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SCHEDULE 14A
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
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PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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[Logo of Wainoco Oil Corp. appears here]
1200 SMITH STREET, SUITE 2100
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-4367
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
MAY 10, 1994
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To Our Shareholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Wainoco Oil Corporation (the "Company") to be held in the Dezavala Room of the
Doubletree Hotel at Allen Center, 400 Dallas, Houston, Texas, on Tuesday, May
10, 1994 at 9:00 a.m., Houston time. Our shareholders will be asked to vote on
the following proposals:
1. The election of a Board of Directors (six members) to serve until the
next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors have
been elected or appointed.
2. Ratification of the appointment of Arthur Andersen & Co., independent
certified public accountants, as the Company's auditors for the
ensuing year.
Your Board strongly urges you to vote FOR the proposals. The enclosed Proxy
Statement includes information relating to these proposals. Additional purposes
of the meeting are to receive the reports of officers (without taking any
action thereon) and to transact such other business as may properly come before
the meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.
All shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 21, 1994 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. At least a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Company is required to be present at the meeting or
represented by proxy to constitute a quorum.
The Board of Directors and management sincerely desire your presence at the
meeting. Even if you expect to attend the meeting, you are requested to sign,
date and return the accompanying proxy. If you attend the meeting after having
returned the accompanying proxy, you may revoke your proxy, if you wish, and
vote in person.
Thank you for your support.
JAMES R. GIBBS
President and
Chief Executive Officer
March 28, 1994
Houston, Texas
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WAINOCO OIL CORPORATION
1200 SMITH STREET, SUITE 2100
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-4367
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PROXY STATEMENT
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SOLICITATION AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS FURNISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WAINOCO OIL
CORPORATION (THE "COMPANY") IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR
USE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD MAY 10, 1994, AND AT ANY
ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. The shares represented by the form of proxy enclosed
herewith will be voted in accordance with the specifications noted thereon. If
no choice is specified, said shares will be voted in favor of the proposals set
forth in the notice attached hereto. The form of proxy also confers
discretionary authority with respect to amendments or variations to matters
identified in the notice of meeting and any other matters which may properly
come before the meeting.
A shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it as to any motion on which a
vote has not already been taken by signing a proxy bearing a later date or by a
written notice delivered to the Secretary of the Company in care of Harris
Trust and Savings Bank, 311 West Monroe, Chicago, Illinois 60606 ("Harris") or
at the offices of the Company, 1200 Smith Street, Suite 2100, Houston, Texas
77002-4367, at any time up to the meeting or any adjournment thereof, or by
delivering it to the Chairman of the meeting on the day of the meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
The cost of solicitation of these proxies will be paid by the Company,
including reimbursement paid to brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees
and fiduciaries for reasonable costs incurred in forwarding the proxy material
to and solicitation of proxies from the beneficial record owners of shares. In
addition to such solicitation and the solicitation made hereby, certain
directors, officers and employees of the Company may solicit proxies by fax,
telex, telephone and personal interview.
VOTING SECURITIES
All shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 21, 1994 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. Provided that a complete and
executed form of proxy shall have been delivered to Harris prior to the
meeting, any person may attend and vote that number of shares for which he
holds a proxy. On March 21, 1994, the Company had 27,237,452 shares of common
stock, without par value ("Common Stock"), outstanding. The Common Stock is the
only class of voting securities of the Company. The presence in person or by
proxy of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Stock,
excluding Common Stock held by the Company, is necessary to constitute a quorum
at this meeting. In the absence of a quorum at the meeting, the meeting may be
adjourned from time to time without notice other than announcement at the
meeting until a quorum shall be formed.
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Shareholders of the Company have the right to cumulate votes in the election
of directors; i.e., each shareholder has the right to vote the number of shares
owned for as many persons as there are directors to be elected, or to cumulate
votes by giving one candidate as many votes as the number of such directors
multiplied by the number of shares held shall equal, or by distributing such
votes on the same principle among any number of such candidates. The persons
named in the proxy solicited hereby shall have discretionary authority to
cumulate votes for directors, except for those directors for which a
shareholder has withheld authority on the proxy. The Bylaws of the Company
require that in order for any shareholder to cumulate his votes, he must give
the Secretary of the Company written notice of his intent to cumulate not less
than 48 hours before the meeting of shareholders at which directors will be
elected. In the event that any shareholder has properly given notice of his
intent to cumulate his votes, the Bylaws of the Company also provide that all
shareholders shall then have the right to cumulate their votes, if they so
desire, without providing written notice to the Company's Secretary. On all
other matters, shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.
In the absence of cumulative voting, directors shall be elected by a
plurality of the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote in the election at
a meeting at which a quorum is present. In conformity with Wyoming law and the
Bylaws of the Company, action regarding the ratification of the appointment of
auditors will be approved if the votes cast in favor exceed the votes cast
opposing such proposal. Although Wyoming law, the charter and the Bylaws of the
Company are silent on the matter, shares abstaining from voting or not voted on
a matter will not be treated as votes cast.
ANNUAL REPORT
The Annual Report to shareholders, including consolidated financial
statements, accompanies this Proxy Statement. Such Annual Report does not form
any part of the proxy solicitation materials.
