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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Cordis Corporation
P. O. Box 025700
Miami, Florida 33102-5700
(305) 824-2357
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Dear Cordis Stockholder:
The Board of Directors cordially invites you to attend Cordis' Annual Meeting
of Stockholders, to be held on October 27, 1994, at our headquarters located at
14201 N.W. 60th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida.
The Meeting will commence promptly at 2:00 p.m. in the Auditorium located on
the second level of the building.
To assure a quorum and that your shares will be voted at the Meeting in
accordance with your instructions, please sign and return the enclosed proxy
card in the envelope provided at your earliest convenience. Mailing your proxy
will not limit your right to vote in person at the Meeting.
If you plan to be present at the Meeting, please so indicate on the proxy
card.
Respectfully yours,
ROBERT Q. MARSTON
Chairman of the Board
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CORDIS CORPORATION
14201 N.W. 60th Avenue
Miami Lakes, Florida 33014
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD OCTOBER 27, 1994
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Cordis Corporation will be held at the
offices of the Company, 14201 N.W. 60th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida, on
Thursday, October 27, 1994, for the following purposes:
Item No. 1 Election of Directors;
Item No. 2 To ratify the appointment of independent auditors;
Item No. 3 To increase the number of shares reserved for grants under the
Cordis Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan;
Item No. 4 To limit the maximum number of additional options to acquire
shares that may be granted in the future to an employee under the
Cordis Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan; and
Item No. 5 To transact such other business as may properly come before
the meeting.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on August 31, 1994 will be
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
A list of such stockholders will be available for examination at the Company's
offices at 14201 N.W. 60th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014 on and after
September __, 1994.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
DANIEL G. HALL
Secretary
September ___, 1994
IMPORTANT: THE PROMPT RETURN OF YOUR PROXY WILL SAVE THE COMPANY
THE EXPENSE OF A FURTHER REQUEST.
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CORDIS CORPORATION
14201 N.W. 60th Avenue
Miami Lakes, Florida 33014
PROXY STATEMENT
SEPTEMBER ___, 1994
The accompanying Proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of Cordis
Corporation ("the Company") for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("the
Meeting") to be held on October 27, 1994 and any adjournment thereof. When such
Proxy is properly executed and returned, the shares it represents will be voted
at the Annual Meeting in accordance with any directions noted thereon, or, if
no direction is indicated, it will be voted as recommended by the Board of
Directors. Any Proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the
stockholder at any time prior to the voting thereof.
Only stockholders of record as of August 31, 1994, will be entitled to vote
at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment thereof. On that date 16,052,570
shares of common stock were outstanding. Each share of common stock entitles
the holder thereof to one vote on each matter presented for action at the
Meeting. The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at the
meeting must be present in person or represented by proxy in order to
constitute a quorum for all matters to come before the meeting. An affirmative
vote of a majority of the shares voting on each matter is required for its
approval. Abstentions and broker nonvotes will be considered solely for quorum
purposes.
The approximate date of the first distribution of this Proxy Statement and
the accompanying Proxy is September ___, 1994.
ITEM NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Directors are elected annually by the stockholders of the Company.
The Directors recommend that the full Board for the ensuing year shall
consist of eight Directors and further recommend the election of the nominees
listed below as Directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and the election and qualification of their successors. Each of
the nominees currently serves on the Board and seven were elected by the
stockholders at the last Annual Meeting. One nominee, Wilton W. Webster, Jr.
has served as a Director since his appointment by the Board in August 1994.
If, at the time of the Annual Meeting any of such nominees should be unable or
decline to serve, the discretionary authority provided in the Proxy will be
exercised to vote for such other person or persons as may be nominated by
management. Management has no reason to believe that any substitute nominee or
nominees will be required.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT THE NOMINEES PROPOSED FOR ELECTION
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BE APPROVED. PROXIES SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE SO VOTED
UNLESS STOCKHOLDERS SPECIFY TO THE CONTRARY IN THEIR PROXIES.
The following table indicates the age, principal occupation or employment
currently and for the past five years, and the date each nominee was first
elected as Director.
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Year first
elected
Name (age) Principal Occupation or Employment a Director
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Robert Q. Marston, M.D. Retired. President Emeritus, 1985
(71) University of Florida. Former
Director, National Institutes of
Health. Member, Institute of Medicine,
National Academy of Sciences. Former
Director, Johnson & Johnson Corporation.
Director, The Wackenhut Corporation and
First National Bank of Alachua, Florida.
David R. Challoner, M.D. Vice President for Health Affairs, 1990
(59) University of Florida. Chairman of the
Board, Shands Hospital at the University
of Florida. Former Dean, St. Louis
University School of Medicine. Member,
Institute of Medicine, National Academy
of Sciences. Member, Directors'
Advisory Committee, National Institutes
of Health. Former President, American
Federation for Clinical Research.
Richard W. Foxen (66) Retired. Until 1988, Senior Vice President, 1989
Strategic Management and International,
Rockwell International Corporation; Former
Vice-President, European Operations, General
Electric Corporation; Current Chairman of
the Board, Pittsburgh Mercy Health Systems;
Adjunct Professor, Business Administration,
Carnegie-Mellon University and University of
Pittsburgh.
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Donald F. Malin, Jr. Retired. Until 1991, Partner, Simpson 1982
(66) Thacher & Bartlett, Attorneys at Law,
New York City, legal counsel to the
Company.
Robert C. Strauss (53) President and Chief Executive Officer of 1987
the Company since February 1987. Formerly
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer from 1986 to 1987 and Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer from 1983 to 1986.
Trustee, University of Miami. Director,
Miami Children's Hospital, Health Industry
Manufacturers Association (HIMA), American
Bankers Insurance Group, United Way,
Venture Council Forum and Enterprise Florida.
