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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
AMENDMENT NUMBER 1
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
For The Fiscal Year Ended January 29, 2000 OR
[_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the Year Ended
Commission File Number: 21859
FACTORY CARD OUTLET CORP.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 36-3652087
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)
2727 Diehl Road,
Naperville, IL 60563-2371
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(630) 579-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark whether this registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [_]
The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the
Registrant as of April 25, 2000 was approximately $517,975, computed on the
basis of the last reported bid price per share ($0.13) of such stock on the Over
the Counter Bulletin Board system. Shares of Common Stock held by each officer
and director and by each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding Common
Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates.
This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive
determination for other purposes.
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K [X]
The number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of April
26, 2000 was 7,503,098.
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Factory Card Outlet Corp.
(Debtor in possession effective March 23, 1999)
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
Amendment Number 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART III
Item 10 Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant Page 1
Item 11 Executive Officers Compensation Page 4
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners Page 8
and Management
Item 13 Certain Transactions Page 9
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The undersigned registrant hereby amends its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January 29, 2000, as follows:
PART III, Items 10 - 13 are hereby amended as follows:
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Directors
The Company's Restated By-Laws currently provide for three directors. The
names of the three directors, their ages, the respective years in which each
first became a director of the Company, and their respective principal
occupations during the past five years are as follows:
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<CAPTION>
Name Age Position With The Company Director Since
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
William E. Freeman 58 Acting Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive Officer 1989
J. Bayard Kelly 68 Director 1989
James L. Nouss, Jr. 45 Director 1996
</TABLE>
William E. Freeman has been Acting Chairman of the Board of Directors since
March 2000 and President and Chief Executive Officer since October 1999. He is
a co-founder of the Company and has been a director of the Company since forming
the investor group that acquired it in July 1989. Mr. Freeman was Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the Company from April 1994 to April 1997. From May
1994 to October 1995, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Company's operating
subsidiary, and from May 1994 to September 1996, he was Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. From 1989 to 1994, he was President of the Company. Since
1989, he has been involved in private venture capital financing and has also
performed various management consulting assignments, primarily involving the
marketing and distribution of consumer products. Prior to his appointment as
President and Chief Executive Officer in October 1999, he was a member of the
Compensation Committee.
J. Bayard Kelly has been a Director since 1989. Since October 1995, Mr.
Kelly has served as a merchandise consultant to the Company's operating
subsidiary, and is the Company's Chairman Emeritus. Mr. Kelly was the founder of
the Company's operating subsidiary and its President from 1989 to 1995. He is a
member of the Audit Committee.
James L. Nouss, Jr. has been a Director since September 1996. He is a
partner at the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP. He is a member of the Audit
Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Governance Committee.
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Executive Officers
Listed below are the names, present titles, and ages of all executive
officers of the Company except for Mr. Freeman and the positions held by such
persons in the last five years. For such information with respect to Mr.
Freeman, see "Board of Directors" above. Each executive officer holds office
until his successor is elected or appointed or until his death, resignation or
removal.
Glen J. Franchi, 46, has been Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the
Company since March 1995. He has been the Chief Operating Officer of the
Company's operating subsidiary since November 1990. Prior to joining the
Company, from 1977 to 1989, he held various management and senior financial
positions with Carson Pirie Scott Co., a chain of retail department stores.
James D. Constantine, 47, has been Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer since February 2000. Prior to joining the Company, he was
Senior Assistant Treasurer for Sears, Roebuck and Co. and held various
managerial positions from 1981 to 1999. From 1974 to 1981 he held various
managerial positions with Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Carol A. Travis, 49, has been with the Company since it was originally
founded in 1985, serving as Secretary of the Company since May 1994 and as Vice
President since June 1994. She has been a Vice President of the Company's
operating subsidiary since August 1987.
Gary W. Rada, 46, has been Executive Vice President since October 1999.
From January 1998 to October 1999, he served as Senior Vice President and
General Merchandise Manager. From 1997 to 1998, he served as the Vice President
of General Merchandise for Bruno's, a Birmingham, Alabama supermarket and drug
chain, which filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy in February 1998. Prior
to joining Bruno's, he held various management and merchandising positions with
American Stores.
Timothy F. Gower, 49, has been Senior Vice President, Retail Store
Operations since October 1999. From April 1998 to October 1999, he served as
Vice President, Retail Store Operations. Prior to that, from August 1997 to
March 1998, he served as Vice President of Store Operations for Zellers Inc.,
Canada's largest discount store chain. Prior to joining Zellers, he held
various store operations positions with Office Max and F&M SuperDrug Stores.
