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OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 

 
NOTICE OF 2002 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held September 4, 2002
 
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS:
 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, will be held on September 4, 2002 at  10:00 a.m. local time, at 930 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California 94085, for the following purposes:
 
 
1.
 
To elect two (2) Class II directors to serve until the expiration of their three (3) year terms or until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.
 
 
2.
 
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2003.
 
 
3.
 
To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting including any motion to adjourn to a later date to permit further solicitation of proxies if necessary, or before any adjournment thereof.
 
The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on August 2, 2002 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
 
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting in person. However, to ensure your representation at the meeting, you are urged to mark, sign, date and return the enclosed Proxy as promptly as possible in the postage-prepaid envelope enclosed for that purpose. Any stockholder attending the meeting may vote in person even if he or she has returned a Proxy.
 
Sincerely,
LOGO
Shaw Hong
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Sunnyvale, California
August 8, 2002
 
 
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
 
IN ORDER TO ENSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING, YOU ARE  REQUESTED TO COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY AS  PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
 


OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 

 
PROXY STATEMENT FOR 2002
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
 
INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING
 
General
 
The enclosed Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for use at the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held September 4, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. local time, or at any adjournment thereof, for the purposes set forth herein and in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Annual Meeting will be held at the Company’s principal executive offices which are located at 930 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California 94085. The Company’s telephone number at that location is (408) 733-3030.
 
These proxy solicitation materials and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2002 (“fiscal 2002”), including financial statements, were first mailed on or about August 8, 2002 to all stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
 
Record Date and Shares Outstanding
 
Stockholders of record at the close of business on August 2, 2002 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. The Company has one series of common shares outstanding, designated common stock, $.001 par value per share. At the Record Date, 22,500,779 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding and held of record by 106 stockholders. The Company has 10,000,000 shares of authorized Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share. As of the Record Date, no shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding.
 
Revocability of Proxies
 
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person giving it at any time before its use by (a) delivering to the Company a written notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date or (b) attending the meeting and voting in person. Any written notice of revocation or subsequent proxy should be delivered to OmniVision Technologies, Inc. at 930 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California 94085, Attention: Gary Chen or hand delivered to Mr. Chen at or before the taking of the vote at the Annual Meeting.
 
Voting
 
Each share of common stock outstanding on the Record Date is entitled to one vote. Every stockholder voting for the election of a director (Proposal One) may cumulate such stockholder’s votes and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of shares that such stockholder is entitled to vote, or distribute such stockholder’s votes on the same principle among as many candidates as the stockholder may select, provided, however, that votes cannot be cast for more than two candidates. However, no stockholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes for a nominee unless such nominee’s name has been placed in nomination prior to the voting and the stockholder, or any other stockholder, has given notice, prior to the voting, of his or her intention to cumulate the stockholder’s votes. On all other matters, no stockholder shall be entitled to cumulative votes and each share of common stock has one vote.

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Solicitation of Proxies
 
This solicitation of proxies is made by the Company, and all related costs will be borne by the Company. The Company has retained Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc. to provide proxy solicitation services in connection with the Annual Meeting at an estimated cost of $6,500. In addition, the Company may reimburse brokerage firms and other persons representing beneficial owners of shares for their expenses in forwarding solicitation material to such beneficial owners. Proxies may also be solicited by certain of the Company’s directors, officers and regular employees, without additional compensation, personally or by telephone or telegram.
 
Quorum; Abstentions; Broker Non-Votes
 
Votes cast by proxy or in person at the Annual Meeting will be tabulated by the Inspector of Elections (the “Inspector”) with the assistance of the Company’s Transfer Agent. The Inspector will also determine whether or not a quorum is present. Except in certain specific circumstances, the affirmative vote of a majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present is required under Delaware law for approval of proposals presented to stockholders. In general, Delaware law also provides that to have a quorum a majority of shares entitled to vote must be present or represented by proxy at the meeting.
 
The Inspector will treat shares that are voted “WITHHELD” or “ABSTAIN” as being present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum but will not be treated as votes in favor of approving any matter submitted to the stockholders for a vote. When proxies are properly dated, executed and returned, the shares represented by such proxies will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions of the stockholder. If no specific instructions are given, the shares will be voted for the election of the Class II nominees for the Board of Directors set forth herein; for the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2003; and at the discretion of the proxy holders, upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
 
If a broker indicates on the enclosed proxy or its substitute that such broker does not have discretionary authority as to certain shares to vote on a particular matter (“Broker Non-Votes”), those shares will not be considered as present with respect to that matter. The Company believes that the tabulation procedures to be followed by the Inspector are consistent with the general statutory requirements in Delaware concerning voting of shares and determination of a quorum.
 
Deadline For Receipt of Stockholder Proposals
 
Stockholders are entitled to present proposals for action at a forthcoming meeting if they comply with the requirements of the proxy rules established by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Proposals of stockholders of the Company that are intended to be presented by such stockholders at the Company’s 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Company no later than April 10, 2003 in order that they may be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting.
 
