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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
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(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999,
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
For the transition period from to .
Commission File Number: 0-1227
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CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Illinois 36-0904920
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
901 Frontenac Road, Naperville, IL 60563
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code (630) 357-8500
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS
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Common Stock -- $1.00 Par Value
(including Preferred Stock Purchase Rights)
NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE
ON WHICH REGISTERED
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American Stock Exchange
(Trading privileges only, not registered)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
INDICATE BY CHECK MARK WHETHER THE REGISTRANT (1) HAS FILED ALL REPORTS
REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 DURING THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS, (OR FOR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD THAT THE
REGISTRANT WAS REQUIRED TO FILE SUCH REPORTS), AND (2) HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO SUCH
FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS. YES X NO
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INDICATE BY CHECK MARK IF DISCLOSURE OF DELINQUENT FILERS PURSUANT TO ITEM
405 OF REGULATION S-K IS NOT CONTAINED HEREIN, AND WILL NOT BE CONTAINED, TO THE
BEST OF REGISTRANT'S KNOWLEDGE, IN DEFINITIVE PROXY OR INFORMATION STATEMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN PART III OF THIS FORM 10-K OR ANY AMENDMENT TO THIS
FORM 10-K. [ ]
STATE THE AGGREGATE MARKET VALUE OF THE VOTING STOCK HELD BY NON-AFFILIATES
OF THE REGISTRANT. THE AGGREGATE MARKET VALUE SHALL BE COMPUTED BY REFERENCE TO
THE PRICE AT WHICH THE STOCK WAS SOLD, OR THE AVERAGE BID AND ASKED PRICES OF
SUCH STOCK, AS OF A SPECIFIED DATE WITHIN 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF FILING.
$22,035,702 AS OF JANUARY 31, 2000
COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING AS OF JANUARY 31, 2000 WERE 1,138,096 ($1 PAR VALUE)
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
(1) PORTIONS OF THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 (THE "1999 REPORT") ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN
PARTS I, II AND IV OF THIS REPORT.
(2) PORTIONS OF THE COMPANY'S DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WHICH IS TO BE
FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH THE
COMPANY'S 2000 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN
PART III OF THIS REPORT.
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CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1999
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1. Business 3
2. Properties 4
3. Legal Proceedings 4
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 5
Part II
5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters 6
6. Selected Financial Data 7
7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations 7
7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 12
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 12
9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure 12
Part III
10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant 13
11. Executive Compensation 13
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management 13
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 13
Part IV
14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on
Form 8-K 14
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PART I
ITEM 1 - BUSINESS
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (the Company) was incorporated under the
laws of the State of Illinois in December, 1927, as successor to the business of
Chicago Rivet & Specialty Co. The Company operates in two segments of the
fastener industry: Fasteners and Assembly Equipment. The Fastener segment
consists of the manufacture and sale of rivets, cold-headed fasteners and parts
and screw machine products. The Assembly Equipment segment consists primarily of
the manufacture of automatic rivet setting machines, automatic assembly
equipment, parts and tools for such machines, and the leasing of automatic rivet
setting machines. For further discussion regarding the Company's operations see
Note 1 which appears on page 8 of the Company's 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders, incorporated herein by reference. The 1999 Annual Report is filed
as an exhibit to this report.
The principal market for the fastener industry operations is the
automotive and appliance industries within the United States. Sales are
solicited by employees and by independent sales representatives.
The segments in which the Company operates are characterized by active
and substantial competition. No single company dominates the industry. The
Company's competitors include both larger and smaller manufacturers, and
segments or divisions of large, diversified companies with substantial financial
resources. Principal competitive factors in the market for the Company's
products are quality, service, reliability and price.
The Company serves a wide variety of customers. Sales revenues are
primarily derived from sales to customers involved, directly or indirectly, in
the manufacture of automobiles and appliances. Information concerning backlog of
orders is not considered material to the understanding of the Company's business
due to relatively short production cycles. The level of business activity for
the Company is closely related to the overall level of industrial activity in
the United States. During 1999, sales to two customers exceeded 10% of the
Company's consolidated revenues. Sales to Bundy Corporation accounted for
approximately 17% of the Company's consolidated revenues in 1999 and 15% in 1998
and 1997. Sales to Fisher Dynamics Corporation accounted for approximately 11%,
10% and 11% of the Company's consolidated revenues in 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively.
The Company's business has historically been somewhat stronger during
the first half of the year.
In conformity with industry practice, the Company generally does not
provide credit terms in excess of thirty days.
The Company purchases raw materials from a number of sources, primarily
within the United States. There are numerous sources of raw materials, and the
Company does not have to rely on a single source for any of its requirements.
The Company is not aware of any significant problem in the availability of raw
materials used in its production.
Patents, trademarks, licenses, franchises and concessions are not of
significant importance to the business of the Company.
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The Company does not engage in basic research activities, but rather in
ongoing product improvement and development. The amounts spent on product
development activities in the last three years were not material.
At December 31, 1999, the Company employed 395 people.
The Company has no foreign operations, and sales to foreign customers
represent only a minor portion of the Company's total sales.
ITEM 2 - PROPERTIES
The Company conducts its manufacturing and warehousing operations at
five plants, which are described below. All Company-owned properties are held in
fee and are used for the manufacture and warehousing of the Company's products.
All plants are considered suitable and adequate for their present use. The
Company also currently maintains a small sales office in Norwell, Massachusetts
in a leased facility.
Of the properties described below, the Jefferson, Iowa and the Madison
Heights, Michigan facilities are used entirely in the fastener segment. The
Albia, Iowa facility is used exclusively in the assembly equipment segment. The
Tyrone, Pennsylvania and the Naperville, Illinois facilities are utilized in
both operating segments.
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Naperville, Illinois Brick, concrete block and
partial metal construction with
metal roof.
Tyrone, Pennsylvania Concrete block with small
tapered beam type warehouse.
Jefferson, Iowa Steel tapered beam construction.
Albia, Iowa Concrete block with prestressed
concrete roof construction.
Madison Heights, Michigan Concrete, brick and partial
metal construction with metal
roof.
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ITEM 3 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is, from time to time, involved in litigation, including
environmental claims, in the normal course of business. With regard to
environmental claims, the Company has been named by state and/or federal
government agencies as a "potentially responsible party" with respect to certain
waste disposal sites. As a potentially responsible party, the Company may be
considered jointly and severally liable, along with other potentially
responsible parties, for the cost of remediation of these waste sites. The
actual cost of remediation is presently unknown. Despite the joint and several
nature of liability, these proceedings are frequently resolved on the basis of
the quantity and type of waste disposed by the parties. The actual amount of
liability for the Company is unknown due to disagreement concerning the
allocation of responsibility, uncertainties regarding the amount of contribution
that will be available from other parties and uncertainties related to insurance
coverage. After investigation of the quantities and type of waste disposed at
these sites, it is management's opinion that any liability will not be material
to the Company's financial condition. At a number of waste disposal sites, the
issues affecting the Company, have been favorably resolved, or are nearing
resolution, and accordingly, the Company has reduced the amount of reserves
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recorded in connection with these sites. Nevertheless, it is likely that the
Company will incur additional costs associated with the remaining proceedings
and, accordingly, the Company has recorded a total liability of $25,000 related
to these matters. The adequacy of this reserve will be reviewed periodically as
more definitive cost information becomes available.
ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matter was submitted to a vote of the Company's shareholders during
the fourth quarter of 1999.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The names, ages and positions of all executive officers of the Company,
as of March 24, 2000, are listed below. Officers are elected annually by the
Board of Directors at the meeting of the directors immediately following the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders. There are no family relationships among these
officers, nor any arrangement or understanding between any officer and any other
person pursuant to which the officer was selected.
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John A. Morrissey 64 Chairman, Chief 20
Executive Officer
John C. Osterman 48 President, Chief 16
Operating Officer
and Treasurer
Donald P. Long 48 Vice-President Sales 5
Kimberly A. Kirhofer 41 Secretary 9
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- - Mr. Morrissey has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Company since November 1979, and Chief Executive Officer since August
1981. He has been a director of the Company since 1968.
- - Mr. Osterman has been President, Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer
of the Company since September 1987. He was Assistant Secretary from
November 1983 to May 1985 when he became Assistant Vice
President-Administration. He became Vice President-Administration in
May 1986 and was named Executive Vice President in May 1987. He has
been a director of the Company since May 1988.
- - Mr. Long has been Vice President-Sales of the Company since November
1994, and was Director of Sales and Marketing of the Company from March
1993 through November 1994. Prior to that, he was employed by Townsend
Engineered Products, a maker of rivets, cold-formed fasteners and rivet
setting equipment in various sales management positions for more than
5 years.
- - Mrs. Kirhofer has been Secretary of the Company since August 1991, and
was Assistant Secretary of the Company from February 1991 through
August 1991. Prior to that, she held various administrative positions
with the Company since May 1983.
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PART II
ITEM 5 - MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND
RELATED SECURITY HOLDER MATTERS
The Company's common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange
(trading privileges only, not registered). As of December 3, 1999 there were 425
record holders of such stock. The information on the market price of, and
dividends paid with respect to, the Company's common stock, set forth in the
section entitled "Information on Company's Common Stock" which appears on page
12 of the 1999 Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference. The 1999
Annual Report is filed as an exhibit to this report.
On November 22, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a
dividend distribution of one right for each outstanding share of Common Stock to
shareholders of record at the close of business on December 3, 1999. Each right
entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of
a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, no par value per
share, at a purchase price of $90.00, subject to adjustment. The rights will
expire on December 2, 2009, unless such date is extended or the rights are
earlier redeemed or exchanged.
The rights become exercisable upon the earlier of (i) 10 days
following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or
associated persons (an "Acquiring Person") has acquired beneficial ownership of
10% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the date a person has
entered into an agreement or arrangement with the Company or any Subsidiary of
the Company providing for an acquisition transaction (the "Stock Acquisition
Date") or (ii) 10 business days following the commencement of a tender offer or
exchange offer that would result in a person or group becoming an Acquiring
Person.
In the event that a person becomes an Acquiring Person, except
pursuant to an offer for all outstanding shares of Common Stock which the
independent directors determine to be fair and not inadequate and to otherwise
be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, after receiving
advice from one or more investment banking firms, each holder of a right (other
than the Acquiring Person) will thereafter have the right to receive, upon
exercise, Common Stock having a value equal to two times the exercise price of
the right.
At any time until ten days following the Stock Acquisition
Date, the Company may redeem the rights at a price of $.01 per right. For 180
days following a change in control of the Board of Directors of the Company,
that has not been approved by the predecessor Board of Directors, occurring
within 270 days of announcement of an unsolicited third party acquisition or
business combination proposal or of a third party's intent or proposal otherwise
to become an Acquiring Person, the new directors are entitled to redeem the
rights (assuming the rights would have otherwise been redeemable), including to
facilitate an acquisition or business combination transaction involving the
Company, but only (1) if they have followed certain prescribed procedures or (2)
if such procedures are not followed, and if their decision regarding redemption
and any acquisition or business combination is challenged as a breach of
fiduciary duty of care or loyalty, the directors (solely for purposes of the
effectiveness of the redemption decision) are able to establish the entire
fairness of the redemption or transaction.
The foregoing summary description of the rights does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Rights Agreement, dated as of November 22, 1999, between the Company and First
Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, a copy of which is
incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1
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ITEM 6 - SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The section entitled "Selected Financial Data" which appears on page 11
of the 1999 Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference. The 1999 Annual
Report is filed as an exhibit to this report.
ITEM 7 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
When used in this discussion, the words "believe," "anticipated,"
"expected" and similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking
statements," which statements speak only as of the date thereof. Such statements
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual
circumstances to differ materially from those mentioned in this discussion,
including, but not limited to: (i) the ability of the Company to maintain its
relationships with its significant customers, (ii) increases in the prices of,
or limitations on the availability of, the Company's primary raw materials and
(iii) a downturn in the automotive industry, upon which the Company relies for
sales revenue, and which is cyclical and dependent on, among other things,
consumer spending, international economic conditions and regulations and
policies regarding international trade.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publish
revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the
date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In addition to
the disclosures contained herein, readers are also urged to carefully review and
consider any risks and uncertainties contained in other documents filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
In most respects, 1999 was another very good year for Chicago Rivet &
Machine Co. The most important achievements include increases in revenue from
both the fastener and assembly equipment segments of our business and a
corresponding increase in net income. Other positives for the year include the
absence of any year 2000 (Y2K) issues as a result of the significant progress
toward full implementation of new information management technology and
significant investments in equipment that will enhance and expand our
manufacturing capabilities. Our financial condition remains solid, and we
believe we are well positioned to take advantage of opportunities that will
accompany the new year.
1999 COMPARED TO 1998
The Company's net sales and lease revenues increased approximately 9%,
totaling $49,080,257 in 1999, compared with $44,938,184 recorded in 1998.
Revenues within the fastener segment improved 10.5%, reflecting the strength of
the automotive industry, which represents the Company's largest market. While
revenue from sales within the assembly equipment segment improved 6.4%, lease
revenues in that segment declined compared to the prior year, which resulted in
a net increase in sales and lease revenues within the assembly equipment segment
of 5.3%. Overall, gross margins improved to $14,251,218, an increase of
approximately 7%, despite a charge of $910,000 associated with a product recall.
Selling and administrative expenses increased significantly,
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primarily due to expenditures for information technology, and net income
increased to $3,454,291.
The fastener segment produced the most dramatic changes compared with
1998. Revenues within this segment increased 10.5% to $37,486,536. This increase
was largely a reflection of very strong growth in the economy in general and
record levels of production within the automotive industry. The increased volume
levels contributed to generally higher margins as fixed costs, with the
exception of depreciation, remained relatively constant compared with 1998. The
strength of the employment market contributed to increases in wage levels that
slightly exceeded overall inflation level, and the limited availability of
skilled labor necessitated an increase in overtime expense in order to meet
increased demand within this segment of our operations. Despite the strong
market conditions prevalent throughout the year, our markets remain extremely
price competitive, and our ability to obtain price relief continued to be
limited. Fortunately, efforts to control manufacturing costs in other areas
continued to be successful, and the Company also benefited from negotiated
reductions in the costs of certain raw materials. While the fundamental
performance within this segment of our business was very successful, that
success was tarnished by a charge incurred in connection with a recall of
vehicles that contained certain non-conforming parts which were manufactured by
the Company. As previously reported, a settlement was successfully negotiated,
but total costs incurred in connection with this incident amounted to $944,000
before taxes, of which $910,000 was charged to cost of goods sold, offsetting a
portion of the positive improvements recognized in operations.
Revenues within the assembly equipment segment, as a whole, also
improved compared with 1998. However, competitive conditions caused the Company
to occasionally accept margins below those that were enjoyed in the past, and,
as a result, the increase in revenues was slightly biased toward products with
lower margins. In addition, increases in costs of raw materials and other
manufacturing expenses nearly offset the increase in revenues. As a result, the
margin increase within this segment was minimal.
Selling and administrative expenses increased slightly over 10%
compared with the prior year. Costs incurred in connection with implementation
of new data processing systems, including efforts related to mitigating the
impact of any potential Y2K issues, amounted to nearly $500,000 during the year
and represent the primary factor contributing to the increased level of selling
and administrative expense. Increases in data communications expense and
depreciation related to the new information system added an additional $103,000
to administrative expenses. Freight and shipping expenses, associated with
increased activity levels were higher by approximately $125,000 and profit
sharing expense increased by $123,000. Bad debt expense was reduced by $94,000
and travel expense declined by $50,000. Increases in salary expenses were
partially offset by a reduction in commission expense as a larger percentage of
sales was handled by Company employees.
Interest expense during 1999 decreased approximately $120,000 compared
with 1998 as the effect of higher interest rates was offset by a lower
outstanding balance on the loan. Interest income was approximately $51,000 lower
than that recorded in the prior year due to a reduction in the level of funds
available for investment in interest bearing accounts.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements and the amounts of revenue and expenses during
the reporting period. During interim periods, the Company uses estimated gross
profit rates to determine the cost of goods sold. Actual results can vary from
these estimates and these estimates are adjusted, as necessary, when actual
information is available. During the fourth quarter of 1999, net income included
net favorable adjustments to inventory, accruals and allowances
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aggregating $.09 per share. Similar adjustments in the fourth quarter of 1998
and 1997 amounted to $.05 per share and $.16 per share, respectively.
1998 COMPARED TO 1997
Net sales and lease revenues increased slightly compared with 1997,
totaling $44,938,184 for 1998, compared with $44,543,404 recorded during 1997.
Revenues in the fastener segment increased 3.7%, largely as a result of the
robust conditions in the automotive industry, which is the Company's primary
market. Conversely, revenues from the assembly equipment segment, which includes
sale of automatic assembly equipment, related tools and parts and lease revenue,
declined 7.0% compared to 1997. Several factors contributed to the decline in
revenue within the assembly equipment segment. The primary factor was a decline
in unit volume compared to 1997, which was an uncharacteristically strong year.
Also evident in 1998 was a noticeable change in product mix, with 1998 sales
consisting of more lower priced equipment compared to 1997. Finally, in order to
maintain certain customer relationships, the Company responded to competitive
pricing pressures by accepting margins below those historically associated with
its products in this segment.
The positive impact from the increased level of fastener business was
largely offset by increases in wages, higher costs related to health insurance
and additional tooling expense in connection with initial production of a
variety of new fasteners. In addition, depreciation expense increased 7.4%
compared to 1997 due to increased capital expenditures. Competitive conditions
within the fastener industry, in conjunction with our major customers'
continuing policy of not accepting price increases, restricted our ability to
increase prices sufficiently to recover these higher costs. The net result is
reflected in only nominal improvement in gross profit within this segment of our
operations. The Company's investment in newer, more efficient equipment and
procedures is intended to reduce costs as well as expand capabilities, and
should lead to improved operating margins in the future.
As would be expected given the 1998's lower volume, gross profits in
the assembly equipment segment declined compared to 1997. While variable costs
were reduced in proportion to the reduced level of operations, fixed costs
increased slightly due primarily to higher wage and depreciation expense.
Finally, the competitive situation discussed above also had an adverse impact
upon margins within this segment.
Selling and administrative expenses, net of certain favorable
adjustments to environmental reserve accounts, increased 5.8% compared to 1997.
Three factors comprised the majority of this increase. First, expenses incurred
in connection with the development and implementation of new data processing
software amounted to approximately $135,000; second, bad debt expense increased
by $145,000 due to the voluntary reorganization of a certain fastener customer;
and third, the Company incurred certain state taxes, totaling $225,000, during
1998. While the Company was subject to this same state tax in 1997, no tax
liability was incurred in that year due to certain deductions allowed in the
computation of the tax. In addition, the Company incurred higher selling expense
as a result of increased staffing designed to strengthen our presence in certain
key markets. A portion of these increased costs were offset by reductions in
commission expense, reductions in expenses related to attaining QS-9000
certification and a reduction in profit sharing expense.
Non-operating expense declined approximately 24% compared with 1997,
primarily as a result of reduced interest expense, which decreased from $546,666
in 1997 to $376,098 during 1998. This interest expense is related to borrowing
in connection with the 1996 acquisition of H & L Tool Company, Inc. The decrease
in interest expense reflects both lower interest rates in 1998 and a lower
principal balance outstanding compared with 1997. Interest income increase
approximately 12% compared with 1997 due primarily to higher level of investment
during the year.
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DIVIDENDS
The Company paid four regular quarterly dividends of $.18 per share
during 1999. In addition, an extra dividend of $.35 per share was paid during
the second quarter of 1999, bringing the total dividend payout to $1.07 per
share. On February 21, 2000 your Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly
dividend of $.18 per share, payable March 20, 2000 to shareholders of record
March 3, 2000. This continues the uninterrupted record of consecutive quarterly
dividends paid by the Company to its shareholders that extends over 66 years. At
that same meeting, the Board declared an extra dividend of $.35 per share,
payable April 20, 2000 to shareholders of record, April 5, 2000.
MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
Investments in machinery and equipment totaled $1,709,527 during 1999.
Once again, investments in new equipment related to the manufacture of fasteners
accounted for the majority of these investments and amounted to $994,000 during
the year. Investments in hardware and software related to improved information
management technology totaled $267,000. A total of $181,000 was expended for the
purchase of a variety of test and inspection equipment related to quality
control initiatives. Investments in new machine tools used in the manufacture of
assembly equipment totaled $108,000. Approximately $41,000 was invested in new
telephone equipment and the balance was expended for the purchase, or repair, of
various, smaller machine tools and building repairs.
The Company made a number of significant investments in both equipment
and building improvements during 1998. Capital expenditures totaled nearly
$2,700,000. Expenditures related to new data processing systems, including
computer hardware and software, amounted to approximately $542,000. Expenditures
for the purchase of new equipment used in the manufacture of fasteners amounted
to $1,430,000. The Company also purchased a variety of new machine tools,
material handling equipment and inspection equipment valued at approximately
$313,000. Building improvements, which included the installation of new air
compressors at one facility and a new roof at another facility, amounted to
approximately $252,000. Investment in both new equipment and rebuilding of
existing equipment used to plate and heat treat fasteners amounted to $63,000. A
total of $51,000 was expended for the construction of new automatic rivet
setting equipment that is leased to customers. The balance was expended for a
variety of smaller office equipment and for the construction of new rivet
setting machines that will be used for demonstration purposes.
During 1997, capital investments totaled $963,917. Significant
expenditures included approximately $540,000 for equipment used in the
manufacture of fasteners and assembly equipment, $117,000 for data processing
and telecommunications equipment, building improvements amounting to $87,000 and
approximately $58,000 which was invested in new equipment related to quality
control. The balance consists of investments in material handling equipment and
other miscellaneous equipment.
Depreciation expense amounted to $1,711,721 in 1999, $1,498,302 in 1998
and $1,372,415 in 1997.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Despite the significant capital investments described above, the
Company's working capital increased slightly during the year and amounted to
approximately $12.4 million at the end of 1999. Accounts receivable balances
increased somewhat compared to the prior year. This change reflects an increase
in the number of customers delaying payment beyond the agreed upon terms and
does not represent a deterioration in the quality of these receivables.
Increases in inventory balances are expected to be temporary as they reflect
increased stock levels as a hedge against potential Y2K disruptions and an
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additional increase in stock levels as a safeguard against potential, but
unexpected, disruptions related to migration to new information management
technology. Long-term debt was reduced by $1.8 million as the Company continued
to meet the repayment obligations of a commercial loan obtained in connection
with the 1996 acquisition of H & L Tool Company, Inc. The Company borrowed $9.0
million, on an unsecured basis, subject to certain customary covenants. Under
the terms of the note, the Company is scheduled to repay the principal in 20
quarterly installments of $450,000, plus interest computed on the unpaid balance
at a variable rate that is calculated under one of two methods: the London Inter
Bank Offering Rate, plus 80 basis points; or the lender's reference rate, less
75 basis points. This rate is adjusted quarterly. At year-end 1999, the rate was
approximately 6.75% and the unpaid balance of the note was $3.15 million.
In March, 2000, the Company initiated a tender offer for up to 225,000
shares of its outstanding common stock at a price between $20 and $23 per share.
Details of the offer were previously distributed to shareholders. In order to
fund this purchase, the Company has obtained a financing commitment for a term
loan of up to $9.0 million. This new borrowing will replace the existing loan
described above. The amount of the new borrowing will depend upon the amount and
price of shares tendered, and will be equal to the purchase cost of tendered
shares combined with the balance then outstanding under the existing business
loan. Under terms of the new commitment, principal payments are scheduled to be
made in quarterly installments of $450,000, together with interest computed on
the unpaid balance under one of two methods: the London Inter Bank Offering
Rate, plus 70 to 130 basis points, the specific rate to be determined quarterly
based upon certain financial ratios; or the lender's reference rate, less 25 to
50 basis points, determined quarterly depending upon certain financial ratios.
