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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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14a-6(i)(3).
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1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
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0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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4) Date Filed:
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
The 1994 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Black &
Decker Corporation will be held at the
Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel, 901 Dulaney Valley Road,
Towson, Maryland, on April 26, 1994, at 11:00 a.m., for the
following purposes:
1. To elect nine directors to hold office until their
successors are elected and qualified;
2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young as independent
public accountants for the Corporation for fiscal year
1994; and
3. To transact such other business as may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments
thereof.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business
on February 25, 1994, as the record date for the
determination of stockholders who are entitled to notice of
and to vote at the meeting.
Please sign, date and return the enclosed Proxy, which
is being solicited by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Barbara B. Lucas
Vice President -- Public Affairs
and Corporate Secretary
March 16, 1994
PLEASE NOTE PROXY STATEMENT AND PROXY CARD
It is important to you and to the Corporation that your
shares be represented at the meeting, regardless of the
number of shares you own. If you are unable to be present
in person, we ask that you sign, date and return the
enclosed Proxy in favor of the election of the persons
designated by the Board of Directors and the ratification
of the selection of Ernst & Young as independent public
accountants.
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PROXY STATEMENT
The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, this Proxy Statement, and the
enclosed Proxy and Annual Report of The Black & Decker Corporation (the
"Corporation"), including the financial statements of the Corporation for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, are first being mailed on or about March
16, 1994, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 25,
1994 (the "Record Date"). The enclosed Proxy is being solicited by the Board
of Directors of the Corporation in connection with the 1994 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held at the Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel, 901 Dulaney
Valley Road, Towson, Maryland, on April 26, 1994, at 11:00 a.m. A stockholder
giving a proxy may revoke it at any time prior to its exercise by signing
another proxy bearing a later date or by giving the Secretary of the Corporation
written notice prior to the meeting or oral or written notice at the meeting.
The Corporation will supply proxies and proxy materials as requested to
brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for
distribution to the beneficial owners of shares of the Corporation's capital
stock and will reimburse them for their expenses in so doing. In addition to the
use of the mails, proxy solicitations may be made by telephone and telecopy by
employees of the Corporation and by representatives of D. F. King & Co., Inc., a
proxy solicitation firm engaged by the Corporation to assist in the solicitation
of proxies from brokers, institutional holders, nominees, and other
stockholders. The cost of the firm's services, which is expected to be
approximately $13,000 plus reimbursement of expenses, will be borne by the
Corporation.
The principal executive office of the Corporation is at 701 East Joppa
Road, Towson, Maryland 21286 (telephone 410-716-3900).
VOTING SECURITIES
On the Record Date, there were outstanding and entitled to vote 83,900,181
shares of common stock of the Corporation, par value $0.50 per share (the
"Common Stock"), held by 20,777 stockholders of record, and 150,000 shares of
Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of the Corporation, without
par value (the "Series B Stock"), all of which were held of record by Newell
Investments Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Newell Co. ("Newell"). No shares
of any other class of capital stock are outstanding. Each share of Common Stock
outstanding on the Record Date is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted
to the stockholders for a vote at the meeting, and each share of Series B Stock
outstanding on the Record Date is entitled to 42 1/3 votes on each matter
submitted to the stockholders for a vote at the meeting. The shares of Common
Stock and Series B Stock will vote together as a single class on all matters
submitted to the stockholders for a vote at the meeting. The election of
directors and all other matters submitted to a vote at the meeting will be
decided by the vote of a majority of all votes cast in person or by proxy at the
meeting. Abstentions will be treated as shares present and entitled to vote for
purposes of determining the presence of a quorum, but will not be considered as
votes cast in determining whether a matter has been approved by the
stockholders. If a broker or other record holder or nominee indicates on a proxy
that it does not have authority as to certain shares to vote on a particular
matter, those shares will not be considered as present and entitled to vote with
respect to that matter.
As of the Record Date, to the best of the Corporation's knowledge, no
persons other than Newell (together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Newell
Investments Inc.), Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("Metropolitan Life"),
State Street Research & Management Company ("State Street"), and Loomis, Sayles
& Company, L.P. beneficially owned more than five percent of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock or Series B Stock.
Based on the Schedule 13D, as amended, and other documents filed by Newell
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), the Schedule 13G
filed by Metropolitan Life on behalf of itself and certain of its subsidiaries
with the Commission, the Schedule 13G filed by State Street with the Commission,
and the Schedule 13G filed by Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles")
with the Commission, as of the Record Date Newell (together with its wholly
owned subsidiary, Newell Investments Inc.), Metropolitan Life, State Street, and
Loomis Sayles beneficially owned the following shares of Common Stock and Series
B Stock:
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TITLE OF AMOUNT OF PERCENT OF
NAME CLASS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP CLASS
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Newell Co. Common Stock 9,075,900 shares(1) 10.1%(2)
Newell Investments Inc. Series B
Stock 150,000 shares 100%
29 East Stephenson Street
Freeport, Illinois 61032
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Common Stock 5,281,300 shares(3) 6.3%
One Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
State Street Research & Management
Company(4) Common Stock 5,234,500 shares 6.2%
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.(5) Common Stock 7,510,315 shares 9.0%
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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(1) Includes 6,350,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the shares of Series B Stock.
(2) Assumes conversion of all of the shares of Series B Stock.
(3) Includes 5,234,500 shares reported by Metropolitan Life as beneficially
owned by State Street, an indirect subsidiary of Metropolitan Life, and 11,200
shares reported by Metropolitan Life as beneficially owned by Metropolitan
Series Fund of which Metropolitan Life, an investment adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, is the investment adviser.
Of the shares shown as beneficially owned by Metropolitan Life, Metropolitan
Life reported that it had sole voting power in respect of 4,999,100 shares and
sole dispositive power in respect of 5,281,300 shares.
(4) State Street is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Schedule 13G filed by State Street
disclosed that all the shares of Common Stock reported therein are in fact owned
by various clients of State Street and its affiliate, State Street Research
Investment Services, Inc., both of which disclaim any beneficial interest in any
of the shares. Of the shares shown as beneficially owned by State Street, State
Street reported that it had sole voting power in respect of 4,952,300 shares and
sole dispositive power in respect of 5,234,500 shares.
(5) Loomis Sayles is an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Of the shares shown as beneficially owned
by Loomis Sayles, Loomis Sayles reported that it has sole voting power in
respect of 2,997,490 shares and shared dispositive power in respect of 7,510,315
shares.
In connection with the acquisition of the Series B Stock in September 1991,
Newell entered into a 10-year standstill agreement that includes, among other
things, provisions limiting certain actions by Newell in respect of the
Corporation and provisions generally restricting to 15% Newell's equity interest
in the Corporation. The agreement also provides that, during the term of the
agreement, Newell shall vote its shares of Common Stock and Series B Stock in
accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
or, in the absence of a recommendation, in the same proportion as the votes cast
by all other holders of the Corporation's capital stock, except with respect to
the election of individuals proposed by Newell to serve as members of the Board
of Directors in accordance with the agreements between the Corporation and
Newell and with respect to matters as to which a class vote is provided. In
connection with the transfer during 1993 by Newell to Newell Investments Inc. of
the shares of Common Stock and Series B Stock owned by Newell, Newell
Investments Inc. also agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions of the
standstill agreement. In accordance with the terms of the agreements between the
Corporation and Newell, M. Cabell Woodward, Jr. was proposed by Newell as a
director of the Corporation.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nine directors will be elected to hold office until their successors are
elected and qualified. Unless otherwise specified, the proxies received will be
voted for the election of the following persons:
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NOLAN D. ARCHIBALD
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION
Mr. Archibald received an undergraduate degree from Weber State University in 1968 and a master of
business administration degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1970. After serving in
various executive positions with Conroy, Inc., Mr. Archibald became vice president of marketing for the
Airstream Division of Beatrice Companies, Inc. in 1977. His subsequent positions at Beatrice included
president of Del Mar Window Coverings, president of Stiffel Lamp Company, and president of the Home
Products Division. In 1983, Mr. Archibald was elected a senior vice president of Beatrice and president
of the Consumer & Commercial Products Group. He left Beatrice and was elected president and chief
operating officer of the Corporation in September 1985; he was elected chief executive officer of the
Corporation in March 1986. Since that time, Mr. Archibald has been elected to the additional position of
chairman of the board of the Corporation.
Mr. Archibald, who is 50, was first elected a director of the Corporation in September 1985. He also
serves as a director of ITT Corporation and as a trustee of The Johns Hopkins University.
