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Universal Corporation Logo
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
September 23, 1994
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the 1994 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Universal Corporation, which is to be held in the Company's
Headquarters Building located at Hamilton Street at Broad, Richmond, Virginia,
on Tuesday, October 25, 1994, commencing at 2:00 p.m. At the Meeting, you will
be asked to elect three Directors to serve a three-year term, to approve
amendments to the Universal Corporation 1989 Executive Stock Plan and to approve
the Universal Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting, it is important that your
shares be represented and voted at the Meeting. Therefore, you are requested to
complete, sign, date and mail your proxy promptly in the enclosed postage-paid
envelope.
Sincerely,
HENRY H. HARRELL
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
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UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
P.O. BOX 25099
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23260
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Universal Corporation (the
"Company"), will be held in the Company's Headquarters Building located at
Hamilton Street at Broad, Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, October 25, 1994 at
2:00 p.m., for the following purposes:
(1) To elect three Directors to serve for a three-year term;
(2) To approve amendments to the Universal Corporation 1989 Executive Stock
Plan;
(3) To approve the Universal Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors; and
(4) To act upon such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting
or any adjournments thereof.
Only holders of shares of Common Stock of record at the close of business
on September 6, 1994, shall be entitled to vote at the Meeting.
Please sign and promptly mail the enclosed proxy to insure the presence of
a quorum at the Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
James M. White, III
Secretary
September 23, 1994
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PROXY STATEMENT
The enclosed proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company. A
shareholder may revoke the proxy at any time prior to its use, but proxies
properly executed and received by the Secretary prior to the Meeting, and not
revoked, will be voted.
The Company will pay all of the costs associated with the proxy
solicitation. Proxies are being solicited by mail and may also be solicited in
person or by telephone or telegraph by Directors, officers and employees of the
Company. The Company will reimburse banks, brokerage firms, and other
custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for their reasonable expenses in
forwarding proxy materials to the beneficial owners of the shares of the
Company's Common Stock. It is contemplated that additional solicitation of
proxies will be made by D. F. King & Co., Inc., 77 Water Street, New York, New
York 10005, at an anticipated cost to the Company of $4,000, plus reimbursement
of out-of-pocket expenses.
This Proxy Statement will be mailed to registered holders of the Company's
Common Stock on or about September 23, 1994.
VOTING RIGHTS
The Company had outstanding, as of September 6, 1994, 35,001,185 shares of
Common Stock entitled to one vote per share. A majority of the shares entitled
to vote, represented in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Only Common Stockholders of
record at the close of business on September 6, 1994, will be entitled to vote.
The Company is not aware of any matters which are to come before the
Meeting other than those described in this Proxy Statement. However, if other
matters do properly come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons
named in the enclosed proxy card to vote such proxy in accordance with their
best judgment.
PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Three Directors are to be elected at the 1994 Annual Meeting for a term of
three years. Eight other Directors have been elected to terms expiring in 1996
or 1995, as indicated below. The following pages set forth certain information
for each nominee and each incumbent Director. All of the nominees and incumbent
Directors listed below were previously elected Directors by the shareholders.
Jaap Godthelp, a Director from 1991 to 1994, will not stand for reelection.
The election of each nominee for Director requires the affirmative vote of
the holders of a plurality of the shares of Common Stock cast in the election of
Directors. Votes that are withheld and shares held in street name ("Broker
Shares") that are not voted in the election of Directors will not be included in
determining the number of votes cast. Unless otherwise specified in the
accompanying form of proxy, it is intended that votes will be cast for the
election of all of the nominees as Directors. If, at the time of the Meeting,
any nominee should be unavailable to serve as a Director, it is intended that
votes will be cast, pursuant to the enclosed proxy, for such substitute nominee
as may be nominated by the Board of Directors or the Board of Directors may
reduce the number of Directors. Each nominee has consented to being named in the
Proxy Statement and to serve if elected.
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NOMINEES FOR ELECTION WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 1997
WALLACE L. CHANDLER, 67, retired as Vice Chairman of the Company and of
Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Incorporated ("Universal Leaf"), a subsidiary of
the Company, on December 31, 1989. He is a Director of Lawyers Title
Corporation, Aon Asset Management Fund, Inc. and Life of Virginia Series Fund,
Inc. Mr. Chandler has been a Director since 1965.
HENRY H. HARRELL, 55, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and of Universal Leaf. Prior to October 22, 1991, he was President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company and of Universal Leaf. He is a Director
of Jefferson Bankshares, Inc. Mr. Harrell is Chairman of the Executive Committee
and a member of the Finance Committee. He has been a Director since 1984.
HUBERT R. STALLARD, 57, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell
Atlantic-Virginia, Inc. (formerly Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of
Virginia), a position he has held for more than five years. He is a Director of
NationsBank of Virginia, N.A. and Bell Atlantic-Virginia, Inc. Mr. Stallard is a
member of the Audit Committee and the Pension Investment Committee and has been
a Director since 1991.
INCUMBENT DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 1996
WILLIAM W. BERRY, 62, is retired Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Dominion Resources, Inc. (holding company for public utility). From May 1, 1990
to December 30, 1992, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors, and prior to
May 1, 1990, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer of Dominion Resources, Inc. Mr. Berry is a Director of Virginia Electric
and Power Company, Scott & Stringfellow, Inc., Albemarle Corporation and Ethyl
Corporation. He is Chairman of the Executive Compensation Committee and a member
of the Executive Committee and the Pension Investment Committee. Mr. Berry has
been a Director since 1986.
RONALD E. CARRIER, 62, is President of James Madison University, a position
he has held for more than five years. He is a Director of Leader Federal Savings
Bank. Dr. Carrier is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the
Executive Compensation Committee and has been a Director since 1979.
LAWRENCE S. EAGLEBURGER, 64, is Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the law
firm of Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf. He served as Secretary
of State from December 1992 to January 1993, and Deputy Secretary of State from
January 1989 to December 1992. Mr. Eagleburger is a Director of Dresser
Industries, Inc., Phillips Petroleum Company, Jefferson Bankshares, Inc. and
Stimpsonite Corporation. He is a member of the Audit Committee and has been a
Director since 1993.
RICHARD G. HOLDER, 63, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
of Reynolds Metals Company (aluminum products). From 1988 to May 1, 1992, he was
President and Chief Operating Officer of Reynolds Metals Company. Mr. Holder is
a Director of Reynolds Metals Company and CPC International, Inc. He is a member
of the Audit Committee and the Executive Compensation Committee and has been a
Director since 1992.
INCUMBENT DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 1995
ELMON T. GRAY, 69, is President of Gray Lumber Company, a position he has
held for more than five years. Mr. Gray is a member of the Executive
Compensation Committee and the Pension Investment Committee and has been a
Director since 1977.
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ALLEN B. KING, 48, is President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company
and of Universal Leaf. From October 22, 1991 to October 27, 1992, he was
President and prior to October 22, 1991, he was Executive Vice President of the
Company and of Universal Leaf. Mr. King is Chairman of the Finance Committee and
a member of the Executive Committee. He has been a Director since 1989.
JOHN D. MUNFORD, II, 66, is Retired Vice Chairman of Union Camp Corporation
(forest products manufacturer). From April 1991 to April 1993, he was Vice
Chairman, and prior to April 1991, he was Executive Vice President of Union Camp
Corporation. Mr. Munford is a Director of Cadmus Communications Corporation,
Pulaski Furniture Corporation, and NationsBank of Virginia, N.A. He is Chairman
of the Pension Investment Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr.
Munford has been a Director since 1988.
THOMAS R. TOWERS, 69, retired as Vice Chairman of the Company on June 30,
1987. Mr. Towers is a member of the Executive Committee and the Finance
Committee and has been a Director since 1966.
STOCK OWNERSHIP
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the
beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock by (i) each person or group
known by the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares
of the Company's Common Stock, (ii) each Director or nominee, (iii) each
executive officer listed in the Summary Compensation Table and (iv) all
Directors and executive officers as a group.
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NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER NUMBER OF SHARES1,2,3 PERCENT OF CLASS
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Wellington Management Company 3,257,1204 9.14%
75 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
William W. Berry 3,042 *
Ronald E. Carrier 3,400 *
Wallace L. Chandler 20,920 *
Lawrence S. Eagleburger 800 *
Jaap Godthelp 400 *
Elmon T. Gray 4,900 *
Henry H. Harrell 78,719 *
Richard G. Holder 2,400 *
Allen B. King 24,180 *
John D. Munford, II 3,190 *
Hartwell H. Roper 22,322 *
Hubert R. Stallard 2,872 *
William L. Taylor 9,102 *
Thomas T. Towers 49,042 *
All eighteen Directors and
executive officers as a
group 288,912 *
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*Percentage of ownership is less than 1% of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Company.
1Except as otherwise noted, the number of shares of Common Stock of the
Company shown in the table is as of June 30, 1994.
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2The number of shares of Common Stock of the Company shown in the table
does not include shares which certain officers of the Company may acquire upon
the exercise of stock options that except under extraordinary circumstances are
automatically exercisable at not less than six month intervals when at least a
minimum stock price appreciation has occurred.
3The number of shares of Common Stock of the Company shown in the table
includes 114,740 shares held for Directors and executive officers in the
Employees' Stock Purchase Plan of Universal Leaf and 49,100 shares which certain
Directors and executive officers of the Company have the right to acquire
through the exercise of stock options within 60 days following June 30, 1994.
The number of shares above also includes 606 shares, which are jointly or solely
held by minor children or other children living at home or held in fiduciary
capacities. Such shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the rules of
the Securities and Exchange Commission but inclusion of the shares in the table
does not constitute admission of beneficial ownership.
The Employees' Stock Purchase Plan of Universal Leaf held 1,535,670 shares
or 4.4% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on June 30, 1994. Each
participant in the Plan has the right to instruct Signet Trust Company, trustee
for the Plan, with respect to the voting of shares allocated to his or her
account. The trustee, however, may use its discretion in voting any shares for
which it receives no instructions.
4Based on information contained in a Schedule 13G filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on February 10, 1994, Wellington Management Company as
of December 31, 1993, held the shares shown in the table on behalf of other
persons who have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of
dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of such shares. The interest of any
such person does not exceed 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common
Stock. Wellington Management Company has shared power to vote 2,030,250 of the
shares and shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of all 3,257,120 of
the shares. To the knowledge of the Company, no other person owns beneficially
more than five percent of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock.