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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth, as of March 1, 1994, the beneficial ownership
of the Company's Common Stock, excluding Common Stock held by the Company, with
respect to each person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the Company's outstanding voting securities:
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AMOUNT AND NATURE
OF BENEFICIAL PERCENTAGE OF SHARES
NAME OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK(/1/)
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Lindner Fund, Inc. 2,330,000(/2/) 8.6
c/o Ryback Management Corporation
7711 Carondelet Avenue, Suite 700
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
Pioneering Management Corporation 1,456,400(/3/) 5.4
60 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Robert E. Torray 1,440,419(/4/) 5.3
6610 Rockledge Drive, Suite 450
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
First Pacific Advisors, Inc. 1,350,000(/5/) 5.0
11400 West Olympic Boulevard
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, California 90064
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(1) Represents percentage of outstanding shares plus shares issuable upon
conversion of all convertible securities of the Company owned by such
stockholder, assuming convertible securities owned by all other
stockholders are not converted. As of March 1, 1994, 27,062,177 shares of
Common Stock were outstanding.
(2) Lindner Fund, Inc. ("Lindner") and Ryback Management Corporation ("Ryback")
have jointly filed a Schedule 13G dated February 4, 1994 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") which states that
Lindner and Ryback both have shared voting and shared dispositive power
over all such shares, and sole voting and sole dispositive power over no
shares.
(3) Pioneering Management Corporation has filed a Schedule 13G dated February
11, 1994 with the Commission which states that it has sole voting and
shared dispositive power over all such shares, and shared voting and sole
dispositive power over no shares.
(4) Robert E. Torray ("Mr. Torray") and The Energy Recovery Fund Limited
Partnership ("ERF") filed a Schedule 13D dated January 19, 1993 with the
Commission. Of the aggregate shares being reported, Torray & Co.
beneficially owns in respect of its clients 69,700 shares and, assuming
conversion of convertible securities as described above, 125,719 shares.
Mr. Torray may be deemed to have sole dispositive power over all of the
shares of Torray & Co. and sole voting power over 183,990 shares (and
shared voting or shared dispositive power over none). Of the aggregate
shares being reported, ERF owns 1,245,000 shares and Mr. Torray may be
deemed to have shared voting and shared dispositive power over all of such
shares held by ERF (and sole voting or sole dispositive power over none).
(5) First Pacific Advisors, Inc. has filed a Schedule 13G dated February 9,
1994 with the Commission which states that it has shared voting on
1,250,000 of the above shares and shared dispositive power on 1,350,000
shares, and sole voting and sole dispositive power over no shares.
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COMMON STOCK OWNED BY DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth, as of March 1, 1994, the amount of Common
Stock beneficially owned by: (i) each director of the Company known to the
Company to own Common Stock, (ii) the Chief Executive Officer and the four most
highly compensated officers other than the Chief Executive Officer, and (iii)
all directors and executive officers as a group:
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AMOUNT AND NATURE
OF BENEFICIAL PERCENTAGE OF SHARES
NAME OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK(/1/)
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James R. Gibbs...................... 342,610(/2/) 1.25
John B. Ashmun...................... 1,090,052(/3/) 3.95
Douglas Y. Bech..................... 10,000 *
James S. Palmer..................... 40,623(/4/) *
Derek A. Price...................... 5,000(/5/) *
Carl W. Schafer..................... 5,000 *
William Scheerer, II................ 12,456(/6/) *
Joseph G. Butera.................... 65,720(/7/) *
S. Clark Johnson.................... 60,000(/8/) *
George E. Aldrich................... 73,400(/9/) *
Julie H. Edwards.................... 39,800(/1//0/) *
Directors and executive officers as
a group (12 persons)................ 1,780,361 6.34
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* Less than 1%
(1) Represents percentage of outstanding shares plus (i) shares issuable upon
conversion of all convertible securities of the Company owned by such
stockholder, assuming convertible securities owned by all other
stockholders are not converted, plus (ii) shares issuable upon exercise of
all stock options owned by the individual listed that are currently
exercisable or that will become exercisable by May 1, 1994, assuming stock
options owned by all other stockholders are not exercised. As of March 1,
1994, 27,062,177 shares of Common Stock were outstanding.
(2) Includes 273,700 shares with respect to which Mr. Gibbs has the right to
acquire beneficial ownership under one of the Company's stock option plans
within 60 days of the date for which beneficial ownership is provided in
the table. Of the 342,610 shares that Mr. Gibbs is deemed to beneficially
own, Mr. Gibbs has sole voting power with respect to 68,910 shares and
sole dispositive power with respect to 48,000 shares. Of the shares held
by Mr. Gibbs, 20,910 are shares of Restricted Stock, the transfer
restrictions to which will lapse in May 1994.
(3) Includes 520,700 shares subject to stock options that are currently
exercisable or that will become exercisable within 60 days of the date for
which beneficial ownership is provided in the table. Of the 1,090,052
outstanding shares that Mr. Ashmun is deemed to beneficially own, Mr.
Ashmun has sole voting power with respect to 569,352 shares, sole
dispositive power with respect to 111,702 shares and shared dispositive
power with respect to 444,190 shares. Of the shares held by Mr. Ashmun,
13,460 are shares of Restricted Stock, the transfer restrictions to which
will lapse in May 1994.