Capital expenditures are expected to total approximately $1.6 million during
2000. Management believes that this level of investment can be funded
internally; nevertheless, a $1.0 million line of credit, which was obtained from
Bank of America in connection with the acquisition, remains available to the
Company. There was no charge for this facility, which remained unused as of
December 31, 1999. The facility is scheduled to expire on May 30, 2000, but may
be extended beyond that date.
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
The Company's financial statements and financial condition were not,
and are not expected to be, materially impacted by any other new, or proposed,
accounting standards.
STOCK PURCHASE PROGRAM
Terms of a stock repurchase authorization originally approved by the
Board of Directors in February of 1990, and subsequently amended to permit the
repurchase of an aggregate of 200,000 shares, provide for purchases to be made
from time to time, in the open market or in private transactions, at prices
deemed reasonable by management. Purchases under the current repurchase
authorization have amounted to 150,596 shares at an average price of $15.27 per
share. This includes the purchase of 15,400 shares during 1999 at an average
price of $22.55 per share. It is management's intention to continue this
program, provided market conditions are favorable and funding for repurchases is
available.
YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE
We are pleased to report that no significant Y2K disruptions were
incurred by the Company, its major customers or its suppliers. As previously
reported, the Company's primary approach to preventing anticipated Y2K issues
was directly related to its efforts to install a new information management
technology. While the investment in new technology provided a solution to
potential Y2K issues, it should also yield significant improvements in
day-to-day operations. It is not possible to separate the costs of this
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effort into segments solely related to Y2K issues and those associated with the
other benefits of this project. The total expenditures related to information
technology and other specific Y2K related costs amounted to approximately $1.3
million through the end of 1999.
OUTLOOK FOR 2000
The coming year will bring new opportunities, along with new
challenges. The Company has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to meet the
challenges that face manufacturing concerns. With the cooperation of our
employees and our valued suppliers, we have managed to maintain profitability in
the face of generally rising manufacturing costs in a market that has become
increasingly competitive and increasingly resistant to normal efforts to pass on
increased costs of doing business. While we have been successful in the past, we
recognize that future success will require continued emphasis on cost control as
well as new initiatives. Our recent investments in manufacturing equipment and
in information technology have positioned the Company to take advantage of
opportunities as they arise and are expected to contribute toward maintaining
profitability and increasing market share. However, costs continue to increase,
most notably wages and benefits, especially health insurance costs which are
expected to increase more than $400,000 in the coming year. Energy costs have
also increased recently, and it is too early to determine if increases in the
price of oil will manifest themselves in higher costs for other materials and
supplies. Given the administration's efforts to slow the economy, the recent
increase in oil prices and the uncertainties associated with an election year,
forecasting economic activity for the coming year is extremely difficult.
Through the first two months of 2000, incoming orders have been somewhat softer
than those enjoyed in the same period in the two prior years, suggesting,
perhaps, that revenues in the coming year will not equal the record levels
recorded in 1999. Nevertheless, we believe the Company is well positioned to
meet the challenges that lie ahead and, more importantly, to take advantage of
the opportunities the future will bring. We wish to express our appreciation to
our employees, our customers and our suppliers for their contributions to the
Company's success and we gratefully acknowledge the continued loyalty and
support of our shareholders.
ITEM 7A - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Over time, the Company is exposed to market risks arising from changes
in interest rates. The Company has not historically used derivative financial
instruments.
As of December 31, 1999, $3.15 million of floating-rate debt was
exposed to changes in interest rates compared to $4.95 million at the prior year
end. This exposure was primarily linked to the London InterBank Offering Rate
and the lender's reference rate under the Company's term loan. A hypothetical
10% change in these rates would not have had a material effect on the Company's
annual earnings.
ITEM 8 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
See the sections entitled "Consolidated Financial Statements" and
"Financial Statement Schedule" which appear on pages 16 through 18 of this
report.
ITEM 9 - CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
There have been no changes in or disagreements with accountants
requiring disclosure herein.
PART III
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ITEM 10 - DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The information with respect to the Board of Directors' nominees for
directors that is not related to security ownership, which is set forth in the
section entitled "Election of Directors" on pages 4 through 8 of the Company's
2000 Proxy Statement, is incorporated herein by reference. The information with
regard to compliance with Section 16 (a) of the Exchange Act, which is set forth
at the end of the section entitled "Additional Information Concerning the Board
of Directors and Committees" on pages 7 and 8 of the 2000 Proxy Statement, is
incorporated herein by reference. The 2000 Proxy Statement is to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Company's 2000
Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The information called for with respect to
executive officers of the Company is included in Part I of this Report on Form
10-K under the caption "Executive Officers of the Registrant."
ITEM 11 - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information set forth in the section entitled "Executive
Compensation" which appears on pages 9 through 12 of the Company's 2000 Proxy
Statement and the information relating to compensation of directors set forth in
the last paragraph of the section entitled "Additional Information Concerning
the Board of Directors and Committees" which appears on pages 7 and 8 of the
Company's 2000 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. The 2000
Proxy Statement is to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in
connection with the Company's 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
ITEM 12 - SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The information set forth in the section entitled "Principal
Shareholders" on page 3 of the Company's 2000 Proxy Statement and the
information with respect to security ownership of the Company's directors and
officers set forth in the section entitled "Election of Directors" on pages 4
through 8 of the Company's 2000 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by
reference. The 2000 Proxy Statement is to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in connection with the Company's 2000 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.
ITEM 13 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The information relating to the law firm of Morrissey & Robinson set
forth in the penultimate sentence of footnote (2) on page 6 of the Company's
2000 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. The 2000 Proxy
Statement is to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in
connection with the Company's 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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PART IV
ITEM 14 - EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) The following documents are filed as a part of this
report:
1. Financial Statements:
See the section entitled "Consolidated Financial
Statements" which appears on page 16 of this report.
2. Financial statement schedule and supplementary
information required to be submitted.
See the section entitled "Financial Statement
Schedule" which appears on pages 17 through 19 of
this report.
3. Exhibits:
See the section entitled "Exhibits" which appears on
page 20 of this report.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
1. The Company filed a Form 8-K on November 24, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.
By /s/John C. Osterman
-------------------------
John C. Osterman, President
And Chief Operating Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
/s/John A. Morrissey Chairman of the Board of
- -------------------- Directors, Chief Executive
John A. Morrissey Officer and Member of the
Executive Committee
March 29, 2000
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/s/John C. Osterman President, Chief Operating
- ------------------- Officer, Treasurer (Chief
John C. Osterman Financial Officer Principal
Accounting Officer), Member
of the Executive Committee
and Director
March 29, 2000
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/s/John R. Madden Director and Member of the
- ----------------- Executive Committee and Member
of the Audit Committee
John R. Madden March 29, 2000
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/s/Walter W. Morrissey Director, Member of Executive
- ---------------------- Committee and Member of Audit
Walter W. Morrissey Committee
March 29, 2000
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CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The consolidated financial statements, together with the notes thereto
and the report thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated March 6, 2000,
appearing on pages 5 to 11 of the accompanying 1999 Annual Report, and the
section entitled "Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)" appearing on page 12 of
the accompanying 1999 Annual Report are incorporated herein by reference. With
the exception of the aforementioned information and the information incorporated
in Items 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 herein, the 1999 Annual Report is not to be deemed
filed as part of this Form 10-K Annual Report.
Consolidated Financial Statements from 1999 Annual Report (Exhibit 13 hereto):
Consolidated Balance Sheets (page 5 of 1999 Annual Report)
Consolidated Statements of Income (page 6 of 1999 Annual Report)
Consolidated Statements of Retained Earnings (page 6 of 1999 Annual Report)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (page 7 of 1999 Annual Report)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (8, 9, and 10 of 1999 Annual Report)
Report of Independent Accountants (page 11 of 1999 Annual Report)
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (page 12 of 1999 Annual Report)
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
1999, 1998 AND 1997
The following financial statement schedule should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in
the 1999 Annual Report. Financial statement schedules not included herein have
been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is
shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
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Financial statement schedule:
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Schedule VIII) 18
Report of Independent Accountants on
Financial Statement Schedule 19
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CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
SCHEDULE VIII - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999, 1998 AND 1997
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Additions
Balance at Charged to Balance
beginning Costs and Other At end
Classification of year Expenses Deductions Adjustments of year
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1999
Allowance for doubtful
accounts,
Returns and
allowances $ 70,000 $ 47,679 $ 37,679 (1) $ -- $ 80,000
1998
Allowance for doubtful
accounts,
Returns and
allowances $123,022 $141,447 $141,447 (1) $ (53,022) (2) $ 70,000
1997
Allowance for doubtful
accounts,
Returns and
allowances $108,652 $ 48,412 $ 34,042 (1) $ -- $123,022
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(1) Accounts receivable written off, net of recoveries.
(2) Balance sheet reclassification.
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Report of Independent Accountants on
Financial Statement Schedule
To the Board of Directors
of Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report
dated March 6, 2000 appearing in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (which report and financial statements are
incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) also included an
audit of the Financial Statement Schedule listed in Item 14(a)(2) of this Form
10-K. In our opinion, this Financial Statement Schedule presents fairly, in all
material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction
with the related consolidated financial statements.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois
March 29, 2000
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CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
EXHIBITS
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
Number Page
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2.1 Purchase and Sale Agreement dated February 18,
1993. Incorporated by reference to Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 7, 1993.
2.2 Purchase and Sale Agreement dated September 18,
1996. Incorporated by reference from Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 16,
1996.
3.1 Articles of Incorporation and Charter.
Incorporated by reference to Company's
report on Form 10, dated March 30, 1935.
3.2 Certified copy of articles of Amendment to
Articles of Incorporation, dated November 4,
1959. Incorporated by reference to Company's
report on Form 8-A, dated April 30, 1965.
3.3 Amendment of Articles of Incorporation
creating a class of 500,000 shares of no
par value preferred stock. Incorporated by
reference to Company's report on Form 10-K,
dated April 30, 1972.
3.4 Amended and Restated By-Laws, dated November 22, 1999.
Incorporated by reference to the
Company's report on Form 8-K, dated November 24, 1999.
3.5 Articles of Incorporation, as amended by the amendment to the
Articles of Incorporation, dated August 18, 1997. Incorporated
by reference to the Company's report on Form 10-K, dated March
27, 1998.
4.1 Rights Agreement, dated November 22, 1999,
between the Company and First Chicago Trust Company
of New York as Rights Agent. 21 through 98
*13 Annual Report to Shareholders for the year
ended December 31, 1999. 99 through 115
21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant. 116
27.1 Financial Data Schedule. 117
</TABLE>
* Only the portions of this exhibit which are specifically
incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be filed
herewith.
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EXHIBIT 4.1
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CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
and
FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
Rights Agent
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Rights Agreement
Dated as of November 22, 1999
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1. Certain Definitions.......................................................................... 1
2. Appointment of Rights Agent................................................................... 8
3. Issue of Rights Certificates................................................................. 8
4. Form of Rights Certificates................................................................. 10
5. Countersignature and Registration........................................................... 11
6. Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Rights Certificates;
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Rights Certificates..................................... 12
7. Exercise of Rights; Purchase Price; Expiration Date of Rights................................ 13
8. Cancellation and Destruction of Rights Certificates.......................................... 15
9. Reservation and Availability of Capital Stock................................................ 16
10. Preferred Stock Record Date.................................................................. 18
11. Adjustment of Purchase Price, Number and Kind of Shares
or Number of Rights.......................................................................... 18
12. Certificate of Adjusted Purchase Price or Number of Shares................................... 28
13. Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets or Earning Power......................... 29
14. Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares...................................................... 32
15. Rights of Action............................................................................. 33
16. Agreement of Rights Holders.................................................................. 34
17. Rights Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder........................................... 35
18. Concerning the Rights Agent.................................................................. 35
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19. Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent.................................... 36
20. Duties of Rights Agent....................................................................... 36
21. Change of Rights Agent....................................................................... 39
22. Issuance of New Rights Certificates.......................................................... 40
23. Redemption and Termination................................................................... 40
24. Exchange..................................................................................... 44
25. Notice of Certain Events..................................................................... 46
26. Notices...................................................................................... 47
27. Supplements and Amendments................................................................... 47
28. Successors................................................................................... 48
29. Determinations and Actions by the Board of Directors, etc.................................... 48
30. Benefits of This Agreement................................................................... 49
31. Severability................................................................................. 49
32. Governing Law................................................................................ 49
33. Counterparts................................................................................. 50
34. Descriptive Headings......................................................................... 50
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Exhibit A - Statement of Resolution Establishing Series of Shares
Exhibit B - Form of Rights Certificate
Exhibit C - Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock
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RIGHTS AGREEMENT
RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of November 22, 1999, (the
"Agreement") between CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO., an Illinois corporation (the
"Company"), and FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York banking
corporation (the "Rights Agent").
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, on November 22, 1999 (the "Rights Dividend
Declaration Date"), the Board of Directors of the Company authorized and
declared a dividend distribution of one Right for each share of common stock,
par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") outstanding at
the close of business on December 3, 1999 (the "Record Date"), and has
authorized the issuance of one Right (as such number may be hereinafter adjusted
pursuant to Section 11(i) or 11(p) hereof) for each share of Common Stock of the
Company issued between the Record Date (whether originally issued or delivered
from the Company's treasury) and the Distribution Date and, in certain
circumstances provided in Section 22 hereof, after the Distribution Date, each
Right initially representing the right to purchase one one-hundredth of a share
of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") of the
Company having the rights, powers and preferences set forth in the form of
Statement of Resolution Establishing Series of Shares attached hereto as
Exhibit A, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth
(the "Rights");
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this
Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
(a) "Acquiring Person" shall mean (x) any Person who
or which, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, shall be
the Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of the shares of Common Stock then
outstanding, but shall not include (i) the Company, (ii) any Subsidiary of the
Company, (iii) any employee benefit plan of the Company, or of any Subsidiary of
the Company, or any Person or entity organized, appointed or established by the
Company for or pursuant
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to the terms of any such plan, or (iv) any Person who becomes the Beneficial
Owner of ten percent (10%) or more of the shares of Common Stock then
outstanding as a result of a reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding due to the repurchase of shares of Common Stock by the Company other
than during the Special Period (as defined in Section 23(c) hereof) or at a time
when the rights are not redeemable, unless and until such Person, after becoming
aware that such Person has become the Beneficial Owner of ten percent (10%) or
more of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, acquires beneficial
ownership of additional shares of Common Stock representing one percent (1%) or
more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, or (v) any such Person who
has reported or is required to report such ownership (but less than 15%) on
Schedule 13G under the Securities and the Exchange Act (or any comparable or
successor report) or on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable
or successor report) which Schedule 13D does not state any intention to or
reserve the right to control or influence the management or policies of the
Company or engage in any of the actions specified in Item 4 of such schedule
(other than the disposition of the Common Stock) and, within 10 Business Days of
being requested by the Company to advise it regarding the same, certifies to the
Company that such Person acquired shares of Common Stock in excess of 9.9%
inadvertently or without knowledge of the terms of the Rights and who or which,
together with all Affiliates and Associates, thereafter does not acquire
additional shares of Common Stock while the Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of
the shares of Common Stock then outstanding; provided, however, that if the
Person requested to so certify fails to do so within 10 Business Days, then such
Person shall become an Acquiring Person immediately after such 10-Business-Day
period, or (y) any Person who or which has entered into any agreement or
arrangement with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company providing for an
Acquisition Transaction (as defined in Section 1(b) hereof). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term "Acquiring Person" shall not include (i) John A. Morrissey,
Walter W. Morrissey or any of their siblings, (ii) any spouse of any Person
identified in clause (i) above, (iii) the lineal descendants (including Persons
adopted prior to attaining the age of 21 years) of any Person described in
clause (i) or (ii) above or the spouses of any such lineal descendants, (iv) any
Affiliate or Associate of any of the Persons described in clauses (i) through
(iii) above or (v) any successor in interest (as defined below) to any Person
described in clauses (i) through (iv) above or to the parents of any person
described in clause (i) above (collectively, the "Morrissey Holders"); provided,
further, that if any Person that is a Morrissey Holder becomes the Beneficial
Owner of additional shares of Common Stock (other than shares of Common Stock
that are beneficially owned, as of the date hereof, by any other Morrissey
Holder (the "Morrissey Shares")) such that, after giving effect to such
additional shares, the number of shares of Common Stock
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beneficially owned by such Person (excluding any other Morrissey Shares) exceeds
the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person on the
date hereof (excluding any other Morrissey Shares) by more than 2% of the then
outstanding shares of Common Stock, then such Person shall cease to be excluded
from the definition of "Acquiring Person" pursuant to this sentence. The
forgoing sentence is not intended to acknowledge or imply that any Morrissey
Holder is the Beneficial Owner of any Morrissey Shares held by any other
Morrissey Holder or that all or any portion of any Morrissey Holders constitute
a "group" (as described in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to
the Common Stock for any purpose. For purposes of this Section 1(a), a Morrissey
Holder's "successor in interest" shall be (i) the beneficiaries (whether by
testate or intestate succession) of any Morrissey Holder's estate and any
trustee (in his fiduciary capacity) or beneficiary of any trust who obtains (by
reason of the Morrissey Holder's death) beneficial ownership of any Morrissey
Shares (ii) any Morrissey Holder's estate, and (iii) the Affiliates and
Associates of the Persons described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence.
(b) "Acquisition Transaction" shall mean (x) a
merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries as a result of which stockholders of the Company will no longer
own a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company or a
publicly traded entity which controls the Company or, if appropriate, the entity
into which the Company may be merged, consolidated or otherwise combined (based
solely on the shares of Common Stock received or retained by such stockholders,
in their capacity as stockholders of the Company, pursuant to such transaction),
(y) a purchase or other acquisition of all or a substantial portion of the
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or (z) a purchase or other
acquisition of securities representing 10% or more of the shares of Common Stock
then outstanding.
(c) "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the
respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and as in
effect on the date of this Agreement (the "Exchange Act").
(d) A Person shall be deemed the "Beneficial Owner"
of, and shall be deemed to "beneficially own," any securities:
(i) which such Person or any of such
Person's Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to
acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the
passage
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of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding
(whether or not in writing) or upon the exercise of conversion rights,
exchange rights, other rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided,
however, that a Person shall not be deemed the "Beneficial Owner" of, or to
"beneficially own," (A) securities tendered pursuant to a tender or
exchange offer made by such Person or any of such Person's Affiliates or
Associates until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or
exchange, (B) securities issuable upon exercise of Rights at any time prior
to the occurrence of a Triggering Event, or (C) securities issuable upon
exercise of Rights from and after the occurrence of a Triggering Event
which Rights were acquired by such Person or any of such Person's
Affiliates or Associates prior to the Distribution Date or pursuant to
Section 3(a) hereof or Section 22 hereof (the "Original Rights") or
pursuant to Section 11(i) or 11(p) hereof in connection with an
adjustment made with respect to any Original Rights;
(ii) which such Person or any of such
Person's Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to
vote or dispose of or has "beneficial ownership" of (as determined pursuant
to Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act),
including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether
or not in writing; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the
"Beneficial Owner" of, or to "beneficially own," any security under this
subparagraph (ii) as a result of an agreement, arrangement or
understanding to vote such security if such agreement, arrangement or
understanding: (A) arises solely from a revocable proxy given in response
to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in
accordance with, the applicable provisions of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Exchange Act, and (B) is not also then reportable by
such Person on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or
successor report); or
(iii) which are beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly, by any other Person (or any Affiliate or Associate
thereof) with which such Person (or any of such Person's Affiliates or
Associates) has any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or
not in writing), for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except
pursuant to a revocable proxy as described in the proviso to subpara-
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graph (ii) of this paragraph (d)) or disposing of any voting securities of
the Company;
provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph (d) shall cause a Person
engaged in business as an underwriter of securities to be the "Beneficial Owner"
of, or to "beneficially own," any securities acquired through such Person's
participation in good faith in a firm commitment underwriting until the
expiration of 40 days after the date of such acquisition, and then only if such
securities continue to be owned by such person.
(e) "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a
Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York
are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
(f) "Close of business" on any given date shall mean
5:00 P.M., New York City time, on such date; provided, however, that if such
date is not a Business Day it shall mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
next succeeding Business Day.
(g) "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock, par
value $1.00 per share, of the Company, except that "Common Stock" when used with
reference to any Person other than the Company shall mean the capital stock of
such Person with the greatest voting power, or the equity securities or other
equity interest having power to control or direct the management, of such
Person.
(h) "Common Stock Equivalents" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.
(i) "Current Market Price" shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 11(d) hereof.
(j) "Current Value" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.
(k) "Distribution Date" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3(a) hereof.
(l) "Exchange Ratio" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 24 hereof.
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(m) "Expiration Date" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 7(a) hereof.
(n) "Final Expiration Date" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 7(a) hereof.
(o) "Person" shall mean any individual, firm,
corporation, partnership or other entity.
(p) "Preferred Stock" shall mean shares of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock, no par value per share, of the Company,
and, to the extent there are not a sufficient number of shares of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock authorized to permit the full exercise of
the Rights, any other series of Preferred Stock, no par value per share, of the
Company designated for such purpose containing terms substantially similar to
the terms of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.
(q) "Principal Party" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 13(b) hereof.
(r) "Purchase Price" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4(a) hereof.
(s) "Qualified Offer" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 11(a)(ii) hereof.
(t) "Record Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
the WHEREAS clause at the beginning of this Agreement.
(u) "Rights" shall have the meaning set forth in the
WHEREAS clause at the beginning of this Agreement.
(v) "Rights Agent" shall have the meaning set forth
in the parties clause at the beginning of this Agreement.
(w) "Rights Certificate" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3(a) hereof.
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(x) "Rights Dividend Declaration Date" shall have the
meaning set forth in the WHEREAS clause at the beginning of this Agreement.
(y) "Section 11 Event" shall mean any event described
in Section 11(a)(ii) hereof.
(z) "Section 13 Event" shall mean any event described
in clauses (x), (y) or (z) of Section 13(a) hereof.
(aa) "Spread" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.
(bb) "Stock Acquisition Date" shall mean the earlier
of (i) the first date of public announcement (which, for purposes of this
definition, shall include, without limitation, a report filed pursuant to
Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act) by the Company or an Acquiring Person that
an Acquiring Person has become such pursuant to clause (x) of the definition of
Acquiring Person and (ii) the date that an Acquiring Person has become such
pursuant to clause (y) of the definition of Acquiring Person.
(cc) "Subsidiary" shall mean, with reference to any
Person, any corporation of which an amount of voting securities sufficient to
elect at least a majority of the directors of such corporation is beneficially
owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, or otherwise controlled by such
Person.
(dd) "Substitution Period" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.
(ee) "Summary of Rights" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3(b) hereof.
(ff) "Trading Day" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 11(d)(i) hereof.
(gg) "Triggering Event" shall mean any Section 11
Event or any Section 13 Event.
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Section 2. Appointment of Rights Agent. The Company hereby
appoints the Rights Agent to act as agent for the Company and the holders of the
Rights (who, in accordance with Section 3 hereof, shall prior to the
Distribution Date also be the holders of the Common Stock) in accordance with
the terms and conditions hereof, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such
appointment. The Company may from time to time appoint such Co-Rights Agents as
it may deem necessary or desirable upon 10 (ten) days' prior written notice to
the Rights Agent. The Rights Agent shall have no duty to supervise, and shall in
no event be liable for the actions or omissions of any such Co-Rights Agent.
Section 3. Issue of Rights Certificates.
