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VARCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 13, 1999
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Varco
International, Inc. (the "Company") will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 100
The City Drive, Orange, California, on Thursday, May 13, 1999 at 10:00 a.m.,
local time, for the following purposes:
1. To elect ten directors to serve until the next annual meeting and until
their successors are elected and qualified. In connection therewith, the
Company's Board of Directors intends to nominate for election George
Boyadjieff, George S. Dotson, Andre R. Horn, Jack W. Knowlton, Leo J.
Pircher, Walter B. Reinhold, Carroll W. Suggs, Robert A. Teitsworth,
Eugene R. White and James D. Woods.
2. To consider and act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst &
Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the annual period
ending December 31, 1999.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Holders of Common Stock of record at the close of business on March 18,
1999, will be entitled to vote at the meeting and any adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Donald L. Stichler
Secretary
Orange, California
April 2, 1999
Shareholders who do not expect to attend the meeting in person are requested
to sign, date and return the accompanying proxy as promptly as possible in the
enclosed envelope to which no postage need be affixed if it is mailed in the
United States.
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VARCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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PROXY STATEMENT
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SOLICITATION AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES
Your proxy on the enclosed form is solicited by the Board of Directors of
Varco International, Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"), for use
at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 13, 1999 (the "Annual
Meeting"), and at any adjournment thereof. The cost of this proxy solicitation
will be borne by the Company. Proxy materials will be provided for
distribution through brokers, custodians, and other nominees or fiduciaries to
the beneficial owners of the Company's Common Stock. The Company expects to
reimburse such parties for their charges and expenses in connection therewith.
In addition to solicitation by mail, directors, officers and regular employees
of the Company, who will receive no additional compensation for their
services, may solicit proxies by telephone, telegraph or personally.
Any shareholder giving the accompanying proxy has the power to revoke it
prior to its exercise by filing with the Secretary of the Company a revoking
instrument or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date. A proxy may also be
revoked by giving written notice to the Company of the shareholder's death or
incapacity prior to the counting of the vote. Giving the accompanying proxy
will not affect your right to vote in person should you find it convenient to
attend the Annual Meeting.
Unless you revoke your proxy or attend the meeting and elect to vote in
person, your shares will be voted in accordance with your instructions or, if
no choices are specified, will be voted (1) FOR the election as directors of
the ten nominees named below and (2) FOR the ratification of the selection of
Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for 1999. The Board of
Directors is not aware of any other matters to be brought before the Annual
Meeting. However, if any other matters properly come before the Annual
Meeting, it is the intention of the proxies named in the enclosed proxy card
to vote in accordance with their best judgment on such matters.
This proxy statement and the accompanying proxy are being mailed to
shareholders on or about April 6, 1999. The mailing address of the principal
executive offices of the Company is 743 North Eckhoff Street, Orange,
California 92868. The Company's telephone number is (714) 978-1900.
VOTING AT MEETING
The close of business on March 18, 1999 has been fixed by the Board of
Directors as the record date (the "Record Date") for determining the
shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of
the Record Date, the Company had outstanding 64,824,371 shares of Common
Stock. The presence, either in person or by proxy, of the holders of a
majority of the shares entitled to vote is necessary to provide a quorum at
the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and "non-votes" are counted as present in
determining whether the quorum requirement is satisfied but are not considered
as having voted for the purposes of determining the outcome of a vote. A "non-
vote" occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner votes on one
proposal, but does not vote on another proposal because the nominee does not
have discretionary voting power and has not received instructions from the
beneficial owner.
In the election of directors, shareholders are entitled to cumulate their
votes for candidates if such candidates' names have been placed in nomination
prior to the voting and a shareholder has given notice at the Annual Meeting
prior to the voting of his or her intention to cumulate votes. If votes for
directors may be cumulated, each share has a number of votes equal to the
number of directors to be elected, which votes may be cast for one candidate
or distributed among two or more candidates. The ten nominees for director
receiving the highest number of votes at the Annual Meeting will be elected.
With respect to the election of directors, votes may be cast in favor of or
withheld from each nominee. Votes that are withheld will be excluded from the
vote and will have no effect. In all matters other than the election of
directors, each share has one vote.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees
Ten directors, constituting the entire Board of Directors of the Company,
are to be elected at the Annual Meeting. The persons to be elected as
directors at the Annual Meeting will hold office until the 2000 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.
The proxies solicited by the Company's Board of Directors will be voted for
the election of the nominees named below and votes will be cumulated, if
applicable, in such manner as the proxy holders may determine in their
discretion, unless and to the extent authority to do so is withheld in the
enclosed proxy. If for any reason one or more of the nominees should be unable
to serve or refuse to serve as director (an event which the Board of Directors
does not anticipate), the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote for
another candidate or candidates nominated by the Board of Directors, and
discretionary authority to do so is included in the proxy.
Certain information with respect to each nominee is presented below. The
Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR the election of each
nominee as a director of the Company.
GEORGE BOYADJIEFF, a director of the Company since 1976, is the Chairman of
the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He has served
as President since 1981, as Chief Executive Officer since April 1991, and as
Chairman since May 1998. Mr. Boyadjieff served as Chief Operating Officer from
1979 until April 1991. Prior to his election as President, he was Senior Vice
President--Operations. He has been employed by the Company since 1969. Mr.
Boyadjieff received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the
University of California at Berkeley. Age 60.
WALTER B. REINHOLD, Chairman Emeritus of the Company, has been a director of
the Company since 1970. He served as Chairman of the Board from 1976 until May
1998 and as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1970 until April 1991,
and prior thereto he served as Executive Vice President. He has been employed
by the Company since 1949. Mr. Reinhold received a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Stanford University. Age 74.
GEORGE S. DOTSON, a director of the Company since February 1997, is a
Director and Vice President of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. and President of its
subsidiary, Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., an owner-operator of
drilling rigs providing drilling services to both the land and offshore oil
and gas drilling industry. Mr. Dotson has held these positions since 1977. He
is a director of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. Mr. Dotson is a graduate of
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Business School. Age 58.