(4) Includes 5,194 shares held by a private corporation of which Mr. Palmer is
the sole shareholder and 11,429 shares assuming conversion of the
Company's convertible securities owned by Mr. Palmer.
(5) Such shares are held by a private corporation of which Mr. Price is the
sole shareholder.
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(6) Mr. Scheerer will be a director until the Annual Meeting.
(7) Includes 45,720 shares with respect to which Mr. Butera has the right to
acquire beneficial ownership under one of the Company's stock option plans
within 60 days of the date for which beneficial ownership is provided in
the table. Of the 65,720 shares that Mr. Butera is deemed to beneficially
own, Mr. Butera has sole voting power with respect to 20,000 shares and
sole dispositive power with respect to no shares. Of the shares held by
Mr. Butera, 20,000 are shares of Restricted Stock, the transfer
restrictions to which will lapse in October 1994.
(8) Includes 35,000 shares with respect to which Mr. Johnson has the right to
acquire beneficial ownership under one of the Company's stock option plans
within 60 days of the date for which beneficial ownership is provided in
the table. Of the 60,000 shares that Mr. Johnson is deemed to beneficially
own, Mr. Johnson has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with
respect to 25,000 shares.
(9) Includes 63,870 shares with respect to which Mr. Aldrich has the right to
acquire beneficial ownership under one of the Company's stock option plans
within 60 days of the date for which beneficial ownership is provided in
the table. Of the 73,400 shares that Mr. Aldrich is deemed to beneficially
own, Mr. Aldrich has sole voting power with respect to 9,530 shares and
sole dispositive power with respect to no shares. Of the shares held by
Mr. Aldrich, 9,530 are shares of Restricted Stock, the transfer
restrictions to which will lapse in May 1994.
(10) Includes 32,800 shares with respect to which Ms. Edwards has the right to
acquire beneficial ownership under one of the Company's stock option plans
within 60 days of the date for which beneficial ownership is provided in
the table. Of the 39,800 shares that Ms. Edwards is deemed to beneficially
own, Ms. Edwards has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with
respect to 7,000 shares.
PROPOSAL 1:
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
A Board of Directors is to be elected, with each director to hold office
until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his successor shall be
elected or appointed. The persons whose names are set forth as proxies in the
enclosed form of proxy will vote all shares over which they have control "FOR"
the election of the Board of Directors' nominees, unless otherwise directed.
Such persons may, in their sole discretion, cumulate the votes of shares for
which they hold proxies and allocate such votes in any manner they see fit,
unless otherwise directed. Although the Board of Directors of the Company does
not contemplate that any of the nominees will be unable to serve, if such a
situation should arise prior to the meeting, the appointed proxies will use
their discretionary authority pursuant to the proxy and vote in accordance with
their best judgment.
NOMINEES
All of the persons listed below are members of the present Board of Directors
and have consented in writing to be named in this Proxy Statement and to serve
as a director, if elected.
Mr. James R. Gibbs (49) joined the Company in February 1982 and has been
President and Chief Operating Officer since January 1987. He assumed the
additional position of Chief Executive Officer on
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April 1, 1992. Mr. Gibbs is a member of the Board of Directors of Smith
International, Inc., an oil field service company. Mr. Gibbs was elected a
director of the Company in 1985.
Mr. John B. Ashmun (70) was President of the Company from 1968 until 1987,
when be became Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer.
On April 1, 1992, Mr. Ashmun retired as Chief Executive Officer. He remains
Chairman of the Board of Directors and a consultant to the Company. Mr. Ashmun
was elected a director in 1968.
Mr. James S. Palmer (65) has been a partner in the law firm of Burnet,
Duckworth & Palmer of Calgary, Alberta, Canada since 1956. Burnet, Duckworth &
Palmer has been retained by the Company as its counsel regarding certain
Canadian legal matters. Mr. Palmer is a member of the Board of Directors of
Amerada Hess Canada Ltd., an oil company; Crown Life Insurance Company;
Hillcrest Resources, Ltd., an oil and gas company; Poco Petroleums Ltd., an oil
and gas company; Remington Resources Ltd., an oil and gas company; Sceptre
Resources Limited, an oil and gas company; Tombill Mines Limited, a diversified
Canadian public holding company; Westcoast Energy Inc., a pipeline and
transmission company; and Winfield Energy Ltd., an oil and gas company. Mr.
Palmer was elected a director of the Company in 1975.
Mr. Derek A. Price (61) is President of The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation,
a charitable foundation. Prior to April 1991, Mr. Price was Chairman of the
Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Starlaw Holdings Limited, a
private investment company with holdings principally in the areas of financial
services, real estate and manufacturing. Mr. Price was elected a director of
the Company in 1987.
Mr. Carl W. Schafer (58) has been President of the Atlantic Foundation, a
charitable foundation which mainly supports oceanographic research, since 1990.
From 1987 until 1990, Mr. Schafer was a principal of the investment management
firm of Rockefeller & Co., Inc. Mr. Schafer presently serves on the Board of
Directors of the Kidder, Peabody Group of Mutual Funds, registered investment
companies; Electronic Clearing House, Inc., an electronic financial
transactions processing company; Evans Systems, Inc., a fuel distribution,
convenience store and diversified company; Bio Techniques Laboratories, Inc.,
an agricultural biotechnology company; International Agritech Resources, Inc.,
a publishing and consulting firm in the agribusiness and biotechnology
industries; Ardic Exploration & Development, a gold mining company; and Hidden
Lake Gold Mines, Ltd. Mr. Schafer was elected a director of the Company in
1987.
