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USX CORPORATION
USX-MARATHON GROUP COMMON STOCK
USX-U.S. STEEL GROUP COMMON STOCK
USX-DELHI GROUP COMMON STOCK
[logo of USX] NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS
AND PROXY STATEMENT
Tuesday, April 29, 1997
10:00 A.M., Pacific Daylight Time
Stanford Ballroom
Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel
905 California Street
San Francisco, CA
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Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.................................. 3
Proxy Statement........................................................... 3
The Board of Directors................................................... 4
Proposals of the Board--
Proposal No. 1--Election of Directors................................... 6
Nominees for Director.................................................. 6
Continuing Directors................................................... 8
Proposal No. 2--Election of Independent Accountants..................... 10
Proposal No. 3--Approval of Amended 1990 Stock Plan--To Add Individual
Limit on Grants to Preserve Tax Deductibility Under Section 162(m) of
the Internal Revenue Code and to Increase the Number of Delhi Shares
Available for Grants................................................... 11
Security Ownership....................................................... 12
Executive Compensation and Other Information............................. 14
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[LOGO of USX]
USX Corporation Thomas J. Usher
600 Grant Street Chairman, Board of
Pittsburgh, PA Directors
15219-4776 & Chief Executive
Officer
March 10, 1997
To the Stockholders:
The 1997 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Meeting") will be held in the
Stanford Ballroom of the Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel, 905 California
Street, San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, April 29 at 10:00 A.M., Pacific
Daylight Time.
The election of directors and independent accountants will take place at the
Meeting. This year we will elect five Class I directors whose terms will
expire at the 2000 annual meeting. The proxy statement contains information
with respect to the nominees as well as the other directors who continue in
office. All of the nominees except one have previously been elected by the
stockholders.
The proxy statement also contains a proposal by the Board of Directors that
the stockholders approve an amended 1990 Stock Plan. The Board is proposing
two amendments. The first, which is intended to preserve tax deductibility
under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, would add an annual,
individual limit on the number of shares with respect to which options and
stock appreciation rights may be granted during a calendar year to any
employee. The second would increase the number of shares of USX-Delhi Group
Common Stock available for grant.
We hope you will be represented at the Meeting by marking, signing and
returning the enclosed proxy card as promptly as possible, whether or not you
expect to be present in person. The directors of USX Corporation appreciate
the cooperation of stockholders in directing proxies to vote at the Meeting.
Sincerely,
/s/ Thomas J. Usher
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USX CORPORATION
600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-4776
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
ON APRIL 29, 1997
The annual meeting of the stockholders of USX Corporation (the "Meeting")
will be held in the Stanford Ballroom of the Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel,
905 California Street, San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, April 29, 1997
at 10:00 A.M., Pacific Daylight Time, for the following purposes:
To elect five Class I directors;
To elect independent accountants for 1997;
To approve a proposal to amend the 1990 Stock Plan (a) in order to meet re-
quirements for tax deductibility under the Internal Revenue Code, to add an
annual, individual limit on the number of shares with respect to which options
and stock appreciation rights may be granted during a calendar year to any em-
ployee and (b) to increase the number of shares of USX-Delhi Group Common
Stock available for grant; and
To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting.
Holders of record of each of the classes of USX's common stock on the books
of USX Corporation at the close of business on February 28, 1997 are entitled
to vote at the Meeting. Beneficial owners of shares of USX's common stock held
by banks, brokers or other intermediaries (i.e., in "street name") must pres-
ent proof of their ownership for admittance to the Meeting. Such proof may be
in the form of a recent brokerage statement or a letter or proxy from the in-
termediary.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Dan D. Sandman,
Secretary
Dated, March 10, 1997
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PROXY STATEMENT
This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors (the "Board") of USX Corporation ("USX") for
use at the 1997 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Meeting") to be held on
April 29, 1997 in the Stanford Ballroom of the Renaissance Stanford Court Ho-
tel, 905 California Street, San Francisco California. The enclosed proxy is
for the use of holders of record of USX-Marathon Group Common Stock ("Marathon
Stock"), USX-U.S. Steel Group Common Stock ("Steel Stock") and USX-Delhi Group
Common Stock ("Delhi Stock") at the close of business on February 28, 1997.
The proxy is a means by which stockholders may authorize the voting of their
shares at the Meeting. Shares cannot be voted at the Meeting unless the owner
of record is present to vote or is represented by a proxy. Shares represented
by proxies received will be voted as specified by the stockholder. Except as
otherwise specified in the proxy, shares will be voted for the election of the
nominees for director named herein, for the election of Price Waterhouse LLP
as independent accountants for 1997 and for the proposal to amend the 1990
Stock Plan. Any person who has signed and returned a proxy may revoke it at
any time before it is exercised by submitting a subsequently executed proxy,
by giving notice of revocation to the Secretary of USX or by voting in person
at the Meeting. All classes of common stock will vote together as a single
class on all matters presented for consideration at the Meeting. Directors are
elected by a plurality, and independent accountants by a majority, of the
votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to
vote. The proposal to amend the 1990 Stock Plan must receive a majority of the
shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote in order
to be approved. Abstentions are counted as votes present and entitled to vote
and have the effect of votes against a particular matter. Broker non-votes are
not counted in determining the number of shares voted for or against any nomi-
nee for director or any other voting matter. Both abstentions and broker non-
votes are counted in determining the presence of a quorum.
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The Board has adopted a policy on confidential voting with respect to prox-
ies. The policy, which will be applicable to voting in connection with the
Meeting, provides stockholders confidentiality in voting. Accordingly, all ex-
ecuted proxy cards and ballots which identify stockholders are held perma-
nently confidential, except (i) as necessary to meet any applicable legal re-
quirements, (ii) in limited circumstances, such as contested proxy
solicitations, and (iii) to allow inspectors of election to tabulate and cer-
tify the vote. The tabulators, who are currently employees of USX, and the in-
spectors of election, who are not employees of USX, are required to execute
appropriate confidentiality agreements.
The Board knows of no business that will be presented for consideration at
the Meeting other than the matters described in this proxy statement. If any
other matters are presented, proxies will be voted in accordance with the best
judgment of the proxy holders.
As of the close of business on February 28, 1997, there were outstanding
287,647,134 shares of Marathon Stock, 84,984,069 shares of Steel Stock and
9,451,269 shares of Delhi Stock. At the Meeting each share of Marathon Stock
will be entitled to one vote and each share of Steel Stock and Delhi Stock
will be entitled to 1.181 votes and .589 votes, respectively, with respect to
matters to be voted upon by all classes of common stock voting as a single
class. The number of votes each share of Steel Stock and Delhi Stock is enti-
tled to cast has been calculated using a formula based on time-weighted aver-
age ratios of the market value of one share of Steel Stock and Delhi Stock, as
the case may be, to one share of Marathon Stock over the 20 business day pe-
riod ending on February 21, 1997, as provided in USX's Certificate of Incorpo-
ration. Shares of preferred stock are not entitled to vote at the Meeting.
This proxy statement was first mailed to the stockholders of USX on or about
March 10, 1997.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The business of USX is under the general direction of the Board as provided
by the By-Laws of USX and the laws of Delaware, the state of incorporation.
There are five principal committees of the Board: the Audit, Compensation, Or-
ganization and Corporate Governance, and Public Policy Committees and the Com-
mittee on Financial Policy.
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE has oversight responsibility for ensuring the integrity
of the financial reports of USX, determining that the administrative, opera-
tional and internal accounting controls are reviewed periodically to assure
that USX is operating in accordance with prescribed procedures and codes of
conduct and providing direction to the internal audit staff and the indepen-
dent accountants. In carrying out its responsibilities, the Audit Committee
makes recommendations to the Board regarding the independent accountants to be
nominated for election by the stockholders and reviews the independence of
such accountants, approves the scope of the annual audit activities of the in-
dependent accountants and USX's internal auditors, approves the audit fee pay-
able to the independent accountants and reviews audit results. It also has
been assigned the responsibility of reviewing matters pertaining to poten-
tially divergent interests, if any, among the three classes of common stock,
the policies and practices of USX with respect to the three business groups,
the allocation of charges and credits among the three business groups and the
discharge by the Board of its fiduciary duties to the common stockholders in
the context of the three separate classes of stock. In addition, the Audit
Committee reviews and approves the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Se-
curities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Mr. Armstrong, Dr. Brown
and Messrs. Corry, Marshall, McGillicuddy, Schofield, Snow and Yearley are
members of the Audit Committee, and Mr. Armstrong is Chairman.
THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE is responsible for making recommendations to the
Board on all matters of policy and procedures relating to compensation of ex-
ecutive management, for approving the salaries of officers (other than the of-
ficer-directors, whose salaries are approved by the Board) and for administra-
tion of the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan and the Senior Executive
Officer Annual Incentive Compensation Plan. The Committee also approves grants
of options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock under, and adminis-
ters, the plans under which long-term incentives are granted. The Committee is
authorized to adopt and amend, on behalf of USX, employee benefit plans, to
review the activities of United States Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund as ad-
ministrator of certain benefit plans and to make recommendations to the Board
concerning policy matters relating to employee benefits. Its members are
Messrs. Lee, Lego, McGillicuddy and Schofield, and Mr. McGillicuddy is Chair-
man.
THE ORGANIZATION AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE makes recommendations to
the Board concerning the appropriate size and composition of the Board, in-
cluding candidates for election as directors, the composition and functions of
committees of the Board, the compensation of non-employee directors, and all
matters relating to the development and effective functioning of the Board. It
also confers with USX's management concerning plans for succession to execu-
tive management positions and assesses and makes recommendations concerning
overall corporate governance to the extent specific matters are not the as-
signed responsibility of other committees of the Board. The Organization and
Corporate Governance Committee, in recommending candidates for election as di-
rectors, among other considerations, studies from time to time the composition
of the Board and endeavors to locate candidates for Board membership whose
backgrounds indicate that
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they have broad knowledge and experience in business and society in general.
The Organization and Corporate Governance Committee also considers nominees
recommended by stockholders for election as director. Such recommendations,
together with the nominee's qualifications and consent to be considered as a
nominee, should be sent to the Secretary of USX for presentation to the Organ-
ization and Corporate Governance Committee. Messrs. Armstrong, Corry, Lego,
Richman, Schofield and Yearley are members of the Organization and Corporate
Governance Committee, and Mr. Yearley is Chairman.
THE PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE reviews and makes recommendations to the Board
concerning corporate policy in connection with community and governmental re-
lations, codes of conduct, environmental, safety and OSHA matters, investor
relations, trade matters and other broad social, political and public issues.
Mr. Armstrong, Dr. Brown and Messrs. Lee, Lego, Marshall, McGillicuddy, Rich-
man and Snow are members of the Public Policy Committee, and Mr. Lego is
Chairman.
THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL POLICY makes recommendations to the Board
concerning dividends and matters of financial import, receives reports on
various financial matters and has authority to approve certain borrowings by
USX. Its members are Dr. Brown and Messrs. Corry, Lee, Marshall, Richman, Snow
and Yearley, and Mr. Lee is Chairman.
The Board of Directors met eight times in 1996. The Audit Committee met five
times in 1996, the Compensation Committee five times, the Organization and
Corporate Governance Committee three times, the Public Policy Committee three
times and the Committee on Financial Policy four times. The directors spend
considerable time in preparing for meetings of the Board and the committees on
which they serve. They also attend as many of the meetings as is possible.
During 1996, attendance of the directors averaged 96%.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Directors who are officers or employees of USX or of its subsidiaries re-
ceive no fees or remuneration, as such, for service as a member of the Board
or any Board committee. The By-Laws of USX provide that each director who is
not such an officer or employee shall receive such allowances and attendance
fees as the Board may from time to time determine. The Board has determined
that non-employee directors shall each receive annual retainers of $30,000,
each Chairman of a Board committee an additional annual fee of $6,000 and
other members of a Board committee an additional annual fee of $5,000 each,
plus a fee of $1,600 for each Board or committee meeting attended.