ANDRE R. HORN, a director of the Company since July 1987, retired from Joy
Manufacturing Co. in 1985, where he served as a director and Chairman of the
Board. Mr. Horn was Chairman of the Board of Needham & Co., Inc., investment
bankers, from 1985 until 1991. He is a director of Western Digital Corporation
and REMEC, Inc. Mr. Horn is a graduate of the University of Paris. Age 70.
Member: Audit Committee
JACK W. KNOWLTON, a director of the Company since 1975, is the President and
owner of The Knowlton Company, which provides consulting services to the oil
service industry. From 1987 to 1989 Mr. Knowlton was President and a director
of Sub Sea Systems, a manufacturer of underwater camera devices. From 1983 to
1986 Mr. Knowlton was Senior Vice President--Technology and Marketing of Smith
International, Inc., prior to which he served as a Group Vice President. Prior
to 1977, Mr. Knowlton was President of Martin Decker Company, a subsidiary of
Gardner-Denver Company. Mr. Knowlton received a Bachelor of Science degree
from Stanford University. Age 72. Member: Audit Committee; Compensation
Committee
LEO J. PIRCHER, a director of the Company since 1970, has been a member of
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, general counsel for the Company, since November
1983. Mr. Pircher is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley
and the University of California Boalt Hall School of Law. Age 66.
CARROLL W. SUGGS, a director of the Company since August 1993, is the
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Petroleum
Helicopters, Inc., a provider of helicopter services to companies engaged in
offshore oil and gas exploration, development and production. She has been
Chairman of the Board of Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. since March 1990 and
Chief Executive Officer since July 1992 and was
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Vice Chairman of the Board from September 1989 to March 1990. Ms. Suggs is a
director of Whitney Holding Corporation. Age 60.
ROBERT A. TEITSWORTH, a director of the Company since 1979, has been an
independent oil and gas producer since 1986. From 1983-1986 he was co-owner
and Chief Executive Officer of Trio Petroleum Inc. From 1959 to 1983 Mr.
Teitsworth was employed by Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation. From 1971 to
1983 he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Occidental Oil and Gas
Corporation. During the same period Mr. Teitsworth also served as an Executive
Vice President and on the Board of Directors of Occidental Petroleum
Corporation. Mr. Teitsworth received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science
degrees from Stanford University. Age 68. Member: Audit Committee;
Compensation Committee
EUGENE R. WHITE, a director of the Company since October 1990, is a
consultant to Amdahl Corporation. Mr. White previously held various positions
at Amdahl Corporation. He served as the Vice Chairman of Amdahl Corporation
from 1987 to 1994, and he served as Chairman of the Board from 1979 to 1987
and Chief Executive Officer from 1979 to 1983. Mr. White was Deputy Chairman
of the Board and was Amdahl's President from 1974 to 1977. He is a director of
Needham & Co. Mr. White received a Bachelor of Science in physics from the
University of Maine. Age 67.
JAMES D. WOODS is the Chairman Emeritus of, and a consultant to, Baker
Hughes Incorporated ("Baker Hughes"). He was CEO from April 1987 and Chairman
from January 1989 until January 1998. Baker Hughes is a provider of products
and services to the oil, gas and process industries. Mr. Woods serves on the
Board of Directors for The Kroger Co., Wynn's International, Inc., Howmet
International, Inc. and OMI Corporation. Mr. Woods received a Bachelor of Arts
degree from California State University, Fullerton. Mr. Woods served as a
director of the Company from October 1988 through May 1990 and from December
1990 until present. Age 67. Member: Compensation Committee
Board Meetings and Committees
During 1998, the Board of Directors of the Company held a total of four
meetings. All directors attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings
of the full Board of Directors and of committees of which such directors were
members except Mr. Horn who was unable to attend two of the Board of
Directors' meetings.
The committees of the Board of Directors are the Audit Committee and the
Compensation Committee. Messrs. Horn (Chairman), Knowlton and Teitsworth are
the members of the Audit Committee. The members of the Compensation Committee
are Messrs. Woods (Chairman), Knowlton and Teitsworth.
The Audit Committee meets at least annually with the Company's independent
auditors and the Company's management to inquire as to the manner in which the
respective responsibilities of these groups and individuals are being
discharged. Reports of the Audit Committee's findings are made to the Board of
Directors. The Audit Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors
with respect to the scope of the audit conducted by the independent auditors
of the Company and the related fees; the accounting principles being applied
by the Company in financial reporting; and the adequacy of internal controls.
The Audit Committee met once in 1998.
The Compensation Committee meets periodically to review the Company's
executive compensation policies. The Compensation Committee administers the
executive compensation program, makes recommendations to the Board of
Directors from time to time concerning the Company's compensation and benefits
practices generally, and is the administrator of the Company's stock option
plans, stock bonus plan, and stock purchase plan. The Compensation Committee
met twice in 1998.
The Company does not have a nominating committee. Nominations for the Board
of Directors are made and considered by the Board of Directors as a whole.
Director Compensation
For their services rendered on the Board of Directors, directors other than
Messrs. Reinhold and Boyadjieff receive an annual fee of $13,000 plus $2,000
for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended (other than
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meetings attended by means of telephonic conference equipment) and $500 for
each meeting of any Committee of the Board of Directors attended (other than a
Committee meeting held in conjunction with a meeting of the Board of Directors
and other than Committee meetings attended by means of telephonic conference
equipment).
On August 11, 1994 (the "Approval Date"), the Board of Directors of the
Company adopted the 1994 Directors' Stock Option Plan (the "Directors' Plan"),
and on November 6, 1997, the Board of Directors amended certain provisions of
the Directors' Plan to provide for the acceleration of the exercisability of
options in certain circumstances. Both the original Directors' Plan and the
November 6, 1997 amendments were approved by the shareholders of the Company.
