committee policy of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The members of the Audit
Committee shall be appointed by the Board.
The Audit Committee shall have the authority to retain special legal, accounting
or other consultants to advise the Committee. The Audit Committee may request
any officer or employee of the Company or the Company's outside counsel or
independent auditor to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any
members of, or consultants to, the Committee.
The Audit Committee shall make regular reports to the Board.
The Audit Committee shall:
1. Review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter annually and recommend
any proposed changes to the Board for approval.
2. Review the annual audited financial statements with management,
including major issues regarding accounting and auditing principles and
practices as well as the adequacy of internal controls that could
significantly affect the Company's financial statements.
3. Review an analysis prepared by management and the independent auditor
of significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in
connection with the preparation of the Company's financial statements.
4. Review with management and the independent auditor the Company's annual
and quarterly financial statements prior to the filing of its Form 10-K
and 10-Q.
5. Meet periodically with management to review the Company's major
financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor
and control such exposures.
6. Review major changes to the Company's auditing and accounting
principles and practices as suggested by the independent auditor,
internal auditors or management.
7. Recommend to the Board the appointment of the independent auditor,
which firm is ultimately accountable to the Audit Committee and the
Board.
8. Has the authority and responsibility for appointment, compensation,
retention, and oversight of the work of independent auditors, including
resolution of disagreements between management and the auditors
regarding financial reporting.
9. Pre-approve all audit and permitted non-audit services to be performed
by the independent auditors.
10. Receive periodic reports from the independent auditor regarding the
auditor's independence consistent with Independence Standards Board
Standard 1, discuss such reports with the auditor, and if so determined
by the Audit Committee, take or recommend that the Board take
appropriate action to oversee the independence of the auditor.
11. Evaluate together with the Board the performance of the independent
auditor and, if so determined by the Audit Committee, recommend that
the Board replace the independent auditor.
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12. Review the appointment and replacement of the senior internal auditing
executive.
13. Review any significant reports to management prepared by the internal
auditing department and management's responses.
14. Meet with the independent auditor prior to the audit to review the
planning and staffing of the audit.
15. Obtain from the independent auditor assurance that Section 10A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 has not been implicated.
16. Obtain reports from management, the Company's senior internal auditing
executive and the independent auditor that the Company's
subsidiary/foreign affiliated entities are in conformity with
applicable legal requirements and the Company's code of conduct.
17. Discuss with the independent auditor the matters required to be
discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 and the requirement
of Section 204 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 relating to the conduct of
the audit before the reports issuance of auditors.
18. Review with the independent auditor any problems or difficulties the
auditor may have encountered and any management letter provided by the
auditor and the Company's response to that letter. Such review should
include:
a. Any difficulties encountered in the course of the audit work, including
any restrictions on the scope of activities or access to required
information.
b. Any changes required in the planned scope of the audit.
c. The responsibilities, budget and staffing of the internal audit
department, if any.
19. Supervise preparation of the report required by the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission to be included in the Company's
annual proxy statement.
20. Advise the Board from time to time with respect to the Company's
policies and procedures regarding compliance with applicable laws and
regulations and with the Company's code of conduct.
21. Meet with the Company's legal counsel to review legal matters that may
have a material impact on the financial statements, the Company's
compliance policies and any material reports or inquiries received from
regulators or governmental agencies.
22. Meet at least annually with the Chief Financial Officer, the senior
internal auditing executive and the independent auditor in separate
executive sessions.
23. Conduct an appropriate review of all related party transactions for
potential conflict of interest situations on an ongoing basis, and
approve all such transactions, all in accordance with such procedures
as the Audit Committee may adopt from time to time.
24. Establish procedures, under confidential and anonymous submission, for
the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the
Company regarding accounting, internal accounting control or auditing
matters.
25. While the Audit Committee has the responsibilities and powers set forth
in this Charter, it is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or
conduct audits or to determine that the Company's financial statements
are complete and accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. This is the responsibility of management and the
independent auditor.
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EXHIBIT B
CHARTER OF THE
NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF
DIODES INCORPORATED
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of the Nominating Committee (the "Committee") of Diodes
Incorporated (the "Company") is to help to ensure that the Board of Directors
(the "Board") is appropriately constituted to meet its fiduciary obligations to
stockholders and the Company. To carry out this purpose, the Committee shall:
(1) Identify individuals qualified to become Board members, consistent with
criteria approved by the Board.
(2) Recommend the director nominees to be selected by the Board for the
next annual meeting of stockholders.
2. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION
The Committee shall be comprised of no fewer than three members. Each
member of the Committee shall be "independent" as defined by the rules of the
National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") and the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Each member shall be free of any relationship that,
in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with his or her individual exercise
of independent judgment. The members of the Committee shall be appointed and
replaced by the Board. The Board shall appoint one of the members as Chair.