The attached proxy card grants the proxy holders discretionary authority to vote on any matter raised at the Annual Meeting. As of August 8, 2002, the Company has not received any requests to present matters at the Annual Meeting that are not set forth in this proxy statement. If a stockholder intends to submit a proposal at the Company’s 2003 Annual Meeting, which is not eligible for inclusion in the proxy statement relating to that meeting, the stockholder must give the Company notice in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, no later than June 24, 2003. If such a stockholder fails to comply with the foregoing notice provision, the proxy holders will be allowed to use their discretionary authority when and if the proposal is raised at the Company’s 2003 Annual Meeting.

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
 
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of common stock of the Company as of August 2, 2002 as to (i) each person or entity who is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock; (ii) each director of the Company; (iii) each of the Named Executive Officers (as defined below under “Executive Compensation and Other Matters—Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table”) and (iv) all directors and current executive officers of the Company as a group.
 
    
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned(2)

 
Name and Address of Stockholder(1)

  
Number

  
Percent of Class

 
Wellington Management Company, LLC(3)
  
2,188,296
  
9.7
%
75 State Street
           
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
           
Shaw Hong(4)
  
960,857
  
4.3
%
Tsuey-Jiuan Chen(5)
  
5,000
  
*
 
Qi Dong(6)
  
149,741
  
*
 
Xinping He(7)
  
356,293
  
1.6
%
Leon Malmed(8)
  
35,000
  
*
 
H. Gene McCown(9)
  
101,940
  
*
 
Edward C.V. Winn(10)
  
40,000
  
*
 
Raymond Wu(11)
  
662,310
  
2.9
%
All Directors and Current Executive Officers as a Group (10 persons)(12)
  
2,513,002
  
10.9
%

  *
 
Less than 1%.
 
(1)
 
Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each listed stockholder is c/o OmniVision Technologies, Inc., 930 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California 94085. Except as otherwise indicated, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock held by them.
 
(2)
 
Applicable percentage ownership is based on 22,500,779 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 2, 2002 together with applicable options or warrants for such stockholder. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, based on factors including voting and investment power with respect to shares, subject to the applicable community property laws. Shares of common stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days after August 2, 2002 are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such options, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.
 
(3)
 
Reflects ownership as reported on Schedule 13G as of December 31, 2001 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2002 by Wellington Management Company, LLC (“WMC”). WMC is a registered investment advisor pursuant to the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, as amended. WMC has shared voting power over 2,153,796 shares of common stock, no sole dispositive power over any shares of common stock and shared dispositive power over 2,188,296 shares of common stock. WMC, in its capacity as investment advisor, may be deemed to beneficially own 2,188,296 shares of common stock, which shares are held of record by clients of WMC.
 
(4)
 
Includes 858,814 shares of common stock and 102,043 shares of common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of August 2, 2002 by Shaw Hong and Mr. Hong’s wife, Wen Hong, respectively. Also, includes 615,814 shares of common stock held by the Hong Family Trust of which Mr. Hong is a trustee, 235,000 shares of common stock held in the Hong Family LLC of which Mr. Hong is a manager, and 8,000 shares of common stock held by Wen Hong. Mr. Hong has voting and dispositive control over all such shares.

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(5)
 
Includes 5,000 shares of common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of August 2, 2002.
 
(6)
 
Includes 53,200 shares of common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of August 2, 2002.
 
(7)
 
Includes 58,950 shares of common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of August 2, 2002. Also includes 68,600 shares of common stock held by the He Children’s Trust of which Mr. He is a trustee. Mr. He has voting and dispositive control over such shares.
 
(8)
 
Includes 25,000 shares of common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of August 2, 2002. Mr. Malmed will not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting.
 
(9)
 
Includes 95,283 shares of common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of August 2, 2002.
 
(10)
 
Includes 35,000 shares of common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of August 2, 2002.
 
(11)
 
Includes 70,700 shares of common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of August 2, 2002. Also, includes 32,000 shares of common stock held by the Raymond Wu Grantor Retained Annuity Trust of which Mr. Wu is a trustee and 32,000 shares of common stock held in the May Wu Grantor Retained Annuity Trust of which Mr. Wu is a trustee. Mr. Wu has voting and dispositive control over all such shares.
 
(12)
 
Includes 483,377 shares of common stock which may be acquired upon exercise of stock options exercisable within 60 days of August 2, 2002.

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PROPOSAL ONE
 
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
 
Pursuant to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s Board of Directors currently consists of five persons, divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, with each class serving staggered terms of three years. Vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled only by persons elected (i) by the affirmative vote of the holders of the then-outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and voting together as a single class or (ii) by a majority of the remaining directors. A director elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy (including a vacancy created by an increase in the Board of Directors) shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified. Currently, there are two directors in Class I, two directors in Class II and one director in Class III. The Class II directors are to be elected at the Annual Meeting. The Class III director and the Class I directors will be elected at the Company’s 2003 and 2004 Annual Meetings of Stockholders, respectively. The Class II directors to be elected at the 2002 Annual Meeting will hold office until the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
 
In May 2001, Frank Huang resigned as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Huang was a Class III director. Mr. Huang had served as a member of the Board of Directors since 1999. Ms. Tsuey-Jiuan Chen was elected in August 2001 to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors created by the resignation of Mr. Huang.
 
The Company’s nominees for election at the Annual Meeting are Raymond Wu, a current Class II director, and John T. Rossi. Mr. Leon Malmed, a current Class II director, will not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting.
 
Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy holders will vote the proxies received by them for the Company’s nominees. In the event that the nominees of the Company are unable or decline to serve as directors at the time of the Annual Meeting, the proxies will be voted for any nominee who shall be designated by the present Board of Directors to fill the vacancy. The Company is not aware of any nominee who will be unable or will decline to serve as a director. In the event that additional persons are nominated for election as directors, the proxy holders intend to vote all proxies received by them in such a manner as will assure the election of the nominees listed below, and, in such event, the specific nominees to be voted for will be determined by the proxy holders.
 
Vote Required
 
If a quorum is present and voting, the two nominees receiving the highest number of votes will be elected to the Board of Directors. Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes are not counted in the election of directors.

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Information Concerning the Nominees and Incumbent Directors
 
The following table sets forth the name and age of the nominees and each director of the Company as of August 8, 2002 whose term of office continues after the Annual Meeting, the principal occupation of each during the past five years and the period during which each has served as a director of the Company.
 
Name

  
Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years

  
Age

  
Director Since

Nominees for Class II Directors:
         
Raymond Wu
  
Raymond Wu, one of the Company’s cofounders, has served as one of the Company’s directors since May 1995 and as the Executive Vice President since October of 1999. From July 1998 to October 1999, Mr. Wu served as the Company’s Vice President of Business Development. From May 1995 to July 1998, Mr. Wu was the head of the Company’s Sales department and Engineering department. Mr. Wu received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Chung-Yuan University in Taiwan and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Wayne State University.
  
47
  
1995
John T. Rossi
  
John T. Rossi has been nominated by the Company for election at the Annual Meeting. From April 1990 to July 2002, Mr. Rossi served in various capacities with Robertson Stephens, Inc., an investment banking firm, most recently as Managing Director, Investment Banking. Mr. Rossi received an A.B. in literature from Lafayette College, an M.A. in literature from Tulane University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
  
52
  
N/A
Continuing Class III Director:
         
Tsuey-Jiuan Chen
  
Tsuey-Jiuan has served as one of the Company’s directors since August 2001. From February 2002 to the present, Ms. Chen has served as a consultant to Hua Wei Technology International, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. From February 2002 to June 2002, Ms. Chen also served as a consultant of Power World Capital Management, Inc., a venture capital management company. From May 1999 to February 2002, Ms. Chen served as an Executive Vice President of Power World Capital Management, Inc. From March 1996 to March 1999, Ms. Chen was a co-founder and Executive Vice President of WI Harper Group, a venture capital firm. Ms. Chen holds a B.S. in Accounting from National Cheng-Chi University in Taiwan and an M.S. in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
  
47
  
2001
Continuing Class I Directors:
         
Shaw Hong
  
Shaw Hong, one of the Company’s cofounders, has served as one of the Company’s directors and as Chief Executive Officer and President since May 1995. Mr. Hong holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Jiao Tong University in China and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University.
  
65
  
1995

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Name

  
Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years

  
Age

  
Director Since

Edward C.V. Winn
  
Edward C.V. Winn has served as one of the Company’s directors since March 2000. From March 1992 to January 2000, Mr. Winn served in various capacities with TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., a semiconductor company, most recently as Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Winn is also a director of Endwave, Inc., a supplier of RF subsystems for broadband, wireless access systems, and Nassda Corporation, a verification software provider for the design of complex nanometer semiconductors. Mr. Winn received a B.S. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
  
63
  
2000
 
Board of Director Meetings and Committees
 
The Board of Directors of the Company held a total of five meetings during fiscal 2002. No current or former director attended fewer than 75% of the meetings of the Board of Directors and committees thereof held during fiscal 2002 during the period that he or she sat on the Board of Directors or on such committee, except for Tsuey-Jiuan Chen who attended 60% of the Board of Directors meetings in fiscal 2002. The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors has no nominating committee or any committee performing such functions.
 
The Audit Committee, which consists of Messrs. Winn and Malmed and Ms. Chen, met four times during fiscal 2002. The Audit Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the selection of the Company’s independent auditors, reviews the results and scope of the audit and other services provided by the Company’s independent auditors and reviews and evaluates the Company’s control functions. Each of Messrs. Winn and Malmed and Ms. Chen are “independent” as defined in the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee which is attached to this proxy as Appendix A.
 
The Compensation Committee currently consists of Messrs. Winn and Malmed and Ms. Chen and did not meet during fiscal 2002. The Compensation Committee makes recommendations regarding the Company’s various incentive compensation and benefit plans and determines salaries for the Company’s executive officers and incentive compensation for its employees and consultants.
 
Compensation of Directors
 
Non-employee directors are reimbursed for certain expenses in connection with their attendance at the Company’s Board of Directors and committee meetings. In addition, non-employee directors receive cash compensation in the amount of $1,500 per Board of Directors meeting attended, $500 per telephonic Board of Directors meeting attended and $500 per Committee meeting attended if such meeting is held separate from a Board of Directors meeting.
 