The Directors' Plan provides for the automatic grant of "initial" - options
and "annual" options. Initial options were granted to each non-employee
director on the Approval Date and will be granted to each newly-elected non-
employee director on the date of his or her initial election as a director.
Annual options will be granted to each non-employee director on the second
Thursday of August in each year through 2003. Each option granted under the
Directors' Plan (1) is for 10,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock; (2)
has a per share exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company's
Common Stock on the date of grant; (3) generally becomes exercisable in two
equal annual installments on the first and second anniversaries of the date of
grant; and (4) is for a term of 10 years, subject to earlier termination in
accordance with the terms of the Directors' Plan. On August 13, 1998, pursuant
to the Directors' Plan, each of Messrs. Dotson, Horn, Knowlton, Pircher,
Teitsworth, White and Woods and Ms. Suggs was granted an option to purchase
10,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise price of $12.9688
per share.
On August 2, 1994, the Board of Directors approved the Director Savings Plan
(the "Director Savings Plan"), which is designed to provide supplemental
retirement income benefits to the Company's non-employee directors by enabling
participants to defer up to 100% of their annual fee and meeting fees.
Participants in the Director Savings Plan may also participate in the
Company's "split-dollar" life insurance program pursuant to which the Company
will purchase a life insurance policy for a premium equal to the amounts
deferred plus any additional amount required to provide a minimum death
benefit. Amounts payable to a participant under the Director Savings Plan are
offset by any benefits paid under the participant's life insurance policy. In
addition to providing death benefits, the life insurance policies are intended
to provide security for the payment of benefits under the Director Savings
Plan (a) in the event of (1) the termination of a director's service on the
Board of Directors (including a failure to renominate a director for election)
where such director has indicated his or her willingness to serve and the
termination is not the result of his or her removal for cause or (2) a
termination by a director of his or her service on the Board within three
years after a "Change in Control" and following a reduction in directors' fees
not agreed to by such director; (b) at the participant's election upon two
years' advance notice; or (c) in the event of the disability of a director. A
Change in Control occurs in the event that (1) any person or group becomes the
beneficial owner of more than 20% of the Company's Common Stock; (2) a change
within a two-year period in a majority of the Board of Directors without the
approval of two-thirds of the directors; (3) certain mergers of the Company;
(4) the sale or other disposition of substantially all of the Company's
assets; or (5) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company. Due to the
reduction in the number of outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock as
a result of the completion in April of 1996 of the Company's "Dutch auction"
type tender offer (the "Tender Offer") pursuant to which the Company purchased
3,150,560 shares of its Common Stock, Baker Hughes Incorporated became the
owner of more than 20% of the Company's Common Stock, which resulted in a
Change in Control under the "split-dollar" life insurance program.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the Company's
directors and executive officers to file reports of ownership and changes in
ownership of the Company's Common Stock with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. Based on Company records and
written representations from the Company's executive officers and directors,
the Company believes that all such filing requirements applicable to its
directors and executive officers during and with respect to 1998 were complied
with except that Dietmar Neidhardt, President of the Rigtech Division, and
Theresa M. Hope, Staff Vice President of the Company each failed to file a
Form 3 upon their election as an executive officer.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF VARCO SECURITIES
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of Varco's Common
Stock by the beneficial owners of more than 5% percent thereof, by each
director of Varco, by certain executive officers, and by all directors and
executive officers of Varco as a group, as of March 1, 1999. Except as
indicated in the table, there is no person known to the Company who owns
beneficially 5% or more of Varco's Common Stock.
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Amount and
Nature
Of
Beneficial Percent of
Name of Beneficial Owner(a) Ownership(b) Class
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George Boyadjieff................................... 788,900(c) 1.2%
George S. Dotson.................................... 20,000(d) *
Robert J. Gondek.................................... 124,932(e) *
Andre R. Horn....................................... 25,000(f) *
Richard A. Kertson.................................. 64,484(g) *
Jack W. Knowlton.................................... 62,800(h) *
Roger D. Morgan..................................... 76,638(i) *
Leo J. Pircher...................................... 636,121(j)(k) *
Walter B. Reinhold.................................. 1,299,751(k)(l) 2.0%
Carroll W. Suggs.................................... 36,000(h) *
Michael W. Sutherlin................................ 152,566(m) *
Robert A. Teitsworth................................ 33,000 (n) *
Eugene R. White..................................... 85,000(n) *
James D. Woods...................................... 14,000 (n) *
AMVESCAP PLC........................................ 3,854,600(o) 6.0%
Franklin Resources Inc.............................. 6,643,136(p) 10.3%
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group..... 3,413,710(q) 5.2%
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* Less than 1% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on March 1, 1999.
(a) The address of each individual named in the table is c/o the Company, 743
North Eckhoff Street, Orange, California 92868. All individuals named in
the table are directors or executive officers of the Company.
(b) The named beneficial owners have sole voting and investment power with
respect to the listed shares except as otherwise indicated in the
footnotes below.
(c) Includes 522,752 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
(d) Includes 15,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options. Does not include
1,000 shares held by Mr. Dotson's spouse with respect to which she has
sole voting and investment power and Mr. Dotson disclaims beneficial
ownership.
(e) Includes 101,743 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
(f) Includes 17,500 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
(g) Includes 17,400 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
(h) Includes 35,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
(i) Includes 68,875 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
(j) Includes 443,921 shares held by trusts of which Mr. Pircher is the sole
trustee and has sole voting and investment power. Mr. Pircher disclaims
beneficial ownership of such shares. Also includes 15,000 shares issuable
upon exercise of options.
(k) Includes 156,800 shares held by a trust of which Mr. Pircher and Mr.
Reinhold are trustees and share voting and investment power. Messrs.
Pircher and Reinhold disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares.
