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March 30, 2000
Dear Shareholder:
It is a pleasure to invite you to attend the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
of The MONY Group Inc. The meeting will be held at The Walter Reade Theater at
Lincoln Center, 165 West 65th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway),
New York City, on Wednesday, May 17, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., local time. The formal
notice of the meeting, the proxy statement, and your proxy card are enclosed in
this mailing.
At the meeting, you will be asked to elect directors and ratify the appointment
of independent accountants.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person, we ask that you
execute and return your proxy promptly, using the postage-paid envelope we have
provided for your convenience. Also, you may submit your proxy by telephone or
over the Internet if you wish. Please see the information included on the Proxy
Card in this regard. Submitting your vote at this time will save your Company
the cost of additional proxy solicitation.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
/s/ MICHAEL I. ROTH /s/ SAMUEL J. FOTI
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Michael I. Roth Samuel J. Foti
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer President and Chief Operating Officer
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THE MONY GROUP INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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1740 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
March 30, 2000
To The Shareholders:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The MONY Group Inc. will be held at The
Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 West 65 Street (between Amsterdam
Avenue and Broadway), New York City, on Wednesday, May 17, 2000, at 9:30 a.m.,
local time, to consider and act upon:
1. Election of five (5) directors for a term of three years, or until
their successors are elected and qualified;
2. Ratification of the appointment of independent accountants; and
3. Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 20, 2000 are
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournment
thereof. SHAREHOLDERS ARE REMINDED THAT SHARES CANNOT BE VOTED UNLESS THE SIGNED
PROXY CARD IS RETURNED, THE PROXY IS SUBMITTED BY TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET, THE
SHARES ARE VOTED IN PERSON, OR OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE TO HAVE THE SHARES
REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ LEE M. SMITH
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Lee M. Smith
Corporate Secretary and Vice President,
Government Relations
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PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
May 17, 2000
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INTRODUCTION
Solicitation of Proxies
This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the
Board of Directors of The MONY Group Inc. (the "Company") of proxies to be used
at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company on Wednesday, May 17, 2000,
at 9:30 a.m. at The Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 West 65th Street
(between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway), New York City, and at any adjournment
thereof. The Company's Summary Annual Report for 1999, the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and this proxy material are being sent
to shareholders beginning on or about March 30, 2000.
Shares represented by valid proxies will be voted at the Annual Meeting or any
adjournment thereof in accordance with each shareholder's directions. Please
vote by marking the appropriate boxes, signing, dating and returning the
enclosed proxy card. If the card is signed and returned without direction, the
shares will be voted as recommended by the Board. Alternatively, a proxy may be
submitted by telephone or the Internet. Please follow the instructions on the
enclosed proxy card if you wish to submit your proxy in this manner. A proxy may
be revoked by a shareholder at any time before its use by filing written notice
of revocation, by telephone or over the Internet, by submitting a subsequent
proxy to the Secretary of the Company or by voting in person at the meeting.
Outstanding Stock and Voting Rights
The Company's Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 20,
2000 as the record date for determining shareholders of record entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. On the record date, the Company
had outstanding 47,238,328 shares of Common Stock. Each shareholder is entitled
to one vote for each share of Common Stock registered in that person's name on
the books of the Company on the record date on all business to come before the
meeting. The presence of one-third of the Company's outstanding common shares in
person or by proxy will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
the Annual Meeting. Provided a quorum is present, directors will be elected by a
plurality of the votes validly cast in the election and the vote of a majority
of the shares of Common Stock represented in person or by proxy will be
sufficient for the transaction of any other business properly brought before the
Annual Meeting. Abstentions from voting, including broker non-votes, with
respect to shares present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy will have
no effect in determining whether a quorum is present or on the election of
directors, but will have the effect of votes against any business other than the
election of directors.
OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK BY CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Five Percent Shareholders
The Company has no information that any person beneficially owns more than 5% of
its outstanding Common Stock except as reported on Schedule 13G filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and certain
affiliates pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The following table
and notes have been prepared in reliance upon such filing for the nature of
ownership and an explanation of overlapping ownership.
Amount and Nature
Name and Address of of Beneficial Ownership Percent of
Beneficial Owner Reported on Schedule 13G Class
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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
85 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004(1) ............... 3,914,720 7.7%
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(1) Consists of 3,914,720 shares beneficially owned by Goldman, Sachs & Co.
("Goldman Sachs") and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"); 2,239,330
shares beneficially owned by GS Mezzanine Partners, L.P.; 1,202,463 shares
beneficially owned by GS Mezzanine Partners Offshore, L.P.; 3,441,793 shares
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beneficially owned by GS Mezzanine Advisors, L.L.C.; 76,583 shares
beneficially owned by Stone Street Fund 1997, L.P.; 37,194 shares
beneficially owned by Bridge Street Fund 1997, L.P. and 113,777 shares
beneficially owned by Stone Street 1997, L.L.C. Includes an aggregate of
3,555,570 shares issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable warrants
held by GS Mezzanine Partners, L.P., GS Mezzanine Partners Offshore, L.P.,
Stone Street Fund 1997, L.P., and Bridge Street Fund 1997, L.P.
(collectively, the "Investors"), pursuant to the Investment Agreement (the
"Investment Agreement"), dated as of December 30, 1997, by and among The
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (now known as MONY Life
Insurance Company) ("MONY Life"), MONY Financial Services Corporation (now
known as The MONY Group Inc.) and the Investors. GS Group and Goldman
Sachs each disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially
owned by (i) any client accounts with respect to which Goldman Sachs or
employees of Goldman Sachs have voting or investment discretion, or both
and (ii) certain investment entities, of which a subsidiary of GS Group or
Goldman Sachs is the general partner, managing general partner or other
manager, to the extent interests in such entities are held by persons
other than GS Group, Goldman Sachs or their affiliates.
Goldman Investment. On December 30, 1997, the Investors entered into the
Investment Agreement pursuant to which: (i) the Investors purchased, for $115
million (the "Consideration"), surplus notes (the "MONY Notes") issued by MONY
Life with an aggregate principal amount equal to the Consideration, and (ii) the
Investors purchased, for $10.0 million, warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase
from the Company (after giving effect to the initial public offering) in the
aggregate 7.0% of the fully diluted Common Stock as of the first date following
such effectiveness on which shares of Common Stock were first issued to
policyholders (December 24, 1998) (the "Specified Date"). On March 8, 2000 MONY
Life repurchased the MONY Notes from the Investors for an aggregate purchase
price of $123,775,937.
Standstill Agreement. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the Investors,
for a period of five years following the Specified Date (the "Standstill
Period"), subject to certain exceptions specified in the Investment
Agreement, will not, and will cause their subsidiaries and any affiliates
that own Warrants or Common Stock that was acquired upon exercise thereof
not to, directly or indirectly, acquire, offer to acquire or agree to
acquire any outstanding Common Stock other than pursuant to the Warrants
or from an Investor or a subsidiary or affiliate of an Investor without
the prior written approval of MONY Life. The foregoing provisions will
terminate when the Investors and their subsidiaries and affiliates that
acquire Warrants or Common Stock upon the exercise thereof own an
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of
Warrants plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
thereof that is less than 5% of the fully diluted Common Stock. The
Company has agreed that, so long as the Investors, their subsidiaries and
affiliates are subject to the provisions described in this paragraph, it
will not take any action (including, without limitation, adoption of a
shareholder rights plan) that would have the effect of imposing more
stringent requirements on the Investors, their subsidiaries and affiliates
than those contained in the Investment Agreement.
Voting of Common Stock. The Investors have agreed that, subject to certain
exceptions provided in the Investment Agreement, during the Standstill
Period the Investors will, and will cause their subsidiaries and
affiliates that acquire Common Stock upon exercise of Warrants to, vote
all shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of Warrants owned by
them either, at the option of the Company, in accordance with the
recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors or in the same
proportion as the holders of Common Stock who are not affiliated with
either the Company or the Investors with respect to all matters properly
presented for a vote of the holders of the Common Stock. The foregoing
requirement will not apply and the Investors and their subsidiaries and
affiliates may acquire Common Stock without regard to the restrictions
contained in the Investment Agreement described above with respect to
certain specified matters, including those that relate to: (i) any merger,
consolidation or other business combination involving, or sale, lease,
transfer or other disposition of substantially all the assets of, the
Company, MONY Life or any Significant Subsidiary (as defined in the
Investment Agreement); (ii) the approval of any amendment to the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws; (iii) any matter that could
result in any decrease in the percentage of the voting power represented
by the aggregate voting power of all Common Stock and Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of Warrants then owned by the Investors and their
subsidiaries and affiliates; and (iv) any other matter (other than the
election of directors) that in the good faith judgment of the Investors
could adversely affect their interests as significant stockholders of the
Company.
