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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 30, 1999
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
V.F. CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
PENNSYLVANIA 23-1180120
(State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
of Incorporation or Organization)
628 GREEN VALLEY ROAD
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27408
(Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
1996 STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
CANDACE S. CUMMINGS, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT - ADMINISTRATION, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
V.F. CORPORATION
P.O. BOX 21488
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27420
(Name and address of agent for service)
(336) 547-6000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED PROPOSED
MAXIMUM MAXIMUM
TITLE OF SHARES TO BE REGISTERED AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
REGISTERED (1) PER SHARE (2) PRICE (2) REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock 2,900,000 $37.9375 $110,018,750 $30,585.21
(no par value; stated capital
$1.00 per share)
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(1) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of: (a) interests to
be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein, and
(b) additional shares which may be necessary to adjust the number of shares
reserved for issuance pursuant to the 1996
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Stock Compensation Plan for any future stock split, stock dividend or similar
adjustment of the outstanding Common Stock of the registrant.
(2) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee.
Explanatory Note
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration
Statement is being filed in order to register additional shares of Common Stock,
no par value, stated capital $1.00 per share, of V.F. Corporation (the
"Company"), with respect to a currently effective Registration Statement on Form
S-8 of the Company relating to the Company's 1996 Stock Compensation Plan.
The contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 as filed on August
4, 1997, Registration No. 333-32789, as amended, are incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement.
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PROSPECTUS
V.F. CORPORATION
628 Green Valley Road, Suite 500
Greensboro, North Carolina 27408
2,900,000 Shares
COMMON STOCK
(Without Par Value - Stated
Capital $1.00 Per Share)
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NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED
UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this Prospectus is August 1, 1999
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934. In accordance with the Exchange Act, we file reports,
proxy statements, and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"). We have also filed with the SEC a registration statement
on Form S-8 under the Securities Act with respect to the Common Stock to which
this Prospectus relates. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information
set forth in the registration statement, certain parts of which are omitted in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements contained in
this Prospectus concerning the provisions of any document are not necessarily
complete and, in each instance, reference is hereby made to the copy of the
document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement.
You can inspect and copy the registration statement described above,
its exhibits, and the reports, proxy statements, and other information that we
file with the SEC at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at
Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the
Commission's regional offices at 7 World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New
York 10048, and 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661.
You can also obtain copies of such material by mail at prescribed rates from the
SEC's Public Reference Section at its principal office at 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also access such material at the SEC's
home page on the internet at (http://www.sec.gov).
Our Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the
Pacific Stock Exchange. Reports, proxy statements and other information
concerning VF may also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005 and The Pacific Stock
Exchange, Inc., 301 Pine Street, San Francisco, California 94104.
In addition, we will provide without charge to each person to whom this
Prospectus is delivered, upon either the written or oral request of such person,
the Annual Report to Shareholders for VF's latest fiscal year and a copy of any
or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference other than exhibits to
such documents. Such requests should be directed to Candace S. Cummings, V.F.
Corporation, P.O. Box 21488, Greensboro, North Carolina 27420, telephone number
(336) 547-6000.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file
with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be a part of this Prospectus, and information that we file later
with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We
incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any
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future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act:
(a) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
January 2, 1999;
(b) our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended April 3, 1999; and
(c) the description of the Common Stock, no par value per
share (the "Common Stock"), of VF Corporation
contained in the VF Corporation Registration
Statement on Form 8-A dated April 27, 1965 filed
pursuant to section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") and the VF
Corporation Registration Statements on Form 8-A dated
May 8, 1987 and January 23, 1998 filed pursuant to
section 12(b) of the 1934 Act, which contain
descriptions of the Common Stock of VF Corporation
and certain rights relating to the Common Stock, and
any amendment or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such descriptions.
THE COMPANY
We, through our operating subsidiaries, design, manufacture and market
branded jeanswear, workwear, knitwear, intimate apparel, children's playwear,
other apparel and daypacks and backpacks. We were organized in 1899, and we
oversee the operations of our subsidiaries, providing them with financial and
administrative resources. Management of each marketing unit is responsible for
the growth and development of its business, within guidelines established by VF
Corporation management.
We are a Pennsylvania corporation. Our principal executive offices are
located at 628 Green Valley Road, Suite 500, Greensboro, North Carolina 27408,
and our telephone number is (336) 547-6000. Our mailing address is P. O. Box
21488, Greensboro, North Carolina 27420.
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth (1) the name of each selling
shareholder, the nature of his/her position, office or other material
relationship to VF Corporation or its subsidiaries, (2) the number of shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder as of March 31,
1999, (3) the number of shares of Common Stock that each selling shareholder may
offer for sale from time to time pursuant to this Prospectus, whether or not
such selling shareholder has a present intention to do so and (4) the number of
shares of Common Stock to be beneficially owned by each selling stockholder
following the sale of all shares that may be so offered, assuming no other
change in the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock by such selling
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shareholder after March 31, 1999. Except for M. Rust Sharp and Ursula F.
Fairbairn, each of whom will beneficially own 18.9% of the Common Stock after
the Offering (see note 6 to the table), none of the listed individuals will own
more than one percent or more of the Common Stock after the Offering.