The Company’s 2000 Director Stock Option Plan provides that each non-employee director shall automatically be granted a stock option for 20,000 shares (the “First Option”) of common stock on the date that such individual becomes a non-employee director. After the First Option has been granted to a non-employee director, such non-employee director is thereafter automatically granted a stock option ( a “Subsequent Option”) to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock at the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in each year, if, on such date, he or she will have served on the Board of Directors for more than six months. The First Option is exercisable while a non-employee director remains a director of the Company, and vests as to 1/4th of the shares of common stock subject to the First Option on the first anniversary

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of the date of grant, and as to 1/16th of the shares of common stock subject to the First Option at the end of each quarter thereafter. Subsequent Options are exercisable while the non-employee director remains a director of the Company and vest as to 1/16th of the shares of common stock subject to the Subsequent Option at the end of each quarter after the date of grant. The exercise price of all of these options is 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant.
 
Under the Company’s 2000 Stock Plan, non-employee directors are eligible to receive stock option grants at the discretion of the Board of Directors. In September 2001, the Company granted to each of Messrs. Malmed and Winn a nonqualified stock option to acquire 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under the 2000 Stock Plan. The exercise price for each of these options was $2.83, the per share fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. These options were fully exercisable when issued. These options expire if not exercised prior to September 2011.
 
The Company anticipates entering into an agreement with Mr. Malmed which shall provide that all of  Mr. Malmed’s outstanding stock options shall be amended such that his unvested options will become immediately exercisable and vested as of the Annual Meeting date. As of the Annual Meeting date, Mr. Malmed will hold unvested options to purchase approximately 18,750 shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $6.18 per share.
 
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
 
None of the members of the Compensation Committee was, at any time since the Company’s formation, an officer or employee of the Company. None of the Company’s executive officers serves as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.
 
 
THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” THE NOMINEES SET FORTH HEREIN.
 

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PROPOSAL TWO
 
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent auditors, to audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2003.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has audited the Company’s financial statements annually since 1998. Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are expected to be present at the meeting with the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
 
Vote Required
 
Although action by stockholders is not required by law, the Board of Directors has determined that it is desirable to request approval of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants by the stockholders. Notwithstanding the selection, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of new independent auditors at any time during the year, if the Board of Directors feels that such a change would be in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders. In the event of a negative vote on ratification, the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee will reconsider whether or not to retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
 
Audit Fees
 
For fiscal 2002, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP billed the Company $207,730 in fees for audit of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements included in its annual report on Form 10-K and limited reviews of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim quarterly financial statements included in its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
 
Financial Information Systems Design and Implementation Fees
 
The Company did not engage PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to provide professional services regarding the design and implementation of financial information systems during fiscal 2002.
 
All Other Fees
 
In addition to the fees described above, aggregate fees of $77,411 were billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP during fiscal 2002 primarily for professional services regarding income tax compliance ($13,259) and other tax planning related services ($64,152). The Company’s Audit Committee of its Board of Directors has concluded that the provision of these services is compatible with the accountant’s independence.
 
 
THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2003.
 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER MATTERS
 
Executive Compensation
 
Summary Compensation Table
 
The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the four next most highly compensated executive officers of the Company in fiscal 2002 whose total cash compensation exceeded $100,000 (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers”) for services rendered in all capacities to the Company for the fiscal years indicated.
 
                     
Long-Term Compensation Awards

      
Name and Principal Position

  
Fiscal Year

  
Annual Compensation

    
Number of Securities Underlying Options(#)

    
All Other Compensation($)(1)

     
Salary($)

  
Bonus($)

         
Shaw Hong
  
2002
  
251,667
  
—  
    
100,000
    
11,516
President, Chief Executive Officer
  
2001
  
201,667
  
—  
    
700
    
10,396
and Director
  
2000
  
152,000
  
105,063
    
165,000
    
8,281
Qi Dong(2)
  
2002
  
140,833
  
—  
    
  —  
    
11,246
Vice President of Systems
  
2001
  
117,500
  
—  
    
60,700
    
8,759
    
2000
  
97,500
  
4,000
    
80,000
    
5,204
Xinping He(3)
  
2002
  
145,833
  
—  
    
—  
    
11,143
Vice President of Core Technologies
  
2001
  
122,167
  
—  
    
60,700
    
8,823
    
2000
  
105,833
  
5,000
    
70,000
    
4,181
H. Gene McCown
  
2002
  
145,000
  
—  
    
50,000
    
9,923
Vice President of Finance and
  
2001
  
118,333
  
—  
    
700
    
7,809
Chief Financial Officer
  
2000
  
86,660
  
2,000
    
130,000
    
3,307
Raymond Wu
  
2002
  
191,667
  
—  
    
80,000
    
21,294
Vice President and Director
  
2001
  
146,667
  
—  
    
700
    
14,480
    
2000
  
126,666
  
78,563
    
85,000
    
6,283

(1)
 
Consists of premiums paid by the Company for term life insurance and health benefit plans, contributions made by the Company to its 401(k) plan on behalf of the employee and amounts paid by the Company to the employee under the Company’s Employee Referral Program.
(2)
 
Mr. Dong was appointed Vice President of Systems effective May 2000.
(3)
 
Mr. He was appointed Vice President of Core Technologies effective May 2000.

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Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
 
The following table provides information relating to stock options awarded to each of the Named Executive Officers in fiscal 2002. All of the options were awarded under the Company’s 2000 Stock Plan. All of the options granted vest over four years with 25% of the shares subject to the option vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and 1/16th of the remaining shares vesting ratably each calendar quarter thereafter.
 