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The foregoing provisions shall terminate when the Investors and their
subsidiaries and affiliates that acquire Warrants or Common Stock upon the
exercise thereof own an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
acquired upon exercise of Warrants plus the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise thereof that is less than 5% of the fully
diluted Common Stock.
Limitation on Sales of Common Stock and Warrants. The Investors have
agreed that until the termination of the Standstill Period, they will not,
and will cause their subsidiaries and affiliates that own Warrants or
Common Stock that was acquired upon exercise of Warrants not to, sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any Warrants or Common Stock that was
acquired upon exercise of Warrants in a negotiated transaction (which for
these purposes does not include an open market sale other than as a result
of an offer to sell securities having aggregate voting rights of more than
3% of the voting rights on an as converted basis at any one time): (i) to
any Person (as defined in the Investment Agreement) that is engaged in
Life Insurance Business (as defined in the Investment Agreement) if, to
the knowledge of the transferor, after giving effect to such transaction
such Person would own an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock plus
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants
that is held by such Person that is equal to 3% or more of the fully
diluted Common Stock at the time of such transaction without the prior
written consent of the Company, or (ii) to any Person if, to the knowledge
of the transferor, after giving effect to such transaction such Person
would own an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock plus the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants that is held by
such Person that is equal to 5% or more of the fully diluted Common Stock
at the time of such transaction without the prior written consent of the
Company. The foregoing restriction will not apply to: (i) any transfers
between or among the Investors, their subsidiaries and affiliates, or (ii)
any widely distributed public underwritten offering. The foregoing
provisions will terminate when the Investors and their subsidiaries and
affiliates that acquire Warrants or Common Stock upon the exercise thereof
own an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise
of Warrants plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise thereof that is less than 5% of the fully diluted Common Stock.
Board Representation. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the Investors
have been granted Board representation rights. The Company has agreed to
use its best efforts to cause one of the persons proposed by the Investors
to be elected to the Company's Board of Directors. Claude M. Ballard as
such person has retired from the Company's Board of Directors on January
11, 2000. Mr. Ballard was a limited partner of The Goldman Sachs Group,
L.P. The Investors have not proposed another nominee at this time.
The Investors have agreed to not propose any person who: (i) at the time
of such proposal is either a member of the board of directors or board of
trustees or a senior officer of an entity engaged in the Life Insurance
Business, or (ii) is not qualified to serve as a director pursuant to the
By-Laws of the Company. The Investors' Board representation rights granted
by the Investment Agreement will terminate when the Investors and their
subsidiaries and affiliates that acquire Warrants or Common Stock upon the
exercise thereof own an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
acquired upon exercise of Warrants plus the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise thereof that is less than 5% of the fully
diluted Common Stock.
Registration Rights. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement the Company has
entered into a registration rights agreement granting to the Investors and
their subsidiaries or affiliates certain rights to registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Warrants and all
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof (the "Registration
Rights Agreement"). Subject to certain limitations, the Registration
Rights Agreement provides that the Investors and their subsidiaries and
affiliates have the right to make three demand registration requests
("Demand Registrations") of the Company and can make an unlimited number
of requests for piggyback registrations (each, a "Piggyback
Registration"). A Piggyback Registration will not relieve the Company of
its obligations to effect Demand Registrations. The Company has agreed to
pay all expenses with respect to any Demand Registration or Piggyback
Registration other than any underwriting discounts and commissions and any
transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale by an Investor or any of
their subsidiaries or affiliates of any securities so registered.
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Directors and Executive Officers
Under the Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan of Reorganization") of MONY Life,
all of the Company's directors and corporate officers and their family members
and spouses are restricted, except under very limited circumstances, from
acquiring any securities of the Company until November 11, 2000. As of March 20,
2000 the Company's directors and the executive officers as a group beneficially
owned 10,125 shares (constituting less than 1%) of the Company's Common Stock
outstanding.
Consistent with rules promulgated by the New York State Superintendent of
Insurance, no director or corporate officer of the Company may acquire any
securities of the Company except (i) pursuant to the acquisition of stock
through the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Company's Stock
Incentive Plan, which options are not exercisable until November 17, 2000, (ii)
with respect to non-employee directors only, pursuant to the restricted stock
awards, and (iii) from a registered broker dealer in ordinary brokerage
transactions at the quoted prices on the date of purchase, commencing on
November 11, 2000.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of Common Stock as of March 20, 2000 by each director and director
nominee and the Company's Chief Executive Officer and the four most highly
compensated executive officers of the Company who served in such capacities as
of December 31, 1999 (the "named executive officers") and by all directors and
executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated in a footnote, each
person listed in the table possesses sole voting and investment power with
respect to the shares shown in the table to be owned by that person.
Name and Address of Amount and Nature of Percent
Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership of Class
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Tom H. Barrett ..................... 550** *
David L. Call ...................... 550** *
Richard Daddario (1) ............... 84 *
G. Robert Durham ................... 627** *
James B. Farley .................... 550** *
Samuel J. Foti (2) ................. 587 *
Robert Holland, Jr. (3) ............ 717** *
James L. Johnson ................... 573** *
Frederick W. Kanner ................ 0 --
Robert R. Kiley .................... 550** *
Kenneth M. Levine .................. 157 *
John R. Meyer ...................... 550** *
Jane C. Pfeiffer ................... 561** *
Michael I. Roth (4) ................ 435 *
Thomas C. Theobald ................. 616** *
Victor Ugolyn ...................... 36 *
All directors and executive officers
as a group (21 persons) (5) ...... 10,125 *
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* Number of shares listed represents less than one percent (1%) of the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding.
** Includes 550 shares granted under the Non-employee Directors Restricted
Stock Award (the "Award"). Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, shares
granted under the Award may not be voted until after December 16, 2000.
(1) Includes 77 shares owned by Patricia Daddario, Mr. Daddario's spouse. Mr.
Daddario disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his spouse.
(2) Includes 165 shares owned by Mary Jane Foti, Mr. Foti's spouse. Mr. Foti
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by his spouse.
(3) Includes 7 shares owned by WorkPlace Integrators. Mr. Holland controls
WorkPlace Integrators.
(4) Includes 428 shares owned by the Michael I. Roth Irrevocable Trust, an
irrevocable life insurance trust of which Mr. Roth's three children are
beneficiaries. Mr. Roth disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned
by the trust.
(5) Includes 699 shares of Common Stock for which beneficial ownership is
disclaimed by certain executive officers.
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PROPOSAL 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors consists of three classes of directors: one class to hold
office for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on
May 17, 2000, another class to hold office for a term expiring at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2001, and another class to hold office for
a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2002, with
the members of each class to hold office until their successors are duly elected
and qualified. At each Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company, the
successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be
elected to hold office for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
held in the third year following the year of their election.
Five directors will be elected at the Annual Meeting for terms ending in May
2003 or until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified.
All of the nominees are at the present time directors of the Company, whose
current terms will expire at the 2000 Annual Meeting. If any nominee should
become unable to serve, the persons named as proxies on the proxy card will vote
for the person or persons the Board recommends, if any. The Board knows of no
reason why any nominee will be unavailable or unable to serve.
Set forth below is information about each director nominee and each other
director, including business positions held during at least the past five years,
age, other directorships held and periods of service as a director of the
Company and MONY Life.
The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR the nominees named
below.
TOM H. BARRETT, 69 -- Director Nominee
Mr. Barrett has been a Director of the Company since August 1998*. He has also
been a Director of MONY Life since July 1990. Mr. Barrett is a Partner in
American Industrial Partners, a private investment partnership, since 1992. Mr.
Barrett retired from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in December 1993, after
serving as Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer of The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company from April 1989 to July 1991 and President &
Chief Executive Officer from December 1988 to April 1989. He serves on the board
of directors of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., A.O. Smith Corporation and
Newell Rubbermaid, Incorporated.
DAVID L. CALL, 68 -- Director Nominee
Dr. Call has been a Director of the Company since August 1998*. He has also been
a Director of MONY Life since January 1993. Dr. Call joined the faculty of
Cornell University in 1963. He became Dean of the College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences in 1978. Dr. Call has been Dean Emeritus since his retirement in
1995. He serves as a small business consultant and is a director of Seneca Foods
Corporation.
