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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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ITERIS, INC.

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

To the Stockholders of Iteris, Inc.:

        NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Iteris, Inc., a Delaware corporation, will be held on September 24, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, at our principal executive offices located at 1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Ana, CA 92705, for the following purposes, as more fully described in the proxy statement accompanying this Notice:

        All stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 28, 2015 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and at any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof. You are cordially invited to be present and to vote at this Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend, it is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. You can vote your shares by completing and returning the enclosed proxy card. If your shares are held in "street name" (i.e., your shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee), in lieu of a proxy card you should receive from that institution an instruction form for voting by mail and you may also be eligible to vote your shares electronically over the Internet or by telephone. Should you receive more than one proxy card or voting instruction form because your shares are held in multiple accounts or registered in different names or addresses, please sign, date and return each proxy card or voting instruction form to ensure that all of your shares are voted. You may revoke your proxy at any time prior to the Annual Meeting. If you attend the Annual Meeting and vote by ballot, any proxy that you previously submitted will be revoked automatically and only your vote at the Annual Meeting will be counted. For further information, please see the discussion of voting rights and proxies beginning on page 1 of the enclosed proxy statement.

  BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

 


SIGNATURE

  Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer

Santa Ana, California
July 29, 2015

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU OWN. PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY, COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.


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ITERIS, INC.
1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100
Santa Ana, California 92705



PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 24, 2015



General

        These proxy materials and the enclosed proxy card are being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Iteris, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Iteris" or the "Company"), to be voted at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") to be held on September 24, 2015 and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, at our principal executive offices located at 1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Ana, CA 92705. These proxy materials and the form of proxy are expected to be mailed to our stockholders who are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting on or about August 7, 2015.

Purpose of Meeting

        The specific proposals to be considered and acted upon at the Annual Meeting are summarized in the accompanying Notice of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and are described in more detail in this proxy statement.

Internet Availability of Materials

        IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2015: The proxy statement, proxy card, and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 (the "Annual Report") are available at www.edocumentview.com/ITI, or at www.envisionreports.com/ITI for registered holders (Internet voting included).

Voting Rights

        The record date for determining those stockholders who are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting has been fixed as July 28, 2015. At the close of business on the record date, 31,891,457 shares of our common stock, par value $0.10 per share, were outstanding and no shares of our preferred stock were outstanding. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held by such stockholder as of the record date.

        The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the common stock entitled to vote will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. If a quorum is not present, the Annual Meeting will be adjourned until a quorum is obtained.

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        In the election of directors under Proposal One, directors will be elected by a plurality of the common stock entitled to vote and present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, unless cumulative voting is in effect. Pursuant to our bylaws, no stockholder is entitled to cumulate his or her votes for candidates other than those whose names have been placed in nomination prior to the commencement of voting and unless at least one stockholder has given notice prior to commencement of voting of his or her intention to cumulate votes. If any stockholder has given such notice, then each stockholder may cumulate votes by multiplying the number of shares of common stock the stockholder is entitled to vote by the number of directors to be elected. The number of cumulative votes thus determined may be voted all for one candidate or distributed among several candidates, at the discretion of the stockholder. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes, up to the number of directors to be elected, will be elected. If cumulative voting is in effect, the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote the shares of common stock covered by proxies received by them (unless authority to vote for directors is withheld) among the named candidates as they determine.

        With regard to Proposals Two and Three, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our common stock present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is being sought.

        If you hold your shares in "street name" (i.e., your shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee (each, a "custodian")), your custodian is considered to be the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. Your custodian is required to vote your shares on your behalf in accordance with your instructions. If you do not give instructions to your custodian, your custodian is permitted to vote your shares with respect to "routine" matters, such as the ratification of the appointment of McGladrey LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm under Proposal Two. However, if you do not give instructions to your custodian, your custodian will NOT be permitted to vote your shares with respect to "non-routine" matters. All other proposals described in this proxy statement are considered non-routine matters. Accordingly, if you do not give your custodian specific instructions for voting on Proposals One and Three, then your shares will be treated as "broker non-votes" with respect to such proposal(s) and will not be voted on the proposal(s) for which you did not provide instructions.

        All votes will be tabulated by the inspector of election appointed for the Annual Meeting, who will separately tabulate affirmative and negative votes, abstentions, and broker non-votes. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of business. Abstentions will be counted towards the tabulations of votes cast on proposals presented to the stockholders and will have the same effect as negative votes. Broker non-votes will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a proposal has been approved.

Voting

        You may vote by one of the following ways: (i) by mail, (ii) electronically over the Internet or by telephone, or (iii) by ballot in person at the Annual Meeting. If you are a "registered holder" (i.e., your shares are registered in your own name through our transfer agent), you may vote by returning a completed proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or through the Internet at www.envisionreports.com/ITI. If your shares are held in "street name", in lieu of a proxy card you should receive a voting instruction form from that custodian by mail. The voting instruction form should indicate whether the custodian has a process for beneficial holders to vote over the Internet or by telephone. Stockholders who vote over the Internet or by telephone need not return a proxy card or voting instruction form by mail, but may incur costs, such as usage charges, from telephone companies or Internet service providers. If your voting instruction form does not reference Internet or telephone information, please complete and return the paper voting instruction form in the self-addressed, postage-paid envelope provided.

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        If you are a registered holder, you may also vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held in street name and you wish to vote in person at the meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from the record holder and bring it with you to the Annual Meeting. We recommend that you vote your shares in advance as described above so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Annual Meeting.

Proxies

        Please use the enclosed proxy card to vote by mail. If your shares are held in street name, then in lieu of a proxy card you should receive from that custodian an instruction form for voting by mail, the Internet or by telephone. Should you receive more than one proxy card or voting instruction form because your shares are held in multiple accounts or registered in different names or addresses, please be sure to complete, sign, date, and return each proxy card or voting instruction form to ensure that all of your shares will be voted. Only proxy cards and voting instruction forms that have been signed, dated, and timely returned (or otherwise properly voted by Internet or telephone) will be counted in the quorum and voted. Properly executed proxies will be voted in the manner directed by the stockholders. If the proxy does not specify how the shares represented thereby are to be voted, the proxy will be voted (i) FOR the election of the directors proposed by our Board of Directors (the "Board") under Proposal One and (ii) FOR the approval of each of the other proposals as described in this proxy statement and the accompanying notice.

        The enclosed proxy also grants the proxy holders discretionary authority to vote on any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting as well as any procedural matters. We have not been notified by any stockholder of an intent to present a stockholder proposal at the Annual Meeting.

        If your shares are held in your name, you may revoke or change your vote at any time before the Annual Meeting by filing a notice of revocation or another signed proxy card with a later date with our Secretary at our principal executive offices. If your shares are held in street name, you should contact the record holder to obtain instructions if you wish to revoke or change your vote before the Annual Meeting. If you attend the Annual Meeting and vote by ballot, any proxy that you submitted previously to vote the same shares will be revoked automatically and only your vote at the Annual Meeting will be counted. Please note, however, that if your shares are held in street name, your vote in person at the Annual Meeting will not be effective unless you have obtained and present a proxy issued in your name from the record holder. Attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy.

Solicitation

        The enclosed proxy is being solicited by our Board of Directors. We will bear the entire cost of proxy solicitation, including the costs of preparing, assembling, printing, and mailing this proxy statement, the proxy card, and any additional material furnished to the stockholders. Copies of the solicitation materials will be furnished to brokerage houses, fiduciaries, and custodians holding shares in their names that are beneficially owned by others so that they may forward this solicitation material to such beneficial owners. In addition, we may reimburse such persons for their reasonable expenses in forwarding the solicitation materials to the beneficial owners. The original solicitation of proxies by mail may be supplemented by a solicitation by personal contact, telephone, facsimile, e-mail or any other means by our directors, officers, or employees. No additional compensation will be paid to these individuals for any such services.

        In the discretion of management, we reserve the right to retain a professional firm of proxy solicitors to assist in solicitation of proxies. Although we do not currently expect to retain such a firm, we estimate that the fees of such firm would range from $5,000 to $20,000 plus out-of-pocket expenses, all of which would be paid by us.

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PROPOSAL ONE:

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

        Six persons have been nominated for election at the Annual Meeting. All directors are elected annually and hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. On the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, our Board of Directors selected and approved the following persons as nominees for election at the Annual Meeting: Richard Char, Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D., Gregory A. Miner, Gerard M. Mooney, Thomas L. Thomas and Mikel H. Williams. Each nominee is currently a member of our Board of Directors and has agreed to serve if elected. We have no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unavailable to serve. In the event any of the nominees named herein is unable to serve or declines to serve at the time of the Annual Meeting, the persons named in the enclosed proxy will exercise discretionary authority to vote for substitutes. Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy holders will vote the proxies received by them FOR the nominees named above.

Stockholder Approval

        The six candidates receiving the highest number of affirmative votes, present in person or represented by proxies and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, will be elected as our directors. However, if cumulative voting is in effect, the proxy holders will have the right to cumulate and allocate votes among those nominees standing for election as such proxy holders in their discretion elect.

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

        Our Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" the director nominees listed above.

Directors and Nominees

        The table and narrative below set forth information as of July 15, 2015 regarding each director and director nominee, including the year they first became directors, business experience during at least the past five years, public company boards they currently serve on or have served on during the past five years, and certain other biographical information and attributes that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee determined qualify them to serve as directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that the directors and director nominees have the following other key attributes that are important to an effective board of directors: integrity and demonstrated high ethical standards; sound judgment; analytical skills; the ability to engage management and each other in a constructive and collaborative fashion; diversity of experience and thought; and the commitment to devote significant time and energy to service on the Board and its committees.

Name
  Age   Current Position(s) with Iteris

Richard Char(3)

    56   Director

Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D. 

    71   Chief Executive Officer and Director

Gregory A. Miner(1)

    60   Chairman of the Board

Gerard M. Mooney(2)(3)

    61   Director

Thomas L. Thomas(1)(2)(3)

    66   Director

Mikel H. Williams(1)(2)

    58   Director

(1)
Member of the Audit Committee

(2)
Member of the Compensation Committee

(3)
Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

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        Richard Char has served as Senior Vice President of Business Development at VeriFone Holdings, Inc., global provider of technology for electronic payment transactions and value-added services at the point-of-sale, since July 2014. From August 2011 to April 2014, Mr. Char was Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Networks and Retail Solutions with Citi Enterprise Payments. Prior to joining Citi, Mr. Char was the Senior Managing Director at Regent Pacific Management Corporation, a turnaround, restructuring, and performance improvement firm, from September 2010 to August 2011. From October 2008 to March 2010, Mr. Char served as CEO of Incentium, LLC (formerly, VIPGift LLC), a provider of corporate and consumer loyalty and incentive programs. Incentium filed for bankruptcy protection in February 2011. From June 2006 to July 2008, Mr. Char was the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel of Blackhawk Network, Inc., then an affiliate of Safeway which markets pre-paid gift cards through leading U.S. retailers. Mr. Char's prior business experience includes serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of IC Media, a developer of CMOS digital image sensors, as the Managing Director with the Technology Group of Credit Suisse First Boston, as Co-Head of Technology Investment Banking at Cowen & Company, and as a partner in the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Mr. Char also served on the board of directors of Netlist, Inc. from January 2010 until December 2012. He received his A.B. degree from Harvard College and his J.D. degree from Stanford Law School. Mr. Char has served as a director since October 2005 and brings to the Board of Directors executive leadership experience, as well as significant corporate finance, legal and corporate development experience and financial acumen through his many years of work as a lawyer and in corporate finance.

        Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D. has served as our interim Chief Executive Officer since February 2015. Prior to his service as our interim CEO, Dr. Daly served as the CEO of Maxxess Systems, Inc., a provider of electronic security systems, from November 2005. He is currently on leave from that position while he is serving as our interim CEO. Between August 2007 and August 2009, Dr. Daly also served as CEO of iStor Networks, Inc., a manufacturer of IP SAN storage systems. Prior to that, he served as the CEO of several technology companies, including Avamar Technologies, Inc. and ATL Products, Inc. Dr. Daly served on the board of directors of sTec, Inc., a provider of solid state disk systems, from May 2010 until the acquisition of the company in September 2013 by Western Digital Corporation. Dr. Daly received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and M.S., M.A. and Ph.D degrees in engineering from Princeton University. He has served as a director of Iteris since 1993. Having served as the CEO of several technology companies and as a director of both private and public companies, Dr. Daly offers to the Board a wealth of management and leadership experience as well as an understanding of issues faced by such companies.

        Gregory A. Miner has served as a Managing Member of Merchant Capital Source, LLC, a company that provides working capital financing solutions to merchants, since 2004. Since 2007, Mr. Miner has also served as Managing Member of Clearpay Processing, LLC, a company that provides electronic solutions to businesses within the United States. Prior to that, Mr. Miner served in a number of management positions with us and our subsidiaries, most recently as our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Miner is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and his business experience includes work at Deloitte Haskins and Sells (now known as Deloitte LLP). Mr. Miner has served as a director since 1998 and as our Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2004. Through his service in a variety of executive positions with us and our subsidiaries, Mr. Miner has a deep and broad understanding of our business as well as the leadership skills and the operational understanding to provide sound guidance in continuing to grow our business.

        Gerard M. Mooney retired from International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") in March 2014, after serving in a number of senior positions since 2000. Most recently, he served as the Vice President Strategy for IBM's Public Sector from February 2012 until his retirement, as the General Manager, Global Smarter Cities for IBM from November 2011 to February 2012, and as the General Manager, Global Government and Education for IBM from April 2008 to November 2011. Before

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joining IBM, Mr. Mooney held various management positions at Hewlett-Packard Company for six years. Mr. Mooney has extensive operational and financial experience across a broad range of technology-based companies, from start-ups to large public companies. He is actively involved in the intelligent transportation market and serves as a member of the board of directors of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America. He also has considerable experience with the major customers in the professional transportation market. He received a B.A. degree from Mount Saint Mary's College, an M.S. degree in Accounting from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Yale University. Mr. Mooney has served as a director of Iteris since September 2013 and brings to the Board of Directors extensive experience in setting and implementing strategy for both large and small technology organizations, deep category knowledge of the intelligent transportation market, and familiarity with many key customers for intelligent transportation solutions.

        Thomas L. Thomas is currently the Managing Partner of T2 Capital Partners, a consulting and investment group. He previously served as the Executive Chairman of International Decision Systems, a provider of software and solutions for the equipment finance market, from September of 2009 until January 2011. From 2004 until his retirement in July 2008, Mr. Thomas was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Global Exchange Services, a provider of business-to-business EDI and supply chain management solutions. Prior to that, Mr. Thomas served as the President and CEO at several technology companies, including HAHT Commerce, Ajuba Solutions, and Vantive Corporation, and served in various senior and executive positions at 3Com Corporation, Dell Computer Corporation, Kraft General Foods and Sara Lee Corporation. Mr. Thomas also served on the board of directors of infoGroup, Inc. from January 2009 to July 2010. Mr. Thomas has served as a director of Iteris since 1999 and offers to the Board of Directors valuable business, leadership and strategic insights obtained through his service in a variety of industries, including a number of technology companies, and his experience in working with companies through several stages of their development.

        Mikel H. Williams served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of JPS Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of sheet and mechanically formed glass and aramid substrate materials for the electronics, aerospace ballistics and general industrial applications, from May 2013 until its sale in July 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Williams was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of DDi Corp., a leading provider of time-critical, technologically advanced electronics manufacturing services, from November 2005 to May 2012 and a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DDi from November 2004 to October 2005. DDi was sold in May of 2012. Mr. Williams has also served in various management positions with several companies in the technology and professional services related industries. Mr. Williams began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a certified public accountant in the State of Maryland. Mr. Williams also serves as Chairman of the board of directors of Centrus Energy Corp. (formerly USEC Inc.). Mr. Williams was added to USEC's board of directors in October 2013 on the recommendation of certain holders of USEC's convertible senior notes as USEC was considering a bankruptcy restructuring, which was successfully initiated and completed in 2014. Mr. Williams previously served on the boards of Lightbridge Communications Corporation until it was sold in January 2015, and Tellabs, Inc. until it was sold in December 2013. Mr. Williams received his B.S. degree from the University of Maryland in accounting and an M.B.A. from the University of Georgetown. Mr. Williams has served as a director of Iteris since April 2011 and provides the Board of Directors with operational and public company experience and valuable strategic insights through his many years of leadership positions in technology-related companies with international operations, as well as valuable knowledge and insights in finance and financial reporting matters.

Family Relationships

        There are no family relationships among any of our directors, director nominees, or executive officers.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Code of Ethics and Business Conduct

        Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct which applies to all directors, officers (including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions) and employees. The full text of our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is available on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.iteris.com. We intend to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, and any waivers of provisions of the Code of Ethics required to be disclosed under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), at the same location on our website.

Director Independence

        Our policy is to have at least a majority of the directors qualify as "independent" under the listing standards of NYSE MKT. The Board of Directors has determined that each of Messrs. Char, Miner, Mooney, Thomas and Williams satisfies the requirements for "independence" under such listing standards. Dr. Daly qualified as an independent director until his appointment as our interim Chief Executive Officer in February 2015.

Board Structure

        The Board does not have a policy regarding the separation of the roles of the CEO and Chairman of the Board as the Board believes it is in the best interest of the Company to make that determination based on the position and direction of the Company and the membership of the Board from time to time. However, the Board has determined that having an independent director serve as the Chairman is currently in the best interest of our stockholders in recognition of the different demands and responsibilities of the roles and to emphasize the independence of the role of Chairman. The Board also meets regularly in executive sessions.

Board Meetings and Committees

        We currently have several standing committees of the Board of Directors, including the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee each has a written charter that is reviewed annually and revised as appropriate. A copy of each committee's charter is available on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.iteris.com.

        During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 ("Fiscal 2015"), the Board of Directors and the various committees of the Board held the following number of meetings: Board of Directors—seven; Audit Committee—thirteen; Compensation Committee—three; and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee—none (action was taken by written consent). During Fiscal 2015, no director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and the total number of meetings of any committees of the Board held while he was serving on the Board or such committee.

        Audit Committee.    The current members of our Audit Committee are Messrs. Miner, Thomas and Williams. The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is "independent" under the listing standards of NYSE MKT and the SEC rules regarding audit committee memberships. The Board has identified Mr. Williams as the member of the Audit Committee who qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" under applicable SEC rules and regulations governing the composition of the Audit Committee.

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        The Audit Committee oversees on behalf of the Board (a) the conduct of the accounting and financial reporting processes, the audits of our financial statements and the integrity of our audited financial statements and other financial reports; (b) the performance of our internal accounting and financial controls function; (c) the engagement, replacement, compensation, qualifications, independence and performance of our independent registered public accounting firm; and (d) the portions of the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related policies regarding our accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters.

        The Audit Committee meets privately with our independent registered public accounting firm, and such firm has unrestricted access to and reports directly to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has selected McGladrey LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 and is recommending that our stockholders ratify this appointment at the Annual Meeting.

        Compensation Committee.    The current members of our Compensation Committee are Messrs. Mooney, Thomas and Williams. Dr. Daly served as a member of the committee until his appointment as our interim Chief Executive Officer in February 2015. The Board has determined that each member of the Compensation Committee is (or was during his time of service) "independent" under the listing standards of NYSE MKT.

        The Compensation Committee (a) evaluates officer and director compensation policies, goals, plans and programs; (b) determines the cash and non-cash compensation of our "officers" as defined in the rules promulgated under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"); (c) reviews and makes recommendations to the Board with respect to our equity-based and other incentive compensation plans for employees; (d) evaluates the performance of our executive officers; and (e) assists the Board in evaluating potential candidates for executive officer positions and oversees management succession planning.

        The Compensation Committee meets periodically to review and establish the salaries, bonuses and incentive plans for our executive officers. The committee considers a number of factors in determining the compensation plans and elements for, and the amount of each compensation element paid to, our executive officers, including publicly available data from independent outside sources, our general business conditions and objectives, and the committee's subjective determination with respect to the executive's individual contributions to such objectives. To assist the committee in its review, our Chief Executive Officer provides to the Compensation Committee his evaluations of the executives, including himself, and recommendations with respect to all executive compensation matters; however, the final decisions regarding the compensation of our executive officers are made by the Compensation Committee. During Fiscal 2015, the Compensation Committee engaged Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc., a compensation consultant, to provide a competitive review of the Company's executive compensation program, including a review of base salaries, annual incentives and long-term incentives. No material modifications to the Company's executive compensation program were made as a result of such review.

        Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.    The current members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Messrs. Char, Mooney and Thomas. Dr. Daly served as a member of the committee until his appointment as our interim Chief Executive Officer in February 2015. The Board has determined that each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is (or was during his time of service) "independent" under the listing standards of NYSE MKT.

        The primary purposes of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are to (a) identify, screen and review individuals qualified to serve as directors; (b) select or recommend to the Board of Directors the selection of nominees for election at the next annual meeting of stockholders; (c) recommend to the Board of Directors candidates to fill any vacancies on the Board; (d) oversee the implementation and monitoring the effectiveness of our corporate governance policies

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and developing and recommending to the Board modifications and or additions to such policies; and (e) review on a regular basis our overall corporate governance and recommend improvements when necessary.

        In connection with their recommendations regarding the size and composition of the Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews the appropriate qualities and skills required of directors in the context of the then current make-up of the Board and the needs of the Company. This includes an assessment of each candidate's independence, personal and professional integrity, financial literacy or other professional or business experience relevant to an understanding of our business, ability to think and act independently and with sound judgment, and ability to serve the Company's and our stockholders' long-term interests. While we do not have a formal policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying director nominees, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee strives to nominate directors with a variety of complementary skills and backgrounds so that, as a group, the Board will possess the appropriate talent, skills, insight and expertise to oversee our business. These factors, and others as considered useful by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, are reviewed in the context of an assessment of the perceived needs of the Board at a particular point in time. As a result, the priorities and emphasis of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and of the Board may change from time to time to take into account changes in business and other trends, and the portfolio of skills and experience of current and prospective directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee generally leads the search for and selects, or recommends that the Board select, candidates for election to the Board. Consideration of new director candidates typically involves a series of committee discussions, review of information concerning candidates and interviews with selected candidates. Candidates for nomination to our Board typically have been suggested by other members of the Board or by our executive officers. From time to time, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may engage the services of a third-party search firm to identify director candidates.

        The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider candidates for directors recommended by our stockholders who meet the eligibility requirements for submitting stockholder proposals for inclusion in our next proxy statement. This committee will evaluate such recommendations applying its regular nominee criteria. Eligible stockholders wishing to recommend a nominee must submit such recommendation in writing to the Chair, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, care of our corporate Secretary, by the deadline for stockholder proposals set forth in our last proxy statement, specifying the following information: (a) the name and address of the nominee, (b) the name and address of the stockholder making the nomination, (c) a representation that the nominating stockholder is a stockholder of record of our stock entitled to vote at the next annual meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at such meeting to nominate the person specified in the notice, (d) the nominee's qualifications for membership on the Board, (e) a resume of the candidate's business experience and educational background as well as all of the information that would be required in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of the nominee as a director, (f) a description of all direct or indirect arrangements or understandings between the nominating stockholder and the nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to whose request the nomination is being made by the stockholder, (g) all other companies to which the nominee is being recommended as a nominee for director, and (h) a signed consent of the nominee to cooperate with reasonable background checks and personal interviews, and to serve as a director, if elected. In connection with its evaluation, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may request additional information from the candidate or the recommending stockholder, and may request an interview with the candidate. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has the discretion to decide which individuals to recommend for nomination as directors.