BARBARA L. BOWLES
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
THE KENWOOD GROUP, INC.
Ms. Bowles received an undergraduate degree from Fisk University in 1968 and a master of business
administration degree from the University of Chicago in 1971. Following graduation, she held various
positions at First National Bank of Chicago, including vice president of trust investments. From 1981 to
1984, Ms. Bowles was assistant vice president and director of investor relations for Beatrice Companies,
Inc. In 1984, she joined Kraft, Inc., where she served as corporate vice president until 1989. Ms. Bowles
is currently president of The Kenwood Group, Inc., an equity advisory firm that she founded in 1989.
Ms. Bowles, who is 46, was first elected a director of the Corporation in July 1993. She also serves as a
director of Hyde Park Bank and Trust Company, the Chicago Urban League, and the Children's Memorial
Hospital of Chicago.
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MALCOLM CANDLISH
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
FIRST ALERT, INC.
Mr. Candlish received an undergraduate degree from the London School of Economics in 1956. After holding
marketing positions with the Beecham Group in London and Brazil and with Colgate-Palmolive in New York,
Mr. Candlish worked for McKinsey & Company, Inc. from 1965 to 1977 in locations around the world. He was
elected a partner of McKinsey in 1971. From 1977 to 1983, he held various positions with Wilson Sporting
Goods, including vice president and general manager of the International Division, senior vice president
of marketing, and president. He then served six years as president and chief executive officer of
Samsonite Corporation. In 1989, Mr. Candlish joined Sealy, Inc. as president and chief operating officer,
and shortly thereafter was named chief executive officer and chairman of the board. In 1992, Mr. Candlish
was appointed chairman of the board and chief executive officer of First Alert, Inc., a manufacturer of
home safety products.
Mr. Candlish, who is 58, was first elected a director of the Corporation in December 1991. He also serves
as a director of First Alert, Inc., Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Companies, Inc., Health o meter Products, Inc.,
The Stiffel Company, and Central Life Assurance Company.
ALONZO G. DECKER, JR.
HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION
Mr. Decker was first employed by the Corporation in 1922. In 1929, he received an undergraduate degree
from Cornell University and joined the Corporation on a full-time basis in 1930, concentrating most of
his activities in engineering, research, and manufacturing. In 1940, Mr. Decker was elected a director of
the Corporation and became vice president of manufacturing. He became executive vice president in 1956
and, in 1960, was elected president of the Corporation. He became chief executive officer in 1964 and, in
1968 while continuing as president and chief executive officer, was elected chairman of the board. Mr.
Decker relinquished his positions as president in 1972, as chief executive officer in 1975, and as
chairman of the board in 1979. He continues to serve the Corporation on a part-time basis in an advisory
and consulting capacity.
Mr. Decker, who is 86, also serves as a trustee of 11 mutual funds for which Alex. Brown & Sons serves as
investment adviser. He is also a trustee of Union Memorial Hospital and The Maryland Institute, College
of Art, a member of the board of visitors and governors of Washington College, and a trustee emeritus of
The Johns Hopkins University.
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ANTHONY LUISO
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
INTERNATIONAL MULTIFOODS CORP.
Mr. Luiso received an undergraduate degree from Iona College in 1967 and a master of business
administration degree in 1982 from the University of Chicago. Upon graduation from college, he was
employed by Arthur Andersen & Co. and, in 1971, joined Beatrice Companies, Inc. Mr. Luiso held various
positions at Beatrice, including president and chief operating officer of the International Food Division
and president and chief operating officer of Beatrice U.S. Food. Mr. Luiso left Beatrice in 1986 to
become group vice president and chief operating officer of the Foodservice Group of International
Multifoods Corp., a diversified Minneapolis-based food company, and currently serves as chairman of the
board, president, and chief executive officer of that corporation.
Mr. Luiso, who is 50, was first elected a director of the Corporation in November 1988. He also serves as
a director of Mac Frugal's Bargains . Close-Outs Inc. and the Science Museum of Minnesota.
J. DEAN MUNCASTER
PRESIDENT
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC.
Mr. Muncaster received an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1956 and a
master of business administration degree in 1957 from Northwestern University. He joined Canadian Tire
Corporation, Limited in 1957, was named a vice president of that company in 1963, and president and chief
executive officer in 1966. Mr. Muncaster retired from Canadian Tire in 1985 and worked as a consultant
with his own firm until 1989, when he joined Canadian Corporate Funding Limited, as vice chairman. In
1990, he led the acquisition by management and institutional investors of Bargain Harolds Discount
Limited, a Canadian chain of general merchandise discount stores, where he served in various capacities,
including chairman of the board and chief executive officer. In 1992, Price Waterhouse Limited was
appointed as receiver-manager of the business of Bargain Harolds. In September 1993, Mr. Muncaster became
president of Environmental Technologies International Inc., a supplier of technologies, equipment, and
products to municipal and industrial customers in the environmental protection and pollution control
fields.
Mr. Muncaster, who is 60, was first elected a director of the Corporation in 1973. He also serves as a
director of Moore Corporation Limited, Renaissance Energy Limited, and Stelco Inc.
LAWRENCE R. PUGH
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
VF CORPORATION
Mr. Pugh received an undergraduate degree from Colby College in 1956. After serving in various capacities
with Hamilton Beach Company and Ampex Corporation, Mr. Pugh joined the Samsonite Luggage division of
Beatrice Companies, Inc. in 1972. He subsequently served as director of marketing and vice president of
marketing until his election as president of that division in 1975. In 1980, Mr. Pugh joined VF
Corporation, an international apparel company, as president and a director. In 1982, Mr. Pugh was
designated chief executive officer of VF Corporation and, in 1983, was named to the additional post of
chairman of the board.
Mr. Pugh, who is 61, was first elected a director of the Corporation in 1985. He also serves as a
director of Meridian Bancorp., Inc. and Unum Insurance Co. and is chairman of the board of trustees of
Colby College and chairman of the board of Reading Hospital.
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MARK H. WILLES
VICE CHAIRMAN
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
Mr. Willes received an undergraduate degree from Columbia College in 1963 and a doctorate from Columbia
Graduate School of Business in 1967. He was Assistant Professor of Finance and Visiting Lecturer at the
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 1971. In 1971, Mr.
Willes joined the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank, where he held a number of positions including
director of research and first vice president. He was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis from 1977 to 1980. Mr. Willes joined General Mills, Inc. in 1980 as executive vice president
and chief financial officer, was elected president, chief operating officer, and a director of General
Mills in 1985, and was elected vice chairman of the board in 1992. General Mills is a leading packaged
foods and casual dining restaurant company.
Mr. Willes, who is 52, was first elected a director of the Corporation in 1990. He also serves as a
director of The Talbots, Inc. and Ryder System, Inc.
M. CABELL WOODWARD, JR.
RETIRED VICE CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
ITT CORPORATION
Mr. Woodward received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1951 and a master of business
administration degree from New York University in 1962. He began his career as a financial officer at
Hanover Bank. In 1961, he joined Continental Baking Company as assistant treasurer and was later elected
vice president -- finance and a director. He was elected executive vice president of Continental in 1969
and later that year was named president and chief executive officer. In 1978, Mr. Woodward became
executive vice president and chief financial officer of ITT Corporation. Two years later, he was elected
a director and, in 1985, was elected as a vice chairman and served in that capacity until his retirement
in February 1993.
Mr. Woodward, who is 65, was first elected a director of the Corporation in April 1993. He also serves as
a director of Melville Corporation and Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Directors who are not officers of the Corporation receive a retainer fee of
$26,000 annually for service on the Board of Directors, including service on
Board committees. Directors also receive a fee of $1,000 for each Board or Board
committee meeting attended and are reimbursed for expenses incurred in
connection with attendance. In addition, the chairman of each of the Board
committees receives an annual retainer fee of $3,000. Each director has the
option to defer all or part of the annual retainer and meeting attendance fees.
During the deferral period, interest accrues monthly for the benefit of the
director on the deferred amount at the rate earned on employee contributions
under the Thrift Feature of The Black & Decker Thrift and Incentive Plan (which,
effective as of January 1, 1994, is being merged with the Savings Plan for
Employees of Emhart Corporation and Participating Subsidiaries). The Corporation
provides $100,000 of term life insurance for each director who is not an
employee of the Corporation and $200,000 of accident insurance coverage during
each day that a director is traveling in connection with the Corporation's
business. The Corporation also has an agreement with Mr. Decker pursuant to
which Mr. Decker is employed as a part-time employee/consultant at an annual
rate of $150,000 to provide consulting and advisory services as the Board of
Directors or the president of the Corporation may request.