(a) Until the earlier of (i) the close of business
on the tenth day after the Stock Acquisition Date (or, if the tenth day after
the Stock Acquisition Date occurs before the Record Date, the close of business
on the Record Date) or (ii) the close of business on the tenth Business Day (or
such later date as the Board of Directors shall determine, provided, however,
that no deferral of a Distribution Date by the Board of Directors of the Company
pursuant to this clause (ii) may be made at any time during the Special Period)
after the date that a tender or exchange offer by any Person (other than the
Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company
or of any Subsidiary of the Company or any Person organized, appointed or
established by the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan) is
first published or sent or given within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, if upon consummation
thereof, such Person would become an Acquiring Person (the earlier of (i) and
(ii) being herein referred to as the "Distribution Date"), (x) the Rights will
be evidenced (subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section 3) by
the certificates for the Common Stock registered in the names of the holders of
the Common Stock (which certificates for Common Stock shall be deemed also to be
certificates for Rights) and not by separate certificates, and (y) the Rights
will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of the underlying
shares of Common Stock (including a transfer to the Company). As soon as
practicable after the Distribution Date, the Rights Agent will send by
first-class, insured, postage prepaid mail, at the expense of the Company, to
each record holder of the Common Stock as of the close of business on the
Distribution Date, at the address of such holder shown on the records of the
Company, one or more right certificates, in substantially the form of Exhibit B
hereto (the "Rights Certificates"), evidencing one Right for each share of
Common Stock so held, subject to adjustment as provided herein. In the event
that an adjustment in the number of Rights per share of Common Stock has been
made pursuant to Section
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11(i) or 11(p) hereof, at the time of distribution of the Rights Certificates,
the Company shall make the necessary and appropriate rounding adjustments (in
accordance with Section 14(a) hereof) so that Rights Certificates representing
only whole numbers of Rights are distributed and cash is paid in lieu of any
fractional Rights. As of and after the Distribution Date, the Rights will be
evidenced solely by such Rights Certificates.
(b) The Company will make available, as promptly as
practicable following the Record Date, a copy of a Summary of Rights, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the "Summary of Rights") to
any holder Rights who may so request from time to time prior to the Expiration
Date. With respect to certificates for the Common Stock outstanding as of the
Record Date, until the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced by such
certificates for the Common Stock and the registered holders of the Common Stock
shall also be the registered holders of the associated Rights. Until the earlier
of the Distribution Date or the Expiration Date (as such term is defined in
Section 7 hereof), the transfer of any certificates representing shares of
Common Stock in respect of which Rights have been issued shall also constitute
the transfer of the Rights associated with such shares of Common Stock.
(c) Rights shall be issued in respect of all shares
of Common Stock which are issued (whether originally issued or delivered from
the Company's treasury) after the Record Date but prior to the earlier of the
Distribution Date or the Expiration Date or, in certain circumstances provided
in Section 22 hereof, after the Distribution Date. Certificates representing
such shares of Common Stock shall also be deemed to be certificates for Rights,
and shall bear the following legend:
This certificate also evidences and entitles the holder hereof
to certain Rights as set forth in the Rights Agreement between Chicago
Rivet & Machine Co. (the "Company") and First Chicago Trust Company of
New York, as Rights Agent, dated as of November 22, 1999, as from time
to time amended (the "Rights Agreement"), the terms of which are
hereby incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on file
at the principal offices of the Company. Under certain circumstances,
as set forth in the Rights Agreement, such Rights will be evidenced by
separate certificates and will no longer be evidenced by this
certificate. The Company will mail to the holder of this certificate a
copy of the Rights Agreement, as in effect on the date of mailing,
without charge
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promptly after receipt of a written request therefor. Under certain
circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement, Rights issued to, or
held by, any Person who is, was or becomes an Acquiring Person or any
Affiliate or Associate thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights
Agreement), whether currently held by or on behalf of such Person or by
any subsequent holder, may become null and void.
With respect to such certificates containing the foregoing legend, until the
earlier of (i) the Distribution Date or (ii) the Expiration Date, the Rights
associated with the Common Stock represented by such certificates shall be
evidenced by such certificates alone and registered holders of Common Stock
shall also be the registered holders of the associated Rights, and the transfer
of any of such certificates shall also constitute the transfer of the Rights
associated with the Common Stock represented by such certificates.
Section 4. Form of Rights Certificates.
(a) The Rights Certificates (and the forms of
election to purchase and of assignment to be printed on the reverse thereof)
shall each be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may
have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or
endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to
comply with any applicable law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant
thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which the Rights
may from time to time be listed, or to conform to usage. Subject to the
provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Rights Certificates,
whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date and on their face
shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one one-hundredths
of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set
forth therein (such exercise price per one one-hundredth of a share, the
"Purchase Price"), but the amount and type of securities purchasable upon the
exercise of each Right and the Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to
adjustment as provided herein.
(b) Any Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section
3(a), Section 11(i) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights beneficially
owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring
Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or
Affiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or
(iii) a transferee of an Acquir-
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ing Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee
prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives
such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration)
from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring
Person or to any Person with whom such Acquiring Person has any continuing
agreement, arrangement or under standing regarding the transferred Rights or (B)
a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of
a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect
the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Rights Certificate issued pursuant
to Section 6 or Section 11 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or
adjustment of any other Rights Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall
contain (to the extent feasible) the following legend:
The Rights represented by this Rights Certificate are or were benefi-
cially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an
Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are
defined in the Rights Agreement). Accordingly, this Rights Certificate
and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void in the
circumstances specified in Section 7(e) of such Agreement.
Section 5. Countersignature and Registration.
(a) The Rights Certificates shall be executed on
behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its President or any Vice
President, either manually or by facsimile signature, and shall have affixed
thereto the Company's seal or a facsimile thereof which shall be attested by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, either manually or by
facsimile signature. The Rights Certificates shall be countersigned by the
Rights Agent, either manually or by facsimile signature, and shall not be valid
for any purpose unless so countersigned. In case any officer of the Company who
shall have signed any of the Rights Certificates shall cease to be such officer
of the Company before countersignature by the Rights Agent and issuance and
delivery by the Company, such Rights Certificates, nevertheless, may be counter
signed by the Rights Agent and issued and delivered by the Company with the same
force and effect as though the person who signed such Rights Certificates had
not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Rights Certificate may be
signed on behalf of the Company by any person who, at the actual date of the
execution of such Rights Certificate, shall be a proper officer of the Company
to sign such Rights Certificate, although at the date of the execution of this
Rights Agreement any such person was not such an officer.
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(b) Following the Distribution Date, the Rights Agent
will keep or cause to be kept, at its principal office or offices designated as
the appropriate place for surrender of Rights Certificates upon exercise or
transfer, books for registration and transfer of the Rights Certificates issued
hereunder. Such books shall show the names and addresses of the respective
holders of the Rights Certificates, the number of Rights evidenced on its face
by each of the Rights Certificates and the date of each of the Rights
Certificates.
Section 6. Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of
Rights Certificates; Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Rights Certificates.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b),
Section 7(e) and Section 14 hereof, at any time after the close of business on
the Distribution Date, and at or prior to the close of business on the
Expiration Date, any Rights Certificate or Certificates (other than Rights
Certificates representing Rights that have been ex changed pursuant to Section
24 hereof) may be transferred, split up, combined or exchanged for another
Rights Certificate or Certificates, entitling the registered holder to purchase
a like number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock (or, following
a Triggering Event, Common Stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the
case may be) as the Rights Certificate or Certificates surrendered then entitled
such holder (or former holder in the case of a transfer) to purchase. Any
registered holder desiring to transfer, split up, combine or exchange any Rights
Certificate or Certificates shall make such request in writing delivered to the
Rights Agent, and shall surrender the Rights Certificate or Certificates to be
transferred, split up, combined or exchanged at the principal office or offices
of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose. Neither the Rights Agent nor
the Company shall be obligated to take any action whatsoever with respect to the
transfer of any such surrendered Rights Certificate or Certificates until the
registered holder shall have completed and signed the certificate contained in
the form of assignment set forth on the reverse side of such Rights Certificate
and shall have provided such additional evidence of the identity of the
Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) or Affiliates or Associates
thereof as the Company shall reasonably request. Thereupon the Rights Agent
shall, subject to Sections 4(b), 7(e), 14 and 24 hereof, countersign and deliver
to the Person entitled thereto a Rights Certificate or Certificates, as the case
may be, as so requested. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any
transfer, split up, combination or exchange of Rights Certificates.
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(b) Upon receipt by the Company and the Rights Agent
of evidence reasonably satisfactory to them of the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of a Rights Certificate, and, in case of loss, theft or destruction,
of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to them, and reimbursement to
the Company and the Rights Agent of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto,
and upon surrender to the Rights Agent and cancellation of the Rights
Certificate if mutilated, the Company will execute and deliver a new Rights
Certificate of like tenor to the Rights Agent for countersignature and delivery
to the registered owner in lieu of the Rights Certificate so lost, stolen,
destroyed or mutilated.
Section 7. Exercise of Rights; Purchase Price; Expiration
Date of Rights.
(a) Subject to Section 7(e) hereof, the registered
holder of any Rights Certificate may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby
(except as otherwise provided herein including, without limitation, the
restrictions on exercisability set forth in Section 9(c), Section 11(a)(iii) and
Section 23(a) hereof) in whole or in part at any time after the Distribution
Date upon surrender of the Rights Certificate, with the form of election to
purchase and the certificate on the reverse side thereof duly executed, to the
Rights Agent at the principal office or offices of the Rights Agent designated
for such purpose, together with payment of the aggregate Purchase Price with
respect to the total number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock
(or other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as to which
such surrendered Rights are then exercisable, at or prior to the earlier of (i)
5:00 P.M. New York City time on December 2, 2009 or such later date as may be
established by the Board of Directors prior to the expiration of the Rights
(such date, as may be extended by the Board, the "Final Expiration Date"), (ii)
the time at which the Rights are redeemed as provided in Section 23 hereof,
(iii) the time at which such Rights are exchanged pursuant to Section 24 hereof
and (iv) the time at which all of the Rights expire pursuant to Section
13(d) hereof (the earliest of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) being herein referred to
as the "Expiration Date").
(b) The Purchase Price for each one one-hundredth of
a share of Preferred Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Right shall initially
be $90.00, and shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in
Sections 11 and 13(a) hereof and shall be payable in accordance with paragraph
(c) below.
(c) Upon receipt of a Rights Certificate representing
exercisable Rights, with the form of election to purchase and the certificate on
the reverse
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side thereof duly executed, accompanied by payment, with respect to
each Right so exercised, of the Purchase Price per one one-hundredth of a share
of Preferred Stock (or other shares, securities, cash or other assets, as the
case may be) to be purchased as set forth below and an amount equal to any
applicable transfer tax, the Rights Agent shall, subject to Section 20(k)
hereof, thereupon promptly (i) (A) requisition from any transfer agent of the
shares of Preferred Stock (or make available, if the Rights Agent is the
transfer agent for such shares) certificates for the total number of one one-hun
dredths of a share of Preferred Stock to be purchased, and the Company hereby
irrevocably authorizes its transfer agent to comply with all such requests, or
(B) if the Company shall have elected to deposit the total number of shares of
Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Rights hereunder with a depositary
agent, requisition from the depositary agent depositary receipts representing
such number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock as are to be
purchased (in which case certificates for the shares of Preferred Stock
represented by such receipts shall be deposited by the transfer agent with the
depositary agent) and the Company will direct the depositary agent to comply
with such request, (ii) requisition from the Company the amount of cash, if any,
to be paid in lieu of fractional shares in accordance with Section 14 hereof,
(iii) after receipt of such certificates or depositary receipts, cause the same
to be delivered to or upon the order of the registered holder of such Rights
Certificate, registered in such name or names as may be designated by such
holder, and (iv) after receipt thereof, deliver such cash, if any, to or upon
the order of the registered holder of such Rights Certificate. The payment of
the Purchase Price (as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 11(a)(iii)
hereof) shall be made in cash or by certified bank check or bank draft payable
to the order of the Company. In the event that the Company is obligated to
issue other securities (including Common Stock) of the Company, pay cash and/or
distribute other property pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, the Company will
make all arrangements necessary so that such other securities, cash and/or other
property are available for distribution by the Rights Agent, if and when
appropriate. The Company reserves the right to require prior to the occurrence
of a Triggering Event that, upon any exercise of Rights, a number of Rights be
exercised so that only whole shares of Preferred Stock would be issued.
(d) In case the registered holder of any Rights
Certificate shall exercise less than all the Rights evidenced thereby, a new
Rights Certificate evidencing Rights equivalent to the Rights remaining
unexercised shall be issued by the Rights Agent and delivered to, or upon the
order of, the registered holder of such Rights Certificate, registered in such
name or names as may be designated by such holder, subject to the provisions of
Section 14 hereof.
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(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, from and after the first occurrence of a Section 11 Event, any
Rights beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or an Associate or
Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or
of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring
Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any
such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently
with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to
either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring
Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person
with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or
understanding regarding the transferred Rights or (B) a transfer which the Board
of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or
understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of this
Section 7(e), shall become null and void without any further action, and no
holder of such Rights shall have any rights whatsoever with respect to such
Rights, whether under any provision of this Agreement or otherwise. The Company
shall use all reasonable efforts to insure that the provisions of this Section
7(e) and Section 4(b) hereof are complied with, but shall have no liability to
any holder of Rights Certificates or other Person as a result of its failure to
make any determinations with respect to an Acquiring Person or any of their
respective Affiliates, Associates or transferees hereunder.
(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, neither the Rights Agent nor the Company shall be obligated to
undertake any action with respect to a registered holder upon the occurrence of
any purported exercise as set forth in this Section 7 unless such registered
holder shall have (i) completed and signed the certificate contained in the form
of election to purchase set forth on the reverse side of the Rights Certificate
surrendered for such exercise, and (ii) provided such additional evidence of
the identity of the Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) or Affiliates
or Associates thereof as the Company shall reasonably request.
Section 8. Cancellation and Destruction of Rights
Certificates. All Rights Certificates surrendered for the purpose of exercise,
transfer, split up, combination or exchange shall, if surrendered to the
Company or any of its agents, be delivered to the Rights Agent for cancellation
or in cancelled form, or, if surrendered to the Rights Agent, shall be cancelled
by it, and no Rights Certificates shall be issued in lieu thereof except as
expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Company
shall deliver to the Rights Agent for cancellation and retirement, and the
Rights Agent shall so cancel and retire, any other Rights Certificate purchased
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or acquired by the Company otherwise than upon the exercise thereof. The Rights
Agent shall deliver all cancelled Rights Certificates to the Company, or shall,
at the written request of the Company, destroy such cancelled Rights
Certificates, and in such case shall deliver a certificate of destruction
thereof to the Company.
Section 9. Reservation and Availability of Capital Stock.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees that it will
cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued
shares of Preferred Stock (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event,
out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock and/or other
securities or out of any authorized and issued shares held in its treasury), the
number of shares of Preferred Stock (and, following the occurrence of a
Triggering Event, shares of Common Stock and/or other securities) that, as
provided in this Agreement including Section 11(a)(iii) hereof, will be
sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Rights.
(b) So long as the shares of Preferred Stock (and,
following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, shares of Common Stock and/or
other securities) issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of the Rights may
be listed on any national securities exchange, the Company shall use its best
efforts to cause, from and after such time as the Rights become exercisable (but
only to the extent that it is reasonably likely that the Rights will be
exercised), all shares reserved for such issuance to be listed on such exchange
upon official notice of issuance upon such exercise.
(c) The Company shall use its best efforts to (i)
file, as soon as practicable following the earliest date after the first
occurrence of a Section 11 Event on which the consideration to be delivered by
the Company upon exercise of the Rights has been determined pursuant to this
Agreement (including in accordance with Section 11(a)(iii) hereof), or as soon
as is required by law following the Distribution Date, as the case may be, a
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), with respect to the securities purchasable upon exercise of
the Rights on an appropriate form, (ii) cause such registration statement to
become effective as soon as practicable after such filing, and (iii) cause such
registration statement to remain effective (with a prospectus at all times
meeting the requirements of the Securities Act) until the earlier of (A) the
date as of which the Rights are no longer exercisable for such securities, and
(B) the Expiration Date. The Company will also take such action as may be
appropriate under, or to ensure compliance with,
the securities or "blue sky" laws of the various states in connection with the
exercisability of the Rights. The Company may temporarily suspend, for a period
of
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time not to exceed ninety (90) days after the date set forth in clause (i) of
the first sentence of this Section 9(c), the exercisability of the Rights in
order to prepare and file such registration statement and permit it to become
effective. Upon any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public
announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily
suspended, as well as a public announcement at such time as the suspension is no
longer in effect. In addition, if the Company shall determine that a
registration statement is required following the Distribution Date, the Company
may temporarily suspend the exercisability of the Rights until such time as a
registration statement has been declared effective. Notwithstanding any
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Rights shall not be exercisable
in any jurisdiction if the requisite qualification in such jurisdiction shall
not have been obtained or the exercise thereof shall not be permitted under
applicable law or a registration statement shall not have been declared
effective.
(d) The Company covenants and agrees that it will
take all such action as may be necessary to ensure that all one one-hundredths
of a share of Preferred Stock (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering
Event, shares of Common Stock and/or other securities) delivered upon exercise
of Rights shall, at the time of delivery of the certificates for such shares
(subject to payment of the Purchase Price), be duly and validly authorized and
issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
(e) The Company further covenants and agrees that it
will pay when due and payable any and all federal and state transfer taxes and
charges which may be payable in respect of the issuance or delivery of the
Rights Certificates and of any certificates for a number of one one-hundredths
of a share of Preferred Stock (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the
case may be) upon the exercise of Rights. The Company shall not, however, be
required to pay any transfer tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer
or delivery of Rights Certificates to a Person other than, or the issuance or
delivery of a number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock (or
Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) in respect of a name
other than that of, the registered holder of the Rights Certificates evidencing
Rights surrendered for exercise or to issue or deliver any certificates for a
number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock (or Common Stock
and/or other securities, as the case may be) in a name other than that of the
registered holder upon the exercise of any Rights until such tax shall have been
paid (any such tax being payable by the holder of such Rights Certificates at
the time of surrender) or until it has been established to the Company's
satisfaction that no such tax is due.
Section 10. Preferred Stock Record Date. Each person in whose
name any certificate for a number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred
Stock (or
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Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) is issued upon the
exercise of Rights shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of
record of such fractional shares of Preferred Stock (or Common Stock and/or
other securities, as the case may be) represented thereby on, and such
certificate shall be dated, the date upon which the Rights Certificate
evidencing such Rights was duly surrendered and payment of the Purchase Price
(and all applicable transfer taxes) was made; provided, however, that if the
date of such surrender and payment is a date upon which the Preferred Stock (or
Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) transfer books of the
Company are closed, such Person shall be deemed to have become the record holder
of such shares (fractional or otherwise) on, and such certificate shall be
dated, the next succeeding Business Day on which the Preferred Stock (or Common
Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) transfer books of the Company
are open. Prior to the exercise of the Rights evidenced thereby, the holder of a
Rights Certificate shall not be entitled to any rights of a stockholder of the
Company with respect to shares for which the Rights shall be exercisable,
including, without limitation, the right to vote, to receive dividends or other
distributions or to exercise any preemptive rights, and shall not be entitled to
receive any notice of any proceedings of the Company, except as provided herein.
Section 11. Adjustment of Purchase Price, Number and Kind of
Shares or Number of Rights. The Purchase Price, the number and kind of shares
covered by each Right and the number of Rights outstanding are subject to
adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 11.
(a)(i) In the event the Company shall at any time
after the date of this Agreement (A) declare a dividend on the
Preferred Stock payable in shares of Preferred Stock, (B) subdivide the
outstanding Preferred Stock, (C) combine the outstanding Preferred
Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue any shares of its
capital stock in a reclassification of the Preferred Stock (including
any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger
in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation),
except as otherwise provided in this Section 11(a) and Section 7(e)
hereof, the Purchase Price in effect at the time of the record date for
such dividend or of the effective date of such subdivision, combination
or reclassification, and the number and kind of shares of Preferred
Stock or capital stock, as the case may be, issuable on such date,
shall be proportionately adjusted so that the holder of any Right
exercised after such time shall be entitled to receive, upon payment of
the Purchase Price then in
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effect, the aggregate number and kind of shares of Preferred Stock or
capital stock, as the case may be, which, if such Right had been
exercised immediately prior to such date and at a time when the
Preferred Stock transfer books of the Company were open, he would have
owned upon such exercise and been entitled to receive by virtue of such
dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification. If an event
occurs which would require an adjustment under both this Section
11(a)(i) and Section 11(a)(ii) hereof, the adjustment provided for in
this Section 11(a)(i) shall be in addition to, and shall be made prior
to, any adjustment required pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii) hereof.
(ii) In the event any Person, at any time
after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date, shall become an Acquiring
Person, unless the event causing such Person to become an Acquiring
Person is a transaction set forth in Section 13(a) hereof, or is an
acquisition of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a tender offer or
exchange offer for all outstanding shares of Common Stock at a price
and on terms determined by at least a majority of the members of the
Board of Directors who are not officers of the Company and who are not
representatives, nominees, Affiliates or Associates of an Acquiring
Person, after receiving advice from one or more investment banking
firms, to be (a) at a price which is fair to stockholders and not
inadequate (taking into account all factors which such members of the
Board deem relevant, including, without limitation, prices which could
reasonably be achieved if the Company or its assets were sold on an
orderly basis designed to realize maximum value) and (b) otherwise in
the best interests of the Company and its stockholders (provided,
however, that no such determination shall be made during the Special
Period) (a "Qualifying Offer"), then, promptly following the occurrence
of any event described in Section 11(a)(ii) hereof, proper provision
shall be made so that each holder of a Right (except as provided below
and in Section 7(e) hereof) shall thereafter have the right to receive,
upon exercise thereof, at the then current Purchase Price in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, in lieu of a number of one
one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock, such number of shares of
Common Stock as shall equal the result obtained by (x) multiplying the
then current Purchase Price by the then number of one one-hundredths of
a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right was exercisable
immediately prior to the first occurrence of a Section 11 Event, and
(y)
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dividing that product (which, following such first occurrence, shall
thereafter be referred to as the "Purchase Price" for each Right and
for all purposes of this Agreement) by 50% of the Current Market Price
(determined pursuant to Section 11(d) hereof) per share of Common Stock
on the date of such first occurrence (such number of shares, the
"Adjustment Shares").
(iii) In the event that the number of shares
of Common Stock which are authorized by the Company's Articles of
Incorporation, but not outstanding or reserved for issuance for
purposes other than upon exercise of the Rights, are not sufficient to
permit the exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with the
foregoing subparagraph (ii) of this Section 11(a), the Company shall:
(A) determine the excess of (1) the value of the Adjustment Shares
issuable upon the exercise of a Right (the "Current Value") over (2)
the Purchase Price (such excess, the "Spread"), and (B) with respect to
each Right, subject to Section 7(e) hereof, make adequate provision to
substitute for the Adjustment Shares, upon the exercise of a Right and
payment of the applicable Purchase Price, (1) cash, (2) a reduction in
the Purchase Price, (3) Common Stock or other equity securities of the
Company (including, without limitation, shares, or units of shares, of
preferred stock, such as the Preferred Stock, which the Board of
Directors of the Company has deemed to have essentially the same value
or economic rights as shares of Common Stock (such shares or units of
shares of preferred stock are referred to herein as "Common Stock
Equivalents")), (4) debt securities of the Company, (5) other assets,
or (6) any combination of the foregoing, having an aggregate value
equal to the Current Value (less the amount of any reduction in the
Purchase Price), where such aggregate value has been determined by the
Board of Directors of the Company based upon the advice of a nationally
recognized investment banking firm selected by the Board of Directors
of the Company; provided, however, that if the Company shall not have
made adequate provision to deliver value pursuant to clause (B) above
within thirty (30) days following the later of (x) the first occurrence
of a Section 11 Event and (y) the date on which the Company's right of
redemption pursuant to Section 23(a) expires (the later of (x) and (y)
being referred to herein as the "Section 11(a)(ii) Trigger Date"), then
the Company shall be obligated to deliver, upon the surrender for
exercise of a Right and without requiring payment of
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the Purchase Price, shares of Common Stock (to the extent available)
and then, if necessary, cash, which shares and/or cash have an
aggregate value equal to the Spread. If the Board of Directors of the
Company shall determine in good faith that it is likely that sufficient
additional shares of Common Stock could be authorized for issuance upon
exercise in full of the Rights, the thirty (30) day period set forth
above may be extended to the extent necessary, but not more than ninety
(90) days after the Section 11(a)(ii) Trigger Date, in order that the
Company may seek stockholder approval for the authorization of such
additional shares (such thirty (30) day period, as it may be extended,
the "Substitution Period"). To the extent that the Company determines
that some action should be taken pursuant to the first and/or second
sentences of this Section 11(a)(iii), the Company (x) shall provide,
subject to Section 7(e) hereof, that such action shall apply uniformly
to all outstanding Rights, and (y) may suspend the exercisability of
the Rights until the expiration of the Substitution Period in order to
seek stockholder approval for such authorization of additional shares
and/or to decide the appropriate form of distribution to be made
pursuant to such first sentence and to determine the value thereof. In
the event of any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public
announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been
temporarily suspended, as well as a public announcement at such time as
the suspension is no longer in effect. For purposes of this Section
11(a)(iii), the value of each Adjustment Share shall be the Current
Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the Section 11(a)(ii)
Trigger Date and the per share or per unit value of any Common Stock
Equivalent shall be deemed to have the Current Market Price per share
of the Common Stock on such date.