Pursuant to the USX Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors (the "Deferred Compensation Plan") non-employee directors may defer
some or all of their annual retainers in the form of Common Stock Units or
cash. Common Stock Units are book entry units equal in value to a share of
Marathon Stock, Steel Stock or Delhi Stock, as the case may be. New directors
will be required to receive at least 50 percent of their annual retainers in
the form of Common Stock Units. Common Stock Units are credited in January of
each year to each non-employee director's account as a combination of Marathon
Stock, Steel Stock and Delhi Stock in the same ratio that the outstanding
shares of each of the three classes of common stock, on a fully diluted basis,
bear to each other on the last day of the preceding calender year. Each Common
Stock Unit increases or decreases in value by the same amount and with the
same frequency as the fair market value of a share of the corresponding class
of common stock. Each quarter, whenever dividends are paid on the Corpora-
tion's common stock, equivalent amounts are converted to Common Stock Units
and credited to each deferred stock account. Deferred cash accounts may be in-
vested in any of a number of investment options. Deferred stock benefits are
distributed in shares of common stock within five business days after a non-
employee director leaves the Board. Deferred cash benefits are distributed ei-
ther in a lump sum or in installments over ten years, in either case after the
director leaves the Board. In the event of a change in control of the Corpora-
tion resulting in the removal of a non-employee director from the Board, such
director will receive cash equal to the aggregate value of his or her deferred
cash account and deferred stock account as determined using the higher of the
closing prices of each class of the Corporation's common stock on the New York
Stock Exchange on the date of such change in control or the highest price ac-
tually paid for each class of the Corporation's common stock in connection
with such change in control.
The USX Corporation Non-Employee Director Retirement Benefit Program pro-
vides to directors (other than employee-directors or former employee-direc-
tors) who complete five years of service and who (1) retire pursuant to the
retirement policy, or (2) retire for health or other reasons beyond their con-
trol or (3) die prior to retirement, a total benefit equal to the annual re-
tainer in effect as of the date of retirement times the number of full years'
service as a member of the Board. In the event of the death of a director, any
unpaid amount will be paid to the surviving spouse of the director, or the di-
rector's estate if there is no surviving spouse. Benefits under the Program
may be paid in quarterly installments for the number of
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years of service as a director or, at the election of the director prior to
retirement, in a lump sum equal to the present value of the total benefit pay-
able. Payments due the surviving spouse or estate of a deceased director shall
be paid in a lump sum equal to the present value of the unpaid benefit owing
at the time of the director's death.
The USX Corporation Non-Employee Director Stock Plan provides that USX will
supplement the fees paid to each non-employee director with a grant of shares
of each class of common stock of USX equal to that number of shares of such
class purchased in the open market by the director up to a maximum of 500
shares of such class. In order to qualify for such grants, non-employee direc-
tors must have purchased shares during the 60 days following the date of their
initial election to the Board.
The retirement policy for members of the Board provides that each non-em-
ployee director may continue to serve until the end of the month in which age
72 is attained and that each officer-director may continue to serve until re-
tirement as an employee, except that the chief executive officer may continue
to serve after such retirement if the Board requests that such chief executive
officer do so, provided that under no circumstances shall the chief executive
officer serve after the month in which such chief executive officer attains
age 70. The policy requires retirement notwithstanding that the director's
term expires at a later date. It also provides that directors who undergo a
significant change in their business or professional careers should volunteer
to resign from the Board.
PROPOSALS OF THE BOARD
The following proposals are expected to be presented to the Meeting by the
Board.
PROPOSAL NO. 1--ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
USX's Certificate of Incorporation provides that the directors shall be di-
vided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III, each class to con-
sist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the whole number of the
Board. At each annual meeting the directors elected to succeed those whose
terms expire shall be identified as being of the same class as those directors
they succeed and shall be elected for a term to expire at the third annual
meeting of stockholders after their election, and until their successors are
duly elected and qualified. A director elected to fill a vacancy is elected to
the same class as the director he or she succeeds and a director elected to
fill a newly created directorship holds office until the next election of the
class to which such director is elected.
The Board has set the maximum number of directors at sixteen, pursuant to
the provisions of the By-Laws. The current five Class I directors are nominees
for election this year for a three-year term expiring at the 2000 annual meet-
ing. All of the nominees (except Mr. Snow, who was elected by the directors
effective March 1, 1995) and all of the continuing Class II and Class III di-
rectors (except Mr. Wilhelm, who was elected by the directors effective July
25, 1995) have previously been elected by the stockholders. Of the fifteen
present directors, four are current officers of USX, one is a retired officer
of USX, seven have top executive experience with a wide variety of businesses,
one was with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and served as a
university professor before entering business, one had a career as a distin-
guished chemist before becoming an educator and one has a distinguished career
in education in addition to service as a member of the President's Cabinet. A
brief statement of the background of each nominee and each continuing director
is given on the following pages. If any nominee shall be unable to serve,
proxies may be voted for another person designated by the Board.
To be eligible for election as directors, persons nominated other than by
the Board must be nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
By-Laws which require that notice be received by the Secretary at least 60
days, but not more than 90 days, prior to the date of the Meeting containing
certain information regarding the person or persons to be nominated and the
stockholder giving such notice.
NOMINEES FOR CLASS I DIRECTOR--TERM EXPIRES 2000
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[photo of NEIL A. ARMSTRONG Director since 1984 Age: 66
Neil Armstrong] CHAIRMAN, AIL SYSTEMS INC. (DEFENSE ELECTRONICS COMPANY).
Mr. Armstrong received a BS degree in aeronautical
engineering from Purdue University and an MS degree in
aerospace engineering from the University of Southern
California. For 17 years he served with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration and its predecessor
agency as engineer, test pilot, astronaut and
administrator. From 1971 to 1979 he was professor of
aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati. In
1982 he became chairman of CTA, Inc. and retired from that
position in 1992. He has served as chairman of AIL Systems
Inc. since June 1989. He is a director of CINergy Corp.,
Cincinnati Milacron Inc., Eaton Corporation, RMI Titanium
Company and Thiokol Corporation and is a member of the
National Academy of Engineering.
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[photo of ROBERT M. HERNANDEZ Director since 1991 Age: 52
Robert Hernandez] VICE CHAIRMAN & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, USX CORPORATION.
Mr. Hernandez graduated from the University of Pittsburgh
with a Bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics and
received an MBA from the Wharton Graduate School of
Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania. He
joined USX in 1968 and held various finance and accounting
positions until 1980 when he was appointed assistant
corporate comptroller. He was elected vice president and
treasurer in 1984 and senior vice president and
comptroller in 1987. In 1989, he was appointed president
of the U.S. Diversified Group and in 1990 elected senior
vice president-finance & treasurer. He was elected
director and executive vice president-accounting & finance
& chief financial officer in 1991 and vice chairman &
chief financial officer in 1994. Mr. Hernandez is a
director and chairman of RMI Titanium Company; a director
of Marinette Marine Corporation and Transtar, Inc., and a
director and chairman of the executive committee of ACE
Limited; a trustee of the Compass Capital Funds; a member
of the boards of trustees of the Allegheny Health,
Education and Research Foundation and of Allegheny General
Hospital; a director of the Pennsylvania Chamber of
Business and Industry; and a member of the Pennsylvania
Business Roundtable.
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[photo of JOHN F. MCGILLICUDDY Director since 1984 Age: 66
John McGillicuddy] RETIRED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, CHEMICAL BANKING
CORPORATION (BANK HOLDING COMPANY). Mr. McGillicuddy
graduated from Princeton University in 1952 and received
an LLB degree from Harvard Law School in 1955. He joined
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company in 1958, became vice
president in 1962, senior vice president in 1966 and
executive vice president and assistant to the chairman in
1969. In 1970 he was elected vice chairman and a director
of Manufacturers Hanover Corporation and Manufacturers
Hanover Trust Company and became president of both in
1971. Mr. McGillicuddy was named chairman and chief
executive officer of the companies in 1979. Following the
merger of Manufacturers Hanover Corporation and Chemical
Banking Corporation on January 1, 1992, Mr. McGillicuddy
became chairman of the board and chief executive officer
of the new Chemical Banking Corporation and retired in
January 1994. He is a director of Southern Peru Copper
Corporation and UAL Corporation. He is a member of The
Business Council and a trustee emeritus of Princeton
University.
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[photo of JOHN M. RICHMAN Director since 1985 Age: 69
John Richman] COUNSEL FOR WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ (LAW FIRM) AND
ACTING CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, R.R. DONNELLEY
& SONS COMPANY (PRINTING COMPANY). Mr. Richman is a
graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School. He
joined the Kraft, Inc. law department in 1954 and became
general counsel of the Sealtest Foods Division in 1963. He
was named general counsel of the corporation in 1970,
senior vice president in 1973 and was elected deputy
chairman and a director in 1979. In 1979 he became
chairman and chief executive officer. In 1980 he was
elected chairman of Dart & Kraft, Inc. which was renamed
Kraft, Inc. in 1986. In 1988, following the merger of
Kraft, Inc. and Philip Morris Companies Inc., he was
elected a director and vice chairman of the board of
Philip Morris Companies Inc. He ceased being a vice
chairman of the board in 1989 and a director in 1994. Mr.
Richman became acting chairman & chief executive officer
of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company in 1996. He is a director
of BankAmerica Corporation and Bank of America NT&SA,
Security Capital Atlantic Incorporated and the Evanston
Hospital Corporation; a trustee of Northwestern
University, the Johnson Foundation and the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra; and a member of The Business Council.
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[Photo of JOHN W. SNOW Director since 1995 Age: 57
John Snow] CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CSX
CORPORATION (A MAJOR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY). Mr. Snow did
undergraduate work at Kenyon College and the University of
Toledo, received a Ph.D. in economics from the University
of Virginia and earned a law degree from George Washington
University Law School. Following an academic career as an
economics and law professor and several high-level
presidential appointments with the U.S. Department of
Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, Mr. Snow joined CSX in 1977 as vice-
president--government affairs for Chessie System Inc.
After a number of other senior management assignments, he
was elected president and chief operating officer of CSX
in 1988, president and chief executive officer in 1989 and
chairman, president and chief executive officer in 1991.
Mr. Snow is a director of NationsBank Corporation, Bassett
Furniture Industries Inc., Circuit City Stores, Inc. and
Textron Inc. He is also chairman of the Association of
American Railroads; a member of the boards of trustees of
The Johns Hopkins University and of the University of
Virginia Darden School Foundation; and a member of the
Policy Committee of the Business Roundtable and of the
Executive Committee of The Business Council.
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[Photo of VICTOR G. BEGHINI Director since 1990 Age: 62
Victor Beghini] VICE CHAIRMAN-MARATHON GROUP, USX CORPORATION. Mr. Beghini
graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a BS
degree in petroleum engineering. He joined Marathon in
1956 and served in various positions throughout the United
States until being elected vice president, supply &
transportation in early 1978 and a director of Marathon
later that year. He was elected president of Marathon
Petroleum Company in January 1984, senior vice president,
domestic exploration and production for Marathon Oil
Company in 1985 and senior vice president, worldwide
production in 1986. Mr. Beghini was elected president of
Marathon Oil Company in 1987. He was elected vice
chairman-energy and a director of USX in June 1990 and
vice chairman-Marathon Group in May 1991. He is a director
of Baker Hughes Inc. and the American Petroleum Institute;
and a member of the National Petroleum Council.
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[Photo of CHARLES R. LEE Director since 1991 Age: 57
Charles Lee] CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GTE
CORPORATION (TELECOMMUNICATIONS). Mr. Lee received a
Bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering from
Cornell University and an MBA with distinction from the
Harvard Graduate School of Business. He served in various
financial and management positions before becoming senior
vice president-finance for Penn Central Corp. and then
Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. In 1983 he joined GTE as
senior vice president of finance and in 1986 was named
senior vice president of finance and planning. He was
elected president, chief operating officer and director in
December 1988 and elected to his present position in May
1992. Mr. Lee is a director of The Procter & Gamble
Company, the Stamford Hospital Foundation, the New
American Schools Development Corporation and United
Technologies Corporation. He is a member of The Business
Council, the Business Roundtable, The Conference Board and
the New American Realities Committee of the National
Planning Association. He is also a member of the Harvard
Business School's Board of Directors of the Associates and
a trustee of Cornell University.