COMMITTEES
The standing committees of the Board of Directors are the Executive
Committee, the Finance Committee, the Audit Committee, the Pension Investment
Committee and the Executive Compensation Committee. There is no nominating
committee. The Executive Committee, which is subject to the supervision and
control of the Board of Directors, has been delegated substantially all of the
powers of the Board of Directors in order for the Executive Committee to act
between meetings of the Board. The Finance Committee, which is subject to the
supervision and control of the Board of Directors, has the responsibility of
establishing the financial policies of the Company and its subsidiaries. The
responsibilities of the Audit Committee include the review of the scope and the
results of the work of the independent public accountants and internal auditors,
the review of the adequacy of internal accounting controls, and the
recommendation to the Board of Directors as to the selection of independent
public accountants. The Pension Investment Committee establishes the pension
investment policy and monitors the performance of pension investments of the
Company and its U.S. subsidiaries. After receiving recommendations from the
Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Compensation Committee fixes the
compensation of officers and makes awards under the Company's incentive
compensation plans.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, there were five meetings of the
Board of Directors, nine meetings of the Executive Committee, two meetings of
the Finance Committee, three meetings of the Audit Committee, three meetings of
the Pension Investment Committee and two meetings of the Executive Compensation
Committee. All Directors attended 75 percent or more of the total number of
meetings of the Board of Directors and committees on which they served.
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DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
Each Director who is not an officer of the Company receives an annual
retainer of $15,000, a fee of $1,000 for each Board meeting attended and a fee
of $750 for each committee meeting attended.
Effective as of October 1, 1994, the Outside Directors' 1994 Deferred
Income Plan will permit a non-employee Director to defer all or a portion of his
compensation. Deferred amounts will be deemed hypothetically invested as
designated by the Director in any of five investment options selected by the
Company for purposes of calculating a market return for bookkeeping purposes.
The Company may, but is not required to, invest the deferred amounts in a
Company-owned life insurance product with parallel investment options. Subject
to certain restrictions, the Director may elect at the time of deferral to take
cash distributions, in whole or in part, from his account either prior to or
following termination of service.
On May 2, 1991, the Board of Directors approved a Restricted Stock Plan for
Non-Employee Directors under which each non-employee Director is awarded 700
shares of restricted Common Stock of the Company annually following the annual
meeting of shareholders, provided that no Director may receive more than 2,100
shares under the Plan. Following the 1994 annual meeting of shareholders, all of
the non-employee Directors other than Mr. Eagleburger, who was first elected to
the Board of Directors in 1993, will have completed participation in the Plan,
and upon completion of Mr. Eagleburger's participation in October 1995, the
Company will have issued 17,500 of the 20,000 shares authorized by the Plan. The
restrictions on shares awarded under the Plan lapse in the event the Director
becomes disabled, dies, is not nominated for reelection or is not reelected.
Each Director is eligible to participate in a Directors' Matching Gifts
Program in which the Company matches Directors' contributions to charities. The
maximum amount which can be matched in any fiscal year is $5,000 per Director.
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
The Company's executive compensation and benefits program is administered
by the Executive Compensation Committee (the "Committee"), which is composed
entirely of non-employee Directors. The goal of the program is to attract,
motivate, reward and retain the management talent required to achieve the
Company's business objectives, at compensation levels which are fair and
equitable and competitive with those of comparable companies. This goal is
furthered by the Committee's policy of linking compensation to individual and
corporate performance and by encouraging significant stock ownership by senior
management in order to align the financial interests of management with those of
the shareholders.
The three main components of the Company's executive compensation program
are base salary, annual cash incentive awards under Management Performance Plans
adopted by the Company and its subsidiaries and equity participation in the form
of stock option grants and eligibility to participate in the Employees' Stock
Purchase Plan of Universal Leaf. Each year the Committee reviews the total
compensation package of each executive officer to ensure it meets the goals of
the program. As a part of this review, the Committee considers corporate
performance information, compensation survey data, the advice of consultants and
the recommendations of management.
BASE SALARY. Base salaries for executive officers are reviewed annually to
determine whether adjustments may be necessary. Factors considered by the
Committee in determining base salaries for executive officers include personal
performance of the executive in light of individual levels of responsibility,
the overall performance and profitability of the Company during the preceding
year, economic trends that may be affecting the
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Company, and the competitiveness of the executive's salary with the salaries of
executives in comparable positions at companies of comparable size or
operational characteristics. Each factor is weighed by the Committee in a
subjective analysis of the appropriate level of compensation for that executive.
For purposes of assessing the competitiveness of salaries, the Committee reviews
compensation data from national surveys and selected groups of approximately 4
to 20 companies with similar size or operational characteristics to determine
ranges of total compensation and the individual components of such compensation.
Such compensation data indicates that the Company's salary levels are below the
median of such data when compared to executive positions of similar scope and
responsibility.
Mr. Harrell became the Chief Executive Officer of the Company in 1988 and
Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1991 and has 28 years experience with the
Company. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1994, Mr. Harrell's base salary
was increased approximately 3% after a thorough review and evaluation by the
Committee of Mr. Harrell's personal performance in light of his management
responsibilities, the level of profitability of the Company during fiscal year
1994, and the competitiveness of Mr. Harrell's salary to those of other chief
executive officers in comparable companies.
ANNUAL CASH INCENTIVES. The Company and its principal subsidiaries have
Management Performance Plans under which key management employees may receive
annual cash incentive awards which vary from year to year based upon corporate,
business unit and individual performance. At the Committee's discretion, annual
awards based on management's recommendations are paid to eligible executives
from a "performance fund" determined primarily by the Company's pre-tax income
and return on equity. Unused carryover amounts not awarded in a previous fiscal
year may be added to the performance fund for the current fiscal year. Mr.
Harrell's cash incentive award for the 1994 fiscal year was 35% less than the
award he received in 1993. Mr. Harrell's 1994 award was determined by the
Committee after consideration of the Company's income and earnings reported for
the period, the Committee's assessment of Mr. Harrell's individual contributions
to corporate performance, Mr. Harrell's vision and leadership in the face of
difficult worldwide market conditions in the tobacco industry and a review of
total cash compensation paid to chief executive officers of comparable
companies.
EQUITY PARTICIPATION. The Committee administers the Company's 1989
Executive Stock Plan, under which it has granted to key executive employees
options to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock based upon a
determination of competitive aggregate compensation levels. The primary
objective of issuing stock options is to encourage significant investment in
stock ownership by management and to provide long-term financial rewards linked
directly to market performance of the Company's stock. The Committee believes
that significant ownership of stock by senior management is the best way to
align the interests of management and the shareholders, and the Company's stock
incentive program is effectively designed to further this objective.
In the fiscal year ended June 30, 1992, the Committee granted stock options
with a ten-year term to key executives at the fair market value of the Company's
Common Stock on the date of grant. Mr. Harrell received a 1992 option grant for
99,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, based upon a review by the
Committee of total compensation and its components, including equity
participation, of chief executive officers of comparable companies. The 1992
grants were intended to meet the Committee's three-year option grant targets
and, therefore, no new grants (excluding reload options described below) were
made during the fiscal years ended June 30, 1993 and 1994 to the executive
officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table. In determining the number of
options to be awarded under the Plan, the Committee may consider the amount and
terms of options already held by an executive officer. The 1992 grants were made
under a program designed to promote an increase in the equity interest of key
executives through systematic option exercises and the retention of shares. The
program required each participant to make an investment in the Company by
contributing to the program currently owned
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shares equal to at least 10% of the number of shares subject to the 1992 option
grant. Option exercises occur automatically at not less than six-month intervals
when at least a minimum stock price appreciation has occurred.
Except under extraordinary circumstances or as otherwise determined by the
Committee, participants have agreed that the options granted during the 1992
fiscal year may be exercised only through stock-for-stock swaps under the
program, and both the contributed shares and additional shares acquired through
option exercises under the program may not be sold by the participating
executives during the ten-year term of the program. Each 1992 option was granted
with a reload replenishment feature which entitles participants each time a
stock-for-stock exercise occurs to receive automatically a new option grant at
the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the date of grant. The
number of reload options granted is equal to the number of shares contributed by
a participant to effect a stock-for-stock swap. In exchange for this
replenishment feature, each participant has agreed to retain shares equaling at
least the after-tax gain realized upon each exercise.
In addition to stock option grants, eligible executive officers participate
in the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan of Universal Leaf to the maximum extent
permitted by the terms of that Plan, thereby increasing on a voluntary basis
their equity participation in the Company.
TAX CONSIDERATIONS. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 ("OBRA
93") established certain criteria for the tax deductibility of compensation in
excess of $1 million paid to the Company's executive officers. In light of the
new tax law, it is the policy of the Committee to modify where practicable the
Company's executive incentive plans so as to maximize the tax deductibility of
compensation paid to its executive officers. Accordingly, amendments to the
Company's 1989 Executive Stock Plan, which are submitted for shareholder
approval, include a fixed limit on the number of stock incentives (including
options) that may be granted to any individual in any calendar year and a
requirement that the exercise price for a stock option shall not be less than
the fair market value of a share of the Company's Common Stock on the date of
grant. Upon approval by the shareholders, any future gains realized upon the
exercise of stock options granted under such Plan will qualify as
"performance-based compensation" (as defined by OBRA '93) and be fully
deductible by the Company.
The Committee does not propose at the present time to amend the Management
Performance Plans of the Company and its subsidiaries to comply with the OBRA
'93 requirements. It is not anticipated that compensation in excess of $1
million will be paid to any individual during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1995. Moreover, the qualifying amendments to these plans would limit the
Committee's discretion to make awards based on individual performance factors
and other factors as the Committee may determine, from time to time, to be
relevant. The Committee believes that the flexibility to adjust annual cash
incentive awards upward or downward is an important feature of the Management
Performance Plans and one which serves the best interests of the Company by
allowing the Committee to recognize and motivate individual executive officers
as circumstances warrant.
Executive Compensation Committee
William W. Berry, Chairman
Ronald E. Carrier
Elmon T. Gray
Richard G. Holder
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The graph compares the cumulative total return on Common Stock of the
Company for the last five fiscal years with the total return of the Standard &
Poors Midcap 400 Stock Index and the Media General Tobacco Industry Group Index
assuming the investment of $100 on June 30, 1989 and the reinvestment of all
dividends. Included in fiscal year 1992 was a special dividend of $1.34 per
share representing the value to the Company's shareholders of the spin-off of
Lawyers Title Corporation in October 1991.
