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Stock Option Exchange Program

 

January 6, 2006

 



 

Today’s Meeting

 

                  Glossary of Terms

 

                  Why offer an option exchange program?

 

                  Choosing to participate

 

                  How the exchange process works

 

                  Vesting of restricted stock rights

 

                  Stock Option Summary examples

 

                  Key terms of restricted stock rights

 

                  Pros and cons

 

                  Tax implications

 

                  Resources

 

                  Important dates

 

                  Questions

 

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Glossary of Terms

 

                  Exercise Price or Strike Price - The dollar amount per share required to exercise your option to purchase shares

 

                  Restricted Stock Rights (RSRs) – Refers to restricted shares or restricted stock units (RSUs)

 

                  Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) - The right to receive shares of stock on a future date, subject to vesting criteria

                  Restricted Shares – An award of shares of Company stock held in your name, subject to restrictions and vesting criteria. During the restriction period, you may exercise voting rights over the shares you hold, but may not sell or transfer them. You will forfeit your rights to the shares if the vesting criteria are not met. Restrictions and forfeiture provisions are removed when vesting conditions are met.

 

                  Stock Options - The right to purchase shares of stock at a specified price for a specified period, regardless of the actual market price of the stock at the time the option is exercised

 

                  Vesting - Rules that govern how long you must wait to :

 

                  Exercise your stock options, (i.e. you must wait one year or more), or

                  Become eligible to receive unrestricted shares of stock under a restricted stock right

 



 

Why offer an option exchange program?

 

                  Retain and motivate employees to contribute to Zoran’s future growth and success

 

                  Restore incentives for those of you currently holding underwater stock options

 

                  Maintain competitive employee compensation programs

 

                  Reduce the current “overhang,” or number of shares subject to outstanding stock options as a percentage of our total outstanding shares, in order to improve our ability to continue offering new stock incentives

 

                  Better align your interests with those of our stockholders

 



 

What the exchange program means to you

 

                  Zoran is offering you a choice to keep or exchange your current stock options

 

                  Eligible employees holding options with an exercise price more than the greater of $20.00 or closing sale price of Zoran common stock reported on the Nasdaq National Market on date the offer expires may voluntarily elect to:

 

Keep Stock Options

 

                                          Keep the current stock option grants including the current exercise price and vesting provisions

 

Exchange Stock Options

 

                                          Surrender any or all eligible stock option grants and receive new restricted stock rights

 

                                          Stock options are exchanged on a grant-by-grant basis (no partial exchanges of eligible grants are allowed)

 

                                          Restricted stock rights (RSRs) will have an individual exchange ratio for each option

 

                                          Restricted stock rights will be awarded either as restricted shares or as RSUs, depending on your location.  U.S. employees will generally receive restricted shares.

 



 

IF you choose to participate…

 

                  You may exchange one or more of your eligible stock option grants

 

                  You must tender the entire outstanding, unexercised portion of a stock option grant.  Partial option grants cannot be accepted for exchange.

 

                  You will receive a personalized stock option summary, called an  “Individual Statement of Options,” that lists your potentially eligible options and the exchange ratios associated with each option.

 

                  Review the Offer to Exchange

                  Review the current market price for our common stock on NASDAQ

                  Review the “2005 Plan” and the applicable form of restricted stock rights agreement for more information

 

                  Complete, sign, date and return the form “Letter of Transmittal” by February 6, 2006

 



 

IF you choose not to participate…

 

                  Your outstanding stock options will remain outstanding, according to the terms under which they were granted

 

                  You will not receive restricted stock rights

 



 

IF you change your mind…

 

                  If you choose to withdraw your participation in the program:

 

                  Complete, sign, date and return the form “Notice of Withdrawal” by February 6, 2006

 

                  You will incur no penalty for choosing to withdraw

 



 

How the stock option exchange process works

 

                  The Offer to Exchange began January 6, 2006 and will end February 6, 2006 at 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time

 

                  If you choose to participate in the stock option exchange program, you will receive fewer RSRs than your exchanged stock options.

 

                  The number of shares under a grant of RSRs will be determined by dividing the total number of shares under an option grant you surrender by the exchange ratio for that grant

 

Eligible
Stock Options

 

Options
You Elect to
Exchange

 

Awards
Granted

 



 

How will my new restricted stock rights vest?

 

                  Vesting of the restricted stock rights will depend on the grant date and the vesting schedule of the eligible stock options you elect to exchange

 

                  The vesting schedule is as follows:

 

Remaining Vesting Period of
Eligible Stock Option as of
Date of Cancellation

 

Total Vesting Period of
Restricted Stock
Rights

 

Percentage of RSRs
Vested Semi-Annually*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 years or less

 

2 years

 

25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater than 2 years but not greater than 3 years

 

3 years

 

162/3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater than 3 years

 

4 years

 

121/2%

 

 

The specific vesting period applicable to your restricted stock rights is set forth in the personalized option summary you have already received.

