Pre-IPO and Post-IPO Comparison of Stockholder Rights and Employee Benefits

Filed by: SAIC, Inc.

 

Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 and

deemed filed under Rule 14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Subject Company: Science Applications International Corporation

Registration No.: 000-12771

 

SAIC Capital Restructuring & Initial Public Offering (IPO)

SAIC Capital Restructuring & IPO

 

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Pre-IPO and Post-IPO Comparison of Stockholder Rights and Employee Benefits

 

The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the specific provisions of our employee benefit plans and retirement plans, our stock programs policies and procedures, our certificate of incorporation and our other governing instruments. In addition, we are reviewing many of our employee benefit plans and retirement programs to take into account the merger and the IPO. We intend to make such changes as we deem appropriate to assist with our transformation to a company with a publicly traded security.

 

 

Stock

Programs and Provisions

  Before Merger and IPO  

After

Merger and IPO

 

Description

of Change

  Stock Bonus Awards   Awards of class A common stock (1 vote per share) issued pursuant to 1984 Bonus Compensation Plan   Awards of new class A preferred stock (10 votes per share) issued pursuant to 2006 Equity Incentive Plan   No significant change, except post-IPO bonus award shares carry 10 votes per share.
  Stock Options   Options to purchase class A common stock granted under 1999 Equity Incentive Plan   Options to purchase new common stock granted under 2006 Equity Incentive Plan   All unexercised options adjusted to reflect value of special dividend
  Option Exercise Process   “Stock for Stock” exchange to pay exercise price and “Stock for Tax” to pay tax withholding on options granted under 1999 Equity Incentive Plan  

• “Stock for Stock” exchange to pay exercise price and “Stock for Tax” to pay tax withholding under 1999 Equity Incentive Plan

• “Net Exercise” feature for options issued under 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

  New flexibility for options issued under 2006 Equity Incentive Plan


   

Vesting

Schedule for

Stock and

Option

Awards

  20%, 20%, 20%, 40% over four years   20%, 20%, 20%, 40% over four years   No change
    Valuation   Before Merger and IPO  

After

Merger and IPO

  Description of Change
   

Pricing for

Stock Trades

  Periodic valuation of class A common stock by board of directors with assistance of independent appraiser   Public market price for sales upon conversion of new class A preferred into shares of new common stock   Market price for common stock instead of periodic valuations
   

Pricing for

Plan

Transactions (e.g., exchanges to and from SAIC Stock Funds in retirement plans; SAIC purchases from retirement plans in private transactions; ESPP purchases)

  Periodic valuation of class A common stock by board of directors with assistance of independent appraiser   The board of directors will be responsible for establishing a valuation for the new class A preferred stock, which is expected to be the public market price for the new common stock   Valuation based on public market price rather than on appraised value
   

Valuation for

Exercise of

Options and

Vesting of

Stock Bonus

Awards

  Periodic valuation of class A common stock by board of directors with assistance of independent appraiser   The board of directors will be responsible for establishing a valuation for the new class A preferred stock, which is expected to be the public market price for the new common stock.   Valuation based on public market price rather than on appraised value


    Liquidity Features   Before Merger and IPO  

After

Merger and IPO

  Description of Change
   

Transfer

Restrictions

  SAIC has right of repurchase and right of first refusal on class A common stock  

Transfer restrictions expire periodically after the IPO:

• 4/1/06 (series A-1 preferred stock)

• 180 days (series A-2 preferred stock)

• 270 days (series A-3 preferred stock)

• 360 days (series A-4 preferred)

  Shares of new class A preferred stock may be converted to new common stock and sold in public market after transfer restrictions expire
   

Exceptions to

Right of

Repurchase

and Right of

First Refusal

 

• Former employee program

• Alumni program

• Telcordia divestiture program

  Not applicable   Stockholders may hold shares indefinitely after affiliation with SAIC terminates
    Stock Trading   Limited market trades facilitated by Bull, Inc. four times annually   Public market for new common stock   Greater liquidity upon expiration of transfer restrictions
   