[GRAPH AS DEFINED BY THE FOLLOWING DATA POINTS]
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1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
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Universal Corporation $100.00 $ 84.83 $116.47 $172.82 $167.77 $138.37
Media General Tobacco Index $100.00 $132.71 $173.48 $211.09 $163.92 $172.98
S&P Midcap 400 $100.00 $115.41 $130.22 $154.39 $189.21 $188.75
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The individuals named below include the Company's Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer and the other four executive officers of the Company who were
the most highly compensated executive officers of the Company as of the end of
the 1994 fiscal year.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG TERM
COMPENSATION
FISCAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS
NAME YEAR OTHER SECURITIES
AND PRINCIPAL ENDED ANNUAL UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
POSITION 6/30 SALARY($) BONUS($)1 COMPENSATION($)2 OPTIONS(#) COMPENSATION($)4
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Henry H. Harrell 1994 $ 429,210 $230,000 $ -- 0 $ 98,319
Chairman and Chief 1993 361,655 355,000 -- 19,9343 80,193
Executive Officer 1992 343,085 276,000 N/A 99,000 69,201
Allen B. King 1994 302,263 156,000 -- 0 52,985
President and Chief 1993 255,737 240,000 -- 14,1253 41,728
Operating Officer 1992 241,581 184,000 N/A 70,000 37,268
Jaap Godthelp 1994 323,920 190,000 -- 0 0
Chairman and 1993 302,476 147,996 -- 0 0
President, 1992 271,991 150,263 N/A 0 0
Deli Universal, Inc.
William L. Taylor 1994 255,370 84,700 -- 0 38,051
Vice President and 1993 243,260 121,000 -- 8,6583 32,724
Chief Administrative 1992 228,540 100,625 N/A 43,000 29,854
Officer
Hartwell H. Roper 1994 181,590 70,000 -- 0 29,105
Vice President and 1993 171,050 100,000 -- 7,4933 26,969
Chief Financial 1992 163,818 86,250 N/A 37,000 24,243
Officer
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1Cash incentive bonuses awarded by the Executive Compensation Committee
under Management Performance Plans of the Company and its principal
subsidiaries.
2None of the named executive officers received perquisites or other
personal benefits in excess of the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of his total salary
and bonus.
3The options granted in the 1993 fiscal year were reload options granted
under the automatic exercise program described above in "Report of Executive
Compensation Committee."
4The amounts in the "All Other Compensation" column represent (1) employer
contributions to the Employees' Stock Purchase and the Supplemental Stock
Purchase Plans of Universal Leaf (the "Stock Purchase Plans"), (ii) premium
payments made by the Company under the Executive Insurance Program, and (iii)
interest accrued to participants' accounts under the Company's Deferred Income
Plan (the "DIP") to the extent such interest exceeded the applicable long-term
rate under Internal Revenue Code Section 1274(d). Employer contributions to the
Stock Purchase Plans on behalf of the named executive officers for the 1994,
1993 and 1992 fiscal years were
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in the following respective amounts: Mr. Harrell, $21,252, $17,748 and $16,896;
Mr. King, $15,000, $12,504 and $11,904; Mr. Taylor, $12,696, $12,096 and
$11,352; and Mr. Roper, $9,000, $8,448 and $7,896. The life insurance premiums
paid by the Company on behalf of the named executive officers for the 1994, 1993
and 1992 fiscal years were in the following respective amounts: Mr. Harrell,
$54,521, $37,722 and $31,703; Mr. King $29,055, $20,349 and $17,906; Mr. Taylor,
$25,355, $20,628 and $18,502; and Mr. Roper, $13,844, $11,380 and $10,346. The
accruals of interest on income deferred by the named executive officers under
the DIP in excess of the applicable interest rate under Internal Revenue Code
Section 1274(d) for the 1994, 1993, and 1992 fiscal years were in the following
respective amounts: Mr. Harrell, $22,546, $24,723 and $20,602; Mr. King, $8,930,
$8,875 and $7,458; and Mr. Roper, $6,261, $7,141 and $6,001.
PENSION PLANS
Employees of the Company and certain U.S. subsidiaries are covered by a
defined benefit retirement plan, which is qualified under the Internal Revenue
Code, and a defined benefit supplemental retirement plan, which is an unfunded
plan to provide benefits in excess of limits allowed by the Internal Revenue
Code. The table below shows estimated annual benefits paid under both plans at
normal retirement (age 65) based on the average salary and bonus for the highest
three years.
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<CAPTION>
YEARS OF SERVICE
REMUNERATION 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 200,000 $ 44,547 $ 59,397 $ 74,246 $ 89,095 $103,945 $112,902 $121,859
300,000 68,061 90,748 113,435 136,122 158,809 172,245 185,681
400,000 91,574 122,100 152,624 183,149 213,674 231,674 249,503
500,000 115,087 153,450 191,813 230,176 268,538 290,932 313,325
600,000 138,601 184,802 231,002 277,202 323,403 350,275 377,148
700,000 162,114 216,153 270,191 324,220 378,268 409,618 440,970
800,000 185,627 247,504 309,380 371,256 433,132 468,966 504,792
900,000 209,141 278,855 352,701 418,283 487,997 528,305 568,614
1,000,000 232,655 310,206 387,758 465,310 542,862 587,648 632,436
1,100,000 256,128 341,504 426,880 512,256 597,632 646,898 696,164
1,200,000 279,681 372,909 466,136 559,363 652,591 706,335 760,080
</TABLE>
The credited years of service for Messrs. Harrell, King, Taylor and Roper
are twenty-eight, twenty-five, four and twenty, respectively.
The benefits shown in the table are calculated on the basis of a 50% joint
and survivor benefit, assuming that at retirement the age of the employee's
spouse is 62. The social security benefit will be paid in addition to the
amounts shown in the table.
Mr. Godthelp is covered by a pension plan established under the laws of the
Netherlands. The Plan, which covers employees of N. V. Deli Universal and
certain other Dutch subsidiaries, is partially funded by employer and
participant contributions. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, N.V. Deli
Universal contributed $120,564 to the Plan on behalf of Mr. Godthelp. His
estimated annual pension benefit under the Plan assuming thirteen years of
service would be $105,555.
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STOCK OPTIONS
No stock options were granted to and no stock options were exercised by any
executive officer listed in the Summary Compensation Table during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1994. The following table sets forth information with
respect to the fiscal year-end value of all unexercised stock options held by
such executive officers.
FY-END OPTION VALUES
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<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
OPTIONS AT FY-END(#) AT FY-END($)1
NAME EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Henry H. Harrell 128,589 0 $ 144,125 $ 0
Allen B. King 72,209 0 4,062 0
William L. Taylor 42,821 0 0 0
Hartwell H. Roper 38,446 0 2,600 0
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1The value of the unexercised options at fiscal year-end represents the
difference between the exercise price of any outstanding options and $19.50, the
closing sales price of a share of the Company's Common Stock on June 30, 1994,
as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
Of the options shown as of the fiscal year end, options on 98,589 shares
for Mr. Harrell, 69,709 shares for Mr. King, 42,821 shares for Mr. Taylor and
36,846 shares for Mr. Roper, except under extraordinary circumstances, are only
exercisable automatically at not less than six month intervals when at least a
minimum stock price appreciation has occurred.
SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
The Company has entered into severance agreements (the "Agreements") with
Henry H. Harrell, Allen B. King, William L. Taylor and Hartwell H. Roper. The
Agreements provide for payment and continued benefits if the officer's
employment is terminated within twenty-four months after a change of control,
either by the Company "for cause" or "without cause" (other than for conduct
involving moral turpitude) or by the officer as a result of a demotion or
reduction in compensation. In the event of such termination, the officer will
receive (i) termination compensation of up to two times his annual compensation
(including salary, bonuses and incentive compensation) paid or payable to him
for the last complete fiscal year prior to the change of control; (ii)
accelerated vesting of rights under the Company's Management Performance Plan
and the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan of Universal Leaf; (iii) for the portion
of the fiscal year in which his employment is terminated, a proportional share
of the cash value of awards made to him under the Management Performance Plan
for the last complete fiscal year prior to the change of control; (iv)
additional retirement benefits equal to the additional benefits, if any, he
would have received if he were credited with two additional years of service
following termination; and (v) continuation of other fringe benefits or
equivalent benefits for a period of two years. The officer's termination
compensation will be reduced by the amount of compensation he receives from
another employer within two years subsequent to such termination.
The maximum aggregate amount payable under the Agreements depends on
officer salary, bonus and incentive award levels in effect at the time of any
change of control. However, if all the participants were presently entitled to
maximum payments, the aggregate cost to the Company would be approximately
$4,150,000 based on
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current salary levels and the most recent bonus and incentive award levels. This
amount does not include the additional retirement and fringe benefits to which
the participants would be entitled.
The Board of Directors believes that the Agreements benefit the Company and
its shareholders by securing the continued service of key management personnel
and by enabling management to perform its duties and responsibilities without
the distracting uncertainty associated with a change of control.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS
Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf, the law firm to which
Lawrence S. Eagleburger serves as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, is retained
from time to time to provide legal services to the Company and its subsidiaries.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE
NOMINEES SET FORTH ABOVE.
PROPOSAL TWO
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
1989 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN
The Universal Corporation 1989 Executive Stock Plan (the "Plan") authorizes
the award of shares of Common Stock, restricted stock, incentive stock options
and non-qualified stock options (collectively, "Stock Incentives") to key
employees designated and upon terms determined by the Executive Compensation
Committee (the "Committee"). The Plan is intended to facilitate stock ownership
and increase the interest of key employees in the growth and performance of the
Company.
To permit the Company to continue to take certain deductions for executive
compensation in excess of $1 million pursuant to the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993, the Board of Directors has unanimously adopted, and
recommends that the shareholders approve, amendments to the Plan to provide that
(i) no individual may be granted Stock Incentives in any calendar year for more
than 200,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) the exercise price for a stock
option shall not be less than the fair market value of a share of Common Stock
on the date of grant. Except for a similar minimum exercise price requirement
for incentive stock options, the Plan currently does not contain provisions
comparable to the proposed amendments. The full text of the proposed amendments
to the Plan is set forth in Exhibit A to this Proxy Statement.
The number and type of awards that may be granted in the future under the
Plan, as well as the number of eligible employees who may be granted such
awards, are not determinable at this time. Currently, there are approximately 16
active employees who are participants in the Plan. Except for the grant of a
non-qualified stock option for 6,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock to an
executive officer not listed in the Summary Compensation Table, no awards were
made under the Plan during the last fiscal year.
Since shareholder approval of the Plan in October 1989, the Committee has
only granted non-qualified stock options (including reload options) at option
prices equal to the closing prices of Common Stock on the dates of grant. All of
the options vest within one year of and expire ten years from the date of grant.
Shorter expiration periods may apply to participants terminating employment.
The closing price for a share of the Company's Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange on August 25, 1994, was $21.