(l) Includes 887,010 shares held by a revocable trust of which Mr. Rheinhold
and his spouse are trustees and 200 shares Mr. Reinhold owns jointly with
his spouse, with respect to all which he shares voting and
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investment power with his spouse. Also includes 90,040 shares owned by Mr.
Reinhold's spouse, with respect to which Mr. Reinhold shares voting and
investment power and disclaims beneficial ownership. Does not include
182,273 shares with respect to which Mr. Reinhold's spouse acts as
custodian and with respect to which she has sole voting and investment
power and Mr. Reinhold disclaims beneficial ownership.
(m) Includes 26,589 shares issuable upon exercise of options and 108,324
shares held by a trust of which Mr. Sutherlin and his spouse are trustees
and share voting and investment power.
(n) Includes 10,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options.
(o) AVZ, Inc., AIM Management Group Inc., AMVESCAP Group Services, Inc.,
INVESCO, Inc., INVESCO North American Holdings, Inc., INVESCO Capital
Management, Inc., INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., INVESCO Realty Advisers,
Inc., INVESCO (NY) Asset Management, Inc. and INVESCO Management &
Research, Inc., subsidiaries of AMVESCAP PLC ("AMVESCAP"), and AMVESCAP
have shared voting power and shared investment power with respect to
3,854,600 shares. The address of the foregoing beneficial owners is 11
Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4YR, England. Information with respect to
the beneficial ownership of such persons is taken from a Schedule 13G,
dated February 8, 1999, filed by AMVESCAP with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC").
(p) Franklin Resources, Inc. ("FRI"), as the parent holding company for
investment advisory subsidiaries to closed-end investment companies or
other managed accounts, and Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.,
principal shareholders of FRI (the "Principal Shareholders"), are the
beneficial owners of 6,643,136 shares. Franklin Advisers, Inc. ("FAI"), an
investment advisory subsidiary of FRI, is the beneficial owner of
6,541,400 of such shares with respect to which it has sole voting and
dispositive power. Franklin Management, Inc., also an investment advisory
subsidiary of FRI, has sole dispositive power with respect to 101,736
shares. Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund, a registered investment company,
has an interest in more than 5% of the Varco Common Stock. The address of
the foregoing beneficial owners is 777 Mariners Island Boulevard, San
Mateo, CA 94404. The foregoing information is taken from a Schedule 13G,
dated February 4, 1999, filed by FRI with the SEC.
(q) Includes 996,164 shares issuable upon exercise of options by nine
executive officers and eight directors of the Company.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for
reviewing and approving the Company's overall compensation and benefit
programs, and for administering the compensation of its executive officers.
The objective of the Company's executive compensation program is to attract,
motivate and retain executive officers by ensuring that appropriate total
compensation is paid for positions of equivalent responsibility compared to
its peer companies. Peer company compensation practices are determined from
surveys conducted specifically for the Company as well as published studies.
Principal among the former is a survey of approximately 50 industrial
companies having revenue and market capitalization similar to that of the
Company ("Comparable Company" survey). Published surveys considered are mainly
those specifically covering the oilfield services industry and include a
number of companies having a market capitalization substantially larger than
the Company. The Peer Group used for comparative purposes in the Stock
Performance Graph is Standard & Poors industry group 395, Oil Well Equipment
and Services.
Compensation for executive officers consists of three components: base
salary, incentive compensation and stock options.
Salary
Salaries of executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer are
based upon the Salary Grade to which their position is assigned, and such
factors as experience, qualifications, and individual performance. Salary
ranges for each Salary Grade are primarily based on similar positions in
Comparable Companies and are reviewed annually. The midpoint of each Salary
Grade is targeted at approximately the 75th percentile of the Comparable
Company sample. Rather than using a Salary Grade, the CEO's salary is compared
to the actual salaries of CEO's in the Comparable Company group as well as
other oilfield service companies. The CEO's salary is targeted at
approximately the 75th percentile of the Comparable Company group, and is more
subjectively compared to his peers in other oilfield service companies.
The actual salary for each executive officer is established by the
Compensation Committee, considering the relative position of his/her current
salary within the range for the Salary Grade, and the executive's performance
rating. That performance rating is a subjective evaluation, taking into
account such factors as: financial performance of the business unit for which
the executive is responsible (as measured principally by Operating Profit and
Return on Investment ("Economic Value Added" or "EVA"), in each case as
compared to the Annual Financial Plan), achievement of that unit's annual
goals, attainment of the executive's personal goals, and his/her overall
contribution to the Company's performance.
For executive officers other than the CEO, 1998 base salaries averaged 118%
of the applicable Salary Grade midpoint, with a low of 106% and a high of
124%.
Incentive Compensation
The purpose of the Company's Management Incentive Bonus Plan is to provide
incentive compensation in the form of cash and stock bonuses to those
employees who have a substantial impact on financial performance, for the
achievement of above average financial results. The Plan includes executive
officers, managers and other selected key employees. Division participants'
cash incentive bonuses are based on Division financial performance, and
Corporate management's cash incentive bonuses are based on overall Company
financial results.
The general criteria for measuring financial performance are profitability
and return on investment. At the consolidated total Company level the specific
criteria are Earnings Per Share and EVA. At the Division level they are
Operating Profit and EVA. For 1998 profitability measures and EVA measures
carried equal weighting.
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At the beginning of each year, the Compensation Committee establishes, for
each Division as well as the overall Company, a series of performance levels
for each financial performance criteria. These performance levels are based
primarily on the Annual Financial Plan, also taking into account previous
financial results, industry and market conditions, and long-term financial
goals.
The Compensation Committee also establishes bonus percentages at each
performance level for every Salary Grade. In establishing this percentage, the
Committee considers the total potential bonus payout at each performance
level, in relation to the associated pre-tax income amount, also taking into
account the bonus-to-salary relationship in the Comparable Company survey. For
executive officers, 1998 bonus percentages at the "target" or mid-range
performance level were approximately 75 per cent of the average cash bonus
paid by Comparable Companies. No bonus is payable unless a minimum financial
performance level is achieved.