Mr. Douglas Y. Bech (48) has been a partner in the law firm of Gardere &
Wynne, L.L.P. of Houston, Texas since May 1993. From 1977 until joining Gardere
& Wynne, L.L.P., Mr. Bech was a partner of Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. Mr. Bech is a
member of the Board of Directors of Pride Refining, Inc., the general partner
of Pride Companies, L.P. He was appointed a director of the Company in May
1993.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors met four times in 1993. The Board of Directors has
standing audit, compensation, executive and nominating committees that are
composed of directors of the Company.
Audit Committee: The Audit Committee is comprised of three outside directors,
currently Messrs. Price, Schafer and Scheerer. The Audit Committee's functions
include recommendations concerning the
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engagement of independent public accountants, reviewing with the independent
public accountants the plan and results of the audit engagement, approving
professional services provided by the independent public accountants, reviewing
the independence of the independent public accountants, considering the range
of audit and non-audit fees and reviewing the adequacy of the Company's
internal accounting controls. The Audit Committee met twice during 1993.
Compensation Committee: The Compensation Committee is comprised of three
outside directors, currently Messrs. Palmer, Price and Schafer. The
Compensation Committee's functions include the approval of officers' salaries
and administration of all of the Company's employee benefit plans. Such
committee met five times during 1993.
Executive Committee: The Executive Committee is comprised of the Chairman of
the Board, Mr. Gibbs, and two outside directors, currently Messrs. Palmer and
Scheerer. The Executive Committee functions in the place of the Board of
Directors between regular meetings of the Board and has all the power and
authority of the Board of Directors, except for certain matters that may not be
delegated under the Company's Bylaws. The Executive Committee did not meet
during 1993.
Nominating Committee: The Nominating Committee is comprised of three members
of the Board of Directors, currently Messrs. Gibbs, Palmer and Schafer. The
purpose of the committee is to review possible candidates for the Board of
Directors and recommend nomination of appropriate candidates by the Board.
Nominations made by the Board must be made at the same time at which the date
is set for the meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors.
The Nominating Committee met once during 1993.
Pursuant to the Company's Bylaws, nominations for candidates for election may
be made by any shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders called
for the election of directors. Nominations by a shareholder must be made by
giving notice of such in writing to the Secretary of the Company before the
later to occur of (i) 60 days prior to the date of the meeting of shareholders
called for the election of directors or (ii) ten days after the Board first
publishes the date of such meeting. Such notice shall include all information
concerning each nominee as would be required to be included in a proxy
statement soliciting proxies for the election of such nominee under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such notice shall also include a
signed consent of each nominee to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of
Shareholders or until his successor shall be elected or appointed.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
During 1993, directors' fees aggregated $142,834. Directors' fees are
presently $1,666.67 per month and $1,250.00 for each Board meeting attended,
plus $500.00 for any committee meeting attended at a time when a meeting of the
full Board was not held. No member of the Board of Directors was paid any
remuneration in 1993 for his service as a director of the Company other than
pursuant to the standard compensation arrangement for directors. Directors who
are officers of the Company do not receive any compensation for their services
as a director. The Company reimburses its directors for travel expenses
incurred in attending Board meetings. Mr. Ashmun provides consulting services
to the Company for $250,000 per year plus the reimbursement of certain expenses
pursuant to a consulting agreement expiring March 31, 1997. Burnet, Duckworth &
Palmer, a law firm of which Mr. Palmer is a partner, is retained by the Company
as its counsel for certain Canadian legal matters. Gardere & Wynne, L.L.P., a
law firm of which Mr. Bech is a partner, is retained by the Company as its
counsel for certain U.S. legal matters.
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PROPOSAL 2:
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
The Board of Directors recommends the ratification of the appointment of
Arthur Andersen & Co. as independent auditors for the Company for the year
ending December 31, 1994. This firm has served in such capacity since 1974 and
is familiar with the Company's affairs and financial procedures. Their
appointment as auditors for the year ended December 31, 1993 was approved by
the shareholders at the last Annual Meeting on April 21, 1993.
Representatives of Arthur Andersen & Co. are expected to be present at the
Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire
to do so and to respond to appropriate questions from those attending the
meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board of Directors of the Company knows of no matters expected to be
presented at the Annual Meeting other than those described above; however, if
other matters are properly presented to the meeting for action, it is intended
that the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy, and acting
thereunder, will vote in accordance with their best judgment on such matters.
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER OFFICERS
Set forth below are the executive officers of the Company along with the age
(as of March 28, 1994) and office held by each officer.
Mr. James R. Gibbs (49) is President and Chief Executive Officer. Information
about Mr. Gibbs is included on page 5 with the information on nominees for the
Board.
Mr. Joseph G. Butera (49) joined the Company in 1989 as Senior Vice
President. He is manager of the Company's U.S. oil and gas operations. Prior to
that time, he was employed for 19 years with Getty Oil Company as Exploration
Manager and with Texaco U.S.A. as Division Vice President of Exploration in
Denver.