(b) In case the Company shall fix a record date for
the issuance of rights (other than the Rights), options or warrants to all
holders of Preferred Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase (for a
period expiring within forty-five (45) calendar days after such record date)
Preferred Stock (or shares having the same rights, privileges and preferences as
the shares of Preferred Stock ("equivalent preferred stock")) or securities
convertible into Preferred Stock or equivalent preferred stock at a price per
share of Preferred Stock or per share of equivalent preferred stock (or having a
conversion price per share, if a security convertible into Preferred Stock or
equivalent preferred stock) less than the Current Market Price per share of
Preferred Stock on such record date, the Purchase Price to be in effect after
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such record date shall be determined by multiplying the Purchase Price in effect
immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which
shall be the number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding on such record
date, plus the number of shares of Preferred Stock which the aggregate offering
price of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock and/or equivalent
preferred stock so to be offered (and/or the aggregate initial conversion price
of the convertible securities so to be offered) would purchase at such Current
Market Price, and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of
Preferred Stock outstanding on such record date, plus the number of additional
shares of Preferred Stock and/or equivalent preferred stock to be offered for
subscription or purchase (or into which the convertible securities so to be
offered are initially convert ible). In case such subscription price may be paid
by delivery of consideration part or all of which may be in a form other than
cash, the value of such consideration shall be as determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determi nation shall be described
in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be binding on the Rights
Agent and the holders of the Rights. Shares of Preferred Stock owned by or held
for the account of the Company shall not be deemed outstanding for the purpose
of any such computation. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever
such a record date is fixed, and in the event that such rights or warrants are
not so issued, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted to be the Purchase Price
which would then be in effect if such record date had not been fixed.
(c) In case the Company shall fix a record date for a
distribution to all holders of Preferred Stock (including any such distribution
made in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the
continuing corporation) of evidences of indebtedness, cash (other than a regular
quarterly cash dividend out of the earnings or retained earnings of the
Company), assets (other than a dividend payable in Preferred Stock, but
including any dividend payable in stock other than Preferred Stock) or
subscription rights or warrants (excluding those referred to in Section 11(b)
hereof), the Purchase Price to be in effect after such record date shall be
determined by multiplying the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such
record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Current Market
Price per share of Preferred Stock on such record date, less the fair market
value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company,
whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights
Agent and shall be binding on the Rights Agent and the holders of the Rights) of
the portion of the cash, assets or evidences of indebtedness so to be
distributed or of such subscription rights or warrants applicable to a share of
Preferred Stock and the denominator of which shall be such Current Market Price
per share of Preferred Stock. Such adjustments
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shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed, and in the
event that such distribution is not so made, the Purchase Price shall be
adjusted to be the Purchase Price which would have been in effect if such record
date had not been fixed.
(d) (i) For the purpose of any computation hereunder,
other than computations made pursuant to Section 11(a)(iii) hereof, the
"Current Market Price" per share of Common Stock on any date shall be
deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices per share of such
Common Stock for the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days immediately
prior to such date, and for purposes of computations made pursuant to
Section 11(a)(iii) hereof, the "Current Market Price" per share of
Common Stock on any date shall be deemed to be the average of the daily
closing prices per share of such Common Stock for the ten (10)
consecutive Trading Days immediately following such date; provided,
however, that in the event that the Current Market Price per share of
Common Stock is determined during a period following the announcement
by the issuer of the Common Stock of (A) any dividend or distribution
on such Common Stock, payable in shares of such Common Stock or
securities convertible into shares of such Common Stock (other than the
Rights), or (B) any subdivision, combination or reclassification of
such Common Stock, and the ex-dividend date for such dividend or
distribution, or the record date for such subdivision, combination or
reclassification shall not have occurred prior to the commencement of
the requisite thirty (30) Trading Day period or ten (10) Trading Day
period, as set forth above, then, and in each such case, the "Current
Market Price" shall be properly adjusted to take into account ex-
dividend trading. The closing price for each day shall be the last sale
price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day,
the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either
case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting
system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the
New York Stock Exchange or, if the shares of Common Stock are not
listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as
reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system
with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities
exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to
trading or, if the shares of Common Stock are not listed or admitted to
trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price or,
if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in
the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ") or such other
system then in use, or, if on any such date the shares of Common Stock
are not quoted by
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any such system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as
furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Common
Stock selected by the Board of Directors of the Company. If on any such
date no market maker is making a market in the Common Stock, the fair
value of such shares on such date as determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Company shall be used. The term "Trading Day"
shall mean a day on which the principal national securities exchange on
which the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to trading is
open for the transaction of business or, if the shares of Common Stock
are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities
exchange, a Business Day. If the Common Stock is not publicly held or
not so listed or traded, "Current Market Price" per share shall mean
the fair value per share as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be described in a
statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be conclusive for all
purposes.
(ii) For the purpose of any computation hereunder,
the "Current Market Price" per share of Preferred Stock shall be
determined in the same manner as set forth above for the Common Stock
in clause (i) of this Section 11(d) (other than the last sentence
thereof). If the Current Market Price per share of Preferred Stock
cannot be determined in the manner provided above or if the Preferred
Stock is not publicly held or listed or traded in a manner described in
clause (i) of this Section 11(d), the "Current Market Price" per share
of Preferred Stock shall be conclusively deemed to be an amount equal
to 1,000 (as such number may be appropriately adjusted for such events
as stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations with respect to
the Common Stock occurring after the date of this Agreement) multiplied
by the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock. If neither
the Common Stock nor the Preferred Stock is publicly held or so listed
or traded, "Current Market Price" per share of the Preferred Stock
shall mean the fair value per share as deter mined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Company, whose determi nation shall be
described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be
conclusive for all purposes. For all purposes of this Agreement, the
Current Market Price of a Unit shall be equal to the Current Market
Price of one share of Preferred Stock divided by 100.
(e) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
no adjustment in the Purchase Price shall be required unless such adjustment
would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent (1%) in the
Purchase Price;
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provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this Section 11(e)
are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in
any subsequent adjustment. All calculations under this Section 11 shall be made
to the nearest cent or to the nearest ten-thousandth of a share of Common Stock
or other share or one millionth of a share of Preferred Stock, as the case may
be. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 11(e), any adjustment
required by this Section 11 shall be made no later than the earlier of (i) three
(3) years from the date of the transaction which mandates such adjustment, or
(ii) the Expiration Date.
(f) If as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to
Section 11(a)(ii) or Section 13(a) hereof, the holder of any Right thereafter
exercised shall become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock other
than Preferred Stock, thereafter the number of such other shares so receivable
upon exercise of any Right and the Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to
adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as
practicable to the provisions with respect to the Preferred Stock contained in
Sections 11(a), (b), (c), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (m), and the
provisions of Sections 7, 9, 10, 13 and 14 hereof with respect to the Preferred
Stock shall apply on like terms to any such other shares.
(g) All Rights originally issued by the Company
subsequent to any adjustment made to the Purchase Price hereunder shall evidence
the right to purchase, at the adjusted Purchase Price, the number of one
one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock purchasable from time to time
hereunder upon exercise of the Rights, all subject to further adjustment as
provided herein.
(h) Unless the Company shall have exercised its
election as provided in Section 11(i), upon each adjustment of the Purchase
Price as a result of the calculations made in Sections 11(b) and (c), each Right
outstanding immediately prior to the making of such adjustment shall thereafter
evidence the right to purchase, at the adjusted Purchase Price, that number of
one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock (calculated to the nearest
one-millionth) obtained by (i) multiplying (x) the number of one one-hundredths
of a share covered by a Right immediately prior to this adjustment, by (y) the
Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment of the Purchase
Price, and (ii) dividing the product so obtained by the Purchase Price in effect
immediately after such adjustment of the Purchase Price.
(i) The Company may elect on or after the date of any
adjustment of the Purchase Price to adjust the number of Rights, in lieu of any
adjustment in the number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock
purchasable upon the
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exercise of a Right. Each of the Rights outstanding after the adjustment in the
number of Rights shall be exercisable for the number of one one-hundredths of a
share of Preferred Stock for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to
such adjustment. Each Right held of record prior to such adjustment of the
number of Rights shall become that number of Rights (calculated to the nearest
one ten-thousandth) obtained by dividing the Purchase Price in effect
immediately prior to adjustment of the Purchase Price by the Purchase Price in
effect immediately after adjustment of the Purchase Price. The Company shall
make a public announcement of its election to adjust the number of Rights,
indicating the record date for the adjustment, and, if known at the time, the
amount of the adjustment to be made. This record date may be the date on which
the Purchase Price is adjusted or any day thereafter, but, if the Rights
Certificates have been issued, shall be at least ten (10) days later than the
date of the public announcement. If Rights Certificates have been issued, upon
each adjustment of the number of Rights pursuant to this Section 11(i), the
Company shall, as promptly as practicable, cause to be distributed to holders of
record of Rights Certificates on such record date Rights Certificates
evidencing, subject to Section 14 hereof, the additional Rights to which such
holders shall be entitled as a result of such adjustment, or, at the option of
the Company, shall cause to be distributed to such holders of record in
substitution and replacement for the Rights Certificates held by such holders
prior to the date of adjustment, and upon surrender thereof, if required by the
Company, new Rights Certificates evidencing all the Rights to which such holders
shall be entitled after such adjustment. Rights Certificates so to be
distributed shall be issued, executed and countersigned in the manner provided
for herein (and may bear, at the option of the Company, the adjusted Purchase
Price) and shall be registered in the names of the holders of record of Rights
Certificates on the record date specified in the public announcement.
(j) Irrespective of any adjustment or change in the
Purchase Price or the number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock
issuable upon the exercise of the Rights, the Rights Certificates theretofore
and thereafter issued may continue to express the Purchase Price per one
one-hundredths of a share and the number of one one-hundredths of a share which
were expressed in the initial Rights Certificates issued hereunder.
(k) Before taking any action that would cause an
adjustment reducing the Purchase Price below the then stated value, if any, of
the number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Rights, the Company shall take any corporate action which may,
in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may
validly and legally issue fully paid and
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nonassessable such number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock at
such adjusted Purchase Price.
(l) In any case in which this Section 11 shall
require that an adjustment in the Purchase Price be made effective as of a
record date for a specified event, the Company may elect to defer until the
occurrence of such event the issuance to the holder of any Right exercised after
such record date the number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock
and other capital stock or securities of the Company, if any, issuable upon such
exercise over and above the number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred
Stock and other capital stock or securities of the Company, if any, issuable
upon such exercise on the basis of the Purchase Price in effect prior to such
adjustment; provided, however, that the Company shall deliver to such holder a
due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such holder's right to
receive such additional shares (fractional or otherwise) or securities upon the
occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.
(m) Anything in this Section 11 to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Company shall be entitled to make such reductions in the
Purchase Price, in addition to those adjustments expressly required by this
Section 11, as and to the extent that in their good faith judgment the Board of
Directors of the Company shall deter mine to be advisable in order that any (i)
consolidation or subdivision of the Preferred Stock, (ii) issuance wholly for
cash of any shares of Preferred Stock at less than the Current Market Price,
(iii) issuance wholly for cash of shares of Preferred Stock or securities which
by their terms are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Preferred
Stock, (iv) stock dividends or (v) issuance of rights, options or warrants
referred to in this Section 11, hereafter made by the Company to holders of its
Preferred Stock shall not be taxable to such stockholders.
(n) The Company covenants and agrees that it shall
not, at any time after the Distribution Date, (i) consolidate with any other
Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company in a transaction which complies
with Section 11(o) hereof), (ii) merge with or into any other Person (other than
a Subsidiary of the Company in a transaction which complies with Section 11(o)
hereof), or (iii) sell or transfer (or permit any Subsidiary to sell or
transfer), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, assets or
earning power aggregating more than 50% of the assets or earning power of the
Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any other Person or Persons
(other than the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries in one or more
transactions each of which complies with Section 11(o) hereof), if (x) at the
time of or immediately after such consolidation, merger or sale there are any
rights,
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warrants or other instruments or securities outstanding or agreements in effect
which would substantially diminish or otherwise eliminate the benefits intended
to be afforded by the Rights or (y) prior to, simultaneously with or immediately
after such consolidation, merger or sale, the stockholders of the Person who
constitutes, or would constitute, the "Principal Party" for purposes of Section
13(a) hereof shall have received a distribution of Rights previously owned by
such Person or any of its Affiliates and Associates.
(o) The Company covenants and agrees that, after the
Distribution Date, it will not, except as permitted by Section 23 or Section 27
hereof, take (or permit any Subsidiary to take) any action if at the time such
action is taken it is reasonably foreseeable that such action will diminish
substantially or otherwise eliminate the benefits intended to be afforded by the
Rights.
(p) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, in the event that the Company shall at any time after the
Rights Dividend Declaration Date and prior to the Distribution Date (i) declare
a dividend on the outstanding shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common
Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iii) combine
the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the
number of Rights associated with each share of Common Stock then outstanding, or
issued or delivered thereafter but prior to the Distribution Date, shall be
proportionately adjusted so that the number of Rights thereafter associated with
each share of Common Stock following any such event shall equal the result
obtained by multiplying the number of Rights associated with each share of
Common Stock immediately prior to such event by a fraction the numerator which
shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the occurrence of the event and the denominator of which shall be the
total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the
occurrence of such event.
Section 12. Certificate of Adjusted Purchase Price or Number
of Shares. Whenever an adjustment is made as provided in Section 11 and Section
13 hereof, the Company shall (a) promptly prepare a certificate setting forth
such adjustment and a brief statement of the facts accounting for such
adjustment, (b) promptly file with the Rights Agent, and with each transfer
agent for the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock, a copy of such certificate,
and (c) if a Distribution Date has occurred, mail a brief summary thereof to
each holder of a Rights Certificate in accordance with Section 26 hereof. The
Rights Agent shall be fully protected in relying on any such certificate and on
any adjustment therein contained and shall not
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be obligated or responsible for calculating any adjustment nor shall it be
deemed to have knowledge of such adjustment unless and until it shall have
received such certificate.
Section 13. Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer
of Assets or Earning Power.
(a) In the event that, following the Stock
Acquisition Date, directly or indirectly, (x) the Company shall consolidate
with, or merge with and into, any other Person (other than a Subsidiary of the
Company in a transaction which complies with Section 11(o) hereof), and the
Company shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation of such
consolidation or merger, (y) any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company
in a transaction which complies with Section 11(o) hereof) shall consolidate
with, or merge with or into, the Company, and the Company shall be the
continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger and, in
connection with such consolidation or merger, all or part of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for stock or other
securities of any other Person or cash or any other property, or (z) the Company
shall sell or otherwise transfer (or one or more of its Subsidiaries shall sell
or otherwise transfer), in one transaction or a series of related transactions,
assets or earning power aggregating 50% or more of the assets or earning power
of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any Person or Persons
(other than the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in one or more
transactions each of which complies with Section 11(o) hereof), then, and in
each such case (except as may be contemplated by Section 13(d) hereof), proper
provision shall be made so that: (i) each holder of a Right, except as provided
in Section 7(e) hereof, shall thereafter have the right to receive, upon the
exercise thereof at the then current Purchase Price in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, such number of validly authorized and issued, fully paid,
non-assessable and freely tradeable shares of Common Stock of the Principal
Party (as such term is hereinafter defined), not subject to any liens,
encumbrances, rights of first refusal or other adverse claims, as shall be equal
to the result obtained by (1) multiplying the then current Purchase Price by the
number of one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right was
exercisable immediately prior to the first occurrence of a Section 13 Event (or,
if a Section 11 Event has occurred prior to the first occurrence of a Section 13
Event, multiplying the number of such one one-hundredths of a share for which a
Right was exercisable immediately prior to the first occurrence of a Section 11
Event by the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such first
occurrence) and dividing that product (which, following the first occurrence of
a Section 13 Event shall be referred to as the "Purchase Price" for each Right
and
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for all purposes of this Agreement) by (2) 50% of the Current Market Price per
share of the Common Stock of such Principal Party on the date of consummation of
such Section 13 Event; (ii) such Principal Party shall thereafter be liable for,
and shall assume, by virtue of such Section 13 Event, all the obligations and
duties of the Company pursuant to this Agreement; (iii) the term "Company" shall
thereafter be deemed to refer to such Principal Party, it being specifically
intended that the provisions of Section 11 hereof shall apply only to such
Principal Party following the first occurrence of a Section 13 Event; (iv) such
Principal Party shall take such steps (including, but not limited to, the
reservation of a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock) in connection
with the consummation of any such transaction as may be necessary to assure
that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as
reasonably may be, in relation to its shares of Common Stock thereafter
deliverable upon the exercise of the Rights; and (v) the provisions of Section
11(a)(ii) hereof shall be of no effect following the first occurrence of any
Section 13 Event.
(b) "Principal Party" shall mean:
(i) in the case of any transaction described
in clause (x) or (y) of the first sentence of Section 13(a), the Person
that is the issuer of any securities for or into which shares of Common
Stock of the Company are converted in such merger or consolidation, and
if no securities are so issued, the Person that is the other party to
such merger or consolidation; and
(ii) in the case of any transaction
described in clause (z) of the first sentence of Section 13(a), the
Person that is the party receiving the greatest portion of the assets
or earning power transferred pursuant to such transaction or
transactions;
provided, however, that in any such case, (1) if the Common Stock of such Person
is not at such time and has not been continuously over the preceding twelve (12)
month period registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and such Person is
a direct or indirect Subsidiary of another Person the Common Stock of which is
and has been so registered, "Principal Party" shall refer to such other Person;
and (2) in case such Person is a Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, of more
than one Person, the Common Stocks of two or more of which are and have been so
registered, "Principal Party" shall refer to whichever of such Persons is the
issuer of the Common Stock having the greatest aggregate market value.
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(c) The Company shall not consummate any Section 13
Event unless the Principal Party shall have a sufficient number of authorized
shares of its Common Stock which have not been issued or reserved for issuance
to permit the exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with this Section 13
and unless prior thereto the Company and such Principal Party shall have
executed and delivered to the Rights Agent a supplemental agreement providing
for the terms set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 13 and further
providing that, as soon as practicable after the date of any such Section 13
Event, the Principal Party will
(i) prepare and file a registration
statement under the Securities Act, with respect to the Rights and the
securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an appropriate
form, and will use its best efforts to cause such registration
statement to (A) become effective as soon as practicable after such
filing and (B) remain effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting
the requirements of the Securities Act) until the Expiration Date;
(ii) take such all such other action as may
be necessary to enable the Principal Party to issue the securities
purchasable upon exercise of the Rights, including but not limited to
the registration or qualification of such securities under all
requisite securities laws of jurisdictions of the various states and
the listing of such securities on such exchanges and trading markets as
may be necessary or appropriate; and
(iii) will deliver to holders of the Rights
historical financial statements for the Principal Party and each of
its Affiliates which comply in all respects with the requirements for
registration on Form 10 under the Exchange Act.
The provisions of this Section 13 shall similarly apply to successive mergers or
consolidations or sales or other transfers. In the event that a Section 13 Event
shall occur at any time after the first occurrence of a Section 11 Event, the
Rights which have not theretofore been exercised shall thereafter become
exercisable in the manner described in Section 13(a).
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, Section 13 shall not be applicable to a transaction described in
subparagraphs (x) and (y) of Section 13(a) if (i) such transaction is
consummated with a Person or
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Persons (or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of any such Person or Persons) who
acquired shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Qualifying Offer, (ii) the price
per share of Common Stock offered in such transaction is not less than the price
per share of Common Stock paid to all holders of shares of Common Stock whose
shares were purchased pursuant to such Qualifying Offer, and (iii) the form of
consideration being offered to the remaining holders of shares of Common Stock
pursuant to such transaction is the same as the form of consideration paid
pursuant to such Qualifying Offer. Upon consummation of any such transaction
contemplated by this Section 13(d), all Rights hereunder shall expire.
Section 14. Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares.
(a) The Company shall not be required to issue
fractions of Rights, except prior to the Distribution Date as provided in
Section 11(p) hereof, or to distribute Rights Certificates which evidence
fractional Rights. In lieu of such fractional Rights, there shall be paid to the
registered holders of the Rights Certificates with regard to which such
fractional Rights would otherwise be issuable, an amount in cash equal to the
same fraction of the current market value of a whole Right. For purposes of this
Section 14(a), the current market value of a whole Right shall be the closing
price of the Rights for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which
such fractional Rights would have been otherwise issuable. The closing price of
the Rights for any day shall be the last sale price, regular way, or, in case no
such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked
prices, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated
transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to
trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Rights are not listed or
admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported in the principal
consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on
the principal national securities exchange on which the Rights are listed or
admitted to trading, or if the Rights are not listed or admitted to trading on
any national securities exchange, the last quoted price or, if not so quoted,
the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market,
as reported by NASDAQ or such other system then in use or, if on any such date
the Rights are not quoted by any such system, the average of the closing bid and
asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the
Rights selected by the Board of Directors of the Company. If on any such date no
such market maker is making a market in the Rights the fair value of the Rights
on such date as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Company shall be used.
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(b) The Company shall not be required to issue
fractions of shares of Preferred Stock (other than fractions which are integral
multiples of one one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock) upon exercise of
the Rights or to distribute certificates which evidence fractional shares of
Preferred Stock (other than fractions which are integral multiples of one
one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock). In lieu of fractional shares of
Preferred Stock that are not integral multiples of one one-hundredth of a share
of Preferred Stock, the Company may pay to the registered holders of Rights
Certificates at the time such Rights are exercised as herein provided an amount
in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of one
one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock. For purposes of this Section 14(b),
the current market value of one one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock
shall be one one-hundredth of the closing price of a share of Preferred Stock
(as determined pursuant to Section 11(d)(ii) hereof) for the Trading Day
immediately prior to the date of such exercise.
(c) Following the occurrence of a Triggering Event,
the Company shall not be required to issue fractions of shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of the Rights or to distribute certificates which evidence
fractional shares of Common Stock. In lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock,
the Company may pay to the registered holders of Rights Certificates at the time
such Rights are exercised as herein provided an amount in cash equal to the same
fraction of the current market value of one (1) share of Common Stock. For
purposes of this Section 14(c), the current market value of one share of Common
Stock shall be the closing price per share of Common Stock (determined pursuant
to Section 11(d)(i) hereof) on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of
such exercise.
(d) The holder of a Right by the acceptance of the
Rights expressly waives his right to receive any fractional Rights or any
fractional shares upon exercise of a Right, except as permitted by this Section
14.