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Name and Number of Shares Number of Number of Shares
Principal Position Beneficially Owned Shares Beneficially Owned
With VF Corporation Prior to Offering(1) (2) Offered (3) After Offering (2)
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Mackey J. McDonald, Chairman, 778,111(4) 856,107 82,111
President, CEO & Director
Robert D. Buzzell, Director 15,400 18,600 1,600
Edward E. Crutchfield, Jr., 30,234 9,600 25,434
Director
Ursula F. Fairbairn, Director 22,944,442(5) 22,200 22,927,042
Barbara S. Feigin, Director 31,231(6) 30,000 6,031
Robert J. Hurst, Director 26,767 22,200 9,367
George Fellows, Director 5,800 9,600 1,000
M. Rust Sharp, Director 22,943,604(5) 22,200 22,926,204
L. Dudley Walker, Director 59,800 9,600 55,000
Candace S. Cummings, Vice 64,362 82,265 4,362
President Administration,
General Counsel & Secretary
Timothy A. Lambeth, Vice 194,506 205,323 26,506
President - Global Processes
Terry L. Lay, Vice President & 116,232 143,323 2,232
Chairman - International
Coalition
Daniel G. MacFarlan, Vice 159,604(7) 180,014 27,604
President & Chairman - Knitwear,
Playwear and Intimate Apparel
Coalitions
Frank C. Pickard III, Vice 41,528 58,265 5,528
President - Treasurer
John P. Schamberger, Vice 191,344(7) 212,014 27,344
President & Chairman - Jeanswear
Coalition
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Name and Number of Shares Number of Number of Shares
Principal Position Beneficially Owned Shares Beneficially Owned
With VF Corporation Prior to Offering(1) (2) Offered (3) After Offering (2)
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Robert K. Shearer, Vice 62,135 79,323 12,135
President - Finance and CFO
Peter E. Keene, Vice President - 40,458 48,200 458
Controller
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(1) Includes shares purchasable upon the exercise of options held by the
listed selling shareholder which have vested as of May 30, 1999.
(2) Shares owned include shares held in trusts in connection with employee
benefit plans, as to which the following participants share voting
power but have no present dispositive power: Mr. McDonald - 21,965
shares; Ms. Cummings - 3,762 shares; Mr. Lay - 1,208 shares; Mr.
MacFarlan - 9,121 shares; and Mr. Pickard - 4,435 shares. Does not
include Series B Stock held in trust in connection with an employee
benefit plan, as to which participants also share voting power but have
no present dispositive power (and no power to direct conversion into
Common Stock), as follows: Mr. McDonald - 213 shares; Mr. Keene - 264
shares; Mr. Lay - 303 shares; Mr. Lambeth - 312 shares; Mr. MacFarlan -
283 shares; Mr. Pickard - 248 shares; Mr. Schamberger - 326 shares; and
Mr. Shearer - 361 shares. Shares owned also include shares held in a
trust in connection with an employee benefit plan, as to which the
following participants have dispositive power and shared voting power:
Mr. McDonald - 1,060 shares; Mr. Keene - 458 shares; Mr. Lay - 1,024
shares; Mr. Pickard - 1,093 shares; and Mr. Shearer - 335 shares.
Shares owned also include shares held in a trust in connection with an
employee benefit plan, as to which the following participants have
dispositive power but no voting power: Mr. McDonald - 55 shares; and
Mr. MacFarlan - 6,225 shares. Shares owned also include shares held in
a trust in connection with the VF Deferred Savings Plan for
Non-Employee Directors as to which the following directors have shared
voting power but do not have dispositive power: Ms. Fairbairn - 2,015
shares; Ms. Feigin - 1,831 shares; Mr. Hurst - 4,567 shares; and Mr.
Sharp - 916 shares.
(3) Includes shares not yet beneficially owned within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act which are purchasable upon the exercise of
options held by the listed selling shareholder which have not yet
vested by May 30, 1999; also includes performance based restricted
stock units not yet beneficially owned within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act that participants may earn, but that were not
earned by May 30, 1999.
(4) Includes 41,595 shares of restricted stock over which the listed
selling shareholder holds voting power but not dispositive power.
(5) Includes 22,923,288 shares of Common Stock held by the listed selling
shareholder as a co-trustee under certain Deeds of Trust dated August
21, 1951 and under the Will of John E. Barbey, deceased, with respect
to which the listed shareholder has no pecuniary interest.
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(6) Includes 400 shares as to which the listed selling shareholder shares
voting and dispositive power.
(7) Includes 12,258 shares of restricted stock over which the listed
selling shareholder holds voting power but not dispositive power.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The shares of Common Stock may be sold from time to time to purchasers
directly by any of the selling shareholders. Alternatively, the selling
shareholders may sell the shares of Common Stock in one or more transactions
(including block transactions) on the New York Stock Exchange or the Pacific
Stock Exchange, in sales occurring in the public market off the New York Stock
Exchange or Pacific Stock Exchange, in separately negotiated transactions or in
a combination of such transactions. Each sale may be made either at market
prices prevailing at the time of such sale or at negotiated prices. Shares may
be sold by selling shareholders through brokers acting on behalf of such selling
shareholders or to dealers for resale by such dealers; and in connection with
such sales, such brokers or dealers may receive compensation in the form of
discounts or commissions from such selling shareholders and/or the purchasers of
such shares for whom they may act as broker or agent (which discounts or
commissions are not anticipated to exceed those customary in the types of
transactions involved). In addition, any shares covered by this Prospectus which
qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this Prospectus.
The selling shareholders and any dealer participating in the
distribution of any shares of Common Stock or any broker executing selling
orders on behalf of the selling shareholders may be deemed to be "underwriters"
within the meaning of the Securities Act, in which event any profit on the sale
of any or all of the shares of Common Stock by them and any discounts or
commissions received by any such brokers or dealers may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if
applicable, the shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers
or dealers. In addition, in certain states, the shares may not be sold unless
they have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption
from such registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied
with.
All expenses incurred in connection with the registration of the shares
under the Securities Act are being borne by VF Corporation, but all brokerage
commissions and other selling expenses incurred by a selling shareholder will be
borne by such selling shareholder. We will not receive any proceeds from any
sales of Common Stock offered by selling shareholders pursuant to this
Prospectus, although we will receive payment upon the exercise of any options
under which shares of Common Stock are acquired by the selling shareholders for
cash.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Legal matters with respect to the Common Stock being offered hereby
have been passed upon for the Company by Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
EXPERTS
The financial statements and financial statement schedule incorporated
in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of VF
Corporation for the year ended January 2, 1999 have been so incorporated in
reliance on the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants,
given on the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in
this Prospectus. VF Corporation has not authorized anyone else to provide you
with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in
any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the
information in this Prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on
the front cover of this Prospectus.
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Prospectus
VF CORPORATION
2,900,000 shares
COMMON STOCK
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August 1, 1999
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description
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4.1 1996 Stock Compensation Plan, as amended to date.
*4.2 Mid-Term Plan, a subplan under the 1996 Stock
Compensation Plan (Exhibit 10(X) to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January
2, 1999).
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5 Opinion of Pepper Hamilton LLP.