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While the Committee to date has granted only non-qualified stock options
and does not presently anticipate awarding any other Stock Incentives, it has
been advised by counsel regarding the federal income tax consequences of each of
the Stock Incentives that may be awarded under the Plan if the proposal is
approved.
No income is recognized by a participant at the time an option is granted.
If the option is an incentive stock option, no income will be recognized upon
the participant's exercise of the option. Income is recognized by a participant
when he disposes of shares acquired under an incentive stock option. The
exercise of a non-qualified stock option generally is a taxable event that
requires the participant to recognize, as ordinary income, the difference
between the share's fair market value on the date of exercise and the option
exercise price.
A participant recognizes income upon the receipt of an award of Common
Stock equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock. Income is generally
recognized on account of an award of restricted stock when the shares first
become transferable or are no longer subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture. At that time the participant recognizes income equal to the fair
market value of the restricted stock.
The employer (either the Company or a subsidiary) will be entitled to claim
a federal income tax deduction on account of the exercise of a non-qualified
stock option, the award of Common Stock, or the vesting of a restricted stock
award. The amount of the deduction is equal to the ordinary income recognized by
the participant. The employer will not be entitled to a federal income tax
deduction on account of the grant or the exercise of an incentive stock option.
The employer may claim a federal income tax deduction on account of certain
dispositions of Common Stock received upon exercise of an incentive stock
option.
In order to be adopted, the proposed amendments to the Plan must be
approved by the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock present or
represented by properly executed and delivered proxies at the Annual Meeting.
Abstentions and Broker Shares voted as to any matter at the Annual Meeting will
be included in determining the number of shares present or represented at the
Annual Meeting. Broker Shares that are not voted on any matter at the Annual
Meeting will not be included in determining the number of shares present or
represented at the Annual Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF
PROPOSAL TWO.
PROPOSAL THREE
APPROVAL OF THE UNIVERSAL CORPORATION 1994 STOCK
OPTION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors has adopted unanimously and recommends that the
shareholders approve the Universal Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (the "Directors' Plan").
GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE DIRECTORS' PLAN
The following summary describes the principal features of the Directors'
Plan. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the specific
provisions of the Directors' Plan, the complete text of which is attached as
Exhibit B.
The purpose of the Directors' Plan is to associate the interests of the
Non-Employee Directors with those of the Company and its shareholders through
increased equity ownership, to assist the Company in recruiting and retaining
individuals of ability and experience who are not employed by the Company to
serve on the Board and its committees and to provide incentive to those
individuals by enabling them to participate in the future success of the
Company.
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If approved by the shareholders, the Directors' Plan will, from 1994 to
2004 inclusive, automatically provide annual grants of stock options beginning
on October 25, 1994, the effective date of the Directors' Plan, and thereafter
on the first business day following each annual meeting of shareholders, to each
individual who is serving as a Director on such date, provided such individual
is not also an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates and was not such
an employee within three years prior to his or her first election to the Board.
Each annual grant will permit the holder, for a period of ten years from
the date of grant, to purchase from the Company 1,000 shares of Common Stock of
the Company (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, spin-offs
and certain other events as provided in the Directors' Plan) at the fair market
value of such shares on the date the option was granted. The closing price for a
share of the Company's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on August 25,
1994, was $21. Each option shall become exercisable six months after the date of
grant. In the event of the death of a non-employee Director, his outstanding
options may be exercised by his estate within two years from the date of death,
provided that in no event may an option be exercised beyond its original
expiration date. In the event a non-employee Director becomes permanently and
totally disabled while serving on the Board, his outstanding options may be
exercised by him for a period of two years from the date such individual ceases
serving on the Board due to such disability, provided that in no event may an
option be exercised beyond its original expiration date. In the event a
non-employee Director resigns, is not re-elected or does not stand for
re-election to the Board, or in any other circumstance approved by the Board,
his outstanding options shall expire two years from the date of such
individual's resignation or cessation of service on the Board, or upon the
expiration of the period prescribed by the Board in an approved circumstance,
provided that in no event may an option be exercised beyond its original
expiration date.
Each option and all rights thereunder shall be nontransferable other than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
A maximum number of 100,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company (subject
to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, spin-offs and certain other
events as provided in the Directors' Plan) may be issued pursuant to the
Directors' Plan. Shares subject to options which terminate for any reason will
be available for future grants under the Directors' Plan.
The Directors' Plan will be administered by the Executive Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors, who will be authorized to interpret the
Directors' Plan but have no authority with respect to the selection of Directors
to receive options, the number of shares subject to the Directors' Plan or to
each grant thereunder, or to the option price for shares subject to the options.
The Board of Directors may amend or terminate the Directors' Plan as it shall
deem advisable but may not, without further approval of the shareholders,
increase the maximum number of shares which may be issued under the Directors'
Plan or options to be granted thereunder, change the option price provided in
the Directors' Plan, extend the period during which options may be granted or
exercised, or change the class of persons eligible to receive options.
Adjustments will be made in the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding
and subsequent option grants and in the exercise price of outstanding options,
in each case to reflect changes in the Company's Common Stock through changes in
the corporate structure or capitalization such as through a merger, stock split
or stock dividend.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The options under the Directors' Plan will be nonstatutory options not
intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The grant of options will not result in
taxable income to the non-employee Director or a tax deduction to the Company.
The exercise of an option by
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a non-employee Director will result in taxable ordinary income to the
non-employee Director and a corresponding deduction for the Company, generally
in each case equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the option
stock on the date the option was exercised over the option price.
In order to be adopted, the proposed Directors' Plan must be approved by
the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock present or represented
by properly executed and delivered proxies at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions
and Broker Shares voted as to any matter at the Annual Meeting will be included
in determining the number of shares present or represented at the Annual
Meeting. Broker Shares that are not voted on any matter at the Annual Meeting
will not be included in determining the number of shares present or represented
at the Annual Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF
PROPOSAL THREE.
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The independent auditors of the Company are appointed by the Board of
Directors upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee. Ernst & Young LLP, the
Company's independent auditors since 1971, has been appointed for the next
fiscal year. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP will be present at the Annual
Meeting and are available to respond to appropriate questions and may make a
statement if they desire to do so.
PROPOSALS FOR 1995 ANNUAL MEETING
Under the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any
shareholder desiring to make a proposal to be acted upon at the 1995 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders must cause such proposal to be delivered, in proper
form, to the Secretary of the Company, whose address is Hamilton Street at
Broad, P.O.Box 25099, Richmond, Virginia 23260, no later than May 22, 1995, in
order for the proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company's Proxy
Statement. The Company anticipates holding the 1995 Annual Meeting on October
24, 1995.
The Company's Bylaws also prescribe the procedure a shareholder must follow
to nominate Directors or to bring other business before shareholders' meetings.
For a shareholder to nominate a candidate for Director at the 1995 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, notice of nomination must be received by the Secretary
of the Company not less than 60 days and not more than 90 days prior to the
Meeting. The notice must describe various matters regarding the nominee and the
shareholder giving the notice. For a shareholder to bring other business before
the 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, notice must be received by the
Secretary of the Company not less than 60 days and not more than 90 days prior
to the Meeting. The notice must include a description of the proposed business,
the reasons therefor, and other specified matters. Any shareholder may obtain a
copy of the Company's Bylaws, without charge, upon written request to the
Secretary of the Company.
OTHER MATTERS
THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1994,
INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, IS BEING MAILED TO SHAREHOLDERS WITH THIS PROXY
STATEMENT. A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1994, FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
EXCLUDING EXHIBITS, CAN BE OBTAINED WITHOUT CHARGE BY WRITING TO KAREN M. L.
WHELAN, VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER, UNIVERSAL CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 25099,
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23260.
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EXHIBIT A
UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
1989 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN
STATEMENT OF AMENDMENTS
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 25, 1994
1. Section 4.02 is amended to read as follows:
4.02 GRANTS AND AWARDS. The Committee will designate individuals to whom
Grants and/or Awards are to be issued and will specify the number of shares of
Common Stock subject to each such Grant or Award. All Grants or Awards issued
under this Plan shall be evidenced by Agreements which shall be subject to
applicable provisions of this Plan and to such other provisions as the Committee
may adopt. No Participant may be granted Options that are Incentive Stock
Options (under all Incentive Stock Option Plans of the Company and Affiliates)
which are first exercisable in any calendar year for stock having an aggregate
Fair Market Value (determined as of the date an Option is granted) exceeding
$100,000. A Participant may not receive Grants and Awards under this Plan with
respect to more than 200,000 shares of Common Stock during any calendar year.
2. Article VI is amended to read as follows:
OPTION PRICE
The price per share for Common Stock purchased on the exercise of an Option
shall be fixed by the Committee, but shall not be less than the Fair Market
Value on the date of grant.
3. Section 12.07 is amended to read as follows:
12.07 SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. This Plan was initially approved by the Board
of Directors of the Company, effective as of July 1, 1989, and was approved by
the shareholders of the Company entitled to vote at the 1989 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. Amendments to the Plan were approved by the Board of Directors of
the Company, effective as of October 27, 1992, and by the shareholders of the
Company entitled to vote at the 1992 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Amendments
to the Plan have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company,
effective as of October 25, 1994, subject, however, to approval by the
shareholders of the Company entitled to vote at the 1994 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.
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EXHIBIT B
UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.01 AFFILIATE means any "subsidiary" or "parent corporation" (within the
meaning of Section 424 of the Code) of the Company.
1.02 AGREEMENT means a written agreement (including any amendment or
supplement thereto) between the Company and a Participant specifying the terms
and conditions of a Grant issued to such Participant.
1.03 BOARD means the Board of Directors of the Company.
1.04 CODE means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any amendments
thereto.
1.05 COMMISSION means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
successor agency.
1.06 COMMITTEE means the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board.
1.07 COMMON STOCK means the Common Stock of the Company.
1.08 COMPANY means Universal Corporation.
1.09 EXCHANGE ACT means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, and any successor thereto.
1.10 FAIR MARKET VALUE means, on any given date, the closing price of a
share of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape
on such day or, if the Common Stock was not traded on the New York Stock
Exchange on such day, then on the next preceding day that the Common Stock was
traded on such exchange, all as reported by such source as the Committee may
select. If there is no regular public trading market for the Common Stock, the
Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith.
1.11 GRANT means the grant of an Option.
1.12 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR means a member of the Board who is not an
employee of the Company or an Affiliate and was not such an employee within
three years prior to his or her first election to the Board.
1.13 OPTION means a stock option that entitles the holder to purchase from
the Company under the terms of this Plan the number of shares of Common Stock
set forth in Article IV at the Option Price.
1.14 OPTION PRICE means the price per share for Common Stock purchased on
the exercise of an Option as provided in Article IV.