An individual participant's potential bonus is calculated by multiplying
his/her annual salary by the bonus percentage for his/her Salary Grade at the
performance level achieved. This potential bonus may be adjusted based on
superior individual performance and contribution, subject to a maximum
increase of 25%.
As an additional element of the Management Incentive Bonus Plan, executive
officers' cash bonuses may be increased by 50%, or decreased by 33%, depending
on the performance of Varco's Common Stock relative to a group of 10 peer
companies. Specifically, if the year-to-year increase in the price of Varco
Common Stock (as measured by the average of the last 5 trading days of the
current bonus plan year divided by the average for the last 5 trading days of
the preceding year) is among the top 3 of 11 companies, Executive Officers'
cash bonuses are increased by 50%; if Varco's Common Stock price increase is
among the bottom 3 of the group, such bonuses are reduced by 33%.
In 1998 one Division significantly exceeded its "target" performance level;
one was just below its "target"; and three Divisions' performance fell below
the minimum qualifying threshold. The overall Company performance was just
below the "target" level. No discretionary adjustments to executive officer
bonuses were made for 1998, and there was no increase or decrease in cash
bonuses based on the price performance of Varco's Common Stock.
The Compensation Committee administers the Company's Stock Bonus Plan and is
authorized to provide additional compensation to executive officers and other
key employees in the form of awards of Common Stock ("Stock Awards"). Such
Stock Awards are generally granted to all participants in the Management
Incentive Bonus Plan based upon overall Company financial performance, i.e.
profitability and EVA. For 1998, the Compensation Committee granted Stock
Awards to each participant in the Management Incentive Bonus Plan with a value
(based on a $10.4375 per share price) equal to one-third of the Management
Incentive Plan bonus amount associated with such individual's Salary Grade at
the overall Company performance level actually achieved.
Stock Options
The Company's 1990 Stock Option Plan is intended to encourage key employees
of the Company to continue in the employment of the Company and to contribute
to its growth and success by providing such employees a favorable opportunity
to participate in the ownership of the Company by acquiring its Common Stock.
The Stock Option Plan permits the granting of incentive stock options, non-
statutory stock options and stock appreciation rights. The Compensation
Committee is authorized to designate the optionees, to determine the number of
shares for each optionee, and to fix the exercise price (which may not be less
than the fair market value at the date of grant), the term and the vesting
schedule.
Stock Options are generally granted annually, and generally are extended
from executive management through supervisory and senior professional levels.
The total pool of shares to be granted is determined by the Compensation
Committee after considering the number of shares available under the Stock
Option Plan and the current market price. In 1998 the number of shares granted
to each executive officer, other than the Chief
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Executive Officer, was determined based upon the aggregate current market
value of such shares, expressed as a percentage of the individual executive
officer's 1998 base salary. The market value of option shares so determined
was 100 per cent of base salary. For non-executives, shares are allocated
among participants based upon each optionee's salary grade. A limited number
of subjective adjustments were made to reflect significant variations in
individual contribution and performance. The total dollar value (based on
current market value as well as on an option pricing model) of options granted
to each executive officer, expressed as a percentage of annual salary, is
evaluated against the compensation practices of the Comparable Company group.
The value of awards to executive officers, expressed as a percentage of base
salary, are typically below the average of that group.
Chief Executive Officer's Compensation
Consistent with all other executive officers, the CEO's 1998 compensation
was based on a combination of individual performance and overall Company
performance. Mr. Boyadjieff's total compensation includes base salary,
incentive compensation and stock options.
Mr. Boyadjieff's salary for fiscal 1997 was $550,000. His salary was
increased to $580,000 effective January 1, 1998. In establishing this level,
the Committee took into consideration the fact that Mr. Boyadjieff's 1997
salary was below the 75th percentile of salaries for CEO's in the Comparable
Company sample. Additionally, the Committee considered the actual salaries of
the Chief Executive Officers of other public companies in the oilfield
services industry of comparable size to the Company.
The Compensation Committee considers Mr. Boyadjieff's leadership to be
instrumental to the past and continued success of the Company. They also take
note of his recognition within the industry as a leading authority on the
application and development of new technology to drilling equipment, and his
role as chief technical officer for the Company.
Based on the criteria established for the Management Incentive Bonus Plan
and the Company's 1998 financial performance, Mr. Boyadjieff was eligible for
a cash bonus equivalent to 76% of his 1998 base salary. That percentage is
approximately equal to the average for CEO's in the Comparable Company Survey.
In accordance with the awards described above, Mr. Boyadjieff also received a
Stock Bonus having a value equal to one-third of the cash bonus amount. For
fiscal 1997, Mr. Boyadjieff earned an incentive bonus equal to 156% of his
base salary including a 50% increment based on the Company's favorable Common
Stock price performance relative to a peer group, as described above. That
cash bonus, as a percent of salary, for 1997 was above the 75th percentile for
CEO's in the Comparable Company Survey. Mr. Boyadjieff also received a stock
bonus in 1997 equal to 34% of his base salary, or one-third of the cash bonus
amount, excluding the Common Stock price performance increment.
Mr. Boyadjieff was granted options to purchase 37,520 shares of Common Stock
in 1998. The current market value of such shares at the date of grant was
approximately 150 per cent of his 1998 base salary. These options were granted
at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company's Common
Stock at the date of grant and have a term of ten years with a five-year
vesting schedule. Using an option pricing model, the value of these options,
expressed as a percent of base salary, was between the 25th and 50th
percentile of CEO's in the Comparable Company group.
Conclusion
The Compensation Committee believes that the Company's executive
compensation programs are effective in attracting, motivating and retaining
outstanding executives and that they are consistent with the long-term
interests of the Company and its shareholders.