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[Photo of RAY MARSHALL Director since 1994 Age: 68
Ray Marshall] PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. Dr. Marshall graduated
from Millsaps College in 1949 with a BA degree and re-
ceived an MA in Economics from the Louisiana State Univer-
sity in 1950 and a PhD in economics from the University of
California at Berkeley in 1954. From 1962 to 1967, Dr.
Marshall was a professor of economics at the University of
Texas at Austin. He was chairman of the department of eco-
nomics and held the chair of Alumni Professor of Economics
at the University of Kentucky from 1967 to 1969. He re-
turned to the University of Texas as chairman of the de-
partment of economics and director of the Center for the
Study of Human Resources in 1969. In 1977 Dr. Marshall be-
came the U.S. Secretary of Labor under the Carter adminis-
tration. Dr. Marshall currently holds the Audre and Ber-
nard Rapoport Centennial Chair in Economics and Public
Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
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[Photo of THOMAS J. USHER Director since 1991 Age: 54
Thomas Usher] CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USX
CORPORATION. Mr. Usher graduated from the University of
Pittsburgh with a BS degree in industrial engineering, an
MS degree in operations research and a PhD in systems
engineering. He joined USX in 1965 and held various
positions in industrial engineering. From 1975 through
1979, he held a number of management positions at USX's
South and Gary Works. He was elected executive vice
president-heavy products in 1986, president-U.S. Steel
Group and director of USX in 1991, president & chief
operating officer of USX in 1994 and chairman of the board
and chief executive officer effective July 1, 1995. He is
a director of PNC Bank, N.A., PPG Industries, Inc.,
Transtar, Inc., the International Iron and Steel Institute
and the U.S.-Japan Business Council, Inc.; Vice Chairman
of the American Iron and Steel Institute; a member of the
Policy Committee of the Business Roundtable; Director and
Chairman of the U.S.-Korea Business Council; and a member
of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pittsburgh
and of the Board of the Extra Mile Education Foundation.
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[Photo of PAUL J. WILHELM Director since 1995 Age: 55
Paul Wilhelm] PRESIDENT-U.S. STEEL GROUP, USX CORPORATION. Mr. Wilhelm
received a BS degree in mechanical engineering from
Carnegie-Mellon University in 1964 and joined USX
following graduation. After holding a number of management
positions, Mr. Wilhelm in 1992 was elected vice president-
technology & management services for the U.S. Steel Group.
In 1993 he was named president of USS/Kobe Steel Company,
a joint venture between subsidiaries of USX and Kobe Steel
Ltd. Mr. Wilhelm was elected vice president-operations of
the U.S. Steel Group in 1994 and was elected to his
current position the same year. He is a member of the
Association of Iron & Steel Engineers and the American
Iron & Steel Institute, serves on the board of the Japan-
America Society of Pennsylvania and is a member of the
board of trustees of Carnegie Mellon University.
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CONTINUING CLASS III DIRECTORS--TERM EXPIRES 1999
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[Photo of JEANETTE G. BROWN Director since 1993 Age: 68
Jeanette Brown] RETIRED DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE RESEARCH, BP AMERICA. Dr.
Brown graduated from Ohio University in 1950 with a BS de-
gree and received an MS degree from Western Reserve Uni-
versity in 1958. She holds eight D.Sc. (hon.) degrees. Dr.
Brown completed the Executive Management School, Univer-
sity of California, Berkeley. From 1950 to 1988 she was
employed by BP America (formerly The Standard Oil Company)
in various research positions. She retired as director of
corporate research, environmental and analytical sciences.
She is a director of AGA Gas, Inc., The BF Goodrich Compa-
ny, BDM International, Inc., McDonald & Co. Investments,
Inc. and Diatrac Holdings, Inc. Dr. Brown is a trustee of
the Ohio University Foundation and was Distinguished Vis-
iting Professor and Director, Research Enhancement there
from 1989-1995. She was appointed to the Ohio Boards of
Regents in 1995, and is chair of the Board of Trustees of
The Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc. She also serves
on the White House Joint High Level Advisory Panel on
US/Japan Science and Technology Agreements.
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[Photo of CHARLES A. CORRY Director since 1988 Age: 65
Charles Corry] RETIRED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
USX CORPORATION. Mr. Corry graduated from the University
of Cincinnati in 1955 with a BA degree and received a JD
degree from the University of Cincinnati Law School. After
serving in the U.S. Air Force, he joined USX in 1959,
holding various finance and accounting positions prior to
being named vice president-corporate planning in 1979. Mr.
Corry was elected senior vice president and comptroller in
1982 and president of the U.S. Diversified Group of USX in
1987. He was elected president of USX in 1988 and elected
chairman of the board and chief executive officer in 1989,
the position he held until his retirement on June 30,
1995. Mr. Corry serves as Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Board. He is a director of GenCorp Inc.,
Mellon Bank Corporation and Transtar, Inc., a member of
the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission and a member of
The Business Council.
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[Photo of PAUL E. LEGO Director since 1988 Age: 66
Paul Lego] RETIRED CHAIRMAN, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
(BROADCASTING, POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS, TRANSPORT
TEMPERATURE CONTROL). Mr. Lego graduated from the
University of Pittsburgh with BS and MS degrees in
electrical engineering after service in the U.S. Army. He
joined Westinghouse in 1956 at the East Pittsburgh plant
and held a number of engineering and management positions
prior to being named a vice president in 1979, executive
vice president in 1980 and senior executive vice
president, corporate resources in 1985. In 1988 Mr. Lego
was elected a director and president and chief operating
officer of Westinghouse and chairman and chief executive
officer in 1990. Mr. Lego retired in January 1993. He is
Chairman of the Board of Commonwealth Aluminum Corporation
and a director of Consolidated Natural Gas Company,
Lincoln Electric Company, and PNC Bank Realty Holding
Company; a trustee of the University of Pittsburgh; and a
member of The Business Council and the board of overseers
of the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
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[Photo of SETH E. SCHOFIELD Director since 1994 Age: 57
Seth Schofield] RETIRED CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USAIR GROUP,
INC. (A MAJOR AIRLINE COMPANY). Mr. Schofield graduated
from the Harvard Business School Program for Management
Development in 1975. He served in various corporate staff
positions after joining USAir in 1957 and became executive
vice president-operations in 1981. Mr. Schofield served as
president and chief operating officer from 1990 until
1991. He was elected president and chief executive officer
in 1991 and became chairman of the boards of USAir Group
and USAir, Inc. in 1992. He retired in January 1996. Mr.
Schofield is a director of Calgon Carbon Corp., the Erie
Insurance Group, DeSai Investment Corporation and PNC
Bank, N.A.
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[Photo of DOUGLAS C. YEARLEY Director since 1992 Age: 61
Douglas Yearley] CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PHELPS
DODGE CORPORATION (A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL MINING AND
MANUFACTURING CONCERN). Mr. Yearley graduated from Cornell
University with a Bachelor's degree in metallurgical
engineering and attended the Program for Management
Development at Harvard Business School. He joined Phelps
Dodge in 1960 as director of research. He held several key
positions before being elected executive vice president
and a director in 1987. Mr. Yearley was elected chairman
and chief executive officer in 1989 and president in 1991.
He is a director of Lockheed Martin Corporation, J.P.
Morgan & Co. Incorporated and Morgan Guaranty Trust
Company, and Southern Peru Copper Corporation; a member of
the Policy Committee of The Business Roundtable; chairman
of the International Copper Association; chairman of the
National Mining Association Board; director of the Copper
Development Association; member of The Business Council;
and trustee of the Phoenix Art Museum.
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PROPOSAL NO. 2--ELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Price Waterhouse LLP ("Price Waterhouse") has served as independent accoun-
tants of USX for many years. It is believed that the knowledge of USX's busi-
ness and its organization gained through this period of service is very valua-
ble. In accordance with the established policy of the firm, partners and
employees of Price Waterhouse assigned to the USX engagement are periodically
rotated, thus giving USX the benefit of new thinking and approaches in the au-
dit area. Representatives of Price Waterhouse are expected to be present at
the Meeting with an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so
and to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
For the year 1996, Price Waterhouse performed professional services princi-
pally in connection with audits of the consolidated financial statements of
USX and the financial statements of the Marathon Group, the U.S. Steel Group,
the Delhi Group, certain subsidiaries and certain pension and other employee
benefit plans; review of quarterly reports and review of filings with the Se-
curities and Exchange Commission and other agencies.
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PROPOSAL NO. 3--APPROVAL OF AMENDED 1990 STOCK PLAN-- TO ADD INDIVIDUAL LIMIT
ON GRANTS TO PRESERVE TAX DEDUCTIBILITY UNDER SECTION 162(M) OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE AND TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DELHI SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS
The Board unanimously recommends that the stockholders approve an amended
USX Corporation 1990 Stock Plan ("Plan"). The Board is proposing two amend-
ments. Neither amendment will create any new substantive rights for partici-
pants in the Plan. The first amendment would add an annual, individual limit
on the number of shares with respect to which options and stock appreciation
rights may be granted during a calendar year to any employee. The addition of
such a limit is intended to preserve the tax deductibility of compensation
paid to employees that is attributable to the exercise of options and stock
appreciation rights under the Plan.
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, limits to
$1 million the allowable deduction for compensation paid by a publicly held
company to the chief executive officer and to each of the other four most
highly compensated officers. This limitation, however, does not apply to per-
formance-based compensation that satisfies certain requirements. The applica-
ble Treasury regulations, which were issued after the adoption of the Plan,
provide that a plan must state the maximum number of shares with respect to
which options or stock appreciation rights may be granted during a specified
period to any employee in order to qualify as performance-based compensation.
Accordingly, the Board recommends that the following sentence be added to
the end of Paragraph 5 of the Plan.
"During any calendar year, no participant shall be granted Options pursuant
to Paragraph 7 hereof and Stock Appreciation Rights pursuant to Paragraph 8
hereof with respect to more than 300,000 Shares."
The second amendment would address a current shortage of Delhi Stock avail-
able for grant under the Plan. The Plan is the only long-term incentive plan
under which shares of the Corporation's common stock may be granted to employ-
ees. The Plan was adopted in 1990, two years before the shareholders approved
the creation of the Delhi Stock, and it will expire in 2000. When the share-
holders approved the creation of the Delhi Stock in 1992, they also approved
amendments to the Plan that permitted grants of Delhi Stock in amounts up to
0.8% of the outstanding shares each calendar year. Since then, the 0.8% level
has proven to be inadequate to generate sufficient shares to provide incen-
tives to employees whose performance affects the Delhi Group. This is because
there are far fewer outstanding shares of Delhi Stock (approximately 9.5 mil-
lion) than of Marathon Stock (approximately 287.7 million) or Steel Stock (ap-
proximately 85 million). The Board believes an increase in the shares of Delhi
Stock available for grant to 2.0% of the outstanding shares (in Paragraph 5 of
the Plan) is desirable and appropriate in order to provide adequate long-term
incentives to such employees during the last three years of the Plan and rec-
ommends that such an increase be approved.
A copy of the Plan as proposed to be amended is attached as Annex I to this
proxy statement.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table furnishes information concerning all persons known to
USX to beneficially own 5% or more of any class of the voting stock of USX as
of December 31, 1996, except as otherwise noted:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name and Address Amount and Nature Percent
Title of Class of Beneficial Owner of Beneficial Ownership of Class
- -------------- ------------------- ----------------------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Marathon Wellington Management Company 32,598,500(/1/) 11.34(/1/)
Stock 75 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Includes:
Vanguard/Windsor Fund, Inc. 24,027,200(/2/) 8.36(/2/)
P.O. Box 2600
Malvern, PA 19355
Marathon The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 16,734,740(/3/) 5.8(/3/)
Stock and Capital Research and
Management Company
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Steel Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 6,849,010(/4/) 8.1(/4/)
Stock World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
Includes:
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc. 6,802,927(/4/) 8.0(/4/)
World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
and
Princeton Services, Inc. 6,798,418(/4/) 8.0(/4/)
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Steel FMR Corp. 4,596,398(/5/) 5.42(/5/)
Stock 82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Delhi The Southern 1,102,800(/6/) 11.67(/6/)
Stock Fiduciary Group Inc.