Mr. S. Clark Johnson (48) is President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Frontier refining subsidiaries of the Company and Senior Vice President of the
Company. He has over 25 years of experience in refining and marketing. In May
1992, Mr. Johnson was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of Kerr-McGee Refining Corporation ("Kerr-McGee") but declined to serve
in order to join the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Johnson served
as Senior Vice President-Marketing, Supply & Terminals at Kerr-McGee since
1990. In 1989, Mr. Johnson served as President of Coastal Mart, Inc., a retail
subsidiary of Coastal Corporation. Previously, Mr. Johnson was with Tenneco Oil
Company for 20 years where he held numerous positions, including Vice
President-Retail Marketing from 1987 to 1988.
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Mr. Robert D. Jones (44) joined the Company as Vice President in April 1991.
He was promoted to Senior Vice President, Canadian Oil & Gas Operations in
August 1993. He has over 19 years experience in oil and gas exploration
throughout western Canada including employment with Imperial Oil Ltd., Mobil
Oil Canada, Ltd., Home Oil Company Limited and Coseka Resources Ltd., an oil
and gas company, where he served as Vice President-Exploration.
Mr. George E. Aldrich (47) joined the Company in June 1982 and was appointed
Vice President-Controller in May 1983.
Ms. Julie H. Edwards (35) joined the Company in March 1991 as Vice President-
Secretary & Treasurer. From 1985 to February 1991, she was employed by Smith
Barney, Harris Upham & Co. Inc. in the Corporate Finance Department. Prior to
1985, she was employed by Amerada Hess Corporation and American Ultramar, Ltd.,
which are oil companies, as a geologist.
Mr. Gerald B. Faudel (44) was appointed to a newly-created position, Vice
President-Safety and Environmental Affairs, in November 1993. Mr. Faudel has
been employed by Frontier since October 1989 as Director of Safety,
Environmental and External Affairs. Prior to October 1989, Mr. Faudel was
employed with Tosco Corporation's Avon Refinery as Manager of Hazardous Waste
and Wastewater Programs.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All members of the Compensation Committee are independent, non-employee
directors. The Committee regularly reviews and, with any changes it believes
appropriate, approves the Company's executive compensation program recommended
by the Company's Chief Executive Officer. An independent compensation
consultant, Towers Perrin, retained by the Committee has advised the Committee
on all compensation matters since 1988. The Company's executive compensation
program is structured to help the Company achieve its business objectives by:
. setting levels of compensation designed to attract and retain key
executives;
. providing incentive compensation that varies directly with both Company
performance and individual contribution to that performance; and
. linking compensation to financial targets which affect short and long
term share price performance.
COMPENSATION PROGRAM COMPONENTS
The particular elements of the compensation program for executive officers
are further explained below.
Base Salary. Base pay levels are largely determined through comparisons with
a peer group of companies of similar size, activity and complexity to the
Company as determined by Towers Perrin, which companies are included in the
Peer Group Index in the graph on page 15. The relative stock price performance
of the Company compared to the peer group is one factor used in determining
compensation. In addition, salaries are based on the Company's recent
performance and on individual performance contributions within a competitive
salary range for each position that is established through job evaluation and
market comparisons. Base pay levels for the executive officers are generally in
the middle of a competitive range of salaries.
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Annual Incentive Compensation. The Company's officers and certain other
employees are eligible to participate in an annual incentive compensation plan
with awards based primarily on the attainment of certain earnings, cash flow
and reserve replacement goals established by the Company's annual budget, which
is approved by the Board of Directors. The objective of this incentive plan is
to deliver competitive levels of compensation for the attainment of financial
targets that the Committee believes are important determinants of share price
over time. In 1992, although the Company met its budget objective, no awards
were made due to a net loss for the year. In 1993, the Company both exceeded
its budget earnings and cash flow objectives and was profitable. Accordingly,
awards were made to many employees. The specific amount paid to each employee
was determined at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, generally as a
percentage of base salary determined by relative ability to influence the
results of the Company and individual performance.
Stock Option Program. The Committee strongly believes that by providing those
persons who have substantial responsibility for the management and growth of
the Company with an opportunity to increase their ownership of the Company
stock, the best interests of the shareholders and executives will be closely
aligned. Therefore, executives and managers are eligible to receive stock
options from time to time at the discretion of the Compensation Committee,
giving them the right to purchase shares of Common Stock at a specified price
in the future. The number of stock options granted to executive officers is
based on such officer's ability to influence the Company's performance as
determined by the Compensation Committee.
CEO COMPENSATION
In accordance with the discussion above of the Company's philosophy for
executive compensation, a significant portion of the compensation for the Chief
Executive Officer is based upon the Company's performance. Mr. Gibbs, who has
served as Chief Executive Officer since April 1992, joined the Company in 1982
and has served in a number of executive positions. Up to one third of Mr.
Gibbs' compensation is tied to the performance of the Company. Mr. Gibbs' 1992
annual salary was $300,000 which was equal to his 1991 salary and less than his
1990 salary and incentive award although Mr. Gibbs assumed the additional
responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer during 1992. Mr. Gibbs'
compensation, both salary and incentive award, were significantly increased in
1993 in recognition of the improvement of the Company's performance and
increased complexity. As is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table, Mr.
