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SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14A-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
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DANIEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
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DANIEL
INDUSTRIES, INC.
(LOGO)
9753 Pine Lake Drive - Houston, Texas 77055 - (713) 467-6000
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
FEBRUARY 2, 1995
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of stockholders of Daniel
Industries, Inc. (the "Company") will be held in the Capitol Suite, Eighth
Floor, Houston Club Building, 811 Rusk Avenue, Houston, Texas, at 4:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 2, 1995, for the following purposes:
1. To elect three Class II directors of the Company to hold office
until the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their
election and until their respective successors shall have been elected and
qualified.
2. To transact such other business as may properly be brought before
the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Only holders of record of shares of Common Stock of the Company at the
close of business on December 19, 1994, will be entitled to notice of and to
vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
All stockholders of the Company are cordially invited to attend the annual
meeting. However, the Board of Directors requests that you promptly sign, date
and mail the enclosed proxy even if you plan to be present at the meeting. Your
proxy should be returned in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if
mailed in the United States.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ MICHAEL R. YELLIN
MICHAEL R. YELLIN
Secretary
December 30, 1994
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE
ENCLOSED PROXY WITHOUT DELAY.
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DANIEL
INDUSTRIES, INC.
(LOGO)
9753 Pine Lake Drive - Houston, Texas 77055 - (713) 467-6000
PROXY STATEMENT
This proxy statement and the enclosed form of proxy are being mailed or
otherwise delivered on or about December 30, 1994, to record holders of shares
of Common Stock, $1.25 par value ("Common Stock"), of Daniel Industries, Inc.
(the "Company") at the close of business on December 19, 1994. The enclosed form
of proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company to be used at the
annual meeting of stockholders of the Company to be held on February 2, 1995,
and at any adjournment thereof. Any stockholder who executes and returns the
enclosed form of proxy may revoke it at any time before it is voted by notifying
the holder thereof of the fact of revocation or by voting in person at the
meeting. Otherwise, if received in time, it will be voted at the meeting.
Holders of record of shares of Common Stock at the close of business on
December 19, 1994, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting.
Such holders will be entitled to cast one vote for each share so held by them on
each matter submitted to stockholders at the meeting. On the record date, there
were issued and outstanding 12,032,470 shares of Common Stock. The holders of a
majority of the total shares of Common Stock outstanding on the record date,
whether present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business at the annual meeting. The shares held by each
stockholder who signs and returns the enclosed form of proxy will be counted for
purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at the meeting. Abstentions are
counted toward the calculation of a quorum. Any unvoted position in a brokerage
account will be considered as not voted and will not be counted toward
fulfillment of quorum requirements.
The enclosed form of proxy provides a means for a stockholder to vote for
all of the nominees for director listed therein, to withhold authority to vote
for one or more of such nominees, or to withhold authority to vote for all of
such nominees. The Company's bylaws provide that directors are elected by a
plurality of the votes cast. Accordingly, the withholding of authority by a
stockholder will have no effect on the results of the election of those
directors for whom authority to vote is withheld.
Approval of any other matters as may properly come before the annual
meeting would require the affirmative vote of a majority of the total shares of
Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at
the annual meeting. Abstentions have the same effect as a vote against any
proposal.
The Annual Report to Stockholders of the Company for its fiscal year ended
September 30, 1994, accompanies this proxy statement; however, the Annual Report
does not constitute a part of the proxy solicitation material.
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OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to each
person who at December 19, 1994, was known by the Company to be the beneficial
owner at that date of more than five percent of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock. Except as otherwise set forth, such persons have sole voting and sole
investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by them.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY PERCENT
OWNED(1) OF CLASS
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<S> <C> <C>
Farmers Group, Inc.(2)
4680 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010........................................... 925,400 7.7%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
121 East Wilson St.
Madison, WI 53702............................................... 825,600 6.9%
Pioneering Management Corporation(3)
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109................................................ 760,200 6.3%
Mitchell Hutchins Institutional Investors, Inc.(4)
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019.............................................. 654,300 5.4%
W. A. Griffin(5)
9753 Pine Lake Drive
Houston, TX 77055............................................... 1,575,567 13.0%
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(1) Based upon information furnished by directors, officers and known principal
stockholders as of December 19, 1994.