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2 Consent of Pepper Hamilton LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
24 Power of Attorney.
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* Incorporated by reference.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized in Greensboro, North Carolina on the 30th day of July, 1999.
V.F. CORPORATION
By: /s/ Mackey J. McDonald
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Mackey J. McDonald
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ Mackey J. McDonald Chairman of the Board, July 30, 1999
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Mackey J. McDonald Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Robert K. Shearer Vice President - Finance July 30, 1999
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Robert K. Shearer
/s/ Timothy R. Wheeler Controller July 30, 1999
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Timothy R. Wheeler
DIRECTORS
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Robert D. Buzzell* George Fellows* M. Rust Sharp*
Edward E. Crutchfield* Robert J. Hurst* L. Dudley Walker*
Ursula F. Fairbairn* Mackey J. McDonald*
Barbara S. Feigin*
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Date: July 30, 1999 * By: /s/ Mackey J. McDonald
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Mackey J. McDonald,
Attorney-In-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1 1996 Stock Compensation Plan, as amended to date.
5 Opinion of Pepper Hamilton LLP.
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2 Consent of Pepper Hamilton LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
24 Power of Attorney.
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EXHIBIT 4.1
V.F. CORPORATION
1996 STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN,
AS AMENDED
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE
1.1 PURPOSE. The purpose of the V.F. Corporation 1996 Stock
Compensation Plan (this "Plan") is to strengthen the ability of V.F. Corporation
(the "Company") to attract, motivate, and retain employees and directors of
superior ability and to more closely align the interests of such employees and
directors with those of the Company's shareholders by relating compensation to
increases in shareholder value.
ARTICLE II
GENERAL DEFINITIONS
2.1 "AGREEMENT" The written instrument evidencing the grant to a
Participant of an Award. Each Participant may be issued one or more Agreements
from time to time, evidencing one or more Awards.
2.2 "AWARD" Any award granted under this Plan.
2.3 "BOARD" The Board of Directors of the Company.
2.4 "CHANGE IN CONTROL" A change in control of a nature that would be
required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of regulation
14A, as in effect on the Effective Date hereof, promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
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"Exchange Act"); provided that, without limitation, such a Change in Control
shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "Person" (as such term is used in
Section 13(d) and Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except for (A) those
certain trustees under Deeds of Trust dated August 21, 1951 and under the Will
of John E. Barbey, deceased (a "Trust" or the "Trustee"), and (B) any employee
benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any entity holding voting
securities of the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan (a
"Benefit Plan" or the "Benefit Plans"), is or becomes the beneficial owner,
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of
the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; (ii)
there occurs a contested proxy solicitation of the Company's shareholders that
results in the contesting party obtaining the ability to vote securities
representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then
outstanding securities; (iii) there occurs a sale, exchange, transfer or other
disposition of substantially all of the assets of the Company to another entity,
except to an entity controlled directly or indirectly by the Company, or a
merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company in which the
Company is not the surviving entity, or a plan of liquidation or dissolution of
the Company other than pursuant to bankruptcy or insolvency laws is adopted; or
(iv) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constituted the Board cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority thereof unless the election, or the nomination
for election by the Company's shareholders, of each new director was approved by
a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were
directors at the beginning of the period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed
to have occurred for purposes of this Plan (x) in the event of a sale, exchange,
transfer or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of the Company
to, or a merger, consolidation or other reorganization involving the Company and
officers of the Company, or any entity in which such officers have, directly or
indirectly, at least a 5% equity or ownership interest or (y) in a transaction
otherwise commonly referred to as a "management leveraged buyout".
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Clause (i) above to the contrary notwithstanding, a Change in Control
shall not be deemed to have occurred if a Person becomes the beneficial owner,
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of
the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities solely as
the result of an acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary of voting
securities of the Company which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding,
increases the proportionate number of shares beneficially owned by such Person
to 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
securities; provided, however, that if a Person becomes the beneficial owner of
20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
securities by reason of share purchases by the Company or any Subsidiary and
shall, after such share purchases by the Company or a Subsidiary, become the
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of any additional voting securities of
the Company, then a Change in Control of the Company shall be deemed to have
occurred with respect to such Person under clause (i). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in no event shall a Change in Control of the Company be deemed to
occur under clause (i) with respect to any Trust or Benefit Plan.
Clauses (i) and (ii) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Board may, by
resolution adopted by at least two-thirds of the directors who were in office at
the date a Change in Control occurred, declare that a Change in Control
described in clause (i) or (ii) has become ineffective for purposes of this Plan
if the following conditions then exist: (x) the declaration is made within 120
days of the Change in Control; and (y) no person, except for (A) the Trusts, and
(B) the Benefit Plans, either is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly,
of securities of the Company representing 10% or more of the combined voting
power of the Company's outstanding securities or has the ability or power to
vote securities representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company's then outstanding securities. If such a declaration shall be properly
made, the Change in Control shall be ineffective ab initio.
2.5 "CODE" The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
applicable regulations and rulings issued thereunder.
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2.6 "COMMITTEE" The Committee, appointed by the Board, to administer
the Plan in accordance with the provisions in Article IV.
2.7 "COMMON STOCK" The common stock of the Company as described in the
Company's Articles of Incorporation, or such other stock as shall be substituted
therefor.
2.8 "COMPANY" V.F. Corporation, or any successor to the Company.
2.9 "DATE OF GRANT" The date on which the granting of an Award is
authorized by the Committee, unless another date is specified by the Committee
or by a provision in this Plan applicable to the Award.
2.10 "DIRECTOR" A member of the Board who is not an Employee.
2.11 "DISPOSITION" Any sale, transfer, encumbrance, gift, donation,
assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition, whether similar or
dissimilar to those previously enumerated, whether voluntary or involuntary, and
whether during the Participant's lifetime or upon or after his or her death,
including, but not limited to, any disposition by operation of law, by court
order, by judicial process, or by foreclosure, levy, or attachment.
2.12 "EMPLOYEE" Any employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.
2.13 "EXCHANGE ACT" The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and applicable regulations and rulings issued thereunder.