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        No candidates for director nominations were submitted to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee by any stockholder in connection with the election of directors at the Annual Meeting.

Risk Oversight Role

        The Board is responsible for overseeing our risk management, but its duties in this regard are supplemented by committees of the Board. In particular, the Audit Committee focuses on financial risk, including internal controls, and is responsible for discussing with management and our independent auditors policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including the process by which we undertake major financial and accounting risk assessment and management. Risks related to our compensation programs are reviewed by the Compensation Committee and legal and regulatory compliance risks are reviewed by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In connection with its responsibilities relating to risk assessment, our full Board periodically engages in discussions of the most significant risks that the Company is facing and how these risks are being managed.

Stockholder Communications

        The Board has implemented a process by which stockholders may send written communications directly to the attention of the Board, any committee of the Board or any individual Board member, care of our corporate Secretary. The name of any specific intended Board recipient should be noted in the communication. Our corporate Secretary will be primarily responsible for collecting, organizing and monitoring communications from stockholders and, where appropriate depending on the facts and circumstances outlined in the communication, providing copies of such communications to the intended recipients. Communications will be forwarded to directors if they relate to appropriate and important substantive corporate or Board matters. Communications that are of a commercial or frivolous nature or otherwise inappropriate for the Board's consideration will not be forwarded to the Board. Stockholders who wish to communicate with the Board can write to the corporate Secretary at Iteris, Inc., 1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Ana, California 92705.

Annual Meeting Attendance

        We do not have a formal policy regarding attendance by members of our Board of Directors at annual meetings of our stockholders; however, directors are encouraged to attend all such meetings. For our 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, two of our then-current directors attended such meeting.

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PROPOSAL TWO:

RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        The accounting firm of McGladrey LLP was engaged to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has selected that firm to continue in this capacity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. We are asking our stockholders to ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of McGladrey LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 and to perform other appropriate services. Stockholder ratification of the selection of McGladrey LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm is not required by our bylaws or otherwise. In the event that the stockholders fail to ratify the appointment, the Audit Committee will reconsider its selection. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its sole discretion, may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if the committee feels that such a change would be in the best interests of us and our stockholders.

        A representative of McGladrey LLP is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, and that representative will have the opportunity to make a brief presentation to the stockholders if he or she so desires and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.

Stockholder Approval

        The affirmative vote of a majority of the common stock, present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be required for ratification of the selection of McGladrey LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

        The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders vote "FOR" the ratification and approval of the selection of McGladrey LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

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PROPOSAL THREE:

APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2007 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

        The Iteris, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan was adopted by our Board of Directors on July 19, 2007 and approved by our stockholders on September 21, 2007. As of June 30, 2015, there were options to purchase 2,010,750 shares of common stock and restricted stock unit awards for 183,750 shares outstanding under the plan, and an aggregate remaining authority to grant awards for the issuance of 1,425,055 shares of common stock. Our Board of Directors recently adopted an amendment of the plan, subject to stockholder approval, to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 1,000,000 shares to 4,950,000 shares.

        Under applicable NYSE MKT rules, we are required to obtain stockholder approval of the amendment to the plan. Such approval is also necessary to permit us to grant incentive stock options to employees under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code"), and to ensure that compensation paid under the plan is eligible for an exemption from the limits on tax deductibility imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code, which limits the deductibility of certain compensation paid to individuals who are, at the end of the tax year for which we would otherwise claim our tax deduction, our chief executive officer and certain other highly paid executive officers.

        We are asking our stockholders to approve the amendment to the plan to authorize the issuance of an additional 1,000,000 shares of common stock thereunder. Our Board of Directors believes the amendment is necessary to assure that a sufficient reserve of the common stock remains available for issuance under the plan to allow us to continue to utilize equity incentives to attract and retain the services of individuals, including a new Chief Executive Officer, essential to our long-term growth and success.

Amended Plan Description

        The following is a summary of the principal features of the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2007 Plan"), and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the plan. A copy of the plan, as amended, may be found at Appendix A at the end of this proxy statement. Any stockholder who wishes to obtain an additional copy of the actual plan document may do so upon written request to us at our principal executive offices.

        Administration.    Both the Board and the Compensation Committee have the authority to administer the 2007 Plan. The Board may at any time appoint a secondary committee comprised of two or more directors to have concurrent authority to make grants and issuances of any equity-based instruments permissible under the 2007 Plan to individuals other than executive officers and non-employee directors. The committee administering the 2007 Plan will have full power and authority to determine when and to whom awards will be granted, and the type, amount, form of payment, and other terms and conditions of each award, consistent with the provisions of the 2007 Plan. Subject to the provisions of the 2007 Plan, the committee may amend or waive the terms and conditions, or accelerate the exercisability, of an outstanding award. The committee has authority to interpret the 2007 Plan, and establish rules and regulations for the administration of the 2007 Plan. In addition, the Board may exercise the powers of the committee at any time.

        Eligible Participants.    Any employee, officer, consultant, advisor or director providing services to us or any of our affiliates (including our current and future subsidiaries) is eligible to receive an award under the 2007 Plan. As of June 30, 2015, 310 employees (including officers), twelve advisors and five non-employee directors were eligible to receive awards under the 2007 Plan.

        Shares Available For Awards.    The aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued under all stock-based awards made under the 2007 Plan will be 4,950,000. The shares of

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common stock issuable under the 2007 Plan may be drawn from shares of authorized but unissued common stock or from shares of common stock that the Company acquires. Subject to the provisions of Section 422 or 424 of the Code or any successor provision, all of the shares reserved for issuance under the 2007 Plan may be used for grants of incentive stock options under the plan. No person may be granted stock options or SARs (defined below) under the 2007 Plan with respect to more than 500,000 shares of common stock in the aggregate within any fiscal year.

        The committee may adjust the number of shares and share limits described above in the case of a stock dividend or other distribution, including a stock split, merger or other similar corporate transaction or event, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be provided under the 2007 Plan. If any shares of our common stock subject to any award or to which an award relates are forfeited or are reacquired by the Company, or if any award terminates without the delivery of any shares, the shares previously set aside for such awards will be available for future awards under the 2007 Plan.

        Types of Awards and Terms and Conditions.    The 2007 Plan permits the granting of:

        Awards may be granted alone, in addition to, in combination with or in substitution for, any other award granted under the 2007 Plan or any other compensation plan. Awards can be granted for no cash consideration or for cash or other consideration as determined by the committee or as required by applicable law. Awards may provide that upon the grant or exercise thereof, the holder will receive shares of our common stock or other securities or property, or any combination of these, in a single payment or installments. The exercise price per share under any stock option and the grant price of any SAR will be determined by the committee and may not be less than the fair market value on the date of grant of such option or SAR, or less than 110% of fair market value for incentive stock options granted to holders of more than 10% of our common stock. When our common stock is listed on a stock exchange in the U.S., the fair market value is the closing sale price of one share of our common stock on the date of determination (or the last preceding date for which such price exists), as reported on the principal U.S. exchange on which our common stock is listed. If our common stock is not listed on a stock exchange in the U.S., the fair market value will be determined in accordance with methods and procedures established by the committee. The term of awards will not be longer than 10 years, or in the case of incentive stock options, longer than 5 years with respect to holders of more than 10% of our common stock.

        Stock Options.    The holder of an option will be entitled to purchase a number of shares of our common stock at a specified exercise price during a specified time period, all as determined by the committee. The option exercise price may be payable either in cash or, at the discretion of the committee, in other securities or other property having a fair market value on the exercise date equal to the exercise price. The shares subject to each option will generally vest in one or more installments over a specified period of service measured from the grant date. We receive no payment for the grant of an option. Upon cessation of service, the optionee will have a limited period of time in which to exercise his or her outstanding options to the extent exercisable for vested shares.

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        Stock Appreciation Rights.    The holder of a SAR is entitled to receive the excess of the fair market value (calculated as of the exercise date or, at the committee's discretion, as of any time during a specified period before or after the exercise date) of a specified number of shares of our common stock over the grant price of the SAR, as determined by the committee, paid solely in shares of common stock. SARs vest and become exercisable in accordance with a vesting schedule established by the committee. This type of SAR is sometimes described as a "stock only settled stock appreciation right."

        Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.    The holder of restricted stock will own shares of our common stock subject to restrictions imposed by the committee (including, for example, restrictions on transferability or on the right to vote the restricted shares or to receive any dividends with respect to the shares) for a specified time period determined by the committee. The restrictions may lapse or be waived separately or collectively, in installments or otherwise, as the committee may determine. The holder of restricted stock units will have the right, subject to any restrictions imposed by the committee, to receive shares of our common stock at some future date determined by the committee. The committee also may permit accelerated vesting in the case of a participant's death, disability or retirement, or a change in control. If the participant's employment or service as a director terminates during the vesting period for any other reason, the restricted stock and restricted stock units will be forfeited, unless the committee determines that it would be in our best interest to waive the remaining restrictions.

        Performance Awards.    Performance awards granted under the 2007 Plan are intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. Performance awards give participants the right to receive payments in stock or property based solely upon the achievement of certain performance goals during a specified performance period. The committee must designate all participants for each performance period, and establish performance goals and target awards for each participant no later than 90 days after the beginning of each performance period within the parameters of Section 162(m) of the Code. Performance goals must be based solely on one or more of the following business criteria: (i) revenue; (ii) cash flow; (iii) gross profit; (iv) earnings before interest and taxes; (v) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (vi) net earnings; (vii) earnings per share; (viii) margins, including gross profit, operating and net income margins; (ix) returns, including return on assets, equity, investment, capital and revenue and total stockholder return; (x) stock price; (xi) economic value added; (xii) working capital; (xiii) market share; (xiv) cost reductions; (xv) workforce satisfaction and diversity goals; (xvi) employee retention; (xvii) customer satisfaction; (xviii) completion of key projects; and (xix) strategic plan development and implementation.

        The measure of performance may be set by reference to an absolute standard or a comparison to specified companies or groups of companies, or other external measures, and may be applied at individual or organizational levels. No person may be granted under the 2007 Plan qualified performance based awards which could result in such person receiving more than $1,500,000 in cash or the equivalent fair market value of shares of common stock determined at the date of grant for each full or partial fiscal year contained in the performance period of a particular qualified performance based award, except that if any other qualified performance based awards are outstanding for such person for a given fiscal year, such dollar limitation shall be reduced for each such fiscal year by the amount that could be received by the person under all such qualified performance based awards, divided, for each such qualified performance based award, by the number of full or partial fiscal years contained in the performance period of each such outstanding qualified performance based award (subject to adjustment in the case of a stock dividend or other distribution, including a stock split, merger or other similar corporate transaction or event, but only to the extent that such adjustment does not affect the status of any award intended to qualify as "performance based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code.

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        Dividend Equivalents.    The holder of a dividend equivalent will be entitled to receive payments in shares of our common stock, other securities or other property equivalent to the amount of cash dividends paid by us or our stockholders, with respect to the number of shares determined by the committee. Dividend equivalents will be subject to other terms and conditions determined by the committee.

        Stock Awards.    The committee may grant unrestricted shares of our common stock, subject to terms and conditions determined by the committee and the 2007 Plan limitations.