JAMES B. FARLEY, 69 -- Director Nominee
Mr. Farley has been a Director of the Company since August 1998*. He has also
been a Director of MONY Life since October 1988. Mr. Farley joined MONY Life as
President and Chief Operating Officer in October 1988. He held the position of
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President from April 1989 to
January 1991, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from April 1991 to
January 1993. From January 1993 to July 1993 he was Chairman of the Board and
retired from MONY Life in January 1994. Prior to joining MONY Life in 1988, Mr.
Farley was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Booz, Allen & Hamilton from
1972 to 1985 and Senior Chairman from 1985 to 1988. Booz, Allen & Hamilton is an
international management and technology consulting firm. Mr. Farley serves on
the board of directors of Ashland, Inc. and Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. and is
a Trustee of the Forster Trust.
SAMUEL J. FOTI, 48 -- Director Nominee
Mr. Foti has been a Director of the Company since September l997** and is
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. He is President and Chief
Operating Officer (since February 1994) of MONY Life and has been a Director
since January 1993. He is also President and Chief Operating Officer of MONY
Life Insurance Company of America (since February 1994). Mr. Foti is a director
of the following subsidiaries of MONY Life: MONY Life Insurance Company of
America (since October 1989), MONY Brokerage, Inc. (since January 1990), MONY
International Holdings, Inc. (since October 1994), MONY Life Insurance Company
of the Americas, Ltd. (since December 1994) and MONY Bank & Trust Company of the
Americas, Ltd. (since December 1994). He has also served as MONY Life's
Executive Vice President (from January 1991 to February 1994) and Senior Vice
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President (from April 1989 to January 1991). Mr. Foti has been with MONY Life
for 11 years. Mr. Foti previously served on the board of directors of the Life
Insurance Marketing and Research Association, where he served as Chairman from
October 1996 through October 1997, and currently serves on the boards of
Enterprise Group of Funds, Inc., Enterprise Accumulation Trust and The American
College.
JANE C. PFEIFFER, 67 -- Director Nominee
Mrs. Pfeiffer has been a Director of the Company since August 1998*. She has
also been a Director of MONY Life since November 1988. Mrs. Pfeiffer is an
independent management consultant. Mrs. Pfeiffer serves on the board of
directors of Ashland, Inc., International Paper Company and J.C. Penney Company,
Inc. She is a trustee of the University of Notre Dame and a member of The
Council on Foreign Relations.
The following directors serve for terms that expire in 2001:
ROBERT HOLLAND, JR., 59
Mr. Holland has been a Director of the Company since August 1998*. He has also
been Director of MONY Life since May 1990. Mr. Holland is the owner and Chief
Executive Officer of WorkPlace Integrators, an office furniture dealership in
Southeast Michigan, since December 1996. Prior to that time, Mr. Holland was the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., an ice
cream company, from February 1995 to October 1996, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Rokher-J, Inc., a business development services company, from 1991 to
1995, Chairman of the Board of Gilreath Manufacturing Company, a plastic
injection molding manufacturing company, from 1990 to 1991 and Vice President of
Business Development of Gilreath Manufacturing Company from 1988 to 1990. Mr.
Holland serves on the board of directors of AC Nielsen Corporation, Henry Ford
Health System, Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., Trumark Inc. and Lexmark
International, and he is on the Advisory Board of Boardroom Consultants.
ROBERT R. KILEY, 64
Mr. Kiley has been a Director of the Company since August 1998*. He has also
been Director of MONY Life since November 1995. Mr. Kiley has been the President
and Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Partnership and Chamber of
Commerce, Inc. since May 1995. Mr. Kiley has been a Principal of Kohlberg & Co.
since April 1994. Prior to that time, Mr. Kiley was President and Chief
Executive Officer of Fischback Corp., an electrical and mechanical contracting
company, from January 1991 to October 1994 and Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York from November
1983 to December 1990. Mr. Kiley serves on the board of directors of the New
York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
MICHAEL I. ROTH, 54
Mr. Roth has been a Director of the Company since September 1997** and is
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He is Chairman of the Board
(since July 1993) and Chief Executive Officer (since January 1993) of MONY Life
and has been a Director since May 1991. Mr. Roth is also a director of the
following subsidiaries of MONY Life: MONY Life Insurance Company of America
(since July 1991) and 1740 Advisers, Inc. (since December 1992). He has also
served as MONY Life's President and Chief Executive Officer (from January 1993
to July 1993), President and Chief Operating Officer (from January 1991 to
January 1993) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (from
March 1989 to January 1991). Mr. Roth has been with MONY Life for 11 years. Mr.
Roth serves on the board of directors of the American Council of Life Insurance,
The Life Insurance Council of New York, Enterprise Foundation (a charitable
foundation which develops housing and which is not affiliated with the
Enterprise Group of Funds), Metropolitan Development Association of Syracuse and
Central New York, Enterprise Group of Funds, Inc., Enterprise Accumulation
Trust, Pitney Bowes, Inc., Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Leadership
Committee, Life Office Management Association, New York City Partnership and
Chamber of Commerce, and Committee for Economic Development. He is also Chairman
of the Board of Insurance Marketplace Standards Association.
THOMAS C. THEOBALD, 62
Mr. Theobald has been a Director of the Company since August 1998*. He has also
been a Director of MONY Life since May 1990. Mr. Theobald is a managing director
of William Blair Capital Partners, L.L.C., a private equity group, since
September 1994. Prior to that time, Mr. Theobald was Chairman of the Board of
Continental Bank from August 1987 to August 1994. Mr. Theobald serves on the
board of directors of Anixter International,
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Inc., Xerox Corp., Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc., LaSalle US Realty Income and Growth
Fund, Stein Roe Funds, AuditForce, Inc. and MacArthur Foundation.
The following directors serve for terms that expire in 2002:
G. ROBERT DURHAM, 71
Mr. Durham has been a Director of the Company since August 1998*. He has also
been a Director of MONY Life since June 1988. Mr. Durham retired from Walter
Industries, Inc., a home building and financing, natural resources and
industrial manufacturing company, in May 1996, after serving as Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer from June 1991 to May 1996. Prior to that
time, Mr. Durham held various executive management positions with Phelps Dodge
Corporation, a mining company, serving as President, Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer until his retirement in June 1989. He serves on the
board of directors of The FINOVA Group, Inc., Amphenol Corporation and Earle M.
Jorgensen Co.
JAMES L. JOHNSON, 72
Mr. Johnson has been a Director of the Company since August 1998*. He has also
been a Director of MONY Life since October 1986. Mr. Johnson is Chairman
Emeritus of GTE Corporation, a telecommunications company, having served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from April 1988 to May 1992. Prior to that
time, Mr. Johnson held various executive management positions with GTE
Corporation. Mr. Johnson serves on the board of directors of CellStar
Corporation, The FINOVA Group, Inc., Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc., Valero
Energy Corp. and Walter Industries, Inc.
FREDERICK W. KANNER, 56
Mr. Kanner has been a Director of the Company since March 2000. He has also been
a director of MONYLife Insurance Company since March 2000. Mr. Kanner is filling
the vacancy created by the retirement of Claude M. Ballard and will complete Mr.
Ballard's term. Mr. Kanner is a member of the firm of Dewey Ballantine LLP, an
international law firm headquartered in New York City, since October 1976. Prior
to that time, Mr. Kanner was an Associate at Dewey Ballantine LLP from September
1968 to September 1976. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Lawyers'
Alliance for New York and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
KENNETH M. LEVINE, 53
Mr. Levine has been a Director of the Company since September l997** and is
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company since
August 1998. He has also been a Director (since May 1994) and Executive Vice
President (since February 1990) and Chief Investment Officer (since January
1991) of MONY Life. Mr. Levine is also a director of the following subsidiaries
of MONY Life: MONY Life Insurance Company of America (since July 1991), MONY
Series Fund, Inc. (since December 1991), 1740 Advisers, Inc. (since December
1989), MONY Benefits Management Corp. (formerly MONY Funding, Inc.) (since
October 1991), MONY Realty Partners, Inc. (since October 1991) and 1740
Ventures, Inc. (since October 1991). He also served as MONY Life's Senior Vice
President-- Pensions (from January 1988 to February 1990). Prior to that time,
Mr. Levine held various management positions within MONY Life. Mr. Levine has
been with MONY Life for 27 years.
JOHN R. MEYER, 72
Mr. Meyer has been a Director of the Company since August 1998*. He has also
been a Director of MONY Life since December 1972. Mr. Meyer is Professor
Emeritus, Harvard University since January 1997. Prior to that time, Mr. Meyer
was a Professor at Harvard University from July 1973 to January 1997. Mr. Meyer
serves on the board of directors of AC Nielsen Corporation.