2.14 "FAIR MARKET VALUE" The average of the reported high and low sales
price of the Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest one-tenth of a dollar) on
the date on which Fair Market Value is to be determined (or if there was no
reported sale on such date, the next
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preceding date on which any reported sale occurred) on the principal exchange or
in such other principal market on which the Common Stock is trading.
2.15 "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" A Stock Option intended to satisfy the
requirements of Section 422(b) of the Code.
2.16 "LIMITED STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT" OR "LIMITED RIGHT" The rights
specified in Article VIII.
2.17 "NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" A Stock Option other than an
Incentive Stock Option.
2.18 "PARTICIPANT" An Employee or Director selected by the Committee to
receive an Award.
2.19 "PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE" A performance objective established
pursuant to Section 9.3 hereof.
2.20 "RESTRICTED STOCK" Common Stock which is subject to restrictions
and awarded to Participants under Article IX of this Plan and any Common Stock
purchased with or issued in respect of dividends and distributions on the
Restricted Stock.
2.21 "RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS" Stock Units which are subject to a risk
of forfeiture and other restrictions and awarded to Participants under Article
IX of this Plan, including Stock Units resulting from deemed reinvestment of
dividend equivalents on Restricted Stock Units.
2.22 "RETIREMENT" Employment separation and commencement of pension
benefits under the V.F. Corporation Pension Plan (or any successor plan thereto)
on account of early, normal or late retirement thereunder.
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2.23 "RULE 16b-3" Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or any successor
thereto.
2.24 "SECURITIES ACT" The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
applicable regulations and rulings issued thereunder.
2.25 "STOCK OPTION" An award of a right to purchase Common Stock
pursuant to Article VII.
2.26 "STOCK UNITS" An unfunded obligation of the Company, the terms of
which are set forth in Section 9.6.
2.27 "SUBSIDIARY" A "subsidiary corporation" as defined in Section
424(f) of the Code that is a subsidiary of the Company.
ARTICLE III
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
3.1 COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZED. Subject to the provisions of this Article
and Article XI, the total aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be
issued, pursuant to Awards, shall not exceed 12,000,000 shares (plus additional
shares, if any, which, as of the effective date of this Plan or thereafter, are
available or become available for award under the Company's 1991 Stock Option
Plan and the 1995 Key Employee Restricted Stock Plan); provided, however, that
in no event shall the number of shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
Units to be awarded either as Service Awards or Performance Awards under this
Plan exceed 1,200,000.
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3.2 LIMITATION OF SHARES. For purposes of the limitations specified in
Section 3.1, the following principles apply: (a) a decrease in the number of
shares which thereafter may be issued or transferred for purposes of Section 3.1
shall result from (i) the delivery of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of a
Stock Option or payment of cash in settlement of a Limited Stock Appreciation
Right in any manner, and (ii) the expiration of the risk of forfeiture on
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, including the conversion of
Restricted Stock to Stock Units under Section 9.6; (b) shares of Common Stock
with respect to which Stock Options and Limited Stock Appreciation Rights
expire, are canceled without being exercised, or are otherwise terminated may be
regranted under this Plan; and (c) if any shares of Common Stock related to an
Award are not issued or, for any reason, cease to be issuable or are forfeited,
such shares of Common Stock shall no longer be charged against the limitation
provided for in Section 3.1 and shall be available again for grant of Awards.
3.3 SHARES AVAILABLE. At the discretion of the Board or the Committee,
the shares of Common Stock to be delivered under this Plan shall be made
available either from authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock or shares
of Common Stock controlled by the Company, or both; provided, however, that
absent such determination by the Board or the Committee to the contrary, in
whole or in part, the shares shall consist of the Company's authorized but
unissued Common Stock.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
4.1 COMMITTEE. The Plan generally shall be administered by the
Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other Board
committee as may be designated by the Board to administer the Plan, subject to
this Article IV. The Committee shall consist of two or more Directors. The
members of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, which shall
have the power, at any time and from time to time, to remove members from the
Committee or to add members thereto. Vacancies on the Committee, however caused,
shall be
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filled by action of the Board. In appointing members of the Committee, the Board
may consider whether a member is or will qualify as a "Non-Employee Director"
within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act and an "outside
director" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.62-27(e)(3) under Code
Section 162(m), but such members are not required to so qualify at the time of
appointment or during their term of service on the Committee. At any time that a
member of the Committee does not so qualify, any action of the Committee
relating to an award granted or to be granted to a Participant who is then
subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company, or relating
to an award intended by the Committee to constitute "performance-based
compensation" within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and regulations
thereunder, may be taken either (i) by a subcommittee, designated by the
Committee, composed solely of two or more Directors who so qualify as a
"Non-Employee Director" or "outside director" (whichever may apply), or (ii) by
the Committee but with each such member who does not so qualify as a
"Non-Employee Director" or "outside director" (whichever may apply) abstaining
or recusing himself or herself from such action, provided that at least two
Directors serving on the Committee remain qualified to act. Such action,
authorized by such a subcommittee or by the Committee upon the abstention or
recusal of such non-qualified member(s), shall be the action of the Committee
for purposes of the Plan. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Board may perform
any function of the Committee under the Plan, including transactions with
respect to Directors. In any case in which the Board is performing a function of
the Committee under the Plan, each reference to the Committee herein shall be
deemed to refer to the Board, except where the context otherwise requires.
4.2 POWERS. The Committee has discretionary authority to determine the
Employees and Directors to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be
granted. The Committee also has authority to determine the amount of shares of
Common Stock that shall be subject to each Award and the terms, conditions, and
limitations of each Award, subject to the express provisions of this Plan. The
Committee shall have the discretion to interpret this Plan and to make all other
determinations necessary for Plan administration. The Committee has authority to
prescribe, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to this Plan,
subject to the express
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provisions of this Plan. All Committee interpretations, determinations, and
actions shall be in the sole discretion of the Committee and shall be binding on
all parties. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or
reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan or in any Agreement in the manner and
to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry it into effect, and it shall be
the sole and final judge of such expediency.
4.3 AGREEMENTS. Awards shall be evidenced by an Agreement and may
include any terms and conditions not inconsistent with this Plan, as the
Committee may determine.
4.4 NO LIABILITY. No member of the Board, the Committee or any of its
delegates shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith
with respect to this Plan, any Award or any Agreement.