Jan L. de Ruyter van Retired. Senior Vice President, European 1990
Steveninck (64) Operations of the Company from 1987 to June,
1990. Before 1987, Vice President, European
Operations.
Wilton W. Webster, Jr. Vice President and Senior Scientific Advisor 1994
(66) of the Company since April, 1994. Vice
President Research & Development and Chief
Engineer of Cordis Webster, Inc. since April
1994. Formerly Vice President and Chief
Engineer from 1993 to 1994 and Founder,
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Webster Laboratories,
Inc. from its inception until 1993.
Patricia K. Woolf,Ph.D. Consultant, author, and lecturer, 1982
(60) Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton
University. Director, American Balanced
Fund, Income Fund of America, Growth
Fund of America, and Small Cap World Fund.
Director, General Public Utilities
Corporation and National Life Insurance
Company of Vermont. Trustee, New Economy Fund.
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COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Company has standing Audit, Compensation
and Quality committees. It has no nominating committee or other committee
performing a similar function, but the Board of Directors does consider persons
suggested as candidates for election as Company Directors.
The members of the Audit Committee during fiscal 1994 were Richard W.
Foxen (Chairman), Donald F. Malin, Jr., Patricia K. Woolf and David R.
Challoner. The Committee held three meetings during fiscal 1994. During that
year, the Audit Committee, among other things, (i) recommended that Deloitte &
Touche be appointed as the Company's independent auditors; (ii) reviewed the
audit activities of both the independent auditors and the internal auditor of
the Company; (iii) met separately and privately with the independent auditors,
the internal auditor and with the Company's financial, accounting and
management officers to insure that the scope of activities of the independent
and internal auditors had not been restricted and that adequate responses to
their recommendations had been received; and (iv) made periodic reports to the
Board.
The members of the Compensation Committee during fiscal 1994 were
Donald F. Malin, Jr. (Chairman), Jan L. de Ruyter van Steveninck and Richard W.
Foxen. The Committee held three meetings during fiscal 1994. During that
year, the Compensation Committee, among other things, (i) reviewed salaries of
the officers of the Company; (ii) considered management's proposals for
granting of stock options under the Cordis Corporation Non-Qualified Stock
Option Plan and approved such grants of stock options; (iii) established
performance goals for the Cordis Corporation 1991 Performance Unit Award Plan
and approved the grants of Awards under the Plan; (iv) reviewed the Cordis
Corporation Director Retirement Plan and Director compensation practices; (v)
reviewed other compensation matters; and (vi) made periodic reports to the
Board.
The members of the Quality Committee during fiscal 1994 were Patricia
K. Woolf, (Chairman), David R. Challoner, and Jan L. de Ruyter van Steveninck.
The Committee held two meetings during fiscal 1994. During that year, the
Quality Committee, among other things, (i) reviewed and monitored the auditing
activities of the Company and the results of those audits; (ii) reviewed the
Company's quality functions and regulatory compliance activities; (iii)
reviewed the independent quality consultant's audit of the Company's facility;
and (iv) made periodic reports to the Board.
MEETING ATTENDANCE
The Board of Directors held a total of eight meetings, during fiscal
1994, two of which were held by telephone conference call. Each Director
attended in excess of 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board and of
each Committee of the Board on which such Director served during the fiscal
year. On average, each
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Director attended 95% of the meetings held.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. Directors who are compensated as employees
of the Company receive no additional compensation as Directors. Each Director
who is not an employee of the Company receives an annual retainer of $20,000; a
fee of $1,000 for each Board Meeting attended; and $750 for each Committee
Meeting attended. Committee Chairmen are paid $1,000 for each Committee Meeting
attended. The Chairman of the Board of Directors receives an annual retainer
of $75,000, but receives no additional compensation for meeting attendance.
CORDIS CORPORATION DIRECTOR NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN ("the
Plan"). The Plan became effective on June 5, 1990. It provides incentives in
the form of stock option grants to non-employee Directors of the Company. The
grants are intended to recognize the expertise and contributions provided to
the Company by the members of the Board of Directors and to provide the Board
of Directors with a proprietary interest in the Company, enhancing their
personal interest in the Company's continued success and progress. The Plan is
administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
The Plan currently authorizes the issuance of 200,000 shares of the
Company's common stock. The options, 2,000 of which are granted automatically
every year to each non-employee Director, fully vest one year after the
anniversary of the date of the grant, and are granted at a price equal to the
market value of the shares on the date of the grant. In the case of a
Director's death, the options vest immediately. The options continue to vest
during the period of any disability or retirement. The Plan, as amended,
provides that the options must be exercised within ten years of the date of
grant.
The options granted under this Plan are not assignable or transferable
by optionees. The Plan provides that if there is a change in control, defined
as the acquisition by any person of direct or indirect beneficial ownership of
the Company's outstanding voting securities in a quantity sufficient to cause a
change in the composition of the Company's Board of Directors, all options will
be 100% vested.
CORDIS CORPORATION DIRECTOR RETIREMENT PLAN. Each non-employee
director who retires from the Board after he or she has served on the Board for
five years is eligible for benefits, for a period equal to two times his or her
years of active service as a Director, equal to the annual retainer paid at the
time of his or her retirement, increased by one-half of any subsequent increase
in the annual retainer awarded to active Directors.
The Plan waives the years-of-service eligibility requirement if a
Director is forced to retire as a result of a disability or incapacity or if a
Director is forced or desires to retire
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subsequent to a merger or acquisition of the Company. The Plan, unless waived
by the Board, requires a Director to retire from active service on the Board if
his or her 72nd birthday occurs on or before the 15th day of October in any
year in which such Director shall stand for reelection to the Board of
Directors.