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* This Director was elected in anticipation of the demutualization of The
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, the predecessor of MONY Life.
Directors of MONY Life served as Trustees on the Board of Trustees of The
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, the predecessor of MONY Life,
prior to the demutualization for the period indicated.
** The Company was incorporated under the name MONYCO, Inc. on June 24, 1997, as
a wholly owned subsidiary of MONY Life. This Director was appointed in
connection with the original incorporation of the Company.
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Director Retirement Policy
The Board of Directors will continue for its members the retirement policy
adopted by MONY Life for its Board. Pursuant to that policy, directors serve
until the attainment of age 70. The only exception to this policy is for
directors who were elected as Board members of MONY Life prior to May 1, 1989,
who are scheduled to retire on the first day of the month following the
attainment of age 73. In addition, in order to maintain the continued guidance,
leadership and expertise of the members of the Board of Directors during the
initial period after the demutualization, directors scheduled to retire in 2000
will be able to serve an additional two years.
BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
The Company's Board of Directors held nine meetings during 1999. Each Director
attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors
and the Committees on which he or she served during the year.
The Board of Directors has the following three standing committees.
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is authorized to review the Company's
financial condition and to review and approve the scope and results of the
Company's outside audit, and the fees therefor, and to make recommendations to
the Board of Directors concerning auditing and accounting matters and the
selection of independent accountants. Its membership is restricted to Directors
who are not employees of the Company or its affiliates. The members of the
Committee are: Tom H. Barrett (Chairman), G. Robert Durham, James B. Farley,
Robert R. Kiley, John R. Meyer and Thomas C. Theobald. The Committee met four
times in 1999.
Human Resources Committee. The function of the Human Resources Committee is to
oversee the administration of the Company's compensation plans and to make
determinations with respect to compensation to officers, directors and employees
of the Company; to nominate candidates for election by the shareholders to the
Board of Directors or to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors; to recommend
the establishment, authority, size and membership of committees of the Board of
Directors; to evaluate the performance of executive officers of the Company; to
recommend to the Board of Directors the selection and compensation of executive
officers of the Company; and to recommend to the Board of Directors any plan to
issue options to its officers and employees for the purchase of shares of stock.
Its membership is restricted to Directors who are not employees of the Company
or its affiliates. The members of the Committee are: James L. Johnson
(Chairman), G. Robert Durham, James B. Farley, Robert Holland, Jr. and John R.
Meyer. The Committee met three times in 1999.
Public Affairs Committee. The function of the Public Affairs Committee is to
review policies, programs and practices that are consistent with the Company's
social obligation to its employees, society and especially the communities of
its major locations. The members of the Committee are: Jane C. Pfeiffer
(Chairperson), David L. Call, Robert Holland, Jr., Robert R. Kiley and Thomas C.
Theobald. The Committee met four times in 1999.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a
registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the New York Stock Exchange. Directors, executive officers and greater than
10% shareholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with
copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based on a review of such forms,
the Company believes that all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to
its directors and executive officers (the Company had no greater than 10%
beneficial owners of its stock) were complied with for the year ended December
31, 1999.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
Executive Compensation Summary Table
The following table sets forth certain information concerning total compensation
for services rendered in all capacities awarded or paid by MONY Life to the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and the Company's "named executive officers"
for services rendered to the Company during each of the last three fiscal years.
None of the officers listed below received any compensation during 1999 from the
Company. All compensation received, earned or accrued by officers has been from
MONY Life.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Long-Term
Annual Compensation Compensation
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H)
Number of
Securities
Other Underlying
Annual LTIP Options All other
Salary Bonus Compensation(1) Payouts(2) Granted(3) Compensation(4)
Name and Principal Position Year ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Michael I. Roth, 1999 875,000 875,000 125,569 1,125,000 236,000 155,512
Chairman of the Board and 1998 825,000 825,000 156,600 1,062,500 -- 152,021
Chief Executive Officer 1997 775,000 760,000 177,188 937,500 -- 104,497
Samuel J. Foti, 1999 655,000 600,000 113,681 750,000 150,000 113,311
President and Chief 1998 625,000 500,000 118,465 937,500 -- 111,757
Operating Officer 1997 585,000 475,000 122,073 625,000 -- 71,926
Kenneth M. Levine, 1999 450,000 425,000 54,010 375,000 85,000 71,679
Executive Vice President 1998 435,000 350,000 67,528 562,500 -- 70,080
and Chief Investment Officer 1997 400,000 330,000 85,746 500,000 -- 47,737
Richard Daddario, 1999 375,000 325,000 51,386 375,000 85,000 69,667
Executive Vice President 1998 350,000 256,000 54,613 437,500 -- 50,384
and Chief Financial Officer 1997 325,000 225,000 42,173 437,500 -- 41,158
Victor Ugolyn, 1999 450,000 425,000 26,443 225,000 23,500 65,011
Chairman, President & Chief 1998 400,000 350,000 30,560 150,000 -- 60,109
Executive Officer, Enterprise 1997 350,000 300,000 28,618 156,250 -- 35,586
Capital Management, Inc.
</TABLE>
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1. Includes payments to Messrs. Roth, Foti, Levine, Daddario and Ugolyn,
respectively, (i) for 1999 interest with respect to awards made for the
1994-1996 and the 1995-1997 performance cycles under Mony Life's Equity
Share Plan in the amounts of $50,387, $30,979, $24,783, $19,726 and $7,156;
for 1998 interest with respect to awards made for the 1993-1995 and
1994-1996 performance cycles under MONY Life's Equity Share Plan in the
amounts of $60,274, $38,174, $34,060, $23,345 and $9,807; and for 1997
interest with respect to awards made for the 1992-1994 and 1993-1995
performance cycles under MONY Life's Equity Share Plan in the amounts of
$79,039, $52,334, $51,255, $31,616 and $11,438 and (ii) for 1999 automobile
allowances (including tax costs related to such allowances) in the amounts
of $53,260, $63,130, $28,437, $30,735, and $18,302; for 1998 automobile
allowances (including tax costs related to such allowances) in the amounts
of $60,329, $63,312, $32,529, $28,018; and $15,085 and for 1997 automobile
allowances (including tax costs related to such allowances) in the amounts
of $61,605, $55,649, $33,701, $9,894 and $16,280.
2. Includes 1999 awards under MONY Life's Equity Share Plan to Messrs. Roth,
Foti, Levine, Daddario and Ugolyn, with respect to the 1997-1999 performance
cycle. The total amount is fully vested and will be paid in installment
amounts of one third of the total over a three year period (2000 through
2002). Includes 1998 awards under MONY Life's Equity Share Plan to Messrs.
Roth, Foti, Levine, Daddario and Ugolyn, with respect to the 1996-1998
performance cycle. The total amount is fully vested and will be paid in
installment amounts of one third of the total over a three year period (1999
through 2001). Includes 1997 awards under MONY Life's Equity Share Plan to
Messrs. Roth, Foti, Levine, Daddario and Ugolyn, with respect to the
1995-1997 performance cycle. The total amount is fully vested and will be
paid in installment amounts of one third of the total over a three year
period (1998 through 2000).
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3. Options vest at the rate of 33 1/3% per year. No options are exercisable
until November 17, 2000.
4. Includes 1999 payments to Messrs. Roth, Foti, Levine, Daddario and Ugolyn,
respectively, of (i) the part of premium paid by the Company for split
dollar life insurance in the amounts of $70,512, $55,561, $31,679, $38,127
and $25,011, (ii) contributions to the Company's tax-qualified plans in the
amounts of $5,508, $5,508, $8,000, $6,200 and $8,000, and (iii)
contributions to the Company's non-qualified plan in the amounts of $79,492,
$52,242, $32,000, $25,350 and $32,000. Includes 1998 payments to Messrs.
Roth, Foti, Levine, Daddario and Ugolyn, respectively, of (i) the part of
premium paid by the Company for split dollar life insurance in the amounts
of $72,771, $56,757, $31,830, $21,634 and $25,109, (ii) contributions to the
Company's tax-qualified plans in the amounts of $5,508, $5,508, $8,000,
$6,200 and $8,000, and (iii) contributions to the Company's non-qualified
plan in the amounts of $73,742, $49,492, $30,250, $22,550 and $27,000.
Includes 1997 payments to Messrs. Roth, Foti, Levine, Daddario and Ugolyn,
respectively, of (i) the part of premium paid by the Company for split
dollar life insurance in the amounts of $29,497, $22,676, $12,737, $15,408
and $10,086, (ii) contributions to the Company's tax-qualified plans in the
amounts of $5,392, $5,392, $8,000, $6,050 and $8,000, and (iii)
contributions to the Company's non-qualified plan in the amounts of $69,608,
$43,858, $27,000, $19,700 and $17,500.