    
Individual Grants

  
Potential Realizable Value at Assumed Annual Rates of Stock Price Appreciation for Options Term(1)

Name

  
Number of Securities Underlying Options Granted(#)

    
Percent of Total Options Granted to Employees in Fiscal 2002(2)

    
Exercise Price($)(3)

  
Expiration Date

  
5%

  
10%

Shaw Hong
  
100,000
    
16
%
  
$
3.98
  
6/5/11
  
$
250,300
  
$
634,310
Qi Dong
  
—  
    
—  
 
  
 
—  
  
—  
  
 
—  
  
 
—  
Xinping He
  
—  
    
—  
 
  
 
—  
  
—  
  
 
—  
  
 
—  
H. Gene McCown
  
50,000
    
8
%
  
 
3.98
  
6/5/11
  
 
125,150
  
 
317,155
Raymond Wu
  
80,000
    
13
%
  
 
3.98
  
6/5/11
  
 
200,240
  
 
507,447

(1)
 
Potential realizable value is based on the assumption that the common stock of the Company appreciates at the annual rate shown (compounded annually) from the date of grant until the expiration of the ten year option term. These numbers are calculated based on the requirements promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not reflect the Company’s estimate of future price growth.
(2)
 
The percentages above are based on an aggregate of 620,500 shares subject to options the Company granted to employees and consultants in the year ended April 30, 2002.
(3)
 
The exercise price per share of each option was equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant.
 
Aggregate Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option Values
 
The following table presents information regarding the Named Executive Officers concerning option exercises in fiscal 2002 and exercisable and unexercisable options held as of April 30, 2002. The value of unexercised in-the-money options is based on a price of $11.88 per share, the closing sales price of the Company’s common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on April 30, 2002, minus the per share exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares underlying the option.
 
Name

    
Shares Acquired on Exercise(#)

    
Value Realized($)

  
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options at April 30, 2002

  
Value of Unexercised
In-the-Money Options at
April 30, 2002

            
Exercisable

  
Unexercisable

  
Exercisable

  
Unexercisable

Shaw Hong
    
—  
    
—  
  
26,875
  
139,375
  
$
319,275
  
$
1,655,775
Qi Dong
    
—  
    
—  
  
24,700
  
75,000
  
 
293,436
  
 
891,000
Xinping He
    
—  
    
—  
  
43,699
  
89,001
  
 
519,144
  
 
1,057,332
H. Gene McCown
    
—  
    
—  
  
81,325
  
94,375
  
 
966,141
  
 
1,121,175
Raymond Wu
    
—  
    
—  
  
40,949
  
100,001
  
 
486,474
  
 
1,181,012
 
Employment Agreements and Change of Control Arrangements
 
The Company does not have any employment, noncompete nor change in control arrangements or agreements with its current officers.
 
Report of the Board of Directors on Executive Compensation
 
During fiscal 2002, the Company’s executive compensation program was approved by the Board of Directors as a whole rather than the Compensation Committee. The following is the report of the Board of

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Directors with respect to the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers during fiscal 2002. Actual compensation earned during the fiscal year by the Named Executive Officers is shown in the Summary Compensation Table above.
 
Compensation Philosophy
 
The Company’s philosophy in setting its compensation policies for executive officers is to maximize stockholder value over time. The primary goal of the executive compensation program is therefore to closely align the interests of the executive officers with those of the Company’s stockholders. To achieve this goal the Company attempts to (i) offer compensation opportunities that attract and retain executives whose abilities are critical to the long-term success of the Company, motivate individuals to perform at their highest level and reward outstanding achievement, (ii) maintain a significant portion of the executive’s total compensation at risk, tied to achievement of financial, organizational and management performance goals, and (iii) encourage executives to manage from the perspective of owners with an equity stake in the Company.
 
The compensation program for the Company’s executive officers consists of base salary and long-term stock option incentives.
 
Base Salary
 
The Board of Directors reviewed and approved fiscal 2002 base salaries for the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers during the fiscal year. Base salaries were established by the Board of Directors based upon competitive compensation data for similarly situated companies in the semiconductor industry, the executive’s job responsibilities, level of experience, individual performance and contribution to the business. Executive officer salaries have been targeted at the approximate average rates paid by comparable semiconductor companies to enable the Company to attract, motivate, reward and retain highly skilled executives. In order to evaluate the Company’s competitive posture in the industry, the Board of Directors reviewed and analyzed the compensation packages, including base salary levels, offered by other companies within the semiconductor industry. The competitive information was obtained from surveys prepared by national consulting companies or industry associations. No specific formula was applied to determine the weight of each factor.
 
Long-Term Stock Option Incentives
 
The Company provides its executive officers with long-term incentive compensation through grants of stock options. In fiscal 2002, all options granted to executive officers were granted under the Company’s 2000 Stock Plan. The Board of Directors believes that stock options provide the Company’s executive officers with the opportunity to purchase and maintain an equity interest in the Company and to share in the appreciation of the value of the Company’s common stock. The Board of Directors believes that stock options directly motivate an executive to maximize long-term stockholder value. The options also utilize vesting periods that encourage key executives to continue in the employ of the Company. All options granted to executive officers in fiscal 2002 were granted at an exercise price that was at the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Board of Directors considers the grant of each option subjectively, considering factors such as the individual performance of the executive officer and the anticipated contribution of the executive officer to the attainment of the Company’s long-term strategic performance goals. Long-term incentives granted in prior years are also taken into consideration. On June 5, 2001, the Board of Directors granted Mr. Hong options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.98 per share, the fair market value of common stock on the date of grant. This option vests at the rate of one-quarter of the shares subject to the option on the first anniversary of the date of grant and the remaining shares vest ratably each month thereafter. The Board of Directors believes that this vesting structure provides appropriate alignment of Mr. Hong’s interests with those of the Company’s stockholders while also providing him with incentives to remain at the Company.