(2) Farmers Group, Inc. has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to
the shares beneficially owned by them.
(3) Pioneering Management Corporation has sole dispositive power and shared
voting power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by them.
(4) Mitchell Hutchins Institutional Investors, Inc. has shared voting and
dispositive power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by them.
(5) At December 19, 1994, W. A. Griffin, the Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, owned 983,792 shares of Common
Stock (8.1%). Mr. Griffin is also considered to be the beneficial owner of
(i) 534,275 shares of Common Stock (4.4%) held in his capacity as trustee of
a trust in which he has a vested beneficial interest and (ii) 57,500 shares
of Common Stock (0.5%) that he may acquire within 60 days of December 19,
1994, through the exercise of outstanding options.
On December 19, 1994, Wachovia Bank of North Carolina, N.A. ("Wachovia")
held 486,590 shares of Common Stock (4.0%) in its capacity as Trustee of the
Daniel Industries, Inc. Employees' Profit Sharing and Savings Plan Trust (the
"Trust"). In that capacity, Wachovia has the power to vote and the power to
dispose of the shares held by the Trust. However, the Board of Directors of the
Company, acting through the appointed three-member Administrative Committee of
the Daniel Industries, Inc. Employees' Profit Sharing and Savings Plan, may
instruct Wachovia with respect to the investment, management and disposition of
the shares held in the Trust.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of December 19, 1994, the shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by (i) each director and nominee for director of
the Company, (ii) each executive officer of the Company listed in the summary
compensation table set forth below and (iii) all officers and directors of the
Company as a group. Except as otherwise set forth, such persons have sole voting
power and sole investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by
them.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY PERCENT
OWNED OF CLASS
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<S> <C> <C>
W. A. Griffin.................................................. 1,575,567(1) 13.0%
Leo E. Linbeck, Jr............................................. 10,000(2) *
R. H. Clemons, Jr.............................................. 13,164 *
Gibson Gayle, Jr............................................... 10,000 *
W. A. Griffin, III............................................. 136,474(3) 1.1%
Ronald C. Lassiter............................................. 10,300 *
Richard L. O'Shields........................................... 12,000 *
William C. Morris.............................................. 192,259 1.6%
Brian E. O'Neill............................................... 10,000(4) *
W. C. Clingman................................................. 28,518(5) *
H. G. Schopfer, III............................................ 13,500(6) *
T. L. Sivak.................................................... 8,000(7) *
All officers and directors as a group (13 persons)............. 2,030,782(8) 16.6%
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* Less than 1%.
(1) For further information concerning the shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by Mr. Griffin, see Note (5) to the table under "Principal
Stockholders."
(2) Mr. Linbeck is considered to beneficially own 10,000 shares of Common Stock
that may be acquired within 60 days of December 19, 1994, through the
exercise of an outstanding option.
(3) At December 19, 1994, Mr. Griffin, III owned 60,667 shares of Common Stock.
Mr. Griffin, III is also considered to beneficially own 75,807 shares of
Common Stock that may be acquired within 60 days of December 19, 1994,
through the exercise of outstanding options.
(4) Mr. O'Neill is considered to beneficially own 10,000 shares of Common Stock
that may be acquired within 60 days of December 19, 1994, through the
exercise of an outstanding option.
(5) At December 19, 1994, Mr. Clingman owned 211 shares of Common Stock. Mr.
Clingman is also considered to beneficially own 28,307 shares of Common
Stock that may be acquired within 60 days of December 19, 1994, through the
exercise of outstanding options.
(6) At December 19, 1994, Mr. Schopfer, III owned 1,000 shares of Common Stock.
Mr. Schopfer, III is also considered to beneficially own 12,500 shares of
Common Stock that may be acquired within 60 days of December 19, 1994,
through the exercise of outstanding options.
(7) Mr. Sivak is considered to beneficially own 8,000 shares of Common Stock
that may be acquired within 60 days of December 19, 1994, through the
exercise of outstanding options.