Stock Incentive Plan
On August 14, 1998, the Company's Board of Directors adopted the MONY Life
Holdings, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Stock Plan"). The purpose of the
Stock Plan is to enable the Company to attract and retain employees who will
contribute to the Company's long-term success by enabling such employees to
participate in the long-term success of the Company through an equity interest
in the Company.
The Stock Plan provides for the grant of options (including non-qualified and
incentive stock options). The maximum number of shares of the Common Stock that
may be issued from November 16, 1998 to November 15, 2004 under the Stock Plan
is 5% of the total outstanding shares. Consistent with rules promulgated by the
New York State Superintendent of Insurance, awards were granted by the Company
after the first anniversary following the effective date of the Plan of
Reorganization, which occurred on November 16, 1998. The following options were
granted effective November 17, 1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
Individual Grants
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Number of % of
Securities Total Options
Underlying Granted to Exercise Grant Date
Options Employees in Price Present
Name Granted(1) Fiscal Year ($/sh)(2) Expiration Date Value(3)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Michael I. Roth ..... 236,000 14.9% $30.50 November 17, 2009 2,735,240
Samuel J. Foti ...... 150,000 9.5% $30.50 November 17, 2009 1,738,500
Kenneth M. Levine ... 85,000 5.4% $30.50 November 17, 2009 985,150
Richard Daddario .... 85,000 5.4% $30.50 November 17, 2009 985,150
Victor Ugolyn ....... 23,500 1.5% $30.50 November 17, 2009 272,365
</TABLE>
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(1) Options vest at the rate of 33 1/3% per year. No options are exercisable
until November 17, 2000.
(2) The exercise price is equal to the fair market value at the date of grant.
(3) These values were established using the Black Scholes stock option valuation
model. Assumptions used to calculate the grant date present value of option
shares granted during 1999 were in accordance with SFAS 123, as follows:
(a) Expected Volatility - The one year daily volatility on the date of
grant, November 17, 1999. The volatility was 34.04%.
(b) Interest Rate - The rate available on the date of the grant for a
Treasury security with a remaining term equal to the expected life.
The rate was 6.18%.
(c) Dividend Yield - The average annual dividend yield in calendar year
the options were granted - 1.4%.
(d) Expected Life - The expected life was 7 years calculated based on
the historical practice.
(e) Forfeiture Rate - Three percent annually for three years to account
for vesting restrictions.
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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN - AWARDS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Stock Price Based Plans
---------------------------------
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)
Performance
Number of or Other
Shares, Units or Period Until
Other Rights(1) Maturation Threshold Target Maximum
Name ($) or Payout ($) ($) ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Michael I. Roth ...... 17,000 1999-2001 510,000 1,700,000 4,250,000
Samuel J. Foti ....... 12,000 1999-2001 360,000 1,200,000 3,000,000
Kenneth M. Levine .... 5,000 1999-2001 150,000 500,000 1,250,000
Richard Daddario ..... 5,000 1999-2001 150,000 500,000 1,250,000
Victor Ugolyn ........ 3,500 1999-2001 105,000 350,000 875,000
</TABLE>
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(1) Under MONY Life's Equity Share Plan, MONY Life makes awards of equity share
units to the named executive officers and other designated officers of MONY
Life relative to the performance of MONY Life's peer companies. The awards
are subject to a three-year performance cycle. In connection with the award
of the equity share units, MONY Life establishes a schedule which assigns a
value to an equity share unit depending on the cumulative earnings of MONY
Life during the performance cycle. As soon as practicable after the end of
each performance cycle, the value of an equity share unit is determined
based on such cumulative earnings. The aggregate value of the equity share
units awarded to each executive with respect to a performance cycle is paid
in three annual installments. The first of such payments is made immediately
after the determination of the value of the equity share units. The second
and third installments are paid, with interest, in the two succeeding years.
Retirement Plan Information
The following table shows the estimated annual retirement benefits payable at
normal retirement age (generally age 65) to a person retiring with the indicated
final average pay and years of credited service on a straight life annuity
basis, under the Retirement Income Security Plan for Employees of MONY Life (the
"Retirement Plan"), as supplemented by the Excess Benefit Plan for MONY Life
Employees (the "Excess Plan"), each as described below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Estimated Annual Benefits of Retirement
With Indicated Years of Credited Service(1)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Average Pay 10 15 20 25 30 35
- ----------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 350,000 ......... $ 48,720 $ 73,080 $ 97,440 $121,800 $146,160 $ 170,520
$ 700,000 ......... $101,220 $151,830 $202,440 $253,050 $303,660 $ 354,270
$1,050,000 ......... $153,720 $230,580 $307,440 $384,300 $461,160 $ 538,020
$1,400,000 ......... $206,220 $309,330 $412,440 $515,550 $618,660 $ 721,770
$1,950,000 ......... $288,510 $432,765 $577,020 $721,275 $865,530 $1,009,785
</TABLE>
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(1) Estimated retirement benefit described above does not include the value of
the executive's "employer contribution account."
The annual retirement benefit under the Retirement Plan and the Excess Plan is
generally equal to the product of (a)(i) a percentage of an executive's "final
average pay" in excess of his or her "covered compensation" (i.e., the average
of the social security taxable wage base for the 35 years up to the date the
executive attains social security retirement age), plus (ii) a percentage
(depending upon the executive's social security retirement age) of the
executive's "final average pay" not in excess of his or her "covered
compensation," and (b) the executive's years of credited service up to 35.
"Final average pay" is defined as the highest average annual "compensation" of
an executive for any 36 consecutive months in the 120 months of service prior to
the executive's retirement. "Compensation" used to determine the retirement
benefit under the Retirement Plan and the Excess Plan consists
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of the salary paid to an executive, including incentive compensation
and salary deferrals pursuant to Section 125 and Section 401(k) plans and
Deferred Compensation Plan for Key Employees, but excluding expense and tuition
reimbursement, amounts payable under the Equity Share Plan, fringe benefits,
group life insurance premiums, moving expenses, prizes, hiring and referral
bonuses, and disability payments. Such "compensation" is generally the same as
the compensation reflected in columns (c) and (d) of the Summary Compensation
Table. The Excess Plan is designed to provide benefits which eligible employees
would have received under the Retirement Plan but for limits applicable under
the Retirement Plan. The estimated "final average pay" of Messrs. Roth, Foti,
Levine, Daddario and Ugolyn under the Retirement Plan and the Excess Plan as of
December 31, 1999 (assuming retirement as of such date) is $1,595,000,
$1,080,000, $755,000, $573,667 and $670,000, respectively, and the estimated
years of credited service under the Retirement Plan and the Excess Plan as of
such date for each of such named executive officers is 11, 11, 27, 10 and 9
years, respectively.
Employment and Change in Control Agreements
MONY Life has entered into employment agreements (the "Employment Agreements")
with each of Messrs. Roth, Foti, Levine and Daddario. The current terms of the
Employment Agreements are effective through December 31, 2000, and will
automatically be extended for successive one-year terms unless MONY Life gives
notice to the executive (within the period specified in the Employment
Agreements) that it will not renew the Employment Agreement for another term.
The Employment Agreements provide that the current base compensation of each
executive will be adjusted in accordance with MONY Life's regular administrative
practices generally applicable to its senior executives. Under the Employment
Agreements, each executive will participate in MONY Life's Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan and Equity Share Plan, will be entitled to participate in
other incentive compensation plans and any employee benefit plans and programs
generally available to senior executives of MONY Life, and will be entitled to
perquisites and fringe benefits generally available to officers of their
respective ranks at MONY Life.
The Employment Agreements prohibit the executives from engaging in or advising,
either directly or indirectly, any business which is substantially competitive
with any business then actively conducted by MONY Life during the term of their
employment and for a six-month period following termination. The executives are
also prohibited from soliciting, either directly or indirectly, any person
employed by MONY Life for one year following the termination of their
employment, and are prohibited from divulging confidential information relating
to MONY Life.