The Board of Directors may designate a retired director as a director
emeritus for a period of one year for each of the first three years following
the director's retirement. A director emeritus is a director for all purposes,
except that he or she (a) is not counted for quorum purposes, (b) may not vote,
and (c) receives an annual retainer fee of $15,000 instead of $26,000. The
Corporation provides retirement benefits in an amount equal to one-half of the
annual retainer on the date the director's service terminates to a director who
retires after having served for five or more years and who has not accepted
election as a director emeritus. The retirement benefit is paid in monthly
installments to the director or the director's surviving spouse until (a) the
number of monthly payments made equals the number of months of service by the
director, (b) 120 monthly payments have been made, or (c) the last day of the
month following the death of the individual entitled to the payments, whichever
occurs first. The retirement benefit is based only on service as a non-employee
director.
During 1993, the Board of Directors held six meetings, and all directors
attended more than 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board and Board
committees on which they served.
The Board of Directors has five standing committees: Executive,
Organization, Audit, Finance, and Corporate Pension.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Executive Committee, which is currently composed
of Alonzo G. Decker, Jr. (Chairman), Nolan D. Archibald, Malcolm Candlish,
Anthony Luiso, J. Dean Muncaster, and Lawrence R. Pugh, did not meet during
1993. The Executive Committee meets when required on short notice during
intervals between meetings of the Board of Directors and has authority to
exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors in the management and
direction of the affairs of the Corporation, subject to specific directions of
the Board of Directors and subject to the limitations of the Maryland General
Corporation Law.
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE. The Organization Committee is currently composed of
Lawrence R. Pugh (Chairman), Anthony Luiso, and Mark H. Willes. Alonzo G.
Decker, Jr. was a member until he resigned in December 1993. The Organization
Committee met six times during 1993. Its functions include reviewing on a
continuing basis the Corporation's structure and performance, nominating
annually a slate of officers and members of the standing committees of the Board
of Directors, reviewing and recommending the election and removal of officers,
reviewing annually the job performance of the elected officers, reviewing and
recommending salaries and benefits for key corporate officers, administering the
Corporation's incentive compensation plans, and acting as the Stock Option
Committee to administer the Corporation's stock option plans.
The Organization Committee also reviews and recommends changes in Board
composition, monitors the continuing qualification of individual directors,
recommends candidates for election to the Board of
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Directors to fill vacancies between annual meetings of stockholders, and
proposes to the Board of Directors a slate of nominees for submission to the
stockholders for election as directors at the annual meeting of stockholders. In
performing its nominating function, the Organization Committee will consider
nominees recommended by stockholders. Recommendations should be submitted in
writing to the Secretary of the Corporation before October 1 of each calendar
year and must include a description of the proposed nominee's qualifications,
other relevant biographical data, and an indication of the consent of the
proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation if elected.
AUDIT COMMITTEE. The Audit Committee, which is currently composed of J.
Dean Muncaster (Chairman), Barbara L. Bowles, Malcolm Candlish, and M. Cabell
Woodward, Jr., met three times during 1993. Its functions include making
recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the selection of independent
accountants, approving the selection of and change in the independent
accountants selected by the subsidiaries, conferring with the independent
accountants and reviewing the scope and the fees of their prospective annual
audit and the results of their work, reviewing the Corporation's financial
statements, serving as a channel of communications between the Board of
Directors, management and the independent accountants, reviewing the adequacy of
the Corporation's internal auditing, accounting, and financial controls and
procedures, and approving the nature and scope of non-audit services performed
by the independent accountants.
FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Finance Committee, which is currently composed of
Anthony Luiso (Chairman), Mark H. Willes, and M. Cabell Woodward, Jr., met six
times during 1993. Its functions include reviewing the financial policies and
procedures of the Corporation, reviewing operating and financial results,
considering corporate financing and the issuance and sale of the Corporation's
securities, reviewing capital expenditure and operating budgets, approving
certain capital expenditures and borrowings having a term in excess of one year,
making recommendations to the Board of Directors on dividends, reviewing certain
acquisitions and dispositions of real estate, reviewing foreign currency
movements and exposures, and considering the acquisition or disposition of major
assets and mergers.
CORPORATE PENSION COMMITTEE. The Corporate Pension Committee, which is
currently composed of Malcolm Candlish (Chairman), Barbara L. Bowles, and J.
Dean Muncaster, met two times during 1993. The Corporate Pension Committee
oversees the various pension plans and operating pension committees of the
Corporation and its subsidiaries. It reviews annually the investment policies
and management of pension funds, the actuaries' recommendations as to current
levels of funding, and the summary recapitulations of all pension plans of the
Corporation and its subsidiaries. It approves all new pension plans and major
changes to existing pension plans of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, and
it reviews on a continuous basis the Corporation's pension policy.
NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS. The Corporation's By-Laws provide that only
persons nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible
for election as directors at the meeting. Nominations of persons for election as
directors may be made at the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors by any nominating committee or person appointed by the Board or by any
stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of directors at
the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this paragraph.
Nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the Board,
shall be made pursuant to written notice delivered to or mailed to and received
by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not less than 50 days nor more than 75 days prior to the meeting;
provided, however, that in the event that less than 65 days' notice or prior
public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders,
notice by the stockholder must be so received not later than the close of
business on the 15th day following the day on which the notice of the date of
the meeting was mailed or the public disclosure was made, whichever first
occurred. The notice to the Secretary shall set forth (a) as to each person whom
the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director,
(i) the name, age, business address, and residence address of the person, (ii)
the principal occupation or employment of the person, (iii) the class and number
of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are beneficially owned by the
person, and (iv) any other information relating to the person that is
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required to be disclosed in solicitations for proxies for election of directors
pursuant to Rule 14a under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (b) as to
the stockholder giving the notice (i) the name and record address of the
stockholder and (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the
Corporation that are beneficially owned by the stockholder. The Corporation may
require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably
be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of the proposed
nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.
The Chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and
declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the
foregoing procedure, and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
SECTION 16. Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires
the Corporation's officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of a
registered class of the Corporation's equity securities to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the New York Stock Exchange, and the Corporation. Based solely on its review of
the copies of the forms received by it, or written representations from certain
reporting persons that they were not required to file a Form 5, the Corporation
believes that, with respect to transactions required to have been reported in
1993 or on a Form 5 for the year ended December 31, 1993, all filing
requirements were complied with, except that Newell failed to file on a timely
basis one Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4,
and Mr. Archibald inadvertently failed to include a change in the nature of his
beneficial ownership of 440 shares of Common Stock that were transferred from
his name to a family partnership of which he is sole general partner in December
1992 on his Form 5s for 1992 and 1993 and an intervening Form 4.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table presents information, as of the Record Date, about the
number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the directors and
named executive officers of the Corporation and by all current directors and
executive officers of the Corporation as a group. Other than Mr. Archibald who
beneficially owns 2.0% of the shares of Common Stock, each of the named
directors and executive officers beneficially owns less than 1% of the shares of
Common Stock, and all current directors and executive officers as a group
beneficially own 3.2% of the shares of Common Stock. These figures include
shares of Common Stock that executive officers have the right to acquire within
60 days pursuant to the exercise of stock options. None of the shares of Series
B Stock are beneficially owned by directors or executive officers of the
Corporation.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
NAME OWNED
<S> <C>
Nolan D. Archibald 1,677,399(1)
Barbara L. Bowles 400
Malcolm Candlish 1,350(2)
Alonzo G. Decker, Jr. 326,423(3)
Raymond A. DeVita 56,642(4)
Gary T. DiCamillo 58,526(5)
Michael N. Hammes 6,889(6)
Dennis G. Heiner 176,737(7)
Anthony Luiso 5,000
J. Dean Muncaster 2,600(8)
Lawrence R. Pugh 500
Roger H. Thomas 98,500(9)
Mark H. Willes 4,230(10)
M. Cabell Woodward, Jr. 4,000
All Directors and Executive
Officers as a Group (23 persons)(11) 2,736,917(12)(13)
</TABLE>
(1) Of the total number of shares shown as owned by Mr. Archibald,
1,650,000 shares represent the number of shares Mr. Archibald has the right to
acquire within 60 days upon the exercise of options granted under the
Corporation's stock option plans,
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1,959 shares are held for the account of Mr. Archibald under The Black & Decker
Retirement Savings Plan, and 15,240 shares are held by a family partnership over
which Mr. Archibald has voting and investment power.