The Compensation Committee
James D. Woods, Chairman
Jack W. Knowlton
Robert A. Teitsworth
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation and Stock Option Information
The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation of the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and its four other highest paid executive
officers for the years indicated. Two additional tables provide detailed
information about these employees' stock options.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Long-Term
Compensation
------------
Awards
Annual ------------
Compensation(a)(b) Securities
------------------- Underlying All Other
Year Salary Bonus(c) Options Compensation(d)
---- -------- ---------- ------------ ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
George Boyadjieff........ 1998 $580,000 $ 587,719 37,520 $11,751
Chairman, President and 1997 $550,000 $1,038,566 66,164 $10,398
Chief Executive Officer 1996 $487,600 $ 266,548 61,317 $ 6,009
Richard A. Kertson....... 1998 $300,000 $ 212,000 12,938 $15,661
Vice President--Finance
and Chief Financial 1997 $275,000 $ 388,208 22,056 $11,185
Officer 1996 $240,000 $ 95,998 21,951 $ 6,702
Robert J. Gondek......... 1998 $230,000 $ 64,400 9,919 $11,347
Vice President and
President-- 1997 $216,000 $ 280,164 17,324 $ 9,587
M/D Totco Division 1996 $205,000 $ 54,496 19,024 $ 5,484
Roger D. Morgan.......... 1998 $230,000 $ 224,825 9,919 $10,876
Vice President and
President--Varco 1997 $211,000 $ 325,901 16,922 $ 9,758
Systems Division 1996 $205,000 $ 29,896 19,512 $ 5,484
Michael W. Sutherlin..... 1998 $230,000 $ 154,100 9,919 $11,497
Vice President and
President Varco 1997 $211,000 $ 247,567 16,922 $ 9,767
BJ Division 1996 $194,000 $ 98,132 36,096 $ 5,351
</TABLE>
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(a) Perquisites are excluded as their aggregate value did not meet the
reporting threshold of the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of salary plus bonus.
(b) In August of 1994 the Company adopted a deferred compensation plan (the
"Executive Management Savings Plan") whereby officers of the Company and
its subsidiaries can defer up to 50% of their salary and 100% of their
bonus. Mr. Boyadjieff deferred $40,000 of his 1996 bonus, $50,000 of his
1997 bonus and $100,000 of his 1998 bonus; Mr. Kertson deferred $68,664 of
his 1996 bonus, $310,739 of his 1997 bonus, and none of his 1998 bonus;
Mr. Morgan deferred $6,127 of his 1996 salary, $6,302 of his 1997 salary
and $6,812 of his 1998 salary; and Mr Sutherlin deferred $12,007 of his
1997 salary, $12,548 of his 1998 salary, $50,640 of his 1997 bonus, and
$29,325 of his 1998 bonus. Amounts reported include the deferred amounts.
(c) Consists of cash bonuses under the Management Incentive Bonus Plan and the
fair market value at the date of award of Common Stock awarded under the
Stock Bonus Plan. The cash bonuses and stock awards were paid in the first
quarter of the subsequent year for services rendered in the year
indicated.
(d) Such amounts represent allocations (including the Company's contribution
and forfeitures) pursuant to the Profit Sharing Retirement Plan and the
dollar value of the benefit from premiums paid on "split-dollar" life
insurance policies. All individuals named above are also participants in
the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "Supplemental Plan"),
which provides for retirement, death and disability benefits. The
Supplemental Plan provides for a total benefit equal to 40% of the
aggregate of a participant's highest
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five calendar years of base salary (the "normal retirement benefit"), which
vests at the rate of 10% per year of service, is fully vested upon death,
and is prorated in the event of early retirement but not in the event of
disability. The normal retirement benefit is payable in 120 equal monthly
installments commencing upon the earlier of retirement or death or, in the
case of disability or early retirement, generally commencing at age 65. In
the event of a change in ownership of the Company, as defined in the
Internal Revenue Service regulations for "golden parachute payments",
benefits become fully vested subject to the limitation that the increase in
benefits may not be greater than three times the participant's salary. All
of the foregoing individuals, except for Mr. Gondek were fully vested at
December 31, 1998. The Supplemental Plan is unfunded.
On August 12, 1994, the Board of Directors approved the Executive Management
Savings Plan (the "Executive Savings Plan"), which is designed to provide
supplemental retirement income benefits to the Company's executive and
divisional officers by enabling participants to defer up to 50% of their
salary and up to 100% of their bonuses. Participants in the Executive Savings
Plan may also participate in the Company's "split-dollar" life insurance
program pursuant to which the Company will purchase a life insurance policy
for a premium equal to the amounts deferred plus any additional amount
required to provide a minimum death benefit. Amounts payable to a participant
under the Executive Savings Plan are offset by any benefits paid under the
participant's life insurance policy. In addition to providing death benefits,
the life insurance policies are intended to provide security for the payment
of benefits under the Executive Savings Plan (a) in the event that (1) the
participant's employment is terminated without cause or (2) the participant
terminates his or her employment for "Good Reason" within three years
following a "Change in Control"; (b) at the participant's election upon two
years' advance notice; or (c) in the event of the participant's disability.
"Good Reason" is defined as one of the following events without the
participant's consent: (a) a significant adverse change in the participant's
position or a change of more than 50 miles in the participant's business
location; (b) a reduction in the participant's base salary; or (c) the
elimination or reduction of benefit plans by the Company without providing
substitutes therefor. The term Change in Control has the same definition as
under the Director Savings Plan described above under the caption "Director
Compensation." Due to the reduction in the number of outstanding shares of the
Company's Common Stock as a result of the completion of the Tender Offer,
Baker Hughes became the owner of more than 20% of the Company's Common Stock,
which resulted in a Change in Control under the "split-dollar" life insurance
program.