The Employment Agreements provide that MONY Life will have the right at any time
to terminate any executive's employment, and that any executive will have the
right at any time to terminate his employment with MONY Life. Under the
Employment Agreements, MONY Life will provide an executive with the following
benefits in the event of termination by MONY Life other than for cause (as
defined in the Employment Agreements) or by the executive for good reason (as
defined in the Employment Agreements): (i) a lump-sum payment in an amount equal
to (a) two times the executive's annual base compensation in effect on the date
of termination, in the case of Messrs. Roth, Foti and Levine, or (b) one time
the executive's annual base compensation in effect on the date of termination,
in the case of Mr. Daddario reduced in all cases by any severance payments made
to the executive under any other employment contract or severance arrangement
with MONY Life; (ii) any incentive compensation earned with respect to the
calendar year immediately preceding the termination date but not yet paid, and
incentive compensation with respect to the calendar year in which the
termination date occurs, in each case in an amount determined by the Chief
Executive Officer (or, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, by the Board
of Directors) which will be not less than 50% of the executive's base
compensation; (iii) at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, the value
of the perquisites to which the executive is entitled immediately before the
termination date and such other items as the Chief Executive Officer (or, in the
case of the Chief Executive Officer, the Board of Directors) will determine; and
(iv) title to any MONY Life-furnished automobile. In addition, MONY Life will
keep in effect, for the life of the executive whose employment is terminated
other than for cause or good reason, the split-dollar life insurance policy
maintained for the executive immediately prior to termination, with MONY Life
and the executive retaining their respective obligations to pay premiums in
accordance with the terms of the policy.
MONY Life has also entered into change in control employment agreements
(collectively, the "Change in Control Agreements") with each of Messrs. Roth,
Foti, Levine, Daddario and Ugolyn and other executive officers of MONY Life, the
provisions of which become effective if and when there is a Change in Control
(as defined below)
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of MONY Life. The current terms of the Change in Control Agreements are
effective through December 31, 2001, and will be automatically renewed for
successive one-year terms unless MONY Life gives notice to the executive (within
the period specified in the Change of Control Agreements) that it will not
extend the expiration date. If a Change in Control occurs, the expiration date
is automatically extended to the third anniversary of the last day of the month
in which the Change in Control occurred.
The Change in Control Agreements provide that the executives will continue to
receive base compensation at a rate not less than the rate in effect immediately
prior to the Change in Control, and that base compensation will be increased in
accordance with the regular administrative practices in effect immediately prior
to the Change in Control. The agreements further provide that the executives
will be entitled to perquisites and fringe benefits equal to those attached to
their positions immediately prior to the Change in Control, will continue to be
full participants in all incentive compensation plans and all employee benefit
plans and programs for senior executives in effect immediately prior to the
Change in Control, and will be entitled to participate in any other incentive
compensation plans and employee benefit plans and programs generally available
to senior executives of MONY Life.
The Change in Control Agreements provide that MONY Life will have the right at
any time to terminate the executive's employment, and that the executive will
have the right at any time to terminate his employment with MONY Life. Under the
Change in Control Agreements, MONY Life will provide the executive with the
following benefits in the event of termination by MONY Life other than for cause
(as defined in the Change in Control Agreements) or by the executive for good
reason (as defined in the Change in Control Agreements): (i) a lump-sum payment
in an amount equal to three times the sum of (a) the executive's annual base
compensation in effect on the date of termination and (b) the executive's
average annual bonus over the preceding three fiscal years, such sum being
reduced by any severance payments made to the executive under any other
employment contract or severance arrangement with MONY Life; (ii) any incentive
compensation payments awarded for a year prior to the year in which the
termination date occurs but not paid as of the termination date; (iii) a
specified pro rata portion of the bonus under MONY Life's Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan that would have been earned for the year in which the
termination date occurs; (iv) all amounts payable as of the termination date in
accordance with the terms of MONY Life's Equity Share Plan (including all awards
under any uncompleted three-year cycle thereunder); (v) in addition to all other
amounts otherwise payable to the executive under the Retirement Income Security
Plan and the Investment Plan Supplement, an amount equal to the aggregate
present value of the retirement benefits that would have been payable to the
executive under MONY Life's Retirement Income Security Plan, Investment Plan
Supplement and Excess Benefit Plan, had his employment not been terminated; (vi)
an amount equal to the aggregate present value of the additional costs that
would have been incurred by MONY Life for medical and dental benefits, retiree
medical benefits, and spouse or survivor's income benefits if the executive's
employment had not been terminated; and (vii) continued coverage under various
disability and life insurance programs.
In the event of the death or disability (as defined in the Change in Control
Agreements) of the executive, the Change in Control Agreements provide that the
executive (or his representative) will be entitled to receive (i) amounts owed
to the executive through his effective date of termination, and (ii) a specified
pro rata portion of all awards under MONY Life's Equity Share Plan and Annual
Incentive Compensation Plan.
The Change in Control Agreements also provide that, to the extent any payments
to the executives would be subject to "golden parachute" excise taxes under
Section 4999 of the Code, the executives will receive "gross-up" payments in
order to make them whole with respect to such taxes and any related interest and
penalties.
For purposes of the Change in Control Agreements, a "Change in Control" is
defined generally to include an acquisition of 20% or more of the voting stock
of the Company, a change in the majority of the members of the Board of
Directors that is not supported by two-thirds of the incumbent directors,
approval by the shareholders of a merger or reorganization in which the Company
shareholders do not own at least 80% of the resulting entity, a sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company or MONY Life, a dissolution of
the Company or MONY Life or adoption by the Board of Directors of a resolution
to the effect that any person has acquired effective control of the Company or
MONY Life.
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Cash Compensation
All Directors of the Company are also directors of MONY Life. For serving on the
Board of Directors of MONY Life, each director who is not an employee of the
Company ("non-employee director") receives an annual retainer fee of $40,000. No
additional retainer fee is paid for service on the Board of Directors of the
Company. In addition, each such director also receives a meeting fee of $1,500
for each meeting of the Company's Board or MONY Life's Board attended.
Additionally, each such director receives an annual retainer fee of $3,500 per
committee on which such director serves as a member and each such member
receives a meeting fee of $1,000 for each committee meeting attended. The
chairperson of each committee receives an additional annual retainer fee of
$1,500. For each joint meeting of the Company's Board and MONY Life's Board (or
committees), non-employee directors receive only one meeting fee and also only
one annual Committee or Chairperson retainer fee. The directors may defer all or
part of their compensation as directors until retirement from the Board.
Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Grants
Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, the Board of Directors granted
restricted stock to non-employee directors of the Company on January 11, 2000.
The purpose of the grants was to provide stock-based compensation to
non-employee directors of the Company in order to encourage a high level of
director performance and to provide non-employee directors with a proprietary
interest in the Company's success.
The Board of Directors has discretion in determining the number of shares
subject to each grant of restricted stock, provided that the fair market value
(valued on the date of grant) of all shares granted to each non-employee
director during any calendar year does not exceed the lesser of (i) one-half of
the directors' fees earned by such non-employee director for the immediately
preceding calendar year and (ii) $15,000, rounded upward to the nearest whole
share. Grants of restricted stock must be in lieu of cash payment of directors'
fees equal in amount to the fair market value of the restricted stock granted.
Each grant of restricted stock vests, based on the continued service of the
grantee on the Board of Directors, in three approximately equal installments on
each of the first three anniversaries on the date of grant thereof. In the event
of the termination of the service on the Board of Directors of a grantee by
reason of disability or death, any restricted stock previously granted to such
grantee will continue to vest as if the grantee's service had not terminated. In
the event of termination of service on the Board of Directors of a grantee for
any reason other than disability or death, any unvested restricted stock will be
forfeited.
Additionally, the Board of Directors must obtain the prior approval of the New
York State Superintendent of Insurance prior to making any additional grants of
restricted stock to non-employee directors until November 16, 2003, the fifth
anniversary of the effective date of the Plan of Reorganization.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following is the Report of the Human Resources Committee of The MONY Group
Inc.'s Board of Directors (the "Committee"), describing the compensation
policies and rationale applicable to the Company's executive officers with
respect to compensation paid to such executive officers for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999. All Officers are compensated as employees of MONY Life.
The information contained in the report shall not be deemed to be "soliciting
material" or to be "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor shall
such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by
reference into such filing.
The Committee presently consists of Messrs. Durham, Farley, Holland, Johnson and
Meyer, none of whom is an officer or employee of the Company, MONY Life or their
affiliates. As part of its duties, the Committee is responsible for making
determinations with respect to executive compensation and overall compensation
policy, as well as for oversight and administration of the Incentive
Compensation Plan, Long-Term Equity Share Plan and Stock Incentive Plan. This
report discusses the executive compensation determinations made by the Committee
with respect to the 1999 compensation of the Company's executive officers
(including all named executive officers) during 1999. The compensation
determinations described below were ratified by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
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Executive Compensation Philosophy
In general, the executive compensation programs are designed to attract and
retain executives who will contribute to the Company's long-term success, to
reward executives for achieving the Company's short and long-term strategic
goals, to link executive compensation and shareholder interests through Company
performance and equity-based plans, and to recognize individual contributions to
Company performance.