Gibbs also participated in the Company's savings plans.
Compensation Committee Members:
James S. Palmer
Derek A. Price
Carl W. Schafer
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information regarding compensation earned by
the Company's Chief Executive Officer and the four most highly compensated
officers other than the Chief Executive Officer for services rendered in all
capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries in the years 1991 to 1993.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS
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OTHER
ANNUAL
COMPEN- RESTRICTED LTIP ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL SALARY BONUS SATION STOCK OPTIONS/ PAYOUTS COMPENSATION(/1/)
POSITION YEAR ($) ($) ($) AWARDS ($) SARS (#) ($) ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
James R. Gibbs 1993 375,000 122,000 0 0 75,000 0 48,395(/2/)
President and Chief 1992 300,000 0 0 0 87,000 0 8,728
Executive Officer 1991 300,000 0 0 0 57,000 0 8,475
Joseph G. Butera 1993 200,000 30,000 0 0 25,000 0 25,165(/3/)
Senior Vice President 1992 193,000 0 0 0 8,200 0 8,728
Manager of United
States 1991 193,000 0 0 0 27,600 0 8,475
Exploration and Produc-
tion
S. Clark Johnson 1993 230,000 70,000 0 0 25,000 0 67,653(/4/)
Senior Vice President 1992 135,000 0 0 0 50,000 0 1,688
Refining Operations 1991 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
George E. Aldrich 1993 150,000 29,500 0 0 14,900 0 18,414(/5/)
Vice President-Control-
ler 1992 145,000 0 0 0 22,000 0 8,728
1991 138,000 0 0 0 13,100 0 8,475
Julie H. Edwards 1993 158,000 31,000 0 0 29,000 0 18,227(/6/)
Vice President-Secre-
tary 1992 140,667 0 0 0 0 0 8,376
and Treasurer 1991 95,000 10,000 0 0 26,000 0 3,528
</TABLE>
(1) Includes amounts contributed under the Company's retirement/savings plans,
deferred compensation plan and premiums paid by the Company for individual
life insurance. Detail is given in the following five notes.
(2) Mr. Gibbs' Other Compensation includes $21,211 of Company contribution to
his retirement/savings plan account, $22,061 of Company contribution to his
retirement/savings plan account through a deferred compensation program and
$5,123 of life insurance premiums paid by the Company.
(3) Mr. Butera's Other Compensation includes $19,266 of Company contribution to
his retirement/savings plan account, $3,006 of Company contribution to his
retirement/savings plan account through a deferred compensation program and
$2,893 of life insurance premiums paid by the Company.
(4) Mr. Johnson's Other Compensation includes $21,066 of Company contribution
to his retirement/savings plan account, $4,806 of Company contribution to
his retirement/savings plan account through a deferred compensation program
and $3,107 of life insurance premiums paid by the Company. In addition, in
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order to induce Mr. Johnson to relocate to Denver, Colorado upon joining the
Company, the Company loaned Mr. Johnson $160,000 on January 10, 1993. Mr.
Johnson used such funds to purchase a house in Denver, Colorado pending the
sale of his house in Houston. As of March 1, 1994, $160,000 was outstanding.
The Company does not charge any interest on this loan which originally
matured in January 1994 and was extended to July 1994. Based on an assumed
8% market interest rate, the additional compensation represented by the
interest savings to Mr. Johnson during 1993 was $12,519. Additionally, the
Company has paid the monthly mortgage, insurance and taxes on Mr. Johnson's
house in Houston, which total amount paid during 1993 was $26,155. Mr.
Johnson also has an employment agreement with the Company (see "Employment
Agreement").
(5) Mr. Aldrich's Other Compensation includes $16,200 of Company contribution
to his retirement/savings plan account and $2,214 of life insurance
premiums paid by the Company.
(6) Ms. Edwards' Other Compensation includes $16,746 of Company contribution to
her retirement/savings plan account and $1,481 of life insurance premiums
paid by the Company.
STOCK OPTIONS
The Company currently maintains two stock option plans, pursuant to which
options to purchase shares of Common Stock are outstanding or available for
future grants. The purpose of the stock option plans is to advance the best
interests of the Company by providing those persons who have substantial
responsibility for the management and growth of the Company with additional
incentive by increasing their proprietary interest in the success of the
Company.
OPTION GRANTS IN 1993
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POTENTIAL
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS REALIZABLE VALUE
- ----------------------------------------------------------------- AT ASSUMED
PERCENT OF ANNUAL RATES OF
TOTAL STOCK PRICE
NUMBER OF OPTIONS APPRECIATION FOR
OPTIONS GRANTED TO EXERCISE OPTION TERM(/1/)
GRANTED EMPLOYEES PRICE EXPIRATION ----------------
NAME (#) IN 1993 ($/SH) DATE 5% 10%
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
James R. Gibbs.......... 75,000 17.5 $4.250 2/18/98 $88,065 $194,600
Joseph G. Butera........ 25,000 5.8 4.250 2/18/98 29,355 64,867
S. Clark Johnson........ 25,000 5.8 4.250 2/18/98 29,355 64,867
George E. Aldrich....... 14,900 3.5 4.250 2/18/98 17,496 38,661
Julie H. Edwards........ 14,000 3.3 4.250 2/18/98 16,439 36,325
15,000 3.5 4.125 11/18/98 17,095 37,775
</TABLE>
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(1) Based on five year original option term and annual compounding from date of
original option grant at 5% and 10%, respectively. The values reflected in
these columns reflect growth rate assumptions prescribed by the Commission.