Option Grants in 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Potential
Realizable Value at
Individual Grants Assumed Annual
----------------------------------------------------------- Rates of
Number of Stock Price
Securities % of Total Appreciation
Underlying Options Granted for Option Term(c)
Options to Employees in Exercise Price -------------------
Granted(a) 1998(b) Per Share Expiration Date 5% 10%
---------- --------------- -------------- ----------------- -------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
G. Boyadjieff........... 37,520 12.60% $23.1875 February 12, 2008 $548,097 $1,383,292
R. Kertson.............. 12,938 4.35% $23.1875 February 12, 2008 189,000 477,000
R. Gondek............... 9,919 3.33% $23.1875 February 12, 2008 144,898 365,695
R. Morgan............... 9,919 3.33% $23.1875 February 12, 2008 144,898 365,695
M. Sutherlin............ 9,919 3.33% $23.1875 February 12, 2008 144,898 365,695
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Assumed price
appreciation(d)
----------------------------
5% 10%
------------ --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Assumed price per share at 2/10/2008............ $ 37.80 $ 60.06
Gain on one share valued at $23.1875 at
2/11/1998...................................... $ 14.61 $ 36.87
Gain on all shares (based on 64,770,111 shares
outstanding at 3/1/99)......................... $946,169,878 $2,387,952,549
Gain for all 1998 optionees (based on 297,700
options)....................................... $ 4,348,839 $ 10,975,641
Optionee gain as a percentage of total
shareholder gain............................... 0.46% 0.46%
</TABLE>
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(a) All options were granted pursuant to the 1990 Stock Option Plan and have a
term of 10 years. The exercise price of the options is the mean between
the high and low sales prices of the Company's Common Stock as
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reported on the New York Stock Exchange Consolidated Transactions Tape on
the date of grant. The options granted consist of incentive stock options
("ISOs") to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
and "non-statutory options" with respect to the balance. For the persons
named in the table, the ISOs included in the total options granted were as
follows: Mr. Boyadjieff, 4,312; Mr. Kertson, 4,528; Mr. Morgan, 4,693; Mr.
Gondek 4,694, and Mr. Sutherlin 4,826. The options become exercisable in
five equal annual installments of 20% commencing one year after the date of
grant. Options terminate upon termination of employment other than by death
or retirement. In the event of death, the options may be exercised by the
employee's personal representative for a period of up to 12 months to the
extent vested at the time of death. In the event of normal retirement, the
options become fully vested and are exercisable for a period of up to three
months following retirement.
(b) The total number of options granted in 1998 was 297,700.
(c) Represents aggregate appreciation of 63% and 159% for assumed annual rates
of appreciation of 5% and 10%, respectively, compounded annually for the
ten-year option term.
Aggregated Option Exercises in 1998
and 1998 Year-End Option Values
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Securities
Underlying Value of Unexercised
Shares Unexercised Options In-the-Money Options
Acquired at December 31, 1998 at December 31, 1998(a)
on Value ------------------------- -------------------------
Name Exercise Realized Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
---- -------- -------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
G. Boyadjieff........... 0 $ 0 443,088 223,230 $1,984,818 $235,340
R. Kertson.............. 0 $ 0 36,208 81,746 $ 98,633 $178,153
R. Gondek............... 0 $ 0 74,686 68,605 $ 572,764 $156,492
R. Morgan............... 44,118 $984,985 40,995 70,282 $ 123,135 $164,398
M. Sutherlin............ 30,624 $541,876 0 67,113 $ 0 $153,564
</TABLE>
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(a) Represents the closing price for Varco Common Stock on December 31, 1998
of $7.75 less the exercise price for all exercisable and unexercisable
options for which the exercise price is less than such closing price.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The members of the Compensation Committee are James D. Woods, Jack W.
Knowlton and Robert A. Teitsworth, none of whom is an officer or employee of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
During 1998, no executive officer of the Company served as a director or
member of the compensation committee (or other committee serving an equivalent
function) of any other entity, one of whose executive officers served as a
director or member of the Compensation Committee of the Company.
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STOCK PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
The following graph presents the cumulative, five-year total return for
Varco Common Stock compared with the S&P 500 Stock Index and a peer group of
companies index. The Company uses the S&P Oil Equipment and Service Index for
its peer group of companies index.
The graph assumes that the value of the investment in Varco Common Stock,
the S&P 500 Stock Index and the peer group of companies index each was $100 on
December 31, 1992 and that all dividends were reinvested.
COMPARISON OF 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
AMONG VARCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
S&P 500 INDEX AND S&P GROUP INDEX
[PERFORMANCE GRAPH APPEARS HERE]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31, December 30, December 29, December 31, December 31, December 31,
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Varco International..... 100.00 104.17 204.17 385.42 714.58 258.33
Oil & Gas Drilling &
Equip.................. 100.00 91.88 127.29 180.15 276.92 158.36
S&P Composite........... 100.00 101.32 139.40 171.41 228.59 293.92
</TABLE>
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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS
The Company's facilities in Orange, California are leased under two leases,
each of which includes certain officers, directors and shareholders of the
Company as lessors. One lease is a net ground lease (as amended, the "Plant
Lease"), which covers approximately nine acres on which the Company's
warehousing and manufacturing facilities are located, and the other lease is a
net lease (the "Office Lease") which covers an office building (the "Office
Facility") containing approximately 36,000 square feet.
The lessors under the Plant Lease are Walter B. Reinhold; G. J. Becker,
trustee of The G. J. Becker Family Trust; Howard P. Lorenz, executor of the
estate of Charlotte Lorenz, deceased; B. Reinhold Jr., and Mary E. Reinhold,
trustees of The Reinhold Trust; Howard P. Lorenz, trustee of The Charlotte L.
Tedhams Irrevocable Trust; and Leo J. Pircher. The lessors under the Office
Lease are Walter B. Reinhold; G. J. Becker, trustee of The G. J. Becker Family
Trust; Howard P. Lorenz, executor of the estate of Charlotte Lorenz, deceased;
Baldwin T. Reinhold and Carol Anne Reinhold, trustees of The Reinhold Family
Trust and Leo J. Pircher. The land subject to the Plant Lease was acquired in
March 1975 for approximately $446,000 and leased to Varco on March 7, 1975.