(8) Of the shares of Common Stock attributable to all officers and directors of
the Company as a group, 213,114 shares of Common Stock (1.7%) are
considered to be beneficially owned by such persons because they may be
acquired by them within 60 days of December 19, 1994, through the exercise
of outstanding options.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the annual meeting of stockholders, three Class II directors of the
Company are to be elected. These directors will be elected to hold office until
the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election and
until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified.
The enclosed form of proxy lists three persons nominated by the Board of
Directors for election at the annual meeting of stockholders as Class II
directors. Proxies may not be voted for more than three nominees for Class II
director. The Board of Directors does not contemplate that any of its nominees
will become unavailable for any reason. However, should any nominee of the Board
of Directors become unavailable, proxies which do not withhold authority to vote
for that nominee will be voted for another nominee to be selected by the Board
of Directors.
DIRECTORS AND NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR
The following table sets forth with respect to each nominee listed in the
enclosed form of proxy and each other person whose term of office as a director
will continue after the annual meeting: (i) the name and age of such person;
(ii) the principal occupation of such person; and (iii) the year during which
such person first became a director of the Company. The table has been prepared
from information obtained from such persons.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DIRECTOR
NAME AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION SINCE
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CLASS II -- NOMINEES FOR TERMS EXPIRING AT THE THIRD SUCCEEDING ANNUAL MEETING
W. A. Griffin, III(1)....... 50 President and Chief Operating Officer of the 1991
Company
Ronald C. Lassiter(2)....... 62 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief 1985
Executive Officer of Zapata Protein, Inc., a marine
protein company. Formerly, Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Zapata
Corporation, a natural gas and marine protein
company
Richard L. O'Shields(3)..... 68 Retired Chairman of the Board of Directors and 1986
Chief Executive Officer of Panhandle Eastern
Corporation, an interstate transporter of natural
gas
CLASS III -- DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE AT THE FIRST SUCCEEDING ANNUAL MEETING
W. A. Griffin(4)............ 79 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief 1951
Executive Officer of the Company
William C. Morris(5)........ 56 Chairman of the Board of Directors of J. & W. 1969
Seligman & Co. Incorporated, Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Seligman Investment Companies
and Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Tri-Continental Corporation
Brian E. O'Neill(6)......... 58 President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwest 1994
Alaskan Pipeline Company, Northwest Border Pipeline
Company, Northwest Pipeline Corporation, Williams
Natural Gas Company and Williams Western Pipeline
Company
CLASS I -- DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE AT THE SECOND SUCCEEDING ANNUAL MEETING
Leo E. Linbeck, Jr.(7)...... 60 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief 1988
Executive Officer of Linbeck Construction
Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Chief Executive Officer and President of Linbeck
Corporation
R. H. Clemons, Jr.(8)....... 68 Consultant to the Company 1981
Gibson Gayle, Jr.(9)........ 68 Senior Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., a law 1985
firm
</TABLE>
(Notes on following page)
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(1) W. A. Griffin, III has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of
the Company since July 1, 1991. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Griffin, III was Vice
President, Finance and in 1989, he was elected Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Griffin, III is the son of W. A.
Griffin, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. Mr. Griffin, III serves as a Trustee of Southwest Research
Institute.
(2) Mr. Lassiter is a member of the Stock Option and Audit Committees of the
Board of Directors of the Company.
(3) Mr. O'Shields serves as a director of Petrolite Corporation, served as a
member of the Board of Directors of Panhandle Eastern Corporation until
1993, and was Chairman of that Board of Directors from 1979 until 1988. Mr.
O'Shields is a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company.
(4) Mr. Griffin has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company
since 1957, and in 1985 he was designated Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. Mr. Griffin is a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors of the Company.
(5) Mr. Morris has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of
J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated ("Seligman"), an investment management
company, since 1988. In 1989, he was elected Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Seligman Investment Companies and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Tri-Continental Corporation. Mr. Morris is also a director of
Kerr-McGee Corporation. Since 1990, Seligman has acted as an investment
manager for the Daniel Industries Inc. Employees' Profit Sharing and Savings
Plan and predecessor plans. The fees that the Company pays to Seligman for
these services are competitive with those of other institutions. The Company
expects to continue to engage Seligman for certain management services. Mr.