1.15 PARTICIPANT means a Non-Employee Director who is eligible to receive
a Grant under this Plan.
1.16 RULE 16B-3 means Rule 16b-3, as promulgated by the Commission in
Release No. 34-28869 under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, effective May 1,
1991, or any successor rule as amended from time to time.
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1.17 SECURITIES BROKER means the registered securities broker acceptable
to the Company who agrees to effect the cashless exercise of an Option pursuant
to Section 7.03 hereof.
1.18 SUBSIDIARY means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the
corporations in the chain (other than the last corporation) owns stock
possessing at least 50 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes
of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE
This Plan is intended to associate the interests of the Non-Employee
Directors with those of the Company and its shareholders through increased
equity ownership, to assist the Company in recruiting and retaining individuals
of ability and experience who are not employed by the Company to serve on the
Board and its committees and to provide incentive to those individuals by
enabling them to participate in the future success of the Company.
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have
all the powers vested in it by the terms of the Plan, such powers to include the
authority (within the limitations described herein) to prescribe the form of the
Agreements evidencing Grants under the terms of this Plan. The Committee shall,
subject to the provisions of the Plan, have the power to construe the Plan, to
determine all questions arising thereunder and to adopt and amend such rules and
regulations for the administration of the Plan as it may deem desirable,
consistent with the provisions of the Plan. Any decision of the Committee in the
administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall be final and conclusive.
The Committee may act only by a majority of its members in office, except that
the members thereof may authorize any one or more of their number or the
Secretary or any other officer of the Company to execute and deliver documents
on behalf of the Committee. No member of the Committee shall be liable for
anything done or omitted to be done by such member or by any other member of the
Committee in connection with the Plan, except in circumstances involving actual
bad faith. All costs and expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by
the Company.
ARTICLE IV
GRANTS OF OPTIONS
Every Non-Employee Director who serves on the Board during the term of the
Plan is eligible to receive Grants. Each Non-Employee Director serving on the
Board as of the effective date of this Plan shall be granted an Option on such
date. Every Non-Employee Director who continues to serve in such capacity on the
date which is the first business day following each Annual Meeting of
Shareholders during the term of this Plan shall be granted an Option on each
such date. Each Option shall be for the purchase by the Participant of 1,000
shares of Common Stock at a price per share equal to the Fair Market Value of a
share of the Common Stock on the date of the Grant. Each Option shall be
evidenced by an Agreement issued by the Committee in the form prescribed by the
Committee and consistent with the terms of this Plan.
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ARTICLE V
AMOUNT OF STOCK
The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for
issuance upon exercise of Options granted under the Plan shall be 100,000
shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Article VIII below. The Common
Stock to be issued may be either authorized and unissued shares, issued shares
acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries or any combination thereof. In the
event that an Option is terminated, in whole or in part, for any reason other
than its exercise, the number of shares of Common Stock allocated to such Option
or terminated portion thereof may be reallocated to other Options to be granted
under this Plan. In the event that the number of shares of Common Stock
available for future Grants under the Plan is insufficient to make all automatic
Grants required to be made on such date, then all Non-Employee Directors shall
share ratably in the number of Options available for Grants under the Plan.
ARTICLE VI
EXERCISE OF OPTIONS
Each Option shall be first exercisable on the date which is six months from
the date of the grant of the Option and shall continue to be exercisable for a
term of ten years thereafter; provided however, that: (i) subject to the six
month exercisability requirement set forth above, an Option shall be
exercisable, in the event of a Participant's death prior to exercising the
Option, by his estate, or the person or persons to whom his rights under the
Option shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution but only for a
period of two years from the date of the Participant's death or during the
remainder of the period preceding the expiration of the Option, whichever is
shorter; (ii) subject to the six month exercisability requirement set forth
above, an Option shall be exercisable, if a Participant becomes permanently and
totally disabled (within the meaning of Section 105(d) (4) of the Code) while
serving on the Board prior to exercising the Option, but only for a period of
two years from the date on which he ceases serving on the Board due to such
disability or during the remainder of the period preceding the expiration of the
Option, whichever is shorter; and (iii) subject to the six month exercisability
requirement set forth above, in the event that a Participant resigns from or is
not re-elected or does not stand for re-election to the Board or in any other
circumstance approved by the Board in its sole discretion, an Option shall be
exercisable but only for a period of two years following the date of his
resignation or cessation of service on the Board, or in the period prescribed by
the Board in an approved circumstance, or during the remainder of the period
preceding the expiration of the Option, whichever is shorter. Any Option shall
be nontransferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution as
set forth above. During the lifetime of the Participant to whom an Option is
granted, the Option may be exercised only by the Participant. No right or
interest of a Participant in any Option shall be liable for, or subject to, any
lien, obligation or liability of such Participant or his estate.
ARTICLE VII
MANNER OF EXERCISE
7.01 EXERCISE. Subject to the provisions of Article VI, an Option may be
exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time. An Option granted
under this Plan may be exercised with respect to any number of whole shares less
than the full number for which the Option could be exercised. Such partial
exercise of an Option shall not affect the right to exercise the Option from
time to time in accordance with this Plan with respect to remaining shares
subject to the Option.
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7.02 PAYMENT. Payment of the Option Price may be made in cash or by
surrendering previously-owned shares of Common Stock to the Company, provided
the shares surrendered have a Fair Market Value (determined as of the day
preceding the date of exercise) that is not less than such Option Price or part
thereof.
7.03 CASHLESS EXERCISE. To the extent permitted under applicable laws and
regulations, at the request of the Participant, the Company will cooperate in a
"cashless exercise" of an Option. The cashless exercise shall be effected by the
Participant delivering to the Securities Broker instructions to exercise all or
part of the Option, including instructions to sell a sufficient number of shares
of Common Stock to cover the costs and expenses associated therewith.
7.04 SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. No Participant shall have any rights as a
shareholder with respect to shares subject to an Option until the date he
exercises such Option.
ARTICLE VIII
ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGE IN COMMON STOCK
Should the Company effect one or more (x) stock dividends, stock split-ups,
subdivisions or consolidations of shares or other similar changes in
capitalization; (y) spin-offs, spin-outs, split-ups, split-offs, or other such
distribution of assets to shareholders; or (z) direct or indirect assumptions
and/or conversions of outstanding options due to an acquisition of the Company,
then the maximum number of shares as to which Grants may be issued under this
Plan and the number and price of shares of Common Stock subject to Grants shall
be proportionately adjusted, and the terms of Options shall be adjusted, as the
Committee shall determine to be equitably required to retain for the
Participants the equivalent economic benefit of their Option(s). Any
determination made under this Article VIII by the Committee shall be final and
conclusive.
The issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock or securities
convertible into shares of Common Stock, for cash or property or for labor or
services, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to
subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company
convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to any Grant.
ARTICLE IX
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND APPROVAL OF REGULATORY BODIES
No Option shall be exercisable, no Common Stock shall be issued, no
certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be delivered, and no payment shall
be made under this Plan except in compliance with all applicable federal and
state laws and regulations (including, without limitation, withholding tax
requirements, if any) and the rules of all domestic stock exchanges on which the
Company's shares may be listed. The Company may rely on an opinion of its
counsel as to such compliance. Any share certificate issued to evidence Common
Stock for which an Option is exercised may bear such legends and statements as
the Committee may deem advisable to assure compliance with federal and state
laws and regulations. No Grant shall be exercisable, no Common Stock shall be
issued, and no certificate for shares shall be delivered until the Company has
obtained such consent or approval as the Committee may deem advisable from
regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such matters.
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ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.01 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. Headings are given to the articles and
sections of this Plan for ease of reference. The reference to any statute,
regulation, or other provision of law shall be construed to refer to any
amendment to or successor of such provision of law.
10.02 AMENDMENT. The Board may amend or terminate this Plan from time to
time; provided, however, that the Board may amend no more often than once every
six months and no amendment may become effective until shareholder approval is
obtained if the amendment would increase the number of shares that may be issued
hereunder pursuant to Options, increase the benefits to Participants under the
Plan, or change the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the
Plan. No amendment shall, without a Participant's consent, adversely affect any
rights of such Participant under any Grant outstanding at the time such
amendment is made except if such an amendment is made to cause the Plan or a
Grant to qualify for the Rule 16b-3 exemption. No amendment shall be made if it
would disqualify the Plan from the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3.
10.03 NO RIGHT. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be
construed as giving any Non-Employee Director any right to be retained in the
service of the Company.
10.04 UNFUNDED PLAN. The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be
required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other
segregation of assets to assure the issuance of shares upon exercise of any
Option under the Plan and issuance of shares upon exercise of Options shall be
subordinated to the claims of the Company's general creditors.
10.05 ACCEPTANCE. By accepting any Option or other benefit under the Plan,
each Participant and each person claiming under or through such person shall be
conclusively deemed to have indicated his acceptance and ratification of, and
consent to, any action taken under the Plan by the Company or the Board.
10.06 RULE 16B-3 COMPLIANCE. It is the intention of the Company that the
Plan comply in all respects with Rule 16b-3, that any ambiguities or
inconsistencies in construction of the Plan be interpreted to give effect to
such intention and that if any provision of the Plan is found not to be in
compliance with Rule 16b-3, such provision shall be deemed null and void to the
extent required to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3. The Board may
adopt rules and regulations under, and amend, the Plan in furtherance of the
intent of the foregoing.
10.07 TERM OF PLAN. No Grant may be issued under this Plan before the
effective date of the Plan or after the first business day following the 2004
Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Termination Date"). Grants issued on or
before the Termination Date shall remain valid in accordance with their terms.
10.08 EFFECTIVE DATE. This Plan has been approved by the Board of Directors
of the Company, effective as of October 25, 1994, subject, however, to approval
by the shareholders of the Company entitled to vote at the 1994 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders.
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UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Henry H. Harrell, Allen B. King, and
William L. Taylor and each or any of them, proxy for the undersigned, with power
of substitution, to vote all the shares of Common Stock of Universal Corporation
held of record by the undersigned on September 6, 1994, at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held at 2:00 p.m. on October 25, 1994, and at any
adjournments thereof, upon the following matters as more fully set forth in the
Proxy Statement, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly
come before the Meeting:
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
( ) FOR all nominees listed below ( ) WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote
(except as indicated below) for all nominees listed below
Wallace L. Chandler, Henry H. Harrell and Hubert R. Stallard
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a
line through that nominee's name)
___________________________________________________________________________
2. PROPOSAL to approve amendments to the Universal Corporation 1989
Executive Stock Plan.