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Compensation for the President and Chief Executive Officer
 
During fiscal 2002, the compensation of Shaw Hong, the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, consisted of a base salary of $251,667. Mr. Hong did not receive a bonus in fiscal 2002. The Board of Directors reviews the Chief Executive Officer’s base compensation using the same criteria and policies as are employed for the other executive officers. Mr. Hong received an increase in base salary from $201,667 for fiscal 2001 to $251,667 for fiscal 2002. Mr. Hong did not receive a bonus in fiscal 2001 or fiscal 2002. The Board of Directors based its decision to increase Mr. Hong’s base salary on a variety of factors, including his individual performance and contributions and comparisons of chief executive officer compensation levels for similarly situated companies in the semiconductor industry. The Board of Directors decided not to grant Mr. Hong a bonus for fiscal 2002 due to the performance of the Company and Mr. Hong’s stated preference not to receive a bonus for fiscal 2002.
 
Section 162(m)
 
The Board of Directors has considered the potential future effects of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code on the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers. Section 162(m) disallows a tax deduction for any publicly held corporation for individual compensation exceeding $1.0 million in any taxable year for any of the executive officers named in the proxy statement, unless compensation is performance-based. It is the policy of the Company that, where reasonably practicable, the Company will seek to qualify the variable compensation paid to its executive officers for an exemption from the deductibility limitations of Section 162(m). In approving the amount and form of compensation for the Company’s executive officers, the Board of Directors will continue to consider all elements of the cost to the Company of providing such compensation, including the potential impact of Section 162(m).
 
Respectfully submitted by:
 
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Shaw Hong
Tsuey-Jiuan Chen
Leon Malmed
Edward C.V. Winn
Raymond Wu

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Report of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
 
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is composed of three independent directors (each of whom is independent under the applicable rules of the National Association of Security Dealers) appointed by the Board of Directors, and it operates under a written, amended and restated charter adopted by the Board of Directors in April 2000. The members of the Audit Committee during fiscal 2002 were Tsuey-Jiuan Chen, Frank Huang, Leon Malmed and Edward C.V. Winn. Mr. Huang resigned as a member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee in May 2001. Ms. Chen was elected to the Audit Committee in August 2001. In accordance with its charter, the primary purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee management’s conduct of the Company’s financial reporting process, including overviewing the financial reports and other financial information provided by the Company to any governmental or regulatory body, the public or other users thereof, the Company’s systems of internal accounting and financial controls, the annual independent audit of the Company’s financial statements and the Company’s legal compliance and ethics programs as established by management and the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee does not conduct auditing reviews or procedures. The Audit Committee relies on management’s representation that the Company’s financial statements have been prepared with integrity and objectivity and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and on the representations of the independent auditors included in their report on the Company’s financial statements.
 
The Audit Committee received from the independent auditors a formal written statement describing all relationships between the auditors and the Company that might bear on the auditors’ independence consistent with Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 “Independence Discussion with Audit Committees,” and discussed with the auditors any relationships that may impact their objectivity and independence, and satisfied itself as to the auditors’ independence. The Audit Committee also discussed with management and the independent auditors the quality and adequacy of the Company’s internal controls and responsibilities, budget and staffing. The Audit Committee also reviewed with the independent auditors their audit plan, audit scope and identification of audit risks.
 
The Audit Committee discussed and reviewed with the independent auditors all communications required by generally accepted auditing standards, including those described in the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended, “Communications with Audit Committee” and, with and without management present, discussed and reviewed the results of the independent auditors’ examination of the financial statements. The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2002 with management and the independent auditors. Management had the responsibility for the preparation of the Company’s financial statements and the independent auditors had the responsibility for the examination of those statements.
 
Based on the above review and discussions with management and the independent auditors, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors at a meeting on June 10, 2002 that the Company’s audited financial statements be included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the last year for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee also recommended the reappointment, subject to stockholder approval, of the independent auditors, and the Board of Directors concurred in such recommendation.
 
Respectfully submitted by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors:
 
Tsuey-Jiuan Chen
Leon Malmed
Edward C.V. Winn

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Certain Transactions
 
Frank Huang, a former director of the Company who resigned in May 2001, is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. (“Powerchip”), a joint venture between UMAX Group and Mitsubishi Electrical Corporation. Mr. Huang is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of UMAX Group. In March 1998, the Company entered into a Confidential Foundry Agreement with Powerchip pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase semiconductor wafers from Powerchip. The total purchases made by the Company from Powerchip were approximately $2.0 million, $22.0 million, and $6.9 million for fiscal years 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. These transactions were on terms no less favorable than the Company could have obtained from unaffiliated third parties. In addition, as of the Record Date Powerchip owns 233,333 shares of the Company’s common stock.
 