(2) The shares shown as owned by Mr. Candlish are owned by a revocable
trust over which Mr. Cand-
lish has voting and investment power in his capacity as a settlor and a trustee.
(3) Of the total number of shares shown as owned by Mr. Decker, 173 shares
are held for the account of Mr. Decker under The Black & Decker Retirement
Savings Plan, 3,339 shares are held directly by Mr. Decker's spouse, and 150,000
shares are held by two trusts of which Mr. Decker is one of two trustees.
(4) Of the total number of shares shown as owned by Mr. DeVita, 16,642
shares are held for the account of Mr. DeVita under The Black & Decker
Retirement Savings Plan, and 40,000 shares represent the number of shares Mr.
DeVita has the right to acquire within 60 days upon the exercise of options
granted under the Corporation's stock option plans.
(5) Of the total number of shares shown as owned by Mr. DiCamillo, 711
shares are held by Mr. DiCamillo pursuant to The Black & Decker Retirement
Savings Plan, and 56,500 shares represent the number of shares Mr. DiCamillo has
the right to acquire within 60 days upon the exercise of options granted under
the Corporation's stock option plans.
(6) Mr. Hammes resigned as an officer and director of the Corporation in
September 1993, but is being included in this security ownership table because
of the definition of "named executive officer." Of the total number of shares
shown as owned by Mr. Hammes, 488 shares are held for the account of Mr. Hammes
under The Black & Decker Retirement Savings Plan.
(7) Of the total number of shares shown as owned by Mr. Heiner, 1,377
shares are held by Mr. Heiner pursuant to The Black & Decker Retirement Savings
Plan, and 175,000 shares represent the number of shares Mr. Heiner has the right
to acquire within 60 days upon the exercise of options granted under the
Corporation's stock option plans.
(8) Of the total number of shares shown as owned by Mr. Muncaster, 2,000
shares are held by a private holding company over which Mr. Muncaster has voting
and investment power.
(9) Of the shares shown as owned by Mr. Thomas, 96,100 shares represent the
number of shares Mr. Thomas has the right to acquire within 60 days upon the
exercise of options granted under the Corporation's stock option plans.
(10) The shares shown as owned by Mr. Willes are owned jointly with his
spouse.
(11) Mr. Hammes is included in the directors and executive officers as a
group category, even though Mr. Hammes resigned as an officer and director of
the Corporation in September 1993.
(12) Of the total number of shares shown as owned by all directors and
executive officers as a group, 29,266 shares are held for the account of the
executive officers (or former executive officers) under The Black & Decker
Retirement Savings Plan, and 2,311,000 shares represent the number of shares
executive officers have the right to acquire within 60 days upon the exercise of
options granted under the Corporation's stock option plans.
(13) Of the total number of shares shown as owned by all directors and
executive officers as a group, 6,889 are owned by Mr. Hammes, a former director
and officer of the Corporation.
The information provided in the above chart is based on information
received from the directors and executive officers. The inclusion of shares in
the table is not an admission of beneficial ownership by the director or
executive officer next to whose name the shares appear. Unless otherwise
indicated in a footnote to the table, the named director or executive officer
held sole voting and investment power over the shares.
At its February 1993 meeting, the Board of Directors adopted a stock
ownership policy for the Corporation's executive officers. The primary purpose
of the policy is to strike a balance between the objectives of stock ownership
and individual financial planning. The policy provides for a minimum share
ownership target that ranges from shares having a market value of one times an
executive officer's base salary to four times the base salary of the chairman,
president and chief executive officer. Until the minimum share ownership target
is met, an executive officer is expected to retain at least 50% of the net
shares received under The Black & Decker Performance Equity Plan (the "PEP") and
upon exercise of stock options under the Corporation's stock option plans. The
policy does not apply to executive officers who have attained the age of 60.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following tables and related text summarize, in accordance with the
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Corporation's
compensation of its executive officers.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION
The following table summarizes certain information regarding the
Corporation's compensation of its chief executive officer and certain of its
current and former executive officers whose total annual salary and bonus
(excluding unusual and non-recurring items) for fiscal year 1993 exceeded
$100,000. In accordance with the regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, no information is included under the captions "Other Annual
Compensation" and "All Other Compensation" for fiscal year 1991.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS
OTHER SECURITIES ALL
ANNUAL UNDERLYING OTHER
COMPEN- OPTIONS/ PAYOUTS COMPEN-
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS SATION SARS LTIP PAYOUTS SATION
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Nolan D. Archibald 1993 $825,000 $650,000 $157,288(a) -- -- $20,708 (b)
Chairman, Chief Executive 1992 825,000 350,000 247,104(c) 860,000(d) -- 4,531 (e)
Officer and President 1991 825,000 450,000 750,000(f) 269,500
Raymond A. DeVita 1993 345,000 155,000 31,199(g) -- -- 16,604 (h)
Executive Vice President 1992 326,667 32,000 35,438(i) -- -- 4,531 (j)
1991 310,000 146,000 -- --
Dennis G. Heiner 1993 330,000 175,000 41,011(k) -- -- 11,085 (l)
Executive Vice President 1992 330,000 120,000 258,823(m) -- -- 4,531 (n)
1991 328,333 190,000(o) -- 80,106
Gary T. DiCamillo 1993 293,333 200,000 21,971(p) 75,000 -- 5,211 (q)
Group Vice President 1992 255,000 130,000 26,398(r) -- -- 1,893 (s)
1991 236,667 90,000 -- 59,332
Roger H. Thomas(T) 1993 300,700 147,297 12,911(u) -- -- --
Group Vice President 1992 339,931 110,000 61,843(v) -- -- --
1991 318,679 198,835 -- 84,308
Michael N. Hammes 1993 433,654 275,000 32,469(w) -- -- 14,199 (x)
Former Vice Chairman 1992 475,000 230,000 44,462(y) 200,000 4,531 (z)
1991 420,833 220,000 -- --
</TABLE>
(a) Includes perquisites and personal benefits of $58,066. The perquisites
and personal benefits included personal use of the Corporation's airplane at an
approximate cost to the Corporation of $33,400 and reimbursement for financial
counseling fees of $16,669.
(b) Includes $4,670 in contributions by the Corporation to The Black &
Decker Thrift and Incentive Plan, and $16,038 in life insurance premiums paid by
the Corporation.
(c) Includes $156,250 paid in connection with Mr. Archibald's surrender of
500,000 stock appreciation rights ("SARs"). In addition, the Corporation
provides certain perquisites and other personal benefits. The aggregate dollar
cost to the Corporation of perquisites and other personal benefits received
by Mr. Archibald in fiscal year 1992 did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or
10% of the total amounts reported in the Salary and Bonus columns.
(d) Mr. Archibald received two separate stock option grants in 1992. The
first grant of 500,000 stock options was made following the Corporation's
request that he surrender 500,000 stock appreciation rights granted in 1989.
Upon surrender of the stock appreciation rights, Mr. Archibald was granted
500,000 stock options and was paid $156,250 representing the difference in value
between the stock option exercise price of $21.1875 and the stock appreciation
base value of $20.8750. This exchange enabled the Corporation to avoid an
unfavorable charge against earnings under current accounting principles. The
second grant of 360,000 stock options was a special five-year grant that
together with the 750,000 stock options granted in 1991 was awarded in lieu of
any base salary increase for a period of at least four years from the date of
his last increase. Mr. Archibald will receive no additional stock option grants
before 1996.
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(e) Represents contributions by the Corporation to The Black & Decker Thrift
and Incentive Plan.
(f) These stock options represented a special one-time, five-year grant and
were granted in lieu of any base salary increase for a period of at least four
years from the date of his last increase. See Note (d) above.
(g) In addition, the Corporation also provides certain perquisites and other
personal benefits. The aggregate dollar cost to the Corporation of the
perquisites and other personal benefits received by Mr. DeVita in fiscal year
1993 did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total amounts reported
in the Salary and Bonus columns.
(h) Includes $4,670 in contributions by the Corporation to The Black &
Decker Thrift and Incentive Plan and $11,934 in life insurance premiums paid by
the Corporation.
(i) In addition, the Corporation also provides certain perquisites and other
personal benefits. The aggregate dollar cost to the Corporation of the
perquisites and other personal benefits received by Mr. DeVita in fiscal year
1992 did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total amounts reported
in the Salary and Bonus columns.
(j) Represents contributions by the Corporation to The Black & Decker Thrift
and Incentive Plan.