( ) FOR ( ) AGAINST ( ) ABSTAIN
3. PROPOSAL to approve the Universal Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors.
( ) FOR ( ) AGAINST ( ) ABSTAIN
(continued, and to be DATED and SIGNED on the other side)
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(continued from other side)
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERTY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED ON THE
REVERSE SIDE BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ITEMS 1, 2 and 3.
Dated ____________________ 1994
______________________________
(Signature)
______________________________
(Signature)
Please sign exactly as name appears
on this proxy. Attorneys-in- Fact,
executors, trustees, guardians,
corporate officers, etc. should
give full title.
PLEASE MARK, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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TO TRUSTEE, EMPLOYEES' STOCK PURCHASE PLAN OF
UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INCORPORATED AND DESIGNATED AFFILIATED COMPANIES
VOTING
INSTRUCTION
THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to Section 13.01 of the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan of
Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Incorporated and Designated Affiliated
Companies, you are directed to vote, in person or by proxy, the whole shares of
Common Stock of Universal Corporation credited to the undersigned Participant's
Account as of July 31, 1994, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Universal
Corporation, to be held at 2:00 p.m. on October 25, 1994, and at any
adjournments thereof, upon the following matters as more fully set forth in the
Proxy Statement, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly
come before the Meeting:
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
( ) FOR all nominees listed below ( ) WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote
(except as indicated below) for all nominees listed below
Wallace L. Chandler, Henry H. Harrell and Hubert R. Stallard
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a
line through that nominee's name)
___________________________________________________________________________
2. PROPOSAL to approve amendments to the Universal Corporation 1989
Executive Stock Plan.
( ) FOR ( ) AGAINST ( ) ABSTAIN
3. PROPOSAL to approve the Universal Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors.
( ) FOR ( ) AGAINST ( ) ABSTAIN
(continued, and to be DATED and SIGNED on the other side)
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(continued from other side)
THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION WHEN PROPERTY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER
DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE BY THE UNDERSIGNED PARTICIPANT. IF NO DIRECTION IS
MADE, THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION WILL BE VOTED FOR ITEMS 1, 2 and 3. IF A VOTING
INSTRUCTION IS NOT PROPERLY EXECUTED AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE, THE TRUSTEE
MAY VOTE THE SHARES AT ITS DISCRETION.
Dated ____________________ 1994
______________________________
(Signature)
Please sign exactly as name appears
on this Voting Instruction.
PLEASE MARK, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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TO TRUSTEE, SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN OF
LAWYERS TITLE INSURANCE CORPORATION AND DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARIES
VOTING
INSTRUCTION
THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Savings and Stock Ownership Plan of Lawyers
Title Insurance Corporation and Designated Subsidiaries, you are directed to
vote, in person or by proxy, the whole shares of Common Stock of Universal
Corporation credited to the undersigned Participant's Account as of June 30,
1994, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Universal Corporation, to be held
at 2:00 p.m. on October 25, 1994, and at any adjournments thereof, upon the
following matters as more fully set forth in the Proxy Statement, and for the
transaction of such other business as may properly come before the Meeting:
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
( ) FOR all nominees listed below ( ) WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote
(except as indicated below) for all nominees listed below
Wallace L. Chandler, Henry H. Harrell and Hubert R. Stallard
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a
line through that nominee's name)
___________________________________________________________________________
2. PROPOSAL to approve amendments to the Universal Corporation 1989
Executive Stock Plan.
( ) FOR ( ) AGAINST ( ) ABSTAIN
3. PROPOSAL to approve the Universal Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors.
( ) FOR ( ) AGAINST ( ) ABSTAIN
(continued, and to be DATED and SIGNED on the other side)
<PAGE>
(continued from other side)
THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION WHEN PROPERTY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED FOR ITEMS 1, 2 and
3 UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE BY THE UNDERSIGNED PARTICIPANT.
IF A VOTING INSTRUCTION IS NOT PROPERLY EXECUTED AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE,
THE WHOLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF UNIVERSAL CORPORATION CREDITED TO YOUR
PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNT SHALL BE VOTED IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS THOSE SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK FOR WHICH THE TRUSTEE HAS RECEIVED PROPER VOTING INSTRUCTIONS WITH
RESPECT TO ITEMS 1, 2 AND 3.
Dated ____________________ 1994
______________________________
(Signature)
Please sign exactly as name appears
on this Voting Instruction.
PLEASE MARK, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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APPENDIX 1
UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
1989 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN
(As Amended and Restated Effective October 25, 1994)
Article 1
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Affiliate means any "subsidiary" or "parent corporation" (within
the meaning of Section 424 of the Code) of the Company.
1.02 Agreement means a written agreement (including any amendment or
supplement thereto) between the Company and a Participant specifying the
terms and conditions of a Grant or an Award issued to such Participant.
1.03 Award means an award of Common Stock and/or Restricted Stock.
1.04 Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
1.05 Change of Control means and shall be deemed to have taken place if:
(i) a third person, including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, becomes the beneficial owner of shares of
the Company having 20 percent or more of the total number of votes that may
be cast for the election of Directors of the Company; or, (ii) as the result
of, or in connection with, any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other
business combination, sale of assets or contested election, or any
combination of the foregoing transactions (a "Transaction"), the persons who
were Directors of the Company before the Transaction shall cease to
constitute a majority of the Board of the Company or any successor to the
Company.
1.06 Change of Control Date is the date on which an event described in
(i) or (ii) of Section 1.05 occurs.
1.07 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any amendments
thereto.
1.08 Committee means the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board.
1.09 Common Stock means the Common Stock of the Company.
1.10 Company means Universal Corporation.
1.11 Fair Market Value means, on any given date, the closing price of a
share of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange composite
tape on such day or, if the Common Stock was not traded on the New York Stock
Exchange on such day, then on the next preceding day that the Common Stock
was traded on such exchange, all as reported by such source as the Committee
may select.
1.12 Grant means the grant of an Option.
1.13 Incentive Stock Option means an Option that is intended to qualify
as an "incentive stock option" under Section 422 of the Code.
1.14 Non-Qualified Stock Option means an option other than an Incentive
Stock Option.
1.15 Option means a stock option that entitles the holder to purchase
from the Company a stated number of shares of Common Stock at the price set
forth in an Agreement.
1.16 Option Price means the price per share for Common Stock purchased
on the exercise of an Option as provided in Article VI.
1.17 Participant means an employee of the Company or of a Subsidiary,
including an employee who is a member of the Board, who satisfies the
requirements of Article IV and is selected by the Committee to receive a
Grant or an Award.
1.18 Plan means the Universal Corporation 1989 Executive Stock Plan, as
amended.
1.19 Restricted Stock means shares of Common Stock awarded to a
Participant under Article IX. Shares of Common Stock shall cease to be
Restricted Stock when, in accordance with the terms of the applicable
Agreement, they become transferable and free of substantial risks of
forfeiture.
1.20 Rule 16b-3 means Rule 16b-3, as promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended from time to time.
1.21 Securities Broker means the registered securities broker acceptable
to the Company who agrees to effect the cashless exercise of an Option
pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof.
1.22 Subsidiary means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the
corporations in the chain (other than the last corporation) owns stock
possessing at least 50 percent of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
Article II
PURPOSES
The Plan is intended to assist the Company in recruiting and retaining
key employees with ability and initiative by enabling employees who
contribute significantly to the Company or an Affiliate to participate in its
future success and to associate their interests with those of the Company and
its shareholders. The Plan is intended to permit the award of Common Stock
and Restricted Stock, and the issuance of Options qualifying as Incentive
Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options as designated by the Committee
at time of grant. No Option that is intended to be an Incentive Stock
Option, however, shall be invalid for failure to qualify as an Incentive
Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code but shall be treated as a Non-
Qualified Stock Option.
Article III
ADMINISTRATION
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall
have authority to issue Grants and Awards upon such terms (not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Plan) as the Committee may consider appropriate.
The terms of such Grants and Awards may include conditions (in addition to
those contained in this Plan) on (i) the exercisability of all or any part of
an Option and (ii) the transferability or forfeitability of Restricted Stock.
In addition, the Committee shall have complete authority to interpret all
provisions of this Plan; to prescribe the form of Agreements; to adopt,
amend, and rescind rules and regulations pertaining to the administration of
the Plan; and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the
administration of this Plan. To fulfill the purposes of the Plan without
amending the Plan, the Committee may also modify any Grants or Awards issued
to Participants who are nonresident aliens or employed outside of the United
States to recognize differences in local law, tax policy or custom.
The express grant in the Plan of any specific power to the Committee
shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee.
Any decision made, or action taken, by the Committee or in connection with
the administration of this Plan shall be final and conclusive. All expenses
of administering this Plan shall be borne by the Company.
Article IV
ELIGIBILITY
4.01 General. Any employee of the Company or of any Subsidiary
(including any corporation that becomes a Subsidiary after the adoption of
this Plan) who, in the judgment of the Committee, has contributed
significantly or can be expected to contribute significantly to the profits
or growth of the Company or a Subsidiary may receive one or more Awards or
Grants, or any combination or type thereof. Directors of the Company who are
employees are eligible to participate in this Plan. A person who is a member
of the Committee may not be issued Awards or Grants while he is a member of
the Committee.
4.02 Grants and Awards. The Committee will designate individuals to
whom Grants and/or Awards are to be issued and will specify the number of
shares of Common Stock subject to each such Grant or Award. All Grants or
Awards issued under this Plan shall be evidenced by Agreements which shall be
subject to applicable provisions of this Plan and to such other provisions as
the Committee may adopt. No Participant may be granted Options that are
Incentive Stock Options (under all Incentive Stock Option Plans of the
Company and Affiliates) which are first exercisable in any calendar year for
stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date an
Option is granted) exceeding $100,000. A Participant may not receive Grants
and Awards under this Plan with respect to more than 200,000 shares of Common
Stock during any calendar year.
4.03 Reload Options. The Committee shall have the authority to specify
at the time of Grant that an optionee shall be granted the right to a further
Non-Qualified Stock Option (a "Reload Option") in the event such optionee
exercises all or a part of an Option, including a Reload Option (an "Original
Option"), by surrendering in accordance with Section 8.02 hereof already
owned shares of Common Stock in full or partial payment of the Option Price
under such Original Option. Each Reload Option shall be granted on the date
of exercise of the Original Option, shall cover a number of shares of Common
Stock not exceeding the whole number of shares of Common Stock surrendered in
payment of the Option Price under such Original Option, shall have an Option
Price equal to the Fair Market Value on the date of Grant of such Reload
Option, shall expire on the stated expiration date of the Original Option and
shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Committee may
determine.