The term of the Plant Lease expires on December 31, 2012, and the Plant
Lease provides for an upward (but not downward) adjustment of rental based on
fair rental value in the years 1982, 1987, 1992, and 2002. The rent under the
Plant Lease is currently $40,000 per month, as adjusted in 1987; no adjustment
was required in 1992. In addition to rent, the Company is obligated to pay
real estate taxes, insurance and other expenses. The Company has the right to
purchase the property covered by the Plant Lease from the lessors each year
during the term of such Lease at the greater of the original cost of the
property to the lessors or the fair market value at the time of exercise as
agreed upon by the Company and the lessors or, if they fail to agree, as
determined by an independent appraisal.
The land and office building subject to the Office Lease were purchased by
the lessors thereunder and leased to the Company effective September 29, 1988.
The purchase price for such property was approximately $2,000,000. In
addition, such lessors paid the amount of $560,000 to the Company representing
the estimated cost of tenant improvements required by the Company.
In order to accommodate the Company's requirement for an expansion of the
Office Facility by approximately 10,000 square feet (the "Expansion"), the
Office Lease was amended in January 1996 (the "Office Lease Amendment").
Pursuant to the Office Lease Amendment, the Office Lease was amended to
(1) extend the termination date from December 31, 1999 to December 31, 2005
and (2) increase the monthly rental from approximately $24,000 to
approximately $29,000. The lessors under the Office Lease contributed $625,000
for the Expansion, which approximated its cost. In connection with the Office
Lease Amendment and related matters, the Company paid legal fees of the
lessors under the Office Lease of approximately $83,000.
The rent under the Office Lease is subject to periodic adjustments, based on
any increase in the consumer price index, subject to a minimum increase of 3%
per annum and a maximum increase of 7% per annum. Pursuant to the most recent
such adjustment, the monthly rental was increased to $31,504 effective
November 1, 1998. Additional adjustments are provided for on May 1, 2001 and
November 1, 2003. The Company is also obligated to pay real estate taxes,
insurance and other expenses.
The Company has an option to extend the Office Lease for 60 months at a
monthly rental equal to 95% of fair market rent (but not less than the then
current monthly rental) at the commencement of the option period. The monthly
rental during the option period is subject to adjustment during the 30th month
of the option period based on any increase in the consumer price index and
subject to the same minimum and maximum as applicable during the primary term
of the Office Lease.
Management believes that the terms of both the Plant Lease and the Office
Lease are reasonable and no less favorable to the Company than the terms which
it would have been able to obtain if the respective properties subject thereto
had been leased from unrelated parties.
Leo J. Pircher is a member of Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, general counsel for
the Company. The fees paid by the Company to Pircher, Nichols & Meeks for 1998
did not exceed 5% of such firm's 1998 gross revenues.
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RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF AUDITORS
The Board of Directors has selected the firm of Ernst & Young LLP as
independent auditors of the Company for the annual period ending December 31,
1999. If the shareholders do not ratify this appointment, the Board of
Directors will consider whether the appointment of other independent auditors
is in the best interests of the Company. The Company anticipates that
representatives of Ernst & Young LLP will be in attendance at the Annual
Meeting, and that such representatives will have an opportunity to make a
statement if they so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
The Company's Audit Committee and Board of Directors recommend a vote FOR
the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP.
OTHER MATTERS
While the Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any other
business will be presented, if any other matters should properly come before
the Annual Meeting, the proxies will be voted as to such matters in accordance
with the best judgment of the proxy holders.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2000 ANNUAL MEETING
Shareholder proposals intended to be presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders must be received no later than December 3, 1999, and must
otherwise comply with the rules of the SEC in order to be included in the
Company's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to such meeting.
Any shareholder proposal intended to be presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders outside the process of Rule 14a-8 of the SEC's Proxy Rules
must be received by the Company on or before February 21, 2000, or such
proposal will be considered untimely under Rule 14a-4(c)(1) of the SEC's Proxy
Rules.
All shareholder proposals should be addressed to the Secretary of the
Company at the Company's principal executive office.
VARCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Donald L. Stichler
Secretary
Orange, California
April 2, 1999
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PROXY PROXY
Varco International, Inc.
This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors.
The undersigned hereby appoints GEORGE BOYADJIEFF and RICHARD A. KERTSON, and
any of them, proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to
vote the stock of the undersigned at the annual meeting of shareholders of
Varco International, Inc., to be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 100 The City
Drive, Orange, California on Thursday, May 13, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. for the
purposes set forth on the reverse side.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR THE ELECTION AS A DIRECTOR OF EACH NOMINEE NAMED ON THE REVERSE SIDE
(AND VOTES WILL BE CUMULATED, IF APPLICABLE, IN SUCH MANNER AS THE PROXY HOLD-
ERS MAY DETERMINE IN THEIR DISCRETION) AND FOR PROPOSAL 2.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY
USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
(Continued and to be signed on reverse side)
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VARCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE MARK BOXES TO GIVE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS. [_]
[ ]
Withheld For All
For All From All Except
nominees Nominees as marked
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS [_] [_] [_]
G. BOYADJIEFF, G. DOTSON, A. HORN,
J. KNOWLTON, L. PIRCHER, W.
REINHOLD, C. SUGGS, R. TEITSWORTH,
E. WHITE, J. WOODS
___________________________________________
Nominee Exception
2. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF For Against Abstain
ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT [_] [_] [_]
AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY. (The Board
of Directors recommends a vote FOR.)
3. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
The undersigned acknowledges
receipt of the Notice of Annual
Meeting of Shareholders and of the
Proxy Statement.
Dated: ____________________, 1999
Signature(s)_____________________
_________________________________
PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME
APPEARS. JOINT OWNERS SHOULD EACH
SIGN PERSONALLY. WHERE
APPLICABLE, INDICATE YOUR OFFICIAL
POSITION OR REPRESENTATIVE
CAPACITY.