Section 15. Rights of Action. All rights of action in respect
of this Agreement are vested in the respective registered holders of the Rights
Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of the
Common Stock); and any registered holder of any Rights Certificate (or, prior to
the Distribution Date, of the Common Stock), without the consent of the Rights
Agent or of the holder of any other Rights Certificate (or, prior to the
Distribution Date, of the Common Stock), may, in his own behalf and for his own
benefit, enforce, and may institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding
against the Company to enforce, or otherwise act in respect of, his right to
exercise the Rights evidenced by such Rights Certificate in the
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manner provided in such Rights Certificate and in this Agreement. Without
limiting the foregoing or any remedies available to the holders of Rights, it is
specifically acknowledged that the holders of Rights would not have an adequate
remedy at law for any breach of this Agreement and shall be entitled to specific
performance of the obligations hereunder and injunctive relief against actual
or threatened violations of the obligations hereunder of any Person subject to
this Agreement.
Section 16. Agreement of Rights Holders. Every holder of a
Right by accepting the same consents and agrees with the Company and the Rights
Agent and with every other holder of a Right that:
(a) prior to the Distribution Date, the Rights will
be transferable only in connection with the transfer of Common Stock;
(b) after the Distribution Date, the Rights
Certificates are transferable only on the registry books of the Rights Agent and
only if surrendered at the principal office or offices of the Rights Agent
designated for such purposes, duly endorsed or accompanied by a proper
instrument of transfer and with the appropriate forms and certificates fully
executed;
(c) subject to Section 6(a) and Section 7(f) hereof,
the Company and the Rights Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name a
Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, the associated Common
Stock certificate) is registered as the absolute owner thereof and of the Rights
evidenced thereby (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or writing on the
Rights Certificates or the associated Common Stock certificate made by anyone
other than the Company or the Rights Agent) for all purposes whatsoever, and
neither the Company nor the Rights Agent, subject to the last sentence of
Section 7(e) hereof, shall be required to be affected by any notice to the
contrary; and
(d) notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, neither the Company nor the Rights Agent shall have any liability to
any holder of a Right or other Person as a result of its inability to perform
any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of any preliminary or
permanent injunction or other order, decree or ruling issued by a court of
competent jurisdiction or by a governmental, regulatory or administrative agency
or commission, or any statute, rule, regulation or executive order promulgated
or enacted by any governmental authority, prohibiting or otherwise restraining
performance of such obligation; provided, however, the
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Company must use its best efforts to have any such order, decree or ruling
lifted or otherwise overturned as soon as possible.
Section 17. Rights Certificate Holder Not Deemed a
Stockholder. No holder, as such, of any Rights Certificate shall be entitled to
vote, receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of the number of
one one-hundredths of a share of Preferred Stock or any other securities of the
Company which may at any time be issuable on the exercise of the Rights
represented thereby, nor shall anything contained herein or in any Rights
Certificate be construed to confer upon the holder of any Rights Certificate, as
such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for
the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any
meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action, or to
receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as
provided in Section 25 hereof), or to receive dividends or subscription rights,
or otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by such Rights Certificate
shall have been exercised in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Section 18. Concerning the Rights Agent.
(a) The Company agrees to pay to the Rights Agent
reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder and, from time
to time, on demand of the Rights Agent, its reasonable expenses and counsel fees
and disbursements and other disbursements incurred in the administration and
execution of this Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties
hereunder. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent for, and to
hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, or expense, incurred without
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Rights
Agent, for anything done or omitted by the Rights Agent in connection with the
acceptance and administration of this Agreement, including the costs and
expenses of defending against any claim of liability in the premises.
(b) The Rights Agent may conclusively rely upon and
shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action
taken, suffered or omitted by it in connection with its administration of this
Agreement in reliance upon any Rights Certificate or certificate for Common
Stock or for other securities of the Company, instrument of assignment or
transfer, power of attorney, endorsement, affidavit, letter, notice, direction,
consent, certificate, statement, or other paper or document believed by it to be
genuine and to be signed, executed and, where necessary, verified or
acknowledged, by the proper Person or Persons.
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Section 19. Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of
Rights Agent.
(a) Any corporation into which the Rights Agent or
any successor Rights Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated,
or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the
Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to the corporate trust or shareholder services business of the Rights
Agent or any successor Rights Agent, shall be the successor to the Rights Agent
under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further
act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided, however, that such
corporation would be eligible for appointment as a successor Rights Agent under
the provisions of Section 21 hereof. In case at the time such successor Rights
Agent shall succeed to the agency created by this Agreement, any of the Rights
Certificates shall have been countersigned but not delivered, any such successor
Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature of a predecessor Rights Agent and
deliver such Rights Certificates so countersigned; and in case at that time any
of the Rights Certificates shall not have been countersigned, any successor
Rights Agent may countersign such Rights Certificates either in the name of the
predecessor or in the name of the successor Rights Agent; and in all such cases
such Rights Certificates shall have the full force provided in the Rights
Certificates and in this Agreement.
(b) In case at any time the name of the Rights Agent
shall be changed and at such time any of the Rights Certificates shall have been
countersigned but not delivered, the Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature
under its prior name and deliver Rights Certificates so countersigned; and in
case at that time any of the Rights Certificates shall not have been
countersigned, the Rights Agent may countersign such Rights Certificates either
in its prior name or in its changed name; and in all such cases such Rights
Certificates shall have the full force provided in the Rights Certificates and
in this Agreement.
Section 20. Duties of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent
undertakes the duties and obligations imposed by this Agreement upon the
following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and the holders of
Rights Certificates, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound:
(a) The Rights Agent may consult with legal counsel
(who may be legal counsel for the Company), and the opinion of such counsel
shall be full and
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complete authorization and protection to the Rights Agent as to any action taken
or omitted by it in good faith and in accordance with such opinion.
(b) Whenever in the performance of its duties under
this Agreement the Rights Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any
fact or matter (including, without limitation, the identity of any Acquiring
Person and the determination of "Current Market Price") be proved or
established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder,
such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein
specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established
by a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice
President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any
Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Rights Agent; and such
certificate shall be full authorization to the Rights Agent for any action taken
or suffered in good faith by it under the provisions of this Agreement in
reliance upon such certificate.
(c) The Rights Agent shall be liable hereunder only
for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
(d) The Rights Agent shall not be liable for or by
reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement
or in the Rights Certificates or be required to verify the same (except as to
its countersignature on such Rights Certificates), but all such statements and
recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only.
(e) The Rights Agent shall not be under any
responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and
delivery hereof (except the due execution hereof by the Rights Agent) or in
respect of the validity or execution of any Rights Certificate (except its
countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the
Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any
Rights Certificate; nor shall it be responsible for any adjustment required
under the provisions of Section 11, Section 13 or Section 24 hereof or
responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such adjustment or the
ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment
(except with respect to the exercise of Rights evidenced by Rights Certificates
after actual written notice of any such adjustment); nor shall it by any act
hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the
authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock to
be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Rights Certificate or as to whether
any shares of Common Stock or Preferred
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Stock will, when so issued, be validly authorized and issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(f) The Company agrees that it will perform, execute,
acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and
delivered all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may
reasonably be required by the Rights Agent for the carrying out or performing by
the Rights Agent of the provisions of this Agreement.
(g) The Rights Agent is hereby authorized and
directed to accept instructions with respect to the performance of its duties
hereunder from the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, the
Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of
the Company or any designee of any of the foregoing, and to apply to such
officers for advice or instructions in connection with its duties, and it shall
not be liable for any action taken or suffered to be taken by it in good faith
in accordance with instructions of any such officer.
(h) The Rights Agent and any stockholder, director,
officer or employee of the Rights Agent may buy, sell or deal in any of the
Rights or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in
any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend
money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not
Rights Agent under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Rights
Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal
entity.
(i) The Rights Agent may execute and exercise any of
the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either
itself or by or through its attorneys or agents, and the Rights Agent shall not
be answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any
such attorneys or agents or for any loss to the Company resulting from any such
act, default, neglect or misconduct; provided, however, reasonable care was
exercised in the selection and continued employment thereof.
(j) No provision of this Agreement shall require the
Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial
liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise
of its rights if there shall be reasonable grounds for believing that repayment
of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it.
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(k) If, with respect to any Right Certificate
surrendered to the Rights Agent for exercise or transfer, the certificate
attached to the form of assignment or the form of election to purchase, as the
case may be, has either not been completed or indicates an affirmative response
to clause 1 and/or 2 thereof, the Rights Agent shall not take any further action
with respect to such requested exercise or transfer without first consulting
with the Company.
Section 21. Change of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent or any
successor Rights Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties under this
Agreement upon thirty (30) days' notice in writing mailed to the Company, and to
each transfer agent of the Common Stock and Preferred Stock, by registered or
certified mail, and to the holders of the Rights Certificates by first-class
mail. The Company may remove the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent upon
thirty (30) days' notice in writing, mailed to the Rights Agent or successor
Rights Agent, as the case may be, and to each transfer agent of the Common Stock
and Preferred Stock, by registered or certified mail, and to the holders of the
Rights Certificates by first-class mail. If the Rights Agent shall resign or be
removed or shall otherwise become incapable of acting, the Company shall appoint
a successor to the Rights Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such
appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after giving notice of such
removal or after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or
incapacity by the resigning or incapacitated Rights Agent or by any registered
holder of a Rights Certificate (who shall, with such notice, submit his Rights
Certificate for inspection by the Company), then any registered holder of a
Rights Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a new Rights Agent. Any successor Rights Agent, whether appointed
by the Company or by such a court, shall be a corporation organized and doing
business under the laws of the United States or of any state of the United
States so long as such corporation is authorized to do business as a banking
institution in such state, in good standing, which is authorized under such laws
to exercise corporate trust powers and is subject to supervision or examination
by federal or state authority and which has at the time of its appointment as
Rights Agent a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. After
appointment, the successor Rights Agent shall be vested with the same powers,
rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named as Rights
Agent without further act or deed; but the predecessor Rights Agent shall
deliver and transfer to the successor Rights Agent any property at the time held
by it hereunder, and execute and deliver any further assurance, conveyance, act
or deed necessary for the purpose. Not later than the effective date of any such
appointment, the Company shall file notice thereof in writing with the
predecessor Rights Agent and each transfer agent of the Common Stock and the
Preferred Stock, and, if such
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appointment occurs after the Distribution Date, mail a notice thereof in writing
to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates. Failure to give any notice
provided for in this Section 21, however, or any defect therein, shall not
affect the legality or validity of the Rights, Rights Agreement or the
resignation or removal of the Rights Agent or the appointment of the successor
Rights Agent, as the case may be.
Section 22. Issuance of New Rights Certificates.
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Rights to the
contrary, the Company may, at its option, issue new Rights Certificates
evidencing Rights in such form as may be approved by its Board of Directors to
reflect any adjustment or change in the Purchase Price and the number or kind or
class of shares or other securities or property purchasable under the Rights
Certificates made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In
addition, in connection with the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock
following the Distribution Date and prior to the redemption or expiration of the
Rights, the Company (a) shall, with respect to shares of Common Stock so issued
or sold pursuant to the exercise of stock options or under any employee plan or
arrangement, granted or awarded as of the Distribution Date, or upon the
exercise, conversion or exchange of securities hereinafter issued by the
Company, and (b) may, in any other case, if deemed necessary or appropriate by
the Board of Directors of the Company, issue Rights Certificates representing
the appropriate number of Rights in connection with such issuance or sale;
provided, however, that (i) no such Rights Certificate shall be issued if, and
to the extent that, the Company shall be advised by counsel that such issuance
would create a significant risk of material adverse tax consequences to the
Company or the Person to whom such Rights Certificate would be issued, and (ii)
no such Rights Certificate shall be issued if, and to the extent that,
appropriate adjustment shall otherwise have been made in lieu of the issuance
thereof.
Section 23. Redemption and Termination.
(a) The Board of Directors of the Company may, at its
option, at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the close of business on the
tenth day following the Stock Acquisition Date (or, if the Stock Acquisition
Date shall have occurred prior to the Record Date, the close of business on the
tenth day following the Record Date), or (ii) the Final Expiration Date, redeem
all but not less than all of the then outstanding Rights at a redemption price
of $0.01 per Right, as such amount may be appropriately adjusted to reflect any
stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring after the date
hereof (such redemption price being hereinafter referred to as the "Redemption
Price"). Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to
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the contrary, the Rights shall not be exercisable after the first occurrence of
a Section 11 Event until such time as the Company's right of redemption set
forth in the first sentence of this Section 23(a) has expired. The Company may,
at its option, pay the Redemption Price in cash, shares of Common Stock (based
on the Current Market Price of the Common Stock at the time of redemption) or
any other form of consideration deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.
(b) Immediately upon the action of the Board of
Directors of the Company ordering the redemption of the Rights, evidence of
which shall have been filed with the Rights Agent and without any further action
and without any notice, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the
only right thereafter of the holders of Rights shall be to receive the
Redemption Price for each Right so held. Promptly after the action of the Board
of Directors ordering the redemption of the Rights, the Company shall give
notice of such redemption to the Rights Agent and the holders of the then
outstanding Rights by mailing such notice to all such holders at each holder's
last address as it appears upon the registry books of the Rights Agent or, prior
to the Distribution Date, on the registry books of the Transfer Agent for the
Common Stock. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be
deemed given, whether or not the holder receives the notice. Each such notice of
redemption will state the method by which the payment of the Redemption Price
will be made.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 23(a)
hereof, if, within 270 days of a public announcement by a third party of an
intent or proposal to engage (without the current and continuing concurrence of
the Board of Directors of the Company) in a transaction involving an acquisition
of or business combination with the Company or otherwise to become an Acquiring
Person, there is an election of Directors (whether at one or more stockholder
meetings and/or pursuant to written stockholder consent) resulting in a majority
of the Board of Directors of the Company being comprised of persons who were not
nominated by the Board of Directors of the Company in office immediately prior
to such election, then following the effectiveness of such election for a period
of 180 days (the "Special Period") the Rights, if otherwise then redeemable
absent the provisions of this paragraph (c), shall be redeemable upon either of
the following conditions being satisfied, but not otherwise:
(i) by a vote of a majority of the Directors
then in office, provided that
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(A) before such vote, the Board of
Directors of the Company shall have implemented the Value Enhancement
Procedures (as defined below) and
(B) promptly after such vote, the
Company publicly announces such vote and
(1) the manner in which the Value
Enhancement Procedures were implemented,
(2) any material financial,
business, personal or other benefit or
relationship (an "Interest") which each
Director and each Affiliate of such Director
(identifying each Director and Affiliate
separately in relation to each such Interest)
has in connection with any suggested,
proposed or pending transaction with or
involving the Company (a "Transaction"), or
with any other party or Affiliate of any
other party to a Transaction, where such
Transaction would or might, or is intended
to, be permitted or facilitated by
redemption of the Rights (an "Affected
Transaction"), other than treatment as a
stock holder on a pro rata basis with other
stockholders or pursuant to compensation
arrangements as a director or employee of the
Company or a subsidiary which have been
previously disclosed by the Company,
(3) the individual vote of each
Director on the motion to redeem the Rights,
and
(4) the statement of any Director
who voted for or against the motion to redeem
the Rights and desires to have a statement
included in such announcement, or
(ii) if clause (i) is not
applicable, by a vote of a majority of the Directors then in office,
provided that (A) if there is a challenge to the Directors' action
approving redemption and/or any related Affected Transaction as a
breach of the fiduciary duty of care or loyalty, the Directors, solely
for purposes of determining the effectiveness of such redemption
pursuant to this clause (ii), are able to
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establish the entire fairness of such redemption and, if applicable,
such related Affected Transaction, and (B) the Company shall have
publicly announced the vote of the Board of Directors of the Company
approving such redemption and, if applicable, such related Affected
Transaction, which announcement shall set forth the information
prescribed by clauses (i) (B) (2), (3) and (4) above.
"Value Enhancement Procedures" shall mean:
(1) the selection by the Board of Directors of the Company of an
independent financial advisor (the "Independent Advisor") from among
financial advisors which have national standing, have established
expertise in advising on mergers, acquisitions and related matters and
have no Interest relating to an Affected Transaction, and have not
during the preceding year provided services to, been engaged by or been
a financing source for any other party to an Affected Transaction or
any Affiliate of any such party or of any Director (other than the
Company and its subsidiaries);
(2) whether or not there is a then-pending Affected Transaction, the
receipt by the Board of Directors of the Company from its Independent
Advisor of (a) such advisor's view (expressed in such form and subject
to such qualifications and limitations as the Independent Advisor deems
appropriate) regarding whether redemption of the Rights will serve the
best interests of the Company and its stockholders or (b) such
advisor's statement that it is unable to express such a view, setting
forth the reasons therefor;
(3) if there is a then-pending Affected Transaction,
(A) the establishment and implementation by the Board of
Directors of the Company, with the advice of its Independent
Advisor, of a process and procedures which the Board of
Directors of the Company and such advisor conclude would be
most likely to result in the best value reasonably available
to stockholders (regardless of whether such Affected
Transaction involves a "sale of control" or "break-up" of the
Company for Illinois law purposes),
(B) the Board of Directors of the Company (i) receiving the
opinion of its Independent Advisor, in customary form and
content for transactions of the type involved, that the
Affected Transaction is fair to the
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Company's stockholders from a financial point of view and (ii)
determining, and the Independent Advisor confirming, that it
has no reason to believe that a superior transaction is
reasonably available for the benefit of the Company's
stockholders, and
(C) the execution of a definitive transaction agreement and
other definitive documentation necessary to effect the
Affected Transaction.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates or
Associates may redeem, acquire or purchase for value any Rights at any time in
any manner other than that specifically set forth in this Section 23 and other
than in connection with the purchase or repurchase by any of them of Common
Stock prior to the Distribution Date.
Section 24. Exchange.
(a) The Board of Directors of the Company may, at its
option, at any time after any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, exchange all
or part of the then outstanding and exercisable Rights (which shall not include
Rights that have become void pursuant to the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof)
for shares of Common Stock at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock per
Right, appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or
similar transaction occurring after the date hereof (such exchange ratio being
hereinafter referred to as the "Exchange Ratio"); provided, however, that no
such exchange of the Rights may be authorized by the Board of Directors of the
Company during the Special Period or at any time after any Person (other than
the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the
Company or any such Subsidiary, or any entity holding Common Stock for or
pursuant to the terms of any such plan), together with all Affiliates and
Associates of such Person, becomes the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the
Common Stock then outstanding.
(b) Immediately upon the action of the Board of
Directors of the Company ordering the exchange of any Rights pursuant to
subsection (a) of this Section 24 and without any further action and without any
notice, the right to exercise such Rights shall terminate and the only right
thereafter of a holder of such Rights shall be to receive that number of shares
of Common Stock equal to the number of such Rights held by such holder
multiplied by the Exchange Ratio. The Company shall promptly give public notice
of any such exchange; provided, however, that the failure to give, or any defect
in, such notice shall not affect the validity of such exchange.
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The Company promptly shall mail a notice of any such exchange to all of the
holders of such Rights at their last addresses as they appear upon the registry
books of the Rights Agent. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein
provided shall be deemed given, whether or not the holder receives the notice.
Each such notice of exchange will state the method by which the exchange of the
Common Stock for Rights will be effected and, in the event of any partial
exchange, the number of Rights which will be exchanged. Any partial exchange
shall be effected pro rata based on the number of Rights (other than Rights
which have become void pursuant to the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof) held
by each holder of Rights.
(c) In any exchange pursuant to this Section 24, the
Company, at its option, may substitute shares of Preferred Stock (or equivalent
preferred stock, as such term is defined in paragraph (b) of Section 11 hereof)
for shares of Common Stock exchangeable for Rights, at the initial rate of one
one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock (or equivalent preferred stock) for
each share of Common Stock, as appropriately adjusted to reflect stock splits,
stock dividends and other similar transactions after the date hereof.
(d) In the event that there shall not be sufficient
shares of Common Stock issued but not outstanding or authorized but unissued to
permit any exchange of Rights as contemplated in accordance with this Section
24, the Company shall take all such action as may be necessary to authorize
additional shares of Common Stock for issuance upon exchange of the Rights.
(e) The Company shall not be required to issue
fractions of shares of Common Stock or to distribute certificates which evidence
fractional shares of Common Stock. In lieu of such fractional shares of Common
Stock, there shall be paid to the registered holders of the Right Certificates
with regard to which such fractional share of Common Stock would otherwise be
issuable, an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the Current Market
Value of a whole share of Common Stock. For the purposes of this subsection (e),
the "Current Market Value" of a whole share of Common Stock shall be the closing
price of a share of Common Stock (as determined pursuant to the second sentence
of Section 11(d)(i) hereof) for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of
exchange pursuant to this Section 24.
Section 25. Notice of Certain Events.
(a) In case the Company shall propose, at any time
after the Distribution Date, (i) to pay any dividend payable in stock of any
class to the holders
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of Preferred Stock or to make any other distribution to the holders of Preferred
Stock (other than a regular quarterly cash dividend out of earnings or retained
earnings of the Company), or (ii) to offer to the holders of Preferred Stock
rights or warrants to subscribe for or to purchase any additional shares of
Preferred Stock or shares of stock of any class or any other securities, rights
or options, or (iii) to effect any reclassification of its Preferred Stock
(other than a reclassification involving only the subdivision of outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock), or (iv) to effect any consolidation or merger into
or with any other Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company in a
transaction which complies with Section 11(o) hereof), or to effect any sale or
other transfer (or to permit one or more of its Subsidiaries to effect any sale
or other transfer), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of
more than 50% of the assets or earning power of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(taken as a whole) to any other Person or Persons (other than the Company and/or
any of its Subsidiaries in one or more transactions each of which complies with
Section 11(o) hereof), or (v) to effect the liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the Company, then, in each such case, the Company shall give to each
holder of a Rights Certificate, to the extent feasible and in accordance with
Section 26 hereof, a notice of such proposed action, which shall specify the
record date for the purposes of such stock dividend, distribution of rights or
warrants, or the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, transfer, liquidation, dissolution, or winding up is to take place and the
date of participation therein by the holders of the shares of Preferred Stock,
if any such date is to be fixed, and such notice shall be so given in the case
of any action covered by clause (i) or (ii) above at least twenty (20) days
prior to the record date for determining holders of the shares of Preferred
Stock for purposes of such action, and in the case of any such other action, at
least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the taking of such proposed action
or the date of participation therein by the holders of the shares of Preferred
Stock, whichever shall be the earlier.
(b) In case any Section 11 Event shall occur, then,
in any such case, (i) the Company shall as soon as practicable thereafter give
to each holder of a Rights Certificate, to the extent feasible and in accordance
with Section 26 hereof, a notice of the occurrence of such event, which shall
specify the event and the consequences of the event to holders of Rights under
Section 11(a)(ii) hereof, and (ii) all references in the preceding paragraph to
Preferred Stock shall be deemed thereafter to refer to Common Stock and/or other
securities.
Section 26. Notices. Notices or demands authorized by this
Agreement to be given or made by the Rights Agent or by the holder of any Rights
Certificate to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by
first-class mail,
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postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in
writing with the Rights Agent) as follows:
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.
P.O. Box 3061
901 Frontenac Road
Naperville, Illinois 60566
Attn: Corporate Secretary
Subject to the provisions of Section 21, any notice or demand authorized by this
Agreement to be given or made by the Company or by the holder of any Rights
Certificate to or on the Rights Agent shall be sufficiently given or made if
sent by registered or certified mail and shall be deemed given upon receipt,
addressed (until another address is filed in writing with the Company) as
follows:
First Chicago Trust Company of New York
525 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310
Attention: Gerald O'Leary
Notices or demands authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the
Company or the Rights Agent to the holder of any Rights Certificate (or, if
prior to the Distribution Date, to the holder of certificates representing
shares of Common Stock) shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such holder at the address of
such holder as shown on the registry books of the Company.
Section 27. Supplements and Amendments.