(k) In addition, the Corporation also provides certain perquisites and other
personal benefits. The aggregate dollar cost to the Corporation of the
perquisites and other personal benefits received by Mr. Heiner in fiscal year
1993 did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total amounts reported
in the Salary and Bonus columns.
(l) Includes $4,670 in contributions by the Corporation to The Black &
Decker Thrift and Incentive Plan, and $6,415 in life insurance premiums paid by
the Corporation.
(m) Includes perquisites and personal benefits, which exceeded 10% of the
amount reported in the Salary and Bonus columns. The perquisites included
$156,110 in reimbursement for moving expenses.
(n) Represents contributions by the Corporation to The Black & Decker Thrift
and Incentive Plan.
(o) Includes $30,000 paid pursuant to a contract entered into at the time
Mr. Heiner joined the Corporation.
(p) In addition, the Corporation also provides certain perquisites and other
personal benefits. The aggregate dollar cost to the Corporation of the
perquisites and other personal benefits received by Mr. DiCamillo in fiscal year
1993 did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total amounts reported
in the Salary and Bonus columns.
(q) Includes $2,335 in contributions by the Corporation to The Black &
Decker Thrift and Incentive Plan, and $2,876 in life insurance premiums paid by
the Corporation.
(r) In addition, the Corporation also provides certain perquisites and other
personal benefits. The aggregate dollar cost to the Corporation of the
perquisites and other personal benefits received by Mr. DiCamillo in fiscal year
1992 did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total amounts reported
in the Salary and Bonus columns.
(s) Represents contributions by the Corporation to The Black & Decker Thrift
and Incentive Plan.
(t) Except for the amounts shown in the Bonus column of the table and as
otherwise indicated in this Proxy Statement, amounts for Mr. Thomas, who is
based in the United Kingdom, are calculated based on the Corporation's weighted
average exchange rate for accounting purposes for the applicable period.
(u) In addition, the Corporation also provides certain perquisites and other
personal benefits. The aggregate dollar cost to the Corporation of the
perquisites and other personal benefits received by Mr. Thomas in fiscal year
1993 did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total amounts reported
in the Salary and Bonus columns.
(v) Includes perquisites and personal benefits, which exceeded 10% of the
amounts reported in the Salary and Bonus columns. The perquisites included
$36,299 paid by the Corporation in connection with Mr. Thomas' use of a company
car.
(w) In addition, the Corporation also provides certain perquisites and other
personal benefits. The aggregate dollar cost to the Corporation of the
perquisites and other personal benefits received by Mr. Hammes in fiscal year
1993 did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total amounts reported
in the Salary and Bonus columns.
(x) Includes $4,670 in contributions by the Corporation to The Black &
Decker Thrift and Incentive Plan, and $9,529 in life insurance premiums paid by
the Corporation.
(y) In addition, the Corporation also provides certain perquisites and other
personal benefits. The aggregate dollar cost to the Corporation of the
perquisites and other personal benefits received by Mr. Hammes in fiscal year
1992 did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total amounts reported
in the Salary and Bonus columns.
(z) Represents contributions by the Corporation to The Black & Decker Thrift
and Incentive Plan.
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OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to grants
made by the Corporation of stock options to executive officers pursuant to the
Corporation's stock option plans during fiscal year 1993. No SARs were granted
to executive officers during fiscal year 1993.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POTENTIAL REALIZED
VALUE AT
ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS OF
NUMBER OF STOCK PRICE
SECURITIES % OF TOTAL APPRECIATION
UNDERLYING OPTIONS/SARS GRANTED EXERCISE
OPTIONS/SARS TO EMPLOYEES OR BASE EXPIRATION FOR OPTION TERM
NAME GRANTED IN FISCAL YEAR PRICE DATE 5% 10%
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Nolan D. Archibald -- -- -- -- -- --
Raymond A. DeVita -- -- -- -- -- --
Dennis G. Heiner -- -- -- -- -- --
Gary T. DiCamillo 75,000 10.9% $20.5625 12/9/2003 $969,873 $2,457,850
Michael N. Hammes -- -- -- -- -- --
Roger H. Thomas -- -- -- -- -- --
</TABLE>
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR END
OPTION/SAR VALUES
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the
exercise of stock options and SARs by the Corporation's executive officers
during fiscal year 1993 and information concerning the number and value of
unexercised stock options at December 31, 1993. The value of unexercised stock
options is based on the closing price per share of Common Stock of $19.75 on
December 31, 1993. As of that date, no SARs were outstanding.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS/SARS AT OPTIONS/SARS AT
SHARES ACQUIRED VALUE DECEMBER 31, 1993 DECEMBER 31, 1993
NAME ON EXERCISE REALIZED EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Nolan D. Archibald -- -- 1,500,000 820,000 $2,808,750 $ 3,206,250
Raymond A. DeVita -- -- 40,000 10,000 -- --
Dennis G. Heiner -- -- 175,000 -- 181,250 --
Gary T. DiCamillo -- -- 56,500 93,000 171,938 67,500
Roger H. Thomas 5,000 $ 7,500 78,100 18,000 201,888 67,500
Michael N. Hammes 160,000 884,313 -- -- -- --
</TABLE>
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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANS -- AWARDS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF PERFORMANCE OR
SHARES, OTHER PERIOD UNTIL ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS UNDER
UNITS OR OTHER MATURATION OR NON-STOCK PRICE-BASED PLANS(b)
NAME RIGHTS(a) PAYOUT THRESHOLD TARGET MAXIMUM
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Nolan D. Archibald 28,000 3 years $276,500 $553,000 $829,500
Raymond A. DeVita 10,036 3 years 99,106 198,211 297,317
Dennis G. Heiner 9,600 3 years 94,800 189,600 284,400
Gary T. DiCamillo 9,745 3 years 96,232 192,464 288,696
Roger H. Thomas 7,142 3 years 70,527 141,055 211,582
Michael N. Hammes -- -- -- -- --
</TABLE>
(a) Each of the referenced awards constitutes a grant of performance units,
which represent units equivalent to shares of Common Stock, under the PEP in
December 1993 for the three-year period commencing January 1, 1994. Cash amounts
paid under the PEP during fiscal year 1993 for outstanding performance units in
amounts equal to the dividends that would have been paid if the performance
units were granted in the form of shares of Common Stock are included in the
Other Annual Compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table. No payments
were made under the PEP for the three-year period ended December 31, 1993.
(b) In accordance with the performance goals established under the PEP for
the three-year period ending December 31, 1996, the threshold, target and
maximum awards are equal to 50%, 100% and 150%, respectively, of the performance
units granted. The various levels of future payouts will be based upon the
Corporation's achievement of established earnings per common share targets at
the end of the three-year performance period. The future payouts under the PEP
may be adjusted by the Organization Committee based on individual contributions
made to the Corporation or other factors deemed appropriate by the Organization
Committee. The amounts shown for each named executive officer are based on the
closing price per share of Common Stock of $19.75 on December 31, 1993. The
value of any payouts ultimately received by each of the named executive officers
will vary depending on the price per share of Common Stock on the date the
payouts are made.
PENSION BENEFITS
The following table shows the estimated annual retirement benefits payable
under the Corporation's pension plans to participating employees, including the
executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table, in the remuneration
and years of service classifications indicated. The Corporation maintains
tax-qualified defined benefit plans, which cover most officers and salaried
employees on a non-contributory basis. Certain tax code provisions limit the
annual benefits that may be paid from tax-qualified retirement plans. As
permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended,
the Corporation also maintains supplemental plans that authorize payment out of
the general funds of the Corporation of benefits in excess of amounts permitted
to be paid under the tax-qualified plans. The following table reflects benefits
payable under both the tax-qualified plans and the applicable supplemental
plans.
PENSION PLAN TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS OF SERVICE
REMUNERATION 15 20 25 30 35
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 200,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
300,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
500,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000
700,000 350,000 350,000 350,000 350,000 350,000
900,000 450,000 450,000 450,000 450,000 450,000
1,100,000 550,000 550,000 550,000 550,000 550,000
1,300,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000 650,000
1,500,000 750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000
1,700,000 850,000 850,000 850,000 850,000 850,000
1,900,000 950,000 950,000 950,000 950,000 950,000
<CAPTION>
</TABLE>
Compensation used under the tax-qualified defined benefit plans and the
applicable supplemental plans in calculating the annual normal retirement
benefit amounts reflected in the Pension Plan Table is the highest three-year
average out of the executive's last five years of employment with the
Corporation of base annual salary and bonuses (as reported in the Summary
Compensation Table). The normal retirement age for pension plan purposes is age
65 and for supplemental plan purposes is age 60 with five years of service.