Employee

Purchase

Incentives

 

• First time buyers program

• Various matching option programs

 

• ESPP

  • ESPP   Employees may purchase shares in public market
    Permitted Transfers   Transfers permitted to family members, trusts, charities, etc, all subject to SAIC’s rights and restrictions  

• During transfer restriction periods, transfers only to parties permitted by certificate of incorporation

• After expiration of transfer restriction periods, shares freely transferable

  All restrictions lapse after 360 days and shares become freely transferable


    Employee Stock Retirement Plan   Before Merger and IPO  

After

Merger and IPO

  Description of Change
    Contributions   Discretionary contributions determined by SAIC board of directors and invested in Non-Exchangeable Company Stock Fund holding class A common stock  

• Discretionary contributions determined by SAIC board of directors and invested in Non-Exchangeable Company Stock Fund

• Special dividend either reinvested in participant accounts or, if favorable guidance is received from the IRS on proposed tax treatment of the dividend, distributed to participants in cash

  No practical change, except participants will receive special dividend in cash or participant accounts will reflect equivalent value
   

Diversification

of Non-

Exchangeable

Company

Stock Fund

  At age 55 and after 10 or more years of service, sales from Non-Exchangeable Company Stock Fund to SAIC concurrent with limited market trades  

At age 55 and after 10 or more years of service, either:

• through periodic private sales to SAIC; or

• through public market sales after expiration of transfer restriction periods.

  No practical change, except greater liquidity after transfer restrictions lapse
   

In-Kind

Distributions

 

• In kind distributions of class A common stock available to terminated participants at age 59.5

• In service in-kind distributions of class A common stock available on or after age 62

 

• In kind distributions of common stock available to terminated participants at age 59.5

• In service in-kind distributions of new common stock available on or after age 62

  No practical change


    Put Option   Participant who takes in-kind distributions can require SAIC to repurchase class A common stock during two 60 day windows   Participant who takes in-kind distributions will either maintain pre-IPO “put option” or sell into the public market   No practical change
   

SAIC 401(k)

Plan

  Before Merger and IPO  

After

Merger and IPO

  Description of Change
   

Matching

Contributions

 

SAIC matches 50% of the first 6% of employee deferrals:

• 50% of matching contribution invested in Non-Exchangeable Company Stock Fund

• 50% of matching contribution invested according to employee deferral elections

 

SAIC matches 50% of the first 6% of employee deferrals:

• 50% of matching contribution invested in Non-Exchangeable Company Stock Fund

• 50% of matching contribution invested according to employee deferral election

• Special dividend either re-invested in participant accounts or, if favorable guidance is received from the IRS on proposed tax treatment of the dividend, distributed to participants in cash

  No practical change, except participants will receive special dividend in cash or participant accounts will reflect equivalent value


   

Profit Sharing

Contributions

(Discretionary-

determined by

SAIC board of

directors)

  Invested according to participant deferral elections  

• Invested according to participant deferral elections

• Special dividend either re-invested in participant accounts or, if favorable guidance is received from the IRS on proposed tax treatment of the dividend, distributed to participants in cash

  No practical change, except participants will receive special dividend in cash or participant accounts will reflect equivalent value
   

Reallocation

of Non-

Exchangeable

Company

Stock Fund

  No reallocation of stock in Non-Exchangeable Company Stock Fund   No reallocation of stock in Non-Exchangeable Company Stock Fund   No change
   

Reallocation

of

Exchangeable

Company

Stock Fund

  Participant may exchange out of Exchangeable Company Stock Fund under normal plan procedures concurrent with limited market trades   Participant may exchange out of Exchangeable Company Stock Fund under normal plan procedures at regularly scheduled times   No practical change


    AMSEC 401(k) Plan   Before Merger and IPO  

After

Merger and IPO

  Description of Change
   

Matching

Contributions

 