(a) Prior to the Distribution Date and subject to the
provisions of Section 27(b), the Company may and, if so directed by the Company,
the Rights Agent shall supplement or amend any provision of this Agreement
without the approval of any holders of certificates representing shares of
Common Stock and associated Rights. From and after the Distribution Date and
subject to the provisions of Section 27(b), the Company may and the Rights Agent
shall, if the Company so directs, supplement or amend this Agreement without the
approval of any holders of Rights Certificates in order to: (i) cure any
ambiguity, (ii) correct or supplement any provision contained herein which may
be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein, (iii) shorten or
lengthen any time period hereunder, or (iv) change or
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supplement the provisions hereunder in any manner which the Company may deem
necessary or desirable and which shall not adversely affect the interests of the
holders of Rights Certificates (other than an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate
or Associate of an Acquiring Person); provided, however, that this Agreement may
not be supplemented or amended to lengthen, pursuant to clause (iii) of this
sentence, (A) a time period relating to when the Rights may be redeemed at such
time as the Rights are not then redeemable, or (B) any other time period unless
such lengthening is for the purpose of protecting, enhancing or clarifying the
rights of, and/or the benefits to, the holders of Rights (other than an
Acquiring Person and its Associates and Affiliates). Upon the delivery of a
certificate from an appropriate officer of the Company which states that the
proposed supplement or amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Section
27, the Rights Agent shall execute such supplement or amendment. Prior to the
Distribution Date, the interests of the holders of Rights shall be deemed
coincident with the interests of the holders of Common Stock.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
no supplement or amendment shall be made to this Agreement during the Special
Period or at a time when the Rights are not redeemable, except as contemplated
by clause (i) or (ii) of Section 27(a) hereof.
Section 28. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of
this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Rights Agent shall
bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns
hereunder.
Section 29. Determinations and Actions by the Board of
Directors, etc. For all purposes of this Agreement, any calculation of the
number of shares of Common Stock or any other class of capital stock
outstanding at any particular time, including for purposes of determining the
particular percentage of such outstanding shares of Common Stock of which any
Person is the Beneficial Owner, shall be made in accordance with the last
sentence of Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Exchange Act. The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the exclusive
power and authority to administer this Agreement and to exercise all rights and
powers specifically granted to the Board or to the Company, or as may be
necessary or advisable in the administration of this Agreement, including,
without limitation, the right and power to (i) interpret the provisions of this
Agreement, and (ii) make all determinations deemed necessary or advisable for
the administration of this Agreement (including a determination to redeem or not
redeem the Rights or to amend the Agreement). All such actions, calculations,
interpretations and determinations (including, for purposes of clause (y) below,
all omissions with respect to the
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foregoing) which are done or made by the Board in good faith, shall (x) be
final, conclusive and binding on the Company, the Rights Agent, the holders of
the Rights and all other parties, and (y) not subject the Board to any liability
to the holders of the Rights.
Section 30. Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this
Agreement shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company, the
Rights Agent and the registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior
to the Distribution Date, registered holders of the Common Stock) any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement; but this Agreement shall
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Rights Agent and the
registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution
Date, registered holders of the Common Stock).
Section 31. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or
restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or
other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated;
provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, if any such term, provision, covenant or restriction is held by such
court or authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable and the Board of
Directors of the Company determines in its good faith judgment that severing the
invalid language from this Agreement would adversely affect the purpose or
effect of this Agreement, the right of redemption set forth in Section 23 hereof
shall be rein stated and shall not expire until the close of business on the
tenth day following the date of such determination by the Board of Directors.
Section 32. Governing Law. This Agreement, each Right and each
Rights Certificate issued hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under
the laws of the State of Illinois and for all purposes shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of such state applicable to contracts made
and to be per formed entirely within such state except as to the rights and
duties of the Rights Agent which shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Section 33. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes
be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.
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Section 34. Descriptive Headings. Descriptive headings of the
several Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall
not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions
hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and their respective corporate seals to be
hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
Attest: CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
By /s/ Kimberly Kirhofer By /s/ John Osterman
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Name: Kimberly Kirhofer Name: John Osterman
Title: Secretary Title: President
Attest: FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, as Rights Agent
By /s/ Mark Ghero By /s/ Gerald O'Leary
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Name: Mark Ghero Name: Gerald O'Leary
Title: Asst. Vice President Title: Managing Director
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EXHIBIT A
STATEMENT OF RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SERIES OF SHARES
of
SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK
of
CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
(Pursuant to Section 6.10 of the
Illinois Business Corporation Act)
STATEMENT OF
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SERIES OF SHARES
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.10 of the Illinois
Business Corporation Act, the undersigned hereby submits the following statement
for the purpose of establishing and designating a series of shares and fixing
and determining the relative rights and preferences thereof:
1. The name of the corporation is Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (the
"Corporation").
2. The following resolution, establishing and designating a series of
shares and fixing and determining the relative rights and preferences thereof,
was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on November 22,
1999:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board
of Directors of this Corporation in accordance with the provisions of its
Articles of Incorporation, a series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation be and
it hereby is created, and that the designation and amount thereof and the voting
powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special
rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions thereof are as follows:
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Section 1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series
shall be designated as "Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock" and the
number of shares constituting such series shall be 20,000.
Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.
(A) Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of
any shares of any series of Preferred Stock ranking prior and superior to the
shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock with respect to
dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of
Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends
payable in cash on the twentieth day of March, June, September and December in
each year (each such date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date"), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after
the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest
cent) equal to the greater of (a) $1.00 or (b) subject to the provision for
adjustment hereinafter set forth, 100 times the aggregate per share amount of
all cash dividends, and 100 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in
kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions other than a dividend
payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock,
par value $1.00 per share, of the Corporation (the "Common Stock") since the
immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, or, with respect to the
first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or
fraction of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. In the
event the Corporation shall at any time after December 3, 1999 (the "Rights
Declaration Date") (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of
Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the
outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case
the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the
preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction
the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution
on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as provided in Paragraph
(A) above immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common
Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock); provided that,
in the event no dividend or
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distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period
between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $1.00 per share on the Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
(C) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on
outstanding shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock from the
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares
of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, unless the date of issue of
such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment
Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date
of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders
of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock entitled to receive a
quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of
which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear
interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the
time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a
share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of
Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a
dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be no more
than 30 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.
Section 3. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:
(A) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set
forth, each share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall entitle
the holder thereof to one (1) vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the
stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time
after the Rights Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock
payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock,
or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares,
then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares
of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior
to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock that were outstanding
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immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(B) Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, the holders
of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and the holders of
shares of Common Stock shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted
to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
(C) (i) If at any time dividends on any Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall be in arrears in an amount equal to
six (6) quarterly dividends thereon, the occurrence of such contingency shall
mark the beginning of a period (herein called a "default period") which shall
extend until such time when all accrued and unpaid dividends for all previous
quarterly dividend periods and for the current quarterly dividend period on all
shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock then outstanding shall
have been declared and paid or set apart for payment. During each default
period, all holders of Preferred Stock (including holders of the Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock) with dividends in arrears in an amount equal to
six (6) quarterly dividends thereon, voting as a class, irrespective of series,
shall have the right to elect two (2) directors.
(ii) During any default period, such voting right of
the holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock may be exercised
initially at a special meeting called pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of this
Section 3(C) or at any annual meeting of stockholders, and thereafter at annual
meetings of stockholders, provided that neither such voting right nor the right
of the holders of any other series of Preferred Stock, if any, to increase, in
certain cases, the authorized number of directors shall be exercised unless the
holders of ten percent (10%) in number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding
shall be present in person or by proxy. The absence of a quorum of the holders
of Common Stock shall not affect the exercise by the holders of Preferred Stock
of such voting right. At any meeting at which the holders of Preferred Stock
shall exercise such voting right initially during an existing default period,
they shall have the right, voting as a class, to elect directors to fill such
vacancies, if any, in the Board of Directors as may then exist up to two (2)
directors or, if such right is exercised at an annual meeting, to elect two (2)
directors. If the number which may be so elected at any special meeting does not
amount to the required number, the holders of the Preferred Stock shall have the
right to make such increase in the number of directors as shall be necessary to
permit the election by them of the required number. After the holders of the
Preferred Stock shall have exercised their right to elect directors in any
default period and during the continuance of such period, the number of
directors shall not be increased or
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decreased except by vote of the holders of Preferred Stock as herein provided or
pursuant to the rights of any equity securities ranking senior to or pari passu
with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.
(iii) Unless the holders of Preferred Stock shall,
during an existing default period, have previously exercised their right to
elect directors, the Board of Directors may order, or any stockholder or
stockholders owning in the aggregate not less than ten percent (10%) of the
total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding, irrespective of series,
may request, the calling of a special meeting of the holders of Preferred Stock,
which meeting shall thereupon be called by the President, a Vice President or
the Secretary of the Corporation. Notice of such meeting and of any annual
meeting at which holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote pursuant to
this Paragraph (C)(iii) shall be given to each holder of record of Preferred
Stock by mailing a copy of such notice to him at his last address as the same
appears on the books of the Corporation. Such meeting shall be called for a time
not earlier than 20 days and not later than 60 days after such order or request
or in default of the calling of such meeting within 60 days after such order or
request, such meeting may be called on similar notice by any stockholder or
stockholders owning in the aggregate not less than ten percent (10%) of the
total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Paragraph (C)(iii), no such special meeting shall be called
during the period within 60 days immediately preceding the date fixed for the
next annual meeting of the stockholders.
(iv) In any default period, the holders of Common
Stock, and other classes of stock of the Corporation if applicable, shall
continue to be entitled to elect the whole number of directors until the holders
of Preferred Stock shall have exercised their right to elect two (2) directors
voting as a class, after the exercise of which right (x) the directors so
elected by the holders of Preferred Stock shall continue in office until their
successors shall have been elected by such holders or until the expiration of
the default period, and (y) any vacancy in the Board of Directors may (except as
provided in Paragraph (C)(ii) of this Section 3) be filled by vote of a majority
of the remaining directors theretofore elected by the holders of the class of
stock which elected the director whose office shall have become vacant.
References in this Paragraph (C) to directors elected by the holders of a
particular class of stock shall include directors elected by such directors to
fill vacancies as provided in clause (y) of the foregoing sentence.
(v) Immediately upon the expiration of a default
period, (x) the right of the holders of Preferred Stock as a class to elect
directors shall cease, (y) the term of any directors elected by the holders of
Preferred Stock as a class shall terminate, and
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(z) the number of directors shall be such number as may be provided for in the
articles of incorporation or by-laws irrespective of any increase made pursuant
to the provisions of Paragraph (C)(ii) of this Section 3 (such number being
subject, however, to change thereafter in any manner provided by law or in the
articles of incorporation or by-laws). Any vacancies in the Board of Directors
effected by the provisions of clauses (y) and (z) in the preceding sentence may
be filled by a majority of the remaining directors.
(D) Except as set forth herein, holders of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their
consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote
with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate
action.
Section 4. Certain Restrictions.
(A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or
distributions payable on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as
provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and
unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series
A Junior Participating Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full,
the Corporation shall not
(i) declare or pay dividends on, make any other
distributions on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration
any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock;
(ii) declare or pay dividends on or make any other
distributions on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends
or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which
dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which
the holders of all such shares are then entitled;
(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for
consideration shares of any stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or
upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time
redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such parity stock in
exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to
dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock; or
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(iv) purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration
any shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, or any shares of
stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by
publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such
shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the
respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of
the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in
fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.
(B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the
Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of
stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under Paragraph (A) of
this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in
such manner.
Section 5. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation
in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the
acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become
authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of
a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of
the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance
set forth herein.
Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. (A) Upon
any liquidation (voluntary or otherwise), dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation, no distribution shall be made to the holders of shares of stock
ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up) to the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock unless, prior
thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
shall have received an amount equal to $100 per share of Series A Participating
Preferred Stock, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and
distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment (the
"Series A Liquidation Preference"). Following the payment of the full amount of
the Series A Liquidation Preference, no additional distributions shall be made
to the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall have received
an amount per share (the "Common Adjustment") equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing (i) the Series A Liquidation Preference by (ii) 100 (as appropriately
adjusted as set forth in subparagraph (C) below to reflect such events as stock
splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations with respect to the Common Stock)
(such number in clause (ii), the "Adjustment Number").
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Following the payment of the full amount of the Series A Liquidation Preference
and the Common Adjustment in respect of all outstanding shares of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock and Common Stock, respectively, holders of
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and holders of shares of Common
Stock shall receive their ratable and proportionate share of the remaining
assets to be distributed in the ratio of the Adjustment Number to 1 with respect
to such Preferred Stock and Common Stock, on a per share basis, respectively.
(B) In the event, however, that there are not sufficient
assets available to permit payment in full of the Series A Liquidation
Preference and the liquidation preferences of all other series of preferred
stock, if any, which rank on a parity with the Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock, then such remaining assets shall be distributed ratably to the
holders of such parity shares in proportion to their respective liquidation
preferences. In the event, however, that there are not sufficient assets
available to permit payment in full of the Common Adjustment, then such
remaining assets shall be distributed ratably to the holders of Common Stock.
(C) In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the
Rights Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in
shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii)
combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in
each such case the Adjustment Number in effect immediately prior to such event
shall be adjusted by multiplying such Adjustment Number by a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case the Corporation
shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in
which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock
or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case the shares
of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall at the same time be
similarly exchanged or changed in an amount per share (subject to the provision
for adjustment hereinafter set forth) equal to 100 times the aggregate amount of
stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case
may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or
exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights
Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of
Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the
outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case
the
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amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or
change of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall be
adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and
the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event.
Section 8. No Redemption. The shares of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.
Section 9. Ranking. The Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock shall rank junior to all other series of the Corporation's
Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets,
unless the terms of any such series shall provide otherwise.
Section 10. Amendment. At any time when any shares of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock are outstanding, neither the Articles of
Incorporation of the Corporation nor this Statement of Resolution Establishing
Series of Shares shall be amended in any manner which would materially alter or
change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares
of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class.
Section 11. Fractional Shares. Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share which shall entitle the
holder, in proportion to such holder's fractional shares, to exercise voting
rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit
of all other rights of holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have executed and subscribed this
Statement of Resolution Establishing Series of Shares and do affirm the
foregoing as true under penalties of perjury this ___ day of November, 1999.
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President
Attest:
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Secretary
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EXHIBIT B
[Form of Rights Certificate]
Certificate No. R- Rights
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NOT EXERCISABLE AFTER DECEMBER 2, 2009 OR EARLIER IF REDEEMED BY THE COMPANY.
THE RIGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, AT THE OPTION OF THE COMPANY, AT $0.01 PER
RIGHT ON THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT. UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES, RIGHTS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE
OR ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS
AGREEMENT) AND ANY SUBSEQUENT HOLDER OF SUCH RIGHTS MAY BECOME NULL AND VOID.
[THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE ARE OR WERE BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY A PERSON WHO WAS OR BECAME AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR
ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS
AGREEMENT). ACCORDINGLY, THIS RIGHT CERTIFICATE AND THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED
HEREBY MAY BECOME NULL AND VOID IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 7(e)
OF SUCH AGREEMENT.](1)
Rights Certificate
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(1) The portion of the legend in brackets shall be inserted only if applicable
and shall replace the preceding sentence.
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CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
This certifies that _________________, or registered assigns,
is the registered holder of the number of Rights set forth above, each of which
entitles the owner thereof, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of
the Rights Agreement, dated as of November 22, 1999, as from time to time
amended (the "Rights Agreement"), between Chicago Rivet & Machine Co., an
Illinois corporation (the "Company"), and First Chicago Trust Company of New
York, a New York bank (the "Rights Agent"), to purchase from the Company at any
time prior to 5:00 PM (New York City time) on December 2, 2009, at the office or
offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, or its successors as
Rights Agent, one one-hundredth of a fully-paid, nonassessable share of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") of the Company, at
a purchase price of $90.00 per one one-hundredth of a share (the "Purchase
Price"), upon presentation and surrender of this Rights Certificate with the
Form of Election to Purchase set forth on the reverse hereof and the Certificate
contained therein duly executed. The Purchase Price shall be paid in cash. The
number of Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate (and the number of shares
which may be purchased upon exercise thereof) set forth above, and the Purchase
Price per share set forth above, are the number of Rights, number and Purchase
Price as of December 3, 1999, based on the Preferred Stock as constituted at
such date, and are subject to adjustment upon the happening of certain events as
provided in the Rights Agreement. The Company reserves the right to require
prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event (as such term is defined in the
Rights Agreement) that a number of Rights be exercised so that only whole shares
of Preferred Stock will be issued.
Upon the occurrence of a Section 11 Event (as such term is
defined in the Rights Agreement), if the Rights evidenced by this Rights
Certificate are beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or
Associate of any such Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights
Agreement), (ii) a transferee of any such Acquiring Person, Associate or
Affiliate, or (iii) under certain circumstances specified in the Rights
Agreement, a transferee of a person who, concurrently with or after such
transfer, became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an
Acquiring Person, such Rights shall become null and void and no holder hereof
shall have any rights whatsoever with respect to such Rights from and after the
occurrence of such Section 11 Event.
This Rights Certificate is subject to all of the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Rights Agreement, which terms, provisions and
conditions are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof
and to which Rights Agreement reference is hereby made for a full description of
the rights, limitations of rights,
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obligations, duties and immunities hereunder of the Rights Agent, the Company
and the holders of the Rights Certificates, which limitations of rights include
the temporary suspension of the exercisability of such Rights under the specific
circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement. Copies of the Rights Agreement
are on file at the above-mentioned office of the Rights Agent and are also
available upon written request to the Rights Agent.
This Rights Certificate, with or without other Rights
Certificates, upon surrender at the principal office or offices of the Rights
Agent designated for such purpose, may be exchanged for another Rights
Certificate or Rights Certificates of like tenor and date evidencing Rights
entitling the holder to purchase a like aggregate number of one one-hundredths
of a share of Preferred Stock as the Rights evidenced by the Rights Certificate
or Rights Certificates surrendered shall have entitled such holder to purchase.
If this Rights Certificate shall be exercised in part, the holder shall be
entitled to receive upon surrender hereof another Rights Certificate or
Certificates representing the number of whole Rights not exercised.
Subject to the provisions of the Rights Agreement, the Rights
evidenced by this Certificate may be redeemed by the Company at its option at a
redemption price of $0.01 per Right at any time prior to the earlier of the
close of business on (i) the tenth day following the Stock Acquisition Date (as
such time period may be extended or shortened pursuant to the Rights Agreement)
or (ii) the Final Expiration Date. For 180 days following a change in control of
the Board of Directors of the Company, that has not been approved by the Board
of Directors, occurring within 270 days of an unsolicited third party
acquisition or business combination proposal, the new directors are entitled to
redeem the rights (assuming the rights would have otherwise been redeemable),
including to facilitate an acquisition or business combination transaction
involving the Company, but only (1) if they have followed certain prescribed
procedures or (2) if such procedures are not followed, and if their decision
regarding redemption and/or any acquisition or business combination is
challenged as a breach of fiduciary duty of care or loyalty, the directors
(solely for purposes of determining the effectiveness of such redemption) are
able to establish the entire fairness of such redemption, and, if applicable,
such transaction. In addition, the Rights may be exchanged, in whole or in part,
for shares of Common Stock, or shares of preferred stock of the Company having
essentially the same value or economic rights as such shares. Immediately upon
the action of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing any such
exchange, and without any further action or any notice, the Rights (other than
Rights which are not subject to such exchange) will terminate and the Rights
will only enable holders to receive the shares issuable upon such exchange.
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No fractional shares of Preferred Stock will be issued upon
the exercise of any Right or Rights evidenced hereby (other than fractions which
are integral multiples of one one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock, which
may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts), but
in lieu thereof a cash payment will be made, as provided in the Rights
Agreement.
No holder, as such, of this Rights Certificate shall be
entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of
the shares of Preferred Stock or of any other securities of the Company which
may at any time be issuable on the exercise hereof, nor shall anything contained
in the Rights Agreement or herein be construed to confer upon the holder hereof,
as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote
for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at
any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate
action, or to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders
(except as provided in the Rights Agreement), or to receive dividends or
subscription rights, or otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by this
Rights Certificate shall have been exercised as provided in the Rights
Agreement.
This Rights Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for
any purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Rights Agent.
WITNESS the facsimile signature of the proper officers of the
Company and its corporate seal.
Dated as of
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ATTEST: CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
By By
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Secretary Title
Countersigned:
First Chicago Trust Company of New York,
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as Rights Agent
By
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Authorized Signature
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[Form of Reverse Side of Rights Certificate]
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
(To be executed by the registered holder if such
holder desires to transfer the Rights Certificate.)
Please print social security or other
identifying number of the transferor:
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby sells, assigns and transfers
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unto:
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(Please print name and address of transferee)
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(Please print social security or other
identifying number of the transferee)
this Rights Certificate, together with all right, title and interest therein,
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
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Attorney, to transfer the within Rights Certificate on the books of the
within-named Company, with full power of substitution.
Dated: 19
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Signature
Signature Guaranteed:
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Certificate
The undersigned hereby certifies by checking the appropriate
boxes that:
(1) this Rights Certificate [ ] is [ ] is not being sold,
assigned and transferred by or on behalf of a Person who is or was an Acquiring
Person or an Affiliate or Associate of any such Acquiring Person (as such terms
are defined in the Rights Agreement);
(2) after due inquiry and to the best knowledge of the
undersigned, it [ ] did [ ] did not acquire the Rights evidenced by this Rights
Certificate from any Person who is, was or subsequently became an Acquiring
Person or an Affiliate or Associate of any such Acquiring Person.
Dated: 19
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Signature
Signature Guaranteed:
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NOTICE
The signatures to the foregoing Assignment and Certificate
must correspond to the name as written upon the face of this Rights Certificate
in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
(To be executed if the registered holder desires to
exercise Rights represented by the Rights Certificate.)
To: CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise
Rights represented by this Rights Certificate to purchase the shares
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of Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Rights (or such other
securities of the Company or of any other person which may be issuable upon the
exercise of the Rights) and requests that certificates for such shares be issued
in the name of and delivered to:
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(Please print name and address)
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(Please print social security or other
identifying number)
If such number of Rights shall not be all the Rights evidenced
by this Rights Certificate, a new Rights Certificate for the balance of such
Rights shall be registered in the name of and delivered to:
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(Please print name and address)
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(Please print social security or other
identifying number)
Dated: 19
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Signature
Signature Guaranteed:
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Certificate
The undersigned hereby certifies by checking the appropriate
boxes that:
(1) the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate [ ] are [
] are not being exercised by or on behalf of a Person who is or was an Acquiring
Person or an Affiliate or Associate of any such Acquiring Person (as such terms
are defined in the Rights Agreement);
(2) after due inquiry and to the best knowledge of the
undersigned, it [ ] did [ ] did not acquire the Rights evidenced by this Rights
Certificate from any Person who is, was or subsequently became an Acquiring
Person or an Affiliate or Associate of any such Acquiring Person.
Dated:_________________, 19__ _________________________
Signature
Signature Guaranteed:________________________
NOTICE
The signatures to the foregoing Assignment and Certificate
must correspond to the name as written upon the face of this Rights Certificate
in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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Exhibit C
SUMMARY OF RIGHTS TO PURCHASE
PREFERRED STOCK
On November 22, 1999, the Board of Directors of Chicago Rivet
& Machine Co. (the "Company") declared a dividend distribution of one Right for
each outstanding share of Company Common Stock to stockholders of record at the
close of business on December 3, 1999 (the "Record Date"). Each Right entitles
the registered holder to purchase from the Company a unit consisting of one
one-hundredth of a share (a "Unit") of Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock, no par value per share (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), at a Purchase
Price of $90.00 per Unit, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of
the Rights are set forth in a Rights Agreement (the "Rights Agreement") between
the Company and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent.