Robert Krentzman, 51, has been Vice President, Information Technology since
September 1995. From March 1994 to September 1995, he served as Director of
Management Information Systems. From 1990 to 1994, he was Director, Management
Information Systems, for Reader's Market, a division of Waldenbooks.
Joseph M. Cabon, 53, has been Vice President, Distribution since April
1995. From December 1993 to January 1995, he was employed as a consultant in
retail distribution. From October 1992 to December 1993, he was Vice President,
Logistics for One Price Clothing, a specialty retailer. In January 1995, he
filed a bankruptcy petition under chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy
Code, and that same month received a discharge from indebtedness in connection
therewith.
William A. Beyerl, 48, has been Vice President, Human Resources since
December 1999. From June 1999 to December 1999 he served as Director of Human
Resources. From September 1997 to June 1999, he served as Director of Store
Operations. From 1991 to 1997, he served as Director of Human Resources for
Today's Man, a specialty menswear retailer on the East Coast. Prior to joining
Today's Man, he held various management positions with Bradlees Department
Stores and Gimbel's Department Stores.
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Section 16 Reporting
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the company's officers and
directors, and persons who own more than 10% of the Company's outstanding common
stock ("Common Stock"), to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of
such securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
Officers, directors and greater-than-10% beneficial owners are required to
furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based
solely upon a review of the copies of the forms furnished to the Company, and/or
written representations from certain reporting persons that no other reports
were required, the Company believes that all Section 16(a) filing requirements
applicable to its officers, directors and 10% beneficial owners during or with
respect to the year ended January 29, 2000 were met.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table. The following table sets forth the
compensation earned by the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, its
former Presidents and Chief Executive Officers and each of the other four most
highly compensated officers of the Company and its operating subsidiary
(collectively, the "Named Executive Officers") for services rendered in all
capacities to the Company during the twelve-month periods ended January 29,
2000, January 30, 1999, and January 31, 1998 (a 53-week period).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Annual Compensation
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Name and Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Comp. All Other
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(1)(2) Awards Compensation
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Securities (3)
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Underlying
Option/SARs
(#)(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
William E. Freeman(4)............................. 2000 $ 81,835 14,524 - 5,299
President and Chief Executive Officer 1999 - - - -
1998 - - 20,000 -
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Stewart M. Kasen(5)............................... 2000 320,000 42,080 - 15,724
Former President and Chief Executive Officer 1999 224,000 - 100,000 37,712
1998 - - 32,500 -
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Frederick G. Kraegel(6)........................... 2000 204,000 29,122 - 35,792
Former Senior Vice President and Chief 1999 7,846 - - -
Financial Officer 1998 - - - -
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Glen J. Franchi................................... 2000 200,000 31,512 - 8,948
Executive Vice President and Treasurer 1999 200,000 24,617 - 10,845
1998 188,943 - 7,500 8,633
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Gary W. Rada(7)................................... 2000 221,538 35,919 - 3,811
Executive Vice President, General 1999 210,000 60,000 20,000 101,650
Merchandise Manager 1998 - - - -
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Timothy F. Gower(8)............................... 2000 163,070 25,436 - 3,790
Senior Vice President, Retail Store Operations 1999 113,654 10,000 15,000 66,784
1998 - - - -
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</TABLE>
(1) The amounts shown in the bonus column represent payments under the
Company's Management Incentive Plan.
(2) Bonuses are paid and stock options are generally granted after the end of
each fiscal year based on performance during such year. Accordingly, bonus
payments and option grants are reported in this table for the year to which
they relate, instead of the year in which they are paid or granted.
(3) "All Other Compensation" consists of life insurance, payments to the
executive's account pursuant to the Company's Savings Plan, automobile
allowances, and reimbursement of relocation expenses to Mr. Freeman of
$5,065 in 2000; Mr. Kasen of $1,361 in 2000 and $28,677 in 1999; Mr.
Kraegel of $33,068 in 2000; Mr. Rada of $100,000 in 1999; and Mr. Gower of
$65,974 in 1999.
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(4) Mr. Freeman was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in October
1999.
(5) Mr. Kasen was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in May 1998 and
resigned in October 1999.
(6) Mr. Kraegel joined the Company in January 1999 and resigned in March 2000.
(7) Mr. Rada joined the Company in January 1998.
(8) Mr. Gower joined the Company in April 1998.