 


*Restricted stock rights will vest semi-annually on the six-month anniversary of the date of grant of the RSR award.

 



 

Stock Option Summary Example

 

Personalized Option Summary

 

Option
Number

 

Option
Exercise
Price

 

Option
Grant Date

 

Option
Expiration
Date

 

Unexercised
Option
Shares

 

Exchange
Ratio(1)

 

Number of
RSRs
Granted in
Exchange(2)

 

New RSR
Vesting
Period
(Years)

 

Example
Valuation of
RSRs
Granted(3)

 

Example
“Break -
Even”
Share
Price(4)

 

12345

 

$

27.3333

 

7/28/2000

 

7/28/2010

 

1,000

 

6.27

 

159

 

2

 

$

2,771

 

$

32.66

 

67890

 

$

23.8149

 

1/26/2001

 

1/26/2011

 

1,000

 

5.60

 

178

 

2

 

$

3,094

 

$

29.10

 

54321

 

$

23.9100

 

8/11/2003

 

8/11/2013

 

1,000

 

4.61

 

217

 

2

 

$

3,723

 

$

30.62

 

 


(1)          The ratio of eligible stock options exchanged to restricted stock rights to be granted. This ratio will generally be between 4:1 and 8:1

 

(2)          The number of restricted stock rights that would be granted in exchange for each outstanding option award

 

(3)          U.S. dollar value calculated based on an assumed Zoran Corporation common stock price of $17.00 per share

 

(4)          The price that Zoran common shares would need to reach by the option expiration date to result in an option profit greater than the grant-date value of the restricted stock rights (based on the example of $17 per share Zoran common stock price) that you would receive in exchange for the outstanding stock option award

 



 

Comparing the value of new grants of restricted stock rights

 

                  The value of your new restricted stock rights will depend on the exchange ratio of your surrendered eligible options and the market price of Zoran’s stock, which will vary over time

 

                  This exchange ratio varies with the exercise price and the remaining term of your options eligible for exchange

 

Option
Number

 

Option
Exercise
Price

 

Option
Grant Date

 

Option
Expiration
Date

 

Unexercised
Option
Shares

 

Exchange
Ratio(1)

 

Number of
RSRs
Granted in
Exchange(2)

 

New RSR
Vesting
Period
(Years)

 

Example
Valuation of
RSRs
Granted(3)

 

Example
“Break-
Even”
Share
Price(4)

 

12345

 

$

27.3333

 

7/28/2000

 

7/28/2010

 

1,000

 

6.27

 

159

 

2

 

$

2,771

 

$

32.66

 

67890

 

$

23.8149

 

1/26/2001

 

1/26/2011

 

1,000

 

5.60

 

178

 

2

 

$

3,094

 

$

29.10

 

54321

 

$

23.9100

 

8/11/2003

 

8/11/2013

 

1,000

 

4.61

 

217

 

2

 

$

3,723

 

$

30.62

 

 



 

How do I determine the crossover point?

 

                  In addition to the information in your Individual Statement of Options, an option exchange modeling tool is available for your use on SharePoint

 

Zoran Share Price at the Date of Exchange: $17.00

 

Grant Date (Enter
in Format:
mm/dd/yyyy)

 

Option Price
(Enter in
Format:
$ xx.xxxx)

 

Number of
Unexercised
Options
Outstanding as
this Price

 

Remaining Term
of your
Outstanding
Stock Options
(in Years)

 

Exchange Ratio
(Options Exchange
per Restricted Stock
Right Granted)

 

Number of
Restricted Stock
Rights Received
upon Exchange

 

Grant-Date Value of
Restricted Stock
Rights Received
upon Exchange(1)

 

“Break-Even”
Share Price(2)

 

Annualized Share
Price Growth Rate
Required for Break
Even(3)

 

7/28/00

 

$

27.3333

 

1,000

 

4.56

 

6.13

 

163

 

$

2,771

 

$

32.66

 

15.4

%

1/26/01

 

$

23.8149

 

1,000

 

5.06

 

5.50

 

182

 

$

3,094

 

$

29.11

 

11.2

%

8/11/03

 

$

23.9100

 

1,000

 

7.61

 

4.56

 

219

 

$

3,723

 

$

30.61

 

8.0

%

Totals

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

 

 

564

 

$

9,588

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)          Value calculated at the Zoran Share Price at the Date of Exchange entered above.

 

(2)          The price that Zoran common shares would need to reach by the option expiration date to result in an option profit equal to the value, on the same date, of the restricted stock rights that would be granted in exchange for the option award.

 

(3)          The annualized rate of growth in the price of Zoran shares required to reach the “break-even” share price at the end of the remaining term of the stock options, calculated based on the Zoran Share Price at the Date of Exchange entered above.

 



 

Key terms of the new restricted stock rights

 

                  New restricted stock rights will have an average exchange ratio of 5 options to 1 restricted stock right.  Exchange ratios generally vary between 4 options to 1 restricted stock right and 8 options to 1 restricted stock right.