The Committee is assisted from time to time by compensation consulting firms
which supply the Committee with statistical data and other executive
compensation information to permit the Committee to compare the Company's
compensation against levels and programs at other companies selected as peers
and at a much broader spectrum of organizations with which the Company competes
for executive talent. The companies selected for compensation comparison
purposes are not necessarily the same companies which comprise the Standard &
Poor's Insurance (Life/Health)-500 Index selected for the Performance Graph
appearing subsequently in this Proxy Statement. In order to attract qualified
executives in certain operational areas, it is sometimes necessary to compete
with banks and other financial services institutions.
Compensation for the Company's executive officers consists of three principal
elements: base salary, annual incentive and long-term incentive, including stock
incentives. The combination and relative weighting of these elements reflect the
Committee's belief that executive compensation should be closely tied to the
Company's profitability.
Base Salary
Base salaries of executive officers are compared against the broad middle range
of the companies with which the Company competes for those positions. The
Company's policy is generally not to increase base salaries for executive
officers annually, except to reflect promotions, increased levels of
responsibility and competitive pay levels.
Annual Incentive
Annual incentive bonuses paid to executive officers under MONY Life's Incentive
Compensation Plan are a significant element of the executive compensation
program. The Incentive Compensation Plan is designed to reward management for
the achievement of corporate goals and individual performance in achieving such
goals, as well as to compensate management on the basis of the Company's
financial results. Annual bonuses under the Incentive Compensation Plan are
initially based on actual performance measured against four "key financial
measures" and eight qualitative goals. For the 1999 bonus year, these measures
and goals were (i) Revenue Generation, which includes life annualized premiums
and accumulation assets raised, (ii) GAAP Earnings, (iii) Expense Profile, and
(iv) the qualitative goals, which are specific performance objectives set for
the Company as a whole. The Human Resources Committee reserves the right to make
adjustments as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
Each year, the Human Resources Committee assigns a relative weight to the four
"key financial measures" to determine the portion of the annual bonuses
represented by each measure. In addition, "minimum," "target" and "maximum"
levels are set for each of the financial measures and the qualitative goals are
rated as "outstanding," "good" or "satisfactory." Bonuses under the Incentive
Plan are reviewed and approved by the Human Resources Committee for payment
during the year subsequent to the year in which the bonus is earned.
Award opportunities under the Incentive Compensation Plan for 1999 performance
were funded at above target levels. The Company's annualized life premium goal
was met below target. The Company met or exceeded its financial goals related to
accumulation assets raised, GAAP Earnings, and Expense Profile.
Long-Term Incentive
Long-term incentives for the Company's executive officers are provided pursuant
to MONY Life's Equity Share Plan (the "Equity Share Plan"). The number of equity
shares is awarded in the first quarter of each year for the succeeding
three-year period. The number of shares awarded is determined by the executive's
level, job scope, contribution and competitiveness with regard to the external
market.
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Under the Equity Share Plan, the Company makes awards of equity share units to
the named executive officers and other designated officers of the Company
relative to the performance of the Company's peer companies. The awards are
subject to a three-year performance cycle. In connection with the award of the
equity share units, the Company establishes a schedule which assigns a value to
an equity share unit depending on the cumulative earnings of the Company during
the performance cycle. As soon as practicable after the end of each performance
cycle, the value of an equity share unit is determined based on such cumulative
earnings. The aggregate value of the equity share units awarded to each
executive with respect to a performance cycle is paid in three annual
installments. The first of such payments is made immediately after the
determination of the value of the equity share units. The second and third
installments are paid, with interest, in the two succeeding years.
For the performance period under the Equity Share Plan commencing on January 1,
1997 and ending on December 31, 1999 the measurement goal established was based
on MONY Life's cumulative GAAP Earnings. In addition, a threshold requirement
that the pre-tax returns on statutory surplus during the three-year cycle
average at least 14% was included. Cumulative GAAP earnings over the three-year
period exceeded the plan. The average return on statutory surplus during the
three-year cycle exceeded the requirement. Consequently, according to the terms
of the Equity Share Plan, the Committee approved a value of $150 per share.
In March 1999, the Committee established cumulative earnings per share goals
under the Equity Share Plan for the three-year performance period from January
1, 1999 to December 31, 2001. Pursuant to the terms of the Equity Share Plan,
payments for this performance period may not be made until early 2002 and then
only in the event certain goals with respect to earnings are satisfied.
The Committee also granted stock options under the Company's 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan. See "Executive Officer Compensation Stock Incentive Plan" above.
Chief Executive Officer Compensation
Mr. Roth became Chief Executive Officer in 1993. Mr. Roth's annual base salary
was increased by 6% from $825,000 to $875,000 in March 1999. The Committee
determined that this increase would bring Mr. Roth's annual base salary to a
competitive level for the peer company market, based on statistical data
obtained from the compensation consulting firms utilized for the named executive
officers. According to the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan, the
Committee determined for the 1999 performance year that Mr. Roth should receive
incentive compensation of $875,000. The Committee feels that under Mr. Roth's
direction MONY Life accomplished a successful first year as a publicly owned
company. The company experienced growth in mutual fund and protection products
(though protection figures fell below target), and the company met or exceeded
it's financial goals related to GAAP Earnings, and Expense Savings.
In 1997, Mr. Roth was awarded 7,500 equity shares under the Equity Share Plan.
For the performance period under the Equity Share Plan commencing on January 1,
1997 and ending on December 31, 1999 the measurement goal established was based
on MONY Life's cumulative GAAP Earnings. In addition, a threshold requirement
that the pre-tax returns on statutory surplus during the three-year cycle
average at least 14% was included. Cumulative GAAP earnings over the three-year
period exceeded the plan. The average return on statutory surplus during the
three-year cycle exceeded the requirement. Consequently, according to the terms
of the Equity Share Plan, the Committee approved a value of $150 per share. In
March 2000, Mr. Roth received the first installment on these shares in the
amount of $375,000. The second and third installments are paid, with interest,
in the two succeeding years.
In March 1999, the Committee awarded Mr. Roth 17,000 equity shares under the
Equity Share Plan. Cumulative GAAP earnings per share goals were established by
the Committee under the Equity Share Plan for the three-year performance period
from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2001. Pursuant to the terms of the Equity
Share Plan, payments for this performance period may not be made until early
2002 and then only in the event certain goals with respect to earnings are
satisfied.
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Compensation Deduction Limitation
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code imposes a limitation on the tax
deductibility of certain compensation paid by a publicly held corporation to its
top five executive officers for whom compensation is reported in its annual
proxy statement. A special transition rule applies under Section 162(m) for
newly public companies that exempts from this limit any compensation paid under
plans and arrangements disclosed in the initial public offering prospectus. The
Human Resources Committee believes that the Company's principal compensation
plans for the Company's executive officers are currently covered by this
exemption and, thus, does not expect a material loss of tax deduction (if any)
as a result of Section 162(m).
Respectfully submitted,
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James L. Johnson, Chairman
G. Robert Durham
James B. Farley
Robert Holland, Jr.