If a retired Director dies during the period in which retirement
benefits are payable, such payments shall be paid to the Director's designated
beneficiary or to his or her estate, for a period of one year after his or her
death or for the remaining period for which such retirement benefits are
payable, whichever occurs first. Any Director who has been an employee of the
Company shall not be eligible for benefits under the Plan except for
reimbursement of expenses incurred in meeting attendance and meeting fees equal
to the meeting fees paid to active Directors. In the event that a Director
desires to retire or is forced to retire subsequent to the merger or
acquisition of the Company, the Plan allows the retiring Director to elect
acceleration of benefits under the Plan by requesting a present value, lump sum
payment; to request the Company to purchase an annuity which would pay to the
Director a sum equal to the benefits he or she would have received under the
Plan; or to elect payments of benefits in accordance with the terms and
provisions of the Plan.
CORDIS CORPORATION DIRECTOR COMPENSATION DEFERRAL PLAN. This Plan
allows non-employee directors to defer up to 100% of their compensation. The
amounts deferred may be invested among a portfolio of funds selected and
managed by the Company. Participants elect the timing and manner in which the
amounts deferred shall be paid. All elections made by the participants are
irrevocable except as specifically provided in the Plan.
INDEBTEDNESS OF MANAGEMENT. In April 1993 before the merger of
Webster Laboratories, Inc. ("Webster") with a Company subsidiary, Tony R.
Brown, then President and Chief Executive Officer of Webster exercised an
option to buy 266,667 shares of common stock of Webster at a purchase price of
$0.25 per share. As of June 30, 1994, Mr. Brown, currently Vice President of
the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of the new subsidiary,
Cordis Webster Inc., was indebted to Webster in the amount of $66,667, which
represents the outstanding balance on a full recourse promissory note executed
in April 1993 as a result of the exercise of the option. The note, secured by
a pledge of the shares of Webster acquired and converted upon the merger into
shares of the Company, was paid in full on August 19, 1994.
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INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTS WITH DIRECTORS. In addition to maintenance
of director and officer liability insurance, the Company has entered into
indemnification agreements with each of the Directors. The indemnification
agreements provide, in certain instances, for advancement and payment of costs,
including attorneys' fees, damages, judgments, fines or settlements incurred or
paid by, or on behalf of, Directors and which relate to activities in their
capacities as Directors of the Company. The Company, pursuant to the
agreements, retains subrogation rights to recover any advances which are
subsequently paid by a third party. The agreements are binding on the Company
and any successor to the Company.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth as of August 31, 1994 the number of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each Director and by each of the
Executive Officers named below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Percentage
Common Shares of Ownership
Beneficially (*Designates
Beneficial Owners (1) Owned Less than 1%)
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David R. Challoner, M.D. 10,700 (2) *
Richard W. Foxen 9,000 (2) *
Donald F. Malin, Jr. 10,500 (2) *
Robert Q. Marston, M.D. 10,000 (2) *
Jan L. de Ruyter van Steveninck 6,000 (3) *
Wilton W. Webster, Jr. 1,013,240 (4) 6.3%
Patricia K. Woolf, Ph.D. 11,400 (2) *
Robert C. Strauss 151,859 (5) 1.0%
Rudy J. Kranys 131,286 (6) *
Alfred J. Novak 91,602 (7) *
Egbert Ratering 119,403 (8) *
Philip J. Monks 62,592 (9) *
All Directors and Executive
Officers as a group (21) 2,034,698(10) 12.7%
including the above
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(1) Beneficial ownership, as listed in the chart, includes shares of Common
Stock directly owned or held by the persons named and the group referred to, or
by certain members of their families.
(2) Includes 10,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired, when vested,
by the exercise of options granted under the Cordis Corporation Director
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
(3) Consists of 6,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired, when
vested by the exercise of options granted under the Cordis Corporation Director
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan. Mr. van Steveninck exercised a total of
4,000 shares during fiscal 1994 with a value realized of $69,500.
(4) Includes 1,500 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired, when vested,
by the exercise of options granted under the Cordis Corporation Non-Qualified
Stock Option Plan.
(5) Includes 120,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired, when
vested, by the exercise of options granted under the Cordis Corporation
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
(6) Includes 61,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired, when vested,
by the exercise of options granted under the Cordis Corporation Non-Qualified
Stock Option Plan.
(7) Includes 71,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired, when
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vested, by the exercise of options granted under the Cordis Corporation
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
(8) Includes 61,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired, when vested,
by the exercise of options granted under the Cordis Corporation Non-Qualified
Stock Option Plan.
(9) Includes of 61,000 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired, when
vested, by the exercise of options granted under the Cordis Corporation
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
(10) Includes 724,500 shares of Common Stock which may be acquired, when
vested, by the exercise of options granted under the Cordis Corporation
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
SEC COMPLIANCE
There was a failure to file on a timely basis one Form 4, Statement of
Changes in Beneficial Ownership, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
as required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by
Robert Q. Marston, Director, with respect to the purchase of 500 shares in
1989. Richard J. Faleschini, Vice President, North American Marketing and
Sales, failed to file on a timely basis one Form 4 with respect to the sale of
3,028 shares in February, 1994.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN OTHER BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following chart names all beneficial owners (other than management
of the Company) of the Company's voting stock known to the Company to own more
than 5% of the voting stock based on their last 13G filing.