ARTICLE V
ELIGIBILITY
5.1 PARTICIPATION. Participants shall be selected by the Committee from
the Employees and Directors. Such designation may be by individual or by class.
5.2 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION ELIGIBILITY. A Director shall not be
eligible for the grant of an Incentive Stock Option. In addition, no Employee
shall be eligible for the grant of an Incentive Stock Option who owns (within
the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code), or would own immediately before the
grant of such Incentive Stock Option, directly or indirectly, stock possessing
more than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
of the Company or any Subsidiary.
5.3 LIMIT ON AWARDS. Awards granted to any Employee shall not exceed in
the aggregate during any calendar year (a) 250,000 Stock Options (with or
without tandem Limited
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Rights and inclusive of any Limited Rights granted pursuant to Section 11.2) and
(b) 50,000 shares of Restricted Stock (subject in each case to adjustment as
provided in Article XI).
ARTICLE VI
FORMS OF AWARDS
6.1 AWARD ELIGIBILITY. The forms of Awards under this Plan are Stock
Options as described in Article VII, Limited Stock Appreciation Rights as
described in Article VIII, and Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units as
described in Article IX. The Committee may, in its discretion, permit holders of
Awards under this Plan to surrender outstanding Awards in order to exercise or
realize the rights under other Awards, or in exchange for the grant of new
Awards or require holders of Awards to surrender outstanding Awards as a
condition precedent to the grant of new Awards.
ARTICLE VII
STOCK OPTIONS
7.1 EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price of Common Stock under each Stock
Option shall be not less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock on the Date of Grant.
7.2 TERM. Stock Options may be exercised as determined by the
Committee, provided that Incentive Stock Options may in no event be exercised
later than 10 years from the Date of Grant or granted later than 10 years after
the applicable date under Section 422(b)(2) of the Code. During the
Participant's lifetime, only the Participant may exercise an Incentive Stock
Option. The Committee may amend the terms of an Incentive Stock Option at any
time to include provisions that have the effect of changing such Incentive Stock
Option to a
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Non-qualified Stock Option, or vice versa (to the extent any such change is
permitted by applicable law).
7.3 METHOD OF EXERCISE. Upon the exercise of a Stock Option, the
exercise price shall be payable in full in cash or an equivalent acceptable to
the Committee. No fractional shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of
a Stock Option, and no payment shall be made in lieu of fractional shares. At
the discretion of the Committee and provided such payment can be effected
without causing the Participant to incur liability under Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act, the exercise price may be paid by assigning and delivering to the
Company shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and such shares equal in
value to the exercise price. Any shares so assigned and delivered to the Company
in payment or partial payment of the exercise price shall be valued at the
closing market price of the Common Stock on the principal exchange or in such
other principal market on which the Common Stock is trading on the exercise
date. In addition, at the request of the Participant and to the extent permitted
by applicable law, the Company in its discretion may selectively approve
arrangements with a brokerage firm under which such brokerage firm, on behalf of
the Participant, shall pay to the Company the exercise price of the Stock
Options being exercised, and the Company, pursuant to an irrevocable notice from
the Participant, shall promptly deliver the shares being purchased to such firm.
7.4 LIMITATION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. With respect to Incentive
Stock Options, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the Date of Grant)
of the Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under
all stock option plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed
$100,000, or such other amount as may be prescribed under the Code. If any Stock
Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option fails to so qualify, including
under the requirement set forth in this Section 7.4, such Stock Option shall be
deemed to be a Non-qualified Stock Option and shall be exercisable in accordance
with the Plan and the Stock Option's terms.
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ARTICLE VIII
LIMITED STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
8.1 GRANT. The grant of Limited Stock Appreciation Rights under this
Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Article VIII and shall
contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the express
provisions of this Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable. A Limited Right
is a stock appreciation right which is effective only upon a Change in Control
(as defined in Section 2.4) and is payable only in cash. The amount of payment
to which any grantee of such a Limited Right shall be entitled upon exercise
shall be equal to the difference between the exercise price per share of any
Common Stock covered by a Stock Option in connection with, whether or not in
tandem, such Limited Right and the "Market Price" of a share of Common Stock.
For purposes of this Section 8.1, the term "Market Price" shall mean the greater
of (i) the highest price per share of Common Stock paid in connection with the
Change in Control and (ii) the highest price per share of Common Stock reflected
in the NYSE Transactions Report during the sixty day period prior to the Change
in Control. If the Limited Rights are exercised, the tandem Stock Options shall
cease to be exercisable to the extent of the Common Stock with respect to which
such Limited Rights are exercised.
ARTICLE IX
RESTRICTED STOCK
9.1 TYPES OF AWARD. The Committee, in its discretion, is authorized to
grant Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (together,
"Restricted Awards") either as Service Awards or Performance Awards. As used
herein, the term "Service Award" refers to any Restricted Award described in
Section 9.2 and the term "Performance Award" refers to any
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Restricted Award described in Section 9.3. Restricted Stock shall be
nontransferable until such time as all of the restrictions underlying the Award
have been satisfied.
9.2 SERVICE AWARD. The Committee may grant shares of Restricted Stock
or Restricted Stock Units to a Participant subject to forfeiture upon an
interruption in the Participant's continuous service with the Company or a
Subsidiary within a specified period (which shall not be less than one year)
specified by the Committee. The period during which Restricted Stock Units are
subject to a risk of forfeiture may be shorter than the period during which
settlement of the Restricted Stock Units is deferred.