Initially, the Rights will be attached to all Common Stock
certificates representing shares then outstanding, and no separate Rights
Certificates will be distributed. Subject to certain exceptions specified in the
Rights Agreement, the Rights will separate from the Common Stock and a
Distribution Date will occur upon the earlier of (i) 10 days following a public
announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (an
"Acquiring Person") has acquired beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock other than as a result of repurchases of
stock by the Company or certain inadvertent actions by institutional or certain
other stockholders or the date a Person has entered into an agreement or
arrangement with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company providing for an
Acquisition Transaction (the "Stock Acquisition Date") or (ii) 10 business days
(or such later date as the Board shall determine, provided, however, that no
deferral of a Distribution Date by the Board pursuant to the terms of the Rights
Agreement described in this clause (ii) may be made at any time during the
Special Period (as defined below)) following the commencement of a tender offer
or exchange offer that would result in a person or group becoming an Acquiring
Person. Certain existing stockholders of the Company are excluded from the
definition of "Acquiring Person" and the triggering provisions of the Rights
Agreement unless they acquire beneficial ownership of additional shares of
common stock in amounts and under certain circumstances described in the Rights
Agreement. An Acquisition Transaction is defined in the Rights Agreement as (x)
a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries as a result of which stockholders of the Company will no longer
own a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company or a
publicly traded entity which controls the Company or, if appropriate, the entity
into which the Company may be merged, consolidated or otherwise combined (based
solely on the shares of Common Stock received or retained by such
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stockholders, in their capacity as stockholders of the Company, pursuant to such
transaction), (y) a purchase or other acquisition of all or a substantial
portion of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or (z) a purchase or
other acquisition of securities representing 10% or more of the shares of Common
Stock then outstanding. Until the Distribution Date, (i) the Rights will be
evidenced by the Common Stock certificates and will be transferred with and only
with such Common Stock certificates, (ii) new Common Stock certificates issued
after the Record Date will contain a notation incorporating the Rights Agreement
by reference and (iii) the surrender for transfer of any certificates for Common
Stock outstanding will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated
with the Common Stock represented by such certificate. Pursuant to the Rights
Agreement, the Company reserves the right to require prior to the occurrence of
a Triggering Event (as defined below) that, upon any exercise of Rights, a
number of Rights be exercised so that only whole shares of Preferred Stock will
be issued.
The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date and
will expire at 5:00 P.M. New York City time on December 2, 2009, unless such
date is extended or the Rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company
as described below.
As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, Rights
Certificates will be mailed to holders of record of the Common Stock as of the
close of business on the Distribution Date and, thereafter, the separate Rights
Certificates alone will represent the Rights. Except as otherwise determined by
the Board of Directors, only shares of Common Stock issued prior to the
Distribution Date will be issued with Rights.
In the event that a Person becomes an Acquiring Person, except
pursuant to an offer for all outstanding shares of Common Stock which the
independent directors determine to be fair and not inadequate to and to
otherwise be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, after
receiving advice from one or more investment banking firms (a "Qualified
Offer"), each holder of a Right will thereafter have the right to receive, upon
exercise, Common Stock (or, in certain circumstances, cash, property or other
securities of the Company) having a value equal to two times the exercise price
of the Right. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, following the occurrence of
the event set forth in this paragraph, all Rights that are, or (under certain
circumstances specified in the Rights Agreement) were, beneficially owned by any
Acquiring Person will be null and void. However, Rights are not exercisable
following the occurrence of the event set forth above until such time as the
Rights are no longer redeemable by the Company as set forth below.
For example, at an exercise price of $90.00 per Right, each
Right not owned by an Acquiring Person (or by certain related parties) following
an event set forth in the preceding paragraph would entitle its holder to
purchase $180.00 worth of Common Stock (or other consideration, as noted above)
for $90.00. Assuming that the Common Stock had
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a per share value of $30.00 at such time, the holder of each valid Right would
be entitled to purchase 6 shares of Common Stock for $90.00.
In the event that, at any time following the Stock Acquisition
Date, (i) the Company engages in a merger or other business combination
transaction in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than
with an entity which acquired the shares pursuant to a Qualified Offer), (ii)
the Company engages in a merger or other business combination transaction in
which the Company is the surviving corporation and the Common Stock of the
Company is changed or exchanged, or (iii) 50% or more of the Company's assets or
earning power is sold or transferred, each holder of a Right (except Rights
which have previously been voided as set forth above) shall thereafter have the
right to receive, upon exercise, common stock of the acquiring company having a
value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right. The events set forth
in this paragraph and in the second preceding paragraph are referred to as the
"Triggering Events."
Except during the Special Period (as defined below), at any
time after a person becomes an Acquiring Person and prior to the acquisition by
such person or group of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding Common
Stock, the Board may exchange the Rights (other than Rights owned by such person
or group which have become void), in whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of
one share of Common Stock, or one one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock
(or of a share of a class or series of the Company's preferred stock having
equivalent rights, preferences and privileges), per Right (subject to
adjustment).
At any time until ten days following the Stock Acquisition
Date, the Company may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of
$.01 per Right (payable in cash, Common Stock or other consideration deemed
appropriate by the Board of Directors). Immediately upon the action of the Board
of Directors ordering redemption of the Rights, the Rights will terminate and
the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the $.01 redemption
price.
For 180 days (the "Special Period") following a change in
control of the Board of Directors of the Company, that has not been approved by
the Board of Directors, occurring within 270 days of announcement of an
unsolicited third party acquisition or business combination proposal or of a
third party's intent or proposal otherwise to become an Acquiring Person, the
new directors are entitled to redeem the Rights (assuming the Rights would have
otherwise been redeemable), including to facilitate an acquisition or business
combination transaction involving the Company, but only (1) if they have
followed certain prescribed procedures or (2) if such procedures are not
followed, and if their decision regarding redemption and any acquisition or
business combination is challenged as a breach of fiduciary duty of care or
loyalty, the directors (solely for purposes of the effectiveness of the
redemption decision) are able to establish the entire fairness of the redemption
or transaction.
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Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will
have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation,
the right to vote or to receive dividends. While the distribution of the Rights
will not be taxable to stockholders or to the Company, stockholders may,
depending upon the circumstances, recognize taxable income in the event that the
Rights become exercisable for Common Stock (or other consideration) of the
Company or for common stock of the acquiring company or in the event of the
redemption of the Rights as set forth above.
Any of the provisions of the Rights Agreement may be amended
by the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the Distribution Date. After
the Distribution Date, the provisions of the Rights Agreement may be amended by
the Board in order to cure any ambiguity, to make changes which do not adversely
affect the interests of holders of Rights, or to shorten or lengthen any time
period under the Rights Agreement. The foregoing notwithstanding, no amendment
may be made to the Rights Agreement during the Special Period or at a time when
the Rights are not redeemable, except to cure any ambiguity or correct or
supplement any provision contained in the Rights Agreement which may be
defective or inconsistent with any other provision therein.
A copy of the Rights Agreement has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K
dated November 24, 1999. A copy of the Rights Agreement is available free of
charge from the Rights Agent. This summary description of the Rights does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Rights Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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EXHIBIT 13
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[CHICAGO RIVET LOGO]
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.
1999 Annual Report
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[CHIGAGO RIVET LOGO]
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HIGHLIGHTS
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1999 1998 1997
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NET SALES AND LEASE REVENUE.................... $49,080,257 $44,938,184 $44,543,404
NET INCOME..................................... 3,454,291 3,360,480 3,861,510
NET INCOME PER SHARE........................... 3.00 2.90 3.30
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE............................ 1.07 1.12 .91
EXPENDITURES FOR PROPERTY, PLANT AND
EQUIPMENT.................................... 1,709,527 2,696,701 963,917
DEPRECIATION OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT.. 1,711,721 1,498,302 1,372,415
WORKING CAPITAL................................ 12,447,590 12,302,179 13,766,681
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY..................... 23,887,278 22,012,659 20,511,102
COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING AT YEAR END.......... 1,138,096 1,153,496 1,169,296
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY PER COMMON SHARE.......... 20.99 19.08 17.54
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS OF RECORD... 425 451 471
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REGISTRAR
First Chicago Trust Company, a division of EquiServe
TRANSFER AGENT
First Chicago Trust Company, a division of EquiServe
STOCK EXCHANGE
The Company's stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange (Ticker symbol
CVR).
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of shareholders
will be held on May 9, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at
901 Frontenac Road
Naperville, Illinois 60566
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
[CHIGAGO RIVET LOGO]
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TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
In most respects, 1999 was another very good year for Chicago Rivet &
Machine Co. The most important achievements include increases in revenue from
both the fastener and assembly equipment segments of our business and a
corresponding increase in net income. Other positives for the year include the
absence of any year 2000 (Y2K) issues as a result of the significant progress
toward full implementation of new information management technology and
significant investments in equipment that will enhance and expand our
manufacturing capabilities. Our financial condition remains solid, and we
believe we are well positioned to take advantage of opportunities that will
accompany the new year.
1999 COMPARED TO 1998
The Company's net sales and lease revenues increased approximately 9%,
totaling $49,080,257 in 1999, compared with $44,938,184 recorded in 1998.
Revenues within the fastener segment improved 10.5%, reflecting the strength of
the automotive industry, which represents the Company's largest market. While
revenue from sales within the assembly equipment segment improved 6.4%, lease
revenues in that segment declined compared to the prior year, which resulted in
a net increase in sales and lease revenues within the assembly equipment segment
of 5.3%. Overall, gross margins improved to $14,251,218, an increase of
approximately 7%, despite a charge of $910,000 associated with a product recall.
Selling and administrative expenses increased significantly, primarily due to
expenditures for information technology, and net income increased to $3,454,291.
The fastener segment produced the most dramatic changes compared with 1998.
Revenues within this segment increased 10.5% to $37,486,536. This increase was
largely a reflection of very strong growth in the economy in general and record
levels of production within the automotive industry. The increased volume levels
contributed to generally higher margins as fixed costs, with the exception of
depreciation, remained relatively constant compared with 1998. The strength of
the employment market contributed to increases in wage levels that slightly
exceeded the overall inflation level, and the limited availability of skilled
labor necessitated an increase in overtime expense in order to meet increased
demand within this segment of our operations. Despite the strong market
conditions prevalent throughout the year, our markets remain extremely price
competitive, and our ability to obtain price relief continued to be limited.
Fortunately, efforts to control manufacturing costs in other areas continued to
be successful, and the Company also benefited from negotiated reductions in the
costs of certain raw materials. While the fundamental performance within this
segment of our business was very successful, that success was tarnished by a
charge incurred in connection with a recall of vehicles that contained certain
non-conforming parts which were manufactured by the Company. As previously
reported, a settlement was successfully negotiated, but total costs incurred in
connection with this incident amounted to $944,000 before taxes, of which
$910,000 was charged to cost of goods sold, offsetting a portion of the positive
improvements recognized in operations.
Revenues within the assembly equipment segment, as a whole, also improved
compared with 1998. However, competitive conditions caused the Company to
occasionally accept margins below those that were enjoyed in the past, and, as a
result, the increase in revenues was slightly biased toward products with lower
margins. In addition, increases in costs of raw materials and other
manufacturing expenses nearly offset the increase in revenues. As a result, the
margin increase within this segment was minimal.
Selling and administrative expenses increased slightly over 10% compared
with the prior year. Costs incurred in connection with implementation of new
data processing systems, including efforts related to mitigating the impact of
any potential Y2K issues, amounted to nearly $500,000 during the year and
represent the primary factor contributing to the increased level of selling and
administrative expense. Increases in data communications expense and
depreciation related to the new information system added an additional $103,000
to administrative expenses. Freight and shipping expenses, associated with
increased activity levels were higher by approximately $125,000 and profit
sharing expense increased by $123,000. Bad debt expense was reduced by $94,000
and travel expense declined by $50,000. Increases in salary expenses were
partially offset by a reduction in commission expense as a larger percentage of
sales was handled by Company employees.
Interest expense during 1999 decreased approximately $120,000 compared with
1998 as the effect of higher interest rates was offset by a lower outstanding
balance on the loan. Interest income was approximately $51,000 lower than that
recorded in the prior year due to a reduction in the level of funds available
for investment in interest bearing accounts.
1998 COMPARED TO 1997
Net sales and lease revenues increased slightly compared with 1997, totaling
$44,938,184 for 1998, compared with $44,543,404 recorded during 1997. Revenues
in the fastener segment increased 3.7%, largely as a result of the robust
conditions in the automotive industry, which is the Company's primary market.
Conversely, revenues from the assembly equipment segment, which includes sale of
automatic assembly equipment, related tools and parts and
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lease revenue, declined 7.0% compared to 1997. Several factors contributed to
the decline in revenue within the assembly equipment segment. The primary factor
was a decline in unit volume compared to 1997, which was an uncharacteristically
strong year. Also evident in 1998 was a noticeable change in product mix, with
1998 sales consisting of more lower priced equipment compared to 1997. Finally,
in order to maintain certain customer relationships, the Company responded to
competitive pricing pressures by accepting margins below those historically
associated with its products in this segment.
The positive impact from the increased level of fastener business was
largely offset by increases in wages, higher costs related to health insurance
and additional tooling expense in connection with initial production of a
variety of new fasteners. In addition, depreciation expense increased 7.4%
compared to 1997 due to increased capital expenditures. Competitive conditions
within the fastener industry, in conjunction with our major customers'
continuing policy of not accepting price increases, restricted our ability to
increase prices sufficiently to recover these higher costs. The net result is
reflected in only nominal improvement in gross profit within this segment of our
operations. The Company's investment in newer, more efficient equipment and
procedures is intended to reduce costs as well as expand capabilities, and
should lead to improved operating margins in the future.
As would be expected given the 1998's lower volume, gross profits in the
assembly equipment segment declined compared to 1997. While variable costs were
reduced in proportion to the reduced level of operations, fixed costs increased
slightly due primarily to higher wage and depreciation expense. Finally, the
competitive situation discussed above also had an adverse impact upon margins
within this segment.
Selling and administrative expenses, net of certain favorable adjustments to
environmental reserve accounts, increased 5.8% compared to 1997. Three factors
comprised the majority of this increase. First, expenses incurred in connection
with the development and implementation of new data processing software amounted
to approximately $135,000; second, bad debt expense increased by $145,000 due to
the voluntary reorganization of a certain fastener customer; and third, the
Company incurred certain state taxes, totaling $225,000, during 1998. While the
Company was subject to this same state tax in 1997, no tax liability was
incurred in that year due to certain deductions allowed in the computation of
the tax. In addition, the Company incurred higher selling expense as a result of
increased staffing designed to strengthen our presence in certain key markets. A
portion of these increased costs were offset by reductions in commission
expense, reductions in expenses related to attaining QS-9000 certification and a
reduction in profit sharing expense.
Non-operating expense declined approximately 24% compared with 1997,
primarily as a result of reduced interest expense, which decreased from $546,666
in 1997 to $376,098 during 1998. This interest expense is related to borrowing
in connection with the 1996 acquisition of H & L Tool Company, Inc. The decrease
in interest expense reflects both lower interest rates in 1998 and a lower
principal balance outstanding compared with 1997. Interest income increase
approximately 12% compared with 1997 due primarily to higher level of investment
during the year.
DIVIDENDS
The Company paid four regular quarterly dividends of $.18 per share during
1999. In addition, an extra dividend of $.35 per share was paid during the
second quarter of 1999, bringing the total dividend payout to $1.07 per share.
On February 21, 2000 your Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly
dividend of $.18 per share, payable March 20, 2000 to shareholders of record
March 3, 2000. This continues the uninterrupted record of consecutive quarterly
dividends paid by the Company to its shareholders that extends over 66 years. At
that same meeting, the Board declared an extra dividend of $.35 per share,
payable April 20, 2000 to shareholders of record, April 5, 2000.
MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
Investments in machinery and equipment totaled $1,709,527 during 1999. Once
again, investments in new equipment related to the manufacture of fasteners
accounted for the majority of these investments and amounted to $994,000 during
the year. Investments in hardware and software related to improved information
management technology totaled $267,000. A total of $181,000 was expended for the
purchase of a variety of test and inspection equipment related to quality
control initiatives. Investments in new machine tools used in the manufacture of
assembly equipment totaled $108,000. Approximately $41,000 was invested in new
telephone equipment and the balance was expended for the purchase, or repair, of
various, smaller machine tools and building repairs.
The Company made a number of significant investments in both equipment and
building improvements during 1998. Capital expenditures totaled nearly
$2,700,000. Expenditures related to new data processing systems, including
computer hardware and software, amounted to approximately $542,000. Expenditures
for the purchase of new equipment used in the manufacture of fasteners amounted
to $1,430,000. The Company also purchased a variety of new machine tools,
material handling equipment and inspection equipment valued at approximately
$313,000. Building improvements, which included the installation of new air
compressors at one facility and a new roof at another facility, amounted to
approximately $252,000. Investment in both
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new equipment and rebuilding of existing equipment used to plate and heat treat
fasteners amounted to $63,000. A total of $51,000 was expended for the
construction of new automatic rivet setting equipment that is leased to
customers. The balance was expended for a variety of smaller office equipment
and for the construction of new rivet setting machines that will be used for
demonstration purposes.
During 1997, capital investments totaled $963,917. Significant expenditures
included approximately $540,000 for equipment used in the manufacture of
fasteners and assembly equipment, $117,000 for data processing and
telecommunications equipment, building improvements amounting to $87,000 and
approximately $58,000 which was invested in new equipment related to quality
control. The balance consists of investments in material handling equipment and
other miscellaneous equipment.
Depreciation expense amounted to $1,711,721 in 1999, $1,498,302 in 1998 and
$1,372,415 in 1997.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Despite the significant capital investments described above, the Company's
working capital increased slightly during the year and amounted to approximately
$12.4 million at the end of 1999. Accounts receivable balances increased
somewhat compared to the prior year. This change reflects an increase in the
number of customers delaying payment beyond the agreed upon terms and does not
represent a deterioration in the quality of these receivables. Increases in
inventory balances are expected to be temporary as they reflect increased stock
levels as a hedge against potential Y2K disruptions and an additional increase
in stock levels as a safeguard against potential, but unexpected, disruptions
related to migration to new information management technology. Long-term debt
was reduced by $1.8 million as the Company continued to meet the repayment
obligations of a commercial loan obtained in connection with the 1996
acquisition of H & L Tool Company, Inc. The Company borrowed $9.0 million, on an
unsecured basis, subject to certain customary covenants. Under the terms of the
note, the Company is scheduled to repay the principal in 20 quarterly
installments of $450,000, plus interest computed on the unpaid balance at a
variable rate that is calculated under one of two methods: the London Inter Bank
Offering Rate, plus 80 basis points; or the lender's reference rate, less 75
basis points. This rate is adjusted quarterly. At year-end 1999, the rate was
approximately 6.75% and the unpaid balance of the note was $3.15 million.
In March, 2000, the Company initiated a tender offer for up to 225,000
shares of its outstanding common stock at a price between $20 and $23 per share.
Details of the offer were previously distributed to shareholders. In order to
fund this purchase, the Company has obtained a financing commitment for a term
loan of up to $9.0 million. This new borrowing will replace the existing loan
described above. The amount of the new borrowing will depend upon the amount and
price of shares tendered, and will be equal to the purchase cost of tendered
shares combined with the balance then outstanding under the existing business
loan. Under terms of the new commitment, principal payments are scheduled to be
made in quarterly installments of $450,000, together with interest computed on
the unpaid balance under one of two methods: the London Inter Bank Offering
Rate, plus 70 to 130 basis points, the specific rate to be determined quarterly
based upon certain financial ratios; or the lender's reference rate, less 25 to
50 basis points, determined quarterly depending upon certain financial ratios.
Capital expenditures are expected to total approximately $1.6 million during
2000. Management believes that this level of investment can be funded
internally; nevertheless, a $1.0 million line of credit, which was obtained from
Bank of America in connection with the acquisition, remains available to the
Company. There was no charge for this facility, which remained unused as of
December 31, 1999. The facility is scheduled to expire on May 30, 2000, but may
be extended beyond that date.
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
The Company's financial statements and financial condition were not, and are
not expected to be, materially impacted by any new, or proposed, accounting
standards.
STOCK PURCHASE PROGRAM
Terms of a stock repurchase authorization originally approved by the Board
of Directors in February of 1990, and subsequently amended to permit the
repurchase of an aggregate of 200,000 shares, provide for purchases of the
Company's common stock to be made from time to time, in the open market or in
private transactions, at prices deemed reasonable by management. Purchases under
the current repurchase authorization have amounted to 150,596 shares at an
average price of $15.27 per share. This includes the purchase of 15,400 shares
during 1999 at an average price of $22.55 per share. It is management's
intention to continue this program, provided market conditions are favorable and
funding for repurchases is available.
YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE
We are pleased to report that no significant Y2K disruptions were incurred
by the Company, its major customers or its suppliers. As previously reported,
the Company's primary approach to preventing anticipated Y2K issues was directly
related to its efforts to install a new information management technology. While
the investment in new technology provided a solution to potential Y2K issues, it
should also yield significant improvements in day-to-day operations. It is not
possible
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to separate the costs of this effort into segments solely related to Y2K issues
and those associated with the other benefits of this project. The total
expenditures related to information technology and other specific Y2K related
costs amounted to approximately $1.3 million through the end of 1999.
OUTLOOK FOR 2000
The coming year will bring new opportunities, along with new challenges. The
Company has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to meet the challenges that face
manufacturing concerns. With the cooperation of our employees and our valued
suppliers, we have managed to maintain profitability in the face of generally
rising manufacturing costs in a market that has become increasingly competitive
and increasingly resistant to normal efforts to pass on increased costs of doing
business. While we have been successful in the past, we recognize that future
success will require continued emphasis on cost control as well as new
initiatives. Our recent investments in manufacturing equipment and in
information technology have positioned the Company to take advantage of
opportunities as they arise and are expected to contribute toward maintaining
profitability and increasing market share. However, costs continue to increase,
most notably wages and benefits, especially health insurance costs which are
expected to increase more than $400,000 in the coming year. Energy costs have
also increased recently, however, it is too early to determine if increases in
the price of oil will manifest themselves in higher costs for other materials
and supplies. Given the government's efforts to slow the economy, the recent
increase in oil prices and the uncertainties associated with an election year,
forecasting economic activity for the coming year is extremely difficult.
Through the first two months of 2000, incoming orders have been somewhat softer
than those enjoyed in the same period in the two prior years, suggesting,
perhaps, that revenues in the coming year will not equal the record levels
recorded in 1999. Nevertheless, we believe the Company is well positioned to
meet the challenges that lie ahead and, more importantly, to take advantage of
the opportunities the future will bring. We wish to express our appreciation to
our employees, our customers and our suppliers for their contributions to the
Company's success and we gratefully acknowledge the continued loyalty and
support of our shareholders.