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Name and Address Number of Common Percentage
of Beneficial Owner Shares Owned of Ownership
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FMR Corp. 1,896,200(1) 11.8%
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109-3614
Twentieth Century Companies, Inc. 975,000(1) 6.1%
4500 Main Street
P. O. Box 418210
Kansas City, MO 64141-9210
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(1) Based on the last 13G filing.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following Summary Compensation Table represents, for each of the
last three fiscal years, the annual compensation paid by the Company, together
with long-term and other compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and the
four most highly compensated Executive Officers of the Company:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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<CAPTION>
Long Term Compensation
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Annual Compensation Awards Payouts
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Other All
Annual Securities LTIP Other
Salary Bonus Compensation Underlying Payouts Compensation
Name and Principal Position Year ($)(1) ($)(1)(2) ($) Options(#) ($)(3) ($)(4)
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Robert C. Strauss 1994 $430,000 30,000 $312,247 $8,174
President and Chief 1993 $420,000 $183,951 22,000 $8,088
Executive Officer 1992 $397,500 $155,176 22,000 N/A
Rudy J. Kranys 1994 $220,000 15,000 $149,687 $7,119
Senior Vice President, 1993 $215,000 $ 91,976 11,000 $7,036
Operations, Americas 1992 $205,000 $ 77,588 11,000 N/A
Division
Alfred J. Novak 1994 $220,000 15,000 $156,122 $5,073
Vice President and Chief 1993 $215,000 $ 91,976 11,000 $4,066
Financial Officer 1992 $202,500 $ 77,588 11,000 N/A
Egbert Ratering 1994 $196,717 $ 13,833(5) 15,000 $150,181 N/A
Vice President, Operations 1993 $192,061 $ 91,976 11,000 N/A
European Division 1992 $188,232 $ 77,588 11,000 N/A
Philip J. Monks 1994 $196,622 $49,777(6) 15,000 $150,181 N/A
Vice President, Marketing 1993 $191,891 $ 91,976 $46,158(7) 11,000 N/A
and Sales, European 1992 $188,248 $ 77,588 11,000 N/A
Division
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(1) Amounts shown include cash compensation earned by the named executive
during the year covered, including amounts deferred at the election of those
officers. Bonuses for fiscal 1993 and 1992 were paid in the year following the
year for which they were earned.
(2) The amounts awarded pursuant to the 1991 Performance Unit Award Plan were
in the form of Company stock. The value of the units was calculated according
to the fair market value of Company stock on or about the date of payout based
on the number of units awarded and percentage of achievement. The 1993 and
1992 awards were based on one-year performance periods whereby the target
amounts for return on assets and sales growth yielded payments of 100.941% and
87.3% respectively.
(3) In 1994 the amounts awarded pursuant to the 1991 Performance Unit Award
Plan were 50% in the form of stock and 50% in cash. The value of the units
awarded in stock was calculated according to the fair market value of Company
stock on or about the date of payout based on the number of units awarded and
percentage of achievement. The value of the units awarded in cash was
calculated according to the average of the last twenty trading days in the
month of June 1994. The 1994 award was based on a three-year performance
period whereby the target performance achievements for return on assets, sales
growth and targeted sales per employee yielded a payment of 110.38% for the
Corporate group, 105.83% for the Miami group and 106.18% for the European
group.
(4) Company contributions to the Tax-Sheltered Investment Plan and dollar
value of life insurance premiums paid by the Company. European Officers do not
participate in the Tax-Sheltered Investment Plan.
(5) Mr. Ratering received a bonus in 1994 for twenty years of service with the
Company.
(6) Includes reimbursements of $33,638 for schooling of dependents under the
Company's Expatriate Policy and automobile reimbursement allowance of $16,139.
(7) Includes reimbursements of $32,118 for schooling of dependents under the
Company's Expatriate Policy and automobile reimbursement allowance of $14,040.
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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD
Decisions regarding annual and long-term executive compensation of the
Company's executives and the Chief Executive Officer are made by the Board upon
the recommendation of the Compensation Committee. Recommendations of the
Compensation Committee relating to the compensation of the Company's executive
officers are submitted to the full Board for approval, except for awards under
certain stock-based compensation plans, which are approved solely by the
Committee. No member of the Compensation Committee is presently an officer or
employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Committee reviewed
executive compensation for 1994 and determined that executive salaries should
be held at current levels and that the executive compensation focus should be
on incentive compensation. The purpose of this report is to inform
shareholders of the Company's compensation policies for executive officers and
the rationale for compensation paid to executive officers and the Chief
Executive Officer.
POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES
The Compensation Committee's executive compensation policies are
designed to attract, motivate, reward and retain qualified executives by
providing competitive levels of total compensation to the Chief Executive
Officer and other executive officers. This objective is achieved through cash
compensation, the performance unit award and stock option plans and other
programs described below. Executive compensation is intended to be competitive
with the compensation levels of executives of other companies in the same
industry, or with companies that have comparable sales volumes while reflecting
the Company's current and long-term performance. To establish competitive
levels of compensation, the Compensation Committee annually evaluates total
compensation packages offered by competitive companies. Executive level
compensation is generally targeted above the median range of compensation paid
to executives of companies of similar size and industry. Survey data analyzed
in establishing compensation levels for executives include companies that are
within the industry group, S & P Medical Products & Supplies Index, shown in
the performance graph on page 22. The primary focus of the Compensation
Committee in determining total executive compensation is the Company's current
and long-term performance, the long-term growth of the Company and shareholder
value. As a result of the emphasis on corporate performance, in any given year
the compensation of the Company's executives may differ significantly from the
compensation paid to executives of the Company's competitors.
All executive officers, including the Chief Executive Officer, are
eligible to participate in the Company's incentive compensation
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plans, currently the 1991 Performance Unit Award Plan and the Non-Qualified
Stock Option Plan for management. Subjective factors of individual performance
are considered in establishing base salaries, the quantity of performance unit
awards and stock option grants.
RELATIONSHIP OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TO COMPANY PERFORMANCE
The Compensation Committee's objective in setting the Chief Executive
Officer's annual compensation and that of other executive officers is to base a
significant percentage of compensation upon annual and long-term performance
criteria, and to a lesser degree, on individual performance. For this reason
the Compensation Committee has emphasized return on assets, sales growth, sales
per employee and other financial performance factors in determining the annual
and long-term compensation for all executive officers. The Company's financial
performance, as well as general market conditions, are significant factors
influencing the Company's stock price.