4.04 Designation of Option as an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-
Qualified Stock Option. The Committee will designate at the time an Option
is granted whether the Option is to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option
or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. In the absence, however, of any such
designation, such Option shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
Article V
STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN
The maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for Grants (other
than Grants of Reload Options) and Awards under the Plan shall be 2,000,000.
The maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for Grants of Reload
Options under the Plan shall be 500,000, which amount, beginning on July 1,
1993 and ending on June 30, 1998, shall be increased in each fiscal year of
the Company by an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the total number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the first day of each such fiscal
year. Each such maximum number of shares of Common Stock is subject to
adjustment (after taking into account the preceding annual increase in the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for Grants of Reload
Options) as provided in Article X. Shares of Common Stock subject to Grants
and Awards under the Plan may be authorized but previously unissued shares of
Common Stock or previously issued shares of Common Stock reacquired by the
Company. The grant of a Reload Option under the Plan, by restoring an option
opportunity on the number of shares of Common Stock surrendered to exercise
an Original Option, will encourage a Participant to maximize his ownership
interest in the Company without reducing the percentage interests of
shareholders.
If any shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited for which the
Participant did not receive any benefits of ownership (other than voting
rights), or if any Option (other than a Reload Option) terminates without
being exercised, shares of Common Stock subject to such Grants or Awards
shall be available for distribution in connection with Grants (other than
Grants of Reload Options) or Awards under the Plan. If any Reload Option
terminates without being exercised, the shares of Common Stock subject to
such terminated Reload Option shall be available for distribution in
connection with Grants of Reload Options under the Plan.
Article VI
OPTION PRICE
The price per share for Common Stock purchased on the exercise of an
Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but shall not be less than the Fair
Market Value on the date of grant.
Article VII
EXERCISE OF OPTIONS
7.01 Maximum Option Period. The period in which an Option may be
exercised shall be determined by the Committee on the date of grant;
provided, however that an Incentive Stock Option shall not be exercisable
after the expiration of 10 years from the date the Incentive Stock Option was
granted.
7.02 Nontransferability. Any Option granted under this Plan shall be
nontransferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
In the event of any such transfer, the Option must be transferred to the same
person or persons, trust or estate. During the lifetime of the Participant
to whom an Incentive Stock Option is granted, the Option may be exercised
only by the Participant. No right or interest of a Participant in any Option
shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation, or liability of
such Participant.
7.03 Employee Status. For purposes of determining the applicability of
Section 422 of the Code (relating to incentive stock options), or in the
event that the terms of any Grant provide that it may be exercised only
during employment or within a specified period of time after termination of
employment, the Committee may decide to what extent leaves of absence for
governmental or military service, illness, temporary disability, or other
reasons shall not be deemed interruptions of continuous employment.
Article VIII
METHOD OF EXERCISE
8.01 Exercise. Subject to the provisions of Articles VII and XI, an
Option may be exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time at
such times and in compliance with such requirements as the Committee shall
determine. An Option granted under this Plan may be exercised with respect
to any number of whole shares less than the full number for which the Option
could be exercised. Such partial exercise of an Option shall not affect the
right to exercise the Option from time to time in accordance with this Plan
with respect to remaining shares subject to the Option.
8.02 Payment. Unless otherwise provided by the Agreement, payment of
the Option Price shall be made in cash. If the Agreement provides, payment
of all or part of the Option Price may be made by surrendering already owned
shares of Common Stock to the Company, provided the shares surrendered have
a Fair Market Value (determined as of the day preceding the date of exercise)
that is not less than such price or part thereof. In addition, the Committee
may establish such payment or other terms as it may deem to be appropriate
and consistent with these purposes.
8.03 Shareholder Rights. No participant shall have any rights as a
shareholder with respect to shares subject to his Option until the date he
exercises such Option.
8.04 Cashless Exercise. To the extent permitted under the applicable
laws and regulations, at the request of the Participant and with the consent
of the Committee, the Company agrees to cooperate in a "cashless exercise" of
the Option. The cashless exercise shall be effected by the Participant
delivering to the Securities Broker instructions to exercise all or part of
the Option, including instructions to sell a sufficient number of shares of
Common Stock to cover the costs and expenses associated therewith.
Article IX
COMMON STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK
9.01 Award. In accordance with the provisions of Article IV, the
Committee will designate employees to whom an award of Common Stock and/or
Restricted Stock is to be made and will specify the number of shares of
Common Stock covered by such award or awards.
9.02 Vesting. In the case of Restricted Stock, on the date of the
award, the Committee may prescribe that the Participant's rights in the
Restricted Stock shall be forfeitable or otherwise restricted for a period of
time set forth in the Agreement and/or until certain financial performance
objectives are satisfied as determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion. Subject to the provisions of Article XI hereof, the Committee
may award Common Stock to a Participant which is not forfeitable and is free
of any restrictions or transferability.
9.03 Shareholder Rights. Prior to their forfeiture in accordance with
the terms of the Agreement and while the shares are Restricted Stock, a
Participant will have all rights of a shareholder with respect to Restricted
Stock, including the right to receive dividends and vote the shares;
provided, however, that (i) a Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge,
exchange, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of Restricted Stock, (ii) the
Company shall retain custody of the certificates evidencing shares of
Restricted Stock, and (iii) the Participant will deliver to the Company a
stock power, endorsed in blank, with respect to each award of Restricted
Stock.
Article X
ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGE IN COMMON STOCK
Should the Company effect one or more (x) stock dividends, stock split-
ups, subdivisions or consolidations of shares or other similar changes in
capitalization; (y) spin-offs, spin-outs, split-ups, split-offs, or other
such distribution of assets to shareholders; or (z) direct or indirect
assumptions and/or conversions of outstanding Options due to an acquisition
of the Company, then the maximum number of shares as to which Grants and
Awards may be issued under this Plan shall be proportionately adjusted and
their terms shall be adjusted as the Committee shall determine to be
equitably required, provided that the number of shares subject to any Grant
or Award shall always be a whole number. Any determination made under this
Article X by the Committee shall be final and conclusive.
The issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash or
property or for labor or services, either upon direct sale or upon the
exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of
shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other
securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be
made with respect to any Grant or Award.
Article XI
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND APPROVAL OF REGULATORY BODIES
No Grant shall be exercisable, no Common Stock shall be issued, no
certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be delivered, and no payment
shall be made under this Plan except in compliance with all applicable
Federal and state laws and regulations (including, without limitation,
withholding tax requirements) and the rules of all domestic stock exchanges
on which the Company's shares may be listed. The Company may rely on an
opinion of its counsel as to such compliance. Any share certificate issued
to evidence Common Stock for which a Grant is exercised or an Award is issued
may bear such legends and statements as the Committee may deem advisable to
assure compliance with Federal and state laws and regulations. No Grant
shall be exercisable, no Common Stock shall be issued, no certificate for
shares shall be delivered, and no payment shall be made under this Plan until
the Company has obtained such consent or approval as the Committee may deem
advisable from regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such matters.
Article XII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.01 Effect on Employment. Neither the adoption of this Plan, its
operation, nor any documents describing or referring to this Plan (or any
part thereof) shall confer upon any employee any right to continue in the
employ of the Company or a Subsidiary or in any way affect any right and
power of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any
employee at any time with or without assigning a reason therefor.
12.02 Unfunded Plan. The Plan, insofar as it provides for a Grant,
is not required to be funded, and the Company shall not be required to
segregate any assets that may at any time be represented by a Grant under
this Plan.
12.03 Change of Control. At the discretion of the Committee, a
Participant's interest in Restricted Stock may be made nonforfeitable and
transferable as of a Change of Control Date. The Committee may also provide
in an Agreement that a Participant may elect, by written notice to the
Company within 60 days after a Change of Control Date, to receive, in
exchange for shares that were Restricted Stock immediately before the Change
of Control Date, a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares
surrendered on the last business day the Common Stock is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange prior to receipt by the Company of such written notice.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, unless the
Committee provides otherwise in an Agreement, a Grant may be exercised
immediately in full upon a Change of Control.
12.04 Rules of Construction. Headings are given to the articles and
sections of this Plan for ease of reference. The reference to any statute,
regulation, or other provision of law shall be construed to refer to any
amendment to or successor of such provision of law.
12.05 Amendment. The Board may amend or terminate this Plan from
time to time; provided, however, that no amendment may become effective until
shareholder approval is obtained if the amendment (i) materially increases
the aggregate number of shares that may be issued pursuant to Options and
Common Stock and Restricted Stock awards, (ii) materially increases the
benefits to Participants under the Plan, or (iii) materially changes the
class of employees eligible to become Participants. No amendment shall,
without a Participant's consent, adversely affect any rights of such
Participant under any Grant or Award outstanding at the time such amendment
is made, except such an amendment made to cause the Plan to qualify for the
Rule 16b-3 exemption. No amendment shall be made if it would disqualify the
Plan from the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3. The Committee may amend the
terms of any Grant or Award theretofore issued under this Plan, prospectively
or retrospectively, and include in such amendment the right of the Committee
to pay a Participant cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock upon the
termination (by exercise or otherwise) of an Option, but no such amendment
shall impair the rights of any Participant without the Participant's consent
except such an amendment made to cause the Plan, or Grant or Award, to
qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3.
12.06 Duration of Plan. No Grant or Award may be issued under this
Plan before July 1, 1989, or after June 30, 1998; provided, however, a Grant
of a Reload Option may be issued after June 30, 1998, upon the exercise of an
Original Option as provided in Section 4.03 hereof. Grants and Awards issued
on or after July 1, 1989, but on or before June 30, 1998, and Grants of
Reload Options issued after June 30, 1998 upon the exercise of an Original
Option as provided in Section 4.03 hereof, shall remain valid in accordance
with their terms.
12.07 Shareholder Approval. This Plan was initially approved by
the Board of Directors of the Company, effective as of July 1, 1989, and
was approved by the shareholders of the Company entitled to vote at the
1989 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Amendments to the Plan were approved
by the Board of Directors of the Company, effective as of October 27, 1992,
and by the shareholders of the Company entitled to vote at the 1992 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. Amendments to the Plan have been approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company, effective as of October 25, 1994,
subject, however, to approval by the shareholders of the Company entitled
to vote at the 1994 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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APPENDIX 2
UNIVERSAL CORPORATION
1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
Article I
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Affiliate means any "subsidiary" or "parent corporation" (within
the meaning of Section 424 of the Code) of the Company.
1.02 Agreement means a written agreement (including any amendment or
supplement thereto) between the Company and a Participant specifying the
terms and conditions of a Grant issued to such Participant.
1.03 Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
1.04 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any amendments
thereto.