        Automatic Option Grant Program.    Under the automatic option grant program, eligible non-employee Board members receive a series of option grants over their period of Board service. Each non-employee Board member will, at the time of his or her initial election or appointment to the Board, receive an option grant for 20,000 shares of common stock provided such individual has not been in the previous employ of the Company. In addition, on the date of each annual stockholders meeting, each individual who is to continue to serve as a non-employee Board member will automatically be granted an option to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock, provided he or she has served as a non-employee Board member for at least six months. There will be no limit on the number of such 10,000-share option grants any one eligible non-employee Board member may receive over his or her period of continued Board service.

        Each automatic grant will have an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value per share of common stock on the grant date and will have a maximum term of 10 years, subject to earlier termination following the optionee's cessation of Board service. Each automatic option will be immediately exercisable for any or all of the option shares; the shares acquired under those options will be subject to repurchase by the Company, at the exercise price paid per share, if the optionee ceases service with the Company prior to vesting in those shares. Each initial 20,000-share automatic option and each annual 10,000-share automatic option will vest in full upon the optionee's completion of one year of service, measured from the grant date. However, the vesting of each outstanding automatic option grant will automatically accelerate in full upon certain changes in control of the Company or upon the optionee's death or disability while a Board member. Following the optionee's cessation of Board service for any reason, each option will remain exercisable for a 12-month period and may be exercised during that time for any or all shares in which the optionee is vested at the time of such cessation of service as a director.

        Duration, Termination and Amendment.    Unless earlier discontinued or terminated by the Board, the 2007 Plan will expire on July 19, 2017. No awards may be made after that date. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in an applicable award agreement, any award granted under the 2007 Plan prior to expiration of the 2007 Plan may extend beyond the end of the expiration of the plan through the award's normal expiration date.

        The Board and, pursuant to the delegation of its authority, the committee may amend, alter or discontinue the 2007 Plan at any time, although stockholder approval must be obtained for any action that would, absent such approval, (i) violate the rules and regulations of any securities exchange applicable to the Company, (ii) cause Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 162(m) of the Code to become unavailable with respect to the 2007 Plan or (iii) cause the Company to be unable under the Code to grant incentive stock options under the 2007 Plan.

        Acceleration.    In the event that we are acquired by merger, asset sale or sale by the stockholders of more than 50% of our outstanding voting stock recommended by the Board, each outstanding option under the 2007 Plan that is not to be assumed or replaced by the successor corporation or otherwise continued in effect will automatically accelerate in full, and all unvested shares outstanding under the 2007 Plan will immediately vest, except to the extent our repurchase rights with respect to those shares are to be assigned to the successor corporation or otherwise continued in effect.

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        The plan administrator will have the authority under the 2007 Plan to provide that options and other awards granted under the 2007 Plan will automatically vest in full (i) upon an acquisition of the Company, whether or not those awards are assumed or replaced, (ii) upon a hostile change in control of the Company effected through a tender offer for more than 50% of our outstanding voting stock or by proxy contest for the election of Board members, or (iii) in the event the individual's service is terminated, whether involuntarily or through a resignation for good reason, within a designated period following an acquisition in which the options are assumed or replaced or otherwise continued in effect upon a hostile change in control. The options granted under the director automatic option grant program will automatically accelerate and become exercisable in full upon any acquisition or change in control transaction.

        The acceleration of vesting in the event of a change in control of the Company may be seen as an anti-takeover provision and may have the effect of discouraging a merger proposal, a takeover attempt or other efforts to gain control of the Company.

        Transferability of Awards.    Unless otherwise provided by the committee, awards under the 2007 Plan may only be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

        Delivery of Shares for Tax Obligation.    Under the 2007 Plan, the committee may permit participants receiving or exercising awards, subject to the discretion of the committee and upon such terms and conditions as it may impose, to deliver shares of our common stock (either shares received upon the receipt or exercise of the award or shares previously owned by the holder of the option) to the Company to satisfy federal and state income tax obligations.

Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences

        The following is a summary of the principal U.S. federal income tax consequences generally applicable to awards under the 2007 Plan.

        Grant of Options and SARs.    The grant of a stock option or SAR is not expected to result in taxable income for the recipient.

        Exercise of Options and SARs.    Upon exercising a non-qualified stock option, the optionee will recognize ordinary income equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of our common stock acquired on the date of exercise over the exercise price, and we will generally be entitled at that time to an income tax deduction for the same amount. Upon exercising an incentive stock option, the optionee generally will not recognize taxable income (except that an alternative minimum tax liability may arise), and we will not be entitled to an income tax deduction. Upon exercising a SAR, the recipient of the SAR will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the fair market value on the exercise date of any shares of our common stock received, and we will receive an income tax deduction in the same amount.

        Disposition of Shares Acquired Upon Exercise of Options and SARs.    The tax consequence upon a disposition of shares acquired through the exercise of an option or SAR will depend on how long the shares have been held and whether the shares were acquired by exercising an incentive stock option or by exercising a non-qualified stock option or SAR. Generally, there will be no tax consequence to us in connection with the disposition of shares acquired under an option or SAR, except that we may be entitled to an income tax deduction in the case of the disposition of shares acquired under an incentive stock option before the applicable incentive stock option holding periods set forth in the Code have been satisfied.

        Awards Other than Options and SARs.    As to other awards granted under the 2007 Plan that are payable in either cash or shares of our common stock that are either transferable or not subject to substantial risk of forfeiture, the holder of the award must recognize ordinary income equal to (a) the

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amount of cash received or, as applicable, (b) the excess of (i) the fair market value of the shares received (determined as of the date of receipt) over (ii) the amount (if any) paid for the shares by the holder of the award. We will generally be entitled at that time to an income tax deduction for the same amount.

        As to an award that is payable in shares of our common stock that are restricted from transfer and subject to substantial risk of forfeiture, unless a special election is made by the holder of the award under the Code, the holder must recognize ordinary income equal to the excess of (i) the fair market value of the shares received (determined as of the first time the shares become transferable or not subject to substantial risk of forfeiture, whichever occurs earlier) over (ii) the amount (if any) paid for the shares by the holder of the award. We will generally be entitled at that time to an income tax deduction for the same amount.

        Income Tax Deduction.    Subject to the usual rules concerning reasonable compensation, and assuming that, as expected, performance awards paid under the 2007 Plan are "qualified performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, we will generally be entitled to a corresponding income tax deduction at the time a participant recognizes ordinary income from awards made under the 2007 Plan.

        Application of Section 16.    Special rules may apply to individuals subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In particular, unless a special election is made pursuant to the Code, shares received through the exercise of a stock option or SAR may be treated as restricted as to transferability and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture for a period of up to six months after the date of exercise. Accordingly, the amount of any ordinary income recognized and the amount of our income tax deduction will be determined as of the end of that period.

        Deductibility of Executive Compensation Under Code Section 162(m).    Section 162(m) of the Code generally limits to $1,000,000 the amount that a publicly-held corporation is allowed each year to deduct for the compensation paid to each of the corporation's chief executive officer and the corporation's other four most highly compensated executive officers. However, "qualified performance-based qualified compensation" is not subject to the $1,000,000 deduction limit. In general, to qualify as performance-based compensation, the following requirements need to be satisfied: (1) payments must be computed on the basis of an objective, performance-based compensation standard determined by a committee consisting solely of two or more "outside directors," (2) the material terms under which the compensation is to be paid, including the business criteria upon which the performance goals are based, and a limit on the maximum bonus amount which may be paid to any participant with respect to any performance period, must be approved by a majority of our stockholders and (3) the committee must certify that the applicable performance goals were satisfied before payment of any performance-based compensation.

        The 2007 Plan has been designed to permit grants of stock options and SARs issued under the 2007 Plan to qualify under the performance-based compensation rules so that income attributable to the exercise of a non-qualified stock option or a SAR may be exempt from the $1,000,000 deduction limit. Grants of other awards under the 2007 Plan may not so qualify for this exemption. The 2007 Plan's provisions are consistent in form with the performance-based compensation rules, so that if the committee that grants options or SARs consists exclusively of members of the board of directors of the Company who qualify as "outside directors," and the exercise price (or deemed exercise price, with respect to SARs) is not less than the fair market value of the shares of common stock to which such grants relate, the compensation income arising on exercise of those options or SARs should qualify as performance-based compensation which is deductible even if that income would be in excess of the otherwise applicable limits on deductible compensation income under Code Section 162(m).

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Amended Plan Benefits

        The committee in its sole discretion determines the number and types of awards that will be granted in the future. Thus, other than with respect to the Automatic Grant Program described above, it is not possible to determine at this time the amount or dollar value of awards to be provided under the 2007 Plan.

Stockholder Approval

        The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on this matter is required for approval of the proposed amendment to the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Should such stockholder approval not be obtained, then the share reserve will not be increased. The plan will, however, continue to remain in effect, and option grants and stock issuances may continue to be made pursuant to the provisions of the plan prior to its amendment until the available reserve common stock under the plan is issued.

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

        The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" approval of the amendment to the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 1,000,000 shares.

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FEES PAID TO INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Principal Accountant Fees

        The following table presents the aggregate fees billed by McGladrey LLP for the indicated services for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2015:

 
  Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2014   2015  

Audit Fees

  $ 1,291,000   $ 910,000  

Audit-Related Fees

    50,000     44,000  

Tax Fees

    27,000     10,000  

All Other Fees

         

Total Fees

  $ 1,368,000   $ 964,000  

        Audit Fees.    Audit fees consist of fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements and review of the consolidated financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other regulatory filings.

        Audit-Related Fees.    Audit-related fees consist of fees for professional services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements but are not reported under "Audit Fees." Such fees include, among other things, fees for registration statements, internal control reviews and assistance with meeting the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, certain consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards, and professional services rendered in connection with our annual statutory overhead rate audits.

        Tax Fees.    Tax fees consist of fees billed to us by McGladrey LLP during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 for tax consultations related to various state tax credit studies.

        All Other Fees.    There were no other fees billed to us by McGladrey LLP during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2015.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

        All engagements for services by McGladrey LLP or other independent registered public accountants are subject to prior approval by the Audit Committee; however, de minimis non-audit services may instead be approved in accordance with applicable SEC rules. The prior approval of the Audit Committee was obtained for all services provided by McGladrey LLP for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

        The following is the report of the Audit Committee with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 of Iteris, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for that year.

Review with Management

        The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements with the Company's management.

Review and Discussions with Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        The Audit Committee has discussed with the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, McGladrey LLP, the matters required to be discussed by auditing standards set forth in AU Section 380 established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which includes, among other items, matters related to the conduct of the audit of the Company's consolidated financial statements.

        The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from McGladrey LLP required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant's communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with McGladrey LLP its independence from the Company.

Conclusion

        Based on the review and discussions referred to above in this report, the Audit Committee recommended to the Company's Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2015 for filing with the SEC.

    Submitted by the Audit Committee
of the Board of Directors:

 

 

Gregory A. Miner
Thomas L. Thomas
Mikel H. Williams

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION

Executive Officers

        The table below sets forth certain information, as of July 15, 2015, regarding our executive officers.

Name
  Age   Capacities in Which Served

Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D. 

    71   Chief Executive Officer and Director

Andrew Schmidt

    53   Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Secretary

Todd Kreter

    55   Senior Vice President and General Manager, Roadway Sensors

Thomas N. Blair

    51   Senior Vice President, Performance Analytics

Ramin Massoumi

    42   Senior Vice President and General Manager, Transportation Systems

        The following is a brief description of the capacities in which the above persons have served the Company and their business experience during at least the past five years. The biography of Dr. Daly appears earlier in this proxy statement. See Proposal One: "Election of Directors."