2325 Crestmoor Road,
Suite 202
Nashville, TN 37215
Delhi FMR Corp. 962,000(/7/) 10.18(/7/)
Stock 82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Delhi First Pacific Advisors, Inc. 682,000(/8/) 7.2(/8/)
Stock 11400 West Olympic Boulevard
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Delhi Heartland Advisors, Inc. 637,200(/9/) 6.7(/9/)
Stock 790 North Milwaukee Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
</TABLE>
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(1) Based on Schedule 13G dated January 24, 1997 which indicates that Welling-
ton Management Company had sole voting power over no shares, shared voting
power over 3,994,800 shares, sole dispositive power over no shares and
shared dispositive power over 32,598,500 shares. Included in the shares
reported are 24,027,200 shares with respect to which Vanguard/Windsor
Fund, Inc. is also deemed to be a beneficial owner. See footnote (2).
(2) Based on Schedule 13G dated February 7, 1997 which indicates that
Vanguard/Windsor Fund, Inc. had sole voting power over 24,027,200 shares,
shared voting power over no shares, sole dispositive power over no shares
and shared dispositive power over 24,027,200 shares. Wellington Management
Company is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of these shares. See foot-
note (1).
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(3) Based on Schedule 13G dated February 14, 1997 which indicates that Capital
Research and Management Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital
Group Companies, Inc., had sole voting power over no shares, shared voting
power over no shares, sole dispositive power over 16,734,740 shares and
shared dispositive power over no shares.
(4) Based on Schedule 13G dated February 14, 1997 which indicates that Merrill
Lynch & Co., Inc. had sole voting power over no shares, shared voting
power over 6,849,010 shares, sole dispositive power over no shares and
shared dispositive power over 6,849,010 shares; that Merrill Lynch Group,
Inc. had sole voting power over no shares, shared voting power over
6,802,927 shares, sole dispositive power over no shares and shared dispos-
itive power over 6,802,927 shares; and that Princeton Services, Inc. had
sole voting power over no shares, shared voting power over 6,798,418
shares, sole dispositive power over no shares and shared dispositive power
over 6,798,418 shares.
(5) Based on Schedule 13G dated February 14, 1997 which indicates that FMR
Corp. had sole voting power over 49,967 shares, shared voting power over
no shares, sole dispositive power over 4,596,398 shares and shared dispos-
itive power over no shares.
(6) Based on Schedule 13G dated January 3, 1997 which indicates that The
Southern Fiduciary Group Inc. had sole voting power over 499,000 shares,
shared voting power over no shares, sole dispositive power over 1,102,800
shares and shared dispositive power over no shares.
(7) Based on Schedule 13G dated February 14, 1997 which indicates that FMR
Corp. had sole voting power over no shares, shared voting power over no
shares, sole dispositive power over 962,000 shares and shared dispositive
power over no shares.
(8) Based on Schedule 13G dated February 12, 1997 which indicates that First
Pacific Advisors, Inc. had sole voting power over no shares, shared voting
power over 640,000 shares, sole dispositive power over no shares and
shared dispositive power over 682,000 shares.
(9) Based on Schedule 13G dated February 12, 1997 which indicates that Heart-
land Advisors, Inc. had sole voting power over 526,000 shares, shared vot-
ing power over no shares, sole dispositive power over 637,200 shares and
shared dispositive power over no shares.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth the number of shares of each class of USX
common stock beneficially owned, as of January 31, 1997, by each director, by
each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table and by all di-
rectors and executive officers as a group. No director or executive officer
beneficially owned, as of January 31, 1997, any equity security of USX other
than common stock.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Marathon Steel Delhi
Stock Stock Stock
-------- ----- -----
Name Shares Shares Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Neil A. Armstrong(/1/).............................. 2,396 560 1,029
Victor G. Beghini(/2/) (/3/)........................ 554,358 65,612 15,119
Jeanette G. Brown (/1/)............................. 1,477 1,159 1,014
Charles A. Corry(/1/) (/2/) (/3/)................... 485,448 80,130 11,014
Robert M. Hernandez(/2/) (/3/) (/4/)................ 335,580 78,117 27,145
Charles R. Lee(/1/)................................. 2,896 1,460 1,029
Paul E. Lego(/1/)................................... 1,977 435 1,014
Ray Marshall(/1/)................................... 1,936 1,297 1,029
John F. McGillicuddy(/1/)........................... 2,448 530 1,014
John M. Richman(/1/)................................ 2,596 600 1,029
Dan D. Sandman(/2/) (/3/)........................... 131,240 34,745 8,000
Seth E. Schofield(/1/).............................. 1,941 1,300 1,029
John W. Snow(/1/)................................... 1,448 1,130 1,014
Thomas J. Usher(/2/) (/3/).......................... 317,486 228,839 13,000
Paul J. Wilhelm(/2/) (/3/).......................... 42,320 81,804 3,000
Douglas C. Yearley(/1/)............................. 1,448 1,130 1,014
All Directors and Executive Officers
as a group (43 persons)(/2/) (/3/) (/5/)........... 3,315,414 1,104,284 266,798
</TABLE>
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(1) Includes Common Stock Units credited under the USX Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Marathon Stock Steel Stock Delhi Stock
Name Common Stock Units Common Stock Units Common Stock Units
---- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Neil A. Armstrong....... 896 260 29
Jeanette G. Brown....... 448 130 14
Charles A. Corry........ 448 130 14
Charles R. Lee.......... 896 260 29
Paul E. Lego............ 448 130 14
Ray Marshall............ 896 260 29
John F. McGillicuddy.... 448 130 14
John M. Richman......... 896 260 29
Seth E. Schofield....... 896 260 29
John W. Snow............ 448 130 14
Douglas C. Yearley...... 448 130 14
</TABLE>
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(1) Includes shares held under the USX Savings Fund Plan, the Marathon Thrift
Plan, the Delhi Thrift Plan, the USX Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Pur-
chase Plans, the 1986 Stock Option Incentive Plan and the 1990 Stock Plan.
(3) Includes shares which may be acquired upon exercise of outstanding options
as follows: Mr. Usher: Marathon Stock 262,000, Steel Stock 194,500, Delhi
Stock 13,000; Mr. Corry: Marathon Stock 485,000, Steel Stock 80,000, Delhi
Stock 10,000; Mr. Beghini: Marathon Stock 434,750, Steel Stock 39,250,
Delhi Stock 10,000; Mr. Wilhelm: Marathon Stock 28,450, Steel Stock 63,000,
Delhi Stock 3,000; Mr. Hernandez: Marathon Stock 282,700, Steel Stock
63,500, Delhi Stock 12,000; Mr. Sandman: Marathon Stock 106,375, Steel
Stock 25,925, Delhi Stock 8,000; and all directors and executive officers
as a group: Marathon Stock 2,678,135, Steel Stock 892,425 and Delhi Stock
206,200.
(4) As of January 31, 1997 United States Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund,
trustee of USX's Pension Plan, owned 1,400,780 shares of Marathon Stock.
This stock was received in exchange for common stock of Texas Oil & Gas
Corp. Mr. Hernandez is chairman and one of six members of the Investment
Committee of the trustee. The Board of Directors of the trustee has by for-
mal resolution delegated sole power to vote and dispose of such stock to a
subcommittee of the Investment Committee which is composed of members who
are not officers or employees of USX. Mr. Hernandez disclaims beneficial
ownership of such stock.
(5) Total shares beneficially owned in each case constitute less than one per-
cent of the outstanding shares of each class.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
USX is required to identify any director or officer who failed to timely file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission a required report relating to
ownership and change in ownership of USX's equity Securities. One officer,
Jimmy D. Low, inadvertently omitted a transaction from a timely-filed Form 4,
and within a week he filed a corrected Form 4.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the compensa-
tion awarded to, earned by or paid to, the chief executive officer and the
other four most highly compensated executive officers of USX for services ren-
dered in all capacities during 1996, 1995 and 1994:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Annual Compensation Long-Term Compensation(4)
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Other Restricted All Other
Name and Salary and Bonus Annual Stock Award(s) Options Compensation
Principal Position Year Salary($) Bonus($) Total($) Compensation($) ($)(1) SARs(#)(2) ($)(3)
------------------ ---- --------- -------- ---------------- --------------- -------------- ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
T. J. Usher............. 1996 833,333 1,200,000 2,033,333 21,178 57,879 160,000 77,956
Chairman & Chief
Executive Officer 1995 675,000 900,000 1,575,000 4,646 1,838,203 130,000 65,029
1994 528,500 500,000 1,028,500 5,805 75,195 58,000 49,916
V. G. Beghini........... 1996 692,500 850,000 1,542,500 0 20,578 80,000 41,475
Vice Chairman--
Marathon Group 1995 667,500 625,000 1,292,500 0 947,042 73,000 77,475
and President--
Marathon Oil 1994 634,167 475,000 1,109,167 0 8,544 58,000 66,425
Company
P. J. Wilhelm........... 1996 358,333 537,000 895,333 2,457 28,590 65,000 30,977
President--U.S.
Steel Group (/5/) 1995 320,833 450,000 770,833 2,699 720,078 55,000 29,304
1994 61,000 52,000 113,000 0 24,106 0 18,870
R. M. Hernandez......... 1996 495,000 650,000 1,145,000 5,568 19,297 65,000 49,213
Vice Chairman & Chief
Financial Officer 1995 475,000 550,000 1,025,000 6,080 612,734 59,000 46,931
1994 429,167 450,000 879,167 4,621 24,025 49,000 36,940
D. D. Sandman........... 1996 323,083 450,000 773,083 1,606 33,700 35,000 27,392
General Counsel,
Secretary and Senior 1995 288,583 340,000 628,583 2,249 416,659 27,500 24,360
Vice President--
Human Resources 1994 252,000 256,000 508,000 10,952 25,409 22,000 19,649
</TABLE>
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(1) Grants of restricted stock under the USX 1990 Stock Plan. Grants are
subject to conditions including continued employment and achievement of
business performance standards. Dividends are paid on restricted stock.
Shown below is the vesting schedule for restricted stock scheduled to vest
less than three years from the date of grant, together with the number and
value, as of December 31, 1996, of the aggregate holdings of restricted
stock for each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table. Vesting shown assumes achievement of business performance at peer-
group standard (as described in the Compensation Committee Report on page
18).
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unvested Restricted Shares
Vesting Schedule Aggregate Holdings
---------------------------------------- ----------------------------
May May Value as of
Class of 1997 1998 Class of December 31,
Date Granted Stock (Shares) (Shares) Stock Shares 1996($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
T. J. Usher............. July 25, 1995 Marathon 9,750 9,750 Marathon 39,000 940,875
Steel 5,250 5,250 Steel 21,000 662,813
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Total 1,603,688
V. G. Beghini........... July 25, 1995 Marathon 5,200 5,200 Marathon 19,916 480,474
Steel 2,800 2,800 Steel 10,724 338,476
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Total 818,950
P. J. Wilhelm........... July 25, 1995 Marathon 1,750 1,750 Marathon 7,000 168,875
Steel 3,250 3,250 Steel 13,000 410,313
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Total 579,188
R. M. Hernandez......... July 25, 1995 Marathon 3,250 3,250 Marathon 13,000 313,625
Steel 1,750 1,750 Steel 7,000 220,938
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Total 534,563
D. D. Sandman........... July 25, 1995 Marathon 2,340 2,340 Marathon 9,360 225,810
Steel 1,260 1,260 Steel 5,040 159,075
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Total 384,885
</TABLE>
(2) All option shares listed were granted with tandem stock appreciation
rights ("SARs").