Option Grants, Exercises And Holdings
Twelve-month Period Ended January 29, 2000 Option Grants. The following
table sets forth certain information regarding options granted to the Name
Executive Officers during the twelve-month period ended January 29, 2000.
Option Grants In Current Fiscal Year
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Individual Grants
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Number of Percentage of
Securities Total Potential Realizable
Underlying Options Value of Assumed
Options Granted Exercise Annual Rates of Stock
Granted to Employees Price Expiration Price Appreciation for
(#)(1) in Fiscal Year ($/share) Date Option Terms
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5%($)(2) 10%($)(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
William E. Freeman........ - - - - - -
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Stewart M. Kasen.......... - - - - - -
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Frederick G. Kraegel...... 15,000 100% $2.375 2/04/09 - -
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Glen J. Franchi........... - - - - - -
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Gary W. Rada.............. - - - - - -
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Timothy F. Gower.......... - - - - - -
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</TABLE>
(1) All options are incentive stock options, expire 10 years from the date of
grant and vest at the rate of 25% per year beginning one year from grant
date.
(2) The potential realizable value portion of the foregoing table illustrates
the gain that might be realized upon the exercise of the options
immediately prior to the expiration of their term, assuming the specified
compounded rates of appreciation of the Company's Common Stock over the
term of the option. The fair value of the Common Stock at the date of grant
of these options was determined to be $2.375 per share. Actual gains, if
any, on the stock option exercises are dependent on the future performance
of the Common Stock, overall market conditions, as well as the option
holders' continued employment through the vesting period. The amounts
reflected in this table may not necessarily be achieved.
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Twelve-month Period Ended January 29, 2000 Option Exercises And Holdings. The
following table sets forth certain information regarding options held at January
29, 2000. No named executive officer exercised any options during this period.
Aggregate Options Exercised In Last Fiscal Year And Fiscal Year-end Option
Values
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Number of Securities
Underlying Value of Unexercised
Unexercised Options at In-The Money Options at
Name 1/29/00 (#) 1/29/00($)(1)
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Exercisable Unexerciseable Exercisable Unexercisable
----------- -------------- ----------- -------------
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
William E. Freeman............................ 93,653 6,667 - -
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Stewart Kasen................................. - - - -
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Frederick G. Kraegel.......................... - 15,000 - -
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Glen J. Franchi............................... 71,018 8,770 - -
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Gary Rada..................................... 10,000 10,000 - -
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Timothy F. Gower.............................. 3,750 11,250 - -
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</TABLE>
(1) Represents the difference between the per share exercise price and the
closing price of the Common Stock on January 29, 2000 ($ 0.125).
Employee Benefit Programs
The Company believes that fostering an ownership culture encourages
superior performance by the Company's management and key store employees. To
that end, the Company has adopted a program to provide to officers, employees,
consultants, sponsors and directors of the Company equity incentives that are
designed to create such an ownership culture and to encourage these officers,
employees and directors to remain with Company. The components of such program
are as follows:
1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company's 1996 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") was adopted by the Board of Directors and
approved by the Company's stockholders in November 1996. The Purchase Plan has a
term of ten years and is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors. Not more than 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock shall be made
available for purchase under the Purchase Plan. The Purchase Plan is intended to
qualify under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), and is designed to be implemented through consecutive calendar quarter
offering periods during its term. Under the Purchase Plan, any employee who is
employed by the Company for at least 20 hours per week and more than five months
in any calendar year, and who has worked for the Company for at least 1,000
hours as of the first day of the offering period, is eligible to participate in
the Purchase Plan; however, such 1,000 hour requirement does not apply to any
employee employed on the date of the Company's initial public offering in
December 1996. An eligible employee may purchase shares of Common Stock from the
Company through payroll deductions of up to 10% of compensation (including all
base straight time, gross earnings, overtime and shift premiums, sales
commissions, incentive compensation and bonuses, but excluding other
compensation) at a price per share equal to 90% of the fair market value (as
defined in the Purchase Plan) of the Common Stock as of the last day of any
offering period. For each employee, the aggregate total of all payroll
deductions accumulated under the Purchase Plan during any offering period may
not exceed $5,500. Each offering period begins on the first trading day after
the end of the preceding offering period
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and continues until the last trading day of that calendar quarter. An eligible
employee may withdraw from the Purchase Plan by providing written notice of the
withdrawal to the Company. Upon written notice of withdrawal, or whenever an
employee ceases to meet the eligibility requirements for the Purchase Plan, the
employee's credited payroll deductions and other payments that have not been
used to exercise options under the Purchase Plan will be paid to the employee at
the end of the offering period. An employee's withdrawal from the Purchase Plan
will not affect the employee's eligibility to participate in the Purchase Plan
in subsequent offering periods. The Purchase Plan may be amended or terminated
by the Board of Directors, provided that approval of stockholders will be
obtained to the extent that applicable law (including, without limitation, the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Code) so requires.