Morris is a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company.
(6) Mr. O'Neill is responsible for all of the interstate gas pipeline operations
of Williams Companies, Inc. Mr. O'Neill is also a director of the Interstate
Natural Gas Association of America, the American Gas Association and the
Southern Gas Association. Mr. O'Neill was elected by the Company's Board of
Directors at its regularly scheduled meeting on February 25, 1994, to
replace Joseph L. Parrish who resigned after serving as a director of the
Company since 1980.
(7) Mr. Linbeck serves as a Life Director of the Associated General Contractors
of America and as a trustee/director of John Hancock Mutual Funds advised by
John Hancock Advisers, Inc., GeoQuest International Holdings, Inc., Greater
Houston Partnership and Panhandle Eastern Corporation. He also serves as a
director of the Development Board, University of Texas Health Science
Center -- Houston. Mr. Linbeck is a member of the Audit Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Company.
(8) Mr. Clemons was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from
1985 until his retirement in 1991. Mr. Clemons is a member of the Stock
Option Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
(9) Mr. Gayle has been a partner in the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
since 1961, and he served as Chairman of that firm's Executive Committee
from 1979 until 1992. Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. provides legal services to
the Company on an ongoing basis, and the Company proposes to continue to
engage the firm during the current fiscal year. Mr. Gayle is a member of the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994, the Board of Directors of
the Company held six meetings. During fiscal 1994, each member of the Board of
Directors attended at least 75% of the combined number of meetings of the Board
of Directors and of the committees of the Board of which such director was a
member.
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The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors reviews with the Company's
independent accountants the scope and results of the annual audit of the
Company's consolidated financial statements. In addition, the Audit Committee
reviews the independent accountants' management letter containing their
recommendations for improvements to the Company's internal controls. The Audit
Committee also recommends to the Board of Directors the selection of independent
accountants. The Audit Committee currently is composed of Gibson Gayle, Jr., Leo
E. Linbeck, Jr. and Ronald C. Lassiter. During the fiscal year ended September
30, 1994, the Audit Committee held two meetings.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors advises the Board of
Directors concerning the compensation and benefits of certain executive officers
and subsidiary officers of the Company. The Compensation Committee currently is
composed of W. A. Griffin, William C. Morris and Richard L. O'Shields. During
the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994, the Compensation Committee held one
meeting.
The Board of Directors of the Company has no standing nominating committee
or committee performing a similar function.
COMPANY EXECUTIVE AND SUBSIDIARY OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
The following table lists the name, age, current position and period of
service with the Company of each executive officer of the Company. Except for
the General Counsel, who is appointed by the Chief Executive Officer and serves
at his pleasure, each executive officer of the Company was elected by the Board
of Directors of the Company and will hold office until the next annual meeting
of the Board of Directors or until his successor shall have been elected and
qualified.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SERVED
AS
COMPANY
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
NAME AGE SINCE POSITION
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W. A. Griffin.................... 79 1956 Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Executive Officer
W. A. Griffin, III............... 50 1985 President and Chief Operating Officer
W. C. Clingman................... 60 1977 Vice President, Information Services
Michael R. Yellin................ 49 1981 Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
Henry G. Schopfer, III........... 48 1988 Vice President, Finance
Thomas L. Sivak.................. 52 1987 General Counsel
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SUBSIDIARY OFFICERS
The following table lists the principal officer of each of the operating
subsidiaries of the Company. Although these positions do not constitute
executive offices, the persons who hold such positions are expected to make
significant contributions to the business of the Company. With the exception of
Mr. Gotze, all of these principal officers have been employed by the Company in
a management capacity for at least five years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME TITLE SUBSIDIARY
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<S> <C> <C>
Larry G. Irving...................... President Daniel Flow Products, Inc.