Respectfully,
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J. A. MORRISSEY JOHN C. OSTERMAN
John A. Morrissey John C. Osterman
Chairman President
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March 16, 2000
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
When used in this discussion, the words "believe," "anticipated," "expected"
and similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements,"
which statements speak only as of the date hereof. Such statements are subject
to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual circumstances to
differ materially from those mentioned in this discussion including, but not
limited to: (i) the ability of the Company to maintain its relationships with
its significant customers, (ii) increases in the prices of, or limitations on
the availability of, the Company's primary raw materials and (iii) a downturn in
the automotive industry, upon which the Company relies for sales revenue, and
which is cyclical and dependent on, among other things, consumer spending,
international economic conditions and regulations and policies regarding
international trade.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publish revised
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In addition to the
disclosures contained herein, readers are also urged to carefully review and
consider any risks and uncertainties contained in other documents filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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DECEMBER 31 1999 1998
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ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents................................. $ 3,414,460 $ 3,181,471
Certificates of Deposit................................... 552,594 550,254
Accounts Receivable--Less allowances of $80,000 and
$70,000, respectively.................................. 6,681,659 6,483,214
Inventories............................................... 6,923,721 6,529,747
Deferred Income Taxes..................................... 695,191 691,191
Other Current Assets...................................... 245,997 235,149
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Total Current Assets...................................... 18,513,622 17,671,026
Net Property, Plant and Equipment........................... 14,107,963 14,144,755
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Total Assets................................................ $32,621,585 $31,815,781
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Current Portion of Note Payable........................... $ 1,800,000 $ 1,800,000
Accounts Payable.......................................... 1,498,002 1,272,462
Wages and Salaries........................................ 792,606 745,158
Contributions Due Profit Sharing Plan..................... 669,053 546,078
Other Accrued Expenses.................................... 540,718 589,335
Federal and State Income Taxes............................ 765,653 415,814
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Total Current Liabilities................................. 6,066,032 5,368,847
Note Payable................................................ 1,350,000 3,150,000
Deferred Income Taxes....................................... 1,318,275 1,284,275
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Total Liabilities......................................... 8,734,307 9,803,122
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred Stock, No Par Value,
500,000 Shares Authorized: None Outstanding............ -- --
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value,
4,000,000 Shares Authorized: Issued and Outstanding
1,138,096 and 1,153,496, respectively.................. 1,138,096 1,153,496
Additional Paid-in Capital................................ 447,134 453,184
Retained Earnings......................................... 22,302,048 20,405,979
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Total Shareholders' Equity................................ 23,887,278 22,012,659
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity.................. $32,621,585 $31,815,781
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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For the Years Ended December 31 1999 1998 1997
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Net Sales and Lease Revenue....................... $49,080,257 $44,938,184 $44,543,404
Cost of Goods Sold and Costs Related to Lease
Revenue......................................... 34,829,039 31,622,558 30,797,023
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Gross Profit...................................... 14,251,218 13,315,626 13,746,381
Selling and Administrative Expenses............... 8,984,562 8,140,630 7,573,074
Other Income (Expenses), Net...................... (37,365) (97,516) (128,797)
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Income Before Income Taxes........................ 5,229,291 5,077,480 6,044,510
Provision for Income Taxes........................ 1,775,000 1,717,000 2,183,000
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Net Income........................................ $ 3,454,291 $ 3,360,480 $ 3,861,510
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Net Income Per Share.............................. $ 3.00 $ 2.90 $ 3.30
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
RETAINED EARNINGS
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Retained Earnings at Beginning of Year............ $20,405,979 $18,882,418 $16,145,012
Net Income........................................ 3,454,291 3,360,480 3,861,510
Purchase of Treasury Stock........................ (325,793) (535,058) (58,259)
Cash Dividends Paid, $1.07 Per Share in 1999,
$1.12 Per Share in 1998 and $.91 Per Share in
1997............................................ (1,232,429) (1,301,861) (1,065,845)
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Retained Earnings at End of Year.................. $22,302,048 $20,405,979 $18,882,418
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income................................................ $ 3,454,291 $ 3,360,480 $ 3,861,510
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided
by Operating Activities:
Depreciation and Amortization........................... 1,711,721 1,498,302 1,380,763
Net Gain on the Sale of Properties...................... (6,690) (14,787) (175,059)
Deferred Income Taxes................................... 30,000 98,000 248,084
Changes in Working Capital Components:
Accounts Receivable..................................... (198,445) (820,676) (633,653)
Inventories............................................. (393,974) (175,140) 543,996
Other Current Assets.................................... (10,848) 125,299 (88,475)
Accounts Payable........................................ 225,540 (427,834) 442,592
Accrued Wages and Salaries.............................. 47,448 (27,089) 17,456
Accrued Benefit Plan Contributions...................... 122,975 (161,669) 185,469
Other Accrued Expenses.................................. (48,617) 82,282 (28,616)
Income Taxes Payable.................................... 349,839 (323,529) 320,004
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Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities........ 5,283,240 3,213,639 6,074,071
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital Expenditures.................................... (1,709,527) (2,696,701) (963,917)
Proceeds from the Sale of Properties.................... 41,288 22,524 800,302
Proceeds from Held-to-Maturity Securities............... 6,151,774 5,831,753 4,316,492
Purchases of Held-to-Maturity Securities................ (6,154,114) (3,514,292) (6,081,987)
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Net Cash Used in Investing Activities............ (1,670,579) (356,716) (1,929,110)
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments under Term Loan Agreement...................... (1,800,000) (1,800,000) (2,250,000)
Purchases of Treasury Stock............................. (347,243) (557,062) (61,333)
Cash Dividends Paid..................................... (1,232,429) (1,301,861) (1,065,845)
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Net Cash Used in Financing Activities............ (3,379,672) (3,658,923) (3,377,178)
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents...... 232,989 (802,000) 767,783
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year............ 3,181,471 3,983,471 3,215,688
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year.................. $ 3,414,460 $ 3,181,471 $ 3,983,471
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Cash Paid During the Year for:
Income Taxes.......................................... $ 1,395,161 $ 1,942,529 $ 1,614,913
Interest.............................................. $ 264,684 $ 458,080 $ 485,282
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1--NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
NATURE OF BUSINESS--The Company operates in the fastener industry and is in the
business of producing and selling rivets, cold-formed fasteners, screw machine
products, automatic rivet setting machines, parts and tools for such machines,
and the leasing of automatic rivet setting machines.
A SUMMARY OF THE COMPANY'S SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES FOLLOWS:
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION--The Consolidated Financial Statements include the
accounts of Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. and its wholly owned subsidiary, H & L
Tool Company, Inc. (H & L Tool). All significant intercompany accounts and
transactions have been eliminated.
REVENUE RECOGNITION--Revenues from product sales are generally recognized upon
shipment and an allowance is provided for estimated returns and discounts based
on experience.
LEASE INCOME--Automatic rivet setting machines are available to customers on
either a sale or lease basis. The leases, generally for a one-year term, are
cancelable at the option of the Company or the customer and are accounted for
under the operating method, which recognizes lease revenue over the term of the
lease. Rentals are billed in advance, and revenues attributable to future
periods are shown as unearned lease revenue in the consolidated balance sheets.
Costs related to lease revenue, other than the cost of the machines, are
expensed as incurred.
CREDIT RISK--The Company extends credit primarily on the basis of 30-day terms
to various companies doing business primarily in the automotive and appliance
industries. The Company has a concentration of credit risk primarily within the
automotive industry and in the Midwestern United States.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS--The Company considers all highly liquid investments
with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS--The carrying amounts reported in the
consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents and certificates of
deposit approximate fair value. The carrying amount reported for the note
payable approximates fair market value.
INVENTORIES--Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable
value, cost being determined principally by the first-in, first-out method.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT--Properties are stated at cost and are depreciated
over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method for financial
reporting purposes. Accelerated methods of depreciation are used for income tax
purposes. Direct costs related to developing or obtaining software for internal
use are capitalized as property and equipment. Capitalized software costs are
amortized over the software's useful life when the software is ready for its
intended use. The estimated useful lives by asset category are:
Asset category Estimated useful life
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Land improvements........................... 15 to 25 years
Buildings and improvements.................. 10 to 35 years
Machinery and equipment..................... 9 to 12 years
Automatic rivet setting machines on lease... 10 years
Capitalized software costs.................. 3 to 5 years
Other equipment............................. 3 to 15 years
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When properties are retired or sold, the related cost and accumulated
depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss on
disposition is recognized currently. Maintenance, repairs and minor betterments
that do not improve the related asset or extend its useful life are charged to
operations as incurred.
INCOME TAXES--Deferred income taxes are determined under the asset and liability
method in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes". Deferred income taxes arise from temporary
differences between the income tax basis of assets and liabilities and their
reported amounts in the financial statements.
SEGMENT INFORMATION--In 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 131 ("FAS 131"), "Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information." FAS 131 established new standards for
defining a Company's segments and disclosing information about them. It requires
that segments be based on the internal structure and reporting of the Company's
operations. The adoption of FAS 131 did not affect results of operations or
financial position but did affect the disclosure of segment information.
NET INCOME PER SHARE--Net income per share of common stock is based on the
weighted average number of shares outstanding of 1,151,333 in 1999, 1,159,360 in
1998 and 1,170,988 in 1997, after giving effect to a two-for-one stock split
that occurred September 19, 1997.
ESTIMATES--The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
RECLASSIFICATIONS--Certain items in 1998 have been reclassified to conform to
the presentation in 1999. These changes have no effect on the financial position
of the Company.
2--BALANCE SHEET DETAILS
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1999 1998
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Inventories:
Raw materials................. $ 2,002,490 $ 1,656,179
Work in process............... 1,782,944 1,777,584
Finished goods................ 3,138,287 3,095,984
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$ 6,923,721 $ 6,529,747
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1999 1998
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Net Property, Plant and
Equipment:
Land and improvements......... $ 1,010,595 $ 1,008,901
Buildings and improvements.... 5,646,956 5,634,144
Production equipment, leased
machines and other.......... 25,239,969 23,737,405
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31,897,520 30,380,450
Less accumulated
depreciation................ 17,789,557 16,235,695
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$14,107,963 $14,144,755
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Other Accrued Expenses:
Property taxes................ $ 122,436 $ 100,008
Payroll taxes and
withholding................. 133,630 149,466
Interest...................... 17,876 26,652
Environmental costs........... 25,000 40,000
Commissions................... 74,836 85,039
Unearned lease revenue........ 26,115 43,267
All other items............... 140,825 144,903
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$ 540,718 $ 589,335
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3--LEASED MACHINES--Lease revenue amounted to $283,269 in 1999, $376,644 in 1998
and $330,312 in 1997. Future minimum rentals on leases beyond one year are not
significant. The cost and carrying value of leased automatic rivet setting
machines at December 31 were:
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1999 1998
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Cost.................................. $577,932 $725,459
Accumulated depreciation.............. 512,125 610,616
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Carrying value........................ $ 65,807 $114,843
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4--INCOME TAXES--The provision for income tax expense consists of the following:
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1999 1998 1997
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Current
Federal............... $ 1,639,000 $ 1,492,000 $ 1,729,916
State................. 106,000 127,000 205,000
Deferred................ 30,000 98,000 248,084
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$ 1,775,000 $ 1,717,000 $ 2,183,000
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The deferred tax liabilities and assets are comprised of the following:
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1999 1998
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Depreciation.................... $(1,338,597) $(1,307,531)
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Inventory....................... 457,501 443,202
Accrued vacation................ 177,595 176,400
Unearned rental revenue......... 9,140 16,710
Allowance for doubtful
accounts...................... 27,800 26,110
Environmental accrual........... 8,750 15,448
Other........................... 34,727 36,577
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715,513 714,447
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$ (623,084) $ (593,084)
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The following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate
to the actual effective tax rate:
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1999 1998 1997
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AMOUNT % AMOUNT % AMOUNT %
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Expected tax at U.S.
Statutory rate......... $1,778,000 34.0 $1,726,000 34.0 $2,055,133 34.0
State taxes, net of
federal benefit........ 73,000 1.4 84,000 1.7 135,300 2.2
Other, net.............. 5,000 -- 7,000 .1 (7,433) --
Adjustment to prior year
accrual................ (81,000) (1.5) (100,000) (2.0) -- --
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Income tax expense...... $1,775,000 33.9 $1,717,000 33.8 $2,183,000 36.2
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</TABLE>
5--NOTE PAYABLE--On November 25, 1996, in connection with the acquisition of H &
L Tool, the Company entered into a five-year unsecured term loan agreement (the
Term Loan) for $9 million, and a $1 million line of credit agreement (the Line
of Credit). The Term Loan bears interest, payable quarterly, at the Company's
option, at the reference rate of the financial institution less 75 basis points,
or the LIBOR rate plus 80 basis points, subject to certain financial covenants.
The rate was 6.75% as of December 31, 1999. Repayments of principal are made
quarterly in the amount of $450,000 through September 2001. The Line of Credit
was extended through May 30, 2000 and remained unused at December 31, 1999.
6--TREASURY STOCK TRANSACTIONS--In 1999, the Company purchased 15,400 shares of
its common stock for $347,243. In 1998, the Company purchased 15,800 shares of
its common stock for $557,062. All stock purchased was retired, the excess of
cost over par value was charged proportionately to additional paid-in capital
and retained earnings.
7--SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AGREEMENT--On November 22, 1999, the Company adopted a
shareholder rights agreement and declared a dividend distribution of one right
for each outstanding share of Company common stock to shareholders of record at
the close of business on December 3, 1999. Each right entitles the holder, upon
occurrence of certain events, to buy one one-hundredth of a share of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock at a price of $90, subject to adjustment.
The rights may only become exercisable under certain circumstances involving
acquisition of the Company's common stock, including the purchase of 10 percent
or more by any person or group. The rights will expire on December 2, 2009
unless they are extended, redeemed or exchanged.
8--PENSIONS--The Company has a noncontributory profit sharing plan covering
substantially all employees. Total expenses relating to the profit sharing plan
amounted to approximately $669,000 in 1999, $546,000 in 1998 and $627,000 in
1997.
During 1997, the Company's defined benefit pension plans were terminated
and all liabilities were satisfied.
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9--OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)--Other income (expense), net consists of the
following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Gain on sale of properties
and equipment........... $ 6,690 $ 14,787 $ 175,059
Interest income........... 196,769 247,889 221,975
Interest expense.......... (255,908) (376,098) (546,666)
Amortization expense...... -- -- (8,348)
Other..................... 15,084 15,906 29,183
---------- ---------- ----------
$ (37,365) $ (97,516) $ (128,797)
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</TABLE>
10--SEGMENT INFORMATION--The Company operates, primarily in the United States,
in two business segments as determined by its products. The fastener segment,
which comprises H & L Tool and the parent company's fastener operations,
includes rivets, cold-formed fasteners and screw-machine products. The assembly
equipment segment includes automatic rivet setting machines, parts and tools for
such machines and the leasing of automatic rivet setting machines. Information
by segment is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ASSEMBLY
FASTENER EQUIPMENT OTHER CONSOLIDATED
----------- ------------- ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1999:
Net sales and lease
revenue............... $37,486,536 $11,593,721 $ -- $49,080,257
Depreciation........... 1,255,975 252,772 202,974 1,711,721
Segment profit......... 7,899,229 4,760,178 -- 12,659,407
Selling and administra-
tive expenses......... 7,370,977 7,370,977
Interest expense....... 255,908 255,908
Interest income........ (196,769) (196,769)
-----------
Income before income
taxes................. 5,229,291
-----------
Capital expenditures... 1,464,857 150,387 94,283 1,709,527
Segment assets:
Inventory............. 4,269,533 2,654,188 -- 6,923,721
Property, plant and
equipment........... 10,778,383 1,672,189 1,657,391 14,107,963
Other assets.......... -- -- 11,589,901 11,589,901
-----------
32,621,585
-----------
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1998:
Net sales and lease
revenue............... $33,931,740 $11,006,444 $ -- $44,938,184
Depreciation........... 1,148,343 213,294 136,665 1,498,302
Segment profit......... 7,073,936 4,758,406 -- 11,832,342
Selling and administra-
tive expenses......... 6,626,653 6,626,653
Interest expense....... 376,098 376,098
Interest income........ (247,889) (247,889)
-----------
Income before income
taxes................. 5,077,480
-----------
Capital expenditures... 1,992,015 229,553 475,133 2,696,701
Segment assets:
Inventory............. 3,761,580 2,768,167 -- 6,529,747
Property, plant and
equipment........... 10,588,483 1,790,190 1,766,082 14,144,755
Other assets.......... -- -- 11,141,279 11,141,279
-----------
31,815,781
-----------
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ASSEMBLY
FASTENER EQUIPMENT OTHER CONSOLIDATED
----------- ------------- ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1997:
Net sales and lease
revenue............... $32,712,820 $11,830,584 $ -- $44,543,404
Depreciation........... 1,068,940 187,708 115,767 1,372,415
Segment profit......... 7,016,647 5,404,439 -- 12,421,086
Selling and administra-
tive expenses......... 6,051,885 6,051,885
Interest expense....... 546,666 546,666
Interest income........ (221,975) (221,975)
-----------
Income before income
taxes................. 6,044,510
-----------
Capital expenditures... 533,865 291,814 138,238 963,917
Segment assets:
Inventory............. 3,698,325 2,656,282 -- 6,354,607
Property, plant and
equipment........... 9,941,054 1,609,264 1,403,775 12,954,093
Other assets.......... -- -- 13,638,760 13,638,760
-----------
32,947,460
-----------
</TABLE>
The Company does not allocate selling and administrative expenses, except
for freight allowed and certain identifiable engineering expenses, for internal
reporting, thus, no allocation was made for segment disclosure purposes. Segment
assets reported internally are limited to inventory and long-lived assets.
Long-lived assets of one plant location are allocated between the two segments
based on estimated plant utilization as this plant serves both fastener and
assembly equipment activities. Other assets are not allocated to segments
internally and to do so would be impracticable. Sales to two customers in the
fastener segment accounted for 17, 15 and 15 percent and 11, 10 and 11 percent
of consolidated revenues during 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
11--OTHER UNUSUAL ITEMS OF INCOME AND EXPENSE--Fourth quarter net income
includes the net favorable effect of certain adjustments related to inventory,
accruals and allowances of $.09, $.05 and $.16 per share, for 1999, 1998 and
1997, respectively. The 1998 adjustment includes $.09 per share related to the
reduction of accrued income taxes. The 1997 adjustment includes $.08 per share
related to the reduction in environmental reserves recorded in connection with
favorable resolution of certain environmental claims and revised liability
estimates in connection with certain other environmental claims.
12--COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES--The Company recorded rent expense aggregating
approximately $29,000, $26,000 and $27,000 for 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively. Total future minimum rentals at December 31, 1999 are not
significant.
The Company is, from time to time, involved in litigation, including
environmental claims, in the normal course of business. While it is not possible
at this time to establish the ultimate amount of liability with respect to
contingent liabilities, including those related to legal proceedings, management
is of the opinion that the aggregate amount of any such liabilities, for which
provision has not been made, will not have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial position.
13--SUBSEQUENT EVENT (UNAUDITED)--Subsequent to year-end, the Company expects to
repurchase approximately 20 percent of its outstanding common stock. The Company
expects to fund this transaction through bank financing that will replace the
existing term loan agreement.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related
consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Chicago Rivet &
Machine Co. and its subsidiary at December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1999, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Chicago, Illinois
March 6, 2000
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net Sales and Lease Revenue $49,080,257 $44,938,184 $44,543,404 $22,510,953 $23,717,410
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Income Before Income Taxes 5,229,291 5,077,480 6,044,510 3,174,001 3,645,215
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Income 3,454,291 3,360,480 3,861,510 1,948,001 2,235,215
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Net Income Per Share 3.00 2.90 3.30 1.66 1.91
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Dividends Per Share 1.07 1.12 .91 .90 .88
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Average Common Shares Outstanding 1,151,333 1,159,360 1,170,988 1,171,496 1,172,944
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Working Capital 12,447,590 12,302,179 13,766,681 12,040,579 12,710,825
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Total Debt 3,150,000 4,950,000 6,750,000 9,000,000 --
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Total Assets 32,621,585 31,815,781 32,947,460 31,326,552 21,355,139
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Shareholders' Equity 23,887,278 22,012,659 20,511,102 17,776,760 16,883,109
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</TABLE>
In November 1996 the Company acquired H & L Tool Company, Inc. The results
of operations for H & L Tool are included above from the date of acquisition.
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QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH
QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999
Net Sales and Lease
Revenue............. $12,517,480 $12,933,690 $11,721,458 $11,907,629
Gross Profit......... 3,860,793 2,982,362 3,497,049 3,911,014
Net Income........... 1,152,460 481,112 816,774 1,003,945
Per Share Data:
Net Income Per
Share............. 1.00 .42 .71 .87
Average Common
Shares
Outstanding....... 1,153,496 1,152,832 1,152,139 1,147,005
1998
Net Sales and Lease
Revenue............. $11,672,949 $10,822,531 $10,331,367 $12,111,337
Gross Profit......... 3,401,609 3,194,414 3,180,502 3,539,101
Net Income........... 914,820 783,924 718,506 943,230
Per Share Data:
Net Income Per
Share............. .78 .68 .62 .82
Average Common
Shares
Outstanding....... 1,169,100 1,159,793 1,155,535 1,153,764
1997
Net Sales and Lease
Revenue............. $11,898,645 $11,564,802 $10,122,352 $10,957,605
Gross Profit......... 3,108,504 3,750,335 3,196,822 3,690,720
Net Income........... 731,983 1,070,424 704,495 1,354,608
Per Share Data:
Net Income Per
Share............. .62 .91 .60 1.17
Average Common
Shares
Outstanding....... 1,171,496 1,171,444 1,170,896 1,170,134
</TABLE>
INFORMATION ON COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK
The Company's common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange. The
following chart shows the dividends declared and the quarterly high and low
prices of the common stock for the last two years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Dividends
Declared Market Range
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QUARTER 1999 1998 1999 1998
------- ---- ---- -------------------------------- --------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
First................ $.53* $.58* $27 3/4 $23 $46 1/2 $28
Second............... .18 .18 $28 3/8 $19 1/8 $49 1/2 $32
Third................ .18 .18 $26 7/8 $20 5/8 $34 7/8 $24 3/4
Fourth............... .18 .18 $24 1/2 $21 3/8 $30 1/2 $21
</TABLE>
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* Includes an extra dividend of $.35 and $.40 per share for 1999 and 1998,
respectively.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WILLIAM T. DIVANE, JR.
President and Chairman of
Divane Bros. Electric Co.
STEPHEN L. LEVY(a)(c)
Senior Advisor to the
Chief Executive Office
Motorola Inc. (retired)
Schaumburg, Illinois
JOHN R. MADDEN(a)(c)(e)
Chairman of the Board
of Directors of
The First National Bank
of La Grange
La Grange, Illinois
JOHN A. MORRISSEY(e)
Chairman of the Board
of the Company
President & Director
Algonquin State Bank
Algonquin, Illinois
WALTER W. MORRISSEY(a)(c)(e)
Attorney at Law
Morrissey & Robinson
Oak Brook, Illinois
JOHN C. OSTERMAN(e)
President of the Company
CORPORATE OFFICERS
JOHN A. MORRISSEY
Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer
JOHN C. OSTERMAN
President, Chief Operating
Officer and Treasurer
DONALD P. LONG
Vice President--Sales
KIMBERLY A. KIRHOFER
Secretary
MICHAEL J. BOURG
Corporate Controller
CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
ADMINISTRATIVE & SALES OFFICES
Naperville, Illinois
Norwell, Massachusetts
MANUFACTURING FACILITIES
Albia Division
Albia, Iowa
Jefferson Division
Jefferson, Iowa
Tyrone Division
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
H & L Tool Company, Inc.
Madison Heights, Michigan
(a) Member of Audit Committee
(c) Member of Compensation Committee
(e) Member of Executive Committee
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. - 901 Frontenac Road - P.O. Box 3061 - Naperville,
Illinois 60566 - Telephone: (630) 357-8500
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Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. - 901 Frontenac Road - P.O. Box 3061 - Naperville,
Illinois 60566 - Telephone: (630) 357-8500
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EXHIBIT 21
CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
The Company's only subsidiary is H & L Tool Company, Inc., which is
wholly-owned and is organized in the State of Illinois.
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<ARTICLE> 5
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999
<CASH> 3,414,460
<SECURITIES> 552,594
<RECEIVABLES> 6,761,659
<ALLOWANCES> 80,000
<INVENTORY> 6,923,721
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 18,513,622
<PP&E> 31,897,520
<DEPRECIATION> 17,789,557
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 32,621,585
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 6,066,032
<BONDS> 1,350,000
0
0
<COMMON> 1,138,096
<OTHER-SE> 22,749,182
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 32,621,585
<SALES> 48,796,988
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 49,080,257
<CGS> 34,829,039
<TOTAL-COSTS> 34,829,039
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 8,984,562
<LOSS-PROVISION> 47,679
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 255,908
<INCOME-PRETAX> 5,229,291
<INCOME-TAX> 1,775,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 3,454,291
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 3,454,291
<EPS-BASIC> 3.00
<EPS-DILUTED> 3.00
</TABLE>