(3) This column includes amounts contributed by USX under the USX Savings Fund
Plan or the Marathon Thrift Plan and the related supplemental savings
plans. Such amounts for 1996 are $41,666, $41,475, $17,916, $24,750 and
$16,154 for Messrs. Usher, Beghini, Wilhelm, Hernandez and Sandman, re-
spectively. Also included are amounts attributable to split-dollar life
insurance provided by USX. (Marathon Oil Company does not provide split-
dollar life insurance.) For 1996, these amounts are $36,290, $13,061,
$24,463 and $11,238 for Messrs. Usher, Wilhelm, Hernandez and Sandman, re-
spectively.
(4) Restricted stock and stock options/SAR shares granted by class of stock
are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Class of Restricted Stock Option/
Stock Stock($) SAR Shares
-------- ---------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
T. J. Usher.............................. 1996 Marathon 32,712 104,000
Steel 25,167 52,000
Delhi 0 4,000
1995 Marathon 950,625 84,500
Steel 887,578 42,500
Delhi 0 3,000
1994 Marathon 10,625 5,000
Steel 64,570 50,000
Delhi 0 3,000
V. G. Beghini............................ 1996 Marathon 11,635 65,000
Steel 8,943 13,000
Delhi 0 2,000
1995 Marathon 489,762 59,750
Steel 457,280 11,250
Delhi 0 2,000
1994 Marathon 5,100 50,000
Steel 3,444 5,000
Delhi 0 3,000
P. J. Wilhelm............................ 1996 Marathon 7,831 10,000
Steel 20,759 53,000
Delhi 0 2,000
1995 Marathon 170,625 8,150
Steel 549,453 45,850
Delhi 0 1,000
1994 Marathon 0 0
Steel 24,106 0
Delhi 0 0
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
R. M. Hernandez.................................... 1996 Marathon 10,897 43,000
Steel 8,400 20,000
Delhi 0 2,000
1995 Marathon 316,875 38,500
Steel 295,859 18,500
Delhi 0 2,000
1994 Marathon 14,348 30,000
Steel 9,677 15,000
Delhi 0 4,000
D. D. Sandman...................................... 1996 Marathon 19,041 23,000
Steel 14,659 10,000
Delhi 0 2,000
1995 Marathon 215,475 18,575
Steel 201,184 6,925
Delhi 0 2,000
1994 Marathon 15,181 15,000
Steel 10,228 5,000
Delhi 0 2,000
</TABLE>
(5) Does not include compensation paid to Mr. Wilhelm as President of USS/Kobe
Steel Company, a joint venture between subsidiaries of USX and Kobe Steel
Ltd., in 1994.
1996 OPTION/SAR GRANTS
The following table sets forth certain information concerning options and
stock appreciation rights ("SARs") granted during 1996 to each executive offi-
cer named in the Summary Compensation Table under the USX 1990 Stock Plan:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% of Total Exercise
No. of Options/SARs or Base Potential Realizable
Options/ Granted to Price Value at Assumed Annual Rates of
Class of SARs Employees per Expiration Stock Price Appreciation for
Name or Group Stock Granted(1) in 1996(3) Share($) Date Option Term($)(4)
------------- -------- ---------- ------------ -------- ---------- ---------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
0% 5% 10%
-- -- ---
T. J. Usher........ Marathon 104,000(2) 16.4% 22.3750 May 28, 2006 0 1,463,436 3,708,640
Steel 52,000(2) 12.6% 31.9375 May 28, 2006 0 1,044,436 2,646,805
Delhi 4,000(2) 5.2% 13.6250 May 28, 2006 0 34,275 86,859
V. G. Beghini...... Marathon 65,000(2) 10.3% 22.3750 May 28, 2006 0 914,648 2,317,900
Steel 13,000(2) 3.2% 31.9375 May 28, 2006 0 261,109 661,701
Delhi 2,000(2) 2.6% 13.6250 May 28, 2006 0 17,137 43,429
P. J. Wilhelm...... Marathon 10,000(2) 1.6% 22.3750 May 28, 2006 0 140,715 356,600
Steel 53,000(2) 12.9% 31.9375 May 28, 2006 0 1,064,521 2,697,705
Delhi 2,000(2) 2.6% 13.6250 May 28, 2006 0 17,137 43,429
R. M. Hernandez.... Marathon 43,000(2) 6.8% 22.3750 May 28, 2006 0 605,075 1,533,380
Steel 20,000(2) 4.9% 31.9375 May 28, 2006 0 401,706 1,018,002
Delhi 2,000(2) 2.6% 13.6250 May 28, 2006 0 17,137 43,429
D. D. Sandman...... Marathon 23,000(2) 3.6% 22.3750 May 28, 2006 0 323,645 820,180
Steel 10,000(2) 2.4% 31.9375 May 28, 2006 0 200,853 509,001
Delhi 2,000(2) 2.6% 13.6250 May 28, 2006 0 17,137 43,429
All Stockholders... Marathon N/A N/A 22.3750 May 28, 2006 0 4,045,911,035 10,253,149,096
Steel N/A N/A 31.9375 May 28, 2006 0 1,704,950,191 4,320,679,064
Delhi N/A N/A 13.6250 May 28, 2006 0 80,959,383 205,166,327
All Optionees...... Marathon 633,825 100.0% 22.3750 May 28, 2006 0 8,918,868 22,602,200
Steel 411,705 100.0% 31.9375 May 28, 2006 0 8,269,218 20,955,826
Delhi 77,550 100.0% 13.6250 May 28, 2006 0 664,503 1,683,975
All Optionees'
Gain as............ Marathon N/A N/A 22.3750 May 28, 2006 0 0.22% 0.22%
% of All Steel N/A N/A 31.9375 May 28, 2006 0 0.49% 0.49%
Stockholders' Delhi N/A N/A 13.6250 May 28, 2006 0 0.82% 0.82%
Gain
</TABLE>
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(1) All options listed are currently exercisable.
(2) These options were granted with tandem SARs, which have the same date of
exercisability as the underlying option. Upon the exercise of an SAR, an
optionee receives an amount, in cash and/or shares, equal to the excess,
for a specified number of shares, of (a) the fair market value of a share
on the date the SAR is exercised (except that for any SAR exercised during
the 10-business-day period beginning on the third business day following
the release of USX's quarterly earnings, the Compensation Committee may,
in its sole discretion, establish a uniform fair market value of a share
for such period which shall not be more than the highest daily fair market
value and shall not be less than the lowest daily fair market value during
such 10-business-day period) over (b) the exercise or base price per
share.
(3) Indicates percentage of total options granted in the applicable class of
stock.
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(4) The dollar amounts under these columns are the result of calculations at
0% and at the 5% and 10% rates set by the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion and therefore are not intended to forecast possible future apprecia-
tion, if any, of the price of the Marathon Stock, the Steel Stock or the
Delhi Stock. USX did not use an alternative formula for a grant date valu-
ation, as USX is not aware of any formula which will determine with rea-
sonable accuracy a present value based on future unknown or volatile fac-
tors. Amounts shown for All Stockholders represent the potential
realizable value assuming appreciation at the rates indicated based on the
exercise or base price per share and the expiration date applicable to
grants made in 1996 and the number of outstanding shares as of December
31, 1996.
OPTION EXERCISES AND YEAR-END VALUES
The following table sets forth certain information concerning options to
purchase USX common stock and stock appreciation rights ("SARs") exercised by
each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table during 1996 to-
gether with the total number of options and SARs outstanding at December 31,
1996 and the value of such options:
AGGREGATED 1996 OPTION/SAR EXERCISES
AND DECEMBER 31, 1996 OPTION/SAR VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Total Value
of Unexercised
In-The-Money
No. of Total Value No. of Options/SARs at
Shares Realized Unexercised December 31,
Underlying for All Options/SARs at 1996 for
Options/SARs Classes of December 31, All Classes
Name Exercised(1) Stock($)(1) 1996(1) of Stock($)(1)
- ---- ------------ ----------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
T. J. Usher............. 0 0 469,500 751,594
V. G. Beghini........... 20,000 86,566 484,000 1,222,719
P. J. Wilhelm........... 45,850 185,297 94,450 63,381
R. M. Hernandez......... 0 0 358,200 832,813
D. D. Sandman........... 700 2,899 140,300 392,878
</TABLE>
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Note: All options listed above are currently exercisable and, except for
10,300 shares held by Mr. Wilhelm, were granted with tandem SARs.
(1)Figures by class of stock are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
No. of No. of
Shares Unexercised
Underlying Options/SARs at
Class of Options/SARs Value December 31,
Stock Exercised Realized($) 1996
-------- ------------ ----------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
T. J. Usher................... Marathon 0 0 262,000
Steel 0 0 194,500
Delhi 0 0 13,000
V. G. Beghini................. Marathon 20,000 86,566 434,750
Steel 0 0 39,250
Delhi 0 0 10,000
P. J. Wilhelm................. Marathon 0 0 28,450
Steel 45,850 185,297 63,000
Delhi 0 0 3,000
R. M. Hernandez............... Marathon 0 0 282,700
Steel 0 0 63,500
Delhi 0 0 12,000
D. D. Sandman................. Marathon 700 2,899 106,375
Steel 0 0 25,925
Delhi 0 0 8,000
</TABLE>
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation programs for USX's executives are designed to attract, retain
and motivate employees who will contribute to achievement of corporate goals
and objectives. The principal elements of executive compensation are salaries,
short-term incentive (bonus) awards and long-term incentive awards, which are
currently made to executives in the form of stock options, with tandem stock
appreciation rights, and restricted stock.
The Compensation Committee is involved in decision making with respect to
all executive compensation matters, either making recommendations to the USX
or a subsidiary company board or acting on its own, whichever is appropriate.
The Committee administers the Senior Executive Officer Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan, which was adopted in 1994 and is intended to meet the
requirements for deductibility under the tax law for awards made under the
Plan, and the USX Annual Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as the
Corporation's plan under which long-term incentives are granted--the 1990
Stock Plan. To address a shortage of USX-Delhi Group common stock shares
available for grant, the Committee, in January of 1997, adopted the USX
Corporation Stock Appreciation Rights Plan for the Delhi class of shares,
which provides for cash payments based on the appreciation in the price of
Delhi Stock. The Plan is designed to complement the 1990 Stock Plan; both will
terminate in the year 2000. The Committee and the Board have approved the
amendments to the 1990 Stock Plan that are being submitted to the stockholders
for approval elsewhere in the proxy statement.
Each executive management salary is subjectively administered within a
salary range with a midpoint that is externally competitive and internally
equitable. The midpoint is externally competitive in the respect that it is
near the average midpoint for comparable positions at companies of similar
size and complexity, and it is internally equitable in the sense that it
reflects the ranking of the position in comparison with other positions in the
same organization. The data used in setting each position's midpoint are
obtained from surveys coordinated by independent consultants, with each
business line having its own source of relevant data. Ultimately, an
executive's salary level reflects a variety of factors, including time in
position and experience, with the Committee giving such weight to each factor
as it considers appropriate. While the overall decision making is subjective,
performance is given the highest weight in determining salary increases. Thus,
an executive's salary reflects, first, the relative "value" of the position,
as measured both externally and internally, such factors as time in the
position and experience, and, finally, the sustained level of performance.
Under the current salary administration philosophy, once an executive's salary
has reached the midpoint for the position, increases rarely exceed amounts
necessary to maintain the salary near the midpoint, assuming performance
merits such increases. At this level, short- and long-term incentive
opportunities provide the primary basis for any significant increases in
compensation. The results of the Committee's considerations and the salary
administration philosophy described above are reflected in the salaries shown
for the officers named in the Summary Compensation Table.
