SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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Watsco, Inc.
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WATSCO, INC.
1999 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
HYATT REGENCY HOTEL
50 ALHAMBRA PLAZA
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33134
JUNE 3, 1999
9:00 A.M.
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PROXY FOR COMMON STOCK
SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WATSCO, INC.
The undersigned hereby appoints ALBERT H. NAHMAD, BARRY S. LOGAN and each
of them, the true and lawful attorneys, agents for and in the name of the
undersigned, with full power of substitution for and in the name of the
undersigned, to vote all shares the undersigned is entitled to vote at the 1999
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of WATSCO, INC. to be held on Thursday, June 3,
1999, at 9:00 A.M., Eastern Daylight Time, in the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 50
Alhambra Plaza, Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, and at any and all adjournments
thereof, on the following matters:
(1) FOR [ ] WITHHOLD VOTE [ ] the election of Cesar L. Alvarez as a Common
Stock Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in 2002 or until his successor is duly
elected and qualified;
(2) FOR [ ] WITHHOLD VOTE [ ] the election of Paul F. Manley as a Common
Stock Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in 2002 or until his successor is duly
elected and qualified;
(3) FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] WITHHOLD VOTE [ ] the proposal to ratify an
amendment to the Company's Second Amended
and Restated 1991 Stock Option Plan;
(4) FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] WITHHOLD VOTE [ ] the reappointment of Arthur
Andersen LLP as the Company's independent
certified public accountants for the year
ending December 31, 1999; and
(5) In their discretion, on any other matters which may properly come before
the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponements thereof.
(SEE REVERSE SIDE)
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(CONTINUED FROM OTHER 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" ITEMS 1, 2, 3 AND 4.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of (i) the Company's 1998
Annual Report to Shareholders, (ii) the Proxy Statement and (iii) the Notice of
Annual Meeting dated April 30, 1999.
Date: , 1999
Please sign exactly as your name
appears hereon. If stock is
registered in more than one name,
each holder should sign. When
signing as an attorney,
administrator, executor, guardian
or trustee, please add your title
as such. If executed by a
corporation or partnership, the
proxy should be signed in full
corporate or partnership name by a
duly authorized officer or partner
as applicable.
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WATSCO, INC.
1999 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
HYATT REGENCY HOTEL
50 ALHAMBRA PLAZA
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33134
JUNE 3, 1999
9:00 A.M.
- FOLD AND DETACH HERE -
PROXY FOR CLASS B COMMON STOCK
SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WATSCO, INC.
The undersigned hereby appoints ALBERT H. NAHMAD, BARRY S. LOGAN and each
of them, the true and lawful attorneys, agents for and in the name of the
undersigned, with full power of substitution for and in the name of the
undersigned, to vote all shares the undersigned is entitled to vote at the 1999
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of WATSCO, INC. to be held on Thursday, June 3,
1999, at 9:00 A.M., Eastern Daylight Time, in the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 50
Alhambra Plaza, Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, and at any and all adjournments
thereof, on the following matters:
(1) FOR [ ] WITHHOLD VOTE [ ] the election of Albert H. Nahmad as a Class B
Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in 2002 or until his successor is duly
elected and qualified, except vote withheld from the
following nominee (if any);
(2) FOR [ ] WITHHOLD VOTE [ ] the election of J. Ira Harris as a Class B
Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in 2000 or until his successor is duly
elected and qualified, except vote withheld from the
following nominee (if any);
(3) FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] WITHHOLD VOTE [ ] the proposal to ratify an
amendment to the Company's Second Amended
and Restated 1991 Stock Option Plan;
(4) FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] WITHHOLD VOTE [ ] the reappointment of Arthur
Andersen LLP as the Company's independent
certified public accountants for the year
ending December 31, 1999; and
(5) In their discretion, on any other matters which may properly come before
the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponements thereof.
(SEE REVERSE SIDE)
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- FOLD AND DETACH HERE -
(CONTINUED FROM OTHER 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" ITEMS 1, 2, 3 AND 4.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of (i) the Company's 1998
Annual Report to Shareholders, (ii) the Proxy Statement and (iii) the Notice of
Annual Meeting dated April 30, 1999.
Date: , 1999
Please sign exactly as your name
appears hereon. If stock is
registered in more than one name,
each holder should sign. When
signing as an attorney,
administrator, executor, guardian
or trustee, please add your title
as such. If executed by a
corporation or partnership, the
proxy should be signed in full
corporate or partnership name by a
duly authorized officer or partner
as applicable.