Kenton Chickering, III............... President Daniel Valve Company
H. H. Willis......................... Managing Director Daniel Industries Limited
Chandra S. Tripathy.................. President Daniel En-Fab Systems, Inc.
Jerry T. Davis....................... President Daniel Industrial, Inc.
Karl Gotze........................... General Manager Daniel Messtechnik GmbH
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") is
responsible for advising the Board concerning the compensation and benefits of
the executive officers of the Company. The Company's compensation program is
designed to attract, motivate and retain management talent required to achieve
corporate objectives and increase stockholder value. The program includes base
salaries and annual and long-term incentives in the form of cash bonuses and
stock options.
Salaries for executive officers are reviewed annually and revised, if
appropriate, based on a variety of factors, including individual performance,
general levels of market salary increases and the Company's overall financial
results. The Committee's review and analysis of these matters is subjective and
no specific weight is given to any single performance factor. Effective June
1993, the Chief Executive Officer's salary was increased to $275,000 per year,
and the other executive officers' salaries were increased an average of 11.4%.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994, the Chief Executive Officer's
salary was not increased, and the other executive officers' salaries were
increased by an average of 7.8%.
Incentive compensation in the form of cash bonuses is generally linked to
the achievement of key financial and operational objectives for the Company, but
amounts awarded for any fiscal year are not based on the application of any
formula. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994, total cash bonuses
accrued for such year for the executive officers named in the summary
compensation table were $90,250, including $25,000 for the Chief Executive
Officer.
The Committee believes that by providing those persons who have substantial
responsibility for the management and growth of the Company and its subsidiaries
with an opportunity to increase their ownership of Company stock, the interests
of stockholders and those persons will be more closely aligned. Accordingly,
officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are
eligible to receive stock options from time to time, giving them the right to
purchase shares of Common Stock at a specified price. However, during the year
ended September 30, 1994, no options were granted.
Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors
W. A. Griffin
William C. Morris
Richard L. O'Shields
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CASH COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth certain information regarding cash
compensation paid for services rendered during the last three fiscal years to
each of the Company's five most highly compensated executive officers, including
the Chief Executive Officer:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
------------
ANNUAL COMPENSATION SECURITIES
---------------------- UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY($) BONUS($) OPTIONS(#) COMPENSATION($)(1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
W. A. Griffin, Chairman of the 1994 $ 275,150 $25,000 -- $5,467
Board and Chief Executive 1993 258,483 35,000 37,500 4,604
Officer 1992 247,650 35,000 -- 4,715
W. A. Griffin, III, President
and 1994 196,400 36,000 -- 7,648
Chief Operating Officer 1993 168,483 40,000 37,500 4,248
1992 157,650 35,000 -- 5,411
W. C. Clingman, Vice President, 1994 115,775 13,500 -- 4,991
Information Services 1993 102,150 15,000 15,000 3,721
1992 96,150 12,000 -- 3,645
H. G. Schopfer, III, 1994 103,275 9,000 -- 3,798
Vice President, Finance 1993 92,650 10,000 7,500 2,422
1992 90,150 6,000 -- 1,996
T. L. Sivak, General Counsel 1994 101,400 6,750 -- 4,155
1993 92,650 7,500 4,500 1,491
1992 88,900 -- -- 1,132
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(1) Represents the vested amount of the Company's contribution to the Company's
profit sharing and savings plan allocated in the indicated year to the
account of the named executive officer.