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The respective years of service credited for pension plan purposes as of
December 31, 1993, and the estimated years of service at age 60 for each of the
persons (other than Roger H. Thomas who participates in a pension program
maintained by the Corporation's principal United Kingdom subsidiary and Mr.
Hammes who left the Corporation during 1993) named in the Summary Compensation
Table are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS OF SERVICE YEARS OF SERVICE
NAME AT DECEMBER 31, 1993 AT NORMAL RETIREMENT
<S> <C> <C>
Nolan D. Archibald 8.33 17.80
Raymond A. DeVita 35.56 38.16
Dennis G. Heiner 8.13 17.76
Gary T. DiCamillo 7.62 24.56
</TABLE>
Mr. Thomas is covered by a pension program maintained by the Corporation's
principal subsidiary in the United Kingdom. Annual retirement benefits under
that program at normal retirement are equal to 66 2/3% of Mr. Thomas' final
average annual compensation, reduced by benefits Mr. Thomas receives under the
basic state pension in the United Kingdom.
The Pension Plan Table reflects the annual benefit payable commencing at
the participant's 60th birthday in the form of an annuity for the participant's
life with a 50% contingent annuity payable in favor of his or her spouse. Under
this pension benefit option, if a participant dies while receiving benefits, his
or her surviving spouse receives 50% of the monthly benefits for the spouse's
life.
The benefits reflected in the Pension Plan Table are offset or reduced by
100% of the participant's Social Security benefits and any retirement,
disability, severance, death, and similar benefits received from the Corporation
or any other employer.
SEVERANCE BENEFITS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
Certain of the terms and conditions of employment of Nolan D. Archibald,
the Corporation's chairman, president, and chief executive officer, are governed
by a written employment contract. Mr. Archibald's contract currently provides
for an annual salary of $825,000, severance payments to Mr. Archibald on
substantially the same terms and conditions set forth below in respect of the
severance benefits agreements, and the continuation of substantially all
benefits and perquisites for a three-year period or until Mr. Archibald obtains
substantially equivalent employment.
In connection with the resignation of Mr. Hammes as Vice Chairman of the
Corporation during fiscal year 1993, the Corporation entered into an agreement
pursuant to which certain stock options were exercisable for a limited period of
time following Mr. Hammes' resignation. The agreement also provided that Mr.
Hammes would be entitled to receive payments under the Corporation's annual
incentive plan and the PEP for the three-year period ending December 31, 1993,
as if his employment had continued through the end of fiscal year 1993. Mr.
Hammes, in turn, agreed not to take certain actions in respect of the
Corporation and its employees, and agreed to forfeit certain rights and
reimburse the Corporation for amounts paid under the agreement in the event that
he breached the agreement.
In addition to the severance benefits agreements discussed below, the
Corporation has a salary continuance policy covering certain officers of the
Corporation, including Messrs. DeVita, Heiner, DiCamillo, and Thomas. In the
event any of those officers are terminated other than for cause, their
compensation and benefits will be continued for a period of up to one or two
years or until another position of employment is obtained, whichever occurs
first. The amount payable to the executive under the salary continuance policy
will be offset by any base salary paid to the executive by another employer;
provided, however, that the Corporation will continue to pay the difference
between the executive's new base salary and the base salary at the time of
termination, if higher, for the remainder of the period.
In 1986, the Corporation entered into severance benefits agreements that
provide for payments to be made to certain key management employees in the event
of their termination following a change in control
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of the Corporation. These agreements have been amended and restated, and
presently cover approximately 19 employees including each of the persons named
in the Summary Compensation Table (other than Mr. Hammes who left the
Corporation during 1993). The severance benefits agreements expire on December
31, 1995, unless a change in control shall have occurred prior to that date, in
which case the agreements expire 36 months after the date of the change in
control. The severance benefits agreements provide for the payment by the
Corporation of specified benefits in the event the employment of the employee
terminates under certain circumstances during a period of three years following
any change in control of the Corporation. For purposes of these agreements, a
change in control shall be deemed to take place whenever (i) a person, group of
persons, or other entity shall become the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Corporation having 20% or more of the combined
voting power of the Corporation's then-outstanding securities, (ii) there shall
be certain significant changes in the composition of the Board of Directors,
(iii) the Corporation enters into an agreement that would result in a change of
control, or (iv) the stockholders of the Corporation approve certain
extraordinary transactions.
Circumstances triggering payment of severance benefits under these
agreements include (i) involuntary termination of employment (for reasons other
than death, disability, retirement, or cause) or (ii) voluntary termination by
the employee in the event of certain significant changes in the nature of his or
her employment, including certain reductions in compensation and changes in
responsibilities and powers.
Benefits include (i) a lump sum severance payment equal to three times the
sum of (a) the employee's annual base salary and (b) the employee's Annual
Incentive Plan Maximum Payment, (ii) the employee's PEP Maximum Payment, (iii)
payment of allocated or credited deferred compensation and bonuses, (iv) certain
cash payments in lieu of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Corporation's
stock option plans, (v) vesting of the benefits to which the employee would have
been entitled under the terms of the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
based on specified age and service credit assumptions, (vi) maintenance of all
life, disability, accident, and health insurance substantially similar to those
benefits to which the employee was entitled immediately prior to termination for
a period of two additional years, (vii) certain additional payments to cover any
excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, (viii)
reimbursement of legal fees and expenses, if any, incurred as a result of such
termination and (ix) payment of all other amounts to which the employee is
entitled under the Retirement Plan, The Black & Decker Thrift and Incentive Plan
and any other plan relating to retirement benefits. For purposes of the
foregoing, Annual Incentive Plan Maximum Payment shall mean 150% of the higher
of the employee's 1990 target award under the Annual Incentive Plan or any
greater target award provided for in any subsequent year. For purposes of the
foregoing, PEP Maximum Payment shall mean an amount equal to three times the
value of 150% of the employee's 1990 award under the PEP less the value of
shares of Common Stock issued under the PEP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the employee has received his or her 1992 award under the PEP as of the date of
termination and that award is on a basis not materially less favorable than the
1990 award, PEP Maximum Payment shall be zero.
The Board of Directors believes that such severance benefits agreements
will encourage the commitment and availability of its key management employees
and ensure that they will be able to devote their full attention and energies to
the Corporation's affairs in the face of potentially disruptive and distracting
circumstances that may arise in the event of an attempted or actual change in
control or an unsolicited takeover of the Corporation. In any such event, such
key management employees will be able to analyze and evaluate proposals
objectively with a view to the best interests of the Corporation and its
stockholders and to take such other action as the Board of Directors may deem to
be appropriate. The severance benefits agreements, however, may have the
incidental effect of discouraging takeovers and protecting the employees from
removal, since the agreements increase the cost that would be incurred by an
acquiring company seeking to replace current management.
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Recommendations regarding the compensation of the Corporation's executive
officers are made by the Organization Committee and are approved by the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors did not
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reject or modify in any material way any of the recommendations of the
Organization Committee during 1993.
PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES. The Corporation seeks to attract and retain top
quality executives by providing a competitive, performance-based executive
compensation program. The fixed compensation element of the program is intended
to be, in the aggregate with other compensation, competitive with the market.
The incentive compensation element is designed to focus management on annual and
long-term financial performance and on long-term stock price performance, with
both annual and long-term objectives and both cash and stock-based rewards. The
program reflects the Corporation's pay-for-performance philosophy and is
intended to provide pay commensurate with performance.
Total payouts under the incentive compensation element of the program vary
with the Corporation's annual and long-term performance against the objectives
and targets established under each of the incentive compensation plans and with
the Committee's and the Board of Directors' subjective evaluation of individual
performance.
The Committee's evaluation process and the ultimate level of annual
incentive compensation for an individual executive officer is not based solely
on a mechanical or mathematical formula. Instead, once it is determined that a
participant is eligible for payment under the Annual Incentive Plan because the
Corporation reached its threshold earnings per common share ("EPS") level or a
particular business unit reached its financial targets, the exact amount of the
payment is determined by multiplying the target payment by a payout factor and
an individual performance factor. Although the payout factor is determined by a
mathematical formula calculated against preestablished objectives, the actual
payment is determined following a subjective evaluation of the participant's
performance and success in areas deemed to be significant to the Corporation as
a whole or to the particular business unit. This evaluation may result in a
payment in excess of the target amount (subject to the maximum amounts payable
under the plan) or less than the target amount. In arriving at its decision, the
Committee also considers both internal and external changes that occurred during
the year and the extent to which the participant responded to those changes.