9.3 PERFORMANCE AWARD. The Committee may grant Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units to a Participant upon the attainment of a Performance
Objective as follows: Not later than the applicable deadline under Treasury
Regulation 1.162-27(e), the Committee, in its sole discretion, may establish (a)
a Performance Award for a Participant for a specified period during which
performance will be measured (the "Performance Period"), and (b) with respect to
such Participant one or more Performance Objectives to be satisfied prior to the
Participant's becoming entitled to settlement of such Performance Award for such
Performance Period. Any Performance Objective shall be comprised of specified
corporate, business group or divisional levels of performance, over the
Performance Period, relating to one or more of the following performance
criteria: earnings per share; net earnings; pretax earnings; operating income;
net sales; market share; balance sheet measurements; cash return on assets; book
value; shareholder return, or return on average common equity. In establishing
the level of Performance Objective to be attained, the Committee may disregard
or offset the effect of such factors as extraordinary and/or nonrecurring items
as determined by the Company's outside accountants in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and changes in accounting standards as may be
required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Performance Awards may
also be granted in the sole discretion of the Committee, if the Company's
performance during a specified Performance Period, as measured by one or more of
the criteria enumerated in this Section 9.3, as compared to comparable measures
of performance of peer companies, equals or exceeds
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Performance Objectives established by the Committee not later than the
applicable deadline under Treasury Regulation 1.162-27(e). No Performance Award
shall be settled or paid out to a Participant for a Performance Period prior to
written certification by the Committee of attainment of the Performance
Objective(s) applicable to such Participant. Notwithstanding attainment of the
applicable Performance Objective or any provisions of this Plan to the contrary,
the Committee shall have the power, in its sole discretion, to (a) exercise
negative discretion to reduce the Performance Award to a Participant for any
Performance Period to zero or such other amount as it shall determine; (b)
impose service requirements which must be fulfilled by the Participant during
the Performance Period or subsequent to the attainment of the Performance
Objective; and (c) provide for accelerated settlement or payment of a
Performance Award upon a Change in Control or specified terminations of
employment.
9.4 DELIVERY. If a Participant, with respect to a Service Award,
continuously remains in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary for the period
specified by the Committee, or, with respect to a Performance Award, if and to
the extent that the Participant fulfills the requirements of the Performance
Objective and any service requirements as may be imposed by the Committee, the
shares awarded to such Participant as Restricted Stock shall be delivered to
such Participant without any restrictions promptly after the applicable event,
and the risk of forfeiture applicable to Restricted Stock Units shall end and
such Restricted Stock units shall then and thereafter be settled in accordance
with the terms of such Restricted Stock Units (including any elective deferral
of settlement permitted by the Committee). The foregoing notwithstanding, the
Committee may determine that any restrictions and/or deferral period applicable
to a Restricted Award shall be deemed to end or have ended on an accelerated
basis at the time of the Participant's death while employed or serving as a
Director or upon the Participant's termination of employment or service due to
disability or following a Change in Control.
9.5 SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, each
Participant shall have, with respect to all shares of Restricted Stock, all the
rights of a shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote the
Restricted Stock; provided, however, that all
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distributions payable with respect to the Restricted Stock shall be retained by
the Company and reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock to be issued in
the name of the Participant. Any shares of Common Stock acquired as a result of
reinvestment of such distributions shall also be Restricted Stock subject to the
terms and conditions of this Plan. A Participant shall have no rights of a
shareholder relating to Restricted Stock Units or Stock Units until such time as
shares are issued or delivered in settlement of such Restricted Stock Units or
Stock Units.
9.6 DEFERRAL OF RECEIPT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. A Stock Unit, whether or
not restricted, shall represent the conditional right of the Participant to
receive delivery of one share of Common Stock at a specified future date,
subject to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Agreement. Until settled, a
Stock Unit shall represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company
with respect to which a Participant has rights no greater than those of a
general creditor of the Company. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee,
each Stock Unit will carry with it the right to crediting of an amount equal to
dividends and distributions paid on a share of Common Stock ("dividend
equivalents"), which amounts will be deemed reinvested in additional Stock
Units, at the Fair Market Value of Common Stock at the dividend payment date.
Such additional Stock Units will be subject to the same risk of forfeiture,
other restrictions, and deferral of settlement as the original Stock Units to
which such additional Stock Units directly or indirectly relate. Unless the
Committee determines to settle Stock Units in cash, Stock Units shall be settled
solely by issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock. The Committee may, in
its sole discretion, permit Participants to convert their Restricted Stock into
an equivalent number of stock units as of the date on which all applicable
restrictions pertaining to the Restricted Stock would either lapse or be deemed
satisfied (the "Vesting Date"). Any such request for conversion must (a) be made
by the Participant at least six months prior to the Vesting Date and (b) specify
a deferral date which is no earlier than the earlier of (i) the Participant's
termination of employment or (ii) the first anniversary of the Vesting Date.
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ARTICLE X
FORFEITURE AND EXPIRATION OF AWARDS
10.1 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Subject to the express
provisions of this Plan and the terms of any applicable Agreement, the
Committee, in its discretion, may provide for the forfeiture or continuation of
any Award for such period and upon such terms and conditions as are determined
by the Committee in the event that a Participant ceases to be an Employee or
Director. In the absence of Committee action or except as otherwise provided in
an Agreement, the following rules shall apply:
(a) with respect to Stock Options granted to Employees, in the
event of Retirement, the Stock Options shall continue to vest according to the
original schedule, but no Stock Options may be exercised after the expiration of
the earlier of the remaining term of such Stock Options or 36 months (12 months
in the case of Incentive Stock Options) following the date of Retirement; in the
event of permanent and total disability, the Stock Options shall continue to
vest according to the original schedule, but no Stock Options may be exercised
after the expiration of the earlier of the remaining term of such Stock Option
or 12 months following the date of permanent and total disability; in the event
of death, Stock Options held at the time of death by the Participant may be
exercised by the estate or beneficiary of such Participant until the expiration
of the earlier of the remaining term of such Stock Options or three years from
the date of death; in the event of the Participant's voluntary separation of
employment, the Stock Options shall terminate and be forfeited as of the date of
separation of employment; in the event of the Participant's involuntary
separation of employment, the Stock Option shall be exercisable until the end of
the period of the Participant's receipt of installments of severance pay, if
any, from the Company; in the event of an involuntary separation of employment
without severance pay or if severance pay is paid in a lump sum, the Stock
Options shall not be exercisable after the date of separation of employment;
(b) with respect to Limited Rights granted to Employees, in
the event of Retirement or permanent and total disability, the Limited Rights
shall continue in effect for six months following separation of service, and
such Limited Rights may be exercised during such six month period; in the event
of the Participant's death or voluntary separation of service, the
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Limited Rights shall terminate as of the date of separation from employment;
provided that Limited Rights pursuant to Section 8.1 may be exercised in
accordance with their terms by the holder thereof who separated from employment
following a Change in Control, without respect to the separation of employment
of such holder; and
(c) with respect to Restricted Awards granted to Employees, in
the event of a Participant's voluntary or involuntary separation before the
expiration of the employment period specified by the Committee, with respect to
Service Awards, or before the fulfillment of the Performance Objective and any
other restriction imposed by the Committee, with respect to Performance Awards,
any shares of Restricted Stock shall be returned to the Company and any
Restricted Award shall be deemed to have been forfeited by the Participant as of
the date of such separation.