Mr. Huang is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Power World Capital Management, Inc. (“Power World”) and Tsuey-Jiuan Chen, a director of the Company, was an Executive Vice President of Power World until February 2002 when she resigned her employment with Power World. Power World is the general partner of each of Universal Venture Fund and Power World Venture Fund, which own as of the Record Date 330,333 and 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively.
 
In December 2000, the Company formed a wholly-owned Cayman Islands subsidiary, Hua Wei Technology International, Ltd. (“Hua Wei”). In connection with the formation of Hua Wei, the Company purchased 4,000,000 shares of Hua Wei’s common stock at a purchase price of $0.03 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $120,000. As of the Record Date, the Company anticipates granting to certain of its employees options to purchase approximately 3,000,000 of Hua Wei’s common stock. Fifty percent (50%) of the shares underlying each of these options vested as of June 5, 2002 and 1/24th of such shares shall vest on the last day of each month thereafter. The exercise price of these options shall be $0.25. The Company anticipates that in the second quarter of fiscal year 2003 it will grant an option to purchase 500,000 shares of Hua Wei’s common stock to Shaw Hong, an option to purchase 400,000 shares of Hua Wei’s common stock to Raymond Wu, an option to purchase 150,000 shares of Hua Wei’s common stock to H. Gene McCown, an option to purchase 150,000 shares of Hua Wei’s common stock to Qi Dong and an option to purchase 150,000 shares of Hua Wei’s common stock to Xinping He.
 
During fiscal 2002, the Company issued options to purchase common stock to certain directors under the Company’s 2000 Stock Plan. The Company also anticipates amending the outstanding stock options held by Mr. Malmed to provide that such options shall become immediately vested and exercisable as of the Annual Meeting date. These option grants are discussed in detail above under “Proposal One—Election of Directors—Compensation of Directors”.

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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
 
Set forth below is a line graph comparing the annual percentage change in the cumulative return to the stockholders of the Company’s common stock with the cumulative return of the Nasdaq Stock Market (U.S.) Index and of the S & P Semiconductors Index for the period commencing July 14, 2000 and ending on April 30, 2002. Returns for the indices are weighed based on market capitalization at the beginning of each fiscal year.
 
LOGO
 
      
07/14/00

    
04/01

    
04/02

OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    
100.00
    
36.15
    
91.38
Nasdaq Stock Market (U.S.) Index
    
100.00
    
52.86
    
42.43
S & P Semiconductors Index
    
100.00
    
46.34
    
37.82

(1)
 
The graph assumes that $100 was invested on July 14, 2000 in the Company’s common stock and the Nasdaq Stock Market (U.S.) Index and in the S & P Semiconductors Index and that all dividends were reinvested. No dividends have been declared or paid on the Company’s common stock. Stockholder returns over the indicated period should not be considered indicative of future stockholder returns.
 
The information contained above under the captions “Report of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on Executive Compensation,” “Report of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors” and “Performance Graph” shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference in to such filing.
 
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
 
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Executive officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are

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required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it, or written representations from reporting persons, the Company believes that during fiscal 2002 all such forms were filed on a timely basis.
 
Other Matters
 
The Company knows of no other matters to be submitted at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of Proxy to vote the shares they represent as the Board of Directors may recommend.
 
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Dated: August 8, 2002

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AMENDED AND RESTATED
CHARTER FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
PURPOSE:
 
The purpose of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), shall be to make such examinations as are necessary to monitor the Company’s systems of internal control and the reliability of its financial policies, to review and report to the Board of Directors the appropriateness of the Company’s accounting policies, compliance with legal and regulatory matters and the independence and performance of the Company’s internal auditors and independent accountants, to provide to the Board of Directors the results of its examinations and recommendations derived therefrom, to outline to the Board of Directors improvements made, or to be made, in internal accounting controls, to nominate independent auditors, and to provide to the Board of Directors such additional information and materials as it may deem necessary to make the Board of Directors aware of significant financial matters that require the Board of Directors’ attention.
 
In addition, the Audit Committee will undertake those specific duties and responsibilities listed below and such other duties as the Board of Directors from time to time prescribe.
 
MEMBERSHIP:
 
The Audit Committee members will be appointed by, and will serve at the discretion of, the Board of Directors and will consist of at least three members of the Board of Directors, meeting the following criteria:
 
 
1.
 
Each member will be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, in accordance with the NASDAQ National Market Audit Committee requirements; and
 
 
2.
 
At least one member will have past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background, including a current or past position as a chief executive or financial officer with financial oversight responsibilities; and
 
 
3.
 
(i) Each member will be an independent director, as defined in NASDAQ Rule 4200; or (ii) if the Board of Directors determines it to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to have one (1) non-independent director, and the Board of Directors discloses the reasons for the determination in the Company’s next annual proxy statement, then the Company may appoint one (1) non-independent director to the Audit Committee if the director is not a current employee or officer, or an immediate family member of a current employee or officer.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
The responsibilities of the Audit Committee shall include:
 
 
1.
 
Reviewing on a continuing basis the adequacy of the Company’s system of internal controls.
 
 
2.
 
Reviewing on a continuing basis the activities, organizational structure and qualifications of the Company’s finance department.
 