Actual gains, if any, on stock option exercises and Common Stock holdings
are dependent on the Common Stock's performance and overall market
conditions. There can be no assurance that the amounts reflected in this
table will be achieved.
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AGGREGATE OPTION EXERCISES IN 1993
AND OPTION VALUES AT DECEMBER 31, 1993
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<CAPTION>
SHARES NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
ACQUIRED ON VALUE UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT DEC.
EXERCISE REALIZED OPTIONS AT DEC. 31, 1993 31, 1993 ($)
NAME (#) ($) EXERCISABLE/UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE/UNEXERCISABLE(/1/)
- ---- ----------- -------- ------------------------- ------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
James R. Gibbs.......... 0 0 273,700/63,210 0/0
Joseph G. Butera........ 0 0 45,720/43,280 0/0
S. Clark Johnson........ 0 0 30,000/45,000 5,000/7,500
George E. Aldrich....... 0 0 63,870/17,660 0/0
Julie H. Edwards........ 0 0 26,800/28,200 0/0
</TABLE>
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(1) The market value of the Company's Common Stock on December 31, 1993 was
$3.875 based on the closing sale price on December 31, 1993.
RETIREMENT PLANS
Officers of the Company participate in the pension plan of Wainoco Oil & Gas
Company (the "Pension Plan") on the same basis as other eligible employees. The
Pension Plan is designed to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Benefits payable under the
Pension Plan are limited by the amount determined under Section 415 of the
Code. In addition, annual compensation in excess of $150,000 cannot be
considered under the Pension Plan. The maximum annual retirement benefit
payable to any employee retiring during 1994 is limited to $118,800. This
limit, and the $150,000 limit on compensation, will be increased in subsequent
years for cost-of-living increases as provided by the Internal Revenue Service.
The Company also maintains the Wainoco Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan
(the "Supplemental Retirement Plan") to provide supplemental retirement and
death benefits to those officers of the Company and its subsidiaries whose
retirement and death benefits under the Pension Plan (or, if greater, the
benefits which would have been provided under the Pension Plan's benefit
formula as in effect on December 31, 1983) exceed the benefit actually payable
subject to limitations of Section 415 of the Code. The Supplemental Retirement
Plan is an unfunded, nonqualified plan designed, in general, to provide the
officer with the additional benefits he would have received under the Pension
Plan (or its prior formula) but for the limitations imposed by Section 415 of
the Code, or such other benefit as may be determined by the Compensation
Committee. Only those employees designated by the Compensation Committee become
participants in the Supplemental Retirement Plan. The Compensation Committee
has approved annual supplemental retirement benefits of $23,852 under the
Supplemental Retirement Plan for Mr. Ashmun, the only current participant.
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The following table sets forth the estimated annual benefits payable upon
normal retirement at age 65 under the current benefit formula of the Pension
Plan to employees in specific compensation (but disregarding the current limit
on an annual compensation that may be considered under a qualified plan, which
is $150,000 for 1994) and years-of-service classifications (but disregarding
service completed prior to 1993). The benefit formula has been modified as of
January l, 1993 to comply with amended requirements under the Code and, in
general, provides that a participant will receive the sum of (i) his "frozen"
accrued benefit at the end of 1992, plus (ii) the benefit he accrues under the
new formula for service completed after 1992. Benefits are estimated on
straight life annuity computations, notwithstanding the availability of joint
survivorship provisions.
PENSION PLAN TABLE
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL BENEFITS UPON RETIREMENT
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YEARS OF SERVICE
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REMUNERATION 15 20 25 30 35
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 50,000............................ $ 5,014 $ 6,500 $ 8,125 $ 9,750 $ 11,375
100,000............................ 14,764 18,925 23,062 27,230 31,714
150,000............................ 24,514 31,925 39,312 46,730 54,464
200,000............................ 34,264 44,925 55,562 66,230 77,214
250,000............................ 44,014 57,925 71,812 85,730 99,964
300,000............................ 53,764 70,925 88,062 105,230 118,800
350,000............................ 63,514 83,925 104,312 118,800 118,800
400,000............................ 73,264 96,925 118,800 118,800 118,800
450,000............................ 83,014 109,925 118,800 118,800 118,800
</TABLE>
The Pension Plan generally covers all United States employees of the Company
and its subsidiaries who are not members of a collective bargaining unit. The
Pension Plan is noncontributory by the employee and employer contributions are
not allocated to the account of any employee. The Pension Plan is a defined
benefit plan which, in general, provides benefits based on the employee's years
of service credited after 1992 and the average of the highest five consecutive
years of base salary received during the last ten years of service prior to
termination of employment. Employees who were participants prior to 1993 will
also receive the amount of their benefit accrued through the end of 1992 under
the Pension Plan's prior benefit formulas. This pre-1993 benefit has been
"frozen" under the plan. The annual "frozen" accrued benefit under the Pension
Plan as of December 31, 1992 for certain employees of the Company or its
subsidiaries are as follows: Mr. Gibbs, $32,573; Mr. Butera, $9,393; Mr.