John R. Meyer
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Performance Graph
The graph set forth below shows the cumulative total return to holders of the
Company's Common Stock from November 11, 1998 to December 31, 1999, computed by
dividing (X) the difference between the price per share at the beginning and end
of such period by (Y) the share price at the beginning of such period, and
compares such return to the performance at the beginning and end of such period
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Standard & Poor's Insurance
(Life/Health)-500 Index. The graph assumes $100 invested on November 11, 1998 in
the Company's Common Stock (at $23.50 per share), the Standard & Poor's 500
Index and the Standard & Poor's Insurance (Life/Health)-500 Index. The return
for the Company's Common Stock and both Standard & Poor's indices assumes
reinvestment of all dividends for the period.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
Based on investment of $100 beginning November 11, 1998
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INDEXED RETURNS
Base Quarter Ending
Company/ Period
Index 11/11/98 11/98 12/98 01/99 02/99 03/99 04/99 05/99 06/99 07/99 08/99 09/99 10/99 11/99 12/99
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THE MONY
GROUP INC. 100 131.65 133.24 119.15 107.71 106.28 113.22 118.03 139.82 131.78 119.99 124.17 135.46 126.86 125.95
S&P 500 INDEX 100 103.95 109.94 114.54 110.98 115.42 119.89 117.05 123.55 119.69 119.10 115.84 123.17 125.67 133.07
INSURANCE
(LIFE/
HEALTH)-500 100 106.54 111.12 109.03 107.80 108.26 112.76 112.35 113.21 111.66 98.42 85.94 102.89 97.12 95.56
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ANNUAL RETURN PERCENTAGE
Quarter Ending
Company/Index 11/98 12/98 01/99 02/99 03/99 04/99 05/99 06/99 07/99 08/99 09/99 10/99 11/99 12/99
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THE MONY GROUP INC. 31.65 1.21 -10.58 -9.60 -1.33 6.53 4.25 18.46 -5.75 -8.94 3.48 9.09 -6.35 -0.72
S&P 500 COMP-LTD 3.95 5.76 4.18 -3.11 4.00 3.87 -2.36 5.55 -3.12 -0.49 -2.74 6.33 2.03 5.89
INSURANCE
(LIFE/HEALTH)-500 6.54 4.31 -1.89 -1.12 0.42 4.16 -0.36 0.76 -1.36 -11.86 -12.68 19.72 -5.61 -1.61
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Goldman, Sachs & Co. has from time to time performed investment banking services
for the Company, including serving as one of the representatives of the
underwriters of the Company's initial public offering and for the Company's
issuance on March 8, 2000 of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.30%
Senior Notes due March 15, 2010 (the "Senior Notes"). Claude M. Ballard, a
director of the Company until his retirement on January 11, 2000, was a Limited
Partner and consultant at The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P., an affiliate of
Goldman, Sachs & Co. On March 8, 2000 MONY Life repurchased all of the MONY
Notes from Goldman Sachs and certain of its affiliates for an aggregate purchase
price of $123,775,937. The Company paid Goldman, Sachs & Co. underwriting fees
and expenses of $107,668 in February 1999 in connection with the initial public
offering. The Company paid the various underwriters in connection with its
public offering of Senior Notes in March 2000 underwriting fees and expenses
equal to 0.65% per Senior Note, a portion of which was paid to Goldman, Sachs &
Co.
Mr. Kanner, a director, is a member of the law firm of Dewey Ballantine LLP,
which has in the past provided, and is expected in the future to provide, legal
advice and services to the Company.
PROPOSAL 2. RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
On February 22, 2000 the Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit
Committee, appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PricewaterhouseCoopers")
independent accountants to audit and report on the consolidated financial
statements of the Company for 2000. PricewaterhouseCoopers has audited and
reported on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for 1999.
Although ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers by the
shareholders is not required, the Board of Directors has determined that it is
desirable to request ratification of such appointment. If ratification is not
obtained, the Board of Directors will reconsider the appointment.
The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR this proposal.
The Company has been advised that representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers will
be present at the Annual Meeting. They will be afforded the opportunity to make
a statement, should they desire to do so, and to respond to appropriate
questions.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no other matters to be brought before the Annual
Meeting. If any other matters are presented for action and come before the
meeting, it is intended that the persons named as proxies on the proxy card will
vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment. A list of
shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting will be available 10 days before
the date of the meeting at the Company's headquarters during ordinary business
hours.
EXPENSES OF SOLICITATION
The Company will bear the cost of soliciting proxies from its shareholders and
will enlist the help of banks and brokerage houses in soliciting proxies from
their customers. The Company will reimburse these institutions for out-of-pocket
expenses. In addition to being solicited through the mails, proxies may also be
solicited personally or by telephone by the directors, officers and employees of
the Company or its subsidiaries. The Company has engaged D. F. King to assist in
soliciting proxies for a fee of approximately $100,000 plus reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses.
2001 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled to be held on Wednesday,
May 16, 2001. The Board is empowered by the By-Laws of the Company to change the
time of the meeting.
Proposals of shareholders must be received by the Company no later than November
30, 2000 to be eligible for inclusion under the rules of the SEC in the
Company's proxy materials for the 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and must
comply with such rules.
Under the Company's By-Laws, proposals of shareholders not included in the proxy
materials may be presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders only if
the Company's Secretary has been notified of the nature of the proposal and is
provided certain additional information at least sixty days but not more than
ninety days prior
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to March 30, 2001, the first anniversary of the proxy statement in connection
with the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (subject to exceptions if the 2000
Annual Meeting is advanced by more than 30 days and the proposal is a proper
one for shareholder action).
Shareholders wishing to suggest candidates to the Company's Human Resources
Committee for consideration as possible nominees as directors may submit names
and biographical data to the Secretary of the Company.
The Company's By-Laws also require that notice of nominations of persons for
election to the Board of Directors, other than those made by or at the direction
of the Board of Directors, must be received by the Secretary at least sixty days
but not more than ninety days prior to March 30, 2001, the first anniversary of
the proxy statement in connection with the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
(subject to exceptions if the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is advanced by
more than 30 days). The notice must present certain information concerning the
nominees and the shareholders making the nominations. The Secretary must receive
a statement of any nominee's consent to serve as a Director if elected.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ LEE M. SMITH
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Lee M. Smith
Corporate Secretary and Vice President,
Government Relations
March 30, 2000
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You may access information on-line about The MONY Group Inc. 24 hours a day.
Visit the Company's World Wide Web site at www.mony.com for investor
information, including access to information about shares of The MONY Group Inc.
held in your account at the transfer agent.
THE MONY GROUP INC.'S SHAREHOLDER PROXY HOTLINE IS AVAILABLE TO
SERVE YOU WEEKDAYS FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M., AND SATURDAY
FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M. EASTERN TIME.
U.S. AND CANADIAN SHAREHOLDERS CALL (TOLL FREE) 1-800-659-6590.
SHAREHOLDERS FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA
CALL COLLECT 001-212-269-5550.
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Excerpt from annual report to security holders.
Vote your proxy over the internet. Go to www.eproxyvote.com/mny to cast your
vote. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions.
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[X] Please mark your
votes as in this
example.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR proposals 1 and 2.
SHARES WILL BE SO VOTED UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
1. Election of Directors (see reverse)
For, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s):
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FOR WITHHELD
[ ] [ ]
2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
independent accountants.
FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
[ ] [ ] [ ]
Please use the reverse side for change of address or comments. Put an X in this
box if you have written on the reverse side.
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SIGNATURE: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear above. If more than
one owner, all shareholders must sign. When signing as an attorney,
executor, officer, trustee, or guardian, please give your full title as such.
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Dear Shareholder:
The MONY Group Inc. encourages you to take advantage of new and convenient ways
by which you can submit your proxy. You can submit your proxy electronically
over the Internet or the telephone. This eliminates the need to return the proxy
card.
To submit your proxy electronically, you must use the control number (printed in
the box above, just below the perforation) as well as your social security
number for this account.
To submit your proxy over the Internet:
o Log on to the Internet and go to the web site http://www.eproxyvote.com/mny
To submit your proxy by telephone:
o Using a touch-tone telephone, U.S. and Canadian shareholders may dial
1-877-779-8683. From outside the U.S. and Canada, shareholders may dial
001-201-536-8073. Both telephone numbers can be called 24 hours a day, 7
days a week.
If you choose to submit your proxy over the Internet or by telephone, there is
no need for you to mail back your proxy card.
Also, if you have any questions or need assistance in voting, U.S. and Canadian
shareholders please call 1-800-659-6590. Shareholders calling from outside the
U.S. and Canada please call collect 001-212-269-5550.
Your vote is important. Thank you for voting.
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c/o Equiserve Trust Company N.A.
PO Box 8222
Edison, NJ 08818-8222
Proxy Solicited by the Board of Directors for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
on May 17, 2000
Lee M. Smith and John R. McFeely, or any of them individually and each of them
with the power of substitution, are hereby appointed Proxies of the undersigned
to vote all stock of The MONY Group Inc. owned on the record date by the
undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at The Walter Reade
Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and
Broadway), New York City, at 9:30 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, May 17, 2000,
or any adjournment thereof, upon such business as may properly come before the
meeting, including the items on the reverse side of this form as set forth in
the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: NOMINEES:
01. Tom H. Barrett 02. David L. Call 03. James B. Farley
04. Samuel J. Foti 05. Jane C. Pfeiffer
(Shares cannot be voted unless this proxy form is signed and returned, the proxy
is submitted by telephone or over the Internet, the shares are voted in person,
or other arrangements are made to have the shares represented at the meeting.)
COMMENTS/CHANGE OF ADDRESS (Please mark the box on the reverse side.)
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THE MONY GROUP INC.
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Wednesday, May 17, 2000
9:30 a.m.
The Walter Reade Theater
at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th Street
(between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway)
New York, New York 10023