1.05 Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
successor agency.
1.06 Committee means the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board.
1.07 Common Stock means the Common Stock of the Company.
1.08 Company means Universal Corporation.
1.09 Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, and any successor thereto.
1.10 Fair Market Value means, on any given date, the closing price of a
share of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange composite
tape on such day or, if the Common Stock was not traded on the New York Stock
Exchange on such day, then on the next preceding day that the Common Stock
was traded on such exchange, all as reported by such source as the Committee
may select. If there is no regular public trading market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good
faith.
1.11 Grant means the grant of an Option.
1.12 Non-Employee Director means a member of the Board who is not an
employee of the Company or an Affiliate and was not such an employee within
three years prior to his or her first election to the Board.
1.13 Option means a stock option that entitles the holder to purchase
from the Company under the terms of this Plan the number of shares of Common
Stock set forth in Article IV at the Option Price.
1.14 Option Price means the price per share for Common Stock purchased
on the exercise of an Option as provided in Article IV.
1.15 Participant means a Non-Employee Director who is eligible to
receive a Grant under this Plan.
1.16 Rule 16b-3 means Rule 16b-3, as promulgated by the Commission in
Release No. 34-28869 under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, effective May
1, 1991, or any successor rule as amended from time to time.
1.17 Securities Broker means the registered securities broker acceptable
to the Company who agrees to effect the cashless exercise of an Option
pursuant to Section 7.03 hereof.
1.18 Subsidiary means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the
corporations in the chain (other than the last corporation) owns stock
possessing at least 50 percent of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
Article II
PURPOSE
This Plan is intended to associate the interests of the Non-Employee
Directors with those of the Company and its shareholders through increased
equity ownership, to assist the Company in recruiting and retaining
individuals of ability and experience who are not employed by the Company to
serve on the Board and its committees and to provide incentive to those
individuals by enabling them to participate in the future success of the
Company.
Article III
ADMINISTRATION
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall
have all the powers vested in it by the terms of the Plan, such powers to
include the authority (within the limitations described herein) to prescribe
the form of the Agreements evidencing Grants under the terms of this Plan.
The Committee shall, subject to the provisions of the Plan, have the power to
construe the Plan, to determine all questions arising thereunder and to adopt
and amend such rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan as it
may deem desirable, consistent with the provisions of the Plan. Any decision
of the Committee in the administration of the Plan, as described herein,
shall be final and conclusive. The Committee may act only by a majority of
its members in office, except that the members thereof may authorize any one
or more of their number or the Secretary or any other officer of the Company
to execute and deliver documents on behalf of the Committee. No member of
the Committee shall be liable for anything done or omitted to be done by such
member or by any other member of the Committee in connection with the Plan,
except in circumstances involving actual bad faith. All costs and expenses
of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company.
Article IV
GRANTS OF OPTIONS
Every Non-Employee Director who serves on the Board during the term of
the Plan is eligible to receive Grants. Each Non-Employee Director serving
on the Board as of the effective date of this Plan shall be granted an Option
on such date. Every Non-Employee Director who continues to serve in such
capacity on the date which is the first business day following each Annual
Meeting of Shareholders during the term of this Plan shall be granted an
Option on each such date. Each Option shall be for the purchase by the
Participant of 1,000 shares of Common Stock at a price per share equal to the
Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock on the date of the Grant.
Each Option shall be evidenced by an Agreement issued by the Committee in the
form prescribed by the Committee and consistent with the terms of this Plan.
Article V
AMOUNT OF STOCK
The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for
issuance upon exercise of Options granted under the Plan shall be 100,000
shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Article VIII below. The Common
Stock to be issued may be either authorized and unissued shares, issued
shares acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries or any combination
thereof. In the event that an Option is terminated, in whole or in part, for
any reason other than its exercise, the number of shares of Common Stock
allocated to such Option or terminated portion thereof may be reallocated to
other Options to be granted under this Plan. In the event that the number of
shares of Common Stock available for future Grants under the Plan is
insufficient to make all automatic Grants required to be made on such date,
then all Non-Employee Directors shall share ratably in the number of Options
available for Grants under the Plan.
Article VI
EXERCISE OF OPTIONS
Each Option shall be first exercisable on the date which is six months
from the date of the grant of the Option and shall continue to be exercisable
for a term of ten years thereafter; provided however, that: (i) subject to
the six month exercisability requirement set forth above, an Option shall be
exercisable, in the event of a Participant's death prior to exercising the
Option, by his estate, or the person or persons to whom his rights under the
Option shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution but only
for a period of two years from the date of the Participant's death or during
the remainder of the period preceding the expiration of the Option, whichever
is shorter; (ii) subject to the six month exercisability requirement set
forth above, an Option shall be exercisable, if a Participant becomes
permanently and totally disabled (within the meaning of Section 105(d) (4) of
the Code) while serving on the Board prior to exercising the Option, but only
for a period of two years from the date on which he ceases serving on the
Board due to such disability or during the remainder of the period preceding
the expiration of the Option, whichever is shorter; and (iii) subject to the
six month exercisability requirement set forth above, in the event that a
Participant resigns from or is not re-elected or does not stand for re-
election to the Board or in any other circumstance approved by the Board in
its sole discretion, an Option shall be exercisable but only for a period of
two years following the date of his resignation or cessation of service on
the Board, or in the period prescribed by the Board in an approved
circumstance, or during the remainder of the period preceding the expiration
of the Option, whichever is shorter. Any Option shall be nontransferable,
except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution as set forth above.
During the lifetime of the Participant to whom an Option is granted, the
Option may be exercised only by the Participant. No right or interest of a
Participant in any Option shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien,
obligation or liability of such Participant or his estate.
Article VII
MANNER OF EXERCISE
7.01 Exercise. Subject to the provisions of Article VI, an Option may
be exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time. An Option
granted under this Plan may be exercised with respect to any number of whole
shares less than the full number for which the Option could be exercised.
Such partial exercise of an Option shall not affect the right to exercise the
Option from time to time in accordance with this Plan with respect to
remaining shares subject to the Option.
7.02 Payment. Payment of the Option Price may be made in cash or by
surrendering previously-owned shares of Common Stock to the Company, provided
the shares surrendered have a Fair Market Value (determined as of the day
preceding the date of exercise) that is not less than such Option Price or
part thereof.
7.03 Cashless Exercise. To the extent permitted under applicable laws
and regulations, at the request of the Participant, the Company will
cooperate in a "cashless exercise" of an Option. The cashless exercise shall
be effected by the Participant delivering to the Securities Broker
instructions to exercise all or part of the Option, including instructions to
sell a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to cover the costs and
expenses associated therewith.
7.04 Shareholder Rights. No Participant shall have any rights as a
shareholder with respect to shares subject to an Option until the date he
exercises such Option.
Article VIII
ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGE IN COMMON STOCK
Should the Company effect one or more (x) stock dividends, stock split-
ups, subdivisions or consolidations of shares or other similar changes in
capitalization; (y) spin-offs, spin-outs, split-ups, split-offs, or other
such distribution of assets to shareholders; or (z) direct or indirect
assumptions and/or conversions of outstanding options due to an acquisition
of the Company, then the maximum number of shares as to which Grants may be
issued under this Plan and the number and price of shares of Common Stock
subject to Grants shall be proportionately adjusted, and the terms of Options
shall be adjusted, as the Committee shall determine to be equitably required
to retain for the Participants the equivalent economic benefit of their
Option(s). Any determination made under this Article VIII by the Committee
shall be final and conclusive.
The issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock or securities
convertible into shares of Common Stock, for cash or property or for labor or
services, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants
to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the
Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect,
and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to any Grant.
Article IX
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND APPROVAL OF REGULATORY BODIES
No Option shall be exercisable, no Common Stock shall be issued, no
certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be delivered, and no payment
shall be made under this Plan except in compliance with all applicable
federal and state laws and regulations (including, without limitation,
withholding tax requirements, if any) and the rules of all domestic stock
exchanges on which the Company's shares may be listed. The Company may rely
on an opinion of its counsel as to such compliance. Any share certificate
issued to evidence Common Stock for which an Option is exercised may bear
such legends and statements as the Committee may deem advisable to assure
compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. No Grant shall be
exercisable, no Common Stock shall be issued, and no certificate for shares
shall be delivered until the Company has obtained such consent or approval as
the Committee may deem advisable from regulatory bodies having jurisdiction
over such matters.
Article X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.01 Rules of Construction. Headings are given to the articles and
sections of this Plan for ease of reference. The reference to any statute,
regulation, or other provision of law shall be construed to refer to any
amendment to or successor of such provision of law.
10.02 Amendment. The Board may amend or terminate this Plan from
time to time; provided, however, that the Board may amend no more often than
once every six months and no amendment may become effective until shareholder
approval is obtained if the amendment would increase the number of shares
that may be issued hereunder pursuant to Options, increase the benefits to
Participants under the Plan, or change the requirements as to eligibility for
participation in the Plan. No amendment shall, without a Participant's
consent, adversely affect any rights of such Participant under any Grant
outstanding at the time such amendment is made except if such an amendment is
made to cause the Plan or a Grant to qualify for the Rule 16b-3 exemption.
No amendment shall be made if it would disqualify the Plan from the exemption
provided by Rule 16b-3.
10.03 No Right. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder
shall be construed as giving any Non-Employee Director any right to be
retained in the service of the Company.
10.04 Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall
not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any
other segregation of assets to assure the issuance of shares upon exercise of
any Option under the Plan and issuance of shares upon exercise of Options
shall be subordinated to the claims of the Company's general creditors.
10.05 Acceptance. By accepting any Option or other benefit under
the Plan, each Participant and each person claiming under or through such
person shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated his acceptance and
ratification of, and consent to, any action taken under the Plan by the
Company or the Board.
10.06 Rule 16b-3 Compliance. It is the intention of the Company
that the Plan comply in all respects with Rule 16b-3, that any ambiguities or
inconsistencies in construction of the
Plan be interpreted to give effect to such intention and that if any
provision of the Plan is found not to be in compliance with Rule 16b-3, such
provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent required to permit the
Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3. The Board may adopt rules and regulations
under, and amend, the Plan in furtherance of the intent of the foregoing.
10.07 Term of Plan. No Grant may be issued under this Plan before
the effective date of the Plan or after the first business day following the
2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Termination Date"). Grants issued
on or before the Termination Date shall remain valid in accordance with their
terms.
10.08 Effective Date. This Plan has been approved by the Board of
Directors of the Company, effective as of October 25, 1994, subject, however,
to approval by the shareholders of the Company entitled to vote at the 1994
Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