BASE SALARY
The base salaries of the Chief Executive Officer and other senior
executives are governed by Company performance and the competitive survey data
previously described.
As a result of salary comparisons for the chief executive officers and
other executives in comparable companies surveyed and the current executive
salary levels of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and other executives,
the Compensation Committee determined that executive compensation should remain
at the current levels and that executive compensation be focused on incentive
compensation for 1994.
CASH AND STOCK INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
Performance Unit Award Plan
The Company's 1991 Performance Unit Award Plan ("the Plan") is
designed to provide long-term incentives to the Chief Executive Officer and
other executives. The Compensation Committee has exclusive power to select
employees to be granted awards under the Plan, to determine the type, size and
terms of awards granted, including the time of vesting and payment of awards,
to establish objectives and conditions for vesting and earning awards, to
determine terms and conditions for the lapse of restrictions applicable to any
awards, and to determine whether awards will be paid. The Compensation
Committee considers target performance objectives based on the Company's
long-term financial goals and payout levels available under the Plan to
determine the number of units awarded to the Chief Executive Officer and to
other executive officers.
Under the Plan, target performance objectives are established annually
by the Compensation Committee and may differ according to
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geographical regions. These objectives may include one or more of the
following performance measures: growth in Company sales, return on net assets
and sales per employee. Individual performance factors considered in
determining the number of performance units, if any, granted to executives
include: responsibility level, past performance, potential, cash compensation
levels and other considerations as the Compensation Committee may deem
appropriate. Grants of performance units to the Chief Executive Officer are
assessed on the basis of the Chief Executive Officer's individual contribution
and the Company performance factors described above.
Performance unit award payouts may range from zero up to percentages
in excess of 100% of the target amount, depending upon the Company's
performance in any given year. Awards under the Plan are made in Common Stock
of the Company, cash or a combination of Common Stock and cash. For fiscal
1994, the awards were paid out 50% in cash and 50% in stock and were based on
performance achievements according to geographical regions. The Plan provides
that in the event of a change in control of the Company, as defined in the
Plan, performance unit awards shall vest immediately in a pro rata amount based
on the portion of the performance period elapsed prior to the change in control
and certain assumptions as to the anticipated performance that would have been
achieved. The number of performance units awarded to the Chief Executive
Officer during the past fiscal year reflects the Company's successful
performance and his individual contributions.
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
The Company's Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for management is
intended to motivate the Chief Executive Officer, executives and key employees
who contribute materially to the success and profitability of the Company by
providing recipients of stock option grants with a proprietary interest in the
Company, thereby enhancing their personal interest in the continued success of
the Company. Options are awarded at the market value of the shares on the date
of grant and become vested one year from the date of grant or at such other
incremental vesting periods as the Compensation Committee establishes, subject
to a change in control, as defined in the Plan. The Compensation Committee
generally considers individual performance, responsibility, and the Company's
financial performance during the fiscal year in determining the number of
options awarded to the Chief Executive Officer and to the other executive
officers.
The stock options awarded to the Chief Executive Officer at the
conclusion of the fiscal year, as reported in the Option Grants Table, reflect
Company performance, level of responsibility, salary and individual
performance. The Compensation Committee considered the total number of options
outstanding when determining the options awarded to the Chief Executive
Officers and the other executive officers.
The Plan currently authorizes a maximum of 1,875,000 shares of
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the Company's Common Stock. As of June 30, 1994, there were 49,170 shares
available for future grants. The stockholders are presently being asked to
approve an amendment to increase the number of shares reserved for option
grants under the Plan by an additional 750,000 shares.
The shareholders are further asked to approve a proposal under the
Plan limiting to 200,000 the maximum number of additional options to acquire
shares that may be awarded in the future to an employee, including the Chief
Executive Officer, from the total number of shares available for grants,
including those subject to shareholder approval under Item 3.
The Compensation Committee believes that granting options to
executives and key employees is consistent with the philosophy that stock
ownership by management is beneficial to the enhancement of shareholder value.
Other Plans
At various times in the past, the Company has adopted certain employee
benefit plans in which executives, including the Chief Executive Officer, are
permitted to participate on the same terms as non-executive employees who meet
the applicable eligibility criteria. The Compensation Committee has determined
that having the Company's matching contribution under the Tax-Sheltered
Investment Plan in the form of Company stock is beneficial in further aligning
employees' and shareholders' long-term financial interests. Other than the
value of the Company match, benefits under the Tax-Sheltered Investment Plan
are not tied to Company performance.
As a further effort to motivate and retain qualified employees, a
Salary Deferral Plan and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan were
implemented. The Chief Executive Officer, selected executives and other key
employees are eligible to participate in either plan. Under the Salary
Deferral Plan, participants can defer up to 100% of their total cash
compensation. Amounts deferred are invested among a portfolio of funds selected
and managed by the Company.
The Compensation Committee believes that its executive compensation
objectives are served by the compensation policies and plans described above,
by encouraging long-term performance and by promoting management retention,
while aligning shareholders' and management's interests in the performance of
the Company's Common Stock.
Tax Deductibility Considerations
The Compensation Committee has reviewed the Company's compensation
plans with regard to the deduction limitation under the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993. This Act made certain non-performance based
compensation to executives of public companies in excess of $1 Million
non-deductible to the Company
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beginning in fiscal 1995. At this time, it is not anticipated that any
executive officer will receive any such compensation in excess of this limit
during 1995. The Committee has determined that the Cordis Corporation
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, pending shareholder approval of Items 3 and 4,
will meet the requirements for deductibility under the Act. The Committee will
continue to review the issue and evaluate whether the compensation plans should
be altered in the future to meet the deductibility requirements.
SUBMITTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
Donald F. Malin, Jr.
Richard W. Foxen
J. L. de Ruyter van Steveninck
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OPTION GRANTS TABLE
The following table provides information on grants of options to
purchase the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the Cordis Corporation
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") during the fiscal year ended June
30, 1994 to the named Executive Officers:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
Potential Realizable Value
at Assumed Annual Rates of
Stock Price Appreciation
Individual Grants for Option Term (10 Years)(2)
------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------
Number of % of Total
Securities Options
Underlying Granted to Exercise
Options Employees or Base
Granted in Fiscal Price Expiration
(#)(1) Year ($/Sh) Date 0%($) 5%($) 10%($)
---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ------- ------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Robert C. Strauss 30,000 10.8% $49.25 6/13/04 $0 $929,100 $2,354,700
Rudy J. Kranys 15,000 5.4% $49.25 6/13/04 $0 $464,550 $1,177,350
Alfred J. Novak 15,000 5.4% $49.25 6/13/04 $0 $464,550 $1,177,350
Egbert Ratering 15,000 5.4% $49.25 6/13/04 $0 $464,550 $1,177,350
Philip J. Monks 15,000 5.4% $49.25 6/13/04 $0 $464,550 $1,177,350
</TABLE>
________________
(1) The Cordis Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended,
provides for the grant of options for a period of ten (10) years from the date
of grant. Under the Plan, the vesting schedule for the above executives is 10%
during the second year, 20% during the third year, 30% during the fourth year,
and the balance during the fifth year. All remaining options are exercisable
and expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant. The exercise price
of each share subject to options is equal to the fair market value of the share
on the date of grant.
(2) Optionees will not realize value under the 1994 option grants without a
stock price appreciation which will benefit all shareholders. If the Company's
stock does not appreciate in value above the option price set forth above,
there will be no benefit to shareholders. If the Company's stock appreciates
5% in value, the potential appreciation in stock value to shareholders would be
approximately $495,557,000. If the Company's stock appreciates 10% in value,
the potential appreciation in stock value to shareholders would be
approximately $1,255,935,000. Total number of shares outstanding as of June
30, 1994, was 16,001,206. The assumed rates of stock price appreciation are
set by the Securities and Exchange Commission's proxy statement disclosure
rules. These assumptions are not intended to forecast future price
appreciation of the Company's stock price. The Company's stock price may
increase or decrease over the time period set forth above.
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OPTION EXERCISES AND YEAR-END VALUE TABLE
The following table contains information relating to the exercise of
stock options by the named Executive Officers in fiscal 1994 as well as the
number and value of their unexercised options as of June 30, 1994:
Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year, and FY-End Option Values
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Value of Unexercised
Options at FY-End In-the-Money Options
(#) at FY-End($)(2)
Shares Acquired Value --------------------------- ----------------------------
Name on Exercise (#) Realized($)(1) Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
- - ---- --------------- -------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Robert C. Strauss 30,000 $750,000 46,000 74,000 $601,075 $473,550
Rudy J. Kranys 17,000 $425,000 24,000 37,000 $319,475 $236,775
Alfred J. Novak 20,000 $556,250 34,000 37,000 $552,600 $236,775
Egbert Ratering 15,000 $382,500 24,000 37,000 $319,475 $236,775
Philip J. Monks 15,000 $587,500 24,000 37,000 $319,475 $236,775
</TABLE>
________________
(1) Market value of underlying securities at exercise minus the exercise
price.
(2) Market value of underlying securities at June 30, 1994 closing
($38.8125) minus the option price. The values were calculated only for
"In-the-Money" options, which consist of those options with an exercise price
below $38.8125 per share.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS TABLE
The following table provides information relating to performance units
awarded to the named Executive Officers under the Cordis Corporation 1991
Performance Unit Award Plan:
Long-Term Incentive Plans -- Awards in Last Fiscal Year
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Stock Price Based
Plans
Performance -------------------------------------
Number of or Other Periods
Shares, Units Until
or Other Maturation Threshold Target Maximum
Name Rights(#)(1) or Payout (#) (#) (#)
- - ---- ------------ -------------- ---------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Robert C. Strauss 6,000 7/1/94-6/30/97 0 6,000 11,250
Rudy J. Kranys 3,000 7/1/94-6/30/97 0 3,000 5,625
Alfred J. Novak 3,000 7/1/94-6/30/97 0 3,000 5,625
Egbert Ratering 3,000 7/1/94-6/30/97 0 3,000 5,625
Philip J. Monks 3,000 7/1/94-6/30/97 0 3,000 5,625
</TABLE>
(1) The performance objectives are based on the following weightings: 50% of a
payout is based on achievement of sales growth, 25% is based on achievement of
return on assets and 25% is based on targeted improvement on sales per
employee.
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RETIREMENT BENEFITS
The following table illustrates the estimated aggregate annual
retirement benefits under the Company's U.S. Retirement Plan and the U.S.
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, assuming retirement at age 65, based on
years of credited service and the highest five consecutive years' average pay.