        Andrew Schmidt has served as our Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, since March 2015. Prior to joining us, Mr. Schmidt served as the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Smith Micro Software, Inc., a publicly-held provider of wireless and mobility software solutions, from 2005 to May 2014. Prior to joining Smith Micro, Mr. Schmidt held CFO roles for several other public companies, including Genius Products, an entertainment company, and Mad Catz Interactive, a provider of console video game accessories. He also served as Vice President (Finance) of Peregrine Systems, a publicly-held provider of enterprise level software. Mr. Schmidt holds a B.B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Texas and an M.S. degree in Accountancy from San Diego State University.

        Todd Kreter has served as our Senior Vice President and General Manager, Roadway Sensors since May 2014. Mr. Kreter served as our Senior Vice President, Sensors Development and Operations from May 2009 to May 2014 and as Vice President of Engineering from November 2007 to May 2009. Prior to joining us, Mr. Kreter served in a number of executive positions at Quantum Corporation, most recently as the VP Global Services from 2004 to January 2007, where he managed the company's worldwide customer service organization. Mr. Kreter holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from California State University, Fullerton.

        Thomas N. Blair has served as our Senior Vice President, Performance Analytics (formerly, iPerform) since July 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Blair served as general manager for Trimble Navigation Limited, a provider of integrated positioning, wireless, and software technology solutions, from 2007 to August 2011, and as vice president for new business development at @Road, Inc., a leading provider of mobile resource management solutions, from 2006 to 2007. He also worked as director of business and corporate development at iAnywhere Solutions, a Sybase company, from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Blair holds a B.S. degree in Management Information Systems from DeVry Institute of Technology and an M.S. degree in Computer Science from Rochester Institute of Technology.

        Ramin Massoumi has served as our Senior Vice President and General Manager, Transportation Systems since March 2015. Mr. Massoumi joined Iteris in 1998 and served in a number of executive and managerial positions prior to the promotion to his current position, most recently as our Vice President of Business Development from June 2011 to March 2015. Throughout his career, his focus has been in the application of advanced technologies in the traffic management market, and has led projects throughout the United States and the Middle East. Mr. Massoumi also serves as a lecturer of upper division courses on transportation engineering, ITS and multi-modal operation at University of California at Irvine. Mr. Massoumi holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California Irvine, an M.S. degree in Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.

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Summary Compensation Table

        The following table shows information regarding the compensation earned during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 by (i) our Chief Executive Officer, (ii) our former Chief Executive Officer and (iii) our two most highly compensated executive officers (other than our Chief Executive Officer) who were serving as executive officers as of March 31, 2015. The officers listed below are collectively referred to as the "named executive officers" or "NEOs" in this proxy statement.

Name and Principal Position
  Fiscal
Year
  Salary   Option
Awards(1)
  Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation(2)
  All Other
Compensation(3)
  Total  

Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D.(4)

    2015   $ 47,770   $ 10,091 (5) $   $ 33,500 (6) $ 91,361  

Chief Executive Officer

                                     

Abbas Mohaddes(7)

   
2015
   
419,855
   
107,430
   
   
179,037

(8)
 
706,322
 

Former Chief Executive Officer and President

    2014     376,910     96,800     51,316     13,650     538,676  

Todd Kreter

   
2015
   
250,982
   
53,715
   
105,000
   
7,949
   
417,646
 

Senior Vice President

    2014     213,013     38,720     38,372     6,771     296,876  

Thomas N. Blair

   
2015
   
250,549
   
53,715
   
47,364
   
7,812
   
359,440
 

Senior Vice President

    2014     230,006         32,848     6,569     269,423  

(1)
The dollar amounts shown represent the grant date fair value of stock options granted during the applicable fiscal year determined pursuant to the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of valuation assumptions used in the calculations, see Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report. See also our discussion of stock-based compensation under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in the Annual Report. The options have an exercise price equal to the closing sales price of our common stock as of the grant date and, other than the options granted to Dr. Daly, vest in equal annual installments over four years and are not exercisable until vested. The option granted to Dr. Daly was for his service as a non-employee director of the Company and, as such, vests one year after the grant date and is immediately exercisable.

(2)
The amounts shown in this column constitute the cash bonuses paid to each named executive officer based on the attainment of certain pre-established criteria. These awards are discussed in further detail under "Plan-Based Bonuses" below.

(3)
Except as otherwise noted, represents 401(k) plan employer contributions and automobile allowances paid by us.

(4)
Dr. Daly was appointed as our interim Chief Executive Officer in February 2015.

(5)
Represents the grant date fair value of the stock option granted to Dr. Daly during Fiscal 2015 for his service as a non-employee director of the Company prior to his appointment as our interim Chief Executive Officer.

(6)
Consists of fees that Dr. Daly received during Fiscal 2015 for his service as a non-employee director of the Company prior to his appointment as our interim Chief Executive Officer.

(7)
Mr. Mohaddes resigned as our Chief Executive Officer and President in February 2015.

(8)
Consists of 401(k) plan employer contributions and automobile allowances paid by us, as well as amounts paid pursuant to his Separation Agreement, consisting of salary continuation payments of $43,846, bonus of $87,500, transition services payment of $28,333 and COBRA reimbursement. See "Employment Contracts; Termination of Employment and Change of Control Arrangements—Agreements with Abbas Mohaddes" below.

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Plan-Based Bonuses

        For Fiscal 2015, the potential compensation for Messrs. Kreter and Blair included an annual cash bonus based upon criteria established by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of the fiscal year. For Mr. Kreter, 30% of his potential bonus was based on the total revenue and operating income achieved by the Company, 60% of his potential bonus was based on revenue and operating income achieved by the Roadway Sensors segment, and 10% of his potential bonus was based on achieving certain milestones with respect to the Performance Analytics segment. The milestones for Mr. Kreter for bonus purposes included oversight of the Performance Analytics segment development activities and IP process. For Mr. Blair, 40% of his potential bonus was based on the total revenue and operating income achieved by the Company, 25% of his potential bonus was based on revenue achieved by the Performance Analytics segment, and 35% of his potential bonus was based on achieving certain milestones with respect to the Performance Analytics segment. The milestones for Mr. Blair for bonus purposes included achieving partnership and development milestones with respect to the Performance Analytics segment according to the approved Fiscal 2015 plan and adding $8.0 million of backlog during Fiscal 2015.

        The corporate and business unit performance targets for the annual cash bonuses for Messrs. Kreter and Blair for Fiscal 2015 were as follows:

Performance Component(1)
  No
Bonuses
At or Below
  Target   Maximum  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Corporate Revenue

  $ 65,850   $ 77,450   $ 85,200  

Corporate Operating Income

    300     350     400  

Roadway Sensors Revenue

    32,400     36,000     37,800  

Roadway Sensors Operating Income

    3,550     4,450     5,100  

Performance Analytics Revenue

    6,600     7,350     7,700  

(1)
The corporate revenue and operating income goals and the Performance Analytics revenue goal were applicable to each of Messrs. Kreter and Blair, and the Roadway Sensors revenue and operating income goals were applicable to Mr. Kreter.

        The potential bonuses at target for Fiscal 2015 were as follows: Mr. Kreter—$137,500; and Mr. Blair—$137,500. If our performance for Fiscal 2015 exceeded the revenue and operating income targets set for bonus purposes, the executives could have earned an additional bonus of up to 50% of the target bonus award that was not based upon achieving milestones. The full 50% additional bonus would have been earned by the NEOs if the Company had achieved the revenue and operating income goals set forth under the "Maximum" column above. If the Company had achieved revenue and operating income which were less than the goals set forth under the "Maximum" column but more than the amounts set forth under the "Target" column, the additional bonus payable would have been proportional, or based on the level of the Maximum goal achieved when measured from the Target amount. For example, if the performance had exceeded the Target goal by 25% of the difference between the Maximum and Target amounts, then 25% of the 50% additional bonus relating to such performance goal would have been payable.

        In Fiscal 2015, our revenue and operating results for the Company and for the relevant business units for bonus purposes were as follows: Corporate Revenue—$72.3 million; Corporate Operating Income—$92,000; Roadway Sensors Revenue—$36.4 million; Roadway Sensors Operating Income—$4.4 million; Performance Analytics Revenue—$5.6 million. As a percentage of the targets set for bonus purposes, the results were as follows: Corporate Revenue—93.4%; Corporate Operating Income—26.3%; Roadway Sensors Revenue—101.2%; Roadway Sensors Operating Income—99.5%; and Performance Analytics Revenue—76.6%. For bonus purposes, segment operating income results include certain corporate allocations. Accordingly, based upon the above described criteria, bonuses in the following amounts were approved for Fiscal 2015: Mr. Kreter—$105,000 and Mr. Blair—$47,364.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

        The following table sets forth the outstanding equity awards held by each named executive officer as of March 31, 2015.

 
  Option Awards   Stock Awards  
Name
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
  Option
Exercise
Price ($)
  Option
Grant
Date(1)
  Option
Expiration
Date
  Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested(2)
  Market Value
of Shares or
Units of Stock
That Have Not
Vested(3)
 

Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D. 

    5,000       $ 2.91     09/16/05     09/15/15       $  

Chief Executive Officer

    5,000         2.54     09/14/06     09/13/16              

    5,000         2.21     09/21/07     09/20/17              

    5,000         2.10     09/19/08     09/18/18              

    5,000         1.73     09/18/09     09/17/19              

    5,000         1.45     09/17/10     09/16/20              

    10,000         1.18     09/16/11     09/15/21              

    10,000         1.61     09/14/12     09/13/22              

    10,000         1.75     09/23/13     09/22/23              

    10,000         1.76     10/17/14     10/16/24              

Abbas Mohaddes(4)

   
30,000
   
   
2.21
   
06/15/06
   
11/25/15
   
   
 

Former Chief Executive

    100,000         2.55     03/14/07     11/25/15              

Officer and President

    200,000         2.34     10/02/07     11/25/15              

    100,000         1.41     05/27/09     11/25/15              

    56,250         1.10     08/10/11     11/25/15              

    25,000         1.81     07/29/13     11/25/15              

Todd Kreter

   
25,000
   
   
2.46
   
02/21/08
   
02/20/18
   
5,000

(5)
 
9,100
 

Senior Vice President

    25,000         1.41     05/27/09     05/26/19              

    22,500     7,500     1.10     08/10/11     08/09/21              

    10,000     30,000     1.81     07/29/13     07/28/23              

        50,000     1.87     11/18/14     11/17/24              

Thomas N. Blair

   
25,000
   
75,000
   
1.50
   
08/09/12
   
08/08/22
   
25,000

(6)
 
45,500
 

Senior Vice President

                                           

(1)
Each option (other than the options granted to Dr. Daly) vests at the rate of 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date. Dr. Daly's options were granted to him for his service as a non-employee director of the Company, and all such options, other than the option granted on October 17, 2014, are fully vested. The option granted on October 17, 2014 vests one year after the grant date.

(2)
Indicates the number of shares of common stock subject to restricted stock unit ("RSU") awards. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of our common stock. The RSU awards vest in equal annual installments over four years, with the first installment vesting approximately one year after the grant date. Vested shares are issued as soon as practicable after the applicable vesting date.

(3)
The dollar amounts represent the market value of the shares subject to the RSUs, calculated by multiplying the closing sales price of our common stock on the last business day of Fiscal 2015 by the applicable number of shares.

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(4)
Mr. Mohaddes resigned as our Chief Executive Officer and President in February 2015. In accordance with his Separation Agreement, the vested portions of his options will terminate three months after the cessation of his transition services under the Separation Agreement, to the extent not exercised prior to such termination. The unvested portion of his options terminated upon his resignation in February 2015 and no additional options will vest after such resignation.

(5)
The original RSU award was granted on August 10, 2011 and vests in equal annual installments over four years. The first installment vested on August 10, 2012. The shares indicated represent the remaining unvested amount.