 

                  Vesting of the restricted stock rights will depend on the vesting schedule of the eligible options that you exchange

 



 

Pros and cons of keeping your stock options

 

PROS

 

                  Opportunity for greater appreciation if options are ever “in-the-money”

 

                  Keep your current stock option vesting status

 

CONS

 

                  At an exercise price of more than $20.00, Zoran stock must appreciate significantly prior to the options’ expiration dates to equal the grant-date value of the new restricted stock rights

 

                  Restricted stock rights will have value if Zoran’s stock price remains constant or declines, while the share price must increase for options to have value

 



 

Pros and cons of exchanging your stock options

 

PROS

 

                  Restricted stock rights will have value even if Zoran’s stock price remains constant or declines, while the share price must increase for options to have value

 

                  Ownership in the company creates an opportunity to reap financial rewards if stock appreciates

 

                  Exchanging options for restricted stock rights minimizes current “overhang” and can improve our ability to grant stock incentives in the future

 

                  Eligible options do not need to be vested to qualify for participation in the offer

 

CONS

 

                  Restricted stock rights require a minimum of two years for full vesting—even if the stock options you surrender are fully vested

 

                  You will receive fewer shares in your award of restricted stock rights than the number of option shares you exchange, so you will receive appreciation in the value of fewer shares than you would have had you retained your stock options and they were ever “in-the-money”

 



 

U.S. Tax implications

 

                  The tax implications of the option exchange program depend on your country of residence

 

                  We believe that U.S. employees will incur no immediate U.S. federal income tax consequences as a result of either electing to retain your eligible options or electing to exchange eligible options for restricted stock rights

 

                  Employees of other jurisdictions should refer to the “Guide to International Issues” (appendix C), included in the Offer to Exchange

 

                  U.S. taxpayers will recognize ordinary income when restricted shares become vested

 

                  More information regarding tax implications due to the exchange can be found in the Offer to Exchange posted on SharePoint

 

                  You are urged to consult tax and financial advisors before participating in the exchange program

 



 

Resources for additional information

 

Document

 

Description

 

 

 

Offer to Exchange
(Available on SharePoint)

 

This document contains the complete terms and conditions of the offer (includes a list of common questions and answers regarding the exchange program). All other documents are qualified in their entirety by the actual terms of the offer described in the Offer to Exchange.

Individual Statement of Options
(Delivered to your work location)

 

Document that lists all of your option grants eligible for exchange and provides the exchange ratios and number of restricted stock rights that would be granted in exchange for each option.

Letter of Transmittal
(Delivered to your work location)

 

Letter that you must sign and return to Zoran to participate in the offer.

Notice of Withdrawal
(Delivered to your work location)

 

Notice that you must sign and return to Zoran if you wish to withdraw from the program any options you previously elected to exchange.

Announcement of Option Exchange Offer
(Delivered by Email)

 

An introductory announcement that provides an overview of the exchange program.

2005 Equity Incentive Plan
(Available on SharePoint)

 

The company stock plan under which the restricted stock rights will be granted. All restricted stock rights are governed by the terms of this plan.

Restricted Stock Rights Agreement
(Available on SharePoint)

 

Document that contains the terms of the restricted stock rights: Restricted Stock Agreement or Restricted Stock Units Agreement.

 



 

Important dates related to the exchange offer

 

Event

 

Date

 

 

 

Initial date of Offer to Exchange

 

January 6, 2006

 

 

 

End of Offer to Exchange Period

 

February 6, 2006

 

 

 

Approximate grant date of restricted stock rights

 

February 7, 2006

 



 

The choice to exchange stock options is yours

 

                  Participation in this offer is voluntary and there are no penalties for electing not to participate. You must make your own decision as to whether or not to exchange your eligible options.

 

                  This presentation is intended to provide you an overview of key concepts.  We encourage you to thoroughly review the information contained in the “Offer to Exchange” document  when evaluating the option exchange program

 

                  You may wish to consult with your own advisors, including your tax advisor, before making any decisions regarding the offer.

 



 

Actions to take

 

                  If you choose to keep your current stock options, do nothing and your options will remain the same

 

                  If you elect to exchange your stock options:

 

                  Complete and sign the Letter of Transmittal

 

                  Submit the Letter of Transmittal as directed, by February 6, 2006

 

                  If you choose to withdraw your participation in the program:

 

                  Complete and submit the Notice of Withdrawal by February 6, 2006

 



 

Thank you for attending!

 

                  Thank you for attending this presentation. While securities law prevent us from answering questions relating to your specific circumstance, your moderator can show you where your questions may be answered in the offer to exchange document

 

                  You may also direct questions about the offer to: optionexchange@zoran.com

 

                  For additional copies of the materials visit the SharePoint site at http://znet.zoran.com/C18/OEProgram/default.aspx

 

                  For additional copies of the “Letter of Transmittal” or “Notice of Withdrawal” forms, send an e-mail to optionexchange@zoran.com