10.2 LEAVE OF ABSENCE. With respect to an Award, the Committee may, in
its sole discretion, determine that any Participant who is on leave of absence
for any reason shall be considered to still be in the employ of the Company,
provided that rights to such Award during a leave of absence shall be limited to
the extent to which such rights were earned or vested when such leave of absence
began.
ARTICLE XI
ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS
11.1 SHARE ADJUSTMENTS. If the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock is increased, decreased, or exchanged for a different number or kind of
shares or other securities, or if additional, new, or different shares or other
securities are distributed with respect to such shares of Common Stock or other
securities, through merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or other distribution with
respect to such shares of Common Stock or other securities, an appropriate
adjustment in order to preserve the benefits or
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potential benefits intended to be made available to the Participants may be
made, in the discretion of the Committee, in all or any of the following (i) the
maximum number and kind of shares provided in Section 3.1 and the number of
Awards that may be granted to an Employee in the specified period under Section
5.3; (ii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to then
outstanding Awards; and (iii) the price for each share or other unit of any
other securities subject to then outstanding Awards. The Committee may also make
any other adjustments, or take such action as the Committee, in its discretion,
deems appropriate in order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits
intended to be made available to the Participants. Any fractional share
resulting from such adjustment may be eliminated.
11.2 CORPORATE CHANGES. Subject to Article XIII, upon (i) the
dissolution or liquidation of the Company; (ii) a reorganization, merger, or
consolidation (other than a merger or consolidation effecting a reincorporation
of the Company in another state or any other merger or consolidation in which
the shareholders of the surviving Company and their proportionate interests
therein immediately after the merger or consolidation are substantially
identical to the shareholders of the Company and their proportionate interests
therein immediately prior to the merger or consolidation) of the Company with
one or more corporations, following which the Company is not the surviving
Company (or survives only as a subsidiary of another Company in a transaction in
which the shareholders of the parent of the Company and their proportionate
interests therein immediately after the transaction are not substantially
identical to the shareholders of the Company and their proportionate interests
therein immediately prior to the transaction); (iii) the sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (iv) the occurrence of a
Change in Control, subject to the terms of any applicable Agreement, the
Committee serving prior to the date of the applicable event may, to the extent
permitted in Section 3.1 of this Plan, in its discretion and without obtaining
shareholder approval, take any one or more of the following actions with respect
to any Participant:
(a) accelerate the exercise dates of any or all outstanding
Awards;
(b) grant Limited Rights to holders of outstanding Stock
Options;
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(c) eliminate any and all restrictions with respect to
outstanding Restricted Awards;
(d) pay cash to any or all holders of Stock Options in
exchange for the cancellation of their outstanding Stock Options and
cash out all outstanding stock units;
(e) grant new Awards to any Participants; or
(f) make any other adjustments or amendments to outstanding
Awards or determine that there shall be substitution of new Awards by
such successor employer Company or a parent or subsidiary company
thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of
shares or units subject to such awards and prices.
11.3 BINDING DETERMINATION. Adjustments under Sections 11.1 and 11.2
shall be made by the Committee, and its determination as to what adjustments
shall be made and the extent thereof shall be final, binding, and conclusive.
ARTICLE XII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1 NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in this Plan or in any instrument
executed pursuant to this Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right to
continue in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary or affect the Company's or
a Subsidiary's right to terminate the employment of any Participant at any time
with or without cause or any right to continue to serve as a Director of the
Company or affect any party's right to remove such Participant as a Director.
12.2 SECURITIES REQUIREMENTS. The Company shall not be obligated to
issue or transfer shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Award unless all
applicable requirements imposed by federal and state laws, regulatory agencies,
and securities exchanges upon which the Common Stock may be listed have been
fully complied with. As a condition precedent to the issuance of shares pursuant
to the grant or exercise of an Award, the Company may require the Participant to
take any reasonable action to meet such requirements.
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12.3 NO RIGHT TO STOCK. No Participant and no beneficiary or other
person claiming under or through such Participant shall have any right, title,
or interest in any shares of Common Stock allocated or reserved under this Plan
or subject to any Award except as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, that
have been issued or transferred to such Participant.
12.4 WITHHOLDING. The Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate, shall
have the right to deduct from all Awards paid in cash any federal, state, or
local taxes as required by law to be withheld with respect to such cash
payments. In the case of Awards paid in Common Stock, the Participant or other
person receiving such Common Stock may be required to pay to the Company or a
Subsidiary, as appropriate, the amount of any such taxes which the Company or
Subsidiary is required to withhold with respect to such Common Stock. Also, at
the discretion of the Committee and provided such withholding can be effected
without causing the Participant to incur liability under Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act, the Participant may (i) direct the Company or Subsidiary to
withhold from the shares of Common Stock to be issued or transferred to the
Participant the number of shares necessary to satisfy the Company's or
Subsidiary's obligation to withhold taxes, such determination to be based on the
shares' Fair Market Value as of the date on which tax withholding is to be made,
(ii) deliver sufficient shares of Common Stock (based upon the Fair Market Value
at the date of withholding) to satisfy the withholding obligations, or (iii)
deliver sufficient cash to satisfy the withholding obligations. Participants who
elect to use such a stock withholding feature must make the election at the time
and in the manner prescribed by the Committee.
12.5 NO DISPOSITION. No Award under this Plan may be the subject of any
Disposition (excluding shares of Common Stock with respect to which all
restrictions have lapsed), other than by will or the laws of descent or
distribution. Any attempted Disposition in violation of this provision shall be
void and ineffective for all purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit a Participant to transfer a
Non-qualified Stock Option (and any related limited right) to (a) a member or
members of the Participant's immediate
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family, (b) a trust, the beneficiaries of which consist exclusively of members
of the Participant's immediate family, (c) a partnership, the partners of which
consist exclusively of members of the Participant's immediate family, or (d) any
similar entity created for exclusive benefit of members of the Participant's
immediate family.