(6)
The original RSU award was granted on August 9, 2012 and vests in equal annual installments over four years. The first installment vested on August 9, 2013. The shares indicated represent the remaining unvested amount.

Employment Contracts; Termination of Employment and Change of Control Arrangements

        We do not currently have any employment contracts in effect with any of our named executive officers other than the agreements described below. We provide incentives such as salary, benefits and option grants to attract and retain executive officers and other key associates. The plan administrators of the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan have the authority to provide for the accelerated vesting of outstanding options held by an individual in connection with the termination of such individual's employment following an acquisition in which these options are assumed or the repurchase rights with respect to the unvested shares are assigned or upon certain changes in control of the Company. Other than such accelerated vesting and the agreements described below, there is no agreement or policy which would entitle any named executive officer to severance payments or any other compensation as a result of such officer's termination.

        On July 29, 2013, we entered into an Employment Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") with Abbas Mohaddes, our then-current Chief Executive Officer. The Employment Agreement had an initial term of three years and was to renew automatically thereafter for successive one year periods until ten years after the effective date (such initial term together with any renewal periods, the "Employment Period"), unless either party provides written notice of nonrenewal at least 30 days prior to the end of the initial term or any renewal period. Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Mohaddes was entitled to an initial base salary of $380,000 per year, which may be increased from time to time at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. In the event of a termination without Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) during the Employment Period, Mr. Mohaddes was entitled to (i) salary continuation for 12 months following termination (or a lump sum payment equal to his base salary in the event the termination without Cause occurs within 12 months after a Change in Control (as defined in the Employment Agreement)), (ii) a lump sum payment equal to 50% of his average annual target bonus for the two years immediately preceding the year of termination, payable no later than 30 days following termination, and (iii) reimbursement for the cost to continue health benefit coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for a period of up to one year following termination. If his employment had been terminated as a result of death or disability, then Mr. Mohaddes (or his estate) would have been entitled to, in the case of death, a lump sum payment equal to 50% of his then effective base salary and, in the case of disability, salary continuation of up to 90 days until he was eligible for short-term disability payments. In the event of a resignation for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement) after a Change in Control, in lieu of any other benefits under the Employment Agreement, Mr. Mohaddes would have been entitled to (a) a lump sum payment equal to one year's base salary plus an amount equal to 50% of his average annual target bonus for the two years immediately preceding the year of termination, payable no later than 30 days following

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termination, and (b) reimbursement for the cost to continue health benefit coverage under COBRA for a period of up to one year following termination.

        On February 25, 2015, in connection with his resignation as our Chief Executive Officer and President, we entered into a Separation Agreement and Release of Claims (the "Separation Agreement") with Mr. Mohaddes. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, we agreed to pay to Mr. Mohaddes the consideration set forth in his existing Employment Agreement, consisting of the following: (i) an amount equal to his then annual base salary, payable over 12 months in accordance with our regular payroll practices; (ii) a bonus in the amount of $87,500, payable in a lump sum in March 2015; and (iii) reimbursement for his COBRA costs for the 12 months following his cessation of employment. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Mohaddes has also agreed to provide transitional support services for up to six months ("Transition Period") for a monthly fee of $28,333. Mr. Mohaddes may terminate such services at any time after March 31, 2015, but our obligation to pay the foregoing consulting fee shall also cease upon such termination. The vested portions of his options to purchase our common stock will remain outstanding until three months after the end of the Transition Period. The unvested portions of his options terminated effective as of the termination of his employment.

Director Compensation

        Directors who are not employees of Iteris or any of its subsidiaries receive an annual retainer of $28,000 per year, paid quarterly, with the Chairman of the Board receiving an additional $10,000 per year. No additional amounts are paid for attending meetings. In addition, each non-employee director who serves on a Board committee receives the following annual amounts, paid quarterly: Audit Committee—$2,500 ($5,000 for the Chair); Compensation Committee—$1,500 ($3,000 for the Chair); Nominating and Governance Committee—$1,000 ($2,000 for the Chair); ad hoc committees—$500 ($1,000 for the Chair). All directors are reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of our Board of Directors and its committees.

        Non-employee directors are also eligible to receive periodic option grants pursuant to the Directors' Automatic Option Grant Program under our 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Under that plan, each non-employee director receives an option to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock upon his initial appointment to the Board of Directors and an additional option to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock on the date of each annual meeting provided he has served on the Board for at least six months as of such annual meeting. Each such option is immediately exercisable for any or all of the option shares, but the shares acquired are subject to repurchase by the Company at the exercise price paid per share if the optionee ceases service with the Company prior to vesting in those shares. Each option vests in full upon the optionee's completion of one year of service measured from the grant date. However, the vesting of each such option will accelerate in full upon certain changes in control of the Company or upon the optionee's death or disability while a director. Each option granted to non-employee directors under the Directors' Automatic Option Grant Program will have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date and a maximum term of ten years, subject to earlier termination following the optionee's cessation of service as a Board member. Following the optionee's cessation of Board service for any reason, each option will remain exercisable for a 12-month period and may be exercised during that time for any or all shares in which the optionee is vested at the time of such cessation of service as a director.

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        The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation earned in Fiscal 2015 by each person who served as a director during such year, who is not a named executive officer.

Name
  Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash ($)(1)
  Option
Awards ($)(2)
  Total ($)  

Richard Char

  $ 29,000   $ 10,091   $ 39,091  

Gregory A. Miner

    41,500     10,091     51,591  

Gerard M. Mooney

    28,000     10,091     38,091  

Thomas L. Thomas

    33,000     10,091     43,091  

Mikel H. Williams

    34,000     10,091     44,091  

(1)
Represents amounts earned by the directors based on the compensation arrangement described above.

(2)
The dollar amounts shown represent the grant date fair value of stock options granted in Fiscal 2015 determined pursuant to the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of valuation assumptions used in the calculations, see Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report. See also our discussion of stock-based compensation under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in the Annual Report. At the end of Fiscal 2015, the non-employee directors held options for the following number of shares of common stock: Richard Char—85,000; Gregory A. Miner—70,000; Gerard M. Mooney—30,000; Thomas L. Thomas—70,000; and Mikel H. Williams—50,000.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

        Under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, we can indemnify our directors and officers against liabilities they may incur in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, and our bylaws require us to advance litigation expenses upon receipt of an undertaking by the director or officer to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that the director or officer is not entitled to indemnification. The bylaws further provide that rights conferred under such bylaws do not exclude any other right such persons may have or acquire under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

        Our certificate of incorporation provides that, pursuant to Delaware law, our directors shall not be liable for monetary damages for breach of the directors' fiduciary duty of care to us and our stockholders. This provision in the certificate of incorporation does not eliminate the duty of care, and in appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief will remain available under Delaware law. In addition, each director will continue to be subject to liability for breach of the director's duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law, for actions leading to improper personal benefit to the director, and for payment of dividends or approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under Delaware law. The provision also does not affect a director's responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.

        We have entered into agreements to indemnify certain of our directors and officers in addition to the indemnification provided for in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws. These agreements, among other things, indemnify such directors and officers for certain expenses (including attorneys'

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fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by such person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Company, on account of services as a director or officer of Iteris, or as a director or officer of any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request.


EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

        The following table provides information as of March 31, 2015 with respect to shares of our common stock that may be issued under existing equity compensation plans.

Plan Category
  Number of Securities to
be Issued Upon
Exercise
of Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and Rights
  Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights
  Number of Securities
Remaining Available For
Future Issuance under
Equity Compensation Plans
(excluding some securities
reflected in first column)
 

Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders

                   

1997 Stock Incentive Plan

    196,000   $ 2.53      

2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan

    2,003,000 (1)   1.76 (2)   1,423,000  

Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

None

                   

Total

    2,199,000 (1) $ 1.83 (2)   1,423,000  

(1)
Includes 194,000 shares of our common stock subject to RSUs that entitle each holder to one share of common stock for each such unit that vests over the holder's period of continued service.

(2)
Calculated without taking into account the 194,000 shares of common stock subject to outstanding RSUs that become issuable as those units vest, without the payment of any additional consideration or exercise price.

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS AND COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP
OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

        The following table sets forth, as of June 30, 2015, the number and percentage ownership of our common stock by (i) all persons known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding common stock, (ii) each of the named executive officers (other than Mr. Mohaddes, who is no longer an executive officer), (iii) each of our directors and director nominees, and (iv) all of our executive officers and directors as a group. To our knowledge, except as otherwise indicated, each of the persons named in this table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the common stock shown as beneficially owned, subject to community property and similar laws, where applicable.

 
  Common Stock  
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
  Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership(2)
  Percent of
Class(2)
 

Lloyd I. Miller, III(3)

    4,980,759     15.6 %

Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc.(4)

    2,241,092     7.0  

Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D(5)

    425,132     1.3  

Todd Kreter(6)

    133,560     *  

Thomas N. Blair(7)

    103,901     *  

Richard Char(8)

    94,000     *  

Gregory A. Miner(9)

    697,485     2.2  

Gerard M. Mooney(10)

    30,000     *  

Thomas L. Thomas(11)

    109,000     *  

Mikel H. Williams(12)

    60,000     *  

All executive officers and directors as a group (10 persons)(13)

    1,702,693     5.2 %

*
Less than 1%.

(1)
The address of each of the directors and officers is 1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Ana, CA 92705.

(2)
Based on 32,009,487 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2015. Shares of common stock subject to options or warrants which are exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2015 are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such options or warrants for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of any other person. Other than as described in the preceding sentence, shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and warrants are not deemed to be outstanding for purposes of this calculation. In addition to the shares held in the individual's name, the number of shares indicated also includes shares held for the benefit of the named person under our 401(k) plan.

(3)
Pursuant to an amendment to a Schedule 13G filed on February 5, 2015 with the SEC, Mr. Miller reported that, as of December 31, 2014, he had sole dispositive and voting power with respect to 4,845,122 shares as (i) the manager of a limited liability company that is the general partner of certain limited partnerships, (ii) the manager of a limited liability company that is the adviser to certain trusts, (iii) the manager of a limited liability company, (iv) trustee to a certain grantor retained annuity trust and (v) an individual. As of such date, Mr. Miller also had shared dispositive and voting power with respect to 135,637 shares as (x) an advisor to the trustee of a certain trust and (y) an authorized person with respect to a custody account. The address for Mr. Miller is 3300 South Dixie Highway, Suite I-365, West Palm Beach, Florida 33405.

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(4)
Pursuant to an amendment to a Schedule 13G filed on January 22, 2015 with the SEC, Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. reported that it had sole dispositive power over 2,241,092 shares (and shared voting power over 1,152,696 shares). The address for Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. is 501 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT 06851.

(5)
Includes (i) 100 shares held by Dr. Daly's spouse, (ii) 329,032 shares held by Dr. Daly's IRA, and (iii) 70,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after June 30, 2015.

(6)
Includes (i) 100,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after June 30, 2015 and (ii) 5,000 shares issuable within 60 days after June 30, 2015 upon vesting of RSUs.

(7)
Includes (i) 75,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after June 30, 2015 and (ii) 12,500 shares issuable within 60 days after June 30, 2015 upon vesting of RSUs.

(8)
Includes 85,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after June 30, 2015.

(9)
Includes (i) 183,334 shares held by Mr. Miner's IRA, (ii) 19,230 shares held by Mr. Miner's wife's IRA and (iii) 70,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after June 30, 2015.

(10)
Consists of 30,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after June 30, 2015.

(11)
Includes 70,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after June 30, 2015.

(12)
Includes 50,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after June 30, 2015.

(13)
Includes (i) 585,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after June 30, 2015 and (ii) 20,000 shares issuable within 60 days after June 30, 2015 upon vesting of RSUs. The number indicated includes shares held by Andrew Schmidt, who was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer in March 2015, and Ramin Massoumi, who was appointed as our Senior Vice President and General Manager, Transportation Systems in March 2015.