The Committee shall communicate with and work closely with the Board.
To foster this communication, the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company shall be non-voting ex officio members of the Committee.
3. COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITY
To carry out its purposes expressed in Paragraph 1 above, the Committee
shall have the following responsibilities and authority. Delegation by the Board
of responsibilities to the Committee shall not preclude the Board from taking
any action permitted to be taken under governing law, rules or regulations
applicable to the Company.
(1) Evaluate the current composition, organization, size and
governance of the Board and its committees; determine future
requirements and make recommendations to the Board concerning
the appointment of directors.
(2) Determine the desired qualifications, expertise and
characteristics for potential directors and conduct searches
for director candidates that have corresponding attributes.
Evaluate, propose and approve nominees for election to the
Board, and consider and evaluate stockholder nominees for
election to the Board.
(3) Form and delegate authority to subcommittees, or delegate
authority to members, when appropriate, provided that such
subcommittees will be composed exclusively of members of this
Committee and will operate pursuant to a published charter.
(4) Evaluate and recommend termination of service of individual
members of the Board as appropriate, in accordance with the
Board's governance principles, for cause or for other proper
reasons.
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(5) Review and re-examine this Charter at least annually and make
recommendations to the Board with respect to any proposed changes.
4. MEETING AND MINUTES
(1) The Committee will meet annually and will also meet as
required, in response to the needs of the Board and as
necessary to fulfill its responsibilities.
(2) The Committee will maintain written minutes of its meetings,
which minutes will be filed with the minutes of the meetings
of the Board.
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REVOCABLE PROXY REVOCABLE PROXY
DIODES INCORPORATED
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS - JUNE 2, 20033, 2004
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned stockholder(s) of Diodes Incorporated (the "Company")
hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints C.H. Chen and Carl C. Wertz, the
attorneys, agents and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution, to vote all stock of the Company which the undersigned is entitled
to vote at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the "Meeting") to
be held at the Renaissance Hotel, 30100 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, California
91301, on Monday,Thursday, June 2, 20033, 2004 at 10:9:00 a.m. (California time), and any
adjournments thereof, as fully and with the same force and effect as the
undersigned might or could do if personally thereat, as follows:
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
[ ] FOR all nominees listed below [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(except as marked to the contrary below) to vote for all nominees listed below
Discretionary authority to cumulate votes
is granted
Nominees: C.H. Chen, Michael R. Giordano, Keh-Shew Lu, M.K. Lu, Shing Mao,
Raymond Soong, and John M. Stich.
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any one or more nominees,
write that nominee's or nominees' name(s) in the space provided)
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2. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
TO ratify the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's
independent certified public accountants for the year ending December
31, 2003.2004.
FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ]
3. OTHER BUSINESS
In their discretion, the Proxyholders are authorized to transact such
other business as properly may come before the Meeting and any
adjournment thereof.
FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ]
Please Sign And Date On Reverse Side
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REVOCABLE PROXY REVOCABLE PROXY
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE OF "FOR" THE ELECTION OF EACH
OF THE NOMINEES, AND "FOR" RATIFICATION OF MOSS ADAMS LLP AS THE COMPANY'S
INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2003.2004.
ALL PROPOSALS TO BE ACTED UPON ARE PROPOSALS OF THE COMPANY.BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF ANY
OTHER BUSINESS IS PROPERLY PRESENTED AT THE MEETING, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, CONSIDERATION OF A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING TO ANOTHER TIME OR
PLACE IN ORDER TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IN FAVOR OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THIS PROXY SHALL BE VOTED BY THE PROXYHOLDERS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AT
THE DATE THIS PROXY STATEMENT WENT TO PRESS, WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE ANY OTHER
MATTERS WOULD BE RAISED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys
and Proxyholders, or either of them, or their substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof, and hereby revokes any and all proxies
heretofore given by the undersigned to vote at the Meeting. The undersigned
hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting and the Proxy
Statement accompanying said notice.
Date:
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(Signature of Stockholder)
(Please date this
Proxy and sign
your name as it
appears on your
stock certificate(s).
Executors, administrators,
trustees, etc.
should give their
full titles. All
joint owners should sign.)
I (We) do [ ] do not [ ] expect to attend the Meeting.
This Proxy will be voted "FOR" the election of all nominees whose names
appear above unless authority to do so is withheld. Unless "AGAINST" or
"ABSTAIN" is indicated, the Proxy will be voted "FOR" the ratification of the
appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent auditors. PLEASE
SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE POSTAGE PREPAID
ENVELOPE PROVIDED.
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