 
3.
 
Recommending the appointment of independent auditors to the Board of Directors.
 
 
4.
 
Reviewing fee arrangements with the independent auditors.
 
 
5.
 
Reviewing the independent auditors’ proposed audit scope, approach, and independence.

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6.
 
Reviewing the performance of the independent auditors, who shall be accountable to the Board and the Audit Committee.
 
 
7.
 
Discussing with the Company’s independent auditors the financial statements and audit findings, including discussing with the Company’s independent auditors any significant adjustments, management judgments and accounting estimates, significant new accounting policies and disagreements with management and any other matters described in SAS No. 61, as may be modified or supplemented;
 
 
8.
 
Reviewing the written disclosures and the letter from the Company’s independent auditors required by ISB Standard No. 1, as may be modified or supplemented;
 
 
9.
 
Conducting a post-audit review of the financial statements and audit findings, including any significant suggestions for improvements provided to management by the independent auditors;
 
 
10.
 
Reviewing before release the audited financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K;
 
 
11.
 
Ensuring that the Company’s independent auditors review the Company’s interim financial statements included in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, using professional standards and procedures for conducting such reviews;
 
 
12.
 
Reviewing before release the unaudited quarterly operating results in the Company’s quarterly earnings release;
 
 
13.
 
Overseeing compliance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission for disclosure of independent auditor’s services and audit committee members and activities;
 
 
14.
 
Reviewing management’s monitoring of compliance with the Company’s Standards of Business Conduct and with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;
 
 
15.
 
Reviewing, in conjunction with counsel, any legal matters that could have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements;
 
 
16.
 
Providing oversight and review of the Company’s asset management policies, including an annual review of the Company’s investment policies and performance for cash and short-term investments;
 
 
17.
 
If necessary, instituting special investigations and, if appropriate, hiring special counsel or experts to assist;
 
 
18.
 
Reviewing related party transactions for potential conflicts of interest;
 
 
19.
 
Providing a report in the Company’s proxy statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 306 of Regulations S-K and Item 7(e)(3) of Schedule 14A;
 
 
20.
 
Reviewing its own structure, processes and membership requirements; and
 
 
21.
 
Performing other oversight functions as requested by the full Board of Directors.
 
In addition to the above responsibilities, the Audit Committee will undertake such other duties as the Board of Directors delegates to it, and will report, at least annually, to the Board regarding the Committee’s examinations and recommendations.
 
The Audit Committee is authorized to conduct any investigation appropriate to fulfilling its responsibilities and may retain, at the Company’s expense, such consultants and experts as it deems necessary to assist it in conducting any such investigation.

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MEETINGS:
 
The Audit Committee will meet at least four times each year. The Audit Committee may establish its own schedule which it will provide to the Board of Directors in advance.
 
The Audit Committee will meet separately with the Chief Executive Officer and separately with the Chief Financial Officer of the Company at least annually to review the financial affairs of the Company. The Audit Committee will meet with the independent auditors of the Company, at such times as it deems appropriate, to review the independent auditor’s examination and management report.
 
MINUTES:
 
The Audit Committee will maintain written minutes of its meetings, which minutes will be filed with the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors.

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APPENDIX B
 
PROXY
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
PROXY FOR 2002 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
 
September 4, 2002
 
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
The undersigned stockholder of OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, each dated August 8, 2002, and hereby appoints Shaw Hong and H. Gene McCown, each as proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, on behalf and in the name of the undersigned, to represent the undersigned at the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. to be held on September 4, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. local time, at 930 Thompson Place, Sunnyvale, California 94085 and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, and to vote all shares of Common Stock which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then and there personally present, on the matters set forth on the reverse side.
 
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO CONTRARY DIRECTION IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED FOR THE COMPANY’S NOMINEES FOR THE ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOR THE RATIFICATION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, OR AS SAID PROXIES DEEM ADVISABLE ON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONSIDERATION OF ANY MOTION MADE FOR ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING.
 

This proxy will be voted as directed or, if no contrary direction is indicated, will be voted for the Company’s nominees for the election to the Board of Directors, for the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent public accountants, or as said proxies deem advisable on such other matters as may properly come before the meeting, including, among other things, consideration of any motion made for adjournment of the meeting.
 
1.
  
ELECTION OF CLASS II DIRECTORS:
NOMINEES:
  
    
FOR BOTH
NOMINEES
  
WITHHOLD
FROM BOTH
NOMINEES
      
    
Raymond Wu and John T. Rossi
  
¨
  
¨
      
    
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write that nominee’s name in the space provided below
 

                
2.
  
RATIFICATION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2003
  
FOR
¨
  
AGAINST
¨
    
        ABSTAIN        
¨
 
and, in their discretion, upon such other matter or matters which may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
 
Mark here if you plan to attend the meeting.             ¨


 
Mark here for address change and note at left.        ¨
 
Signature(s)                                                                                                                Dated                                         , 2002
 
Signature(s)                                                                                                                Dated                                         , 2002
 
This proxy should be marked, dated and signed by the stockholder(s) exactly as his or her name appears hereon, and returned promptly in the enclosed envelope. Persons signing in a fiduciary capacity should so indicate. If shares are held by joint tenants or as community property, both should sign.