Short-term incentives are targeted to provide award opportunities near the
average of those for other industrial companies. The Senior Executive Officer
Annual Incentive Compensation Plan provides for awards based on pre-
established performance measures specifically related to the responsibilities
of Plan participants. No portion of an award related to achievement of a
specific performance measure may be paid unless performance reaches the
minimum, or threshold, level for that measure. While performance measures vary
across the Corporation, payments for 1996 were based on performance (as
measured for incentive compensation purposes) that was at or above threshold
levels for profit from operations for all three groups, and for toxic
emissions improvements and stock performance for the Marathon and Delhi
Groups. Threshold levels were also exceeded by the U.S. Steel Group for steel
shipments; by the Marathon Group for production of liquid hydrocarbons and
natural gas, for refined product sales and for refined product margins; by the
Delhi Group for total systems throughput and for natural gas liquid sales and
by the Corporation for workforce diversity. The Compensation Committee
certified in writing prior to payment of the awards for the year 1996 that the
pre-established, applicable performance measures required under the Plan were
satisfied.
Executives who do not participate in the Senior Executive Officer Annual
Incentive Compensation Plan participate in the USX (which includes U.S.
Steel), Marathon or Delhi Annual Incentive Compensation Plans ("other Plans").
The primary basis for individual award determination under these other Plans
is the degree of achievement of pre-established objectives, including profit
and cash flow, as measured for incentive compensation purposes, as well as
individual objectives. Consideration is also given to directional changes over
the previous year's performance as well as the absolute levels of income and
cash flow. Awards are subjective, since the Committee gives such weight to the
various factors as it deems appropriate. For the year 1996, the Committee, for
the first time, utilized EVA (economic value added) performance data for each
group and for the Corporation as a major determinant in establishing bonus
pools for the other Plans.
Opportunities for payouts from long-term incentive compensation provide the
most direct link to total shareholder return. Under the 1990 Stock Plan, the
Committee may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights and/or restricted
stock. The Committee makes stock option grants that are subjectively
determined to be reasonable and in line with other compensation. The number of
shares granted generally reflects the optionee's level of responsibility, and
the classes of stock granted reflect the specific group(s) to which the
optionee's responsibilities relate. Grants are normally made once a year. If
the Committee determines that such action is desirable, it may vary the
typical
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grant pattern, such as by making an additional grant or by varying the size of
grant or the class of stock granted. A grant of stock options was made by the
Committee in May 1996.
Since the inception of the 1990 Stock Plan, the Committee has subjectively
established, for each recipient, an annual target level of restricted stock
shares, based on the same factors as are used for granting stock options.
Shares are vested on the basis of the performance of the Corporation and its
groups. A major grant, made in 1995, was intended to cover the five-year
period ending with 1999; subsequent grants were made to Plan participants only
to permit vesting at the target level for the number of years of employment
remaining in the period. The Committee's vesting decisions were made on the
basis of peer-group performance comparisons with relevant businesses.
Performance factors included pretax profit from operations as a percent of
sales and as a percent of capital employed, operating cash flow as a percent
of capital employed, and net operating cash flow as a percent of capital
employed. In addition, the comparison for the Marathon Group included oil and
gas reserve replacement ratio, and, for the U.S. Steel Group, operating profit
per ton of steel shipped. Vesting of restricted stock for corporate officers
was based on composite results for the three operating groups. In May 1996,
shares of restricted stock were vested based on 1995 performance.
As a means of monitoring USX's executive compensation programs, the
Committee annually compares the salary, bonus and long-term incentive payouts
for the Chairman, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Presidents of the U.S.
Steel and Marathon Groups with the same elements for similar positions at
comparable companies. The July 1996 comparison of 1995 data revealed that the
USX salaries, individually, were not significantly different from the average,
and, as a group, were very near the average. As might be expected, some USX
bonuses were higher and some lower than the average bonuses for other
companies, reflecting varying levels of performance. Long-term incentive
payouts varied widely among companies. Periodically, an independent consultant
reviews USX's executive compensation programs to ensure that the various forms
of compensation provided are appropriate for the Corporation and its business
units and that the programs provide competitive, performance-based
compensation.
With respect to the compensation comparisons discussed herein, the
Compensation Committee believes that the companies with whom the Corporation
competes for employees at its headquarters and business units are not
necessarily the same companies with which shareholder returns would logically
be compared. The peer groups used in the performance graphs include the
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index, the Standard and Poor's Domestic Integrated
Oil Index and those steel and gas companies deemed most comparable to the
Corporation's businesses for measuring stock performance. The companies used
for comparing compensation reflect similarities to USX and its operating
groups in such factors as line of business, size and complexity. Therefore,
the compositions of the groups of companies used for compensation comparisons
are not identical to those of the peer groups shown in the shareholder return
performance presentation.
The 1996 compensation of the CEO reflects the same elements, and the
Committee considers the same factors as those described above, in determining
the CEO's compensation. The CEO's leadership and effectiveness in dealing with
major Corporate problems and opportunities are considered in determining
salary increases. Taking into consideration these factors, as well as the
comparability of Mr. Usher's salary with CEOs of other companies of similar
size and complexity and the position of his salary in the range for his
position, the Committee approved a salary increase for Mr. Usher effective
August 1, 1996--after he had served as CEO for thirteen months.
The increase in Mr. Usher's award under the Senior Executive Officer Annual
Incentive Compensation Plan for 1996 reflects substantial improvement in the
company's performance, as measured by the pre-established performance measures
discussed above. Threshold levels were exceeded for more of the performance
measures than in 1995, and in many cases where threshold levels were reached
for both years, 1996 performance was better than 1995's performance. For
example, profit from operations (as measured for incentive compensation
purposes) is a heavily weighted performance factor under the Plan. This factor
increased 50% for the Marathon Group and over 70% for the Delhi Group. The
higher award also reflects significant increases in the prices of two classes
of the Corporation's common stock (another performance factor under the Plan),
as well as an increase in the salary to which the award is related.
The additional shares granted to Mr. Usher in 1996 in the form of restricted
stock and stock options under the 1990 Stock Plan reflect his promotion to CEO
since the last grants were made and were subjectively considered by the
Committee to be at a competitive level relative to other CEOs.
John F. McGillicuddy
Charles R. Lee
Paul E. Lego
Seth E. Schofield
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SHAREHOLDER RETURN PERFORMANCE PRESENTATION
Set forth below are line graphs comparing the yearly change in cumulative
total stockholder return for each class of USX's common stock with the
cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and, as
applicable, the Standard & Poor's Domestic Integrated Oil Index, or a Steel
Index or a Gas Index as defined in footnotes to the graphs:
COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN ON $100 INVESTED IN MARATHON STOCK
ON DECEMBER 31, 1991 VS. S&P 500 AND S&P DOMESTIC INTEGRATED OIL INDEX(1)
<TABLE>
[GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE RETURN
AMONG USX-MARATHON GROUP COMMON STOCK, S&P 500 INDEX AND
S&P INTEGRATED OIL INDEX
<CAPTION>
Measurement period USX-MARATHON GROUP S&P 500 S&P INTEGRATED OIL
(Fiscal year Covered) COMMON STOCK INDEX INDEX
- --------------------- ------------------ ------- ------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Measurement PT -
12/31/91 $100 $100 $100
FYE 12/31/92 $ 75 $108 $102
FYE 12/31/93 $ 74 $118 $108
FYE 12/31/94 $ 77 $120 $113
FYE 12/31/95 $ 94 $165 $129
FYE 12/31/96 $119 $203 $163
</TABLE>
(1) Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends.
COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN ON $100 INVESTED IN STEEL STOCK
ON DECEMBER 31, 1991 VS. S&P 500 AND STEEL INDEX(1)
<TABLE>
[GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE RETURN
AMONG USX-U.S. STEEL GROUP COMMON STOCK, S&P 500 INDEX AND
STEEL INDEX
<CAPTION>
Measurement period USX-U.S. STEEL GROUP S&P 500 STEEL
(Fiscal year Covered) COMMON STOCK INDEX INDEX
- --------------------- ------------------ ------- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Measurement PT -
12/31/91 $100 $100 $100
FYE 12/31/92 $129 $108 $115
FYE 12/31/93 $168 $118 $142
FYE 12/31/94 $142 $120 $136
FYE 12/31/95 $127 $165 $102
FYE 12/31/96 $134 $203 $ 73
</TABLE>
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(1) Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends.
(2) Steel Index consists of the common stocks of Armco Inc., Bethlehem Steel
Corporation and Inland Steel Industries for the period December 31, 1991
through December 31, 1993 and Bethlehem Steel Corporation and Inland Steel
Industries for the period January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1996. Armco
Inc. underwent a restructuring in April 1994 whereby its carbon steel op-
erations were placed in a separately traded public company, AK Steel Cor-
poration, rendering continuing comparison with Armco Inc. meaningless.
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COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN ON $100 INVESTED IN DELHI STOCK
ON OCTOBER 2, 1992 VS. S&P 500 AND GAS INDEX(1)
<TABLE>
[GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE RETURN
AMONG USX-DELHI GROUP COMMON STOCK, S&P 500 INDEX AND GAS COMPANIES INDEX
<CAPTION>
Measurement period USX-DELHI GROUP S&P 500 GAS COMPANIES
(Fiscal year Covered) COMMON STOCK INDEX INDEX
- --------------------- --------------- ------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Measurement PT -
10/2/92 $100 $100 $100
FYE 12/31/92 $104 $105 $ 90
FYE 12/31/93 $ 99 $115 $119
FYE 12/31/94 $ 65 $117 $ 87
FYE 12/31/95 $ 68 $161 $ 90
FYE 12/31/96 $106 $198 $116
</TABLE>
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(1) Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends and that the value of each
index was $100 on October 2, 1992.
(2) The Delhi Stock was first issued on October 2, 1992, and accordingly total
return is measured from the closing price on October 2, 1992 through De-
cember 31, 1996.
(3) Gas Index consists of the common stocks of American Oil and Gas Corpora-
tion, Associated Natural Gas Corporation, Tejas Gas Corporation and West-
ern Gas Resources, Inc. for the period October 2, 1992 through December
31, 1993 and Tejas Gas Corporation and Western Gas Resources, Inc. for the
period January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1996. American Oil and Gas
Corporation and Associated Natural Gas Corporation were acquired by other
companies in 1994, rendering continuing meaningful comparison with them
impossible.
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TRANSACTIONS
In the regular course of its business since January 1, 1996, USX and its
subsidiaries have had transactions with corporations of which certain non-
employee directors are executive officers. Such transactions were in the
ordinary course of business and at competitive prices and terms. USX does not
consider any such director to have a material interest in any such transaction.
USX anticipates that similar transactions will occur in 1997.
PENSION BENEFITS
The United States Steel Corporation Plan for Employee Pension Benefits ("USX
Pension Plan") is comprised of two defined benefits: the first, based on final
earnings and the second, on career earnings. Directors who have not been
employees of USX will not receive any benefits under the USX Pension Plan. The
following table shows the annual final earnings pension benefits for retirement
at age 65 (or earlier under certain circumstances), for various levels of
eligible earnings which would be payable to employees retiring with
representative years of service based on a formula of a specified percentage
(dependent on years of service) of average annual eligible earnings in the five
consecutive years of the ten years prior to retirement in which such earnings
were highest. As of January 31, 1997, Messrs. Usher, Wilhelm, Hernandez and
Sandman had 31, 32, 28 and 4 credited years of service, respectively.