(Primary Social Security Benefits are not included. Effective July 1, 1989,
the benefit formula under the Plan was changed from a Social Security Offset
formula).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Pension Plan Table (U.S. Plan)
Annual Retirement
Years of Credited Service
----------------------------------------------
Average Salary 15 20 25 30 35
- - -------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$150,000 ....... $ 36,100 $ 48,100 $ 60,200 $ 60,200 $ 60,200
$200,000 ....... $ 48,400 $ 65,100 $ 81,400 $ 81,400 $ 81,400
$250,000 ....... $ 61,600 $ 82,100 $102,700 $102,700 $102,700
$300,000 ....... $ 74,300 $ 99,100 $123,900 $123,900 $123,900
$350,000 ....... $ 87,100 $116,100 $145,200 $145,200 $145,200
$400,000 ....... $ 99,800 $133,100 $166,400 $166,400 $166,400
$450,000 ....... $112,600 $150,100 $187,700 $187,700 $187,700
$500,000 ....... $125,300 $167,100 $208,900 $208,900 $208,900
$550,000 ....... $138,100 $184,100 $230,200 $230,200 $230,200
$600,000 ....... $150,800 $201,100 $251,400 $251,400 $251,400
</TABLE>
The Retirement Plan ("the Plan") is a defined benefit plan to which
the Company contributes amounts required to fund this Plan as computed by
standard actuarial methods. The Plan provides a monthly pension to qualifying
employees who terminate from the Company with at least five years of service.
A participant who is eligible to receive a retirement benefit will receive a
monthly benefit equal to the sum of: (1) 1.1% of his average monthly earnings
(over his five highest consecutive years of pay, including bonus and overtime
up to 50% of base pay) times his years of service (maximum 25 years); and (2)
0.6% of the average monthly earnings in excess of Covered Compensation (average
of taxable wage bases under Section 230 of the Social Security Act) times
credited service (maximum 25 years).
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The credited years of service and current pay covered for each of the
individuals named in the Cash Compensation Table is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1994 Covered
Years Credited Compensation
-------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Robert C. Strauss 11 $618,415
Rudy J. Kranys 10 $307,765
Alfred J. Novak 10 $314,003
Egbert Ratering (1) -
Philip J. Monks (1) -
</TABLE>
(1) Egbert Ratering is covered under the Dutch Plan, as set forth in the
pension table below. Philip J. Monks is a member of and contributes a
percentage of his salary to the United Kingdom Plan which does not provide a
guaranteed pension at retirement, but is based on funds accrued to purchase a
pension to the member's requirement. The Company also contributes a percentage
of Mr. Monks' salary to the United Kingdom Plan.
The following table illustrates the estimated aggregate annual
retirement benefits under the Company's Dutch Retirement Plan based on years of
credited service and last annual pay, as defined:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Pension Table (Dutch Plan)
Years of Credited Service
------------------------------------------------
Average Salary 15 20 25 30 35
- - -------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$150,000 ....... $ 34,868 $ 46,491 $ 58,113 $ 69,736 $ 81,359
$200,000 ....... $ 47,993 $ 63,991 $ 79,988 $ 95,986 $111,984
$250,000 ....... $ 61,118 $ 81,491 $101,863 $122,236 $142,609
$300,000 ....... $ 74,243 $ 98,991 $123,738 $148,486 $173,234
$350,000 ........$ 87,368 $116,491 $145,613 $174,736 $203,859
$400,000 ....... $100,493 $133,991 $167,488 $200,986 $234,484
$450,000 ........$113,618 $151,491 $189,363 $227,236 $265,109
$500,000 ........$126,743 $168,991 $211,238 $253,486 $295,734
$550,000 ........$139,868 $186,491 $233,113 $279,736 $326,359
$600,000 ........$152,993 $203,991 $254,988 $305,986 $356,984
</TABLE>
The Dutch Plan, available to all Roden employees, provides
supplemental retirement benefits calculated on the basis of the number of years
of service multiplied by 1.75% multiplied by the pension earnings (annual
salary minus the social security offset of approximately $18,500 in 1994). The
Dutch Plan is designed to provide a pension benefit equal to 70% of the
recipient's last pension earnings after 40 years of service; however, salary
increases subsequent to age 55 are only partially taken into account. Both the
Company and the employee contribute to the Plan.
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COMPANY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
The following graph compares the performance of the Company's Common
Stock with the S&P 500 and the S&P Medical Products & Supplies Index. The
comparison of total return (change in year end stock price plus reinvested
dividends) for each of the years assumes that $100 was invested on June 30,
1989 in each of the Company, the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Medical Products &
Supplies Index with investment weighted on the basis of market capitalization:
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG CORDIS CORPORATION, THE S & P 500 INDEX
AND THE S & P MEDICAL PRODUCTS & SUPPLIES INDEX
S & P
CORDIS S & P MEDICAL
CORPORATION 500 PROD. & SUPL
6/89 100 100 100
6/90 136 116 126
6/91 200 125 167
6/92 157 142 191
6/93 229 161 156
6/94 277 163 151
* $100 INVESTED ON 06/30/88 IN STOCK ON INDEX.
INCLUDING REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30.
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During 1987, the Company initiated a plan to dispose of all businesses
other than its angiographic and neuroscience product lines. Since that time,
the Company has strengthened its financial performance, as shown on the
following charts, through sales growth, increased earnings per share from
continuing operations and maintenance of a return on equity of greater than 20%
for the past four years.
SALES
(in millions)
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$166 $203 $230 $267 $337
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Continuing Operations
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
$0.70 $1.32 $1.65 $1.94 $2.27
RETURN ON EQUITY
Continuing Operations
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
16.9% 26.5% 25.7% 23.5% 21.4%
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ITEM NO. 2
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors has reappointed Deloitte & Touche to be the
Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995. The
firm of Deloitte & Touche has served as the Company's independent auditors
since April 1991. Deloitte & Touche has advised the Company that neither the
firm nor any of its members or associates has any direct financial interest or
any material indirect financial interest in the Company or any of its
affiliates other than as accountants.
Although the appointment of independent auditors does not require
ratification by the stockholders, the Board of Directors considers it
appropriate to obtain such ratification. Accordingly, the vote of stockholders
on this matter is advisory in nature. The Board of Directors recommends that
the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as the Company's independent auditors for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, be ratified by the stockholders at the
Annual Meeting.