• 50% of matching contribution invested in Non-Exchangeable Company Stock Fund

• 50% of matching contribution invested according to employee deferral elections

 

• 50% of matching contribution invested in Non-

Exchangeable Company Stock Fund

• 50% or matching contribution invested according to employee deferral election

• Special dividend either re-invested in participant accounts or, if favorable guidance is received from the IRS on proposed tax treatment of the dividend, distributed to participants in cash

  No practical change, except participants will receive special dividend in cash or participant accounts will reflect equivalent value
   

Reallocation

of Non-

Exchangeable

Company

Stock Fund

  No reallocation of stock in Non-Exchangeable Company Stock Fund   No reallocation of stock in Non-Exchangeable Company Stock Fund   No change
   

Reallocation

of

Exchangeable

Company

Stock Fund

  Participant may exchange out of Exchangeable Company Stock Fund under normal plan procedures concurrent with limited market trades   Participant may exchange out of Exchangeable Company Stock Fund under normal plan procedures at regularly scheduled times   No change


    Non-Qualified Deferral Plans   Before Merger and IPO  

After

Merger and IPO

  Description of Change
   

Management

Stock

Compensation

Plan (MSCP)

(a/k/a “rabbi

trust” plan)

  SAIC stock unit-based plan for key executives funded by the “rabbi trust”  

• SAIC stock unit-based plan for key executives funded by the “rabbi trust”

• Participants will receive the special dividend in cash

  No practical change, except participants will receive special dividend in cash
   

Stock

Compensation

Plan (SCP)

(a/k/a “rabbi

trust” plan)

  SAIC stock unit-based plan for high potential employees funded by the “rabbi trust”  

• SAIC stock unit-based plan for high potential employees funded by the “rabbi trust”

• Participants will receive the special dividend in cash

  No practical change, except participants will receive special dividend in cash
   

Key Executive

Stock

Deferral Plan

(KESDP)

  Deferred compensation plans for key executives funded by “rabbi trust”  

• Deferred compensation plans for key executives funded by the “rabbi trust”

• Participants will receive the special dividend in cash

  No practical change, except participants will receive special dividend in cash

 

Forward-looking Statements

This communication may contain forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s belief and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Any such forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, achievements or benefits to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, achievements or benefits expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. As a result of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this communication. These risks, uncertainties and factors are discussed in the filings of Science Applications International Corporation and SAIC, Inc. with the SEC, which are available without charge at the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. Neither Science Applications International Corporation nor SAIC, Inc. assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date as of which they are made or to conform such statements to actual results.

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

More detailed information pertaining to the merger and related proposals of Science Applications International Corporation will be set forth in appropriate filings that have been and will be made with the SEC, including the proxy statement/prospectus contained in the registration statement on Form S-4 filed by SAIC, Inc. concerning the proposed merger and related proposals. We urge stockholders to read such documents that are or may be filed with the SEC when they are available because they will contain important information about the proposed merger and related proposals. Stockholders will be able to obtain a free copy of any filings, containing information about Science Applications International Corporation or SAIC, Inc., without charge, at the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of any filings by Science Applications International Corporation or SAIC, Inc. can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request in writing to Science Applications International Corporation, 10260 Campus Point Drive, M/S F-3, San Diego, California 92121, Attention: General Counsel or by email to SECfilings@saic.com.

 

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 


Participants in the Solicitation

Science Applications International Corporation, SAIC, Inc. and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed, under the SEC’s rules, to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Science Applications International Corporation in connection with the proposed merger and related proposals. The names of the directors and executive officers of Science Applications International Corporation and SAIC, Inc. and their interests, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in the proposed merger and related proposals are contained in the proxy statement/prospectus contained in a registration statement on Form S-4 filed by SAIC, Inc., which may be obtained without charge at the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov, or by directing a request in writing to Science Applications International Corporation, 10260 Campus Point Drive, M/S F-3, San Diego, California 92121, Attention: General Counsel or by email to SECfilings@saic.com.