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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

        Since April 1, 2013, other than the agreements and transactions described in "Executive Compensation and Other Information" and the transactions described below, there has not been, nor is there any proposed transaction, where we (or any of our subsidiaries) were or will be a party in which the amount involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or the average of our total assets at year end for the last two fiscal years and in which any director, director nominee, executive officer, holder of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

Promissory Note with Maxxess

        We previously subleased office space to Maxxess Systems, Inc. ("Maxxess"), one of our former subsidiaries that we sold in September 2003 and is currently owned by an investor group that includes Dr. Daly, our current Chief Executive Officer and a director, who is also the CEO of Maxxess, although he is on temporary leave from Maxxess while holding the CEO position with Iteris. The sublease terminated in September 2007, at which time Maxxess owed us an aggregate of $274,000 related to this sublease and certain ancillary corporate services that we provided to Maxxess. In August 2009, Maxxess executed a promissory note payable to us for $274,000. The promissory note accrued interest at a rate of 6% per annum, compounded annually, with such interest to be paid annually on the first business day of each calendar year, and allowed payments under the note to be made in bona fide services rendered by Maxxess to us to the extent such services and amounts are pre-approved in writing by us. All amounts outstanding under the note was to become due and payable on the earliest of (i) August 10, 2014, (ii) a change of control in Maxxess, or (iii) a financing by Maxxess resulting in gross proceeds of at least $10 million.

        On July 23, 2013, the promissory note with Maxxess was amended and restated. The amended and restated note bears interest at a rate of 6% per annum, compounded annually, with accrued interest to be paid quarterly on the first business day of each calendar quarter. Payments under the amended and restated note may only be made in cash and all amounts outstanding will become due and payable on the earliest of (i) August 10, 2016, (ii) a change of control in Maxxess or (iii) a financing by Maxxess resulting in gross proceeds of at least $10 million. As of March 31, 2015, approximately $259,000 of the original principal balance was outstanding and payable to us. For each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2015, interest payments totaling approximately $16,000 were made by Maxxess. We have previously fully reserved for amounts owed to us by Maxxess and all outstanding principal remains fully reserved.

Employment Agreement with Andrew Schmidt

        We entered into an employment agreement dated March 9, 2015 with Andrew Schmidt, our new Chief Financial Officer, in connection with his hiring. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Schmidt will receive an annual base salary of $325,000, which may be increased from time to time at the discretion of our Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board. He will also be eligible to participate in our executive bonus plan as then in effect and his potential bonus for each year will be established annually by the Board or the Compensation Committee, provided that the bonus potential for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 will be $125,000. The initial term of the agreement will be for a period of two years but will renew for successive one year periods until March 2025 unless either the Company or Mr. Schmidt provides written notice of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to the end of the initial term or renewal term, as applicable. If during the initial term of the agreement or any renewal term, Mr. Schmidt's employment with the Company is terminated without Cause or he resigns from the Company for Good Reason (as such terms are defined in the agreement), we will pay to Mr. Schmidt salary continuation payments for the six months following his termination in an aggregate amount of up to 50% of his annual base salary as then in effect. In addition, Mr. Schmidt will be entitled to receive reimbursement for the cost of COBRA coverage for a period of up to six months following such termination.

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SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

        Under the federal securities laws, our directors and officers and any persons holding more than 10% of our common stock are required to report their ownership of our common stock and any changes in that ownership to the SEC. Specific due dates for these reports have been established, and we are required to report any failure to file by such dates. Based solely on our review of copies of the reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 received by us with respect to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 and written representations received from the reporting persons that no other reports were required, we believe that all directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock have complied with the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) and have filed all reports required by such section.


ANNUAL REPORT

        A copy of our Annual Report (excluding the exhibits thereto) accompanies the proxy materials being mailed to all stockholders. The Annual Report is not incorporated into this proxy statement and is not considered proxy solicitation material. Stockholders may obtain a copy of the Annual Report and any of our other filings with the SEC, without charge, by writing to Investor Relations, Iteris, Inc., 1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Ana, California 92705. The Annual Report (including the exhibits thereto) is also available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.


DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

        Stockholders may present proposals for action at a future meeting or nominate persons for the election of directors only if they comply with the requirements of the proxy rules established by the SEC and our bylaws. Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, some stockholders proposals may be eligible for inclusion in our proxy statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2016 Annual Meeting"). Stockholder proposals that are intended to be presented at our 2016 Annual Meeting and included in the proxy statement, form of proxy and other proxy solicitation materials related to that meeting must be received by us not later than April 9, 2016.

        If a stockholder wishes to submit a proposal which is not intended to be included in our proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, or wishes to nominate a person as a candidate for election to the Board, the stockholder must submit the proposal or nomination on or between May 27, 2016 and June 26, 2016. If the date of the 2016 Annual Meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or after the anniversary date of the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (a situation that we do not anticipate), then the stockholder must submit any such proposal or nomination not later than the close of business of the 10th day following the earlier of (i) the day on which the notice of the meeting was mailed or (ii) public disclosure of the date of such meeting is first made. Stockholders are advised to review our bylaws which contain these advance notice requirements with respect to advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations.

        In addition, with respect to any proposal that a stockholder presents at the 2016 Annual Meeting that is not submitted for inclusion in our proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, the proxy solicited by the Board of Directors for such annual meeting will confer discretionary voting authority to vote on such stockholder proposal to the extent permitted under Rule 14a-4 under the Exchange Act.

        Stockholder proposals must be in writing and should be addressed to our corporate Secretary, at our principal executive offices at 1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Ana, California 92705. It is recommended that stockholders submitting proposals direct them to our corporate Secretary and utilize certified mail, return receipt requested in order to provide proof of timely receipt. The presiding officer of the 2016 Annual Meeting reserves the right to reject, rule out of order, or take other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does not comply with these and other applicable requirements, including conditions set forth in our bylaws and conditions established by the SEC.

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OTHER BUSINESS

        The Board of Directors is not aware of any other matter which will be presented for action at the Annual Meeting other than the matters set forth in this proxy statement. If any other matter requiring a vote of the stockholders arise, it is intended that the proxy holders will vote the shares they represent as the Board of Directors may recommend. Discretionary authority with respect to such other matters is granted by the execution of the enclosed proxy card.

    THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
ITERIS, INC.

Santa Ana, California
July 29, 2015

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Appendix A


ITERIS, INC.

2007 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
(amended and restated as of July 2015)

   



Table of Contents

Section 1.

     

Purpose

    A-1  

Section 2.

     

Definitions

   
A-1
 

Section 3.

     

Administration

   
A-3
 

  (a)  

Power and Authority of the Committee

    A-3  

  (b)  

Power and Authority of the Board

    A-4  

Section 4.

     

Shares Available for Awards

   
A-4
 

  (a)  

Shares Available

    A-4  

  (b)  

Accounting for Awards

    A-4  

  (c)  

Adjustments

    A-4  

  (d)  

Section 162(m) Award Limitations Under the Plan

    A-5  

Section 5.

     

Eligibility

   
A-5
 

Section 6.

     

Awards

   
A-5
 

  (a)  

Options

    A-5  

  (b)  

Stock Appreciation Rights

    A-6  

  (c)  

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

    A-6  

  (d)  

Performance Awards

    A-7  

  (e)  

Dividend Equivalents

    A-7  

  (f)  

Other Stock Grants

    A-7  

  (g)  

Other Stock-Based Awards

    A-8  

  (h)  

General

    A-8  

  (i)  

Directors' Automatic Option Grant Program

    A-9  

Section 7.

     

Amendment and Termination; Adjustments

   
A-10
 

  (a)  

Amendments to the Plan

    A-10  

  (b)  

Amendments to Awards

    A-11  

  (c)  

Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies

    A-11  

Section 8.

     

Income Tax Withholding

   
A-11
 

Section 9.

     

General Provisions

   
A-11
 

  (a)  

No Rights to Awards

    A-11  

  (b)  

Award Agreements

    A-12  

  (c)  

Plan Provisions Control

    A-12  

  (d)  

No Rights of Stockholders

    A-12  

  (e)  

No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements

    A-12  

  (f)  

No Right to Employment

    A-12  

  (g)  

Governing Law

    A-12  

  (h)  

Severability

    A-12  

  (i)  

No Trust or Fund Created

    A-12  

  (j)  

Other Benefits

    A-13  

  (k)  

No Fractional Shares

    A-13  

  (l)  

Headings

    A-13  

  (m)  

Section 16 Compliance; Section 162(m) Administration

    A-13  

  (n)  

Conditions Precedent to Issuance of Shares

    A-13  

Section 10.

     

Effective Date of the Plan

   
A-13
 

Section 11.

     

Term of the Plan

   
A-13
 

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ITERIS, INC.
2007 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
(amended and restated as of July 2015)

Section 1.    Purpose    

        The purpose of the Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by aiding the Company in attracting and retaining employees, officers, consultants, independent contractors, advisors and directors capable of assuring the future success of the Company, to offer such persons incentives to continue in the Company's employ or service and to afford such persons an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in the Company.

Section 2.    Definitions    

        As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

A-1


A-2


Section 3.    Administration    

        (a)    Power and Authority of the Committee.    The Plan shall be administered by the Board and the primary Committee. The Board may designate a secondary Committee to have concurrent authority to administer the Plan, provided that the secondary Committee shall not have any authority (i) with regard to grants of Options to be made to officers or directors of the Company or any Affiliate who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, (ii) in such a manner as would cause the Plan not to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code or (iii) in such a manner as would contravene Section 157 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Any Awards made to members of the Committee, however, should be authorized by a disinterested majority of the Board. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and to applicable law, the Committee (or the Board, as applicable) shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or the method by which payments or other rights are to be determined in connection with) each

A-3


Award; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement; (v) amend the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement and accelerate the exercisability of any Option or waive any restrictions relating to any Award; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited or suspended; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement, including an Award Agreement, relating to the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (ix) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award or Award Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon any Eligible Person and any holder or beneficiary of any Award.

        (b)    Power and Authority of the Board.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Board may, at any time and from time to time, without any further action of the Committee, exercise the powers and duties of the Committee under the Plan.

Section 4.    Shares Available for Awards    

        (a)    Shares Available.    Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) of the Plan, the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan shall be Four Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand (4,950,000). Shares to be issued under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued Shares or Shares re-acquired and held in treasury. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the number of Shares available for granting Incentive Stock Options under the Plan shall not exceed Four Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand (4,950,000), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) of the Plan and subject to the provisions of Section 422 or 424 of the Code or any successor provision, and (y) the number of Shares available for granting Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall not exceed Four Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand (4,950,000), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) of the Plan.

        (b)    Accounting for Awards.    For purposes of this Section 4, if an Award entitles the holder thereof to receive or purchase Shares, the number of Shares covered by such Award or to which such Award relates shall be counted on the date of grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan. In addition, if any Shares covered by an Award or to which an Award relates are not purchased or are forfeited, or if an Award otherwise terminates without delivery of any Shares, then the number of Shares counted against the aggregate number of Shares available under the Plan with respect to such Award, to the extent of any such forfeiture or termination, shall again be available for granting Awards under the Plan.

        (c)    Adjustments.    In the event any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is necessary in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or other property) that thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, (ii) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards, (iii) the purchase price or exercise price with respect to any Award and (iv) the limitations contained in Section 4(d) of the Plan; provided, however, that the number of Shares covered by any Award or to which such Award relates shall always be a whole number.