AGGREGATE OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 1994 AND OPTION VALUES AT
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF
SECURITIES
UNDERLYING
OPTIONS AT VALUE OF
YEAR END(#) UNEXERCISED
SHARES ------------- IN-THE-MONEY
ACQUIRED ON VALUE EXERCISABLE/ OPTIONS AT
EXERCISE(#) REALIZED($) UNEXERCISABLE YEAR END
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
W. A. Griffin............................. None None 57,500/0 $ -0-
W. A. Griffin, III........................ None None 75,807/0 11,422
W. C. Clingman............................ None None 28,307/0 14,468
H. G. Schopfer, III....................... None None 12,500/0 -0-
T. L. Sivak............................... None None 8,000/0 15,313
</TABLE>
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
W. A. Griffin has an Employment Agreement with the Company, which provides
that if there is no future change in control of the Company, the Company will
employ him for successive five-year terms unless (i) the Company gives him
notice that his employment will be terminated at the end of the five-year term
in effect at the time such notice is given or (ii) he is terminated for
particular reasons specified in such employment agreement. If there is a future
change in control of the Company, his employment can be terminated by the
Company only for good cause, as defined in the Employment Agreement, or after
the expiration of five years
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following the date upon which such change in control occurred. Under the
Employment Agreement, a change in control of the Company will result from the
occurrence of any of the following events unless the transaction which causes
such event is approved by not less than 75% of the directors of the Company in
office immediately prior to such occurrence: (i) the Common Stock ceases to be
listed on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) any person or group of persons
acting in concert is or becomes the beneficial owner of 25% or more of the
Company's outstanding voting securities or (iii) during any two-year period, the
members of the Board of Directors of the Company at the beginning of such period
cease to constitute a majority of the directors of the Company.
The Employment Agreement provides that during his term of employment, Mr.
Griffin will be entitled to receive a minimum base annual salary of $175,000 and
participate in the bonus and other employee benefit arrangements that are
generally made available to the executive officers of the Company and to receive
certain other fringe benefits. The Employment Agreement also provides that Mr.
Griffin may terminate his employment by the Company (i) on not less than 60 days
prior written notice to the Company or (ii) if there is a change in control of
the Company, as previously described, upon the occurrence of certain specified
events that might make his continued employment untenable, including a
determination in good faith that the policies, decisions or actions of the Board
of Directors or stockholders of the Company prevent him from performing his
duties in a manner consistent with the manner in which such duties were
performed prior to such change in control. If he elects to terminate his
employment as a result of a change in control of the Company and the subsequent
occurrence of one of these events, then he is entitled to receive his then
current annual base salary throughout the five-year period immediately following
such change in control and to continue to participate throughout such five-year
period in bonus and other employee benefit arrangements. His Employment
Agreement provides that if Mr. Griffin terminates his employment as a result of
the occurrence of one of these events, he may elect to have the present value of
the base salary that he would be entitled to receive under the Employment
Agreement paid to him as a lump sum.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Directors who are also employees of the Company do not receive fees for
attending meetings of the Board of Directors. Each nonemployee director of the
Company receives fees of (i) $1,000 for each meeting of the Board of Directors
and for each committee meeting thereof that he attends and (ii) $3,000 per
quarter of the Company's fiscal year during which he serves as a director of the
Company.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
With the exception of W. A. Griffin, Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, no member of the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Company was, during the fiscal year ended September
30, 1994, an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or
was formerly an officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. William C.
Morris is Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of J. & W. Seligman &
Co. Incorporated, which provides investment advisory services for the Company's
profit sharing and savings plan as disclosed in the footnotes to the table under
"Election of Directors -- Directors and Nominees for Director."
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994, no executive officer of
the Company served as (i) a member of the compensation committee (or other board
committee performing equivalent functions) of another entity, one of whose
executive officers served on the Compensation Committee of the Company, (ii) a
director of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the
Compensation Committee of the Company, or (iii) a member of the compensation
committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions) of another
entity, one of whose executive officers served as a director of the Company.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires that the Company's directors,
executive officers and 10% stockholders report to the Securities and Exchange
Commission certain transactions involving Common Stock. The Company believes
that these filing requirements have been satisfied except that Michael R. Yellin
was late in filing a report regarding a stock sale made during November 1993.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares, as of each of the dates indicated, the
performance of the Common Stock to the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index ("S&P
500") and the Standard & Poor's Oil Composite Index ("S&P Oil Composite") for
the Company's last five fiscal years. The graph assumes that the value of the
investment in the Common Stock and each index was $100 at September 30, 1989 and
that all dividends were reinvested.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE RETURN
(GRAPH)
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MEASUREMENT PERIOD DANIEL S&P OIL
(FISCAL YEAR COVERED) INDUSTRIES S&P 500 COMPOSITE
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1989 100 100 100
1990 121.06 90.76 116.38
1991 125.93 119.04 127.23
1992 89.75 132.20 135.67
1993 113.49 149.39 156.97
1994 86.65 153.78 154.69
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The foregoing graph is based on historical data and is not necessarily
indicative of future performance. This graph shall not be deemed to be
"soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the Commission or subject to
Regulations 14A and 14C under the Exchange Act or to the liabilities of Section
18 under the Exchange Act.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Effective July 1, 1994, R. H. Clemons, Jr. entered into a two-year
Consulting Agreement with the Company under which he provides services primarily
in the area of product development and marketing. The Consulting Agreement
provides that the Company will pay Mr. Clemons a fee of $85,000 per year for
those services and will reimburse him for certain expenses.