Aldrich, $16,665 and Ms. Edwards, $4,202.
Retirement benefits listed above are also subject to offsets for the annuity
value of the Company's profit sharing contributions (and earnings thereon), if
any, to an employee's post-1992 Company Retirement Account under the Wainoco
Retirement Savings Plan.
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
When Mr. Johnson joined the Company in May 1992, he and the Company entered
into an employment agreement which provides that, in the event of his
termination without just cause, Mr. Johnson is entitled to severance
compensation of two times his base salary during the first two years after
commencement of his employment and an amount equal to his base salary during
the next three years of his employment by the Company. His base salary was
initially set at $225,000 per year subject to change on an annual basis as may
be agreed to between Mr. Johnson and the Company. In addition, the employment
agreement provided an award of 50,000 stock options when Mr. Johnson joined
the Company. In the event of termination without just cause, these options,
plus any other options which may have been granted to Mr. Johnson by that
time, are entitled to accelerated vesting rights. In the event of termination
for just cause, the terms of Mr. Johnson's employment agreement cease to be
binding on the Company.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN OF
THE COMPANY, PEER GROUP INDEX AND BROAD MARKET INDEX
[Graph Appears Here]
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COMPANY 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
WAINOCO OIL CO 100 169.23 105.77 69.23 55.77 59.62
INDUSTRY INDEX 100 139.93 121.02 126.36 119.98 142.95
BROAD MARKET 100 127.57 122.36 158.35 165.80 188.25
</TABLE>
Assumes $100 invested December 31, 1988, in the Company's Common Stock, the
3-digit SIC code Index of Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Companies
(approximately 210 companies) as published by Media General Financial
Services, Inc. and the New York Stock Exchange Market Index.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
No member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company was, during 1993, an officer or employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or was formerly an officer of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or had any relationships requiring disclosure by the Company under
item 404 of Regulation S-K.
During 1993, no executive officer of the Company served as (i) a member of
the Compensation Committee (or other board committee performing equivalent
functions) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, (ii) a director of another
entity, one of whose executive officers served on the Compensation Committee of
the Company, or (iii) a member of the compensation committee (or other board
committee performing equivalent functions) of another entity, one of whose
executive officers served as a director of the Company.
SECTION 16 FILINGS DISCLOSURE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of
a registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file with the
Commission and the New York Stock Exchange initial reports of ownership and
reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock of the Company. Officers,
directors and greater than ten-percent shareholders are required by Commission
regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they
file.
Except as described below, to the Company's knowledge, based solely on review
of the Company's copies of such reports furnished to the Company and written
representations that no other reports were required, during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1993, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to
its officers, directors and greater than ten-percent beneficial owners were
complied with. Mr. Ashmun has notified the Company that he was inadvertently
late in filing a Form 5 that was due in February 1993 regarding the grant of
options to him during 1992.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Shareholder proposals to be presented at the next Annual Meeting of
Shareholders must be in writing and received at the Company's principal
executive offices by the Secretary no later than November 28, 1994 in order to
be included in the next year's proxy statement.
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MISCELLANEOUS
All information contained in this Proxy Statement relating to the
occupations, affiliations and securities holdings of directors and officers of
the Company and their relationship and transactions with the Company is based
upon information received from directors and officers. All information relating
to any beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock is based
upon information contained in reports filed by such owner with the Commission.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JULIE H. EDWARDS
Vice President-Secretary & Treasurer
March 28, 1994
Houston, Texas
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PROXY
WAINOCO OIL CORPORATION
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoint(s) JAMES R. GIBBS and JULIE H. EDWARDS, or
either of them, lawful attorneys and proxies of the undersigned with full power
of substitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to
attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Wainoco Oil Corporation to be held
in the Dezavala Room of the Doubletree Hotel at Allen Center, 400 Dallas,
Houston, Texas, on Tuesday, May 10, 1994 at 9:00 a.m., Houston time, and any
adjournment(s) thereof, with all powers the undersigned would possess if
personally present and to vote the number of votes the undersigned would be
entitled to vote if personally present.
Please Date and Sign on Reverse Side.
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PLEASE MARK VOTE IN OVAL IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER USING DARK INK ONLY. / /
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(INSTRUCTION: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE, WRITE THAT
NOMINEE'S NAME IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BELOW.)
1. WITH RESPECT TO THE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS-- FOR WITHHOLD FOR ALL (Except Nominee(s)
Nominees: James R. Gibbs; written below)
John B. Ashmun; Douglas Y. / / / / / /
Bech; James S. Palmer;
Derek A. Price; and
Carl W. Schafer.
2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Arthur Andersen & Co. as auditors for / / / / / /
the year ending December 31, 1994.
________________________________________________________________________________
In their discretion, said attorneys and proxies are authorized to vote upon
such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
This Proxy when properly executed will be voted in accordance with the instruc-
tions given hereof, but IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED
FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FOR THE PROPOSAL
SET FORTH IN (2).
Dated: _________________________________________________________, 1994
Signature(s) ___________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please sign as your name appears hereon. When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full title. If the
appointor is a corporation, this instrument must be under the corporate seal or
under the hand of an officer or attorney so authorized.)
Shareholders are Urged to Complete, Sign and Return this Proxy Promptly.