A-4


        (d)    Section 162(m) Award Limitations Under the Plan.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan other than Section 4(c), if the Committee provides that this Section 4(d) is applicable to a particular Award, no Participant receiving such an Award shall be granted: (i) Options or SARs with respect to more than 500,000 Shares in the aggregate within any fiscal year of the Company; or (ii) Qualified Performance Based Awards which could result in such Participant receiving more than $1,500,000 in cash or the equivalent Fair Market Value of Shares determined at the date of grant for each full or partial fiscal year of the Company contained in the performance period of a particular Qualified Performance Based Award; provided, however, that, if any other Qualified Performance Based Awards are outstanding for such Participant for a given fiscal year, such dollar limitation shall be reduced for each such given fiscal year by the amount that could be received by the Participant under all such Qualified Performance Based Awards, divided, for each such Qualified Performance Based Award, by the number of full or partial fiscal years of the Company contained in the performance period of each such outstanding Qualified Performance Based Award; provided, however, that the limitations set forth in this Section 4(d) shall be subject to adjustment under Section 4(c) of the Plan only to the extent that such adjustment does not affect the status of any Award intended under Section 6(d) to qualify as "performance based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code.

Section 5.    Eligibility    

        Any Eligible Person shall be eligible to be designated a Participant. In determining which Eligible Persons shall receive an Award and the terms of any Award, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective Eligible Persons, their present and potential contributions to the success of the Company or such other factors as the Committee, in its discretion, shall deem relevant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Incentive Stock Option may only be granted to full-time or part-time employees (which term as used herein includes, without limitation, officers and directors who are also employees), and an Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to an employee of an Affiliate unless such Affiliate is also a "subsidiary corporation" of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code or any successor provision.

Section 6.    Awards    

        (a)    Options.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to Eligible Persons with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine:

A-5


        (b)    Stock Appreciation Rights.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Persons subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement. Each Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall confer on the holder upon exercise the right to receive a number of Shares equal to the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise (or, if the Committee shall so determine, at any time during a specified period before or after the date of exercise) over (b) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as determined by the Committee, which grant price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the grant price, term, methods of exercise, dates of exercise and any other terms and conditions (including conditions or restrictions on the exercise thereof) of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be as determined by the Committee.

        (c)    Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units to Eligible Persons with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine:

A-6


        (d)    Performance Awards.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Performance Awards to Eligible Persons subject to the terms of the Plan. A Performance Award granted under the Plan (i) may be denominated or payable in cash, Shares (including, without limitation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units), other securities, other Awards or other property and (ii) shall confer on the holder thereof the right to receive payments, in whole or in part, upon the achievement of such performance goals during such performance periods as the Committee shall establish. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the performance goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any Performance Award granted, the amount of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Award and any other terms and conditions of any Performance Award shall be determined by the Committee. From time to time, the Committee may designate an Award granted pursuant to the Plan as an award of "qualified performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (a "Qualified Performance Based Award"). Qualified Performance Based Awards shall, to the extent required by Section 162(m), be conditioned solely on the achievement of one or more objective Performance Goals, and such Performance Goals shall be established by the Committee within the time period prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m). The Committee shall also certify in writing that such Performance Goals have been met prior to payment of the Qualified Performance Based Awards to the extent required by Section 162(m).

        (e)    Dividend Equivalents.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to Eligible Persons under which the Participant shall be entitled to receive payments (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property as determined in the discretion of the Committee) equivalent to the amount of cash dividends paid by the Company to holders of Shares with respect to a number of Shares determined by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan, such Dividend Equivalents may have such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.

        (f)    Other Stock Grants.    The Committee is hereby authorized, subject to the terms of the Plan, to grant to Eligible Persons Shares without restrictions thereon ("Other Stock Grants") as are deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, such Other Stock Grant may have such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.

A-7


        (g)    Other Stock-Based Awards.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to Eligible Persons, subject to the terms of the Plan, such other Awards that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible into Shares), as are deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan. Shares or other securities delivered pursuant to a purchase right granted under this Section 6(g) shall be purchased for such consideration, which may be paid by such method or methods and in such form or forms (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property or any combination thereof), as the Committee shall determine, the value of which consideration, as established by the Committee, shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Shares or other securities as of the date such purchase right is granted.

        (h)    General.    

A-8


        (i)    Directors' Automatic Option Grant Program.    

A-9


Section 7.    Amendment and Termination; Adjustments    

        (a)    Amendments to the Plan.    The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made that, absent such approval:

A-10


        (b)    Amendments to Awards.    The Committee may waive any conditions of or rights of the Company under any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively. Except as otherwise provided herein or in an Award Agreement, the Committee may not amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively, if such action would adversely affect the rights of the holder of such Award, without the consent of the Participant or holder or beneficiary thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall not waive any conditions or rights of the Company, or otherwise amend or alter any outstanding Qualified Performance Based Awards in such a manner as to cause such Award not to qualify as performance based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

        (c)    Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies.    The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award or Award Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to implement or maintain the effectiveness of the Plan.

Section 8.    Income Tax Withholding    

        In order to comply with all applicable federal, state or local income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal, state or local payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of a Participant, are withheld or collected from such Participant. In order to assist a Participant in paying all or a portion of the federal, state and local taxes to be withheld or collected upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) an Award, the Committee, in its discretion and subject to such additional terms and conditions as it may adopt, may permit the Participant to satisfy such tax obligation by (i) electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise to be delivered upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) such Award with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes or (ii) delivering to the Company Shares other than Shares issuable upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) such Award with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes. The election, if any, must be made on or before the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined.

Section 9.    General Provisions    

        (a)    No Rights to Awards.    No Eligible Person or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Eligible Persons or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to any Participant or with respect to different Participants.

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        (b)    Award Agreements.    No Participant will have rights under an Award granted to such Participant unless and until an Award Agreement shall have been duly executed on behalf of the Company and, if requested by the Company, signed by the Participant.

        (c)    Plan Provisions Control.    In the event that any provision of an Award Agreement conflicts with or is inconsistent in any respect with the terms of the Plan as set forth herein or subsequently amended, the terms of the Plan shall control.

        (d)    No Rights of Stockholders.    Except with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock as to which the Participant has been granted the right to vote, neither a Participant nor the Participant's legal representative shall be, or have any of the rights and privileges of, a stockholder of the Company with respect to any Shares issuable to such Participant upon the exercise or payment of any Award, in whole or in part, unless and until such Shares have been issued in the name of such Participant or such Participant's legal representative without restrictions thereto.

        (e)    No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements.    Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

        (f)    No Right to Employment.    The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ, or as giving a director of the Company or an Affiliate the right to continue as a director or an Affiliate of the Company or any Affiliate, nor will it affect in any way the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate a Participant's employment or Service at any time, with or without cause. In addition, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, or terminate the term of a director of the Company or an Affiliate, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or any Award, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement. Nothing in this Plan shall confer on any person any legal or equitable right against the Company or any Affiliate, directly or indirectly, or give rise to any cause of action at law or in equity against the Company or an Affiliate. The Awards granted hereunder shall not form any part of the wages or salary of any Eligible Person for purposes of severance pay or termination indemnities, irrespective of the reason for termination of employment. Under no circumstances shall any person ceasing to be an employee of the Company or any Affiliate be entitled to any compensation for any loss of any right or benefit under the Plan which such employee might otherwise have enjoyed but for termination of employment, whether such compensation is claimed by way of damages for wrongful or unfair dismissal, breach of contract or otherwise. By participating in the Plan, each Participant shall be deemed to have accepted all the conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of any rules and regulations adopted by the Committee and shall be fully bound thereby.

        (g)    Governing Law.    The validity, construction and effect of the Plan or any Award, and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan or any Award, shall be determined in accordance with the internal laws, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of Delaware.

        (h)    Severability.    If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the purpose or intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or Award, and the remainder of the Plan or any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

        (i)    No Trust or Fund Created.    Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any

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Affiliate and an Eligible Person or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate.

        (j)    Other Benefits.    No compensation or benefit awarded to or realized by any Participant under the Plan shall be included for the purpose of computing such Participant's compensation under any compensation-based retirement, disability, or similar plan of the Company unless required by law or otherwise provided by such other plan.

        (k)    No Fractional Shares.    No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash shall be paid in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

        (l)    Headings.    Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

        (m)    Section 16 Compliance; Section 162(m) Administration.    The Plan is intended to comply in all respects with Rule 16b-3 or any successor provision, as in effect from time to time, and in all events the Plan shall be construed in accordance with the requirements of Rule 16b-3. If any Plan provision does not comply with Rule 16b-3 as hereafter amended or interpreted, the provision shall be deemed inoperative. The Board of Directors, in its absolute discretion, may bifurcate the Plan so as to restrict, limit or condition the use of any provision of the Plan with respect to persons who are officers or directors subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act without so restricting, limiting or conditioning the Plan with respect to other Eligible Persons. With respect to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, the Company intends to have the Plan administered in accordance with the requirements for the award of "qualified performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

        (n)    Conditions Precedent to Issuance of Shares.    Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise or payment of the purchase price relating to an Award unless such exercise or payment and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the requirements of any applicable Stock Exchange and the Delaware General Corporation Law. As a condition to the exercise or payment of the purchase price relating to such Award, the Company may require that the person exercising or paying the purchase price represent and warrant that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation and warranty is required by law.

Section 10.    Effective Date of the Plan    

        The Plan became effective on September 21, 2007, the date of approval of the Plan by the Company's stockholders.

Section 11.    Term of the Plan    

        No Award shall be granted under the Plan after (i) July 19, 2017 or (ii) any earlier date of discontinuation or termination established pursuant to Section 7(a) of the Plan. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond such date, and the authority of the Committee provided for hereunder with respect to the Plan and any Awards, and the authority of the Board to amend the Plan, shall extend beyond the termination of the Plan.

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PROXY

 

ITERIS, INC.

 

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

The undersigned stockholder of ITERIS, INC. hereby appoints KEVIN C. DALY, PH.D. and ANDREW SCHMIDT, and each of them, proxies of the undersigned, each with full power to act without the other and with power of substitution, to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Iteris to be held at the Company’s principal executive offices located at 1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Ana, CA 92705, on September 24 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, and to vote all shares of common stock of Iteris held of record by the undersigned on July 28, 2015, with all the powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, in accordance with the instructions on this proxy.

 

The undersigned hereby revokes any other proxy to vote at such Annual Meeting of Stockholders and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said proxies, and each of them, may lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 



 

THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW OR, IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES NAMED IN PROPOSAL ONE, “FOR” EACH OF THE OTHER PROPOSAL(S), AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDERS WITH REGARD TO ANY OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY BROUGHT TO A VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT THEREOF.

 

PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

 

x Please mark votes as in this example.

 

1.                                      Election of Directors: To elect Richard Char, Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D., Gregory A. Miner, Gerard M. Mooney, Thomas L. Thomas, and Mikel H. Williams to the Board of Directors, each to hold such office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified.

 

o FOR ALL                                                    o WITHHOLD FOR ALL                                                                          o For All EXCEPT*

 

 

(*Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark the “For All EXCEPT” box above and write that nominee’s name in the space provided above.)

 

2.                                      Ratification of McGladrey LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Iteris for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

 

o FOR                                                                                 o AGAINST                                                                                      o ABSTAIN

 

3.                                      Approval of the amendment of the Iteris, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the plan by an additional 1,000,000 shares to 4,950,000 shares.

 

o FOR                                                                                 o AGAINST                                                                                      o ABSTAIN

 

 

MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND INDICATE NEW ADDRESS  o

 

MARK HERE IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING                              o

 

 

Signature:

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature:

 

 

Date:

 

 

(This Proxy must be signed exactly as your name appears hereon.  Executors, administrators, trustees, etc., should give full title as such.  If the stockholder is a corporation, a duly authorized officer should sign on behalf of the corporation and should indicate his or her title.)