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Under the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors of
the Company has selected Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, to audit
the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995. Price Waterhouse LLP has served as
the Company's independent accountants for the past 38 years. Neither Price
Waterhouse LLP nor any of its partners has any financial interest in or any
connection with the Company, other than as independent accountants.
Representatives of Price Waterhouse LLP are expected to be available at the
annual meeting of stockholders to respond to appropriate questions, and they
will be permitted to make a statement if they so desire.
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PROPOSALS FOR NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
Any proposals of holders of shares of Common Stock intended to be presented
at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company to be held in 1996 must be
received by the Company at its principal executive offices, 9753 Pine Lake
Drive, Houston, Texas 77055, no later than September 1, 1995, in order to be
included in the proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting.
OTHER INFORMATION
At the date of this proxy statement, the Board of Directors of the Company
knows of no other matters to be presented for consideration at the annual
meeting of stockholders. However, if any other matters should properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment thereof, the persons named in the enclosed
form of proxy will have discretionary authority to vote the shares of Common
Stock represented by such proxy with respect to such matters. The shares
represented by such proxy will also be voted with respect to matters incident to
the conduct of the meeting.
The cost of solicitation of proxies in the accompanying form will be borne
by the Company. Certain officers and regular employees of the Company may
solicit the return of proxies by telephone, telegram or personal interview. In
addition, the Company has employed Morrow & Co. to assist in the solicitation of
proxies. The fees and expenses of that firm in connection with such solicitation
are not expected to exceed $10,000.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ MICHAEL R. YELLIN
MICHAEL R. YELLIN
Secretary
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DANIEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 2, 1995
The undersigned stockholder of Daniel Industries, Inc. (the
"Company") hereby appoints W. A. Griffin, W. A. Griffin, III and
Michael R. Yellin, or any of them, attorneys and proxies of the
P undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote, as designated
below, the number of votes which the undersigned would be entitled to
R cast if personally present at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
the Company to be held in the Capitol Suite, Eighth Floor, Houston
O Club Building, 811 Rusk Avenue, Houston, Texas, at 4:00 P.M. on
Thursday, February 2, 1995, and at any adjournment thereof.
X
1. / / FOR all of the nominees for Class II director listed below
Y (except as indicated to the contrary below).
/ / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for election of directors.
NOMINEES: W. A. Griffin, III, Ronald C. Lassiter, Richard L.
O'Shields
(INSTRUCTION: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL
NOMINEE, WRITE THAT PERSON'S NAME IN THE SPACE
PROVIDED BELOW.)
2. In their discretion, the above-named proxies are authorized to
vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment thereof and upon matters incident
to the conduct of the meeting.
(CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON OTHER SIDE)
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THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED. IF YOU EXECUTE AND RETURN
THIS PROXY BUT DO NOT SPECIFY OTHERWISE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR
EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED HEREIN OR IF ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE
NOMINEES BECOMES UNAVAILABLE, FOR ANOTHER NOMINEE OR OTHER NOMINEES
TO BE SELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Dated:__________________________
________________________________
________________________________
(Signature of Stockholder(s))
Your signature should
correspond with your name as
it appears hereon. Joint
owners should each sign. When
signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or
guardian, please set forth
your full title as it appears
hereon.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE
AND RETURN IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE NOTE ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
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