This process, which is not constrained by fixed formulas, gives the Committee
the flexibility necessary to respond to the continually changing multi-national
environment in which the Corporation operates.
During 1993, the United States Internal Revenue Code was amended to limit
deductions for certain compensation in excess of $1 million annually paid to
executive officers of public companies such as the Corporation. The legislation
imposing this change is unclear on a number of critical issues, and the ultimate
effect of the change on the Corporation and other public companies will depend
to a significant extent on the implementing regulations. Proposed regulations
have been issued, but these regulations are not final and also are subject to a
number of interpretations. The legislation and the proposed regulations exclude
from the $1 million limitation compensation payable under a written binding
contract that was in effect on February 17, 1993. Based on its review of the
legislation and the proposed regulations, the Corporation believes that a
substantial portion of Mr. Archibald's compensation will be exempted by this
provision from the $1 million deduction limitation. The Committee intends to
continue to evaluate this change during 1994. At this time, however, the
Committee and the Board of Directors have not taken any action in respect of the
Corporation's executive compensation program as a result of the change.
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. The principal components of
the executive compensation program are base salary, annual and long-term
incentive compensation, and stock option incentives.
The Corporation's objective is to pay its executive officers base salaries
that are competitive in the marketplace as reported in surveys conducted by
well-known compensation consultants. The Committee and the Board of Directors
generally consider increases in base salary at 14-month intervals for executive
officers other than the chief executive officer and at 18-month intervals for
the chief executive officer. The Committee and the Board of Directors from time
to time also consider increases in base salary in connection with significant
promotions or increases in the responsibilities of executive officers.
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Under the Corporation's Annual Incentive Plan, the Committee annually
approves a bonus pool based upon a number of factors, including but not limited
to EPS performance against established targets. Individual awards generally are
based upon corporate financial performance (as measured by corporate EPS,
excluding unusual or non-recurring charges and credits where appropriate),
business unit performance (as measured by operating income and working capital
management against budget, each determined at the business unit level), and a
subjective evaluation of individual performance. Target incentive awards are
multiplied by a payout factor and an individual performance factor. For
executive officers who are members of the corporate staff, the payout factor is
entirely dependent upon actual EPS measured against target EPS. For executive
officers with operating responsibility for individual units, 25% of the payout
factor is determined by comparing actual EPS to target EPS, and 75% is
determined by comparing business unit operating income and working capital
management to target business unit performance in these areas.
The Corporation's 1993 EPS exceeded the EPS target established by the
Committee at the beginning of the year for purposes of awards under the Annual
Incentive Plan. Target incentive awards for 1993 ranged from 15% to 60% of base
salary, with maximum awards of 22.5% to 90% of base salary depending on the
extent to which the Corporation exceeded the EPS target for the year and the
Committee's evaluation of each individual's performance and the performance of
the business unit or units for which each executive officer was responsible.
Approximately 510 individuals participated in the Annual Incentive Plan in 1993.
The Corporation's long-term incentive program comprises stock option plans
and the PEP. PEP is a stock-based performance unit plan adopted in 1989 to
replace the former cash-based long-term incentive compensation plan. Stock
options and PEP units are granted annually to eligible participants, except that
in the case of stock options approximately 50 executive officers and other key
employees have received multi-year grants rather than annual grants. Stock
options generally have a 10-year term, are granted at fair market value on the
date of grant, and become exercisable over a four-year period (or, in the case
of certain multi-year grants to senior executive officers, a five-year period).
The PEP units provide a potential award, payable in stock, based on the
Corporation's three-year performance against an established EPS target. The EPS
target under the PEP is established by the Committee at the beginning of each
three-year period after consideration of the Corporation's long-term operating
plan. The number of stock options or PEP units granted to an executive officer
for a given period generally is a function of the individual's base salary, in
that the dollar value of the shares underlying the stock option or performance
unit grant ranges from 25% to 70% of base salary. To maximize the incentive
aspects of these programs and focus on those individuals who are in a position
to have the greatest effect on the Corporation's performance, the percentages of
base salary increase as the level of responsibility of the executive officer
increases.
The number of stock options or performance units is not tied to past
corporate performance since the ultimate value of the stock option or
performance unit depends on future corporate performance and the future market
values of the Corporation's stock.
Approximately 360 individuals received stock options in 1993. Approximately
70 individuals participated in the three-year PEP performance period that ended
on December 31, 1993, but the Corporation did not meet the EPS target
established under the PEP for that period and no shares were issued to the
participants.
COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. Mr. Archibald's base salary
during 1993, which was paid pursuant to the terms of a preexisting employment
agreement and has not been increased since 1989, was $825,000, and he received
an annual incentive award of $650,000 for the year. The annual incentive award
was based on the Corporation's EPS (excluding unusual or non-recurring charges
and credits) of $1.00. Under the Annual Incentive Plan criteria established at
the beginning of 1993, Mr. Archibald was eligible for a target award of 60% of
his base salary with a maximum award of 90% of his base salary. In arriving at
an award of approximately 79% of base salary, the Committee considered the
Corporation's EPS as well as its subjective evaluation of Mr. Archibald's
performance during the year. The award exceeded the target award by an amount
that reflected the amount by which EPS exceeded target EPS for fiscal year 1993
and was further increased by the Committee based on their evaluation of the
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Corporation's and Mr. Archibald's performance, including the Corporation's
successful divestitures of its Dynapert and Corbin Russwin businesses during
1993, the reorganization of the Corporation's management structure with a view
toward reducing costs, sales growth, successful new product introductions, and
product line expansion.
Mr. Archibald did not receive or exercise any stock options during fiscal
year 1993. The exercise prices of Mr. Archibald's outstanding options range from
$12.625 to $21.1875 per share. PEP awards and stock options represent Mr.
Archibald's primary long-term incentive opportunity. Coupled with the
Corporation's stock ownership policy for executive officers, which is discussed
above under the caption "Security Ownership of Management," these components of
the Corporation's long-term incentive award program are intended to create a
strong motivation to develop and implement strategies that lead to consistent
and lasting increases in the Corporation's return to its stockholders.
For the three-year performance period ended December 31, 1993, Mr.
Archibald had been awarded 53,103 PEP units. Because the Corporation did not
achieve the established EPS target for this performance period, however, no
shares were issued to Mr. Archibald for the period. For the three-year
performance period beginning January 1, 1994, the Committee granted Mr.
Archibald 28,000 PEP units which, if earned, would equal approximately 70% of
his current salary based on the stock price on the date of grant.
COMPENSATION OF OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. With the exception of Mr.
DiCamillo and certain other executive officers who received salary increases in
connection with promotions or increases in their responsibilities, the named and
other executive officers of the Corporation received salary increases ranging
from 0% to 8.6% on an annualized basis during fiscal year 1993. Mr. DiCamillo
was promoted during the year and received aggregate increases of 31% in his base
salary in connection with the promotions.
The named and other executive officers of the Corporation (other than Mr.
Archibald) received annual incentive awards ranging from $50,000 to $275,000.
The incentive awards were determined in a manner consistent with the plans and
philosophy described above.
For the three-year performance period beginning January 1, 1994, the
Committee awarded PEP units to executive officers (other than Mr. Archibald)
based on target percentages of base salary of approximately 40% to 60% in a
manner consistent with the philosophy described above.
Mr. DiCamillo was the only named executive officer to receive a stock
option grant during 1993. He received a 75,000 share grant on December 9, 1993,
following his promotion to Group Vice President and President -- Power Tools and
Accessories. The options have a 10-year term, are exercisable at $20.5625 (the
fair market value on the date of grant), and become exercisable ratably over a
five-year period.
Other than Mr. Hammes, the former Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors,
and Mr. Thomas, none of the other named officers exercised any stock options
during 1993.
COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND ACCESS TO COMPETITIVE DATA. The Committee has
retained an independent compensation consultant to work with it on executive
compensation matters. The consultant reports directly to the Committee.
The compensation consultant and the Committee review competitive data from
recognized national surveys concerning executive compensation levels and
practices as part of the process of establishing an appropriate level of overall
executive compensation. These surveys include some of the companies that are
included in the Peer Group used by the Corporation in the comparison of
five-year cumulative total return set forth below as well as many other
companies not in the Peer Group. The Committee has chosen not to limit the
survey information to companies in the Peer Group because the search to attract
new executives is not limited to companies within the same industry and the
competition the Corporation faces to retain existing executives comes from
companies in many different industries. After reviewing the available
competitive data, the Committee evaluates the executive's performance and
considers the particular needs of the Corporation to arrive at individual
compensation decisions, which involve an overall appraisal of the executive.
