MRVL » Topics » Meetings, Independence and Compensation of the Board of Directors

This excerpt taken from the MRVL DEF 14A filed Sep 14, 2007.

Meetings, Independence and Compensation of the Board of Directors

Meetings of the Board of Directors; Attendance

There were 22 meetings of the board of directors in the 2007 fiscal year. Our former director, Dr. John Cioffi, attended two of the three meetings of the board of directors and the executive compensation committee held in the 2007 fiscal year prior to his resignation from both the board of directors and the executive compensation committee effective as of April 1, 2006. Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang attended one of two meetings of the executive compensation committee held in the 2007 fiscal year prior to his resignation from the committee effective as of March 10, 2006.

Except as noted above, all other directors attended at least 75% of the total number of board and committee meetings on which such director served.

Although directors are encouraged to attend annual general meetings, we do not have a formal policy requiring such attendance. Four directors attended the 2006 annual general meeting.

Director Independence

Our board of directors has determined that, among current directors with continuing terms and the director nominee standing for reelection, each of Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang, Paul R. Gray, Ph.D., and Arturo Krueger is “independent” as such term is defined by the applicable listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Compensation of Directors

Our non-employee directors each receive $1,000 per board meeting attended in person and $250 per meeting attended telephonically. Effective as of September 6, 2007, non-employee directors also receive an annual retainer of $40,000. We intend to appoint a non-executive chairman to the board of directors, and will pay such individual an annual retainer of $25,000. Our non-employee directors also receive $5,000 per committee membership for the audit (increased to $7,500 effective as of September 6, 2007), executive compensation and governance committees, and $1,000 per committee meeting attended in person and $250 per meeting attended telephonically, except that the member of the stock option internal review special committee and its successor, the special committee regarding derivative litigation, received $2,500 per diem plus reimbursement of expenses. In addition, the chair of the audit committee receives an additional cash retainer of $7,500 per year and chairs of the other committees of the board of directors receive an additional cash retainer of $2,500 per year. Directors who are also employees do not receive any cash compensation for their services as directors.

In addition, under our 1997 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, each new non-employee director receives an option to purchase 30,000 common shares upon joining the board of directors. The options vest over a period of five years, with 20% vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date, and 1.67% vesting each month thereafter provided that the non-employee director remains a director through such period. In addition, under the plan, each incumbent non-employee director is granted an option to purchase an additional 6,000 common shares on the date of our annual general meeting, provided that on such date the director has served on the board for at least six months prior to the date of such annual general meeting. This option vests 20% on the day that is one month after the fourth anniversary of the grant date, and 8.3% vesting each month thereafter provided that the non-employee director remains a director through such period. All options will vest in full upon a change of control. The exercise price per share for each option is equal to the fair market value on the date of grant.

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If shareholders approve the 2007 Director Plan at the annual general meeting, the 1997 Directors’ Stock Option Plan will terminate and will be replaced by the 2007 Director Plan. See “Approval of 2007 Director Plan” starting at page 32 of this proxy statement for details.

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