12.6 SEVERABILITY; CONSTRUCTION. If any provision of this Plan is held
to be illegal or invalid for any reason, then the illegality or invalidity shall
not affect the remaining provisions hereof, but such provision shall be fully
severable and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or
invalid provision had never been included herein. Headings and subheadings are
for convenience only and not to be conclusive with respect to construction of
this Plan.
12.7 GOVERNING LAW. All questions arising with respect to the
provisions of this Plan shall be determined by application of the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, except as may be required by applicable federal
law.
12.8 OTHER DEFERRALS. The Committee may permit selected Participants to
elect to defer payment of Awards in accordance with procedures established by
the Committee including, without limitation, procedures intended to defer
taxation on such deferrals until receipt (including procedures designed to avoid
incurrence of liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act). Any deferred
payment, whether elected by the Participant or specified by an Agreement or by
the Committee, may require forfeiture in accordance with stated events, as
determined by the Committee.
ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
13.1 AMENDMENTS; SUSPENSION; TERMINATION. The Board may at any time
amend, suspend (and if suspended, may reinstate) or terminate this Plan;
provided,
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however, that after the shareholders have approved this Plan in accordance with
Section 14.1, the Board may not, without approval of the shareholders of the
Company, amend this Plan so as to (a) increase the number of shares of Common
Stock subject to this Plan except as permitted in Article XI or (b) reduce the
exercise price for shares of Common Stock covered by Stock Options granted
hereunder below the applicable price specified in Article VII of this Plan; and
provided further, that the Board may not modify, impair or cancel any
outstanding Award in a manner that materially and adversely affects a
Participant without the consent of such Participant.
ARTICLE XIV
DATE OF PLAN ADOPTION
14.1 DATE OF PLAN ADOPTION. This Plan has been adopted by the Board
effective December 3, 1996, subject to shareholder approval. Options may be
granted under the Plan prior to such shareholder approval, but if the requisite
shareholder approval is not obtained, then the Plan shall become null and void
ab initio and of no further force or effect and such Awards shall be canceled.
This Plan shall continue in effect with respect to Awards granted before
termination of this Plan and until such Awards have been settled, terminated or
forfeited.
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EXHIBIT 5
[Letterhead of PEPPER HAMILTON LLP]
July 30, 1999
V.F. Corporation
P.O. Box 21488
Greensboro, North Carolina 27420
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form S-8
(the "Registration Statement") of V.F. Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation
(the "Company"), to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The
Registration Statement relates to the offering and sale by the Company of an
additional 2,900,000 shares of common stock, without par value, stated capital
$1.00 per share (the "Shares") of the Company pursuant to the Company's 1996
Stock Compensation Plan (the "Plan").
In this connection, we have examined the Registration
Statement, including the exhibits thereto, the originals or copies, certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Articles of Incorporation and
the By-Laws of the Company as amended to date, and such other documents and
corporate records relating to the Company as we have deemed appropriate for the
purpose of rendering the opinion expressed herein. The opinion expressed herein
is based exclusively on the applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Business
Corporation Law and federal securities laws as in effect on the date hereof.
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V.F. Corporation
July 30, 1999
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On the basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the
Shares, when issued and paid for in accordance with the Plan, will be legally
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement. By providing such consent, we do not admit that
we come within the categories of persons whose consent is required under Section
7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.
Very truly yours,
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP
/s/ PEPPER HAMILTON LLP
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 4, 1999,
relating to the consolidated financial statements which appears in the 1998
Annual Report to Shareholders of VF Corporation, which is incorporated by
reference in the VF Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
January 2, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
dated February 4, 1999 relating to the financial statement schedule, which
appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina
July 30, 1999
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned V.F. Corporation,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania ("VF"), and the undersigned directors and officers of VF hereby
constitute and appoint M.J. McDonald and C.S. Cummings, and each of them,
severally, his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents at any time and from
time to time to do any and all acts and things and execute in his or her name
(whether on behalf of VF, or by attesting the seal of VF or otherwise), any and
all instruments and documents which said attorneys and agents, or any of them,
may deem necessary or advisable and may be required to enable VF and the 1996
Stock Compensation Plan (the "Plan") to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("Commission") in respect thereof, in connection with the
Plan and shares of Common Stock of VF offered pursuant to or in connection with
the Plan, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, power of attorney to sign the name of VF and affix the corporate seal
and to sign the names of the undersigned directors and officers to all
registration statements, and all amendments and supplements thereto, on Form S-8
or S-8/S-3 or on any other appropriate Form, hereafter filed with the Commission
and all instruments or documents filed as a part thereof or in connection
therewith, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that
said attorneys, agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has subscribed to
these presents as of the 30th day of July, 1999.
ATTEST: V.F. CORPORATION
/s/ Candace S. Cummings By: /s/ Mackey J. McDonald
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Candace S. Cummings Mackey J. McDonald
Vice President - Administration, President and Chief
General Counsel and Secretary Executive Officer
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Principal Executive Officer: Principal Financial Officer:
/s/ Mackey J. McDonald /s/ Robert K. Shearer
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Mackey J. McDonald Robert K. Shearer
President and Chief Vice President - Finance and
Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
Principal Accounting Officer:
/s/ Robert D. Buzzell /s/ Timothy R. Wheeler
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Robert D. Buzzell, Director Timothy R. Wheeler
Controller
/s/ Edward E. Crutchfield /s/ Ursula F. Fairbairn
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Edward E. Crutchfield, Director Ursula F. Fairbairn, Director
/s/ Barbara S. Feigin /s/ George Fellows
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Barbara S. Feigin, Director George Fellows, Director
/s/ Robert J. Hurst /s/ M. Rust Sharp
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Robert J. Hurst, Director M. Rust Sharp, Director
/s/ Mackey J. McDonald /s/ L. Dudley Walker
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Mackey J. McDonald, Director L. Dudley Walker, Director