1989 Stock Option Plan. The Company's 1989 Stock Option Plan (the "1989
Option Plan") was adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by the
Company's stockholders in July 1989 and has been amended from time to time
solely to reserve additional shares for future awards. At May 25, 1999, a total
of 139,357 shares of Common Stock were reserved for future issuance under the
1989 Option Plan. The 1989 Option Plan is administered by the Compensation
Committee. Under the 1989 Option Plan, options may be granted to employees,
consultants and directors. Only employees may receive incentive stock options,
which are intended to qualify for certain favorable tax treatment. The exercise
price of incentive stock options under the 1989 Option Plan must equal the fair
market value (as defined in the 1989 Option Plan) of the Common Stock on the
date of grant. Options granted under the 1989 Option Plan generally vest on an
annual basis over three or four years, and must be exercised within ten years.
The 1989 Option Plan terminated in July 1999.
Incentive Savings Plan. The Company has in effect an Incentive Savings
Plan (the "Savings Plan"), which is a tax-qualified defined contribution plan
for employees meeting certain eligibility requirements. The Savings Plan permits
employees to elect to contribute up to 13% of their compensation to the Savings
Plan. The Company makes a matching contribution of one-third of the
participant's before-tax contribution for each calendar year, up to the lesser
of 6% of such participant's compensation for such calendar year, or the
statutory maximum (adjusted annually). Participant's contributions, as well as
the Company's matching contributions, to the Incentive Savings Plan vest
immediately. Benefits are generally distributed after termination of employment
in the form of a lump sum.
Director Compensation
Pursuant to the Company's 1997 Outside Director Stock Option Plan approved
by the stockholders in November 1997, directors who are not officers, employees
or consultants of the Company may be granted options for the purchase of the
Company's common stock at an exercise price not less than 100% of the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant. The number of
shares of Common Stock reserved in the 1997 Outside Director Stock Option Plan
is 250,000, subject to certain adjustments. The Company granted 160,000 options
in November 1997 to eligible directors which become exercisable at the rate of
8.33% per quarter through November 2000. Directors who are not officers,
employees or consultants of the Company are reimbursed for travel to each Board
of Directors meeting at which they are present as well as their reasonable
expenses in connection with the performance of their duties. In addition,
effective January 31, 1999, each director will receive an annual retainer of
$20,000, payable quarterly, plus $500 for each Board or Committee meeting
attended.
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Beneficial Ownership Of Common Stock
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of the Common Stock as of May 22, 2000 by (i) each person known to the
Company to beneficially own 5% or more of the Common Stock, (ii) each of the
Directors and the chief executive officer and other named executive officers and
(iii) all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group. The
number of shares of Common Stock shown as owned below assumes the exercise of
all currently exercisable options held by the applicable person or group, and
the percentage shown assumes the exercise of such options and assumes that no
options held by others are exercised. Unless otherwise indicated below, the
persons named below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the
number of shares set forth opposite their respective names. For purposes of the
following table, each person's "beneficial ownership" of the Company's Common
Stock has been determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC").
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<CAPTION>
Number Percentage
Of Shares Of Shares
Beneficially Beneficially
Name Of Beneficial Holder Owned Owned
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<S> <C> <C>
Garlen Investments Limited(1)....................... 1,131,708 15.1%
c/o Jarir Investments
Post Office Box 3196, Riyadh 11471, Saudi Arabia
Ronald L. Chez(2)................................... 1,027,800 13.7%
c/o Schuyler, Roche & Zwirner
130 East Randolph Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Allstate Insurance Company(3)....................... 873,356 11.6%
3075 Sanders Road/Allstate Plaza
Northbrook, IL 60062
Jasmine Trustees Ltd................................ 381,398 5.1%
Post Office Box 675
Vine Street Chambers
Vine Street, ST. Helier
Jersey, Channel Islands
United Kingdom
William E. Freeman(4)............................... 220,276 2.9%
J. Bayard Kelly(5).................................. 101,417 1.4%
James L. Nouss, Jr.(6).............................. 36,746 *
Glen J. Franchi(7).................................. 78,140 1.0%
Gary W. Rada(8)..................................... 20,250 *
Timothy F. Gower(9)................................. 7,500 *
All directors and executive officers
as a group (11 persons)(10)...................... 524,589 7.0%
</TABLE>
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* Less than 1%.