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During 1993, the Committee and the Board of Directors revised the
eligibility criteria for membership on the Committee. The criteria, as amended,
provide that a director may not serve on the Committee if, among other things,
the director is or was an employee of the Corporation, is receiving compensation
from the Corporation in any capacity other than as a director, or is an employee
or principal of an advisor or consultant or of a significant customer or
supplier. Mr. Decker, who is a former chairman of the board, president, and
chief executive officer of the Corporation, resigned as a member of the
Committee in connection with the adoption of the amended criteria.
Lawrence R. Pugh (Chairman)
Anthony Luiso
Mark H. Willes
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
During most of fiscal year 1993, the Organization Committee was composed of
Lawrence R. Pugh (Chairman), Alonzo G. Decker, Jr., Anthony Luiso, and Mark H.
Willes. Mr. Decker resigned from the Organization Committee in December 1993.
Mr. Decker also served the Corporation in an advisory and consulting capacity in
1993, pursuant to an agreement entered into by Mr. Decker and the Corporation in
1975. For additional information, see "Board of Directors." As indicated in Mr.
Decker's biography included in this Proxy Statement, Mr. Decker previously
served the Corporation in various capacities, including vice president of
manufacturing, executive vice president, president, chief executive officer, and
chairman of the board.
COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
(GRAPH AS DEFINED BY THE FOLLOWING DATA POINTS)
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
BDK $100.00 $85.46 $42.53 $79.11 $86.06 $95.68
S&P 500 $100.00 $131.49 $127.32 $166.21 $179.30 $197.23
Peer Group $100.00 $119.35 $99.04 $110.60 $123.80 $173.76
Assumes $100 invested at the close of business on December 31, 1988, in
Black & Decker Common Stock, S&P 500 Index, and Peer Group.
Cumulative total return assumes reinvestment of dividends.
Peer Group consists of the companies in S&P Hardware & Tools, Value Line
Home Appliances, Business Week 1000 Machine & Hand Tools, and Fortune 500
Industrial & Farm Equipment. Total return was weighted according to market
capitalization of each company at the beginning of each period.
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RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
It is the practice of the Board of Directors of the Corporation to
designate the accounting firm that will serve as independent public accountants
for the Corporation. The Audit Committee has recommended that Ernst & Young, who
served during the past fiscal year, be selected to audit the Corporation's books
for fiscal year 1994, and the Board of Directors of the Corporation has approved
the selection of Ernst & Young. Unless a contrary vote is indicated, the Proxies
solicited hereby will be voted for the ratification of the selection of Ernst &
Young as independent public accountants for fiscal year 1994. If the selection
of Ernst & Young is not ratified at the meeting, the Board of Directors will
consider the selection of other independent public accountants for fiscal year
1995.
The Audit Committee reviews and approves the audit and non-audit services
to be provided by the Corporation's independent public accountants during the
year, considers the effect that performing those services might have on audit
independence, and approves management's engagement of the Corporation's
independent public accountants to perform those services. At its February 1994
meeting, the Audit Committee reviewed the fiscal 1993 non-audit services
described above and concluded that they have not impaired the independence of
Ernst & Young.
A representative of Ernst & Young is expected to be present at the 1994
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, will be given the opportunity to make a
statement if he or she so desires, and will be available to respond to
appropriate questions.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE
SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG AS INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE CORPORATION
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 1995 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Proper subjects for and the form of stockholder proposals are regulated by
Rule 14a-8, promulgated pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. Each stockholder proposal submitted to the Corporation must be received
in a timely fashion and should indicate the full and correct registered name and
address of the stockholder making the proposal and the number of shares of
Common Stock owned by the proponent. If beneficial ownership is claimed,
documentary proof of ownership should be submitted with the proposal. In
addition, a proponent must notify the Corporation in writing of his or her
intention to appear personally or by proxy at the meeting to present the
proposal for action.
Stockholder proposals to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement
for the 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Corporation
on or before November 16, 1994. It is expected that the 1995 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders will be held on April 25, 1995.
OTHER MATTERS
Management does not know of any other matters that will come before the
meeting. If any other matters should come properly before the meeting or if any
of the persons named above as nominees for election as directors should decline
or be unable to serve as a director, the holders of the proxies are authorized
to vote the shares as they deem advisable. It is intended that the holders of
the proxies will act according to their best judgment.
The Corporation's By-Laws provide that, to be properly brought before the
meeting, business must be either (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any
supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b)
otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the
Board of Directors, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a
stockholder. In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to
be properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must
have given written notice thereof delivered to or mailed and received by the
Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation, not less than 50 days nor more than 75 days prior to the meeting;
provided, however, that in the event that less than 65 days' notice or prior
public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders,
notice by the stockholder must be so received not later than the close of
business on the 15th day following the day on which the
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notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or the public disclosure was made,
whichever first occurred. A stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall set
forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting (a)
a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting and
the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, (b) the name and record
address of the stockholder proposing such business, (c) the class and number of
shares of Common Stock of the Corporation that are beneficially owned by the
stockholder, and (d) any material interest of the stockholder in such business.
Notwithstanding anything in the By-Laws to the contrary, no business shall
be conducted at the meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth
in the preceding paragraph; provided, however, that nothing in that paragraph
shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any business
properly brought before the meeting. The Chairman of the meeting shall, if the
facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not
properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of the
Corporation's By-Laws, and if the Chairman should so determine, he shall so
declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the
meeting shall not be transacted.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Barbara B. Lucas
Vice President -- Public Affairs and
Corporate Secretary
March 16, 1994
Towson, Maryland
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
AND
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS
APRIL 26, 1994
THE BLACK & DECKER
CORPORATION
701 East Joppa Road
Towson, Maryland 21286
HAVE YOU MOVED?
THE BLACK & DECKER
CORPORATION
701 EAST JOPPA ROAD
TOWSON, MARYLAND 21286
Please change my address on the books of The Black & Decker Corporation.
Name of Owner:
(PRINT NAME EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS ON STOCK CERTIFICATE)
From (Old Address):
(PLEASE PRINT)
To (New Address):
Street Address City or
Town State Zip Code
Date: Signature:
Owner should sign name exactly as it appears on Stock Certificate.
If this form is signed by a representative, evidence of authority should be
supplied.
MAY BE ENCLOSED IN ENVELOPE WITH PROXY CARD
THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION
701 East Joppa Road, Towson, Maryland 21286
This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors
P
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X
Y
The undersigned hereby appoints Nolan D. Archibald, Alonzo G. Decker, Jr.,
and Lawrence R. Pugh,
and each of them, Proxies of the undersigned, with power of substitution, to
vote all shares of
capital stock of the Corporation that the undersigned could vote if present at
the 1994 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held April 26, 1994, and at any adjournment or
adjournments thereof.
The undersigned further gives the Proxies authority to vote according to their
best judgement in
respect of any other matters properly coming before the meeting.
Election of Directors. Nominees:
N.D. Archibald, B.L. Bowles, M. Candlish, A.G. Decker, Jr., A. Luiso,
J.D. Muncaster, L.R. Pugh, M.H. Willes, and M.C. Woodward, Jr.
You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes,
SEE REVERSE SIDE, but
you need not mark any boxes if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of
Directors'
recommendations. Please mark, sign, date and return this Proxy promptly using
the enclosed
envelope.
SEE REVERSE
SIDE
Please mark your
X vote as in this
example.
This Proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein.
If no direction is given, this
Proxy will be voted FOR all of the Board of Directors' nominees and FOR
proposal 2.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR
its nominees, and FOR proposal 2.
FOR WITHHELD FOR
AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. Election of
2. Ratify Ernst &
Directors.
Young as Independent
(see reverse)
Accountants
Vote FOR all nominees, except:
Please sign name(s) exactly as printed hereon. If signing as
attorney, administrator, executor, guardian or trustee, please
give full title as such.
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SIGNATURE(S) DATE
To Black & Decker Stockholders:
Attached above is your 1994 Black & Decker proxy card. Please read
both sides of the card, and mark, sign and date it. Then detach
and return it promptly using the enclosed envelope. We urge you to
vote your shares.
You are invited to attend the 1994 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
on Tuesday April 26, 1994, at 11:00 a.m. at the Sheraton Baltimore
North Hotel, 901 Dulaney Valley Rd., Towson, Maryland 21286.
Thank you in advance for voting on these important issues.
Barbara B. Lucas
Secretary
* Don't forget to sign and date this proxy