TABLE OF PENSION BENEFITS
FINAL EARNINGS PENSION BENEFITS
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AVERAGE ANNUAL ELIGIBLE
EARNINGS FOR HIGHEST
FIVE CONSECUTIVE ANNUAL BENEFITS FOR YEARS OF SERVICE
YEARS IN TEN-YEAR -----------------------------------------------------
PERIOD PRECEDING
RETIREMENT 15 YEARS 20 YEARS 25 YEARS 30 YEARS 35 YEARS 40 YEARS
- ----------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 100,000 $ 17,325 $ 23,100 $ 28,875 $ 34,650 $ 40,950 $ 47,250
300,000 51,975 69,300 86,625 103,950 122,850 141,750
500,000 86,625 115,500 144,375 173,250 204,750 236,250
700,000 121,275 161,700 202,125 242,550 286,650 330,750
900,000 155,925 207,900 259,875 311,850 368,550 425,250
1,100,000 190,575 254,100 317,625 381,150 450,450 519,750
1,300,000 225,225 300,300 375,375 450,450 532,350 614,250
</TABLE>
Annual career earnings pension benefits are equal to 1% of total career
eligible earnings plus a 30% supplement. The estimated annual career earnings
benefits payable at normal retirement age 65, assuming no increase in annual
earnings, will be $205,342 for Mr. Usher, $83,080 for Mr. Wilhelm, $141,937 for
Mr. Hernandez and $86,545 for Mr. Sandman. Earnings for the purpose of
calculating both the final earnings and career earnings pensions are limited to
base salary for services performed, allowance for absence covered by sick leave
salary continuance and payment for absence while on regular vacation or
holidays and do not include any awards under the Annual Incentive Compensation
Plan or the Senior Executive Officer Annual Incentive Compensation Plan.
Benefits under both pension provisions are based on a straight life annuity
form of benefit, which is not subject to reduction for Social Security
benefits, but, as provided by the USX Pension Plan, the final earnings pension
is subject to offset for a pension provided outside the USX Pension Plan from a
fund to which USX has contributed and for payments made by USX pursuant to
workers' compensation or similar laws when such payments are the result of a
permanent disability. Benefits may be paid as an actuarially determined lump
sum in lieu of monthly pensions under both the final earnings and career
earnings provisions of the Plan.
In addition to the pension benefit described above, members of USX executive
management, which includes all of the executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table except Mr. Beghini, are entitled to the benefits shown in
the table below based on bonuses paid under the Annual Incentive Compensation
Plan and the Senior Executive Officer Annual Incentive Compensation Plan upon
retirement after age 60 or before age 60 with USX's consent:
SUPPLEMENTAL PENSION BENEFITS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AVERAGE ANNUAL BONUS
FOR THREE HIGHEST ANNUAL BENEFITS FOR YEARS OF SERVICE
YEARS IN TEN-YEAR -------------------------------------------------------
PERIOD PRECEDING
RETIREMENT 15 YEARS 20 YEARS 25 YEARS 30 YEARS 35 YEARS 40 YEARS
-------------------- --------- -------- --------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 100,000 $ 23,100 $ 30,800 $ 38,500 $ 46,200 $ 53,900 $ 61,600
300,000 69,300 92,400 115,500 138,600 161,700 184,800
500,000 115,500 154,000 192,500 231,000 269,500 308,000
700,000 161,700 215,600 269,500 323,400 377,300 431,200
900,000 207,900 277,200 346,500 415,800 485,100 554,400
1,100,000 254,100 338,800 423,500 508,200 592,900 677,600
1,300,000 300,300 400,400 500,500 600,600 700,700 800,800
</TABLE>
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The Marathon Oil Company Retirement Plan (the "Marathon Plan") provides
benefits based on final earnings. The following table shows the annual pension
benefits for retirement at age 65 for various levels of eligible earnings
which would be payable to employees retiring with representative years of
service. The table is based on a formula of a specified percentage (dependent
on years of participation in the plan) of average annual eligible earnings in
the three consecutive years of the ten prior to retirement in which such
earnings were highest.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FINAL AVERAGE EARNINGS
FOR HIGHEST THREE ANNUAL BENEFITS FOR YEARS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN
CONSECUTIVE YEARS ------------------------------------------------------
IN TEN-YEAR PERIOD
PRECEDING RETIREMENT 15 YEARS 20 YEARS 25 YEARS 30 YEARS 35 YEARS 40 YEARS
- ---------------------- -------- -------- --------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$100,000 $ 20,818 $ 27,757 $ 34,696 $ 41,635 $ 48,574 $ 52,044
300,000 68,818 91,757 114,696 137,635 160,574 172,044
500,000 116,818 155,757 194,696 233,635 272,574 292,044
700,000 164,818 219,757 274,696 329,635 384,574 412,044
900,000 212,818 283,757 354,696 425,635 496,574 532,044
1,100,000 260,818 347,757 434,696 521,635 608,574 652,044
1,300,000 308,818 411,757 514,696 617,635 720,574 772,044
1,500,000 356,818 475,757 594,696 713,635 832,574 892,044
</TABLE>
Earnings covered by the Marathon Plan include pay for hours worked, pay for
allowed hours, military leave allowance, commissions, 401(k) contributions to
the Marathon Oil Company Thrift Plan and bonuses. The benefits reflected above
are based upon a straight life annuity form of benefit and include the
applicable Social Security offset as defined by the Marathon Plan. As of
January 31, 1997, Mr. Beghini had 39 years of credited participation. Mr.
Sandman has 19 years of credited participation.
Mr. Beghini is also eligible for additional benefits under a provision of a
non-qualified retirement plan that relate to the bonuses earned in the last
ten years. These additional benefits are based upon the difference between (i)
the sum of the three highest bonuses paid to him during the final ten years of
his employment, and (ii) the sum of the three bonuses included under the
definition of final average earnings used in the Marathon Plan. It is
estimated that Mr. Beghini will be entitled to receive annual benefits of
$5,004, beginning at age 65 attributable to these additional benefits.
In order to comply with the limitations prescribed by the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), pension benefits will be paid directly
by USX or by Marathon when in excess of those permitted by the Code to be paid
from federal income tax qualified pension plans.
CHANGE IN CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS
In order to encourage key officers to continue their dedication to their
assigned duties in the face of potentially disturbing circumstances arising
from the possibility of a change in control of USX, USX has entered into
agreements with each of the executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table which provide that in the event of termination of
employment under certain circumstances following a change in control (as
defined in the agreement) the officer will be entitled to certain severance
benefits. These severance benefits are (i) a cash payment of up to three times
the sum of the officer's current salary plus the highest annual bonus paid to
the officer in the three years immediately preceding the date of termination
under any annual bonus plan of USX; (ii) a cash payment in settlement of
outstanding options under any option or incentive plan of USX; (iii) life,
disability, accident and health insurance benefits for a 24-month period after
termination; (iv) a cash payment equal to the actuarial equivalent of the
difference between amounts receivable by the officer under the pension and
welfare benefit plans of USX, Marathon or Delhi, whichever is applicable, and
those which would be payable if the officer had retired as of the date of
termination under conditions entitling a retiree under similar circumstances
to the highest benefits available under such pension and welfare plans and the
officer had been absent due to layoff for a one-year period ending on the date
of termination; (v) a cash payment equal to the difference between amounts
receivable under the applicable USX, Marathon or Delhi Savings Fund Plan or
Thrift Plan and amounts which would have been received if the officer's
savings had been fully vested; and (vi) a cash payment of the amount necessary
to insure that the above-mentioned payments are not subject to net reduction
due to imposition of excise taxes which are payable under Section 4999 of the
Code. Each of the agreements is subject to automatic annual extension unless
prior notice is given by USX that it does not wish to extend the agreement,
provided that in any event the agreement continues for two years following a
"change in control." The circumstances which occasion payment of these
severance benefits are termination by the officer for "good reason" or by USX
other than for "cause" or "disability" at any time following a "change in
control." All the agreements provide that severance benefits are not payable
if termination is due to death or disability or is on or after attaining age
65. A "change in control" is defined as a change in control of a nature that
would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of
Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), whether or not USX is then subject to such
reporting requirement; provided that such a change in control shall be deemed
to have occurred if (A) any "person" (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
of the Exchange Act but excluding USX, its subsidiaries, fiduciaries under any
USX benefit plans, underwriters temporarily holding USX securities and
corporations owned by the stockholders of USX in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of stock of USX) is or becomes the "beneficial
owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of USX representing twenty percent or more of the
combined voting power of USX's then
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outstanding voting securities; (B) there shall cease to be a majority of the
Board comprised as follows: individuals who on the date of the agreement
constitute the Board and any new director(s) (other than a director whose
initial assumption of office is in connection with an election contest) whose
appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by USX's
stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors
then still in office who either were directors on the date of the agreement or
whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so
approved; or (C) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of USX or a
USX subsidiary with any other corporation, other than a merger or
consolidation which would result in the holders of the voting securities of
USX outstanding immediately prior thereto holding securities which represent
immediately after such merger or consolidation at least 50% of the combined
voting power of the entity surviving the merger or consolidation (or the
parent of such surviving entity) or the shareholders of USX approve a plan of
complete liquidation of USX, or there is consummated the sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of USX's assets.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of security holders intended to be presented at the 1998 annual
meeting of stockholders must be received no later than November 10, 1997 for
inclusion in the proxy statement and proxy for that meeting.
In addition, the By-Laws provide that only such business as is properly
brought before the annual meeting will be conducted. For business to be
properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder, the By-Laws require that
notice be received by the Secretary at least 60, but not more than 90, days
prior to the meeting and that such notice provide certain information
regarding the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and
about the stockholder giving the notice.
SOLICITATION STATEMENT
The cost of this solicitation of proxies will be borne by USX. In addition
to soliciting proxies by mail, directors, officers and employees of USX,
without receiving additional compensation therefor, may solicit proxies by
telephone, telegram, in person or by other means. Arrangements also will be
made with brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to
forward proxy solicitation material to the beneficial owners of each class of
common stock held of record by such persons and USX will reimburse such
brokerage firms, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable out-of-
pocket expenses incurred by them in connection therewith.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Dan D. Sandman,
Secretary
Dated, March 10, 1997
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ANNEX I
USX CORPORATION
1990 STOCK PLAN
(AS PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED)
[AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE PURSUANT TO
PROPOSAL NO. 3 ARE SHOWN IN BOLDFACE.]
1. Objectives. The USX Corporation 1990 Stock Plan (the "Plan") is designed:
(a) to promote the long-term financial interests and growth of the
Corporation and subsidiaries by attracting and retaining management
personnel with the training, experience and ability to enable them to make
a substantial contribution to the success of the Corporation's businesses;
(b) to motivate management personnel by means of growth-related
incentives to achieve long-range growth goals;
(c) to further the identity of interests of participants with those of
the stockholders of the Corporation through opportunities for increased
stock ownership in the Corporation; and
(d) to permit grants to participants with respect to the class of common
stock that reflects the performance of the Corporation's major business in
which the participant works.
2. Definitions.
(a) Board. The Board of Directors of USX Corporation;
(b) Committee. The Compensation Committee of the Board;
(c) Corporation. USX Corporation (USX) and its subsidiaries including
subsidiaries of subsidiaries;
(d) Delhi Stock. USX-Delhi Group Common Stock, par value $1.00;
(e) Fair Market Value. Such value of a Share as reported for stock
exchange transactions and determined in accordance with any applicable
resolutions or regulations of the Committee in effect at the relevant time;
(f) Grant. A Grant made under the Plan to a Participant in the form of an
Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Restricted Stock or any combination
thereof;
(g) Marathon Stock. USX-Marathon Group Common Stock, par value $1.00;
(h) Participant. An employee of the Corporation to whom a Grant is made;
(i) Share. A share of Marathon Stock, Steel Stock, or Delhi Stock, which,
in any case, may be authorized but unissued or issued and reacquired;
(j) Shares. Shares of Marathon Stock, Steel Stock or Delhi Stock, or any
combination thereof, which, in any case, may be authorized but unissued or
issued and reacquired; and
(k) Steel Stock. USX-U.S. Steel Group Common Stock, par value $1.00.
3. Eligibility. Employees of the Corporation eligible for a grant under the
Plan are those in responsible positions whose performance, in the judgment of
the Committee, may affect the Corporation's success.
4. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee which
shall be constituted to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any successor rule. The Committee
shall determine the type or types of Grants to be made to each Participant and
shall set forth in such Grant the terms, conditions and limitations applicable
to it, including provisions relating to change in control of the Corporation.
Grants may be made singly, in combination or in tandem. The Committee shall
have full and exclusive power to interpret the Plan, to adopt rules,
regulations and guidelines relating to the Plan, to grant waivers of Plan
restrictions and to make all of the determinations necessary for its
administration.