(1) Garlen Investments Limited is beneficially owned by Mandataria Fiduciary
Limited, as trustee of a trust for the benefit of Muhammad Abdul Rahman Al-
Agil, Nasser Abdul Rahman Al-Agil, Abdullah Abdul Rahman Al-Agil,
Abdulkarim Abdul Rahman Al-Agil and Abdulsalam Abdul Rahman Al-Agil.
(2) Based on Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on June 14,
1999.
(3) Allstate Insurance Company is the beneficial owner of 873,356 shares of the
Common Stock which are held by the following owners of record: Allstate
Insurance Company - 560,552, Allstate Life Insurance Company - 225,498,
Continental Trust Company as Trustee for the Allstate Retirement Plan -
49,878 and Continental Trust Company as Trustee for the Agents Pension Plan
- 37,428.
(4) Includes options to purchase 96,986 shares which are exercisable within 60
days of May 22, 2000.
(5) Includes options to purchase 42,394 shares which are exercisable within 60
days of May 22, 2000. All the Common Stock and options to purchase Common
Stock are held in the Revocable Living Trust for J. Bayard Kelly, of which
Mr. Kelly is the beneficial owner.
(6) Includes options to purchase 36,746 shares which are exercisable within 60
days of May 22, 2000.
(7) Includes options to purchase 76,038 shares which are exercisable within 60
days of May 22, 2000.
(8) Includes options to purchase 10,000 shares which are exercisable within 60
days of May 22, 2000.
(9) Includes options to purchase 7,500 shares which are exercisable within 60
days of May 22, 2000.
(10) Includes options to purchase 327,098 shares which are exercisable within 60
days of May 22, 2000.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Compensation Committee Interlocks And Insider Participation In Compensation
Decisions
In the twelve-month period ended January 29, 2000, the Compensation
Committee of the Company consisted of William E. Freeman and James L. Nouss Jr.
until October 1999 when Robert C. Blattberg replaced Mr. Freeman. The Committee
consisted of Mr. Nouss and Mr. Blattberg from October 1999 to March 2000. In
March 2000 the Committee consisted only of Mr. Nouss because of Mr. Blattberg's
resignation as Director of the Company effective March 13, 2000. It was agreed
that Mr. Nouss would review all compensation matters prior to approval of the
Company's Board of Directors. In the current fiscal year, it was agreed that Mr.
Freeman would be eligible for an annual bonus of $235,000, subject to the
successful emergence from chapter 11 and conditions to be decided upon by the
Board of Directors.
Separation Agreements
The Company and Mr. Stewart M. Kasen have entered into a Separation
Agreement (the "Separation Agreement") confirming his resignation as of October
8, 1999 as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Pursuant to
the Separation Agreement, Mr. Kasen is entitled to a bi-weekly payment equal to
$12,308 each regular bi-weekly payment payroll due during the 12-calendar month
period beginning on October 1, 1999. Mr. Kasen is entitled to receive a
Retention Bonus pursuant to the Company's "Retention Bonus Program for Officers"
upon the Company's receipt of final approval of a Plan of Reorganization from
the applicable judicial authority. Mr. Kasen is also entitled to receive a
performance based bonus for the fiscal year ending January 29, 2000 to the
extent the Company achieves the performance targets previously established by
the Company's Management Incentive Plan for such fiscal year.
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The Company and Mr. Frederick G. Kraegel have entered into a Separation
Agreement (the "Separation Agreement") confirming his resignation as of March 3,
2000, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kraegel is
entitled to a "Retention Bonus" of $20,400 on the separation date and $20,400
upon the payment of retention bonuses to the officers of the Company in
accordance with the "Retention Bonus Program for Officers" following the
Company's receipt of final approval of a Plan of Reorganization from the
applicable judicial authority. Mr. Kraegel is also entitled to receive a
performance based bonus for the fiscal year ending January 29, 2000 to the
extent the company achieves the performance targets previously established by
the Company's Management Incentive Plan for such fiscal year.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 10-K/A to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on May 26,
2000.
FACTORY CARD OUTLET CORP.
By: /s/ James D. Constantine
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James D. Constantine
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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