Representatives from the firm of Deloitte & Touche are expected to be
present at the Annual Meeting, will be given the opportunity to make a
statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to
appropriate questions.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, DELOITTE & TOUCHE. PROXIES SOLICITED
BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE SO VOTED UNLESS STOCKHOLDERS SPECIFY TO THE
CONTRARY IN THEIR PROXIES.
ITEM NO. 3
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES
RESERVED FOR GRANTS UNDER THE
CORDIS CORPORATION NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Board of Directors has deemed it in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders to increase the authorized Common Stock issuable
under the Cordis Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan ("the Plan"). The
Plan is summarized under the Report of the Compensation Committee on Executive
Compensation and the summary is incorporated herein by reference to that
section.
The Plan was initially adopted by the Board and became effective on
August 31, 1987. The Plan currently authorizes a maximum of 1,875,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock to be granted as options. As of June 30, 1994, there
were 49,170 shares of the Company's Common Stock available for grants and
999,900 shares outstanding pursuant to options previously granted.
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On August 23, 1994 the Board adopted a resolution to seek shareholder
approval to increase the number of shares reserved for grants under the Plan by
an additional 750,000 shares. The Company believes that this increase will
ensure that sufficient shares will be available for future option grants and
will enable continued fulfillment of the purpose of the Plan by providing
incentives in the form of stock option grants to employees who contribute
materially to the success and profitability of the Company.
Pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Board of
Directors may alter, amend or terminate the Plan but may not alter the terms or
provisions of options granted prior to the amendment (unless the alteration is
expressly permitted under the Plan) without the consent of the optionee.
Approval of the increase will not affect the options outstanding under
this Plan.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR AN INCREASE OF 750,000
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UNDER THE CORDIS CORPORATION NON- QUALIFIED
STOCK OPTION PLAN. PROXIES SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE SO
VOTED UNLESS STOCKHOLDERS SPECIFY TO THE CONTRARY IN THEIR PROXIES.
ITEM NO. 4
PROPOSAL TO LIMIT TO 200,000 THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO
ACQUIRE SHARES THAT MAY BE GRANTED
IN THE FUTURE TO AN EMPLOYEE
UNDER THE CORDIS CORPORATION NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Board of Directors has deemed it in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders to seek shareholder approval to limit the maximum
amount of options to acquire shares that an employee may receive under the
Cordis Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan ("the Plan"), subject to
approval of Item 3. The Plan is summarized under the Report of the
Compensation Committee on Executive Compensation and further described in Item
No. 3. The summary and the description are incorporated herein by reference to
those sections.
During the past three years stock option awards made to officers of
the Company have ranged from 1,500 to 15,000 in any given year and to the Chief
Executive Officer from 22,000 to 30,000 at the fair market value of the stock
on the date of grant.
Approval of the limit will not affect the options outstanding under
this Plan.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE TO LIMIT TO 200,000 THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO ACQUIRE SHARES THAT MAY BE GRANTED IN
THE FUTURE TO AN EMPLOYEE PURSUANT TO THE CORDIS CORPORATION NON-QUALIFIED
STOCK OPTION PLAN. PROXIES SOLICITED BY
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE SO VOTED UNLESS STOCKHOLDERS SPECIFY TO THE
CONTRARY IN THEIR PROXIES.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 1995
Stockholders who wish to propose matters for consideration at the 1995
Annual Meeting must deliver them to the Company by May 30, 1995 for inclusion
in the Proxy Statement for that Meeting.
GENERAL
The management does not know of any matters, other than the foregoing,
that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. However, if
other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any adjournment
thereof, the persons named in the accompanying Proxy will vote in accordance
with their best judgment with respect to such matters.
The entire cost of soliciting management proxies will be borne by the
Company. Proxies will be solicited principally through the use of the mails,
but directors, officers and regular employees of the Company may, without
additional compensation, use their personal efforts by telephone or otherwise
to obtain proxies.
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CORDIS CORPORATION
PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD OCTOBER 27, 1994
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints ROBERT Q. MARSTON and
ROBERT C. STRAUSS, and each of them, with power of substitution, as attorneys
and proxies to appear and vote all of the shares of Common Stock standing in
the name of the undersigned, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Cordis
Corporation, to be held on Thursday, October 27, 1994, at 2:00 p.m. and at any
adjournment thereof:
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS / / FOR all nominees listed below / / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(except as marked to the contrary below) to vote for all nominees listed below
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
(INSTRUCTION: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE, MARK THE BOX NEXT TO THE NOMINEE'S NAME BELOW)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
/ / R. Q. MARSTON / / D. R. CHALLONER / / D. F. MALIN / / J. L. de RUYTER VAN STEVENINCK
/ / R. C. STRAUSS / / R. W. FOXEN / / P. K. WOOLF / / W. W. WEBSTER
</TABLE>
2. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE as the Company's
independent auditors for the year ending June 30, 1995;
FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
3. PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES RESERVED FOR GRANTS under the
Cordis Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan;
FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
4. SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF ITEM NO. 3, PROPOSAL TO LIMIT THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO ACQUIRE SHARES THAT MAY BE GRANTED IN THE FUTURE TO
AN EMPLOYEE under the Cordis Corporation Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan; and
FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
5. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CORDIS
CORPORATION
(Continued and to be signed on other side)
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(Continued from other side)
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3 AND 4.
Dated _______________________, 1994. _________________________________
(Signature)
_________________________________
(Signature)
Please sign exactly as name appears
below. When shares are held by joint
tenants, both should sign. When signing
as attorney, as executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full
title as such. If a corporation, please
sign in full corporate name by President
or other authorized officer. If a
partnership, please sign in partnership
name by authorized person.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE MARK THIS BOX:
I plan to attend the Annual Meeting