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5. Shares Subject to the Plan. Up to 0.5% of the outstanding Marathon Stock,
up to 0.8% of the outstanding Steel Stock, and up to 2.0% of the outstanding
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Delhi Stock, as determined on December 31 of the preceding year, shall be
available for Grants during each calendar year in which the Plan is in effect;
provided, however, that up to 1,272,558 shares of Marathon Stock and up to
407,218 shares of Steel Stock shall be available for Grants during calendar
year 1991 and up to 50,000 shares of Delhi Stock shall be available for Grants
during the calendar year in which the Effective Delhi Date occurs. In
addition, Shares related to Grants that are forfeited, terminated, cancelled,
expire unexercised, settled in cash in lieu of stock or in such manner that
all or some of the Shares covered by a Grant are not issued to a Participant
shall immediately become available for Grants, and any unused portion of the
percentage limit of Shares in any calendar year shall be carried forward and
available for Grants in succeeding calendar years. Shares of common stock of
the Corporation available for Grants in calendar year 1990, but unused and
which are carried forward and available for Grants in succeeding calendar
years shall be allocated, for purposes of determining the maximum number of
shares of Marathon Stock and Steel Stock available for Grants, on the basis of
one share of Marathon Stock and one-fifth share of Steel Stock for each share
of such common stock so carried forward. DURING ANY CALENDAR YEAR, NO
PARTICIPANT SHALL BE GRANTED OPTIONS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 7 HEREOF AND STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 8 HEREOF WITH RESPECT TO MORE THAN
300,000 SHARES.
6. Delegation of Authority. The Committee may delegate to the Stock Option
Officer and to other senior officers of the Corporation its duties under the
Plan subject to such conditions and limitations as the Committee shall
prescribe except that only the Committee may designate and make grants to
Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
7. Options. A right to purchase a specified number of Shares at not less
than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date of the Grant. All Options will be
Non-Qualified Options. Full payment for Shares purchased shall be made at the
time of the exercise of the Option, in whole or in part. Payment of the
purchase price shall be made in cash or in such other form as the Committee
may approve, including Shares valued at the Fair Market Value of the Shares on
the date of exercising the Option.
8. Stock Appreciation Rights. A right to receive a payment in cash and/or
Shares equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the
Stock Appreciation Right (SAR) is exercised over the Fair Market Value of a
Share at the date of the SAR Grant for a specified number of Shares; provided,
that for any SAR exercised during the 10-business-day window period defined in
Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Committee may, in
its sole discretion, establish a uniform Fair Market Value of a Share for such
period which shall not be more than the highest daily Fair Market Value and
shall not be less than the lowest daily Fair Market Value during such 10-
business-day period.
9. Restricted Stock. An award of Shares for no cash consideration, if
permitted by applicable law, or for such other consideration as determined by
the Committee. All or part of the award may be subject to conditions
including, but not limited to, continuous service with the Corporation;
achievement of business objectives; individual, unit and Corporation
performance and other criteria; and provisions for forfeiture and restricting
transfer. Subject to such forfeiture and transfer restriction provisions as
may be established by the Committee, any Participant receiving an award shall
have all the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation with respect to Shares
of Restricted Stock, including the right to vote the Shares and the right to
receive any cash dividends thereon.
10. Transfer. No Grant may be assigned, pledged or transferred other than by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution and during a Participant's
lifetime shall be exercisable only by the Participant or his or her guardian
or legal representative.
11. Adjustments. In the event of any change in the outstanding common stock
of USX Corporation by reason of a stock split, stock dividend, stock
combination or reclassification, recapitalization or merger, or similar event,
the Committee may adjust appropriately the number of Shares available for or
covered by Grants and Share prices related to outstanding Grants and make such
other revisions to outstanding Grants as it deems are equitably required.
12. Tax Withholding. USX shall have the right to deduct applicable taxes
from any cash payment under this Plan which are required to be withheld and
further to condition the obligation to deliver or the vesting of Shares under
this Plan upon the Participant paying USX such amount as it may request to
satisfy any liability for applicable withholding taxes. Participants may elect
to have USX withhold Shares to satisfy all or part of their withholding
liability in the manner and to the extent provided for by the Committee at the
time of such election.
13. Amendments. The Committee shall have the authority to make such
amendments to any terms and conditions applicable to outstanding Grants as are
consistent with this Plan provided that, except for adjustments under
Paragraph 11 hereof, no such action shall modify such Grant in a manner
adverse to the Participant without the Participant's consent except as such
modification is provided for or contemplated in the terms of the Grant.
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The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan except that no such
action may be taken which would, without shareholder approval, increase the
aggregate number of Shares available for Grants under the Plan, decrease the
price of Options of SARs, change the requirements relating to the Committee or
extend the term of the Plan.
14. Effective and Termination Dates. The Plan shall be effective on the date
it is approved by the stockholders of USX and shall terminate ten years later,
subject to earlier termination by the Board pursuant to Paragraph 13.
15. Adjustment of Grants for 1991 Reclassification. Each Option and SAR
granted pursuant to this Plan prior to the date (the "Effective Date") on
which the Steel Stock Proposal becomes effective, and which remains
unexercised, in whole or in part, as of the Effective Date ("Old Grant"), is
amended as follows:
(a) Each Old Grant shall, to the extent unexercised as of the Effective
Date, be automatically converted, without any action on the part of the
holder of such Old Grant or the Corporation, into two separate Options or
SARs, as the case may be, one to purchase one share of Marathon Stock and
one to purchase one-fifth share of Steel Stock (rounded downward to the
nearest whole number of shares), in each case in lieu of each share of
common stock with respect to which the Option or SAR represented by such
Old Grant then remains unexercised. Such Options and SARs may be exercised
independently.
(b) The applicable price to be paid upon exercise of each Option or SAR
resulting from an Old Grant shall be allocated between the resulting Option
or SAR with respect to Marathon Stock and the resulting Option or SAR with
respect to Steel Stock in proportion to the Fair Market Value of the
Marathon Stock and the Steel Stock on the first day on which both the
Marathon Stock and Steel Stock are traded regular way on the New York Stock
Exchange.
(c) Payment upon exercise of an SAR with respect to Marathon Stock or
Steel Stock, if made in Shares, shall be made in Marathon Stock or Steel
Stock, respectively.
(d) The amendments set forth in this Paragraph 15 shall become effective
as of the Effective Date. As used in this Paragraph 15, the "Steel Stock
Proposal" means Proposal No. 3 proposed by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation in the Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders
scheduled to be held on May 6, 1991.
16. Grants with respect to Delhi Stock. No adjustment of Grants made
pursuant to this Plan with respect to Marathon Stock or Steel Stock shall be
made to reflect the authorization or issuance of Delhi Stock. Grants with
respect to Delhi Stock may be made at any time after the date on which shares
of Delhi Stock are initially issued (the "Effective Delhi Date").
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USX Corporation
[LOGO OF USX CORPORATION] 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-4776
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders on April 29, 1997.
The Meeting will be held in the Stanford Ballroom of
the Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel, 905 California
Street, Nob Hill, San Francisco, California at 10:00
A.M. Pacific Daylight Time.
Attached are your 1997 Proxy Card and an attendance
card. The use of an attendance card, of course, is
for our mutual convenience and your right to attend
without an attendance card, upon identification, is
not affected.
Dan D. Sandman
Secretary
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ATTACHED 1997 PROXY CARD
IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE
[LOGO OF USX CORPORATION]
ATTENDANCE CARD
1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Please present this card at registration
desk upon arrival
TIME: PLACE:
10:00 A.M. Stanford Ballroom
Pacific Daylight Time Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel
Tuesday, April 29, 1997 905 California Street, Nob Hill
San Francisco, California
for the personal use of the stockholder(s)
named on the attached Proxy Card
--not transferable--
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The undersigned hereby appoint(s) Thomas J. Usher, Victor G. Beghini, Robert M.
Hernandez and Paul J. Wilhelm, or any of them, proxies to vote as herein stated
on behalf of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of USX
Corporation on April 29, 1997 and any adjournment or postponement thereof and
upon all other matters properly coming before the Meeting, including the
proposals set forth in the proxy statement for such Meeting with respect to
which the proxies are instructed to vote as follows:
Proposals of the Board of Directors--The directors recommend a vote "FOR"
Proposal No. 1--Election of directors--Nominees: Neil A. Armstrong, Robert M.
Hernandez, John F. McGillicuddy, John M. Richman and
John W. Snow
FOR all nominees -- [_] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY -- [_]
(except as indicated) to vote for all nominees
(To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee strike out that
nominee's name.)
Proposal No. 2--Election of Price Waterhouse LLP as independent accountants
FOR -- [_] AGAINST -- [_] ABSTAIN -- [_]
Proposal No. 3--Approval of Amended 1990 Stock Plan--To Add Individual Limit on
Grants to Preserve Tax Deductibility Under Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code and to Increase the Number of Delhi Shares
Available for Grants
FOR -- [_] AGAINST -- [_] ABSTAIN -- [_]
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[_] I Will Attend The Annual Meeting
Signature(s)
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Dated 1997
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Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon, including
representative capacity where applicable. Joint owners should
both sign.
This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors and represents
your holdings of USX-Marathon Group Common Stock and/or USX-U.S.
Steel Group Common Stock. Unless otherwise marked, proxies are
to vote FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3, and in their discretion upon
all other matters properly brought before the Meeting and any
adjournment or postponement thereof.
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USX Corporation
[LOGO OF USX CORPORATION] 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-4776
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders on April 29, 1997.
The Meeting will be held in the Stanford Ballroom of
the Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel, 905 California
Street, Nob Hill, San Francisco, California at 10:00
A.M. Pacific Daylight Time.
Attached are your 1997 Proxy Card and an attendance
card. The use of an attendance card, of course, is
for our mutual convenience and your right to attend
without an attendance card, upon identification, is
not affected.
Dan D. Sandman
Secretary
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE ATTACHED 1997 PROXY CARD
IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE
[LOGO OF USX CORPORATION]
ATTENDANCE CARD
1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Please present this card at registration
desk upon arrival
TIME: PLACE:
10:00 A.M. Stanford Ballroom
Pacific Daylight Time Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel
Tuesday, April 29, 1997 905 California Street, Nob Hill
San Francisco, California
for the personal use of the stockholder(s)
named on the attached Proxy Card
--not transferable--
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The undersigned hereby appoint(s) Thomas J. Usher, Victor G. Beghini, Robert M.
Hernandez and Paul J. Wilhelm, or any of them, proxies to vote as herein stated
on behalf of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of USX
Corporation on April 29, 1997 and any adjournment or postponement thereof and
upon all other matters properly coming before the Meeting, including the
proposals set forth in the proxy statement for such Meeting with respect to
which the proxies are instructed to vote as follows:
Proposals of the Board of Directors--The directors recommend a vote "FOR"
Proposal No. 1--Election of directors--Nominees: Neil A. Armstrong, Robert M.
Hernandez, John F. McGillicuddy, John M. Richman and
John W. Snow
FOR all nominees -- [_] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY -- [_]
(except as indicated) to vote for all nominees
(To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee strike out that
nominee's name.)
Proposal No. 2--Election of Price Waterhouse LLP as independent accountants
FOR -- [_] AGAINST -- [_] ABSTAIN -- [_]
Proposal No. 3--Approval of Amended 1990 Stock Plan--To Add Individual Limit on
Grants to Preserve Tax Deductibility Under Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code and to Increase the Number of Delhi Shares
Available for Grants
FOR -- [_] AGAINST -- [_] ABSTAIN -- [_]
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[_] I Will Attend The Annual Meeting
Signature(s)
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Dated 1997
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Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon, including
representative capacity where applicable. Joint owners should
both sign.
This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors and represents
your holdings of USX-Delhi Group Common Stock. Unless otherwise
marked, proxies are to vote FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3, and in
their discretion upon all other matters properly brought before
the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
